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Sri Lanka Joint Plan of Assistance to the Northern Province (JPA) 2012
Humanitarian Context:
Considerable progress has been made towards the commitment by the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) to finding a durable solution for all people displaced by the war, including return to their home areas. Since the humanitarian crisis triggered by the internal displacement of nearly 300,000 people from the conflict zone in 2008 and into 2009, the GoSL ensured basic humanitarian assistance to those in camps, supported by the United Nations (UN), national non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), and international organizations (IOs). Soon after the conflict ended, the GoSL launched a sustained resettlement campaign for the displaced, beginning with the 180-day Programme in mid-2009, engaging closely with partners in rapid early recovery interventions to stabilize returning communities. Building upon these achievements, the GoSL's 'Uthuru Wasanthaya' (Northern Spring) programme serves as the master plan for resettlement and development of the Northern Province (NP). Also, the GoSL is keen to find durable solutions for a significant number of people displaced prior to 2008.
Over the last two and a half years, the GoSL and partners have committed significant resources to help former internally displaced people (IDPs) return to their home areas and rebuild their lives post-displacement. By 31 October 2011, 456,000 people (138,000 families) displaced at various stages of the three-decade long conflict had returned to the five northern districts of origin. Through close collaboration, line ministries, district administrations and agencies have worked together to meet the returnees' immediate needs for shelter, food, health, nutrition and education, while working to restore basic services, infrastructure and livelihoods. The GoSL places a high priority on accelerated economic growth to help people living in the NP regain a sense of normality and stability in the aftermath of the conflict.
Where returnees have been back in their areas of origin for some time and resumed their basic livelihoods, the GoSL and partners are focusing on broader interventions to strengthen market linkages and value-production to support the transition from aid reliance to self-reliance. Along with the gathering of momentum in early recovery and development, partners continue to address significant pockets of residual humanitarian needs, such as in areas of comparatively recent resettlement. Furthermore, the special needs of particularly vulnerable groups--households led by single women, separated children and unaccompanied minors, the elderly, disabled individuals and others--demand more attention. In addition to their material needs, returnees are seeking solutions to issues such as land ownership, civil and legal documentation, equal access to resources, and response to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), many of which are anchored in full restoration and strengthening of the district civil administrations.
The remaining people displaced since 2008 and currently living in camps, with host families or in transit sites need assistance until a durable solution can be found. This includes 6,130 IDPs (1,833 families) in the Menik Farm site. The majority hail from regions in the Mullaitivu District, seven Grama Niladhari Divisions (GNDs) each in the Puthukkudiyiruppu and Maritimepattu Divisional Secretariat Divisions (DSDs) in Mullaitivu District, and three GNDs in Pachchilapallai DSD in Killinochchi District. The GoSL has also requested consideration in the JPA of 25,000 refugees who may voluntarily repatriate from
Thus, the JPA for the NP in 2012 will target the most vulnerable people, made up of different categories of IDPs, the recently resettled and voluntarily repatriating refugees. The numbers, however, require major verification through joint assessments and surveys to establish the current situations of the different categories of targeted individuals and households and progress towards a durable solution.
Continuing the strong partnerships made between the GoSL, UN, I/NGOs and IOs during the 2011 JPA planning and implementation process and building upon good practices and lessons learned, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) for Resettlement, Development and Security in the NP and respective stakeholders have held discussions to determine the most urgent areas per sector for humanitarian action in 2012. On the basis of this data, sector partners have formulated strategies and practical, concise project portfolios, towards building a consensus within the Humanitarian Country Team on the humanitarian programme for 2012. 'Software assistance', in terms of capacity-building to strengthen GoSL provision of basic services in the resettlement areas, will be a major component of next year's strategy. The introduction of a new request for response to IDPs resultant from nearly three decades of displacement, and who constitute more than half of the defined vulnerable population in the 2012 JPA, requires further consultation with the GoSL, noting that it is a complex issue.
2012 JPA Objectives:
The humanitarian strategy for 2012 has the following strategic goals:
- Continue supporting the remaining IDPs in Menik Farm, to meet their humanitarian assistance and protection needs, until they can return willingly and safely to their home areas, or find a durable solution elsewhere.
- Implement an assessment, survey and mapping of all categories of IDPs to determine their types and levels of need.
- Assist populations residing for nearly three decades in protracted internal displacement, to meet their basic needs and resettle or locally integrate in voluntary, dignified and sustainable conditions.
- Support to recently returned and resettled communities through attention to their basic needs and restoration of infrastructure and livelihoods.
- Support to the civilian administrations of the NP to have greater capacity for providing administrative services to returnees, related to access to land, missing documentation, family reunification, protection of women and children, sexual and gender-based violence, and services for elderly and disabled individuals, among others. This particular support will be led by respective GoSL authorities at every level in the districts.
Compendium of Projects
As in 2011, a Compendium of Projects has been put together targeting the prioritized sectors, based on 3W (Who, What, Where database) trends. (See Annex I for complete list of 2012 JPA projects.)
Targeted Beneficiaries
The JPA seeks donor commitment for prioritized needs of the remaining IDPs, as well as among the resettled population. The different categories of internal displacement require attention, both as a humanitarian response priority and a core element in furthering reconciliation.
The international humanitarian community is committed to working in partnership with the GoSL to assist IDPs achieve durable solutions, bringing to an end a long chapter of displacement in Sri Lanka. Ending displacement is and remains the ultimate goal for all parties to commit to work towards durable and sustainable solutions. Additional to the State's national responsibility to all displaced people as citizens, continuing displacement impacts reconciliation efforts, economic development and security. Accordingly, the State also has a compelling interest to ensure that displacement is resolved durably.
The return home in the last two years of over 456,000 people (138,000 families) is a major accomplishment for Sri Lanka. All actors must all safeguard that nothing in the next months should be allowed to diminish this and jointly work towards finding a durable solution for those still displaced. Achieving a durable solution for the remaining displaced will be more difficult, but is both possible and necessary.
Local integration in the areas where IDPs were displaced should be a recognized choice as well as settlement to other areas anywhere within the country. Some people who will not be able to return to their areas of origin for various reasons will require assistance with other durable solutions. IDPs should be given the choice to redirect their future when the voluntary return to their villages of origin is not possible. The implementation of the combination of these three durable solutions--voluntary return, local integration and settlement to other areas--is the overarching objective of the 2012 JPA in bringing to a closure issues of internal displacement.
The GoSL and the UN acknowledge that there is a caseload of people/families displaced before 2008 and that an undetermined number of those people may still need durable solutions. Moreover, the GoSL and the UN and its partners acknowledge that there are a number of people/families who were displaced and are living with friends and relatives, or who left camps and are still living with friends and relatives. The assessments on the status and extent of humanitarian needs of all categories of IDPs, with gender-disaggregated data, is being undertaken in the first quarter of 2012 to enable effective response and resource mobilization to be done in the second quarter of 2012 onwards. Joint programmes in 2012 will therefore be developed to address and identify solutions for those determined to be in need in order to resolve displacement durably.
Mid-Year Review (MYR) findings of 2011 JPA
The MYR meeting led by GoSL on 15 July 2011 to take stock of progress, outstanding needs and gaps, and strategies going forward during the remainder of 2011 with more than 50 key stakeholders, reflected on the strategies aimed at calibrating ongoing and planned interventions against ground realities. Finally, the PTF Secretary encapsulated the dialogue by examining priority areas for future action across the NP. The following recommendations emerged through the MYR consultative process:
- The JPA remains the definitive planning framework for humanitarian/early recovery operations.
- The District Secretariat continues to lead operational planning, in accordance with the set of local priorities defined in the District Work Plan, coordinating among relevant GoSL authorities and agencies, and doing progress monitoring, in the targeted districts. It is critical to continue working with the civilian district administration throughout all levels of function and augment capacities to ensure effective targeting, planning and coordination of humanitarian/early recovery assistance to vulnerable displaced and resettled people.
- As a normative practice, individuals and communities should be empowered as active stakeholders of projects, defining their needs and assistance strategies. Meaningful beneficiary involvement is the key factor in ensuring lasting change beyond the lifetime of specific projects. While past humanitarian actions were based on individual needs, going forward, significant focus will be on community institutions and local structures.
- Stronger coordination: The GoSL has effected a number of recent policy changes to enhance operational flexibility: the removal of mandatory clearance requirements for foreign passport holders travelling to the NP[1], including expatriate personnel within the sector and members of the diplomatic community. In addition, the GoSL has sanctioned UN funding of NGO implementing partners on the ground. Agencies are advised to support GoSL coordination through accurate, comprehensive reporting on their activities via the standardized PTF 3W mechanism. The online 3W database was launched at the MYR meeting, accessible to GoSL authorities, implementing agencies and donors. Based on recommendations, the system will be further developed to indicate disaggregated funding information. Information-sharing and collaboration at all levels are required to mobilize resources against needs and prevent duplication of effort.
- An emphasis on 'soft' assistance is part of the reorientation of support to resettled communities and will focus on documentation, capacity-building, services for unaccompanied and separated minors, the elderly, disabled people, widows, families led by single breadwinner women, and response to SGBV.
Monitoring Framework:
Under GoSL leadership, partners will report regularly on activities and their impact, to measure progress towards overall goals and objectives to ensure that beneficiaries receive support as quickly and efficiently as possible and to ensure maximum effectiveness of resources. Cross-sectoral monitoring and reporting of the projects in the JPA will take place through the online 3W database, managed by the PTF with the technical support provided by Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). In addition to existing national monitoring mechanisms, the 3W will also track project implementation on the ground (Annex I).
United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)
In addition, given that the humanitarian agencies are phasing down their direct humanitarian programmes, the UN is focusing on incorporating the residual humanitarian actions into ongoing planning for the UNDAF 2013-2018.
[1] Prior clearance is required for travel to military installations and meetings with military officials.


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A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. The mother dies soon after. ... See full summary »
Writers: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert Towne, Michael Austin | Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm
Votes: 14,767 | Gross: $45.90M
14. I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
X | 101 min | Horror, Thriller
An aspiring writer is repeatedly gang-raped, humiliated, and left for dead by four men whom she systematically hunts down to seek revenge.
Writer: Meir Zarchi | Director: Meir Zarchi | Stars: Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace, Anthony Nichols
Votes: 20,009
15. The Stand (1994– )
Unrated | 361 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
After a deadly plague kills most of the world's population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a maleficent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evil.
Stars: Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo
Votes: 24,594
16. House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
R | 89 min | Horror
Two teenage couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of murder end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.
Writer: Rob Zombie | Director: Rob Zombie | Stars: Sid Haig, Karen Black, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie
Votes: 60,555 | Gross: $12.58M
17. Memories of Murder (2003)
Unrated | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1986, in the province of Gyunggi, in South Korea, a second young and beautiful woman is found dead, raped and tied and gagged with her underwear. Detective Park Doo-Man and Detective Cho... See full summary »
Writers: Joon-ho Bong, Kwang-rim Kim, Sung-bo Shim | Director: Joon-ho Bong | Stars: Kang-ho Song, Sang-kyung Kim, Roe-ha Kim, Jae-ho Song
Votes: 66,364 | Gross: $0.01M
18. The World at War (1973 TV Mini-Series)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
A series of documentaries about World War II.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Anthony Eden, Averell Harriman, Albert Speer
Votes: 11,364
19. Do the Right Thing (1989)
R | 120 min | Drama
On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
Writer: Spike Lee | Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson
Votes: 59,293 | Gross: $27.55M
20. I Am Sam (2001)
PG-13 | 132 min | Drama
A mentally handicapped man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his cold hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
Writers: Kristine Johnson, Jessie Nelson | Director: Jessie Nelson | Stars: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 121,627 | Gross: $40.27M
21. Straw Dogs (1971)
Unrated | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.
Writers: David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah, Gordon Williams | Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna
Votes: 45,237
22. Brüno (2009)
R | 81 min | Comedy
Flamboyant and gay Austrian Brüno looks for new fame in America.
Writers: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Mazer, Jeff Schaffer, Peter Baynham | Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten, Clifford Bañagale, Chibundu Orukwowu
Votes: 119,242 | Gross: $59.99M
23. Little Nicky (2000)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy
After two of the devil's three sons escape Hell to wreak havoc on Earth, the devil must send his third son, the mild-mannered Nicky, to bring them back before it's too late.
Writers: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler, Steven Brill | Director: Steven Brill | Stars: Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Rhys Ifans
Votes: 80,429 | Gross: $39.44M
24. The Other Sister (1999)
PG-13 | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college.
Writers: Alexandra Rose, Blair Richwood, Garry Marshall, Bob Brunner | Director: Garry Marshall | Stars: Juliette Lewis, Diane Keaton, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Skerritt
Votes: 10,329 | Gross: $27.80M
25. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller
A small-town beauty pageant turns deadly as it becomes clear that someone will go to any lengths to win.
Writer: Lona Williams | Director: Michael Patrick Jann | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, Ellen Barkin, Allison Janney
Votes: 27,214 | Gross: $10.56M
26. Hatfields & McCoys (2012 TV Mini-Series)
TV-14 | 290 min | Drama, History, Romance
Dramatization of the bitter blood feud between the two families on the West Virginia/Kentucky border in the years after the Civil War.
Stars: Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Matt Barr, Tom Berenger
Votes: 17,478
27. Devil's Knot (2013)
Not Rated | 114 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.
Writers: Paul Harris Boardman, Scott Derrickson, Mara Leveritt | Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Alessandro Nivola, James Hamrick
Votes: 13,760
28. Gummo (1997)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.
Writer: Harmony Korine | Director: Harmony Korine | Stars: Nick Sutton, Jacob Sewell, Lara Tosh, Jacob Reynolds
Votes: 24,300 | Gross: $0.02M
29. God Bless America (2011)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Crime
On a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, terminally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice in 16-year-old Roxy.
Writer: Bobcat Goldthwait | Director: Bobcat Goldthwait | Stars: Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Mackenzie Brooke Smith, Melinda Page Hamilton
Votes: 60,076 | Gross: $0.12M
30. The Shipping News (2001)
R | 111 min | Drama
An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.
Writers: Annie Proulx, Robert Nelson Jacobs | Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 28,438 | Gross: $11.41M
31. Stir of Echoes (1999)
R | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After being hypnotized by his sister in law, a man begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around him.
Writers: Richard Matheson, David Koepp | Director: David Koepp | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Zachary David Cope, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas
Votes: 62,309 | Gross: $21.13M
32. Beloved (1998)
R | 172 min | Drama, History, Horror
Based on the book by Toni Morrison, in which a slave is visited by the spirit of her deceased daughter.
Writers: Toni Morrison, Akosua Busia, Richard LaGravenese, Adam Brooks | Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Yada Beener, Emil Pinnock
Votes: 6,068 | Gross: $22.84M
33. Of Mice and Men (1992)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama
Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.
Writers: John Steinbeck, Horton Foote | Director: Gary Sinise | Stars: John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Ray Walston, Casey Siemaszko
Votes: 31,901 | Gross: $5.10M
34. Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.
Writers: Alex Gibney, Lawrence Wright | Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe, Spanky Taylor, David Miscavige
Votes: 23,617
35. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
46 min | Drama
The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.
Creators: Steven Bochco, Terry Louise Fisher | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker
Votes: 2,832
36. Life Goes On (1989–1993)
60 min | Drama
A TV-series about the life of the Thatchers, especially "Corky", that has Down syndrome but goes to ordinary school ("mainstreaming). We get into their problems and joys. Drew Thatcher's ... See full summary »
Creator: Michael Braverman | Stars: Bill Smitrovich, Patti LuPone, Chris Burke, Kellie Martin
Votes: 1,562
37. Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
An unattractive seventh grader struggles to cope with inattentive parents, snobbish classmates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister, and her own insecurities in suburban New Jersey.
Writer: Todd Solondz | Director: Todd Solondz | Stars: Heather Matarazzo, Christina Brucato, Victoria Davis, Christina Vidal
Votes: 26,431 | Gross: $4.77M
38. The White Ribbon (2009)
R | 144 min | Drama, Mystery
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
Writer: Michael Haneke | Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 52,792 | Gross: $2.22M
39. The Ringer (2005)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Sport
A young guy's only option to erase a really bad debt is to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant.
Writer: Ricky Blitt | Director: Barry W. Blaustein | Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl, Brian Cox, Jed Rees
Votes: 31,253 | Gross: $35.42M
40. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
R | 110 min | Drama, Thriller
After her humiliated husband kills himself, an embittered pregnant widow loses her child, and embarks on a mission of vengeance against a woman and her family.
Writer: Amanda Silver | Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy, Ernie Hudson
Votes: 29,377 | Gross: $88.04M
R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Set in the 25th century, the story centers around a man and a woman who rebel against their rigidly controlled society.
Writers: George Lucas, Walter Murch | Director: George Lucas | Stars: Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, Maggie McOmie
Votes: 38,937
42. Catfish (2010)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary
Young filmmakers document their colleague's budding online friendship with a young woman and her family which leads to an unexpected series of discoveries.
Directors: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman | Stars: Yaniv Schulman, Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost, Angela Wesselman-Pierce
Votes: 34,773 | Gross: $3.23M
43. The Lawnmower Man (1992)
R | 108 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.
Writers: Stephen King, Brett Leonard, Gimel Everett | Director: Brett Leonard | Stars: Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Mark Bringelson
Votes: 27,733 | Gross: $32.10M
44. Tideland (2005)
R | 120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.
Writers: Tony Grisoni, Terry Gilliam, Mitch Cullin | Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Tilly, Jodelle Ferland, Janet McTeer
Votes: 26,866 | Gross: $0.06M
45. The Pledge (I) (2001)
R | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A retiring police chief pledges to catch the killer of a young child.
Writers: Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Jerzy Kromolowski, Mary Olson-Kromolowski | Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Clarkson, Beau Daniels
Votes: 42,525 | Gross: $19.72M
46. Radio (2003)
PG | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of a high school coach and the developmentally challenged man who he took under his wing.
Writer: Mike Rich | Director: Michael Tollin | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris, Debra Winger, S. Epatha Merkerson
Votes: 32,288 | Gross: $52.28M
47. House of D (2004)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
By working through problems stemming from his past, Tom Warshaw, an American artist living in Paris, begins to discover who he really is, and returns to his home to reconcile with his family and friends.
Writer: David Duchovny | Director: David Duchovny | Stars: David Duchovny, Téa Leoni, Robin Williams, Anton Yelchin
Votes: 7,462 | Gross: $0.37M
48. Amarcord (1973)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama
A series of comedic and nostalgic vignettes set in a 1930s Italian coastal town.
Writers: Federico Fellini, Tonino Guerra | Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Magali Noël, Bruno Zanin, Pupella Maggio, Armando Brancia
Votes: 29,305
49. Tipping the Velvet (2002 TV Mini-Series)
177 min | Drama, Romance
Set in the 1890's, tells the lesbian love affair between male impersonator music hall star Kitty Butler and Nan Astley.
Stars: Rachael Stirling, Keeley Hawes, Anna Chancellor, Jodhi May
Votes: 5,971
50. Junebug (2005)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A dealer in "outsider" art travels from Chicago to North Carolina to meet her new in-laws, challenging the equilibrium of this middle class Southern home.
Writer: Angus MacLachlan | Director: Phil Morrison | Stars: Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, David Kuhn, Alicia Van Couvering
Votes: 18,967 | Gross: $2.68M


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MUMBAI The rupee rose for a fifth session in six on Wednesday as investors remained hopeful for a parliamentary approval to foreign direct investment in the multi-brand retail sector which will be put to vote in the lower house later in the day.
The government bowed to intense opposition pressure last week and agreed to a vote on its decision to let foreign supermarkets set up shop in India, taking a major step towards ending a deadlock that had paralysed the parliament for days.
Post the voting in the lower house, the reform will then be put to vote in the upper house on Thursday.
"Rupee gains were mostly sentiment driven today with the euro being stronger and on expectations of the parliament approving FDI in retail. Lesser oil demand also helped," said Ashtosh Raina, head of foreign exchange trading at HDFC Bank.
"If FDI gets approved, 54.00 (level) should be broken," he added.
The euro hit a seven-week high against the dollar on Wednesday as efforts to tackle the debt crisis in Greece and subsiding concerns about Spain improved investor appetite for euro zone assets.
The partially convertible rupee closed at 54.54/55 per dollar versus its previous close of 54.68/69.
The BSE Sensex gained for the sixth time in seven sessions on hopes the government will muster a majority in the parliament on the crucial vote.
"I feel parliamentary approval is discounted to an extent. Today's vote may go through but upper house remains a challenge as per experts," said Paresh Nayar, head of fixed income and forex trading at First Rand Bank.
"The first support is at 54, but continuous improvement in sentiment and FII inflows may take INR towards 53 in few weeks. If the vote goes against the government, stocks will react negatively thereby impacting the rupee and once again, a move towards 56 may start," Nayar added.
In the offshore non-deliverable forwards market, the one-month was at 54.81 while the three-month was at 55.34.
In the currency futures market, the most-traded near-month dollar/rupee contracts on the National Stock Exchange, the MCX-SX and the United Stock Exchange all closed at around 54.7875 with a total traded volume of $4.29 billion.
(Editing by Anand Basu)
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ADHD in Children (cont.)
Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, MD
Dr. Roxanne Dryden-Edwards is an adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist. She is a former Chair of the Committee on Developmental Disabilities for the American Psychiatric Association, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and Medical Director of the National Center for Children and Families in Bethesda, Maryland.
William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
In this Article
- Childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD in children) facts
- What is ADD or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
- What are risk factors and causes of ADHD in children?
- What are childhood ADHD symptoms and signs?
- How is ADHD assessed? Are there ADHD tests? What types of doctors diagnose and treat ADHD in children?
- What are the treatments for ADHD in children? What are possible side effects of ADHD medications?
- What are complications and the prognosis of ADHD in children?
- Is it possible to prevent ADHD in children?
- What is the latest research on ADHD in children?
- Are there support groups for children with ADHD?
- Where can people find more information on ADHD in children?
- ADHD FAQs
- Find a local Psychiatrist in your town
What are complications and the prognosis of ADHD in children?
Current estimates are that 85% of children receiving the diagnosis of ADHD are at risk for having the disorder in some form as an adult. About one-third of those children may seem to grow out of it; however, that does not occur for all symptoms. The remaining two-thirds of children with ADHD continue to have most symptoms, but those symptoms may look differently in adulthood than in childhood. An example of that is the toddler, preschooler, or older child who has more trouble sitting compared to other children of the same age and gender still may grow up into an adult who gets bored easily. While there have been some well-founded concerns raised about the significant increase in how often ADHD is diagnosed, particularly in boys, treatment for children who truly qualify for the diagnosis is important in preventing the complications of this disorder in both childhood and adulthood.
The lives of children with ADHD may be complicated by frequently getting in trouble and difficulty making and keeping friends since they can't focus, as well as due to having a lack of restraint, a tendency toward excitability and engaging in impulsive aggression. If untreated, these challenges can lead to school problems, social isolation, and tumultuous relationships with family members.
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Management Across Cultures: Challenges and Strategiesby Richard M. Steers, Carlos J. Sanchez-Runde, Luciara Nardon
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Management practices and processes frequently differ across national and regional boundaries. What may be acceptable managerial behavior in one culture may be counterproductive or even unacceptable in another. As managers increasingly find themselves working across cultures, the need to understand these differences has become increasingly important. This book
Management practices and processes frequently differ across national and regional boundaries. What may be acceptable managerial behavior in one culture may be counterproductive or even unacceptable in another. As managers increasingly find themselves working across cultures, the need to understand these differences has become increasingly important. This book examines why these differences exist and how global managers can develop strategies and tactics to deal with them.
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Draws on recent research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and management to explain the cultural and psychological underpinnings that shape managerial attitudes and behaviors
Introduces a learning model to guide the intellectual and practical development of managers seeking enhanced global expertise
Offers user-friendly conceptual models to guide understanding and exploration of topics
Summarizes and integrates the lessons learned in each chapter in applications-oriented "Manager's Notebooks"
Companion website featuring instructional materials and PowerPoint slides is available at cambridge.org/management_across_cultures.
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List of exhibits viii
Preface xiii
1 Global realities and management challenges 1
Globalization, change, and competitiveness 3
The new global realities 12
Challenges facing global managers 17
2 Developing global management skills 24
Traditional views of management 26
Global managers: variety of the species 28
Rethinking managerial roles 35
Rethinking managerial skills 36
Manager's Notebook: Developing global management skills 39
3 Culture, values, and worldviews 45
Culture, socialization, and normative behavior 49
Core cultural dimensions: a starting point 55
Regional trends and cultural differences 64
Digging deeper: cultural complexities and contradictions 66
Manager's Notebook: Culture, values, and worldviews 76
4 Inside the managerial mind: culture, cognition, and action 85
Culture, cognition, and managerial action: a model 88
Patterns of managerial thinking 91
The geography of thought 96
Culture and the managerial role 102
Management patterns across cultures 106
Are management patterns converging? 115
Manager's Notebook: Inside the managerial mind 118
5 Inside the organizational mind: stakeholders, strategies, and decision making 126
Stakeholders and strategic choice: a model 128
The strategy-structure nexus 134
Organizational decision making: a model 137
Decision strategies across cultures 139
Manager's Notebook: Inside the organizational mind 149
6 Organizing frameworks: a comparative assessment 155
Culture and organization design: a model 157
US corporations 159
Japanese kaisha and keiretsu 165
Chinese gong-si 175
German konzern 181
Mexican grupo 186
Manager's Notebook: Organizing frameworks 193
7 Communication across cultures 199
Eye of the beholder 201
Culture and communication: a model 202
Language, logic, and communication 204
Lingua franca and message comprehension 210
Cross-cultural communication strategies 214
Communication on the fly 228
Manager's Notebook: Communication across cultures 232
8 Leadership and global teams 241
The meaning of leadership 245
GLOBE leadership study 253
Culture and leadership: a model 256
Global teams 261
Working with global teams 262
Manager's Notebook: Leadership and global teams 270
9 Culture, work, and motivation 279
The world of work 284
Work and leisure 290
Culture, motivation, and work behavior: a model 292
Culture and the psychology of work 295
Incentives and rewards across cultures 299
Manager's Notebook: Culture, work, and motivation 310
10 Negotiation and global partnerships 317
Seeking common cause 321
Culture and negotiation: a model 328
The negotiation process: strategies, concessions, and contracts 330
Negotiation patterns across cultures 337
Building global partnerships 342
Managing global partnerships 346
Manager's Notebook: Negotiation and global partnerships 350
11 Managing in an imperfect world 363
Rules of the game 364
Bases of cross-cultural conflicts 367
Ethics, laws, and social control: a model 373
Ethical conflicts and challenges 374
Institutional conflicts and challenges 384
Manager's Notebook: Managing in an imperfect world 395
12 Epilogue: the journey continues 404
Learning from the past 405
Looking to the future 407
Appendix A Models of national cultures 411
Appendix B OECD guidelines for global managers 421
Index 430
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Name: Lopunny Pokedex Number: 428 Classification: Rabbit Height: 3'11" Weight: 73.4 lbs Base Experience: 178 Growth Curve: Normal/Medium Max Experience (lvl 100): 1,000,000 Egg Groups: Ground/Humanshape Steps taken to hatch: 5120 Base Happiness: 140 Capture Rate: 60 EVs you recieve for defeating it: 2+ Speed Location: Diamond/Pearl: Evolve from Buneary Evolution: Buneary (happiness)--> Lopunny Traits: Cute Charm: When a pokemon makes contact with Lopunny, it has a 30% chance of becoming Infatuated Klutz: Lopunny does not recieve any effects from it's hold items Gender Ratio: 50% Each way, kinda odd if you ask me =================== Moves Level up moves: Mirror Coat — Magic Coat — Splash — Pound — Defense Curl — Foresight 6 Endure 13 Return 16 Quick Attack 23 Jump Kick 26 Baton Pass 33 Agility 36 Dizzy Punch 43 Charm 46 Bounce 53 Healing Wish TMs/HMs: TM01 Focus Punch TM03 Water Pulse TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM13 Ice Beam TM14 Blizzard TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM22 Solarbeam TM23 Iron Tail TM24 Thunderbolt TM25 Thunder TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM30 Shadow Ball TM32 Double Team TM34 Shock Wave TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM52 Focus Blast TM56 Fling TM57 Charge Beam TM58 Endure TM60 Drain Punch TM68 Giga Impact TM73 Thunder Wave TM78 Captivate TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM86 Grass Knot TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute HM01 Cut HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash Egg Moves (with some breeding examples): Fake Tears Persian Fake Out Meowth Encore Seel Sweet Kiss Pachirisu Double Hit Aipom Attract Skitty Low Kick Mankey Sky Uppercut Combusken Switcheroo Persian Thunderpunch Ampharos Ice Punch Smeargle Fire Punch Ampharos =================== Stats Base Stats: HP 65 Atk 76 Def 84 SpAtk 54 SpDef 96 Speed 105 Total 480 =================== Strategic Immunities: Ghost Resistances: None Weakness: Fighting Movesets: Moveset 1: Lopunny (F) @ Flame Orb Trait: Klutz EVs: 252 HP / 80 Def / 176 Spd Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk) - Switcheroo - Encore - Rest - Swagger OK, this first set relies on the Klutz ability, and the move Switcheroo. The trick here is to switch items with the oponent, giving them a perma-burn (even if they use aromatherapy, it just comes back) and lowering thier attack. Then use of Swagger (which is fine when combined with flame orb) Encore and Rest, to keep the oponent at bay while the burn orb gets to work. When you think you have done enough, just switch the orb back again, and switch out to something that can finish it off. Not the best strategy in the world, as it has a few counters, but this thing is more to confound the opponent than anything else. Moveset 2: Lopunny (F) @ Iron Orb Trait: Klutz EVs: 252 HP / 80 Def / 176 Spd Impish Nature (+Def, -Sp.Atk) - Switcheroo - Thunder Wave - Rest - Fling This guy basically has the ability to make any opponent's speed fall by about 90%. Switching Iron orb also means that the opponent's pokemon are weak to gound attacks and spikes, great if you dont have a pokemon which is able to use gravity. Fling is more there as a novelty than anything else, as it would be rather funny to use up the oponent's item, and the switch your own one back... still, it needs some form of attack, so why not? Moveset 3: Lopunny (F) @ Leftovers Trait: Cute Charm EVs: 252 HP / 252 Spd / 4 Def Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Batton Pass - Agility - Heal Wish / Charge Beam - Substitute Plays rather like Jolteon as a BPer, and does it rather well with it's high speed. It can pass on speed and subs to the oponents, and has the advantage of being able to cute charm most things which try to hit it. As an added bonus, it gets Heal Wish which is able to heal the next pokemon sent out if it happens to faint, and Charge beam which has a 70% chance of raising Sp.Atk (not for you to use, but for the pokemon you are passing to) Other Options There is a few more things this can do, but dont really work without a decent healing move, like Mirror Coat and Magical Coat. They would be rather surprising if they were able to work though, and would catch quite a few pokemon off guard. There is also things like toxic and attract (not really needed if you are using Cute Charm though) which work on any kind of staller, and dont forget that this thing is really fast too. So there you have it, an unexpected Pokemon can actually do some good. As I said before, when I first saw this guy I thought he was just another weak Pokemon, and he kind of is, but it has great potential. Discuss. ^_^ Note: I'm not sure if anyone did an analysis on Lopunny already, but oh well. I found him really interesting and felt like I should write up a post about him.


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Small Business Administration:
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GAO-14-760: Published: Sep 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Oct 23, 2014.
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What GAO Found
Following Hurricane Sandy, the Small Business Administration (SBA) did not meet its timeliness goal for processing business loan applications. From application receipt to loan decision, SBA took an average of 45 days to process physical business disaster loans and 38 days for economic injury loans, both of which exceed SBA's 21-day application processing goal. SBA said it was challenged by an unexpectedly high volume of loan applications that it received early in its response to the disaster, in addition to other challenges, such as technological issues. SBA estimated that application submissions would peak about 7 to 9 weeks after Hurricane Sandy, but it received a larger volume of applications than were expected prior to that period. While SBA officials told GAO that the agency has taken steps to respond to some challenges, it has not revised its disaster planning documents—including the Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Plan—to reflect the early volume of application submissions received after Hurricane Sandy and the potential impact a similar experience could have on staffing, resources, and forecasting models for future disasters. Federal internal control standards state that management should identify risks and take action to manage them. Without taking its experience with early application submissions after Hurricane Sandy into account in its disaster planning documents and analyzing the potential risk early submissions may pose for timely disaster response, SBA may be unprepared for a large volume of applications to be submitted quickly following future disasters, which may result in delays in loan funds for disaster victims.
SBA approved 42 percent of business loan applications following Hurricane Sandy. This rate was lower than those of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, higher than that of Ike, and comparable to that of Irene (the five disasters that generated the most SBA disaster loan applications since 2005). For Hurricane Sandy and for previous disasters, SBA declined business loan applications primarily because of applicants' lack of repayment ability and credit history.
SBA has not implemented the guaranteed disaster loan programs Congress mandated in 2008, including the Immediate Disaster Assistance Program (IDAP)—a bridge loan program through private sector lenders providing disaster victims with up to $25,000 with a 36-hour application approval period. SBA officials told GAO they are trying to implement IDAP but have received feedback from lenders that some program requirements—such as a statutory minimum 10-year time frame for servicing the loan under certain circumstances—may discourage lenders from participating. However, SBA has not conducted a formal documented evaluation of lenders' feedback that would establish the basis for proposed changes to requirements for Congress to consider. Without an appropriately documented evaluation of its outreach to lenders, SBA may not have complete and reliable information on which to base its reporting to Congress about its challenges with implementing the programs required by the act.
Why GAO Did This Study
On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall, causing an estimated $65 billion in damage. SBA administers the Disaster Loan Program, which provides physical disaster loans (used to rebuild or replace damaged property) and economic injury disaster loans (used for working capital until normal operations resume) to help businesses and individual homeowners recover from disasters. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Congress passed the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, which appropriated $779 million to SBA for disaster loans and administrative expenses.
GAO was asked to review SBA's assistance to small businesses following Hurricane Sandy. This report examines (1) the timeliness of SBA's disaster assistance to small businesses; (2) the loan approval rates for small businesses and reasons for decline for Hurricane Sandy and previous disasters; and (3) the extent to which SBA has implemented programs mandated by the Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2008. GAO analyzed SBA data on application processing; reviewed documentation related to SBA's planning, relevant legislation, and regulations; and interviewed SBA officials.
What GAO Recommends
GAO recommends that SBA revise its disaster planning documents, conduct a formal documented evaluation of lenders' feedback on IDAP, and report to Congress on challenges to implementing the program. SBA generally agreed with GAO's recommendations.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: SBA updated its key disaster planning documents, including the Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Plan and Office of Disaster Assistance Disaster Playbook, to reflect the impact of early application submissions on staffing for future disasters. For example, the documents note that the introduction of the electronic loan application has increased the intake of applications early on in the disaster process due to its convenience and speed and elimination of postal handling time. SBA received 83 percent of applications electronically in fiscal year 2015. The documents also note that the electronic loan application has reduced the time available to achieve maximum required staffing and that SBA has revised its internal resource requirements model for future disasters to activate staff earlier based on the receipt of applications earlier in the process.
Recommendation: In order to address potential risk to SBA's ability to provide timely disaster assistance in the future, based on the agency's experience from Hurricane Sandy, the Administrator of SBA should direct the Office of Disaster Assistance to revise SBA's disaster planning documents to anticipate the potential impact of early application submissions on staffing and resources for future disasters, as well as the risk this impact may pose for SBA's timely disaster response
Agency Affected: Small Business Administration
Status: Open
Comments: Since report issuance, SBA has taken a step to solicit lender feedback on IDAP. Specifically, SBA officials met with 23 lenders and service providers at an industry conference in October 2014. According to an SBA summary of the event, participants were provided general information on IDAP and were asked to comment on specific statutory and regulatory requirements related to loan terms, maximum allowable interest rates, and restrictions on lender-imposed application fees. According to SBA's summary, participants expressed unwillingness to participate in a program with these requirements. For example, participants voiced overwhelming concern as to the uncertainty of whether the allowable interest rate (that would be set from time to time per the program regulations) would offset the perceived significant risk of making these loans.
Recommendation: In order to provide Congress with reliable information on challenges SBA has faced in implementing IDAP, the Administrator of SBA should direct the Office of Capital Access to (1) conduct a formal documented evaluation of lenders' feedback that can inform SBA and Congress about statutory changes that may be necessary to encourage lenders' participation in IDAP and (2) report to Congress on the challenges SBA has faced in implementing IDAP and on statutory changes that may be necessary to facilitate SBA's implementation of the program.
Agency Affected: Small Business Administration
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