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GAO Report Gives Iraq Gov't an 'F'
Posted on Sep 4, 2007
Well, it's not as bad as last week's leaked version, but the Government Accountability Office's Iraq progress report is still pretty grim. According to the GAO's findings, the current Iraqi government has failed to meet 11 out of 18 benchmarks set last May by U.S. officials.
"Violence remains high, the number of Iraqi security forces capable of conducting independent operations has declined, and militias are not disarmed," the GAO, the investigating arm of Congress, said.
Despite the deployment of 30,000 extra U.S. troops to Iraq, raising force levels to 160,000, the number of attacks on civilians remained substantially unchanged from February to July 2007, the report said.
In Baghdad, the head of day-to-day U.S. military operations said the next three to four months would be vital to determining whether violence could be cut further and security maintained with fewer American troops.
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Yi, Bingsheng [mailto:email@example.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 7:11 PM > To: email@example.com > Subject: st: how to generate groups based on some > characteristics and obtain the mean/median value for each group > > > Dear Statalisters, > > I wonder whether you will help me figure out the codes to solve the > following problem: > > I have 12 years panel data containing these four variables: > Tobin's q, > size, 4-digit industry code (ind4), and id. For each year, I > want to make > some adjusments in one variable (Tobin's q) based on the > other two variables > (industry and size). First I need to ensure that there are > lat least 10 > firms within each industry. If the number of firms within a > 4-digit industry > code is less than 10, I use 3-digit industry code generated > by gen str4 > ind3=substr(ind4,1,3), see whether the number of firms with > the same 3-digit > industry code is greater or equal to 10, if not, then generate and use > 2-digit industry code. So in the end there are at least 10 > firms within an > industry ( which are classified by 4-digit, 3-digit, 2-digit, > or 1-digit > industry code). The problem is how to get and record the > number of firms in > each industry. For this piece, try something like this. First, generate four variables indicating the 4, 3, 2 and 1-digit industry codes for **ALL** records, named ind1, ind2, ind3, ind4. Then: * generate the number of records in each group forval i=1/4 { sort ind`i' by ind`i': gen num`i'=_N } * group the records gen finalgrp = ind1 forval i=2/4 { replace finalgrp = ind`i' if num`i'>=10 } This should create the variable "finalgrp", which will contain the grouping you desire. THen you can calculate whatever statistics you want in those groups. Nick Winter * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
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Used the Kiosk to check in and when we went to the counter were holding our breath to see if we were over our limit – we weren't!!! Well, between all three of us anyway – woohoo! They were able to tag our bags all the way back to Yellowknife, but we had to collect them in Calgary and transfer them after customs – yaaay!
We really wanted coffee but nothing was open before 6:00am. We did see someone walking with coffee, so Sherry & I hoofed it down to the opposite end of the area we were in and saw one of the places had just opened. We grabbed some muffins, croissant, Americano coffee and iced tea. Perfect – but oh oh, Sherry didn't have her wallet on her, so Jan jogged back to the other end and back to grab it. Nothing like breaking out into a sweat at the airport before 6:00am! WTF…I thought we were done sweating now that we're heading home.
Plane ride was uneventful – slept briefly, then read. Sherry & Gwen slept (me so jealous). When we arrived in Frankfurt, looked up where our next gate was. Had plenty of time (an hour) to get there. Located our gate, went for a bit to eat and drink, then popped through duty free, but were too lazy to buy anything. We then realized they'd be calling our flight, so headed to the gate.
While waiting at the gate Sherry said "you know, there a guy behind you's (don't look now) that I'm sure is some politician from Yellowknife. Gwen and I eventually shuffled about to have a peek and lo and behold if it wasn't Floyd, our Premier. While waiting to board, he eventually moved next to us in the business/first class line (yes, next, not behind us) and we had a quick chat with him. Told him about our victory in Austria and extended vacay in Italy. He told us he had been traveling throughout several countries for work.
So the plane ride to Calgary was actually a little bit eventful. There was a slight medical emergency on the aircraft, so Sherry & another nurse from Calgary stepped up to the plate, as did a physician who did the typical physician thing having spent 30 sec's with patient and expecting the nurses to do the rest. Sherry & the other gal looked through the first aid kit for an appropriate drug to administer, but they didn't have it on board (although that was the most kick ass first aid kit I've ever seen). Paramedics came on board at flights' end to take the gal off. Just before landing the flight attendants gave Sherry 50 Euro voucher to shop online on Lufthansa's website! Excellent! They also said we were great passengers (aside from the Emergency) to have onboard.
We knew this delay was likely going to be a costly one cause our connection was only one hour from arrival to departure (in air) for the YK leg. We hussled our butts to get through customs which is obviously at the opposite end of the friggin airport. One last time for sweating! When we got to the customs line it was looooong. We just went under the barricades and proceeded to the very front of the line and asked a family if we could jump the line in front of them as they were calling our flight (showed him our boarding pass) and the next flight was 8 hours away. Thank gawd they said no problem, we've got way more time. This was 12:23 and boarding for our flight started at 12:20!!!!
Customs took all of 1 minute for all three of us and the snotty lady said there's Nooo Way you'll make your flight. Went to the luggage transfer area and there was another line. But then an amazing thing happened….an Air Canada employee asked if there were any passengers destined for Yellowknife – well we couldn't believe our ears!! Woohoo, yes us, we are. She said, OK, follow me and get your bags on this belt and boot her up through security. You should just have enough time to catch your plane, but go directly there. There was only a few people in the security line, so getting through was quick and if we didn't make our friggin plane. When Sherry was seated, she noticed our luggage too – wow, this is our lucky day for sure! OK Air Canada, we actually have good things to say about you – thank you!!!
Gwen's mom was at the airport to pick us up. It was great to see her again. Gwen ended up driving us home and as soon as we got in the door, I fired up the truck to let it warm up a bit before heading to Canadog Kennels to grab our babies. Oh my what a beautiful sight to see them and they were soooo excited to see us. Apparently they had been pen mates with one of our coworkers dogs. Four beautiful Siberians staring at us. All of them giving us little kisses through the fence.
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UFC on FX 2 Results: What We Learned from Mackens Semerzier vs. Daniel PinedaMarch 2, 2012
To paraphrase the great Mike Goldberg, "Daniel Pineda is for real!"
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Pineda went out and smacked Semerzier with a nice hook to knock his opponent to the mat and quickly gained the mount and transitioned into a triangle choke.
When the choke didn't quite lock in, Pineda switched to a straight armbar and finished the fight at 2:00 of the first round.
What We'll Remember About This Fight:
Daniel Pineda proved he belongs in the UFC.
Pineda scored a quick win in his debut over fellow newcomer Pat Schilling at UFC on FX 1 in January, but defeating an established Zuffa veteran like Semerzier proves he is going to be a legitimate threat in the featherweight division.
What We Learned about Daniel Pineda
Daniel Pineda is here to stay in the UFC.
Pineda's only going to get better at just 26 years old, but he has some serious skills as it is.
His striking looked solid against Semerzier and his ju jitsu skills are definitely something for his opponents to worry about, and after all that, his wrestling his supposedly his biggest asset.
What We Learned About Mackens Semerzier
Semerzier needs to improve dramatically if he wants to keep his roster spot in the UFC.
Semerzier is now 1-1-1 inside the Octagon, but he looked woefully overmatched in this bout and he is going to need a win in his next fight to keep his job.
His striking is usually very dangerous, but he left himself open far too often in this bout and he ended up paying for it early.
What's Next for Pineda
A fight with the guy Semerzier was originally set to fight tonight, Robert Peralta would be a nice test for him.
What's Next for Semerzier
Pat Schilling, the man Pineda defeated in his last bout would be a good fight for Semerzier and would likely result in the loser leaving the organization.


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Apr 18, 2013 - Phil and Marilyn Lavoie, RivertonEditor:
In reference to your editorial on the Lincoln School demolition in Friday's paper. We couldn't agree with you more.
Firstly we believe that it is fiscally irresponsible to tear down a building that has the ability and capacity to be of good use to our community.
There is always the issue of "TERMITES IN THE GYM AREA," well that has been addressed and the termites have been exterminated. They say the cost of utilities is very high, understandable, that being said, all of our public buildings have a high overhead. A new roof was just put on the gym area a couple of years ago. A new boiler was just installed less than five or six years ago. Those projects both were a considerable expense. The new boiler was supposed to go to the Aspen Park school on completion. Whether or not that happened I can't say. But I doubt it.
Our county government considered the building, which I believe would have been good for the county. But they also turned it down.
Now the school system wants to remodel and expand an existing building at a significant cost to us, the taxpayer.
It seems to me that if they just demolished the north end of the Lincoln School, remodeled the rest, the cost would be a lot less.
The north end, in my understanding, was supposed to be temporary in the first place. It was and is a temporary steel structure. The main part of the building is solid brick.
All of the infrastructure is still in place. Parking, fencing, playground, lunch room, gym, offices, classroom. I would imagine that there are enough classrooms left to accommodate the needs of K-3 children. The location of the school is perfect. We live right to the east of the premises and share a common paved alley which is still being used as a major bus stop.
To waste our money building and or adding on to an existing building to me is totally fiscally irresponsible. I have no idea if that process could be put on hold for further consideration or not. But if there is a chance, I pray that the powers to be would take another look at it and do a strong feasability study.
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But he was included in an expanded 24-man squad for Ireland's clash with Wales because Munster's Frankie Sheehan and Ulster's Rory Best both have calf injuries.
And former Lions hooker Wood believes the added competition could drive Flannery to top the heights he reached 12 months ago.
Wood explained: "Flannery is a very fine player and he had a fantastic season last year.
"He came out of nowhere and he was easily the best hooker in the Six Nations.
"I think he had an excellent start to his international career - he got injured and missed the autumn but he has got back in now.
"And I think it is lucky in a way. He will be factored in but it will now be harder for him now and he has to re-find that form."
Ireland head coach Eddie O'Sullivan named an extended squad to accommodate a third hooker and fourth lock.
Mick O'Driscoll, who missed the autumn internationals, returns to the squad as cover for the injured Malcolm O'Kelly.
"Malcolm's knee injury is still a concern for us and we have allowed some more time for it to respond further to treatment," said O'Sullivan.
"Both Rory and Frankie are carrying slight calf strains, so we have named three hookers to give us some back-up in that area."
Irish rugby is on a high after comprehensive victories over South Africa, Australia and the Pacific Islands during the autumn and they head into the Six Nations.
"Ireland are the favourites," said Wood. "Of course you get momentum from a campaign like Ireland had in the autumn. It gives you confidence.
"The game against Australia was a game of confidence. They know what they can do and they can carry it over."


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Basically, I've been wearing my third set of aligners for three weeks now. I was supposed to change them last week, but realized that the fourth set had attachment grooves in them for attachments I do not have yet. My appointment to get them on is in about two weeks. So, should I change to the set of aligners that have attachment slots or wait it out for another few weeks until I get my attachments in?
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The best option would be to make your appointment sooner to have the new attachments placed otherwise it will slow down the progress of your treatment.
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Yes, you can go to tray #4 with the attachment slots even though you do not have the attachments on your teeth yet. Do not go onto tray #5, however, until the dentist sees how #4 fits after you receive the attachments.
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The answer is yes, you can wear the trays that are made to fit over the attachments without actually having the attachments bonded on yet. So as long as your 3rd tray was fitting well, you can move to your next tray although you may have to wear that tray again for 2 weeks once the attachments are placed.
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Our mission: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan, - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
Candidates will be considered for hire at the GS-11, and GS-12, grade levels of the Federal Service. The salary range will depend on the level at which selected, as follows:
- GS-11: $63,091 to $82,019 per year
- GS-12: $75,621 to $98,305 per year
Every job at the VA impacts the Veterans that we serve. You can be part of that team, helping to make sure that our Veterans receive the top-quality care they deserve.
Location: This position is within the VA Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Office of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Transportation and Relocation Services Division in Washington, DC.
This position is also being announced under VY-14-FD-1119378-MP to status candidates. Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria are encouraged to apply under both announcements.
Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities, i.e. intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities, and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.
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The Traffic Management Specialist in this position provides administrative, technical, and operational support to Department-wide logistics and traffic management programs. Specifically, the Traffic Management Specialist:
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- Provides (creates) specific designs for enhancing or developing transportation software tools and databases.
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The duties above reflect the full performance level of the position. At the GS-11 level, the Traffic Management Specialist would perform some of these duties under the direction and supervision of a Traffic Manager or senior transportation specialist. At the GS-12 level, the Traffic Management Specialist would perform most of these duties independently under the general direction of a Traffic Manager or senior transportation specialist.
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Beyoncé the Readymade
Okwui Okpokwasili
Sep 2014
"A machine, a high-powered Porsche, hip-hop technology. She consumes everything around her." In Ralph Lemon's Scaffold Room, this is how Beyoncé is discussed—as an overwhelming force of capital that takes over our senses. With Lemon's work as a jumping-off point, performer Okwui Okpokwasili recently met with scholar Saidiya Hartman to discuss the iconography and cultural consumption of black women's bodies.
Rethinking Collections Publishing for the Digital Age
Paul Schmelzer
Jul 2014
For many in the museum world, the term scholarly collections catalogue can conjure daunting impressions: a book about a museum's holdings, it involves years of collecting, researching, photographing, and writing, plus a huge printing budget, all to create a tome that is likely out of date the moment it hits the shelf. Enter The Living Collections Catalogue, the Walker's new serial online publication.
Truth, Not Necessarily Reconciliation: Lola Arias Confronts Dictatorships
Alex Lauer
Jan 2014
Lola Arias will not forgive and forget. When it comes to the military dictatorships that haunt the recent past of Chile and her home country of Argentina, the writer/director doesn't think it's possible. In El Año en que nací (The Year I Was Born), she brings together the Chilean sons and daughters born during Pinochet's rule to confront, discuss, and understand—not to force a happy ending.
Penino Envy: Kuro Tanino on the Architecture of the Inner Life
Abigail Sebaly
Jan 2014
The ubiquitous phallic symbols in Niwa Gekidan Penino's The Room Nobody Knows—including penis-shaped furniture—stem in part from Toyko-based director Kuro Tanino's former career as a psychiatrist. But they also represents the confusing Freudian power dynamic that exists between the play's brothers—a nod to the "complex relationships" he had with his own brothers.


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BethLynn Maxwell
BethLynn Maxwell is an attorney in the Business Law Section of the Office of General Counsel, where she specializes in patent law.
Dr. Maxwell graduated with honors from Tulane University with a BS in biology, received her Master's and Doctoral degrees from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and her JD degree from South Texas College of Law. She is licensed to practice patent law before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Before going to law school, she was a molecular biologist at Baylor College of Medicine. Prior to joining the Office of General Counsel, she practiced patent law specializing in biotechnology patent prosecution at Fish & Richardson, an intellectual property law firm.
She has been an active member of the Texas Technology Transfer Association (T3A) since its inception. She is currently on the Board of Directors of T3A and recently served as its President. She frequently makes presentations on patent law and managing intellectual property portfolios.


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The fellas come back and we munch breakfast. We head out to the shops and get some supplies.
When we get back Elwood looks exhausted and does not know what to do with himself. (It is 9.30am!) Noah pops out to look online for jobs in oz and Woody and I play games, eat hot dogs, and chat. He does not sleep but miraculous restores himself and we are back in business when Noah gets back.
We head to our beach, and I sun myself whilst the fellas play some great games. Elwood made Noah re-enact a scene from Brother Bear. They were 'where the light touches the earth' and Noah had to be flames, and then an eagle coming out of the flames, and then holds Elwood up high whilst he transformed into a Bear. It was hilarious. I am going to get Elwood to make Noah do it again, and I am going to film it – just in case I ever need to blackmail Noah or certify him as insane. It was so hilarious.
The surf was quite rough so we head around the corner to Waimea Bay. The bay is gorgeous, the beach area is vast, and the sun is golden. We rush in the water (like fools) and realise that it is deceptively extremely rough. These massive barrels are crashing in about 1 foot of water. And the drag was so strong on the way out we have to hold Woody and his legs were just floating out with the rip. Then the next wave would crash around us, spraying sand all over our face, hair and body's. We were in shock! Elwood loved it and wanted to go out further, but there was no way we would let him. He just jumped over the waves, and was beaten about by the waves and sand, and could not have looked any happier. I was bashed about for as long as I could handles then we headed out to Hale-iwa in search of shave ice. We find some and Elwood is agog. It is giant and luminous and Elwood cannot believe his luck.
We head to Hale-iwa Beach Park to stuff ourselves silly with sugar. The view is every direction is gorgeous. There are palm trees, mountains, palm trees, surfers and again, that sunshine that steals your breath. Beautiful. There was also ample climbing opportunities for the little fella and he delighted us when he clambered atop some tree roots and stood proud and announced 'I am the King of New York City'
We play some more and then we head to yet another beach to see the Turtles from yesterday. I instilled in Elwood that he could not touch them (I was so worried he would just jump on the back of one of them and say 'Ride like the wind bulls eye'). So Elwood wandered up to them and said hello and gave them a big wave. It was a fantastic moment. One opens its eyes and blinks, and Elwood is convinced they woke up when they heard his voice and that one winked at him. He has retold the story several times today, but I don't think I will tire of it.
Back at home, I rustled up some dinner and the fellas head back to the beach. We eat and surprisingly yummy dinner and Elwood watches a bit of a movie but really is so tired. He fights it briefly and then he is out like a light.
It is so hot. Noah and I are sitting around sweating, attempting to get the internet work and to get things off the 'to do' list. But we can hear the waves, Elwood sleeping peacefully, and we are feeling happy and relaxed.
Goodnight from Noah and me, and the King of New York City, of course.


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Posted on Friday, August 1 @ 12:47:04 PST by Duke_FerrisSo a few weeks ago, whenever Game Revolution results turned up on Yahoo, they started carrying a big red warning flag telling Yahoo users that we are a "potentially harmful" website. Of course, that's not true, however it is obviously very bad for traffic coming from Yahoo searches.
The contention is that some of the downloads on the site from TryMedia contain adware, which TryMedia assures us they do not. They are merely demos that you can pay online to unlock the full game.
Here's the kicker though: Yahoo Games has the exact same downloads on their site, from TryMedia, and yet Yahoo searches don't flag themselves as dangerous.
Want proof?
For example, two of the downloads that the entire GR site - tens of thousands of pages - is getting flagged over are Luxor 2 and Miss Management. HERE is Luxor 2, available from Yahoo, and HERE is Miss Management on Yahoo as well.
In fact, Yahoo Games is the number one search result for "Miss Management", do you see a warning flag there? I sure don't, however, on that same page they're flagging some other poor guy's site for the exact same file.
Yahoo is claiming the problem is with McAfee, not with them, because McAfee does indeed claim that all Trymedia downloads are adware (My own security, AVG, does not). McAfee seems to be alone in this claim, if you happen to be dumb enough to use McAfee. It's even in Yahoo Games' Wikipedia entry: "Many of the games [on Yahoo Games] that require a download contain TryMedia Adware (According to McAfee SiteAdvisor)."
However, clearly Yahoo is lying because they are not applying their new McAfee site security search "feature" to their own sites, while punishing other innocents. It's not even the first case.
For the record, just to be safe, we removed Miss Management and several other downloads from the site, yet Yahoo tells us it will be "several weeks" before we can be reconsidered:
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Osceola County is holding an Open House in regards to the new preliminary flood hazard maps for the Poinciana area.
· The new maps mark the first time in 10 years that a comprehensive re-examination of the Osceola County flood zones have been conducted.
· The maps are only preliminary, this open house gives residents the chance to review the changes and a process is in place for requested changes.
· Will FEMA staff be at this open house? No, this open house will be County staff only.
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When I first saw this post many months ago - I had no idea what 2.5" candy was- so I did not sign up. Maybe next year if your doing one.
Hockey........ And jnt i received your candies today. Tyty for the extras.
So excited !! My mailbox was full today !! I have not opened them yet-- will send thank yous and who I have received from so far next week. This is fun !!!
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Janice...sorry that you lost your job. I know that can be hard, I hope that things look up for you soon. Barb
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Just to let you know that I will be out of town for the week enjoying our countries freedom. There will be no contest tomorrow...stay tuned for next monday...for the next contest.
I will be camping in our new camper with the kids I nanny....This will be their first time in our camper. We have been camping every year for 4 years on July 4th..
Happy fireworks to all................and Happy birthday to our TWO birthday babies!
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So sorry to hear that you lost your job, Janice. I pray that you find one quickly.
Thank you!! My mailbox is running over with little squishies! I too have not opened them. Plan to do that all at one time.
I will be postal Wed for all of July.
Those that are traveling over the holiday week, have a fun and safe trip.
Quiltingdragon, I received the birthday squishy today. Thank you! My June birthday candies have all arrived! Thank you everyone!
More goodies in the mail today. Had one that needed more postage at least my mailman left it.
My mailman always leaves things that are postage due. He leaves an envelope for me to put money in for him the next day. Of course, we are a very small town so maybe that isn't standard every where.
Oddly, when I took mine to the post office, the exact same card with the exact same squares in them did not cost the same to mail. I thought it was because of where they were going but the post master said it was because of thickness. Any regular envelope that does not slide "easily" through a certain slot takes more postage. I guess I squished some better than others!
4th of July birthday candy going out tomorrow. Now I need to get more Happy birthday cards! Yipee for shopping!
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DoJ issues press releases all year long that say one thing while, at the end of the year, they announce something else.
What's going on?
Simple enough: When DoJ announces a False Claim Act recovery, they put the total recovery into their headline; a recovery that includes state Medicaid recoveries and criminal penalties triggered by False Claims Act investigations.
When DoJ announces recoveries at the end of the year, however, they leave the criminal fines off the table, as well as the state recoveries.
Again, simple enough; when DoJ first started compiling FCA statistics more than 25 years ago, criminal fines associated with FCA cases were nonexistent, and there were almost no Medicaid recoveries. DoJ False Claims Act statistics keeping remains an artifact of that era.
A classic example of the described phenomenon is the GlaxoSmithKline case announced earlier this year. DoJ's July press release states that $3 billion was recovered in this case but, of course, $1 billion of this was a criminal penalty.
Of the remainining $2 billion, $1.043 billion was paid for off-label promotion of various drugs, and of this sum the federal share was $832 million, and the state share was $210 million.
In addition, GSK agreed to pay $657 million relating to false claims arising from misrepresentations about Avandia. The federal share of this settlement was $508 million, and the state share was $149 million.
Finally, GSK agreed to pay $300 million to resolve allegations of price-gouging, including $160,972,069 to the federal government, $118,792,931 to the states, and $20,235,000 to Public Health Service entities.
The bottom line: Of the $3 billion recovered to government solely due to whistleblower-initiated False Claims Act cases first filed by private attorneys, the federal government only booked $1.5 billion under the federal False Claims Act, and DoJ end-of-year statistics manage to "lose" the other $1.5 billion.
The result is the odd scenario we see today, where DoJ announced they had recovered $4.959 billion under the False Claims Act when, in fact, total recoveries to taxpayers from False Claims Act cases exceed $9 billion for the top 30 FCA case alone.


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IMO they want to build a conference and say "We are the premier and are going to be the premier conference in college sports" and use that to parlay a huge CBS/ESPN contract.
I think adding Texas is not a good idea. Too big of a fish to swallow. They're already the premier football conference without any doubt. Adding a school like UNC would be nice for their basketball and academics but I have no idea if that unterests the folks in Chapel Hill
Doesn't matter if you or I agree with it, that's how they think. Football simply doesn't drive the decision-making the way it does at most other schools.
Now if it was their basketball team at risk and they needed the SEC to save it...
Reading comprehension is not just an ability, it's a choice
I disagree with you, however, that football wouldn't be a primary consideration even for a traditional basketball power like UNC.
Football is driving the bus in all of this, even when it's at a "non-football" school.
How many schools in the Big East would have a comfortable time finding a landing spot in a BCS conference were the Big East to cease to exist (Or lose its automatic qualifier status?)
BTW: Vandy thinks UNC and their holier-than-thou worldview are pikers.
Anyway, it's all hypothetical. Even in a superconference free-for-all, there are going to be at least four leagues, and with the SEC, Big Ten and Pac carving up pretty much everything worth having west of the Eastern time zone, that still leaves an eastern conference. The ACC and Big East might have to merge and spin off the basketball-only schools, but UNC is in no danger of being left out of the party as I see it.
Reading comprehension is not just an ability, it's a choice
I think you're right about the ACC and Big East merging but, IMO, you would see the ACC remain almost entirely intact and taking only the "upper crust" of the Big East to fill in the holes created by expansion and members poached by one of the other "superconferences."
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Combat Capes:
Attack: +5% boost to attack, stacks with any other boost
Strength: +5% boost to strength, stacks with any other boost
Defence: +5% boost to defence, stacks with any other boost
Ranged: Cape acts as an Accumulator, Ammunition is now 15% less likely to break (excluding Bolt racks, Crystal Bow, Chinchompas, etc) (Only in PvM/Normal stiuations)
Prayer: All prayers drain 10% slower (only in PvM/Normal situations)
Magic: If an elemental rune is required for a spell, only 1 is required (If more than 1 type of elemental rune is required, then the elemental rune using the least runes is reduced to 1). Cape can be used to Charge any God Spell, in place of the cape. +5% Magic Damage Bonus (only in PvM/Normal situations)
Constitution: Food heals +10% more (only in PvM/Normal situations)
Summoning: Pouches require 25% less Spirit Shards to make, Familiars get an extra 5 minutes of time on their clock
Skilling Capes
Agility: Obsticles (course/shortcuts) can never be failed
Construction: Furnature can be built without need of Hammer/Saw/Watering Can
Cooking: Food heals an extra 20 hp, can be traded, but has no value.
Crafting: Crafting costs 1 less of the required material (Green D'hide bodys would only require 2 Green D'hides rather than 3) (Items requiring only 1 of the material used still require that 1)
Dungeoneering: Rewards cost 5% less to buy (Increases to 15% after True Skill Mastery)
Farming: Extra 15% produce when collected
Firemaking: Logs can be Left-Click lighted
Fishing: 15% chance for an extra fish per catch
Fletching: Instead of requiring a Bow-String to make a strung bow, only flax is required
Herblore: Vials are not required to be filled with water, effects from potions will last 15% longer (Excluding Overloads)
Hunter: Traps are 15% less likely to fall, and will not fall after time.
Mining: +15% chance to recieve 2 ores per mine (Excluding Rune)
Runecrafting: 10% more runes crafted anywhere (Increases to 20% after completion of Ardougne Diary Medium[Only on ZMI alter])
Slayer: Ability to pick 4 monsters. These monsters are now less likely to be chosen, but when wearing the cape, you recieve a +5% bonus to Attack, Strength, Defence, Ranged, and Magic bonus while killing them.
Smithing: Bars only require half the coal to make, Iron has 100% smithing rate
Thieving: +15% chance of succesful pickpocket anywhere (Increases to +30% after completing Ardougne Hard Diary)
Woodcutting: 15% chance to recieve 2 logs per tree (Excluding Magic Trees)
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I have an Carrier Infinity 58CVA110 Furnace and I just installed a Carrier Infinity thermostat SYSTXCCUID01-B. All instalation was as per exact carrier instructions. Now it seems my variable speed fan only runs at the same RPM regardless of being on low/hi burner. The burner still starts on low then ramps up to hi fire as required but my blower motor stays at same speed. I had a Honeywell Vision Pro on it prior and you could hear the blower speed up when furnace switched to hi fire. I ran check system on thermostat it runs low/hi fire properly, no fault codes and no signs of problems. I can manually set the fan speed with the low/med/hi on thermostat with no issiues but I leave it on auto. Can anybody help me out! Also my static pressure is around .75 is that to high?
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If two Dolphins legends have their way, they'll be able to initiate another quarterback legend into their fraternity.
Dan Marino and Bob Griese recently joined The Finsiders to talk about the possibility of Peyton Manning coming to Miami.
"He handled that press conference with so much class. It's a shame for him to not be able to finish his career there," Marino said. "Hopefully, the Dolphins have a chance to get him.
One thing that could benefit the Dolphins during the courtship is his proximity to the team; Manning owns a condominium on South Beach.
"Well, he's already here. That's got to be a good thing," Griese said. "And he's a golfing buddy of Dan Marino, so that's got to be two good strikes. If the Dolphins get him, I think it's a win-win."
Marino, who played 17 seasons for the Dolphins, had a similar nerve injury towards the end of his career. He believes that the hardest days in the road to recovery are probably behind Manning.
"It's something that takes a little while, and for Peyton, he's had a while that he's been out," Marino said. "From hearing what he's been saying, it's getting stronger, and it's getting better. I figure it's just a matter of time because he'll be back to being healthy and being the real Peyton Manning."
Manning certainly isn't the only quarterback available this offseason, but Marino feels it's a rare opportunity to sign a player with Manning's pedigree. In essence, talent recognizes talent.
"He's at a level that most guys have never played at," Marino said. "If you can get a guy like that for three or four years, it's going to give you a chance each and every year."
It was somewhat jarring to see Manning's divorce in Indianapolis finally happen. Griese acknowleged, though, that "this was something we could see coming."
"Reloading, that's not for him," Griese said. "As tough as it is to do, it's been done before in the NFL four or five times, where quarterbacks have moved on."
Like many, Marino feel that the Dolphins have a nucleus that could entice Manning.
"The Dolphins have a lot of good parts," Marino said. "They've got a lot of solid players on the their team that can give them a chance to win, especially with Peyton."
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I don't know why people are so wet on matt Flynn. He has been in the league for four years with only one start. He had one good game in Greenbay last year. Oh well what a fluke like all of the other QB's in the league. It's gonna be the same like every year get another worthless QB. Oh and Matt Moore, the guy had a decent year last year but all he is is a back up QB. Look at the stats the guy can barely throw over twenty yards down the field. no arm strength. Where is this team going. It looks like Peyton is more interested in Denver ot AZ. To be honest why don't we just resign Chad Henne. The guy was ranked 11 amongst QB's before he got injured. All we need is more O lineman to protect. Ive been a fins fan for the last 32 years and am just tired of the same ol thang. My team going nowhere. Im from the bay area, so if the fins dont do something big time its back to Oakland as a fan for me. and one other thing. if Denver picks up Peyton i bet Ross trys to trade for that loser in Tim Tebow just for ticket sales and prove that he's all about the money and not a winning teram…………………………..
@angry fin: are you serious about resigning chad henne? I am sooooo sick of these mediocre QBs. The dolphins are going nowhere with chad henne. Top 11 in QB efficiency??? Lol…he was 0-5 as a starter!!!! We need to make a run for Manning.. I am sick of 6-10 and 7-9 seasons year after year. Please Miami..take some risks for once!
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Have we all gone infographic mad?
My degree was in Graphic Information Design, so I've always had a passion for a good information graphic, ever since we studied the ultimate infographic, the London tube map.
So I was particularly pleased when Tanya Goodin put "Information is beautiful" on my desk last year. But ever since we seem to have all gone a bit infographic mad… I found about 30 infographics online around the World Cup alone.
Don't get me wrong, I love this new trend. We have access to so much information and data and there's nothing like a really stunning infographic to sort it all out, but there are good and bad ones.
A good infographic should help us digest even the most lengthy or convoluted information by making it look simple, enable boring information to look interesting and ideally be something you would happily put on the wall of your office.
Amongst the good ones, the best ones are either very useful:
News worthy or relevant:
There are an abundance of graphics around the World Cup and BP oil spill, but I think these ones are the best.
Or in other cases a little bit witty, which is what David McCandless does so charmingly.
Needless to say, we will soon have our very own infographics published for search, social media and conversion design.
Watch this space.


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Glenn Beck has taken it upon himself to officially "revoke" President Obama's "man card." Beck was responding to the president's comments to CBS News' Scott Pelley during a pre-Super Bowl interview that he'd "have to think about it" before letting his hypothetical son play football.
Video: Glenn Beck Calls Obama A Girl
The Chick-in-Chief can't help it — that is what he is. And chickens bully as he has proven time and time again. Today, we find out he can order a drone attack to anyone he deems "suspicious" as aiding al ky da — they don't even have to be heard by a judge and jury, just kill 'em. HMMMMMM…..wonder if he's exempt since he has sent jets and tanks to our BFF's (the MB in Egypt). Since everything he does or says is exactly 180 of what he means, he probably means that if anyone DOESN'T aid al ky da, THEN they have a drone attack ordered on them.
I apologize if this doesn't make sense, but I am so frustrated at the condition our nation is in right now and I don't know what to do about it.
I know the frustration you have, I have been carrying it with me for over 4 years, and worried about it for the 8 years preceeding that.
Why are you comparing this fag to a girl. Hell, we all know women who have more balls than odumbo could ever have. Michele Bachman, Sarah Palin. Hell I could go on and on. Tell it like it is. He is a lilly white fag.
Call a spade a spade.
Yes he is a fag but he is only a half lily white fag.Your right there are more conservative woman with more balls then Sambo.
You said it jlbs. Anytime he does have something to say that sounds good on the surface, you can count on finding out what the dirt was about it he kept swept under the rug for as long as he could. He is a little bully, and what is supposed to be good for us, he sets himself and his regime as being too far above to have to have anything to do with. And Transparency??? Sure! – He's a Transparent LIAR, a Transparent CON, a Transparent FAKE, a Transparent NON-AMERICAN. – You can have a BC, which he doesn't from here, & still be against America, – which he is, – and do, as he's done, more than enough to prove you are non-american. He has aided, and I'm sure is, aiding the enemy, and it will be tried to be covered up again, just as they all tried covering up and lied about having our people in Benghazi murdered.
Glen is right about Obutthole being a tranny.The little skinny burrhead doesn't want his son Treyvon playing a mans game maybe he should sign him up for the langerie bowl.Remember they use to call Walter Payton sweetness well Obutthole can be called pussylips.
Everyone knows all that. Do you have any suggestions about how to get rid of him. or are you one of the com,plainers who did not vote in November?
What is your most recent action to make a difference? Or are you one of the people who like sitting in judgment of others opinions or comments?
Time for you to get off your soapbox.
For your information ever since I turned 21 and was able to vote I have never missed voting on the Federal,State,City or County level even the school board elections.I'm 70 now so stick that in your ear besides if you don't vote you have no right to bitch.As far as suggestions non that are legal because we have to many liberal judges.
This ugly, BUTT UGLY PEICE OF DICK HEAD WOULDN"T EVEN MAKE A GOOD GIRL! Hell, I have more BALLS than he does! HE hides everything, I have NOTHING TO HIDE! And, when pushed into a wall, I do come out fighting, there is not a choice when faced with threats and intimidation. And, @spelunker, yes, Ed and I DID VOTE! So, as to your question as to if we are "com.,plainers" or not, and do we have any suggestions as to what to do, well, the same can be asked of you, do you have any good suggestions as to how this evil can be combated, how this wicked, homo peice of slimey shit can be flushed down the sewers as any turd should be flushed? We welcome all suggestions! Beck called him a Girl, I call him many, many other names, and others, still more names and insults, and so far, none of us, including Beck, have had any suggestions as to just how to rid this nation of this infection of a cancer/boil/plague, so we welcome any and all ideas as to how to unseat, overthrow, dislodge, get rid of HUSSEIN, THE ENEMY WITHIN! Let us know……we are very interested, and we will be waiting. Voting didn't help, so there has got to be a better way……….
This is the same a..hole who mocks truthers and birthers. You never know what side of the bed this phony is going to wake up on tomorrow.
He has the approval of more than fifty million voters and three million Republicans didn't even vote. In essence, they voted for Obama by not opposing him. Their logic is baffling. Now they won't take responsibility for his reelection, Guess they enjoy all the welfare just like the liberals. They are first class hypocrits. I don't agree with the liberals, but they do vote for what they believe in, unlike the no-show Republicans.
So you believed the democratic propaganda that 3 million Republicans didn't vote?
And here I thought it was the evidence of voter fraud that happened. Two Democrats so far are in custody on voter fraud charges. Too bad there is a law that prohibits the Republicans from challenging.
What about the military vote that was suppressed that allowed them to place oblameo back in office? Guess you didn't hear about that either.
Talk about hypocrites. Those who call themselves "Republicans" but believe the propaganda lies that come from this "administration" instead of the evidence shown.
Fall in line…
No. There were 3,000.000 fewer Republican votes for Romney than for McCain. Tea Party loons were the only ones who advocated NOT voting. That could have no other result than to make it easier for Obama to win.
Do you know that obama also received 100,000 LESS votes than McCain did and 10 MILLION less than he got in 2008? Guess that fact doesn't matter does it?
So obama got 10 MILLION less votes in 2012 than he did in 2008 but yet there was a 98% Black turn out that voted for him? Obama got 75% of the Hispanic vote but yet he still got 10 million LESS votes?
Are you blind or willfully ignorant?
Yet again you fall for propaganda. You ignore the evidence of voter fraud and voter suppression. You are a brain dead liberal resorting to name calling of those you don't agree with.
Unfortunately, people like you are the problem. Deaf, blind and willfully ignorant.
How does it feel being a follower at the back of the line?
I don't recall saying anything about how many votes Obama received. In the final tally of voters, three million fewer Republicans voted for President than in '08. The point being that after 4 years of complaining and vicious attacks on Obama, they did not go to the polls in sufficient numbers to defeat our dictator. There were also 8,000,000 fewer white men that voted, I doubt many of those were Democrats.
I worked for three years in various of the Republican campaigns including Romney's. I spent my own money and did not desert my party by not voting like my neighbor and his TP buddies. You wouldn't like him at all, he proudly claims that, nationwide, the TP convinced more than three million Republicans not to vote for Romney. Have received several messages making the same claim.
No, you didn't make a comment about the loss of 10 million votes for oblameo. You picked which propaganda fit your agenda.
So where is the proof that 3 million Republicans, or anyone else, didn't vote for Romney? What is known as fact is the military vote was suppressed. That's an easy million in votes there. The 59 districts that claim there were NO votes for Romney has been challenged by the ones who DID vote for him. Last I understood the machines that malfunctioned are still being analyzed. Has anyone explained how 2,000 people voted when there were only 1,100 registered?
Are we to take the oblameo administration at their word? There is overwhelming evidence of fraud, but you choose to accept the propaganda they pushed. Why do you defend the propaganda and abandon the facts?
So your contention is that if there was a recount, Romney would still lose? Are you sure? Could that be why we were denied a recount? How blind you are.
You've only been active in politics for 3 years? Try since 1983 as I have. Sounds like you only got involved because you didn't like oblameo. I got involved to make a difference, which I have. I've been on the Democratic, Republican, Independent and Tea Party sides. Who ever is best for my country is who is given my vote and dedication. I don't follow a group 'just because'.
In fact, I was a high ranking union Democratic official when Senator Oblameo came on the scene. When I first met him I knew he was not what America needed. I sacrificed my job, my income, my health and more than you can ever understand speaking out against him. I was warned, then threatened but it didn't stop me. Hasn't to this day even after they made good on the threat. It was also the first time our Unions SuperPAC was given to a Republican.
Want to compare dedication? Really?
You follow in the steps this 'administration' wants, shift blame on Tea Partiers. You are so right. How dare someone want to follow the Constitution! How dare Americans demand Congress be fiscally responsible! How dare the peasant public feel they can control the gods.
It could be turned to say you destroyed the only chance we had at reclaiming America by not voting for Ron Paul. You sold out your morals and values to go with the flow.
I don't remember the TP saying don't vote Romney in the final stage. When he was up against Paul, sure they did, but in the end it was passed Romney is the only choice like it or not. And for the record, I'm not a big Ron Paul fan either.
I'm curious where you get your information. You might need to turn off the LSM and get your info straight from the source, and I don't mean this site either.
It's obvious you've been given some bad misinformation on the Tea Party. I suggest you look into them yourself. You just might be pleasantly surprised.
Considering I'm not a Tea Partier, I should have received the emails of the claims you made. Funny how I haven't.
I think he is a Switch Hitter…half male half female.
his man card was revoked a looong time ago when he decided he liked men better than women
Glenn Beck may be more right than we know. Ever watch him throw a baseball? The liberal left made a god out of this foreign intruder and they will bow down to their man made god and even forfeit their freedoms to elevate (him, her) to a dictator. The government elect who are supposed to work for us, are lording over us and threatening our very freedoms and Our safety. From the whitehouse on down, we need to impeach, recall and petition and by all means, hang on to your guns because they are arming certain agencys at an alarming rate and for no good reason. Forever sovereign, forever free.
My comments are being blocked, because "they are a little too long" ! Sorry, Seeks_T_ Tr. Your Dem buddies are protecting you . Guess they are mad that I was a part of the group that gave $30 million to various Tea Party candidates. Turned out those candidates, that they selected, were poorly educated not qualified for public office
Since censorship is your belief, it's your own Dem buddies that's blocking you.
Talk about being poorly educated, those with intelligence like myself know how to get around the "little too long" issues.
You really need to quit contradicting yourself. So did you give "$30 million to various Tea Party candidates" or are they "Tea Party loons" as you have stated just below? Does that make you a loon when you joined or now that you're dismayed?
What's pathetic is losers like you who donated $1 claiming to be "part of the group that gave $30 million to various Tea Party candidates." As long as it makes you feel 'big', right?
It would help if you could decide what you believe in. Then your attempts at slander might hold some credence. Might being the key word.
Tea Party representatives are poorly educated? It's not like Dr. Paul was a community organizer as your king was. He's only a lowly physician.
Any other dreams you've been having? It's time to wake up.


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Several sources indicate that Crypt fiends have many more classes, among others Necromancer and Sorcerer. I'll add it, but if im not suposed to just change it back. Chaos of Warcraft (talk) 14:05, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
hey i added those classesAhmadrezavalidi (talk) 23:54, September 8, 2013 (UTC)
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There's also the fact that people will think of what they want first as that is their need, where they want it is secondary (i.e. the common 'what' or 'where' that changes for a single user over time is the 'what' - the 'where' is almost always their locality so that user will automatically think that the most significant part of their search is the 'what'). This logic can often be reversed when you think about people travelling outside of their locality, often people will then see the 'where' as more important - hence you will see 'where what' searches often for travel.
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Institutions could be banks, taxis, etc, so you tend to see more of "London taxis" than "taxis in London". You do see "taxis London" but there are not as many searches for this layout.
Back when the Overture tool was working (buggily), I used to see actual alphabetised searches in the logs such as "estate real sydney" -- not that precise term but ones like those. From time to time, Yahoo used to display the words in alphabetical order and I think some novice SEOs took them as gospel.


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Sunday, 19 September 2010
observer ONLINE
IDPs getting back on track:
By Dhaneshi YATAWARA
Wasanthamala was waiting for three of her daughters to return from
school in the Kilinochchi town. Her other two girls had stayed home that
day. Wasanthamala and her six children - five daughters and an infant
boy - live in Kilinochchi in their half-built house on a small plot of
A village meeting in the Mundimuruppu
GN Division Pix : Dhaneshi Yatawara
Wasanthamala's life story depicts the shocking reality of a
victimised family of a lost terrorist. Her husband had been a member of
the LTTE and had gone missing at Puthumathalan during the last phase of
the conflict. The family left Kilinochchi in November 2008.
Wasanthamala, with the months-old infant followed her beloved husband
with her girls from Kilinochchi to Murusomotai, then to Dharmapuram to
Vishvamadu, Udayarkattu, Sugandirapuram, Tharavipuram, Iranapallai and
in the last phase to Puthumathalan, where she got injured. During the
last two to three days of the conflict, Wasanthamala, grieving after the
loss of her husband, reached Vattuvakal in Mullaitivu seeking the safety
of the Sri Lanka Army. Then having safely arrived at the Cheddikulam
relief villages, she resettled in her home in Kilinochchi early this
Today, she encounters life with great difficulty, solely depending on
the dry rations she receives every month. "Earlier, before displacement,
I used to work as an accountant in an LTTE fund-raising organisation.
After resettling I couldn't find any job," she said. She and her husband
bought the land where they now live, which is about 40 perches. It has a
well, a budding banana cultivation and a chillie plot. The area was dry
and dusty, but the slightly darkened environment forecast a possible
shower in the evening. Every dark cloud has a silver lining!
Loaded with the responsibility of raising girls in their early teens,
toddlers and an infant boy, Wasanthamala finds it difficult to leave
home for work. She is planning to start backyard poultry as a household
industry. As a 24-year-old girl, Wasanthamala married against her
parents' wishes. Therefore, she cannot seek her parents' help today. Her
parents opposed their marriage as her husband was of an 'unsuitable'
caste. "My husband's family has many girls and they are also not in a
position to assist us," she said with great grief. Tears welled in her
Life is not a bed roses for Wasanthamala. However, with funds and a
helping hand from the United Nations Human Settlements Program
(UN-HABITAT) she repaired her house to some extent. A neighbour helped
her build a hen-house for her backyard poultry business. Today, with the
guns going silent and no bomb or mine explosions, this single mother
raises her children in a peaceful environment. Her top priority now is
to find a steady income generating method which she believes she can
find in the near future.
Wasanthamala is not the only victim of the conflict.
Twenty-four-year-old Annathurai Ajanthan from Paranthan puts a great
effort to rebuild his life, taking care of his mother and sister
Gnaneswari who is still schooling. During the last phase of the conflict
Ajanthan got injured in Puthumathalan. He was given just basic
treatment. His left leg was amputated and he was suffering without
proper medical care. Medical attention was given only to LTTE cadre.
With great difficulty Ajanthan had got crutches from the hospital and on
May 16, 2009 he reached Vadduvakal with his mother and sister, seeking
the protection of the Army. "The Army made announcements for us to reach
their areas and thousands of people escaped," Ajanthan said.
Karupaiah Palawan
"I got proper medical treatment at the Ananda Coomaraswamy relief
village in Cheddikulam, Vavuniya," he said. Ajanthan was lucky. He had
an aunt to take care of him, his mother and sister after the disaster.
Before getting displaced he had owned a small boutique.
LTTE leader Theepan had bought the plot of land next to Ajanthan's
house and built his camp there, in the latter part of 2008, terrorising
the people in the vicinity. "It was the normal practice. They would
forcibly take over someone else's property, set up their camp and the
entire neighbourhood had lived in fear," Ajanthan said, recollecting
memories of the gloomy past. With the sound of gunfire at a distance he,
with his mother and sister, had run to the bunker few feet away. Such
was life for Ajanthan and his family before their displacement.
Today he has started building his house with the support of fellow
villagers and assistance from the UN-HABITAT. As scheduled in the
project, he should build the house with one lockable room and completely
tiled roof in another four months.
Sundaralingum and his wife Subashini lived in the Kandawalai DS
Division, Paranthan with their daughters. This is the second time they
had got displaced with increased LTTE hostilities. In 1996 too they were
displaced and lived away from home for six years.
Their house was on the west side of the A9 highway, over 10 miles
away. During the Eelam War IV, they left their meagre possessions and
ran for safety on November 18, 2008. Amidst the firing and explosions,
they lost their whereabouts. Somehow, they crossed the A9 road and
reached Puliyanpokkanai. After three months, on January 15, 2009, they
reached Mailvaganapuram from where they went to Pudukuduyirippu,
Sugandhirapuram, Kombavil and then to Puthumathalan. To their greatest
relief, they at last heard the Army announcing that they have cleared a
path for the civilians to reach safety. Thus they reached Iranapalai on
April 29, 2009. Then they settled down in the Ramanadan relief village.
Sundaralingum earns his living as a labourer settling back in their
original plot of land, life has become a hard task. They have started
building their house after resettling on March 3.
Kanthimadi (68) of Mundimuruppu village, was more than happy to
return home. She was eagerly listening to the details provided at the
village meeting held in the kovil premises on funds they are entitled to
receive to rebuild their houses.
Starting from Thunukkai, Kanthimadi moved to 21 places with her
children and grandchildren until they reached Puthumathalan. "We hardly
had time to figure out the directions. We ran to whichever the direction
from which there was no firing," she said disclosing her unpleasant
Today she lives alone in her crooked house. Relatives still live
around the place, to her comfort. "All my 11 children are married and
live with their families. I can't ask them to leave their families to
come and look after me. How can I ask them for help when they are also
struggling", she questioned.
Karupaiah Palawan was also at the meeting. He spoke Sinhala fluently.
"I'm from Ratnapura. As a 26-year-old man, I came to this village in
1976 with my uncles to cultivate paddy fields," said the old man with
much happiness. "My mother is Sinhala," he said. "I lost my eldest son
in 1999 - he was 19. He was wounded in an LTTE artillery attack and the
LTTE refused to treat him though we took him to the nearest hospital. I
was helpless at that point and I could not do anything. The LTTE did not
even try to treat my son," Palawan said. Three days later his son's leg
was amputated, but on the same day he died.
"When we were escaping the LTTE, we ran for miles and I carried one
of my old aunts. We did not rest for one night until we were far away
from the sounds of gunfire," he said. At Sungandirapuram, Palawan and
his family along with other groups managed to escape the LTTE grip and
reach Sri Lanka Army personnel. "The LTTE was blocking us from all
sides. They questioned where we are heading at every point. Misleading
them many times and risking our lives, we reached the safety of the
Army," he said.
"Now I have started cultivating two acres of paddy land and I'm a
tenant farmer as well," he said explaining his efforts to rebuild his
life. "I never thought we will return home alive. The Army saved us from
misery and thanks to them we live in peace today," Palawan said with
great gratitude.
The Mundimuruppu Grama Niladhari Division has six villages. According
to Grama Niladhari Aiyathurai Thruwarudchelvan, 112 families have been
selected from the GN division for UN-HABITAT assistance. During these
meetings the villagers are educated on the process and documentation
they need to produce. The project is fully funded by the Australian
Government. The UN-HABITAT gives each selected family Rs. 325,000 to
reconstruct or rebuild their houses. To lay the foundation Rs. 75,000 is
given and with close monitoring Rs. 100,000 is given at the second stage
to raise the walls. The next instalment would be Rs. 117,500 to build
the roof. The last instalment would be Rs. 32,500.
The villagers are not supposed to use asbestos or tin sheets for the
roof, taking the health impact into consideration. They should use roof
tiles. The Divisional Secretary facilitates the villagers by permitting
sand, cement and timber transportation without delay. Special
consideration is given to these people as resettling them is a top
priority for the Government. The villagers get-together and buy the
items collectively from selected places at reasonable prices. With all
this support, a family is generally capable of building the house with a
completed roof and one lockable room. With time and as they start
earning money, the family has to complete their house.
Using an owner-driven approach, the program helps families to
actively take charge of their own recovery. They plan, implement and
monitor their own progress. Their early involvement ensures that the end
result is a home that reflects their own aspirations. The process also
rekindles the local economy. Material and labour are procured locally.
This ensures that funds remain within the communities, while the
families earn or save by contributing their labour.
A house nearing
According to UN statistics, by August over 1,000 families have
started rebuilding their homes in the DS divisions of Kandawalai,
Karanchchi, Poonakary, Manthai East, Oddusudan, Thunukkai and Vavuniya
North. Another 170 families have completed repairs and many others are
nearing completion. The UN-HABITAT staff works closely with the
Government line ministries, both in Colombo and at provincial level. The
selection criteria solely depends on the approval of Government
The war paid the price for peace. The past is history and the future
is a mystery. This moment is the gift which can create wonders. With the
International Day for Peace around the corner, to be specific on
September 21, it is the correct time to give serious thought to
sustaining peace. A permanent home is the most valuable asset for a
family in a financial sense and is a sign of social dignity. It makes a
person feel safe in his/her surroundings.
Housing alone would not do however. Effective coordination is
essential to ensure that resources are not mis-allocated, creating
oversupply in some areas and under supply in others. Equally important
are the issues of quality standards and linkage between housing and
other infrastructure agencies, including water and sanitation,
electricity, roads and other social services. Stability of a community
is the key to maintain peace in a country.
People should realise that everyone belongs to each other. Once
Mother Teresa said, "If we have no peace, it is because we have
forgotten that we belong to each other".
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The Process of Illumination
Joshua Light show enhances Frank Zappa
It's midway through the second set at New York's Beacon Theatre and a complete technical disaster seems imminent. While Umphrey's McGee plays to a sold- out crowd, the lighting console is on the verge of crashing. Its screens flicker ominously, a tell- tale sign that the board is about to freeze, leaving the lighting designer helpless and literally powerless during one of the year's most high profile gigs. The timing is a bit unfortunate as all week the Umphrey's lighting team has been converting the show file to a new, state-of- the-art console, but that is a complex process of ones and zeros and it wasn't completed in time. So here I am, holding my breath, preparing for the worst as the concert continues with the illusion that the massive light show is running smoothly. But it all hinges on an aging hard drive that continues to glitch and is getting progressively worse as the show surges to its grand finale.
The fact that computers control automated moving lights is a feat itself considering how far lighting design has come in a relatively short amount of time. In the mid-'60s, promoter Bill Graham started booking Bay Area bands such as the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane at the Fillmore East in New York City, and a team of lighting designers (LDs) began experimenting with the idea that color, movement and texture could complement improvisational music. "Prior to that there was nothing," says Joshua White, who founded the Joshua Light Show, a team of lighting designers who created "liquid" light shows at the Fillmore. "Anything involving performance or bands—especially for pop culture—before that was filtered by the Ed Sullivans and the Dick Clarks, who really had no imagination."
Due, in part, to the low balcony at the Fillmore, White's team used a rear-projection screen and "painted" it with an array of mixed media, which included watercolors, dyes, broken mirrors and slide machines. These primitive, yet extremely psychedelic light shows became an integral part of the concerts and the musicians embraced it. "People were experiencing wonderful things with the sound and now there was something to look it, which was only 50 percent of the experience, but nobody considered that prior," says White. "The Grateful Dead loved the light show as did other bands from that tradition like The Allman Brothers, and some bands like Pink Floyd recognized on their own that light shows were critical."
Candace Brightman, who served as the Grateful Dead's lighting designer, says that one of the most significant developments in concert lighting, for her, came when she changed the vantage point of the light board while working with Traffic. At the time, lighting systems were designed for theater and were controlled from behind the stage. "I brought those dimmers and the controller and moved from backstage into the orchestra pit one day," she says. "Traffic started throwing chicken bones from the stage and I threw them back. This went on even while they were playing. That band had a great sense of humor." This is an apt metaphor for the interactive style of lighting that Candace would go on to hone with the Grateful Dead. There was a symbiotic relationship between the musicians and the light show, especially once the technology evolved and the lights began to move.
"By the time the '80s arrived, I was really sick of fixed lights," says Brightman. "Moving lights were great for lighting the audience and band as one, which I had always wanted to do. Such a relief—the endless variety of looks that became available."
The original concept for the moving light was that it could illuminate multiple positions so if the subject moved, you wouldn't need as many light sources for even coverage. Most designers, particularly in the theater world, would turn the light off as it was moved from one pre-programmed position to the next. It wasn't long though before designers such as Brightman started to experiment with leaving the light on while it moved, which was originally discovered by accident.
"At first I thought the Grateful Dead audience would be offended by distracting lighting effects, so I sort of eased into it," recalls Brightman. "Then, there was an 'aha' moment. [Crew chief ] Dan English, who ran the audience lighting, went to move the lights from the stage to another position and accidently opened their shutters as they were headed to a full ceiling [position] during 'Terrapin Station.' It happened at a perfect moment: the top of the instrumental after the 'Terrapin' refrain. The audience seemed to love it. This was a huge eye-opener for us."
Indeed, this was a pivotal moment that changed improvisational lighting as we know it today. Over time, Candace continued to develop an emotive style through the use of graceful, deliberate movement and vivid color combinations that would become synonymous with the Dead's live performances. Many contemporary LDs credit Candace as an influence.
"You didn't see too many sweeping movements back in the early '90s when we started using moving lights," says Phish lighting designer Chris Kuroda. "But I had seen a lot of Grateful Dead concerts and Candace had done a lot of big, huge audience sweeps so for me it sort of began there."