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* Land passed hands from Bodos to Muslims, who outnumbered the former in many villages. Slowly Muslims migrated to Kokrajhar town. Ghettoisation in urban areas sharpened conflicts.
* In 2003, the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) was created with the signing of an accord between state, Centre and Bodo Liberation Front (BLT), a militant outfit that spearheaded the separate Bodoland movement.
* Hagrama Mahilary, who once headed the BLT, formed a political outfit, Bodoland People's Front, and won the council election.
* The BTC faced opposition from the non-Bodo people. Some alleged the BTC administration under Hagrama Mahilary neglected them and immigrant Muslims.
What they say
"Hagrama Mahilary has masterminded the present situation. The armed miscreants who created trouble in Kokrajhar and Chirang are his followers. Today they targeted Muslim community. Tomorrow they will target other non-Bodo communities living in BTC areas." Abdur Rahim Ahmed, president of All Assam Minority Students Union
"The creation of the BTC was a major blunder …justice was denied to a majority of people living in present BTC areas … immigrant Muslims have been marginalised."Nani Gopal Mahanta, political science department, Gauhati University
FlashpointsJuly 6: Two immigrant Muslims killed in Gosaigaon in Kokrajhar district
July 19: Two leaders of All Bodoland Minority Students Union shot. ABMSU declares 'jehad' against Bodos
July 20: Four Bodos hacked to death. This triggers the current spiraling violence.

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Regarding the in-ring segment with Tommy Dreamer blasting Dixie Carter at his House of Hardcore IV event on Friday night, Dreamer really was informed at the last minute about TNA pulling Bully Ray so he could attend the Spike TV awards show.Ray was working the HOH event as part of the deal where Dreamer's promotion helped TNA fill their house when they ran a One Night Only pay-per-view taping in Poughkeepsie several months back. Dreamer really was upset about having to change his main event at the last minute after advertising it for some time.
In an update from earlier, it turns out that Dreamer's promo was not part of the show and as stated by Dreamer, was only for the fans in attendance. As of Sunday afternoon, Dreamer is still working as a TNA agent but this was not part of some big pre-planned inter-promotional angle.
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Founded in 1984, North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE) is a private, volunteer organization active at the state level, serving homeschoolers in North Carolina and beyond.
Homeschooling is the view that education is best when teaching and learning are integrated into the relationships and activities of the family.
The oldest form of education, homeschooling was legally recognized in NC in 1988.
Article 39 of chapter 115C of the General Statutes defines a Homeschool in NC. The Division of Non-Public Instruction (DNPE) administers the NC law governing homeschooling practice.
How to Homeschool High Schoolers
It is our goal to have the most informative website about homeschooling in North Carolinia.
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NCHE is proud to share in the work of vast network of passionate educators who serve as authors, speakers, and volunteers.
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Middle and High school sports include Boys Baseball, Boys & Girls Basketball, Boys & Girls Cross Country (individual & team), Golf (individual & team), Boys & Girls Soccer, Boys & Girls Swimming (individual & team), Girls Volleyball
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A multi-day event occuring in Winston-Salem in late May featuring national and regional speakers, workshops for the curious as well as the experienced and a vendor hall of over 45,000 square feet.
Coinciding with our annual conference, NCHE hosts a graduation ceremony for NCHE members.
Our biannual Spring event in Raleigh. Meet legislators and visit state museums.
Become part of an organization devoted to serving NC homeschoolers. Help us advance our threefold purpose: PROTECT the freedom of educating at home, PROVIDE encouragement & support to families who choose home education for their children, and PROMOTE home education as an educational alternative
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Do you have a passion for home education? Find a place to employ your talents and serve with NCHE!
Use the pull-down menu to filter the list of groups by a North Carolina county.
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ACCHE (Alamance County Christian Home Educators) ACCHE is made up of families who enjoy getting together on a regular basis for activities and educational opportunities. We average around 200 member families each year with children of all ages. |
Region 5 |
ACE (Administering Children's Education) Hickory, Granite Falls, Conover, Hudson, Claremont, Newton, Catawba, Hildebran |
Region 2 |
ACE Academy (Alternative Christian Educators) For ages K-12; provide play days, field trips, co-ops, special events, moms' night out, dads' night out, teen and middle school nights. We take up to 45 families with a fall and spring co-op. Most of our kids are in the middle school range. We do have a statement of faith that we review with our potential members. |
Region 5 |
Adventures Homeschool Group Our activities are best suited for elementary aged children with some events for children of all ages. Events include fun field trips, group hikes, play dates, volunteer opportunities, and much more. We welcome all homeschoolers regardless of race, religion, handicap, or political affiliation. We are located in Alamance County. Families from surrounding counties are welcome to join as well. Our fun-filled year runs from January to December. It is only $10 to join. |
Region 5 |
AGAPE AGAPE stands for Acting on God's Authority as Parent Educators. We are a group that seeks to please our Lord Jesus Christ as we teach our children at home. We meet at Grace Baptist Church on Haywood Rd in West Asheville, the first Monday evening of each month. (The 2nd Mondays of Sept and Jan, due to holidays.) We have workshops each month that address a wide variety of needs, as expressed by our members. We also offer mentoring relationships for newer homeschoolers, and encouragement for all of our members. |
Region 1 |
Agape Leadership Development To provide Christian support through fellowship events and field trips to all home educators in Onslow and surrounding counties with the purpose of unifying, encouraging, empowering, informing, and equipping. |
Region 9 |
Alamance County Christian Home Educators (ACCHE) The purpose of Alamance County Christian Home Educators is to provide information, inspiration, and support to families who exercise their God-given right and responsibility to educate their children. ACCHE is made up of families who enjoy getting together on a regular basis for activities and educational opportunities. |
Albemarle Homeschool Support League | Region 6 |
All American Homeschool Co-op The All American Homeschool Co-op is an educational homeschool cooperative for children of active duty military, DA civilians, contractors, reservists and retirees. The goal of this co-op is to create a community of military homeschool families who encourage and support each other, while providing educational opportunities for our children in a group setting. The group strives to provide affordable activities and instruction for children of all ages. We facilitate group learning through enrichment classes, field trips and service projects. |
Region 8 |
Alleghany Homeschool Hub Connecting all homeschooling families of Alleghany County, NC, and surrounding areas including Northwest NC, and Southwest VA. • HOMESCHOOL NEWS! - Get the latest local, state & national updates |
Region 2 |
Ambassadors for Christ | Region 6 |
Apex Baptist Home Educators Christian based group, but all are welcome. No cost for membership, ages of children evenly mixed. Monthly meetings, field trips, email newsletter, special classes (weekly PE). |
Region 5 |
ARCH-Raleigh Association of Roman Catholic Homeschoolers ARCH of Raleigh and Cary are affliated but have difference coordinators and activities depending on the group |
Region 5 |
Archway Classes Archway Classes is a parent-directed enrichment program for elementary and middle-school aged students in the Alamance County area. Our goal is to enhance your homeschooling by providing fun and educational classes taught from a Christian worldview by parents who are passionate about the subject matter. |
Region 5 |
Ark of the Covenant AOC Catholic Homeschoolers |
Region 9 |
ASHE (Ashe Schools of Home Education) Serving West Jefferson and Ashe County |
Region 2 |
Asheville Homeschool Co-op The Asheville Homeschool Co-op is a weekly secular co-op serving the greater Asheville area. The co-op hosts events (such as an annual talent show, a Halloween party and a swimming party) that are open to the homeschooling community. |
Region 1 |
Bedford Homeschooling Group We have field trips, MNOs, encouragement meetings, curriculum meeting, book swap, park days, starting a newsletter, and much more. We are a Christian group open to all and open to new members in the Bedford subdivision and surrounding areas. Our membership includes 12 families; children's ages range from 1 to 10. |
Region 5 |
Berean Baptist Church Homeschool Group This group helps homeschooling parents connect with and support each other. We offer monthly meetings to encourage and support homeschooling families. One does NOT have to be a church member to participate with this group of Christian homeschoolers. |
Region 8 |
Biltmore Baptist Church (BBC) Homeschoolers A fun group of over 200 families thrives at Biltmore Baptist Church. The group provides enrichment classes, field trips, Moms Night Out, etc. Its purpose and desire is to provide loving encouragement, quality enrichment and social interaction for students, as well as essential support for parents as they develop their children to Christ-like character; enabling them to stand firm in their belief in the teaching of the Bible as the complete and inerrant Word of God, thereby equipping them to glorify the name of Jesus Christ. |
Region 1 |
Blue Ridge Christian Home Educators | Region 2 |
Bond Park Homeschoolers Regional gathering of homeschoolers in close vicinity of Bond Park, Cary, NC |
Region 5 |
Bountiful Harvest Homeschoolers | Region 5 |
Brunswick County Home School Activity Group Our main purpose is to reach out to all homeschoolers and their children by providing activities & education, as well as offering moral support & friendship. |
Region 9 |
Burke County Home Educators Burke County Home Educators is an informal group of homeschooling families that live within Burke County or close proximity. While we all come from varied backgrounds, as well as different political and religious beliefs, we support and appreciate the diversity within our group. In BCHE we aim to treat each other with kindness and understanding, by focusing on what we have in common; the home education of our children and the desire to do the best for our families. |
Region 2 |
By God's Grace Home-School Friends [Yancey County] BGGHF is a community of Christian families who desire to see their children pursue godly character. Our goal is to support and encourage parents through the sharing of current information, resources and activities; provide social and educational experiences; and to create service opportunities that help others in need. This is accomplished at the adult level by developing relationships through parent meetings, group activities/events, and prayer support; and at the student level through group outings, activities and events. |
Region 2 |
Cabarrus County Home School Association (CCHSA) The Cabarrus County Home School Association (CCHSA) is a nonprofit, nondenominational, Christian home school support group dedicated to providing tools and encouragement to home educators and their families. Benefits of membership include educational and social opportunities, sharing of resources, updates on legal issues and requirements, group privileges and discounts as well as mentoring and group support. (Taken from the CCHSA website.) |
Region 4 |
Cape Carteret Classical Conversations Weekly Community of Classes and Fellowship |
Region 9 |
Caring and Sharing | Region 5 |


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Market Focus: Healthcare: CRM Says ''Ahhh...''
As healthcare providers turn to electronic records, CRM finds its way into the practice.
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It's hard to imagine a more customer-centric industry than healthcare. While most businesses sell products or services, healthcare providers like hospitals and private practices keep customers--the patients--alive and well. Healthcare payers, the other part of the industry, enable those patients to afford the ever-increasing cost of medical attention. Yet most people would report negative experiences with those organizations, centered on lack of understanding of individual patient issues. Scott Schumacher, senior vice president and chief scientist of Initiate Systems, spells out the need. "The most important part of [healthcare] CRM is integrated patient records," Schumacher says. He relates the oft-quoted hassle of filling out a medical history and insurance information, and then waiting. "Electronic medical records get rid of all that--it makes the check-in process more palatable. "Currently, all patient data is stovepiped; lab work, imaging, and history are kept in separate systems. One of the things we do is enable communication between these siloed systems," Schumacher says. There's good reason for this. "If you don't match two records that you should have put together, such as with drug allergies, you will have more than just a dissatisfied customer."
CaseStudy: Speedy Intake for Hospitals
Patient billing is the part of healthcare where CRM is most in use, but it's still complex, frustrating, and time-consuming. Errors at the beginning of the intake process create slow payments, improper billings, and denied claims at the end. Not in Cincinnati's TriHealth hospital system though--now that they're working with Cincom to streamline the registration process. TriHealth, a partnership between Bethesda and Good Samaritan Hospitals, performs over 2,000 patient intake registrations a day. The process includes creation of the patient's medical record, which must be accurate for appropriate treatment and care, according to Yvonne Focke, director of access and care management for TriHealth. "The issue was how to help my registrars remember all the different and changing rules that weren't in our registration system and couldn't be made part of it," Focke says. "Inefficiency can make us too late on a claim, or fail to get authorization before tests and procedures."
What TriHealth needed was a new way of doing intake, one based on business rules that could be updated quickly. "We discovered that Cincom had a product, then called Socrates, that was a rules-based overlay to guide registrars through a series of questions to get the right result," Focke says. TriHealth contracted Cincom to provide a solution, and that has since become Cincom IGR, a product produced in partnership. "Insurance codes have lots of numbers and very complex rules," explains Mike Greenwald, Cincom industry consultant. "Socrates was originally used in manufacturing for quote-to-order automation, and we expanded it to health. Let's provide something to registrars so the information is at their fingertips and guides them through the registration and collection process." Another part of Cincom IGR's value is the ease of update. "It doesn't need to be maintained by IT; insurance professionals can go in and update it. This negates the need of retraining and sending endless memos about new rules." In just six months TriHealth has realized exceptional benefits from Cincom IGR. Initial orientation time was reduced 15 percent, and continuing education training is down 50 percent. Employee retention has improved 25 percent due to reduced complexity, and satisfaction is up a like amount. Medicare and HIPAA compliance are 50 percent better than before, resulting in a one-third reduction in auditing and a 20 percent reduction in eligibility rejections. Just as important, Greenwald says, is patient care. "We keep the patient experience as pleasant as possible. They don't want to be barraged with questions while they're sitting in an emergency room waiting for care." "Most mainstream CRM technology is found in billing and accounts," says John Quinn, a senior executive and CTO of Accenture's Health & Life Sciences provider practice. Even in actual patient care, most CRM is focused on lower level activities. "Home health and elder care are where most of the classic CRM can be found. It's care management--not charts and medical histories, but reminders and simple upkeep." The issue, Quinn says, is integration. "Integration to clinical CRM is not an off-the-shelf thing," Quinn says. "The federal government has tried several initiatives to integrate health info. The first requirement is having that info in structured, coded electronic form, something 80 percent of providers don't have." That will change out of necessity, according to Jocelyn Young, research director at Datamonitor. The payers are used to dealing with employers, but the scope of relationships has expanded to individuals, increasing competition for customers. "Consumers are much more involved with their own healthcare and management because they are receiving more of the financial burden," Young says. "As they play a bigger role in selecting providers and payers, there's a growing need to cater to them." Hospitals advertising their services and expertise are one symptom of this trend. Eric Brown, research director for healthcare with Forrester Research, explains that another effect will be the repackaging of consumer healthcare options as friendly and interactive tools. "The complexity of healthcare is a big barrier to members getting full value. The trend is to give them more input and control, making them market drivers. But especially in HMOs, issues like cost and quality are taken off the table." Good CRM will help change people's perception of the system. "In a consumer-directed world, the consumer is given more control but it's more complex," Brown says. "The goal is to have the plan be viewed as a decision-making advocate, not part of the problem. Patients should think, 'It's me and my plan against the world,' not 'me and my doctor against the plan.'"
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Establishing additionality: fraud vulnerabilities in the clean development mechanism
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Title | Establishing additionality: fraud vulnerabilities in the clean development mechanism |
Author | Drew, Jacqueline Mary; Drew, Michael Emmanuel |
Journal Name | Accounting Research Journal |
Year Published | 2010 |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
Publisher | Emerald |
Abstract | Purpose: This study explores the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) which creates carbon credits from emission abatement projects in developing economies. The purpose of this paper is to examine the operation of the CDM with specific reference to fraud vulnerabilities regarding the additionality of a project. An examination of the process of establishment, certification and verification of additionality (confirmation that emissions post-implementation of the CDM project are lower than those that would have occurred under the most plausible alternative scenario) is used to highlight the need for particular vigilance in respect to sustaining and improving the integrity of future market-based mechanisms post-Kyoto. Design/methodology/approach: The study takes a case study approach, examining the CDM project cycle and associated key entities. Findings: The study posits that the processes associated with establishing and verifying additionality of a project are potentially key areas of systemic weakness that must be addressed. This case study explores the design features of the CDM that may afford greater opportunities for fraudulent or deceptive practices. Originality/value: The CDM takes a project-by-project approach to establishment, verification and certification of additionality. Whilst conceptually this design may be appropriate from an operational perspective, it potentially provides opportunities for fraudulent outcomes. The individualised approach is, by its very nature, highly resource-intensive and inherently difficult to verify. |
Peer Reviewed | Yes |
Published | Yes |
Alternative URI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/10309611011092574 |
Copyright Statement | Copyright 2010 Emerald. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version. |
Volume | 23 |
Issue Number | 3 |
Page from | 243 |
Page to | 253 |
Date Accessioned | 2010-11-24 |
Language | en_AU |
Research Centre | ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security |
Faculty | Arts, Education and Law |
Subject | Criminology; Finance |
URI | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/35404 |
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If you thought Stan Van Gundy couldn't keep his mouth shut while coaching Dwight Howard, he is just as out spoken now that D12 is in LA. On today's show, Baumann reviews SVG's comments that were made in an interview with ESPN Dallas. The comments cover a wide range of topics including; his opinion of how Howard will fit as a Laker, who should take the blame for the fall out in Orlando and what he did to try and motivate Howard on a daily basis.
Larry Ridley (WESH 2 Sports Director) joined the show today to spend a few minutes remembering Red Sox great Johnny Pesky. Ridley spent time covering sports in Boston and joined Baumann to share fond memories of Pesky.
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Springfield begins planning new vision for tornado-ravaged city
One month after the Springfield tornadoes, Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced a public-private partnership (PPP) between the Springfield Redevelopment Agency and a non-profit organization, DevelopSpringfield, called Rebuild Springfield and tasked it with re-envisioning and redeveloping the city.
In a recent series of public meetings hosted by the PPP in Springfield, including a city-wide meeting at the MassMutual Center on Oct. 15, residents and city leaders brainstormed ideas about the future of the city.
Several themes have developed, including the desire for an emphasis on creating and maintaining partnerships between different social organizations around the city in order to strengthen networks and support systems during the visioning and rebuilding process. Other themes included improving overall communication between the city and the public as well as focusing the dispersal of resources in the areas in which people congregate.
A few weeks after the PPP was announced, another notice was given that "Rebuild Springfield" would begin to work in tandem with the independent New Orleans-based design firm Concordia to plan the recovery of the entire city, not simply the sections damaged by the June 1 tornadoes.
Concordia has had broad experience planning and redesigning disaster-stricken areas like the Upper Ninth Ward in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the city of Greensburg, Kansas which was nearly destroyed by an EF-5 tornado in 2007. According to their website, the mission of Concordia is to create an "agreement" with stakeholders in the city and "facilitate the collaborative design of neighborhoods and buildings." The firm brought a unique and innovative approach to crafting Springfield's "master plan" called the "Nexus Model."
The model was implemented at the Oct. 15 meeting when the 50 or so participants were divided into six discussions about the social, cultural, organizational, economical, educational, and physical "domains." Once the brainstorming session in each of these groups was complete, a report was given by a representative to the rest of the room.
Of the many ideas each domain group came up with, some of the most strongly held beliefs were: Increasing accessibility to public transit, beautifying the city through planting flowering trees, creating a "jobs plan infrastructure" to keep jobs in Springfield, and increasing the number of opportunities for teens to connect with one another in safe social environments. Additionally, increasing the level of volunteerism across the city and eliminating redundancy in city bureaucracy were important ideas that were brought forth.
After the groups reported back, Bobbie Hill, an employee of Concordia who directed the morning's meeting, announced that further citywide planning meetings would occur in November and December, culminating in a final meeting in January when Springfield's Master Plan would be unveiled.
Throughout the course of the meeting it seemed that residents and organizers were very pleased with the results. However, one woman who identified herself as a community organizer said, with the general agreement of the crowd, "for a citywide meeting, the turnout is not good" and stressed that future meetings needed to be publicized better. She pointed out that the MassMutual Center, where the meeting was being held Saturday, had housed people who were made homeless in the immediate aftermath of the storm but that it was not evident any of those people were in attendance at this meeting.
The next public meeting will be held on Tuesday Nov. 15 from 6:30 to 9pm in the J.C. Williams Center, 116 Florence St. in Springfield.
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Portrayed by | Pat Harrington, Jr. |
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Gender | Male |
Occupation | Inspector |
Children | Maria Clouseau aka Pretty Inspectress Maria(9 years old) |
The Inspector is a series of 1960s television cartoons produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and released through United Artists. The titular character is based on Jacques Clouseau, a comical French police officer who is the main character in the Pink Panther series of films.
Although the titular character was never given a name, in contrast to the completely inept Inspector Clouseau, the cartoon character was generally competent, if prone to moments of bad judgment. Humor came from the sometimes surreal villains and situations to whom the Inspector was exposed, with a healthy dose of stylized cartoon slapstick. Through these difficult circumstances, criminals often get the better of him and he must face the wrath of his ill-tempered, bullying Commissioner (based on Herbert Lom's Commissioner Dreyfus) who holds him in well-deserved contempt.[1]
In the majority of the cartoons, the Inspector usually tells Deux-Deux, whenever Deus-Deux says "Si",: "Don't say 'Sí', say 'Oui'", to which Deux-Deux would reply "Sí, I mean 'Oui'". In Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat, Deux-Deux was advised not to say "Oui-sick", but "Seasick". At a time of panic, Deux-Deux exclaims "¡Holy frijoles!", meaning "Holy beans!". Sometimes, Deux-Deux ends up as the winner, when he arrests the culprit, usually without much of a struggle, as in The Pique Poquette of Paris and Ape Suzette.
While both characters bore the brunt of the slapstick, a sense of dedication to the police force and repeated attempts would achieve mixed success, as the Inspector and Deux-Deux would generally either apprehend the wanted criminal or recover the item assigned to them.
Pat Harrington, Jr. provided the voice for the Inspector and also supplied the voice of the Inspector's assistant, Spanish gendarme named Deux-Deux (often sounding like "Ju-Du"), a common French nickname for Eduard/Eduardo. The frustrated Commissioner was voiced primarily by Paul Frees. Larry Storch, Marvin Miller, and Mark Skor also alternated providing the Commissioner's voice as well.[1] The first entry, The Great DeGaulle Stone Operation, was the short featured before screenings of the James Bond film Thunderball.
While the Inspector character design remained basically the same throughout the DePatie-Freleng shorts, and was used in the opening credit sequence of the 1968 live-action film Inspector Clouseau (which had Alan Arkin standing in for Peter Sellers as the title character), the Inspector featured in the opening titles of later Pink Panther features starting in the 1970s changed dramatically to first resemble Sellers more closely and then Steve Martin in the remake series in the 2000s.[1]
The music used for the titles of the cartoon was the song "A Shot in the Dark" by Henry Mancini, borrowed from the 1964 feature film of the same name (the second entry in the Pink Panther film series). Additional music in the shows was composed initially by William Lava, then by Walter Greene later on. Two shorts had their own unique version of the theme music, Napoleon Blown-Aparte and Cock-A-Doodle Deux-Deux.[1]
All 34 entries appeared during the inaugural season (1969–1970) of The Pink Panther Show. For new bumper sequences, the Inspector (now voiced by Marvin Miller) is featured trying to capture The Pink Panther.[1]
List of shorts[edit]
- Pat Harrington, Jr. - The Inspector, Deux-Deux
- Paul Frees - The Commissioner (1966–1967)
- Don Messick - Deux-Deux (La Feet's Defeat)
- Larry Storch - The Commissioner (1965–1966) (The Great DeGaulle Stone Operation, Napoleon Blown-Aparte)
- Marvin Miller - The Commissioner (1967, 1968–1969), The Inspector, Deux-Deux (The Pink Panther Show)
- Mark Skor - The Commissioner (1967) (Canadian Can-Can)
Home media[edit]
A DVD containing the first seventeen shorts was released on March 4, 2008 from MGM Home Entertainment/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.[citation needed]
A DVD set titled Pink Panther and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection released on January 27, 2009 by MGM Home Entertainment contains the first set of 17 shorts and a volume 2 containing the last 17 shorts.
The first season of The Pink Panther is available for download on Amazon Instant Video in the United States.[2]
The Inspector was revived in 1993 for the syndicated series, The Pink Panther, voiced by Brian George. The Inspector often works alongside the Pink Panther when he is depicted in law enforcement.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f Beck, Jerry (2006). Pink Panther: The Ultimate Guide to the Coolest Cat in Town. New York, New York: Dorling Kindersley, Ltd. ISBN 0-7566-1033-8.
- ^ amazon.com The Pink Panther Show – Season 1 at Amazon Instant Video
External links[edit]
- Big Cartoon Database
- Golden Age
- Retrô TV (Portuguese)


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NORMAN, Okla. -- No. 14 Oklahoma captured its second straight Big 12 Men's Tennis Championship, beating No. 13 Baylor 4-2 in the conference tournament final Sunday at the Headington Family Tennis Center.
The top two seeds of the tournament met for the second straight year in the final with the Sooners topping the regular-season champion Bears with victories in doubles and Nos. 2, 3 and 6 singles.
"Winning the first (Big 12 Championship) was hard and winning the second one was harder," OU head coach John Roddick said. "It's a challenge every year and to start being in the mix every time to win a championship is great. Our expectation from the players is starting to really show and the confidence from them has really risen. Our attitude got a lot better in the last week and a half and our competitive spirit came out."
The Bears handed the Sooners their only Big 12 loss of the regular season in Waco, Texas, on April 12. After that, OU beat Texas Tech and Oklahoma State to claim the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament.
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The Sooners beat rival Texas for the second time this season to clinch a spot in the Big 12 Championship finals. Going into Sunday's match, Roddick said the doubles point would be very important.
OU's No. 2 tandem of Guilermo Alcorta and Axel Alvarez Llamas quickly beat Patrick Pradella and Roberto Maytin, 8-4. Costin Paval and Dane Webb dropped their match on Court 1, 8-6, and the doubles point came down to the battle on Court 3.
The momentum swung OU's way, with Lawrence Formentera and Nick Papac topping Tony Lupieri and Julian Lenz, 9-8 (8-6).
"That was huge, that doubles match," Roddick said. "If we don't have that point, there's still a match out there that could go either way. Getting that point was going to be critical for either team."
Baylor quickly tied it with a win on Court 5 and took the lead with a Court 1 win, but OU came back swinging.
Alcorta responded to the Bear's lead with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Mate Zsiga.
A junior from Bilbao, Spain, Alcorta was named the tournament's most outstanding player.
"It's nice playing well," Alcorta said. "But in the end, the most important thing is that the team wins. I think I collaborated in that and it feels perfect."
Papac, who returned to lineup for the tournament after missing the Texas Tech and Oklahoma State matches due to injury, tied it again for the Sooners with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 win on Court 6.
That left the determining matches to Alvarez Llamas on Court 3 and Webb on Court 4. Alvarez Llamas won his first set on a 7-6 (7-5) tiebreaker and was in the second set. Webb split two sets with Lupieri and was in his third.
"I didn't know," Alvarez Llamas said. "I knew we had lost the No. 1 point, but I didn't know what was going on on the other side [of the courts]. I just played my match. I knew it was an important match because everybody was watching me. I just tried to keep focused and play my game."
Alvarez Llamas, a freshman from Asturias, Spain, won his match and the championship for the Sooners after a 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 victory.
The Sooners dogpiled on Court 3 and doused Roddick with water from a Gatorade cooler.
"It's unbelievable," Alvarez Llamas said. "I didn't know it was going to be like this. I saw pictures of the guys winning the Big 12 from last year, but I didn't know it was going to be so fun. I was so nervous. It was unbelievable. I don't have any more words to describe it."
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This time a year ago, Shania Hutton was in a coma, on life support in Dunedin Hospital. Now, she is playing outdoors in the summer sun, having the most memorable holiday she can imagine.
It has been just over a year since the 11-year-old was almost killed when she was hit by a car on a pedestrian crossing near her Riselaw Rd home.
The accident, in December 2011, left Shania with serious head and lung injuries, and doctors initially told her family she was unlikely to survive.
Shania spent six months in Dunedin Hospital and the Wilson Centre in Auckland, where she received rehabilitation and physiotherapy.
She was able to return home last June.
Shania's mother, Jane, said the family's summer holidays included visiting the family dairy farm at Clydevale, as well as Central Otago.
Shania has no recollection of anything that happened from the week before her accident until last April.
''I'm annoyed I slept through last Christmas and the holidays.
''But I'm making up for it this year.''
She was having what she called ''a hunormous'' holiday, doing most of the things ''normal'' girls do on holiday.
Mrs Hutton said Shania's health had improved ''out of sight'' but she still had a long way to go.
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Fatigue was still a major challenge. Just doing a short day trip left her tired for the rest of the week. So the family had been taking life slowly.
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LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Parole Board said Thursday it is recommending to the governor that a state prison inmate's 1994 life sentence for killing a man near Benton County be commuted to 21 years in prison.
Paul W. Stacy,. 43, was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery in the February 1993 death of Gene Edmond Cook.
The board voted 4-1 to recommend to Gov. Mike Beebe that he commute Stacy's sentence.
Parole Board member James Wallace wrote that Stacy's two attorneys, as well as 13 family members, attended his executive clemency hearing.
Board member Richard Brown cast the only ''no'' vote.
In his narrative of the 1993 incident, Stacy said he and Thomas Aman met Cook at a tavern and agreed to drive him to Noel, Mo.
Cook fell asleep in the car and Stacy took money from his coat pocket, adding they later stopped to pull Cook out of the car, but he woke up. That was when Aman struck Cook with a tire iron, Stacy wrote.
Aman, 21 at the time, , was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery in connection with Cook's death and was sentenced to life in prison.
Stacy said he was a "foolish young man," and that while in prison, he has completed his GED, as well as a course in anger management.
He said he also has taken a farrier course, is involved in the state prison's K-9 search and rescue team and has helped local, county and state law enforcement capture escaped felons. He said he also helps find lost children and elderly people.
"I'm extremely sorry to all the victims involved in this case and I have worked hard to make amends," he wrote, adding he hopes the governor "will have mercy upon me and see me worthy of a second chance."


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Here is an earlier idea for a Newsletter: http://community.linuxmint.com/idea/view/1696 Here is an earlier idea for a Maling List: http://community.linuxmint.com/idea/view/1196 This post rejected as a duplicate. Earlier ideas still open/new |
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promoting it. agree with other members comments about community commitment | |
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I agree with @RayWoods , @compuman2004 and @wolverine_tech . And I think what is mentioned by @wolverine_tech is very important. "But will require active community involvement to keep it going. Otherwise it might become another added responsibility to the dev team." Managing 'Mailing Lists' would need Additional Moderators. Editing and putting out 'Monthly News Letter (E-mail)' would need Additional Editors. It seems Mint Team doesn't have additional resources for realizing this idea at present. However this is a good idea for making Mint World prosper, I promote this. By the way, the idea which has been suggested before is here. "Linux Mint Mailing list" This idea's Score is 19 points / 29 votes, and its Status is still 'New'. That is to say, the idea of this kind rates with community members and stay still alive. |
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I like the idea. While the monthly stats update posted by Clem on the blog (plus other blog posts) do keep the info coming, a consolidated 'newsletter' sounds like a good idea. But will require active community involvement to keep it going. Otherwise it might become another added responsibility to the dev team. Perhaps, Mint can get some ad revenues too from the newsletters... |
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RayWoods |
It may have been suggested before but that doesn't detract from whether it is a good idea or not. In my opinion, anything which increases user participation must be a good idea. Not everyone logs into this site or the main Mint site regularly so a quick digest of Linux and Mint news, say once a month, could help generate interest and remind users of these wonderful resources. |
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The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) has external advisers to enhance its programs and areas of expertise. Begun in 2012, the NCCOR External Scientific Panel (NESP) advises NCCOR on its future direction and provides guidance on specific projects or emerging work.
The Panel serves as a valuable liaison between NCCOR and the extramural community, informing the Collaborative on new science and ideas and on connections to extramural research, practice, and policy. Further, it contributes to the ongoing refinement of NCCOR's strategic plan, including helping to establish key performance indicators and other metrics associated with evaluating the impact of the Collaborative.
As part of its strategic planning efforts, NCCOR asked NESP members to provide input on how NCCOR can best accelerate progress in reducing childhood obesity. In its first two years, NESP worked to identify and hone recommendations or priority areas for impactful projects that NCCOR might undertake. Options for activities within each recommendation were presented to the NCCOR membership in fall 2013.
In 2014, through in-person brainstorming sessions and preparatory and follow-up work, NESP will help NCCOR think through projects the Collaborative can undertake through strategic alliances it forms with partners. All along, the Panel and NCCOR member liaisons to NESP ensure that work generated adheres to several guiding principles. As projects or initiatives are developed, it is critical to:
- Leverage existing efforts and avoid duplication
- Ensure that disparities are addressed in a concrete way
- Incorporate training and tools, as appropriate
- Leverage opportunities to bring in other sectors (education, transportation, environmental sustainability, etc.)
NESP is comprised of experts from a range of disciplines relevant to childhood obesity, and panel members were nominated and selected by the NCCOR funders because their respective expertise aligns with one or more of NCCOR's goals.
Recent NESP Members
Ronette R. Briefel, DrPH, RD
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Mathematica Policy Research
Ross C. Brownson, PhD
–Professor of Epidemiology
Prevention Research Center
Washington University in St. Louis
John Cawley, PhD
Department of Policy Analysis and Management
Department of Economics
Institute on Health Economics, Health Behaviors and Disparities
Cornell University
Frank J. Chaloupka, PhD
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—Distinguished Professor of Economics and Policy
University of Illinois at Chicago
Terry Huang, PhD, MPH
City University of New York School of Public Health
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Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH
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Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
–President of American Public Health Association (APHA)
Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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James F. Sallis, PhD
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Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Active Living Research (ALR)
Mary Story, PhD, RD
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Duke University
Healthy Eating Research (HER)
Elsie M. Taveras, MD, MPH
—Chief of the Division of General Academic Pediatrics
—Director of Pediatric Population Health Management Massachusetts General Hospital
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Relations between India and Bangladesh currently stand at a crucial juncture, largely on account of two things. One, general elections in Dhaka are slated to take place by the end of the year. Two, ties look relatively rosy in a way they haven't in years. Consider how close on the heels of several Indian dignitaries President Pranab Mukherjee will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow, on his first foreign trip. Clearly, there is no denying the fact that the bilateral relationship between the two countries has experienced an upswing in recent years. Since coming to power in 2008, the Awami League-led dispensation in Dhaka has gone the extra mile to forge a new partnership with New Delhi, one that is based on mutual understanding. This is best exemplified by Bangladesh's efforts to crack down on anti-India forces operating from its soil. From dismantling Ulfa assets to cleansing its own security establishment of elements inimical to New Delhi, Dhaka has left no stone unturned to address Indian concerns.
On its part, India has reciprocated through several measures. It has extended a $1 billion line of credit for infrastructure projects in Bangladesh, significantly reduced tariff and non-tariff barriers - even allowing duty-free access to several lines of garments - for Bangladeshi imports, and signed a range of MoUs and agreements for cooperation in sectors as diverse as power, railways and education. It has also cleared the way for transit between Bangladesh and Nepal, as well as Bangladesh and Bhutan.
Having said that, neither country can afford to rest on these achievements. Thanks to the legacy of its liberation struggle, Bangladesh's polity continues to be extremely polarised. A change in government in Dhaka can easily see bilateral relations go back to square one. This is precisely why the momentum in two-ways ties should not be allowed to ebb.
In this regard, 2013 began on a positive note with the two countries inking an extradition treaty and a liberalised visa regime. The extradition treaty has been under discussion for the last three decades and is a natural corollary of recent security cooperation. It is a known fact that criminals from India and Bangladesh frequently cross the 4, 000 km border to evade the law. This in turn has converted the border areas into hubs for all sorts of criminal activities such as smuggling of drugs and contraband, kidnapping and human trafficking, running of counterfeit currencies, etc.
Similarly, there are several push factors behind undocumented migration from Bangladesh to India -and vice-versa - such as family bonds, seasonal unemployment, limited opportunities in the agriculture sector and the lack of alternative livelihood options. The hitherto cumbersome visa norms meant that migrants crossed the border illegally with the help of middlemen and brokers. In doing so they frequently exposed themselves to criminal elements. However, the new liberalised visa regime coupled with the extradition treaty should make cross-border travel far safer and easier than before, and boost people-to-people contacts. But given that this is an election year in Bangladesh, the Awami-led government needs to show some immediate gains for its substantial investment in the India-Bangladesh relationship. This is why the conclusion of the Teesta river water treaty and the implementation of the Land Boundary Agreement are so important. The waters of the Teesta, which flow through north Bengal before entering Bangladesh, are a crucial source of sustenance for the people of the region. Many more people in Bangladesh are dependent on the Teesta than in India. However, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's last-minute refusal to agree to a 50:50 water sharing formula during the dry months scuttled this historic deal and embarrassed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his 2011 visit to Dhaka.
Similarly, ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement that would see a swap of Indian and Bangladeshi enclaves in each other's territory awaits aconstitutional amendment in the Indian parliament. There are 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh and 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in India. Several theories abound as to how these came about. The most colourful is that these were pieces of land wagered in games of chess between the Raja of Cooch Behar and the Faujdar of Rangpur. And there are the 51, 000 inhabitants of these enclaves who live in pitiable conditions. Cut off from the mainland and sans any law and order infrastructure, these enclaves have also become hubs for smugglers and criminal gangs.
If New Delhi moves fast to resolve the Teesta and enclave issues, it would provide a huge boost to the Awami dispensation. On his recent visit to Bangladesh foreign minister Salman Khurshid conveyed Indian willingness to go the distance. The Congress leadership has been holding exhaustive cross-party talks here to generate consensus on these deals. With Mukherjee's visit and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expected to visit New Delhi in August, this provides the perfect opportunity to seal the agreements. The resulting benefits would galvanise ties and put them on an irreversible trajectory.
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So yeah... when I was younger (but still kinda freaking old to have a teddy bear xD), I created a story with my sister and a friend, using our plush toys.
My awesome teddy bear was the head of the Mafia, killing every other plush toys he didn't like.
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Christine Cousineau volunteers at the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf in Burlington a couple days a week and receives food stamps. She's receiving $11 a month less now because of an end to stimulus money. / EMILY McMANAMY/FREE PRESS
Christine Cousineau volunteers at the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf several days a week and receives food stamps. She gets $11 a month less now because of an end to stimulus money. / EMILY McMANAMY/FREE PRESS
� Number of receiving households this year: 52,510
� Number of receiving households in 2003: 20,317
� Number of people in receiving households: 100,807
� Average monthly benefit per household as of September: $243
� Amount of monthly benefit cut as of Nov. 1: $11 for one-person; $20 for two; $29 for three; $36 for four
� Percent of households with children: 34
� Percent of households with disability: 41
� Percent of households who are elderly: 13
� Percent of households working: 33
� Amount of income to be eligible (185 percent of poverty level): $21,276/year gross for one person; $28,716 for two; $36,144 for three; $43,584 for four.
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Volunteers and staff members at the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf hustle on Thursday to collect and redistribute turkeys to their clients before Thanksgiving. / EMILY McMANAMY/FREE PRESS
Deb Lane, a volunteer from Seventh Generation, helps distribute turkeys to clients at the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf on Thursday. / EMILY McMANAMY/FREE PRESS
Christine Cousineau will get by with an $11 cut in her monthly food stamp allotment, she said, but she�ll feel it.
�Eleven dollars cuts me back on milk, bread, maybe even meat,� said Cousineau of Burlington, a 64-year-old former machine operator on disability because of arthritis.
As of Nov. 1, the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reduced the amount given to recipients, marking the end of federal stimulus money that provided a recession-time boost. SNAP provides funding for what is commonly known as food stamps, and is administered by the state of Vermont as 3SquaresVT.
For a single person, the cut is $11; for a family of two it�s $20; for a family of three, $29; and family of four, $36. The average household on 3SquaresVT received $243 a month before the reductions.
The cutbacks were expected, but come at a time when many recipients also face other challenges, including:
� The economy is still wobbling on toddler-like legs. Vermont still has 2,000 fewer jobs than in pre-recession 2007. A recent census survey indicated that nationally wages had not rebounded and the number of people in poverty remained the same from 2011 to 2012.
� Congress is talking about cutting food stamps further by as much as $40 billion over 10 years.
� Sequestration cuts have also just been made to other federally funded social services programs. Fuel assistance, subsidized housing, child care assistance and WIC subsidies have all seen cuts.
�It�s a combination of reductions that makes it very hard to be poor right now,� said David Yacavone, commissioner of the state Department for Children & Families.
�Everybody I talk to is just beside themselves,� said Cousineau, as she was volunteering recently at the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf in Burlington where she is also a client.
Food shelves are the next place for people to turn when their food stamps run out. Around the state, those who run food shelves are bracing for � and in some cases already seeing � greater demand. Community after community has examples of local volunteers stepping up to fill the void.
The Milton Family Community Center food shelf normally sees 80 families a month, but halfway through November already had 60, said manager Cheryl Alwine. Usually, 150 boxes of food from a separate federal commodities program lasts the whole month, but they were gone by Nov. 18, she said.
The Hinesburg Food Shelf saw 111 families in October 2012. A year later, that number climbed to 123 for the month, said co-director Jeff Glover.
The Colchester Food Shelf went over budget on food it purchases for the year and had to dip into reserves, said President James Ehlers. Though the number of clients has remained the same, he said, for reasons that are unclear, there has been more turnover this year. Some families have left but have been replaced by an equal number.
The 5-year-old Williston Food Shelf had in the past spent $25,000 in a holiday season and this year will spend $40,000 to meet the demand, said President Cathy Michaels. �We�ve seen such an increase in use this year,� Michaels said.
The real brunt, several food shelf managers said, is likely to hit after the holidays, when donations drop off and winter sets in, especially if Congress cuts the food stamp program further.
�We�re kind of anticipating a tough winter for people,� said Angela Smith-Dieng, 3SquaresVT advocacy manager for the organization Hunger Free Vermont. �It�s going to build over time.�
�It�s very likely that further cuts are coming,� said John Sayles, chief executive officer of the Vermont Foodbank, which supplies a portion of the food that local food shelves distribute. �I think the benefits need to be increased.�
More cuts coming?
In Washington, the House has proposed cutting $40 billion from SNAP over 10 years. The Senate has suggested $4.5 billion in cuts. Negotiations on the Farm Bill, where the program is funded, are expected to heat up this month.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who is on the Farm Bill conference committee, voted against future cuts and co-sponsored a bill that would have halted the Nov. 1 end-of-stimulus cuts, spokesman David Carle said.
�The SNAP funding issue is the most difficult remaining issue (in addition to dairy) in the House-Senate conference on the Farm Bill,� Carle said.
With both the House and Senate proposing cuts, some level of reduced funding for the next 10 years seems inevitable.
�Really, they�re negotiating the size of the cuts,� Sayles said. �I see this as a really bad omen for Vermont. I really do expect with these cuts we�ll have families that were getting by that are now going to be stretched and have to go to food shelves.�
Nationally and in Vermont, the number of people applying for food stamps has been rising. In Vermont, 48,480 families received 3SquaresVt in 2012, compared to 19,605 a decade earlier in 2002. The increase continued in 2013, even with the recession technically in the rear-view mirror.
That�s to be expected, according to a July report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which said, �SNAP enrollment and costs are high because the job market remains weak. � The historical record shows that declines in poverty and SNAP enrollment typically lag behind declines in the unemployment rate following recessions.�
The report noted that the Congressional Budget Office anticipates SNAP costs will eventually decline as the job market picks up. �CBO projects that by 2019, SNAP costs will fall all of the way back to their mid-1990s level, measured as a share of gross domestic product,� the report said.
For Vermont food shelves, the rising demand for food comes on top of a decision this fall by Shaw�s supermarkets to stop donating soon-to-expire perishables, Sayles said. �It was about 8 percent of our food,� he said.
Shaw�s made the New England-wide decision, saying it had implemented new strategies to better manage its stock and that it would continue to help the Foodbank in other ways.
Hannaford supermarkets and various local grocery stores continue to donate perishables, he said. The Foodbank is talking with Shaw�s and Price Chopper about other possible ways the stores might contribute, he said.
The Vermont Foodbank is also looking for new ways to provide more healthy, local produce for food shelf clients, including working with the Vermont Food Venture Center to peel and freeze fresh foods and give them a longer shelf life, he said.
The Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf in Burlington is conducting classes to teach people how to prepare healthy and cost-efficient meals, Executive Director Rob Meehan said.
The network of smaller food shelves in communities around Chittenden County have grown markedly in the last five years. They receive some food from the Vermont Foodbank, but are also fueled by volunteers and local contributions. Each town has had its own unique way of looking out for its own residents.
Colchester outgrew its church-run food closet and now has a nonprofit organization open three days a week in a Main Street building, operated with the help of 60 volunteers and supported by local fundraising.
Hinesburg�s food shelf operates out of its own building donated by NRG Systems. Richmond has a five-day-a-week downtown storefront food shelf that is funded in part by sales from its thrift store.
Last week, food shelves were handing out hundreds of Thanksgiving turkeys, many of which were donated by local residents and stores. Those were a bonus on top of the usual offerings, which food shelves typically allow families to collect once a month.
At the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf on a recent day, Cousineau was working as a volunteer, overseeing the distribution of fresh produce. There was less produce than usual now that the growing season is over, she said, so clients were allowed half a bag each. The lack of food from Shaw�s is noticeable, she said.
The shelves to her right were full of canned goods, pasta and peanut butter. She said bread is usually plentiful.
Cousineau said she relies on the food shelf to stretch her budget. She has no car, so she can�t do much bulk shopping, but she said she is a careful shopper. �I can live on very little,� she said
Cousineau added that the cuts in food stamps will really hurt some people she knows. Her granddaughter�s food stamps, she said, were cut by $20 for her and her baby.
There is good news, though. Her granddaughter recently landed a job after looking for a couple of years. A sign of an improving economy?


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To help answer this question, David Gubbins and colleagues at Leeds University collected old navigational data from ships' log books, dating from 1590 to 1840.This data mainly consists of magnetic field directions from the ships' compasses. The team then used this data to reconstruct the Earth's magnetic field strength during this time.
The researchers calculated that the "dipole Gauss coefficient", which is proportional to the Earth's dipole moment, fell by about 2 nanoTesla per year between 1590 to 1840, which is significantly smaller than the decrease of 15nT per year after 1840. These results show that the magnetic field strength was relatively stable from 1590 to 1840, and has steadily fallen by about 5% each century since then (see figure). Finally, the team also examined the difference in the magnetic field's structure at the Earth's core-mantle boundary before and after the mid-1800s from paleomagnetic intensity data. They found that the most recent decline in magnetic field strength most likely comes from an area of reversed flux in the Southern Hemisphere, near Antarctica -- a feature that is absent in the 1590-1840 data.
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Islamabad: The trial of seven Pakistani suspects, including Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was on Saturday adjourned till May 25 as the judge was on leave.
The reason for Judge Chaudhry Habib-ur-Rehman going on leave could not immediately be ascertained.
Court officials said the case would be taken up again on May 25.
The Federal Investigation Agency is yet to appoint someone to replace chief prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali, who was gunned down by suspected militants in Islamabad on May 3.
Sources said Ali`s deputy Chaudhry Azhar too was not keen on handling the case following the assassination of the chief prosecutor.
Ali was killed by unidentified gunmen near his home in Islamabad in an execution-style drive-by shooting.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Besides the Mumbai attacks case, Ali was also handling the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, over which former President Pervez Musharraf was recently arrested by the FIA.
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