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Now that the NHL has a new 10-year CBA, puck-drop is just around the corner. Below is a look at the changes each team has made since the end of the 2012 season.
2011-12: 35-37-10, missed playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
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Given their fast starts in recent years, the shortened NHL season will doubtless imbue Leafs Nation with the notion that this could be their year. Not to win the Cup, mind. After seven consecutive seasons of sitting at home when Lord Stanley's big dance commences – the longest such drought in the league – just making the playoffs would be deemed an overwhelming triumph and might well be a necessity for general manager and president Brian Burke to keep his job.
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F James van Riemsdyk, F Keith Aucoin, F Jay McClement
Say goodbye to …
D Luke Schenn, G Jonas Gustavsson, F Colby Armstrong, F Joey Crabb, D Jeff Finger, F Jay Rosehill
Top prospect – Nazem Kadri
The former first-round pick's time to shine is now, and given the (inevitable) hype surrounding this offensive talent, Leafs fans will demand nothing less. He has a few years of pro experience under his belt now, and despite jibes about his conditioning from some quarters, is starting to throw his weight around in the AHL, averaging just under a point a game.
NHLers abroad during lockout:
D Cody Franson (Brynas, Sweden), F Mikhail Grabovski (CSKA Moscow, KHL), D Carl Gunnarson (Orebro, Sweden), F Nikolai Kulemin (Metallurg, KHL), F Joffrey Lupul (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, KHL), F Clarke MacArthur (ETC Crimmitschau, Germany).
2011-12: 31-35-16, missed playoffs.
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Finishing last in the Eastern Conference is never a good thing, but it's a catastrophe in a city that has seen 24 Stanley Cup parades. Luckily the dark clouds of last season seem to have dissipated somewhat, and the arrival of former NHLer Marc Bergevin as general manager and the reinstatement of Michel Therrien behind the bench for his second go-round in Montreal point to brighter days ahead, not to mention the selection of Alex Galchenyuk with the third overall pick – a player some experts feel may turn out to be the best player in the 2012 draft. Now they just need to get Sportsnet analyst P.K. Subban under contract and back to his day job of patrolling the Habs' blueline.
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F Colby Armstrong, F Brandon Prust, G Cedrick Desjardins, D François Bouillon
Say goodbye to …
D Chris Campoli, F Mathieu Darche, F Brad Staubitz
Top prospect – Alex Galchenyuk
It might not be from the get-go, but eventually the third overall pick in the 2012 draft will be looked upon to fill the Canadiens' seemingly eternal search for a dominating centre with size and skills. At 6 foot 1, he's not exactly a behemoth, but he's an upgrade on the what he can do with the puck in the recent world junior championship, registering two goals and six assists as the United States rolled to just its third gold medal in the event.
NHLers abroad during lockout
F David Desharnais (HC Fribourg-Gotteron, Switzerland), D Raphael Diaz (Zug, Switzerland), F Lars Eller (JYP, Finland), D Alexei Emelin (Ak Bars Kazan, KHL), D Tomas Kaberle (Kladno, Czech Republic), D Andrei Markov (Vityaz Chekhov, KHL), F Tomas Plekanec (Kladno, Czech Republic), D Yannick Weber (Geneva-Servette, Switzerland)
2011-12: 41-31-10, lost in first round of playoffs.
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Apple Time Capsule
One network, multiple standards, simultaneously
This is one aspect of Apple's Airport Extreme and Time Capsule products that has always baffled us. Most wireless routers these days include an ADSL modem and router so that you can set up your network and connect it to the internet with just that single device.
Provide visitors with internet access
However, neither the Time Capsule nor the Airport Extreme router includes a modem, which means that anyone that wants to connect network to internet connection also has to plug the Time Capsule into a separate device.
That leaves you with two lumps of plastic sitting on the floor by your telephone socket, along with two sets of messy cables and power leads. We'd much rather have a combined modem-router in a single box – especially at this price.
The main difference between this update and the original Time Capsule that was announced this past January is its new 'simultaneous dual-band' capability. This means that the Time Capsule can connect to other wireless devices using both the 2.4GHz frequency band used by 802.11b/g devices, and the 5GHz band used by the faster 802.11a standard. The new, faster 802.11n can operate in either band.
The original Time Capsule could work in 2.4GHz and 5GHz, but could only use one band at a time. So if you set it up to work in the 5GHz band for your laptops and later wanted to connect a 802.11g-only device, such as a phone, you had to reconfigure the WLAN. The new model can connect to one set of machines on one band while connecting to other devices on the other band - at the same time.
Time Capsule will select Wi-Fi bands automatically
To confirm that this feature worked as advertised, we set up a test network that used the Time Capsule to connect to both an 802.11n MacBook and a trusty old PowerBook with only 802.11g. And, just for fun, we threw in a Toshiba Qosmio laptop running Windows XP that was also equipped with 802.11g wireless networking.

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Washington Nationals phenom Bryce Harper is not your typical major leaguer.
At 16, he was dubbed "Baseball's Chosen One'' in a Sports Illustrated cover.
At 19, he made his major league debut against the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend, where he went 2-for-6 with a double and made a dazzling catch in center field in two games.
GALLERY: Harper: Baseball's Chosen One
On his off day Monday, he hit the streets of Washington, D.C., and decided to join a softball game at the National Mall in front of the Washington Monument.
Perhaps he just wanted to get some extra batting practice on the eve of his home debut against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
According to the video, he may have needed it.
In any case, no softball field is big enough for his lethal bat. Luckily, he didn't hit the White House or any other national monument.
Just another day for a teen big leaguer.
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The Carolina Panthers have become clutch.
For the second straight week, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton engineered a go-ahead touchdown drive in the final minute to secure a come-from-behind win against a quality AFC opponent.
Last week, it was Tom Brady and the Patriots who fell victim to Newton's late-game heroics.
This week, the Panthers beat the Miami Dolphins 20-16 after Newton found tight end Greg Olsen to take the decisive lead with 43 seconds remaining. Carolina, which trailed 16-6 at halftime, shut out Miami in the second half with a swarming defense.
Panthers fans have always known that this team, now 8-3, had the talent to be a legit contender in the NFC.
The first two years of the Ron Rivera/Cam Newton era were marred by slow starts, late-game meltdowns and close defeats – characteristics typical of a first-time head coach and young quarterback.
But now – in the third year of the regime – things have changed.
After sputtering to a 1-3 start, the Panthers are winners of seven straight. More impressively, the team's last three victories against San Francisco, New England and Miami – all quality opponents – have come by a combined nine points.
Some of it boils down to sheer luck – a gratuitous bounce of the football, a picked up penalty flag, etc.
But the Panthers' ascension to the NFL elite is no accident.
The team's transformation has been years in the making – the product of deliberate patience by the Panthers brass.
No matter how inept the coaching staff looked at times over the last three seasons, owner Jerry Richardson (and first-year general manager Dave Gettleman) stuck with Ron Rivera – the hire of former GM Marty Hurney.
In today's what-have-you-done-for-me-lately NFL, many fans, pundits and executives want to bring in an entire new regime the minute things go south. But many times – certainly in the Panthers' case – patience is a virtue.
Continuity – enduring the bumps and bruises of the rebuilding process – has always been the emphasis in the Carolina front office.
The dedication to keeping things the same, allowing Newton and the young players to grow in the same system over multiple seasons, is paying off.
It has also been a valuable learning process for Rivera, who has gone from the edge of the hot seat to potential coach of the year candidate in a matter of months.
For Panthers fans, that means the bevy of painstaking losses over the past three seasons were not in vain, but rather the groundwork for the team's current success.
It was worth it.
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We never know how our actions impact others. Well, we almost never know.
We never know how our actions impact others. Well, we almost never know.
We had a guest from out of town here Friday. It was a wonderful visit, not only because we were glad to be together after a long period of time, but because of the conversations we had. Part of the conversation was sad; he happened to be in town on business pertaining to his mother's death several months ago. It was sad, too, because his wife was working and couldn't be with him.
She is a delightful lady. I was sorry she couldn't make the trip. But her husband says she loves her job, so that was a redeeming bit of news. If she would have had to work at a job she didn't like, I would have felt worse. But as it was, if she was happy, then we were happy for her.
You never know how your actions affect others. Johnny made sure we knew how our family was an example he was proud to follow. He said to me, "Mrs. Michel, you'll never know what an example your family was to me." Already, I was on Cloud Nine! But he didn't stop there. He told me that he had noticed that our boys went to college, and he figured that was the way to go, so he attended college also. He is now an accountant and has a good job that he's extremely happy in.
I've had good news from many sources during my lifetime, but when this man was a little child, he followed what he considered a good example. He is now a married man with a good job that he credits my family for, and well, that was the icing on the cake. He is a good friend to one of our younger boys, both of who have now passed the half century mark in age.
We get gifts wrapped beautifully in gorgeous gift wrap and tied with colorful ribbons, but no gift can equal simple words from the heart wrapped in appreciation and tied in thanks. The words may not be fancy ones, but they come from the heart. Those words make the roughest, toughest day turn into a happy day that makes us glad to be alive.
Life may be difficult at times, but when a friend comes to visit and gives us such a wonderful gift, that is cause for rejoicing.
Lately, some things have found themselves in our lives that we could live without. I pray for patience, but I never seem to have enough patience. My children and people who know me tell me I'm too hard on myself, that I do have patience. They say I'm suffering from frustration, and that it is normal.
Maybe I am my own worst enemy, but at times I hate myself for being so short-tempered. The thing is, I know better, but it seems I can't help myself. That's when the Johnnies of this world make life better for us. Just one well-placed and sincere compliment can make a world of difference in anyone's life.
Johnny made a big difference in mine when he told me that our family was an example he was proud to follow.
I think he might be happy to know that I smiled more today than I have in a long time. Ordinarily, I'm a very happy person, but lately it seems like if I wouldn't laugh, I'd cry. That's not the kind of smiles I had today.
I smiled because someone I knew told me our family was an example to him. I'm on Cloud Nine, smiling happily because this precious young man saw fit to give us a compliment, and it came exactly at a time when we needed it the most.
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Kevin Griffith, BAFTA award winning Animation Director
1. Old Bear Stories.
My name was put forward to Ealing Animation/ Optomen Television for interview. They were looking for an animation director. I took along my show-reel and on the strength of my Magic Roundabout adult spoof, Producer Richard Randolph asked me to direct Jane Hissey's Old Bear Stories. The company had never done any 3D model animation before so I was in a position to crew in people I knew - animator and lighting cameraman Humphrey Leadbitter, as well as set builders and puppet makers; I set up a model animation department then spent nine months Directing the first series. One year later the Old Bear Stories received a B.A.F.T.A award and Carlton TV commissioned another two series and 2 half hour Christmas specials.
Children's picture book writer Jane Hissey produced a series of books through Random House- the largest book publishing company in Great Britain about a group of soft toys, Little Bear the main character who has all sorts of adventures with his friends in their playroom. It became so popular that it was commissioned as an animation series for Carlton TV.
2. Bob the Builder.
HIT International required Ealing Animations to produce a 90 second pilot for Bob the Builder to pitch the idea to MIP C.O.M. We had a tight schedule of three months. I could see the idea had a lot of potential but the script was too long. The Script was re-written and production started. The designs for Bob the builder took some time to crack but once they too were finalized the puppet was made in Bristol by a company called The Puppet Factory. The one vehicle featured was produced and engineered by John Wright, also based in Bristol. He was highly recommended and had done lots of work on the Wallace and Grommit films. The sets, props and animation was done in-house. We delivered the goods and HIT presented their proposal which was swept up very quickly.
IN A NUTSHELL:Bob the builder created by Chris Chapman. A 90 second pilot starts with Bob early one morning exercising in the builders yard with one of his vehicle friends called Dig. They notice the gutter is blocked so Bob climbs up the ladder to fix it - and slips. Luckily for him Dig manages to catch him- perish the thought if he hadn't.
3. El-Nombre.
Richard Randolph of Ealing Animation asked me in to work on a new project called El-Nombre. (3 minute inserts for Rat-a-Tat-Tat). On the strength of the programmes popularity it was developed into a full series. It was a good feeling knowing that I had been involved in the initial stages of this project working with Humphrey Leadbitter, setting the style and look of the characters and making the puppets and sets ( a good team effort).. I had the opportunity to animate four of the episodes.
IN A NUTSHELL:Mouse House is a series of five minute episodes that slot into a half hour kids BBC educational programme called Hotch Potch House. They are introduced by a puppet narrator as the family that live behind the skirting board and each week have some sort of adventure.
4. Mouse House.
Richard the producer of Ealing Animation offered me 'Mouse House' a new project the BBC were developing for a kids TV series. Myself and Humphrey Leadbitter designed the Mice characters and made the puppets. Then I directed and animated the first two episodes 'Mice Trains and Dinosaurs' and 'The Show'. In these two stories the mice characters had to dance, sing and clown about. It was all good fun.
IN A NUTSHELL:Mouse House is a series of five minute episodes that slot into a half hour kids BBC educational programme called Hotch Potch House. They are introduced by a puppet narrator as the family that live behind the skirting board and each week have some sort of adventure.
5. Captain Grimy.
Captain Grimy was devised by Gren and Juliet who invited me to work on this rod puppet show and team up with Kate Middleton. The show was packed with lots of action, complicated routines and tricky handovers. It was hard work but great fun. The show was booked into schools and Art-centres all over London. We preformed at the little Angel Marionette Theatre and made trips to puppet festivals in north Wales and Oxford. But the best trip was one week funded by the British Council to do a whole run of shows at a puppet festival in Jerusalem.
This is a tale about a captain who loses his leg when attacked by a sea serpent.Other fishermen mocked him and he becomes the butt of peg leg jokes. Unhappy about this he takes revenge and pollutes the sea. The fishermen get a good telling off by a dolphin and decide to make up with captain grimy in a very unexpected way.
6. The Magic Roundabout.
Back in 1990 I suggested to my house mates the idea of putting together a super 8 film night. The first one was a success, so much so that we decided to continue to do them with a theme for each event. One of these themes was the twilight zone. I decided to do a spoof of the magic roundabout. I teamed up with my good friend Mac who wrote an excellent script. Neil Conrich recorded the voices and did an excellent impersonation of Eric Thompson. When I set about making the characters the snails shell was my first ever attempt at sculpting. It worked out well and a significant turning point for me. Basically this kick started me into puppet making and I waved goodbye to the drawn animation.
It took me three days to animate the six minute film which was very similar to the original version! So much so that a copy was eventually sent to Serge Danot and he was so impressed he invited me to go and work on a new series of The Magic Roundabout he was about to embark on in France, unfortunately and sadly not long after this invitation Serge Danot died.
This adult spoof starts with Dougal who has come across a vending machine and is trying hard to figure out what's inside. Eventually Brian and Dylan turn up, they too try to work it out, but cannot read and are therefore none the wiser, Brian gets upset and Dylan falls asleep. Then, just in the nick of time Florence arrives and enlightens them and as expected at the end Zebadee drops in suggesting its time for bed. Much to Florence's delight.
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Health indicators help keep Canadians informed about the progress of renewing and strengthening health care in Canada. Health indicator reports provide information on health care across the country and allow governments and Canadians to compare data, track changes, see progress and identify areas for improvement within the health care system.
At the First Ministers' Meeting in 2000, an agreement was made to develop a framework of health indicators that could be compared across fourteen jurisdictions in Canada. In 2003, health ministers signed the First Ministers' Accord on Health Care Renewal, which stated each jurisdiction will report regularly on its health programs and services, health system performance, health outcomes and health status. This information is important for governments to make informed decisions about health care and share best practices across the jurisdictions.
Health Canada's indicator reports are the Government of Canada's response to this commitment. The data in these reports is based on input from health partners, experts and the general population. To complete these reports, Health Canada works in collaboration with Statistics Canada, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and the Federal Health Partners Secretariat. There is also extensive consultation and input from the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, other areas of Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). These reports demonstrate the Government of Canada's commitment to accountability and reporting to Canadians.
Health Indicator reports are published every two years. In this section, you will find links to the reports from 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010.
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Forex trading is actually dealing in foreign currencies. On this market, you can sell one currency to purchase another. As a Forex trader, you should deal in the market at the most appropriate time in order to profit from the transaction. The ability to predict the rates will be very useful here.
Currency exchange market can help you make a fortune. However, there are some rules to follow before starting your trading career at Forex. First of all, you must receive a thorough knowledge about the trends in the financial market, the fundamentals of trading and risk-taking ability. It won't be a problem to get all the help you need for attaining these rules. There are a lot of websites out there that will help you clarify your basics.
You may wonder how currency exchange comes to be such a lucrative earning opportunity if changes in the rate are so little. But don't forget that when done in big volumes, any minor change can mean much. Moreover, there are also a lot of non¬monetary advantages to it. Anyone who has a desire to deal in the financial market is able to do so, because you only need to have the basic knowledge to start.
Today major businesses are connected to the worldwide web, and Forex is not an exception. You are able to trade foreign currencies right from your house. Actually, the trade is conducted entirely on the Internet. You can choose the suitable time for trading, and you won't have to meet any deadlines.
A sound reason why currency exchange trading can be considered is that there are frequent changes in currency rates, though in percentage terms it may seem insignificant. You will profit if the fluctuation is in your favor, but the reverse is also true. In fact, nobody can accurately forecast the trend of the rates. One more reason why Forex is so popular is liquidity. But the most important one is that at Forex you are able to earn a lot of money even if your initial deposit is on a lower side. You are able to invest as little as $50,000. There is no upper cap to the amount of investment, so don't forget that even if you made a nominal investment, the earning ability is definitely very huge.
Generally, you are your own boss. The entire process of trading through the Internet is quite simple for anyone to understand. All you will need is to start an account for Forex trading with a reliable brokerage company and it will complete the rest of the formalities for you. The only thing you need to do is to provide your investment amount.
In other words, Forex trading is clearly one of the best businesses to make money. Although it has a level of risk attached to it, the latter can be avoided if you take due care and have an alert mind!


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A WORRIED resident has 'begged' council bosses to reconsider plans to introduce wheelie bins after saying many properties won't be suited to them.
Alterations will be made to the way Chiltern District Council collects refuse around the area after the collection contract was awarded to a different company.
This could mean wheelie bins being given to householders – but Prestwood resident Malcolm Paddick said many houses in the village won't be suited to them, and neither will the people who live there.
The Blacksmith Lane resident also queried why no formal announcement was made by the council after news of the changes emerged at a recent in Prestwood.
The authority said it had consulted with other councils and community groups and will tailor what type of bins will be given out to households depending on their location – but Mr Paddick said the whole decision needs to be reconsidered.
He said: "At a meeting in Prestwood it transpired that Chiltern District Council were intending to scrap the weekly refuse collection and replace it with the dreaded wheelie bin system. Where was the consultation? Or is another case of the unelected riding roughshod over the local communities?
"I believe that bins are a blight on the local area. Not only are they an eyesore, they are not user friendly.
"The area around Prestwood contains many terraced properties and a high proportion of older residents. The bins are ungainly and awkward to manoeuvre by relatively fit people in semi-detached properties, let alone the older members of our area who live in terraced houses.
"I beg Chiltern District Council to reconsider this decision."
Council spokesman Rachel Prance said: "The new waste and recycling collection contract starts on March 4 next year and by February 2014 new and improved recycling services will be available to everyone in the district.
"Over the last couple of years we have spoken with parishes, community groups, councillors and our customers to ensure we provide the best service we can. As a result there are a number of options regarding the containers that will be used and this includes wheeled bins.
"The Council is very aware that not all properties are suitable for wheeled bins and will work hard to ensure that we find the right collection method for the right properties. "
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Farm-Level Impacts of Banning Growth- Promoting Antibiotic Use in U.S. Pig Grower/Finisher Operations
Antibiotics have been used by pig producers for several decades, and are now used routinely. This study documents the current productivity and economic impacts of the use of antibiotics for growth promotion (AGP) by pig grower/finishers at the farm level. We evaluate the impacts of an AGP ban, and use of AGP by all pig grower/finishers for 61S90 days (a more production-efficient level), using data from the National Animal Health Monitoring System Swine 2000 Survey. Findings indicate that pig productivity improves with AGP. Relative to current use, an AGP ban would decrease producer profits by $1,400 per 1,020-head barn, and profits would increase by $1,992 for each grower/finisher barn when AGP is fed for 61 to 90 days. There is increasing concern about the use of antibiotics in animal production, partly because of the selection for antibiotic resistance. Thus, a careful examination of the value of AGP in pork production is warranted.
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Following censorship issue raised due to the controversial lyrics of her song "If U Seek Amy", which sounds like "F*** Me" if sung quickly, Britney Spears is rumored to return to studio and re-record the track. She will be editing the lyrics to "If U See Amy", according to The Sun.
To MTV, several executives in the U.S. radios previously revealed their concern over public response if "If U Seek Amy" is played on their radios. John Ivey, KIIS FM Los Angeles program director said, "I'm certain that I would run it by my legal department first. My first job is to protect [the station's] license. ... It's better to be safe than sorry."
In related news, Britney Spears has collected two awards at 2009 NRJ Music Awards in Cannes, France on January 17. She was named as International Female Artist of the Year, beating down Christina Aguilera, Pink, Rihanna and Beyonce Knowles. She also scooped a prize for Music Video of the Year, putting aside other music videos coming from Fall Out Boy, Martin Solveig, Zaho and Stanislas et Calogero.


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UB at Sunrise Speakers Series
"A Personal Narrative," Bruce Jackson, SUNY Distinguished Professor of English. $10 for UB alumni and staff; $12 for general public. Includes breakfast. Reservations required.
September 17
Senior Alumni Luncheon
"How to Keep Your Heart Healthy," Lawrence H. Golden, clinical professor, UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. $10 per person, includes breakfast. Reservations required.
September 25
Senior Alumni Day in Wine Country
Includes tour, wine-tasting and lunch at Glenora Wine Cellars in Dundee, N.Y., followed by a tour of Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion in Canandaigua, N.Y. $45 per person includes lunch and bus transportation.
September 27
Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony
Induction of three UB alumni and former student-athletes into the university's Hall of Fame: Gerald J. LaFountain, Ed.B. '66 (football), George V. Lesser, D.D.S. '39 (fencing) and Edgar Greenard Poles, B.S. '73 (football). $30 per person. Reservations required.
September 27-28
Law School Class of 1976 Reunion
Contact Ilene Fleischmann at (716) 645-2107 for information and reservations.
September 29
Linda Yalem 5K Memorial Run
Annual run to promote safety-awareness programs. Various award categories and special Sesquicentennial prizes. $13 advance registration by mail, or in person at Alumni Arena, September 27, from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; $16 the day of the event. Cost includes long-sleeve commemorative T-shirt.
October 1
Wine Appreciation Course
"Fundamentals of Wine," Ray Spencer, B.S. '77, wine consultant. $25 for Alumni Association members; $27.50 for nonmembers. Price includes hors d'oeuvres with wine tasting. Reservations required.
October 1-9
Alumni College in Ireland
Spend a week in Ennis, County Clare, experiencing the history, people and culture of Ireland.
October 2
University Convocation
The university honors 1996 SUNY Distinguished Service Professors and SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professors and 1996 recipients of SUNY Chancellor's Awards; the President's Medal will be awarded. Also featuring a commissioned work by Lukas Foss, renowned composer, pianist, conductor.
UB and Buffalo in Film
"The Dawn of Cinema in Buffalo," a compilation of silent films depicting Buffalo at the beginning of the century. Sponsored by the Department of Media Study.
Distinguished Speaker Series
Henry Louis Gates Jr., W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Humanities, chair of Afro-American Studies and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University. Presented by UB and Don Davis Auto World Lectureship Fund. Admission: $6-$15. For tickets, call 645-ARTS.
October 3
"Border Disputes: Communications, Commerce and Cultures," an exploration of issues of dispute among cultural identities, as seen in music, film and literature. Sponsored by the Departments of English and Comparative Literatures.
Health Care Frontiers
Trade show and lecture by Raymond Damadian, inventor of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Cosponsored by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the Western New York Health Care Industries Association. Open to the public. Call Bill Swenson at (716) 645-2768 for more information.
J. Warren Perry Lecture
"Role of Calcium and Vitamin D Intake in Prevention and Management of Osteoporosis," Bess Dawson-Hughes, Calcium/Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Tufts University School of Medicine. Sponsored by the School of Health Related Professions. Call (716) 829-3434 for more information.
UB and Buffalo in Film
"The History of Independent Film/Video Making in Western New York," panel discussion on amateur and independent media history in the region. Sponsored by the Department of Media Study.
Sesquicentennial Alumni Concert
Performances by instrumental and vocal alumni of the Department of Music, including Laura Aikin, soprano with the Staatsoper Berlin; Anthony deMare, leader in contemporary piano performance; James Vandemark, double-bassist and professor at the Eastman School of Music; Joanne Castellani and Michael Andriaccio, duo guitarists; and the Amherst Saxophone Quartet, nationally recognized ensemble. Also featuring a commissioned work by Lukas Foss, former music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Admission: $4-$10.
October 4
Academic Symposium
"Does the Body Matter?" Sesquicentennial symposium on the frontiers of knowledge in nature, society and culture. An exploration of how and why the body matters in two vital areas of contemporary technoscience-the neurosciences and the digital world of computer technologies. Distinguished speakers include Gerald Edelman, winner of the 1972 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine; N. Katherine Hayles, professor of English at UCLA and author of The Cosmic Web: Scientific Field Models and Literary Strategies in the Twentieth Century; Bruno Latour, professor, Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines, Paris; Richard Lewontin, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University; and Margaret Lock, medical anthropologist at McGill University.
Bronze Buffalo Unveiling
The university's new life-sized, sculpted mascot will be officially introduced.
Student Leadership Conference
"Legacy of Student Leadership," past student leaders return to campus for talks with their modern counterparts. Cosponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and the Leadership Program of the Office of Student Life. Continues through October 5.
October 5
Faculty/Alumni Exhibition Opening
Artworks by faculty and 23 invited alumni. Sponsored by the UB Art Gallery. Exhibit continues through December 20.
Clarkson Visiting Chair Lecture
Sanford Kwinter, 1993-95 Cullinan Chair Professor at Rice University School of Architecture and editor of Zone Books. Lecture held in conjunction with the northeast regional conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
UB and Buffalo in Film
"UB: the Movie," films made about UB during the past 50 years, including a documentary on the origins of the Amherst Campus, produced by the late Pierre MacAloon.
Sesquicentennial Gala
"Step Into My Dream"-An evening of modern dance and jazz with the David Parsons Dance Company and the Billy Taylor Trio. $24, $20, $16. Call (716) 645-ARTS for tickets and discount information.
October 5
Student Leadership Conference
"Legacy of Student Leadership" continues with more panel discussions. (See October 4 listing)
October 4
Nursing 60th Anniversary Celebration
"Nursing for the 21st Century," featuring School of Nursing alumni panels, tours and dinner. $130 full program; $90 daytime program only; $40 dinner only. Reservations required. Call (716) 645-3705 to register.
Architecture Conference
"Triangulating the Bodies of Architecture," northeast regional meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Sponsored by the School of Architecture and Planning.
Homecoming Parade
Begins at LaSalle Metro Station and follows Main Street north to Allen Hall on the South Campus.
Homecoming Alumni Pre-Game Tent Party
"Celebrating UB!" casual brunch and entertainment in the end zone. $10 per person advance registration or $12 at the door. $8 for students; $5 for children 12 and younger.
Engineering Alumni Tailgate Party
Sponsored by the Engineering Alumni Association. Call Bill Swenson at (716) 645-2768 for information.
Homecoming Football
UB vs. Cornell University.
Engineering Reunion
Reception, dinner, displays and awards; all engineering alumni and emeritus faculty are invited to attend. $30 per person. For tickets, call Bill Swenson at (716) 645-2768.
Parents/Homecoming Comedy Night
Featuring Paula Poundstone, frequent guest on "Letterman" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." General admission seating. $10 per person in advance for alumni through the Office of Alumni Relations; $14 at the door.
October 6
Architecture Conference
"Triangulating the Bodies of Architecture" conference continues. See October 5 listing.
October 10
UB at Sunrise Speakers Series
"150: A Sesquicentennial Slide Tour of UB's History," Shonnie M. Finnegan, University Archivist Emeritus. $10 for UB alumni and staff; $12 for general public. Includes breakfast. Reservations required.
Tribute to Robert Creeley
"Creeley at 70," Just Buffalo tribute to Robert Creeley, Samuel Capen Professor of Humanities and internationally recognized poet, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Reading by Eileen Myles, introduced by Robert Creeley.
October 10-11
19th Annual Greater Niagara Frontier Dental Meeting
Includes reunion dinner dance Friday evening. Sponsored by the UB Dental Alumni
October 11
Tribute to Robert Creeley
"Creeley at 70" celebration continues. Sponsored by the Department of English.
Welcome by UB President William R. Greiner; readings by Gil Sorrentino and Imamu Amiri Baraka. 3-5 p.m. Katharine Cornell Theatre, North Campus
October 12
Tribute to Robert Creeley
"Creeley at 70" celebration continues.
October 15 Wine Appreciation Course
Presentation on "The World of Wines," Jim Battel, wine manager of Eber Brothers. $25 for Alumni Association members; $27.50 for nonmembers. Price includes hors d'oeuvres with wine tasting.
October 18
Gospel Choir Workshop
Workshops, seminar discussions and rehearsals. Continues through
October 19. Day and weekend admission prices.
October 19 Gospel Choir Lecture/Concert
Horace Boyer of the University of Massachusetts will deliver a presentation on "The Old Ship of Zion: African American Gospel" at 6:30 p.m. Mass choir performance conducted by recording artist Richard Smallwood at 8 p.m. Workshop package available. Lecture and concert admission only: $11.50 and $13.50.
October 20
Libraries Celebration
Celebration of 150 years of the University Libraries and Acquisition of the Three-Millionth Volume-a rare medical book to be presented during the annual meeting of the Friends of the Health Sciences Library.
October 21-23
International Educators Conference
Members of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, meet in Buffalo for the 1996 Region X Conference. Sponsored by UB's English Language Institute (ELI) in conjunction with its 25th anniversary. ELI will host a welcome reception at the Center for the Arts on
October 21 . Call (716) 645-2077 for details.
October 23
Senior Alumni Luncheon
"A Look at UB's Office of Public Service & Urban Affairs," John B. Sheffer II, interim vice president for public service and urban affairs. $10 per person. Reservations required.
October 26
Law Alumni Annual Convocation
Contact Ilene Fleischmann at (716) 645-2107 for more information.
October 29
Wine Appreciation Course
An evening of fine wine and gourmet dining with Kevin Hater, Australian winemaker. $50 per person.
November 13
UB at Sunrise Speakers Series
"A Look at UB's Center for Assistive Technology," William C. Mann, center director. $10 for UB alumni and staff; $12 for general public. Includes breakfast. Reservations required.
November 14
Senior Alumni Luncheon
"Differences in Men's and Women's Speech," Jeannette M. Ludwig, associate UB professor of modern languages and literatures. $10 per person. Reservations required.
November 14-16
Medical Ethics Symposium
National symposium on medical ethics sponsored by the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Sesquicentennial Committee. Call (716) 645-2181, ext. 0559 for more information.
December 2-9
Alumni Trip to Hong Kong
Join fellow UB graduates for a final glimpse of the British Crown Colony before it reverts to Chinese control on July 1, 1997.


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|"Hi, maggots. I'm training you. I'm terrifying and a potential rapist. But I'll never say it flat-out."
— "Then Who Was Monkey?"
bridged Popo is perhaps the character who is most unlike his character in canon. Whilst the canonical Popo is a caring and gentle being, the abridged Mr. Popo is portrayed as thoroughly malevolent, violent, mean-spirited, sexist, greedy, sociopathic, sadistic, and an overall unpleasant individual, often being known to traumatize and mistreat those who train under him and simple acquaintances alike. He lives on the Lookout with Kami, but is known to be higher than him in social rank despite Kami being God. Mr. Popo has a "Pecking Order", in which he references to assert his dominance over his trainees. Popo is known to be uncaring and opted to make toast instead of allowing Goku to use his carpet to transport to the battlefield and save his friends from Vegeta and Nappa. Like the series, Popo's magic carpet can transport people across the planet instantly but Abridged Popo's carpet uses souls to fuel his trips. On occasion, he will kick Kami out of the Lookout to have a 'booty call' with his dates (Jynx), and is known to grow "pots of pot" on the Lookout, that Kami avidly smokes to relieve his glaucoma. He is also known for his consumption of other drugs, at one point drinking an entire gallon of LSD. Popo is shown to be very rude and possessing very little regard for the rights of others, often disrespecting and mistreating them on a regular basis, such as putting the Z-fighters in many dangerous and life threatening sessions during the time he was training them.
Nonetheless, Popo does have a softer side to him. He has stepped to the defense of Earth on a few occasions, including restoring the sun after Goku destroyed it in Revenge of Cooler, and ordering Shenron to put off laying waste to the world for a few hundred years to "see if they can clean this place up." He also considers Goku to be endearing, and appeared to be genuinely friendly with Kami prior to the latter's fusion with Piccolo. He even admits to like Dende, after the young Namekian actually threatens the scary genie (without any signs of fear), causing Popo's signature smile to finally return with joy,
Originally from another Universe (speculated to in fact be the FIRST Universe) Mr. Popo was known simply as 'Dumplin' in his early years, during which he successfully thwarted the plans of Demon God Demigra to destroy the timeline. After which Mr. Popo absorbed Demigra's power, proclaiming himself to be the new Demon God of The Church of Fuck Box.
Later after his adventures and developing more strength Dumplin goes through a metamorphosis becoming the pure demonic Mr. Popo.
Mr. Popo was the first person to successfully cross Snake Way. His first encounter with Goku occurred after the latter climbed to the top of Korin's Tower to begin training. Mr. Popo saw Goku, who questioned who he was and the two stared at each other.
When having one of his "booty calls", he left behind five corpses. When confronted by Kami over the number of corpses, he laughed when the latter said "five".
His success in crossing Snake Way would be mentioned to Goku before the latter would do it as well.
Following Goku's resurrection after training to combat the Saiyans and arriving back on Earth, he asked Mr. Popo for transport but the latter was making toast with butter, causing him to have to find another means of transportation.
Mr. Popo visited Goku in the hospital, hearing the latter say all of his friends were there, leading Mr. Popo to interject, "Not all of them", referring primarily to himself. Mr. Popo revealed he was knowledgeable on how the Z-Fighters could resurrect Piccolo, Tien, Chiaotzu, and Yamcha who had all been killed during the conflict with the Saiyans. With Krillin asking him if he could get their "friends back", Mr. Popo immediately hushed him up.
After Krillin was killed by Freeza, Mr. Popo appeared, proving that he had "called it."
Mr. Popo kicked Kami off the lookout, wanting to perform a "booty call" with Jynx and told her to shut up and that she loved it as she continued stating her name like an ordinary Pokemon. Mr. Popo was watering plants at the lookout when Garlic Jr. attacked alongside his minions, cutting up several parts of scenery which Mr. Popo ordered him and his minions to clean up. While Garlic Jr. went on about himself to Mr. Popo's encouragement, the latter proceeds to devour and assimilate Garlic Jr. and his henchmen by summoning a black void and watched with a smile. Kami then returned to the lookout, questioning what had happened in his absence and Mr. Popo explaining that he had some "Italian for dinner", elaborating that it was "Nothing but garlic!"
Mr. Popo dropped a gallon of LSD afterward, being watched by Kami as Piccolo arrived on the lookout. After Kami filled Piccolo on Mr. Popo's behavior the latter told Kami he needed him to tell him that he could leave the Lookout whenever he wanted to and as Kami tried to state this, Mr. Popo snapped at him, ordering him not to tell him what to do while calling him a bitch. Piccolo remained at the Look out for three hours, being reminded by Mr. Popo of how long he had been there when he stumbled on approximating the time. After Kami decided to fuse with Piccolo and told Mr. Popo that it had been a "trip", Mr. Popo laughed and questioned Piccolo as to whether or not he ate Kami following the fusion.
Mr. Popo became aware of Tien arriving on the battlefield to fight Cell and he told Goku and Gohan that he was going to die. When Tien finished his stalling of Cell and fell down before him, Mr. Popo once again exclaimed that he was going to die. Gohan pleaded for Goku to help him, but the latter did not know how to get involved since he thought he would run out of time before remembering he could use the Instant Transmission technique and teleporting to him. Gohan asked Mr. Popo if Goku had just remembered he could do that and Mr. Popo told him that his father is an idiot. Later, Mr. Popo announced that Trunks and Vegeta were emerging from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
After Vegeta allowed Cell to absorb Android 18, Piccolo yelled that they would all be killed due to his actions, Mr. Popo snarked about Piccolo bringing the mood down.
Popo is known to be able to envelop people in a black mist and while originally this was thought to kill them, since the release of The Adventures of Dumplin (Popo's younger years), it is now known that this black mist is in fact dragging its victims to the 'Fuck Box'. He has been seen to do this twice. Once to his counterpart Blue Popo and the second time to Garlic Jr. (despite Garlick Jr.'s immortality) and his men. The Fuck Box essentially serving as an alternate and much more chaotic Dead Zone. The blue gem on Popo's turban is part of where the Fuck Box is.
Popo was also suggested to have some level of psychic influence, being that he was able to scare Bardock out of a coma even though they never met or heard of one another. He was also able to accurately predict Krillin's death in Season 2 of Abridged. This was later dis-proven in The Adventures of Dumplin, as he had lived the events and knew how history would unfold.
Popo, like in the canon series, is also displayed at being a master of martial arts. Kami trusts him to train newcomers and has been shown to send opponents flying with a single hit (e.g. Goku, Krillin).
It can be assumed that Mr. Popo knows all of Dumplin's techniques, seeing that he is Dumplin's older self. It can also be assumed that he has the standard Majin powers of shapeshifting, liquification, stretching, cloning, etc.
Aside from this, Popo has displayed spectacular powers, with perhaps his most impressive accomplishment being casually reigniting the sun after Goku destroyed it in Revenge of Cooler.
Though Mr. Popo has several illegitimate offspring, there are very few he considers family.
Dumplin: Mr. Popo's younger self.
Towa: Dumplin/Popo's wife, top bitch, and Demon Goddess.
Puddin: Puddin is Dumplin and Towa's daughter who serves as a rookie Time Patroller in the Time Patrol. She takes very much after both her father and her mother in looks, species, and fashion sense. Her most notable features is her cat like mouth and her cheerful habit of proclaiming the term "Nya!"
Spudz: Spudz is Mr. Popo's first confirmed son, (Appearing in Lanipators playthrough of Ultimate Tenkaichi), He is a Saiyan/Namekian/Majin/Demon/Genie/Dragon Hybrid in his late teens to early twenties. It can be assumed that he and his father have a good father son relationship, as Mr. Popo wasn't angry at Spudz for destroying the lookout.
Janemba: Going by the logic that Mr. Popo is an older Dumplin, Jamemba may have spawned from the hell portal in Dumplin/Popo's butt.
Jynx: Jynx is one of Mr. Popo's girlfriends, it's implied he's abusive to her, but not confirmed.
Kami: Kami seems to be the only one Mr. Popo respects, placing him in the pecking order, and also appearing despondent when Kami is gone for good.
Blue Popo: Alternate 4kids self. Mr. Popo shows disgust at his presence, quickly assimilating despite his pleas.
- Blue Popo was a short lived alternate Popo (parodying the 4kids edit of Popo from black to blue), who was kind and gentle, like the original Popo. He also came off as more respectful and politer than TFS Popo, where the former referred to the crew of TFS as fine gentlemen. Blue Popo was absorbed by Abridged Popo by enveloping him in mist.
- Popo's name is used to operate Kami's old spaceship rather than Piccolo's (in the original manga, "Piccolo" was the Namekian term for "other world"). The reason to this, as Popo claims, "It just knows better."
- Kami is also the only person which Mr. Popo respects, as he receives orders from and obeys without hesitation, although Popo still regards Kami to be under him along with everyone else.
- It has, however, been implied that Popo actually liked Kami in Episode 45 and in the same episode it was hinted that he actually misses him after fusing with Piccolo. Since Kami's fusion with Piccolo he hasn't really been himself either, being some what more quiet and just generally not the Popo we know. This will, however, evidently not last for much longer though.
- Popo has also crossed over to other Abridged series, such as Antfish's Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Abridged wherein he appears within the dreams of a beaten and comatose Hol Horse, who had earlier already been victimized in his dreams by blue comedy superstars Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy.
- A running gag through DBZ abridged is numerous times Mr. Popos eyes will be shown up close instilling fear to the other characters and people in real life. Characters such as Krillin, Goku, Tien, Yamcha and Bardock have been scared and also real life people such as takahata101 and KaiserNeko.
- Popo has also broken the 4th wall by scaring people in real life, people include Takahata101 and KaiserNeko.
- Many instances point to him at being psychotic. His training had such an effect on Krillin that mentioning it causes him to shake with fear, In Episode 31 Kami states that the last time Mr. Popo had a "booty call" he found five dead bodies and that Popo laughed when he said five. Even Goku is afraid of him, going as far as to have a fit so extreme when Mr. Popo appears that several doctors have to hold him down.
- There are many rules to Popo's Training:
- 1: Do not talk about Popo's Training,
- 2: Do not explain Popo's Training,
- 6: Do not break Popo's stuff,
- Mr. Popo is repeatedly shown to be in an abusive relationship with the Pokemon Jynx, whom he torments during his "booty call".
- In Episode 40, Mr. Popo literally drops a gallon of LSD from a milk jug (an act that confounds Kami since he never left the lookout to obtain it; some fans have speculated that he pulled it out of his Fuck Box). After doing so, Mr. Popo kept muttering "All These Squares Make a Circle" (referring to the Look Out's tiles) to himself over and over again, and also asked Kami if he can leave the Look Out. While Kami is explaining he can leave whenever he wishes Popo just snaps back at him, demanding that Kami not tell him what to do.
- As of Episode 42, Popo now has sole ownership of the Look Out (At least until Dende's inevitable takeover. Poor Little Green). Upon Piccolo's departure, Popo celebrates with fireworks and loudly playing "Turn Down For What" complete with the Look Out bobbing about.
- In the 45th episode "Hyperbolic Plot Device," Goku actually points out that Mr. Popo isn't like his usual self, implying that Popo misses Kami.
- Lanipator says that Slenderman stays in Mr. Popo (possibly another pocket dimension than the Fuck Box) due to his needing of darkness and pays Mr. Popo rent. He goes on to say that day time mode of the Slenderman game is what happens when Slenderman pisses him off.
- It is also hinted that he may be related to Dumplin from Dragon Ball Xenoverse from TFS gaming.
- Later confirmed in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 32 that Dumplin is a younger Mr. Popo. This means that Mr. Popo is in fact a Majin.
- If it is true that Mr. Popo is Dumplin, then since Dumplin wields Yamcha's Sword, Mr. Popo is also capable of wielding swords.
- Some fans have speculated that the reason Mr. Popo wears his turban is to hide his pompadour, thus concealing his identity as a Majin and the blue jewel on his turban is part of where the Fuck Box is.
- If it is true that Mr. Popo is Dumplin, then since Dumplin wields Yamcha's Sword, Mr. Popo is also capable of wielding swords.
- Later confirmed in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 32 that Dumplin is a younger Mr. Popo. This means that Mr. Popo is in fact a Majin.
- It is unknown why TFS changed Popo to a terrifying genie, some suggest it's because of Polish parodies in which people are making fun of Popo.
- Dende is one of the few people to ever make Mr. Popo smile in enjoyment. In episode 56 after Popo says he'll call Dende "Little Green" (reference to the Namek arc) Dende responds with "your funeral" which in turn causes Popo to quite literally crack a smile.


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Mary Sears (1905-1997)
Mary Sears, a leading oceanographer, was born July 18, 1905, and raised in Wayland, Massachusetts. She graduated from the Winsor School in Boston in 1923, and she then attended Radcliffe College. Sears received her bachelor's degree in 1927, master's degree in 1929, and Ph.D. in zoology in 1933. While pursuing her graduate studies, she worked at Harvard University.
Sears became one of the first ten research assistants to be appointed to the staff at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. In 1940, she joined the staff of Woods Hole as a full-time planktonologist. During this time she also served as a research assistant at Harvard, a tutor at Radcliffe, and an instructor at Wellesley College. In 1941 Sears served in Pisco Bay, Peru, as the Grant and Faculty Fellow for Wellesley College's Committee on Inter-American Cultural and Artistic Relations.
Sears' association with the U.S. Navy started after she returned from Peru, when she was commissioned as a Lieutenant Junior Grade in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES). Sears was called to Washington, DC, where she organized and headed the new Oceanographic Unit of the Navy Hydrographic Office and became the first oceanographer in the Navy. Sears took the Oceanographic Unit from an obscure group to a full-blown Division. Eventually the Hydrographic Office evolved into the Naval Oceanographic Office.
After the war, Sears spent a year in Copenhagen, where she received the Johannes Schmidt medal in 1946 for her many contributions to marine research and Navy oceanography during the war.
In 1947, she returned to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, where she was highly involved in many of the early discussions organizing the Institution and acquiring its first ships. She served on the scientific staff as a planktonologist until 1963, when department structure was reorganized and she was named a Senior Scientist of the Biology Department, a position she held until her retirement in 1970.
Sears was named as Scientist Emeritus in 1978 and she was also a long-time Member of the Corporation, serving as Clerk of the Corporation from 1947 to 1973 and as Deputy Clerk from 1973 to 1975. She was named an Honorary Trustee and Honorary Member of the Institution in 1976.
Sears made her mark in marine science at a time when women were not allowed to go to sea. She edited the journals and books in which oceanographers published their results and by helping to establish the journals Deep-Sea Research (editor 1953 to 1974) and Progress in Oceanography. Her editorial work on "Oceanography: The Past" became a part of the Third International Congress on the History of Oceanography, held at Woods Hole in September 1980. Between 1962 and 1973 Sears compiled and edited the Institution's Annual Report and Summary of Investigations. She also compiled the Collected Reprints of the Institution from 1959 to 1975, and compiled the Oceanographic Index, 1971-1976.
Sears chaired and helped establish the First International Congress on Oceanography, held in 1959. She also served on the Joint Committee on Oceanography of the International Council of Scientific Unions from 1958 to 1960. She was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was a member of numerous other professional societies and organizations.
Beyond her roles in international marine science, Sears served the community and Town of Falmouth by serving on numerous organizations. She died in 1997.
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- Article is partially excerpted from NWHM's Exhibition "Partners in Winning the War: Women in World War II," Annandale, Virginia, 2004.
- "Down to the Sea for Science – Mary Sears," Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, n.d., http://www.whoi.edu/75th/book/sears.html.
- PHOTO: Wood Holes Oceanographic Institute


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The push comes as a review conducted for The Australian Financial Review by tax specialist Pitcher Partners shows a wide gap between the highest and lowest-taxing states.
Despite a spate of tax reductions in NSW and Victoria, ahead of elections in both states, they still lag behind Queensland and Western Australia, which are the lowest-taxing states for small and medium-sized businesses.
Both the federal Treasury and the International Monetary Fund have released reports in the past week urging the federal government to enlist the support of the states to overhaul the tax system.
As part of a deal with independent MPs to secure government, Prime Minister
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"Business is faced with a far-from-seamless national tax system," he said. "We would like to see a radical simplification to ease the huge administrative burden on businesses and prevent state budgets from being vulnerable to volatility in the economy."
The director of industry, policy and economics at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Greg Evans, is calling for a radical tax overhaul. "Ideally we are seeking an elimination of inefficient state taxes and replacing them with a better understood and more efficient federal tax," he said.
Australian Industry Group chief executive
The Pitcher Partners review of property, work cover, payroll and land taxes for companies with an annual payroll of $5.5 million showed that a business operating in NSW pays 13 per cent more in overall charges than one in Queensland. Victorian businesses pay 9 per cent more taxes than in Queensland, Western Australia just 4 per cent, while South Australia lags well behind with a tax differential of 28 per cent.
The analysis also shows that the country's biggest economies, NSW and Victoria, have gained little ground in the past two years. A similar review by Pitcher Partners in September 2008 showed a tax differential of 14.68 per cent for NSW and of 9.6 per cent for Victoria.
The findings sparked a war of words among the nation's treasurers, each keen to portray his state as a good place to start a business. Queensland's Andrew Fraser declared his state had "the most competitive tax regime in the country".
"Despite the revenue losses sustained during the global financial crisis, we have kept the payroll tax rate the lowest in the nation," Mr Fraser told the AFR.
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"The overwhelming royalties that WA collects mean they are far more able [than Victoria] to make tax cuts in other areas," Mr Lenders said. He added that in 2010, WA's $4.2 billion in royalties was equal to 168 per cent of its payroll tax revenue, while Victoria's $46 million in royalties was just 1 per cent of its payroll tax take.
Mr Roozendaal was critical of Queensland's balance sheet management. "One would need binoculars to see the next time Queensland had a budget in surplus."
Victoria is due to go to the polls on November 27; the NSW election will be in March next year. Both states have moved to cut taxes in recent years.
From a peak rate of 6.4 per cent in 2001, the reductions announced in the recent NSW budget will take the payroll tax rate to 5.45 per cent by January next year. The Keneally government also announced it was lifting the threshold for when the tax cuts in to $658,000.
Victoria has the second-lowest payroll tax rate behind Queensland, having recently announced a cut to 4.9 per cent as well as a reduction in WorkCover premiums. However, its threshold for payroll tax is the lowest at $550,000, meaning the government captures more businesses in its tax haul. South Australia also recently cut its average WorkCover levies.
Queensland's biggest advantage is that three years ago, it lifted its payroll tax threshold to $1 million.
"It's clear that some states lead others in recognising the impact of taxes on doing business and those states are doing a better job in attracting new business," ACCI's Mr Evans said. But state taxes were generally inefficient and needed to be replaced by more efficient taxes like the GST.
"There needs to be a discussion of the GST – its appropriate rate and what areas should be carved out or included," Mr Evans said. That would be a controversial move politically as it would involve considering whether the GST should be applied to health, education and fresh food, all of which are now exempt from the tax.
Federal Treasury released its brief to the government last week, which included a recommendation for "substantive reforms" to state taxes. In particular, Treasury suggested abolishing stamp duties on insurance, housing, commercial property and motor vehicles and reforming or replacing payroll and land taxes.
The IMF last week also called for "more reliance on consumption-based taxes" and "the elimination of inefficient taxes at the state level that impede labour mobility".
The states are generally supportive of reform, although not at any cost to their bottom line and not in a hurry.
"Further tax reform requires co-operation between the states and the commonwealth and would have to occur over a number of years," Mr Roozendaal said. "I support tax reform that keeps the tax burden as low as possible on NSW families and businesses while providing enough revenue to fund essential services and infrastructure. However, the NSW government will not sign up to any reforms that leave NSW worse off."
The Pitcher Partners state tax review looked at the first full year of taxes for a company setting up in a particular state. Under the first scenario, the company has an annual payroll of $1.1 million, including superannuation, and purchases a property for $2.2 million. The property has an unimproved value of $1.1 million. While stamp duties are much higher in Queensland, it charges the least tax on aggregate, largely because of its generous $1 million threshold for payroll tax.
In this example, Queensland outperforms all other states in all categories except land tax, where it charges more than NSW and substantially more than WA and Victoria. Overall, it is the lowest-taxing state. Businesses in WA pay 10 per cent more; in NSW they pay 21 per cent more, followed by Victoria (26 per cent) and South Australia (41 per cent).
Under the second scenario, the business has an annual payroll of $5.5 million and buys a property for $11 million, which has an unimproved value of $5.5 million. Queensland charges the lowest payroll and WorkCover rates and the second-lowest land transfer duties behind WA. For land tax, it comes third behind WA and Victoria.
Queensland, where the business incurred a total tax bill of $925,175, comes out on top but the differences with the other states are smaller. South Australia pays most at $1.18 million.
"For a start-up operation the significant gap set by the Queensland government is not being narrowed by the other states," Pitcher Partners' John Ross said.
However, "a business's decision as to where to locate is also likely to be influenced by other issues such as proximity to markets, property costs, logistics, wage rates and industrial relations laws".
ACCI's Evans says competition between the states has been "important in maintaining pressure to lower taxes, particularly in those laggard states".
NSW supermarket owner Kevin Qin said he was happy about the recent cuts to payroll tax but lamented the fact he still paid more than operators in many other states. "The increase to the payroll threshold and reduction in the tax rate will obviously help, especially for medium-sized businesses like ours, to plough back some extra cash into operations," said Mr Qin, who owns three IGA franchises in Sydney and employs around 30 staff.
"But it's unreasonable that we're paying more than other states, and bringing us into line with them would help update the register equipment and get more energy-efficient fridges to save on our electricity bill."
Steven Carre, the owner of Perth grocery store Wild Oats, said the WA government was "pro business" when it came to land tax, but energy tariffs were among the highest in the country and his biggest expense.
Ai Group Queensland director Matthew Martyn-Jones said: "There should be a sharp reduction in the number of taxes levied by all states and territories. Many are transactional which tend to be quite 'lumpy' forms of revenue and can also be barriers to economic growth."
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2 more Connellsville Community Center advisory members resign
Two more members of the Connellsville Community Center advisory board have submitted letters of resignation. The board now is at four members.
Connellsville City Council this week accepted the resignations of Patty Firestone and Ron Michaux. They also accepted the resignation of Jim McIntire, who announced his resignation the beginning of February.
Firestone nor Michaux gave reasons for resigning. McIntire suggested time constraints.
"I want to thank them for their service," said Councilman Greg Ritch. "I think a lot of people are finding out that the community center takes a lot of time and effort."
Advisory board member Gary Colatch, who is acting chairman of the board, said it is his understanding that "several things transpired over the past week to make it impossible for them to continue to serve."
He said it is truly a sad situation to lose four of the original eight board members.
"I believe the board did, at one time, have the potential to do great things," Colatch said.
At the beginning of this year Robin Bubarth resigned from the advisory board.
Ritch said in an earlier interview that the city's initial concept was to have five members but when eight individuals respond, council decided it was in the center's best interest not to deter anyone willing to help so it agreed to place all eight interested individuals on the new advisory board
With the three new resignations, the board will have just four individuals serving.
Ritch said Wednesday council did not have any plans of dissolving the advisory board at this point.
He said would discuss the matter with Mayor Charles Matthews. He said council may add one more member some time in the future to make it the five-member board originally envisioned.
"Contrary to popular belief, the community center is continuing," Ritch said. "There are two new businesses that have opened up and I invite the public to come out and see what's happening there."
In other city council business this week, council accepted the resignation of Wesley A. Wilson from the police department; reappointed Barbara Mongell to the Police Civil Service Board; reappointed Jodi Enany to the Connellsville Municipal Authority and appointed Ralph Stiner to the senior citizens board of directors.
City Treasurer Judy Keller reminded residents March 1 is the deadline to pay 2011 per capita taxes. They will be turned over to Berkheimer on March 15 for additional fines and fees.
Residents can also expect to receive 2013 city real estate and per capita tax notices by March 1.
Keller also wanted to clarify that the $10 annual per capita tax is not based on age, but rather income.
"If you are 18 years old or older and have an income of $5,000 or more a year from all income sources, you are subject to the tax," she said.
Keller added that this is not the occupational tax, but rather a head tax or per capita tax.
Rachel Basinger is a freelance writer.


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Lakers Ask Lamar Odom to Hit Rehab!
Lamar Odom has a spot waiting for him if he cleans up his drug addiction. Sources told Radar Online that the Lakers want to take him on as a player again since he's a two-time championship Laker despite his shaky past with the Clippers.
Everyone around Lamar is hoping that he can enter rehab for his addiction to OxyContin.
Dang, Lamar you have a pretty good situation if this report is true, clean up and you'll be back and playing for the Lakers.
Good luck to Lamar.
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| The Draw of Submission
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Q: Dear Lauren,
At 43 years old, I have finally began my first journey into the lifestyle as a sub. I met him through the internet and he has truly opened my eyes to a whole new world of thinking and feeling. I became curious when yet another plain vanilla relationship ended and I thought that I would try to steer clear of the love and happily ever after stuff and look for something that was less meaningful and only involved noncommital sex. I was never so wrong in my life! My Master has touched me deeper than anyone I have ever known and I am more committed to him then anyone ever before and we haven't even met yet. We will meet next week. This is new for me and he is married. I would have turned and ran just a few months ago but I am not going to this time. He wants me to learn and talk to other subs, perhaps they can share some of their feelings and insights with me. If you have anything you can share or any advise, I would appreciate it. Thank you for your time.
Email Address: email@example.com.
A: Hi, Deb.
I think you are in a place a lot of people who explore d/s on the net get to at some point. It's a very exciting place to be, full of hope and heat. First real life experiences with BDSM can be very emotionally powerful, memorable your entire life. I also think your master is wise to encourage you to talk to others, both to hear what they have to offer and to share your own doubts, joys, and concerns. I hope some folks will write to you; and I hope some will post here openly so that others in similar situations to yours can benefit.
One practical piece of advice is for you to look actively to talk to others with three kinds of experiences (since no one will have an exactly analogous situation to yours). I hope you talk to others who have subbed in real life as opposed to only on the net. I hope you talk to other submissives who have started out by being drawn to the powerful feelings of submission on the net and then taken those feelings and relationships to real life---whether or not those moves to real life have succeeded with the original partner who made it possible. And I hope you talk to other submissives who have come to have feelings for a master who lived far away, or those whose master has other commitments (like being married, polyamorously and openly, or not). Each of these three components of what you describe for yourself brings different elements into the complex mix of what submission is about.
With regard to moving from the net to real life, there are a couple of links I know about: Some practical advice about moving relationships from the net to real life on Subnation, and several articles on net/real life transitions on caryl's BDSM Page. And with regard to meeting someone for the first time in real life, I hope you will take seriously the precautions suggested in the post Is it Safe to Meet a Dom in Real Life? No matter how sure you are of your master's honorability, it can't hurt to be careful; and the potential loss from not being careful is severe.
Also useful for finding other submissives to talk to is exploring some of the Groups or Munches in your area or anywhere you might travel. And some books, such as the recommended and widely read Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns, by Philip Miller and Molly Devon also discuss many real-life feelings and experiences of submission.
I hope others will suggest more links, resources, and advice for me to post here!
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A: I am 47, attractive, intelligent and knew something was off in my relationships with men. I stumbled onto D/s online and almost feel foolish to admit how deep and mind shattering the recognition of what I am and what has been missing in my relationships all these years. I knew I had to explore the submissive side to my nature and desires- It put some of my past choices in a new light. I have not found a R/t Dom to totally commit to, yet - My advice to Deb-the first encounters -may only be that. I feel free, at peace and lol very sexy.
Email Address: firstname.lastname@example.com.
A: Having started the same way in BDSM, online, I can offer a little advice. I've met a number of people in RL after having met them online. The majority have certainly been what they appeared to be, but I did run into a few that had misrepresented themselves. I feel that's a good caution to always have when dealing with the internet, whether in BDSM or basket weaving. *chuckle* I did "click" with some online but then found that in RL the same spark simply wasn't there. Ah well. Expect that sometimes too.
I'm not sure when your RL date is/was set, it might have even happened by now. If it did, I hope it all went well! I found that doing some major talking beforehand helped smooth the meeting. It is absolutely wonderful to find someone with whom you click so well, but be prepared to accept that person as they stated in the beginning. In other words, you said the man was married so understand that's his primary relationship. And I can't help myself but to caution you that the spouse should know about the meeting. I've been involved with one married man who was in a poly marriage and I spoke with the spouse before this man and I ever got involved in RL. I would not be comfortable in a hidden involvement, YMMV obviously.
Beyond that I'm not sure what else to say. I do believe a great relationship can begin on the internet and expanded into RL. I've met some wonderful people online that have come to be very special friends for me in RL. I wish you much luck and happiness in your future.
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Judge Judy Advances Myth of Palin's Creationism Advocacy
As the Sarah Palin smears continue in the media, Judge Judy joined the debate spreading an internet rumor about the Alaska governor. Appearing on the September 9 edition of "The View," arguably America's most famous judge when prodded by Barbara Walters to express her concerns about Palin, Judy expressed discomfort with "the teaching of creationism in public schools."
The judge has nothing to fear because Governor Palin does not want to push creationism in Alaska's public schools as the non-partisan site FactCheck.org explains in its debunkment.
"Palin has not pushed for teaching creationism in Alaska's schools. She has said that students should be allowed to 'debate both sides' of the evolution question, but she also said creationism 'doesn't have to be part of the curriculum.'"
No one on the panel corrected this falsehood.
Judge Judy also expressed her concern with Palin's opposition to federally funded embryonic stem cell research. Judy respected the vice presidential nominee's right to oppose it, but applied the straw man that she has no right to impose her values on everyone else. The judge must have missed that the debate is not about banning this research or "imposing a belief," but the use of federal funds that many are morally opposed to.
The daytime TV courtroom icon also expressed differences with Governor Palin on abortion, but added she opposes late term abortions. Before Barbara Walters steered her in another direction, Judge Judy did offer many compliments towards the Alaska governor praising Palin's leadership in raising a family and fighting corruption.
The transcript follows.
JOY BEHAR: Would any man be scared to run against you? No.
JUDGE JUDY: Would any man be scared to run against me?
BEHAR: We were talking you have to walk on eggs with a woman, not you.
JUDY: No, no I don't think so.
BEHAR: They'd be scared.
JUDY: I don't think so. I think that we have a bunch of powerful women sitting here at this, at this table today. And I think that powerful women are in vogue.
BEHAR: Yes.
JUDY: I think that we've had a powerful woman who, for two years, ran a valiant race. And I don't think that anybody can say that there was a retiring bone among her supporters. And now we have a new lady who's, you know-
BARBARA WALTERS: Weigh in. What do you think?
JUDY: Well- about Sarah Palin?
WALTERS: Yeah.
JUDY: I thin- I don't know a lot about her, but I certainly know that she's a dynamic lady. I mean, we may have certain differences of opinion with some very core issues. But I think that the fact that she has raised a family-
WALTERS: You had five kids.
JUDY: We have five kids among us, raised a family, got to be governor of the state of Alaska. You may say it's not- it doesn't have a lot of people. It's the governor of a state! That's a big job. And she took on some people, according to both parties, she took on some Republicans, her own party, and she said "listen, I'm going to get rid of corruption. I don't care who you are."
WALTERS: Anything that you don't feel comfortable with?
JUDY: Well, I'm not comfortable with the teaching of creationism in our schools. I'm not- I am, while this womb isn't being used for anything currently or for the future, I do believe that a woman has the right to choose as long as she makes that choice- [applause] - as long as she makes that choice in a responsible way, which means don't wait until you're seven and a half months pregnant and say "I think that this was a mistake." That I don't believe in. I think that you have to act responsibly. And, the- I haven't heard her express her opinion about federally funded stem cell research. Because while the womb is not going to be used, I may need a new liver or a new cornia.
WALTERS: I believe that she is against it. I don't like to speak for her because I don't-
BEHAR: Well, she's against embryonic.
WALTERS: She's against embryonic stem cell research.
JUDY: Now, if she's against embryonic stem cell research, and she would force that upon the rest of the country, because you can hold a religious belief on something and then say, as Joe Biden did, "I'm a Catholic and I believe that life begins at the moment of conception, but I would never impose that on anybody else because legislatively because that's not my role." So if Sarah Palin does not believe in stem cell research, in embryonic stem cell research, herself personally, but she knows that the rest of the country, through their legislators, who they've elected through their legistors, support it, and it's the wave of the future, then what does her personal belief have to do with me?


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