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ExtremeSpeed Genesect is the sixteenth Pokemon movie. It will be released alongside the short Pikachu and Eevee Friends on July 13th, 2013 in Japan.
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How appropriate that two of the new books in the Local History Room deal with a sport very popular now, namely baseball and more specifically, Detroit Tigers baseball. A Place for Summer by Richard Bak (H 796.357640977434 B166.1) deals with Tiger Stadium and includes some great photographs. The Detroit Tigers by William M. Anderson (H 796.357640977434 A5523 2008) is the fourth edition of a comprehensive look at the Tigers. The author also includes statistics on players he feels have been the Tigers' best outfielders, pitchers, infielders and catchers.
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I went snowshoeing Sunday in the ponderosa pine woods near Phillips Reservoir and managed a brief bout of melancholy despite being surrounded all the while by beauty.
This is one of my skills.
And it is one I would happily trade for any of a whole roster of abilities, among them a decent vertical leap and a mastery of basic carpentry techniques.
It was as I mentioned a fine winter day.
A heavy snow was falling. The flakes were fat and slushy, more like snow in the Cascades than the powdery sort that frequents our mountains. I never got more than a mile and a half from the highway but the snow muffled sounds and the hum of traffic was distant and unimportant.
There was little wind and the temperature was mild for the season, perhaps a degree or two above freezing.
I parked beside the Powder River and climbed a thousand feet to a plateau that plunges off its east flank to California Gulch.
I saw a white-tail deer running across a draw, wending its way between the red-barked pines, its graceful gait so different from the bounds of the mule deer.The Forest Service thinned the second-growth forests around here about 15 years ago. The silviculturists' goal is to give the remaining pines plenty of room to stretch their roots.
This seems to me a sound practice, scientifically speaking.
Eventually, the experts say, these woods will look much as they did 150 years ago — a parkland of grass and mature ponderosas, their boles so wide that a couple could sit side-by-side and rest their backs against the bark.
I want very much to see that forest.
I want to stroll through its shade on a soft day in spring when the grass widows are in bloom and the duff still moist with snowmelt.
I want to pry off a slice of sun-warmed bark in summer and smell the unique aroma of cinnamon and vanilla.
But I fear that my life, which is a trifling interval against the span of a healthy pine, will not last so long as to allow me these indulgences.
I'd be flouting the actuarial tables to expect any more than half a century. And I don't know that that's enough.
As I crunched along through the ice-crusted snow I thought, and not for the first time, that life would be more joyful if trees grew faster and children more slowly.
I negotiated a gap in the rimrock and got up on the plateau. The snow was deeper there, with no trees to intercept the flakes. The crust would no longer bear my weight and I floundered. It was hard going. The fatigue, combined with my lament about the likelihood that I would never see that magnificent forest of the future, made me angry as well as sad.
Even the snowflakes began to annoy me. Instead of relishing the way they cooled my sweaty cheeks, I focused on the occasional flake that lodged on my neck and trickled a cold drop down my back.
Yet after five minutes or so of this fruitless fuming I came to see how silly it was for me to complain, how childish and how selfish.
Why should I presume to hold the inalienable right to hike through an old forest whenever, and wherever, I choose?
Forests, after all, are subject to the vagaries of time just as all living things are; and a young forest is no less natural, no less right, as it were, than an elderly one.
These days, of course, the age of forests is as much a political matter as a philosophical one. Perhaps more so.
Quite a lot of people contend that a forest in its later years is more desirable than one in its adolescence.
In some ways this is a true, or at least a substantive, statement — certain animals, for instance, thrive in mature forests but shun immature stands.
But it seems to me that some of these same people sacrifice their credibility by insisting that old forests are not merely valuable, but actually irreplaceable.
I don't doubt that the people who say this believe it's true.
But what they really mean, I think, even if they don't realize it, is that a young forest won't become an old one in time for them to share its peaceful silence.
This is quite a distance from "irreplaceable."
Still and all, I can empathize with the feeling that compels people to reach such a fallacious conclusion.
That feeling is the very same selfishness that temporarily intruded on my otherwise pleasant snowshoeing trip Sunday.
I don't expect that I'll ever silence that particular emotion. But I'm going to strive to muzzle it whenever it tries to spoil a serene day in the woods.
The odds that I'll still be around at 89 probably favor the house. That I would be able at that age to get around in snowshoes is a considerably dicier proposition.
But about one thing I'm certain.
If I can, in that fantastically futuristic-sounding year of 2060, haul myself up those slopes that rise north of the Powder, I hope I'll have gained enough wisdom to appreciate the simple and solid goodness of a stand of pines.
A tape measure is a useful tool if you're putting together a bookshelf. And dendrology is an interesting science.
But neither can tell you what a ponderosa smells like in the afternoon of an August day.
Jayson Jacoby is editor of the Baker City Herald.


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PowerPoint module leading students through creation and manipulation of spreadsheet to forward model an example of exponential decay—the number of remaining unpopped kernels of popcorn in a bag of popping popcorn.
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The figure below shows a simple food chain for land production. How much solar energy does a vegetarian utilize when eating 1,000 calories of plant material? Use the information from the figure to calculate this. ...
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Fact Sheet: Irritable Bowel Syndrome and a Healthy Holiday Season224
By: Barbara Bradley Bolen, PhD
Everyday, ordinary life is challenging enough if you suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Add the obligations, deadlines, family dynamics, food focus, and travel issues that are associated with the holiday season, and it can be easy to feel anxious and overwhelmed. This busy time can also be one of great joy, as you get to experience the security of tradition, the warmth of being with loved ones, and the time to reconnect with spiritual roots. In order to achieve a healthy balance, self care becomes essential.Topics: causes, Diet, Foods, eating, food, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), relaxation, Stress
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Dyspepsia is a common disorder that affects up to 30% of the general population. Symptoms of dyspepsia include upper abdominal pain or discomfort and frequently include symptoms of burning, pressure, or fullness often, but not necessarily, related to meals. Other common symptoms include early feeling of fullness (satiety), nausea, belching, and bloating. While dyspeptic symptoms may develop due to diseases such as peptic
ulcer or gastritis, the vast majority of patients with dyspeptic symptoms are ultimately diagnosed as having functional dyspepsia.Topics: bloating, diagnosis, Diet, Foods, Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest, eating, food, gas, nausea
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Gilroy is in the southern part of Santa Clara County south of San Jose in California. It is in the South Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Gilroy is located about 35 miles south of San Jose International Airport. It is also known as the "Garlic Capital of the World."
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Gilroy is known for its outlets. At Gilroy Premium Outlets, [4] their 145 outlet stores draw people from near and far. Located at 681 Leavesley Rd., Gilroy, CA 95020. If you're in the mood for shopping, the outlets are easy to see just off 101.
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Published reports in Maine and around the country suggest that the mass shooting in Connecticut on Friday has spurred interest in buying guns and ammunition. This, even as President Obama and some members of Congress say they will support an assault weapons ban, and as some gun distributors and retail stores put a self-imposed moratorium on the sale of certain firearms. Susan Sharon visited a local gun store in Auburn, where sales were brisk even before last week.
Gun shop owner John Reid at his store in Auburn.
At Reid's Gun Shop in Auburn, owner John Reid says his business is up 30 percent over last year, much of it since the re-election of President Obama. Friday's school shooting has only resulted in even more interest from gun owners and would-be gun owners investing in self-protection. Reid says he's even gotten requests from several organizations that want to beef up security to prevent a Newtown-style incident from taking place.
"I had a telephone call Friday from organizations in greater Lewiston/Auburn that are concerned about their people that come to their organizations, work at their organizations and they're looking to have some individuals go through a handgun safety course and be trained in firearms and get a concealed firearms permit to have when their place is open," Reid says.
Among the customers looking to purchase guns or ammunition is 80-year-old John Hyman of Mechanic Falls. Hyman owns a couple of handguns and a pump shotgun. He says his main concern is that ammunition may become scarce, or so highly taxed and regulated that he can no longer afford it.
"That's one way of getting rid of the guns, is to tax and get rid of the ammunition, making the manufacturers not able to meet specs, let's say," he says. "Either safety or some other rules - who knows what's coming down the line?"
Friday's tragedy has sparked a national debate about gun control. This morning, former congressman and conservative MSNBC television host Joe Scarborough did an about-face on gun control, saying the "Bill of Rights does not guarantee gun manufacturers the absolute right to sell military style high-caliber, semi-automatic assault weapons with high capacity magazines to whovever...they want."
Meanwhile, the retail chain Dick's Sporting Goods says it is suspending sales of military-style rifles during "this time of national mourning." And Reid says he's hearing from some gun distributors that they are suspending sales of certain weapons.
"One of our main distributors - yesterday we talked to him - and all of their what they call 'black guns,' which are AR-15s, so on and so forth, they put 'em on lockdown. They're not selling any," Reid says. "They say that they're gonna wait and see how things shake out."
Some Republicans now say they're willing to discuss the issue of gun control, along with mental health issues and violent video games. Gun shop owner John Reid, who is former Auburn police officer, agrees it's a conversation that's long overdue.
But Jeff Weinstein, of the Maine Gun Owners Association, says there's a lot more information about the gunman that is needed first. He thinks the focus should be on mental illness, not firearms.
"I do known that there are some people who, politically, want to take advantage of the situation and blame it on the firearms, which is totally, totally false," Weinstein says. "One can argue - and I can see the arguement - that firearms play a role in it, but the fact is it takes a person who is mentally ill in order to do what they did - such a horrible, horrible thing."
In fact, it's not clear whether the gunman was diagnosed with, or being treated for, mental illness. But the role of mental illness in the violent rampage at the Sandy Hook school has now become as much a part of the debate as gun control.
The National Rifle Association released a statement Tuesday saying its members were "shocked, saddened and heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders." The group has scheduled a news conference for Friday.
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Management Problems
The goals and objectives for the Niangua River Watershed Inventory and Assessment were developed to address the problems and opportunities for conserving the aquatic resources within the watershed. The Missouri Department of Conservation's strategic plan, the Fisheries Division Operational Plan, Stream Areas Program Plan, and the Stream Access Acquisition Plan and the West Central Regional Management Guidelines indicate areas of future expanded resource management, public awareness, and access needs and helped guide development of this document.
The following text describes the management objectives and strategies in five major areas: water quality and quantity; habitat; biotic community; public awareness and recreational use; and data inventory and maintenance. Completion of these objectives will depend upon their status in overall Department, Division and Regional priorities and the availability of personnel and funds. Many of the objectives rely on interagency coordination.
Status: Data were compiled for all known potential sources of water pollution in the watershed. Extensive water quality and biological monitoring were conducted for the UNAWP in the Upper Niangua Subwatershed. The beneficial uses and classifications of most third order and greater streams were evaluated, and numerous streams were recommended for upgraded classification in 1993 and 1996.
Pollution Sources
Objective I.1
Continue to identify potential pollution sources within the watershed and within the recharge areas of watershed springs; evaluate their potential impacts on water quality and aquatic communities, and implement management strategies to monitor the potential impacts and reduce these threats.
Problem/Opportunity: Pipelines in the vicinity of streams and other water bodies pose serious threats to water quality and aquatic life. Greater head pressure of pipelines increases the likelihood of ruptures at stream crossings. Exposure due to stream erosion, followed by corrosion or physical damage by flood debris, can increase this risk. Current policies are inadequate for protecting streams from pipeline accidents. Detailed maps are not readily available, buried pipelines are frequently not marked at stream crossings; pipeline companies are occasionally complacent about protecting and repairing pipelines; and 404 permits are frequently issued without identifying pipeline locations or with disregard for their presence.
- Determine the locations of pipelines within the watershed and plot on 7.5 minute topographic maps.
- Incorporate pipeline locations in a GIS database.
- Check above for pipelines at all sites proposed for 404 activities or where 404 violations are reported.
- Recommend new policies for controlling pipeline activities to MDNR and the COE to protect stream water quality.
Sewage Treatment Plants
Problem/Opportunity: Sewage treatment plants may impact receiving stream reaches by discharging poorly treated wastewater.
- Encourage MDNR to monitor compliance with permit limitations, and comment on plans to upgrade these facilities.
- Assure that receiving streams are appropriately classified for protection of aquatic resources.
- Encourage Stream Teams to monitor sites below these facilities.
Sludge Application
Problem/Opportunity: Wastewater sludge stored in lagoons or applied to farmland can pose a threat to water quality. Application sites for municipal sludge seem to be adequately monitored by the MDNR and no problems have been reported in the Niangua Watershed. Private haulers have only recently been required to obtain licenses and file reports, so limited information is available. There are a large number of private treatment systems in the watershed, especially around LOZ, that depend on private haulers for sludge disposal. Locations of disposal sites within the watershed need to be determined.
- Obtain records for private haulers from MDNR, create a database, and plot sites on 7.5 minute topographic maps.
- Obtain annual reports each year and evaluate whether haulers are in compliance. Encourage compliance through MDNR.
Non-POTWs (Non-public owned treatment works)
Problem/Opportunity: There are large numbers of these systems in the LOZ area that handle considerable amounts of waste. They pose a significant threat to water quality if they are not monitored and properly maintained. The number of these systems is expected to increase with continuing development around the lake because many sites will not meet the requirements of the new regulations for conventional septic systems.
- Recommend strict permit review and compliance monitoring for these facilities by MDNR. Highlight this need in the LOZ Management Plan.
Animal Waste Point Source
Problem/Opportunity: Most of the permitted animal waste facilities in the watershed are relatively small dairies. However, there are at least one hog confinement facility and four fairly large poultry operations with a total human population equivalent of over 30,000. Facilities this large generate the waste equivalent to a small city, yet their waste handling and treatment systems are seldom comparable to the average municipal STP.
- Encourage Stream Teams to monitor water quality and aquatic communities in the receiving streams below large facilities.
- Support legislation that reduces potential pollution of the surface and groundwater resources from the application of poultry, hog, and cattle wastes .
Problem/Opportunity: The Lebanon Sanitary Landfill occasionally discharges leachate to Goodwin Hollow, a losing stream that is hydrologically connected to Bennett Spring and Sweet Blue Spring.
- Recommend that the MDNR inspect this facility, and ensure maximum water quality protection.
Problem/Opportunity: Discharges of excessively turbid stormwater runoff from settling basins at a limestone quarry near Buffalo are probably degrading the Niangua River within Niangua darter critical habitat. The MDNR has investigated this problem and has advised the owner to remove accumulated sediment from the basins.
- Monitor turbidity and sediment accumulation in the NR below the quarry.
- Request confirmation from the MDNR that remedial measures have been completed.
Septic Systems
Problem/Opportunity: Poorly designed and constructed septic systems and other individual treatment systems often contribute to elevated levels of nutrients in highly developed coves of LOZ.
- Refer complaints about septic systems to County Wastewater Departments.
- Support adoption of a "Lake Zone" for planning and zoning in surrounding lake counties.
Agricultural Runoff
Problem/Opportunity: Wastewater of greater than 300 animal units from dairies and poultry and hog confinement facilities are regulated by the MDNR as point sources. They must meet minimum standards, and operations within the watershed appear to be gradually coming into compliance. Livestock in pasture are non-point sources that are less tangible and may represent a considerable source of contaminants. The amount of stream contamination can be reduced by good pasture management, erosion control, and providing filter strips in riparian corridors.
- Promote good pasture management, erosion control, revegetation of corridors, and livestock exclusion throughout the watershed.
- Offer PFW and new Streams For The Future cost share incentives for projects within the targeted LNR watershed.
- Cooperate with NRCS to implement alternative water systems incentive agreements throughout the watershed.
- Utilize other state and cost share programs such as AgNPS, EQIP, WHIP, and CRP to address non-point agriculture pollution problems in the watershed.
Water Quality Monitoring
Objective I.2
Ensure that water quality and aquatic communities are monitored adequately to provide early detection of stream and lake degradation and to evaluate possible effects of watershed and stream improvement projects.
Problem/Opportunity: Water quality monitoring during the UNAWP indicated that high levels of nutrients and pathogens were occasionally present at most monitoring stations. It was estimated that construction of animal waste treatment facilities reduced nutrient input from these sources to the NR by 20% during the project. Even so, no significant improvements were detected in water quality, fish communities, or invertebrate communities during the first four years of the five year project (Smale et al., 1995). Efforts to secure funding for continued water quality monitoring have not been successful. Two sites within the project area (G006, G012) may be monitored occasionally by the NAWQA project (USGS).
- Review the final UNAWP report when completed.
- Support continued water quality monitoring efforts in the Upper Niangua Subwatershed to document improvements from animal waste treatment facilities installed by the UNAWP and from continuing efforts to reduce agricultural runoff.
- Encourage Stream Teams to adopt strategic sampling sites in the Upper Niangua Watershed.
Fish Kills
Problem/Opportunity: Several fish kills have been documented in the watershed. Most have been associated with municipal sewage discharges from the Marshfield sewage treatment plant.
- Assist state and federal agencies with enforcement of water pollution laws by cooperating with pollution and fishkill investigations.
- Cooperate with MDNR to minimize future threats from the Marshfield STP and other municipalities within the watershed and spring recharge areas.
Fish Contamination
Problem/Opportunity: Although no Niangua Arm (LOZ) samples have yielded action levels of contaminants, some Osage Arm (LOZ) paddlefish samples showed elevated chlordane levels.
- Initiate collection of redhorse suckers from the NR in 1999 for contaminant analysis by MDH; sample at Bennett Spring Branch and Leadmine CA in 1999, then alternate sites in subsequent years.
- Continue to collect LOZ fish for contaminant analysis by MDH including fish from the Niangua Arms every other year.
- Cooperate with MDH in informing the public about health advisories and the impacts of fish contamination.
Beneficial Use Attainment
Objective I.3
Evaluate all classified streams to assure that appropriate beneficial uses are being attained and recommend upgraded classifications as necessary.
Problem/Opportunity: Some third-order streams in the watershed remain unclassified andother streams may qualify as cool-water fisheries.
- Identify appropriate classifications and beneficial uses for remaining unclassified streams and recommend upgraded classification to MDNR.
Problem/Opportunity: Efforts to protect Niangua darter habitat with a special classification have failed to win Clean Water Commission approval. Classification could be used to require stricter limitations in NPDES Permits that discharge to streams within critical habitat. "Outstanding State Resource" classification would also provide better protection for these streams.
- Propose, once again, that Niangua darter known range be given special classification "Critical Habitat for Rare and Endangered Aquatic Species," or alternatively, "Outstanding State Resource."
Problem/Opportunity: Bennett Spring and Ha Ha Tonka Spring are among the largest springs in the state and both are featured resources at state parks. Recent MDNR dye tracings and geological investigations have established extensive recharge areas for these springs and this assessment has identified numerous water quality threats within them.
- Propose special classification for Bennet Spring and Ha Ha Tonka Spring and the losing streams within their recharge areas.
- Propose that the Spill Emergency Plan for Bennett Spring State Park be approved.
Objective I.4
Promote programs that enhance groundwater recharge in the watershed and spring recharge areas.
Problem/Opportunity: Springs are the main source of sustained flow in streams during periods of low precipitation. Since aquatic communities can experience great stress under these conditions (low dissolved oxygen and high temperatures), adequate flow and good water quality are essential. Springs in the watershed have not been monitored sufficiently to determine current conditions or detect change over time.
- Compile existing data on springs within the watershed.
- Cooperate with the USGS and MDNR to develop a plan to monitor strategic springs.
Watershed Projects
Problem/Opportunity: The amount of rainfall that percolates through the soil to recharge aquifers and maintain base flows is affected by land use and the amount of vegetation. Ungrazed, uneven-aged, woodland allows optimal percolation, and well managed pastures improve the quality of runoff events.
- Promote watershed practices that improve groundwater recharge, including cattle exclusion from woodlands, good pasture management, timber stand improvement, and conversion of pasture and open fields to woodland.
Water Quantity
Objective I.5
Support the enactment of a State Water Law and other legislation that will prevent negative downstream impacts from single or cumulative withdrawals.
Problem/Opportunity: Since there is no water law in Missouri, downstream users and government agencies have little recourse to regulate upstream water users and prevent them from withdrawing water that may impact aquatic organisms.
- Cooperate and support MDNR in preparing a Missouri Water Law which restricts water removal from streams for crop irrigation and other uses.
- Work with MDNR and COE, to protect or enhance stream flows through oversight and enforcement of existing water withdrawal permits.
Objective II.1
Insure that instream projects within the watershed do not interfere with natural stream processes.
Channel Alterations
Problem/Opportunity: Many landowners still believe that channelization is an appropriate solution to bank erosion and flooding problems. Although some short-term reduction in bank erosion may be achieved, the negative side effects can be severe, including loss of habitat diversity, accelerated upstream and downstream erosion, headcutting upstream, and channel destabilization.
- Meet with landowners who propose channelization projects to discuss their concerns and inform them about stream processes and the negative impacts of channel alterations, and recommend more appropriate remedies.
- Disseminate MDC literature and other information that describe theoffers alternative techniques to channelization.
404 Activities
Problem/Opportunity: A large number of Section 404 applications for instream construction and excavation are submitted for streams within the Niangua Watershed. Since a large portion of Niangua darter habitat occurs in the watershed, MDC reviews many of these.
- Review all 404, gravel excavation, bridge construction and other development projects that may impact streams and recommend appropriate action to maintain, improve or protect aquatic habitats.
- Recommend denial of 404 permits that require repeated stream crossing or recommend conditions that include installation of a temporary crossing under MDC supervision.
- Encourage Stream Teams to comment on 404 permits.
Problem/Opportunity: The general permit for sand and gravel removal (GP-34) has greatly simplified the application and approval process for applicants, the COE, the MDNR, and MDC. Unfortunately, it has also reduced a very important component which has been beneficial in the past, direct contacts with landowners and permittees. These contacts provide opportunities to inform the interested parties about stream processes and the meaning and justification for the permit conditions; learn about their experiences, techniques, and concerns; and otherwise establish a cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship. In addition, greater involvement provided opportunities to make site visits and document pre-permit conditions, monitor compliance, and observe possible impacts. Now, when a general permit is issued, the MDC is usually not consulted and frequently the COE makes no site inspection. Nationwide permits are usually issued with inadequate conditions to protect aquatic resources and without MDC input.
- Review 404 applications and inspect proposed sites whenever possible.
- Encourage the COE to provide opportunities for regional fisheries personnel to comment on 404 applications that include requests for variances, crossing streams, or channelization including those in NWP segments.
- Recommend that MDC Policy Coordination request changes in procedures to COE General and Nationwide Permits. Include careful scrutiny of locations of proposed activities, onsite inspections where violations have occurred, and MDC notification of proposed activities.
Objective II.2
Determine minimum flows necessary to sustain native communities of fish and other aquatic life, and to provide adequate spawning habitat for white bass, walleye, and other species.
Problem/Opportunity: Truman Dam prevents migration of LOZ white bass, walleye, paddlefish and other species to historic spawning sites upstream. White bass spawn in the Niangua River and Little Niangua River. While some walleye may spawn in both rivers, it is doubtful that they contribute to annual recruitment in LOZ. Neither river provides suitable spawning conditions for paddlefish.
- Conduct fish sampling and spawning habitat assessment on the Niangua River and the Little Niangua River for walleye; follow-up on results of the current research project on white bass.
- Develop recommendations for maintaining adequate flows for white bass and walleye using approved instream flow methodologies as recommended by Fisheries personnel. Such flows might also enhance paddlefish migration and susceptibility to anglers.
Problem/Opportunity: MDC is required to monitor the new USGS gage at Tunnel Dam to insure that minimum flows required by the recent relicensing agreement are sustained. Recent data indicate that over a one-year period through December 4, 1996, minimum required flows were not sustained 31% of the time. During the spawning season (March 15 through June 15), mean daily flows were below the required minimum flow of 60 cfs 55% of the time.
- Inform Show-Me Power Corporation and FERC of non-compliance and assure that minimum flows are attained.
- Monitor flows to assure compliance by obtaining data periodically from the USGS.
Objective II.3
Implement habitat improvement projects on public and private land.
Habitat Improvement Projects on Private Land
Problem/Opportunity: Riparian corridors are in poor condition on many watershed streams and cattle frequently have access to corridors and streams. The vast majority of stream frontage in the watershed is in private ownership.
- Implement landowner incentive programs through existing or new state or federal incentive program or assist county SWCDs to obtain federal or state grant money through: 319 Environmental Protection Agency grants, Rural Clean Water Program, Water Quality Improvement Practices (WQIP), AgNPS projects and MDC stream incentive programs.
- Develop landowner cooperative projects (LCPs) on the LNR. Target the LNR watershed for promoting cost shares.
- Promote the adoption of streambank erosion control and riparian corridor establishment or protection practices for approval by the county Agriculture Executive Committee of FSA or the SWCD administered through the MDNR Soil and Water Conservation Program.
- Encourage landowners and urban residents to form their watershed committees.
- Provide technical assistance and information to all landowners who request assistance and on-site consultation to those willing to establish and maintain stream corridors guidelines.
Problem/Opportunity: The three-year pilot stream incentive program in Dallas County, the recently initiated PFW project, and increased cooperation with NRCS to install alternative water systems, have stimulated interest in stream improvement in the watershed. Promotional and educational efforts are necessary to inform landowners about these programs and encourage participation.
- Promote and advertise stream improvement projects on Department areas and LCPs for demonstration purposes using Neighbor to Neighbor or SWCD Field Day events.
- Advertise and promote available stream habitat cost have programs through traditional and agricultural media; emphasize word-of-mouth advertising by neighbors.
- Sponsor a stream and watershed workshop for landowners, NRCS, FSA, COE, and city and county officials which highlights problems and strategies for correcting them.
- Increase landowner awareness of MDC private stream programs through SWCD and Farm Bureau cooperative programs at the county level. Emphasize the economic benefits of well-managed streams.
- Cooperate with the MDC Outreach and Education Division to develop stream habitat improvement materials for use by local Vocational Agricultural instructors, FFA chapters, and 4-H clubs.
Habitat Improvement Projects on Public Lands
Problem/Opportunity: Area Plans are prepared periodically for MDC conservation areas.
- Inspect these areas and recommend corridor expansion or bank stabilization projects as necessary to correct problems and serve as demonstrations sites.
- Include monitoring and habitat improvement strategies for streams on these areas to correct problems.
Problem/Opportunity: The newly acquired Barclay Springs CA is in the beginning stages of planning and development. This diverse area encompasses 389 acres with 1.7 miles of Niangua River frontage and a sizeable spring that provides an excellent opportunity for managing these aquatic resources.
- Inspect this area and recommend corridor expansion, bank stabilization projects, and fish habitat improvements to correct problems and serve as demonstrations sites.
Problem/Opportunity: Several habitat improvement projects have been completed at Bennett Spring State Park, Leadmine CA, and Mule Shoe CA. Since these serve as highly visible demonstration sites for effective stream improvement practices, they should be carefully monitored and properly maintained.
- Continue to monitor these projects and complete maintenance as necessary.
- Use these projects to demonstrate good stream management to the general public and agency personnel as appropriate.
Unique Habitat
Objective II.4
Identify and protect unique habitat in the watershed
Problem/Opportunity: Very little high quality bottomland forest was identified in the Natural Features Inventory of the Niangua Watershed. This is the result of one or more of the following common practices: clearing of bottomlands up to the stream edge; allowing cattle to graze the intact forests; and repeated logging of forests. These forest are important and necessary components of the stream ecosystem. They provide essential habitat, help prevent streambank erosion, filter surface runoff and groundwater flow, reduce water temperatures by shadingstreams, and contribute woody debris and organic matter.
- Encourage Little Niangua River landowners with bottomland forests or sites naturally suited for bottomland forests to protect and manage them.
Problem/Opportunity: Very few high quality wetlands were identified in the Natural Features Inventory. Wetlands were probably always a scarce resource in the watershed historically and many have been developed for pasture or cropland.
- Identify, protect, and enhance wetland habitat through purchases, easements, LCPs, PFW, or other agreements.
- Recommend wetland creation at suitable sites on public lands.
- Implement management strategies outlined in the MDC Guidelines for Promoting Fishery Resources in Missouri Wetlands on all public areas and privately owned wetlands.
- Assist the West Central Region Wildlife personnel with workshops for other agency staff and landowners on the importance of managing wetlands for fish and other aquatic organisms.
- Assist West Central Region personnel with workshops for loggers and landowners regarding proper methods of logging timber from riparian corridors and bottomland forests.
Problem/Opportunity: Two of the eight extant Niangua darter populations occur in the watershed. Habitat degradation is apparently still negatively impacting the Niangua darter. Nutrification and sedimentation are believed to be the most serious threats to the darter, as well as the rest of the natural fauna.
- Support continued habitat and water quality monitoring efforts in the Upper Niangua and Little Niangua subwatersheds.
- Encourage Stream Teams to adopt monitoring sites in Niangua darter range.
- Identify, protect, and enhance Niangua darter habitat through purchases, easements, LCPs, PFW, or other agreements. Highlight expansion priorities identified in the Mule Shoe CA draft area plan.
Habitat Assessment
Objective II.5
Inventory aquatic habitat throughout the watershed to provide descriptions of habitat conditions in representative reaches and quantify various parameters for comparisons between subwatersheds and with other Missouri watersheds.
Problem/Opportunity: Insufficient numbers of SHADs were conducted to adequately characterize the entire watershed. Most of the SHADs were completed in 1991, so it would be desirable to repeat them if surveys are conducted at additional sites. The Habitat Assessment Committee investigated possible alternatives to the SHAD that would provide more useful quantitative data from a watershed wide perspective. Analyses of remote sensing data, including aerial photography, digital orthophotography, and satellite imagery, are promising alternatives, however, current data on a sufficiently large scale is not readily available. A method for evaluating riparian corridors has been developed by Tom Groshens (MDC), using aerial photographs. Photographs were on hand for only a small portion of the watershed, so this method was not pursued for this plan. Another emerging method is digital image analysis of high quality helicopter videos or low altitude digital photographs.
- Implement the habitat assessment methodology recommended by the habitat assessment committee for streams within the watershed.
- Incorporate site specific habitat observations on all Niangua darter snorkeling trips.
Objective III.1
Protect and improve the status of threatened and endangered species, and implement state or federal recovery plans.
Problem/Opportunity: Niangua darter populations appear to be fairly stable in the Little Niangua River but declining in the upper Niangua River. Sampling in both subwatersheds needs to be expanded and compared to Mattingly's (UMC) sampling on the Little Niangua River. Although limited targeted sampling was conducted, thorough community sampling of the Upper Niangua River by Smale during the UNAWP failed to yield Niangua darters. No thorough, comparable survey has been conducted throughout Niangua darter range since Pflieger's in the 1970s and recent sampling procedures have been inconsistent.
- Conduct a thorough search of the Upper Niangua River for the Niangua darters distribution.
- Recommend to the MDNR that all known range of the Niangua darter be classified as "Critical Habitat for Rare and Endangered Aquatic Species," or failing that, as "State Outstanding Resource Waters."
- Conduct a multi-district survey of known range to evaluate current status and consider elevation of federal status to "Endangered."
- Target the Little Niangua River watershed for intensive promotion of stream incentive programs and SSA.
- Identify, protect, and enhance Niangua darter habitat through purchases, easements,and cost shares. Highlight expansion priorities of the Mule Shoe CA draft area plan, as per Objective II.4.
- Carry out recommendations in the Niangua Darter Recovery Plan and actively participate on the Niangua Darter Recovery Team.
- Adopt a standardized monitoring plan for Niangua darters and maintain a statewide database.
Problem/Opportunity: The bluestripe darter is only found in a few streams in the Missouri Ozarks and appears to be declining in the watershed. Its status in other watersheds is unknown.
- Inform the USFWS, MDC Natural History, and other MDC Regions within historic range of the bluestripe darter of its apparent decline in the Niangua River Watershed and consider elevating its state and federal status.
Objective III.2
Maintain the diversity and abundance of fishes and invertebrates at or above current levels.
Problem/Opportunity: Thorough fish community samples have not been conducted in the Lower Niangua River Subwatershed or the Little Niangua River Subwatershed since Pflieger's surveys in the mid 1970s.
- Conduct periodic, thorough fish community sampling at historic collection sites in both subwatersheds.
Problem/Opportunity: Comprehensive invertebrate sampling has not been conducted in the Lower Niangua Subwatershed or Little Niangua River Subwatershed since the mid 1970s. Thorough collections were completed during the UNAWP from 1991-1995 in the Upper Niangua Subwatershed.
- Encourage Stream Teams to assist with sampling.
Problem/Opportunity: A diverse mussel community historically occupied the watershed. In consideration of mussel decline throughout the Midwest and the lack of recent watershed sampling, a thorough mussel survey is warranted.
- Conduct a mussel survey of all fifth-order and greater streams in cooperation with the statewide mussel survey that Fisheries Research will be conducting.
Problem/Opportunity: The Niangua and Little Niangua Rivers offer opportunities for producing high quality fisheries.
- Identify and prioritize the native sportfish most suitable for increased management emphasis in the Niangua River and implement a plan for sampling.
- Give special consideration to a special smallmouth bass management area on the Niangua.
- Assess the impacts of Tunnel Dam and Lake Niangua on sportfish populations, .
- Continue the Special Management Area for brown trout in the Niangua River by annual stocking of 10,000 ten-inch brown trout with special harvest regulations.
- Continue to serve on the Bennett Spring Management Task Force.
- Continue to manage Bennett Spring State Park as a "put and take" rainbow trout fishery.
Problem/Opportunity: Management actions targeting one or more game species can have unexpected negative impacts on non-game fishes and invertebrates. Several listed rare, threatened, and endangered species are found in limited number in the watershed.
- Evaluate the potential impacts of sportfish management activities on non-game fishes and invertebrates before and after implementation.
- Avoid special management areas in designated critical habitat for state or federally listed rare, threatened or endangered species.
Problem/Opportunity: The Niangua and Little Niangua rivers are important components of the fisheries and aquatic ecosystems of LOZ.
- Implement all strategies of the LOZ Management Plan and this plan so they compliment one another.
- Be aware of problems which arise in LOZ which may negatively impact the Niangua and Little Niangua rivers (exotic species introductions; distributional changes of zebra mussels or spined water fleas; etc.)
Objective IV.1
Provide additional MDC owned access to the Niangua River between Bennett Spring and the Camden County line.
Problem/Opportunity: There is a demand for at least one stream access on the lower Niangua River to increase user convenience and encourage more uniform use throughout the watershed.
- The recently purchased Barclay Springs CA will provide additional access upstream from the Lead Mine CA. An additional access between Leadmine CA and Lake Niangua is recommended.
- Priority should be given to land acquisitions in the Niangua Watershed that include stream frontage for access development and corridor protection/development.
Objective IV.2
Enhance accessibility at all MDC access and frontage areas within the watershed.
Problem/Opportunity: Area Plans have been or are being developed for five stream areas. There are no disabled user facilities at MDC stream areas in the watershed.
- Include public use objectives, including some disabled user facilities, in MDC area plans for public lands along streams in the watershed.
Objective IV.3
Implement expansion plans as outlined in MDC area plans; focus on key expansions at Mule Shoe CA and Leadmine CA.
Problem/Opportunity: Area Plans have been or are being developed for several stream areas.
- Highlight expansion needs and stress the need to fund these expansion areas.
Objective IV.4
Work with other divisions and agencies to address problems associated with increased public use in the watershed.
Problem/Opportunity: There has been a significant increase in canoeing, rafting, tubing, and kayaking on the Niangua River in recent years. Litter, noise, and controlled substance violations have also increased. Owners of boat liveries and campgrounds have complained about these problems and may be cooperative allies for planning management actions.
- Cooperate with MDC Protection Division to organize a task force to develop an action plan to address these problems. Include the Missouri State Water Patrol, MDNR, and local sheriff departments on the task force.
Objective V.1
Inform other agencies, local government officials, land developers, landowners, and the general public of water quality conditions and problems in the watershed.
Problem/Opportunity: Sound watershed management depends on our ability to increase public awareness and educate the general public, landowners, city and county officials, and industrial and residential developers on the importance of improving water quality, and generate an interest in water quality problems and solutions.
- Include the Niangua Watershed as a high priority for private landowner assistance within the West Central Region Private Land Plan.
- Coordinate private landowner assistance with Agricultural Services, NRCS, FSA, The Nature Conservancy, COE and MDNR to cultivate mutual interests and concerns for land and stewardship issues.
- Incorporate information on Best Management Practices into MDC stream management workshops presented to local SWCDs, private industry, city and county governments and other agencies.
- Attend public meetings regarding highway construction, development projects, 404 permits, and state or federal watershed projects to inform the public about local water quality and watershed issues and the importance of reporting all pollution incidents to the MDNR and MDC.
- Write articles for local newspapers, Farm Bureau, University Extension, local SWCD, NRCS, and FSA newsletters, and conduct radio or TV programs concerning proper land use and local water quality problems and solutions.
- Work with MDC Outreach & Education Consultants to incorporate information into teacher workshops concerning watershed and stream issues, particularly the need to promote advocacy of these resources and the importance of local citizen involvement to solve local problems by forming Stream Teams.
- Seek opportunities to involve citizens and organizations in planning activities.
- Publicize the acquisition, development and opening of new public access sites.
- Promote the adoption of watershed streams by Stream Teams.
- Promote the education of youth in the watershed by coordinating aquatic education opportunities for schools in the watershed with MDC Outreach & Education Consultants.
- Write a Missouri Conservationist article on the PFW project.
- Produce a video promoting the resources and public use opportunities, and stream ecology and preservation in the watershed.
- Emphasize stream ecology, good stream stewardship and the MDC Streams for the Future program (using watershed models and the stream trailer where applicable) during presentations at adult and youth organizations, adult service clubs and sportsman's groups, Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of America, Future Farmers of America, 4-H and Vo Ag youth groups, schools in the watershed, and fairs or other special events.
- Promote stream ecology in MDNR (Ha Ha Tonka, Bennett Spring and LOZ state parks) brochures and at their visitor centers.
- Promote the adoption of this plan by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Non-point Pollution Program responsible for writing watershed plans for the state of Missouri.
- Include questions on water quality, water quantity, habitat conditions, biotic community access and public awareness issues in telephone or mail surveys to the public residing in the watershed.
- Incorporate these goals and objectives into the Regional Management Guidelines.
- Enhance awareness among all resource and government agencies by providing copies of this inventory and assessment to MDNR offices at Ha Ha Tonka, Bennett Spring and LOZ state parks; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Kansas City and the project office in Warsaw; the USFWS office in Columbia; SWCD, NRCS and FSA offices in Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, and Webster counties; MDC employees who work in the Niangua River Watershed; Environmental Protection Agency, The Nature Conservancy, USGS, city and county officials, state and federal legislators, and county libraries.
- Provide copies of this plan to Stream Teams within the watershed.
- Keep Stream Teams informed about water quality problems and other significant stream issues.
- Include this inventory and assessment on the MDC watershed web page.
Objective VI.1
Organize watershed databases to improve accessibility and compatibility.
Problem/Opportunity: Numerous databases were created and a large amount of data were compiled during the inventory for this plan. These databases must be readily accessible for general use and updating. They should also be compatible with those of other regions, divisions, and agencies to facilitate exchange of data.
- Prepare documentation for all watershed databases.
- Insure that watershed databases are compatible with comparable statewide databases.
- Incorporate these data into MoRAP and the Statewide Resource Assessment and Monitoring Plan.
Objective VI.2
Update watershed databases periodically to include the most current, accurate information.
Problem/Opportunity: Many of the watershed databases must be updated periodically to include the most recent data (e.g., 404 permits, fish collections). MoRAP is coordinating data preparation and maintenance of some databases throughout the state to increase compatibility and efficiency.
- Develop a plan for updating watershed databases periodically.
- Cooperate with MoRAP to improve database compatibility between agencies.


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- "And Uhura, whose name means freedom. She walks in beauty, like the night."
- - Ambassador Kollos (TOS: "Is There in Truth No Beauty?")
Nyota Uhura served as communications officer aboard the USS Enterprise under the command of James T. Kirk for nearly thirty years, after which she continued her career lecturing at Starfleet Academy. (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver"; Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
Nyota Uhura was born in the 2230s. She was fluent in Swahili. (TOS: "Is There in Truth No Beauty?", "The Man Trap", "The Changeling", "Spectre of the Gun") In her youth, she used to run the hundred meter dash in record time. (TAS: "The Slaver Weapon")
Starfleet career
The five-year mission
In 2266, Uhura began her Starfleet career as communications officer aboard the USS Enterprise with the rank of lieutenant. (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver") In the years following that vessel's historic five-year mission, she proved to be a proficient technician and was considered by Captain Kirk to be a capable and reliable bridge officer, manning the helm station when the need arose. (TOS: "The Man Trap", "Balance of Terror")
On stardate 1704.2, under the influence of polywater intoxication, Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu, fantasizing himself a musketeer, took Uhura under his "protection" before first officer Spock subdued him with a Vulcan nerve pinch. (TOS: "The Naked Time")
Following a communications blackout caused by Apollo, jamming all communication frequencies between the Enterprise and her landing party on stardate 3468.1, Uhura attempted the delicate task of rewiring the entire communications system in an attempt to break through the interference. In conjunction with Sulu's rigging of all transmission circuits for maximum power generation, Uhura successfully connected the bypass circuit, a task she had not done in several years. Spock praised her work and could think of "no one better equipped" to handle the necessary repairs. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")
On stardate 4523.3, while on shore leave aboard Deep Space Station K-7, Uhura met a dealer named Cyrano Jones, who tried to sell rare galactic items, among them, funny little creatures Jones called tribbles. In hopes of more sales, Jones gave one to Uhura, which subsequently, due to their high reproduction rate, threatened to overrun the Enterprise when Uhura took the creature with her on board. Fortunately, the crew was able to find a way to dispose of the tribbles. (TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles")
On stardate 4372.5, the Enterprise was assigned to transport Elaan, Dohlman of Elas to the planet Troyius for her arranged marriage. Uhura offered Elaan her quarters to stay in while traveling on board the Enterprise. (TOS: "Elaan of Troyius").
On stardate 5483.7, the male Enterprise crew was incapacitated by the "siren's song" of Taurus II's female population, necessitating Uhura to take command of the ship. She and Nurse Christine Chapel led a landing party to rescue Captain Kirk, first officer Spock and Dr. McCoy. (TAS: "The Lorelei Signal")
Later that year, on stardate 2291.2, the Enterprise revisited the Shore Leave Planet where Uhura was abducted by the planet's computer, which had taken charge of the planet upon the Keeper's death. Uhura reasoned with the computer, which felt that it was being taken advantage of, and convinced it to cease its hostile actions against the Enterprise crew. (TAS: "Once Upon a Planet")
In 2270, Uhura was again temporarily in command of the bridge when the Enterprise lost contact with Kirk and Spock, half of the ships' contact party, while exploring the surface of Delta Theta III. Per Kirk's orders of avoiding unnecessary risks, she ordered engineer Montgomery Scott and Sulu, the other half of the contact party, to reboard the ship, contrary to their attempt to locate Spock and the captain. (TAS: "Bem")
Later that year, Uhura, along with Dr. McCoy and Lieutenant Sulu, became trapped in the ship's holographic recreation room when the Enterprise computer exhibited aberrant behavior following its passage through an energy cloud. (TAS: "The Practical Joker") On stardate 5275.6, Uhura collapsed on the bridge due to the effects of Dramian auroral plague. Fortunately, Dr. McCoy was able to find a cure to rescue her and the rest of the infected crew. (TAS: "Albatross")
On stardate 6770.3, upon entering an anti-matter universe, the Enterprise crew experienced the effects of accelerated reverse aging and Uhura also was reduced to infancy. After returning the ship to normal space, the crew was able to return to their normal age by using the transporters. (TAS: "The Counter-Clock Incident")
Assaults, injuries and ailments
Like most of her Enterprise crewmates, Uhura was exposed to certain dangers on several missions. However, most of these dangers occurred during the original five-year mission.
After Khan took over the Enterprise on stardate 3141.9 and assembled several officers in the briefing room, one of Khan's henchmen forcefully grabbed Uhura by the arm and shoved her into the chair located in front of the computer terminal. When Uhura resisted obeying Khan's orders, the henchman slapped Uhura across the face. (TOS: "Space Seed")
On stardate 3211.8, Uhura was the victim of an attempted sexual assault. When she, Kirk and Chekov were kidnapped and imprisoned by the Providers of the planet Triskelion, Uhura fought off the advances of the drill thrall Lars with a water pitcher. (TOS: "The Gamesters of Triskelion")
Perhaps her most traumatic experience during her time aboard the Enterprise occurred on stardate 3541.9. This is when Uhura had her memory wiped out by the space probe Nomad, which misinterpreted her singing of Beyond Antares as a biological malfunction. This assault required Dr. McCoy to use advanced medical and educational techniques to restore her memories. (TOS: "The Changeling")
Recognition during five-year mission
Uhura received three noteworthy recognitions which occurred during the original five-year mission.
She was one of a few officers privileged to dine at a banquet arranged at the request of Lieutenant Marla McGivers for Khan on stardate 3141.9. When Khan later cut life support to the bridge, Kirk listed the names of bridge personnel to be recorded for commendations. Before Kirk ran out of air, he was able to include Uhura in that list. (TOS: "Space Seed")
When the Enterprise was temporarily placed under the control of the M-5 computer as part of an experiment by Doctor Richard Daystrom on stardate 4729.4, Uhura was one of twenty officers selected by the computer to operate the starship for the war games exercise. (TOS: "The Ultimate Computer")
When the Enterprise encountered a giant space amoeba in 2268, Lt. Uhura was one of the officers named by Captain Kirk as deserving of "special citation", along with Cmdr. Spock, Montgomery Scott, Dr. Leonard McCoy, Pavel Chekov, and Lt. Kyle. (TOS: "The Immunity Syndrome")
Later career
In the 2270s, Uhura was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander aboard the Enterprise. She served aboard the refit Enterprise under the command of Captain Willard Decker, and later during the V'Ger crisis under the command of Admiral Kirk. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
By 2285, Uhura was promoted to commander and assigned to Starfleet Command communications and to Starfleet Academy while the Enterprise was reassigned to cadet training. Part of her duty included giving lectures at the Academy. That same year, the Enterprise became involved with Project Genesis and Khan Noonien Singh's attempt to steal the Genesis Device. Eventually, Kirk was able to stop Khan, but not before the latter had wrought extensive damage upon the Enterprise, requiring Captain Spock to sacrifice his life to save the ship. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
Uhura was assigned to the transporter room at Old City Station per her own request. During the planned rescue attempt of Spock from the Genesis Planet, Uhura played an instrumental role of illegally transporting Admiral Kirk and company to the Enterprise prior to its theft. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
Kirk and his senior staff succeeded in saving Spock, and Uhura met up with her crewmates on Vulcan. Along with the rest of the crew she traveled back to the year 1986 aboard a Klingon Bird-of-Prey – which they named the HMS Bounty – to retrieve two humpback whales to save the planet Earth from an alien probe. While in 20th century San Francisco, Uhura and Pavel Chekov transported aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise to acquire high-energy photons from its reactor core. Upon their return to the 23rd century, she was among the crew charged with the theft of the Enterprise. However, all charges against them were dropped because they had saved the planet. She was reassigned to communications aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
In 2287, the Enterprise was dispatched to resolve a hostage situation on Nimbus III, the Planet of Galactic Peace. Under the influence of the rebel leader Sybok, Uhura and many other crewmembers cooperated to divert the Enterprise to the galactic core where Sybok convinced them they would find the mythical Sha Ka Ree. In an initial attack on the rebel-held Paradise City, Uhura played a vital part by performing an erotic, moonlit fan dance on a sand dune to a look out party of rebels. Her dance seduced the entire party and they were captured by Kirk and his team in order to steal their horses which they used to enter Paradise City. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
Up to the Camp Khitomer crisis of 2293, Uhura continued to serve as communications officer of the Enterprise-A. The Enterprise crew played a vital role in the success of the Khitomer Conference by exposing a conspiracy that sought to sabotage the peace process. By the end of the year, Uhura had left the Enterprise and taken a position at Starfleet Academy. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
Personal life
Uhura was a Starfleet officer who was proud of her African heritage. In fact, she decorated her personal living quarters aboard the Enterprise with a zebra-skin bedspread, some African sculptures and masks, and wall panels containing African images. (TOS: "Elaan of Troyius", "The Tholian Web")
She was also well known among her fellow Enterprise colleagues for entertaining them with her singing talent, including her own renditions of songs, such as Oh, On the Starship Enterprise. (TOS: "Charlie X")
One of Uhura's favorite love songs to sing was the song Beyond Antares. She chose the song in response to a request made by Kevin Riley, who was on duty alone in engineering, and who wanted to be reassured that he was not the only living thing left in the universe. (TOS: "The Conscience of the King") She also sang it while on bridge duty the following year. Her performance led to the incident that triggering Nomad's assault on her. (TOS: "The Changeling")
She also hummed a tune while she relaxed planet side during the Enterprise' second visit to the Shore Leave Planet. (TAS: "Once Upon a Planet")
Throughout their years of serving together, Uhura developed a strong friendship with the other members of the Enterprise senior staff. In 2285, she helped Kirk without hesitation in his quest to find peace for Spock's katra. When the other crew members had recovered Spock's body from the Genesis Planet, Uhura had been waiting for them on Vulcan and witnessed the fal-tor-pan ritual being performed on Spock. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
James T. Kirk
Serving under Kirk for many years, Uhura developed a great respect for him, both as a starship captain and a person. On stardate 5784.2, under the influence of powerful telepaths, Uhura was forced to kiss him. (TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren")
Near the beginning of her service aboard the Enterprise, Uhura attempted to reach the Human side of Spock.
On stardate 1513.1, she tried to start a conversation with a sardonic Spock and asked him how Vulcan looked when its moon was full. When Spock mentioned to her that Vulcan has no moon, she expressed little surprise at his lack of romanticism. She was also amazed that Spock lacked any curiosity with regard to the identity of a dead officer on planet M-113. (TOS: "The Man Trap")
Soon afterward, when Charles Evans was aboard the Enterprise, Uhura and Spock entertained the crew together in the recreation room on stardate 1533.6. With Spock on the Vulcan harp, Uhura sang two versions of the improvised song Oh, On the Starship Enterprise, one about Spock, the second about Evans (which caused Evans to make her temporarily lose her voice). (TOS: "Charlie X")
In the alternate reality, Uhura and Spock became romantically involved.
Montgomery Scott
In 2287, Uhura began to show some romantic interest in Montgomery Scott. Under the influence of Sybok, however, Uhura became more persuasive. Scotty, nevertheless, politely declined the advance, mindful of her "condition". However, the two are seen sharing a drink together after their mission to Nimbus III, walking closely and smiling at each other, therefore implying that some romantic progression had been made. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
Scotty helped Uhura and Chekov look up Klingon phrases in antique books in 2293, while trying to cross the border into Klingon space to rescue their jailed colleagues. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
|Communications officers of the starships Enterprise
|Enterprise NX-01:
|USS Enterprise:
|Alden • Farrell • Garison • Hadley • Lisa • M'Ress • Palmer • Uhura
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|USS Enterprise-D:
|ISS Enterprise NX-01:
|ISS Enterprise (NCC-1701):
|USS Enterprise (alternate reality):
|Hawkins • Uhura
- See also: Main character non-appearances
Uhura was played by Nichelle Nichols, who appeared in sixty-six episodes. She appeared in voice-over in two additional episodes ("The Enemy Within" and "The Menagerie, Part II"), and on stock footage in "The Paradise Syndrome". [2] Nichols also provided the voice of Uhura (in addition to a few guest character voices) for The Animated Series, and appeared in all but three of its episodes.
Thirty years later, she would appear in the archived footage of "The Trouble with Tribbles" and "Mirror, Mirror" that was used in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations".
Uhura was slated to make a cameo in "Flashback", but was cut from the episode after requesting more lines for her role. (Star Trek: Communicator: "The Making of 'Flashback'") There were also rumors that she would appear on Star Trek: The Next Generation as either Guinan's mother or daughter, but this never came to pass. [3][4]
Uhura was the last main character to be cast for the Original Series, only a few weeks before production began on "The Corbomite Maneuver", the first regular episode. In the original script of the episode, the communications officer was named "Dave Bailey". When Nichelle Nichols (allegedly a lover of Gene Roddenberry) was cast as the new comm officer, Bailey (played by Anthony Call) was "transferred" to navigation. (Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, pp 153-154)
Name and heritage
According to an anecdote told by Nichelle Nichols at Shore Leave 29, she and Gene Roddenberry decided on the name "Uhura" because, before Nichols' audition, she and several others involved in casting had been reading the 1962 novel Uhuru by American author Robert Ruark. The story is verified by Robert Justman and Herb Solow in Inside Star Trek: The Real Story.
"Uhuru" is the Swahili word for "freedom." Spock, after making a Vulcan mind meld with Kollos in "Is There in Truth No Beauty?", says that Uhura's name means "freedom" and recites a line of poetry about beauty from Lord Byron. In Star Trek VI, her name was misspelled "Uhuru" in the credits.
By the early 1970s, it was suggested that her first name may have been "Penda", meaning "love". The character's given name was established in the 2009 film Star Trek as Nyota. (The revelation playfully parallels the long-time real-life ambiguity; from their first meeting in an Iowa bar, for three years Kirk tries unsuccessfully to learn her first name, only to learn it when her lover - Spock - assures her that he return alive from the Narada.) The name Nyota ("star" in Swahili) was first used by William Rotsler in his book Star Trek II Biographies.
Nichols has said that an author writing about the history of Star Trek had asked Gene Roddenberry what Uhura's first name was and was told that one was never decided. The author then recommended the name "Nyota." Roddenberry liked it, but said to ask Nichols before he allowed the name to be used. Nichols thought the name was perfect. (TOS Season 2 DVD commentary) Alternatively on the video William Shatner's Star Trek Memories, Nichols also said that she and Gene Roddenberry came up with the name in initial discussions about the character just after her casting.
In the Star Trek RPG published by FASA in the 1980s, the full name given for Uhura was "Samara Uhura," although, like the rest of this game, its source material was stricken from canonical status after the debut of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Paramount Pictures revised canon policies. This possible name appears to not have been accepted outside the original source. Incidentally, in the RPG adaptation, there were several Decker-class starships named for the Enterprise crew, including the USS Samara Uhura.
Although never mentioned on screen, various guides, such as the Star Trek Concordance, the Star Trek Chronology and StarTrek.com mention M'Umbha as being the mother of Uhura. This may lead one to believe that the reference to M'Umbha was in the original script for "The Man Trap" or in the TOS writer's guide. According to the Concordance the line referencing M'Umbha in "The Man Trap" was spoken in the past tense, indicating that she was deceased by 2266.
Uhura's date and location of birth were also never established on screen. The date of birth (2239) was derived from the Star Trek Chronology and the Star Trek Encyclopedia. The original Star Trek writer's guide and the Star Trek Concordance establish that she was born in the United States of Africa. Her familiarity with the Swahili language implies – but does not require – an East African origin or heritage. In the novelization of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, she is described as having a "fine-boned Bantu face" (Page 49), and in the novelization of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Pavel Chekov said Uhura was from the Bantu Nation. James Blish refers to Uhura as "a beautiful Bantu girl" in his adaptations of original Star Trek episodes.
The 1977 Writers'/Directors' Guide for Star Trek: Phase II – the aborted second series – Uhura was noted as having been born in the "African Confederacy". The full character description, written by Gene Roddenberry and Jon Povill, is as follows:
Rank of Lieutenant Commander, Communications Officer, played by attractive young actress Nichelle Nichols. Uhura was born in the African Confederacy. Quick and intelligent, she is a highly efficient officer. Her understanding of the ship's computer systems is second only to the Vulcan Science Officer, and expert in all ships systems relating to communications. Uhura is also a warm, highly female female off duty. She is a favorite in the Recreation Room during off duty hours, too, because she sings – old ballads as well as the newer space ballads – and she can do impersonations at the drop of a communicator.
Nichelle Nichols has stated on many occasions during the years, including on the video William Shatner's Star Trek Memories that during the first year of the series, she was tempted to leave the show as she felt her role lacked significance, but a conversation with Martin Luther King, Jr. changed her mind. King personally encouraged her to stay on the show, telling her that he was a big fan of the series and told her she "could not give up" as she was playing a vital role model for young black children and women across the country. After the first season, Uhura's role on the series was expanded beyond merely manning her console.
Former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison has cited Nichols' role of Uhura as her inspiration for wanting to become an astronaut. [5]
NASA astronauts, Sally Ride, Guion Bluford, Judith Resnik, and Ronald McNair were all recruited as a direct result of Nichelle Nichols' employ as NASA's recruiter, specifically for minorities.[6]
Whoopi Goldberg has also spoken of Nichols' influence. It was seeing Nichols play a prominent role on network television that allowed her to see that African American women could contribute more than just as domestic servants. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion) She is often fond of recalling that when she saw Uhura on-screen for the first time she ran out of the room telling everyone in her house, "I just saw a black woman on television; and she ain't no maid!" (Star Trek Monthly issue 56)
Nyota Uhura is depicted in the non-canonical novels The Art of the Impossible, Catalyst of Sorrows, and Vulcan's Soul: Exodus as later going on to achieve the rank of admiral and become the head of Starfleet Intelligence in the 24th century, serving into 2377.
- Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens; Star Trek: Phase II - The Making of the Lost Series; Pocket Books, ISBN 0671568396 (softcover, 1997)
- Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens; Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission; Pocket Books, ISBN 0671025597 (softcover 1998)
External links
- Nyota Uhura at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
- Template:NCwiki
- Nyota Uhura at Wikipedia
- Official web of Nyota Uhura


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WASHINGTON – Crossing a street in the D.C. metro area can prove challenging for bikers and pedestrians, but some jurisdictions are doing a better job than others when it comes to balancing pedestrian and driver safety.
"Arlington is doing amazing work, where as Fairfax, not so much," says Barbara McCann, founder of the National Complete Streets Coalition, an organization that pushes for transportation policies to equally consider drivers, bicyclists, mass transit and pedestrians.
Arlington is a member of the Street Smart campaign – a local campaign that addresses pedestrian and bicyclist safety – and was one of four communities in the nation to be recognized as a GOLD-Level Walk Friend Community in April 2011.
According to Street Smart, Arlington builds about 1.25 miles of new sidewalks each year and does an effective job at distributing large quantities of bike and pedestrian safety guides.
Arlington also has two groups, WalkArlington and Neighborhood 25, which actively work to ensure pedestrian safety in the county.
"They have a Complete Streets policy and they make their roads work for all users," McCann says. "They balance all the modes of travel well."
Additionally, Arlington gets high marks for integrating Capital Bikeshare – the largest bike-sharing program in the country – into the community. Capital Bikeshare also has stations in D.C. and Alexandria.
The City of Alexandria receives high marks for its bike trails, as well as for the city's efforts to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety while developing Potomac Yard along Route 1.
In Maryland, Howard County is credited with being pedestrian friendly due to walkable, planned communities and manageable intersections in Columbia and Ellicott City.
On the other end, McCann points to Fairfax County in Virginia and Montgomery County in Maryland as jurisdictions with problems adopting safe streets. In Fairfax County, Route 1, U.S. Route 50, Route 7, Route 236 and Route 29 all have intersections that are difficult for pedestrians to cross, and are thus prone to pedestrian accidents.
From 2003 through 2007, each roadway had sections with between 11-24 pedestrian injuries and three-to-five fatalities, according to the Fairfax County Department of Transportation Pedestrian Program.
Between 1995 and 2007, Fairfax County averaged 14 pedestrian fatalities per year. In contrast, Arlington County had no pedestrian fatalities between 2004 and 2011.
Two pedestrians were killed in Arlington in 2012, including 30-year-old Shabnam Motahhar-Tehrani on December 24 on North Glebe Road and North Randolph Street.
In Montgomery County, pedestrian fatalities dropped from 19 in 2008 to six in 2012. The county also has a Pedestrian, Bicycle and Traffic Safety Advisory Committee that meets every other month.
However, McCann points to several intersections in Germantown, Gaithersburg and Clarksburg that are not pedestrian friendly and often lead to accidents.
"If the measure of success in Montgomery County is moving traffic quickly and that's the only metric used, then we'll never see pedestrian safety," McCann says.
Montgomery County Executive launched a Pedestrian Safety Initiative in December 2007 to address these issues.
Jeff Dunckel, coordinator for the Montgomery County Department of Transportation Pedestrian Safety Initiative, says that some parts of the county were not built for pedestrians, so changes to improve safety are coming slowing.
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As students are working toward finishing papers and projects and preparing for final exams, they are experiencing higher levels of stress related to their work load and college life. It is important to note that some stress can be useful as it can give students a boost of motivation which can lead to increased productivity and performance. However, this increase in stress can also push them "over the top" and lead to decreased productivity and performance. The relationship between stress/arousal and performance is explained by the Yerkes-Dodson Law. The bottom line is that at this time of year most students need to be reminded to engage in effective stress management, which can help draw them back into a healthier and more stress productive stress level (which can also help them maximize their performance).
As with many aspects of life during (and after) college, balance is important. Effectively utilizing resources is also important. This may be a good time to remind your student(s) that there are many resources within the CSB/SJU community that can offer support to them at their most stressful times. It is important for students to take the initiative to seek assistance (or even ask for help) from staff such as resident directors, faculty residents, coaches, members of the monastic community and even fellow students. Other supportive community members include professors, academic advisers, counselors and health care providers.
Stress kits have been created by the CSB/SJU Counseling and Health Promotion and CSB Health Services staff to raise awareness of effective stress management and to provide some items that promote wellness. These kits are available at the CSB Health Center (lower level Lottie) and the SJU Personal and Professional Development Center (Mary Hall 10).
If your student(s) needs to talk to a professional counseling staff member, please encourage them to contact the CSB office (320-363-5605) or the SJU office (320-363-3236) of Counseling and Health Promotion (http://www.csbsju.edu/CHP.htm). If they seem reluctant to call to schedule an appointment, you can also encourage them to utilize our Walk-In Wednesday program 1-3 p.m. each Wednesday of the academic year.


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- Find your perfect perfume, people will remember you by your scent. Rose is known for her Pauline Trigere fragrance.She tells her granddaughter "I'll give you anything in the world, but I won't give you my perfume."
- Belts and Beads. Rose believes that a belt or unique strand of beads can really make an outfit and they don't have to cost a fortune.
- Take care of your feet and wear good shoes, but when you are going out for a night on the town "Fashion comes before comfort" At 98, Rose goes out every single night!
- "Walking is a must, its better than doctors or medicine"
- No need to use expensive moisturizers, Rose swears by Oil of Olay which she has been using for decades.
- "Inexspensive lipstick is as good as expensive, only better!" Rose has tried every brand from Chanel to Lauder and has recently been turned on to Revlon.
- Be Unique: "If Everyone is wearing it, then its not for me"
- "Be smart enough to know what you don't know"
- If you have trouble reading the dinner menu, Lorgnettes are a fashionable and elegant alternative to reading glasses(see example above)
- "Be Happy, enjoy what you have at every moment!"
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
The Top Ten Ways to Stay Stylish and Look Great at 98
40 comments:
- Judy C said...
I love this woman.
- October 26, 2010 at 6:33 AM
- Monique said...
What a wonderful lady !:) Thank you Rose for sharing your tips! :)
- October 26, 2010 at 7:32 AM
- That's Not My Age said...
Fantastic. Wish I had the energy to go out every night, I obviously need to follow Rose's tips!
- October 26, 2010 at 8:17 AM
- Rita@Goldivas said...
I want those shoes!
- October 26, 2010 at 10:09 AM
She is so cute and love her 'secrets'! I am finding that 'seniors' have a way better social life than most younger people do!
- October 26, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- GracefulFire Girl said...
Number 7 is SO true.
- October 26, 2010 at 11:56 AM
- Özer said...
She's my hero!
I just discovered your blog yesterday and now I am a convert. Thanks for bringing us these wonderful people, they are not only a style inspiration but also a life one!
- October 26, 2010 at 12:20 PM
- GiGi said...
Rose rocks! Yes, those shoes are fantastic!
- October 26, 2010 at 12:45 PM
- FairyFiligree said...
This is stupendous. I love the one about the perfume, the one about the going out every night... the lady is magic. Thanks for sharing.
- October 26, 2010 at 1:20 PM
Rose is a perfect name for this beautiful lady -- what an inspiration!
- October 26, 2010 at 1:38 PM
The Wisdom of the Ages. Not just wise, but effortlessly hip, stylish, graceful and fun. Thank you Rose.
- October 26, 2010 at 1:51 PM
- fashion trends said...
She looks great for 98! Good for her!
- October 26, 2010 at 1:58 PM
- Stephilius said...
She is fantastic! The ostrich bag, shoes, and lorgnette are all exquisite. And her ten tips should be inscribed on a stone tablet!
- October 26, 2010 at 2:12 PM
This lady really is a class act! I loved the first photo of her too. And all of a sudden 98 feels so _young_. :)
Thank you so much for this blog Ari - it is so inspiring to see all these gorgeous seniors and read their advice.
- October 26, 2010 at 4:57 PM
- Terri said...
I want a lorgnette!
- October 27, 2010 at 12:43 AM
- duckalicious said...
what an amazing lady and she's got some great advice there!
come check out my giveaway:
- October 27, 2010 at 4:40 AM
An A-Class Lady!!!
Thanks for sharing your secrets, Rose.
- October 27, 2010 at 7:34 AM
- Liz S said...
Wow, and wow! She is amazing. I am lost for words.
- October 27, 2010 at 8:40 AM
A real winner!
- October 27, 2010 at 10:46 AM
- ceylonjade said...
Amazing...love Rose's top ten, ESPECIALLY the perfume-totally get that!
Jade of pretty-dirt.blogspot.com
- October 27, 2010 at 11:40 AM
great interview!!! and i'm loving the blog and the youtube channel too:)
- October 27, 2010 at 11:54 AM
- Rebecca said...
I wanna be just like Rose when I grow up!
- October 27, 2010 at 1:48 PM
- eurekapaprika said...
What an inspiration!!! She is reason to never fear of aging.
- October 27, 2010 at 11:13 PM
- elisvermeulen said...
thank you.
(also send the link to my mom.:))
- October 28, 2010 at 9:11 AM
- mariebruxelles said...
What an inspiring lady! She is so lovely and stylish.
- October 28, 2010 at 10:05 AM
- Renee Fisher said...
I love Rose. I love her style and spunk. Go, Rose!
- October 28, 2010 at 3:05 PM
- Ellie said...
How inspiring!
Lovely tips.
- October 28, 2010 at 9:57 PM
- K.Line said...
Big time role model! Love this woman.
- October 29, 2010 at 9:09 PM
- Wendy said...
Could I please adopt Rose as my grandma. I just feell head over heels in love with her. Thanks for sharing this.
- October 30, 2010 at 4:55 AM
- ashe mischief said...
How wonderful! I love that she's still so active at 98.
- October 30, 2010 at 10:53 AM
- Susie Sharp said...
Wow. Dig those shoes and that purse. Some outfit voted my 85 y.o. mother as one of the most stylish women in the Cleveland area. She's quite a piece of work with a to-die for wardrobe mostly of clothing and jewelry made by local artists. I'll introduce you if you ever make it this way. Again - the lady above - what a great find!
Susie Sharp
Shaker Heights OH
- October 30, 2010 at 1:30 PM
- tinyjunco said...
3, 4, 7, & 8!
thank you and thank you Rose for a great post with wonderful information. especially - keep on truckin'!! steph
- October 30, 2010 at 1:48 PM
- Lorena said...
How very refreshing, loved Rose.
Thank you for sharing !
- November 1, 2010 at 11:18 PM
That ostrich clutch is to die for!! Thanks, Rose for your top ten beauty and lifestyle secrets. Much appreciated.
- November 2, 2010 at 10:15 PM
- Nicki said...
Lovely and wise! God bless you, Rose and your kin! :)
- November 5, 2010 at 11:45 AM
So very classy. A delight. Thank you for sharing. Style is not just clothing and accessories, it is a state of mind.
- November 9, 2010 at 9:13 PM
- Mano Bello said...
I am so inspired....This is a very great thing you are doing Ari!
Hats off to you!
Better yet, let's go ahead and put some on...along with our other accessories and silvering hair....and don't forget that perfume!
Just make sure its subtle....!
- November 13, 2010 at 11:07 AM
- jrplaza said...
Nice Post... Hope all Publishers post something sense like this... we'll youve got a very nice idea. good job! hey, I am inviting you to submit your top 10 list to us and get featured. also you can increase your site traffic , you can also visit Always 10 - Top 10 List. | http://always10.blogspot.com thnx.
- November 16, 2010 at 10:55 PM
Aww, that lady is awesome. that purse, those shoes...
I like her advice on pearls + belts.
Your blog is a delight Ari!
- January 6, 2011 at 6:40 PM
- Emerson Merrick said...
Crazy good.
- January 7, 2011 at 10:01 AM


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Meloetta (anime)
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Meloetta was first pursued by Team Rocket in Virbank City. It was able to elude them but somehow made its way into the Pokestar Studios where Ash had encountered it. After he saved it from a collapse of some tools it stayed close behind him, following him to Virbank Gym.
It reappeared in Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 1) and Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 2) where it watched Ash's battle against Roxie and was pleased to see him win.
Meloetta appeared again in All for the Love of Meloetta! where it was attacked by Team Rocket who had Woobat and Yamask attack it with Air Slash and Shadow Ball, respectively. Meowth then tried to catch it in an electric net but it was able to make it's escape. However, it was injured in the process and wandered into the street in a daze, almost getting run over by Cynthia's vehicle. Ash was able to recognize Meloetta from before and Cynthia applied potion to its wounds. Then they attempted to get its fever down with a bag of ice. While Iris and Cilan searched for an Oran Berry for it, Ash kept watch.
After a little bit Oshawott came out of his Poke Ball sensing Meloetta's presence and instantly fell in love with it. Meloetta recovered a bit after eating an Oran Berry Emolga brought. During this time both Emolga and Oshawott were arguing with each other and Meloetta began to sing in order to calm them down. Afterwards, it disappeared once more but it had followed Ash and the others to Cynthia's jet.
In Piplup, Pansage and a Meeting of the Times!, it followed Ash and snuck into Jeremy's car to Cynthia's villa. When Ash sees a Rattata, Meloetta appears and sits on Ash's lap. Seeing Ash, Meloetta seems very excited, when Cynthia says that Meloetta must really like Ash. A while later, they arrive at Cynthia's villa, but when Jeremy opens the door, Meloetta suddenly disappears again. A while later, when Ash and co. let their Pokemon see their old friends Dawn and Piplup her pokemon, Meloetta secretly comes. The Pokemon can sense Meloetta, and Ash knows it's nearby and calls it out to meet Dawn. Meloetta appears and Dawn get acquainted. Upon seeing Meloetta, Dawn's Piplup instantly fall in love with it just as Ash's Oshawott before it. Oshawott attacked him with Aqua Jet, upset to see Piplup and Meloetta gettting along, sparking a rivalry. During the battle between Dawn's Piplup and Cilan's Pansage, Meloetta was excited about the battle and was happy for Piplup.
Known moves
|Relic Song
|Sing Meloetta: Search for the Rinka Berries
|Close Combat
|Expedition to Onix Island!
|Hyper Voice
|+ indicates this Pokémon used this move recently.*
- indicates this Pokémon normally can't use this move.
- In the preview of the next Team Rocket arc, Meloetta is revealed to have some kind of connection to the Abyssal Ruins, as well as Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus in their Therian formes.
- Meloetta can use Relic Song, Close Combat, and Hyper Voice.
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