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Wind power development could boom in British Columbia as the province scrambles to support a potential LNG export industry, according to a study.
Accounting and consulting firm KPMG speculates in a review of Canada's energy sector that B.C. will be the nation's "new growth market" for clean energy development.
New generation sources would include large and small hydro, wind and even gas-fired turbines — which the province qualified last year as clean power.
Electricity demand from liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters, a 50-per-cent larger population by 2032, and industrial development in the north are expected to drive the trend.
"The LNG facilities' power needs are material, but even if none of them were built, you would still have significant power demand growth in British Columbia," according to a vice-president with Alterra Power, an independent power producer (IPP), who was consulted for the study.
Another, Innergex chief investment officer Jean Trudel, said "the development of LNG terminals is very positive for the renewable energy industry. A good portion of that power will have to be procured from new hydro or wind facilities."
The study says BC Hydro could potentially meet the new demand with in-house projects — but warns that its Site C megaproject would not be operational before 2021, too late to meet projected start-up dates for at least one LNG project.
"As a result BC Hydro is considering programs to produce 22,000 GWh (gigawatt hours) of renewable energy capacity from IPPs that have projects that come online in the 2016-2018 time frame," KPMG said.
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How convenient. Via Editor and Publisher, the newspaper industry's Audit Bureau of Circulations, in issuing its March 31, 2011 circulation figures, tells us we shouldn't try to compare this year's numbers to last year's:
Because of the new and redefined categories of circulation on this FAS-FAX report, ABC recommends not making any direct comparisons of March 2011 data to prior audit periods.
As readers will see, if the ABC was really interested in enabling us to make apples-to-apples comparisons, it could have done so with appropriate definitional caveats. But it didn't; instead, it revised its definition of "total circulation" this year without disclosing the impact of the switch.
I've made the comparisons where possible for daily editions anyway, and they follow after the jump (original info links: March 31, 2011; March 31, 2010; Boston Globe data obtained here):
Before moving on to the year-over-year comparison problem, I should note that daily circulation at the ever less influential New York Times is down by over 200,000 copies in the past four years.
Because it appears that there is inconsistency in their treatment, I passed on comparing publications with branded editions (if you take out branded editions, you're left with small declines at most papers listed, but a very large, inexplicable slide at the San Jose Mercury News).
Setting aside the "branded edition" issue, even publications without branded editions are not directly comparable between 2010 and 2011. Jim Romenesko at Poynter.org lays it out, based on info in a press release from the ABC:
An ABC release explains:
In FAS-FAX reports prior to March 2011, the top-line metric that was commonly reported was "Total Paid Circulation." This category no longer exists on ABC reports. The new top-line number is "Total Average Circulation," which consists of a publication's paid and verified print and digital editions. Total average circulation also includes any paid and verified branded editions.
* ... Paid circulation is defined as copies purchased by the individual recipient or a specialized distribution channel (business/traveler)
* Verified circulation includes much of what used to be reported in "other" paid circulation (including third-party copies and copies distributed to schools and newspaper employees)
... In FAS-FAX reports prior to March 2011, the top-line metric that was commonly reported was "Total Paid Circulation." This category no longer exists on ABC reports. The new top-line number is "Total Average Circulation," which consists of a publication's paid and verified print and digital editions.
... Much of what used to be considered "other" paid circulation (which had been excluded -- Ed.), including third-party sales and NIE (newspapers in education -- Ed.) copies is now reported as "verified" circulation and included in the total average circulation number.
In a nutshell, ABC has added "verified" to "paid," and has included copies in "total average circulation" which were formerly excluded from "total paid circulation." Yet the industry's top players with rare exceptions still showed circulation declines despite the alleged economic "recovery" many of them continue to tout.
Clearly, the ABC's redefinition is hiding a further declines at many if not most of the papers listed above. It would appears to be potentially quite big in the case of USA Today, which relies heavily on hotel readership for visibility. It's just as clear that if the ABC was okay with enabling the general public to appropriately compare year-over-year numbers, it could release the relevant info with little additional work. Though they're obviously not required to, it's quite odd, and I would argue more than a little hypocritical, that a trade group representing publications which scream so frequently about "transparency" wouldn't do so.
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Hans Tanzler served as mayor of Jacksonville for 12 years and is known for his efforts to clean up the St. Johns River, revitalize downtown and complete major skyscrapers. Tanzler is also known for his government consolidation efforts.
Tanzler died July 25 after suffering a heart attack at his family farm near Gainesville.
Former mayors and other political leaders remembered the 86-year-old Tanzler as the champion of consolidating the City of Jacksonville and Duval County governments in 1967. He served as mayor from 1967 to Jan 2, 1979, when he resigned to run for governor, which he lost to Bob Graham in a seven-man Democratic primary.
As news of his death spread, city leaders shared some recollections about Tanzler and most of them mentioned consolidation:
"Mayor Tanzler led a life dedicated to public service and his legacy will be forever remembered by our citizens and all who had the opportunity to know him. He guided our city through consolidation, paving the way for much of the success we enjoy today," said Mayor Alvin Brown.
Former Mayor John Delaney agreed, saying,] "It would be hard for any Mayor to have a greater legacy."
Former Mayor Tommy Hazouri said Tanzler set the standard for the mayors who followed him.
"I am honored to have known him, and grateful for his leadership and friendship," Hazouri said.
Former Mayor John Peyton also cited the consolidation issue.
"He was the right man at the right time. He was critical to our consolidation in the 1960s."


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A press release has been released by the Historica-Dominion Institute of Toronto, in part it says -
TORONTO, July 2, 2013 - Stephen Smith, Chairman of the Board of The Historica-Dominion Institute, announced today that effective September 3, 2013 , the organization will change its name to Historica Canada.
'The new bilingual name will clearly and concisely reflect our focus on building awareness of our history and the values of Canadian citizenship, " said Mr. Smith. "These continuing priorities have formed our mandate since our two founding organizations, The Historica Foundation of Canada and The Dominion Institute, merged in 2009, and will continue to do so."
Based in Toronto with activities across the country, the organization's programs include the making of the popular Heritage Minutes - 60-second vignettes on Canadian History; The Memory Project, which provides audio, video and live platforms for the country's war veterans to relate their experiences; Passages to Canada, which gives newcomers to Canada a similar platform; the annual Aboriginal Writing and Arts Challenge; and Encounters with Canada, which brings more than 1,000 high school students from across Canada into Ottawa each year for a week of learning about their country. The organization is also presently building new interactive enhancements to its widely-used Canadian Encyclopedia, with those features slated to be unveiled this fall.
The new name will not take formal effect until the fall in order to allow for legal and logistical steps to be completed. In the run-up to the change and beyond, the present phone numbers, e-mail addresses, website and overall contact points for the organization will remain the same.
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"New Girl" Zooey Deschanel will soon be newly divorced.
The actress filed Wednesday to divorce her hubby of two years, Death Cab for Cutie singer Ben Gibbard.
In LA court papers posted by TMZ, Deschanel spelled out her finances in detail. She listed an average monthly income of $95,000 with $1.57 million in the bank and $1.6 million in stocks and bonds.
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Among the $22,550 she pays out each month in expenses: $1,000 in groceries, $500 for eating out, $2,000 for clothes, $600 for laundry and cleaning, and $1,500 in charitable contributions, court papers showed.
Deschanel, 31, also listed three credit cards, each with a $0 balance.
Much more unclear are Deschanel's reasons for divorcing Gibbard. She checked the standard box for irreconcilable differences and listed their date of separation as Halloween.
Back in November, a rep for the Fox sitcom star and She & Him singer/songwriter told Access Hollywood the couple's separation was "mutual and amicable."


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Pittsburgh, PA – Garrett Jones clubbed a pair of three-run home runs to power the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-6, Thursday at PNC Park.
Clint Barmes knocked in three runs and Pedro Alvarez added a solo shot among his three hits, as Pittsburgh salvaged the finale of this four-game set and snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Dodgers.
A.J. Burnett (15-4) allowed six runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out seven over 6 2/3 innings to earn the victory, becoming Pittsburgh's first 15-game winner since Todd Ritchie went 15-9 back in 1999.
"He was laying it all out there," said Pirates manager Clint Hurdle of Burnett. "It was gritty all over the place today for us."
Joe Blanton (8-11) absorbed the loss after giving up eight runs on seven hits and four walks through 4 1/3 frames to remain winless in three starts since being acquired from Philadelphia on Aug. 3.
Hanley Ramirez and James Loney each homered for Los Angeles, which lost for just the second time in its last eight games.
The Pirates struck in their first at-bat, as Jordy Mercer reached on a fielder's choice and Andrew McCutchen walked before Jones scorched a change-up into the right-field seats to give the home team a 3-0 lead.
The Dodgers countered in the second, but only after losing their center fielder Matt Kemp and manager Don Mattingly when both were ejected from the game during Andre Ethier's at-bat.
Kemp began barking at home plate umpire Angel Campos from the dugout before Campos tossed him for arguing balls and strikes. Kemp sprang from the dugout and had to be restrained by teammates before eventually leaving the game.
Mattingly then continued the argument with Campos before first base umpire Tim Tschida tossed the Dodgers skipper as well.
"It was unusual," said Mattingly of Kemp's ejection. "Matt got thrown out today for cheering for Andre. You can't get thrown out for cheering for your teammate. That's unacceptable behavior for me. It needs to go to the league."
Once the dust had settled, Ethier and Ramirez each grounded out before Loney launched a first-pitch fastball into the right-field seats to bring the visitors within 3-1.
Kemp's replacement, Elian Herrera, then helped plate the Dodgers' second run in the fourth as Mark Ellis smacked a ground-rule double down the left-field line before Herrera dropped down a bunt.
Alvarez fielded the bunt, but fired wide of first, allowing Ellis to score to make it a one-run contest.
Ethier then grounded into a fielder's choice before Ramirez crushed a first- pitch fastball over the wall in right-center field to put the Dodgers on top.
Barmes' RBI triple to center tied the game in the bottom half before Jones' second homer of the day gave the Pirates a 7-4 lead in the fifth.
Mercer singled, McCutchen walked, and Jones followed with a towering shot into right-center field to put the Pirates in front.
After Gaby Sanchez grounded out, Alvarez belted a curveball into the foliage in center field to extend the lead to 8-4 and chase Blanton from the game.
LA added a pair of two-out runs in the seventh on Ellis' RBI single and a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch, but Pittsburgh responded in the bottom half when Barmes ripped a bases-loaded single through the left side to plate a pair and restore the Pirates' four-run lead.
Jason Grilli then kept the Dodgers off the board in the eighth and Joel Hanrahan fired a scoreless ninth to nail down the victory.
Game Notes
Ramirez's home run was the 150th of his career ... Blanton has given up 24 homers this year ... Mattingly has been ejected six times this season ... Barmes' triple was his first since June 4, 2009 at Houston ... Pittsburgh improved to 35-12 when scoring the first run of the game.


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House of the Tree
- "There were those of the Tree, and they were a great house."
- ― The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, The Fall of Gondolin
The House of the Tree was one of the noble Houses of the Gondolindrim of Gondolin, under the leadership of Galdor. They wore green, and carried iron-studded clubs and slings.
During the Fall of Gondolin, they were one of the two main kindreds that first hurled themselves upon the Balrogs and Orcs upon the destruction of the Gate of Gondolin. They guarded the western entrance to the Arch of Inwë. Many escaped the slaughter with Tuor, and were scouts ahead of the women and children, for they had "eyes like cats in the dark", later dwelling at the Mouths of Sirion. They are often referred to as the People or Folk of Galdor.[1]
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- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "The Fall of Gondolin"
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|King · Fountain · Swallow · Wing · Golden Flower · Heavenly Arch · Harp · Tower of Snow · Mole · Pillar · Tree · Hammer of Wrath


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The thought of having cancer can be scary. So, what is cancer?
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As the cold weather and holidays begin, nonprofits across Henderson County are working tirelessly to meet the needs of the community. Without volunteers and donations, many nonprofits say they would not be able to help as many people.
As the cold weather and holidays begin, nonprofits across Henderson County are working tirelessly to meet the needs of the community. Without volunteers and donations, many nonprofits say they would not be able to help as many people.
Ginny Vallar of Henersonville began working in September on her children's clothing holiday donations for The Storehouse. Vallar said she will have sewn nearly 60 outfits to give to The Storehouse in time for Christmas.
"I don't try to make anything ordinary like jeans; they can go out and buy their jeans," Vallar said "These are fancy things and the mothers will be delighted."
She began sewing when she was only 8, in a home economics class. Vallar said she has been sewing on and off ever since, occasionally doing alterations for friends.
During the 1970s, Vallar worked for Simplicity Patterns in New York City and would create outfits out of their patterns so the company could model what they would look like as a finished product. Sewing, Vallar said, brings her a great amount of joy.
"I am creative," Vallar said. "I am not the smartest cookie in the lot, but I am creative; I'll come up with something."
The clothing items she is donating are made almost entirely out of scrap fabric.
"I don't throw anything away. I was born in the Depression; you don't waste stuff," Vallar said. "A scrap that someone else may have thrown away, I can couple with something else and make something useful."
There are many ways that members of the community give back to area nonprofits, and the need is often greater this time of year.
"Our greatest wish is for every resident of Henderson County to find at least one way to give, advocate or volunteer this holiday season," United Way Communications Director Kristen Freeman said. "Imagine the impact if each one of us gave that gift to our community!"
Several local nonprofits talked with the Times-News about their needs and projects this holiday season, and how residents can help.
The Salvation Army
The Salvations Army's biggest struggle during the holidays, says Social Services Director Carrie Israel, is making sure there are enough toys and clothing for children, and so all donations are helpful.
"The holiday season is different because the services we provide on a daily basis throughout the year are seen more by everyone," Israel said. "Because we love our community, our faith and the foundation of helping those in need, this mission would not be possible without the support of the friends and community."
The Salvation Army also provides heating assistance uring the winter months.
"Some folks heat by kerosene or wood heaters, which may be hard to obtain, although we have had people donate wood in the past," said Volunteer Coordinator Cheryl Gudger-Thompson. "It can be difficult to assist with oil or gas if a company requires a certain amount to be purchased for them to make a delivery."
Funds for heating assistance can be dropped off in the form of cash or check with notation "for heating assistance," Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The main office is located at 239 Third Ave E. in Hendersonville.
Nonperishable food items or monetary donations can be dropped off Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until noon at the Food Pantry at 204 4th Ave. in Hendersonville across from the main building, or after noon in the main office.
Donations for the Toys for the Angels Tree program can be dropped off at the Christmas Center, which is the old Louis Williams & Sons Hardware store at 701 7th Ave., or at the main office on Third Avenue East. Toys will be accepted through Dec. 17.
Other items the Salvation Army is looking for during winter months are heaters, coats, gloves, scarves, thermal undergarments and blankets.
The Storehouse
The Storehouse is a food and hygiene pantry serving low-income families and the elderly in Henderson County, operating on a largely volunteer staff. Its service programs include a Prayer Warrior Ministry, food and hygiene pantry, Christmas Blessings boxes, and budgeting and cooking classes.
The Storehouse's coat and blanket closet provides warm clothing to men, women and children every day. According to the organization's website, "As the weather turns colder, our needs for warm clothes increases. One of our biggest needs is men's' clothing and coats."
The Storehouse is located at 627 7th Ave. E. in Hendersonville. Items the Storehouse needs the most are: powdered milk, cereal, spaghetti and sauce, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, beef stew, pork and beans, chili, tuna, canned meats, canned fruit, canned vegetables, soups, rice, dried beans, grits, oatmeal, cereal, laundry, dish soap, toothpaste, tooth brushes, bar soap, toilet paper, diapers, razors and deodorant.
Council on Aging
Council on Aging Executive Director Trina Vazquez said all of the angels on the organization's holiday giving tree were chosen. This means that all of the seniors with Meals on Wheels who asked for specific items will receive what they asked for.
The Council's Christmas Shoe Box Project continues until Dec. 13 and will benefit Meals on Wheels recipients. To donate, fill a shoe box with items such as stationary, personal hygiene products, playing cards, small- to large-print books, socks, mittens and scarves. Then wrap the gift with a Christmas card enclosed and drop it off at the Times-News at 106 Henderson Crossing Plaza Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The council is also collecting items to keep Meals on Wheels recipients warm during the winter months, such as electric blankets, robes and slippers.
Hendersonville Rescue Mission
"The things we most need this time of year are No. 10 cans of corn, beans and other veggies as well as hams," said Chief Operations Manager the Rev. Tim Jones. "We can also use monetary donations for food purchases. We are open 365 days a year and feed all three meals to the public, as well as the guests who stay here in our shelter. We have been here 32 years and receive no federal or state funds. We are supported by donations from our community."
The mission is located at 639 Maple St. in Hendersonville and can be reached at 828-697-1354.
Interfaith Assistance Ministry
IAM is a faith-based nonprofit serving county residents in need of a hand up. IAM needs donations of holiday foods, including hams of all sizes, chickens, turkeys and turkey breasts.
The nonprofit is also looking for donations of blankets, sheets, warm coats and jackets, warm clothing in all sizes, children's shoes in all sizes, men's work boots and funds for client services. For more information, call 828-697-7029.
Donations can be dropped off at IAM, at 210 Ehringhaus St. and Third Avenue West, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
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AG036: The Spheal of Approval!
|"The Spheal of Approval!"
|Episode Code
|Pokémon: Advanced
Air Date
|United States
Air Date
|July 31, 2003
|May 29, 2004
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After May's first Pokémon Contest in Slateport City, Ash, Brock, May and Max decide to stay in the city one more day. Brock decides to go shopping to stock up on supplies, and May goes with him. Ash and Max rather make their way to Oceanic Museum, but to their surprise they find that it is closed. Ash consults the guide book, but Max is not ready to give up on the visit so he tries to climb the museum wall. Before he could climb, a boy named Marius confronts him thinking that Max wants to steal museum's exhibits. Ash comes to see what's going on, but Marius calls him a thief too and sends out his Spheal, commanding him to use Water Gun. Spheal disobeys and attacks Marius instead. Marius then commands Spheal to use Body Slam. Ash and Max dodge the attack, Spheal bounces off a wall and ends up knocking Marius down on the ground. Marius orders his Spheal to use Blizzard and Ash tells Pikachu to counter Blizzard with Thunderbolt. Spheal is easily knocked out, what surprises Marius. Max explains him that Water-type Pokémon have a weakness to Electric-type moves. Ash advises Marius to return Spheal to its Poké Ball so that Spheal can rest.
Captain Stern, the curator of the museum then comes, and Ash and Max explain to him that they weren't trying to steal museum's property. After Marius's apology, Captain Stern explains that he had to close the museum because of an unexpected event, but invites Ash, Max and Marius to come to the museum anyway. Jessie, James and Meowth observe the scene from hiding and make a plan to steal Ash's Pikachu and then rob the museum. Ash, Max and Marius admire the Oceanic museum's exhibits. Marius tells him that his dream is to become a scientist and travel the sea in the submarine that Captain Stern is currently building.
Captain then takes the three to his office to explain why has he closed the museum: he received a sample of an unusual dark rock from the bottom of the ocean that underwent extremely high temperatures. Ash and Max are astonished because they cannot understand how can there be heat at the bottom of the ocean, but Captain Stern tells them that it may be work of a Pokémon. Just when he finished explaining, Team Rocket's voice is heard from the museum's courtyard and they appear to be selling snow cones. Ash, Max and Marius go outside to buy it, while Captain Stern stays in the museum.
Ash, Max and Marius are enjoying their icy desserts, when it occurs to Max the museum is closed and the snow cones salesmen ought to know that. However, Team Rocket persuades them to continue eating. When the three are almost unable to move due to freezing effects of snow cones, Team Rocket reveals their true identity and steals Ash's Pikachu, putting him in a metal cage, and traps the three boys in another metal cage too.
Meanwhile, three Team Magma members including Tabitha break into the building and steal the curious stone. Captain Stern confronts them, but Tabitha distracts him with his Mightyena's Shadow Ball to escape. Team Magma members are now running out of the building. Team Rocket spots them and figures that whatever it is that Team Magma is stealing must be valuable, so they decide to steal it from them. Marius tries to break the cage using his Spheal's Body Slam, but he disobeys again. Ash commands Corphish to break the cage with Crabhammer.
Team Rocket blocks Team Magma's way by sending out Seviper and Cacnea. Jessie commands her Seviper to use Poison Tail but Tabitha's Mightyena tackles it. James tells his Cacnea to use Pin Missile, but Mightyena uses Double Team to raise its evasion, making Cacnea's attack miss. Seviper tries to use Wrap, but Mightyena's Iron Tail hits first, sending Seviper flying into Team Rocket who then blasts off, dropping Pikachu's cage. Cage falls on the ground and opens.
Ash, Max, Marius then arrive with Captain Stern running behind them. He sends out his Sealeo and attacks Mightyena with Aurora Beam. Mightyena dodges and the beam hits the ground, exploding. Explosion blasts Mightyena off right into Tabitha causing him to drop the stone case. Marius catches it and hands it over to Captain Stern. Other two members of Team Magma send out their Mightyena. Meanwhile, Brock and May are done with their shopping and decide to come to the museum.
Ash sends out his Corphish and Pikachu to battle against Mightyena alongside Sealeo. Captain Stern tells Max and Marius to run into town to get Officer Jenny when the time will be suitable. All three Mightyena use Hyper Beam while Corphish, Pikachu and Sealeo use BubbleBeam, Thunderbolt and Aurora Beam, respectively. The attacks collide, causing an explosion. Smoke covers the area, so Max and Marius start to run. The boys have to escape the scene fast, so Marius decides to jump off a cliff into the sea. Max is terrified and does not want to jump. Tabitha orders Mightyena to use Shadow Ball, so Marius takes Max's hand and drags him down to dodge it. The two boys and Spheal slide down the cliff and end up in sea. They hold onto Spheal who starts swimming to the city. Max and Marius meet May and Brock who are just making their way to the museum.
Meanwhile, Captain Stern hands the stone case to Ash, telling him to run while Sealeo distracts them using Blizzard. Ash runs with Pikachu and Corphish, but despite Blizzard, Mightyena uses Shadow Ball and hits ground in front of Ash. The explosion sends Ash flying. While in the air, Ash drops the case. The case opens and the stone falls on ground and splits into two pieces, one being significantly bigger than the other. Pikachu runs to save the stone, but Mightyena gets there first, steals the bigger part of the stone and gives it to Tabitha. Team Magma's helicopter arrives and Mightyena uses Shadow Ball to distract Captain Stern and Ash while Team Magma is getting aboard. As Ash and Captain Stern watch the helicopter furthering away, the police arrives along with Brock, May, Max and Marius.
Ash apologizes to Captain Stern for dropping the stone, but Captain Stern tells him it doesn't matter because he retrieved the smaller part of the stone which will be sufficient for his research. Ash, Brock, May and Max then bid their farewells to Captain Stern and Marius as they hit the road again to travel to Mauville City.
Debuts[edit | edit source]
Pokémon[edit | edit source]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Team Magma uses the object much later to get the Groudon.
- This episode's title is a reference to the term "seal of approval".
- After this episode, Pokémon underwent a nearly three-month hiatus on Kids' WB!, and did not return with new episodes until September, despite the new season not beginning until What You Seed is What You Get.
Errors[edit | edit source]
- The hint given in the Who's That Pokémon? eyecatch, "This Pokémon lives in in the forest and enjoys startling people!", has an extra in.
- In the Hungarian dub a Team Magma Member asks his Mightyena to use "Shadow Bell" instead of "Shadow Ball".
- While Ash, Max, and Marius are eating snow cones Ash and Marius' snow cones trade colors. Ash's snow cone became yellow, and Marius' became green. This was corrected the next time the cones were shown.
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ODs: Make your voice heard about narrow networks
As state insurance officials revisit a model law on provider networks, the AOA is urging members to take proactive steps to support the broadening of these panels.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, at its annual meeting at the end of March, plans to do an initial review of its model law to ensure networks offer enough choices for consumers.
In the wake of the Affordable Care Act, insurers have been trending toward narrower networks.
"Overall, we've been hearing a frustration from our members that the health plans, specifically the ones on the exchanges, are narrowing their networks in what they claim is an opportunity to save money," says Brian Reuwer, the AOA's associate director of State Government Relations.
In the past, ODs have been shut out of limited networks. In turn, that limits access to patients. If an influential panel such as NAIC—which sets policy for insurance commissioners—reverses the trend on narrow networks, it could open up more choices for both ODs and patients.
The AOA is encouraging members to get in touch with their respective state insurance commissioners and health reform task forces. Members should ask them to support the broadening of networks.
"The best thing individual members can do now is report back to their state association or AOA's Third Party Center any instances of discrimination or restrictive networks that they've become aware of," Reuwer says.
This is not an issue that's unique to optometry, he adds. "Anyone in the medical field who has an independent practice is likely to struggle with narrow networks."
Change won't be immediate
According to NAIC officials, it's too soon to know what changes in the model law will be considered, if any. It will not be amended during this particular meeting.
Instead, an NAIC regulatory framework task force plans to convene at the meeting and discuss possible changes, gathering input from interested parties and the public. Once changes are drafted, several rounds of internal adoption would have to take place before NAIC officially amends the law.
Reuwer acknowledges, "We don't want to put all of our eggs in the NAIC basket."
"NAIC's approach to setting policy is to assess what's best for the commissioners, and how they can easily enforce the law. As a result, it may not necessarily develop an outcome that will be beneficial to AOA members," Reuwer says.
Some existing laws may help get around network restrictions. One example is the "any willing provider" law, where participation in a managed care network is granted to providers willing and able to meet its requirements.
Several states also have "freedom of choice" laws in place. These allow patients to choose between an optometrist or ophthalmologist for the same covered eye care services on a particular network. This approach may end up being preferable because it gives patients the option of choosing an OD in these situations, Reuwer says.


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Britons hoard £317.5 million in loose change
Britons are hoarding around £317.5 million in loose change in their homes, a new study has found.
Men are the worst culprits and tend to leave more loose change lying around than women, typically keeping £18.18, compared with about £10.19 for women, according to Lloyds TSB's findings.
One person in 10 has between £50 and £100 in change - while three per cent of those surveyed said they had more than £100 at home.
People living in the North keep the highest typical amounts at home, with an average of £18.24, while those living in Wales tend to hoard the least, with only £7.78 on average kept in change at home.
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Warner Bros. and director Zack Snyder's Superman reboot Man of Steel has been a giant question mark for fans for quite some time. We finally got our look at the first footage from the film at Comic-Con, and the general public was treated to a significantly truncated version of that footage by way of the film's first teaser trailer. Noticeably absent were Snyder's trademark slow motion and stylized camera movements, instead replaced by a grittiness and real world grounding reminiscent of one Christopher Nolan (which isn't exactly a surprise given that Nolan is Man of Steel's producer).
Though Snyder and star Henry Cavill took part in the Man of Steel Comic-Con panel, the director didn't really talk much about his approach to the character at the time. Snyder has now spoken up a bit about his Superman in Man of Steel and why acknowledging John Williams' classic score from the previous films wasn't an option. Hit the jump for more.
At Comic-Con, the closest Snyder came to saying something of substance about the film was when he explained that they wanted to get away from Superman being "a big blue boy scout" and instead wanted to see him beat the snot out of people. Speaking with Total Film magazine (via The Geek Files and CBM), Snyder elaborate on this point:
"The big challenge is if you can make people feel 'What would you do if you were Superman?' That's what we went out to do as far as we could. Superman's always been this kind of big blue boy-scout up on a throne that nobody can really touch, so we tried to make him relatable."
Speaking more about his approach to the character, Snyder said they wanted to start from scratch:
"We decided to act as if no Superman film had been made – even though we love the films that have been made… Superman is a big responsibility but I felt he needed to be reintroduced to a generation and I thought this was a great opportunity."
Bryan Singer and composer John Ottoman famously incorporated John Williams' theme from the classic Superman films into Superman Returns, but the 2006 pic was essentially a sequel to Superman II and not a reboot of the character. In pretending like no other Superman films have been made before, it makes sense that Snyder and composer Hans Zimmer would need to move away from Williams' work:
"We had to say this is a Superman movie for the first time and you can't then go 'Oh, now let's steal a little music'… So, yes it's awesome music but Hans Zimmer is going to do something awesome."
This is a bit of a no-brainer, but if you need further proof that Williams' score doesn't really fit with Man of Steel, check out this video where someone replaced the teaser trailer music with Williams' Superman theme.
At Comic-Con, Snyder wouldn't reveal any specific comics that Man of Steel draws from, but he insisted that they had "respect for the mythology." He reiterates that comment to Total Film:
"We have great respect for the canon. I would say it is a clashing of stories and ideas. Superman is the king-daddy of all superheroes – to make him work is a big deal."
I was definitely impressed by the footage screened at Comic-Con and I'm sincerely hoping that Snyder has put together one hell of a Superman movie, but I'm forced to remain cautious given the director's resume. Doing something completely different from Donner and Singer's films is certainly a step in the right direction, but Sucker Punch is still a thing that exists.


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Editor's note: This story was originally published in January 2005.
When the NHL lockout finally ends, Red Fisher will begin his 50th season on the Canadiens beat. In this feature series, which concludes today, Red picks his Top 10 Habs from the last half-century.
MONTREAL - It is possible, likely perhaps, that Dickie Moore still remembers this visit to Maple Leaf Gardens. It was late in the second period when Henri Richard moved in to check Frank Mahovlich, who was in control of the puck deep in the Toronto zone. Mahovlich had all kinds of room to deal off the puck to linemates on either side of the rink but, being the fierce competitor he always was, had been growing increasingly frustrated in a game the Leafs were losing. So instead of passing to a linemate either to the left or right, Mahovlich released a shot at the oncoming Richard. Blood poured from an ugly gash in Richard's face.
In a matter of only seconds, both benches emptied, with Moore leading the charge onto the ice. What ensued was a bloody affair before some semblance of order was restored - with the promise of more ugliness to erupt in the third period.
Canadiens general manager Frank Selke, who once described Moore as the best junior player in Canada, had other ideas. He raced down to the Canadiens room between periods.
"Don't put out Moore in the third period," Selke told coach Toe Blake.
"Why not?" Blake asked.
"I don't want any more trouble out there," Selke said. "We're in control of this game. We don't need any more of the kind of trouble we had after Moore and Mahovlich got into it."
Moore was on the ice for the start of the third period and, happily for everyone, starting with Blake, there were no further incidents.
Moore, the player, was like the Park Extension district in which he grew up: tough and relentless. His heart was almost too big for his own good. Anything less than playing all-out was unacceptable. He was a grim, unflinching athlete with strong ideas of what was needed to win. If fighting was needed, Moore would fight. If playing with pain was needed, nobody had to ask him twice. He won consecutive scoring titles during the late 1950s (Henri Richard finished No. 2 in 1958, Jean Beliveau in '59) even though his wrist was in a cast for his first Art Ross for the entire second half of the season.
Speed wasn't among Moore's strong points, but few players performed with more finesse despite bad knees that plagued him almost throughout his career. This bad:
The Canadiens held their training camp in Victoria, one year during the early '60s. Moore and I were strolling through the hotel's greenhouse one afternoon.
"What's that funny sound we're hearing?" I asked Moore.
"What sound?"
"Don't you hear it? That cracking noise we've been hearing for the last few minutes," he was told.
"Oh, that," he said with a laugh. "Those are my knees. Every step I take ..."
He didn't outskate opponents, but his strength in staying one step ahead of them was by out-thinking them. Few players handled the puck as well as he did, and hardly anyone was better one-on-one against a goaltender. He was in control of his game, and nobody wore the Canadiens jersey with as much pride.
Even now, Moore can tell you about the night he was sitting in the Forum seats watching Beliveau, who had been brought to Montreal for a three-game tryout, scoring three goals while wearing Dickie's No. 12.
"I was hurt," Moore recalled. "He was wearing my sweater and the guy was scoring three goals. Anybody would have been mad, watching a guy wearing his sweater scoring three goals."
Moore became even more incensed when coach Dick Irvin approached him
after the game: "Do you think you can wear that sweater now?" Irvin asked.
Moore overcame adversity better than most players, but what he couldn't handle was the frustration of not playing, which happened - as it does to most players - late in their careers.
The Canadiens were in Chicago on this night, only a few days before Christmas. The cracks had widened in the dynasty that had won five consecutive Stanley Cups from 1955-56 through 1959-60. Maurice (Rocket) Richard had been forced into retirement before the start of the 1960-61 season and Doug Harvey had been shipped to the Rangers after the 1961-62 season. In the two seasons since they had won five in a row, the Canadiens had done well during the regular season, finishing first in their division, but they had been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. It was tight-collar time. The Canadiens were looking for fresh blood and Moore was among the veteran players putting in time on the bench. That night, against Chicago, he had spent most of the game there.
He tapped on my door at 2 a.m.
"You awake?" he asked.
"Yeah, I'm always awake at 2 o'clock in the morning. What's up?"
"I'm going home," he said. "I can't take this any longer."
"This" was sitting on the bench.
"I'm going home in the morning," he said. "There's no point hanging around if I'm not playing. I'm not gonna sit on the bench any longer."
"You're quitting the team? Do you want people to remember you as a quitter? If you leave now, that's the way you'll be remembered," he was told. "And face it, Dickie, you're not doing a hell of a lot out there."
"Can't score sitting on the bench," he argued.
"You haven't scored much when you're on the ice, either. Have you talked to Toe about it?"
"I haven't told him I'm going home, but I've made up my mind. If I can't play, I'd much rather be at home with the family," Moore said. "I can handle anything the fans will say about this. They're not sitting on the bench, I am."
We argued about it for the next couple of hours. Finally, Moore said: "OK, here's what I'm gonna do. I'll go with the team to Detroit. If I don't play, I'm gone after we get home. I'm not scoring any goals," he muttered. "I'm playing pretty well when I get on the ice, but I can't buy a goal."
"Try shooting more often," he was told. "Whenever you're on the ice, all you do is pass to Henri (Richard)."
Moore was in the starting lineup two nights later in Detroit. Richard won the faceoff and dropped the puck back to Moore, who skated one stride across centre ice and let fly with a shot at Terry Sawchuk. Goal!
The press box in the old Detroit Olympia was fairly close to the ice. The instant the puck beat Sawchuk, Moore raced down the left side of the rink, swept around behind the net and skated along the right boards, raising his stick as he approached the press box. Later in the game he scored a second goal.
He was to score 24 goals in 67 games that season - his last with the Canadiens. He stayed out of hockey the next season, returned to play 38 games with Toronto, stayed out of hockey for the next two seasons, but answered Scotty Bowman's call in St. Louis and helped the Blues reach the the Stanley Cup final in the first year of expansion.
Moore made it easy for me in my business. He was an achiever. There was always something to write about Moore, but his early morning visit to my hotel room in Chicago never made it to my newspaper. It's never a good idea to get too close to athletes, but his visit was a private matter between friends.
Moore didn't ask me not to mention his visit, and it wasn't necessary to ask. On my part, it was the fair thing to do and "fair" always has been my favourite four-letter word. It's something you feel after working alongside an athlete for many years. It's also a feeling for an athlete and his for you.
It's called trust.
Red Fisher's Top 10 Canadiens
Red's Top 10 Canadiens combined to win 71 Stanley Cups. Here's a look at the players profiled in this feature series:
No. 10: Serge Savard won eight Stanley Cups and was a member of the Big Three on defence with Guy Lapointe and Larry Robinson.
No. 9: Dickie Moore, a six-time Stanley Cup champion, won back-to-back scoring titles during the 1950s.
No. 8: Bob Gainey won five Stanley Cups and was one of the best defensive forwards in NHL history.
No. 7: Bernard (Boom Boom) Geoffrion, a member of six Stanley Cup teams, was the second NHL player to score 50 goals in a season.
No. 6: Defenceman Larry Robinson could do it all - skate, score and fight - en route to six Stanley Cups.
No. 5: Henri Richard won 11 Stanley Cups, an NHL record.
No. 4: Doug Harvey was the best defenceman of his time and played a key role on six Stanley Cup teams.
No. 3: Guy Lafleur, who won three NHL scoring titles, could electrify an audience like no other player with his speed and shot and was on five Stanley Cup teams.
No. 2: The legendary Maurice (Rocket) Richard was more than just a hockey player to Canadiens fans while winning eight Stanley Cups.
No. 1: Jean Beliveau spent 18 seasons with the Canadiens, winning 10 Stanley Cups while displaying unmatched class on and off the ice.


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Human Rights in Vietnam
Monday, June 20, 2005
A Strategic Opportunity: Human Rights & the Prime Minister's Visit
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee let me begin by thanking you for holding this important and timely hearing. It is an honor for me to be here.
Prime Minister Phan Van Khai arrives in Washington today to hold a historic meeting with President Bush. It has been thirty years since the end of the Vietnam War and ten years since our two countries have normalized relations.
Relations between our two countries have strengthened and improved in many important areas. Trade is up to almost $7 billion a year and Vietnam seems poised to enter the World Trade Organization (WTO). Military ties are growing as our naval ships now regularly visit Vietnamese ports The U.S. is also popular with Vietnamese youth.
These are encouraging signs and ones that should be capitalized on. A secure and prosperous Southeast Asia is in the interest of both our countries.
But significant issues remain, particularly in the area of human rights, including religious freedom. More than any other issue, differences over human rights and religious freedom have the potential to inhibit the forward momentum in our bilateral relationship. Relations can never fully develop until the Government of Vietnam protects and promotes the fundamental human rights of all its citizens.
These concerns should not be swept aside during the Prime Minister's visit. It is crucial that the U.S. Government speaks with one strong voice that economic and security interests should not precede human rights.
In his meeting with the Prime Minister, President Bush has the chance to explain why human rights are an important U.S. foreign policy concern and how progress on human rights is needed before there is full cooperation on other bilateral interests.
Human Rights and Freedom in Vietnam: The Current State of Affairs
Mr. Chairman, the Government of Vietnam's human rights record remains poor and freedoms of speech, assembly, association and religion continue to be significantly restricted. Though Vietnam is in some respects a less repressive society now than it was ten or fifteen years ago, we should not conclude that Vietnam's economic openness has lead directly to political openness or greater respect for human rights.
Our deepening economic and commercial relationship with Vietnam may encourage economic reform and transparency and it may draw Vietnam further into a rules-based international trading system, but the evidence suggests that it has not encouraged greater political freedom for Vietnamese citizens.
The human rights situation in Vietnam has not improved since passage of the Bilateral Trade Act of 2001. One has seen the brutal and ongoing suppression of ethnic Montagnards who marched for land rights and religious freedom in April of 2004, the jailing of Pham Song Hong and others for posting articles critical of the government on the Internet, the silencing and jailing of journalists for exposing corruption, and the mass arrests of Buddhist monks from the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV), despite promises by Prime Minister Khai that pressure on the group would cease. UBCV monk Thich Thien Minh, released in February after sixteen years in prison, did not see many improvements in human rights and religious freedom. He said, "I have exchanged my small prison for a bigger one."
The lessons of recent history are quite clear-economic freedom and political freedom cannot be separated. People want to experience the benefits of liberty undiluted and governments who try to check this desire will find they are trying to hold back the rolling tide of the human spirit.
I am sure that the other panelists today will discuss in more detail other human rights concerns. So, with the remainder of my remarks, I would like to focus on religious freedom in Vietnam and particularly on U.S.-Vietnam relations since Vietnam was designated, by the Secretary of State, as a country of particular concern.
Vietnam As Country of Particular Concern (CPC): Evidence that International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) Works
The Commission has followed events in Vietnam closely. Commissioners and staff have traveled to Vietnam and we have established contact with religious leaders, scholars, and human rights activists inside and outside of Vietnam.
Over the past fifteen years, the government of Vietnam has slowly carved out a noticeable "zone of toleration" for government approved religious practice. However, at the same time, it has actively repressed, and targeted as subversive, religious activity it cannot control or that which refuses government oversight. Targeted in particular are leaders of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV), ethnic minority Christians in the Central Highlands and northwest provinces, "house-church" Protestants, and followers of religious minority groups such as the Hoa Hao and Cao Dai. This repression has not abated in the last year.
Since 2001, the Commission recommended that Vietnam be designated as a country of particular concern (CPC) for ongoing, egregious, and systematic abuses of religious freedom under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. The State Department followed our recommendation and designated Vietnam as a CPC in September of last year.
Since the CPC designation, the State Department and the Vietnamese government have engaged on the issue of religious freedom. The government of Vietnam has made some gestures, including the release of several prominent dissidents, a directive to stop forcing Protestants to recant their faith, and another to streamline the application process for religious groups registering with the government.
The State Department cited these actions as progress when it announced last month that it had reached an "agreement" with Vietnam to avoid more stringent actions, including economic sanctions, for countries designated as a CPC. Though the agreement is secret, from public statements we know that basically Vietnam promised to implement its new laws and the U.S. promised to consider removing the CPC designation.
We should not downplay the significance of this action and Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford should be commended for the time and effort he has invested in Vietnam. The agreement reached was the first such diplomatic agreement signed with a CPC country since the passage of IRFA in 1998. We should see this as evidence that both vigorous diplomatic action and the use of the CPC designation produced results that might lead to future improvements in religious freedom in Vietnam.
But, Mr. Chairman, the key words here are "might" and "future." The actions taken only signal promises of improvement and not actual measurable progress. Promises do not mean progress. And, these actions do not address the human rights violations that landed Vietnam on the CPC list in the first place.
Religious prisoners remain behind bars, churches remain closed, and restrictions and harassment on all of Vietnam's diverse religious communities continue.
Don't Lift the CPC Designation Without Concrete Results
There are a number of important religious freedom concerns that are not addressed by Vietnam's recent action, including:
- Leaders of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) continue to be harassed and detained, and there is no legal framework for the UBCV, the Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, and others to register with the government and operate independently with leaders of their own choosing;
- There are an estimated 100 religious prisoners in jail or under some form of house arrest for religious activity, according to human rights groups, although actual numbers are difficult to obtain because of the lack of judicial transparency;
- And hundreds of churches, home worship centers, and meeting places remain closed, and forced or coerced renunciations of faith continue in some parts of the country.
- The government continues to impose limits on the number of candidates allowed to study for Roman Catholic priesthood, controls the appointment and promotion of Catholic clergy, and has seized church properties.
Troubling reports continue to arrive of new arrests and pressure on religious and ethnic minorities in Vietnam.
Despite promises to ban forced renunciations of faith, evidence from the Central Highlands suggesting that the Prime Minister's "Instructions on Protestantism" is being used by security forces to compel ethnic minority Protestants to join the government-approved Protestant organization, give up their distinctive faith tradition, or face criminal penalties.
- On February 25 at 7 a.m., two police officers from Ia To commune, Ia Grai District, Gai Lai Province summoned two men and a woman for interrogation. They were asked whether they followed Dega Christianity or the "Christianity of [Prime Minister] Phan Van Khai". They were asked who in their village followed "the religion that is political" and where they worshiped, and ordered to cease following Dega Christianity. They did not agree to stop. The police hit one of the men with their fists and beat the second man until he lost consciousness. The three were released from detention the same day. They were warned that they would be arrested if they were caught practicing their religion again.
- From March 15-18, police surrounded many villages in Ia Hru, Ia Ko, and Ia Pet communes in Gai Lai provinces. Officials called Montagnard representatives from villages in these communes for full day meetings at the district headquarters in Cu Se, where they were lectured by district authorities as well as "police from Hanoi" (most likely officials from the Ministry of Public Security) and warned not to follow "Dega Christianity". In some cases they were forced to sign pledges agreeing to abandon Christianity and politics. Officials also conducted meetings in the villages during this time in which they instructed villagers not to hold religious gatherings.
- The events above happened in the Central Highlands, but forced renunciations also continue among the Hmong in Vietnam's northwest provinces. Police and security forces continue to summon Hmong Christian villagers to "re-education" where they are told to give up their faith traditions, are harassed, beaten and sometimes forced to drink wine.
- Mr. Chairman, the Commission has 21 of these police summons, most dated less than one month ago, in Pu Nhi Commune, Dien Bein Dong District, Dien Bien Province. I have a copy of the summons for the Committee.
- Also, Mr. Chairman, security forces have arrested church leaders, destroyed church property, and continue to harass followers of the Mennonite Church of Vietnam.
Mr. Chairman, I have a letter here from Truong Tri Hien, the Acting Secretary of the Mennonite Church of Vietnam. The letter documents, in great detail the arrests and harassment faced by his religious community over the past eighteen months. It is a sad and telling testimonial to the continued pressure that religious groups face in Vietnam. He wants the Commission to give the letter to the Committee and distribute it to those concerned about religious freedom in Vietnam.
Pastor Hien is taking a great risk compiling and sending this letter and he knows it. We are told that he is in hiding in a third country. He is awaiting an interview with the Department of Homeland Security so he can come to the United States and meet with you, Mr. Chairman, in person.
It is obvious to me that the situation in Vietnam can be summed up as "repression as usual." Though promises of future improvement are encouraging, we should not reward Vietnam too quickly by lifting the CPC designation.
Policy Recommendations:
We know that human rights remain a problem for U.S.-Vietnam relations. But the question that always arises is what can we do about it?
The Commission's 2005 Annual Report includes policy recommendations that we believe can improve U.S. human rights diplomacy for Vietnam. In general, the Commission recommends that U.S. diplomatic and assistance programs be expanded and re-prioritized to directly promote freedom of religion and related human rights in Vietnam. Non-humanitarian assistance programs have been declining in Vietnam, except for new HIV/AID funding and assistance programs to help Vietnam enter the WTO. We believe that new public diplomacy, economic development, and technical assistance programs should be targeted to address ongoing human rights problems.
We have made specific recommendations for Congressional and Administration action in the areas of public diplomacy, economic development, education, good governance, and rule of law programs for Vietnam.
I will append them to my remarks for the record.
If the Government of Vietnam were to take further steps to honor its international commitments and improve its respect for human rights, U.S.-Vietnam relations will improve for the long term and serve as the basis for a strong and healthy relationship built on mutual interests, the rule of law, and the "non-negotiable demand of human dignity."
Thank you Mr. Chairman and I welcome your questions.


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