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The offseason offered all 30 NBA clubs a chance to retool and revamp, but the work of team building is never truly finished. There's always some measure of tinkering left to be done, and from that the possibility comes the league's ever-active trade market. Different needs and agendas breed all kinds of fascinating trade scenarios, the vast majority of which never come to fruition. But some players inevitably do get dealt during the season, be they marginal reserves or franchise-altering stars.
Below are a host of players from all across that spectrum, each a compelling 2013-14 trade candidate.
Asik, who is at once both valuable and expendable, is the most immediately visible trade chip on the board. He's nearing the point in his relationship with the Rockets at which his external worth trumps his internal merit. The signing of center Dwight Howard puts an artificial cap on how much Houston can really play the 7-foot Asik, 27, making him a pricey backup or ill-fitting complement. Given how active the Rockets' front office typically is on the trade scene, it would be surprising if at least a handful of potential trades involving Asik weren't seriously discussed by this season's deadline.
Holdover veterans, Boston Celtics
With the Celtics' evident aim to land in the lottery, Boston has little use for veteran contributors. Power forward Brandon Bass is no longer a rotation big man on a playoff team, but a remnant of a core with entirely different aspirations. Shooting guard Courtney Lee could be good rotation filler, but he comes at a mid-level price and would make more sense on a more complete team. Power forward Kris Humphries, a Celtic solely for salary-matching reasons (to complete the deal that sent Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to Brooklyn), could be had as an expiring contract if he draws much interest. The same goes for Gerald Wallace, though even hypothetically interested suitors would likely be deterred by the three years and $30.3 million remaining on the 31-year-old small forward's deal.
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Danny Granger, Indiana Pacers
Indiana's success last season has put Granger on the ropes, as the Pacers now have the offensive balance and defensive brilliance to get by without him. The former All-Star forward, 30, will be a helpful scorer this season all the same, but it wouldn't be shocking to see Granger moved for a more affordable, long-term piece, particularly if Lance Stephenson continues to impress.
Though the apple of coach Tom Thibodeau's eye, Deng might soon become a luxury that the Bulls -- by way of the 28-year-old small forward's impending free agency and the team's self-imposed luxury tax concerns -- can no longer afford. Those factors, at the very least, open up dialogue for potential alternatives, particularly with the 23-year-old Bull Jimmy Butler capable of mimicking much of what Deng offers defensively. Finding a deal that could help Chicago subsist without taking on equivalent long-term salary would still be a challenge, but it's an opportunity to explore after the first stages of Deng's negotiations with the Bulls went sour.
Thaddeus Young, Philadelphia 76ers
Young stands as the best player -- by far -- in Philadelphia's basketball wasteland. Trading the 25-year-old forward would only bring the Sixers' deconstruction to its natural end. He's a talented defender who could draw a solid return via trade, which makes sense for a Philadelphia team still several years away from beginning its ascent. As helpful as it would be to have Young around to lead by example, he'd likely be gone by the time the Sixers finally come around -- be it when his contract expires in 2016 or after an earlier opt-out in 2015. There's time, clearly, to find the right deal for Young, but serving out his tenure in Philadelphia seems mostly a formality at this point.
Derrick Williams, Minnesota Timberwolves
A slimmed-down Williams is slotted to play more on the wing this season, but he'll be a trade-rumor regular as long as he continues to underwhelm in Minnesota. Williams, 22, the No. 2 pick in the 2011 draft, is still a useful player and very obviously talented. He simply hasn't proved to be a very natural fit on the Wolves roster' yet and could conceivably be moved for a more straightforward wing.
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Jameer Nelson, Orlando Magic
Orlando's roster teardown is well underway, but Nelson remains as a vestige of the Howard era. The 31-year-old point guard would do much more good for a more competitive team, and with just a quarter of his salary guaranteed next season, he could be an interesting trade chip.
Marcin Gortat, Phoenix Suns
Trading the 29-year-old Gortat -- who is playing out the final year of a five-year, $34 million contract -- at some point this season is the most likely way that the Suns can derive value from his now-inevitable exit. Phoenix has already moved on; if the trading of veterans Steve Nash and Jared Dudley weren't enough of an omen for Gortat's future with the franchise, the drafting of fellow center Alex Len with the fifth pick surely would be. It's probably best to keep a bag packed and ready to go, Marcin.
Jimmer Fredette, Sacramento Kings
Fredette showed genuine improvement in his second season, but he could be the odd man out in Sacramento's backcourt crunch. Greivis Vasquez and Isaiah Thomas will share the bulk of the minutes at the point, with rookie second-round pick Ray McCallum qualified to serve as an alternate. At shooting guard, Sacramento will already be juggling the minutes of Marcus Thornton, John Salmons and No. 7 pick Ben McLemore, to say nothing of the natural challenges that could come in slotting Fredette to defend bigger, stronger opponents. Despite his limitations, the 24-year-old Fredette is a good enough shooter to intrigue some potential trade partner. He could be used to swing a deal that would streamline Sacramento's rotation.
Iman Shumpert, New York Knicks
Shumpert's inclusion on this list is simply and unfortunately linked to the fact that the Knicks are likely to be the fifth-best team in the Eastern Conference this season. If new general manager Steve Mills isn't satisfied with that standing, Shumpert could be the first to go -- if only because he's one of the few coveted, tradeable assets on New York's roster.
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Brandon Rush, Utah Jazz
Rush, 28 is a quality 3-and-D type on an affordable deal ($4 million) who suffered the unfortunate end of a salary dump. As part of their acquisition of Andre Iguodala on a four-year, $48 million deal, the Warriors sent Rush (along with Richard Jefferson and Andris Biedrins) to the rebuilding Jazz -- a fun, young team, but one slated to do rather poorly this season. As a strict role player on an expiring contract, Rush can't offer the Jazz all that much short- or long-term value. That opens the door for a potential trade, particularly with the Jazz in the market to stockpile the raw materials necessary to carry out their rebuild.
Redundant big men, Sacramento Kings
With the signing of Carl Landry this summer, Sacramento has four big men (Landry, Jason Thompson, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes) competing for playing time alongside center DeMarcus Cousins. All are fine players, but a roster in such disarray could do with a little less clutter.
Longer shots
While the above players have a decent chance to be moved at some point this season, it's also worth noting those trade candidates of more remote probability. Below are those players who might be discussed or rumored for a potential trade, but are more unlikely to be dealt for a variety of reasons.
Greg Monroe or Josh Smith, Detroit Pistons -- It seems unlikely that the Pistons would give up on their supersized frontcourt so quickly, but the determination could be made in the next few seasons that either Monroe or Smith should be shopped to better stretch the team's room under the cap.
Carlos Boozer, Chicago Bulls -- Boozer will continue to get a ton of play in the trade machine, but his contract is so hefty (he's still owed $32.1 million over two seasons) that it's difficult to piece together a sensible deal.
Kendrick Perkins, Oklahoma City Thunder -- The thought of the Thunder with a more functional starting center is dizzying, but Perkins will likely be saved by the fact that 1) he's a tough sell at roughly $9 million a season, and 2) his presence on the floor isn't as universally detrimental as is widely believed.
Evan Turner, Philadelphia 76ers -- This could very well be Turner's last season as a 76er, but it's difficult to parse the market for so strange a player. Turner, 24, is a fine passer and rebounder, capable of initiating offense in spots and scoring a bit off the dribble. But he's not a good enough shooter to play off the ball consistently or an effective enough playmaker to control it. Some teams might still value what the former No. 2 pick brings, but he's difficult to market as a potential trade candidate.
Andre Miller, Denver Nuggets -- Between George Karl's firing, Nate Robinson's signing and the more general youth movement in Denver, nothing much seems to be going Miller's way.
David Lee, Golden State Warriors -- Lee is a possible candidate for the Danny Granger treatment after being absent while his team climbed to new heights in the 2013 playoffs. That said, shipping out Lee might require a more-or-less full-time commitment to small ball, a leap in approach I wouldn't expect coach Mark Jackson to make.
Glen Davis, Orlando Magic -- If so inclined, Orlando GM Rob Hennigan could find a market for Davis (provided Big Baby is healthy after two foot surgeries) because enough teams need a quality reserve big man.
Jamal Crawford, Los Angeles Clippers -- Upgrades on the wing and a glaring need for a rotation-caliber big put the Clippers in an interesting position, with Crawford as a potentially intriguing trade piece. Losing Crawford (on top of trading away Eric Bledsoe) would certainly strain L.A.'s ability to stretch its offensive efficiency to the second unit, but that could be an acceptable price if a solid, versatile big could potentially be acquired.
Goran Dragic, Phoenix Suns -- This would be a rather quick punt on the Suns' new backcourt, but the arrival of Eric Bledsoe at least opens up the possibility that the 27-year-old Dragic could be dealt.
DeMar DeRozan, Toronto Raptors -- Toronto's project starting lineup worked rather well in limited minutes last season, but the pairing of DeRozan and Rudy Gay -- two wings with similarly scoring-centric games -- would seem to be a possible point of redundancy. If that turns out to be the case, either could theoretically be floated in potential deals, with DeRozan's contract being the more plausibly tradeable.
Jason Richardson, Philadelphia 76ers -- Prime trade fodder, if only he weren't 32 years old and coming off a major knee surgery.Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Obiwanshinobi, Jan 30, 2011.
Save Luthor for the next film.
^ That's what I've said I think they're going to do.
I've never really understood the point of the bald thing myself. It feels like such an outdated, cartoonish idea for what an "evil villain" is supposed to look like. And I just don't think it's necessary for the character anymore.
Hell, the Joker has always been drawn with a pointy chin in the comics, and no one ever demands that the live-action Jokers have one.
Also a CANON VIOLATION!!!!!!!
Oh, maybe it's just because he happens to be bald. Lots of men are. Lots more men are, in fact, than you'd think from reading comic books.
I'm not.
You mean, that's not you in your avatar?
Well, to begin with, no one in real life is going to look like the Joker. Conversely, there are lots of actors, including (off the top of my head) Bruce Willis, Billy Zane, Patrick Stewart, Terry O'Quinn, John Malkovich and Vin Diesel, who are as bald as Lex.
There's also the fact that, in the limited visuals of a comic book world, the one thing that makes Lex look like Lex is the lack of hair.
And, to draw another comparison to the Joker, maybe no one needs the pointy chin, but they do expect a white face and green hair. Lex's shiny pate is as much his distinguishing trait as Mr. J's mossy dome is his.
And, speaking of O'Quinn, I realize that there's a tendency to have Lex and Clark be contemporaries, but how freaking cool would a Terry O'Quinn Lex Luthor be?
Crispin Glover and Christopher Eccleston come pretty close IMHO (hair and skin colours aside!). Not forgetting Conrad Veidt, from The Man Who Laughed, on whom old smiley-chops was based.
That would be cool. And we've seen him play Howard Hughes before, so we already know he can pull off the billionaire industrialist thing.
Someone else coming close is (or at least once was) Tim Curry. He was even in the running to play the Joker in the first Burton movie. And to this day, I hold my opinion that he would have even topped Nicholson's Joker.
That they do, but I was thinking of that impossibly elongated chin he has when drawn by Aparo or Adams
I actually had the exact same thought when I saw his name in the post before yours.
Oh, yes, I always thought he would have been brilliant in that role. Actually, he's an actor we see too little of in general.
Yeah, I've thought of Curry as probably the definitive Joker since I saw "rocky horror' in high school back in the early 80s
^ I remember overhearing someone saying that "'im 'rry" is playing the Riddler in the new Batman film' and thinking that at last Tim was getting his big break! Of course, it was Jim Carrey, not Tim Curry - though I wasn't too disappointed in that choice either.
I always thought that Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) would have made a great Joker.
^ Interesting choice. Perhaps not a traditional physical match for the character (nor were Nicholson or Ledger, of course) but he'd definitely bring the craziness and unpredictability.
Anyone want to speculate when we'll see footage from the film? I read something from last month saying that DC won't show the first trailer for six months...which would be sometime around comic con. I think they'll have a strong presence at SDCC this year. I've read a lot of thoughts from my friends who think the teaser will be attached with "The Dark Knight Rises" which makes sense. Production wraps up here in Vancouver in two weeks. I expect though we could get a teaser poster in the next couple of months. Not sure why I think that but that's just a gut feeling. We'll probably hear about who will compose in that time frame. I don't think it will be Tyler Bates as he's got a couple of projects already for 2012 he is working on.
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I visited a friend over the weekend and in her garden was a copper beech tree. I noticed a single cherry-like fruit growing from it. Is this normal? I thought they only grew beech nuts?
Thank you
Copper beech grow only typical beech nuts (mast).
If you can get a photo of the cherry-like object, maybe we could comment further.
(I presume there wasn't a cherry tree growing together with the beech)
Hello Gayna. I did a bit of googling because this fascinated me. It would seem that it could be a cherry plum (purple leaved plum) Prunus cerasifera. These trees do look very much like copper beeches, until they produce their little plums. Hope this is of some help.
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Cards for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] have been sold in Canada since the introduction of the {{TCG|Base Set}}. English-language cards are imported from the United States to be sold in Canadian stores. Originally, only English-language cards were available, but many French-speaking parents felt this was unfair to their children, who also did not have a French-language Pokémon video game. As a result, [[Wizards of the Coast]], which had recently started selling Pokémon cards in {{pmin|France}}, began to import these French-language cards for sale in Québec; however, distribution of French cards became less widespread after a few early sets, as the French cards were not as sought-after by collectors as their English and Japanese equivalents. Today, both English- and French-language cards are recognized as tournament legal in [[Play! Pokémon|official tournaments]].
Cards for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] have been sold in Canada since the introduction of the {{TCG|Base Set}}. English-language cards are imported from the United States to be sold in Canadian stores. Originally, only English-language cards were available, but many French-speaking parents felt this was unfair to their children, who also did not have a French-language Pokémon video game. As a result, [[Wizards of the Coast]], which had recently started selling Pokémon cards in {{pmin|France}}, began to import these French-language cards for sale in Québec; however, distribution of French cards became less widespread after a few early sets, as the French cards were not as sought-after by collectors as their English and Japanese equivalents. Today, both English- and French-language cards are recognized as tournament legal in [[Play! Pokémon|official tournaments]].
Currently, English-language cards are sold nationwide. In Québec, French-language cards are sold alongside the English ones (somewhat less commonly), mostly at retailers such as [[wikipedia:Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart]] and independent gaming stores such as [http://www.levalet.com Le Valet d'Coeur] that import games directly from France.
Currently, English-language cards are sold nationwide. In Québec, French-language cards are sold alongside the English ones (somewhat less commonly), mostly at retailers such as [[wikipedia:Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart]] and independent gaming stores such as [http://www.levalet.com Le Valet d'Coeur] that import games directly from France.
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|Pokémon in Canada
|English and Quebec French
|North America
|Original anime airdates
|September 1998
|September 7, 2007
|August 1, 2011
The Pokémon franchise first reached Canada in late 1998 with the release of Pokémon Red and Blue Versions and the airing of the anime.
- 1 Pokémon video games
- 2 Pokémon anime
- 3 Pokémon manga
- 4 Pokémon Trading Card Game
- 5 Pokémon merchandise
- 6 Trivia
- 7 References
Pokémon video games
In English
All Pokémon games that have been released in the United States have also been released in Canada, with the exception of the Pokémon mini. New games are always released on the same day that they are released in the United States. Pokémon games sold in Canada are direct imports of the American versions, so spelling variations such as color and center are not changed to colour and centre for the Canadian releases. Despite this, some Canadian materials, such as game packaging/manuals and the official Canadian site for Pokémon Black and White Versions, use Canadian spellings in addition to the metric system for Pokémon height and weight stats.
In French
While federal laws require bilingual packaging and instruction manuals to be included with the sale of all video games in Canada, Pokémon games were available in English only until the release of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, which received a French release for the province of Québec in addition to the regular English release. This was due to an agreement between Québec's government and major video game publishers requiring any video games in Québec to be offered in French if available in French elsewhere in the world. French-language games contain exactly the same content as those from France, with the packaging slightly modified to include elements such as a "Play in French" logo (upper-left corner), although they retain their PEGI ratings rather than changing them to those of the ESRB. As they are from France, the games are sometimes incompatible with North American event distributions and features; the manuals for the French-language HeartGold and SoulSilver, for example, warn that Pal Park is incompatible with North American Generation III games. Despite the content of the games being almost identical to that of the releases from France, the Canadian French versions of the games for Nintendo DS have their own country code in the serial numbers, CDF (instead of USA for English North America, or EUR for Europe, etc).
Despite this, French-language manuals, packaging and promotional materials continue to exist for the English translations of the games, in order to market both the English and French versions to Francophone Canadians. While French-language games and related material fully translate all terms and names using France's localizations, material related to English games localizes some terms but leaves all proper nouns the same, with France's equivalent provided in brackets for some lesser terms ("Trainer" is translated as "Dresseur", but "Feraligatr" is used instead of "Aligatueur" and Castelia City is referred to as "la ville Castelia City").
Canadian players have had access to all Wi-Fi event distributions since the Secret Key in early 2009. There were no in-store event Pokémon distributions in Canada until the 2011 release of the shiny legendary beasts at EB Games and GameStop stores. Following this, other events have been distributed at EB Games/GameStop as well as in Toys 'R' Us stores. Events have been released to both English and French games.[1] Prior to Generation IV, Canadian players were unable to obtain any event Pokémon without trading or using a cheating device.
Pokémon anime
In English
The English dub of the Pokémon anime has aired in Canada on YTV since September 7, 1998 when Pokémon - I Choose You! debuted in Canada. In addition to airing the anime series, YTV also airs new Pokémon movies during the weekend (with the exception of Movies 8 through 11). Pokémon is very well received by YTV's viewers. Pokémon is YTV's longest running television show and YTV has aired the anime longer than any other English television network. YTV has also held a number of contests related to the Pokémon franchise (especially the main series games), with the most recent promotion related to Pokémon Black and White Versions and its Canadian tour. YTV is currently wholly owned by Corus Entertainment.
Currently, YTV airs six episodes of Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies on weekdays and on Saturdays. Episodes are aired on weekdays at 8:00 AM and on Saturdays at 12:00 PM.
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While some episodes such as The Tower of Terror, Tentacool & Tentacruel, and Holiday Hi-Jynx were aired and later banned in the United States, they had not been banned from YTV's schedule. However, YTV has not aired any episodes which were also never aired in the United States, such as The Legend of Dratini and The Ice Cave.
Ever since the start of 16:9 widescreen episodes, YTV's 4:3 channel has letterboxed the episodes to maintain the 16:9 aspect ratio of the image. With the introduction of YTV's HD feed on January 11, 2011, Canadian viewers are now able to watch 16:9 episodes of Pokémon without it ever being letterboxed.
In some areas of Canada, The WB (now The CW) is available on cable. With this, Canadians were able to watch the newest English-dubbed episodes on Kids' WB! before they aired on YTV. Since the US version of Cartoon Network became the USA's provider of the Pokémon anime in 2006, Canadians have to wait until the dubbed episodes air on YTV to watch them due to the fact that the American version of Cartoon Network is only available in the United States. There has been rare occasions however in which YTV has aired content on the same day as the US, such as the airing of Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice.
Airing history
Original Series
When the anime debuted on YTV, it aired on weekdays at 4:00 PM. When Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands debuted in the U.S., YTV continued to air Indigo League episodes until Pokémon Double Trouble aired on Kids' WB!. This is due to YTV's policy of not airing new episodes until there is a substantial amount of new dubbed episodes to air five days a week until the end of the season. Back around this time, Pokémon sometimes schedueled blocks of "back to back to back to back" specials. The first time this occurred, the block was called "Pokemania". On Septeber 22, 2000 YTV had finally begun to air episodes of Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands.
Diamond & Pearl Series
YTV began airing new Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl episodes on Saturdays in August 2007. A 3:30 PM weekday timeslot starting with Following A Maiden's Voyage was added on April 7, 2008. Eventually, these 3:30 PM episodes surpassed the timeline of the Saturday episodes, starting with Buizel Your Way out of This!. Thus, Canada started getting five new episodes per week. The episode that made the weekday afternoon episodes pass the Saturday ones was Buizel Your Way out of This!. The first season of the Diamond & Pearl series had finished its chronological airing on Tuesday, June 17, meaning that Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension should have started on the next Wednesday or possibly Saturday. However, this did not happen, as YTV began rerunning season 10 from the beginning. This is due to YTV's episode policy as stated above.
Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension briefly appeared for three weeks, airing on Fridays at 8:00 AM starting November 7, 2008. At one point, YTV was constantly changing their schedule around from Pokémon: Battle Frontier and Diamond and Pearl episodes at the times of 3:30 PM and 8:00 AM. On Monday, March 2, 2009, YTV began to air Battle Dimension regularly and only aired Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl episodes on Saturdays. On Wednesday, June 3, 2009, YTV aired the last episode of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension.
On Saturday, October 10, 2009, YTV began airing episodes of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles.[3] On the same day, they aired Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness at 12:00 PM, and also Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness at 12:30 PM (just one day after the US airing). On November 20, 2009, YTV stopped airing episodes of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension and began to air only Galactic Battles. On November 28, 2009, YTV aired the Canadian premier of Arceus and the Jewel of Life. Beginning in late December 2009 until March 2010, YTV reverted to airing Pokémon: Advanced Battle episodes on weekdays. Only one new episode of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles aired on Saturday at 12:00 PM. YTV later on switched back to airing episodes of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles six days a week. With the airing of Gotta Get a Gible! On Tuesday, May 18, 2010, YTV closed the gap between the US air date and the Canadian air date down to just three days, which is rare to happen on YTV. This gap however, was widened again as YTV aired from Get Your Rotom Running! on Wednesday, May 18, 2010.
On Saturday, November 6, 2010, YTV started to air episodes of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors on their Saturday time slots starting from Regaining the Home Advantage! while still airing episodes of Galactic Battles on weekdays. YTV had finished the Galactic Battles weekday run on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 and on Wednesday they started to air a run of Pokémon: Battle Frontier starting from Fear Factor Phony. After this run had concluded, YTV had gone back to episodes of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles. YTV started Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors on their weekday time slot on March 7, 2011. On Saturday, March 12, 2011, YTV surprisingly aired Zoroark: Master of Illusions without prior advertisements or TV listings, making most fans miss out on the movie airing.
Best Wishes Series
Pokémon: Black & White aired on weekdays starting on Friday August 5, 2011. YTV aired Black—Victini and Reshiram on January 14, 2012. on April 7, 2012, YTV began to air episodes of Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies on their Saturday timeslot. Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies replaced Pokémon: Black & White weekday run on August 13, 2012. YTV aired Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice on December 8, 2012. This was the first time since Pokémon movie theatrical releases in which Canada has had the same premier date as the US.
YTV On Demand
In 2005, YTV launched an on demand anime channel simply named YTV Anime On Demand. The channel contained new and old programs, including series that do not air on the normal YTV. The Pokémon anime was also available on this service. In 2008, YTV renamed its on demand service to Bionix On Demand. In December 2009, YTV cancelled Bionix On Demand[4] and returned to the YTV On Demand service, which no longer offers Pokémon in its line-up.
In Québec French
The Québec dub of Pokémon is actually a modified version of the dub from France. While the Canadian dub uses most of the same dialogue as the European French version, all of the character names in the show are redubbed to match the names used in the English version (for example, "Misty" is used instead of "Ondine" and "Charmander" instead of "Salamèche"). Despite the changes to character names, other proper names such as the names of cities remain the same as in the European French version (for example, "Carmin sur Mer" is used instead of "Vermilion City" or a translated equivalent such as "Ville de Vermilion"). All dubbing and other modifications required for the Canadian French version of the anime were conducted by Covitec in the province of Québec.
The Québec dub aired on Télétoon, a French-language children's network based in Montréal. Although Télétoon has removed Pokémon from its schedule, it still occasionally airs the Pokémon movies. Approximately around Pokémon: Master Quest, the Canadian French version of the dub ceased to be produced and distributed, although the movies continued to be released to French-speaking Canadians until Destiny Deoxys. The Canadian French version of the Pokémon anime currently does not air on any channel.
The Québec dub was released on VHS and DVD by Imavision Distribution Inc., but their license to distribute the series has expired and their Pokémon titles have gone out of print. The movies were distributed on VHS and bilingual DVD (with both French and English audio tracks) by Warner Brothers, although no movies have been released to Canadians in French since VIZ Media took over the distribution of the films.
Possibly because of the Québec dub's retention of English character names, France-translated Pokémon media (such as the French-language games and TCG) tend to not perform as well in Québec as in France due to their use of France's localized names. Although the official French-Canadian Black and White website specifically references the French dubs of Black: Victini and Reshiram and White: Victini and Zekrom by name, any further French-language airing of the anime in Canada (whether another localized dub or the version from France) has yet to be seen.
Cast and Crew
Many voice actors and actresses contributed to the Québec version of the Pokémon anime. Although much of the dialogue from the European French version was reused for the Canadian dub, many proper names in the show were redubbed to match the proper names used in the English version of the anime airing elsewhere in Canada.
The voice actors who contributed to this redubbing included Sébastien Reding, who provided the voice of Ash Ketchum, Kim Jalabert, who provided Misty's voice, Martin Watier, who provided Brock's voice, and Joël Legendre, who provided Tracey's voice. Ash's mother, Delia Ketchum, was voiced by Nathalie Coupal.
Jessie was voiced by Christine Séguin, James was voiced by Antoine Durand, and Meowth was voiced by François Sasseville. Their boss, Giovanni, was voiced by Daniel Picard.
Professor Oak was voiced by Alain Sauvage. Another Pokémon Professor, Professor Elm, was voiced by Pierre Chagnon.
Other notable voice actors of the Canadian French dub include Julie Burroughs, who provided the voice for Nurse Joy, and Camille Cyr-Desmarais, the voice of Officer Jenny.
Pokémon manga
In English
All Pokémon manga which has been published by VIZ Media in the United States has been concurrently available in English in Canada. Volumes can be found at most retailers where manga is sold.
In French
A French version of The Electric Tale of Pikachu, titled L'aventure électrique de Pikachu, was published by Imavision Distribution Inc, the same company that released the Pokémon anime on VHS and DVD in French-speaking regions of Canada. The French release includes the first four monthly issues and is directly based on VIZ Media's translation, including the reversal in the publishing order of ET02 and ET03.
In addition to this, some of the newer French manga translations published in France by Kurokawa, such as Pokémon Noir et Blanc (the French translation of the Black & White chapter of Pokémon Adventures), have been available in Canada through online retailers such as Amazon.ca and Indigo Books & Music.
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Cards for the Pokémon Trading Card Game have been sold in Canada since the introduction of the Base Set. English-language cards are imported from the United States to be sold in Canadian stores. Originally, only English-language cards were available, but many French-speaking parents felt this was unfair to their children, who also did not have a French-language Pokémon video game. As a result, Wizards of the Coast, which had recently started selling Pokémon cards in France, began to import these French-language cards for sale in Québec; however, distribution of French cards became less widespread after a few early sets, as the French cards were not as sought-after by collectors as their English and Japanese equivalents. Today, both English- and French-language cards are recognized as tournament legal in official tournaments.
Currently, English-language cards are sold nationwide. In Québec, French-language cards are sold alongside the English ones (somewhat less commonly), mostly at retailers such as Wal-Mart and independent gaming stores such as Le Valet d'Coeur that import games directly from France; the two McDonald's TCG promotions in the province have also been in French.
Pokémon merchandise
Canada receives most of the same Pokémon merchandise that is available in the United States, such as plush toys and foods. All four Burger King promotions were available at Canadian Burger King outlets. Per national laws[5], all Pokémon toys and other merchandise come with bilingual packaging and instructions.
Several Pokémon books that have been released in English in Canada and the United States have been translated into French by Le Groupe Syntagme Inc for sale in Québec. Examples include many books from the Pokémon anime novelization series, the Pokémon Adventure Series (Pokémon Collection Adventure), Pokémon Pop Quiz (Pokémon Questions-pièges) and Extreme Pokémon: The Guide for the Ultimate Fan (Extrêmes Pokémon: Le guide ultime des vrais mordus).
In 2000, collectible cards were given away in packages of Danone yogurt products. These cards contained tips for the recently-released Pokémon Stadium and were only available in Canada - not in the United States. All cards in the series are bilingual.
All Pokémon board games released in the United States, such as Pokémon Master Trainer and Pokémon Yahtzee Jr., have been released in Canada in fully bilingual versions.
In the year 2000, YTV featured Pokémon Theme on their first Big Fun Party Mix CD.[6]
- Scott Ramsoomair, the author of the webcomic Super Effective, is Canadian.[7]
- Pokémon.ca use to redirect to Pokémon.com.
- There is a possibility that Pokémon.com will create a website for Canada via this page but due to the fact that TPCi's American branch manages the Pokémon franchise for Canada, there is little chance that it will happen. Currently, if the user selects Canada as their country on the map, they will be redirected to the American website.
- ↑ Image of bilingual Zoroark distribution cart @ GameSniped (retrieved April 9, 2012)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 YTV's TV Listing (retrieved October 27, 2011)
- ↑ YTV - YAP! Member Boards -> Pokemon Season 12! (retrieved February 18, 2010)
- ↑ Bionix On Demand cancelled (retrieved February 18, 2010)
- ↑ Official Languages Act (retrieved February 18, 2010)
- ↑ Big Fun Party Mix: Big Fun Party Mix: Amazon.ca: Music (retrieved February 18, 2010)
- ↑ Scott Ramsooair Biography @ AnimeCons.com (retrieved February 18, 2010)
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This week, Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores surpassed its goal of selling 100 million compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs by the end of 2007.
"We are grateful that our customers and members have seen the economic and environmental benefits of CFLs," said Andy Barron, Wal-Mart's senior vp-hardlines. "With their support, we can continue to have a positive impact on the environment with energy-saving bulbs and other affordable, eco-friendly products."
The company said the five states with the highest sales of CFLs were Texas, Florida, California, Illinois and Ohio.
The world's largest retailer recently introduced CFLs under the house brand Great Value, and the company has participated in a variety of promotions to help spur consumer interest in the eco-friendly bulbs.
Some efforts on CFL bulbs have taken place behind the scenes -- Wal-Mart has worked with manufacturers to lower the mercury content of bulbs sold in its stores. Consumer-oriented promotions have included making more eye-level shelf space for CFLs, installing interactive displays to allow a comparison of different kinds of bulbs and offering energy savings calculators on walmart.com and samsclub.com.
"We love the CFL and see the power this product has to unite consumers in the struggle against climate change," said Andy Ruben, Wal-Mart's vp-strategy and sustainability.
Wal-Mart is participating in several sustainability initiatives, including plans to track energy used by suppliers of certain popular products. The company also recently announced plans to sell only concentrated liquid laundry detergents with the goal of further cutting down on waste and plastic production.


text: Cognitive Science , Philosophical Foundations of Cognitive Science Q240 , 14670, Allen Lecture: 1:00-2:15pm,TuTh Discussion: Section 14671, 10:10am-12:05pm, F, FR C238 COGS Q240 Philosophical Foundations of Cognitive Science Cognitive Science emerged almost 50 years ago from developments in philosophy, computer science, psychology, and linguistics. Central to this emergence were new ideas about how the notion of mental representation could be understood in computational terms: the computational theory of mind. The belief that intelligence could be understood in terms of physical symbol processing served to unite artificial intelligence and cognitive psychology under a common philosophical framework, and it was believed that computers with human-level capacities would be rapidly achieved. Progress in artificial intelligence, however, has been much slower than anticipated, and developments in neuroscience, in artificial neural networks, and in dynamical and evolutionary approaches to cognition and robotics, have caused some to question whether cognitive science should remain committed to the notion of mental representation. In this course, students will learn about the original promise of computational theory of mind, and how it provided an alternative to earlier philosophical and scientific views about the relationship between mind and body. We will go on to consider the debate about whether evolutionary, embodied, and dynamical systems approaches to cognitive science amount to an overthrow of its traditional representationalist core.


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Brazilian Gas Price Hike Sweetens Outlook for Ethanol
The 2013 outlook for Brazil's sugar-based ethanol got sweeter this week, after Brazil's government authorized state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro, or Petrobras, to raise its gasoline prices in early 2013.
The move will likely raise demand for domestically produced sugar-based ethanol, analysts say, but effects could reach U.S. shores.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff authorized higher gas prices Wednesday, which should make hydrous ethanol, a 100% ethanol fuel that can be pumped directly into vehicles, a more attractive option at the pump for owners of flex-fuel vehicles, which make up 56% of Brazil's automobile fleet, according to sugarcane industry association Unica.
That should increase consumption of hydrous ethanol fuel, which is down 20% in the first 10 months of this year from the same period in 2011, according to Unica data. Production is down 4.2% through Dec. 1 from the same period a year ago.


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Heat continue to get more stacked, but everyones talking about it.. minutes? i think the gloves going to be fine with riding the bench playing limited time behind d-wade, and getting a ring, but lets face it, thats why he went to the lakers, except this time its a lot more of a legitmate shot
the heat will be like that laker team with shaq, kobe, karl and gary...talented, but disfunctional.
they will lack great chemistry. most of their stars are all old and past their prime, with the exception of dwade. they will find a way to malfunction. i dont see them winning the championship.


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Shipley Foundation Leverages Innovation at Clarkson University with Major Grant
The Shipley Foundation, a long-time Clarkson University partner, has announced a major gift to support the growth and sustainability of the University's Shipley Center for Innovation.
The Shipley Center accelerates the commercialization of discovery-driven innovations into the marketplace, fostering the exchange of ideas between the University's academic departments and other regional institutions and industry. The center also prepares and educates faculty and students for the 21st century entrepreneurial workplace.
The late Charles and Lucia Shipley founded and built the Shipley Company into a multi-million dollar international corporation that has made significant discoveries in specialty chemicals for the electronics industry. The company's early involvement in microelectronics and semiconductors resulted in many technological innovations and numerous domestic and foreign patents. As research partners, friends and supporters of Clarkson, the Shipleys' connection to the University spans more than 35 years.
The Shipley Foundation provided funding to the University's School of Business in the late 1990s to launch the Shipley Center. In the last two years, the Shipley Center has facilitated 40 new start-ups and currently has over 100 projects in the pipeline, serving as an engine for regional economic development by engaging in the creation of new enterprises capitalizing on emerging technologies.
The Foundation also endowed a fellowship in chemistry and the Egon Matijevic Chaired Professor of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science and underwrites the Shipley Distinguished Lecture Series.
"Innovation drives modern, globalized knowledge-based economies. Universities are key idea generators and contributors to economic development. The Shipley Center for Innovation is creating a legacy of successes in commercialization and new technology development, just as Charles and Lucia Shipley and their company did," said Clarkson President Tony Collins. "We are very grateful to Richard Shipley and his family's foundation for this great show of confidence in the Center's future and in Clarkson."
"This generous gift will enable us to continue leveraging the discovery-driven innovations generated by our regional institutions and bring them to the market place," said Shipley Center Executive & Scientific Director Gabor Forgacs, the Karel K. Czanderna '77 and W. Dan Shirkey '80 Professor in Physics. "This funding also allows us to translate these innovations into practice through commercialization."
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.


text: S240 Introductory course to printmaking with emphasis on four basic media: relief, intaglio, lithography, and silkscreen. Three to four weeks of concentrated work in each area with faculty critiques at the end of each session. Sections are taught by our most mature and experienced graduate students. Drawing and pictorial composition are stressed with serious study of the interrelationships of all graphic media. The goal of this course is the development of a basic understanding of the four media. A lab fee is charged. Please see http://www.indiana.edu/~blbursar for fee details.


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Pueblo peoples are thought to be the descendants of the prehistoric Anasazi culture. Just as there was considerable regional diversity among theprehistoric
Anasazi, there is similar diversity, both cultural and linguistic, amongtheir
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.The contemporary Pueblos are divided into eastern and western. The eastern Pueblos include all the New Mexico Pueblos along the Rio Grande, while the
Contemporary Puebloans are customarily described as belonging to either the eastern or the western division. The eastern Pueblo villages are in New Mexico along the Rio Grande and comprise groups who speak Tanoan and Keresan languages. Tanoan languages such as Tewa are distantly related to Uto-Aztecan, but Keresan has no known affinities. The western Pueblos include the Hopi villages of northern Arizona and the Zuni, Acoma, and Laguna villages, all in western New Mexico.Linguistically, the Pueblos are quite diverse, falling into four distinct families, with several subfamilies. The eastern Pueblos are divided into speakers of Tewa languages and Keresan languages. Tewa is distantly related to Uto-Aztecan, but Keresan has no known affinities.
Of the western Pueblos, Acoma and Laguna speak Keresan; the Zuni speak Zuni, a language of Penutian affiliation,
; and the Hopi Pueblos, with one exception, speak Hopi, a Uto-Aztecan language. The exception is the village of Hano, composed of Tewa refugees from the Rio Grande.Both eastern and western Pueblos are primarily farmers, but the type of farming and the ownership of property have varied. In the Rio Grande area farming of maize and cotton is done
Each of the 70 or more Pueblo villages extant before Spanish colonization was politically autonomous, governed by a council composed of the heads of religious societies. These societies were centred in the kivas, subterranean ceremonial chambers that also functioned as private clubs and lounging rooms for men. Traditionally, Pueblo peopleswere farmers, with the types of farming and associated traditions of property ownership varying among the groups. Along the Rio Grande and its tributaries corn (maize) and cotton were cultivated in irrigated fields in river bottoms. Today men do all the cultivation, but formerly, when hunting was also important, women shared in the farming; among the western Pueblos, especially the Hopi, farming was less reliable because there were few permanent water sources. Traditionally, women did most of the farming, but as hunting has diminished in importance, men have also become responsible for agricultural work. Many of the Rio Grande Pueblos had special hunting societies that hunted deer and antelope in the mountains, and easterly Pueblos such as the Taos and Picuris sometimes sent hunters to the Plains for bison. Among all Pueblos communal rabbit hunts were held, and women gathered wild plants to eat. Among the western Pueblos, especially the Hopi, farming was less certain because the climate was much drier.
Prior to Spanish contact, each pueblo was politically autonomous, governed by a council composed of the heads of religious societies. These societies were centred in the kivas, subterranean ceremonial chambers, which also functioned as private clubs or lounging rooms for males. The Spanish introduced new political forms, such as the pueblo governor, an official elected for one year as village head. The number of pueblos diminished greatly after European contact from more than 80 to about 25 or 30. As a rule Pueblo Indians were peaceful and kept much to themselves. In 1680, however, led by Popé, a Tewa of San Juan, all Pueblo—Rio Grande, Hopi, and Zuni—rose against the Spanish and drove them out of their territory for 12 years. No other American Indians matched this feat.
Modern Pueblo social life centres on the village (which is also the political unit), though the pueblos are essentially theocracies. The western Pueblos are organized into clans and lineages, and secret societies, each owned or controlled by a particular clan, perform calendrical rituals for rain and tribal welfare. A tribal-wide kachina (katcina) cult is concerned with ancestors, and men's societies are responsible for protection and fertility ritual. In the Rio Grande region there is a dual village division into so-called Summer and Winter people, alternately responsible for pueblo activities; secret societies there deal primarily with curing rituals, and the kachina cult is less developed than it is in the other pueblos.
Native arts and crafts are especially active among the Hopi, where weaving and basketry are practiced and where the Hopi-Tewa revived pottery making in the 1890s. Silver and turquoise jewelry is produced in most pueblos, but silver working is not aboriginal.
Modern Pueblo Indians have retained the pre-Spanish way of life to a surprising degree. They have added to their material inventory such items as livestock, metal tools, new crops (such as wheat, aches, and chili peppers), modern clothing, automobiles, radios, and television. These changes necessarily have affected ideas, attitudes, and general outlook. Even in the Rio Grande pueblos near Santa Fe and Albuquerque, however, the basic fabric of Pueblo social system, community of organization, and native religion, with modifications only of detail, has survivedIn 1539 a Franciscan friar, Marcos de Niza, claimed the Pueblo region for Spain. Explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado followed in 1540, quickly and brutally pacifying all indigenous resistance. In 1680 a Tewa man, Popé, led the Pueblo Rebellion against the Spanish. The colonizers retreated from the region for several years but completed a reconquest in 1691. Subsequently, most villages adapted to colonial rule through syncretism, adopting and incorporating those aspects of the dominant culture necessary for survival under its regime, while maintaining the basic fabric of traditional culture. Historical examples of Pueblo syncretism include the addition of sheep and shepherding to the agricultural economy and the adoption of some Christian religious practices.
Contemporary Pueblo peoples continue to use syncretic strategies; they have adopted a variety of modern convenience products, yet extensively retain their traditional kinship systems, religions, and crafts. Social life centres on the village, which is also the primary political unit. Kinship plays a fundamental role in social and religious life in 21st-century Pueblo communities; it may delimit an individual's potential marriage partners and often determines eligibility for membership in religious societies and a wide variety of social and economic obligations. Kinship is typically reckoned through the lineage, a group that shares a common ancestor; several lineages together form a clan. Early 20th-century kinship studies indicated that some pueblos may have had more than 30 clans at one time, which were often grouped into two larger units, or moieties. The clans of the eastern Pueblos are organized into complementary moieties, known respectively as the Summer people and the Winter people (Tanoans) or as the Turquoise people and the Squash people. These groups alternate responsibility for pueblo activities, and their secret societies deal primarily with curing rituals. In contrast, the western Pueblos are organized into several matrilineal lineages and clans; secret societies, each controlled by a particular clan, perform a calendrical cycle of rituals to ensure rain and tribal welfare. Many Pueblo peoples continue to practice the kachina (katsina) religion, a complex belief system in which hundreds of divine beings act as intermediaries between humans and God.
Early 21st-century population estimates indicated approximately 74,000 individuals of Pueblo descent.


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POLICE have arrested a man and a woman who sparked a manhunt at Poatina this morning after shots were allegedly fired at a police car.
The two were taken into custody about 11am today, just 100m from where they abandoned a stolen vehicle on Poatina Rd.
Police ordered a lockdown of the area and launched a full-scale search in the Blackwood Creek Rd, Sawnbridge Rd and Poatina Rd area.
Earlier this morning, police released images of a man and a woman who they wished to speak to as part of the investigation.
An extensive air and land search was launched for the alleged offenders.
"Tasmania Police had cause to road spike a stolen black Ford Falcon travelling along Arthurs Lake Road,'' Inspector Darren Hopkins said earlier today.
"At the time there was a man and woman in the vehicle. The vehicle was followed into Poatina Rd heading towards Launceston.''
At about 7am, Tasmanian Police allege occupants of the vehicle fired at officers and hit the side of the police car. Two further shots were fired but no police officer were injured.
Shortly afterwards the stolen vehicle crashed on Poatina Rd near Poatina Village and the alleged offenders ran off into bushland.
Poatina Rd from Macquarie Rd to Highland Lakes Rd was closed all morning as Special Operations Group officers swarmed the area and a chopper flew overhead.
The public was asked to avoid the area, just south of Cressy in northern Tasmania, while the operation continued.
The man and woman are due to appear in the Launceston Magistrates Court this afternoon.
Anyone with information on the investigation is urged to call police on 131 444.
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BOWDOINHAM — Chris Cavendish clipped a bright, stunning red pepper from a group of about 30 plants he tended this year at Fishbowl Farm. He took a big bite right where he stood, and the Jimmy Nardello sweet Italian frying pepper, named after a 19th-century seed saver, rewarded him with a satisfying crunch and burst of flavor.
"They have a fruitiness and almost a tanginess at the finish of the pepper that other sweet peppers don't have," Cavendish said.
The Jimmy Nardello pepper originated in Basilicata, a southern region of Italy. Nardello brought the seeds with him to Connecticut in 1887, but 123 years later, most people have never tasted the 10- to 12-inch-long fruits of the plant.
Here's your chance. The peppers that Cavendish grew this summer are just one of a dozen rare vegetable varieties that will be prepared by local chefs and served Sunday at the second annual American Harvest Picnic sponsored by Slow Food Midcoast Maine.
These hard-to-find foods have been tagged by Slow Food USA's RAFT program as in danger of disappearing from America's dinner tables. RAFT stands for Renewing America's Food Traditions.
Foods that end up on the RAFT list – they include everything from nuts to meat and poultry – are traditional regional foods that have lost favor for some reason. In many cases, they have been replaced by foods grown in industrial agriculture operations that are then mass-marketed in grocery stores.
"We've all been programmed into seeing things that are perfectly red, perfectly round, perfectly green, but that's not really what historically food was," says Kim Wisneski, who has acted as Slow Food's liaison with midcoast farmers.
Some of the RAFT foods have such deep cultural roots and such an interesting flavor profile that they have been placed on the Ark of Taste, a list of more than 200 regional foods in danger of extinction.
For these endangered foods, Wisneski said, "Our hope is that it finds its way back in the marketplace, or find its way back on the menu at restaurants."
To support that goal, the Midcoast Maine chapter of Slow Food enlisted the help of seven local farmers to grow a dozen crops on the RAFT list for the American Harvest Picnic. Half of those RAFT foods are also on the Ark of Taste list, including the Jimmy Nardello pepper.
The seeds for the picnic project were donated by Fedco and Johnny's Selected Seeds.
The farmers have been asked to donate a small amount of their RAFT crops to the picnic, but they will be able to keep most of them to sell at local farmers' markets.
Chefs from nine restaurants have agreed to create special dishes with the vegetables that will showcase their flavor and appearance.
Cafe Miranda in Rockland will be working with local beef, local organic apples from Sewall Orchards and Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage, a variety that is on the RAFT list and grown by Phoenix Farm in Monmouth.
"We're going to cure and applewood-smoke the beef and then braise it in our homemade barbecue sauce," said Kerry Altiero, owner of Cafe Miranda. "And then we're going to make a crispy slaw vinaigrette with the apples in it for the beef."
At Solo Bistro in Bath, chef Tony Lavelle will put his own spin on the same RAFT ingredient. He'll be serving beer-braised Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage with a wedge of Pineland Farms cheddar and a scoop of savory Ricker Hill Orchard apple bread pudding.
Chef Daran Poulin of Bowdoin College will be using Long Island cheese squash grown by Chris Cavendish at Fishbowl Farm to make a pumpkin bisque. Cavendish estimates he grew at least 1,000 pounds of this "heavy, dense, meaty squash."
"It was actually a very popular squash at the turn of the century, obviously grown on Long Island and shipped to the cities and sold to immigrants," Winglenski said. "It's supposed to make just incredible soup, and it's supposed to be very good baked."
Gallit Sammon, Cavendish's fiancee and a former chef, thinks the squash makes a nice soup because it has a higher water content than other varieties. She recently tried making some herself, and said it was "delicious."
First, she pierced the squash and lightly rubbed it with olive oil. Then she roasted it until it was tender. While it was cooling, she sweat some onions and leeks in olive oil in a pot. Then she scooped out the flesh of the squash and added that, along with a little vegetable stock.
She let it cook until the flavors blended, then added a little cream. The entire mixture was blended with butter, salt and pepper, "and that was it. Really, a little bit (of seasoning). It was just the squash."
The squash does have a unique flavor, Sammon said, "but it would be hard to describe. It's a nice flavor. It's not very grainy, so it has a nice texture after you cook it."
Another food that will be featured at this year's picnic is the Jacob's cattle bean, a Prince Edward Island heirloom on the Ark of Taste. The plump, red-speckled bean was said to be a gift from Maine's Passamaquoddy Indians to Joseph Clark, the first white child born in Lubec.
David Buchanan of Old Ocean House Farms is growing Canada crookneck squash, a bottle-shaped winter squash that is an ancestor of the modern butternut squash. The Canada crookneck, already on the Ark of Taste, is so endangered that Buchanan had to get his seeds from Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts, where they are being grown in the historic gardens.
"It's delicious, it's a very manageable size and it grows beautifully, so I'm not sure why it's become so endangered," Buchanan said. "But it is only available commercially from one company in Canada. No one in this country is carrying it."
Buchanan has roasted one or two of the dozens of crooknecks he's grown this year.
"It's like a butternut," he said. "It's got a nice sweetness. We've only had a couple of them, so I can't say a lot yet, but I like the texture. It's a smooth texture."
Buchanan knows what he's talking about. Not only does he like to grow unusual and interesting varieties of vegetables and fruits, he is on the national Ark of Taste committee that chooses which foods will be listed. The foods have to have place-based traditions, interesting stories of cultural rootedness, "and they have to taste good," Buchanan said.
The 10 members of the committee get together once a year at a restaurant and work with the chef, who brings out dishes made with threatened foods one by one for the committee to taste. The last meeting was in Madison, Wis., just three weeks ago.
On the table this year were two varieties of potatoes with interesting back stories. One was an extremely rare potato that came to North America directly from South America rather than Europe. The Bodega Red potato, the story goes, was brought to California by a Peruvian in 1840. The Red McClure potato had an interesting history in Colorado.
"It's not just squash varieties," Buchanan said. "We'll taste fish and shellfish and meats. At the last meeting we tasted rye whisky, and we tasted a Cincinnati meat product called goetta, which is kind of a scrapple-like product. It's a mixture of oats and meats, and it's kind of sausage-like. It's largely a breakfast food."
No new foods from Maine were added to the Ark this time around, Buchanan said. He asks any Mainers who have ideas about foods that could help restore the region's cultural and biological diversity to come forward.
"Anyone can nominate foods that they feel are worthy of the Ark, and we encourage individuals outside of the committee to do that," he said.
Meanwhile, travel to Morris Farm on Sunday and take a trip back in time enjoying the heritage foods served at the American Harvest Picnic.
Staff Writer Meredith Goad can be contacted at 791-6332 or at: [email protected]


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Will You Watch Top Chef Junior?
This morning Bravo announced its plans for Top Chef Junior. Similar to Top Chef, the eight-episode series will feature teens battling it out in the kitchen and competing in culinary challenges. Frances Berwick, the general manager of Bravo Media, explains the network's decision to expand the Top Chef brand:
With Top Chef as the No. 1 food show on cable comes the natural expansion in our food domain. With Top Chef Junior we're reaching a growing market and are developing a series that will teach and test the skills of younger aspiring chefs and appeal to the whole family.
Bravo is also planning another untitled, food-related reality series highlighting the life of "the world's sexiest chef," Jean-Christophe Novelli.
Knowing Bravo's track record, these shows have the potential to be smashing hits. Will you watch?


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We have a couple of videos posted on our Facebook page. As for the Garmin, it's never going to work on my work computer -- you have to be admin to install the plugin, and I'm not. Firefox didn't tell me that, but Chrome did. I'm not too fussed, I just enter my runs manually, and I don't have any history. But it's all good.
We have a couple of videos posted on our Facebook page. As for the Garmin, it's never going to work on my work computer -- you have to be admin to install the plugin, and I'm not. Firefox didn't tell me that, but Chrome did. I'm not too fussed, I just enter my runs manually, and I don't have any history. But it's all good.
Thank you for sharing the FB page! Loved your music, and what a fun group.
Gotcha about the Garmin. That's basically what I'm doing to. It seems to work pretty well. Only thing I miss is checking the elevation sometimes, and different paces for different areas of the path I run, but it's still better then not having the Garmin at all!
"We do not become the people who this world needs simply by turning our backs on anyone we don't like, trust, or deem healthy enough to be in our presence. " ---- Shasta Nelson
Barking Mad To Run
I filled up the Dodge Charger 'muscle car' rental car this morning with gas and it cost $50! What?!!! That was it for me. I took it back to the rental place and swapped it out for a Dodge Dart, 41mpg. Easier to handle too, since I don't have any muscles. I should have my own vehicle back by next Tuesday, thank goodness. Damage was not too bad, thankfully. I'm glad the other driver and I were both moving at a fairly slow speed, as it could have been a lot worse.
After work today I will be heading to Fort Sam Houston to get in a few miles. Temp has warmed up nicely, it's almost 64 degrees now. I was going to go to the university campus to run but, forgetful me, I forgot to put my campus parking pass in my rental vehicle. Oh well. Guess things happen for a reason. I need a haircut, so I can get that at the military barbershop at Fort Sam after I run.
OK, on to personals.....
What's going on between Awood and Zelanie? I missed that.
Enjoy your rest day, Mitch! Hope the legs loosen up.
Congrats on your toilet handyman-ness, Gustav!
12 oz of Shiner, nice, Jerry! Sorry about DW not being able to accompany you on your run.
Hope your rain gear works well for you, Dave! Especially since you'll be out there for, oh, I'm guessing...8 miles...
Gee, Margo, all that food-fest, sounds like you might need more than 4 - 5 miles. Have fun!
Kristin, you are normal, you just have a lot of nervous anticipation. However, if you want to quit having nightmares about the race, I can always send you the dreaded "Bare Buns Photo" and you can have nightmares about that instead. Take your mind off the race, that's for sure. Hey, what are friends for?
Dang, Kara, sounds like you're performing School Nurse duties there. Hope everyone feels 100% in no time!
Sounds like your back is feeling a bit better, Damaris. Happy running with the group. Oh, got to page 2, guess you are not feeling so better. Don't push yourself into it hurting worse, and ending up with an injury somewhere else because you are compensating for your back. Take some time off from running if you have to. A few days of non-running won't kill you, honest! I am living proof of that, lol.
Nice quality running, Bin!
Happy reunion with your son, Bill!
Zelanie, I forgot you were in Oregon. The Beavers are coming to play the Texas Longhorns in the Alamo Bowl on Dec 29. Sounds like a perfect excuse for you to get away from that cold weather in Oregon and come have an FE in dry Texas. Even though the Longhorns are going to win. Hey, quit laughing, I know how badly the Longhorns have done this year, but they might still have a shot. Yeah, come on down! We can put you up..if you don't mind cats in the house.
Congrats on the early a.m. run, ERLH, way to go! Schedule? What the heck is that? I just go run too. When I get out there I really never know how far/how long I will go until I start running and then I just go with how I feel. No pressure, no commitment to having to put in a certain amount of miles. Oh yeah, I am definitely just a fun-runner, lol.
Congrats on your perseverance, Tomas! You are way more disciplined than I am. Must be that Asst. Principal mind-set thing.
Aww, HsM, that was so nice of your group. Thanks for your service to the people who give their service! Sorry about the knee still bothering you. You know, if you just go have surgery on the knee and have a big screw put all the way through it, like I have through mine, it will probably hold your knee all together and it won't hurt anymore, see? Honest! So since Dusty went to work with you today that now makes her a LAB dog, right?
Oh for pete's sake, why after all this time am I recognizing just now that Trail Hippy is Mike? Takes my brain a while to engage I guess, lol. Nice running, Mike. Yeah, breaking trail can be tough, it's kind of like running through loose sand on the beach, really tough on the ole calves. Rest 'em up!
Wow, Rach, you can do a lap in 0.25? Speedy! If you time that by about 5 or 6...minutes...that's 1 lap for me. I don't envy you the moving! I loved traveling all over the world during my Air Force days, but the packing and unpacking was not the fun part of that. Good luck!
Jimmy, may not be a head cold, may be allergies. Where do you live. Right now in Texas, it is Mountain Cedar season. This stuff literally, 'snows" into the air, makes it hard to breathe, makes you cough, etc. Even the people who aren't allergic to it still get bothered by it to some degree. So you might check and see what kind of pollen is in your area right now.
Way to get your run in, Brady! Sub-8? Zowie!
Yeah, Kristin, Chinese food...same as pizza. I ate pizza too soon before a run..ended up puking on one of those small 'yappy' dogs...much to the HORROR of the little old lady that was out walking it. To this day in my neighborhood, if she sees me coming, she crosses the street to the opposite side from the one I'm on and walks away in the other direction.
Nice, Cherie, that 6 is now easy for you! How is the weather up there? I saw on Weather Channel that Snoqualmie Pass got 6 - 12 inches of snow! I left the state just at the right time, lol.
OK, nearly 4 PM my time, so I know all you East Coast folks are already out and about doing your thing, and gone from work. My turn now to get out of the office. Going to change into my running gear and then head for Fort Sam Houston. Chat with y'all later!
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt
Miles to Go
Got DW out there and ran 7 slow miles on the bike path. 50f, but still cold running into the wind. I'll have to read posts later after shower and nap.
Last:: 10/22 ScotiaBank Waterfront HM
Smaller By The Day
I'm still alive, and so is my streak. It's just been a crazy busy day. Game on!
Weight 100 pounds lost
5K 31:02 Sept. 2012 / 23:36 Sept. 2013 (Same Course)
10K 48:59 April 2013
HM 2:03:56 Nov. 2012 / 1:46:50 March 2013
MARATHON 3:57:33 Nov. 2013
Bad Ass
The only problem was that he was scared of the floor in the hallway. I don't know if it was too shiny, or too slippery since they just waxed it. But then a little while ago I wondered if he thought he was going to the vet ...
The only problem was that he was scared of the floor in the hallway. I don't know if it was too shiny, or too slippery since they just waxed it. But then a little while ago I wondered if he thought he was going to the vet ...
Maybe he was seeing a dog on the floor and thought he was the enemy? True story below.
We used to have another townhome in this street that we rented. When we purchased it, we went there to look at it and we brought Hershey, who was a baby. The bedroom had floor to ceiling mirrors. He kept running towards it with his back arched and meowing like he was going to attack the 'other cat' there. LOL.
"The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire."
It's always fucking hot in Miami! (except for 3 days of the year)
Oh, I finished my doubles. The only thing left is the sore back but other than that it's fine.
I am tired, though. Will rest and have a beer before dinner.
Mike, I just busted out laughing at the uncle Si comment, I love that show!
Scotty, they are racing each other! It's on like donkey kong!
I slept a little later today since it was a RD, legs feel okay this evening, just 2 more nights!
The clouds parted and the weather was a perfect 45* for a beautiful evening run through the Christmas lights! Legs felt really strong, so I let 'em go, and had my fastest 8 miler ever! Absolutely fantastic run!!
My running blog
Goals | sub-18 5k | sub-3 marathon 2:56:46!!
Wow, Rach, you can do a lap in 0.25? Speedy! If you time that by about 5 or 6...minutes...that's 1 lap for me. I don't envy you the moving! I loved traveling all over the world during my Air Force days, but the packing and unpacking was not the fun part of that. Good luck!
LOL ... I am NOT that speedy! That was 0.25 miles. I was literally doing laps around a track. Gave me a better estimate on how fast I was going without concentrating on my Garmin!
The whole packing and unpacking thing is getting old. I am ready to settle down into one place, but I still have a few years before I can do any of that! I finally feel like I am settling in and getting good friends around here and now I am leaving again. It never seems to fail. But that's the military life.
Where are you now, Rach? How's your dad?
Where are you now, Rach? How's your dad?
I am still in Virginia. I haven't left yet. I won't be leaving for Alaska until after the New Year.
My dad is doing as well as one can in his condition. As always, he has his good days and his bad ones. He is a fighter and still hanging on. Wondering if he will be around for the holidays, but either way I will be happy--happy to spend one last one with him and/or happy that he is no longer in pain. It's a catch 22.
Jimmy, Sorry abt the cold.. Get well soon.. You still need to enjoy your 11 days off.
Hope's Mom, that's some talents on the FB.. I didn't know it could sound so good w/o music.. The cover photo (taken on Halloween?) was awesome...
Scotty, Glad you have have the car back so soon.. and Before Xmas..
2015 Races
2XU HM - 29 Mar
Hello everyone! Crazy busy week at work with exams. I'll be so happy next Wednesday when break starts!
i did get 3 miles in on the treadmill tonight. Sorry for the lack of personals.
Have a great night!
Upcoming races:
Covenant Health Knoxville 5K 4/7/13 (and cheering on DH for his 1st Marathon!!)
Rock and Roll Chicago Half Marathon 7/21/13
Tower of Terror Ten Miler 10/5/13
I fueled with chinese food.. Pretty ok... Wait.. I am Chinese.. maybe that's why.. haaa
Do you guys take rice with Chinese food at your place? Or chinese food is usually spicy chicken noodle? Just curious..
Skirt Runner
Scotty....bare buns photo....dare I ask???
PRs: 5K- 28:16 (5/5/13) 10K- 1:00:13 (10/27/13) 4M- 41:43 (9/7/13) 15K- 1:34:25 (8/17/13) 10M- 1:56:30 (4/6/14) HM- 2:20:16 (4/13/14) Full- 5:55:33 (11/1/15)
I started a blog about running :) Check it out if you care to


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This collection is called "Social Club".......
Pour yourself some blue, add a splash of cherry, a shot of lemon and a twist of lime and mix up your signature quilt cocktail. It may just hit the spot!"
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