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Federal US District Court Judge Robert P. Patterson Jr. has dismissed the class-action litigation suit brought against JP Morgan (and originally HSBC) regarding silver market-rigging. Judge Patterson cited lack of specifics and claims of bad intent necessary to bring the suit to trial.
Perhaps Judge Patterson never bothered to actually read the litigation, because if he did, (assuming he was not paid off) he would have come to the same conclusions we did when the suit was filed in September of 2011:
The lawsuit completely exposes JPMorgan's silver manipulation from insiders' perspectives for ALL TO SEE.
We're talking your wife streaking on the field during the opening kick-off of the Super Bowl type of exposure.
Que the CFTC announcement that their 4 year silver probe found no evidence of market manipulation in silver.
Full details of Judge Patterson's dismissal of the suit, as well as the full original suit below:


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Miss Congeniality
Sandra Bullock stars as a bumbling female FBI agent assigned to go undercover as a participant in the Miss United States beauty pageant when it is discovered that one of the contestants is being targeted for murder.
Benjamin Bratt leads the undercover team, while also playing the reluctant love interest. Candice Bergen and William Shatner manage the pageant and hire Michael Caine to turn Bullock from rough and tumble agent to stunning beauty queen.
The physical transformation is impressive, although the klutzy personality remains. Everything seems to be fine once the killer is suddenly caught, but Bullock suspects there is more to this story, and the truth eventually unfolds with an unexpected twist.
For her part, Bullock received a Golden Globe nomination for "Best Actress" and heads the star-studded cast in the year's most hilarious comedy.


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View your child's medical records and schedule appointments through our secure, online portal, day or night.
Know what to expect at any type of visit at Nemours. From a routine primary care visit to the unexpected, we promise to treat your child as one of our own.
At Your Appointment
When you bring your child to Nemours for an appointment, you should try to arrive 15 minutes before your appointment for registration.
Please be sure to bring the following items:
- your photo ID
- insurance and/or Medicaid cards
- co-payment, if applicable
- legal guardianship or custody papers if you are not the patient's parent
Specialty Appointments: You may need a referral from your referring physician (if required by your insurance).
If available, please provide:
- preferred pharmacy contact information
- names and dosages of all medications your child is taking (including over-the-counter medications)
- name and number of your primary care physician (if needed)
- parent (and child's) social security numbers
- parent work information (address, telephone numbers)
- immigration information (if your child was not born in the United States)
- list of prior immunizations
Helpful Information from Nemours' KidsHealth
For more information about preparing for your child's pediatric primary care visit, check out these articles from KidsHealth.org.
Pediatric Primary Care
Nemours offers primary pediatric care (well child check-ups, sick child care, immunizations) in several locations throughout Delaware, Florida and southeastern Pennsylvania.
Specialty Care Visits
Nemours offers a multispecialty group practice (including pediatric orthopedics, pediatric hematology/oncology, pediatric endocrinology) that cares for babies, children, and teens from across the United States and around the world. We make advanced pediatric specialty care convenient and accessible at outpatient locations in five states: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
- Bonifay
- Davenport
- Daytona Beach
- Fleming Island
- Ft. Walton Beach
- Jacksonville
- Jacksonville South
- Kissimmee
- Lake City
- Lake Mary
- Lakeland
- Melbourne
- Orlando - Downtown
- Orlando - Lake Nona
- Orlando - Lake Nona, Medical City
- Pensacola
- Tallahassee - Centre Pointe
- Tallahassee - Phillips
- Titusville
- Wesley Chapel
- Winter Garden
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Overnight Stays
When you know ahead of time your child will have an overnight, or inpatient, hospital visit, being prepared can help ease some of the anxiety.
Here are a few helpful tips:
- Take time to understand everything you can about your child's condition, and talk to your doctor about specific tests and procedures your child may have.
- Tell your child age-appropriate details about why an overnight hospital stay is required, and how he or she might feel during and after a test or procedure.
- Discuss the other patients your child may meet, some who may be very ill.
- Talk about caregiver roles, including the different kinds of physicians your child might meet, nurses' duties and other specialists who could be part of your hospital care team.
- Don't forget to care for yourself. Children look to adults for reassurance, and when we're calm and confident, they will be, too. Get more specific information about your visit at your Nemours pediatric hospital location.
Nemours Hospitals
Collaborating Hospitals
- Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center, Haines City
- Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach
- Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center
- Osceola Regional Medical Center, Kissimmee
- Wolfson Children's Hospital, Jacksonville
- Wuesthoff Regional Medical Center — Rockledge
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When children stay overnight, they're called "inpatients." We'll register your child, gather information like insurance coverage and physicians your child sees, and complete paperwork.
Please remember to bring:
- your photo ID
- insurance cards (medical and pharmacy, if you have one)
- preferred pharmacy contact information
- names and dosages of all medications your child is taking, including over-the-counter medications
- name of your primary care physician
- parent social security numbers, work information (address, telephone numbers)
- immigration information if your child was not born in the United States
- legal guardianship or custody papers if you are not the patient's parent
- list of prior immunizations
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We want our kids to feel comfortable as possible, so we encourage you to surround your child with personal items from home.
Teaching hospitals offer patients the highest quality of care with the most up-to-date treatments available. Because our hospitals and some of our collaborating hospitals serve as teaching hospitals, your child's care team includes attending physicians and physicians-in-training.
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Family-centered rounds are a big part of the Nemours commitment to family-centered care. It's a program that actively includes our patients and families in team rounds, making you part of the entire care conversation and medical decision-making. Ask your care team how you can get involved.
Helpful Resources
- What to Pack for an Overnight Stay (PDF): Here's a list of items you might want to pack for you and your child.
- Your Hospital Care Team (PDF): Your multidisciplinary team may include different physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other specialists.
Helpful Information from Nemours' KidsHealth
For more information about preparing for your child's overnight/inpatient hospital visit, check out these articles from KidsHealth.org.
What to Expect in Emergencies
Our emergency departments (or ED) are fully-equipped to handle a variety of pediatric emergencies for children from birth to age 18, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
We want you to feel comfortable while you're here so please, don't hesitate to tell us what you need, ask questions or provide input at any time during your stay. In the meantime, here's what you can expect:
A triage nurse will greet you and assess your child's condition, quickly deciding whether you need main ED services or Fast Track Urgent Care. Tell the nurse if your primary care physician referred you to the ED and whether you need interpreter services.
After Triage
You'll complete all of the necessary paper work (insurance confirmation, Consent for Treatment, HIPAA Privacy forms, etc.). If an examination room is ready, we'll register your child at the bedside.
If There's a Wait
We'll give you a pager to alert you when it's your child's turn to be seen. Please stay inside the hospital, no further than the vending area, so you don't miss your page. And please let us know if your child's condition changes at any time. We have fun activities to keep your child occupied during the wait. While we do our best to move quickly, remember that we must see children in order of medical need, not arrival.
Your physician will evaluate your child's needs and order appropriate tests and treatments. To pass the time, we have bedside touch-screen computers featuring kid-friendly entertainment and interactive videos illustrating certain tests and procedures. You can also request to see a Child Life Specialist who can answer your questions, provide support and offer appropriate play activities to help your child overcome anxiety.
If Tests Are Needed
There's a medical imaging (radiology) room within the ED allowing your child to have X-rays or other imaging tests (like CAT scans or MRIs) taken quickly and efficiently. A number of rapid tests can be performed in the ED while others are sent to the main laboratory. And access to consultation with physicians in all pediatric medical and surgical subspecialties is readily available if and when we need it.
After Your Exam & Appropriate Treatment
We'll discharge your child for home. If more testing or observation is necessary, your child will be moved to an ED observation room for up to 24 hours. If your child needs to stay overnight, you will be admitted to the hospital and moved into an inpatient room on the second or third floor. Your primary care or referring physician will be continuously updated through our electronic medical record system, by phone and/or by fax.
Several Days After Your Visit
Expect a patient satisfaction survey to come in the mail. We'd appreciate your honest feedback — the good and not so good — so we can make our patient experience even better.
Helpful Information
For more information about preparing for an emergency visit, check out these articles from KidsHealth.org.
- Going to the Emergency Room
- Is It a Medical Emergency?
- What You Need to Know in an Emergency
- Knowing Your Child's Medical History
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WALTERBORO, S.C. (CBS) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry urged members of Congress on Thursday to reject an increase in the debt ceiling requested by President Obama, telling a small audience here that it meant the government would print more money and devalue existing currency.
"The president again went to Congress to ask them to raise the debt ceiling. That means they're going to print more money, they're going to spend more money. The dollars in your pocket are going to be devalued even more," Perry said. "I hope the members of Congress send a very clear message to the president. Not now, not again, absolutely not, Mr. President, we are not going to raise the debt ceiling, we are going to cut spending. Because that's what you have to do in your budgets."
The request is part of an agreement reached in August between the White House and Congress to raise the debt limit to $15.2 trillion while creating a "supercommittee" that unsuccessfully sought to reach a bipartisan deal last fall. The limit was supposed to be raised in three tranches; this is the third.
Perry also railed against the Obama for the second of the increases while on the campaign trail in Iowa last month.
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Nov. 24, 2012
ALLIANCE, OH - Top-ranked Mount Union scored touchdowns on back-to-back possessions after Johns Hopkins turnovers late in the first quarter and the Purple Raiders never looked back in 55-13 victory over the 15th-ranked Blue Jays in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs at Mount Union Stadium Saturday afternoon. The win sends Mount Union (12-0) into the NCAA Quarterfinals, while Johns Hopkins sees its season end at 10-2.
A lot of things needed to go right for the Blue Jays in their matchup with the Purple Raiders (12-0), but the two early turnovers and the deadly combination of sophomore quarterback Kevin Burke and senior wide receiver Jasper Collins was more than Hopkins could handle.
Burke hooked up with Collins for touchdowns five times, including strikes of 10 and nine yards on the two possessions after JHU's early turnovers to stake MU to 14-0 lead late in the first quarter. The Blue Jay defense had stopped Mount Union inside its five-yard line, but the Raiders turned a bobbled pass on JHU's ensuing possession into an interception and Burke hit Collins on the next play to make it 7-0.
A Nick Driskill interception on JHU's first play of its next possession turned into another quick score as Burke connected with Collins again - this time from nine yards out - to account for the 14-0 lead.
That lead held until early in the second quarter, when a six-yard touchdown run by Brian Skilliter capped an eight-play, 83-yard touchdown drive for Mount Union that ignited a scoring spree that saw the teams combine for 27 points in just over four minutes.
Johns Hopkins senior Jonathan Rigaudanswered Skilliter's run with a 75-yard touchdown run of his own that trimmed the deficit to 21-7 with 13:10 remaining in the second quarter. Rigaud's run is the fourth-longest in Johns Hopkins history and the longest against the Mount Union this season. The longest previous run against the Purple Raiders this season had been 22 yards.
Any momentum gained from Rigaud's touchdown run was gone less than four minutes later as Burke and Collins hooked up twice more before the second quarter was six minutes old.
The Raiders needed just four plays and 67 seconds to go 79 yards after Rigaud's touchdown with Burke connecting with Collins from 29 yards out to make it 34-7. A nine-yard strike just over two minutes later made it 34-7 with that score holding through halftime.
"Coming in you hope to play well, not turn the ball over and stay close until the second half," Johns Hopkins head coach Jim Margraffnoted in the post-game press conference. "You've got to be perfect and they need to help you out and that didn't happen today."
Mount Union took any second-half drama out of the game in the first 10 minutes of the third quarter as the Raiders needed just 2:50 to go 57 yards on the opening possession before Skilliter went over from one-yard out and the Burke-to-Collins connection polished off its day with a 45-yard touchdown play with 5:25 remaining in the third.
The teams traded fourth-quarter touchdowns with Roman Namdar hitting Jack Nicholls from 16-yards out for Mount Union and Robbie Matey floating a 22-yard touchdown pass to Bob D'Orazioin the back corner of the end zone for the Blue Jays.
Burke was 25-of-36 for 388 yards and a career-high-tying five touchdown passes, all of which went to Collins, who had 12 receptions for 228 yards and the five scores. Chris Denton added 125 yards on nine receptions for the Purple Raiders, who rolled up 653 yards of total offense in the victory.
Rigaud paced the Blue Jays with 138 yards and the one touchdown. His 138 yards rushing are the most by an opponent against Mount Union since the 2010 National Championship game. Mount Union entered the game allowing an average of just 37.4 yards per game on the ground.
"They have a very good defense; very fast and physical," Rigaud stated. "I tried to be patient and we did what we could, but they are a very good team."
Matey was 17-of-35 for 152 yards with the one touchdown and three interceptions. Seven of his completions went to junior Dan Wodicka, while D'Orazio added five receptions for 53 yards and the one score.
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Arthur "The Chronicles of Buster/On This Spot" The Chronicles of Buster - Buster is obsessed with the extended DVD version of the epic film "The Chronicles of Ahmayzzia," with 1001 hours of behind-the-scenes footage! In fact, he's so engrossed that he neglects his training for a class rock-climbing trip. After jeopardizing his relationship with best friend and climbing partner, Arthur, Buster finally learns that special effects can't take the place of hard work when conquering real mountains. On this Spot - Arthur is thrilled to learn that Sitting Bull once passed through Elwood City! He rallies the residents to mark the spot of the legend's visit with a monument - but is dismayed when his friends care more about celebrity sightings than local history. D
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Martha Speaks "The Martha Show, Part 1 & 2" The Martha Show, Part 1 - Martha has been offered a chance to host a children's TV show with her friends! The gang tries to agree on the perfect kid's show (1st of two parts). Vocabulary: (E) genre(s), drama(tic)(s), educational, merchandise, style, comed(y)(ies)(ic) (I) co-star, medical, program(s), watch, script. The Martha Show, Part 2 - Having your own kid's show is more complicated than Martha expected. D
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Curious George "Where's The Firedog?/Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye" Where's the Firedog? - George's canine friend Blaze keeps running away from the firehouse. When Blaze winds up in the animal shelter, George and his firefighter friend Sam learn how to keep her safe by putting a tag on her collar, walking her on a leash, and making sure she's never lonely. Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye - Toots the blues-singing germ is back and the Man with the Yellow Hat has a cold. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Rumbly Tumbly/Planet Name Game" Rumbly Tumbly: Nick's hungry tummy is rumbling! But why do our stomachs make noises when they're hungry? A super shrunken trip into Thing One's stomach will show them the answer! They learn how chewing and stomach juices help to break down the food, and the tummy sounds are actually the stomach working. When your tummy is empty, the sounds are much louder! There's only one way to quiet Nick's rumbly tumbly. a chewy chocolate chunky chunk chip cookie! Planet Name Game: Nick and Sally have run out of things to name in the garden. D
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Super Why! "The Swiss Family Robinson" Little Boy Blue is stuck on a little island in Storybrook Pond and can't get back to shore. Super Why and his friends head into the story of The Swiss Family Robinson to meet a family who is just as stranded as Little Boy Blue. They'll need to use what's around them to survive in this do-it-yourself island adventure! Educational Objectives: To learn to think creatively in tricky situations. D
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Dinosaur Train "The Earthquake/Nursery Car" Mom takes the kids on a playdate with Tank Triceratops to the desert, where they meet a distant relative of Tank's, an early Ceratopsian named Penelope Protoceratops. The Conductor points out that Penelope lives in a part of the world that gets a lot of earthquakes, and sure enough, the kids experience their first quake with Penelope. Mom and the Conductor have prepared the kids with excellent advice about what to do in an earthquake, so everyone does fine. D
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Sesame Street "Get Lost, Mr. Chips" Alan is getting ready for the Cookie Connoisseurs Club, the most exclusive cookie appreciation club in the country, to come to Sesame Street to taste his super cookies. Alan asks Chris to distract Cookie Monster while the club meets. Chris tries, but it's too late. D
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Good Morning Daniel/Goodnight Daniel" Good Morning Daniel - It's a typical morning in the Tiger household, and Daniel has to get up for school but his playing and imagining distract him from his routine. Daniel learns that his morning routine helps him be ready in time for Trolley to take him to school. Goodnight Daniel - Tonight, Daniel is pretending to be Super Daniel! But after dinner, he has to follow his nighttime routine even though he would rather play. D
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Sid The Science Kid "I Want Cake" Sid declares that he shall only eat Birthday cake for every meal! Sid and his friends discover that only eating cake would make their bodies feel terrible. Then they explore and learn that the best way to stay healthy is by eating nutritious food. D
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Curious George "Where's The Firedog?/Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye" Where's the Firedog? - George's canine friend Blaze keeps running away from the firehouse. When Blaze winds up in the animal shelter, George and his firefighter friend Sam learn how to keep her safe by putting a tag on her collar, walking her on a leash, and making sure she's never lonely. Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye - Toots the blues-singing germ is back and the Man with the Yellow Hat has a cold. D
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We are thrilled to announce that our pitch, KEEP GITMO OPEN on the community funded supporting site, Spot.us, was a success!
In fact, it went way beyond our modest goal of funding the SL maintenance fee for a year, as among the 33 supporters (thank you!) was an angel: EDGE Lab at Ryerson University in Toronto has agreed to host the site.
Along with Jason Nolan, the director of the Experiential Design and Gaming Environments (EDGE) Lab, we hope that opportunities arise to not just archive the project, but find people to help make it thrive in the EDGE research environment. Many thanks to Jeremy Hunsinger for making the match! Watch this space for announcements of the move and future activity.
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Using Mozilla Prism to Run Web Apps like Local Apps on Linux
Single Site Browsing
Web-based applications are fantastic, except for that whole "running in the browser" thing. Looking to free your browser-based apps from your Web browsing? Take a look at Mozilla Prism.
Prism is a Single Site Browser (SSB). The idea is that it runs one Web application at a time, which has a couple of advantages. The primary advantage is that Prism isolates your Web application from browser crashes and restarts. If you use a Web-based application for email, office documents, CRM, or any of 100 other tasks, the last thing you want is to have your work interrupted if you need to restart your browser or if it crashes.
Using an SSB also helps make using a Web application more like using, well, an application. Having to find your Web application tab or window among all the other tabs and windows from your browser can be a bit of a hassle if you (like me) wind up with dozens of tabs or windows open at any given time. Using an SSB is a good way to segregate your apps from your browsing.
It also makes it easier to launch and manage Web-based applications. Just create a shortcut for the Prism app and run it from the desktop or taskbar, no problem.
The flip side of SSBs, or at least Prism, is that in its current iteration it doesn't allow the same level of flexibility that you find with a Web browser. It's slimmed down and doesn't sport all the same features that users enjoy, like the ability to install extensions. This is a bit of a bummer, since some extensions (like Feedly) greatly enhance some Web-based applications. The Prism developers are working on that, but at the moment you are stuck with a fairly basic browsing experience or some experimentation to try to get extensions working in conjunction with Prism.
Getting Prism
Linux users can use Prism a few ways. Prism is packaged as a Firefox extension and as a stand-alone application that doesn't require Firefox at all. I'd recommend the stand-alone application, as the extension doesn't always seem to behave as expected.
Ubuntu has a Prism package for Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), and openSUSE users can find Prism packages in the Mozilla Mozilla repositories for openSUSE 11.0 through 11.2 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11. In addition to the stand-alone application, you'll find several pre-built Prism Webapp bundles in Ubuntu's repos, including bundles for Google Mail (prism-google-mail), Twitter (prism-twitter), and so on. Just run
apt-cache search prism and you'll get the entire list.
The other way to get Prism is just grab the tarballs directly from Mozilla Labs. Just unpack that under your home directory and you're good to go.
Using Prism
When you start Prism, instead of a standard browser window, you'll get a dialog with fields for the URL to your Web app and its Name. The dialog also allows you to choose whether to show the navigation bar, shortcuts, and to choose the icon for the Web application. Prism will actually search for the site once you enter the URL and suggest an icon based on its favicon. If you can find a larger icon, it will look much better than scaling the favicon up.
Once all the data is entered, save the application and it will open your Web application in a stripped-down browser window. Like Firefox, Prism will save sessions (and store passwords) so you don't have to worry about logging into your app each and every time you start the Web app.
If you chose the desktop icon option in the Prism dialog, you should have a file on your desktop with an .desktop extension. On GNOME, the first time you try to run this it will ask if you want to trust the application. You'll need to do that before you can run the application from the icon. You can also drag that to your toolbar if you want to launch the application from the taskbar.
For most intents and purposes, running a Web app in Prism is like running an app in Firefox. Assuming the app is compatible with Firefox, it will run in Prism without any problems or complaints.Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier is a freelance writer and editor with more than 10 years covering IT. Formerly the openSUSE Community Manager for Novell, Brockmeier has written for Linux Magazine, Sys Admin, Linux Pro Magazine, IBM developerWorks, Linux.com, CIO.com, Linux Weekly News, ZDNet, and many other publications. Brockmeier is also a FLOSS advocate and participates in several projects, including GNOME as the PR team lead. You can reach Zonker at email@example.com and follow him on Twitter.


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Intercultural Studies (Missions)
Bachelor of Arts in Intercultural Studies
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As the "global village" shrinks and the workplace becomes international and multinational, it is more likely that Christians in a variety of technical and professional disciplines will spend part of their careers in a cross-cultural setting, either in the United States or abroad. The Intercultural Studies (Missions) major is designed to prepare men and women to do this effectively as skillful workers and as clear communicators of the gospel.
The Intercultural Studies (Missions) program, which is interdisciplinary in both content and supervision, is tailored to the needs of individual students. Students meet with a program adviser to select program electives for an individualized course of study. Like the Biblical Studies major, the Intercultural Studies (Missions) major automatically satisfies educational requirements for ministerial credentials with the General Council of the Assemblies of God through the Southern Missouri District.
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|Introduction to Intercultural Ministries
|Introduction to contemporary missions work and its biblical basis.
|Working Cross-Culturally
|Practical aspects of cross-cultural living. Attention to personal and family adjustments and to understanding and living among people whose culture is different from one's own.
|Intercultural Communications
|The impact of culture on the communication process. Attention to developing an understanding of the diversity of cultures in the world and of the ways cultural differences influence the ways people interact.
|Best Practices in Modern Missions
|Missionary history, principles, and methods. Attention to the history of missions of the Assemblies of God.
|Team Building and Sending Agencies
|Examination of a variety of sending agencies with special attention to the policies of the Assemblies of God World Missions and the Assemblies of God Home Missions. Also investigates current topics in missions strategy.
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Evangel's academic programs are designed specifically to prepare you for a career in the real world. But it's more than just job preparation; it's preparing you to make a full impact in your profession through the unique combination of faith and learning. Here are some of the professions this degree would prepare you for:
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SAN JOSE — A Newark man's run from the law for federal meth-dealing and weapons charges ended with his arrest in San Jose, nine months after his indictment in a Menlo Park narcotics investigation, authorities said.
John Sellers, 48, was arrested Monday afternoon at a San Jose gas station after Menlo Park detectives and FBI agents followed him from a house in Newark where he had been in hiding, said acting Cmdr. Eric Cowans of the Menlo Park Police Department.
Sellers had been wanted since his November federal indictment for one count of possessing with intent to sell methamphetamine and two counts related to him having a shotgun, which a prior felony conviction barred him from owning, according to court documents.
The investigation into Sellers began in September when he was suspected of dealing methamphetamine in Menlo Park and in East Palo Alto, where he was living, Cowans said. Menlo Park police obtained a search warrant for his home and uncovered both the drug and a shotgun and ammunition.
Sellers was arrested and released pending further investigation. Cowans said he and a fellow detective used their connections as members of a regional FBI drug task force to pursue a federal case, owing in part to the harsher penalties handed down by the federal system over those of state courts.
Cowans said police were in regular contact with Sellers during their investigation and that he was aware an indictment was imminent and had been expected to surrender.
"Once we obtained the arrest warrant, he up and disappeared," Cowans said.
Police would intermittently look for Sellers in the ensuing months largely based on tips, the latest suggesting that he might be in Newark. Menlo Park detectives, including Cowan, teamed with FBI agents to watch a home in the 6200 block of Wilma Street. Not a peep was heard from Sellers until Monday.
"For four days, we're spending 18 hours in that area, then he finally comes out," Cowans said.
Sellers continued to be elusive, the commander recalled: On his way to a car in the driveway, he hid behind a tree, wore a hat low on his head, and kept in the shadows as he climbed into the passenger seat.
The police contingent cautiously trailed the car, because they couldn't immediately confirm it was him, Cowans said. The pursuit led to a gas station at The Alameda and Newhall Street in San Jose near the Santa Clara border, where they stopped the car and Sellers, who police say had methamphetamine at the time of his arrest.
On Tuesday, Sellers was transferred to the custody of the FBI and U.S. Marshals Service. The same day he made a brief appearance in a federal courtroom in San Francisco before he was placed in federal holding at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin.
Cowans said the arrest was a testament to the doggedness of his detectives and their FBI partners.
"We're going to find you," he said. "It's a matter of time; you can only hide for so long."
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Britain's fight over EU budget as Brussels seeks rise
Britain is not alone in seeking to rein in the EU budget. It has allies.
Plenty of other countries agree that the EU cannot ask for austerity on the one hand, whilst not applying the same demands to itself.
No other country, however, takes such a hardline position as the UK.
The EU Commission wants a 5% increase in the seven-year budget. That would increase it to over 1tn euros (£830bn; $1.3tn).
The Germans want to limit the budget to 1% of the bloc's GDP. That would be over 100bn euros less than the Commission wants.
The British want a freeze in EU spending, allowing for inflation. That would produce a budget about 70bn euros less than the Germans.
Others have their objections. The Swedes believe the priorities are wrong: too much money is still going on agriculture.
The Poles fear that a budget freeze will reduce the funds they receive from the cohesion funds - EU money that helps the poorest regions across the 27-nation bloc.
There are groups, like the Socialists in the European Parliament, who are warning against the budget becoming a victim of domestic political infighting.
No other member state would support a reduction in spending. The Commission says cutting its proposed increase would damage growth.
Forging an agreement on 22 November will be very difficult. Extra food has been ordered in case the summit extends into the weekend.
There has even been consideration of whether to postpone the meeting altogether.
British 'exceptionalism'
Much will turn on talks next week between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and David Cameron.
The Germans will be looking for compromise. The fear in Berlin is that the British have left themselves little room to manoeuvre in saying - as George Osborne did today - "we will veto any deal not good for British tax-payers".
That plays badly in Europe. The culture is built around compromise and deal-making.
The mood in Europe in recent months has turned against Britain.
On a visit to Berlin this week, I was left in no doubt that the German government would prefer the UK to remain at the heart of Europe. There is not the inclination, however, to make too many concessions or to pander to what is called British exceptionalism.
What they will not accept is that Britain either obstructs moves aimed at solving the eurozone crisis or disrupts EU business.
The UK proudly says it has the toughest negotiating stance of any EU state, but if it is to avoid being isolated it will have to forge alliances - and that usually involves horse-trading.


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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Pitching Confidential: How Not To Get A Food Book Published
No-one likes hearing about other people's successes, so you may enjoy reading the following. After what looked like a very promising start, my book about training to be a chef and doing stages at the Fat Duck and other places, with a few other scribblings not from this blog, has hit a brick wall. The sort of wall marathon runners are supposed to hit at 22 miles or so, but in my case probably far less than that.
At the beginning of this year I got some interest in the book and found an agent, and holed myself up in cheap hotel rooms in SE Asia as I set about finishing off the manuscript, rewriting sections and padding out other areas, and generally redrafting each chapter over and over again until I could no longer bear the sight of it.
Day after day I spent in hotel rooms in Bangkok listening to the noise of the street outside and wondering what people who didn't spend 16 hours a day bathing in the bluish warmth of the computer screen did with their lives. The fact they had lives in the first place said everything.
But I knew if I stopped it was over, so I just carried on month after month like a crazed hermit until I thought I couldn't get the book any better. But saying that, by that point, I'd lost all judgement. I had no idea whether the book was any better than when I'd first started. Was it even any better than the blog posts, or the initial scribbles in my beer-stained Moleskins? How could I possibly know? Then the readers appeared. Real readers, not friends with kind words. Chums of my 'lit ag', and a few ex BBC Radio 4 types.
The feedback was surprisingly good. There were a few suggestions, and one or two legal concerns about overpaid grocers or perpetually absent celebrity chefs, and I made tweaks to the copy. Then it was printed out, weighing in at about 1lb 2oz, or 70,000 words. It certainly wasn't War and Peace, but it was as good as I could get it, and it'd been through a few eyes, and then my agent sent it off to a couple of publishers. And then after a month or so of not hearing anything, about eight more.
The first of the "regretful turn-downs" as my agent began to describe them came from Penguin's quirky, fun books department, Particular Books. They said they had trouble with the narrative arc. I have to confess I had to Google it. I read all about the plot to chapter graphs and ratios, and wondered where Nicholas Nickleby or American Psycho fitted into that.
I think it might have had something to do with the ending. It was too abrupt. I'd known that all along. Or was it the bit when it started going into detail about the food? Would the reader just skip those bits and press on with the story if there was one at all, which I was beginning to doubt. What actually happens in the book anyway? And what about the pressure for a happy ending?
If I'd had my way, the character would have ended up swigging from a vodka bottle in an Asian hotel room - like at the beginning of Apocalypse Now, but madder. Who said misery lit was over? The whole book was about the plight of the modern day slave.
I asked the agent to ask Penguin/Particular Books if they could elaborate, but she said it was against "publishing protocol", and she didn't know them well enough to ask as a personal favour. So I just waited for the next reply, which was from Profile Books, and turned out to be very promising, and even went to the committee stage.
I don't write the following as any kind of boast. Just as a journal of the feedback I received in trying to get the book published. It might help you if you're in a similar position, or are planning to write a book. And if nothing else, it gives an insight into the current state of the UK publishing industry, its obsession with celebrity, and why more and more writers these days are turning to eBooks, spoken ink, and other self-publishing methods rather than more archaic avenues.
The first reader at Profile was very enthusiastic, describing it as "funny, thought-provoking, well-written, a very easy read and compulsive page turner. An easy turn-around too, I imagine, if you get a lawyer across it."
But he added: "It'll sell; just not convinced it's a snug fit with Profile. A little light-weight perhaps..."
But even though the head of publishing was also enthusiastic, he said the rest "just didn't get it". Perhaps there was nothing to get? I knew I shouldn't have changed the ending. He said they could only do things if they all agreed, and so regretfully declined.
Here's what he said: "I love this book. I sympathise greatly with Lennie: not one of the most successful people in England but certainly one of the most appealing. He's frank about his shortcomings, there's something appealingly forlorn about him and he's very funny indeed.
"He's also clearly a rather good cook and fits in well with tricky people. There were bits in the book that were genuinely laugh out loud (lol) and other bits that were more poignant...
"...So I presented the book very enthusiastically to my colleagues and asked them to take it seriously. And here's why I'm gutted: they didn't get it. My colleagues refused to share my sense of humour, my confidence in the author or to see its potential...
"...I'm greatly saddened by this. It's a real pity and I thought it was brilliant. I'm sorry it won't be us and I know that another publisher will take it on enthusiastically and make a great success of it."
The next – from Transworld - was even more depressing. They said they "couldn't just publish it because it's good". They said these days you need to be a celebrity, or have your own newspaper column or something, which rather begged the question of why you'd need to approach a publisher in the first place. It also made you wonder where the next Catcher In The Rye would come from. But who needs JD Salinger when you've got My Booky Wook?
Here's what they wrote: "It's really funny and rather horrifying all at the same time – what an eye-opener. But it would be a hard one for us to do in this day and age when it is soooo difficult to publish a book successfully just because it is 'good'.
"Unless there is something else going for it (i.e. his own TV series, or radio, or regular column in a paper – anything to give him a public platform) then it is truly hard to get any take-up from what retailers remain out there..."
It was described by my agent as "another very near miss". She pointed out that every reader had liked it, and we just needed someone to take a punt on it.
Time went by and I didn't hear anything, and my monthly prods to the agent were answered with a just sit tight or hold your nerve message, and occasional reminders that everyone was on holiday (publishers seem to have about nine a year), or it was the Hay Festival and then four months later the Frankfurt Book Fair. I realised the book publishing world moved at a far more sedate pace than either the journalism or cheffing world I was used to.
More weeks passed, and we still hadn't heard anything from the remaining publishers, and after a lot of umming and arring and anticipated regret, I wrote to my agent saying I'd try to find another avenue for the book and thanked her for her efforts and wished her all the best for the future.
She'd urged me not to fiddle with the book, but I knew they were right about the ending – if that's indeed what they meant about the narrative arc, and I knew in my gut it was – and I decided I'd have another tinker with it. A last one for the road, so to speak. A final, cider-fuelled fondle in the bus stop before our separate buses come.
She wrote back with the list of rejections and yet to replies. She'd been kind enough not to tell me that four others (Quercus, Constable/Robinson, Little Brown, Pan/Macmillan) had also given the thumbs down. But there were four more undecideds, or at least yet-to-decides, or noes-but-couldn't-be-bothered-to-reply. But as they've had the book for over half a year now, I'm not overly hopeful.
So here I am back in the hotel room, hitting the 16-hour days until I can't get it any better again, and looking at new fangled routes like eBooks and so on.
I know none of it's important. I only have to look away from my screen, and if it's day time see the streets of Phnom Penh, and the terrible plight of the limbless beggars and street children and prostitutes feeding their yabba addiction until they're left a walking skeleton in a dress collecting plastic bottles for a few hundred riel to know that my book means absolutely nothing, and that me and it are completely unimportant in this huge, vast world, and what right do I have feeding my ego when there are people out here barely feeding their stomachs?
But I'd like to get it out there all the same. I've put too much work into it to do a Gordon Comstock and chuck it in the river. Even if I have to print it myself at one of these presses they've got out here churning out fake Lonely Planets for a couple of dollars.
I could give them away to the homeless street hawkers to sell. Even if they flog them for half a dollar, it's still money in their pockets. I'm joking, or at least I think I am. But seriously, if you've got any ideas, I'd love to hear from you. Time to get on with the book...
42 comments:
- meemalee said...
I'd love to read your book.
Have you looked at Unbound.co.uk? I bet you'd get the backing.
- 13 December 2011 at 16:56
- Clare said...
I don't know how many followers you have, but could you promote the blog a bit more to give you a bit more of a 'celeb' appeal???! In any event, I'd read your book.
- 13 December 2011 at 18:19
- Matt said...
I don't have any great ideas, but I do want to read it. I'd pay for an ebook. I think if it's at that point where publishers have all shown what mindless sheep they are, take it back into your own hands and self publish via ebook.
Good luck with it either way.
- 13 December 2011 at 18:39
- Fiona Beckett said...
This story will be familiar to a lot of authors. Publishers have lost their nerve - there's no 'hunch' in publishing any more yet many of the most successful books such as Eats Shoots & Leaves come from nowhere. Even J.K. Rowling was turned down 14 times I seem to remember.
If it's as good as your blog it sounds very readable indeed. Keep at it (and try Absolute Press if you haven't already)
- 13 December 2011 at 22:47
why don't you just self publish through Barnes and Noble or Amazon. No money down. Print on demand. Will only cost you the price of one proof copy or two proofs - if you make mistakes before sharing with public.
- 14 December 2011 at 06:10
- Lennie Nash said...
Many thanks for all the kind words. Very touching, and it means a lot. There are some great suggestions, which I'll follow up. Really appreciated!
All best,
- 14 December 2011 at 07:29
- NorthernSnippet said...
God that sounds soul destroying. Don't give up though - I'd buy it.
- 14 December 2011 at 07:34
- Amy Marie Powell said...
Hang in there Lennie Nash! Seems every successful writer has tales of many rejections.
- 14 December 2011 at 07:38
- Coco Dubai said...
Keep writing!!! Don't toss it in the river there either. Keep cooking and writing. I love your stories!
- 14 December 2011 at 07:55
- ewarwoowar said...
I really want to read the book now.
- 14 December 2011 at 07:56
- OKBayBach said...
Um, judging by the great feedback you got, I'm pretty sure you WILL get published, and can't wait to read it.
- 14 December 2011 at 07:58
- Mcmoop said...
This is a book I actually want to buy...
Just tell us. What happens in the end?
- 14 December 2011 at 07:59
- Lennie Nash said...
The character ends up wandering around with a 6ft rabbit called Harvey.
- 14 December 2011 at 08:00
- Mcmoop said...
Not an original enough arc.
- 14 December 2011 at 08:01
- Pear Cafe said...
I'll take one!
- 14 December 2011 at 08:02
- robXbrry said...
Great piece!
- 14 December 2011 at 08:03
- SKitchenDiary said...
Publish it yourself? Have you looked at www.lulu.com
You can still sell 'real' books and sell thru Amazon.I've heard people have a lot of success and cuts out publishers. Obv need PR.
- 14 December 2011 at 08:06
- Grant Hawthorne said...
Excellent read!
- 14 December 2011 at 08:08
- Matt Inwood said...
Dear Lennie, read your post with real empathy. Would love to see snippet. Have always found your posts interesting.
- 14 December 2011 at 08:10
- Fiona Beckett said...
Good for you Matt! Hooray for small publishers.
- 14 December 2011 at 08:12
- Pear Cafe said...
- 14 December 2011 at 08:14
- Breil Bistro said...
I have some thoughts on the book. The publishers have admitted their own obsolescence from the cult of celebrity!
It's an unnecessary shift from talent discovery to discovered talent printing press. Talk about giving up!
- 14 December 2011 at 08:18
- BangerMashChat said...
Fascinating read
- 14 December 2011 at 08:21
- David Thalberg said...
Must be a publisher for this book out there, right?
- 14 December 2011 at 08:31
- MrLondonStreet said...
Ah, the lack of an "overarching narrative" scuppers another entertaining writer's hopes of publication...
- 14 December 2011 at 08:33
- Dom Bailey said...
Like the post. Hang in there, something might turn up. Remember Phnom Penh is mightier than...
- 14 December 2011 at 08:35
- whatihadforbreakfast said...
If someone asked me to recommend a single blog offering genuine insight into professional cooking, restaurants and the media that was a great read with it, yours would be it. If the book is as good as the blog and you keep plugging both, the deal will come. Eventually...
- 14 December 2011 at 08:37
- Mat Follas said...
Look forward to reading it, however you get it published ! the celeb culture nonsense drives people to self publish, it's becoming the new accepted route to a published deal ... you need to create your own, successful, first book before you'll get an advance on a second ...
- 14 December 2011 at 10:37
- Debs @ The Spanish Wok said...
Don't give up. If you want it enough it will come, just "don't give up". Life's too short to giving up.
Best of luck, x
- 14 December 2011 at 11:16
DON"T STOP! Wish I had the guts you had - I love your blog the way you write and I'd read it.... Good luck!
- 14 December 2011 at 12:43
- ShipWandsworth said...
Great read this, funnily enough.
- 14 December 2011 at 14:41
- SiennaDorset said...
Good luck, sounds well worth pursuing.
- 14 December 2011 at 14:42
- ChefJonCrooks said...
Keep the faith Lennie, the book will find a publisher.
- 14 December 2011 at 14:44
- somersetchef said...
Very enjoyable read. Still piecing my first attempt together, so insightful. Merci.
- 14 December 2011 at 14:46
- Oliver Thring said...
Good post Lennie. Best of luck.
- 14 December 2011 at 14:48
- CorkGourmetGuy said...
This industry needs your book, people need to know what it's like, chin up mate, you will get there.
- 14 December 2011 at 14:52
- Bibsinspain said...
Great post, remember "Don't give up". BOL
- 14 December 2011 at 14:54
- lukemackaycooks said...
Very interesting.
- 14 December 2011 at 14:56
Anthony Bourdain recently got his own "line of books" with Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins - if anyone should "get" your book, that's him (unless it's too close to home). Work your connections to work their connections to get to him/his staff. Or, hell, just tweet him with a link to your blog, or this post specifically. At the very least he might do a blurb for the jacket down the line.
Good luck and keep going. (Kick back after you're published and famous ;-)
- 14 December 2011 at 18:52
- Detective Chow said...
Maybe having it endorsed by a celeb chef (and get them to do the foreword or something) would help get it published? It would give the publisher a publicity angle, at least.
- 14 December 2011 at 23:46
- Lotte Duncan said...
Please, please don't self-publish. Your writing is hilarious/moving/enthraling & deserves to be a proper published tome! Hang on.
And try Absolute Press - although I DID tell you this in January!!!! X *shuffles off in a 'told you so' huff!!!
- 15 December 2011 at 05:47
- Matt Inwood said...
Got your mail. I will tuck in at some point over the next week or so. Keep your chin up; you're a very good writer.
- 15 December 2011 at 05:49


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This topic has been split from here.
In my experience, sex only disturbs the body and depletes Ojas when we reach orgasm. This being said, one can and even should actually have sex almost every day of the year, because if we withdraw from intercourse before reaching orgasm, we actually build a lot of Ojas regardless of the season (although perhaps we build more Ojas in Autumn and Winter; as the Gnostics say, IAO enters more into activity in Autumn).
According to Swami Sivananda, the orgasm anytime at all really jars the nerves, and in my own experience this true. It may seem like the orgasm releases tension (and according to Buddhism we do experience the Clear Light for a few brief seconds at the moment of orgasm) and it does, temporarily; however when the pendulum swings the other way, tension comes back with even more force leaving us with the choice of either continuing with orgasm in order to alleviate the tension that will keep coming back; or we can start to transmute our sexual energy without ever reaching orgasm, and in this way we can begin to alleviate sexual and physical tension for good through the Middle Way of sexuality, as opposed to the two extremes of fornication (orgasm) and repression (holding the sexual energy in but without transmuting it). By retaining Ojas via the Middle Way of sexuality, is is taught that we can experience the Clear Light permanently rather than for a few brief fleeting seconds during the orgasm.
Here are some views on Ojas from a Vedanta and Gnostic perspective:
http://sacred-sex.org/search.html?q=Ojas" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
When Tibetan medical treatises say that it's okay to have orgasms, they're obviously addressing lay-people and not Initiates; because in the Higher Tantras and such it written that we should never let out the sexual energy:
The Dalai Lama on Sexuality in the context of Tantra
Although of course transmutation is not merely sex without orgasm. Our ability to effectively transmute the sexual energy and build Ojas is also very dependent on our Meditative abilities, related to Shamatha, Vipassana, Dhyana, Samadhi, etc.; and would also be enhanced by Yantra Yoga, Pranayama, Vase Breathing, Tsa-Lung, etc.[i]Sky Dancer[/i] by Keith Dowman wrote:"Joy is created by the ascent of the blended red and white bodhicittas up the medial nerve from the sexual centre through the gut, heart, throat and head centres in turn (although the most intense feeling of joy is in the gut and the least intense in the head). The rising bodhicitta is kundalini....
"Refined semen is stored in the heart centre as "radiance," which produces long-life and gives a shine to the complexion. Unrefined semen is excreted during sexual intercourse and is, of course, procreative seed. The refined semen in the heart centre permeates the body as Awareness; "heart centre" is here a metaphor for the all-pervasive sphere of essential being (dharmakaya). Loss of semen, by any means, causes the life-span to be shortened and causes a pallid complexion....Loss of semen is equated with killing a Buddha. Semen, seed-essence and bodhicitta are synonymous. After initiation, intensity of desire is essential to force the bodhicitta up the medial nerve; not only is desire vitiated by orgasm, but the will to enlightenment itself is temporarily lost...."
Interesting. Are mdangs and gdangs different?Namdrol wrote: The whole point of Ayurveda and Tibetan Medicine is to refine and purify ojas in the body for longevity etc. In Tibetan the term ojas is translated as "mdangs".
And how are they related to Thugs-rJe, gDangs, rGyan, Rolpa, and rTsal (Tsel or Tsal) in the context of Dzogchen? With Ngo-bo (Ngowo) and Rang-bZhin (Rangzhin) already in mind of course.
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Haven't had much to write about lately, a lot going on but it seems that by the time I find out about it, then think of something to say, someone else has already said it.
So, I was polishing the all brass shotshells I use in Cowboy Action Shooting and doing a little other cleaning of my various accountrements when I finally turned on the Internet and discovered that Kim Jong Il is seriously dead. I hope the readers can forgive me for hoping it was painful and frightening.
Korea is an interesting experiment. In the South we have Capitalism, in the North, Stalinism. It's funny, the difference. Two countries with the same people, genetically, the same resources, the same climate and topography. One county starving, the other country well fed.
I managed to spend my late teens and early twenties kicking around the Orient, courtesy of my then wealthy Uncle Samuel. I never got to spend much time in the Republic of Korea but I did visit, Older Koreans were kind of scrawny, by the time the post-Korean War kids had grown up they were towering over their grandparents. That's South Korea. North Korea, why there was no growth spurt. Most of the younger generation of the north are functionally mentally retarded through malnutrition.
I wonder what is going to happen when that whole house of cards in the DRPK collapses. Is the poor excuse for a government going to be able to transition to a new "leader"? If not, what happens? The only way they'll keep the starving people in is with the military. Meanwhile, that military is on it's last legs. Yes, they have a bazillion obsolete artillery tubes dug into tunnels near the North-South border. That would be even more scary if only the artillerymen were nor so malnourished that they can hardly handle the shells these days.
So, the North Koreans coming over the Chinese borders won't be too much trouble, the Chinese have never fainted at the sight of Korean blood. It's the ones coming south or, worse yet, if Korea is again unified, it will take at least a generation, more likely two or three, before the North Koreans are healthy enough to be useful in a modern society. This means they'll need to be cared for. Question is, by whom?
Oddly, with the evidence of the two Koreas, the two halves of Germany and the way Cubans are still betting their lives on getting to Florida, people still believe that Socialism can work. Sigh.
Monday, December 19, 2011
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3 comments:
- pamibe said...
Probably the only people who believe socialism can work are those in power who stand to gain from it.
The wee, addled North Koreans might loathe it, and their leaders, I don't know.
- Harvey said...
Don't forget East Berlin/West Berlin.
Probably the closest thing we've ever had to a scientifically-controlled lab experiment in economics.
Still, somehow in the liberal mind, THAT science isn't settled.
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| Roark
ヒョウタ Hyouta
|"Call me Roark the Rock!"
Art from Diamond and Pearl
|Eye color
|Hair color
|Oreburgh City
| Byron (father),
Underground Man (grandfather),
Unnamed mother (anime)
|Trainer class
| Gym LeaderDPPt
Pokémon TrainerB2W2
| Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Black 2 and White 2
|Leader of
|Oreburgh Gym
|Coal Badge
|Specializes in
|Rock types
|Anime debut
|Shapes of Things to Come!
|English voice actor
| Craig Blair
Zoe Martin (child)
|Japanese voice actor
| Masataka Azuma
Satsuki Yukino (child)
Roark (Japanese: ヒョウタ Hyouta) is the Gym Leader of Oreburgh City's Gym, known officially as the Oreburgh Gym. He hands out the Coal Badge to Trainers who defeat him. He specializes in Rock-type Pokémon. He is Byron's son and the grandson of the Underground Man.
In the games
Roark's team is made up entirely of Rock-type Pokémon. After he is defeated, he will give the player the Coal Badge and TM76 (Stealth Rock); the Badge gives the player the ability to use Rock Smash outside of battle. Roark, as the Oreburgh Mine's safety supervisor, lets the Trainers of Oreburgh train in the mines. Despite his young age, he keeps the mine running safely and efficiently. After losing, he feels embarrassed that his Cranidos lost to a Trainer without any Badges and cautions the protagonist that the following leaders are a lot tougher. Roark later appears in the Underground, welcoming the player on their first visit there, and explaining a handful of features of the area. Like the other Gym Leaders, he can be fought again at the Battleground in Platinum Version.
As a child, Roark spent a significant amount of time playing on Iron Island.
Apparently, Riley was considered for position of Oreburgh Gym Leader first, but he declined and suggested Roark for the position, and Roark was instead instated.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Gym battle
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Roark uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Rampardos.
Sinnoh Leaders Tournament
Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
- Oreburgh Mine
- "OK, stand back and watch this. Using the hidden move Rock Smash, a boulder blocking your way..."
- "Fallen boulders need to be smashed so they're out of the way. If you could get the Badge from the Gym in town, you'd be able to do this too. Of course, you'd have to beat the Gym Leader first. That'd be me!"
- Before battle
- "Welcome! This is the Oreburgh Pokémon Gym! I'm Roark, the Gym Leader! I'm but one Trainer who decided to walk proudly with Rock-type Pokémon! As the Gym Leader, I need to see your potential as a Trainer. And, I'll need to see the toughness of the Pokémon that battle with you!"
- After the opponent sends out their last Pokémon
- "Think you can take down the next Pokémon like you did earlier?"
- When the opponent's last Pokémon is at critical health
- "No way! Not yet! Not giving up!"
- Upon being defeated
- "W-what? That can't be! My buffed-up Pokémon!"
- After being defeated
- "This is embarrassing... I went and lost to a Trainer who didn't have a single Gym Badge... But that's tough. You were strong, and I was weak. That's all there is. According to Pokémon League rules, I have to give you our Gym Badge since you've beaten me, the Leader. Here's your official Pokémon League Coal Badge."
- "Having that Coal Badge means your Pokémon can now use the hidden move Rock Smash outside of battle. You should also take this, too."
- "That TM76 contains the move Stealth Rock. It's a move that inflicts damage on foes that switch into battle. Incidentally, a TM will teach its move to a Pokémon instantly. But a TM will break when you use it, so make certain you want a Pokémon to learn that move."
- If talked to again
- "In this region of Sinnoh, there are seven other Gym Leaders. I should warn you — they're a lot tougher than I am!"
- The Underground
- "Hey! <Player>! Is this maybe your first time here? Welcome to Sinnoh's Underground! Huh? Where is this, you ask? Doesn't the Radar make it obvious? This is a giant underground network of passages underneath Sinnoh. Huh? What am I doing down in this expanse of a place? That's kind of hard to answer. I mean, you can do pretty much anything you want down here. For instance, you can dig up Treasure, Spheres, and make a Secret Base. You can play with your friends down here, too. You should talk to the Underground Man in Eterna City. I have to get going now. I'll see you around!"
- Resort AreaPt
- "Hi! Could I take a peek inside your Villa?"
- Yes: "Thanks!"
- No: "...Oh, sorry. Am I intruding on something?"
- Any of the following
- "The Underground extends even underneath the Resort Area. I wonder... If I really tried, would I be able to extend it to even places like Kanto and Johto?"
- "If it were me, I would display the things I dig up. You know, from places like the mine and the Underground. I would turn the place into my personal museum."
- "If it were me, I'd like to put a Fossil over there. You don't think so? No? I think a Fossil would match this decor."
- "This place feels different from an underground Secret Base. That reminds me: what color is your underground Flag now?"
- "What I think about while digging underground... What did the Pokémon see before they became Fossils? I'd love to go back and see them as they were back then."
If Byron is not at the Battleground
- Before battle
- "Would you like to battle? You'll get to see a different me than you saw at my Gym."
- When the opponent's last Pokémon is at critical health
- "No way! Not yet! Not giving up!"
- Upon being defeated
- "W-what? That can't be! My buffed-up Pokémon!"
- After being defeated
- "Pokémon from ancient times... Fossils that are yet to be discovered... I wonder if I can find new Fossils if I dig all over Sinnoh?"
If Byron is also at the Battleground
- Before battle
- "I went down to the Underground every day. I toughened up my Pokémon by digging up Fossils nonstop. Could I show you how tough I made them in a battle?"
- Yes: "Here goes! These are my rocking Pokémon, my pride and joy!"
- No: "This is another topic, but you know those Spheres you can dig up? Yes, those Spheres. The ones in the Underground. Why do you suppose Spheres grow if you leave them buried? It's not a huge issue or anything, but doesn't it strike you as odd?"
- If talked to again after the player answered "No": "Look, can I have some time? I feel lucky to have run into you here, so can I challenge you to a battle?"
- When the opponent's last Pokémon is at critical health
- "No way! Not yet! Not giving up!"
- Upon being defeated
- "W-what? That can't be! My buffed-up Pokémon!"
- After being defeated
- "When I became a Gym Leader, I finally realized how great my dad is. Not that I'd ever admit that to him, of course."
- If talked to again
- "...We lost control there. Next time I'd like to challenge you to a Fossil-digging race underground."
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
- Before battle (first round)
- "I need to see your potential as a Trainer. And, I'll need to see the toughness of the Pokémon that battle with you!"
- Before battle (second round)
- "Every day, I toughened myself up by digging up Fossils nonstop. Could I show you how tough I am in a battle?"
- Before battle (final round)
- "Here goes! This'll be a rocking battle!"
- Upon being defeated
- "Wh-what? That can't be! My buffed-up Pokémon!"
- If the player is defeated
- "See? I'm proud of my rocking battle style!"
- After battle (if the player won)
- "...We lost control there. Next time, I'd like to challenge you to Fossil-digging race underground in the Sinnoh region."
- After battle (if the player lost)
- "Thanks! The battle gave me confidence that I may be able to beat my dad!"
- In the lobby (after the tournament)
- "With skill like yours, it's natural for you to win. Still, wasn't it hard to train Pokémon that much? By the way, are there any Fossils in Nacrene City's museum?"
| Sprite from
Diamond and Pearl
| Sprite from
| Sprite from
Black 2 and White 2
| VS sprite from
| Overworld sprite from
Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
| Overworld sprite from
Black 2 and White 2
|Sprite from the Badge Case
In the anime
Roark first appeared in Shapes of Things to Come!, in which he was seen excavating for buried fossils at the Oreburgh Mine. He later battled Paul, during which he demonstrated his strong abilities, even beating Paul's Azumarill with his Geodude. However, his powerhouse, Cranidos, was not powerful enough to defeat Elekid. With this victory, Paul earned the Coal Badge from Roark. Following his defeat, Roark battled and defeated Ash in A Gruff Act to Follow!.
In Wild in the Streets!, Roark used Cranidos to battle a wild Aerodactyl, which had been unleashed in Oreburgh City. During the conflict, his Cranidos evolved into Rampardos.
In O'er the Rampardos we Watched, Roark faced Ash again in a rematch. Onix and Geodude were defeated by Pikachu and Aipom. His powerhouse Rampardos battled against Ash's whole team and was defeated by Turtwig. Being the victor, Ash earned the Coal Badge.
He reappeared in Ancient Family Matters!, visiting his father Byron in Canalave City. He argued with Byron over which of them loves Fossils more and had a short battle with him. He revealed that Byron suddenly left Oreburgh Gym to him when he was requested to take over the Canalave Gym. Roark was shocked and saddened by his father's sudden departure, thinking that he didn't care what happened to him or his mother. Later, Byron revealed that he had always treasured a Fossil of a Sunkern's leaf that Roark had given to him as a child ten years earlier, and Roark accepted that his father did care about him all along.
Along with being the foreman of the Oreburgh Mine, Roark is also the chief of Ancient Pokémon Expedition Operations.
In Dealing With Defensive Types!, he was the referee for Ash's Gym battle against Byron.
Roark appeared in a cameo in the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
This listing is of Roark's known Pokémon in the anime:
| Geodude was the first Pokémon Roark used against Paul. It first battled Paul's Azumarill, and despite being at a major disadvantage, it defeated the Aqua Rabbit Pokémon as if it were nothing. Geodude then went up against Elekid, and this time it had a type-advantage, but it was defeated by a single super-effective Brick Break attack. It was also used as the second Pokémon in Ash's rematch and faced Aipom. Although it put up a good fight, Aipom's speed and agility turned out to be too much for Geodude, causing it to be defeated by her super-effective Focus Punch.
Geodude's known moves are Hidden Power, Rollout, and Seismic Toss.
|Shapes of Things to Come!
|Voice actors
|Shin'ichirō Miki
|Michael Haigney
| The powerhouse of Roark's team, Onix was used as Roark's second Pokémon during his match against Paul. It first went up against Elekid and while it was able to weaken it, Onix was struck by Elekid's Static and was paralyzed, allowing it to be defeated by Chimchar. Onix was also used during Roark's first match against Ash and easily won the battle for its Trainer, knocking out an already exhausted Turtwig and Pikachu. During the rematch, Pikachu made up for its loss and defeated Onix with Iron Tail.
It reappeared in a flashback in Dealing With Defensive Types!.
Onix's known moves are Slam, Double-Edge, Stealth Rock, and Screech, and its Ability is Rock Head.
|Shapes of Things to Come!
|Voice actors
|Unshō Ishizuka
|Unshō Ishizuka
Rampardos is Roark's main Pokémon. It first appeared as a Cranidos. It was used to battle Paul, but lost. Then, against Ash, it won. It knows many powerful attacks such as Zen Headbutt and Flamethrower. While battling Team Rocket, it evolved into Rampardos. In the rematch, Rampardos defeated Ash's Aipom and Pikachu and almost defeated Turtwig, but Turtwig managed to win.
Many episodes later, it reappeared with Roark, where it battled against Byron's Bastiodon.
|Shapes of Things to Come!
|Voice actors
|Kenta Miyake
|Kenta Miyake
Voice actors
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Roark first appears arriving in Oreburgh City after exploring the underground with the Underground Man at Eterna City and speaking with his father, Byron, at Canalave City. He meets Platinum, a new Trainer who wishes to challenge and sets up a match for the next day.
The next day, Platinum challenges the Oreburgh Gym for their match. After getting through the Trainers inside, she faces Roark in an official Gym battle. In the match, Roark's Cranidos proves to be a powerful opponent for Platinum's Piplup, but the match eventually ends in Platinum's favor. Defeated, Roark awards Platinum with her first Badge, the Coal Badge. Later, he talks with Byron over the phone about his recent loss to Platinum and they begin talking about another subject.
Later, it is revealed that the aforementioned subject was about a mysterious group that had been going in and out of Canalave to read ancient texts at the library. With the recent disappearance of two scientists, Roark worries that his father would start jumping to conclusions about the littlest things. Later, when Byron is forced to find her, Maylene, and Platinum someone to train them so they can confront Team Galactic, he considers Roark at first but soon changes his mind to Volkner.
Later, Roark, along with Fantina and Gardenia, faces the Team Galactic Commanders on the Spear Pillar. After Candice, Maylene, Byron, and Crasher Wake join the fight, Roark and Fantina team up to face Saturn. Eventually, they emerge victorious and attempt to fight Cyrus before he can finish his ritual. Due to a rift in space-time, they are forced to use the Sinnoh Underground to get to Cyrus, but they manage to come up right at the exact spot he was in.
All the Gym Leaders attempt to stop Cyrus's plan by breaking one of his Red Chains. Though a difficult struggle, they manage to succeed, but they bring upon Cyrus's wrath in the process and are defeated.
After the final battle with Cyrus ends, Roark and the other Gym Leaders are taken to a hospital due to their heavy injuries.
This listing is of Roark's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
Roark received Rampardos when it was an Egg prior to its debut and it eventually hatched into a Cranidos. Roark used it during Platinum's first Gym challenge. It was able to weaken her Piplup with Shock Wave as Roark was aware of the type disadvantage his Pokémon had with Water types. However, even with its Double Team it was defeated by the Penguin Pokémon's Water Pulse which confused it and it knocked itself out.
In Brash Bronzong I, Cranidos evolved into a Rampardos.
|Putting a Crimp in Kricketot
| Roark used his Onix during Platinum's Gym battle after switching out Cranidos. It was able to defeat Platinum's Ponyta but lost to her Piplup despite being hit by the effect of Stealth Rock.
Onix's known moves are Double-Edge, Stealth Rock, and Slam, and its Ability is Rock Head.
|A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Roark first appeared in Oreburgh City after Hareta had been kidnapped by Galactic Grunts, defeating them with his Cranidos. Afterwards Hareta challenged him to a Gym battle. Using a combination of Bide, Bubble Beam and the Oran Berry Roark had given him, Hareta managed to defeat Roark and earn the Coal Badge.
Roark's Cranidos was used to rescue Hareta after he was tied up by Wurmple's String Shot. Then, he used it in Hareta's Gym battle and lost to his Piplup with the help of an Oran Berry Roark gave earlier.
|Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!
| Geodude appeared in a flashback where it tried to comfort Roark when he was young after Byron pushed him too hard to become a Gym Leader.
None of Geodude's moves are known.
|Team Galactic's Conspiracy Revealed!!
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Roark made an appearance in PMDP07 of the Pocket Monsters DP manga.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Roark or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Roark's Pokémon
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
| English
| Japanese
|Rising Rivals
|Bonds to the End of Time
|Rising Rivals
|Bonds to the End of Time
- His Japanese Leader title is ザ・ロックと いわれた おとこ.
- Roark is the third Gym Leader encountered first in the region that uses Rock-type Pokémon, the other two being Brock and Roxanne.
- He and his father's Badges are references to the term Coal Mine. Plus, they both have mines in or near their respective town (Oreburgh Mine and Iron Island, which was once a mine).
- He is the only Sinnoh Gym Leader not to use any fully evolved Pokémon in his Gym battle in the games.
- He is also the only Sinnoh Gym Leader whose Pokémon do not change in the slightest between Diamond and Pearl and Platinum.
- He is the only Gym Leader to have a parent that is a Gym Leader in the same region at the same time.
|ヒョウタ Hyouta
|From 瓢箪 hyōtan, calabash gourd. His father, Tougan, is also named after a gourd.
|From rock and possibly ore.
|From pierre, stone.
|From Eveit (eveite), a mineral isostructural to adamite, or Feitknechtit (feitknechtite).
|From pietra, stone.
|From roca, rock.
|강석 Gangseok
|From 'strong' (强, gang) and 'rock' (石, seok). Also, ore is called 광석 (礦石) gwangseok in Korean.
|Chinese (Mandarin)
|瓢太 Piáotài
|From 瓢太 Hyouta. The character 瓢 contains the character 瓜, which is also in his father's anime name 東瓜 Dōngguā.
|Рорк Rork
|Transcription of English name
|Transliteration of his Japanese name
Related articles
- Pokémon.com Shapes of Things to Come!
- Pokémon.com A Gruff Act to Follow!
- Pokémon.com Wild in the Streets!
- Pokémon.com O'er The Rampardos We Watched!
|Gym Leaders of the Sinnoh region
|This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.


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NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Kors solved a few dozen fashion emergencies Wednesday.
NEW YORK (AP) � Michael Kors solved a few dozen fashion emergencies Wednesday.
His fall collection was on the drawing board in late October when Superstorm Sandy hit, putting Kors in "chic survival mode." So on Wednesday, Day 7 of New York Fashion Week, out came models in modern camouflage, safety orange and rubberized leather.
Kors said in a backstage interview he aimed for styles with "endurance, speed and strength, but I love elegance and glamour, and I don't want to give it up."
Before a full house that included Michael Douglas, Hilary Swank, Jada Pinkett Smith and Zoe Saldana, Kors sent out a soft royal-blue cashgora (cashmere and angora) jacket that had a placket made of black leather front and center. He paired it with a matching zipper skirt.
A black rubberized shaker-knit sweatshirt was worn with taxicab yellow track pants that had tuxedo stripes made of more black leather.
For those who need to make it to the office during a storm � literal or figurative � there was a gabardine-leather toggle coat and rubberized pullover sweater for men to wear with black cotton trousers.
For women, there was a quilted leather skirt suit. She might need one of the stiletto pumps with the fluorescent strap across the foot, almost like duct tape.
And no one would lose track of the fluorescent stadium coats trimmed in black leather, or the royal-and-black camo mink coat in snow, rain or wind.
There were plenty of cozier ribbed sweaters to choose from when the designer's brave muses make it home.
Should they have to go out on the town because they have cabin fever: Kors had a black metallic dinner jacket and trousers for men and a black crystal-covered mini sheath with a black peplum train for women.
During Sandy, downtown moved uptown for any signs of nightlife, while it had been the reverse for years. Kors liked the yin-yang he saw when edgy met refined.
"Bright lights, fast city ... urban athleticism meets uptown polish," he further explained in his notes. In that spirit, the former regular judge on "Project Runway" changed his show-day uniform from jeans to cargo pants.
Is Kors himself athletic?
"I am the worst athlete," he said, laughing, "but I have incredible endurance and strength, but no coordination."
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