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Q&A With Senior Leah Llach
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Given the truly team nature of the sport of crew, a collegiate rower could easily go through a four-year career in complete anonymity—even if that person were an All-American on a nationally-ranked team. That's familiar territory for UCSD senior Leah Llach (pronounced "jack"), who attained NCAA Division II All-American status last spring as a junior and currently holds down the No. 6 seat in the Triton varsity eight which is ranked third in the nation. "Leah has a lot of raw talent," says UCSD Head Coach Pattie Pinkerton of Llach, who owns the third best ergometer score in the 30-year history of the program, "yet always, at every training session, she's asking what she can do to improve. That's one of the reasons her teammates elected her as one of their captains." With the end-of-the-year championship regattas on the horizon, starting with this weekend's Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) Championships, the Fremont (CA) native spent time talking about her sport and her team.
Q—How did your rowing career get started?
LLACH—I participated in intense sports during high school like wrestling, water polo, and swimming, and was looking for something to really push my limits. With encouragement from my parents, in particular, I decided to try rowing because it was a team sport not many people knew about.Q—What were your thoughts after your first time on the water?
LLACH—Oh my. This isn't as easy as it looks.Q—How long does it take the average person to become a competent rower?
LLACH—A lifetime, but you usually are able to put together a decent stroke at the end of your second year.
LLACH—As a team we have been able to set very aggressive goals every year and achieve them by using everyone's strengthes. We are not a tall team, as most rowers are, but we have the heart and the determination. I fully admire and love every one of my team members. Myself? I have learned how to completely appreciate everyone's diverse talents as an addition to the team.
Q—What is the difference between average and better than average boats?
LLACH—If I had to pick something in particular besides power and technique, it would have to be trust, hands down. If the crew in the boat does not trust each other and what the coxswain calls, the boat is just a three-quarter ton dead weight in the water. That's what I love about this team—we trust and support each other.
LLACH—You can make some extreme generalizations though it can often be different. The coxswain is generally under 120 lbs, very organized, able to multi-task, and a good motivator. Within the boat, even numbers are port, and odd numbers are starboard. The stern pair, or 7 and 8 seat, sit right in front of the coxswain and have good rhythm and pace which they set for the rest of the boat. They are the only two people who are allowed to talk to the coxswain during a race. Middle four, the" power house" or "engine room" (6, 5, 4, and 3 seat), are usually the biggest or most powerful girls and pretty much embody the name they are given. The bow pair, the two who cross the line first, are usually smaller in stature with great balance and they deal most with steering, in addition to the helping the coxswain at the start of a race. Everyone is extremely focused and strong, as we have to focus solely within the boat; if you look outside the boat you risk offsetting the balance and it slows down the boat.
LLACH—The race is broken down into four 500 meter pieces. At the start the coxswain gets a good point with bow pair's aid, while the rest of the boat sits ready to row. "Attention, Row!" is the starting call made by the officials and we begin our "five-stroke start" which consists of a variation of three-quarter stroke, half stroke, three-quarter stroke, full stroke, full stroke to get the hull moving from a dead stop. Directly after, we do a "high 20" at around 38-40 strokes per minute to get the hull moving at maximum speed up which we achieve by sitting up and leaning back less. Immediately following, the coxswain will call a shift where we lengthen out to our sustainable "race pace" of 33-34 strokes per minute. For the next 1,000-1,200 meters the coxswain will give us calls of stroke rating, power 8's, 10', or 12's, working off our power and other boats around us. Around 600 meters to go we know to get ready for the sprint where we bring up the rating and the power, our goal being to get our meters/second as high as possible while still hitting a 38 or 40 strokes per minute. Next to winning, of course, our goal this year is to pass out after we cross the finish line. A race lasts between 6:45 and seven minutes for women.
In a nutshell, it is power-endurance-power.Q—What has been your most exciting moment as a member of the UCSD Crew team?
LLACH—Getting UCSD's first-ever bid to NCAA Women's Championships with the varsity eight my sophomore year, and getting the first ever team bid (an eight and a four) to NCCA Championships my junior year.
LLACH—It's a love-hate relationship. The intense physical pain and extreme hours of training are a huge 'hate' factor. What makes it worth it, though, are the days you see a great sunrise between intense pieces, where the boat is set and the power is on. Days where you get off the water and you are proud to be on the UCSD Women's Crew team, and days we race when our coxswain calls a "power 10" to up the intensity and the boat flies so fast that the rest of the world disappears and you feel completely connected to every girl in the boat in a way you cannot describe.
Q—Crew is obviously one of the ultimate team sports. What stands out to you about your fellow seniors on the 2007 team?
LLACH—All the team members are amazing and I wish I could spend more time with every member, but we seniors in particular share the bond of dedication and seeing how our contributions have helped the program grow over the years.
LLACH—How to work under pressure and push my limits beyond what I thought was possible.Q—What was your most embarrassing moment on the water?
LLACH—I have blocked them out of my memory. Most likely catching a crab—your oar flips the wrong way in the water and you are thrown backward by your oar handle. It is very painful and makes the boat come to an awkward halt... there really is no way to ignore it.
LLACH—We spend the majority of time on the water. Our training schedule is M, T, W, F, Sat, 5:45 AM to 8:00 on the water at Mission Bay; M, W, F we have weight training from 9:00-10:00 AM; and T/Th we train on campus on the rowing machines at Spanos Track from 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM. Sometimes we run but rarely.
Q—What motivated you to come to UCSD?
LLACH—I decided to come to UCSD because of the excellent academic reputation and location, as well as word of mouth from family members.
Q—Aside from the crew team, what aspects of life at UCSD do you enjoy the most?
LLACH—Golden Spoon and Chipotle. They are important institutions.
Q—What types of things do you enjoying doing in your spare time?
LLACH—I enjoy (lots of) eating, cooking, traveling (my parents are both from outside the U.S.—mother, Germany and father, El Salvador), watching movies, and Ballroom dancing.
LLACH—I am an International Studies major and my tracks are political science and sociology. I am scheduled to graduate in June. In the next five years I hope to get experience in sales and marketing before I go to graduate school. I hope to live in Germany or Europe for awhile and expand my three languages to five. After grad school I plan to create my own non-profit aimed at facilitating and streamlining the donation process of the world.
LLACH—I really just want people to be happy with the effort they have put in and how it shows in our placing at the next few races. I think a big sign of success is how we place at Nationals, since our goal is to get on the podium. Or, as our strength coach likes to say, kick butt and take names.
Previous Q&A Articles Leah Llach (Women's Crew) April 22, 2007 Natalie Hockett (Women's Water Polo) April 9, 2007 Jenny Maze (women's softball) April 2, 2007 Zach Johnson (Men's Crew Head Coach) March 18, 2007 Michelle Osier (Women's Basketball) March 7, 2007 Brooks Dierdorff (Men's Volleyball) March 1, 2007 Scott Clement (Baseball) February 15, 2007 Chelsea Ambort (Women's Fencing) January 29, 2007 Meaghan Noud (Women's Basketball) January 15, 2006 Susan Bell (Women's Swimming) January 6, 2007 Tim Fuller (Men's Swimming) December 20, 2006 Alexis Mezzetta (Women's Basketball) December 10, 2006 Clint Allard (Men's Basketball) November 30, 2006 Kristin Halvorsen (Women's Volleyball) November 18, 2006 Adnan Jerkovic (Men's Water Polo (November 1, 2006) Caitlin Ryan (Women's Soccer) October 24, 2006 Amber Ries (Women's Volleyball) Sep. 24, 2006 Chase Douglas (Men's Soccer) Sep. 13, 2006
Previous Q&A Articles
Leah Llach (Women's Crew) April 22, 2007
Natalie Hockett (Women's Water Polo) April 9, 2007
Jenny Maze (women's softball) April 2, 2007
Zach Johnson (Men's Crew Head Coach) March 18, 2007
Michelle Osier (Women's Basketball) March 7, 2007
Brooks Dierdorff (Men's Volleyball) March 1, 2007
Scott Clement (Baseball) February 15, 2007
Chelsea Ambort (Women's Fencing) January 29, 2007
Meaghan Noud (Women's Basketball) January 15, 2006
Susan Bell (Women's Swimming) January 6, 2007
Tim Fuller (Men's Swimming) December 20, 2006
Alexis Mezzetta (Women's Basketball) December 10, 2006
Clint Allard (Men's Basketball) November 30, 2006
Kristin Halvorsen (Women's Volleyball) November 18, 2006
Adnan Jerkovic (Men's Water Polo (November 1, 2006)
Caitlin Ryan (Women's Soccer) October 24, 2006
Amber Ries (Women's Volleyball) Sep. 24, 2006
Chase Douglas (Men's Soccer) Sep. 13, 2006


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the Got Your 6 initiative was launched two years ago to enlist Hollywood in the effort to help military veterans, it focused on benchmarks in crucial areas including jobs, housing and education.
Some of the goals have been met and even surpassed, initiative members said. But work is just getting started on another task, that of using the industry's creative power to shape the public perception of veterans.
Got Your 6 — a name drawn from military slang for "I've got your back" — was holding its first conference Thursday with TV and film industry executives, producers, writers and others to discuss how to make that a reality.
The gathering was to hear from veterans and recognize those in the industry who have found effective ways to include veterans in storytelling without the hyperbole that makes them either heroes or charity cases, said Chris Marvin , the initiative's managing director.
Every year, some 250,000 service members return to civilian life, said Marvin, himself a veteran.
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"Studies prove that by putting that portrayal in front of people, they start to think about veterans more positively and as assets in their community, which is what a veteran should be," he said.
The conference will highlight work that illustrates how to handle the challenge, such as Aaron Sorkin's "The Newsroom" on HBO, which has included passing references to the military background of featured character Charlie Skinner ( Sam Waterston ).
"We mention it a couple times but it really doesn't play into the story. In a nutshell, that's what we're talking about, normal veterans. ... People who have gone on in the next chapter in their lives," said Amy Gravitt , HBO Programming vice president and a Navy veteran.
The Got Your 6 initiative, which includes every TV network, studio and agency along with more than 30 nonprofit groups, was conceived with the support of the Clinton Global Initiative. It counts progress in areas including employment.
Disney, which committed in 2012 to hire 1,000 veterans in three years, has hired more than 3,600, according to company. It has increased its goal to hire 1,000 additional veterans by 2015, Got Your 6 said.
Another media giant, Comcast Corp., announced last November that it and NBCUniversal had hit the goal of hiring 2,000 veterans since January 2012 and had done so almost two years ahead of schedule.
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Passenger Capacity: 40
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Magical Desire Cruise
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Split, Bol, Hvar, Korcula, Dubrovnik, Mljet, Pucisca and Omis aboard Desire
Featuring a nice combination of lovely swim stops and learning lessons this cruise program is worth raising a glass to, with a round trip itinerary from Split that calls on little ports of five Dalmatian islands, Dubrovnik and Makarska Riviera. Each stop along the way is a discovery itself; jewels and hideaways that make this route a delight in exploration, culture and romance.
We look forward to welcoming you on board our new ship - Desire !
Day 1: SPLIT
You will be transferred from Split's airport or your Split hotel to harbour, where embarkation begins at 13:00h. Get settled in your cabin before attending a Welcome dinner this evening.
Meals on board: dinner
Day 2: SPLIT – BOL – HVAR
Stop in Bol, a small town on Island Brac, with optional swim at the Golden Horn if weather permits, enjoy the 530 m long golden pebble beach said to be the best in Croatia. It is unique in that it changes shape and position depending on the winds. Return to your boat for lunch, then head to Hvar. Hvar is one of the most popular islands in the Adriatic and a meeting point for the international jetset. The "Croatian Madeira" is also one of the longest islands stretching along the shores of Croatia. A sightseeing tour of Hvar town shows you the first public theatre in Europe (older than Shakespeare's theatre in the UK) and many more historical sites. Your evening is free to explore Hvar on your own.
Meals on board: breakfast, lunch
Note: Due to the limited capacity of the Hvar harbour (during peak season in July and August) port of call can be substituted for Stari Grad/Jelsa. In that case transfer by bus will be organized to and from Hvar.
Day 3: HVAR – KORCULA
Leaving Hvar early in the morning we set sail for Korcula, with swimming stop in one of pristine bays and lunch onboard. Early afternoon arrival to Korcula, thought to be the birthplace of the famous explorer Marco Polo. Take a walking tour through its narrow, cobbled streets full of history. Your evening is free to discover the town and enjoy dinner on your own at one of the many good restaurants wrap around the the edges of the fortified town.
Meals on board: breakfast, lunch
Day 4: KORCULA – DUBROVNIK
In the morning sail to Dubrovnik, the "Pearl of the Adriatic", a UNESCO World Heritage site. Upon arrival in Dubrovnik, you will enjoy a guided tour of the magnificent Old Town with a panoramic bus ride above the Old Town. You will have rest of the day at leisure to explore the Old town, to take the Cable car to Srdj Mountain or a boat ride to Lokrum island. Overnight in Dubrovnik.
Meals on board: breakfast, lunch
Day 5: DUBROVNIK – MLJET
Today we turn our compass back north, with plenty of time for morning swim along the sail. As you dine, set sail for Mljet Island. Upon arrival join the cruise manager for a visit to the famous salt lakes in the National Park and enjoy the boat ride to St. Mary Isle. Mljet National Park encompasses five types of forest, many species of birds, and two deep lakes, Veliko Jezero (Big Lake) and Malo Jezero (Small Lake). This lovely island was supposedly a favourite holiday spot for the Greek hero Ulysses! Your evening is free in Mljet.
Meals on board: breakfast, lunch
Day 6: MLJET – PUCISCA
Take a break for a swim during your morning cruise. Continue sailing through lunch, arriving this afternoon in Pucisca, a beautiful little town on island of Brac. Pucisca features a spectacular steep-sided natural harbour and authentic Mediterranean architecture. Tonight, enjoy captain's dinner onboard.
Meals on board: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 7: PUCISCA – OMIS – SPLIT
Next we head to our final port. Omis with it's fortresses which are silent stone reminders of the power and might of the infamous pirates who once made their homes and fortunes here. You will have a possibility to book a short walking tour, followed by boarding a small boat and sail into Cetina River Canyon, a protected nature area, continuing to Radman Mills for a local specialty snack. After visiting Omis set sail to Split with a stop along the way to swim, cool off and relax, if weather permits, with lunch onboard. In the late afternoon we arrive in Split to take a guided tour of the historical center of city which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Your evening is free in Split.
Meals on board: breakfast, lunch
Day 8: SPLIT
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Meals on board: breakfast
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This documentary goes down below the Hawaiian Islands in a search for the hidden forces that drive the planet's largest and most active volcanic system. It follows earth scientists as they work among the volcanoes of the Big Island of Hawaii, pursuing clues and compiling evidence in a quest to shed new light on the mysterious inner Earth process that has been producing giant volcanoes in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for more than 75 million years.
Scientists have long been puzzled over the source of the huge quantities of lava erupting out of Hawaii's massive volcanoes. Does the lava come from just below the Earth's crust? Or does it come from much deeper, perhaps even as far down as the Earth's core, some 1800 miles below the surface? The film focuses on an international team of scientists who boldly take on these key questions with a major drilling project into the flanks of Mauna Kea, Hawaii's tallest volcano. As their work progresses, another group of scientists embarks on a huge seismic study that deploys instruments on the islands and the seafloor surrounding them. After years of painstaking research, startling new discoveries are made. Not only do the scientists determine where the lava is coming from, but they solve other long-standing mysteries about the workings of Hawaii's magnificent volcanoes.
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Prepare the sledgehammer and the Dom Perignon. A new stage adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery" will have its world premiere this fall.
The play is scheduled to debut in late November at the Bucks County Playhouse in Pennsylvania. It was written by William Goldman, who penned the screenplay for the 1990 film version that was directed by Rob Reiner and starred Kathy Bates and James Caan.
The way-out-of-town venue suggests that this production is a developmental run. The play is scheduled for just 11 performances, from Nov. 24 to Dec. 8. Among the companies involved with the play are Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Castle Rock Entertainment, the latter of which produced the movie.
Will Frears — son of filmmaker Stephen Frears — will direct the stage production. Casting has not been announced. The playhouse says on its website that the play is adapted from King's novel, not the movie.
"Misery" tells the story of bestselling author Paul Sheldon, who is injured in a car accident and is held hostage by Annie Wilkes, the crazed fan who rescues him. Bates won a lead-actress Oscar for her performance as Wilkes, a deranged recluse who refuses to swear but has no problem bashing in her patient's ankles.
Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures recently helped to produce a stage version of the movie "Elf," which debuted on Broadway in 2010 and is set to return later this year in time for the holiday season.
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- c. Benefits related to Earth resources, technology, and new products.
- d. International relations and cooperation
- Design a collector's card, with a picture on the front and information on the back, about your favorite space pioneer. Share your card and discuss four other space pioneers with your counselor.
- Build, launch, and recover a model rocket.[1] Make a second launch to accomplish a specific objective. (Rocket must be built to meet the safety code of the National Association of Rocketry. See the "Model Rocketry" chapter of the Space Exploration merit badge pamphlet.) Identify and explain the following rocket parts:
- a. Body tube
- b. Engine mount
- c. Fins
- d. Igniter
- e. Launch lug
- f. Nose cone
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- c. How satellites stay in orbit
- d. How satellite pictures of Earth and pictures of other planets are made and transmitted.
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- b. Using magazine photographs, news clippings, and electronic articles (such as from the Internet), make a scrapbook about a current planetary mission.
- c. Design a robotic mission to another planet or moon that will return samples of its surface to Earth. Name the planet or moon your spacecraft will visit. Show how your design will cope with the conditions of the planet's or moon's environment.
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- a. Space shuttle or any other crewed orbital vehicle, whether government owned (U.S. or foreign) or commercial
- b. International Space Station
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- a. Source of energy
- b. How it will be constructed
- c. Life-support system
- d. Purpose and function
- Discuss with your counselor two possible careers in space exploration that interest you. Find out the qualifications, education, and preparation required and discuss the major responsibilities of those positions.
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**The below information is from the 2006-2016 UIS Strategic Plan. For information on the current 2018-2028 Strategic Compass, visit https://www.uis.edu/strategiccompass/ **
UIS has five potential major sources of funding:
- The State of Illinois – continues to play a vital role.
- Tuition payers and their families – carry an increasing share of the burden.
- Grants and contracts – generated especially by faculty.
- Donors – do their part through generous giving.
- Reallocation – by administration to make the best use of available resources.
We recommend the following strategies to meet our needs:
Resource Procurement Strategy #1: State of Illinois – General Revenue Funds
Although the state budget situation has had unprecedented problems in the past four years, UIS still receives a substantial amount of funding – more than $20 million annually – from the State of Illinois. We are projecting that the state will return to the practice of increasing funding for higher education in FY09, and we are planning for an average increase of 1.5% annually. This would generate just more than $300,000 annually – $922,000 in the three years from FY09 to FY11.
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Because major increases in state funding are unlikely in the near future, UIS must work with students, their families, university administration, and the Board of Trustees to establish a reasonable tuition plan for the next five years.
Resource Procurement Strategy #3: Grants and Contracts
Some of our action steps and initiatives must be supported by grants or contracts, or they cannot be implemented. These will be identified, followed by an aggressive plan to pursue grants and contracts for these items, and provide additional support to faculty and staff seeking grants.
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| Butch
コサブロウ Kosaburō
|Eye color
|Hair color
|Trainer class
|Member of
|Team Rocket
|Anime debut
|The Breeding Center Secret
|English voice actor
| Eric Stuart (EP057-AG132)
Billy Beach (AG176-present)
|Japanese voice actor
|Takehito Koyasu
Butch (Japanese: コサブロウ Kosaburō) is a recurring character who appeared in the Pokémon anime. He is a member of Team Rocket who occasionally runs across Ash and his friends along with his partner Cassidy. He made his debut appearance in The Breeding Center Secret.
In the anime
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Butch was a recruit in the Team Rocket Academy to become an official member of Team Rocket. During a test he took, Butch along with Cassidy and Raticate as his partners have become the top group of trainees in the Blue Team. He and his partners compete with the Red Team on catching the red-colored Snorlax. Even though neither side managed to do so, they were made into official teams.
Original series
Butch's first onscreen appearance was in The Breeding Center Secret where he was in disguise as a worker in a Five-Star Breeding Center he and Cassidy owned. They managed to get many Pokémon due to their scheme including Misty's Psyduck and James's Weepinbell. Ash, his friends enter the breeding center so Misty can retrieve her Psyduck, only to find out that it is fake. Butch overhears Todd's camera flash and investigates only to find out that it was Pikachu's electricity. Jessie, James and Meowth enter the breeding center to rob the Pokémon there. However, they were caught along with Ash and the others. He chases them with James retrieving his Weepinbell which evolved into Victreebel. The group, save for Misty, Pikachu and Togepi, get trapped in a cage set up by Butch and Cassidy. Butch takes the camera to have the seven framed for breaking in. Officer Jenny arrives and has the caged people sent away until Misty was able to prove that they were innocent. Butch is then defeated by Ash's Bulbasaur and gets arrested by Officer Jenny.
Orange Archipelago
Butch returns in Pikachu Re-Volts where it was revealed that Giovanni had bailed him and Cassidy of jail. They took a Drowzee that he got from their fake breeding center and orders the Drowzee to hypnotize the Pokémon into turn against their Trainers. Ash and his friends have Jessie and James work with them to get the Pokémon back. They managed to infiltrate their base, with Ash and the others demanding Butch and Cassidy to give them back the Pokémon. It was no use as Butch once again orders Drowzee to make the hypnotized Pokémon attack their Trainers. Ash forces his Pikachu to attack him in order for the attack to hit the machine. As the machine was destroyed, all of the possessed Pokémon were free and Butch and Cassidy were arrested again.
Butch and Cassidy create a Day Care in The Fortune Hunters and they disguise themselves as innocent owners. He gives away Fortune Telling books that will tell each Trainer which Pokémon they present. Similar to the fake breeding center earlier, Trainers can drop of one of their Pokémon off, this time with the belief that the day care owners will help them trade Pokémon. Jessie and James go to the Day Care to steal the Pokémon there. However, they get stopped by Butch and Cassidy who reveal themselves and get tied up in the process, only for them to escape. Misty goes to the Day Care to find out about her Pokémon type but finds out that it was a fake Day Care as part of the Team Rocket duo's scheme to steal Pokémon. Butch manages to catch Misty and her friends from freeing the caged Pokémon. Butch sends out Primeape which manages to defeat her Staryu. The Team Rocket trio come in with James in his Moltres costume. Butch tells him that his fortune was not real. Afterwards, he has his Primeape finish off Jessie, James and Meowth with Cassidy's Raticate blasting them off. Butch then notices Ash, Misty and Brock trying to free the Pokémon. He and Cassidy battle them but are defeated. Afterwards, Officer Jenny takes them away.
During the Lugia arc, Dr. Namba assigns Butch to capture said Pokémon. He does so by creating a Lugia decoy and manages to capture the child Lugia. With the younger Lugia captured, Dr. Namba has Butch capture the parent Lugia using the child as bait. The parent Lugia falls for it but is stopped by Ash's and Ritchie's Pikachu. Butch is prepared and uses a contraption invented by Dr. Namba to make a Pokémon go in rage. Butch tries it on his Hitmontop and his Hitmontop successfully defeats the heroes' Cyndaquil and Charmeleon, and catches the parent Lugia without any interference. The gang is also captured as well. In Team Rocket's base, Butch and Cassidy have a rematch with Ash and Ritchie using Pikachu and Sparky, respectively. The contraptions on the opposing side's Pokémon are removed and get defeated by the Pikachu. After their defeat, the duo have a rematch with their rivals in Team Rocket. It becomes a tie as both sides manage to free the parent Lugia and get blasted off.
Advanced Generation series and Chronicles
Butch becomes a recurring antagonist in Pokémon Chronicles, often capturing certain Pokémon for Dr. Namba's R project. So far, he has made various attempts to capture rare and unseen Pokémon but fails every time.
Butch appears in True Blue Swablu during Meowth's boss fantasy when he was shown failing. He cameos in The Scheme Team where he was seen on a motorized scooter and a jet pack. Butch then appears in The Ole' Berate and Switch! where he hosts a fake tournament and sides with Jessie after she temporarily leaves James and Meowth. Their plan was found out by the heroes and were sent blasting off.
Diamond & Pearl series
Butch appeared in Sleight of Sand!, where he and Cassidy used their Rhyhorn robot in an attempt to capture a Hippowdon. However, he was stopped by Hippowdon, Hippopotas, Ash, and his friends.
Butch's partner is Cassidy, and she is one of the few that usually manages to get his name right, much to his frustration. In one of the most famous running gags in the anime series, everyone else calls him "Biff," "Bilge," "Buzz," "Bill," "Bob," "Botch," "Buffy," "Butcher," "Chuck," "Clutch," "Footch," "Hooch," "Hutch," "Mitch," or "Patch" (コサンジ Kosanji in Japanese). Sometimes when Cassidy gets it right, he, out of habit, tries to correct her and ends up calling himself the incorrect name. This, of course, annoys him to no end, so much so in the Pokémon Chronicles episode Training Daze that he said in frustration, "That does it, I am changing my name." In A Promise is a Promise, to annoy James, he calls him "John."
It was thought that Giovanni and Dr. Namba recognized Butch and Cassidy as higher-ranked members than Jessie, James and Meowth. However, in the Best Wishes series, this was proven wrong, as Giovanni himself told them they were his highest ranked agents.
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This listing is of Butch's known Pokémon in the anime:
On hand
| Primeape debuted in The Fortune Hunters, and was Butch's first revealed Pokémon. In the episode, it defeated Misty's Staryu in battle, and managed to single-handedly send Jessie and James blasting off. However, it was eventually defeated by the combined efforts of Poliwhirl, Totodile, and Pikachu.
Primeape's known moves are Dynamic Punch and Thrash.
|The Fortune Hunters
|Voice actors
|Michael Haigney
| Hitmontop debuted in The Mystery Is History. Butch gave him a headband invented by Professor Namba, which made Hitmontop angry. This allowed him to hone his skills and made him unstoppable until the headband stopped working. Hitmontop used this headband again in A Parent Trapped! and A Promise Is A Promise, where he was used by Butch to battle Ash and Sparky as well as Jessie and James in order to stop them from taking back the captured Lugia.
Hitmontop appeared again in Showdown at the Oak Corral, where he battled against Professor Oak, Tracey, and Delia.
His last appearance was in Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!, where he went up against Gary's Umbreon and Crystal's Ivysaur during a failed attempt to capture a wild Aerodactyl.
Hitmontop's known moves are Rolling Kick, Rapid Spin, and Triple Kick.
|The Mystery is History
|Voice actors
|Kōichi Sakaguchi
|Michael Haigney
| Mightyena debuted in Oaknapped!, where it went up against Tracey's Scyther and Ritchie's Taillow alongside Cassidy's Sableye. It appeared again in A Date With Delcatty, where it battled Casey's Meganium. Its last appearance was in Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing!, where it battled Luverin and ended up accidentally blasting off Butch and Cassidy with a Hyper Beam. It was Butch's first known Pokémon from Hoenn.
Mightyena's known moves are Bite, Hyper Beam, Tackle, and Iron Tail.
|Voice actors
|Katsuyuki Konishi
|Katsuyuki Konishi
| Butch's Cloyster was used along with Cassidy's Tentacruel in their attempt of capturing and stealing Moltres.
Cloyster's only known move is Water Gun.
|The Search for the Legend
|Voice actors
|Kōichi Sakaguchi
|Michael Haigney
| Butch's Shuckle battled James's Carnivine. In the midst of their battle, it was taken out by Ash's Pikachu and a wild Hippopotas.
Shuckle's only known move is Sludge Bomb.
|Sleight of Sand!
|Voice actors
|Daisuke Sakaguchi
|Bill Rogers
Status unknown
| In Pikachu Re-Volts, Butch and Cassidy used Drowzee to brainwash Pokémon into turning against their Trainers and obeying Butch and Cassidy. Ash's Pikachu was one of the Pokémon affected. Following their arrest, it is not clear what happened to Drowzee.
Drowzee's known moves are Hypnosis, Psychic, Teleport, Mega Punch, and Metronome.
|Pikachu Re-Volts
|Voice actors
|Maddie Blaustein
| Delibird was delivering the Poké Ball containing Aggron to Butch, but it mistakenly gave it to James. Delibird returned later and reclaimed the Poké Ball. It is assumed Aggron was delivered to Butch successfully.
Aggron's known moves are Mega Punch, Hyper Beam, and Water Pulse.
|Grating Spaces
|Voice actors
|Billy Beach
| These Pokémon were temporarily controlled by Butch and Cassidy for another scheme using Drowzee to hypnotize them.
They include: Pikachu, Togepi, Meowth, Arbok, Lickitung, Weezing, Victreebel, Wartortle, Vulpix, Mankey, Primeape, Growlithe, Poliwag, Ponyta, Magnemite, Grimer, Kingler, Voltorb, Hitmonchan, Seaking, Starmie, Electabuzz, Magikarp, Vaporeon, Jolteon and Flareon. Pikachu and Togepi were the first to get hypnotized including a whole lot more and suddenly they just disappear. Then next is Meowth which Team Rocket follow and discover their base as their Pokémon turn against them too.
When Ash, Misty, Tracey and Officer Jenny find the base the Pokémon attack with numerous moves. Ash has an idea and makes Pikachu uses Electric moves making it angry, Ash then stands near Drowzee and Pikachu shocks him and the machine stopping Drowzee and stopping the trance.
The controlled Pokémon's known moves are: Flamethrower (used by Flareon, Growlithe, Ponyta and Vulpix), Water Gun (used by Seaking, Starmie, Vaporeon and Wartortle), Thunderbolt (used by Electabuzz, Jolteon and Magnemite), and Self-Destruct (used by Voltorb).
|Pikachu Re-Volts
| Butch appears to have access to Cassidy's Raticate, as seen in The Ole' Berate and Switch.
Raticate's known moves are Tackle, Super Fang*, and Skull Bash.
|The Breeding Center Secret
|Voice actors
|Yūji Ueda
|Billy Beach
Voice actors
In the games
| This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Butch, along with Cassidy, only appears in the spin-off game Pokémon Puzzle League, as the opponents in the Spa Service Bonus Stage.
- According to Eric Stuart, he modeled Butch's voice after Harvey Fierstein and Sandra Diamond in order to differentiate him from his counterpart, James.[1]
|コサブロウ Kosaburō
|From 三郎 Saburō, third son. Reflective of Kojirō and 二郎 Jirō, second son, as a means to signify his lower standing.
|English, French,
German, Italian
|From Butch Cassidy, an American outlaw.
|로젠 Rozen
|Similar to James's name.
|Chinese (Mandarin)
|小三郎 Xiǎo Sānláng
|From 小三郎 Kosaburō.
|Chinese (Cantonese)
|小三郎 Síu Sāamlòhng
|From 小三郎 Kosaburō.
Related articles
|Members of Team Rocket
| Giovanni (anime • Adventures • Pocket Monsters)
| Archer • Ariana • Petrel • Proton
| Trios:
| Jessie, James, & Meowth (JJM)
Koga, Lt. Surge, & Sabrina (Triad*)
Ken, Al, & Harry (TRET)*
Carr, Sird*, & Orm (T3B*)
|Butch & Cassidy*• Attila & Hun* • Annie & Oakley*
| Others:
| Executives • Scientists • Grunts • Rocket Brothers • Gideon • Dr. Fuji*
Domino* • Iron-Masked Marauder* • Dr. Namba* • Sebastian*
Rocket Scout* • Wendy* • Tyson* • Jubei* • Viper* • Christopher*
Matori* • Pierce* • Dr. Zager* • Gozu* • Miyamoto* • Mondo*
Kaede* • Blaine*
|This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.


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2013 Feb Highlights
Once a month, we highlight departments and programs from across the
college that have great things happening motivated by a desire to
improve student learning.
February 2013
-- Kyle Thornton – Department Chair – Radiologic Sciences – "Déjà
vu! What CCSF is facing now, in terms of accreditation, we faced in
2002 as a program."
We started our journey to #1 Diagnostic Medical Imaging program in
the country through our accreditation process. We credit our current
positive reputation in the community in large part to how we handled
that crisis and became an exemplary model of program level
Parallel to the current CCSF-SLO issue, at some level, we had always been doing student learning outcomes assessments, review, and refinement. But in 2002, our accrediting organization (JRCERT) required us to follow a new set of standards published by them. In 2003, they informed our program that an interim accreditation report was due – specifically for student learning outcomes. We weren't worried. We'd always done it! We submitted our report and went on with our business.
What happened? JRCERT responded saying we were not addressing SLOs sufficiently by their standards. They reduced our accreditation cycle from 8 years to 5 years so they could monitor us more closely. And they required us to reapply for accreditation right then – particularly so we could demonstrate our conformance to the SLO assessment standards.
Our response? "Uh-oh! We need to do something new!"
What did we do? We got educated quickly. I became an SLO workshop groupie with a mission: to learn as much as possible about SLOs so we could get through the upcoming JRCERT reaccreditation process. Sound familiar? Based on what we learned, we developed a complete assessment plan. And fast forward to the result: In 2004 we successfully submitted our new accreditation application. JRCERT touted our assessment plan as exemplary and reinstated our accreditation as well as our 8-year cycle.
What did we learn? Build upon what you already know and are already doing. Don't try to form SLOs in a vacuum. Link program SLOs to program goals. Assessment is not an event, it's a process – assessment is never truly finished. Don't rely on a single assessment instrument – triangulate!
What did we gain?
- A better understanding of our students' abilities and limitations
- Data for grant opportunities
- Evidence to share with communities of interest and stakeholders
- Respect
from our communities of interest and stakeholders
How did we do it?
- An articulated mission statement that communicates intention
- Goals stemming from that mission
- Programmatic outcomes that branch from
those goals
- Periodic assessment of all three
Example goals for our programs
- Clinical performance and competence
- Problem
solving and critical thinking skills
- Communication
- Professional development and growth
Example Program SLOs: Outcomes are learner oriented,
event-specific measurable statements that stem from a goal. Students
- Evaluate an x-ray image for diagnostic quality
- Demonstrate writing proficiency
- Deliver an organized presentation
-- Paula Cahill – Department Chair – "We thought we knew what
direction we were going, but the data took us somewhere totally
Many CCSF students in medical related programs come to Student Health Services (SHS) to be assessed for Hepatitis B infection and immunity as part of their program requirements. Other CCSF students who come to SHS for general care are encouraged to be tested because they are in high risk groups for the virus. Students who are determined to be uninfected, but who are not currently immune are given a low cost or free series of three vaccinations over a six-month period to prevent Hepatitis B infection.
People often confuse Hepatitis B with other types of viral hepatitis such as A and C. Hepatitis B is a virus transmitted by contact to the blood or body fluids of an infected individual and from an infected mother to her child during pregnancy.
We want students to understand which type of hepatitis they are being protected against when vaccinating them for Hepatitis B. We also want them to understand hepatitis B transmission and prevention and be motivated to complete the vaccination series when indicated.
In Fall 2008, Student Health Services decided to assess student learning about Hepatitis. We developed a survey that we administered at completion of the third hepatitis vaccination. The survey asked students to list three ways hepatitis B can be transmitted and three ways hepatitis B can be prevented.
Out of 10 completed surveys at end of Fall 2008 semester, only 20 % were able to list three ways of hepatitis B is transmission and only 20 % were able to list 3 ways of prevention. 40% were able to list at least two of three transmission routes and 70 % were able to list at least two of three ways of prevention. During the survey, we realized we were likely skewing the data on prevention by discussing the answers to transmission before administering the prevention question, and the 70% was likely invalid. The survey data indicated that while successful in vaccine completion, we were not providing adequate health education during patient encounters for screening and vaccination. The data also indicated that students may put great trust in their programs and health care providers without a good understanding of what they are being immunized for.
SLO findings were presented at a nurse practitioner staff meeting in February 2009. Robust discussion on how to improve education about Hepatitis B occurred. Suggestions included use of written educational material, better use of vaccine information sheets, use of a mnemonic (blood, body fluids, and to baby), and use of provider time to more thoroughly educate. We also changed administration of the survey so that students would answer both transmission and prevention questions prior to review of answers.
Results: Student learning about Hepatitis B showed significant improvement from our initial 2008 assessment. Our benchmark goal listed on our 2012 Matrix was that 90% of students surveyed could list at least 2/3 modes of hepatitis B transmission and prevention. We met this goal in Fall 2009 and 2012. Our original SLO efforts in 2008 had included looking at the timely compliance and completion of the Hepatits B series. However our finding of lack of a general lack of understanding led us down a different path: focusing on patient learning about Hepatitis B transmission and prevention. Now that we have consistently met our benchmark, we will return to the assessment of completion rates for patients advised to vaccinate for Hepatitis B.
-- Andrew Chandler – Department Chair
"Sharing the load: Pairing full-timers with part-timers to assist SLO assessment."
As department chair, I wanted to help all members of the department conduct authentic end-of-semester assessments and document that assessment in a way that would facilitate dialogue in Spring and spur improvements in our courses and programs. I was especially concerned about the workload of part-timers and how to bring them into the conversation and process more collaboratively. To help that process, my full-time faculty were asked to pair up with a number of part-timer faculty.
In early Fall 2012, each part-timer met with a designated full time
faculty to identify and discuss the assessment cycle. Foe each course
that they taught, the part time faculty were asked to identify with
the full time faculty's assistance:
1. The SLOs that would be assessed
2. How these SLOs would be assessed (which methods of measurement)
3. How the results would be reviewed
4. How to consider and note changes that could be made in Spring 2013 to address any possible improvements
At the end of the semester, I reminded everyone to follow up and document their efforts, seek help if they needed it from myself or their designated full time SLO contact,. I also shared a number of resources with them:
- A copy of the Spring 2013 Assessment Plans & Fall 2012 Review form they would need to complete by the end of January
- The SLOs for each course taught in the department.
- Principles of assessment we use in the department
- Examples of direct assessment methods
- Assessment tips
- Results of student surveys given out that semester (administered by the department) which show how students think they have done with each SLO for each course.
To focus efforts on the positive, I reminded them of why we were conducting assessments at all:
"We all know that we have successes in our classes. That is a given. The assessment cycle is meant for us to identify where areas of improvement (dramatic or minor) can be made. Please focus on these types of items. SLO assessment is not an evaluation of you, so you do not need to consider how this will reflect on you as a faculty member. Consider how it impacts your students' learning and your teaching only. While I will be reviewing the results, it is to be able to identify where we can assist you in achieving your stated goals, not to determine whether you are doing your job. That type of evaluation is done every three years in our official evaluation cycle for faculty."
To follow up, we took time at our department meeting on the January 11 FLEX day to share our plans for assessment activities for Spring 2013. In addition, the primary work was completed when the full timers met with our part timers to follow up and complete the assessment cycle for Fall 2012. As additional assistance, the full time faculty have taken on the responsibility of filling out the online reporting forms for all classes, and will follow this up with the collection of evidence to be placed in binders within the department.
The SLO assessment process has a number of challenges, but it helps to have good direction and colleagues willing to share the load.


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