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  • "Roke," he said sarcastically, "I hope you will feel capable of dealing with Mickey when he is half asleep with drugs?"

    For Kicks Francis, Dick, 1920- 1965

  • She was the daughter of a cantor and the wife of a major rabbinic figure, Rabbi Eleazar ben Judah of Worms (1165 – 1230), also known as the Roke’ah (the Perfumer), after the title of one of his most famous works (Sefer ha-Roke’ah).

    Dulcea of Worms. 2009

  • "Roke," said Adams in a pleasant sounding voice, 'what do you spend your wages on? "

    For Kicks Francis, Dick, 1920- 1965

  • Toru Hanai/Reuters Damaged cars are seen at a factory close to the Shonai river in Nagoya after the area was flooded due to typhoon Roke approaching.

    Typhoon Roke Approaches Japan 2011

  • Typhoon Roke, the 15th storm in this year's typhoon season, is expected to reach the country's main island of Honshu midday Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, dropping 500 millimeters of rainfall across large swaths of the country.

    Fukushima 'Cold Shutdown' Could Come This Year Mitsuru Obe 2011

  • Typhoon Roke left Japan after triggering landslides and floods that left 16 dead or missing.

    What's News— 2011

  • The Japan Meteorological Agency forecast Typhoon Roke, the season's 15th typhoon, will hit Shizuoka prefecture Wednesday afternoon and anticipate it will barrel north toward Tokyo and the tsunami-battered northeast region.

    Japan Advises Evacuation as Typhoon Closes In Yoree Koh 2011

  • Authorities in Japan have advised more than a million people to evacuate their homes as Typhoon Roke, the second major typhoon in less than a month, approaches the country.

    Typhoon Roke Approaches Japan 2011

  • Roke comes shortly after Typhoon Talas, the deadliest typhoon to rip through the country in three decades.

    Japan Advises Evacuation as Typhoon Closes In Yoree Koh 2011

  • Toru Hanai/Reuters Evacuees rest at an evacuation center in Nagoya after the area was flooded due to typhoon Roke approaching the city.

    Typhoon Roke Approaches Japan 2011

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