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Yesterday we mentioned a Destructoid report which said that EA's upcoming space-horror-survival title Dead Space had been banned in Germany, Japan and China. Destructoid sourced the info to Dead Space community manager Andrew Green.
Right away, the story didn't pass our smell test:
- Germany, perhaps. They've been tough on game violence of late. But Japan? The home of Resident Evil?
- Does EA even distribute console games in China (due to piracy concerns)?
- No announcements from the individual censorship bodies of the three nations?
- All three bans come in simultaneously?
- Also of note, Australia's notoriously censorious OFLC cleared Dead Space with MA15+
- And the BBFC, which banned Manhunt 2 in the U.K., cleared Dead Space with 18
- No official press release from EA on the alleged bans?
GP immediately contacted EA, with distinctly unsatisfactory results. The top PR dog didn't respond to our e-mail. Later in the day we tracked down the EA guy who is handling Dead Space PR, and put the question to him in two e-mails and a live phone call. Never got an answer one way or the other. EA doesn't know if one of their high profile titles managed to get banned in three countries? Sorry, not buying that. Or, they know but aren't saying? Unacceptable.
GamePolitics reader Afirejar posted a comment to yesterday's story which argued that the supposed German ban was bogus:
I can confirm for a fact that Dead Space has not been banned in Germany. Under German law it's not possible to ban products before they are actually available. The game isn't out yet, so it can't be banned, it's that simple. It's just not possible under German law.
This seems to be nothing more than a marketing stunt, German gaming paper GameStar even has official word from EA, that it's a hoax. The USK ratings process isn't even finished yet. (Sorry, German only)
Later, Videogaming247 cited a German language story by Eurogamer.de, which negates the report of a Dead Space ban in Germany:
Eurogamer.de's scotched a report that said Dead Space had already been banned in Germany. Basically, it hasn't.
The site's spoken to EA Germany, and the game is still with the USK [ratings body], apparently, so no one knows yet if there are going to be any restrictions on the horror's launch.
GP: It's time for EA to put an end to this nonsense. If there is a multi-country ban, gamers deserve to know about it. If there's not, gamers deserve to stop having their chains yanked…
UPDATE: Hey, I want to point out that I'm not faulting Destructoid here. They were not the only outlet reporting this, just the first. If the info is wrong, it seems that it somehow originated with the community managers of Dead Space.


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If you offer diversity training, congratulations: You care about promoting women and people of color, and you see the benefits that can bring to your organization.
Unfortunately, you may be doing it all wrong.
Most diversity programs only focus on the experiences of women and people of color, and there is rarely any role for white men beyond making them feel guilty, says Jeanine Prime, vice president of research for Catalyst, a not-for-profit research firm focused on women in business. "Guilt is not productive in a training environment."
Bad diversity courses can also have the opposite effect in the workplace, she says. "Anecdotally, we've seen women and minorities experience a backlash from dominant groups in those situations," she says. "So if you are not going to do it right, it might be best just to skip it."
Catalyst has long believed that white men have a critical role to play in closing the race and gender gap in society. "But they are often overlooked in diversity training," Prime says.
Instead of shaming white men, these programs should engage them, and show them how they can be a part of the solution. "We can't rely only on women and minorities to advocate for culture change," says Ilene Lang, president and CEO of Catalyst. "The results are much more powerful when white men, who are most often in leadership positions, are also role models."
As companies plan their diversity courses, Prime encourages them to think about where white men fit into the conversation.
"Look at your content," she advises. "Ask yourself, 'Is it all about the experiences of women and nonwhites?' How are you including white men in the content so that they see themselves as partners in this process?"
It is not enough to merely showcase the differences between the groups, she says. "Organizations see more change when they focus on skill building and behavior modification as well as awareness."
And ultimately, the real test is whether the training actually causes any change, says Joan Buccigrossi, director of inclusion and engagement for Rockwell Automation Inc. "If you are not seeing a cultural shift from your diversity training, then maybe you are just going through the motions," she says. "If that's the case, you may as well throw that money out the window because it's not helping anything to change."
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- It's a Washington institution right on the C&O Canal in Potomac, Md.
Known for the freshest seafood, steaks, creative pasta and salad courses, Old Angler's Inn, incorporates ingredients from local farmers and has vast outside seating.
Old Angler's Inn Executive Chef Nick Palermo joined Anita Brikman on Tuesday to prepare a savory mussels recipe perfect for spring.
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Pickling Liquid
3 cups distilled white vinegar
1 cup water
2 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup salt
1 1/2 teaspoons whole allspice
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
1 1/2 teaspoons celery seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons mustard seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
Ciabatta bread sliced ½ thick
1 cup Mejool dates
2 Tablespoons Whole grain mustard
1 cup White wine
1 lb Red beets
1 oz Rosemary
¼ cup Raw wildflower honey
4 ozGoat cheese
Heavy cream
Extra virgin olive oil
Preparation: Boil beets until they are tender, peel and dice. Make the pickling liquid by combining all ingredients and bringing to a boil. Add the cooked beets to the liquid and reserve. For the mustarda, remove the seed from the dates, place in a sauce pot and warm In the white wine until they are soft. Remove the dates and finely chop, fold in the grain mustard and reserve. Slowly steep the rosemary into the honey over low heat. Begin to assemble the dish by toasting the ciabatta bread, brush with olive oil first. Toast on a grill or in the oven. Whip the goat cheese in a stand mixer and slowly add heavy cream until it begins to become spreadable. Spread the goat cheese on the toast and top it with a dollop of the mustarda. Remove the beets from the liquid and dress them with olive oil, salt and pepper. Place the beets around the plates, drizzle with the rosemary honey, and garnish with a small mache salad.
Recipe for Prince Edward Island Mussels with Coconut Milk Curry
2 dozen mussels clean
¼ tsp coriander
¼ tsp fenugreek
2 ea cardamom
¼ tsp fennel
¼ tsp turmeric
¼ tsp szechuan pepper
1oz ginger
1 ea lemongrass
2 cans coconut milk
¼ cup white wine
½ bunch cilantro
1/8 tsp chili flakes
Preparation: Toast all the spices in a sauce pot. Add the lemongrass and ginger and sweat for a couple of minutes. Deglaze with white wine and reduce by half. Add coconut milk and bring up to a simmer. Add the cilantro, cover and allow to steep for 10 minutes. Strain the liquid. Sweat garlic and shallots in a sauce pot in butter. Add the mussels to the pot, along with 3 oz of the curry sauce and cover with a lid. Steam mussels for 3 or 4 minutes or until open. Serve in a bowl.


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I don't know about you, but when the weather turns cold I crave warm-&-toasty, hearty soups and stews. And what's more satisfying and body-warming than a hearty bowl of chili? Not much.
When it comes to chili, I have a confession to make. For the looooooongggest time I made my chili with one of those store-bought little envelopes of chili seasoning. Now, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that ... but once I discovered how easy it is to throw together my own chili seasoning, and how much more flavorful my own chili mix is ... well, there was no turning back.
To quote my friend's Mom, who used to make this for us on bitter cold football-watching Albany, NY winter days, "You can't have too much garlic powder or too many onions in this!" But, as I've found out the hard way, it's best not to monkey with the other seasonings in this recipe ... other amounts just don't taste nearly as good as the original. I guess some combinations are just meant to be left alone!
This chili is a staple in our household - we probably eat it about every-other-week! The only change I've made over the years is that I now make it with ground turkey instead of ground beef. It's great either way.
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Rockers Journey are heading back to their archives to rework old tunes the bandmates never recorded with former frontman Steve Perry.
Guitarist Neal Schon has confirmed the band plans to continue with singer Arnel Pineda, despite recent rumors of a reunion with Perry – and they will be working on a new album of old material once the group's U.S. tour ends in August.
Schon tells Billboard.com, "We are talking about… re-doing some songs – not stuff that we did with Steve Perry but other stuff that we had done before in the past that just never kinda saw the light, rearranging it, maybe adding some new sections to it, and writing some new stuff, too.
"We've got a lot of stuff sitting (around). We started playing some stuff in rehearsal and it really sounded great. When you start doing that and you get the juices flowing, there's always gonna be new songs to come out of nowhere, and usually those are the best ones."
Bandmate Jonathan Cain reveals that some of the reworked songs will be material from a 2000 album the band scrapped.
He adds, "We were gonna go back and look at some of that music and add (to) it 'cause we just felt that it never got recorded right, and we had another singer at the time and don't think they got it right."
Meanwhile, Schon insists a reunion with Perry is no longer being considered after the band's former singer revealed there were talks of a get together earlier this year.
The guitarist explains, "I think when Steve mentioned that, when somebody put him on the spot and asked him, we had been (communicating) with email, just saying, 'Hello, I hope you're well,' all that.
"He opened the door and shut the door. It wasn't anybody but him that created all that media for a second, and so we do want to reassure the fans that no, Arnel has not gone anywhere. He's still right here with us."


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1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
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Spread on bottom of 9 inch pie plate.
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Sprinkle ½ of cheese mixture over cream cheese layer.
Top with:
½ to 1 cup pizza sauce (1 cup is 8 oz. can)
add your favorite, finely chopped toppings, options include:
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thinly sliced green onions
chopped pepperoni, or fried, crumbled sausage
chopped mushrooms
chopped or sliced black olives
Sprinkle with reserved half shredded cheese mixture.
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Gas Bag is an enormous (7m x 4m x 3m) inflatable model of a human stomach. Those who venture inside find a surreal digestive system filled with strange items such as pills, mushrooms, a finger and pieces of chocolate which visitors can throw around the space. The movement of visitors through the stomach triggers the sounds of the digestive system in action.
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Spawned from the DNA of a 16th century man-beast created by demons, and spliced with all the high-quality guts Capita could provide, the Stairmaster Extreme Snowboard is more than a freak of nature—it's also a freak of manufacturing. This paranormal plank packs a killer cambered punch for popping of kickers and maching down groomers while mid-stiff flex (with a featherweight feel) helps the Stairmaster Extreme to conduct its evil rituals in the park.
- Traditional camber from tip to tail keeps you popping, locking, and dropping whatever terrain and features you please thanks to a handsome arch of continuous power
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Albany must help with local school repairs
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In Island Park, the situation was even worse. Both schools lost their boilers, the gym in the Lincoln Orens Middle School was destroyed and the damage to the cafeteria, auditorium and chorus rooms was extensive. The Francis X. Hegarty School most likely will not reopen this year. The district lost all of its musical instruments, and its offices had to be moved to a BOCES building.
Few of the buildings in the East Rockaway School District escaped without severe damage. The high school was flooded, and saltwater all but destroyed the boiler and the electrical system. A sink hole opened behind the high school's new addition, ruining an electrical transformer. The Rhame Avenue School sustained first-floor flooding and it, too, lost its boilers. Its gym floor and classroom tile floors needed replacement.
Other districts experienced similar, truly once-in-a-lifetime losses.
Paying for all of the restoration work is something the children, obviously, have no control over. Unfortunately, the school administrations and Boards of Education can't do much, either, without financial help.
Money from insurance policies, and from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will be available at some point to fund part of the recovery. But it's likely that property owners in the most damaged districts will be called on to pay for what loans and other sources of funds don't cover. Districts with the worst damage are in communities where homes and businesses suffered the heaviest losses as well.
So many schoolchildren in these districts experienced the trauma of being evacuated from their homes, living in motels or with relatives far from their friends, losing their precious possessions and, in some cases, learning that they could never return to the houses in which they grew up. It is unfair to expect their parents and other residents to suffer even more by paying higher taxes to repair their schools.
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First of all, welcome to the Guild, and have a bit of rep for posting a map on your first post.
As far as your map goes, I really like the landmass shape; very cool. I'm at work right now and don't have time to give you a really in-depth critique, but something that strikes me immediately is the layout of those lakes and rivers on the main continent. The way they're laid out, it feels as if there should be a mountain chain (or at least higher ground - a big plateau maybe?) right in the middle running west-east, for feeder rivers for all those northern lakes to flow from, as well as more inlet rivers for that big southern river/lake chain.


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History Books for Christmas
This week, we asked our guests to suggest history books that they reckon would make a good Christmas present for someone in your life.
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America's Coolest Road TripWritten by on November 24, 2003 Contributors: Damon Lee Going on Mid-Americruise '03
Forty years before the first issue of ROD & CUSTOM, the idea of driving your car across the country made about as much sense as paddling your bathtub across the ocean. Back in those days, the only decent paved roads were in cities and towns, and there were no real highways connecting one place to another. Then in 1913 Carl Fisher (the same guy who created the Indianapolis 500) came up with a plan for a road running all the way across the continent. His idea sparked the creation of the Lincoln Highway, which stretched coast-to-coast from New York to San Francisco and was a giant contribution to the progress of transportation. Old Carl's highway also paved the way for the greatest American pastime: the road trip.
The road trip doesn't have anything to do with transportation. Transportation is about arriving. The road trip is about going, and as everybody knows, the coolest road trip going is Americruise.
Americruise was ROD & CUSTOM's idea, and we've been fine-tuning it for 10 years now. This summer we increased the fun of our state-to-state rod run by hosting two separate events: Mid-Americruise in June, followed by Americruise East in August. For the second year in a row, we included our sister mags Street Rodder, Custom Rodder, Classic Trucks, and Kit Car in the fun.
Mid-Americruise (which was sponsored by Flowmaster) started in Wauconda, Illinois, up near Chicago. Wauconda is home to Heidt's Hot Rod Shop, and bossman Gary Heidt took a few days off from building independent frontends to lead the way to Lincoln in his '57 Chevy pickup.
As usual, this Americruise drew a real variety of iron. Over the course of the trip, more than three-dozen rods, customs, and classic trucks joined in and dropped out of our caravan as we cruised through northern Illinois, across Iowa, and on to our destination city of Lincoln, Nebraska, roughly tracing a portion of the famous old Lincoln Highway.
Day One of the three-day cruise included a five-pack of shop tours. From Heidt's it was a quick hour run to La Grange, Illinois, where the guys at Billet Specialties treated us to lunch and a guided tour of the extensive factory. By mid-afternoon, we'd made it to Bill O'Rourke's 17,000-sq-ft Roadster Shop in Elgin for more eating, and eyeballing some of the in-progress rods around the shop. By the time the sun was setting, we were in Belvidere at Hopperstad Customs, a prominent Midwest shop owned by Kerry Hopperstad. After dinner we ended the day at Ken's Street Rod Repair in Rockford for an evening of cake, a poker run, trivia prizes (Auto Meter, Heidt's, American Racing, Billet Specialties, Johnny Lightning, and The Absorber/Glosser contributed awesome prizes, and Speedway Motors kicked in some cool goodie bags), and bench racing with fellow Americruisers and shop owner Ken Barnhart.
Day Two was twice the mileage of Day One, with only a couple shops on the itinerary. First stop of the day was in Stillman Valley, Illinois, at Rock Valley Antique Auto, owned by Dale Mathison and Scott McCullough. We made it to Yogi's Inc. in Calamus, Iowa, by lunchtime and were (as always) met by a bunch of regional rodders. By the end of the day, we were in Des Moines. Lincoln, Nebraska, was only 200 miles away.
One of the rodders we met at Yogi's was a Des Moines resident named Jim Coon, who kindly invited the whole growing group of Mid-Americruisers over to his house for coffee and donuts the next morning--big surprise for Mrs. Coon, no doubt. The big surprise for us was Jim's extensive personal collection of machinery, which, in addition to rods and customs, included trucks, musclecars, and boats--and filled a bunch of garages and barns on his property. After leaving Jim's place, we continued west, crossing the Missouri River into Nebraska and finally dropping down into the familiar city of Lincoln.
Landing in Lincoln
When our band of travelers arrived in Lincoln, the city was waiting, and the Mid-Americruise car show was already going full-tilt at State Fair Park. For the next three days we enjoyed the Sonic poker run, numerous T.O. Haas Tire tech seminars, the Marshall engine-building competition, the Miss Mid-Americruise contest, an ice cream social and museum tour at Speedway Motors, and being part of hundreds of participants cruising the fairgrounds by day and the streets of Lincoln by night. Fun for sure, but like we said at the beginning: Americruise is about the road trip, and the road trip is about going. Our best memories from Mid-Americruise are of the people who became brand-new old friends out on the road, and the rods and customs they drove along the way.
Six weeks after getting home from Mid-Americruise we hit the road again with Americruise East, running from Texas to Pennsylvania. We'll tell you that story in next month's R&C.
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Just follow the '57 Chevy pickup. Gary Heidt did an A-plus job of getting us from Wauconda to Lincoln, and to every tour stop along the way. Heidt's Hot Rod Shop's new bigger, better facility was the starting point of Mid-Americruise '03.Chicago locals Bill Kriwko and "Hot Rod Mike" brought out their bare bones rods for Day One of the cruise. Damon Lee snagged a ride in Bill's Olds-powered Deuce sedan and grabbed a shot of Mike's Model A pickup while hanging on for dear life.One of the cool cars that didn't actually run with us was this Model A sedan with a deuce grille and deuce rails, under construction at the Roadster Shop.Don Hansen's Deuce pickup has more miles on it than even he can remember. It racked up a few more on Day One of the cruise. We hope Don can join us for the full tour next year.The first stop after hitting the road on Day One was Billet Specialties in La Grange, IL, where we got a tour of the facility. The place is enormous. Wheels are a big portion of the business, but just one part of what they're building there.We R&C guys got a little homesick for Southern California when we ran across this flathead-powered, chopped, and channeled five-window A with all the traditional fixin's.No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you--it's a "dwarf" '42 Ford convertible! The all-steel, Toyota-powered rod was hand-fabricated by its owner, Ernest Adams (middle), who drove from Phoenix to Chicago before cruising with us to Lincoln. We gave it the Car We Want To Drive Home award.
Roadster Shop owner Bill O'Rourke not only opened up his shop for a tour, he also came along for the cruise. His red roadster is right on.This was the first Americruise for Terry TenEyck, driving his Deuce Vicky. The body is from Downs Manufacturing, and the Chevy small-block is backed up with a TH350 automatic.We got to Hopperstad Customs just before the rain started. We've known Kerry Hopperstad for years and had fun at his shop. This cool little roadster is the personal project of a talented 21-year-old WyoTech grad named Brian Limberg who works there.How wicked is Dennis Heindel's channeled Model A? With six carbs atop the blower, cheater slicks, and a trunk full o' louvers, we'd say it's off the scale.At the end of a long first day, Ken Barnhart invited our whole group over to his shop, Ken's Street Rod Repair in Rockford, IL, for some dessert and a look around at some of the top-shelf stuff he builds.You can't miss Rock Valley Antique Auto, our first Thursday morning stop. We all agreed that an A coupe that nice doesn't belong on top of a pole.After drag racing for years, Allen Longmire sold his race car and built this '33 Plymouth PD five-window coupe, powered by a fuel-injected 392 Hemi. This was the first Americruise for Allen and his wife Gloria.Our traveling band of gearheads was joined by crowds of visitor rodders all along the way, including at our lunch break stop at Yogi's in Calamus, IA, on Thursday.
R&C's Coolest Custom pick was Fred Goerisch's '51 Merc with DeSoto grille teeth. It's chopped 5 inches in front and 6 in back, channeled 4 inches, and has tons of hand-built details. Plus it's Fred's daily ride.The Mid-Americruise tour stopped in Lincoln, but the cruising continued all weekend. One of the wilder rides was Jay Albers' '27 T out of Omaha. The reverse-cooled 15:1 350 runs dual radiators, water pumps, and fans. Street Rodder gave it the Best Engineered award.For about $4,000, Ed Bowes built himself a track-style T-bucket fun machine. What better way for a pilot and ex-Sprint Car racer to get some thrills.Brandon Pillard may be young (he's still in college), but his '58 Chevy is a textbook '50s-style mild custom with such subtle mods as an Olds grille, louvered hood, Pontiac taillights, and period red-and-cream interior. It was one of our favorites of the show.The winner of the Miss Mid-Americruise '03 contest was leggy local gal Sarah Bilava, posing here with Ray Pollard's convertible. Ray about flipped his lid.Paul Pedrick from Tulsa barely made it. His chopped '51 Ford sedan was finished a week before the event. On the outside, it's one-week-old DuPont acrylic enamel, 75 percent flattened. On the inside it's red tuck 'n' roll.


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Thursday, June 4, 2009
How Much Logic?
How much logic should graduate students in Philosophy have to learn? Why? Is there more than the (I'm guessing typical) prudential reason about needing to be able to teach basic logic? Is the logic requirement like the language requirement (arguably not necessary for all)? Or is the logic requirement more like an area requirement in, say, Metaphysics? And so on.
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- Robert said...
Clearly training in logic is not *necessary* to being a first rate philosopher; there are too many counterexamples (e.g., Jeff McMahan). One might think there is something like the 'well-rounded philosopher' who is educated in all major areas of philosophy up to the point that she or he can appreciate the philosophical problems at the heart of that area. (I myself like this model of grad education, but I have doubts about its viability, given the need to master one's area of research.) Getting to that point in logic takes more than the usual 'logic 101' grad course. But if I were king, I would require some sort of survey course in formal semantics instead of something in logic. That contains much of the lingua franca of contemporary philosophy, and one really should be acquainted with it, if for no other reason, than to be able to read much of what is in the journals.
- June 4, 2009 at 8:57 AM
Insofar as our concern is with research competence (and not prudential concerns or disciplinary nostalgia), I would say that grad students need to learn (1) propositional/ predicate logic and (2) modal logic (understood broadly to include deontic, doxastic, and alethic modalities) but not (3) meta-theory. Familiarity with (1) is simply a basic skill all philosophers need. Familiarity with (2) is required because, among other reasons, it is presupposed by a lot of the professional literature. Familiarity with (3) is, however, only required for those specializing in logic.
- June 4, 2009 at 11:39 AM
I say toss 'em all into a set theory course first semester and be done with it.
- June 4, 2009 at 1:00 PM
I'm with PA. I'm a grad student specializing in ethics, some of which is kind of technical, but I see no need (from a research standpoint) for me to know anything about meta-theory.
- June 4, 2009 at 2:54 PM
Interesting, PA. The two schools I am familiar with require 1 and 3, but their course on 2 is sometimes not taught for years at a time.
Is 2 really presupposed by that much of the literature? It seems as though that would only apply to some specific sub-fields.
- June 4, 2009 at 5:42 PM
One advantage of a basic course on metatheory is that it's often the first chance people get to see and (especially) to write mathematical proofs, and this can be useful even if the particular content (soundness and completeness of classical 1st-order logic or whatever) isn't relevant to someone's reseach. This may be one consideration in favor of requiring a course on metatheory, rather than (say) a course on modal logic that doesn't touch on metatheoretic issues in detail.
- June 4, 2009 at 6:19 PM
@ MK and Anon 5:42:
Two things:
1. Don't get me wrong. I really liked meta-theory in grad school (and was even pretty good at it). If I get I excited I might even describe it as nifty. But even though I tend to work on relatively technical stuff, it really hasn't come up in my research.
2. Don't misconstrue my point about modal logic. A lot of philosophy revolves around "ought"s and "must"s (as opposed to "is"s): some might say it's our stock and trade. As a result, a working familiarity with both the inferential roles and interpretations of "ought" and "must" claims is something most grad students will need to have in their philosophical toolboxes. Whether or not that requires they take a self-standing course in modal logic is another matter.
- June 4, 2009 at 6:57 PM
- Jon Cogburn said...
Georg Kriesel used to say that he never saw the point to completeness proofs until he took it to be the case that their main point was to show that one can generate an effective procedure for enumerating logical truths. So he didn't see the point of the stuff we teach in the general meta-theory until you see how that is related to things involving limitation results typically taught in another course.
I didn't really see the point of the beginning meta-logic until I'd done modal logic. It's when you get to Kripke's completeness proofs that you see the importance of semantics over just proof theory. The semantics actually do give you a hang on the different meanings to be able to make sense of what is really different about necessity in S4 and S5. At that point soundness and completeness of classical first order logic didn't seem like a weird exercise any more.
So this is another reason to have modal logic mandatory. If you've have a user friendly introduction to modal logic (with a little meta-theory) you can get a lot, lot more out of a standard meta-logic of first order logic class.
A lot of departments use the standard meta-theory in first order classical logic class as a hoop, and most students don't really see the point while doing it and don't remember any of it afterwards.
In our department (an MA program) we're now using Priest's second edition of Non-Classical Logics for both of our upper level logic classes. We've found that this works much, much better for just these reasons. Plus, the students who just take the first one can actually use it in their research (again, philosophical ubiquity of "must" "ought" and related notions).
- June 5, 2009 at 3:11 AM
Part of what Spiros seemed to have in mind with his post was the following parallel argument:
If competence in a foreign language should not be a general requirement for a PhD in philosophy since it is necessary only for whose who specialize in the history of philosophy and not in contemporary M&E/core, competence in meta- and modal logic (or anything beyond propositional and predicate logic) should not be a requirement since it is necessary only for those who specialize in certain areas of contemporary M&E/core and not in the history of philosophy.
Other than Anon 1:00, who seems to concede the conclusion, (and perhaps elements of Robert's post), I haven't seen much in response to this line of thought. So, does Spiros concede the point (i.e., that any meta- or modal logic requirement stands or falls with a foreign language requirement)?
My own view is that *if* one accepts as a counter-argument to any requirement that there might be some students for whom satisfying that requirement would not be particularly useful for their ultimate area of specialization, it's actually quite difficult to articulate a good justification for these kinds of requirements.
I reject the antecedent, but rather doubt that there is any consensus on what it would take for something to be a good justification of a requirement. That is, I am skeptical that there's widespread agreement about what would justify requirements beyond that they contribute to one's area of specialization. And with increasing specialization, the idea that any requirement might be necessary for the wide range of specialties becomes increasingly remote, or so it seems...
- June 6, 2009 at 1:06 PM
- Jon Cogburn said...
The self image of analytical philosophy right now is for the most part this story. The logical positivists put forward a neo-Kantian linguistic account of necessity. Quineans showed that to be a dead end. Kripkeans (with the help of Lewis and Stalnaker) saved the day and made the world safe for metaphysics again.
I personally think that's a bad story (there were lots of reasons to be a transcendental idealist besides the problems of necessity), but I can't really understand what's going on unless I understand that story. And I can't understand that story without modal logic.
Besides the hope of making any progress whatsoever on the other three problems Kant wrestled with requires knowing logic as well. Well two of the three (the paradoxes of self reference and totality, and the problems of normativity- must, ought, etc.), maybe you don't need so much for addressing the problem of the external world.
So three of the four things that gave rise to Kant concern modern logic. And we do understand these issues better than people did in Kant's time just because of the development of modal logic.
So yes, anyone getting a PhD in philosophy should learn modal logic. Unless you think of history of philosophy as just history and not really a part of philosophy, you should learn modal logic (and arguably limitation results relevant to the history of paradoxes and thoughts about limitation) too.
Here I assume: (1) that contemporary logic actually is progress, and (2) it makes sense to read historical philosophers as worried about the same things we are. I don't think these should be controversial.
- June 6, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Jon Cogburn: Isn't this only the case when one takes "analytical philosophy" to be LEM (and possibly just M), rather than as "the style of philosophy predominant in the majority of US and British philosophy departments"? The case for a philosopher working primarily in metaphysics seems easier to make than the general one.
But perhaps the motivation for the logic requirement is different from what seems to be presumed here. What if instead of being a type of knowledge that people need to pursue philosophy, the ability to do formal logic is being used as a weeder, or more particularly, as a proxy for certain styles of thinking. It might be as simple as "if you can't do this, maybe you should work in a different field, even if you won't do much of this in practice."
- June 7, 2009 at 12:07 AM
- K. M. Berry said...
There is only one professor at my university who teaches the more advanced logic courses. I agree strongly that some advanced logic courses (or demonstrated competence) ought to be required of all philosophy graduate students. Sadly, said professor is bloody incompetent and did little more than read directly from the text and give crazy looks when anyone expressed confusion.
Tenure: both a glorious benefit and a serious bane.
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You have to wonder if the Chevrolet engineers that designed the Suburban ever thought that it could look like this. And if the Cal-Trans orange paint and '99 Supra taillights aren't enough to make them smile, maybe triggering the ride height control system from the key-chain remote will do the trick. This is the AccuAir demo vehicle for 2003. They wanted to give us a chance to see how their system works, and how it installs on a vehicle, which many of our readers can relate with. Dustin Heon, design engineer at AccuAir explains, "Classic truck owners are the perfect audience for our system because it works off of direct measurement. It is the answer for a truck that is air ride equipped. When you put a load in your truck, our system will compensate."
Lets start by explaining how the system works. It uses a small onboard computer that reads position sensors mounted at each corner of the suspension to determine the height of your car. You still have manual air control, but the system gives you the ability to save any three of your favorite heights and re-obtain them at the touch of a button. To set your favorite positions, you first bring the vehicle to a desired height using the manual control buttons. Then simply hold the numbered button that you wish to save this position as; similar to setting a stereo preset.
The key to the AccuAir system is the fact that it bases measurements on height, not air pressure. If you load the vehicle with passengers or cargo, the system compensates after you hit one of the height buttons. The advantage for those of you that wish to avoid tire wear and poor handling is that you can now have the vehicle aligned at one of the positions and repeatedly obtain this "drive-height" for the life of the vehicle. Having preset heights is especially useful when approaching an obstacle like a speed bump, because you can obtain a higher stance by hitting only one button. An "all-down" function airs the vehicle down at the touch of a button for parking lots. The system also has a "lift on start" feature that you can use if preferred. It allows you to tee into the starter solenoid wire, so that your vehicle automatically obtains your "drive-height" every time you start it.
AccuAir has designed their system to compliment all other air ride packages on the market that use solenoids. Depending on the plumbing arrangement that you are using, the system can be ordered with one, two, three or four sensors. With the AccuAir system, pressure gauges are no longer necessary. You have the option of using the standard rocker switches and adding a few extra buttons for the heights, or eliminating those switches to use their state-of-the-art billet aluminum control panel. This compact unit is backlit with fiber optics that are available in a variety of colors. This backlighting turns on with your headlights or dash lights. They put threaded holes in the back of the control panel, and sized it to take the spot of a standard sized stereo face so that it can mount on a dash or console. They also offer a key-chain remote control that triggers your three favorite positions and the all-down function from a distance.
Understanding sensor mounting is the key to installing the AccuAir system. The Ford position sensors that they use have a total travel of 3.25 inches. Most air bag suspensions move the tires a total of 6 - 9 inches. So a spot closer to the arm's pivot point that moves only 3 - 3.25 inches must be found to mount the lower ball stud. "A sensor can be smashed or pulled apart if your measurements are incorrect". Heon warned, 'The best way to determine where to mount the sensors is by having the car or truck on an automotive lift with ramps, so you can run the vehicle up and down while you are underneath." They suggest looking at their website for examples of sensor installation for different suspension configurations.
Art Langtry, head engineer at AccuAir explains, "Customer satisfaction is our primary goal. We can make changes to your computer routine to meet your specific desires." He explained an example where a customer had a small compressor and tank and was having to wait too long for the front to lift, so he needed a routine written for better air consumption. They made a special program for that customer that lifts the front first, and then the rear.
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AccuAir's four-way Deluxe Package sits on the hood of their 2003 demo vehicle. The quality seen in each of these parts is also present in the owner's manual/installation instructions and the product's custom fit foam packaging. Notice the all-inclusive 16 foot color-coded wiring harness and OEM-style sensor cables.The ECU can be mounted in any clean and dry spot. For this installation the guy's at AccuAir decided to mount their ECU on the inside of the glove box door. You may decide to mount the control panel in a variety of other locations or leave it un-mounted and stored under a seat until you are ready to use it. After component mounting was complete, it was time to connect the (eight) wires to the solenoids and crimp the three wires coming in from each of the (four) sensors.The RF Receiver for the key-chain remote was mounted on the dash for best range, but can be mounted under the dash or under the vehicle if you prefer. The remote system will work from over 100 feet away if the receiver is mounted without obstructions.The 6 foot connections from the Control Panel and the Remote Receiver are RJ-11 phone cords allowing them to be plugged in easily and extended if necessary. Notice the dip-switches on the left to tell the computer how many sensors you are using, and the dip-switches on the right to set your personal remote frequency; similar to a garage door opener.The finished wiring connector locks into the high quality Amp Seal plug on the ECU. The gray connector, not in use here, is for the Basic Package that allows you to wire in your own buttons and switches instead of using the AccuAir control panel.
Not shown is some trial and error to find where to mount the sensor on the lower trailing arm to achieve the desired 3.25-inches of sensor travel. Moving the mounting point closer to the arm's pivot point reduces the sensor travel. This photo shows the aired out measurement of 6.25 inches from ball stud to ball stud. This stainless hardware is included in the package, yet longer brackets like the one coming off of the frame may need to be fabricated for your application. Care must always be used to make sure that the sensors are free from collision with any other moving components.When the hardware installation is finished, the sensor can be popped onto the ball studs, and the cable run to the ECU. In some cases the lower portion of the sensor may need to be rotated to make mounting easiest for your application. Loosening one of the sensor boot clamps allows it to be easily rotated.This is the Shock Mount kit that AccuAir can supply you with if applicable. The sensors can be mounted off of the shocks only if the shock travel is less than 3.25 inches. The upper end of the sensor will mount to the stationary shock bolt.With the shock mounts in place and the vehicle aired all of the way down, the lower mount was adjusted until the ball stud to ball stud measurement was 6.25 inches.To double-check the travel, we aired the vehicle all of the way up and got a measurement of 9.5 inches.


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Standing around, no motion, nobody gets open.
Clyburn not having a good game IMO.
I can't wait for the day when we are the team that starts the year strong, not having to find everyone's roles, shaking off the rust, etc.
Soooo...who has the ball you dip *****??? I can't stand these two idiots!
By the sounds of the posts on here we should be getting our butts handed to us.
However, looks like the scoreboard shows us only down by 5 to a Top 25 team on the road. Turnovers seems to be the main focus of blame tonight once again, meanwhile UNLV actually has 9 to our 8. Yes, we should be better, however the turnover difference is not what is keeping us down by 5.
If I never have to hear this guy say "SLAAAAM DUNK" ever again, I could die happy.
Anyone get an explanation how those idiot refs gave Cincy 2 straight jump balls last night.
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I can't wait for the day when we are the team that starts the year strong, not having to find everyone's roles, shaking off the rust, etc.
This is what you should expect when you are relying in several first year guys and transfers. Maybe 2014-15 we'll have enough experienced talent to not have to break in half of our roster
no more fadeaways...wtf guys
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Offensively poor again. Need to get it together. Still have a chance... gotta find a way to get to the line if we can't score.
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- Achondroplasia. Genetics Home Reference. May 2012; http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=achondroplasia.
- Pauli RM. Achondroplasia. GeneReviews. February 2012; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1152/.
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Selected Full-Text Journal Articles
- Totter TL, Hall JG, Committee on Genetics. Health Supervision for Children With Achondroplasia. Pediatrics 2005;116;771-783.
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TEMECULA Gillian Larson, a retired nurse who competed on "Survivor: Gabon," is bringing her Reality Rally fundraiser back to Old Town.
The event, which raises money for the nonprofit breast cancer resource center Michelle's Place, started in 2011 as a valley-wide competition that blended elements of "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race."
Teams of local residents and former reality show contestants zipped around the valley, hitting Wine Country, Old Town and the Big Horse Feed to compete in challenges.
That setup proved problematic, however, because spectators did not flock to watch the challenges and the costs associated with staging the sprawling production cut into the proceeds for the nonprofit.
Last year, in a bid to streamline operations and raise more money, the event was centered in Old Town. That turned the historic area into a sort of game grid that found teams running to the children's museum, businesses and parks to compete in challenges.
During a phone interview, Larson said that setup was much better for both participants and spectators, which included Old Town visitors who were intrigued by all the hubbub and the family members and friends of the participants, who ran after the teams to monitor their progress.
"Everything is done on foot and more people could watch the challenges," she said.
For this year's event, which runs from April 5-7, Larson said the game will once again be centered in Old Town and there will be a new slate of 12 challenges. She didn't disclose what they would be — that info is kept secret to make it a surprise for the contestants — but she said they will be a mix of "physical, mental and 'silly' challenges" inspired by the various venues.
For instance, at the history museum there will be a challenge that delves into the area's history, and a science challenge is planned at Pennypickle's Workshop, the children's museum.
The activities will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 6, a Saturday. Larson said there were 55 teams of four last year and this year she is hoping to boost that total to 80 teams.
It costs $90 to enter, with that total covering a T-shirt, the game and a ticket to the red carpet dinner that night at South Coast Winery. Larson said she is capping registration for the game on Monday. For youngsters, there will be a kids challenge that runs from 1 to 3 p.m. that will cost $10 per family.
There are more than 100 former reality show participants from 28 shows who are planning to come out for the event, and Larson said they have all committed to raising at least $400 individually for Michelle's Place.
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When: April 5-7
What: More than 100 former contestants on shows such as "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race" will be teaming up with teams of local folks to compete in a dozen challenges set up in Old Town Temecula. The third annual event raises money for Michelle's Place, the nonprofit breast cancer resource center.
Cost: $90 per person for the game, which is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Registration closes Monday.
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To help stage the event, there will be more than 400 volunteers scattered throughout Old Town and there will be singing and dancing groups gathering at Sam Hicks Memorial Park as part of a musical challenge.
"I've been flooded by people wanting to be part of it in some way," Larson said.
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Published: Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 6:30 a.m.
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If you are moseying through downtown Ocala on Saturday morning and you are delayed by cattle stampeding across the boulevard, there's no need to be alarmed.
Rotary Discovery Fest Cracker Cattle Drive and Cowboy Round-Up
When: Cattle Drive begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at the corner of Southeast Eighth Street and Osceola Avenue.
Festivities: Run 10:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Tuscawilla Park, 899 NE Sanchez Ave., Ocala
Admission: Free
Info: 401-4900, 368-5517 or www.ocalafl.org/cowboy
Florida High School Rodeo
What: Sanctioned student rodeo featuring local and statewide athletes
When: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Where: Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, 2232 NE Jacksonville Road, Ocala
Admission: $6 in advance, $7 at the gate, free for ages 5 and younger
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In fact, you may just want to follow the cattle — and the cowboys driving them — as they make their way to Tuscawilla Park for a party.
The city of Ocala and all six Marion County Rotary clubs are presenting a daylong cowboy-themed festival at the park, which the city hopes will draw thousands, said Suzanne Shuffitt, supervisor of the city's Discovery Center. This is the first year for the festival, but it is the second year for the cattle drive, which begins at 10 a.m. at the corner of Southeast Eighth Street and Southeast Osceola Avenue.
The 10 cowboys slated to drive 20 to 30 steers are the "real deal," said Andy Seiler, who is organizing the cattle drive with Ruben Lamb.
"This is a core group of guys who work in the industry day in and day out," he said. "Fifty or 60 years ago, a quarter of our population was involved with agricultural production. Today, only 2 percent work in agriculture. I think it's very important to raise awareness about all the hard work and dedication today's ranchers and farmers put forth to provide the food we all eat."
Shuffitt agreed, noting the festival is designed to raise awareness about local agriculture production. "And it's a celebration of Marion County's rich agricultural heritage," she said.
The timing is right, as hundreds of students dig their boots into the Southeastern Youth Fair starting this weekend. The fair kicks off with the Florida High School Rodeo on Friday and Saturday, with livestock exhibits, shows and auctions starting Sunday at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion.
Outside of the rodeo ring, the public's first glimpse of the weekend's cattle, cowpokes and horses will be Saturday morning on the streets of downtown Ocala.
Spectators are encouraged to follow behind the cattle drive, or — better still — watch from the roadsides. Shuffitt said she expects people will begin "staking out" their spots early, such as they do with Ocala's annual Christmas parade.
She said no roads will be closed. Police will simply stop traffic as the cattle and cowboys approach intersections. Besides, she noted, the cattle move quickly. Opening ceremonies at the park are scheduled for 10:45 a.m., which will allow plenty of time for the cowboys to take the stage, she said.
"Come dressed in your cowboy and cowgirl attire," she recommends. "And be prepared to spend the whole day enjoying good food and good, clean fun."
Headlining the entertainment lineup, she said, is "a killer country music band" called Hayfire out of Orlando. Local singers and dancers, including country line-dancers, also will perform.
A cowboy entertainer will perform roping tricks and "cowboy magic." A blacksmith will show off his trade, and cracker horses will be on hand. Kids' activities will include stick-horse races, pony rides, face-painting, sack races and roping.
Children also will be invited to design their own cattle brand.
Adults and children can ride the barrel bulls, Shuffitt said, and an "old town arcade" will be set up offering horseshoes, slingshots and other "old-timey games."
That's not to mention cow-patty bingo. And, yes, Shuffitt noted, that game does involve a real heifer and — if all goes as planned — real cow patties.
Many activities are free, but some will have a charge.
Vendors will be on hand, and sweet treats such as kettle corn will be offered. But most of the food will be sold by the Rotary clubs.
"We're setting up an entire food court, offering mainly cowboy-themed food," said Tim Dean, president of the Ocala Rotary Club. Proceeds will be donated to the Discovery Center.
Shuffitt said the funds will be used to convert the 5,000-square-foot second floor of the Discovery Center into a gallery.
"The Rotary clubs are all about service above self, so we're excited to help raise funds for a project that will benefit so many kids and families in this community," Dean said. "And it is a celebration of something very unique to Florida and Marion County, being that we are a top producer of cattle and agriculture."
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