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|2012-10-10, 09:24
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well... expecting too much and end up disappointed...
I really hope Yamajii won't die in one hit... at least let him die in better way!
I really hope that explosion is made by Yamajii.. then he will appear and say "well, what you kill is another form of my bankai! it's only a decoy"
then an epic battle will start again...
hoping too much
|2012-10-10, 09:30
|Link #982
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: East Cupcake
I don't know...I like Yama-kun's death. As soon as his powers were raised to the nth degree, it became fairly obvious that he would be nerfd somehow. But, even beyond that, Crazy-Hair-Dude is effectively the vengeance that Yama-kun's past ruthlessness has enacted on the world. By being the monster he was in the past, Yama-kun set in motion the events that led to the destruction of SS. Consequently, I like how his last actions were to be depowered (effectively raped) and then eviscerated. It was bleak and hopeless and lots of fun.
I especially liked Crazy-Hair-Dudes choice of words during this chapters attack: "Violate Soul Society". Quite a chilling word choice...
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|2012-10-10, 09:40
|Link #983
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Yamaji got taken out like a punk.
Really i can't help but compare this to how other old anime badasses got taken out. In Naruto the 3rd Hokage had a fierce fight against one of the most prominent villains and in death managed to severely injure him and force him to retreat; considering Bach was planning on leaving anyway to wait for the royal guard maybe Yamaji could have achieved something similar. In One Piece, we had whitebeard who stormed the battlefield plowing through even the toughest opponents; he was taken out by the shear number of wounds that was inflicted upon him by the entire ARMY he was fighting against. Yamaji of bleach... he wastes his best moves taking out a minion and is then taken down effortlessly by the villain. Thus he dies achieving nothing and dying like a punk
|2012-10-10, 09:47
|Link #984
U mad?
Join Date: Apr 2012
There are five special war potentials, Ichigo&Aizen confirmed, waiting for the other 3.
So after eliminating the stronger enemies, they use zerg rush to win?
We see the main cast fighting all the time, so I didn't notice it that much, but it looks like the average shinigami is really weak
|2012-10-10, 09:48
|Link #985
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Kubo gave us crap that Yamamoto wasn't fighting in full-power because he had an Albus Dumbledore thing with his arm that he refuses to let Inoue heal it because of some pride shit that serves as an excuse to kill him with one slash
at least KT had the "kindness" to show us his bankai first before killing the character off
|2012-10-10, 09:56
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|2012-10-10, 10:04
|Link #987
Many RPGs, Little Time
Well, his death is supposed to be tragic.
aka epic fail
It's Bleach's final arc afterall, and Kubo himself said that there would be lots of death.
And go read One Piece in case you hate characters dying lol
|2012-10-10, 11:07
|Link #989
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Anyways, to the chapter. They showed that Mohawk Stern Ritter was still alive (he was exhausted looking as the soldiers stormed in), but didn't we see Yamamoto kill him? I thought the Mohawk guy was part of the trio that tried to surprise Yamamoto with As Nodt and ended up fried to death?
Anyways, Yamamoto's upper body falling to the groun was pretty crazy...and young Shunsui . I wonder...is that Ichigo coming through...the person who helped Urahara...or the 0 squad coming faster than Bach expected?
|2012-10-10, 11:16
|Link #990
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
i don't really have a problem with yama-jii's death. he wasn't ever that interesting of a character until very recently. he may have been the most boring captain actually. everything in the past few chapters about him was cool, but that's after a decade of almost nothing substantial. so his death was pretty fitting i think. cut down by the avenger he created.
also, i'm in the camp that thinks the fire monster was oldschool yama-jii. he used to be a murder machine until he exterminated the quincy and got lazy and started enjoying life to an extent. given that description it makes sense that bach would be stronger now, since he's spent this time honing his revenge.
|2012-10-10, 11:27
|Link #991
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
I assumed the picture was meant to symbolize his bankai. When he released it, we saw how it could decimate soul society if it went on for too long, so I just assumed that was when he first got his bankai, which meant that if he ever had to use his bankai again, he was telling shunsui, it'd be in a position where he would probably die by his enemy's or his own hands.
|2012-10-10, 11:53
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Senior Member
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|2012-10-10, 12:13
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Join Date: Mar 2009
And really, I could care less about Bleach's plot at this point, or how slowly it moves forward. It was really always the characters I was interested in, and my desire to see good guys actully die in the series was second to the desire to see them developed, rather than be shoved aside and ignored for new characters every new arc. And imo, Kubo's just shown again how he doesn't really have any idea what to do with them, killing them off frivolously one after the other rather than develop them, taking the easy way out. Then again, he did reduce most of these characters to cardboard cutouts long ago, so in a way maybe it's fitting they get knocked aside so indifferently.
My mind reels already at the level of asspull Ichigo's going to need to defeat the guy who just beat the strongest character in the series with one slash. It strained my disbelief when he beat Aizen, but I don't think I'll ever be ready for this.
|2012-10-10, 12:34
|Link #995
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: There...no, not there.Yes, there!
Age: 25
By that your logic if you see a guy saying "It's a good day", but you said it before he did then he totally ripped you off...
Anyway, Yama's death was now how I expected, and I doubt that, if it's truly Ichigo the cause the explosion in the sky, it would mean that Ichigo comes to the "rescue" but his previous mental state suggest that Ichigo comes to "slaughter".
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Spot WTI prices broke $35 and even $36 per barrel in November as anticipated boosts to world supply from OPEC and other sources failed to find much realization in actual stocks data. The idea that stocks are still languishing at below-normal levels is particularly persuasive when one views current levels (for key consuming regions) relative to "normal" values which account for the long-term trend in OECD stocks.
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an animation technique involving moving text, usually accompanied by corresponding speech
'… Motion typography (or kinetic typography) refers to the art and technique of expression with animated text. Expressing yourself through animated words with graphics can be really convincing and cool to see. Flying, floating, growing, expanding, turning characters …'marcofolio.net March 2008
Remember the old adage 'pictures speak louder than words'? Text is conventionally thought of as less instantly expressive than other forms of visual communication, requiring the time-consuming process of decoding the message by digesting and connecting individual words. But what if the words themselves could behave a bit more like pictures, exploring colour, shape and other artistic parameters, and better still, what if they could move? In an attempt to enhance the expressive power of text, these are the techniques employed by kinetic typography. If you're finding this hard to visualise, then before you read on, take a look at our very own example.
defying the conventions of horizontal text, kinetic typography attempts to engage a viewer's attention by forcing them to visually track words which move across, up or down the page
Kinetic typography, sometimes also referred to as motion typography, is known as the art of integrating movement with text. Defying the conventions of horizontal text, it attempts to engage a viewer's attention by forcing them to visually track words which move across, up or down the page. It also uses colour, size and font selection to highlight particular words. This can in turn evoke particular emotions in the viewer/reader, especially when paired with audio using corresponding emphasis and intonation.
In conventional text, words in their physical form are 'neutral', allowing readers the opportunity to distance themselves and their feelings. By contrast, kinetic typography enhances the expressive power of words so that they cause a more immediate, involuntary reaction in the reader. It is for this reason that political and social awareness campaigns have turned to kinetic typography to spread their message. The technique can be used to showcase the words being spoken, rather than the speaker, as this short excerpt from President Obama's victory speech illustrates.
The term kinetic typography dates back to the late 1950s. An early pioneer was Saul Bass, an award-winning film-maker and graphic designer who first used the technique in Alfred Hitchcock's film North by Northwest in 1959. The film's opening sequence featured credits that flew in from off-screen and faded out into the film itself, evoking the intrinsic energy and suspense of the movie.
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The adjective kinetic, a scientific term meaning 'relating to movement', has its origins in 19th century Greek kinein which means 'to move'. The noun typography, referring to 'the arrangement of words and letters in a printed document', dates back even further to the 17th century, deriving from French typographie and modern Latin typographia.
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Score Concert Productions, the Malmo Symphony Orchestra and Bandai Namco Partners Sweden today announced that BAFTA award-winning American composer Jason Graves will guest conduct during this year's Joystick 5.0 concerts in Malmö, Sweden on May 31 and June 1. Joystick 5.0 will be performed at the Malmö Concert Hall.
For the fifth incarnation of the immensely popular concert series, the Malmö Symphony Orchestra will perform several pieces by the two-time British Academy award-winning composer Jason Graves. A brand new heroic suite from the critically acclaimed Tomb Raider soundtrack will be conducted by Graves himself. The audience will also experience his chilling music from the sci-fi horror series Dead Space.
Joystick producer Orvar Säfström: 'Jason Graves is one of the most talented and interesting composers in game music today. We are immensely happy to welcome him to our concert, and even more excited that he will conduct the Malmö Symphony Orchestra himself.'
A classically-trained composer and world percussionist, Jason Graves has conducted and recorded his live orchestral scores at Abbey Road Studios, Air Studios London, Capitol Records, FOX, Paramount Pictures and Skywalker Sound. Graves previously conducted the Tomb Raider 'Survivor' Trailer at the Spike TV Video Game Awards in Los Angeles and his music from the original Dead Space has been performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Jason's concerto for string quartet from Dead Space 2, 'Lacrimosa' was premiered to a live audience at the Score symphony concert in Falun, Sweden earlier this year.
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there was a conversation sometime back about tomato pollination and that pollinators for tomato was unneeded outdoors. However, only recently are some aspects of pollination ecology coming to light. Check out this study:
Wild bee species increase tomato production and respond differently to surrounding land use in Northern California
Biological Conservation, Volume 133, Issue 1, November 2006, Pages 81-87
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Pollination provided by bees enhances the production of many crops. However, the contribution of wild bees remains unmeasured for many crops, and the effects of anthropogenic change on many bee species are unstudied. We experimentally investigated how pollination by wild bees affects tomato production in northern California. We found that wild bees substantially increase the production of field-grown tomato, a crop generally considered self-pollinating. Surveys of the bee community on 14 organic fields that varied in proximity to natural habitat showed that the primary bee visitors, Anthophora urbana Cresson and Bombus vosnesenskii Radoszkowski, were affected differently by land management practices. B. vosnesenskii was found primarily on farms proximate to natural habitats, but neither proximity to natural habitat nor tomato floral abundance, temperature, or year explained variation in the visitation rates of A. urbana. Natural habitat appears to increase B. vosnesenskii populations and should be preserved near farms. Additional research is needed to determine how to maintain A. urbana. Species-specific differences in dependency on natural habitats underscore the importance of considering the natural histories of individual bee species when projecting population trends of pollinators and designing management plans for pollination services. Thus, to maintain an entire bee community, multiple approaches, including maintaining natural habitat, should be implemented.
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An appointed town council for Danville?
Original post made by [removed], Alamo, on Aug 12, 2011
News services researchers have become aware of an intention to create a fully appointed town council for Danville. In document discovery among government-allied groups, a plan is in place to contact potential candidates and gain commitment not to run against the remaining elected council members that wish to be appointed in 2012 rather than run for re-election. The minute political core of supporters of the current council is focused on preserving the authority of the town council and its independence from a majority vote.
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a resident of Alamo
on Aug 14, 2011 at 8:52 am
Dear Editor,
As you UPDATE this story with your own research and articles there is more to the story now unfolding. In tracing discovered documentation supporting the appointment of the rest of the Danville Town Council next year it was discovered that such actions are part of a republican party political strategy to move city governments to republican control against the democratic controlled board of supervisors. The plan is to expand republican control in districts 2 and 3 as base for a strong campaign in district 5. The primary targets are cities in districts 1 and 4 cities as lead-up to competitive challenge to Mitchoff and Gioia in 2014.
The closed door redistricting process in Contra Costa County has made many of the 19 cities in Contra Costa County look for independence from CCC-BOS in their leadership based on community polling of their resident voters. Republicans see this as opportunity to break the long-standing machine politics in our county and bring stronger republican presence in the 24/680 south corridor, Walnut Creek, and the Highway 4 corridor. Danville plays a role in such plans by have a strong republican mayor in 2012 as part of an appointed council strongly supported by republican efforts to control competitive challenges.
The façade of non-partisan political offices in Contra Costa County has now been erased and party-based political actions and campaigns are the new norm.
a resident of Danville
on Aug 16, 2011 at 11:49 am
Don't spin a conspiracy theory, based on redistricting. Danville has a history of appointing 'favorites,'i.e., Bob Storer, etc. When no one ran against the council in 2010, they were all 're-appointed.' I don't think that will happen in 2012; too many issues getting press in Danville.
a resident of Walnut Creek
on Aug 16, 2011 at 12:33 pm
Very interesting.
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Original post made by Michelle Yee, Downtown North, on Apr 20, 2007
Californians voted against funding public preschool, and yet this bill would offer essentially the same thing. The Kindergarten Readiness bill would require kindergarten readiness classes to be taught by state credentialed teachers in facilities paid for by the public school system and offered to all children who will enter Kindergarten the following year.
I am outraged that the public is being held accountable for preschool even though we voted against it!
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a resident of Ventura
on Apr 20, 2007 at 11:37 pm
I too voted against the proposition, but I would be open-minded about a new bill. I don't know any details yet. The reasons that I voted against the meausre had to do with its mechanisms for funding and implementation rather than the idea itself. I know I'm not the only one who voted against the measure without intending to reject the idea completely and for all time, so I would suggest that the energy invested in outrage would be better spent in providing arguments against this measure, other than mentioning a past measure.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 21, 2007 at 7:15 am
I voted against it because it would have required all pre-k to go to pre-school.
If it requires only kids to go to pre-school by 4 who have not attained certain levels of ability in order to prep them for Kindergarten..well, then I will see.
I objected to the idea that all kids needed govt funded help. A lot of us are quite fine educating our kids at the pre-school level in "our way", thank you.
But, it is true there are some kids who show up to kindergarten never having had a book read to them, an adult who spoke to them of colors and shapes, a coloring book, or rules of behavior in groups taught to them.
a resident of University South
on Apr 21, 2007 at 8:30 am
The election was in June of 2006, not November, which is a minor point. More relevant is the fact that much of the opposition (I voted no as well) was of the "pre-school YES, special income tax hike NO" variety.
The initiative funded pre-school through a special income tax hike on high-income families. My opposition was not to broadening pre-school opportunties but to creating yet another specially-funded program rather than having pre-school debated and funded as part of the overall state budget funding process.
Most of the editorial opposition at the time was not about pre-school but about the initiative's funding approach.
So I have no problem looking at another approach that puts pre-school within the regular funding process.
a resident of another community
on Apr 21, 2007 at 12:36 pm
The recent news about daycare/preschool is confusing: It's good/it's bad for children. It socializes them/it makes them aggressive. Personally, I think kids have become overprogrammed, overstimulated, over-intellectualized, and over-academed in age-inappropriate ways. Just because you can get them to "perform" at younger ages doesn't mean they are psychosocially ready for the pressures we throw at them at ever-younger ages.
I'm not against preschool, but school/school-like programs are run by the clock, and there seems to be at attitude/expectation that we should be pouring more and more into our children's heads, as if there's infinite capacity to take it all in. Kids may be able to take it all in, but that doesn't mean they have time to process it and to explore/experience the world in HEALTHY ways.
Why are we hearing about so many kids who excel, only to be burnt out by thge time they're ready for college? Why are we hearing about so many kids with behavior/inattention problems at school? Why are we medicating so many kids so they will be able to sit still, stay quiet, and not disrupt class? Why are more and more kids unable to read social cues and body language on the playground?
I don't have the answers. We can blame TV, food additives, junk food, the environment, poor parenting, etc. But maybe we should take a strong look at trying to push kids too fast too soon. Giving them age-appropriate enrichment (language-rich, hands-on, experiential opportunities in a relaxed, unrushed, unforced environment) could do a lot for school readiness.
Let's turn back the clock and take the academics out of kindergarten. If you provide learning opportunities (i.e., learn about the world in natural, exploratory ways without "teaching"), the kids at age 6-7-8 will learn to read and do math in record time because they've got the foundation of life experiences along with biologic developmental readiness. You can cram more in faster when their brains are ready for intellectual analysis required of academics.
As for this "Kindergarten Readiness Act"--I'd say it's just another way to push-push-push our kids too early and dehumanize them. Public schools run more by the clock and by "covering" the curriculum than private preschool/daycare programs. The next thing you'll know, we'll have STAR testing for 4-year olds.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 21, 2007 at 12:59 pm
I think it is useful for a child to have been in social settings, away from family members, before kindergarten. I think that they do better in kindergarten if they can recognise the fact that now is the time to play, now is the time to listen, now is the time to work at the table on a project and now is the time to eat, or whatever. It is probably useful if they can identify colors, know the difference between letters and numbers and perhaps identify their written name or simple shapes. However, this is probably all they do need to know. Some will learn this from church sunday schools, or moms and toddlers groups. Some will learn it from interaction with older siblings, cousins or other family members and friends.
To say that every child should go to preschool is not really necessary. For the majority of children who do not go to organised preschool, they will probably get what they need elsewhere. But, there are some children who do start kindergarten with a big disadvantage because they do not have the skills mentioned in my first paragraph. These kids, be they few in number or not, are not ready for kindergarten and not only do they take a long time to integrate into a classroom routine, they make it very difficult for their teachers and classmates to establish this routine as there is usually a lot of crying, clinging to parents, and refusals to join in the class activity. For this reason, I would prefer to see children being tested for kindergarten readiness and something like a young 5s program being established for them which is recommended for them by teachers (not parents) and is offered to all children regardless of when their birthdays are if they need it.
a resident of Downtown North
on Apr 21, 2007 at 7:51 pm
The funding was a major issue to be sure. It wasn't fair to expect high income families and individuals to pay for preschool for all. And yes, the measure was voted on in June, forgive my mommy-memory.
The problem with this measure is that it institutionalizes pre-K. Private pre-K programs (including play based, developmental preschools) will have to compete with free public pre-K, and for those kids who do go public, the content and instruction will be standardized. If the state of public kindergarten is a good example, there won't be enough play. Children absolutely need play - it's not negotiable or a luxury - it is a developmental need.
The reason for this measure is to set children on the state content standards and assessments track at age 4. Unfortunately, the state content standards are not always developmentally appropriate. If expecting all 2nd graders to master the same skills at the same time is inappropriate, think of the developmental span of all the 4 year olds in the state.
a resident of Downtown North
on Apr 21, 2007 at 9:20 pm
Michelle, thanks for bringing this to our attention. I agree that while the general idea of pre-school can be nice, this hardly means it should be mandated for all with a government bureaucracy and public funding - this would have to be a massive program some people don't even want to have their kids join.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 22, 2007 at 8:52 am
My desire for "something" has more to do with giving "something" to kids who have nothing in their homes but a TV. No books, few to no toys, minimal adult interaction. And they end up in kindergarten with kids who have been read to and played with from birth.
The problem is that kids who come from these "intellectually" impoverished environments and go to a good pre-k lose all the benefits by 4th grade if their elementary school/family environment does not support their growth.
So, it is more of a problem than just offering pre-k to those with nothing.
On the other hand, I read about 10 years ago the results of a study conducted in the East Coast, where thousands of kids from single parent homes were randomly selected for full-time "qualified" daycare from 6 months old, and were in this daycare until kindergarten. In High School, they tested much brighter, did much better in all areas, and were more likely to go to college than their peers who were not selected.
I am NOT advocating government funded full-time day care for everyone here! But, it raises interesting questions about the value of early and frequent stimulation and its effect on kids' futures. A policy discussion around this would be fun.
I will see if I can find the 2 reports ( one of losing the ground gained by one year of pre-k, and the other of keeping the ground gained from full-time and early) online and post it.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Apr 22, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Can anyone tell me how this is to be funded? Where are the school systems going to house these preschoolers? Where will school systems get the teachers? What will be their qualifications? There is an alarming shortage of teachers for K-8 as it is. This all seems very nice and magnanimous on paper - but practically speaking, where is the money, where is the personnel? More portable classrooms? Specially designed play areas? At what point does the 'state' have to draw the line as to what is 'its business"? - do parents have to do it for them? When can children just be children? Is 'society' pushing the chlidren too fast? I'm
just asking.
a resident of another community
on Apr 22, 2007 at 10:13 pm
This bill is partly all new, and partly revises existing laws such as class size reduction. You can read it here:
Web Link
Under the present law, kindergarten is not compulsory, and education is compulsory at age 6. The K Readiness Act It will make kindergarten compulsory if a child is age 5 by Sept 1, starting in 2011. The theory is that if you catch kids early enough, you can offer interventions while young minds are still able to benefit, and prevent retention, special ed, or other solutions when kids are not succeeding.
Some funding will come from existing federal/state preschool funding, and funding for facilities will be available. Classes will have 20 prekinders (ages 3-4) with 1 credentialed teacher (or teacher working on credential) and 1 assistant teacher with an A.A. degree. Three hours/day = full time for kids, but for teachers, 6 hours/day (two sessions, one a.m., one p.m.) = full time. (Isn't that more than is required of elementary/secondary teachers? When do they prepare?)
I don't know what working parents would do about getting kids into daycare on all the school holidays & breaks.
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Rachael Winfree, Neal M. Williams, Jonathan Dushoff, Claire Kremen (2007)
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Although much functional biological explanation on all levels of organization can be reduced completely to physics and chemistry, it is clear that not all functional explanations can be so reduced. A major challenge in biology is to ascertain those functional explanations that cannot be reduced to the laws of the physical sciences. Some possibilities include the Hardy-Weinberg law of equilibrium, and all the population genetics based on it, and the concept of ecological competition. The lack of a fuller discussion of functional explanations in biology and especially of their relationships to evolutionary ones is an unfortunate shortcoming in this volume, but not everything could be included. And again here is an interesting and important topic for future workers.
The autonomy of biology and the question of the reduction of biology to the physical sciences are quite correctly of great concern to Mayr. Unfortunately these points, which are so self-obvious to anyone working with whole organisms, are completely ignored, forgotten or never realized by many, perhaps most, working biologists today. Entire departments of biology, such as my own, have changed into ones of molecular and cellular biology with the belief that all biology can be completely understood on these levels of organization as well as completely reduced to explanations in the physical sciences. Mayr's strong position to the contrary on both points is an excellent antidote to this widespread but narrow thinking in modern biology, and should be carefully considered by professional biologists and laypersons alike.
Of even greater importance is Mayr's position that a philosophy of science based on physics is simply too narrow to be valid. This is not to claim that a philosophy of science based on physics is incorrect—quite the contrary. Rather such a philosophy is just incomplete. Physics is a simple science largely because of the apparent decision of physicists to restrict their science to nomological-deductive explanations. Nothing is wrong with that, as physicists have every right to decide what to include in their science. Possibly there are no historical events within physics proper, although I doubt it. But by excluding historical-narrative explanations, physicists have established a rather artificial boundary for themselves, and in doing so have lost all claims that physics is the proper science on which to establish a sound philosophy of science.
Mayr advocates the strong position that biology is a better science on which to develop further a philosophy of science, mainly because biology possesses a major component of historical-narrative events that must be explained along with the nomological principles. Biology is not unique in this aspect, as geology and astronomy also have a large component of historical-narrative events, but I agree with Mayr that biology constitutes a far more interesting foundation for the further development of the philosophy of science. Biologists in general have concerned themselves little with the philosophical or methodological foundations of their science, an approach that has been to the detriment of biology. What comes through loud and clear from this entire volume are continuing problems in biological understanding because of this overall lack of interest by biologists in the philosophical foundations of their discipline. In spite of the intense interest during the past quarter century by younger philosophers of biology, we are only seeing the first and very tentative foundations of an expanded philosophy of science. This is a most exciting area for the future understanding of biology to which theoretical biologists will contribute as much as philosophers of science. Mayr points out a number of important areas, such as the role of the genetic program during ontogeny, the central importance of population thinking, and interactions between functional and evolutionary explanations—that is his proximal and ultimate causation—that will have central roles in this development of an enlarged philosophy of science.
This Is Biology is a most fascinating book because it is not a perfectly finished work. Mayr knows well enough that it is not possible to deal with all of the intricate details of so complicated a discipline as biology in a single volume and has not attempted to do so. He has focused on the highlights and points out possible avenues for further thought; indeed there is stimulus for much thought hiding on almost every page of this book. Mayr's clear writing style permits the reader to grasp the core of what is being advocated and hence to be able to think further on the topic. I found much to think about on my first reading of This Is Biology, and even more on the second and third. This is a volume of importance for anyone with the slightest interest in biology, and one that gains ever more importance with one's increasing interest. It is not a book for light bedtime reading, but one for concentration and contemplation. The rewards are great, however, making This Is Biology a pleasure to recommend without reservations to the layperson, the general scientist and the professional biologist alike.—Walter J. Bock, Biological Sciences, Columbia University
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MSI announced the Slider S20 Ultrabook Convertible, which is a new
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The Slider S20 features 8GB of DDR3 memory, 128GB of SSD storage, 1920x1080 resolution, a weight of 2.2 pounds, a 1-inch thick body and a slew of connectivity options like a Jackson Peak Wireless adapter, Ethernet, Bluetooth, a mini HDMI-out connector, a 720p HD webcam and two USB3 ports.
"Many users prefer the mobility of a tablet, but still need the processing power of an actual laptop computer," said Andy Tung, vice president of sales for MSI US. "MSI's S20 Ultrabook Convertible solves that problem by combining the best of both worlds, giving users the choice of using it as a tablet or as a laptop."
The Slider S20 will make its way to consumers in Q1 2013 for $1,199.99 USD.
Microsoft's latest operating system could use some help in the device sales department. It was recently reported that Windows 8 usage has sunk below Windows Vista levels, which is a bad sign early on considering Vista was one of the most-hated Microsoft operating systems.
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TutorialsRegistering Users and allowing them to edit their details
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These days many sites require users to register to get full functionality (SSbits included!). This is something that although not avaiable out of the box in SilverStripe is quite strait forward and a great way to gain a better understanding of both the Member and Form systems. In this tutorial we are going to create a simple registration form and a page for users to then edit their details.Continue reading...
TutorialsAdding an image to a blog post using Decorators and the SilverStripe Blog Module
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The Silverstripe blog module is great and its made its way into many of my Silverstripe sites. However, for most designers it is missing one vital aspect; an image field for each post. In this tutorial I'm going to show you how to quickly add an image to the blog module without editing any of it's files, allowing hassle free upgrading in future.Continue reading...
TutorialsWorking with Site Config
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One of the great new features of 2.4 is the introduction of a Site Config page. This allows you to put all of those fields which are not page related, such as The sites title, root access permissions and even the current theme. The SiteConfig class is simply a dataobject and so can easily be extended to include fields, relationships and functions which you can then access from anywhere in your site.Continue reading...
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Many people need a way to monitor their website, and while it's pretty easy to add the code to a SilverStripe template, or even the basic Page_Controller, I thought I would show how I modularized and made it accessible from the SiteConfig area of the CMS.Continue reading...
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If like me you cannot figure out how on earth to use the updateCMSActions() function in a decorator and you also can't get the getCMSActions() function to find your custom method inside the controller then here is a way to make it work, which will allow you to create custom actions and buttons to trigger those actions within the CMS.Continue reading...
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There is a method on SilverStripe's Form class to set a success or error message when the form is submitted. That's cool... but sometimes you need to display a message that is not related to a form. I've created a couple of simple controller methods to enable setting and displaying of message banners anytime.Continue reading...
TutorialsRotating and Greyscaling Images using GD and Decorators
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Some of you might have noticed that SilverStripe's GD class has a couple of interesting looking functions, namely rotate($angle) and greyscale($Red, $Green, $Blue). However it was never quite clear how to use these functions (at least not to me anyway!). So after a bit of trial and error, it turns out it's pretty simple to achieve by decorating the image class and adding a couple of simple functions...Continue reading...


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The charm of copper-topped lanterns found at French markets is replicated in our Case Sconce. It's held by a graceful gooseneck arm, and the domed top is artfully finished to replicate the warm patina of real copper.
- Crafted of iron with glass panels.
- Hand finished in antique copper and black.
- Damp UL-listed for use indoors or in a protected outdoor area.
- Hardwire; professional installation recommended.
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- Overall: 11.5" wide x 12.5" deep x 17.5" high
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Uganda police raid private newspaper, arrest four
New York, May 25, 2011--Police raided the offices of the independent, Luganda-language weekly, Gwanga, Tuesday, arresting two senior editors and two other staff members on criminal libel charges, local journalists told CPJ. Twelve officers came to their offices in a suburb of the capital, Kampala, arresting Managing Editor Kizito Sserumaga, Coordinating Editor Alex Lubwaga, reporter Patricia Serebe and security guard, James Lukyamuzi. Police released the journalists and their guard from the Old Kampala Police Station at 8:30 p.m. on police bond. They reported back today, local journalists told CPJ.


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Cardinals down Patriots in Mid-State action
The Staples-Motley Cardinals improved to 9-0 and clinched the Mid-State Conference title with a 76-57 win over the Pequot Lakes Patriots in girls' basketball action on Thursday, Feb. 7.
The Patriots, 5-3 in the Mid-State and 13-8 overall, were scheduled to play Crosby-Ironton on Tuesday, Feb. 12, and then host Grand Rapids on Thursday, Feb. 14.
Kelly Pearson had 20 points for the Cardinals, who are ranked No. 7 in the Class AA poll. Pequot Lakes had five players score in double figures, led by Kayla Miller's 13 points.
The Patriots never led until midway through the opening half behind Pearson's hot shooting as she scored the Cardinals first 16 points. Pequot Lakes battled back to tie it 16-16, and then took the lead on a pair of free throws by Kayla Miller. A few minutes later, S-M's Mikayla Wing nailed a 3-point shot to give the visitors the lead they would never relinquish. The Patriots stayed fairly close as they trailed 35-29 at the half.
The Cardinals began to extend their lead early in the second half as Jasmine McGillvray nailed a pair of 3-point baskets. S-M extended the lead to 52-37, but the Patriots later cut the deficit to 56-45 after layups by Vanessa Lane and Miller.
The Cardinals built a 71-49 lead before Brittny Bzdok answered with three baskets for Pequot Lakes. But it wasn't enough to close the gap as S-M won by 19 points.
"(S-M) is much deeper, and I think we became tired," said Pequot Lakes coach Jon Dale, "but I can't be disappointed with our effort."
Staples-Motley 35 41 — 76
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Jaelin Beachy 13, Mikayla Wing 12, Kaitlin Spar 4, Kelly Pearson 20, Brooke Wolhowe 2, Kyann Nyhus 5, Grace Wolhowe 9, Jasmine McGillivray 11. FG 19-47 FT 14-19 8-21 (74 percent).
Brittny Bzdok 11, Vanessa Lane 11, Katie White 12, Kayla Miller 13, Jessica Kreitz 10. 18-44 FT 12-23 3-13 (53 percent).
Patriots 63, Wadena-DC 57
On Tuesday, Feb. 5, Lane scored 23 points and secured eight rebounds to lead Pequot Lakes past visiting Wadena-Deer Creek in Mid-State Conference action.
Miller added 14 points for the Patriots, while Katie White scored 13. Caitlin Volkmann and 6-2 post player Emily Miron each had 18 points for the Wolverines.
"We were able to get our fast break going with Katie (White) and Haley (Wiebolt) making some nice passes," said Dale. "Jessica (Kreitz) and Vanessa (Lane) did a nice job on their big girl (Miron), who they were able to get in foul trouble."
Wadena-DC 23 34 — 57
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Hope Theisen 5, Caitlin Volkmann 18, Macy Hartman 2, Emily Miron 18, Melissa Moenkedick 7, Jennifer Craig 7.
Haley Wiebolt 2, Brittny Bzdok 6, Vanessa Lane 23, Katie White 13, Kayla Miller 14, Jessica Kreitz 5. FG 21-52 (40 percent), FT 12-30 (40 percent). 3-pointers: 3-5 (60 percent).


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Prior to joining the team at GGU, Neepa provided comprehensive career services at Mills College and has experience counseling within higher education, high school and a juvenile detention center. She has also spent some time abroad and is fluent in Spanish.
She is a CA Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and a Nationally Certified Counselor.
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Today I had a really interesting (and horrible but useful) experience. One of our customers has installed a brand new MOSS 2007 Enterprise farm with one server (and one other for SQL 2005), and my task was to migrate some content databases to here from another MOSS 2007 Enterprise. It seemed to be really simple, but… Oh yes, the mythical BUT!…
So, the content database was ready, new web application created, content DB attached, everything seemed well and good. Ok, the contents are ready, let's setup some custom features and set the basic MOSS features, for example search. Pretty easy, isn't it? Yes, it's not too complicated: just go to the Central Administration, open the Operations tab and choose Services on Server option – and start the WSS Search Service, and the Office Server Search Service.
Oooops! We didn't have the second one. It was not exist in the list! Moreover, the Server roles list was disabled. Because of that, I couldn't create any SSP because it's impossible without Index server in the farm. Oh my god, what the hell can be that?…
I was searching and searching (unfortunately not on that new MOSS server 😛 ), and found nothing. I've run STSADM -osearch, but got a "No Search Service" message. I was almost crying.
My tip was that something went wrong in the operating system or in the database (yes, I'm paranoid since the .NET framework 3.5 SP1 issue…). But I was not able to found what was it. I was almost screeming – but instead that I asked my friends Bob and Paul to help me. They advised me to look after if the customer's IT guy has installed the MOSS Farm in Web Front-End (WFE) or Complete mode.
In the trace log I've found the install story and the following entry: "Setting server role to WFE."
I was screaming. The WFE installation doesn't support Indexing service on the server.
Uninstall everything, and reinstall in Complete mode, with SP1, Language Pack and everything. And yes, the Office SharePoint Server Search service was in the list and was able to be started. And of course, the Server role list was enabled, as I wanted.
So the conclusions: it's too easy to make a wrong choice during SharePoint installation. So be careful which option you're choosing, because after a wrong decision you have to be faced too much sucks. Basically, first of all install a Complete server, after that you can add some WFEs for that, but never do a single WFE without other servers in the farm!


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Gallatin County authorities recount efforts to catch fugitive
BOZEMAN, Mont. - A high-speed chase stretched across two southwest Montana counties Thursday. NBC Montana has followed this story since it broke Thursday morning in Belgrade, all the way to when the suspect surrendered to Madison County authorities in the woods outside of Pony.
31-year-old Matthew Brandemihl faces five felonies -- three counts of theft, one count of burglary and one count of criminal endangerment -- for crimes police say stretched from northern Gallatin County all the way to the to the small town of Pony.
In court Friday, the judge set bail at $100,000.
Prosecutors say Brandemihl stole two trucks and an SUV, burglarized a home and created and endangered police and other motorists as he fled from officers.
It all started just before 8 a.m. Thursday, when Brandemihl allegedly stole a vehicle from a business south of Belgrade, leading authorities on a high-speed chase.
"This one was so unique because it was so long and it was extended and there were different vehicles and throughout a large part of the county," explains Gallatin County Sheriff Brian Gootkin.
NBC Montana checked in with Gootkin to find out how authorities worked together to try to stop the suspect while keeping the public out of harm's way.
"There are so many challenges that go along with that. You have all these different agencies, the communication between the agencies, dispatch trying to coordinate and track where everyone is. It's a really difficult situation for everyone," explains Gootkin.
Once Brandemihl allegedly crashed the first vehicle into a ravine, records allege he stole an SUV from a nearby home, driving it straight through a garage door.
Deputies say they chased him back towards Belgrade in heavy traffic before he jumped the vehicle over train tracks, through a fence and onto Interstate 90, reportedly crossing all four lanes of traffic, eluding officers.
"It was so difficult in that situation right there in Belgrade, right outside of River Rock. We shut down the school, which was huge. We wanted to make sure that these kids were safe. We coordinated, we really did sort of control where that person was allowed to go. Unfortunately, he slipped right through us," says Gootkin.
That's when Brandemihl allegedly stole a third vehicle and headed to Pony.
Regarding why he was able to escape, Gootkin said, "No idea. That's just one of those things where there's so much law enforcement, there's so much going on, you have a certain description, you have a certain vehicle description you're looking for that vehicle. You have no idea that vehicle going by you may be that person," replied Gootkin.
Three hours later, troopers spotted the truck between Harrison and Pony off Highway 287.
Reports indicate he ditched the truck more than a mile into the woods near Pony and fled on foot, not too far from where we witnessed surrender to Madison County authorities.
The judge also addressed three different misdemeanors from three earlier incidents, including a failure to give notice of an accident regarding a hit-and-run crash, operating with an expired registration and reckless driving involving a hit-and-run rollover crash in which he reportedly left the scene.
Witnesses say he was drinking.
Brandemihl pleaded not guilty to all three misdemeanors.