City of Heroes (Prima's Official Strategy Guide)

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A complete waste of resources

Great guide!

Well, it could have been better...

Helps Wonders

Game guide for City of Heros

City of Heroes (Prima's Official Strategy Guide)
Inc. IMGS
Manufacturer: Prima Games
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0761545166
Release Date: 2004-05-04

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A Heroic Compendium
·Complete villain stats
·Zone maps with villian locations
·Locations for all Shops and Trainers
·Complete stats for Powers, Enhancements and Inspirations
·Character development strategies
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A complete waste of resources.......2006-02-25

Sadly, this book was outdated and inapplicable the day it hit the stands. Repeated changes to the City of Heroes interface, infrastructure and gameplay have moved the game so far away from this book it often seems to be discussing an entirely different game. In many ways, it is.

If you're looking for a quick start guide, strategy guide, or even just a collection of helpful hints, this is NOT the book you want.

Great guide!.......2005-10-03

Very helpful guide. Much of CoH is not easy to understand and this guide really helps.

Well, it could have been better..........2005-09-20

The strategy guide is outdated, and should be revised for the current issue of city of heroes, the book still refers to the villains "council" as Fifth Column, and there are other things that are clearly outdated, it would be nice if Prima would take the time to give us a quality product, all in all, I would say, if there is a marketplace seller with a cheap price on this, go for it, it's been useful, but don't pay full price for an outdated strategy guide.

Helps Wonders.......2005-08-30

I use my book all the time. To help myself and to help other players. It is a little outdated in that it doesn't have the badges n it, but being that I have 2 computers, it is no biggie to pull the site up on one and the game on the other. Hubby and I both love it...though I use it more. : ))

Game guide for City of Heros.......2005-08-27

Not the most up to date information but still helpfull for a beginner with no manuel.

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Many organisms can reduce their resting metabolic rate to a state of suspended animation to allow them to survive in adverse environmental conditions. Molecular Mechanisms of Metabolic Arrest focuses on the latest opinions of molecular mechanisms and principles of dormancy regulation, highlighting various new concepts in metabolic rate control. This book will strongly appeal to all molecular and comparative scientists studying organism responses to environmental stress. It is also of relevance to medical researchers interested in how natural systems of hypometabolism can be applied to relevant problems in medicine.

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This book is aimed at graduate students in physics who are studying group theory and its application to physics. It contains a short explanation of the fundamental knowledge and method, and the fundamental exercises for the method, as well as some important conclusions in group theory.

The book can be used by graduate students and young researchers in physics, especially theoretical physics. It is also suitable for some graduate students in theoretical chemistry.

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lived up to expectations

The Complete Petrosexual: A Handbook of Style for the Modern Dog
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lived up to expectations.......2006-01-15

this book was cute, fluffy and not too substance-heavy...just what i expected. that said, it was cleverly written from a dog's perspective and made a great gift for my dog-obsessed mom. great gift for a dog lover with a sense of humor

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John M. Collins has distilled the wisdom of historyâ€™s great military minds to tutor readers on the necessary intellectual skills to win not only battles but also wars. He illuminates practices that worked well or poorly in the past, together with reasons why. He discusses national security interests, strategic building blocks, military strategies across the conflict spectrum, methods for developing talent and strategic acumen, and recent case studies that put principles into practice. Collins never tells readers what to think, but in Military Strategy he provides them with the intellectual tools to think for themselves. Written in a clear, straightforward style, this book will appeal to officers, policy-makers, students, and the public.

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Wonderfully insightful.......2007-02-11

Have read this cover to cover and now in the process of re-reading some specific portion. Have to say that it is well-researched and thorough. Help to re-confirm some of my own research in this same space. Steven Lim (RSTN) from Singapore.

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A Matter of Faith, Yes, But..........2005-02-01

As one reviewer stated, the reviewer who criticized this book on the basis of his antagonism to religious faith missed the point. I would go further and state that he showed the weakness of his own thinking process. True science is religious faith neutral. To conduct good scientific experiements, the question of God is left out of the process. This by no means implies that the scientist does not hold a personal opinion on the subject, either for or against. It merely means he or she suspends personal belief in the interest of conducting good experiments. Further, the number of people who hold to a certain position regarding faith, neither makes that faith valid nor makes it invalid. The professor's personal faith is atheism. That is a religious faith, every bit as much as is theism, creationism, or any other of the many isms of this world. This is very adequately demonstrated by his intollerant review. He takes an extreme position that is on the opposite side of the radical creationists, but is no more defensible then the radical creationists' views. He even goes so far as to suggest that the scientists (some of whom are Nobel Prize winners) who seem to think that a belief in God is not unreasonable, are not intelligent.

Now to the book itself. I find it very fascinating to look at the process of how many of the world's great scientific minds approach the questions addressed in this book. The people questioned take positions across the spectrum of belief/disbelief. The book includes a number of answers by those who do not believe in a god. I found the process and approach to be very well done, and to ask reasonable questions.

This book I think is worth reading no matter whether you believe in God or don't. The thinking process is never hurt by hearing opinions that differ from your own.

A Scientific Debate on: Comology, Biology, and Theology .......2004-11-27

"The idea of a universal mind or Logos would be, I think, a fairly plausible inference from the present state of scientific theory." Sir Arthur Eddington
"Then we shall be able to take part in the discussion of the question of why it is that we and the universe exist. If we find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason - for then we would know the mind of God." Stephen Hawking

Universe, Life and Deity:
In Paul Davis terminology, this is an inquiry in the mind of some very prominent scientists. It is a matter of great relevance to inquire how contemporary scientists visualize the relation between religion and science; the origin of the universe, life, and the existence of God. the 'Time Magazine' nominated the book as; "the year's most intriguing book about God was produced not by theologians but by 60 world-class scientists, 24 Nobel Prize-winners among them."

The Questionnaire:
Although the idea of the book is not new and may have been motivated by the initiator faith, yet it presented scientists' unedited responses, which are uniquely stated, thoughtful, and revealing. It is said that the questions that deserve be asked are those which could not be answered.
Those metaphysical inquiries were about theological/natural sciences, the cosmological question on origins of the universe, life, and Homo sapiens, and their approach to these quizzes, and thought on the concept of God.

The Responses:
In his introduction which summarizes the spectrum of responses, Roy Varghese quotes Einstein, Plank, Heisenberg, and Hawking.
"Stranger than the strangest concepts and theories of science is the appearance of God on the intellectual horizon of twentieth century science,' deducts Varghese with reference to their statements. In 'A brief history of Time' Hawking declared, "We ought to know the mind of God', while Paul Davies is quoted to argue that, "the very fact that the universe is creative, and that the laws have permitted complex structures to emerge and develop to the point of consciousness- in other words, that the universe has organized its own self-awareness, is for me powerful evidence that there is 'something going on' behind it all."

Eccles' conclusion:
according to sir John Eccles the origin of consciousness is relevant to the origin of Homo sapiens: "The only certainty we have is that we exist as unique self-conscious beings, each unique, never to be repeated. This I regard as outside the evolutionary process. the evolutionary process gives rise to my body and brain but, dualistically speaking, that is one side of the transaction...So that brain and body are in the evolutionary process but yet not fully explained in this way. But the conscious self is not in the Darwinian evolutionary process at all."

An excellent review.........2003-02-06

As someone who's interested both in Science and Religion, I have enjoyed this book tremenodously. It is a purley scientific and unbiased review of many leading scientist's views on the subject of God, the origin of life, and the origin of the universe.
24 of these scientists are Nobel Prize winners. I found it interesting that many of these reputable scientists, by their views, challenge the widely acceptable notion, that Creation is a religeous myth, and the Big Bang/Evolution is the only scientific answer...definetley worth reading.

one (sort of) agnostic's take on this book.......2001-11-18

This book is a thought-provoking collection of essays exploring issues relating to science and theology. Or, in other words, life, the universe, and ... never mind. This book is probably not going to appeal to those with set, rigid, doctrinaire views on either science or religion. Nor is there an effort to convert you to anything, really. The essays are varied, interesting, and you can probably take a lot of different thoughts away from this book. I didn't take it as an attempt to prove that science can or should point to a god. Certainly, a number of the writers recognize that science does not (and cannot) rule out a god. That, in my opinion, is true agnosticism (as applied to both religion and science!). Just as some religions have properly abandoned views inconsistent with provable scientific facts (darn that Galileo!), scientists ought to be willing to discuss and acknowledge the limits of science. Perhaps some scientists critical of this book don't like the same skepticism and desire for proof that they would place on religion being applied to their own domain. Oh well. For those intimidated by any critic's intimations regarding their degrees, for the most part, the essays, while sophisticated, don't require a Ph.D. in physics. I enjoyed this book, it made me think, and that's not bad.

Excellent Book about the opinions of scientists.......2000-06-15

Unlike the other reviewer who missed the point of the book, the authors were only reflecting the views of the scientists questioned. There is no attempt to prove the existence of God. The book is well written, with high ranking scientists from several fields providing valuable insight into their beliefs.

Cosmos, Bios, Theos: Scientists Reflect on Science, God, and the Origins of the Universe, Life, and Homo sapiens

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Cosmos, Bios, Theos: Scientists Reflect on Science, God, and the Origins of the Universe, Life, and Homo sapiens
Henry, and Varghese, Roy, eds. Margenau
Manufacturer: Open Court
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000P4CAOU

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Conservation and management of Florida's vulnerable wildlife and their habitat has been of great concern for decades, and Florida's Fragile Wildlife is a primer for natural resource managers on how to achieve it. Examining more than 20 threatened species from the perspective of land management, the book outlines the benefits of specific conservation initiatives on each species and discusses how those initiatives can be implemented.

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Helping and accommodating Florida's wildlife.......2002-06-20

This well written book, should be useful for both land manager and concerned citizen. For many of Florida's "fragile species", Don presents background natural history research, but most importantly highlights survey and land management methods. For proactive management, this may include the use of fire to manipulate habitat succession, for example to help the gopher tortoise. Wood also sees the opportunity of species coexisting with other land uses, for example caracara and agriculture, or set back distances from eagle nests. He offers some urban strategies such as not feeding sandhill crane, or accommodating burrowing owls. Wood recognized some common problems among the species, such as habitat fragmentation, the need for urban strategies, and the confusion of resident versus winter populations when doing population surveys.

Although the pictures are useful, their use is sometimes uneven. For example, there are three examples of a gopher tortoise burrow, but no picture of salt marsh sparrow habitat. The maps were not always included, e.g., there was no map of the Florida Grasshopper sparrow distribution. I would have also liked some discussion of coastal shorebird and tern species, which would also benefit from human awareness.

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