3015709    ศัลยศาสตร์ก้วหน้า 3    Advance in Surgery III

นำเสนอและอภิปรายกรณีศึกษาเกี่ยวกับปัญหาที่สืบเนื่องมาจากการผ่าตัด ผู้ป่วยทางศัลยกรรมทั่วไปในการประชุมทางวิชาการ

(Presentation of and discussion on case studies on problems resulting from the operations of surgical patients in academic conferences.)

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3015727    ศัลยศาสตร์ยูโรวิทยาก้าวหน้า 1    Advance in Urologic I

ทบทวนวรรณกรรมด้านศัลยศาสตร์ยูโรวิทยาที่มีคุณค่าและสำคัญวิเคราะห์ วิจารณ์และนำเสนอต่อที่ประชุม โดยมีอาจารย์เป็นผู้ให้คำปรึกษาแนะนำ

(Review of voluable urological literature of importance; analysis, cirticism and Presentation to the committee under superision of surgical staff.)

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3015736    ศัลยศาสตร์ยูโรวิทยาก้าวหน้า 2    Advance in Urologic Surgery II

ทบทวนวรรณกรรมด้านศัลยศาสตร์ยูโรวิทยาที่ทันสมัยและน่าสนใจ วิเคราะห์ วิจารณ์ สรุปผล และนำเสนอต่อที่ประชุม โดยมีอาจารย์เป็นผู้ให้คำปรึกษาแนะนำโยตลอด

(Review of current and interesting urological literature; analysis, criticism, summary of the results, and presentation to the committee under supervision of faculty members.)

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3015852    ศัลยศาสตร์ตกแต่งก้าวหน้า 1    Advance in Scald

ความก้าวหน้าและแนวโน้มของการรักษาผู้ป่วยทางศัลยศาสตร์ตกแต่งที่ตีพิมพ์ในวารสารซึ่งเป็นที่ยอมรับโดยทั่วไป และที่นำเสนอในการประชุมทางวิชาการต่าง ๆ

(Progress and current trends in treating plastic surgery patients published in reliable journals presented in various conferences.)

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3015864    ศัลยศาสตร์ตกแต่งก้าวหน้า 2    Advance in Plastic Surgery II

ความก้าวหน้าและแนวโน้มของการรักษาผู้ป่วยทางศัลยศาสตร์ตกแต่งที่ตีพิมพ์ในวารสารซึ่งเป็นที่ยอมรับโดยทั่วไป และนำเสนอในการประชุมทางวิชาการต่าง ๆ การวิจารณ์และสรุปผลเพื่อนำมาประยุกต์ใช้

(Progress and current trends in treating plastic surgery patients published in reliable journals and presented in various academic conferences; criticism and summary of the results for application.)

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3015885    ประสาทศัลยศาสตร์ก้าวหน้า 1    Advance in Neurosugery I

ความก้าวหน้าทางประสาทศัลยศาสตร์ซึ่งตีพิมพ์ในวารสารวิชการการอภิปรายกลุ่มย่อยโดยมีอาจารย์ประจำแผนกเป็นผู้กำกับดูแล

(Progress in neurological surgery published in medical journals and small group discussion under the supervision of a faculty member.)

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3015890    ประสาทศัลยศาสตร์ก้าวหน้า 2    Advance in Neurosurgery II

ความก้าวหน้าทางประสาทศัลยศาสตร์ซึ่งตีพิมพ์ในวารสารวิชาการ การอภิปรายกลุ่มย่อยโดยมีอาจารย์ประจำแผนกเป็นผู้กำกับดูแล

(Progress in neuroiogical surgery published in medical journals and small group discussion under the supervision of a faculty member.)

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“Ben 10: Alien Swarm” plays succinctly towards the Cartoon Network’s afternoon/late teen audience. The program itself is not too intrinsic but also is not too safe. It understands the balance that needs to be played while still motivating a responsible audience. This is not Adult Swim, nor should it be. “Ben 10” and its presence are a very real indicator of what the programming separation should be on a channel like this. Cartoon Network is not the Disney Channel but in creating afternoon and evening entertainment for its younger viewers it needs to have some kick. That said, a good example of this is the kind of element ABC Family is doing with its programming like “Samurai Girl” and “The Middleman”.

What “Ben 10” lacks at times is good humor which is utterly necessary in this type of tongue-in-cheek outing. Director Alex Winter, former Bill of “Bill & Ted”, knows the target for his audience but doesn’t push it as far as it possibly needs to go. The technical elements including the production value, effects and shots all work very well but despite the script’s limitations, there are some advantanges that could have been taken and were not. The relationship between Ben and his “Q”, as it were, has many possibilities to it while still maintaining the dynamic. It however simply becomes a one note element. Secondly we have Barry Corbin who killled on “Northern Exposure” but is not allowed to spread his wings here. Granted this is a by-the-book for a price piece operating in a difficult genre world but the possibilities could have been pushed much further.

The story follows a betrayal which is highlighted in Ben’s former friend Elena who comes back to ask Ben 10 for help because her father is in trouble. Nobody including Uncle (Corbin) wants to believe her…but 10 does (since he has to have a folly as the hero). It turns out that there is something more diabolical at play. Considering how the film ends, it is pretty inventive considering the restriction of budget and, of course, the angle is open for another.

It is good that CN is pushing forward elements on a brand with a cohesive strategy and Winter is an apt director. However, some of the elements from his MTV/“Idiot Box” show or his “Freaks” feature, however subtle, would bring a great amount of character to the piece. Now granted these types of films are made by committee at times to hit a certain standard but within this auspice, leeway needs to be granted. Out of 5, I give it a 2.

The new movie Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance is definitely one of the biggest and most anticipated Anime movies of the year. When I heard that Singapore would be screening the movie, I couldn’t wait to see unadulterated EVA awesomeness on the big screen.

…and now that I have watched it, here are my thoughts, feelings and analysis of the movie.

Of course, there will be SPOILERS!!! For my spoiler free review click here.

So where do I begin? Well, instead of going for the chronological review, I’ll be organizing my review by the points that I would like to address instead. Masugu GO!

- Animation

First of all, the Animation. Fluid 2D animation combined flawlessly with gorgeous CGI really gave a whole new life to the series. The first movie already showed off the quality of the CGI, this movie really used it to its full potential, especially with the Angels and the fight scenes which I’ll talk about later. However, let me just say that the epic fight sequence at the beginning with Mari and the Angel just blew my mind and set the tone for the entire movie. Another thing that I thought was a nice touch that was also seen in the first movie is the usage of CGI models in the NERV displays.

With regards to the character designs, I’m not too fussy, so no complaints or comments about them.

- Characters

- Asuka

Asuka was the first character that I was really looking forward to seeing when I first heard about this new movie series. Being one of my favorite characters, hearing her say ‘Anta Baka?’ in the Cinema was simply too awesome for words. As for her character, she’s the same fiery red headed tsundere that we all know and love despite her change of name from Sohryu to Shikinami. Her characterization was really well done and I dare say much more well handled than the TV series, mainly because they hint in greater detail and display her ‘I don’t need anyone else’ more explicitly. This is best shown in the fight scene with the Eighth Angel (Sahaquiel). Her confidence in herself and stubbornness nearly backfires when her first shot at the Angel core misses its mark. She only makes it with the help of Unit 00.

Asuka’s relationship with Shinji was explored even further in the movie. We see her try to cook a meal for Shinji, getting jealous of Rei. Exceedingly moe/kawaii. Sadly she was MIA in the second half of the movie, but oh, well.

Yes, yes… I’m all for the TEST plug suit.

- Rei

What a big improvement. She actually has some personality this time! Keeping her cool, quiet and composed persona, Rei shows numerous instances of emotions and independence. Her attempts to make a meal for Shinji were cute and the little scenes where Shinji interacted with her really helped to bring out the best in Rei. Something that I loved was when we found out that Rei was a vegetarian. Although this was stated in her bio, I don’t think it was mentioned in the TV series. Once again, a nice detail that fleshed out her character even more. Whatever the case, her determination to make a bento for Shinji and to organize a dinner to get Shinji closer to his father showed off her caring and, dare I say, moe side that was seriously lacking in the TV series. One final touch that showed how much she cared for Shinji (‘loved’ as Asuka put it) was when she kept Shinji’s tape player by her side. Rei did sacrifice herself in the original TV series, but this time, it was so much more poignant and obvious that Rei felt something for Shinji. I actually felt for her. Had she been portrayed this way in the TV series, she might have become my favorite character instead of Asuka!

She even defended herself from Asuka’s slap this time round, instead of taking it face on like she did in episode 22. This little scene encapsulates her character change/evolution from the original series so well in such a short time.

- Shinji

…and that brings us to Shinji. Shinji is well known as the gutless, spineless and possibly most well known pussy in Anime history. NOT ANY MORE! It surprised me greatly to see that in the final battle, he decided to risk his life, and through his own determination and will, save Rei. Nice to see his character evolve and grow instead of staying the same. Once again, the relationship that Shinji and Rei have for each other is so much deeper and well fleshed out. Other than that, Shinji was pretty much Shinji in the rest of the movie.

- Mari

She’s the new character that everyone has been talking about. I found her to be a very amusing character that I suppose will play a bigger role in the future films. I felt that she was the happy go lucky genki girl. At first, I was slightly skeptical of her character, but at the end, she warmed up to me so much that I will even go as far as to say that she is now up there along with Asuka and Rei as an Honored Eva Girl. Her personality really shined at the end with her stepping in brazenly using Eva 02 and becoming all bestial. After that, I was all for Mari. Again, there hasn’t really been enough of her for me to fully get a grasp of her personality, though from what I’ve seen, Mari is definitely all right in my books and might be even my favorite new character from the movie series. (Yeah, well… She’s the only one so…) What really surprised me was how well she fit in with the rest of the characters. Knowing that Asuka, Rei and Shinji are characters from the 80s and Mari from the 21st century, she didn’t feel out of place at all.

More on her actual role in the plot. From what I gather, she’s from the US Nerv HQ going to Tokyo’s Nerv HQ for reasons still not revealed. The world of Evangelion was again expanded as we got to see the American Nerv HQ. This goes back to the whole basis of the movie, adapting and expanding the Evangelion Universe.

…and she says ‘Nyaa’. Come on. That’s epic.

- Kaworu

Last but not least, the mysterious Bishonen, Kaworu. Still, nothing much from him, except some shots of him on the moon, looking beautiful. I suppose he pilots Eva 06 as well. Can’t wait to see him play his part in the next movie.

- Side Characters

For the side characters llike Touiji, Misato, Ritsuko, Gendou, etc… I don’t really have much to say about them. To me, nothing really significant has changed with their characterization. However, it is possible that there are some details I have missed. I’ve only seen the movie once after all. (^.^;)

They also weren’t featured all that much in this movie either nor were any histories really explored or revealed, except for Misato’s past which was briefly shown and hinted at through an abstract interpretation of the Second impact. I don’t mind at all as I suppose more time will be devoted to them in the following movies, as did the original series.

- The Evangelion Units

The titular cyborgs of the movie, the Evangelion units never looked this good… Or kicked that much ASS! Let’s go through them one by one:

- Unit 00

Well, nothing much to say regarding 00, except that it gets EATEN. Its blue color scheme was never used either. In my opinion, this is for the better as that translates to one less figure I’ll have to buy. (^.^;)

- Unit 01

The star Evangelion unit of the movie. One of my first observations when it came to Eva 01 was that Yui was never mentioned explicitly to be residing in the Evangelion unit. While it was hinted at by Ritsuko, in the final battle, instead of Yui saving Shinji, he enabled Eva 01’s Awakened State by himself, though his seat did turn into blue flame. I kinda liked the original’s idea of ‘Yui is protecting Shinji’ but I like the movie’s portrayal as well. Hopefully, this will be discussed and explored further in the later movies.

A parallel to to Episode 19’s Beserk Mode (Synchro Ratio 400%), the Awakened State = Neo’s awakening from the Matrix. Invincibility (super powerful AT Field), the power to fly and project energy blasts from its eyes. Unit 01 even had the ability to generate an arm out of pure energy and materialize energy blocks. All this coupled together with a sweet neon orange highlights and Angel Halo and you’ve got the definition of epic staring you in the face. I absolutely love the whole Awakened State and believe that it did the original Berserk mode justice and kept the feeling of ‘Eva’s Awakened. Pwnage now’. However, this time, since Shinji was in control, the Eva’s actions were more controlled as well. Gone is the bestial carnage of the original. That brings us to Unit 02.

- Unit 02

The updated look of Unit 02 is great. Some people didn’t like the ornamental piece on its head, but I do. To me, the head piece gives Unit 02 a more regal and menacing look that enhances and improves on the original design. It was great to see the Unit 02’s new weapons and tech such as the dual Progressive Knives, Jet Pack and Cross Bow, but what really left the greatest impression on me, and I suppose everyone else, is the introduction of Eva 02’s Beast Mode.

Completely out of left field, I’d say that 02’s Beast mode is the closest thing to Eva 01’s Synchro Ratio 400% Beserk Mode from the original series. As said above, Unit 01’s Awakened mode was far more controlled. In contrast, Eva 02’s beast mode was well, beastly. Great job by the animators/director in conveying the raw, unbridled fury of Eva 02 through the limiter pylons exploding from its body and the whole Venom (Marvel) esque mouth & teeth.

One other thing that I absolutely adored about the whole beast mode was that it showed the closeness of the bond that the Evangelion unit and its pilot shares. In the original series, sure we knew that the Nerve Clips, LCL and plug suit made the pilot synchronize with the Eva unit to enable the pilot to control and execute fine movements through the Evas. This connection is so close that the pilots feel the pain of the Evas. However, in this whole scene, Mari’s every movement was mirrored by the Eva. We could also see the corruption of Mari through the fantastic little tweaks to her facial expression. Great scene that was wonderfully executed.

…and just because this picture is so cute.

- Unit 03

Eva 03 served exactly the same role it did in the original TV series, however, this time, it was piloted by Asuka. I’ll get into that later on, but the only major difference is that it’s ‘corruption’ nature was expanded with it growing extra appendages to make it look more inhuman and alien than it already was. Of course, it also started to corrupt Eva 01, which it didn’t do in the original series (It only corrupted Eva 00’s Arm).

- Unit 05

The provisional unit with the most unique look out of all the Eva Units. Ever since I saw it in Revoltech form, I was pretty curious. While the movie did do the Evangelion Unit justice in terms of action sequences, it was destroyed and never seen again after the first battle, ala Demolishor from Transformers ROTF. Not really sure how I feel about its destruction, but I didn’t care much for it from the start anyways.

- Unit 06

First seen in the trailer at the end of Evangelion 1.0, it’s appearance was just as brief. Seeing only glimpses of it as it was being built on the moon, Eva 06 made a full appearance only after the credits rolled to stop the third impact by impaling Eva 01 with the Lance of Longinus.

- The Angels

Following in the footsteps of the Evangelions, the Angels themselves received a significant overhaul in terms of design, function and bad-assery.

- Third Angel – Skeleton Thing

The first completely new Angel we see. Since it appeared in the first scene of the movie, it really set the tone for the rest of the film, assuring the viewers that they were in for a completely new ride, while keeping elements same as the original. This is definitely more evident with the later Angels, but it was really refreshing to see a new Angel. Great design that complements the other-worldly and bizarre look of the other Angels of the series. Do note that Sachiel, the Third Angel of the original series, is now the fourth, as mentioned in the first movie.

- Seventh Angel – Spider Clock Thing

The spider like look is definitely carried over from the Ninth Angel, Matariel, of the original series. Other than that, it is once again a completely new angel that seems to have a very mechanical, clockwork design, what with it’s ticking bird mask and pendulum bob. The addition of the bird like mask was another nice touch. Destruction wise, it did a great job of being very imposing and threatening mainly due to the expressionless and emotionless nature of the Angel. CGI wise, there’s nothing more to say other than, good. The mechanical structure was presented very well, especially when it reconstructed itself.

- Eighth Angel – Space Bomb Thing

Based on the tenth Angel, Sahaquiel, the movie’s interpretation of Sahaquiel has it become more menacing and imposing than it was, as hard as that is to believe. This was helped tremendously by the CGI, adding a level of intricacy, bizarreness and mystique to the Angel that the original lacked. Talking about intricacy, the entire scene also had much more detail and fuss as to how they were going to ‘catch’ the Angel. Overall, this contributed to the sense of scale that was lacking in the original. Other than changing its design, a face with hands was added to make Shinji’s/Eva Unit 01’s job of holding the Angel up harder than it already was. Turning in to Lance of Longinus esque things, the Angel really did a number on Unit 01’s hands. I do believe that because it was made of a mystical weapon the Angel was able to hurt the pilot physically, instead of just causing pain (ala Asuka’s injuries in the End of Evangelion).

- Ninth Angel – Corruption Type Thing

Everything I said about Eva 03 applies here as well, as they are pretty much one and the same.

- Tenth Angel – Thing of Utter Pwnage

My absolute favorite Angel of the series, I’m happy to say, get’s the best movie treatment. Zeruel’s original design was great and I’m so glad that it was the Angel in this movie that most closely resembled its original counterpart, the changes that were made to its design only added to its awesomeness. It now has entire body made out of steel fiber arms, allowing it to be more ghostly, deathly and soulless. In terms of powers, aside from the eye blasts and steel body, it now has the ability to project super-strong AT Fields. Yup, not just one, but layers upon layers of them. One’s not enough for the Angel of Pwnage. Elements of End of Evangelion’s Lilith were incorporated into its design as well, but I’ll talk more about that later on in this review.

- Action Scenes

What more can I say that hasn’t been already conveyed in words in the previous sections? Amazing, magnificent, outstandingly, well done action scene after scene that kept me on the edge of my seat. Again, scale is the key word here. What the original series had, this movie kicked up 10 notches. Well, also, since they are action scenes, you really have to see them for yourself. It is a visual media after all.

- Interesting Observations

Now, I would like to take some time to talk a little about some of the plot points of the movie. While I have already discussed some of these above in previous sections, there are some really interesting little observations that I would like to point out and bring up for discussion, especially with regards to the differences between the movie and the original TV series.

- Improvements and Homages

The first movie was, frankly speaking, nothing more than a re-do of the first. Sure it was flashy, pretty and a fantastic fan-wank that got everyone interested in Evangelion again. This movie, however, delivered on director Hideaki Anno’s promise of being a bold new re-imagining of the franchise. Indeed a re-imagining. Many things from the original series were re-used, but aspects were changed and new elements were brought in to keep the most ardent Evangelion fan delighted.

- Asuka X Beer Cans

A nice little scene that had absolutely no need to be included, but I’m so glad they did. Remember how in the original series and the first movie, we had the little comedic scent where Misato removed the beer can that was covering Shinji’s privates? Well, the same scene was repeated, this time with a straw covering Asuka’s naughty bits. EPIC WIN.

Will it be Mari’s turn next movie?

- Re-Shuffled Scenes

Many other scenes were straight from the TV series, such as Misato overlooking a flirting KajiXRitsuko and Gendou and Shinji visiting Yui’s grave were in the movie as well, but they were shuffled around. For instance, the Gendou and Shinji scene was in Episode 15 of the original series, but was one of the first scenes in the movie.

- Notable Scenes

I did mention this above in Rei’s section, but the slapping scene between Asuka and Rei in the lift was perfect as while being a scene taken straight from the original series, it changed it slightly. But this change was great in illustrating the differences and bold steps that the movie takes away from the TV series.

The last improved scene I would like to mention is Shinji’s temper tantrum after the battle with Unit 03. Instead of sitting idly in the cage, Shinji actually takes the Evangelion unit and stomps on the GeoFront, King Kong style. Originally, Shinji didn’t feel like much of a threat, but in this movie, he actually used the Eva to stomp on the building, increasing his credibility and the overall tension and seriousness of the moment. I do believe that this is one of the few times that we see any of the Children do what they want to do with the Eva and not for the sake of Nerv.

Continuing on, Unit 01 was actually seen physically resisting the Dummy Plug as it strained in the holding cage. Just another little touch that had so much more visual impact.

- Original Music

Another thing that the movie didn’t disappoint in was re-using the kick-ass music from the original movie. Imagine my delight when ‘Normal Blood’ (you know, Dum dum, dum dum dum, dum dum, dum dummmmm…) was used when Evangelion Unit 01 Awakened. The buzz that came off me was simply immense. Not only was ‘Normal Blood’ my absolute favorite BGM from the original, the fact that they used it at the climax instead of during all of the instances the Evangelion went beserk heightened the awesomness, impact and anticipation. I shed a tear. Seriously. A MANLY TEAR.

During Asuka’s introduction, music that sounded like ‘Both of You Dance Like You Want To Win’ played in the background. Very apt.

- Battles

The battles, especially the one with the Bomb Angel, again was a great homage to the battles in the original series. As discussed above, nothing was really completely changed, but simply improved and expanded.

However, this movie knew when to be nostalgic. The battle with the Tenth Angel was kept, nearly frame by frame, identical to the original series including the Eva 01 heroically stepping in to save everyone and Gendou getting sprayed with the blood of Unit 01.

- The Red Sea

A huge addition to the new movie series that was only hinted on, but blatantly pointed out in this one, is the Red Sea. Having read a number of opinions and discussions about the Red Sea, I’m inclined to agree with the theory of the ‘Circle of Life’ in that life repeats itself.

We’ve seen this before in shows like Megazone Part 3, but it would be really interesting to see how it is all tied together. If you are still unsure as to what I’m talking about, let me explain:

This whole Movie-Verse could be a continuation or ‘re-set’ of the Evangelion world after the events of ‘The End of Evangelion’.

Red Sea from 'End of Evangelion'

Not only does the Red Sea hint of this, but other things do as well. For instance this outline in the ground:

could possibly be one of the MP Evas that fell back to earth, judging from the elongated head and posture. What do you think?

MP Evas from 'End of Evangelion'

- Asuka, Unit 03, Mind Rape and The Dummy System

A whole new spin was taken on the battle with Unit 03. Instead of going out together with Asuka and Rei, Shinji is all that stands between Nerv and Unit 03. Speaking of Asuka, she’s the pilot of Unit 03 this time. Many details from the original were re-worked into this one particular battle. Eva 01 gets corrupted instead of 00 and Asuka’s mind rape happens during the corruption of Eva 03 instead of later on in the series. It was a clever way to rework Asuka’s mind rape earlier into the series, but boy was I surprised.

The Dummy System was modified as well to physically ‘take over’ the pilot in the more literal sense of the word. A device covers Shinji and obscures his view and ‘hands’ take the controls. This adds more to the visual aesthetic of the Dummy System and intensifies the inhuman nature of the system. However, the one thing that I kept wondering about is how did Shinji know what was going on?

Green and black is a great new look for the Dummy Plug.

- Elements of ‘The End of Evangelion’ (Rei, The Tenth Angel, Unit 01’s Awakening and the Third Impact)

I’ve talked about how elements were reworked and scenes combined with other scenes for the new movie. Well, the end of the final battle was one big homage to the End of Evangelion, what with the Tenth Angel’s Lilith-like assimilation of Rei and Unit 01’s Awakening. Did I forget to mention that Unit 01’s Awakening was the beginning of the Third Impact? It really perplexed me at first as I kept asking myself how it would progress from here. If the world ended, what was there left to cover in the subsequent films?

All my doubts were answered by my favorite weapon of the series, The Lance of Longinus (I think). Descending from the heavens above, Unit 06 impales Unit 01 to stop the Third Impact in its tracks. Biggest anti-climax of all time? Yes. Was it annoying? Hell no. It was definitely stunning, but for some reason, it all just seemed to flow and I had absolutely no qualms about it. I thought it was much better than waiting for 2 – 3 years to find out what happened.

- Music

I’m not a music aficionado by any standards, but I did immensely enjoy the soundtrack to the movie. What stood out to me the most was the music at pivotal scenes of the movie. Soft, cheerful, childish music played during the climactic battles (Dummy Plug/03 and the Final Battle). The juxtaposition was simply too overwhelming. Not only were the scenes made more poignant, the music actually increased the visual impact of the scenes and made them seem more horrific, grotesque and creepy than they already were.

- Problems With the Movie

Now. Why wait until the end of the review to talk about the failings of the movie? Well, simply because there isn’t any. Really. This movie was just that good. If I had to go out of my way to nitpick some issues, I’ll say that the main issue I had with the movie was its pacing.

The Evangelion movie was based on a TV Series, thus, the movie felt episodic in nature. It was Battle, Character Development, Battle, Character Development, Battle, Character Development and Battle. It wasn’t as jarring or deal-breaking as it sounds here, but it is an inherent problem with movies that adapt themselves from TV series and this was evident in the first movie as well. Nothing much can be done here I suppose.

Another possible drawback is that the movie definitely has an appeal to Evangelion and Anime fans. I don’t think it will go over so well with soft-core fans or those who are new to Anime. Tons of little details and nuances could and would possibly fly over their heads. If you want to take someone who is new to the series to this movie, make sure he/she watches the original, or at least the first movie, first.

- Third Movie Trailer

As with the first movie, the trailer for the next film was placed at the end of the end credits in a classic ‘Next Episode’ fashion, music and Misato’s narration and all. I won’t talk about it too much, but boy, does it get me hyped up for the next movie.

‘Service-su, service-su!’

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In conclusion, I really want you to know that while I tried to deal with as many things as possible during the course of this review, I have barely scratched the surface of the movie. There is so much more depth to it that can only be conveyed via watching the film. Character interactions, voice acting, scenery, settings and more, all were just done inexplicably well.

Overall, I say that the movie is a superb and solid addition to the Evangelion franchise that, contrary to many fan’s original worries, does justice to the original series. But hey, even if you are one of the few out there that actually disliked the movie for whatever reason(s), you’ll still have the original, so don’t fret too much. As for the rest of us, Evangelion 2.0 is a solid Anime film that shows just what Anime is capable of. Telling a story using the most absorbing, influential and impressive medium of them all, visual media.

The movie felt longer than it was. This effect is usually attributed to a bad movie, however, Evangelion 2.0 was just so engaging, so enthralling and so mind-blowing that time/space seemed to stop as I was thrown into the wondrous world of Tokyo-3.

With a rich plot, gorgeous animation, kick-ass action sequences and savory fan-wanks, this movie is a masterpiece of animation that must be seen by all Evangelion fans, new and old. I can’t wait for the next one.

Will it turn out like this:

Only time will tell. But I’m SO looking forward to it.

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Plot: 4.5/5
Animation: 5/5
Action: 5/5
Voice-Acting: 5/5
Presentation: 5/5
Music:5/5

Total (Not an Average): 5/5

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Well, this has been a long review. If you have seen it, do feel free to post your thoughts on the movie, my review and whether you agree or disagree with me. (^.^)

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All pictures sourced from Gelbooru.

A PHP session variable is used to store information about, or change settings for a user session. Session variables hold information about one single user, and are available to all pages in one application.
PHP Session Variables

When you are working with an application, you open it, do some changes and then you close it. This is much like a Session. The computer knows who you are. It knows when you start the application and when you end. But on the internet there is one problem: the web server does not know who you are and what you do because the HTTP address doesn’t maintain state.

A PHP session solves this problem by allowing you to store user information on the server for later use (i.e. username, shopping items, etc). However, session information is temporary and will be deleted after the user has left the website. If you need a permanent storage you may want to store the data in a database.

Sessions work by creating a unique id (UID) for each visitor and store variables based on this UID. The UID is either stored in a cookie or is propagated in the URL.
Starting a PHP Session

Before you can store user information in your PHP session, you must first start up the session.

Note: The session_start() function must appear BEFORE the tag:

The code above will register the user’s session with the server, allow you to start saving user information, and assign a UID for that user’s session.
Storing a Session Variable

The correct way to store and retrieve session variables is to use the PHP $_SESSION variable:

Output:
Pageviews=1

In the example below, we create a simple page-views counter. The isset() function checks if the “views” variable has already been set. If “views” has been set, we can increment our counter. If “views” doesn’t exist, we create a “views” variable, and set it to 1:

Destroying a Session

If you wish to delete some session data, you can use the unset() or the session_destroy() function.

The unset() function is used to free the specified session variable:

You can also completely destroy the session by calling the session_destroy() function:

Note: session_destroy() will reset your session and you will lose all your stored session data.

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Wenn man im Bus oder im Zug sitzt, auf etwas wartet, oder gerade auf dem Heimweg ist, dann ist die beste Möglichkeit, Zeit totzuschlagen eindeutig Gaming. Wenn man dann noch seine liebsten Retro-Titel unterwegs zocken kann, dann fängt der Spaß erst so richtig an. Ich liste euch heute ein paar meiner Retro to go Games auf.

Dragonball Z Buu's Fury

Mein erster Tip ist gleichzeitig ein Geheimtipp. Mit Dragonball Z Buu’s Fury ist nämlich eines meiner liebsten GBA Spiele erschienen. Das tolle Action Kampfsystem mit den Rollenspielelementen und der Dragonball Saga rund um Buu macht diesen Titel für mich zu einen wirklichen Hit. Ich habe viel Zeit mit diesem Titel verbracht, auch nach dem Story Ending war es spaßig, die Charaktere hochzuleveln, die Welten noch ein bisschen zu erforschen und neue Fertigkeiten zu lernen. Sehr cool: Man kann zwischen allen Dragonball Z Charakteren, die in diesem Teil der Saga tätig sind, spielen und wechseln nach Lust und Laune.

Final Fantasy IV Advance

Ein weiteres Rollenspiel darf hier in diesem Artikel dabei sein. Dabei handelt es sich um Final Fantasy IV Advance, welches ich schon seit SNES Zeiten gut kenne. Damals hat mich das Spiel schon begeistert, heute laufe ich noch gerne mit dem Gameboy Advance herum und spiel den Teil. Busfahrten werden so nie langweilig und auch der ein oder andere Sitznachbar ist sofort still und schaut gespannt auf dem Bildschirm um die sofort ergreifende Story mitzubekommen, oder die toll gemachten Kämpfe mitzuverfolgen.

Klar, es gibt noch viele andere Final Fantasy’s auf dem GBA, aber die müssen nicht alle genannt werden. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance etc. sind alles wirklich gute Titel, aber das hier ist einfach das beste Handheld Game der Reihe!

Mega Drive Collection (PSP)

Um auch eine gelungene Collection zu erwähnen, bringen wir diese mit ein. Schon allein die zwei Phantasy Stars (II und IV) berechtigen den Kauf dieser Collection allemal. Die anderen Titel sind auch wirklich gut. Wer mehr Info’s zu den einzelnen Titeln will, sollte einfach auf Amazon nachschauen…

Castlevania - Aria of Sorrow

Auf sämtlichen Handhelds ist Castlevania nun schon erschienen, aber auf keinem konnte es mich mehr überzeugen. Aria of Sorrow ist eines der wenigen Titel, dass die Elemente von Videospielen so gut verbindet wie sonst. Die RPG Elemente und das gut umgesetzte Metroidvania Prinzip, sowie die Liebe zum Detail seitens Konami machen den Titel unheimlich gut. Man spielt ausnahmsweise keinen Belmont und peitscht auch nicht in der Gegend herum, stattdessen sammelt man verschiedene Waffen und Seelen und läuft im Schloss von Graf Drakula umher, besiegt gigantische Bossgegner und erkundet die Umgebung.

Meiner Meinung nach eignet dieser Teil sich sowohl für lange als auch für kurze Sessions, da man jederzeit in Speicherräumen sein Spiel absichern kann, jedoch auch einfach fortfahren kann.

The Legend of Zelda - The Minish Cap

Schade dass ich Minish Cap erst jetzt nachhole. Denn hätte ich dieses Zelda Abenteuer früher gekannt, wäre ich wohl öfter mit dem früheren Bus gefahren,  um dann vor der Schule sitzend Zelda zu spielen. Stattdessen darf ich jetzt daheim spielen, weil ansonsten keine Zeit für das langwierige Adventure bleibt.

Ich habe übrigens bewusst zu Minish Cap gegriffen, da mir dieser Teil von den Handheld Zelda’s am besten gefallen hat, neben Phantom Hourglass. Aber Phantom Hourglass ist noch kein Retro Game, von daher…

Pokémon - Silberne Edition

Diese Videospielreihe prägte mein Leben als Gamer. Dank ihr spiele ich jetzt Rollenspiele, durch sie hab’ ich lesen gelernt und mit ihr gehe ich gerne auch heute noch aus dem Haus. Zwar nehme ich, um nicht mit dem klobigen Kultklumpen Gameboy aufzufallen, lieber meinen GBA mit, allerdings kann es schon oft passieren, dass genau dieses Spiel im Slot steckt. Die unheilmich gute Spielmechanik packt einen unheimlich gut, man kann allerdings auch jederzeit speichern und dann ausschalten.

Wer mehr über die Pokémon Reihe in Erfahrung bringen möchte, kann sich auch gleich die Retro-Perspektive dazu durchlesen. Hier hat Edgar mit mir über die gesamte Pokémon Reihe gechattet und wir konnten neben hilfreichen Details auch einiges an Material und Zusatzwissen bieten.

Hier zur Retro-Perspektive!

Jetzt seid ihr an der Reihe, was sind eure Lieblingsspiele für Handhelds? Wo und wann spielt ihr? Postet eure Geschichten einfach in die Comments!

Krystle from CCC has a post up at Bearing Drift reviewing Blogs United, a bipartisan new media conference held down in the Beach this weekend. I wasn’t able to make it (it’s my first week back, people!) due to some previous engagements, but it sounds like a great effort. Krystle also posted a great overview of those congressional candidates who were in attendance.

I hope to get out there and do some event coverage soon. Anyone want to convince me on the Advance? Or should I save my pennies for CPAC, the mecca of conservatives? I would hold something for bloggers in the Northern Valley, but alas, it would seem that one IS the loneliest number after all. SWAC certainly is a bustling hub, though.

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Are you a new business owner? If so, how is your business doing? Despite businesses that are a success, there are abounding business owners who needs more. If you are one of those individuals, it is acceptable that you would do everything possible to advance your business. When you talk about advancing  businesses, abounding business owners invest thousands, if not millions, of dollars on advertising. How would you feel if you abstruse that there was a chargeless way that you could advance your business?

A chargeless way to advance your business? Unfortunately, business owners accept that there is no such thing. If by adventitious it is believed, there are abounding who would automatically accept that it was a wasting effort. Although everything seems impossible at times, there is one that you should try. That is using online video websites to advance your business.

Using video to promote or advance your business is amazing and it will help your business a lot!

If you are an online business owner, and you sell a product, you could accomplish a video showcasing your product. For instance, if your specialty is photo blankets, you may want to have videos introducing it. It will help and encourage people to buy them as showing them visually through video is very effective!

You may say, but video is hard to make, what should I do?  Get someone to do it for you! It’s fairly easy to find companies who are willing to help you make projects, big or small, or a bit of cash. All you need is some investments and your product will fly SKY HIGH!

I suggest this great company here, I’ve had a couple of videos done by them and they were really really great! Check them out here, Video Production Cambridge

I hope that after you have a video, you will be successful in whatever business you are in!

MovieTickets.com is reporting over 2,100 sold out shows of the film, with over 200 in LA and New York alone. The film is projected to break records world-wide once it is released  on November 20 at midnight.

According to Fandango.com, New Moon has already become the top-selling pre-release in the company’s 10 year history. Beating out films such as , Star Wars Episode III, Twilight, and The Dark Knight. Many fans have anticipated this release for much, if not all the year.

How many of you are waiting to see this sequel?

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Auf dem Game Boy Advance bekam man das, was zu SNES Zeiten nicht mehr entwickelt worden war, weil die 3D Generation in den Startlöchern war und man sich nichts mehr getraut hat. Glücklicherweise war dann 2D Grafik dank dem GBA wieder in Mode. Und so kamen auch einige Dragon Ball Spiele auf dem Handheld in den Handel. Eines der besten möchte ich euch heute vorstellen: Dragonball Advanced Adventure.

Mix aus Beat em Up Subgenres

Die Besonderheit an Dragonball Advanced Adventure war eindeutig, dass man die normale Dragonball Saga aus den Mangas und der damaligen Anime Serie nachspielen konnte. Die meisten Dragonball Spiele kommen als Beat em Up oder Rollenspiel,  bei diesem Titel entschied man sich für ersteres. Der Clou, man hatte die Mischung aus Sidescroll Beat em Up’s und typischen 1 vs. 1 Kampfspielen. Und das kam immer auf die Situation an, in der man sich befand. Beispiel: Wenn man von Muten Roshi als Schüler angenommen wird, trainiert man in typischer Side Scroll manier und sucht den Stein, bevor Krillin ihn bekommt. Im späteren

Die Story entspricht der Vorlage der Mangas

Trainingsverlauf lehrt einen dann Muten Roshi mit Hilfe von 1 vs. 1 Kämpfen, wie man diese absolviert. Der Mix hat mich damals sehr begeistert und sorgt auch heute noch für ganz schön viel Abwechslung.

GBA Grafikbombe

Man muss an dieser Stelle den Entwickler mal loben, die Grafik war für damalige Verhältnisse nämlich unheimlich gut. Die Schauplätze des Mangas sind wunderschön nachgezeichnet worden und die Charaktere wirken, wie aus den Mangas ausgeschnitten. Die Facesets sind auch sehr schön, so sieht man beispielsweise auf dem Bild link Muten Roshi, wie er im Spiel als Face-Sprite dargestellt wird. Wer das grafisch gesehen aufwändigste Dragonball Spiel für den Game Boy Advance sucht, der sollte sich hier bedienen!

Gute Musik, die aber oft wiederholt wird

Die Musik ist eines der Punkte, die nicht so gelungen eingesetzt wurde. Zwar sind die einzelnen Themes ganz schön, aber sie werden viel zu oft in den jeweiligen Leveln verwendet. Leider nervt die Musik dann auch nach der Zeit und man beginnt entweder, sie nicht mehr zu beachten, oder man stellt die Musik ganz ab. Schade um die qualitativen und guten Themes…

Eintönigkeit auch bei der Steuerung

So gut mir dieses Spiel auch gefällt, ich muss es sagen. Die Steuerung ist manchmal etwas eintönig. Im Grunde genommen haut man die ganze Zeit auf der B Taste herum um zuzuschlagen und gelegentlich springt man mit A herum. Selten nutzt man das Kame Hame Ha auf der Schlutertaste R. Schade, denn Super Smash Bros. bietet eine Steuerungsmöglichkeit, die hier mit Sicherheit auch funktioniert hätte…

Fazit: Spaß macht das Spiel allemahl, dafür muss man aber, um die Story zu kapieren, auch etwas Vorwissen mitbringen und sollte zumindest schon mal die Serie gesehen haben. Für Fans von Dragonball ist “Advanced Adventure” einer der Titel, den man, falls noch nicht gespielt, unbedingt nachholen sollte. jj

In Zusammenarbeit mit dem EE-Games Magazine

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In these difficult economic times, real estate lawyers in California have seen more and more people forced to walk away from their homes and lease a home or apartment until the economy turns around, it becomes important again to know some of the rules regarding leases in California.

If you have a real estate matter or a lease that needs review, visit our law firm website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com for more information and call us at any of the numbers easily found on our website.

The Statute of Frauds in California requires that a lease for more than a year must be in writing. Consequently, an oral agreement for a rental period of a year or less is still valid where the parties intended to create such a lease.

Here’s the tricky part to all of this. If the parties verbally agree to a year’s lease before the lease goes into effect, the oral agreement is invalid as the lease will expire more than a year after the lease was made.

The minimum legal components of a lease are a statement of the parties, a description of the property, the duration of the lease, the amount of the rental, and the time and manner of the rental payment.

Leases usually require a great more than just those terms however. What extra terms are included are up to the parties. The failure to contain other elements does not cause the lease to be invalid. However, if the tenant is required to waive his legal rights as to security deposits, litigation, notices of hearings, suing the landlord or a landlord entering the premises, such waivers are generally void and can be attacked as contrary to public policy.

Security deposits are a matter of real estate regulation. Landlords of residential (as opposed to commercial) property are limited to requiring a security deposit of two month’s rent for unfurnished property and three month’s rent for furnished property. A landlord can increase the security deposit by one-half a month’s rent for a waterbed (something that used to be popular), but when was the last time anyone saw a waterbed?

A landlord can also require that the first month’s rent be paid in advance. If the lease states that late charges will be imposed for late payment of the rent, late charges are legal. Courts have held 1 ½ percent to be legal and 20 percent to be excessive.

Landlord-tenant law is in many respects far more complex than basic contract law. The handbooks on landlord and tenant law are extensive and the statutory regulations are many.

On top of that, the rules regarding leases differ dramatically between residential and commercial leases.

When seeking the advice of an attorney regarding a commercial lease whether as the lessor or the lessee, it is helpful to hire an attorney who is also a commercial real estate broker or Realtor as such an attorney may also have additional experience in the practical aspects of commercial real estate leases.

If you have a real estate issue or a lease that needs to be negotiated or reviewed, visit our law firm website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com and call the Law Firm of R. Sebastian Gibson today. Sebastian Gibson is both a California real estate lawyer and a California real estate broker.

3211736    เทคนิคการวินิจฉัยโรคขั้นสูง    Advance Diagnostic Techinques

ขบวนการวินิจฉัยโรคขั้นสูงที่จะพิสูจน์โรคในช่องปากและรอบๆ ช่องปาก การวิเคราะห์เกี่ยวกับประวัติผู้ป่วย วิธีการตรวจวินิจฉัยเนื้อเยื่ออ่อนและแข็งบริเวณศีรษะและคอ รวมถึงต่อมน้ำลาย วิธีการประเมินทางจิตวิทยา โลหิตวิทยา จุลชีววิทยา พยาธิวิทยา และพันธุกรรม

(Advanced diagnostic procedures used to identify oral and perioral diseases; analysis of patient’s history; diagnostic procedures included salivary gland; methods for psychologic evaluation, neurologic disorders, and diagnostic radiology; Indication for specimen collecting biochemical, hematologic, micrological, pathological and genetic analysis.)

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