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Real Heroes: Firefighter (Wii)
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The Wii is home to a multitude of vocational simulations, which recreate the day-to-day responsibilities of everything from veterinarians to lumberjacks. Not surprisingly, nearly all of these occupational games are woefully lackluster, with clunky controls and substandard visuals. Real Heroes: Firefighter is the first game to seriously buck this trend; the title has the intensity of a first-person shooter, yet feels delightfully unique in its execution. With a reduced MSRP of thirty dollars (with a portion of the sales going to the Firefighter Cancer Support Network charity), Wii owners of all ages should consider picking up the title; it's a wonderful dose of medicine for those distressed by the uniformity and brutality of shooters.
Real Heroes hits a sweet spot that not many games can even come close to achieving by making a game with a broad spectrum of appeal. Yes, Real Heroes is a little rough around the edges but when you are in the thick of gameplay that won't matter as you get pulled into the world of firefighting. Most importantly there is a huge reverence towards honoring the real firefighters by conveying what kind of dangerous work they do without outright preaching because Real Heroes is more about showing. All in all, Real Heroes is about giving you an unforgettable experience.
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When asked for his numerical score, he had no hesitation in recommending it with an 8. As the intended audience for Real Heroes: Firefighter, the fact he speaks of it so highly tells me Epicenter knows what they're doing when it comes to the subject matter and the audience. There are legions of kids out there that want to be firefighters and this game offers a little look into that career.
I wouldn't put Real Heroes: Firefighter over the Wii's best first person shooters: it's going to take more than dousing flames to trounce games like The Conduit and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. But the Epicenter Studios' game is a nice supplemental FPS if you're looking for a break from the usual and expected, and though the game has a few issues here and there that didn't get cleaned up before publish, it's a solid and impressive effort that's released at a hard to beat price.
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Although it's unavoidable that some players won't be able to get past the graphics, those that do will be treated to an entertaining and worthwhile experience for a system that currently boasts the highest shovelware-to-keeper ratio I think I've ever seen. It's certainly rough in parts, but it's got a lot of heart and makes the right moves where it counts. Quite honestly, I'd say it's the best firefighting game created thus far, and I've played them all. With Real Heroes: Firefighter turning out so well on a shoestring, I'd love to see what Epicenter is capable of doing with more funding. Can someone please spare the studio a few million?
It's a surprisingly immersive and competently controlling first-person soaker from a completely unexpected source — a budget title with a generic name.
I'll admit I didn't have high expectations for Real Heroes: Firefighter. I'll also admit that after spending a lengthy amount of time with the game, it has won me over. The sum of all the parts is much greater than the individual pieces, and I hope that strong word of mouth gets this title into more homes. It certainly doesn't deserve to be counted among the tons of shovelware currently populating shelves at most retailers. The highest compliment I can pay this game is that Epicenter Studios has made a third-party game on the Wii worth playing. Now, get back out there and make another one.
Extreme Gamer
Real Heroes: Firefighter shows respect to the real life men and woman who risk their lives to help prevent the unstoppable force of unforgiving fire. The gameplay is surpassingly intense and packaged into a fun campaign as a rookie firefighter learning the ropes. The game industry needs more inspirational games like Real Heroes: Firefighter, and even though the production might not stack up with other AAA Wii titles, it's still a highly enjoyable game. Not only does Real Heroes: Firefighter hit home the point that graphics don't make the game, it also proves that real life situations can be fun! For all those looking for something a little different, something a little more real, check out Real Heroes: Firefighter.
Worth Playing
Real Heroes: Firefighter isn't a perfect game by any means. Everything here, from the graphics to the sound to the controls, comes off as average with a few issues sprinkled here and there. The premise of the game, though, is what helps make it stand out in a positive light and makes it a fun experience. It's rare to see a budget title like this work, but it definitely works rather well. It makes for a perfect rental and not a bad purchase if you happen to have some spare cash and want to buy a good Wii game.
Despite its bargain-bin packaging and occasionally unforgiving controls, Real Heroes: Firefighter is a very respectable, unique take on life as a firefighter. Some of the levels are a little too long for their own good, and the action is repetitive at times, but there's a good amount of fun to be had here if your wrists are up to the job.
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In the end the game ranked pretty high with me for its new take on the first person shooter genre. Add to that some intuitive controls and a non-violent foe Real Heroes: Firefighter surprised me. Sure it has some flaws but to me they were not enough to hamper my experience.
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I came away from RHF with mixed feelings. I commend the developers for trying something new with the first-person viewpoint and for giving Wii owners a decent firefighting game. Unfortunately, it's not an exceptional one, and while this is a well-made game in a lot of ways, it is hurt by its very sterile look, poor graphics, and control issues. It's better than a lot of Wii games I've played, but not as good as the other firefighting ones I've experienced. If all you've got is a Wii and have never played a firefighting game before, then give this a shot. Genre vets really aren't missing much by not playing it, but it's at least worth a rental to see how much the first-person view can add to the genre.
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Real Heroes: Firefighter is basically a first person shooter placed in a burning building. The enemies are still being shot at, but this time by water, and requiring a lot more than a simple grenade to take them out. Using a fire hose is a lot of work. The missions do a reasonable job of putting gamers in the shoes of a firefighter, but don't feel as realistic as they could have. Point blank, the controls ruin the game. It's hard to enjoy something when the slightest twitch can result in your whole world spinning madly. If an actual firefighter was prone to this sort of mad vertigo, I'm sure he'd be disqualified for active duty. Or at least, I hope so!
Real Heroes : Firefighter revient de loin. Il ne suscitait pas vraiment d'attente et la réalisation sonore et visuelle du titre en découragera sans doute quelques-uns. Mais vendu à un prix plus que raisonnable, il reste un jeu honnête qu'on conseille aux joueurs dont les yeux brillent à l'idée d'endosser le rôle d'un pompier, et peut-être même aussi aux autres...
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The well researched content and admirable themes create high potential for an expanded game series ("Real Heroes: Paramedics" or "Real Heroes: Lifeguard" anyone?). A portion of your game purchase ($29.99) goes towards the Firefighter Cancer Support Network.
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All in all, though, with bland graphics, sloppy controls, and confusing objectives, Real Heroes: Firefighting doesn't reach the spiraling heights that you're hoping it will. However, it's a promising introduction from upstart company and the price is certainly right at only thirty dollars. I'd like to see what they could do with a bigger budget and a few more folks on their team. A sequel with more money backing it could be worth a look.
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Not helping matters is the game's rather short length: we burned (pun intended) through the adventure in about four hours - not quite long enough to develop any memorable characters. And considering how much time is spent working alongside other firefighters, the game seems ready-made for some sort of cooperative mode, but sadly, no multiplayer options of any type are included. But as long as you're cool with the low-frills nature of the experience, the action in Real Heroes: Firefighter is unlike anything else on the Wii - which alone may be worth it for some.


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The European Union should press Vietnam to release all political prisoners and to carry out concrete improvements in freedom of expression, assembly, association, and religion during a dialogue in Hanoi on January 12, 2012. Tweet(New York) - The European Union should press Vietnam to release all political prisoners and to carry out concrete improvements in freedom of expression, assembly, association, and religion during a dialogue in Hanoi on January 12, 2012, Human Rights Watch said today in a memo to the EU. During 2011, at least 33 peaceful bloggers and rights activists were convicted of crimes for expressing their political and religious beliefs. The authorities arrested at least 27 other rights activists pending investigation and/or trial. In addition, two bloggers - Nguyen Van Hai (a.k.a. Dieu Cay) and Phan Thanh Hai (a.k.a. Anhbasg) - have been held without trial since 2010. A land rights activist, Bui Thi Minh Hang, was sent to an education camp for two years of administrative detention without trial for participating in peaceful protests in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City that took place between June and August. In the 13-page memo, Human Rights Watch said the EU should press the Vietnamese government for progress in four key areas: respecting freedom of speech and association and releasing dissidents detained for exercising those rights; respecting the right to practice religion freely; addressing abuse by police and officials in detention centers and ending impunity for such abuse; and halting forced labor in drug rehabilitation centers, re-education centers, and centers for sex workers and homeless people. "Vietnam's diplomats like to tout the country's respect for rule of law to foreign partners," said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch. "But a justice system that imprisons people who protest peacefully contradicts the government's empty assurances. EU officials should use the dialogue to demand the same respect for international legal commitments to human rights that they expect for the provisions of international trade and aid agreements." Following the conclusion of a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement in 2010, the EU and Vietnam agreed to conduct an annual human rights dialogue that will alternate between Brussels and Hanoi. The first round of the dialogue will take place on January 12, 2012, in Hanoi. The EU should call for the immediate release of all political prisoners facing serious health problems so that they can receive proper medical treatment, Human Rights Watch said. In July and September, 2011, at least two political prisoners - Nguyen Van Trai and Truong Van Suong - died in jail. The EU should raise grave concerns about the health of a number of current prisoners. For example, the poet and anti-corruption campaigner Nguyen Huu Cau, 65, has served a total of 34 years in prison since 1975 - from 1975-1980 in a re-education camp and from 1982 until the present for exposing corruption of local authorities. He has lost most of his vision and is almost completely deaf. Hoa Hao activistMai Thi Dung, 42, serving an 11-year prison term for advocating Hoa Hao Buddhism, is gravely ill, with both feet paralyzed, and is suffering from heart disease and gallstones, said Hoa Hao Buddhist activists who visited her in 2010. "Both Nguyen Huu Cau and Mai Thi Dung should be immediately released so they can receive proper medical treatment," Robertson said. "The EU should ask the Vietnam authorities what they have to fear from severely ill prisoners and why they can't afford to make the humanitarian gesture of medical parole." Some other political prisoners facing difficult health conditions include the Catholic activist Nguyen Van Ly, the Hoa Hao Buddhist campaigner Nguyen Van Lia, and the labor advocate Do Thi Minh Hanh. All three are serving long prison terms for peacefully exercising their rights. In addition to asking for the immediate release of political prisoners and detainees, the EU should urge Vietnam to honor its commitment to freedom of speech, association, and religion, Human Rights Watch said. The country should also end brutality by prison officials and forced labor practices in drug rehabilitationcenters and centers for sex workers. "Recent research by Human Rights Watch found cashews and other goods being produced by forced labor in drug detention centers and then exported," Robertson said. "The EU should advocate a different, more humane and evidence-based model for rehabilitation and ensure that no goods tainted by forced labor are imported into the Community."-
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Iberostar Hotel Anthelia
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Iberostar Hotel Anthelia. "Iberostar Hotel Anthelia" is a 5-star hotel. The accommodation is a perfect base point from which you can explore Adeje. The luxurious hotel boasts 365 rooms. The temperature is never uncomfortable thanks to the air conditioning. Begin your day with a short stroll in the intimacy of the garden and patio followed by a dip in the covered pool, adapted for both adults and children. At this residence, you can take part in mini-golf or practice horse riding, waterskiing, golf, moutain biking, tennis, aerobics, pool, table tennis, sailing, volleyball and bowling. The facilities include a gymnasium, a pool table, a tennis court, boats, a water park and a golf course as well as a bicycle rental service. Guests have the option to unwind from their day's activities in the spa. To bring you more chances to relax, there is a sauna as well. Cleanse yourself in the real Turkish bath. Visitors also have the opportunity to sign in for a massage treatment. In the meantime, your children will have a safe place to play in the child care center. The gastronomic onsite restaurant can serve you dinner. A great opportunity to try the Italian specialty. Breakfast is served every morning and offers guests a good start to a new day. This hotel provides visitors with Internet access.
With its central location, Iberostar Anthelia Hotel is within easy reach of most tourist attractions and business addresses in Tenerife.The hotel provides all the amenities that today's travelers desire in all of its 391 rooms.The hotel provides a warm and welcoming service of international stand...
Read more on the websiteWith its central location, Iberostar Grand Hotel Anthelia is within easy reach of most tourist attractions and business addresses in Tenerife. All hotel's guestrooms have all the conveniences expected in a hotel in its class to suit guests' utmost comforts. These top-class facilities are compleme...
With its central location, Iberostar Anthelia Hotel is within easy reach of most tourist attractions and business addresses in Tenerife. The hotel provides all the amenities that today's travelers desire in all of its 391 rooms. The hotel provides a warm and welcoming service of international sta...
The Iberostar Grand Hotel Anthelia is a 5-star luxury hotel in Tenerife, the Canary Islands, in Spain. This exclusive beach resort is set between the El Duque and the Fañabe beaches, enjoying the best of the Costa Adeje coast and it is easy to reach from Tenerife South Airport. Located in the sou...
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The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in 2-1/2 years in the second quarter with all sectors contributing to the jump in output in a bullish signal for the remainder of the year. The Commerce Department on Friday raised its estimate of growth in gross domestic product to a 4.6 percent annual rate from the 4.2 percent pace reported last month. The United States is bucking a spate of weaker overseas growth with the euro zone and Japan slumping, and growth in China slowing as well. the expansion in consumer spending, combined with strong business investment,
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Real gross domestic income (GDI), an alternative measure of the overall size of the economy, was up 5.2 percent at an annual rate in the second quarter. 3. Over the past four quarters, real GDP has risen 2.6 percent, faster than the 2.0 percent annualized pace observed over the preceding eight-quarter period. Looking at four- and eight-quarter changes to smooth some of the quarter-to-quarter volatility, it is clear that many components of GDP are showing improvement. The growth rates of consumer spending, business investment and exports have all picked up, and the pace of declines in the Federal sector have moderated a bit. In addition, the State and local government sector has turned positive, after several years of steady cutbacks. One area that has slowed over the last four quarters is residential investment, although it did rebound in the second quarter.
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U.S. employers in June advertised the most monthly job openings in more than 13 years. Employers posted 4.67 million jobs in June, up 2.1 percent from May's total of 4.58 million, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The number of advertised openings was the highest since February 2001, a positive sign that points to a strengthening economy. The report "provides further confirmation that the U.S. labor market has indeed shifted to a period of stronger growth,"
said Jeremy Schwartz, an analyst at the bank Credit Suisse. Known as the Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey or JOLTS, the report provides a detailed look at where employment might be heading. the pressure on employers to offer more generous wages could be increasing. On average, there are 2 unemployed workers for every job opening. That's down from an average of 2.6 unemployed people per opening at the start of the year. As that ratio continues to fall, employers will likely have to boost salaries.
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June job openings hit highest level in 13 years pic.twitter.com/PYWYMb2Fed
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There were 2 unemployed workers in June for every job opening, the lowest level since April 2008 pic.twitter.com/9pyhynoRxc
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Lucia Mutikani: Fresh Data Shows U.S. Jobs Market Tightening
The share of unemployed Americans competing for each open job hit a six-year low in June, suggesting a labor market tightening that could give way to faster wage growth. Job openings, a measure of labor demand, increased to a seasonally adjusted 4.67 million in June, the highest level since February 2001. At the same time, hiring reached its highest point since February 2008. Job growth has topped 200,000 in each of the past six months, a stretch last seen in 1997.
The unemployment rate has declined to 6.2 percent from 6.7 percent at the end of 2013. Troy Davig, the head of research at the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, told Reuters on Monday that rising job openings suggested earnings growth was poised to move higher. "Faster wage growth certainly seems in the pipeline," he said. "The labor market appears to be hitting a turning point."
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U.S. job openings in June hit 13-year-plus high http://t.co/wOY4Xpdqk1 pic.twitter.com/4g9AZvleGK
— The Detroit News (@detroitnews) August 12, 2014
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U.S. job openings at more than 13-year high in June, hiring rises http://t.co/HX27jasn0S
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 12, 2014
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On This Day: President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Sasha and Malia, tour the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 20, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Olga Khazan: For Women, The Benefits Of Insurance Outweigh Its Costs
For young women who qualify for subsidies, the free benefits of insurance offset the cost of paying for it, according to a new analysis from Nerdwallet, a consumer financial education site. The company calculated that for a 27-year-old who earns an income of $25,000, the cost of a silver insurance plan will be approximately $1,740 per year, and a bronze plan will cost approximately $1,116 per year. But that cost is cancelled out by the range of women's preventative health services that all insurance plans must now cover. For example, while a year's supply of Yasmin birth control would normally have cost women $744, it's now free for those with insurance under Obamacare.
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Andrew Sprung: The Satisfied Unsubsidized: Obamacare's Hidden Winners
More than 80 percent of the people who have signed up for health plans through state or federal Affordable Care Act exchanges qualify for subsidies to help pay premiums and out-of-pocket medical expenses. But what about all the millions who don't have access to employer-sponsored health insurance but also don't qualify for subsidies? About half of the 12 million Americans buying health insurance on the individual market are subsidy-ineligible, according to the Urban Institute. Are they all fuming and lining up to appear in anti-Obamacare commercials? Chances are not. As veterans of the individual market, many are accustomed to its shocks and uncertainties. But many are finding their options much better and their status less precarious than in the pre-ACA market.
Oooo, right-wingers mad about Obamacare tweets. They're the ones who think the earth is 6000 years old. THAT'S scary.
Stephen King (@StephenKing) March 18, 2014
"Finally, in December, I was able to get on the site and look for plans in Georgia that included the doctors we used—most especially for my daughter and her preexisting condition. I found one for around $1,100 per month for my family, and being the capitalist I am, went to compare it to the private marketplace." That turned out to be a wise idea. Brad found a Humana plan that included the family's current doctors with a family deductible of $2,500, just half that of the plan he'd considered on the exchange. While the monthly premium was about $100 more expensive, he felt the tradeoff was worthwhile. "I was surprised the private market was so accommodating," Brad says. "Before the ACA, I couldn't find anything like this."
Big unappreciated story of Obama years is gov't repeatedly imposing higher standards: mileage, insurers, light bulbs, for-profit colleges
Daniel Gross (@grossdm) March 18, 2014
Jonathan and Rose, forty-somethings in Washington State who are also subsidy-ineligible, viewed that option differently. Over the course of 20 years, the couple had cycled variously through employer policies, COBRA, two state high-risk pools (Rose has a preexisting condition) and individual policies. They compared plans on- and off-exchange and found those on the exchange marginally cheaper. But they could have bought the plan of their choice, available through the state exchange, directly from the insurer. Why not spare themselves the extra step as Karen and Brad did? "I chose to buy through the exchange because future income is never guaranteed and if I end up unemployed or with a lower-than-expected income in 2014, I can get the subsidies later when I file my taxes, if I'm eligible," Jonathan explained.
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Inner city people should work as hard as Paul Ryan and spend 113 days a year trying to take health insurance away from people
Political Line (@PoliticaILine) March 19, 2014
Jonathan Chait: Barack Obama, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Poverty, And Culture
Second, Coates argues (in yesterday's column) that right-wing and liberal advocates of the cultural explanation have the same worldview. "What Ryan said here is not very far from what Bill Cosby, Michael Nutter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama said before him," he writes, "The idea that poor people living in the inner city, and particularly black men, are 'not holding up their end of the deal' as Cosby put it, is not terribly original or even, these days, right-wing." There are points of overlap, to be sure, but the Ryan argument is dramatically different. Ryan's analysis — or, at least, the analysis that follows consistently from his remarks and his policy agenda — is that culture now represents the entirety of the problem with the black poor. He attributes that culture to incentives put in place by the government not to work, and believes that removing those harmful incentives, in the form of cutting benefit programs, would teach poor black people to fend for themselves.
Here is Paul Ryan on one of his 113 working days making over 100k a year not being an inner city lazy person http://t.co/RD7gmAuLLf
Political Line (@PoliticaILine) March 19, 2014
Obama's habit of speaking about this issue primarily to black audiences is Obama seizing upon his role as the most famous and admired African-American in the world to urge positive habits and behavior. Coates is equating exhortation with analysis when he cites Obama urging African-Americans to "get off the couch and stop watching SportsCenter and go register some folks and go to the polls." Coates responds acidly that African-Americans "voted at higher rates than any other ethnic group in the country. They voted for Barack Obama. Our politics have not changed." The Obama quote cited by Coates is from January 2008. Before then, black people turned out in presidential elections at lower rates than white people. Since, then, they have turned out at higher rates.
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This way, please. Entrance to the Governor's building, #Donetsk. http://t.co/IzKKHg9hdm
Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) March 19, 2014
Carrie Dann: Obama Rules Out 'Military Excursion' In Ukraine
President Barack Obama on Thursday ruled out a "military excursion" by the United States in Ukraine, saying that engaging Russia militarily "would not be appropriate." "We are not going to be getting into a military excursion in Ukraine," he said in an interview with KNSD in San Diego. "What we are going to do is mobilize all of our diplomatic resources to make sure that we've got a strong international coalition that sends a clear message, which is that Ukraine should decide their destiny." "There is a better path, but I think even the Ukrainians would acknowledge that for us to engage Russia militarily
would not be appropriate and would not be good for Ukraine either," he added. In a separate interview with KSDK in St. Louis, Obama reiterated that a military option is not on the table but that the United States and its allies are prepared to take "even more disruptive economic actions." Obama granted interviews to six local television stations on Wednesday. In the interview with KNSD, the president insisted that Russian President Vladimir Putin "acted out of weakness, not out of strength," saying that Putin is "not comfortable" with countries loosening their ties to the Kremlin in favor of more freedom to deal with the West.
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$860 a month in savings? Yes, please. ofa.bo/jIy #ThisIsWhy
Obamacare (@obamacare) March 18, 2014
Don't tread on me ... or my healthcare. http://t.co/7gjk21U7ro
(@sfpelosi) March 20, 2014
Breanna Edwards: Oprah To Headline At Virginia Democrat's Fundraiser
All other Virginia Democrat campaigns, move aside: Oprah Winfrey is raising funds for Lavern Chatman, who is hoping to replace retiring Rep. Jim Moran, also a Democrat, New York's Daily News reports. The talk-show icon will be the headliner at an April 5 fundraiser in Arlington.
Chatman, former president of the Northern Virginia Urban League, says she's "delighted" that her "good friend" Oprah will be helping her with the campaign. "To win a race like this, you need a lot of support and a strong grassroots effort," Chatman told The Hill, the Daily News notes. "Our campaign is off to a tremendous start. We have inspired new volunteers and re-engaged many voters."
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NYT: Racing To Deadline, White House Plays To Young In Health Care Push
In the past three weeks, Mr. Obama has met with YouTube personalities in the Roosevelt Room, hosting some of the younger generation's online favorites: a science geek, a drunken chef and an Obama impersonator. He dialed into Rickey Smiley's hip-hop radio show and sat down in the Diplomatic Reception Room for separate interviews with the comedian Zach Galifianakis and a health care expert from WebMD. "We are going to leave no stone unturned," said Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to the president and the leader of the White House public engagement office, which is coordinating the Affordable Care Act effort. "Our goal is to meet people where they are."
Mi gente ¡Vive tu vida, #Asegurate! Visita cuidadodesalud.gov #GetCovered
Marc Anthony (@MarcAnthony) March 17, 2014
Michelle Obama urged people to sign up in an appearance at a health center in a black neighborhood in Miami, and made the pitch on ABC's "Good Morning America." Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. plugged the health care site at Mary Mac's Tea Room in Atlanta. The final push comes at a time when the administration is juggling other priorities. On March 6, at the height of the crisis in Ukraine, Mr. Obama spoke on the phone with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia for an hour before going across town to urge Latinos to enroll during a town-hall meeting at a museum broadcast on three Spanish-language television networks. He returned to the White House a couple of hours later to announce the first sanctions on Russia.
When I was 3 I had surgery on my eye. My Dad told me I was having Pirate Surgery. We were covered. #GetCovered #TBT http://t.co/IJZvN8QfFc
Mary Beth Creger (@ravenredhead14) March 13, 2014
On a conference call last week with almost 3,000 pastors, Mr. Obama declared it "crunch time" and asked them to do whatever they could do to urge members of their churches to sign up. At a small church in the Tampa, Fla., neighborhood of Sulphur Springs, the Rev. Timothy Wynn took up the challenge on Sunday. In front of about 50 parishioners, he delivered a sermon that combined his religious guidance with a pitch for insurance. Another YouTube star at the meeting was Hannah Hart, whose show "My Drunk Kitchen" is irreverent and hugely popular. An episode about making a grilled cheese sandwich while tipsy has gotten more than three million views, and a brunch episode, during which Ms. Hart repeatedly downs mimosas as she cooks pancakes and eggs, has gotten two million. In a video she made after leaving the White House meeting, Ms. Hart plugged the president's website for her viewers.
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Judge Eric Melgren was nominated by GW Bush. NOW you know why voting in EVERY FUCKING ELECTION is important. talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/ariz…
Jonathan Jewel (@JonathanJewel) March 19, 2014
Milt Shook: Answering Charlie Pierce: Much Of The Democratic "Base" Isn't Their Actual Base
In a blog post yesterday one of my favorite columnists, Charlie Pierce (he's not just a liberal, but a hell of a sports columnist, too), posed a question that I have asked for many years. In fact, it's a question that many progressives are getting sick of me asking, because they hate the answer: Somebody is going to have to explain to me why the Democratic "base," which is presumably younger and more spry than the older and whiter Republican "base," is nonetheless less likely to turn out for midterm elections than the That Sean Hannity Reminds Me Of My Grandson crowd. It is taken as a given, and past performance indicates clearly that it's usually the case, but I'm not sure why it has to be. So, in the interest to changing this curious dynamic, let me take this red-hot poker and shove it up the base's ass.
But let's explain this to Charlie, since he asked: The easy answer, Charlie, is that many, if not most, of the people who proclaim themselves the Democratic "base" are actually anything but. Among these are a bunch of self-proclaimed (mostly white and not poor) progressives who complain about Democrats more than they complain about the current incarnation of the Republican Party. They seem to imagine themselves political experts, even though their actions show a profound ignorance of the real process. Many of them aren't even registered Democratic, nor would they deign to set foot in a Democratic caucus of any kind. They're not the "base," by any stretch.
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No, The White House's Pastry Chef Did Not Resign So He Could Baste a Turducken in Grease and Twinkies http://t.co/Gz0nBUxEGe
— Charles P. Pierce (@ESQPolitics) March 19, 2014
Kobe Bryant talks Basketball, President Barack Obama, ObamaCare, and why everyone should get covered now. Begins at 9:00
Washington Post: This Guy Knew When Obamacare Enrollment Would Hit 5M Before Anyone Else. Now He's Predicting 6.2M
The Obama administration on Monday announced that 5 million people had signed up for Obamacare exchange plans. Hours earlier, a self-employed Web developer from Michigan had already predicted the milestone would be hit on Monday. Meet Charles Gaba: He's not a professional statistician, heath care expert or a political operative. He's a self-described "numbers geek" who just wants to know how the new health care law is actually doing.
He's been tracking the most up-to-date enrollment information and offering his own projections on his blog, ACAsignups.net. On the same day he predicted the 5 million signups milestone, he accurately predicted California would hit the 1 million mark. For policy wonks and health care journalists who have clamored for more information about Obamacare enrollment, Gaba's blog has become a must-read. His next big prediction: The final signup tally will hit 6.22 million.
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Ylan Mui: Federal Reserve Lays Groundwork For First Interest Rate Spike
The Federal Reserve spent the past five years driving home a single message: Zero percent interest rates are here to stay. Now it is preparing to change its tune. The nation's central bank said Wednesday it will look at a broad swath of indicators – including job market data, inflation expectations and financial developments – as it determines when to raise rates for the first time since the recession hit. The deliberately vague wording is a retreat from the Fed's concrete promise to leave rates untouched.
Though they disagree on when to act – targets range from this year to 2016 – the statement signals the moment has finally come within striking distance. The Fed has cast the shift as merely a change in semantics, not in official policy. In its statement, the central bank tried to assure investors that rates could remain below historical levels – even if they are no longer at zero.
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ESPN: MSU Honored That Obama Chose Spartans
Three weeks ago, the expectations for the Michigan State basketball team were pretty low. Riddled with injuries and unable to find any semblance of chemistry, it seemed as though the Spartans were a team destined for an early NCAA tournament exit. A few wins and Big Ten tournament title later, they're the No. 4 seed in the East Region. The expectations soared as fans discussed how under-seeded the Spartans were, how they were no worse off than Michigan or Wisconsin, which both received No. 2 seeds.
Then, President Obama picked the Spartans to win it all in his annual "Barack-etology." For Michigan State, it was fine to know that experts and analysts were picking the Spartans to cut down the nets, but when the president of the United States knew the names and stats and stories of the Michigan State team, it struck some members of the team. "When I saw that it was just bizarre that Barack Obama picked us and he was talking aboutKeith [Appling] and injuries and us getting back and playing together as a team," Branden Dawson said.
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President Obama picked MSU to win in his annual Barack-etology.
The Spartans were clearly honored by his pick: es.pn/PRGBAM
ESPN (@espn) March 20, 2014
On This Day:
President Barack Obama watches his wife, First Lady Michelle Obama, on TV as she breaks ground for the White House vegetable garden, March 20, 2009. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs watches with him in the Upper Press Office of the West Wing. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama drops by Vice President Joe Biden's meeting with former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev in the Vice President's Office in West Wing of the White House, March 20, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama walks through the Outer Oval Office in between health care meetings, March 20, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama greets House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her grandson, following a meeting with Democratic Members of Congress to discuss the health insurance reform vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 20, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama plays soccer with children at the Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela Community Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 20, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama watch a capoeira performance during their tour of the Ciudad de Deus Favela in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2011
President Barack Obama waves to people gathered on the street outside the Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela Community Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 20, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama fist bumps a young person reaching through the door at the Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela Community Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 20, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama acknowledges applause after he delivers a speech at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 20, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama meets with Taoiseach Enda Kenny of Ireland in the Oval Office, March 20, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama is welcomed by Vice President Biden as he arrives for a reception for Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny in the East Room of the White House, March 20, 2012
President Barack Obama walks across the tarmac with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 20, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Bo, the Obama family dog, waits for First Lady Michelle Obama on the South Lawn driveway before departing the White House, March 20, 2013. Bo accompanied Mrs. Obama during her visit to Maryland Fisher House IV at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)


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okay, lets see if i got this right. port is left, starboard is right, aft is rear and stern is front!
Fore is front. Stern is aft, or rear. To take a dump, one went forward to the head of the ship, because in days if sail, the wind would carry the offensive smells forward. And this is how we got the term "head" for shipboard toilet facilities. The term "cold enough to freeze the balls off of a brass monkey" is also a nautical term. Cannon balls made if iron were kept on a brass tray with holes or indentations to keep them from rolling around the deck. The tray was called a monkey. When temps dropped enough, the brass would contract and the holes would shrink at a rate different than the iron balls and force them out if the tray. Thus, it was cold enough to freeze the balls off the brass monkey.
Love it. More!
Scuttlebutt is another nautical term that comes from the drinking water barrel aboard sailing ships. A barrel was refered to as a butt, and inorder to put a tap at teh bottom of the barrel a scuttle hole was cut or drilled into the barrel for the tap. As crew members would fill their cups for drinking water, they may hang out and discuss the latest gossip while hanging around the scuttlebutt. the rumors and gossip became known as the latest scuttlebutt. Letting the cat out of the bag- referred to punishmnet aboard the ship. Once someone got in bad enough trouble they were often flogged by the ship's master at arms at one of the masts. The tool for this was a cat o' nine tails that was kept in a canvas bag. So once someone had exceeded their bounds, and could no longer avoid punishment, they had "let the cat out of the bag" and it wasn't going back in until punishment had been rendered.
Toe the line The space between each pair of deck planks in a wooden ship was filled with a packing material called "oakum" and then sealed with a mixture of pitch and tar. The result, from afar, was a series of parallel lines a half-foot or so apart, running the length of the deck. Once a week, as a rule, usually on Sunday, a warship's crew was ordered to fall in at quarters - that is, each group of men into which the crew was divided would line up in formation in a given area of the deck. To insure a neat alignment of each row, the Sailors were directed to stand with their toes just touching a particular seam. Another use for these seams was punitive. The youngsters in a ship, be they ship's boys or student officers, might be required to stand with their toes just touching a designated seam for a length of time as punishment for some minor infraction of discipline, such as talking or fidgeting at the wrong time. A tough captain might require the miscreant to stand there, not talking to anyone, in fair weather or foul, for hours at a time. Hopefully, he would learn it was easier and more pleasant to conduct himself in the required manner rather than suffer the punishment. From these two uses of deck seams comes our cautionary word to obstreperous youngsters to "toe the line."
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People must be going apeshit over this score at other game sites, complaining that it brings the metascore down.
I thoroughly enjoyed the multiplayer demo of BC2 but I do consider single player to be important, even in FPS, and I can see why Jeff gave it a 4.
" @CitizenKane said:I have no problem with disagreeing opinions, but this whole BC2-MW2 "rivalry" has now gone to fanboy-ish levels of ignorance and stupidity. You like BC2 more than MW2? Good for you. I personally don't give a damn what game suits your fancy, but this "MW2 sucks BC2 pwnz0rz it!!!" and, as Jeff mentioned in yesterday's podcast, people saying the whole thing unfolding at Infinity Ward was just a publicity stunt to try to take publicity away from BC2 shenanigans is ending now." You pro-BC2/anti-MW2 people really need to get a hold of yourselves. So your baby scored less than the game you love to hate for the sake of being contrarian. Big fucking deal. If you want to cry, go somewhere else, because I am getting really tired of all this BC2-MW2 bullshit you guys are parading around this site. Keep doing it and see what happens to you. "Just opinion's man, I feel this game deserves more and so do some people and some don't, if we all agreed with everything it would be a pretty boring world. "
" You pro-BC2/anti-MW2 people really need to get a hold of yourselves. So your baby scored less than the game you love to hate for the sake of being contrarian. Big fucking deal. If you want to cry, go somewhere else, because I am getting really tired of all this BC2-MW2 bullshit you guys are parading around this site. Keep doing it and see what happens to you. "Just opinion's man, I feel this game deserves more and so do some people and some don't, if we all agreed with everything it would be a pretty boring world.
I enjoyed the single player campaign much more than in the first game, although i was slightly suprised by how scripted it had become.
Also i have to agree, the audio in this game is amazing.
I'm really glad Jeff gave special mention of the audio in this game. I haven't played BC2, but the audio from the first BC was really impressive and made up for other aspects which were a bit lackluster.
" I felt the single player portion of the first BC was very bland and served only as a tutorial for the multiplayer, so I am very surprised by Jeff's fond memories of it. "I totally agree with you. I liked it for a while, mostly because of the characters, but halfway through its repetition became numbing.
After playing the campaign, I would have to agree with 4 stars. But the multiplayer is 5 stars, so GET THIS GAME!
You pro-BC2/anti-MW2 people really need to get a hold of yourselves. So your baby scored less than the game you love to hate for the sake of being contrarian. Big fucking deal.
If you want to cry, go somewhere else, because I am getting really tired of all this BC2-MW2 bullshit you guys are parading around this site. Keep doing it and see what happens to you.
Oh no, Banjo-Kazooie N&B got 5 stars and this only got 4? I can't believe this. RAGE RAGE RAGE RAGE RAGE (yes, there is a hint of sarcasm in that ^^)
Srly guys, this is just one mans opinion. And besides, 4/5 ain't a bad score.
" le sigh "Jesus, if you are going to buy it anyway then who cares. Its a great game whether it has 4 or 5 stars.
" I love the game but it does have some real bad texture's that do get in the way sometimes. Other then that tho all in all it's pretty good. And also I think the single player is a step up from the last,just my opinion!!.. "I can't understand texture fetish. I don't see superb texturing as 'good' graphics. Good graphics are functional - as in extreme viewing and drawing distance, huge maps/levels, countless enemies and effects on screen and last but certainly not least, interactivity. As in realtime physics, destructibility, ground deformation, ragdoll and so forth.
That may have been true when the singleplayer was just the multiplayer with bots...but no..not anymore... "I'm not saying it's not a valid criticism of the game--they decided to put it in--but I don't plan on playing it. I played through the BC campaign and was pretty bored. I really never saw what Jeff saw in it.
I love the game but it does have some real bad texture's that do get in the way sometimes. Other then that tho all in all it's pretty good. And also I think the single player is a step up from the last,just my opinion!!..
@jadeskye said:" Hmm, 4 stars? Expected 5 "
" @Venatio: 4 makes sense. "
You people put way to much stock in some random internet dude's opinion. Why do you care if it gets 4/5 or 5/5 or 8.9 or 9.3? 4/5 seems like a pretty good score to me and if you've played enough of the game to throw a fit and say it should be a 5 why do you need a review anyway? Is it that important that your opinion is validated by someone who is paid to review games?
The way I would approach a review is try and decide if the developers achieved their goals. In MW2 they most definitely did. You may not want to play a game that's super duper summer blockbuster action movie on steroids, but a lot of people do and that's what they were going for. MW2 exceeded in everything they were trying to do. I kind of felt BC2 took a step back in the single player and I kind of think they lost some of their charm because they were trying to cater to the MW fans. Not really anything wrong with that from a business standpoint but it kind of soured the experience for me. Don't get me wrong I still think the single player is great and those of you pretentious bastards refusing to look at the single player because you're battlefield vets are missing out on a pretty good experience.
" @Metal_Mills said:That may have been true when the singleplayer was just the multiplayer with bots...but no..not anymore..." Who the hell plays BF for the single player? I honestly might not even touch it. "QFT "
MW2's campaign felt a little flat as in it felt like a late night action movie, I almost get the feeling that game had such great reviews just because of the name, BC2 blows it out of the water in both areas.
I can see how the whole product can be rated 4 out of 5 stars, if you weigh the singleplayer campaign equally to the online multiplayer. The singleplayer campaign appears to be fairly standard and not standout.
By my standards, BF:BC 2 is a clear 5 out of 5 star game. No other online multiplayer game offers this diverse, rich and in-depth gameplay. No other online game has fully interactive/dynamic maps (as in destructible and deformable). No other game feels as balanced, lifelike and exciting as Battlefield : Bad Company 2. I get the highest highs from BF:BC 2 of any game I've ever played - so there's nothing but the highest praise from me for DICE's online multiplayer masterpiece. My personal GotY 2010.
For me personally, the singleplayer campaign counts as added value, while the centerpiece of the experience is the online multiplayer, which I will play for the entirety of 2010 and most likely well beyond that. Online multiplayer warfare doesn't get any better than this. At least not until DICE once again outdoes their previous efforts with their next Battlefield game, Battlefield 3.
See you on the Battlefield - amigos.
I stopped reading when I saw the sub-headline "The single-player, however, feels a little flat this time around."
I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one that felt totally disconnected from this game. Squad members teleporting ahead of you constantly through missions, extremely linear pathing that used a generic 'You better turn back or the claymores'll getcha' to keep you from exploring instead of suitably placed environmental blocks. I also didn't get much out of the MW2 jokes, but that's just my opinion. I just don't think the single player was anywhere near as polished as it would need to be for these 'MW killer' titles people seem to be keen about giving it. I am looking forward to sinking my teeth into the multiplayer though. I'm glad this received a nice work over. *1942 battlefield theme plays in head*
" Who the hell plays BF for the single player? I honestly might not even touch it. "QFT
Hur dah Har Jeff! You like dat one game more dan me and I like Dis game moar dan you! You are wrong! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!
I really don't think they need to score games at all, just have people actually read the review and get the impressions from that. I think the idea of 'scoring' a game is outdated frankly. Just write a review with the pros/cons and leave out any score. What may appeal to one player may not to another.
For me, the game would be a lot less than 4 stars cause I mostly want the single-player, whereas a MP only player would happily rate it 5/5. Both types of players could draw their own conclusions from the review and totally forget the scoring system.
That said, I'm leaving the country in a few days, so probably won't be picking up BC2 until I can get it on the cheap.
Anyone looking at any scoring system to tell them everything they need to know about a game is always going to end up being frustrated. A 4-star system sometimes seems too limited. With a much broader system, people search out minute discrepancies, arguing about why one game gets a 7 and another a 7.5 or why one gets an 8.2 and another gets an 8.3. No matter what kind of system you use, consistently scoring hundreds and hundreds of games in a way that makes sense to everyone and that nobody perceives any inconsistencies with is pretty much impossible. There's just too much subjectivity involved.
Only 4? I havent played the full release yet, but I seriously thought this game was going to get 5...
Jeff, this is a 5 star game. COD is the most overrated shit ever.
Seriously, MAG gets 4 stars along with this??? Sometimes I feel you should ditch the 5 star system.
DICE and their legions of fanboys are really showing their douchebagginess. Bad Company 1 single player was much better than BC2's single player because it was actually different. Now they are trying to copy everything from the COD series and are failing miserably. I don't remember Bungie, Infinity Ward, or Zipper ever taking shots at each other. Looks like they are jealous that the crown was taken from them years ago.
You bitches can argue while I enjoy both games.
I personally thought the Single player was quite great. Right up there with COD4, a bit less than MW2. Still pretty great. Funny pokes at MW2 also. Even the com guy (riverhead: dispatcher?) has the EXACT same voice as the guy in MW2. They must have used the same person. Multi isn't my favorite. Since all you have to do is camp a tank and rack up amazing amounts of kills.
Great review, Jeff. Maybe could of touched upon that in multiplayer the experience is enhanced many fold if in a squad of friends because that makes the game for me really special.
I think the SP in this game is way better than in BC1. I'm actually giving it a chance this time... that also could be because I can't seem to join ANY FUCKING GAMES ONLINE.
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I played a good 6 hours of it last night and its amazing. I doubt I will ever play the singleplayer though, maybe for trophies.
Maybe they should have just dropped the singleplayer completely. It seems to be the thing that is dragging down the review scores, and who really plays Battlefield games for the singleplayer? I´m definitely getting this game though :)
Couldn't agree more with this review. I'm about 5 missions deep in the campaign and it just feels incredibly bland, with the exception of a few firefights and the vehicle chases (the one in the 5th missions is particularly awesome).
I love the multiplayer in this game. Didn't really care for the original Bad Company in that department, but BC2 hits all the right notes here.
I don't get this review. MAG had no single player and a multiplayer that was worse than this game's, yet they both get the same score? MW2 had the superior single player but the inferior multiplayer (which is arguably the selling point for both MW2 and BC2) yet it got a 5? Either the reviews are bullshit or we're seeing the limits of using a 5 star score system.
So the multiplayer is awesome but it's lacking on singleplayer aspect. First MW2 and now this, I wonder if the singleplayer in FPS is coming to an end =/
Quite tempted to get this game, even tho I've never played a Battlefield game before. Seems this focuses much more on the tactical and capture rather than the total of your kill streak.
About what I expected. It's a shame that DICE seemed to push the single player aside like an afterthought. I love Battlefield multiplayer as much as the next time but without the terrific single player that the original had, it's just a Battlefield game.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.


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