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I haven't actually read it, but i've heard alot about it. Gonna see if i can get my hands on it though.
EDIT: And who says ARGs are dead? ARGs ARENT DEAD! If ARGs are dead, then Elvis is alive, and he's leading Yoga classes in Istanbul, with a monkey named Stu, and a bunch of old barflies. It's like a poor sitcom! Wait, what was the question?
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:08 pm
SirQuady wrote:
Afternoon. A story.
Classic. It should be absolutely mandatory for anyone interested in non-linear storytelling. Coincidentally, I was using it as an example for someone just the other day for an arg-related-something-or-other.
(as a side, I'm growing a bit tired of the ARGs are dead meme traveling around some circles... frankly, I see them as just waking up.)
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:18 pm
Afternoon. A story.
So it's a game of name the ARG predecessor/old ARG, is it? Booyeah!
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:50 pm
... Allegory of the
, anyone?
/me can play this game, too!
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:10 pm
Of course, the birth date of ARGs differs depending on who you talk to... Ong's Hat, anyone?
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:11 pm
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:48 pm
This is what you get for saying the genre can't be defined because that will restrict creativity, and allowing people to come up with their own ARBs, RLs and ERGs.
/me goes back to his Mega Collective Alternative Pseudo Extended Fauxy Reality
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:53 pm
Last year, two years after the launch, players organized a Hivemeet in Chicago to relive the experience. A DVD compendium of "I Love Bees" was also released leading merchandisers to rethink how to "productize" other campaigns.
Pinch me: ILB was in 2004, right?
Although I
totally tickled that Hivemeet got a shout-out.
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:14 pm
colin wrote:
How is monopoly an ARG?
That was just performance art combined with a contest that extended a small board game into real world.
I did a smaller version in art class in 1985 - we built a giant monopoly board, giant dice, giant pieces and "played" the game in the quad.
These guys just took it up in scale to real life.
Not Alternate Reality in any sense, just an "amazing race" to be the next realtor winner.
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:29 pm
Now ARGs blur the line between themselves and not just reality
nice to see another new acroymn, ARB (I guess because marketers brand things, they don't make games)
How is monopoly an ARG?
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:18 pm
Alternate Reality Gaming 101 - iMedia article
Alternate Reality Gaming 101
March 03, 2006
By Joyce Schwarz
Curious about ARGs and how to use them in your campaign? Get the history of, and best uses for, this up-and-coming marketing technique.
Do you recall the scene in "The Matrix" when Morpheus says to Neo, "I imagine that right now you're feeling a bit like Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole."? As fans know, if Neo takes the red pill, he stays in Wonderland and Morpheus shows him how deep that rabbit hole goes.
In an Alternate Reality Game (ARG), the rabbit hole is the first puzzle-piece or event signaling the beginning. ARGs are becoming increasingly popular as platforms today for "alt-marketing" gurus. Major brands such as Microsoft, Hasbro, Jet Blue, American Express, Sharp, Audi, Song Airlines and Stella Artois beer are staking out space in the ARG arena.
Alternate Reality Branding (ARB)
I bet you're familiar with lots of ARGs, and maybe you've even played in one or two and participated in an ARG offline event without even knowing who was sponsoring it, since that's one of the key tactics of ARG marketing or ARB (Alternate Reality Branding), as it's starting to be called. Often lumped into the term "all-inclusive campaigns," or "cross-platform promotions," ARBs are finally becoming a category of their own. Remember "I Love Bees," which looked like a small beekeeping business at first glance, but turned out to be a campaign to launch Microsoft's Halo 2 game? Or what about Audi's "Art of the Heist" designed by McKinney-Silver for Audi's A3? But unless you were part of the target audience, you may have missed Sharp Electronic's "The Legend of the Sacred Urns," and if you weren't in London last fall, you may not have seen Hasbro agencies' Tribal DDB and Tribal London use ARB tactics to turn the city into a "living" Monopoly Board to celebrate that board game's 70th anniversary.
Many more agencies and brands are starting to adapt ARG tactics of stealth marketing, microsites, big stakes contests and real world special events in a hybrid campaign to capture the cache of Augmented Reality Branding and encourage pull tactics that encourage players to tell the story to other players versus outdated "push" campaigns.
Blurring the lines
So just what is this 21st Century phenomena? Wikipedia.com explains-- an "Alternate Reality Game" is a cross media game that deliberately blurs the line between in-game and out-of-game experiences often being used as "a marketing tool for a product or service." Designing ARGs is both an art and a science. It can take months to a year to just design. It launches almost out of nowhere and then takes off, propelled seemingly only by WOM. In reality it is strongly supported by a well-planned infrastructure of cross-media. Before you delve in, you'll want to master the lingo: PuppetMasters-- the secret group that controls an ARG are behind the Curtain-- the layers of plot, technology and social contract between the players and the PuppetMasters. Players use a Guide-- a narrative of the experiences of gameplay, to discover clues and solve puzzles along a Trail-- a reference list of sites, clues and other items found during gameplay.
This is NOT a game!
During the adventure, avid followers and often innocent lookers are swept away on wild chases and quests across convincingly "real" but actually "faux" websites and real life (RL) locales. A multimedia mix of emails, microsites, text messages, IM, billboards, print and electronic ads draw the player into a fictional universe and virtual community. Thecrucial precept in Alternate Reality Games is the perception that "this is not a game." You don't want to tell the story; you want the players to tell it to each other.
New ARGs are launched almost every month, but few can match the success of Microsoft's ARG "I Love Bees," with three million players and a price tag of one million dollars. The campaign propelled the X-box video game Halo 2 into one of 2004's biggest hits. The designers of "I Love Bees," 42 Entertainment, are quoted as saying that they soon found that they weren't building games for individuals but for a "hive mind" composed of millions of walking, talking neurotransmitters that fast became a community online and off. The buzz lives on, and so does the website at www.Ilovebees.com. Last year, two years after the launch, players organized a Hivemeet in Chicago to relive the experience. A DVD compendium of "I Love Bees" was also released leading merchandisers to rethink how to "productize" other campaigns.
Alternate Reality Games may find their roots in role-playing from old text video games like "Zork" or in real-life geocaching GPS technology treasure hunts. Others point to improvisational theatre or performance art for inspiration. Film fans mention Silent Movie melodramas and modern magical realism tales like "Being John Malkovich"as sources. Jordan Weisman and Elan Lee (founders of 42 Entertainment) say their inspiration to create "The Beast," designed to expand on the themes of Steven Spielberg's "AI: Artificial Intelligence," was both Dungeons and Dragons and the Michael Douglas cult classic "The Game."
Dissect an ARG, and you'll find elements of immersive gaming, viral marketing, interactive fiction, social communities, virtual worlds and real-life publicity stunts that would make P.T. Barnum blush. Agency and brand budgets for online and new media continue to grow, but there is no source chronicling the rise of ARG advertising and sponsorship because the funds are often dispersed across such silos as special events, promotion, guerilla marketing and sweepstakes budgets. One indicator that there is plenty of opportunity for growth in the ARG space and evolving spin-offs is the growth of experience marketing. According to the Chicago-based IEG Sponsorship surveys, North American companies spent an estimated $5 billion of their $11.1 billion events budget on experiential marketing in 2004 with a projected 25 percent increase forecast annually beginning last year.
ARG Spin-Offs Growing
Inspired by the success of Alternate Reality Games, new spin-offs are capturing attention and funding. Most of these "mash-ups" include some elements of ARGs, but the curtain and the puppetmasters are often visible so ARG purists will insist they are outside of that box. The new "categories" that I see evolving include experiences that might be better termed Extended Reality, Mega-Reality, Alternative Reality, Collective Reality and Faux-reality. Here are some examples:
Extended Reality Games (ERGs) extend the drama, excitement and characters from films and television shows with a combo of online and offline experiences and adventures that span far beyond the norm. Some ERGs are created by entertainment brands or networks and studios while others are designed by the sponsors. The remake of the 1963 "Pink Panther" film opened the door for European smart car to feature its smartfortwo in a leading role as Inspector Clouseau's police car. Pink Panther aficionados are invited to "Pick up the Trail" and hunt for the stolen diamond at www.smart.com/pinkpanther. Online a lavish internet special draws players into a 3D and photo realistic experience where Inspector Clousseau personally greets them. Smart says that players are spending an amazing 10 minutes driving through the interactive indoor and outdoor scenes from the film gathering clues and tracking the thief and win a chance to be a finalist in a Paris smart fortwo road rally to track down the "diamond" in real life. What's so amazing is that the site continues to draw long after the American premiere of "Pink Panther," extending both the smart brand and feeding the post-audience appetite for even more Clousseau as a prelude to the European movie launch. In this case smart, not the studio, created the ARB experience.
Television is fast recognizing the value of Extended Reality experiences. One of the classics is the campaign for Sci-Fi Channel's "5ive Days to Midnight" mini-series that wowed even sage New Yorkers when something called the Buck Naked bar, featuring a young woman dancer gyrating on a silver pole, turned up in front of a Union Square shop window. Turned out it wasn't a scene from a movie or a lingerie promo but rather a live billboard designed by Seattle-based creative marketing shop Neverstop to recreate the opening scene of the upcoming "5ive Days to Midnight" mystery.
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Being "Monkish"
One of the most popular ARB-type campaigns still running is a new multi-level interactive game designed to generate buzz and loyal viewers for "Monk" created by Glow Interactive, New York for USA Network. The flash-packed game draws viewers into an office scenario and asks them to rearrange the paperclips on Monk's desk. The game, an online store selling "Monk" items, blogs, quizzes, interviews and video clips are all adding to the stickiness of the site which in just over two weeks, January 1-18 pulled in 1.5 million visits and 20 million page views and an astounding one million video streams. The Monk ARB is so popular that other brand advertisers want to be involved. Ads on TV show sites are becoming another revenue source for the networks.
Mega-Reality: Monopoly: Sometimes the scale of the Alternate Reality Branding campaign is so big it deserves to be called Mega-Reality since it is larger than life and lets players experience their favorite online video or board games in the real world. Last summer, Tribal DDB and DDB London pitted groups of five players against each other by giving them each a Monopoly fortune of 15 million pounds (fake) to invest in (real) London properties while linking their moves on the board to the locale of 18 GPS transmitter-equipped cabs (real). To add a fresh spin, Chance and Community Chest bonuses were sent via SMS (text messaging.) The ARG-type event made international headlines to celebrate Monopoly's 70th anniversary. Another example of Mega-Reality ARB style promos was the unexpected unveiling of an airplane cabin in New York's Soho district. Turned out it housed a cocktail lounge designed by Neverstop promoting the spirit and warmth of Song Airlines during the holiday season; it attracted more than 60,000 visitors in six weeks.
Alternative Reality: Nothing like a venture into an alternative universe to break up the workday. Last Call Poker, created by 42 Entertainment, turned out to be a tie-in with Activision's Gun console and PC game, but it functions like a high-end poker site. Quirky real-world poker tournaments in graveyards, of all places, across the United States attracted avid fans who got radio transmissions propelling them to the next play.
Collective reality: The Halo 2 "I Love Bees" and Sharp Electronic's ARG titled "The Legend of the Sacred Urns" all require a collective virtual community to solve the quest, or in Sharp's case, the hunt for a rare artifact. Vital clues were embedded in oddball TV commercials and visitors to www.moretosee.com could not only view the ads again, but also discover pointers to new clues. In an interesting twist, all of the game play took place on internet bulletin boards where players swapped and analyzed clues. Who wins the grand prize (in this case a Sharp Entertainment Center) becomes almost secondary to the group camaraderie.
Faux-reality: One of the toughest versions of Alternate Reality Branding to pull off is a version called Faux-Reality where false or misleading info appears real. The challenge in this arena is to walk the line between stealth marketing and punking the players. ARG enthusiasts are a sophisticated bunch that doesn't want to be punk'd. One brand that pulled off the ultimate faux-reality campaign is Audi with The Art of The Heist campaign, first unleashed at a live event in New York City as a game and then fueled by a torrent of interactive missions. At the same time the game was taking off, a shadow side popped up as bloggers and TV viewers started seeing notices searching for the person who stole a brand new Audi A3 from the New York Auto Show. A spy mission at a major music festival and a helicopter special effects finale in Santa Monica added real life drama to the faux heist.
If you're flying Jet Blue in April, you can turn on your seat's Direct TV screen and participate in what may be the first made for in-plane only reality show called "Share the Love" from American Express. A vote for one of the two families competing in a cross-country race to win a year's free travel will not only help pick the winner, but will also prompt a contribution to charities such as the Boys & Girls Club. Online at www.jetblue.com, consumers can also catch a peek at the videos and cast their ballot. The ARG-style race is designed by multiple agencies and an integrated team led by Nancy Smith, VP, global media and sponsorship marketing, American Express. Out of home and airport creative billboards, banners, posters and even luggage tags encourage you to "Share the Love."
Steeper Rabbit Holes
In the next year, watch for Alternate Reality Gaming and ARB to kick it up a notch to a new level of group player involvement as Hollywood heats up the arena. Making headlines in the entertainment trades is news that MMORGs (massively multiplayer online games) are in development by such major names as producer James Cameron, actor Vin Diesel and Imagine Entertainment. What makes these announcements so different is that the games are designed by Hollywood types to create virtual communities of fans for upcoming films or television shows. Step carefully-- the new Hollywood-style rabbit holes may be deeper than any we've gone down before.
Joyce Schwarz is an author, analyst and consultant on emerging entertainment. Her firm JCOM is located in Marina Del Rey, CA and specializes in launching next-stage media companies and products. She blogs at www.hollywood2020.blogs.com. Schwarz has organized such ARB-style events as turning New York into Hawaii for a week and the "Day in the Life of Paris" quest. She also consulted on the launch of Hasbro online.
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Sorry if this is not approrpriate, or been posted before (didn't see it), but it looks like somone commited suicide over a bb.com forums, had a camera up and everything, apparently there were pages and pages of people taunting him to do it?
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This emblematic hike is often tackled from Las Cuevas on the remote coast road 130km west of Santiago de Cuba. If summiting the mountain is your main aim, this is probably the quickest and easiest route.
This emblematic hike is often tackled from Las Cuevas on the remote coast road 130km west of Santiago de Cuba. If summiting the mountain is your main aim, this is probably the quickest and easiest route.
Popular hikes include those to White Valley, known for its large population of giant swallowtail butterflies; to Dry River Falls; and to Scatter Falls and Fox Caves. Other hikes are demanding, with muddy, overgrown trails and small rivers that require fording. Don't attempt to hike off the beaten path without a guide.
After a recent facelift, the Baños de Coamo – once filling a fairly dreary set of cement tubs – have taken on the air of a modern spa. The spa has been a destination for centuries. Today, the facility has handsome changing rooms, piped-in jazz and a small cafe.
This popular cove, adjacent to Dunn's River Falls along the A3, allows you to swim with bottlenose dolphins. Three dolphin packages are offered, notably 'Swim with Dolphins' (US$195), which grants you 30 minutes in the dolphin lagoon with two dolphins, the thrill seeker grabbing the dorsal fins of two dolphins and being lifted out of the water by means of a foot push.
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Christopher Dayson, on 05 May 2012 - 04:01 PM, said:
There was no official reason given other than: These are long ranged weapons, and have trouble targeting up close. Same with AC 5 and AC 2 and LRM's. The novels tried to make up stuff, but then, they made up /so much/ stuff they cannot be considered valid for game purposes.
Something else to consider is that even though lasers are pinpoint accurate as to the relation of the direction the barrel is pointed, there's a lot going on between the pilot's hand and the end of that barrel. Actuators, servos, the mounting hardware itself, and likely a number of other things I'm not imaginative enough to think of. So where your HUD is saying something is going to go may not be exactly where it ends up.
If different weapons are generally calibrated to perform best at different ranges then IMO it stands to reason that they should be more difficult to use outside of those optimum ranges.
It's just a thought. It's not like it even matters at this point anyway, because I'm sure they've already made these decisions and are pretty well set in the direction it's going.


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This was my second dinner at Republic Chophouse. I enjoyed it more than the first time. It was not as busy as the first and we had a smaller group. The food and service were very good. I will go back again. Our waiter Patty did a great job and was very professional.
Food was excellent and the wait staff was exceptional. Very friendly.
Excellent steaks, great service. We will be back again (and again).
This is the second time we have eaten here. Both special occasions. For Green Bay it's a little pricey but for that special evening it's worth it. Food has been good each time. My husband loves the seasoning choices for the steaks...last time he had blackened, this time he had Peppercorn. Both were excellent he said. I had the lobster tail this time...it was good. Service has been very good both times we were there. We have been lucky to be seated in a booth each time toward the back...less noise. Definitely romantic with the low lighting. Will definitely go back again.
We had a wonderful experience at the Republic Chophouse. The food and service was fantastic. All staff, including the bartender, were extremely friendly. I would highly recommend.
My husband and add dinner on Saturday, May11. We both had te tasting menu and everything was delightful. Logan was our serber and he was outstanding.
6/5 - I requested a quiet dining area as possible to support a business meeting and was pleased to find a separate dining room to accommodate our party. However, the food and wine (Cakebread excellent) graciously serviced by Abby, that limited business was discussed. Our evening was better served by enjoying each others company and expanding our personal relationships. The crab cakes, scallops and beef carpaccio starters were great and we enjoyed a variety of the steaks and sides. And while we don't often find room for desert, we're glad we ordered a sampling, and I will add, the red velvet cake is a photo opp as well as delicious.
Went there and its 35 dollars for a steak which would be fine but no veg. Or potatoes came with steak steaks. That was all extra. Very good food and atmosphere was excellent . But steak should come with all fixings for 35. Bill was over 200.00 for 3 people.
Excellent service, great atmosphere, wonderful food!
Although it took 10 minutes or so to get a server to our table they quickly made up for it. The staff is super friendly and knowledgeable. Our server was Logan. He did an amazing job of answering any of our questions and made enough pop ins at our table without seeming annoying. I would recommend RC to anyone. Keep up the great work guys!
Wonderful experience as usual, a pleasant place for conversation, romance and indulgence. Their service was supreme, from the Hostess (Heather) to the bartenders, their attention was prompt yet sublime. The food was excellent with outstanding presentation and complex flavor. We always look forward to our visit!
Went to Republic Chophouse during Restaurant Week and ordered off the Restaurant Week menu. Although portions were smaller than when ordering off the regular menu, the portions were appropriate since we were ordering an appetizer, entree and a dessert. The food and presentation were all excellent. Wait staff was exceptional. It was a very enjoyable dining experience and well worth the $30 per person.
The food and service were amazing. I was there 2 days ago and have already told 5 or 6 people about how great our experience was. Will definitely go back!
Typically at nice restaurants the wait staff can sometimes be very overbearing as if they're trying too hard to earn a tip. The staff here is anything but that. From the host to the servers and bartenders they are attentive and great. The food also is amazing. Price is a bit high on some items but when it comes to the service you get it's worth the price.
After much online research I chose The Republic for my 65th birthday. I was not disappointed. It was great. We are already planning our return trip to Green Bay and the Republic Chophouse - the Tall Ships are coming in August, sounds like a good excuse! I spent the last 30 years living in Northern Virginia, having access to numerous exceptional restaurants and the Republic would hold its own against most of them.
We have been dining with the Chophouse since it opened, and we have seen the restaurant very busy and very quiet over the years. We took part in the $30 Restaurant Week prix fixe menu, and needless to say it was really busy!! There was definitely a different "vibe" and crowd than normal, but everything was wonderful. Our meals were outstanding. My New York Strip was juicy and perfectly cooked. My wife's Chilean Sea Bass was buttery and fresh, and the cocktails were perfect. Service is always top notch and friendly all-around. Thank you for taking part in this promotion. Republic is an excellent restaurant for special occasions and business dinners, and I hope many of the diners for Restaurant Week will return.
The Chop House fills a need in the Green Bay area. It is a more upscale steakhouse. It has good food, great service and warm atmosphere. Does it compare to some of the great Chicago steakhouses......no, but it is still a good one.
My boyfriend and I tried out Republic Chophouse for restaurant week. The $30 tasting menu was a great deal. He has never dined at Chophouse but I have and it was a great time to try it out considering most of the menu any other time is pretty expensive for a full dinner. Love the atmosphere and lounge, great ambience. Our service from Kelly was fantastic and her knowledge of wine service great! Thank you for making our date night special!
Thank you for a delicious and relaxing night out! This was our second time at Republic, and we were excited to bring our friends visiting from Chicago. Needless to say they were very impressed. Beautiful, modern atmosphere and the staff was so friendly and helpful. 3 of our party had rib eyes, and they were perfect. Juicy, flavorful, and cooked just how we like. The lobster tail was enormous and also very good. We would recommend Republic to anyone looking for a special evening out. It was a nice reminder to take a bit of time for ourselves. Thank you!
It is warm and welcoming, although it was quite noisy the night we were there, which made it difficult for the two of us to visit without yelling at each other. The smell of seafood was very strong when we arrived and offensive to me, however it dissipated and fresh air ensued by the time our food started arriving. Our Irish New York steaks were done to perfection and the taste was incredible. The Truffle Parmesan Fries were a real treat! The red velvet cake was very good, however the edges were a little dark and had a slight burned taste. Our server was very friendly and attentive - outstanding service. All in all, I would recommend the Republic Chophouse to anyone looking for higher end dining. It is my favorite in Green Bay.
Food was very good and Alexandria, out waitress, did an excellent job.
Highly recommend! Awesome service and the food was unbelievable!! Higher priced restaurant but worth every penny! Loved it and will be back!!
We had a wonderful experience at the Republic Chop House. The food was great! We will definitely return!
Our first visit to Green Bay. The restaurant had received mixed reviews but decided to try it. Ambience was great, service was great. I had tasting menu, everything was great, the flatiron steak was pretty good, not great. The portions were huge despite being described as a tasting menu. I would rather be offered the option of a 4 oz filet. Watched the end of the Michigan/Notre Dame game at the bar, had a great evening and would go back without hesitation.
This was our second visit in 2 months and it did not disappoint...we were there to celebrate my 50th birthday and my sister told our waiter, Logan, it was my birthday...after our dinner, he arrived at our table with a HUGE piece of Red Velvet cake with a candle in it...completely surprised me, but it was a wonderful gesture and even though we were all very full from our meal, we couldn't help but all have a piece!!! Would recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for GREAT steaks, beautiful interior, romantic night, special occasion...we love this place and it is now one of our favorites in Green Bay!
I visit Republic Chop House about once per month for dinner. They are very friendly and professional, and their service is outstanding. The food, especially the steaks are just as good as the best steak houses in Chicago! Also, if you save enough room for dessert, the Red Velvet Cake is to die for (just make sure you only order one for every 3 - 4 people as it is large). Enjoy!
I enjoyed my time at the chophouse greatly. The only thing I was disappointed in was my salmon was a little dry, which upset me because of the price I was paying for it.
We were in Green Bay for the Packer game and we were also celebrating our anniversary. The food was wonderful and the waiter we had surprised the heck out of my husband just by wishing us a happy anniversary. We had a great time.
My boyfriend and I went out to dinner with close friends for his birthday. We were immediately greeted by very friendly staff, and as we had a reservation that we made online, were seated immediately. Very personable and wonderful waiter. Awesome chef-prepared, mouth-watering dishes. Terrific wine selection. Perfect portions. To top it off, a complimentary birthday hunk of frosted red velvet cake, enough to feed more than 4 people. Great experience!
Very surprised to find such a nice restaurant in Green Bay. Food was perfectly cooked and very good. Our server Mark, was excellent. He knew the menu, suggested a great wine and was the perfect waiter.
Excellent restaurant. Although quite pricey for a regular dinner out, for a special occasion like our 20th wedding anniversary, it was well worth it. Delicious food, lovely ambience and a welcoming, courteous staff.
My wife and I went here for our anniversary and Everything was perfect! The flowers I ordered were a wonderful surprise for my wife. The food and service was great. We look forward to our next night out and we plan on bringing friends.
Excellent fish. Service was excellent as well. Would definitely repeat whenever I visit Green Bay again
we really enjoyed our visit to Republic Chophouse...I am already looking forward to our next visit, hopfully very soon
Food is excellent - very tasty and well-prepared. Server was attentive but lacked some training. The tasting menu is enough food for two.
Everything was perfect, champagne upon our arrival with a happy birthday wish. The food was outstanding. Our kids enjoyed the meal as much as the adults, they ate off of the adult menu. Red Velvet birthday cake was brought out with a candle to top off the evening. A perfect night.
We were looking for somewhere special to have our anniversary dinner and I'm so glad we found this place. It's a little pricy, but the food was amazing. It's certainly not somewhere we could afford to eat all the time, but for our next special occasion we will definitely be back!
Food was excellent. Service was fantastic. Nice find
Heather, our server, was fabulous! Great suggestions for us on the menu and all of them were right on. Food was very good and service was excellent. We will be back.
Absolutly awesome resturant. Great place for a romantic night out. Fantastic food and service! Will be the place of choice when in GB everytime!
This was my families first time at the restaurant. We did seem to have a good time and feel very welcome. For me the prices seemed a little high and some portions seemed a little on the small side. But the food was very good. We liked how it was a very warm and inviting environment, even when we were in jeans and tee / sweatshirts for the most part. We still felt like we were treated like anyone else.


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Faced with the likelihood that Congress will fail to avert impending budget cuts set to start March 1, some Republicans are turning their attention to blunting their impact.
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R., Okla.) is crafting legislation to give federal-agency heads more flexibility to administer the cuts, which are supposed to apply indiscriminately to defense and domestic programs.
And in the House, Republicans are preparing a bill that would keep the government open after March 27 at the lower spending levels, but would allow the Pentagon more leeway in implementing the cuts.
The efforts underscore how decisively the going assumption in Washington has shifted: No longer are officials wondering if a budget deal can be reached to avert the $85 billion in across-the-board spending reductions scheduled to begin March 1. Attention has now turned to what happens after that.
Lawmakers in both parties believe that the blunt, indiscriminate nature of the cuts—known as a sequester—is unwise and have sought to replace them with a more gradual deficit-reduction plan involving comparable amounts. But the two sides are at an impasse because President Barack Obama wants the alternative plan to include tax increases as well as spending cuts; Republicans have refused to include such increases.
There was no sign of movement even after Mr. Obama called House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) Thursday. That was the first time he had talked to Mr. Boehner since Dec. 28 and Mr. McConnell since Jan. 1. Mr. Obama also spoke to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) to discuss the sequester, and tried to reach House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.), who was in the air and couldn't take the call.
Neither the White House nor congressional leaders would comment on the content of the calls. But even as Mr. Obama was reaching out to Republican leaders, he criticized the GOP in a radio interview with Al Sharpton Thursday.
"My sense is that [Republicans'] basic view is that nothing is important enough to raise taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations, and they would prefer to see these kinds of cuts that could slow down our recovery over closing tax loopholes,'' he said.
Republicans have been particularly concerned about the impact of the sequester on the Pentagon, which has already been forced to retrench because of other constraints imposed by the current budget.
Mr. Inhofe last month drafted a bill to give the Pentagon more latitude to make the March 1 cuts in a more targeted fashion rather than taking the same percentage from every program. He wanted to offer it as an amendment to legislation suspending the federal debt limit, but he withdrew it rather than jeopardize passage of the bill.
Now he is seeking bipartisan support for the bill, which could be broadened to cover all agencies. The legislation could be introduced next week, while, or after, the Senate debates a Democratic bill to replace the sequester with a deficit-reduction package that raises taxes on millionaires and cuts farm subsidies. The Democrats' bill isn't expected to pass, but is considered mostly a political statement to show what they would do instead of the sequester.
Republicans are expected to offer an alternative, but haven't decided on one. A leading option is a bill introduced by Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) and Kelly Ayotte (R., N.H.) that would replace the cuts with a plan to reduce the federal workforce by attrition over 10 years.
Although some Democrats are sympathetic to Mr. Inhofe's approach, it faces opposition from Senate Appropriations Chairman Barbara Mikulski (D., Md.). At a hearing before that panel, administration officials also voiced opposition to the approach. "The administration would oppose a solution that kept sequestration in place and tried to reconstruct it in a way that would dull some of the pain,'' said Danny Werfel, controller of the Office of Management and Budget.
Meanwhile, House Republicans are looking ahead to the next fiscal battle—the March 27 expiration of funding for most federal agencies. House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R., Ky.) is planning a bill to extend funding at the lower, post-sequester level but in a way that gives the Pentagon more opportunity to reorder its priorities.
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Each year 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders. Seventy percent of these are women; 50 percent are children under 18.The U.S. State Department estimates between 18,000-20,000 persons are trafficked into the country every year. Trafficked victims are found in cities as well as rural areas. According to the 2007 State of the World's Children Report, 1.8 million children are involved in commercial sex work. Most of them are forced into this labor. When children are trafficked into another country and forced into take up services, often girls end up as domestic workers and commercial sex workers. When these children do not know the local language, they are more vulnerable for exploitation. In transnational trafficking, often the perpetrators seize the passports of the victims, the only document or ID the latter have.
Specifically, women are on the move from one place to the other seeking bread and economic security. Today, the number of people who live outside the country of their birth is larger than at any time in history. Among this migrant population, women comprise of almost half of the global migrants. In 2005, 191 million people, 3 percent of the world's population, were estimated to be international migrants. Nearly 40 percent are moving from one less developed country to another.
In 2000, the Congress passed the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act. This offers protection to victims from deportation after testifying against perpetrators. On June 22, 2007, the United States Senate passed a Concurrent Resolution 40, declaring January 11 as the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness.
United Methodist Women has helped produce "Lives for Sale," an advocacy DVD on behalf of the victims of trafficking. This resource by Maryknoll Productions depicts how victims are trafficked into the U.S. for sexual slavery and what you can do about it. The DVD comes with a study guide. Visit www.livesforsale.com.
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Radiation experts are painting a sobering picture of the Fukushima nuclear disaster's long-term impact on Japan in a series of reports published today by the journal Nature. At best, the country faces more than a decade of expensive cleanup, including the decommissioning of the reactor complex and the disposal of contaminated debris. At worst, wide areas of land around the complex will have to be abandoned, as they were in Ukraine after Chernobyl.
"On the basis of the Fukushima data so far, it seems likely that in some areas, food restrictions could hold for decades, particularly for wild foodstuffs such as mushrooms, berries and freshwater fish," the University of Portsmouth's Jim Smith, co-editor and lead author of "Chernobyl: Catastrophe and Consequences," wrote in a Nature commentary.
Smith says the levels of radioactive cesium-137, with a radioactive half-life of 30 years, "will determine the long-term impact on the contaminated region and its residents."
"The extent of cesium-137 contamination at Fukushima is not yet clear, but available data indicate very high levels in some areas," he wrote. Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency sounded the alarm about high radiation readings in the village of Iitate, 25 miles (40 kilometers) northwest of the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex. The readings ranged as high as 3.7 megabecquerels per square meter. Such readings led the IAEA to suggest an expansion of the current 12-mile-radius (20-kilometer) evacuation zone.
Since then, the reported readings outside the evacuation zone have not been as high. But Smith said that if large areas are contaminated with 0.5 megabecquerels per square meter or more, "evacuation could be for the long term."
One long-term strategy could be to bring in "liquidators" to decontaminate the towns and villages, remove topsoil and resurface roads, "although this approach met with varying success at Chernobyl," Smith wrote.
He said "the long-term response to Fukushima will have to be pragmatic." Radiation exposure limits for the general public might have to be relaxed, for example, going from 1 millisievert per year to 5 to 10 millisieverts per year. Smith noted that millions of people living in areas of high natural radioactivity are exposed to more than 10 millisieverts per year.
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on 22-02-2012 07:58 PM
So this issue will never be adequately fixed?
It's no wonder that Sony found the need to change their terms and conditions to attempt to indemnify themselves against class action lawsuits.
Therefore it should be equally unsurprising that my bank details will be staying far, far away from my 'Sony Entertainment Network Account', at least until they find some grown-ups to manage the online store and its content.
And can we assume that SuperFastZombie edited Rabid's latest post to put in the spelling mistake at "correspondance"? :/
Poor show..
on 23-02-2012 06:28 AM
Also, i wanted to check - the latest email i got from network support, dated the 31st january, which i will quote again here:-
"Thanks for your e-mail about the Minis Pick 'N' Mix bundle.
Whilst we investigate the issue with transferring the Pick 'N' Mix bundle to your PSP, we have provided you with a code for 5 additional Pick 'N' Mix titles. Please accept this as a good will gesture whilst we are working to resolve the issue. Once we have resolved the issue, you will have access to the original titles that you picked. In total, you will have 10 Pick 'N' Mix titles.
Please accept my apologies in the delay and hope you enjoy the extra games in the meantime."
This was complete fantasy, was it? It wasn't actually a goodwill gesture, but an attempt to fix the issue?
Plus, you attempted to change the conditions in the description of the product after you found out you weren't selling what you thought you were?
Shady business practices much, Sony?
on 23-02-2012 11:37 PM
The 5 minis were not offered as an attempt to fix the issue, they were offered as a good will gesture for the delay sorting out the actual problem. Pretty much exactly what the above post says, only I didn't get an email, I was told this over the phone.
I am honestly amazed that if I don't contact the support line again, it seems nobody from Sony would actually deal with this / reply to me / sort out a refund. Why should I phone again? I have emailed and phoned lots of times. I have been told this is being sorted as an ongoing problem, and only know it isn't any more from this forum.
What sort of customer services opens up a problem or complaint, decides it can't be solved, but then can't be bothered contacting the customers to let them know they can't be bothered to fix it? Shockingly bad.
on 24-02-2012 11:55 AM
@Craigc28 Hi Craig, the fix was unable to get these working as intended, so you can request a refund on them through the Support line.
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on 24-02-2012 03:24 PM
Reading through the forums it seems like plenty of people are having issues with the PSN and Vita.
Completely vindicates my decision to back away from Sony gaming.
The PSN is really becoming an achilles heel for Sony.
on 24-02-2012 07:00 PM
I HAVE asked for a refund after one month of this item not working, but when I called back the week later I was regarded as impatient and they would let me know as soon as they had feedback from the UK.
Now we're near the end of February and still resounding silence...
Is it that bloody hard to provide a refund for everyone who bought this deal? After two months and no sign of improvement it's more than due... I'm being tired of providing this interest free loan to sony...
But as mentioned I think they're now solely focusing on vita screw ups for the moment. I guess they fired all the testers to save money...
on 27-02-2012 03:36 PM
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on 27-02-2012 11:37 PM
Funny story! (Or tragic!)
I bought a PS Vita the day after launch. That night I picked up some PSN games.
The following night I decide to pick up some more downloads, except now I'm getting an error message with NO solution listed online. NP-2244-2. I've done what others have suggested with no luck, I've contacted Sony support who emailed back telling me to phone a premium rate number again (no, and please change this policy. If you want us to buy things on your service you make it as easy as possible).
I find it hilarious and sad that, as a completely willing customer I'm not able to spend money on their service yet they're making me jump through hoops to get it working.
I'm inches from selling my Vita and just sticking with my 3DS for this generation. Sony make outstanding hardware and their platforms have (IMO) had some of the best games of their generation. But their support is so awful that I will drop them if things don't improve.
(for comparison my Xbox broke once. Microsoft gave free expedited repair to Germany, replaced free of charge and even offered a free gift of 1 month's XBL Gold or controller. DS Lite broke and Nintendo replaced it within 2 days free of charge. I bought a game by accident on iTunes and Apple refunded me no questions asked. Steam? Bought a game that didn't work, game was removed from my account and my money refunded in 24 hours. I bought it again a year later when bugs were fixed.)
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Kidzu Children's Museum is perfect place to visit, when you are in Chapel Hill city-center with children. Free on Saturday.
I rarely write reviews but I have felt compelled to do so since leaving this place. This place is nothing short than a "pay for the day" daycare where the parents follow around their kids but much smaller. There was one semi discovery museum like contraption that puts balls through a tube an down a tunnel. This seems to be... More
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At first I wasn't sure I was at the right place; it's on the back side of a strip mall, and couldn't be less museum-like in appearance. It's very small; I hope they get the funds to make it larger because my 19 month old nephew loved it. Docents were there to make suggestions, and I'm glad the toddler room... More
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This is a very nice but very small kids museum. They have lots of puzzles, books, construction/building toys and a nice little kitchen cafe. My 3 year old spent a very happy 2 hours there. It is right in downtown Chapel Hill so a nice part of a day- not an all day thing. I do think they are planning... More
First of all, "museum" is a huge overstatement. There are three small rooms plus small arts-and-crafts corner and a tiny (and drafty!) area for the kids under 24 months. There was some very strong mildewy smell in the air. Some toys and decorations seemed rather worn and yucky. Fortunately, our 3 year old was happy to leave shortly after arrival... More
I took my 2 children, ages 4 and 7, here on Sunday to have some playtime and they had a blast. The place is not very big and can get crowded on Sundays since it is free but it will keep your kids busy for an hour or two. This is really good if your kids are bored from walking... More
We visited this museum on a Sunday because it is free on Sundays. I'm sure the free entrance is why the museum was so overcrowded. The exhibits and play areas were clean, colorful, and engaging for our 18 month old. The staff were friendly and informative about crafts being offered. The museum is relocating to a bigger facility in the... More
I hear this place is suppose to move to a larger building, right now it is in a smaller store front. There is not a lot of room to be involved with your kids - I would reccomend Marbles first.
Fun, but for little kids. I think the age range is probably from 2-8 years old. Located on a croner of Franklin Street Kidzu is a great indoor playhouse for kids. It is surprisingly big compared to what it looks like on the out side, and has many different things to do. There is a puppet theater, were kids can... More
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