Blast Off 1989 NAMCO world record arcade. Witness an amazing world record gameplay of Blast Off by KAL. In the year of 2289 189 A.G.; the second wave of Bosconian attack commences and a future threat looming behind Bosconian attacks who would appear in 307 A.G. To lay siege against the Galaxians 118 years later, the Battura. Sensing something peculiar with the Bosconians, the UGSF deploys. In the 1980's, there were a series of Guinness Book of World Records (GBWR) editions that featured contest results from Twin Galaxies, in the initial years, and then the APA (Amusement Players Association, run by Steve Harris) in the final year, which was 1987.At the time that these lists were published, the vast majority of the scores were world records, in addition to being records for that.
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Bosconian is a multi-directional scrolling shooterarcade game, developed and released by Namco in Japan in 1981. In North America, it was distributed by Midway Games. Bosconian was ported to the Sharp X68000, Sharp X1, MSX computers. Bosconian allows the player's ship to roam across open space which scrolls in all directions; the game has a radar, which tracks the position of the player's ship, enemy formation attacks, space stations. The objective of Bosconian is to score as many points as possible by destroying enemy missiles and bases; the player controls a small fighter ship that can move in eight directions, can fire both forward and backward. Each round consists of a number of green enemy bases that must all be destroyed to advance to the next round; each station consists of six cannons arranged in a hexagon. The player must either destroy all six cannons or shoot the core to destroy a station, in rounds the core is capable of defending itself. Additionally, the player must avoid or destroy stationary asteroids, a variety of enemy missiles and ships which attempt to collide with his or her ship.
Enemy bases will occasionally launch a squadron of ships in formation attacks — destroying the leader causes all remaining enemies to disperse, but destroying all enemies in a formation scores extra bonus points. A spy ship will appear which must be destroyed or the round will go to 'condition red' regardless of how long the player has taken. Throughout the game, a digitized voice alerts the player to various events, such as incoming enemies or an approaching spy ship. Bosconian was unsuccessful commercially, with most cabinets being sent back and converted to Galaga. Bosconian won the 1982 Arcade Award for 'Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Coin-Op Game in January 1983', beating both Atari's Gravitar and Sega's Zaxxon. Electronic Games magazine called it 'a real space-gamer's delight', highly-praising its unique 360-degree movement, the multiple ways to destroy the battle stations, the ability to fly about the screen. Video Games referred to it as 'another treat for Galaxian fans', commending the controls and several ways to earn points.
In 1998, Japanese publication Gamest selected Bosconian as one of the best arcade games of the era, complementing its Rally-X-like radar system and addictive nature. They have cited it as being an influential shooter for its vast game world and setting, labeling it as 'an excellent introductory game' for players new to the genre. Retrospectively in 2018, Akiba PC Hotline! Covered the Sharp X68000 version of the game, where they praised the conversion's accurate portrayal of the arcade original and the 'wonderful' rearranged soundtrack. Beep! Criticized the Sord M5 version of the game for its poor quality, low difficulty level, the lack of features from the arcade original, such as the voice samples, they stated that fans of the M5 or those interested in collecting it should be weary of its quality before purchasing it. Bosconian appeared in several Namco Museum compilations for PlayStation and other consoles; the game has been released in Jakks Pacific's TV game controllers, was released as part of the Pac-Man's Arcade Party arcade machine in 2010.
Bosconian was ported to several home computers in Europe, such as Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, which were renamed Bosconian'87. A spiritual successor, Blast Off, was released in 1989 in Japan only. A second sequel, Final Blaster, was released in 1990 for the PC-Engine in Japan only, featured gameplay similar to Blast Off. Bosconian was one of the first games with a continuation screen, edged out by Fantasy released one month earlier in 1981. Bosconian at the Killer List of Videogames
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'Move That Body' is a 1991 song by dance act Technotronic. It was one of the singles from the band's third album Body to Body and was released in 1991. Vocals are performed by Réjane Magloire, credited as Reggie, it achieved some success throughout Europe in Ireland and Switzerland where it was a top ten hit. In the United Kingdom, the single peaked at number 12; these are the major formats and track listing for the releases of 'Move That Body': CD maxi'Move That Body' — 3:55 'Move That Body' — 4:27 'Move That Body' — 3:46 'Getting Started' — 5:4012' maxi'Move That Body' — 4:27 'Move That Body' — 3:46 'Getting Started' — 5:407' single'Move That Body' — 3:55 'Move That Body' — 3:30Cassette'Move That Body' — 3:55 'Move That Body' — 5:40 'Move That Body' — 4:27
Nellie Love Marshall Showalter was an American women's chess champion, wife of the U. S. chess champion Jackson Showalter. Nellie Love Marshall was born in Brookfield and raised in Donerail, Fayette County, Kentucky. Showalter learned to play chess in young adulthood, from her husband. In only six years, she went from a beginner who needed queen odds to one who could beat her husband at knight odds, although not with pawn and two moves. In 1894 she played the more experienced Harriet Worrall in Brooklyn, in a match billed as the 'ladies' championship', it would be funny if I did not know a little, would it not?' The match was suspended when Showalter became ill in connection with early pregnancy. Her first child's birth meant that, although she was one of the three American players invited, she was unable to travel to London in 1897 for a world championship of women chess players. Showalter was a charter member of the Women's Chess Association of America when it formed in 1894, she observed collegiate chess tournaments, reported on chess events and officiated at chess competitions.
Nellie Marshall married Jackson Showalter in 1887. They ran a farm together in Georgetown, Kentucky. Nellie Showalter fished and drove when such activities were considered remarkable for a woman, she was widowed in 1935, died in 1946, aged 75 years. Her great-granddaughter, Amy Showalter, represented the family when Jackson Showalter was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame in 2010. Detailed coverage of Nellie Showalter's career, on Chess.com. Another article about Nellie Showalter on Chess.com. Nellie Love Marshall Showalter's gravesite, at Find a Grave
Loop the Loop was a dual-tracked steel roller coaster that operated on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, from 1901 to 1910. The coaster was one of the first looping roller coasters in North America. Loop the Loop was the second looping roller coaster to be built on Coney Island and was one of a handful of early looping roller coasters built in the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s, it was manufactured by Edwin Prescott. The coaster was operated independently, was not part of one of the cohesive amusement parks which existed on Coney Island; the coaster was built at the corner of West 10th and Surf Avenue on Coney Island, near the current location of the famous Coney Island Cyclone and at the location of the former Switchback Railway. The Loop the Loop lasted from 1901 to 1910 but was a relative commercial failure because of the low rider volume; this low rider volume was a function of the small cars on the coaster, because safety inspectors would not allow more than one car on the course at any given time, nor would they allow the cars to be joined into trains.
The operators attempted to supplement the coaster's revenue by having an observation gallery where patrons could pay to watch others ride the roller coaster. Rides on the coaster itself cost 10 cents. Loop the Loop was an improvement in terms of ride comfort over previous looping coasters such as Lina Beecher'sFlip Flap Railway and earlier centrifugal railways; this was because Loop the Loop incorporated a more elliptical design, thereby reducing the g-forces which riders experienced on more circular roller coaster loops. Loop the Loop had rubber wheels to improve the ride comfort along with safety rails. Many riders still experienced discomfort. Loop the Loop was laid out as a dual track roller coaster; the two tracks ran parallel with one loop on each track. Despite the two tracks doubling possible rider volume, the small cars on the coaster restricted per-hour ridership numbers. Flip Flap Railway, the first looping roller coaster built on Coney Island and the first in North America. Loop the Loop, a looping coaster built in Atlantic City, New Jersey, sometimes called Flip Flap Railway as well.
Loop the Loop, A looping steel coaster built at Olentangy Park near Columbus, Ohio
Rivington Park Independent School was a private school located in Rivington, Lancashire that closed in 2014. It was founded in 2004 by Michael Ruaux. Ruaux founded Rivington Park Fencing Club, which continues to operate; the school provided day-school education for children aged five to sixteen. The school was rescued by injection of funds from parents; the school offered GCSE and BTEC courses for senior pupils and had plans to provide A-Level courses for sixth form pupils as well as boarding provision in what had been the school's nursery. The nursery closed down following an adverse Ofsted report published on 3 January 14 prompted by 'concern raised with Ofsted regarding child ratios and the effectiveness of the key person system'; the rest of the school closed without warning to staff or parents on 12 December 2014 at which time it had about 35 pupils on roll. 'Rivington Park Independent School'. The Bolton News. Retrieved 26 June 2015. 'Ofsted School Report: Rivington Park Independent School'.
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Skills. Retrieved 26 June 2015. Chaudhari, Saiqa. 'Rivington Park independent school shuts suddenly'. The Bolton News. Retrieved 26 June 2015. 'Rivington Park Independent School Nursery'. Office for Standards in Education, Children's Skills. Retrieved 26 June 2015. Kelly, Robert. 'Bolton fencing pair keep rising up the rankings'. The Bolton News. Retrieved 26 June 2015. 'Inspectors' praise for rescued school'. The Bolton News. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2015. Rivington Park Fencing Club official website
Sahar Hussein al-Haideri was an Iraqi female print and radio journalist. She was murdered by extremists on June 7, 2007, becoming at the time the 108th journalist, including 86th Iraqi journalist, to be killed covering the Iraq War since its outbreak in 2003. Al-Haideri was born in Iraq, to a Shia professional family, she was received her degree in business administration from Baghdad University. Al-Haideri married Haithem al-Naqib, a Sunni teacher from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Together the couple had four daughters; the family moved to Mosul in 1997. Al-Haideri's career in journalism began after the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the fall of Sadam Hussein's Baathist regime. A number of international news training programs were set up by media agencies throughout Iraq, including the IWPR, the Reuters Foundation and others. Al-Haideri was one of the few Iraqis to enroll in the IWPR journalism reporting and training program; the programs offered aspiring Iraqi journalists a new career direction.
Al-Haideri began work as a print journalist. She began writing contributing pieces for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, the media organization with whom she had been trained, she wrote for local Iraqi press, including the Aswat al-Iraq news agency, known in English as the Voices of Iraq, a Mosul-based newspaper. Her stories focused on the trauma, beginning to overtake Iraq, her stories included features on the increasing violence against Iraqi women, what she called the 'lost generation' of Iraqi youth due to the war. Her stories were sometimes critical of both local Iraqi government officials and the U. S. Forces, both of whom she saw as adding to the chaotic situation in Iraq. However, she was most critical of Islamic extremists who sought to use the war as an excuse to turn her adopted city of Mosul into a fundamentalist 'emirate' in northern Iraq, her stories focused on the fundamentalists and the violence that their insurgency had brought to northern Iraq. She wrote pieces concerning Islamic fundamentalist decrees that cucumbers and tomatoes must be served on separate plates because they are of different genders and that female store mannequins must have their heads covered.
She wrote of the atrocities committed by Iraqi insurgents. Her critical reporting put her personal safety, as well as her family, in jeopardy. Al-Haideri was once saved from an attempted kidnapping because an American military patrol happened to be in the area and stopped the attack. At one point, an Iraqi extremist group linked to al Qaeda placed Al-Haideri at number four on a hit list of so-called infidels. Al-Haideri moved her family to Syria, in 2006 for their own safety. However, she continued to return to Iraq to file her reports. Al-Haideri, committed to her chosen career, said in a 2007 interview with the UK Press Gazette that she never thought about quitting under the constant threats, she took credit on a Kurdish website for a number of news articles critical of the extremists, written and published under an assumed pseudonym. The editors of both the Voices of Iraq and the IWPR implored al-Haideri to remain in Syria and stay out of Iraq for her own personal safety. Al-Haideri was killed in Mosul on June 2007 by an extremist group called the Ansar al-Sunna.
She was 45 years old. Her news editors had spent three hours the day before her killing asking her to return to Damascus, her murder was met with condemnation from the international community. The IWPR established a journalist assistance fund in memory of al-Haideri and the work she accomplished during her career as a journalist. In 2008 Al-Haideri was awarded posthumously the Amnesty International Media Award, for the use of new media in her work, her article Arabic: القتل غسلا للعار يثير مخاوف تفجر صراع عراقي جديد, 'Honour Killing Sparks Fears of New Iraqi Conflict' was cited by the judges. Al-Haideri was survived by her husband and her four daughters, who were aged 11 to 17 at the time of her murder; the Guardian: Sahar Hussein al-Haideri Sahar's articles for IWPR IWPR: Iraqi Reporter Latest Victim of Violence Against Women Journalists Requiem for a Brave Woman The Guardian: Iraq's forgotten heroes: The death of Iraqi journalist Sahar Hussein al Haideri last month illustrates the hazardous conditions the local press have to operate in Kuwait Times: Iraq's journalists, the forgotten heroes
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