Word: ddr
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...arrival of U.S. ambassador John Negroponte at the end of June, Gompert says, neither Allawi nor the U.S made the reintegration program a priority. Job training programs run by Allawi's Labor Ministry were cancelled over personal feuds and pension programs and other aspects of the program of DDR - "demilitarization, demobilization and reintegration" - were bounced around from one command to another...
...have evolved, and Dance Dance Revolution and its many clones have produced any variety of special pads and controllers to stomp and pound in order to produce rhythmic beats. The newest entry into the market, Namco Limited’s Donkey Konga, does not deviate very far from the DDR-established formula of following the beats, but it one ups its competitors with one resonant feature: bongo drums. The pads are ultra-plush and springy, and even after an hour of play, my hands felt no pain. The bongo controller also features a sensor between the two pads to detect...
...want any social value to come of this, you’ll have to buy a second set of bongos at $30. That’s a hefty price tag, so I can’t recommend Donkey Konga beyond those who are already into DDR-style games or those who want to get into them. But for those millions, Konga will resurrect the glorious days when Power Pad was king...
...mother (Katrin Sass) enters a deep coma for several months. Upon his mother’s release, the doctor cautions Alex that he must insulate her from any shocks, because a stressful event could kill her. Since his mother was fiercely loyal to the idealism of the DDR, Alex makes it his goal to keep her from finding out about the dramatic political changes through which she slept. Good Bye Lenin! is dotted with distilled illustrations of the many facets of the reunification, some of which shine much brighter than others. He does not fall into the trap of romanticizing...
...mother (Katrin Sass) enters a deep coma for several months. Upon his mother’s release, the doctor cautions Alex that he must insulate her from any shocks, because a stressful event could kill her. Since his mother was fiercely loyal to the idealism of the DDR, Alex makes it his goal to keep her from finding out about the dramatic political changes through which she slept. Good Bye Lenin! is dotted with distilled illustrations of the many facets of the reunification, some of which shine much brighter than others. He does not fall into the trap of romanticizing...