![]() ![]() The music video for "BO$$" was released on Jon Vevo, but premiered on MTV's website a day earlier upon the song's release to digital retailers. X Factor mentor Simon Cowell was onto something – with songs like the savvy “BO$$,” girl groups were bound to come back in style." Full of keen pop culture references (the song also name checks Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and Beats by Dre), "BO$$" could very well become dated in future years, but for now, it's the sort of ballsy, bossy music pop needs." Christina Lee of Idolator was also complimentary of the song, stating that, "BO$$ proves to be a working girl anthem in the tradition of “Bills, Bills, Bills,” Kelis‘ “Bossy” and TLC‘s “No Scrubs,” though for an age of filming #NaeNae Vines at the White House. Just like many girl groups that have come before them, the product of 2012's X Factor is back with their new single, 'BO$$,' and an image that is just a bit more feisty than when they released last year's Better Together EP."Ĭarolyn Menyes of Music Times gave a positive review, saying, "Filled with urban music influences, 'BO$$' shows a markedly more mature Fifth Harmony, with tribal beats swooping beneath the track's female-powered flare. "BO$$" is all about being an independent woman, and we can definitely get behind that!" James Dinh of SheKnows also gave the track a positive review, saying: "Fifth Harmony is ready to show off their grown and sexy side or, at least, their record company is. That's what it's all about."īrie Hiramine of J-14 Magazine gave a positive review, saying, "Fifth Harmony's new single 'BO$$' sounded pretty fierce when we heard a short snippet of the song last month, but now we can confirm that the group has ramped up their fierceness levels. So I think when you turn that song on, feel sexy and feel good about yourself.” On the Today Show where the girl group performed the single live for the first time in its entirety, they said of the song, "We feel like so many people are kind of competitive with one another and we want to bring everyone together and have people encourage one another. Speaking to MTV, Fifth Harmony stated that “The whole point of this song is for girls who are our age to turn it on and feel confident and empowered because at this age being insecure is such a normal, common thing. The song was confirmed for their debut album shortly afterwards, released February 3, 2015. ![]() On May 30, 2014, Fifth Harmony played a teaser snippet of the track towards the end of their performance at the Kiss 108 FM Concert in Boston. BO$$ was the first single released from the album on July 7, 2014. The song has been performed many times, including the 2014 MTV VMAs preshow, the Jimmy Kimmel Show, the Today Show and the Reflection and 7/27 Tours.įollowing the release in 2013 of five different versions of their first EP Better Together, Ally Brooke, Camila Cabello, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane Hansen and Lauren Jauregui spent 2014 recording songs for their debut studio album Reflection. BO$$ has now 2.9 million copies sold worldwide, and was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2015 alongside " Sledgehammer" and " Worth It". The video was directed and choreographed by Fatima Robinson. The music video premiered the same day on MTV's website, and was later released to the group's Vevo channel a day later on June 8. Elsewhere it peaked at number 21 in the United Kingdom, number 12 in Scotland and also charted in Spain, Canada, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. "BO$$" peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was at the time their highest-peaking single following the number 76 peak of their debut single, " Miss Movin' On". The song was released on Jas the lead single from the album. " BO$$" is a song by American girl group Fifth Harmony, included on their first studio album, Reflection, which debuted on February 3, 2015. ![]()
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![]() ![]() “Il Duce” was the recipient of mob justice, resulting in a summary execution by firing squad from local Italian partisans in April 1945. Or perhaps just as likely is seeing an end similar to that of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. There is no doubt Smith would have also shared their ultimate fate, death by hanging following a guilty verdict. If viewed within the scope of historic post-World War II war crime indictments and prosecution, a man fitting the profile of John Smith most certainly would have stood in the dock alongside figures such as Göering or Ribbontrop at Nuremberg, facing charges for crimes against humanity, waging wars of abject aggression, and genocide for their respective roles in perpetrating the Holocaust. John Smith, in total, has blood up to his elbows. As well as Rudolph Wegener (Carsten Norgaard) speaking about their deeds together in Cincinnati “spilling blood,” and Wegener’s observation that afterward Smith no longer entertains his passion for sailing – alluding to the audience an intense personal guilt harbored by Smith. From the Neutral Zone escapee book store owner found and killed in Season 1 by the Marshal (Burn Gorman). The multiple, however subtle, references to a Cincinnati extermination camp critically allude to this fact. In addition to being an SS Oberst-Gruppenführer in his everyday work to keep enemies of the Reich at bay, he has also been involved in mass-murder, ethnic cleansing, and outright genocide. When looking into the nature of Smith’s collaboration with the Reich, upon deeper inspection, Smith is a man who has no shortage of blood on his hands in his personal complicity. on December 11th, 1945 by Nazi Germany ( Note: This is the four year anniversary historically of Nazi Germany’s declaration of war on the United States). Hardly the least of Oberst-Gruppenführer Smith’s soul crushing experiences was viewing, with Helen at a considerable distance, the atomic bombing of Washington D.C. The Man in the High Castle Universe: How the Axis Won WW2 Smith remarks that it is a reminder of “the consequences of the failure of command.” A clear indication that the US military of their timeline was not nearly as effective and successful as our own, and fatally so. As shown in the Season 2 episode, “Duck and Cover,” Chief Inspector Takeshi Kido asks why he displays a medal from his US military service during the Solomon Islands campaign. After the economic collapse, Helen describes their life with the words, “We had nothing, we had less than nothing.” Smith is clearly a man who remembers the economic inequity of the Depression in the defunct United States, and his fallen position within it.Īdditionally Smith’s US Army experience, to the extent that we know of it, was a near crippling experience. John in particular was raised in a family of considerable means, prior to the onset of the Great Depression. When one looks back to season one, recall the conversation Helen Smith has with Joe Blake during V-A Day, revealing for the first time part of the Smith’s backstory. ![]() His feelings about his previous allegiance to the US haunt him deeply and influence his current choices. Both to fulfill his own ends – namely the protection of his family – and to be used as an agent to achieve the darkest ends of the Nazi regime. As a former US Army Signals officer ( See: Sigint), Smith made the leap to collaborate with the Nazi occupiers at some unknown juncture following their invasion. Yet Smith’s personal level of accommodation is clearly greater than most every other in The Man in the High Castle universe: he is a collaborator. He, like the vast majority of those who came before him – as well as those he shares the screen with – has made some level of accommodation to the brutal foreign rule of a satanic enemy. John Smith is, in many regards, an every man type that emerges during a foreign totalitarian occupation and subjugation similar to those which occurred in Europe during the Second World War. So, who is this friend/enemy/criminal-against-humanity/loving father and husband? More to the point, Rufus Sewell has truly stolen the show thus far, which is no small statement given his fellow headliners. So much so that many viewers are not even sure he is in fact a villain as he is seen to possess many contradictory stripes. Newly promoted Oberst-Gruppenführer John Smith (Rufus Sewell) is perhaps the most complicated and deeply conflicted antagonist on the show. ![]() ![]() Bloody Roar II now has a Super combo that drains all of your Beast meter (which fills up according to your attack/damage ratio), but it's relatively easy to defend against The game is now more about quick-hit combos and counter attacks, and less about who can take more hits (as it was before in the original Bloody Roar).Last years sleeper-hit fighting game, Bloody Roar, was released by Hudson in Japan, and Sony subsequently snapped it up for a U.S. The Rave move of the first game, which sped up your fighters moves and made it harder for an opponent to get a punch in, has been removed. The game also moves at a speedier clip, so combos and morph moves occur in the blink of an eye. Special moves look snappier, the combos are slicker, and the backgrounds are eye-catching without being distracting. On the other hand, Bloody Roar II improves on the original, using much smoother and more realistic graphics. The boar, fox, and gorilla from the first game are gone. You still have your choice of some of the best fighters of Roar along with the addition of a bat, leopard, chameleon, insect, and half-beast. On the one hand, Bloody Roar II continues the one-on-one fighting style of the original, featuring human players that morph into ass-kicking animals during a match. The additional game modes are a triumph, the gameplay and visuals are a step up from the previous game and story is a real highlight somewhat surprisingly for a fighter. ![]() Overall, Bloody Roar 2 takes the formula from the first successful outing and experiments again to offer an even more impressive final product. The variety of special moves and combos are great, the weight of the characters feel right and three perspective finishers are great too, even if they are nabbed from Sega’s Virtua Fighter. This series has always prided itself on offering a hybrid of all the fighters of the era and the second iteration does this successfully as well. The fighting system is also a joy to behold in this title as well. It’s a lot of fun and a great addition to the game. Plus, you have the custom mode which is like playing the game with cheat codes such as god mode, big head mode and all the classic settings. The watch mode that allows you to take in AI fighters and learn new moves and weaknesses. You have the new survival mode where you have to beat every character with just one health bar. Then when it comes to the new game modes, the game does a great job at giving the player everything they could ever want. So this is a welcome bonus and one that elevates the series. But if they can offer some captivating exposition, it really ties everything together and motivates the player to fight. Fighting games aren’t often remembered for their narrative and rightly so. However, its the small tweaks that make this one worthwhile as a sequel.įirst, the story is a great continuation of the original, with the rogue group of Tylon Zylonthorpes fighting for the dignity of their race. ![]() There is still the usual suspects in terms of game modes such as story and arcade mode and the visuals keep the same look and feel of the original, while adding a new layer of polish to the overall presentation. The player still has access to a wide variety of brutally beastly characters to fight with and against. What Bloody Roar 2 does brilliantly on its return is keeping the same great gameplay that we had from the first game in the series, yet elevating ever slightly. However, would this gimmick prove successful a second time? Or would this animal-based fighter fizzle out? We find out in our review of Bloody Roar 2. This game aimed to offer a unique take on the fighting game genre by using beasts instead of human combatants. However, looking outside the series, this game also plays like Tekken, Street Fighter, Soulblade, Mortal Kombat and Dead or Alive. This game plays like it’s predecessor Bloody Roar. ![]() The most competitive market of those mentioned was easily fighting games, with tonnes of fighters vying to be the household names on everyone’s lips and fresh off the back of a successful first outing, Bloody Roar 2 stepped up to plate hoping to cement this series as fighting game royalty. ![]() This era was the pinnacle for this phenomenon with racing games, sports games and fighting games all offering a compelling way to pummel your pals. If gaming in the nineties is synonymous with one thing, it is arguably couch co-op gaming. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Updated November 6, 2021: At WallStreetSurvivor, our passion is helping you learn to invest in the stock market the RIGHT WAY! As part of our commitment to you, we are constantly evaluating all types of financial tools from stock picking newsletters to brokerage apps to stock screeners and more. If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. The claims are often the bait to get you to buy, make sure that you can find supplemental information that backs these claims from legitimate sources. Penny stock promoters will often claim that the company is about to release the next big drug pending FDA approval or has access to a gold mind that once excavated will increase the company's earnings exponentially. Instead they can be found on over-the-counter bulletin boards and pink sheets which generally involved increased risk and exposure to price manipulation. While some penny stocks may be found on the major exchanges such as the Nasdaq and NYSE, they often do not meet their listing requirements. Although some information may be hard to come by, the more you gather the better. This advice may well come from insiders of the company or paid promoters who stand to profit from your trade.Ĭarefully read their financial statements, the prospectus and any other information you can get your hands on. If you come across a penny stock recommendation (or any stock for that matter) look for the source of the report. Consider it a scam until you can prove otherwise.An informed investor is able to spot these scams and cut potential significant losses. The pump and dump and other stock scams are some of the most common internet frauds. You can evaluate companies using a fundamental analysis approach or a technical analysis approach, the latter being more common for penny stocks. After going through various lists online, make sure to research each company individually. Another option is to use MSN's Stock Screener which allows you to filter stocks based on desired criteria like price per share. A good place to start is Wall Street Survivor's Investing Ideas page which lists various penny stocks. Finding a website that lists penny stocks is only a starting point. This is where it is important to proceed with caution and be able to differentiate between legitimate penny stocks and those that are victims of pump and dump schemes (see list below for tips on how to avoid stock scams). There are many websites that will offer lists of excellent penny stock investments. Purchasing a penny stock because your co-worker who heard someone raving about it on the bus recommended it, is strongly discouraged. Taking the time to research penny stock lists and gather information on individual companies will significantly increase the odds of success. ![]() To Find Penny Stocks:įinding the right penny stocks difficult. This is the tricky part because a lack of research, and purchasing too quickly can lead to costly mistakes and losses. You may be wondering where to get started and how to find potential penny stock investments. Finding them is easy, picking the right ones is the tough part.Īlright, so you have a grasp on what penny stock are and you have concluded that the penny stock market is right for you. There is no shortage of places that offer a shopping cart full of penny stocks. |
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