The Nintendo Wii is unique and is offering console game players a new era. It is small, powerful, easy to use and is getting people to exercise by getting them to get out of their seats to move and physically interact with the games.Being involved with the gameSo far, current games make great use of new proven unique motion-sensitive controllers. One of the first games for Nintendo Wii was Wii Sports. This simple sports games can allow any one of any age, to pick up the controllers and play. Grandpa’s and Grandma’s can now be part of the young children’s computer powered world.In Wii Sports, the controllers are used like a tennis racket, a golf club, a bowling ball launcher, and even boxing gloves. This game is fantastic fun for all ages and has got people off the couch and moving.This is great for young children, getting them active.Nintendo Wii has also proved to be a hit with popular first-person shooting games. Because the controller can be pointed directly at the screen and used as a gun, and is almost as real as you can get. You no longer have to think which button controls what; you simply point and shoot.Also the driving games for Nintendo Wii have been a hit. The Wii controller can be used as a steering wheel to control your car, making it a powerful way to stay on the road in the games.Other games for Nintendo Wii require you to turn the controller horizontally to use in a fashion similar to the older, classic game controllers. Even this action is well suited to the Wii remote and feels very natural.Some games use special input devices, to allow more interactivity. Some music-based games, use devices that are specific to that game like a guitar, microphone, or drum set made especially for Wii games can be used to interact with your game in a never before seen way.There is no doubt, many new games will be developed for Nintendo Wii. The have broken new ground, with outside the box thinking. The new ideas and great controllers and interaction will be winner for kids and for parents who want to get the kids active. Well done!
Living Cheap Guide to a Free Or Low Cost Health Care Option
There may be a facility that can provide you free or very low cost heath care. That facility could be right in your home town. It is available because of a law that was passed by the US Congress back in 1946. Even though it is an older law, because of it there are still facilities out there that you might be able to take advantage of.In 1946, Congress passed a law that gave hospitals, nursing homes and other health facilities grants and loans for construction and modernization. In return, they agreed to provide a reasonable volume of services to persons unable to pay and to make their services available to all persons residing in the local area. The program stopped providing funds in 1997, but about 200 health care facilities nationwide are still obligated to provide free or reduced-cost care.The program is called the Hill-Burton Free or reduced-cost Care program. Under the program you could be eligible for free health care or low cost health care. The first step is to find out if there is a facility near you that you can go to.There are currently 218 Facilities as of (12/18/2008) that are required to take care of eligible persons. There are facilities all over the country but there are no facilities in these states: Indiana, Nebraska, Nevada, Rhode Island, Utah and Wyoming. There should be facilities located in every other state.You can locate a facility through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. You can access a list online at the HRSA website. Look for hillburton.There are certain eligibility requirements that need to be met in order to get free or low cost health care services from these facilities. It has to do with your income and how your income or lack of income compares with the federal poverty income level.You are eligible to apply for Hill-Burton free care if your income is at or below the current HHS Poverty Guidelines. You may be eligible for Hill-Burton reduced-cost care if your income is as much as two times (triple for nursing home care) the HHS Poverty Guidelines. Here is how to find out if you are eligible.Go to the facility’s admissions or business office and ask for a copy of the Hill-Burton Individual Notice. The Individual Notice will tell you what income level makes you eligible for free or reduced-cost care, what services might be covered, and exactly where in the facility to apply.Go to the office listed in the Individual Notice and say you want to apply for Hill-Burton free or reduced-cost care. You may need to fill out a form.
Gather any other required documents (such as a pay stub to prove income eligibility) and take or send them to the obligated facility.
If you are asked to apply for Medicaid, Medicare, or some other financial assistance program, you must do so.When you apply for Hill-Burton care, the obligated facility must provide you with a written statement that tells you what free or reduced-cost care services you will get or why you have been denied.You may file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services if you believe you have been unfairly denied Hill-Burton free or reduced-cost care. Your complaint must be in writing and can be a letter that simply states the facts and dates concerning the complaint. You may call your local legal aid services for help in filing a complaint. Send complaints to:Director, Division of Facilities Compliance and Recovery
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