Burning Rangers is a 1998 3D action video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn. The game is set in a futuristic society threatened by frequent fires. Players control one of an elite group of firefighters, the Burning Rangers, who extinguish the fires and rescue civilians from burning buildings. Most of the tasks the players complete are centred around collecting energy crystals used to transport civilians to safety. Development began shortly after the release of Christmas Nights in November 1996, when Yuji Naka started working on a game focused on saving people rather than killing them. Sonic Team chose the themes of firefighting and heroism. Burning Rangers received mostly positive reviews, especially for the game's soundtrack and audio. Responses to the graphics were mixed; while some critics asserted that the game had the best visuals on the Saturn, others faulted its poor collision detection and occasional glitching. The game was among the final five Saturn titles released in America.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1484:

The College of Arms, one of the few remaining official heraldic authorities in Europe, was established by royal charter in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_of_Arms

1825:

Roberto Cofresí, one of the last successful Caribbean pirates, was defeated in combat and captured by authorities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_the_Anne

1937:

The Steel Workers Organizing Committee, precursor to the United Steel Workers of America, had a major success when it signed a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Workers_Organizing_Committee

1962:

American basketball player Wilt Chamberlain, then playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks, still a record in the National Basketball Association today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain%27s_100-point_game

1978:

Aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 28, Czechoslovak military pilot Vladimír Remek became the first person from outside the Soviet Union or the United States to go into space. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_28

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devastavit: 1. (law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastation. 2. (law) In full, writ of devastavit: a writ issued against an executor or administrator claiming compensation for such misapplication of assets. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/devastavit

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There are two ways of confronting the country's problems. One is through a management style based on adventurism, instability, play- acting, exaggerations, wrongdoing, being secretive, self-importance, superficiality and ignoring the law. The second way is based on realism, respect, openness, collective wisdom and avoiding extremism.   --Mir-Hossein Mousavi https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mir-Hossein_Mousavi