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FORTUNE -- At today's town hall meeting at Fortune's Global Forum in Chengdu, China, leaders of some of the world's largest corporations engaged in a lively debate over the shape of China's changing culture. Mass-market tastes -- especially among China's younger generation -- are changing fast as urbanization, technology, and travel remake consumer experiences and demands. The panelists discussed what lies ahead and how business needs to adapt. Here are the highlights:
On the growth of China's consumer market: Wang Jianlin, the Chairman of the real estate giant Dalian Group, was extremely upbeat about the rise of the Chinese consumer. Many people, he said, believe that China has problems and its growth will slow, but he added: "They are wrong." He pointed out that the nation was still urbanizing, pension reform is coming, and the Chinese moving into the city "will need homes, jobs, and they will go to movies and restaurants. Therefore China over the next 10 years will grow at 8% or more." As one point of evidence, he pointed out that a few years ago a lot of doubters said the bullet trains would be a big failure, but today "the high speed trains are so crowded."
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On reaching the Chinese consumer: Robert Iger, the Chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company (DIS) said that any company wishing to crack the China market has to really understand what the Chinese want. "There is a misconception," he said, "that because technology has created access to world markets that there is one world culture. That's absolutely not the case. Thinking that can trip up a company." He said that when he brings Disney to China, "it has to feel like China's Disney." Before starting construction on Shanghai Disneyland, Iger said that Disney listened to a lot of diverse voices in China to find out what the consumers really wanted. The panels all agreed that is was especially important to listen to what China's youth wanted because they are the opinion-makers who will drive sales. If they like a product, they will tell their friends and their parents.
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Phil Donahue invited me to his Fifth Avenue penthouse to watch Body of War. I was wary because I'd sat with him the previous year watching a cut of the film that wasn't ready and I had to turn it down. Now he was having trouble getting the DVD player to work and had to call Marlo Thomas into the room for help. Once the film got going, I was mightily impressed and it ultimately made for a memorable screening in 2007. In fact, it ranked in second place for the Festival's audience award and led to the Festival creating a unique People's Choice Documentary Award.
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I'm a glutton for festival programming. I also do it for DOC NYC in November, Miami in March, and Montclair in May. In addition, I co-run the weekly Stranger Than Fiction series in Manhattan, and the monthly Doc Club on SundanceNOW.com.
Thom Powers has been an International Documentary Programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival® since 2006. He is also responsible for Mavericks, the Festival's discussion series with cinema innovators.
Powers is the Artistic Director for the weekly documentary series, "Stranger than Fiction" at Manhattan's IFC Center and for the DOC NYC festival in November. He also consults on programming for the Miami International Film Festival. He has directed documentaries for HBO and PBS; and is a founding member of the documentary production company Sugar Pictures. He teaches documentary courses at New York University's School of Continuing Professional Studies and the School of Visual Arts.
He is a co-founder of the Cinema Eye Honors, an annual award for documentary excellence; and the Garrrett Scott Development Grant.
He has served as a juror for Sundance, SXSW, CPH: DOX and DocAviv festivals; as well as the Emmy, IDA and Independent Spirit Awards. He has written extensively on documentary filmmaking for The Boston Globe, Real Screen, and Filmmaker Magazine.
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Mi nana was great in the kitchen and had some very unique recipes that the family requests on special occasions to this day. She was famous for her empanadas, bean soup and caspiroleta. Caspiroleta is a dairy based drink she made before bedtime; it was the perfect, warm treat before going to sleep.
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I first met Yvon Chouinard in the water. He sat out the back at a small pointbreak quietly waiting for sets. For an hour I just watched him surf, and there was something about him that reminded me less of a businessman, or even an environmentalist, and more of my dad and uncles, who were pipeliners and cowboys. Finally, I worked up the gumption to introduce myself.
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Tulsa Airport Terminal Upgrade OK'd
The next series of terminal projects includes replacement of the inbound baggage conveyor system; raising the roof, installing skylights, new heating and air conditioning systems and new lighting on the east and west concourses; electrical upgrades; and...
Tulsa Airports Improvement Trustees approved a five-year, $130.3 million capital improvement plan Thursday that includes a $40 million passenger terminal rehabilitation project that could get under way this year.
The board also awarded a $1.2 million aircraft noise mitigation contract, and it reviewed draft minimum standards for commercial operators at Tulsa International Airport and a draft security plan at Jones Riverside Airport.
Airports Director Jeff Mulder said the third, $40 million phase of the passenger terminal expansion and rehabilitation project could begin this year and be completed in about three years.
Mulder said the next series of terminal projects includes replacement of the inbound baggage conveyor system; raising the roof, installing skylights, new heating and air conditioning systems and new lighting on the east and west concourses; electrical upgrades; and installation of new sprinkler systems.
The new terminal projects follow $34 million in terminal construction over the past four years that centered around new passenger and baggage checkpoint security systems in the center terminal, and new restaurants and retail shops.
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"We plan to issue bonds to get all the money at once instead of as a pay-as-you-go project," Mulder said. "Going out and getting revenue bonds allows us to get the work done in a shorter time frame. We really could tie up the concourses for years doing this work piecemeal."
Mulder said airport staff will be meeting March 6 with representatives of the eight airlines that serve Tulsa International to discuss the terminal rehabilitation plans and receive comments on them. The airlines underwrite much of the costs of operations at Tulsa International.
Other 2008 capital projects include $7.7 million in noise mitigation construction; $1.5 million in design work on a 750-space expansion of the terminal building parking garage; and $2.25 million in terminal roadway and signage improvements.
The board awarded 2008's first noise mitigation contract to S&L Specialty Contracting Inc. of Syracuse, N.Y. S&L's bid for 38 homes was the lowest of the three submitted, and it was above the engineer's estimate of $1.13 million.
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Trustee Charles Sublett, who spearheaded TAIT's efforts to adopt minimum standards for commercial operators at both Tulsa International and Jones Riverside Airport, said the board may be able to approve the minimum standards in March.
Trustees also reviewed the draft Airport Security Plan at Jones Riverside. The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission is urging airports to adopt airport security plans as a proactive step to improve security at general aviation airports, Mulder said.
Alexis Higgins, Tulsa International's marketing director, said Continental Airlines has agreed to alter its flight schedule between Tulsa and Newark, N.J., to permit business fliers to plan one-day trips to New York City.
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When "Hawaiian Passion" was originally released in 1985, it swept the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards in all major categories. In 2003, Tony Conjugacion [Tony C] was handed the opportunity to not only re-record all of the songs (and add six new bonus songs), but have the original musicians join him again to better an album that was already categorized a masterpiece.Learn More
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He aches to play again, five years along. Strip this down to its core, go deep to the mattress with it, and it is as simple and as complicated and as plain bare wood as that.
Corbin Smith was an athlete with prospects, and then he wasnt. And therein hangs a tale.
It begins at DeKalb High School in the spring of 2008, when all the world was opening up for him the way it seems to for every high school kid in the last weeks of his senior year. Boise State wanted him for football. A bunch of Big Ten schools were after him for baseball. Life was good.
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I started losing weight, he begins, simply. We didnt know what was going on. And it just started this snowball of a nightmare, so to speak.
What was going on was Crohns disease, an autoimmune disorder characterized by a wide range of symptoms, but mostly chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. It afflicts somewhere around 700,000 Americans, mostly between the ages of 15 and 35. And there is no cure.
Smith would not know for two years that thats what he had, by which time his life had become one slammed door after another. The football and baseball offers dried up. He tried different medications, one of which caused him to gain 70 pounds in 2 1/2 months. Three months after he went off it, those 70 pounds were gone.
It was awful, Smith says.
And the worst of it, of course, was that the Crohns stole his athletic identity. Smith wound up at Manchester College, where, after he was finally diagnosed, he tried out for football his junior year. But he was only two months removed from his last hospital stay, and he made it through only three weeks of practice before having to quit.
I was trying to figure out how am I gonna get back on the field, but unfortunately I wasnt really ready to be playing college football yet, he says.
And now hes out in the world, a middle-school teacher at East Noble, and yet everything he lost still pains him like a phantom limb. With his Crohns under control, and in outstanding shape, he has lately been kicking around the idea of taking another crack at college football. He still, after all, has four years of eligibility left.
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Bland food. Horrible service. – From all the rave reviews I had expected so much more but was very disappointed. The Coconut Soup was bland. The Pad Thai was tasteless, mushy and contained chicken that was dry and overcooked - as if the whole dish had been sitting around for days. Worst of all was the service. Our waitress was sullen, scowling, as if she preferred an empty restaurant. I think her dream will come true sooner than she expects.
Great Food – I ate Thai food for the first time September 19,2011. I have to admit I def enjoyed it. My only issue would be the quality of service. The servers SUCKED. The food made up for it though. I will go back but will pay little to no attention to the lower then par service..............
Roaches – Oh my goodness!!!! I just had the worst experience at lemon grass tonight...7/25/10. Typically, I love eating at this restaurant. The food was very good to me and because of that I referred many people there. But tonight, I was eating my drunken noodles w/tofu and out of nowhere I saw two roaches crawling on the table. At first I thought , "whats that " , when I saw the little one but then a big one started crawling up the little vase with the flowers in it. I told the waittress and she said, "oh sorry", but still charged me for my appetizer that I had. I paid for it because I was tired, had a long day at work, and would have felt bad because I usually have a good experience there but I shouldn't have paid anything. I use to frequent there often and the rude waittress doesn't bother me, I actually find her entertaining but I won't be going back. I NEVER write reviews but that was ridiculous and just disgusting. Ugh, I feel sick thinking about it....I should just go and throw up now.
love the food, hate the service – I have been coming here for years. One time I left because i couldn't take the bad service anymore. But I grew thick skin ended up back there because I think they have the best thai in the area. Street parking is relatively easy. There is one particular waitress there who is the worst and sadly, she never takes the day off. She must be related to the owner or something. Don't come unless you don't mind mediocre to poor service but good thai. Kinda reminds me of the "soup naz!" on Seinfeld.
p.s. love their mango sticky rice!
Okay food, unbelievably bad service – Lemongrass serves some nice dishes: soups were excellent, "Jack and Su" was alright, very fresh and with tasty flavors, but oddly pasty in texture, and covered in far too much spinach. My boyfriend reports that the "Drowned Noodles" (a chicken noodle dish) are nice but a bit heavy, and my mother thoroughly enjoyed the "Vegetarian Lover". I'm vegetarian, and there were more vegetarian options than I've seen at some other Thai restaurants, but there wasn't much variety among those options. Decor is tasteful and prices are fine.
However, the service was the worst I have ever experienced in a restaurant. Even the waitress's first words were rude -- "order now; we're closing", even though it was 40 minutes before closing time. She rushed us into ordering before we were ready, literally standing at the table and asking repeatedly whether we were ready from the moment we sat down until we gave up trying to make well-thought out selections and ordered (about 3 minutes after walking in), and she ran off before we could even order drinks. She spilled water on my mother and didn't apologize or offer help with cleaning it up, acted extremely irritated when we asked for water refills and takeout boxes, and just acted generally surly and rude. I would never go back -- I don't want to buy dinner from someone who seems dedicated to making me feel miserable. Dining out is supposed to be fun and relaxing, and the food just wasn't good enough to make me willing to put up with that kind of attitude.
Lemon grass moto: ur service is important to us , please wait ..... for 1 hour??????? – Had been there for lunch this afternoon, 1 waitress taking care of the whole restaurant. My friend and I knew what we wanted so we told her we were redy to order, she said she be back and never come back for 30 mins. Finally she appeared we placed our orders, a whole new story entree comes before the soup nd appetizer.. eehh .tht was strange we told her v haven?t had the soup nd appetizer she goes in to chk and returns in 15 mins by then v had already given up and started with the entree , she takes the entree back and leaves the soup nd appetizer.. all in all disgusting service,, food isn?t that great either ..
For people who live around that area go to Flavours in Devon for Thai food, you will simply love the food and the service and its just 5 miles from king of prussia.
Avoid it everyday – its a hopeless place.I love the food, but the service sucks.I went once there the table was dirty i asked the waitress to clean instead she pushed the mat in a weird orientation on the table.
I asked her to get water without ice, she intentional spills water on my dish.
I asked her for an extra plate and she says u already have one , why do you need other one.
Even my friends have to face such things..
Very good thai food; Nice Neighborhood with easy street parking! – Great food in a great neighborhood! Try the mango sticky rice, and Mussaman Curry (either veg or with meat). The Pad Thai is great too. Salads are good, and they serve beer. Nice quiet and cosy atmosphere.
Beware – For all those out there who dine @ this W.Philly restaurant, it is best to double check your bill before handing over your credit card or cash. On more than one occasion I have been with parties of +5 and every time we have been over charged on the "tip". While the menu clearly states PARTY OF 5 OR MORE will have an automatic 18% gratuity added, the wait staff tends to increase the % to between 19-20%. Not that this is a really big deal, but its the principle. I usually tip @ least 20%, so its not a big deal but when this "error" was brought to the staff's attention, they made a big fuss about it. The first time, I thought it was a calculation error, but if it happens the 2nd & 3rd time, then its a scam. Go in parties of 5 or less to avoid being a possible VICTIM, of if you must, break it down to parties of 2 and 3, or 4 and 1, or 5 single tables of one :) Bon Apetite!
Great food and better prices – This the best Thai food I've ever heard, can be very spicy and inexpensive... my two favorite things! The lunch is prefixed and quick. I recommend making a reservation during lunch because it gets crowded. I've been going here for 4 years and I have never had a bad experience. Highly recommeded for a good thai cuisine
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4 Tips for Hiring Your First Employee in 2013
by Caron_Beesley, Community Moderator
- Created: December 31, 2012, 8:09 am
- Updated: January 2, 2013, 8:15 am
Are you turning down work because you simply don't have enough time or hands on-board to take it on? Thinking of hiring your first employee? Congratulations – your business is doing well!
But before you advertise for a new employee, proceed with caution. Hiring staff is a commitment to the future, and should be made in the context of your long-term growth plan and whether you really want to be an employer. Here are some points to consider, plus some tips for determining whether you can afford to hire your first employee.
1. What is your vision for your business?
When faced with too much work, solopreneurs are often encouraged to hire up, but is that what you want for your business? Is it your goal to become a larger business or remain a sole proprietor? Could you farm off work to independent contractors or outsource certain functions to take some weight off your shoulders? Could you team with other businesses to complement your services? For example, a graphic designer or web designer could "partner" with a marketing consultant to offer customers a range of full-service solutions.
Virtual assistants are another non-hire staffing option and can help you with administrative and even basic sales and marketing tasks. Temporary workers might be a short term option, but be aware: many laws and regulations that apply to full-time employees also apply to seasonal or part-time employees.
The following articles offer some tips for alternative sources of labor:
- 5 Things to Know About Hiring Independent Contractors
- Outsourcing to Freelancers & Consultants: 5 Tips for Getting it Right (and Lawful)
- "Chief Everything Officer" No More! – 6 Options for Staffing your Growing Business
2. Where do you need help?
If you've decided to bring an employee on board, your first step is to project your business workload and identify areas where you need help. What does your workload or pipeline look like for the next 30 days, 90 days and six months, and which jobs do you need help with? What are you doing now that you could offload or have an employee augment? Perhaps you need skilled labor out in the field, or a sales rep to help you grow your business. Or, maybe you simply want to free up your time to concentrate on bringing in and fulfilling business orders.
3. Can you manage people?
Don't overlook this important consideration. If you've managed employees in another occupation, how successful were you at making good hiring decisions? How many bad ones have you made?
4. Can You Afford It?
Working out whether you can afford to hire is a common stumbling block. Start by building a realistic picture of the costs and overheads that your business will incur. These include:
- Wages
- Unemployment Tax – State unemployment taxes vary by state, so check with yours. Federal unemployment tax is 0.8 percent on each employee's first $7,000 of earnings.
- Workers Compensation Insurance – For new employers, this figure depends on your industry and the job performed. Again, check with your state about your expected rate.
- Medicare and Social Security Taxes – Currently, Social Security tax is 6.2 percent on wages up to $113,700, and Medicare tax is another 1.45 percent.
- Recruitment and Training Costs – These can run into the thousands, but, you can reduce them by using networking and referrals to uncover candidates.
- Benefits – Optional!
- Payroll Costs – It takes time and money to administer payroll and calculate taxes and withholding. Examine the cost of payroll software that can help streamline this task.
- New Equipment – Computer, desk, other tools.
- Software Licenses and Phone Data Plans
- Insurance for Company Vehicles
Next, look at last year's income and expenses and factor in the projected annual cost of an employee and the extra income one might make possible. Then, consider your pipeline and cash flow. Can you afford to live with reduced profitability for a few months as your business ramps up? Calculate what you can put into generating new business if you are freed up.
You don't have to do this all on your own. Organizations like SCORE, Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers have resources and experts on hand to help small business owners navigate this process. Find assistance in your community here.
Additional Resources
- Steps to Hiring your First Employee – Explains the tax, legal and regulatory steps required by law.
- 4 Interview Questions That Get to the Heart of a Candidate's Potential
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Toni91 | Window Shopper | 2/6/2013 - 7:41 am
digitalmarketing | Window Shopper | 2/5/2013 - 3:25 pm
employees, I'll definitely refer back to the information on this post.
promis454 | Window Shopper | 1/30/2013 - 10:10 pm
couldnt help but shed interest soon after a although. Its as in case you
had a wonderful grasp on the topic matter, but you forgot to consist of
your readers. Perhaps you need to take into consideration this from far
much more than one angle
promis455 | Window Shopper | 1/24/2013 - 9:34 pm
I would just like to say you always have good informative information,
Regardless of whether they pertain to my business or not I enjoy reading your
steve55 | Window Shopper | 1/13/2013 - 2:38 pm
interesting to read. Affordability is the big issue for us, so we are
considering perhaps hiring a part-time employee to see how that works out...
TaylorRadey | Window Shopper | 1/11/2013 - 11:12 am
Jo Landers | Window Shopper | 1/7/2013 - 6:37 pm
Pino Gelato | Window Shopper | 1/7/2013 - 3:06 pm
Do you have any tips on where to post for candidates? We are a small business
in foodservice looking to fill a management position. So far we have used
local contacts and online job databases for hiring.
JGabriel | Community Moderator | 1/11/2013 - 5:03 pm
BridgetH | Window Shopper | 1/7/2013 - 8:17 am
outsourcing is best right now. Maybe one day I can hire someone.
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It is tough being a soccer fan in America. There's a built in prejudice for a large segment of the sports-watching public; soccer is viewed as foreign, low scoring, and for some reason the offside rule is perceived as so alien that it renders the whole sport unwatchable. And then of course you have the fact that in the rest of the world, it's called football - except we already have a football here in America. It's like when two women wear the same dress to a party. One of them is going to bad mouth the other one faster and harder until everyone knows who looks better and gets all the attention.
Personally I love soccer, even though I was born in America and have never lived abroad - and therefore have no excuse other than I just love watching it. I've loved it since the 1994 World Cup was held in the United States and suddenly it was all over the television. It's often called The Beautiful Game, and it really is the only sport that deserves such a title. And, ironically, it's all of soccer's perceived negatives (low scoring, can't use hands, the offside rule) that make it so beautiful.
However, no matter how much I love the real sport, I have a decidedly love/hate relationship with games that try to capture soccer on a cartridge or a disc and leave it up to the player to perform the feats that make soccer so great. It's always going to be hard to accurately simulate a sport in a videogame, and when I play a football (which I officially move to rename American football, bald eagle rules football, or gridiron football for the sake of sports fan unity), baseball, or hockey game I can better handle the disappointment. I think that because soccer is such a simple sport, soccer videogames get the closest to true life and when they miss, they miss the hardest. FIFA 12, for example, can go for long stretches before it drags you back to Earth with an own goal credited to the winger that crossed it instead of the defender that knocked it in, defenders who stand around and don't attempt tackles, or something else equally sad.
However, I'm not here to talk about FIFA 12; I'm here to talk about FIFA 12's little brother, FIFA Street for the PS3.
If you've never seen or played street soccer, let me offer you a FIFA Street primer. Matches are played on a "pitch" that ranges from playground basketball courts to gymnasiums, and ultimately, street soccer stadiums that resemble pro tennis venues. They're generally played on a hard surface, so you can forget about slide tackles. The goals themselves come in a variety of different shapes and sizes. FIFA Street features tiny toy hockey goals, what look like lacrosse goals, indoor soccer goals, and weird hybrids that are maybe only waist high but nearly as wide as a full-size soccer goal. The number of players varies depending on the event from 2v2 to 6v6. Meanwhile, the events themselves feature quite a bit of variation but all stem from one of four basic game-types: 5-a-side, Panna Rules, Last Man Standing, and Futsal.
5-a-side is your basic 5v5 indoor-style soccer with walls to corral loose balls. Panna Rules is played with anywhere from 2-a-side (with no goalie) to 4-a-side. The object of Panna Rules is to not just score a goal, but to perform the game's signature "panna" move (where the player with the ball rolls it between the defenders legs while running around him to pick it back up on the other side), an "air beat," or a regular "beat" in the process. Each one of these moves adds points to your bank and when you score a goal, instead of one point you get as many points as was in your bank while at the same time clearing your opponent's bank. Last Man Standing is similar to 5-a-side, except when you score, you lose a player. The first team to lose all their players wins. Then you have Futsal, which is as close to actual soccer as you get in FIFA Street. Futsal matches are 5v5 or 6v6 and are played on a basketball court-sized pitch with no walls. So when the ball goes out, you get throw-ins (actually they're kick-ins) and corner kicks. Fouls are also called for aggressive tackles, and should one happen inside the "box," a penalty kick is awarded.
When you play FIFA Street's World Tour mode, the game's career mode equivalent, you'll see a few extra variations such as 6-a-side matches that follow 5-a-side rules and what's called Freestyle which is a variation on Panna Rules. In Freestyle, each trick you perform banks points and when you score you're awarded however many points are in your bank. Matches are played to 2,500. Finally, there are "first to five" matches. Those are pretty self-explanatory - score five goals to win.
Along with World Tour mode, there's Hit the Street mode where you can play one-off games of whatever kind of match you want, or you can customize your own (although your options are fairly limited). There are also online head-to-head seasons just like in FIFA 12, online friendlies played against your friends, and an online team mode where you and six others play together against another squad in a virtual pickup soccer match. FIFA Street also supports a whopping eight players locally (four per side), so if you invite your friends over to play it, make sure they bring extra controllers.
So those are the game modes. But I'm sure you want to know how well the game plays, right? Well, that's when FIFA Street starts to fall apart. Not only does it drag with it every single issue FIFA 12 had to the party, but it also manages to create brand new ones. Now don't get me wrong, the game is fun to play. However, when problems crop up, they usually come in clusters and then it will be in your best interest to insure your PS3, all your controllers, your TV, and if you're particularly prone to fits of rage, your loved ones.
I said before that I have a love/hate relationship with soccer games and FIFA Street amplifies those two extremes to never-before-seen levels. It's a bit like dating a genius supermodel that is also a crack addict and supports their habit by promoting dog-fights. The controls, for example, work really well. They're fairly intuitive, and with only a little practice you'll be pulling off pannas, roulettes, neck stalls, and elasticos (along with many others) so easily you'll make Lionel Messi himself jealous. However, there are also a plethora of bad ideas associated with the tricks. First and foremost is the lack of an integrated tutorial. Instead, there is a list of tricks and their associated control inputs that exists about 3 menus away from the actual game. There are tutorial videos, but they're all flash and don't teach anything. As if that wasn't bad enough, in World Tour mode, you have to purchase all the tricks with skill points, yet the game goes out of its way to not tell you any of that. When you create a team and level them up, the menu for purchasing tricks is hidden away among the most un-intuitive set of menus ever. What's worse is that sometimes, even after I purchased a trick, I still couldn't perform it, and when I tried it the game told me it was still locked. That seems downright broken to me. Even more hidden than the trick menu is the menu for purchasing moves and styles like the panna jockey (where you close your legs to defeat the panna), the diving header, or advanced goalie moves so he doesn't stand there like a fool while balls zip by his legs and into the net. Why they'd hide away such basic moves is a complete mystery and they don't do you any favors with the in-game manual. It will tell you none of that. They also don't do you any favors by allowing you to quickly shift from menu to menu, either. Each one takes five or ten seconds to load, and when you're leveling up you squad, you'll have to shift through six or seven menus two or three times each. All that loading adds up until you'll just stop leveling your players up after every game, simply because it takes so long.
The non-trick gameplay is the same mixed-bag of good and mystifyingly bad. The controls are the same as FIFA 12, with passes, lobs, through balls, and shots all mapped to the face buttons, while R2 sprints and L2 initiates "street mode" (FIFA 12 calls it trick mode) so you can perform tricks. R1 and L1 are reserved for juggling and rolling, respectively. It's a good system that works wonderfully in FIFA 12, but this is FIFA Street, and in FIFA Street they suffer from a litany of problems. Through balls, for example, are useless unless it's a break-a-way because when a player makes a run, it's always right at a defender. Aiming shots can be downright impossible since aiming more than about one or two degrees off center will send your shot well wide of the net. Good luck finding that sweet spot between hitting it right at the goalie and hitting it out of his reach (that is, if you don't just miss the net entirely). Finally be prepared for the AI that decides where you intended to pass the ball (there's no manual passing - save for lobs) to just flat out get it wrong about 50% of the time. Sometimes it's only a little off and you'll pass to the guy closest to the defender instead of the guy next to him running in the open. Other times, it will just go in the complete opposite direction. Be prepared to lose games because your goalie passed it right to a defender in a completely different direction from where you were aiming or threw the ball over the wall instead of to his teammate. To make matters worse, putting the ball out in your own end like that means the other team gets an indirect free kick from the edge of your penalty box, and they will score on it most of the time.
FIFA Street also carries with it the same physics system that FIFA 12 had. Sure, that leads to occasionally comically unreal collision reactions like when I saw two players run into each other than cartwheel through the air in opposite directions with their arms and legs outstretched such that they looked like ninja throwing stars (that really did happen to me). If it was just that stuff, it would be funny, but instead you get players that elaborately stumble in random directions at the slightest contact or missed tackle, making it unnecessary hard to play defense effectively. If it was only that, it might still be tolerable, but there's so much more, that so much worse. Players will stop moving, including your goalie, if another player gets near them in the wrong way. I lost 4 matches both online and single player on the day I wrote this review alone because my goalie just stood there after a deflected shot while the other team walked the ball into the goal. It usually involved a diving save where other players were in close proximity, but the whys don't matter because the simple fact that it happens at all is inexcusable. It's not just your goalie who suffers from these physics glitches either; however, it's rarely fatal when it's a forward or defender - instead it's just infuriating. But there are times when several players will all stop moving, and the game will lock me out of even switching to them so I can move them manually; that's on top of the fact that the other AI players on your team won't attempt a tackle on their own or even attempt to mark the opposing team. Yep, just like in FIFA 12, FIFA Street expects you to play every position simultaneously when the other team has the ball. That's aggravated by the inconsistent nature of switching players. Sometimes it will switch automatically for no apparent reason and it's always to a player away from the ball. Other times, it just won't let you select the player closest to the ball no matter how many times you hammer the button. Oh, and if you take the game online, not only will you have to endure all the issues I've spent the last several paragraphs detailing, but you'll also have to deal with crippling lag (No, it's not my Internet connection. My Internet connection is boss.), and crashes - a lot of crashes - online, offline, or even just while loading the title screen. Why just today, the day of this writing, FIFA Street crashed three times, each one requiring a reset of the console.
So yeah, as much as I want to love, and recommend FIFA Street, I just can't. Fundamental aspects of the game will just randomly go sideways. It might not be every game, but it's certainly too damn many of them to be acceptable. The truth remains, however, that despite stuff going sideways, awful menus, no tutorial, a useless in-game manual, overall poor stability, and terrible online lag, I've never loved and yet still hated a videogame more than FIFA Street. Yes, there are a metric ****-ton of problems with it, but there's also a metric ****-ton of the beauty that garners soccer the title The Beautiful Game. And it's very up close and in your face about it. You're not detached from the beauty like in FIFA 12; it's all right there where it can't be missed. So if you do choose to play FIFA Street and you love soccer the way I do, I can personally guarantee that the first time you juggle the ball over a defender's head then slam it into the back of the net on the half-volley or bicycle the ball between the goalie's legs from a rebound off the wall, you'll stand up and cheer. It's too bad then that an hour later, you'll probably want to fire FIFA Street into the sun.
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I am starting my challenge on Monday May 17 and I welcome anyone that is also starting their journey to send me a message-I am working on my website where I will have my blog and lots of information about health and fitness-
My Email address is firstname.lastname@example.com
Good luck everyone...get off the couch and go out for a walk!
Hi Mandy! I'm starting on 5/17 also. Every night I have been envisioning myself with a totally transformed body, wearing one of the winners' jackets. :) I'm looking forward to this challenge!
Hi Mandy & Everyone Else,
I'm Dan. I'm starting on the 17th of May 2010 at 8:30 am. Got to be specific in goals or they won't happen. I do go to the gym now and then, but it is hit or miss, so it's like 0 days a week, then 7 days for a week, then 3 or 4 days. I just turned 48 and I am within 7 pounds of my peak fatness. I just need to change one letter... an "a" to an "i" and then I will be close to my peak fitness. Funny, but I got one for all the comments about my weight issues. Anyway, I'm hoping to lose 35-40 pounds of fat and get back in good running shape... and I don't mean running to the frig! As for Mandy up there, you got me beat by a few (21) pounds, I hate to break it to you, but the $25,000 prize is already in the bag. Well, that is to say, I'm going to give it my very best effort. But being a runner up to me would still be an honor. I encourage you 100% and wish you the best of luck and success. Tell us your goals, so we can keep you in check.
Me: Weight = 222 lbs My goal 182 lbs Height = 5'11" Goal, well can't fix that... DNA issue.
body fat... getting done Monday... estimate 26 - 28% Goal 11 - 13%
Waist = 36 inches. Goal = 32 inches
Current mile time = 7:02.... yea I can run, but not like College (4:28 mile). Goal 5:45 mile, 5k under 20:00. Hey, I'm 48 years old.
Pull ups = Current 3, Best ever 17 (age 21). Goal 12.
Favorite food... Myoplex of course...
Former favorite show: Man v. Food.... I use to think, "I could do that show."
Peace and Health to all!!!
Here are my stats and goals:
Current weight-243 Goal Weight-140
Current Jean Size= 18 Goal Size= 6
Waist Measurement 40 Goal 26
I completed my 1st 5k on May 8th and finished in 43:47 My goal is to finish my next 5k in less than 30 minutes-I will be competing in another 5k in July
Fave Food: Chicken
Weakness: Sweets and Bread...I am a carb addict:(
The plan is to work hard and smart and write down EVERYTHING that goes into my mouth!
I'm starting on Monday also. I'm 39 and while I've been in great shape about 8 years ago, I've let myself go. Although the 25,000 will be in the back of my mind, my goal is to transform my body so that I feel comfortable wearing a tank top and shorter shorts.
Current weight - 225 Goal weight - 170-180
Current Pant Size - Mens 40 Goal - Womens 12
When I was slimmer, I ran a 5K in 30 min. I'm shooting to completing more 5K's inthe same time if not better.
Fave Food - Doesn't matter
Weakness - Beer
Favorite show - I love The Biggest Loser
i am starting 5/13/10 the thing that that pushes me the most is when i look down at my feet and i can see my feet iam good to go but then i start going up further so lets go.........................
YAY!!! Good luck everyone!!! I've slowly been jumping back on the wagon but you all have inspired me to go all the way and begin SERIOUSLY (not just leisurely) pursuing my 12 week new LIFESTYLE on 5/17 as well! LETS BE GREAT!!!! CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE!
HI Everyone,
I am starting the challenge also - but looking through the paperwork... How do they really know when your before/after pics were taken if they don't ask you to hold up a newspaper or anything?
Hi Mandy.....my name is Steve and am actually starting on Monday 5/17 as well......my email is firstname.lastname@example.com........lets chat please.....I have a crdio question as well....sound ok ?
Steve (Prior Marine)
Carolinaloser, I just have a couple of thoughts I would like to share with you. I am a 2006 champion and these are things I learned along the way here.
First of all, I think it would help you a great deal to figure out just what exactly caused each one of your previous failures to complete the transformation challenge and take specific steps to avoid those problems this time. Most people end up blaming it on "life happened" or something or someone else, but usually the truth is that people had only a general goal and no real idea of how to get there so they quickly got overwhelmed.
ANother suggestion is to not only write down everything that goes in your mouth but to also write down everything else, too, cravings and what you did to beat them, virtually anything that has the ability to grow into a problem for you.
I wish you lots of success. In about two really good challenges you should be all set!
Thanks BFL Mike-I have determined that even though I had the tools and the knowledge I still lacked the dedication, I am pretty sure that just getting older and realizing that my health will not hold up forever was the final straw and knowing that I did not want to die young is a big motivator for me...At 32 I feel I haven't been living and I am ready to live life- I will be using your advice to write down EVERYthing-
Here is my blog address futureskinnybitch.zooloo.com
I am also starting my 12 week BFL challenge tomorrow! I am 5'5" and weigh in at a hefty 204. My Cholesterol is really high, and I have to do something about that. I am 30 years old and don't want my first heart attack and bypass surgery at age 41 like my mom! I will be looking forward to reading your blog!
Did anyone else start this challenge on any day but a monday? I started last wednesday (the 12th) As soon as I put my mind to it I got going with it! I guess this monday would be my first, official bfl challenge monday though!
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