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We all need rituals, says Dave Belden
So someone buttonholes me - or you -and asks: "You humanists live fuller, richer lives, do you? Fulfill your human potential? If I became a humanist, just hypothetically you understand, I mean I'm not planning to or anything, but if I did, I mean, would it cheer me up?" Humanists have already met the philosophical challenges set by religion. They know that morality and meaning do not require God. But where's the juice? Rationalist argument alone gets boring. To build a good society you need vibrant connections. Where's the sensuous, the spiritual, the feeling, the awe and joy in being a humanist?
We are a tribal species. We need communal rituals, songs to sing together, not alone in our rooms. We need ways to care for each other, inspire each other, develop ethics and teach them to our children, through stories, plays, rituals, dances, and music. Yes, you can find all these things in separate places - museums, theatre, evening classes. Why not in a single, humanist place?
In the 19th century some humanists started functional alternatives to religion. Ethical culture societies were founded. Why did they not thrive, as churches do?
Was it because an overly rational approach to life can be cool, even chilly; dry, and narrowly dismissive of metaphor, story, ritual; judgmental in a superior moralistic way to all those benighted beings who are still stuck in their irrational modes? I want my agnostic religion to be warm, juicy, broad, and celebratory.
It was having a kid that made me realise I wanted a community. In our rural American backwater, Christian radio has the strongest signal and we heard troubling tales of homophobic, racist, anti-Semitic attitudes at the local school. Where were we going to find a youth group of like-minded humanistic liberals? We found a Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregation. Highly suspicious and group-phobic, I was surprised to find I liked it for myself. There's a mixture of belief and non-belief there, but no creedal litmus test for membership.
Religion can add much to the purely rational without becoming irrational. For example, a scientific approach on its own will teach you there is no sharp disconnect between humans and the rest of life. But that understanding may not change or deepen your life unless you let it seep into your bones. You might meditate on it, immerse yourself in nature, feel your connection to other living beings, create rituals and songs, experience awe and gratitude, humility, joy, despair, or power in face of the mystery of life.
Even atheists may call these experiences 'spiritual' since spirit can just mean 'breath'. 'Religion' just means organising it. Make up new words if you insist.
Perhaps secular religion is only likely to develop in societies like the US, where god-religion is strong and even sceptics know the value of a good congregation: they just want it god-free or god-optional. But in atomised modern England where, as in the US, commerce is strong, money corrupts politics and the left has lost its way, how do you build up ethical communities? And how do you avoid them ending up just as dogmatic and overbearing as any church?
Fear not. Groups do not inevitably become cults, or take away your individuality. They say that if you want to run a Unitarian Universalist family out of your neighbourhood, you burn a question mark on their front lawn. Doubt itself can be sacred.
But doubt can't be all that is sacred or we'd be so doubtful we couldn't get up in the morning. A humanistic religion informed by science, like the Ethical Culture movement or the Unitarians, is glued together by ethical values and a shared sense of wonder at being alive at all in such a universe as this. These groups can provide many of the functions of a useful religion: ethical teaching and practice; mutual help; social and political action; shared rituals for life passages and regular inspiration; shared meals, art, poetry, song, and meditation; small groups for psychological support and philosophical investigation; and all within one community so that connections between individuals become ever deeper and more multi-faceted.
This is one way. I am not saying humanism should be this, only that it's one way to try it.
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Congrats to TC, but I have to say that I am not too interested in promoting their job for this. For the simple reason that the pay is too low and the leave schedule sucks. As it stands now, you have to work 344 days in order to get the bonus. That's if the contract is still in place after a year. Who knows what will happen in Afghanistan a year out?
The other thing is burn out. Work is nice, but if you are working 12 hour days for 344 days out of the year, then that is a horrible schedule. For that reason, I think TC is going to have a tough time keeping this thing staffed. What I could see happening with this is that guys use this contract as a 'stepping stone' contract in order to get into a better paying/better leave schedule job. Especially for those guys that have families.
In my opinion, I think this is a poorly constructed contract if these are the terms. The industry standard (in my opinion) for pay in a war zone like Afghanistan or Iraq should be more in the neighborhood $400 to $600 a day for static, to reflect the various management positions and seniority of contractors within the company. I should also note that such contracts like WPS is an excellent model for an 'industry standard' for pay. That is what this contract should have been modeled after, and DoS's WPS program get's it right in that department.
The industry standard for leave should be more around 2 to 3 months on, and about 1 month off. That is a great leave schedule, and the contract should allow some flexibility within that leave schedule to allow for emergencies and contractor personal choice. Requiring a contractor to work 344 days in a war zone is a recipe for disaster. Guys will burn out and their families will hate them for being away that long. I doubt that you will even see guys complete the contract to get the bonus, just because they will jump on the first gig that comes up with better pay and a better leave schedule. I know that is what I would do.
Even the hours worked is dumb. In my personal opinion, an 8 hour shift, working 6 days a week with one day 'off', is far better than a 12 hour shift 6 days a week. (especially if you are wearing kit all day long and working 344 days a year) I will also say that if this contract does lose guys because they burn out, that those left on the contract will be working a lot of hours without any days off. Just ask the AGNA guys what that is like when contractors bail ship because the company sucks or there are better gigs elsewhere. The guys that are left are the ones having to make up for a lack of manpower.
It is also a threat to the security readiness of a base, and could lead to a default on contract if there is a high attrition rate. Staffing a contract is serious business, and if folks are jumping ship because it sucks, then that has all sorts of consequence. Now imagine low staffing and low morale throughout a guard force because of being over worked, mixed with a high enemy threat or even enemy attacks? We are not talking about security at some mall in Sandusky Ohio, we are talking about the protection of FOB's filled with military and civilians in an active war zone, all depending upon that contracted guard force and it's abilities.
In other words, this contract will have issues. That's too bad, because I thought the Marines would have been smarter about this, and especially when they had more choice in the formation of this 'best value' contract. They should have asked this community what an appropriate contract would look like, and it just seems to me like they created another TWISS-like contract. Too bad…
The other thing I was curious about is if Triple Canopy gets paid for every guy they train? Meaning when they train a contractor for this gig, they bill the government all the relevant costs. Why this matters is if the contract sucks and is set up to be a revolving door contract for guys, then TC will have to train up more contractors to keep it staffed. So what is TC's incentive for training these guys and keeping them on the contract in Afghanistan? If anything, they benefit from a contract where contractors 'don't' stick around so they can keep charging the government for training.
Which brings up another crucial point. When you set up a revolving door contract like this, then you lose something that is absolutely vital to organizations and security in war zones. Unit cohesion. Imagine being on a contract where no one sticks around? Where a new contractor shows up every week, or the management jumps ship every other week? Talk about instability. lol So basically you will have a contract where folks are constantly adjusting to new people, and all along you will have the security of a FOB to focus on. How can you trust the guy to the left and right of you, if A. you don't know who they are and B.you don't know if they will be there from week to week.
Unit cohesion is so hard to create in a company anyways, but if the contract itself does not lend itself towards making contractors happy and keeping them on the gig, then you can kiss any kind of unit cohesion good bye. And actually, that will be a cause of internal problems. I dare any military unit to try the same thing in a war zone, and see what the end result becomes. And this is what you want protecting these bases?
I sometimes wonder if the military should be setting up these contracts in the first place. How is it that the federal government understands how to set up these things (like WPS), but the military does not? Could it be that the military purposely constructs poor contracts because contractors are the competition? What incentive do the Marines have in constructing a contract where a company that comes in to replace their Marine force, does a better job than that Marine force– because the contract lends itself to success? Why would they want that company to be successful, and 'show them up'? Food for thought when it comes to the public versus private discussion about this industry, and when it comes to the principal-agent problem.
Finally, it is very simple to understand the game here. You find the industry standard within that war zone, and you stick to that standard. If you want to lose people and could care less about the quality of the contract/services, then by all means set up your contract below that industry standard. Go cheap, pay peanuts, and get your monkey's.
On the other hand, if you want to attract the best of the best within an industry, then you need to offer incentives that are 'better' than the industry standard. And if you want a best value contract that has some degree of stability, then match what the industry standard is, choose a good reputable company, and manage it well. That is my thoughts on the matter. –Matt
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Triple Canopy, Reston, Va., was awarded a $159,972,048 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the security services in Afghanistan. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 26, 2017. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with eight bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W560MY-12-C-0002).
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FIRST WEEK OF DUTIFUL PHYSICAL BOOK READING DONE. And, really, quite a pleasant start, I must say. I made a gin and tonic and handed the baby my iPhone and read the whole thing without looking on Wikipedia once. (You should not give your baby your iPhone all the time, but if you make it a major treat once a month, you can absolutely buy yourself five minutes to make a gin and tonic and drink it.)
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3. Okay, though, there is a character who is a total Austerity Britain Manic Pixie Dream Girl, and it's okay, because it's really kind of funny. Her name is Nell. You'll be into it.
4. The men are so well done. I think? I'm not a man. For all I know, they're all secretly reptilians using us for our eggs and this is just more propaganda designed to hide that from the women of the world. LEON? IS IT TRUE? Kitty, our heroine, is less so, but, honestly, I think Nicholson really tried, so, thanks. Really! I mean it. I think he makes a genuine effort to make her a person. He definitely screwed up with Geraldine, though. There are about six characters who are EXACTLY FROM DOWNTON ABBEY, and Geraldine is totally a Lavinia. Louisa is Edith. George is Sir Anthony. And so on.
5. It does, ultimately, become super Brideshead-y. It does. Or Graham Greene-y. And the ending is a little tidy and aggravating. I'm on the fence about the framing device. But it was a great ride, and I anticipate it will be a Major Motion Picture.
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White Collar: Everybody's favorite "reformed" white-collar criminal is back! (My thoughts on episode 4×01 Wanted)
When White Collar first premiered back in October of 2009, it immediately joined the very long list of my favorite TV shows. I've found that the quality of most shows that I watch decline over time from how good they were when they first started, and my level of enjoyment watching them often declines over time along with the show's quality. However, White Collar is thankfully not one of those shows, in fact the level of enjoyment that I get from watching the show often increases over time, especially after I've watched the season finale for each season. The season three finale definitely left me feeling very excited for season four to start, and the season four premiere alone definitely did a good job for the most part of living up to all of the hype that E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos along with many of the people from the TVLine website have been giving season four.
Often times I've found that one of the reasons why the level of enjoyment that I get from watching a TV show declines over time is because the writers of a lot of shows get stuck in the same patterns for writing every episode of the show. That's why I always like it when writers aren't afraid to try new things when it comes to their writing for the show, and this episode was one of those instances. I really liked that instead of having this episode revolve primarily around the F.B.I. working on another case and the search for Neal simply be a subplot, it was all about them trying to track Neal down.
It was definitely great to see Elizabeth working with Peter to track Neal down. I've always loved it when Elizabeth helps Neal and Peter with a case that they are working on in some way. That's the main reason why episode 3×13 "Neighborhood Watch" is one of my favorite episodes from season 3. I love that it was Elizabeth who ended up convincing Ellen to help Peter get in touch with Neal in order to warn him about Agent Collins looking for him and subsequently help Peter find Neal.
One thing that really surprised me about this episode is how quickly Peter managed to find Neal. I was expecting the writers to drag that out for two three episodes before Peter and the rest of the New York F.B.I. bureau found Neal. Although, with White Collar being a cable TV series, which typically have much shorter seasons than shows that air on network TV channels, the writers for White Collar don't have the luxury of stretching things out too long. That's not necessarily a bad thing though. I hate it when writers drag storylines out too long sometimes; doing that can potentially make things get very frustrating and annoying after a while. However, it's obvious that the whole storyline with Neal being on the run isn't over yet. They still have to deal with Agent Collins being intent on tracking down Neal, and it's obvious that he's really bad news. Plus, there's also the matter of Peter, Neal and Mozzie getting back to New York and dealing with the fact that Neal once again went on the run from the law before the decision was made about whether or not Neal's sentence would be commuted.
I'm guessing the fact that Neal once again ran from the law will lead to Neal's sentence not being commuted, and perhaps they might rule that Neal should serve more time as an F.B.I. consultant than he was originally sentenced to. Doing that would also allow the writers to continue the show's run beyond the four years that Neal was originally sentenced to. Although, I kind of like the idea of Neal completing his sentence as a consultant for the F.B.I. before the show ends its run and voluntarily choosing to continue working for the F.B.I. However, I suppose the show could always end with Neal completing his sentence as a F.B.I. consultant, but choosing to continue working for the F.B.I. even if he didn't have to anymore. One thing is for sure though, I definitely don't want White Collar to eventually end its run with Neal and Peter going their separate ways, never to see or talk to each other again. Despite the fact that Peter was once in charge of tracking Neal down and putting him in prison the first time, it's obvious that they have genuinely become friends during their time working together.
The other thing that really surprised me about this episode is the fact that Agent Kramer seems to have gone away, but they did mention him briefly in this episode as him being the reason Neal went on the run. I'm assuming that he went back to Washing D.C. after Neal went on the run. I don't know if it was the writers' decision to have Agent Kramer not be featured in this episode, or if they simply had to handle it the way that they did because Beau Bridges wasn't available to appear in the season premiere, but I have to say that I was really disappointed with how they handled that. After all, Agent Kramer having a grudge against Neal and Peter was the reason why Neal went on the run in the first place. Not having Agent Kramer/Beau Bridges in this episode is something the writers for 90210 would do if they were writing for White Collar, and the writers for White Collar are definitely much better than that. The absence of Agent Kramer or at the very least a mention of where he was in this episode if Beau Bridges wasn't available to appear in this episode was definitely a major fail on the writers' part, if you ask me.
I felt like this episode had a nice blend of drama and comedy in this episode, which is something the writers of White Collar have always done a great job of. Although, this was definitely an episode where the writers needed to put an emphasis on the dramatic aspect of the show given the plot of the episode and the fact that Neal was in serious danger with Agent Collins going after him and obviously not caring if he was able to capture Neal alive or dead. The writers really excelled at emphasizing the dramatic aspect of the plot. Agent Collins definitely seems to want Neal dead, and that's why I think he's really bad news, especially considering the way the episode ended with him finding Neal and turning pretty much everyone on Cape Verde against him.
This episode definitely had some nice comedic moments in it as well. I particularly liked Mozzie's comment to the man he was trying to buy transport off the island on his boat from about him committing "sea-way robbery". That was hilarious. Plus, I enjoyed the scenes between Neal and Maya, especially the scene where Neal was answering Maya's questions about his life in New York. I personally found that scene rather romantic.
One last comment that I'd like to make about this episode is that I absolutely hated Matt Bomer and Willie Garson's facial hair, especially Willie's. Usually I consider Matt Bomer to be one of the sexiest men on earth, but Matt's facial hair definitely lowered his level of sex appeal a little bit in this episode for me personally. I've almost always considered men having facial hair a major turn-off for me personally.
All things considered, I thought that was a great episode for the most part. It definitely had fairly nice pacing, and a nice balance of drama and comedy. The absence of Agent Kramer/Beau Bridges from this episode was definitely the most disappointing thing about this episode given the significant role that he played at the end of season three. That really was a major fail on the writers' part.
That being said, I give this episode a rating of a B+.
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London, June 17 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin has rebuked the West for considering arming Syrian rebels, at the same time itself arming the legitimate government of Syria.
A diplomatic breakthrough on the Syrian civil war at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland appeared unlikely after Putin's comments.
Putin said backing those who kill their enemies and eat their organs flouted Europe's humanitarian values
According to the Guardian, speaking after the meeting with Putin in Downing Street, British prime Minister David Cameron claimed both men were in agreement on the need to end the human catastrophe of the civil war.
At a press conference, Putin said that one does not really need to support the people who not only kill their enemies, but open up their bodies, eat their intestines in front of the public and cameras.
He added that are these the people you want to support? Is it them who you want to supply with weapons?
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text: NEW YORK ( The Deal) -- Prudential Financial's ( PRU) decision not to sue the government for designating it a "systemically important" firm is a sign that other large financial institutions that come under new sweeping oversight of federal regulators won't file lawsuits either.Last month, Prudential received the designation by the Financial Stability Oversight Council, the group of regulators charged in the wake of the 2008 crisis with identifying emerging threats to the economy. The council said that the big interconnected insurance firm would have a hard time selling assets in a period of financial stress and as a result could "inflict significant damage on the broader economy" should its financial condition become desperate. One lawyer familiar with the process noted that Prudential may be less concerned about the designation because it might give creditors and counterparties some comfort in believing that the government considers the firm too big to fail and will bail it out in a financial crisis. He added that a 31-page study released earlier this month by the recently created Office of Financial Research, a unit of the Treasury Department, indicates that many large asset management firms could be next. The study, which was prepared for the council, identifies ways that asset management activities could create vulnerabilities to the economy. Large hedge funds, private equity firms and mutual funds all fall under this category. For example, the study raised concerns about these firms' use of leverage and whether regulators can adequately supervise firms that have operating subsidiaries in multiple countries. "Redemption risk," the concern that investors will all seek to cash out their investments at the same time, is discussed, as well as problems associated with how these firms are overly interconnected and complex. The report noted that 10 firms each have more than $1 trillion in global assets under management, including nine U.S.-based firms. Also it added that at the end of 2012, the top five mutual fund complexes managed 49% of U.S. mutual fund assets. That's why regulatory observers note that the largest firms in the asset management category, including BlackRock, Pimco ( PIMIX), a unit of Allianz, and billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A) ( BRK.B), could be next.


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Nicola Brookes is the company's communications and social media manager and will be responsible for developing and implementing PR strategies and driving the company's blog and social media activity.
She will report to chief marketing officer Tim Pickard at NewVoiceMedia's headquarters at Belvedere.
Nicola, who previously worked at Reading-based global software company Atex, said: "This is a very exciting opportunity and an excellent time to be joining NewVoiceMedia.
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From the front page of the LA Times' Travel Section is a giant picture of Eddie Kamae! The accompanying article is a story about the life and times of Eddie Kamae and his Honolulu.
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Bats, bugs and toads good for gardens
As the New Year is upon us, I feel certain that many of us are about to make some sort of resolution targeted at bettering ourselves in one way or another. While weight loss and smoking-cessation resolutions are awesome, how about trying something a little different for 2014? Rather than making a resolution to better yourself, why not make one to better the world around you? Your garden is the perfect place to start!
Here are three realistic New Year's resolutions that will not only help you cut down on pests, they'll help you create a more beautiful garden.
•Resolve to cut down on pests ... by promoting bats! A single bat can eat more than his or her own body weight in insects every night (that's up to 4,500 mosquitoes, moths, and beetles that won't be feasting on you or your garden!). Bat houses are flat, wooden structures positioned 15 feet above the ground and facing the southeast, where they can receive seven or more hours of direct sunlight per day. Bat houses can be located on the outside of a shed, barn, or garage and should have a good 15 to 25 feet of open space in front of them to enable the bats easy access. There are many different styles of bat houses, each with their own positive attributes, but those that are 2 feet tall with multiple housing chambers and a landing area extending below the entrance tend to shelter the greatest number of bats.
• Resolve to cut down on pests ... by promoting toads! Toads are extremely adept at lapping up ants, snails, slugs, beetles and scores of other insects. These nocturnal creatures are a huge boon to gardeners. Toads take shelter during the day by hunkering down in mulch or other cool, dark places. To encourage toads in your garden, make a few "toad abodes" out of clay pots. Eight-inch-diameter terra-cotta pots are perfect. Knock out two portions of the pot's top rim with a hammer, positioning them opposite from each other to create an entrance and an exit. The entrance and exit holes should be about 3 inches wide and 2 inches high to accommodate a fully grown toad. Sand the edges smooth if there are any sharp points projecting from them. Put a few handfuls of shredded bark mulch down before inverting the pot over the top of it. If you'd like, you can recruit your kids or grandkids to decorate the toad abodes with outdoor paint, glued-on plastic "gems," pebbles or seashells. Locate several inverted toad house pots in a sheltered, shady spot right in the vegetable garden.
• Resolve to cut down on pests ... by promoting beneficial insects! It's a bug-eat-bug world out there, and there are thousands of different species of predatory and parasitic insects that feed on pest insects or use them to house their developing young. Beneficial insects like ladybugs, lacewings, syrphid flies, tachinid flies, non-stinging parasitic wasps, and minute pirate bugs need nectar, pollen and shelter to do their best work. Attract these and other pest-controlling beneficial insects by planting a large diversity of flowering plants in and around the vegetable garden. As they do not have specialized mouthparts, these small, beneficial insects prefer to source nectar from members of the carrot family, the daisy family, and the cabbage family. Plants like black-eyed-Susans, cilantro, Shasta daisies, sweet alyssum, dill, fennel, cosmos, coreopsis and others are perfect for supporting beneficial insects as well as much-needed pollinators.
Horticulturist Jessica Walliser co-hosts "The Organic Gardeners" at 7 a.m. Sundays on KDKA Radio. She is the author of several gardening books, including "Grow Organic" and "Good Bug, Bad Bug." Her website is www.jessicawalliser.com.
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My reference to public funds in my earlier question was with regard to your mother. She is not permitted to claim public funds and must show by the money she has available (and your offer of sponsorship) that she will not need to claim any additional monies.
The housing benefit would be a problem to your mother's application, if she has the money to fund her visit she will still be fine even though you are claim housing benefit. However, a person's offer to sponsor another person is only as good as the money held in the sponsor's account so you will have to show that you have funds to cover the costs of any unforeseen expenses of your mother's stay here. If you can do this she will be fine.
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Quake 4
Review by mythical_guy
"My first 360 game, but not the best."
This is my first 360 game, but byfar not my best. This game may have a lot of horror in it, but thats three quarters of the games goodness. Quake 4 may have polished graphics, but it doesnt have goog graphics. Doom 3's graphics was better, even though the two games run on the same engine. This game got a seven from me, so let me tell you why.
Gameplay 8/10
The gameplay is how a normal FPS should be, but the abrupt change of speed and gauges at the middle of the game could need a little time getting used to. Also, the vehicles are very slow, but the weapons make up more than enough for it. In fact, they make up for it so much, it makes the game too easy. The normal, human (and strogg) gameplay is even easier. The machine gun does way too much damage, the shotgun seriously blows away enemies(which is quite the fun part), the nailgun does even more damage, and another gun(I forgot the name) literally sucks in enemies, making the game a hundred times easier. The nailgun is quite weak for all the hype about it, and the lightning gun was way too strong. All I say is, the only 360 game easier than this is Perfect Dark Zero, which I already reviewed and submitted and is now in the process of posting.
Graphics 6/10
Now, heres where the game really sucks. The ripped skin of the strogg is bloody but looks like the rip was a tattoo. The walls sometimes look really nice, but sometimes they just look like they were done in vain. The weapobs dont have good lighting effects, but, then again, how much light do you see in the game anyway? However, the vehicles and robotic enemies were done very nicely. They were almost as good Gears of War. And that says something. Quake 4's graphics are, overall, not good enough for the Xbox 360.
Story 9/10
The story is as good as the game is gruesome. You are one of the marines in a human army fighting against alien creatures called Strogg who build up their army by capturing the humans and turning them into one of them. You get caught by the leader of the Strogg and get turned into a Strogg, though you still have your own personality. One bad thing which I am still not sure is true, is the fact that you are (as you see in many games) a mute. So the story is good for the legendary next-gen system, XBOX 360.
Single Player 8/10
The single player, gameplay-wise, is fun enough, however easy it maybe.
Multiplayer 9/10
The multiplayer is excellent because blowing your fellows away is also very fun.
Rent or Buy
Although this game is worthy enough to buy for you money risk-takers, it would be good if you rent it, as there is a high chance of disliking the game.
Conclusion 7/10
This game is an awesome game for beginner first-person shooter players although for hardcore gamers, it may just not come to liking. I didnt like nor dislike this game, although I loved the Xbox live, I beg of all of you to at least try out this game.
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Austin, Texas - Lance Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs in an interview with Oprah Winfrey on Monday, USA Today reported.
Neither Winfrey nor Armstrong confirmed the report, in which the newspaper cited an anonymous source.
"We are not confirming any specific details regarding the interview at this time," a spokesperson for Oprah's network OWN told Reuters.
Armstrong's attorney and his spokesperson did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Oprah, on Twitter, offered little more herself, other than to say Armstrong came prepared for the interview, which will be broadcast on Thursday.
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Tibi Launchces a New E-Commerce Site
Casual luxe outfitter Tibi is launching a new E-Commerce site and unveiling a revamped image this week. Designer Amy Smilovic says, "Retail Outlets are essential to our business but don't have the capability to speak for the entire collection and overall image we are trying to portray. Tibi has evolved tremendously over the years and this is an important outlet in communicating that to our customers." This new site will allow the brand's legion fans to view the looks exactly as Amy Smilovic envisioned them to be styled. Visitors to the site will delight in behind-the-scenes videos, blogs and party pictures from Smilovic's legendary soirees in Tibi's Soho flagship. Profiles of Smilovic and the vibrant Tibi staff, including their favorite getaways, restaurants, books, music and current fashion obsessions will be showcased.
The site will also feature trend reports and styling advice for Tibi Ready to Wear, Swim and Shoe Collections. Tibi Style Specialists will be available for live chats to field queries about color, size and fit. "This has been a project on our minds for some time now; however it was important to hold the launch until the creative aspects of the site felt right. We steered away from the corporate template you see in many e-commerce platforms and introduced a clean and artistic blog-like image to atrract repeat customoers looking for more than just a quick purchase." The site's new look definitely got our attention.
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Last week on The Amazing Race: all of the families got their panties in a bunch over the antics of the Weaver family, DJ Paolo overcame his fear of heights and helped push his family to a first place finish. Billy still remained the other child and the Godlewski sisters made the Bransen girls jealous by teaming up with the Linz boys in exchange for help.
Where Are We Going?
Hunkered down at the Miraflores Locks along the Panama Canal, the teams must travel 600 miles to San Jose, Costa Rica via one of three buses. The buses will depart at 11:30am, 12:00pm and 12:30pm. Once in San Jose, they must drive themselves 35 miles to the top of Volcan Poas- a bubbling volcanic cauldron that is home to eye of newt and blood of goose- to which they will find their next clue. The teams have $74 for this leg of the race.
Both the beginning bus terminal and the entrance to Volcan Poas are equalizers in this race, I.e.- all the teams will be present before going on to the next phase thus negating any lead advantage.
Once a top the volcano, teams must now travel 17 miles to Doka Estate, a coffee plantation. Caution: Yield ahead! This is the first of two Yields on this race. One team can force any other team to Yield and squat at the Yield mat for a predetermined amount of time. A team can only use the Yield once so they must be savvy.
At Doka, the teams have a Roadblock. Only one member of a team may complete this task. In this task, each person must sift through 800 pounds of coffee beans to find one red bean. Once found, they will be given their next clue.
Teams must then drive to the town of Jaco and find a surf shop. Inside they must find Javier to receive their next clue. Their next task is a Detour. A detour is a choice between two tasks, each with its own pros and cons. Teams will choose between Relic or Ripe. In Relic, teams must make their way to a nearby rain forest where they will traverse six precarious rope bridges while searching for four relics of the Maya civilization. In Ripe, teams will travel to a nearby banana plantation and gather fifteen bushels of bananas. They must then hoist them onto a pulley system and take them to the processing plant where those cute stickers you find on each bunch in the grocery store will be stuck. Once completed, they will be given their next clue.
Once the Detour is complete, teams must drive themselves twenty miles to the town of Quepos. Once there, they will drop off their cars and run, walk, crawl to a sandy retreat at the edge of the Pacific ocean. This will be the Pit Stop for this leg of the race. Warning: the last team to arrive may be eliminated.
The Paolo Family: first to depart at 8:22pm
Mama is feeling stoked that her sons had given her mad props on the previous leg. However, it isnt long before DJ goes Tony Soprano on his mom. Like papa says, Its the little things that can set us off. In this case, all mama wants to do is read the clue. They are first at the bus station and want to help the other families out in order to keep the Florida family out of contention.
Mama got her legs going fast enough to get them from the volcano to the car to the estate in first place. Like the increasingly smart team they are, they choose to Yield the Weaver family. Mama is the one who will complete the Roadblock. Her days of gardening showed as she is the second one to find the bean.
Taking a gamble, the Paolos choose Ripe. Looking at the bushels of bananas are a bit misleading. How much could they possibly weigh? Apparently, a ton. The Paolo boys are complete wussies when it comes to anything physical. Meanwhile, papa is tossing them over his shoulder like a hefty bag full of wrapping paper. It dawns on the boys that papa has a wicked tough job back home. Really? It took you this long to figure that out?
Once competed, the Paolos drive towards Quepos and take forever in parking their mini-bus. Mama doesnt have the legs she used to and falls behind during the footrace to the mat. The Linzs are now in plain sight behind them. The arrive to the Pit Stop in
The Weaver Family: second to depart at 9:11pm
The Weavers have finally caught on that nobody else in the race is jiving with their hypocrisy. In a confessional, the Weavers talk about how they were raised not to trust anybody and that Were all Christians and were above that. Oh sweetie, time to take off those blinders and get out of the roost. They make it to the station in time to catch the second bus, much to the Paolos chagrin.
Upon arrival to Doka, the Weavers are shocked to find they were Yielded. The Cleavers yielded us. Huh? Dont watch much telly do ya? Im dying to know why they think the Paolos resemble the Cleavers. But, like good little Christians, they proceed to laugh and make fun of the Paolos and the fake rack on one of the Godlewski sisters. Jealousy perhaps? Mama Weaver gives an unconvincing Were above that before erupting in laughter as Rolly calls the younger Paolo a retard. After the fun and giggles subside, Rachel dives into the coffee beans. She spreads them out and finds the red bean before the Gaghan family putting them in fifth place on route to Jaco.
Once in Jaco, they search for Xavier, no wait- Javier (pronounced with a J). Bah, they dont care. Just give them the clue. They choose to do Relic and seem to get the task done without problems.
As they complete the task, the Gaghan family shows up. As if to add more stress, it turns out mama parked the mini-bus in a mud pit. Shes frustrated and gives up. She screams at a local for help but he just stands there. Haha! Karma sucks, eh? The Gaghan family is quicky closing in and beads of sweat form on mamas face.
Once at Quepos, they hightail it to the Pit Stop and arrive in
The Bransen Family: third to depart at 9:16pm
Wally feels like the outsider of the foursome since his daughters are so close. Yo Wally- unless youre joining them in manicures and all night Sex and the City marathons, I have this hankering things arent going to change. They arrive to catch the last bus.
After Wally playing Mario Andretti, they arrive to the roadblock. Lauren will be looking for that elusive red coffee bean. After sweating a few gallons, she comes up in fourth place.
This weeks Great Lake comment goes to Lauren. Shes not sure what a relic is. tee-hee-hee Good ole Wally does a good job of explaining it and and must confront his fear of heights. Wally doesnt do well on old crickety rope bridges and a few expletives assure us he hasnt changed his mind. After helping the Linzs, they head to the Pit Stop and arrive in
The Linz Family: fourth to depart at 9:17pm
While they have met some really great people on this race, it is becoming more aware that this race is narrowing down in teams and its time to up the ante. They make it to the station on time to make it on the first bus with the Paolo family.
On the way to Doka Estate, the question of to yield or not to yield comes into play. Suddenly the light bulbs goes off and yielding the Florida team becomes a humorous and advantageous idea. Muhahahaha. The plan is foiled by the Paolos and it is Meghan who will search for the coffee bean. She finds the bean keeping them in third place.
The Linzs stay low key this episode and fail to do anything interesting that would garner them air time. They do announce that Meghan is officially a Linz Boy and she has eraned her balls. Somebody might want to forewarn her boyfriend before they get back.
They choose Relic and have a blast taunting Wally and the Bransen girls as they skip along the rope bridges in search of the relics. After receiving help from the Bransens, they set off the Quepos. They catch up to the Palos and chase them down on foot. They arrive at the Pit Stop in
The Gaghan Family: fifth to depart at 9:23pm
Bill says they need to be real lucky this leg. Lucky as in all of a sudden the other familys come down with diarrhea kind of lucky. Carrissa asks if they have to run to Costa Rica to which Billy exclaims its only 200 miles away. Dad quickly spanks Billy for being so dumb and then hugs Carrissa for not knowing her geography so well.
On the second bus, Bill has time to reflect on the positives of traveling. Despite the ribbing, he does a good job of giving his kids a positive outlook in life. At the Roadblock, Tammy will be looking for the red coffee bean. Tammy seems to be having a tough time finding the bean. Bill, ever the man with wisdom, suggests that yelling and cheering her on might actually make it worse. If I couldve high-fived him I would. Personally, I think that was a good call. Id hate to be sifting through coffee beans, sweating my ass off while the others were hanging out yelling at me. Left in last place, Tammy finds the bean and their spirits are not shattered yet.
The Gaghans enlist some local help to get them to Jaco faster. Im secretly hoping this works. Upon arrival to Relic, the Weavers are still there and they find out they are in last place. You can see the life sucked out of Bill but ever the optimist, presses on without showing defeat. In true Gaghan form, they have a blast completing the task. I admit, its kinda hard to knock a family that teaches their kids well. As tears well up in Bills eyes, he asks if they are winners or quitters? Tammy brushes away her own tears and silently mouths winners knowing full well they will be eliminated. They arrive at the Pit Stop in
The Godlewski Family: last to depart at 9:43pm
Because the girls came in last and it was a non-elimination leg, they will be starting out with no money and only the pink thongs they pulled on over their clothes. Its time for them to turn on the charm and mooch some cash but it becomes quite clear the non-English speaking locals dont understand what they want. One local doesnt have money but he has love. Hey, I say go for it. The going rate is only five bucks anyways, so theyre not getting that ripped off. Alas it doesnt take long and theyre off to the terminal to catch the last bus.
Trish is the one looking for the coffee bean and comes up victorious in finding it first. She looks surprised as if to say, Holy Moley, I really did find it! The jubilation doesnt last long and sisterly meltdown ensues. Apparently, Sharon wasnt cutting the mustard driving so she pulls over and lets Michelle drive. They choose to do Relic and their happy-go-lucky attitude returns with a hola to the Bransens. After finding all four relics, they arrive to the Pit Stop in
First Place: Paolos. As winners of this leg, they won one of four wild rides courtesy of Wild Bean Café and BP: a Segway, a Vespa, a jet ski or an all terrain vehicle.
Second Place: Linz Family
Third Place: Bransen Family
Fourth Place: Godlewski Family
Fifth Place: Weaver Family
Last Place: Gaghan Family. In a tearful elimination, they held their heads up high and I admit Im touched at how well they handled it.
Next week on The Amazing Race: Papa Paolo has trouble swimming and Wally Bransen loses his cool.


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The Good A well-researched portrait of the real Walt Disney.
The Bad At times plodding and overwhelmingly detailed.
The Bottom Line A rich narrative of a sometimes-troubled genius.
To generations of Americans, he was the kindly Uncle Walt who visited each Sunday night via the television with tales of Davy Crockett or Donald Duck. But in 1941, Walt Disney was a hated figure at his own Burbank studio. When the Screen Cartoonists Guild gathered petitions to organize a union, the man who gave America Mickey Mouse and Snow White brought in armed guards to intimidate employees. He fired organizers, slashed pay, and even instituted austerity measures that included cutting hours at the coffee shop. On one occasion, when pickets gathered outside the studio gates, every parent's best friend charged from his Packard and had to be restrained from attacking the ringleader.
It is hard not to lionize Walt Disney. Perhaps no man has so changed popular culture or more embodied the American dream. He revolutionized the entertainment industry, both in creating the first cartoon that combined sound and picture and by using TV to promote a theme park that would become a national obsession. But in biographer Neal Gabler's impeccably researched if somewhat plodding Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination, a different picture of Disney also emerges--a distant and often despotic leader who became something of a figurehead, often dependent on others to turn out the later animated films that bore his name.
As described in 633 detail-crammed pages (supported by a stupefying 166 pages of footnotes), Gabler's Disney, the son of an emotionally distant father, tries desperately to create a fantasy version of his boyhood in the small town of Marceline, Mo. Yet he has difficulty connecting with his true-life family, even his brother Roy's newborn son. When Walt's father dies, he decides not to cut short a business trip to attend the funeral.
Gabler, whose résumé includes such brilliant Hollywood histories as An Empire of their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood, was given unusual access to Walt Disney Co.'s voluminous archive of Disney memos. From that he creates a rich narrative of Walt's world. It is a universe marked by profligate gambles and by the brilliant management of Walt's older brother Roy, who worked in the shadows to build and maintain a company that often operated on the edges of bankruptcy. When Walt went over-budget making Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Roy prevented Bank of America from shutting things down by shipping them a copy of what would soon win accolades as the first full-length animated film in color. But even Roy wasn't spared the wrath of Walt, as the two brothers frequently warred.
Gabler offers a workmanlike version of oft-told stories, such as how Disney conceived of Mickey Mouse while on a train ride back to California after a failed New York business trip--and how Walt's wife, Lillian, made him ditch the rodent's initial name of Mortimer. We read how, with Roy's help, Walt funded Disneyland by swapping ABC an equity stake in the $17 million park in exchange for promised TV shows. The arrangement also had the happily synergistic consequence of promoting the amusement park to millions of television viewers.
But Gabler's best work is in bringing to life the real Walt, who was never the same after a 1931 breakdown at age 29 that left him emotionally fragile. Often despondent, he would retreat to his home to play with toy trains. At the office, he terrorized workers with harsh criticisms as he impatiently drummed his fingers. Gabler doesn't dwell on well-known allegations, such as the idea that Disney was a racist (he thought hiring African Americans would "have spoiled the illusion at Disneyland") and anti-Semitic (a reputation due largely to his membership in an executive organization that was famously hostile to Jews). More attention is paid to his anger toward union activists, including an account of how he contacted the FBI and the red-hunting House Committee on Un-American Activities to finger several as Communists.
The author's account of how Disney's films were made is mind-numbing in its detail. Better is a description of how Walt, who last drew a cartoon in 1929, basked in the myth of his own creativity while becoming dependent upon an empire of smart artists and functionaries. When the producer of The Mickey Mouse Club picked boyish, sandy-haired Jimmie Dodd as a host for the show, he invited the young singer to a meeting he knew Walt was attending. "We've got to let Walt discover you," the producer said.
Still, "arguably no single figure so bestrode American culture as Walt Disney," writes Gabler. The man from Marceline enchanted millions of children throughout the world. But as Neal Gabler makes painfully clear, Walt Disney's own adulthood was far from magical.
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In 2016, We started picking and filling some requests on April 27 and the last picking day was May 31.
In 2015, We started filling some requests on May 4 and the last picking day was May 18. Because of the sudden extreme heat and smaller crop, the season was shorter.
In 2014, We started filling some special requests on April 21 and 29 and officially started the picking season on Monday, May 5. The official last picking day was May 20. However, some remaining requests were filled Tuesday, May 27, and Wednesday, May 28. Temperatures of 95 to over 100 degrees from May 13 to May 16 accelerated the ripening of the fruit.
In 2013, We officially began picking on Monday, May 13. Last picking day was May 22. Any requests or orders for fruit after May 21 were returned or refunded. We had a lot more requests for fruit but the crop was much smaller.
In 2012, We began picking on Monday, May 21. Last picking day was June 11.
In 2011, We began picking on Monday, May 16. Our last picking day was Monday, June 6. As of June 12, We did not receive any hot weather that was 90ºor hotter. Our last orders went out at end of June.
In 2010, We began picking on Monday, May 24. Some fruit were ripe to pick and some were still green or just starting to turn color from green to yellow. California did not have any hot days until the end of May. We normally start picking about a week after We receive some hot weather. Every year is different. This year has been much cooler than other years. We normally pick on a Monday so that you would have the package(s) before the weekend. Once We start picking, the season will last for about three to four weeks.
In 2009, We began picking on May 4 for about three weeks.
In 2008, picking began on May 9 and ended June 2. We had a heat wave from May 16 to May 20 with record breaking temperatures of 103 degrees and greater on May 17.
In 2007, picking began on May 8 and ended on May 29.
In 2006, We were out of fruit for sale on May 21
In 2004, We were out of fruit for sale on May 19
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He is raising money for the Special Boat Service Association, a charity which has supported his family since his father, Royal Marine Colonel Richard Pickup, died in 2009.
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