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beastdrol is another superdrol clone, even though superdrol is illegal and banned in most sports and professional organizations. superdrol has a sorted history, with claims from the original marketer that it was the safest product around then the reports of liver damage, high cholesterol and massive blood pressure spikes started rolling in. Once these started being reported the original marketer changed their story and told people to be careful with superdrol since it was pretty toxic to people who are at risk. If you are looking to buy beastdrol, you will certainly want to read this article on it's side effects!
beastdrol Structure
You can recognize any superdrol clone because you will see a 2a,17a-dimethyl and then some steroid name meaning DHT. Since it is a DHT compound, it is going to be very androgenic and dry. It will also survive the first pass liver metabolism, making it hang around extremely long for a steroid. Being a dry compound you will get most of the same dry effects like joint pain, extreme pumps, extreme strength and also lean gains. Make no mistake, this is a very potent steroid that does put weight and strength on you, but it comes at a pretty high cost to your body. The "mass" gained is mostly water, but the strength is all real. Being dry, the water is held in the muscle cell, so unlike "bloat" compounds this makes you hold cellular water which people often mistake for muscle.
beastdrol Effects
Methastadrol is 100% illegal and is not really a steroid you will want to use long term. The gain on it are very low quality compared to the harsh side effects. Still, as a steroid it will help you shed excess fat if you combine it with proper diet and exercise. Additionally, it will cause a good gain in strength and aggression. Unfortunately, it just has too many side effects for the amount of benefits you get. The muscle "water" is easily lost after the cycle and it's likely your cholesterol values will be seriously skewed unless you are very strict on your diet. This compound is just too dry to make for a fun cycle. Stack that with the fact that beastdrol is illegal and you have a product you will want to avoid.
beastdrol will help with strength and will put some size on you, but the side effects and loss of mass so quickly after a cycle make this one only meant for very experienced users who are willing to break the law.
What Kind Of Results Will I Get From beastdrol?
beastdrol is a steroid hormone that will give you big increases in strength and some immediate muscle water weight. It's common for people to gain 20% on their bench and also put on 15-20lbs on a cycle. Unfortunately, much of the weight gain is lost immediately after the cycle which is why beastdrol isn't very good for people that want long term results. That's the problem with these 17aMethyl steroids, you get a lot of muscle water that you end up losing very quickly after you stop your cycle.
Similar Effects – Less Risk
We recommend a stack that is similar in effects (mass kept after a cycle) but with almost none of the very horrific side effects of beastdrol. This stack is from two companies and should very much be a better alternative to beastdrol since it won't have the liver stress and also will combine a wet and a dry compound. You should always stack a wet compound in with your stack to give you maximum mass gains, so we recommend 3beta-hydroxy-androst-5-ene-17-one and also 5ahydroxyprogesterone. These two products should give you similar mass retention gains as beastdrol without the liver stress and extreme painful back spasms.
If you want to undo the effects of environmental estrogens and endocrine disruptors, yet still take a legal dietary supplement, you will want to avoid things like beastdrol and stick with legal dietary supplements. You may not gain 18lbs in a 3 week cycle, but most people that run superdrol clone products end up losing most of that anyway. This causes a lot of problems, since first of all everyone will think you are on steroids, especially when you lose 12 of that 18 pounds in 2 weeks.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Topshop SS11 Lookbook
You have probably seen this lookbook on every blog by now and I know it has been blogged to death but the more I looked at it the more I wanted to have it on mine too since it is just too good to not mention. I love the styling, the colours and I am really feeling this bohemian vibe. There were also some very nice minimal pieces and stylings in the lookbook but I didn't include them here, because they don't fit to these below.
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Written by Daniel Hazard
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Weekly Theme
Chosen Journeys
Weekly Prayer
We give you thanks, O God of compassion, for the salvation you have revealed to the little ones through Christ Jesus, our wisdom and strength. Teach us to take up his gentle yoke and find rest from our burdens and cares. Amen.
Weekly Reading
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
[Jesus said:] "But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market-places and calling to one another,
'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we wailed, and you did not mourn.'
"For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon'; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is indicated by her deeds."
At that time Jesus said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
"Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
All readings for the Week
Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 with Psalm 45:10-17 or
Song of Solomon 2:8-13 or
Zechariah 9:9-12 with Psalm 145:8-14
Romans 7:15-25a
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
Focus Questions
1. What burdens do you carry?
2. Who are the "infants," the "little, insignificant ones" today who "get" the message of Jesus and the reign of God?
3. What makes people unwilling to open their hearts and minds to the gospel?
4. What blocks you from opening your heart to the good news?
5. When have you experienced those blocks being removed by grace, and your life transformed?
by Kate Huey
Last week, Jesus closed his instructions to his disciples, before sending them out on mission, with words of blessing for anyone who welcomed them with even the simplest of gestures, a cold cup of water. As we move into Chapter 11, our reading today omits important parts of the story that might help us to understand it a little better. By this time in the story, Jesus has tasted the bitter cup of rejection rather than welcome. After sending out his disciples, he himself went out on a mission to "their cities," teaching and proclaiming his message by healing the sick, raising the dead, and bringing good news to the poor. And those cities, we know from the edited verses (11:20-24), closed their hearts and minds to him. That kind of discouragement--and the experience of inhospitality and rejection--must have set the tone for what Jesus is saying here.
In any case, the approach of Jesus to mission is still the model for us today as we seek to bring the good news, which, according to Jesus, has to do with healing and new life and justice. That's how you'll know it when you see it: Jesus points this out to the disciples of John the Baptist who come to check him out for their teacher. Today we might ask if our own lives and ministry would identify us in the same way. Can people "hear and see" the good news in the way we live as much as in the words we say or the identity we claim as followers of Jesus? It's discouraging to read surveys of young people who write off Christians as judgmental and unkind. Their view is often shared by those who have also experienced rejection and closed hearts and minds in their encounters with some "good" Christians, "good," church-going Christians.
Just before today's passage, Jesus speaks of signs and prophets and the coming of the reign of God and our seeming inability to recognize or accept it. Perhaps, in our own turn, we are "this generation," too. We're like children who can't make up our minds about what we want or need, or even how we feel, whether to mourn or to dance. Holly Hearon's words apply to our generation just as much as to that ancient one: "In neither case is 'this generation' satisfied with what they are hearing and seeing. Perhaps they want something in between." But Jesus isn't ever "something in between," is he? Many people found it hard to accept him, even in person, even after witnessing his "deeds of power." Hearon observes that "we can become so locked into this kind of negative response that we miss the real thing...." Jesus: not something-in-between, but "the real thing." And the cities he visited, where he had worked "most of his deeds of power," were among those locked in a negative response. They missed "the real thing."
There are plenty of people in the Gospels who probably considered themselves learned and even wise. Jesus' view of that kind of wisdom as an impediment to faith is no anti-intellectual defense of ignorance, but an impatience with closed hearts and minds. Thomas Long's beautiful commentary on the Gospel of Matthew describes a world "shifted on its axis. Everything before Jesus is the old era; now, in him, all things have become new. The dawn has begun to break; the light of the kingdom of heaven, which will in time bathe the whole creation in its glow, has begun to shine...." Even in that bright light of a new day, it's hard to recognize "the real thing," however. The categories and things that people were used to ("the way we've always done it"?), the customs and traditions and even the expectations had hardened and grown heavy, and had become a burden to the people of God. And yet they had to live in hope: "Every generation," Long writes, "wants something good for itself. The problem is the packaging: John and Jesus do not look like saviors....the wrong diet, the wrong music, the wrong companions, the wrong words. 'This generation,' like all generations, is scanning the screen of history, looking for hope, searching for salvation. But they cannot commit to either John or Jesus....It would not be wise, they think...." Long's words of warning apply to us just as much as they are addressed to Jesus' audience long ago: "sit out the dance in your pseudo-wisdom if you want to, but the blind are seeing, the deaf are hearing, the lepers are made new, the dead are raised, and the poor have finally heard some music they can kick up their heels to--and that is the essence of wisdom..." (Long's commentary is one volume in the excellent Westminster Bible Companion Series). While we calculate and compare and weigh our options, the hearts of "infants," of little ones, of insignificant ones, are open to the Good News that will change their lives (and ours).
Sacred rest: a good thing
Once again, however, even this shortened passage is almost too much for us to take in. We are drawn most powerfully to just one part of it, the ending, when Jesus invites all of us who are weary and bearing heavy burdens to find rest in him. This is one of the most familiar and loved passages from Scripture, undoubtedly one of the most frequently quoted, painted, etched, and printed reassurances in the Bible, right up there with "Do not be afraid." After four Sundays in a row of hearing about the challenges and costs of discipleship, a little talk of "Sacred Rest," is, as Martha Stewart would say, "a good thing."
Jesus uses the "yoke" as a metaphor for discipleship, but today, most of us have never seen, let alone felt, a yoke. Still, we get the idea, that it's something hard and heavy and burdensome, and Jesus is once again up-ending our perception by calling his yoke "easy," and his burden "light." Maybe it's more helpful to think of this yoke as something that, in David Holwerda's words, "both restrains and enables. It is simultaneously a burden and a possibility. The question confronting humanity is, whose yoke or what yoke does one put on? No one lives without a yoke." It reminds me of the speaker who once said (and I'll never forget how heartfelt her exhortation was), "Everyone gives their heart to something; be sure that what you give your heart to is worthy of it."
Love is freedom
Ironically, compared to the difficulty of fulfilling the demands of many laws and rules, this "work" of Jesus is something that Paul calls "freedom," Holwerda writes. He explains the beauty of this offer: "the demands of this yoke are to love God above all and one's neighbor as oneself. Love is a gentle yoke, not burdensome or wearying, but light, easy, pleasant....one thing more is necessary: to learn from Jesus himself how to walk the ancient paths that lead to the peace and rest of the kingdom of God and to inheriting the earth." Does love of God, and love of neighbor, feel like a "gentle yoke" to you?
We make things more complicated than they need to be, instead of accepting, like "infants" (or small ones, or insignificant ones), the great gifts of God. Charles Cousar speaks of our difficulty in trying to figure God out, but "God simply eludes the human grasp...." However, "infants," he says, "make no pretense of knowledge. Whatever they have is given them...[and they] let God be God on God's own terms." Unfortunately, that's often not our way. Barbara Brown Taylor, in her sermon on this text, admits that she's tried to figure out how to accomplish her own salvation on her own: "I may believe that I live by God's grace, but I act like a scout collecting merit badges. I have a list of things to do that is a mile long, and....the majority of them are things I think I ought to do...that I had better do or God will not love me anymore....I thought that the way to find rest for my soul was to finish my list of things to do and present it to God like a full book of savings stamps, but as it turned out that was not the ticket at all." How many of us are busy filling up that book of stamps and collecting those merit badges until even they grow into a heavy burden? But Jesus offers us, Taylor says, "a comforting promise to which many of us turn when our burdens seem impossible to bear...a lighter yoke, lighter because it yokes us with one who is greater than we are, and with whose strong help we can bear any burden....[these words] assure us that those who please God are not those who can carry the heaviest loads alone but those who are willing to share their loads, who are willing to share their yokes by entering into relationship with the one whose invitation is a standing one...("The Open Yoke" is the sermon in the book, The Seeds of Heaven).
Love makes things easier
Love and commitment have the power to make a difficult task seem more bearable, perhaps even a joy. (Being in love, raising children, having a passion for our work remind us that this is true.) What are the deepest satisfactions and most profound comforts that you experience? How might the "yoke" of which Jesus speaks be so satisfying to the human soul that it is experienced as light rather than heavy? What kind of "rest" does Jesus promise, if we are disciples on a long journey, if we are carrying a cross? How do those two messages fit together?
Ironically, a lot of learning and study can perhaps lead us to have a cynical edge, if education leads us down paths of disbelief or limited imagination. Have you ever had that experience? What do you think makes human beings get "set in our ways"--what is that about? What are the characteristics and behavior that most folks expect in a religious leader? Would that leader resemble Jesus the guest at the feast more or less than John the Baptist, the ascetic? Why do you think people evaluate prophets and teachers by outward appearance and personal practices ("glutton and drunkard" and "has a demon") more than by the heart of the message they preach? What does it feel like for your soul to be truly at rest? When are those moments and times when God gives you a quiet space, a time of relief and rest?
For Further Reflection
Michael Novak, 20th century
Besides, it is my experience that more people today are led to God by the emptiness they find in success than through being broken by hard experiences--although, of course, the ways to God are infinite, and there is no shortage of the latter. Just when they attain what they always dreamed of, when they get to the position they have long worked for, they find themselves restless and unsatisfied. They ask themselves--tell themselves--"There must be more than this!"
Helen Keller, 20th century
Unless we form the habit of going to the Bible in bright moments as well as in trouble, we cannot fully respond to its consolations because we lack equilibrium between light and darkness.
John O'Donohue, 20th century
The hunger to belong is not merely a desire to be attached to something. It is rather sensing that great transformation and discovery become possible when belonging is sheltered and true.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Wonderfully secured by a mighty power, we await with confidence whatever may come. God is with us--in the evening, in the morning, and entirely certain on each new day.
Ovid, 1st century BCE
The burden which is well borne becomes light.
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USA, 2011: Captain America
Captain America: The First Avenger
Genre: Action, Superhero, Science-Fiction
125 minutes
Chris Evans stars as the American super soldier, out to stop the fearsome Red Skull from using superior technology to take over the world.
Captain America: The First Avenger, the latest in Marvels line of blockbuster franchise adaptations, pulls out all the stops in getting the fans riled up for the Avengers film next year. Directed by Hollywood veteran Joe Johnston, he manages to combine everything needed to produce a quintessential comic book movie and does so beautifully. It functions well as a sort of adventure period film, with the background of WW2 and a touch of self-aware silliness. The visual effects are generally fantastic, as are most Johnston movies, with the exception of some hokey green-screening for a pulp action feel. It doesnt look great, but it fits the aesthetic and tone of the story. The digital alteration of Chris Evans into a 90 pound weakling is particularly impressive, and while not perfect, demonstrates how far special effects have come.
Not really known for his acting prowess, Evans shines in the best role of his career. His role as Steve Rogers is both awkward and charming, incredibly All-American without being obnoxious about it. No stranger to superhero films, the difference here is the fantastic script by the team of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. The dialogue is funny and ridiculously entertaining, yet amazingly subtle and nuanced when it needs to be. This is exactly the kind of writing that fits the superhero genre, and allows the entire cast to reach their greatest potential. Hugo Weavings Red Skull exemplifies this balance between the cartoonish and genuine, taking a comic book supervillain and making it work with depth and character. Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Chester Phillips could have been just another military stereotype, but somehow exists as more than that, feeling completely in touch with the environment around him. Everything is tight and polished, from the performances to the plot, and is definitely one of the best written superhero movies to date.
Johnston knows his action, and it all comes together here. The choreography isnt particularly sophisticated or elegant, but its a solid piece of work, and gets the job done well. The effects add flash and style to the already potent pyrotechnics, blending the CGI and practical effects wonderfully. Captain America is a fantastically fun film, and is certainly the strongest action movie to come out this summer. Whether youre a fan of the comics or not, if you plan to see only one blockbuster this season, make this the one.
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Awesome movie. Been reading cap for 25 years and I was worried, but Evans and the rest of the cast really delivered.
And lo, Kano looked down upon the field and saw the multitudes. Amongst them were the disciples of Uesheba who were greatly vexed at his sayings. And Kano spake: "Do not be concerned with the mote in thy neighbor's eye, when verily thou hast a massive stick in thine ass".
--Scrolls of Bujutsu: Chapter 5 vs 10-14.
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--my son and I really enjoyed it....great flick....
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Much better than I thought it would be from the initial trailers and stills. My only complaint was Caps fighting. Even his shield use was much better than I expected.
Oh boy, I hope this means we get The Winter Soldier in one of the next 2 movies.
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I hope so because they set it up well. The death of Cap and the Winter Soldier were the best stories in years.
Boy, I love the new suit for cap.
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--awesome movie. was way better than green lantern...
i envision the next cap movie to have a mystery man hounding cap, carrying out assassinations, etc and nobody can figure out who he is. In the final fight at the end of that film, the big reveal will be that its the winter soldier.
movie three will then be getting the winter soldier back.
7/24/2011 10:15pm, #8
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Yes, that's what I mean. I don't like the CA Movie suit. I like the one they have on display at the SDCC.
You must not be reading Fear Itself. Winter Soldier was a good Cap for the storyline.
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text: ChefVille 'Ginger and Ginger' Quests: Everything You Need to Knowby Brandy Shaul | Games.com12/14/12 12:55pmFiled to: Games.ComChefVilleZyngaKotakusocial12EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Having trouble keeping enough Ginger on hand to cook ChefVille's new Christmas dishes? Ginger (the character) is here to help out with the launch of Ginger Crates. Similar to Pumpkin Hay Bales, these Ginger Crates can be tended only a few times before they disappear and need to be rebuilt. They've been released alongside two new quests called "Ginger and Ginger," so we're here with a guide to finish them off. Advertisement Crates Full of Tasty • Place and Staff the Ginger Crates • Tend Ginger Crates 3 Times • Have 6 RecommendationsThe Ginger Crates are available to purchase from the store for 300 coins. After one is placed, it needs to be unwrapped using three energy. From there, you'll need to ask four friends to come work as "staff" within the Crate before you can actually use it. This is done via individual requests sent directly to your neighbors. Once that's done, you can harvest from the Ginger Crate just three times before it vanishes, with each harvest available every two minutes. That makes this quest fly by after the initial construction process, and you'll receive one Asparagus and 10 XP for completing it. You'll also unlock the Elf Hat for your avatar, which can be purchased for 500 coins. Tinsel and Ginger • Ask for 6 Sparkly Tinsel • Tend 3 Neighbors' Stacks of Presents • Cook 2 Foccacia Advertisement The Sparkly Tinsel can be earned by posting a general request to your news feed for help. That said, it's best to play ChefVille on Zynga.com long enough to ask for these items, as you'll earn them faster from strangers than from friends. As for the Foccacia, this dish is cooked on the Brick Oven using five Onions, one Pepper and two Dough each. It normally takes 16 hours to prepare, but since you only have to "Cook" the dish to count for this quest, you can just start the dish, cancel it, and then start it again to quickly finish this task in a matter of seconds, rather than days.Play ChefVille on Zynga.com now >More ChefVille Coverage from Games.com• ChefVille Toys for Tots Promotion • The Winter Feast Begins Quest Guide • Glaze Daze Quest Guide Advertisement Sponsored What do you think of these Ginger Crates? Should they be permanent, or do you think rebuilding one each time you need Ginger is a fair requirement? Sound off in the Games.com comments!Republished with permission from: Brandy Shaul is an editor at Games.comReply12 repliesLeave a reply


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A new environmental reporting guidance was released by the Canadian Securities Administrators for companies listed on Canadian stock exchanges, including the Toronto Stock Exchange which ranks third in North America and eighth in the world. What is involved and how should public and private companies respond? Let's take a look.
As anticipated in my earlier post Capital Favours Sustainable Businesses, the new disclosure guidance document was released on October 27 by the Canadian Securities Administrators. It provides new guidance on disclosure requirements relating to environmental matters under securities legislation. This applies to all Canadian and foreign 'reporting issuers', including all companies listed on Canadian stock exchanges such as Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, and Canadian National Stock Exchange.
Businesses who are not currently reporting issuers should also take note if they might be acquired by a public company or are going public within the next two years. Voluntary disclosure in these cases could help attract potential buyers or facilitate their IPO processes.
Disclosure rules in the following areas are detailed in the new document, officially Staff Notice 51-333 (PDF):
- Environmental risks and related matters
- Environmental risk oversight and management
- Forward-looking information requirements as they relate to environmental goals and targets
- Impact of adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on disclosure of environmental liabilities
As environmental reporting is part of the Continuous Disclosure Obligations, the oversight responsibility on proper disclosure lies with a company's CEO, CFO, audit committee members, and board of directors. More details on these requirements and consequence of non-compliance can be found in National Instrument 51-102, 52-109, 52-110, and 51-322.
What brought about the new guidance document is that investors are increasingly concerned with how environmental matters affect businesses and have been requesting information about these matters through a number of avenues, such as shareholder resolutions. The Ontario Securities Commissions have found environmental disclosures to be inadequate by public companies. This trend was noted in my recent post Investors Increasingly Concerned With Climate Change Risks, in which I examined a range of shareholder proposals to Canadian companies, including Suncor Energy, Encana, Great-West Life, Potash, Viterra, and Agrium.
'Greater transparency is needed regarding the nature and extent of environmental risks and other environmental matters,' said Jean St-Gelais, Chair of the CSA and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Autorité des marchés financiers. 'This guidance should greatly assist issuers in complying with their disclosure obligations, which would ultimately provide investors with much more complete information on environmental matters.'
How should businesses respond? Whether you are obligated to comply with the guidance or not, one thing is clear. The new disclosure guidance was brought about by the CSA because investors wanted the disclosure. This is not an isolated action. The SEC also introduced a similar disclosure guidance for U.S. public companies earlier this year (PDF). Investors wanted the disclosure, not to put extra burden on management, but because they see that climate change and sustainability issues are affecting business performance and ultimately impact their return on investment.
Regardless of whether business executives agree with these views or not, the fact is investment capital increasingly favours companies who share these concerns. Whether it is through public stock markets or private capital, investors and banks increasingly prefer businesses who understand their greenhouse gas emissions, energy usage, regulatory risks, reputational risks, and litigation risks. Deutsche Bank takes climate change factors into consideration when choosing companies to invest in. They have more confidence investing in companies that disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. See Capital Favours Sustainable Businesses on how Deutsche Bank's team of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) specialists evaluate a company's climate change factors.
Harvard Business Review also thinks business leaders need to take sustainability seriously. Their May 2010 feature article predicts the next 'musical chair' for businesses will be played to the tune of sustainability. Comparing it to previous game changers like mass production, IT revolution, and globalization, HBR predicts sustainability will once again shuffle business winners and losers. Businesses who get the vision and execution right will gain leadership positions. Those who fail to react will decline. I have summarized the article's key points in Sustainability Is The Next Business Megatrend.
While we are still at a relatively early stage of sustainability, the time for businesses to think and act is now. One sensible first step for a business to take is to measure its greenhouse gas emissions. This is a starting point to become a sustainability leader. The procedure is not complicated, but should be conducted by credible professionals. The results will guide strategies on mitigating energy risks, regulatory risks, reputational risks, and litigation risks. It may also reveal opportunities on operational improvements which often lead to cost savings. I have provided an overview on how to find certified professionals in the post How To Find Certified Greenhouse Gas Emissions Quantification Professionals.
How your business deals with sustainability issues affect more than the future of the environment. It also affects how the stock market regulators look at you, how your bank looks at you, how your institutional investors look at you, and how your shareholders look at you. Increasingly they want to invest in businesses who take the lead in sustainability, understand their risks, and are ready to seize the opportunities.
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In university by a girlfriend for a new years party. I went to the party in just a diaper and babydoll pajama top. No one knew of my diaper fetish at the time. Surprised my girl by how good of a diaper I found for the costume. She had no idea I had two dozen just like it at home.
You can't dare someone who already wears them.You can if it would put them in a new environment such as to a restaurant when they only wore at home before.
Freshman year of college, one of my female friends was trying to decide what to be for Halloween. I dared her to dress up like a baby and wear a diaper, but she just kind of laughed it off.
Yep when I was about 10 and staying with a friend. His brother need to wear them at age 8 and he said it would make him feel better if we both wore them and he dared me to wear one with him that night. Little did he know that his mom already had talked to my mom and informed her I still wet my bed and needed diapered for it if I spent the night. I found out later that his mom had suggested it to him that we both wore them to bed and that way my own secret was not revealed to him til later. Man it is neet to get diapered by someelses's mom in thick night cloth diapers and getting to see your friends in them too.
Back in the late 80's when i was married (my ex now) My wife had went to work only to return home,There i stood in my yellow babydoll nitie, a diaper and i had a pair of tights sitting on the love seat that i was going to put on.Now she knew that i wore diapers and crossdressed but i was still a Lil shocked as she walked in on me .Then comes the dare....I dare you to go out to the mail box and walk back,doesn't sound too bad...well i lived right off a golf course next to the third putting green...and of course there was a group playing the hole.i swallowed up all my courage and walked out there and of course several of the guy's saw me and started to yell.I grabbed the mail and walked back as my ex stood and watched me laughing her ass off. She told me to stay dressed the way i was until she came home latter that nite.
No one has to dare me to wear just a diaper outside.....I do it all the time when the weather is warm, otherwise I will just shed my clothes and walk around in only my diaper..wet or dry. I hate wearing clothes...,plus, I'm an exhibitionist with no hang-ups.babyalex
Wasn't dared to wear a diaper, but some so called friends dared me to poop in my pants, so I did. that's the day I got my screen name.
At my last birthday party, we played a drinking game where certain cards meant to do certain things. One of the cards meant you had to tell a secret, another was the truth-or-dare card. I thought of bringing down the diapers to bring it into the game, maybe by daring a girl to wear diapers, or if I had to tell a secret, I'd start with "I wear diapers!" We were drunk and all, but even then I knew I wouldn't hear the end of it.
I have never actually been dared to wear diapers since i always wear them how ever i have dared some of my friends to try them to understand why I like it
I wore my cloth diapers and yellow plastic pants with a onsie under my clothes to work for 2 Halloweens. I work at an old peoples home as a dishwaher (before you laugh, it payed god money) and I took off my clothes and spent the whole day dressed as a toddler.I even had to take the meal wagons to the floors and on the elevator I ran into residents or family visitors who took it as good fun and had a good laugh. And some of the women from the office thought that I was really cute so I told them that I was a cloth diaper and breastfed baby. I even have a picture but I don't know how to it on the web
The wife of a next door neighbour of mine with who I was good friends with a few years ago suggested it as a dare that we could all wear to a Christmas fancy dress party. Although she was quite keen on the idea we all went dressed as babies in nappies, both my friend and I rebuked the idea vigourously although secretly I would liked to have done!! I think I was as dissappointed as she was with the resounding "No" although I was one of them that said it!!To this day I still think about it wonder if she had ABDL tendancies.
I can't say that I have been. I don't know how I'd respond either. I mean I've worn diapers under my clothes while out. I've worn just diapers while walking through the woods. I've wet myself in public and then changed my diapers in a public restroom.
Kinda Yea, one time when i was like 4 or 5 I asked my neihbors (2 and 5) if they dared me to put one on and they said ya so I did!!


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A dramatic situation that should be wrenching is mostly tedious in "Reservation Road."
A dramatic situation that should be wrenching is mostly tedious in "Reservation Road." Tale of two New England fathers, one of whom kills the other's son in a hit-and-run auto accident and takes the entire picture to fess up to it, deals with painful, elemental emotions, to be sure. But the film has no special insight into the psyches of either man, or into the broader issues of how to process profound loss or admit culpability for a heinous act. As pic offers scant emotional rewards or catharsis, it's hard to imagine auds flocking to this downbeat drama in any significant numbers.
Novel by John Burnham Schwartz, who is credited with the adaptation along with director Terry George, was well received in 1998, and has been updated mainly to place the action simultaneously with the Boston Red Sox's successful World Series drive in 2004 — the only upbeat aspect of the story. The central tragedy, presented in the opening minutes, thereafter hangs over the characters like a black shroud. On the way home from an outdoor student concert late one summer evening, 10-year-old Josh Learner, son of Ethan (Joaquin Phoenix) and Grace (Jennifer Connelly) and brother of Emma (Elle Fanning), is accidently hit near a gas station along a rural Connecticut road. Behind the wheel of the Ford Explorer is Dwight Arno (Mark Ruffalo), who's racing back from Fenway Park to drop son Lucas (Eddie Alderson) at the home of his impatient ex, Ruth (Mira Sorvino). Realizing he's hit something in the dark, Dwight instinctively hesitates, then continues on, as he's already nervous about being late. Back at the station, the Learners' devastation is awful, yet predictable in its appalling emotion; after all, how many different ways are there to dramatize such a scene? Similarly familiar are the scenes of family grieving, the funeral, anger, guilt, sleeplessness, recriminations and growing husband-wife estrangement as they try to cope in different ways, Grace by working her way through it and Ethan by becoming obsessed with achieving justice by any means necessary. In the story's great coincidence, when Ethan goes to hire a local attorney to help him with his case, the man he is assigned is — Dwight himself. The way he's presented here, Dwight is such a screw-up — as a husband, father and member of society — that it's hard to believe he made it through law school and can hold down such a job. He just does manage to hold it together while speaking professionally with the distraught Ethan. But when it becomes clear that Dwight doesn't intend to just get it over with and do the right thing — he does try to turn himself in once, but the police are too busy to listen to him — the whole film becomes a waiting game for the inevitable confrontation between the two men once the cards are all on the table. Unfortunately, it's far longer in coming than it should be, with little edification offered in the interim. The talented thesps all work up a sweat portraying their characters' pent-up tension and anger, resulting in performances that are intense, overwrought and on the nose, with no surprises. Story is so single-mindedly about timidity (Dwight) and anger (Ethan) and nothing else that it quickly grows tiresome. One specific shortcoming is the way it depicts Red Sox mania; as die-hard Boston fans, Dwight and his son should be brimming with anxiety and excitement as the playoffs and series progress — they follow them on television — but the games don't seem to quicken their pulses even a bit. Pic does benefit from actual Connecticut locations.Reservation Road
A Focus Features (in U.S.) release, presented with Random House Films, of a Nick Wechsler/Miracle Pictures production, in association with Volume One Entertainment. Produced by Wechsler, A. Kitman Ho. Executive producers, Dean M. Leavitt, Gina Resnick. Directed by Terry George. Screenplay, John Burnham Schwartz, George, based on the novel by Schwartz.
Camera (Technicolor), John Lindley; editor, Naomi Geraghty; music, Mark Isham; music supervisors, Budd Carr, Nora Felder; production designer, Ford Wheeler; art director, Kim Jennings; set decorator, Chryss Hionis; costume designer, Catherine George; sound (Dolby Digital/DTS), Gary Alper; supervising sound editor, Paul Urmson; re-recording mixer, Tom Fleischman; assistant director, Glen Trotiner; second unit director, A. Kitman Ho; second unit camera, Craig DiBona; casting, Amanda Mackey, Cathy Sandrich Gelfond. Reviewed at Toronto Film Festival (Gala Presentations), Sept. 12, 2007. MPAA Rating: R. Running time: 102 MIN.
Ethan Learner - Joaquin Phoenix
Dwight Arno - Mark Ruffalo
Grace Learner - Jennifer Connelly
Ruth Wheldon - Mira Sorvino
Emma Learner - Elle Fanning
Lucas Arno - Eddie Alderson
Josh Learner - Sean Curley
Sergeant Burke - Antoni Corone
Steve - John Slattery
Minister - John Rothman
Norris Wheldon - Gary Kohn


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This set includes two 12oz jars of small-batch relish, one each of Cape Fear and Get Me A Switch. Both are spicy pepper relishes, based on a family heirloom recipe, and from all natural ingredients. You won't find any preservatives and it is gluten free (but not produced in a gluten-free facility).
The Get Me A Switch relish is made with jalapenos and serranos, while the Cape Fear relish is made with pineapple, citrus and a touch of habanero.
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Humanscale M7 LCD Monitor Arm Triple - Build Your Own Solution for 3 Monitors
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The Humanscale M7 LCD arm is available in three different finishes. Black and silver are both standard colors. Polished aluminum is an upgrade and adds as much as 10 weeks to lead time.
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For a triple monitor configuration where both monitors are mounted horizontally, you have two bracket options. The B3 allows for each monitor to be placed on its own arm and offers maximum flexibility for placement. Note that if you want to adjust the height of each monitor separately, you will need to add a Front End Adjuster (FEA) to each arm. You will want the center arm to be shorter, or you can opt for just the ball joint. You will not have much flexibility for depth adjustment on the center monitor.
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Humanscale M7 link arms do not offer any height adjustability, however the bracket may be positioned at different heights on the post, offering a "set it and forget it" height adjustment. Those wishing to adjust their monitor height should consider a Front End Adjuster. Positioned at the front end of the arm (just behind the monitor), an FEA offers the ability to raise and lower monitors easily. An FEA allows monitors to raise higher than the height of the post and is the easiest way to adjust the height of a monitor. Humanscale offers a universal front end adjuster in silver only, and each FEA supports up to 30 lbs on each arm.
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Crossbars offer the ability to mount all three monitors horizontally so that they move up and down in unison. Each monitor mount features a ball pivot joint for independent viewing angle adjustment. Each crossbar requires 2 folding link arms for mounting and must be used with a B2 bracket mount for height adjustability. The crossbar is NOT compatible with the QR option part.
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Our recommendation would be to either use two articulating arms for your side monitors and a direct mount (no arm), or shorter link for your center monitor, or to use the crossbar which mounts all three monitors on the same horizontal axis. If you use a crossbar your monitors can only be height and depth adjusted in unison, whereas you have more adjustment options with each on a separate arm, including the ability to move the side monitors out of the way or pivot towards another person. Alternatively, you could opt for 2 monitors placed horizontally, with the third stacked on top.
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text: Dear Macrovision: A Response to Responses to Steve Jobs' "Thoughts on Music"Matt Buchanan2/16/07 8:00pmFiled to: AppleDrmFairplayFred AmorosoLettersMacrovisionPortable MediaRiaaSteve JobsHome EntertainmentiTunes17EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Dear Fred Amoroso (and assorted other CEOs, etc.), Jesus CHRIST. Stop with the "open letters." We know you're just copying Steve because he's the cool kid in class and all, but come on. You know how everyone accuses you guys of just copying Apple? You're doing it. Right. Now. He doesn't care what you think. And no, he's not going to hand over FairPlay, so stop asking. I mean, Fred, dude, did you miss us laughing at the RIAA for thinking Steve-o was offering to let the rest of the industry get their grubby little hands on FairPlay? Apparently so, because you say: Should you desire, we would also assume responsibility for FairPlay as a part of our evolving DRM offering and enable it to interoperate across other DRMs, thus increasing consumer choice and driving commonality across devices. No, no no. That wasn't the point! He wasn't offering anything. The letter was a PR move. That was all. If you think this is excellent PR for yourself, you're wrong. It just makes you look like a jackass for not knowing how to read. Besides, if you were going to read one tiny section out of context, why couldn't you have done so on the part where he says Apple would drop DRM if it could? Advertisement Advertisement Speaking of DRM, it is not "an enabler," as you claim. The key word in "rights management" is "management," i.e., control. Is "control" a synonym for "enable"? Not in my thesaurus. It's a law of physics that "convenient" and "DRM-protected" do not exist in the same space.Similarly, consumers who want to consume content on only a single device can pay less than those who want to use it across all of their entertainment areas - vacation homes, cars, different devices and remotely. Abandoning DRM now will unnecessarily doom all consumers to a "one size fits all" situation that will increase costs for many of them. I think what you mean is not "pay less" for a "single device" but "pay more" to use content I own wherever and on whatever I please. God forbid I actually own the content that I pay for lock, stock, and barrel without DRM dictating how I use it. You know, like CDs, which as Steve pointed out (unless they're made by Sony), are DRM-free. Polemic as it was, at least the end of Steve's letter was kind of on point. We don't want DRM. I don't need you to "manage" my rights. How can you manage rights, anyhow? It's oxymoronic, emphasis on the moronic. In conclusion, Fred, assorted other dignitaries, no more letters. We know you're full of it. Steve knows you're full of it. Steve, himself, is full of it. Maybe once you've all actually done something about the problems you're so happy to prattle on and on about what you have to say might be worth reading. Sponsored Yours, GizMacrovision's Response to Steve Jobs' Open Letter [Macrovision via Playlist]Reply17 repliesLeave a reply


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text: Asus Gives Reviewers Different Batteries Than Consumers, Considers Free UpgradeMark Wilson4/22/08 9:20amFiled to: eee 900AsusAsustekGadgetsPortable MediaWirelesseeeeee pc 90023EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink According to DigiTimes, recent Hong Kong purchasers of the new Asus Eee PC 900 (it's that Eee with the bigger screen) found that their batteries weren't as nice as those given to reviewers. Speaking from experience, that sort of thing happens all the time. Real world testing is always more rigorous than reviewer testing. But in this case, consumers were not talking about battery life itself, but a straight-up battery capacity rating. Then, in a turn for the even loopier, Asus actually admitted to giving different batteries to reviewers and consumers. What??? Yeah. Reviewers were given a 4-cell, 5800mAh battery. Consumers, on the other hand, were given a 4-cell, 4400mAh battery. Big difference. Asus claimed that the batteries given to testers were a mistake and that they'd planned to roll out the larger batteries to the public shortly. And at the moment, Asus is considering a replacement program. Advertisement Advertisement With a super portable machine like the Eee PC, battery life may be the most important factor in day to day usage. Let's hope this issue gets sorted out. [digitimes]Reply23 repliesLeave a reply


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In recent years, the Madison Community Foundation has funded several major grant projects, each involving multiple partners. While collaborative projects can certainly lead to substantial funding, they can also be very challenging. Tom Linfield, Vice President of Grantmaking and Community Initiatives, will discuss several recently funded projects, including food pantries, library collections, and community gardens. The session"s goal is to share lessons learned and offer ideas on building collaborative proposals. Tom Linfield is Vice President of Grantmaking and Community Initiatives at the Madison Community Foundation. In this capacity, he oversees an annual grantmaking pool of $1.5 million and works with non-profits throughout Dane County to build on community assets. The Madison Community Foundation has over 900 funds, assets of $130 million, and makes distributions of over $10 million each year. Linfield was previously the Training and Grants Director for the National Center for Outreach; Grants Manager for Wisconsin Public Television; and Director of Foundation Relations for Edgewood College. He is a graduate of Leadership Greater Madison, a practicing fine artist, and has spent his career planning projects and raising funds in the education, community development, and arts arenas


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Lot 238: Geometric Painting "NDEBELE" by Renowned Listed Artist Goncalo Ivo
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Live AuctionDescription: This is a Rare Fine Geometric Painting "NDEBELE" by Renowned Listed Artist Goncalo Ivo. This piece is oil on canvas measuring approximately 25.5" x 32". The piece is signed and titled on the back "Goncalo Ivo 1999 Paris September (NDEBELE)". This wonderful piece comes from the Rhodes-Nadler Collection, and this is the first opportunity that several of the pieces from this collection are being offered for sale to the public. Gonçalo Ivo was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1958. He is the son of Brazilian writer and poet, Lêdo Ivo. Ivo took art courses at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro and studied Architecture and Urban Planning at the Fluminense Federal University where he received a Diploma in Architecture. He has been exhibiting his work since the late 1970s in countries around the world, including Brazil, France, Italy, the US, Venezuela, Spain, Algeria, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Canada, Mexico, and Japan. His work has been the focus of over 40 solo exhibitions. It may be found in numerous private, corporate and public collections, including: the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art, Dallas, TX; and in Brazil, the Niterói Museum of Contemporary Art and the National Museum of Bellas Artes, Rio de Janeiro; the University of Ceará, Fortaleza; and in São Paulo the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Gallery of the State, the Itaú Cultural Institute and the Moreira Salles Institute. Ivo divides his time between Paris where he works and has lived with his family since 2000 and his second residence and studio in Teresópolis, Brazil. Please view the photos, or in person carefully to determine the age, condition, and quality of this lot. Please Note: All items are sold As-is, Where-is, with no warranties or guarantees, expressed or implied. We DO NOT offer Refunds, Returns or Exchanges. All sales are Final. We want you to be happy with your purchases, so please preview the items carefully before bidding. We do our best to describe items, but it is your responsibility to determine accuracy, authenticity, condition, age, quality, etc. If you are not certain about an item, please do not Bid without satisfying your concerns beforehand.


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I want a baby, but my spouse does not. What do we do?
Question: "I want a baby, but my spouse does not. What do we do?"
Answer: The Bible declares children to be a blessing. Psalm 127:3 says, "Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward." This is contrary to the way much of the world views children—as a hindrance and a burden. Children should not be viewed as a liability.
The lack of desire to have children often stems from selfish motives. Some people do not want children because they want to focus on themselves, their careers, and their money. They do not want to be "tied down" or give up their expensive cars, homes, or vacations. This kind of attitude is sinful. Others do not want children because of fears about not being able to parent successfully, not being able to afford to raise the child properly, or fears about childbirth itself.
Without knowing the reasons for not wanting to have children, it is difficult to determine whether or not the feelings are "wrong." Are there health issues? Are there unresolved issues from childhood? These are things that should be discussed between spouses, and if need be, Christian marriage counseling should be sought.
As Christians, our devotion should first be to God, who says that children are a blessing. After that, the most important relationship is with our spouse. If it is very important to a spouse to have children, it should definitely be considered, with an attitude of respect and submission (see Ephesians 5:21-33). Practically speaking, this is a topic that should be thoroughly discussed before marriage.
If we devote ourselves to prayer, Bible reading, and meditation, God will reveal His will if we put Him first. Romans 12:2 declares, "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- All charges against a retired accountant accused of mismanaging nearly $1 million in retirement funds have been dismissed following the death of the alleged victim in the case.
Ralph H. Turley III had been facing one count of possession of client funds while acting as an unlicensed broker and dealer, and one count each of acting as an investment adviser and acting as a broker while unregistered with the state, according to Rutherford County Circuit Court records.
Those charges were formally dismissed recently following the July 2013 death of 82-year-old Patsy R. Linkermann, state officials confirmed Tuesday.
"Unfortunately, the prosecution of the case could no longer continue without the victim to testify in criminal court proceedings," said Illana Tate, an executive officer with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
According to documents obtained Friday, Nathan S. Nichols, assistant district attorney general, filed the request in October 2013 to dismiss the criminal case, which had been pending before Judge David Bragg.
"It appears to the court that the state of Tennessee feels it can no longer proceed with the prosecution of this matter due to the fact that the alleged victim recently passed away from injuries sustained in an automobile accident," Bragg said in his order approving the dismissal.
A civil lawsuit that had been pending in Rutherford County Circuit Court since August 2011 has also been thrown out, clearing Turley of any possible civil repercussions that he could have potentially faced had the matter gone to trial.
In an email Friday, attorney Ken Burger, who has represented Turley in both the civil and criminal cases, said "all charges of every nature" have been dismissed entirely because lawyers representing Linkermann were unable to find any evidence to substantiate her claims while they were in the process of closing her estate.
"Following her tragic death in a motor vehicle accident," Burger said, "representatives of her estate obviously concluded that there was no documentation in any of the financial records that could possible support either a civil judgment or a criminal conviction on the frivolous charges leveled against my client."
Throughout the legal battles, Burger said Turley never entered a plea bargain, nor did he ever offer any settlement concessions of any nature.
Turley fought against all of the allegations that have been made against him, Burger said, because he is "entirely innocent of any wrongdoing in the matter," as evidenced by the fact that Linkermann "did not pursue her case at all" for more than two years.
Lawsuit fueled criminal case
The recent developments in both cases come only six months after Turley was indicted by a Rutherford County grand jury on the felony charges.
In June 2013, Turley was arrested and formally charged after the grand jury determined there was enough evidence to pursue the case criminally as well — evidence that was collected after the allegations reportedly caught the eye of local prosecutors when details of the lawsuit became public.
The now defunct criminal charges largely stemmed from claims made by Linkermann, who was seeking $1.5 million in damages against Turley for allegedly losing more than $800,000 of her retirement fund.
During an August 2011 interview with The Murfreesboro Post, attorney Russell Willis said Linkermann suffered emotionally and physically due to the financial mess that Turley caused by his irresponsible decisions.
"It is an extraordinarily sad story," said Willis, who represented Linkermann in the case. "This is all the money they had. She had to sell her house and downsize everything to be able to live."
According to court documents, the Linkermanns hired Turley in 1995 and informed him that their primary investment objectives were to generate monthly income and preserve their initial capital, but they did not want any funds to be invested in the stock market.
Turley allegedly told the Linkermanns he would invest their initial retirement funds in a manner that would generate returns of at least 8 percent and they would never lose money.
As part of the agreement, Turley was given the authority to invest in businesses and make secured and unsecured loans to individuals and business owners, as well as other investments.
However, Willis contended Turley authorized an "unacceptable risk of loss to the Linkermanns that they did not appreciate or understand, violated their stated investment criteria, were not in their best interest, and violated what is generally accepted as the prudent investor rule."
Turley was also accused of filing various federal income tax returns that were prepared with false or incorrect information. By April 2010, Turley allegedly confessed that he had no money to distribute and her money was gone, according to court documents.
"Every few years, it seems as though someone is taken advantage of," Willis said during the interview. "The light needs to shine on these sorts of things, so people will be more vigilant."
Despite the years of allegations, Burger has long maintained the lawsuit languished in court because Turley never bilked the Linkermanns out of money, nor did he profit from any of their investments.
He said Turley is "an honest, reliable professional" who was unfairly targeted, noting the majority of the retirement funds were lost due to the Great Recession caused by the collapse of the housing market and financial crisis.
"He did not violate the law and committed no act, which reasonably could be described as unethical or unfair," Burger said. "The charges lacked merit … and the claim (was) factually and legally frivolous."


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I have absolutely zero interest in maximizing my gold earned earned in this game. I can completely supply myself with everything I need, bar raid drop patterns, and only sell off items when my supply has grown too large. But when I do sell of items, I couldn't care less about how much I undercut other people. I just want my stuff sold, fast. Preferably I see a "buyer has been found" message before I log off. I've got roughly 660k gold (excluding any items) with nothing to spend it on. I couldn't care less if I could sell my items for more by buying out and relisting, or crafting it into goods.
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For many, this year's Black Friday shopping extravaganza was an exercise in multitasking that began on Thanksgiving, grabbing for the drumstick with one hand and using the other to tap the smartphone to check out the deals.
Despite a sluggish economic recovery, Phoenix-area shoppers seemed eager to spend at the start of a compressed shopping season. With only 26 days from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, retailers launched their holiday deals earlier than ever on Thursday to squeeze in an extra day. Between bites of pumpkin pie, they indulged in the traditional shopping blitz until late Friday, with deals and high store traffic expected to continue today and Sunday.
Customers lined up at electronics stores, apparel stores, sporting-goods and toy stores and packed parking lots at centers across the region. Their radar tracked everything from tablet computers to toys, lingerie to footwear, high-definition TVs to ammunition.
It's unclear whether the early openings on Thursday will lead shoppers to spend more over the two days or simply spread sales between Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday.
Last year, sales on Thanksgiving reached $810 million, an increase of 55 percent from the previous year as more stores opened on the holiday, according to Chicago research firm ShopperTrak. But sales dropped 1.8 percent, to $11.2 billion, on Black Friday.
Sales figures for this year's Thanksgiving and Black Friday will trickle out over the next few days, but some big chains already were proclaiming early Friday morning that the holiday-shopping season was off to a successful start.
U.S. holiday spending is expected to hit $268 billion this year, up 3.4 percent from a year ago, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers.
An estimated 33 million shoppers nationally were expected to be out on Thanksgiving, according to the National Retail Federation. Nearly three times as many, 97 million, were expected to shop on Black Friday.
At Cabela's in Glendale, Matt Pearson held aloft a Browning X-Bolt Medallion rifle he won before dawn on Friday, where more than 1,500 shoppers were lined up when the doors swung open at 5 a.m.
Pearson, 20, of Flagstaff, was one of 600 who got door prizes ranging from $5 gift cards to the new $799 rifle, a $399 GoPro camera and a $349 meat smoker at the big-box outdoor store. "My dad dragged me out here," said Pearson, who waited about eight hours in line. "I didn't expect to win anything, but it worked out."
Pearson, a Northern Arizona University junior, was one of tens of thousands of shoppers who started the holiday-shopping season on Thursday, several hours earlier than the usual Black Friday start.
Some put off their Thanksgiving Day meals and hit the stores at record-early times.
Daniela Arteaga, who lives in central Phoenix, traveled to Toys "R" Us to get a Polaroid tablet for her 2-year-old son, Andres.
"It looks really fun for kids,"she said.
When she arrived at 4 p.m. Thursday, there were only about 30 people in line.
"I think most came late," she said.
Rita Brooke of Scottsdale, a seasoned Black Friday shopper of 15 years, was on a mission to score deals with her daughter, Angela Gyde, and their friend JoEllen Stoll of Las Vegas.
They started shopping at 5 p.m. Thursday at Walmart in Cave Creek and hit Target, Bath & Body Works, Michaels, Dick's Sporting Goods, Kohl's and two Toys "R" Us stores by early Friday. They stopped to unload their haul of gifts from their SUV and were back out at Scottsdale Fashion Square after 2 a.m., waiting in line to get into the Victoria's Secret store.
"It wasn't that good this year," Brooke said, lamenting the earlier store openings spread out over two days. "It's not like it used to be for the true-blue Black Friday shoppers."
Fashion Square, which opened at 8 p.m. Thursday with Macy's and 15 other stores kicking off the shopping spree, was a festive place in the early hours of Black Friday. The state's largest mall, with nearly 200 stores, was busy with teenagers making up roughly three-quarters of the shoppers.
Teens were dancing outside the Microsoft store to an Xbox One video game on a large-screen TV. Others streamed into Abercrombie & Fitch, where a shirtless A&E model was showing off his ripped abs and posing for photos.
A new wine bar near the Fashion Square food court served shoppers until closing time early Friday.
Steve Helm, Fashion Square property manager, said the mall had twice as many shoppers this year from 8 p.m. Thursday to midnight as it did last year from midnight to 6 a.m. on Black Friday. He estimated that up to 80,000 shoppers would visit Fashion Square this year on Black Friday. "It's what customers want," Helm said of the earlier store openings on Thanksgiving, which he predicted will become the norm.
Across town in Glendale, Enrique Mendez, Cabela's general manager, who said 15,000 to 17,000 shoppers visited the outdoors store on Black Friday last year, retreated to a safe perch above the sales floor before the doors opened at 5 a.m. and thousands of shoppers streamed in from the chilly night air.
Shoppers started lining up at Cabela's at 10 p.m. Monday to get vouchers for 600 door prizes.
Joshua Gordon, 30, got there Thursday night after traveling from his home near the Grand Canyon and won a $399 GoPro camera. He is a guide for Hualapai River Runners and said he will use the wearable camera while paddling on the Colorado River.
Amber Schiedel, 20, of Glendale, and her friend Caryn Tolman, 23, of Chandler, were first in line at Cabela's and waited nearly 80 hours for the store to open. They had a random chance for the top prizes but ended up with only two $50 gift cards, a $5 gift card and some other token prizes for their effort.
Schiedel said it was fun, but she was disappointed with her prize. Still, she was set to do some shopping in a store full of camouflage, clothing and hunting and fishing gear.
"My sister wants a pink BB gun, and I'm going to get that for her," she said.
Jason Whipple, 30, of Phoenix, waited in line at Cabela's to buy a camping generator for $279, a $220 savings, and a $39.99 spotting scope for his rifle. He expected to spend about $700 at the store and was considering making a run to Bass Pro Shops in Mesa for some deals on clothing.
At Tanger Outlets Westgate, there were few shoppers in the pre-dawn hours of Black Friday. Tanger spokeswoman Kristy Jozwiak said there were lines late Thursday and early Friday at the H&M and Coach stores for some of the deals.
At Best Buy at Tempe Marketplace, customers snapped up doorbuster deals on electronics, particularly large-screen HDTVs and tablets, after the store opened at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Jon Pitchford of Mesa grabbed a 39-inch Samsung HDTV. "It's going straight up on my wall," he said.
Karen Curry of Ahwatukee Foothills was shopping with her mom, Joan Curry, for good prices on bedding at Kohl's in Ahwatukee, which opened at 8 p.m. They were in the checkout line at 11:45 p.m., two hours after arriving at the store, although they hadn't planned on shopping on Thanksgiving.
"We planned it over dinner," Karen said.
"With a sudden, 'Let's do it,' " her mom added.
Associated Press contributed to this article.


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They say the third time is the charm and nowhere is that more evident than my experience seeing the wonderfully strange, wacky, comical, and surreal experience known as Blue Man Group. It amazes me that somehow this show, founded by entrepreneurs Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton and Chris Wink, has been around since 1991 and has been seen by more than 17 million people. How do you describe the indescribable? It's not a musical, it's not a play, it's an experience.
I'll be honest, the first time I saw the show, I dozed off and was completely embarrassed by the irreverent troupe. Imagine my shock when I opened my eyes and one of them was standing on my chair, staring directly at me, while my face was projected on the big screen. In my defense it was a midnight show in Vegas. The second time was at Universal Studios in Orlando and I thought it was pretty good. Their recent stop in Washington, DC's National Theater was rollicking good fun.
You know you are in for something different the minute you walk into the theater. Monitors flash funny sayings and ask the audience to do things like say (not sing) "Happy Birthday" to an audience member, or the performers will harass a random audience member for posting a status update on Facebook or Twitter. Don't show up late, they will literally stop whatever they are doing, put the spotlight on you and sing "You're Late…" as you do the slow walk of shame to your seat. One couple got that treatment and the entire audience was in stitches.
The humor is juvenile, yet pretty sophisticated. The first bit involves the guys throwing marshmallows into each others' mouths and then creating some weird kind of art with it. And I think one of their commentaries may be how silly essential art is. Or maybe how crazy all "art" is. There's a moment where they literally turn an audience member into a human canvas. But the show also says a lot about our modern culture and reliance on technology and cell phones. In an extended bit they use a giant tablet device or "GiPad" to subtly showcase how ridiculous our society has become with regards to how we communicate with each other and the impact of that on our logical thinking ability.
There's an hysterical, interactive segment where they teach the audience the seven steps to becoming a rock star – there's the wave your hands like you just don't care, the raise the roof, the scream, etc. All done with a weird robot-like figure showing you what to do and a mysterious computer-like voice telling you. All of this is done with some really cool kick-butt music in the background. As with everything else Blue Man-related it is hard to describe the music. It has its roots in standard electronic dance, but the drum beats are performed live by the performers and they have live drummers and a rock guitarist playing slightly off stage.
While there are plenty of great moments in the show, not all of them work. The opening sequence with the marshmallows comes to mind, and there's one where they bring a female up from the audience and have dinner with her. It goes on a little to long and comes across a kind of pointless. But then one of the messages of this show is that art is allowed to be pointless.
Joel Moritz's lighting and set design is stunningly beautiful. There are moments when it seems like some of the sequences are actually in 3D, and the blending of animation, video and sound makes the experience even more surreal. The show ends in a riot of colors, gigantic balloons, confetti, toilet paper, everything. By the rousing end, the usually staid National Theater crowd was up on its feet, dancing in the aisles and shaking their money makers. Blue Man Group is more than a show, it is a unique communal experience and party.
Blue Man Group is at Washington, DC's National Theater May 6 – 11, 2014. Tickets are available here. For more information visit the official Blue Man Group website. Next up at National Theater is West Side Story, June 3 – June 8.


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