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South Carolina Gamecocks star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has been billed as a future No. 1 pick for quite some time, and the hype train on Clowney left the station with his monster 2012 campaign. Clowney was all over the place, showing off his freakish athleticism, speed, and strength. More importantly, though, Clowney was showing up big-time on the stat sheet with 13 sacks and an insane 23.5 tackles for loss. His stats were simply off the charts, and he was viewed by most as the 2014 NFL Draft's top prospect upon the conclusion of the 2012 college football season.
As a junior, though, it hasn't been smooth sailing for Clowney, and that's mostly thanks to a low sack total. Clowney has recorded just two sacks this season, leading some to question the legitimacy of his No. 1 pick-hood. Production isn't as nearly as important as evaluating game tape, especially when it comes to draft prospects, but there are still those who are mightily concerned with the fact that Clowney has recorded just two sacks.
You can put the NFL Network's Bucky Brooks on the list of those who are worried about Clowney's drop in production, "You'd like to see more production. When we're talking about someone who possibly could be the No. 1 overall pick, I expect to see a dominant force, a guy who makes a presence week after week. It doesn't always have to be in the numbers, but certainly he has to deliver more production than he has, for me, to solidify himself as the No. 1 player in the game."
But Clowney has still been a "dominant force" despite not having gaudy sack totals. As I like to say when it comes to players in the pros, putting consistent pressure on the quarterback is the most important thing. Sacks are honestly overrated, because they only give a look at part of the picture. There is so much out of a pass rusher's hands when it comes to putting up stats, because you have to account for the quarterback getting rid of the ball and how the offense is blocking the pass rusher. Here are three examples from the pros.
When you watch Jadeveon Clowney on tape, you'll see that nothing has changed when it comes to his elite speed, strength, and all those physical tools we gush over when it comes to Clowney. He still has the full package, and his motor is still excellent when he wants to play with a high intensity. He can still shed blocks, split doubles, disengage at a high rate with his violent hand usage, and he can single-handedly blow up plays with his speed and strength. It's all there, and the stats aren't even bad. I mean, he has seven quarterback hurries (that's really good) and still has 6.5 tackles for loss. The TFL totals aren't as grand as they were last season, but the QB hurries show that Clowney is still disrupting plays.
More importantly, Clowney is opening things up big-time for the other talented players on the South Carolina defense. Now that offenses are keying in on him more with their blockers, he is finding it more difficult to put up high sack totals. However, the South Carolina defense is having an easier time of making plays, because other players are freed up due to the focus placed on Clowney. Partially thanks to Clowney's disruptive plays and the focus he takes (teams are game-planning against him so much these days), junior DT Kelcy Quarles has seven sacks and 11 tackles for loss in a big year and fellow DE Chaz Sutton is also making more plays.
So look at the whole picture when it comes to Jadeveon Clowney instead of just the sack totals. He's still putting a lot of pressure on the QB, he's still disrupting plays in the running game and passing game, his physical tools are obviously still elite, and the attention he commands makes life a whole lot easier for the rest of the defense. Don't be concerned about Clowney's lack of sacks or numbers that aren't nearly as good as they were last season, because he's still getting it done.
If you have any concerns with Clowney, then they should be focused on how motivated he is. But those concerns can also just be chalked up to the fact that Clowney feels no pressure to play at a consistently high level anymore since he already feels he proved himself to evaluators last year. That logic might be flawed, but it also could dispel any concerns that Clowney won't be motivated once he's draft. To me, the concerns about his motivation are legitimate, but they are exaggerated by some. He's still the best draft prospect around, and the only way he isn't the No. 1 pick is if the team picking first needs a QB.
Clowney is fine, and it looks like NFL executives agree that his lack of production isn't of concern.
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I have been really looking forward to the new Batman game which was released today. I picked up my copy this morning before heading into work, and seriously considered leaving a few hours early to play it… but as i am soon to be a joint owner of the company i also want to be the kind of person the people who work under me can look up to.
So i was mulling over things as i went on my lunch break. I don't normally eat fast food but went to McDonalds as i wanted to try one of the mud pie mcflurries. In line i was contemplating whether i should abuse my position or whether i should be the good boss, and as i went to find a seat i noticed an old Asian man with a quite long bushy beard and long hair tied in a quite intricate fashion to give the appearance that it was short, and he was wearing a really stylish charcoal suit. He just looked really mystical, so i sat at the table next to him as if i was drawn by some sort of aura.
It's hard to explain, but i actually felt wiser just being in close proximity to him. He looked like he might be a master of kung fu, or maybe a ninja as he vanished without me even realising. One moment he was there, the next he was gone.
But that sense of awe remained, and i think it inspired to be honourable and stay at the showroom for the whole day. Time will tell if it was a life-altering experience or just a one time-type deal, but it was amazing… and i feel sorry for the Black Mask.
There is currently a Halloween-themed sale on the Playstation store. None of the games on offer really appealed to me, but i did notice that AMY - a downloadable survival horror title- was available for just 59 pence, so i snapped it up.
I did so knowing that the game was universally slated by most gaming publications. Destructoid gave it a 1.5 out of 10, Eurogamer gave it a 2, and the PS3 version currently sits at 33/100 on Metacritic. But you can't go wrong for less than a pound.
Unfortunately the reviewers were right and AMY is in fact a game with virtually zero redeeming qualities. I say virtually zero, because there is in fact one, and it kind of bothers me that i like this aspect so much.
I am always very disdainful of the types of ape-men who claim they like to play games as female avatars because if they have to look at somebody's arse for hours and hours, it might as well be that of a woman. I find that to be a very pathetic attitude towards both women and gaming… however, with little else to focus on, a few hours into the game i have found myself mesmerised by the subtle and understated femininity of Lana's animations.
Combat, inventory management, voice acting and graphics may suck, but whoever programmed that ever-so-slight wriggle of the PC's derrière did their job incredibly well.
I got my thirteen year old brother into Muse enough that he did this to his bedroom wall.
In the build-up to Halloween the local bakery sells bat-shaped gingerbread biscuits. I don't like gingerbread, but bought a couple anyway as i am currently playing Arkham Asylum and trying to master the last few challenges on the PS3 version before Arkham Origins comes out, and i thought they might inspire me.
So as i was playing, i was also fondling one like Bruce Wayne did with his batarang when my girlfriend came home and asked what i was doing, and why i was eating a biscuit i didn't like.
I told her 'because ginger frightens me, and it's time my enemies shared my bread' then threw it at the wall.
Unfortunately she didn't have any idea what i was talking about and just told me to clear it up… but i enjoyed it.
When you stick up a store you are encouraged to shout at the poor clerk behind the cash register. Doing so apparently makes him prepare the money a little faster, but as you can probably imagine, the majority of the people who bother with this are little kids who just shout rather dull obscenities.
When i got to this part of the game i decided that i would take part - only i would roleplay as a 1940s-era English gentleman, as opposed to the 21st century English gentleman i am.
'I am dreadfully sorry to be a bother, my good man, but if you do not place all of your money into this plastic carrier bag with the utmost haste i shall be for forced to smash your head in with this policeman's truncheon. Which i retrieved from the cadaver of a bobby who stuck his nose where it was not wanted.'
Unfortunately by this time, the Old Bill had actually turned up. Even more unfortunately, i didn't have any ammo, so the nightstick i pinched from the rozza was actually my only means of defending myself. So i hit the two policemen with it.
'You get a wallop. And you get a wallop.' and then a poor passer-by. 'EVERYBODY GETS A WALLOP.' Then got into my automobile and sped down the highway, where a short time later i had a head-on collision with another player. His car was totalled and he was killed, but i was fine because i had purchased an armour upgrade. This seemed to offend him and he went apesh*t at me.
'My apologies, sir, but i am from Britain you see? I am still adjusting to driving on the right side of the road.' and then i explained that you can insure your cars, and that all he had to do was give the insurance company a ring and he would get a brand new one. But he didn't have insurance.
'No insurance? That must mean you nicked it! A marauding renegade such as yourself really is in no position to speak to such an esteemed and mostly law-abiding subject like me, Sir Percy, in such a tone.' At this point he threatened to kill me. 'I suggest you think long and hard before starting a row with me, dear boy. Or else i shall have to get the chaps on the horn, and you shall be in for the thrashing of a lifetime.'
You can probably guess that i don't actually have any chaps on who to call, unlike he, who really did sic his crew on me. I had to ditch my beautiful navy blue Banshee for a lorry, for the additional protection. Which proved a good decision when i was able to push a car containing three of my pursuers into the canals near the beach area. Of course i had to quip 'you fellows need to cool off'.
It wasn't long though, before the lorry was no longer functional and i had to make my escape on foot, which is rather difficult. Fortune smiled upon me though, as i was disconnected, presumably as a result of the shaky servers.
As i was taken back to the single-player campaign, i couldn't help but think 'you lead a charmed life, Sir Percy' and look forward to the antics he would get up to next time.
I want to make a crew that consists entirely of players of different nationalities, roleplaying as national stereotypes. It is empowering, to take the things uncultured people use to make fun of you and use them as a weapon yourself. You get to take the cool things, like the accent, manner of speech and ingenious methods of staving off scurvy, and ignore the dumb things like bad cuisine and teeth.
Last week i was at the game store and noticed they were selling pre-owned PS3 games under a 'buy 2 get 1 free' promotion, so i snapped up inFAMOUS 2, Uncharted 3 and GoldenEye: Reloaded, which i thought i could finish the last little bit of this morning before heading out.
I'm sure most of you are familiar with the GoldenEye story. The difference in the update is that Alec Trevelyan is motivated by a hatred of the bankers instead of his parents being Lienz cossacks and some of the locations are different. Instead of taking place in Cuba the finale is set at a clean energy facility in Nigeria, which is where i was at.
During the 'cradle' level there is a part where you need to traverse a series of collapsing catwalks, all while infinitely spawning enemies shoot at you from all sides. Cover is limited and your health doesn't regenerate while sprinting… and you only have 90 seconds to reach the end. There is no method; you just have to get lucky.
I wasn't getting lucky. Ten times i tried and ten times i failed, and what's more is that i was totally ignoring the bowl of Frosties i had prepared as my breakfast. They were going soggy, and it was all 006's fault. Bastard traitor. Why couldn't he just join Occupy Wallstreet or something.
By the 15th attempt i was out of my seat. Partially because i was too annoyed to sit, but the red light on the controller was flashing, signalling that it needed a charge, so i plugged it in (the PS3 charger cables are quite short). I had now been trying this for about half an hour, and hadn't very long until i absolutely positively needed to be out the front door, and after a few more failed attempts i'd had enough. I softly threw the controller backwards, so that it would land on the sofa.
Only it didn't land on the sofa. It was still plugged into the charger cable which tethered it to the console. Instead of gliding gracefully to the safety of the chair, the wire snapped it back, and it took a nose dive right into the barely-eaten bowl of cereal. Milk went everywhere.
You play 007 games to feel like James Bond, but i ended up feeling like Steve Carrel in Get Smart, which is only marginally better than feeling like Johnny English.

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Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - The Pittsburgh Steelers are reportedly planning to release veteran linebacker LaMarr Woodley on Tuesday in an effort to cut salary.
According to a report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Woodley, who was scheduled to earn $8 million and count $13.6 million against the salary cap in 2014, has already been informed by the team that he will be released when free agency begins on Tuesday.
Woodley, 29, was limited to 11 games in 2013 due to calf injuries and managed just 36 tackles and five sacks.
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Reader Survey: Shopping Malls or Thrift Stores?
Published on - December 13th, 2006 (by J.D. Roth)
When I was young, I loved to go to the mall. In high school, if I needed to shop for clothes, I shopped at the mall. If I wanted to buy books, I went to the mall. If I wanted new records or tapes (remember those?), I made a trip to the mall. The mall was a magic wonderland filled with fabulous prizes.
In college, when I began to use credit, the mall became even more enticing. Some days I would carry my books to the local mall and study in the food court. Every hour I'd take a break to do a little shopping. It's no wonder I began to accumulate debt!
Now that I'm older, I rarely set foot in a mall. (I think the last time I was in one was when Kris and I bought a new range at Sears last year.) Nothing about a mall appeals to me: traffic, national chains, high mark-ups, crowds, muzak. Plus I know that they're a dangerous trap for me — the longer I stay, the more I'm likely to spend.
Lately, I tend to buy most things used, and certainly from specialized merchants. I buy most of my books from local used bookstores. I buy clothes from used clothing shops. I buy my music from used record stores (or from iTunes). Even when I buy new (and I still do plenty of that), I stick to specialized stores instead of going to one-stop-shopping centers.
I'm curious about you folks. Which do you prefer and why: shopping malls or thrift stores? Or something in between?
This article is about Ask the Readers, Choices, Shopping
I don't buy used stuff, but I don't buy the latest clothes either. I dress conservitavely and that saves me money.
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I used to buy books from Barnes and Noble every weekend. Now I go to the library, if I can't find it there I find something else, wait a week and look again. If after a few months I can't find it, I can usually find it on half.com for super cheap.
I almost never buy clothes. My clothing budget for a year is about $200. I probably should buy stuff, but I rarely do. And when I do I often go to Goodwill, or TJ Max.
I still go to the mall about once a month, but I never buy anything, except maybe a coffee in the food court. I guess I'm just not wired to like shopping.
I like both! I love going to thrift stores to get funky vintage-y type clothes, and I love going to the mall to get basics/fancier clothes.
I dislike malls: too much consumer culture culture for me! I have a hard time with all the flash and bash. When I want to buy something I usually go to small independently owned shops, which are typically more expensive than what you'd get at a mall or a big-box store, but I'm willing to spend more to support my local businesses. I do buy furniture used, mainly at yard sales and flea markets. (Someone once described my décor as "Early Attic.") I've never gotten into used clothing, although I have a few friends who do all their clothes shopping at thrift stores and they look very cool. For books, I almost always shop online. I would support local bookstores but the English-language ones are all too far from here to be convenient (I live in an almost entirely French-speaking part of Montréal).
For those of you who like the used paperback scene (like myself), try out the paperbackswap.com. It's not free (you do have to pay postage when someone requests one of your trade pile books), but I've found that it's fairly economical for getting rid of books that I know I won't read again and getting books that I do want to read. I'll still hit used bookstores, but with the swap site I can pick out from a broader range than what my local store will carry.
I use the mall mostly for browsing and looking for clearance items.
I can buy a lot of things from thrift stores and online. I buy a ton of books from half.com or from a used book store.
I too hate the lines, markups, and music of malls. Let me shop in peace with amazon.com's free super saver shipping.
I browse the mall around Christmas time. I try to be conservative with my shopping, but being in a mall helps spur ideas on what to get people. Whether I buy it in the mall, off of Amazon, or somewhere else, you can't beat having so many ideas in one place. I have several "hard to shop for" people on my list.
I haven't done too much with Thrift stores, but I'll definitely look into it.
Lived in this SW FL city for 3 years – visited the mall once. We buy clothes at Beall's Outlet typically 50% off (new but usually not this season's, we're retired so we don't care), books, magazines, CDs, Books on tape – only use the library, furniture – our home came furnished (typical in FL). Can't think of any reason to go to the mall.
I love overstock.com (though you need to realize when something is a good buy and when it's not even if the website claims it is), E-Bay, the overstock/sale items at llbean.com and landsend.com, and outlet malls. Or if I'm being conscientious, I like to shop places like Ten Thousand Villages that offer fair-trade items.
I used to try to shop thrift stores but rarely found things I liked in my size. I usually ended up buying stuff I wouldn't wear.
I avoid the mall now because it induces me to spend and sometimes makes me feel fat and unfashionable. However, for a wandering retail experience to get ideas for gifts or what's in style, the mall can work.
I'm a clothes-loving college student, so I use the mall for specific reasons, even though my main source of clothes is the Salvation Army. The large mall in town (the Galleria in Houston) has a Neiman, a Saks, and a number of luxury retailers for fun window shopping. Also, you can get great ideas for ensembles — not for actual shopping. Also, there's a Zara for fun, designer-y stuff for cheap, and a Levi's for well priced jeans.
Generally, I shun the mall's as a place of commerce, but I go during early fall and early winter to get ideas for clothes.
I am very particular about clothes, as I find 90% of what's available uncomfortable, unflattering, or both.
So I'd much rather go to the mall for a few hours. The chances of me finding something tolerable are much higher than the hit-or-miss thrift stores. And the chances of me finding something that fits the first time are MUCH higher than online stores.
Granted, I really only gear myself up to do that two to four times a year.
I'm a big fan of thrift stores, for just about anything. It takes some more shopping; I hit up the salvation army every couple of months and just browse, but if you're not looking for something in particular, they're amazing.
I love to shop, and I like to go to the mall, specialty retailers, pretty much any kind of store. I enjoy the whole experience of shopping, even during the holidays.
I find that I have much better impulse control when shopping in person than when shopping on line, because I can hold the products and better gauge their value. I also can see how much stuff I am buying when I have to carry it around the mall. When I shop online I sometimes get carried away.
I haven't been to a thrift store in a few years, mostly because I wasn't finding much value in them. Sure things are inexpensive there, but they aren't usually in that great of shape, and they are almost never a current style. I have had more success buying things on Craig's list or Ebay. The items are in very good condition at a good price.
I buy some stuff at each…
The local thrift store is wonderful for finding fabric for my sewing projects. I am not fussy. I just love to make things with pockets and so I am very easy to please. I take classes at the local fabric store to support them, but I rarely buy any supplies there because it is so overpriced.
I used to have tons of used/half-price bookstores to choose from, but this dinky place has almost nothing here so I "shop" at the fabulous library system we have (it is a two-county library system) and also at Amazon.
I don't think I have been to the mall since last Christmas season. We were there to make some exchanges and check out the after Christmas sales.
We shop thrift, online and (the big evil?!) box stores!
Like you, when I was growing up, the mall was the main shopping destination, though I also appreciated the retail neighborhoods in my city. In college, there were no malls around, but lots of street retail, and the same with grad school. In effect, having good retail neighborhoods helped wean me off of malls at a relatively early age.
Until November, I went to a mall maybe once every 18-24 months, as most of the stores I shop at are either thrift/discount stores in strip malls or independently owned businesses in upscale retail neighborhoods. However, in November, a Trader Joe's (discount "upscale" grocer) opened in a nearby shopping mall, so every time I go to TJ's I have to go to the mall. (I get most of my groceries at a market near where I live, though.)
Fortunately, TJ's is on the corner with separate parking, so I don't have to deal with the rest of the mall.
Aside from TJ's, the only other reason I would have to go to a mall is for the occasional visit to Barnes and Noble. I rarely buy anything there, however; I get most of my books from the library or (if I purchase) from Half-Price Books.
Malls don't have much appeal to me beyond this. If, for some reason, a shopping mall were to open with ethnic groceries, ethnic restaurants, academic bookstores, wine shops, etc., that might entice me. But in the meantime, I'm happy to avoid the Yankee Candle Shops and Sunglass Huts and Cheesecake Factories.
I don't like malls because every time I go I have to spend a long time looking for a parking space. If I have to eat there I have to wait a long time for my order. If I buy anything it's a long queue.
I prefer to shop at my neighborhood stores. The owners can be more friendly and personal, and they do give freebies now and then.
As for buying used items, I'd like to do that but there aren't many stores selling them where I live.
I don't go to the mall to buy things; I go to the mall to look at pretty things. I grew up in our consumerist society, I have that consumerist impulse, and I don't necessarily act on it… but I like to indulge it for free every now and then.
I am really, really picky when it comes to clothes, so I don't shop at thrift stores–it's never been a good return on my time investment. But I don't buy many clothes in the first place.
I like malls, but I head straight for the clearance racks, where you can sometimes find very good deals. For music, I've found you can get good prices on used CDs on Amazon. I like buying electronics and things like that online. That way I don't have to drive anywhere or talk to the blue shirts at best buy.
I grew up in the Land Of No Malls (Manhattan), so I find them very stressful. I am not joking when I say that the Mall of America made me cry.
I love thrift-store shopping–far more fun to do with friends than mall-visiting, more challenging to the creativity, cheaper, and, as far as I'm concerned, more fashionable. I very much operate in a social circle in which thrifting is cool. All of my favorite jewelry comes from flea markets, thrift stores, and junk stores (most of it is vintage Bakelite). I buy my clothing about half used and half new. I find that the items I like best (though not always the ones I wear most) are the ones I buy thrifted for $2.99.
One thing to watch out for here is the branding of midmarket consignment-style stores (e.g. Beacon's Closet, Buffalo Exchange, The Red Light, &c.) as "thrift stores," which implies a bigger price reduction than you're getting, though it also guarantees a measure of quality.
I'm a big fan of the thrift stores for all of the reasons that people have mentioned above. Even some of my professional clothes I have to wear, I've found in thrift stores. Another resource I love to use is freecycle. It's even better than thrift stores. I just wrote something on my blog about it if you want to know the details: http://www.stingystudents.blogspot.com/2006/12/free-clothes-through-freecycle.html
Like most, it depends — I appreciate malls for the instant gratification and finding exactly what I am looking for (ie, for a specific occasion or if I want to have a piece for a specific trend.)
That said, I am buying most of my gifts this year from small, indie boutiques in San Francisco. It's made Christmas shopping very fun, as I have a strict budget ($30 and less per gift) and am finding unique, quality pieces by local designers.
I *love* places like Ross and Marshalls for things like shoes and handbags (which I don't like to buy used.) With some digging, I've found many name-brand/designer items here for 50-80% off.
Thrifting takes time and energy – I much prefer the mid-market consignment stores in upscale areas of town, like Buffalo Exchange and Crossroads (San Francisco Bay Area chain) because they do the initial 'sort' for me.
I, um, go to the mall for, um…playdates. Informal, but established.
I take my toddler to Pottery Barn Kids. There are a ton of toys in the middle of the store, and she plays with them and the other kids for ages. There are always about half a dozen parents sitting in the armchairs and on the beds, watching. We don't even pretend to be shopping.
And then there's the ladies room at Nordstrom. They have an area with comfy armchairs and couches and a changing table. There are always a bunch of women nursing or changing diapers there, and we get to talking. I don't think any of us buys anything in the store.
I miss Half-Price Books and Buffalo Exchange. We don't have those where I live.
I get books at the library. Children's clothes are good to buy at consignment stores in ritzy neighborhoods. They're great quality – sometimes still with the tags on – and super cheap. My daughter often gets toys as gifts from relatives, or we find fun stuff at home. This Christmas I'm making most of the gifts I'm giving.
I have a hard time buying clothes for myself. I work in a nonprofit job which doesn't pay much, but which requires me to look professional. I haven't had any luck with finding appropriate work clothes at thrift stores, and I can't afford anything at the mall. Unfortunately, I'm stuck wearing the maternity clothes I bought when I was pregnant – two years ago! I've lost the weight, but you can't tell from the tents I wear.
About once a month, I take the family out to a shopping mall, dinner, and a movie in a theater.
As far as shopping, I do 99.9% of that using comparison shopping , wholesale distributers, and bargain sites on the web.
I do frequent thrift stores from time to time, if it's in my line of direction, and only those whom I know have a clearance eisle. I don't normally buy those items for myself, instead I see what I can give out as birthday/christmas, etc presents, or can sell at a profit.
The only other stores I visit are gas stations for filling the car's tank, and the closest food supermarket, which just happens to be the cheapest in town (they mark down the meats on sunday's to 1/3rd the retail price).
At 37, I still wear the same clothes I left my parent's house with at 18, and I take care of them. My closet is overfull, as occasionally people will gift additional clothing. Some of the clothes, I've had to sell just to make room.
Quite a few of the stores in my local mall are actually very small (Provincial chains) or independently owned stores. but overall there isn't enough specialty stores around here, it's too rural.
However, when I head to college in a little more than a year in Waterloo, Ontario, my shopping options will be basically unlimited.
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Several years ago I was in the habit of making a weekly recreational trip to a particular mall on the weekends — it was my answer to "what should I do today". Of course, even if I didn't need anything, the temptation to spend hit often and hence some soaring CC debt (my weakness is stores like The Bombay Company and ZGallerie). That trip to the mall was usually accompanied with a trip to the local bookstore, a local higher priced restaurant and a movie/snack. How did I ever afford all of this on what I was making then? Oh yeah, credit card.
Now, in my new Debt Blitzkrieg fashion, I go to the mall for an annual Christmas shopping trip for family members, and I might go to the mall one or two more times during the year if I pre-determine that I NEED something. I go infrequently enough that I get lost because of the store turnover. (usually since I get their 20% coupons like they are going out of style I skip the mall and just go to Bed Bath & Beyond armed with coupons).
No more high priced restaurants or movies either. I rarely go to the movies anymore, so little that I'm always shocked at the latest price.
I buy most of my clothes online from a couple of different places, and usually hit their clearance sales. What I don't buy that way (like socks) I get at WalMart.
I have a really strong aversion to buying clothes at thrift stores. I'll buy little household knickknacks at thrift stores but not clothes.
P.S. to my above post (I hit send too soon):
You can tell how far I've come in that while I still find a lot of their stuff to be pretty, I very rarely find anything at The Bombay Company or ZGallerie anymore that I even am interested in buying.
Even at bookstores (the bane of my existence) I now usually have a difficult time finding something that I want so much I have to buy!
At the bookstore I have this running mantra — "What would this cost on amazon? What would this cost at the library?" More often than not, I just head to the library.
Now that's progress!!!
I manage an upscale thrift store and find it extremely difficult to pay the high prices at the malls after seeing all the cute and newer items that I sell at the store at much cheaper prices!
As a side note, why not donate time to your local thrift store to help them get organized better!! Our store is organized by size, gender, kids, adult, and even color and is easy to get it that way, so thrift shopping can be made easier!!
I have four children. Many clothing items, such as jeans, coats, pajamas, sweaters, etc, can be found easily at thrift stores and yard sales. Other items such as girls' tights, or socks and underwear, are hard to find used in decent condition. Raincoats and shoes seem to be hit-or-miss at thrift stores. If I can't find something secondhand, the clearance prices at the mall stores are often a good deal. I stock up at the end of season clearance sales on sizes my children will need in the future.
My favorite thrift store sells a child's shirt for a dollar. I just got a new shirt for my younger daughter at The Children's Place on final markdown for 99 cents. The thrift store is fun and a major fundraiser for a charity I like to support, but finding deals like the 99 cent shirt at the mall is fun too!
We buy 95% used. I've got expensive tastes! I comb yard sales in pricey neighborhoods, for all natural fiber clothing, quality china, glass, building materials for restoring our rentsl houses, cast iron cookware, furniture, beautiful all wool rugs which we take to have cleaned before using, kitchen appliances like an ice cream makers (like new, used twice by the original owner), a bread machine (never used, it was a gift)and antiques which are resold on ebay. Once you get hooked on yard sales with high quality goods and dirt cheap prices, it's impossible to view expensive new things at malls the same. I buy new kitchen appliances (for cash, haggling for that all cash discount!), new shoes and new jeans because of my height. I buy elegant, expensive designer suits at yard sales or thrift shops and take them to the tailor which you'd need to do anyway if you bought new off the rack. The tailoring makes them fit fabulous! Everyone comments on my fine designer clothing and extensive wardrobe. What they don't realize is that by buying used I paid off the 20 year mortgage on our house in 11 years. Buying used gets you better quality for pennies on the dollar, keeps the environment cleaner, helps recycle, AND SAVES TONS OF MONEY! Also I've never felt frightened at a yard sale, but women get mugged and/ or robbed in the parking lots of malls all the time.
Maybe its because I'm a costume designer, but I get a huge thrill from thrift stores. I'm saving for graduate school, but honestly, even if I had tons of money I would still stop in at the Junior League Warehouse or the Goodwill just to see what I can find.
For example, I found a vintage 1950s black cashmere coat with a mink collar for $5! And just the other day a cute Sigrid Olsen cord jacket, also $5. I still shop at regular stores, and I always look for bargains and clearance sales. You can create a great look by combining classic, high quality basics with trendy pieces from stores like Zara or H&M. Add a signature piece of jewelry, an expensive wrist watch, designer bag and sunglasses et voila – people will think you're loaded.
I'm middle class, but people always think I'm rich so I must be doing something right.
I am captain thrift store and although I don't always find what I need, I find great stuff. The secret to finding good stuff is to go to a thrift store in a wealthy area or near a college or prep school. Prep school thrift stores will lead to AMAZING finds.
Malls for me have always been for walking and windowshopping -and if there was an irresistable deal, I would go for it. Curiously enough, it used to be the Beverly Center – a very upscale mall – which had the best markdowns…
But nowadays it's not worth an extra trip, the parking, and so on. I prefer my favorite thrift stores – much less crowded, too.
Smart shopping isn't just about the price tag but the quality of the product you are buying. There are many things I certainly don't mind buying second hand and will, but if you are patient and willing to dig around you can hit sales at department stores and buy clothing, cookware, etc. at thrift shop prices, only the quality of the clothing will be much better. Sometimes it annoys my when people automoatically rule out a department store assuming that a goodwill etc. will be cheaper. Many times it's not if you know how to shop.
I love the malls so much. I always looked forward to my weekend trips to the mall with all the beautiful clothes, shoes, handbags accessories that I could try on and buy.
Then when I started working at a high end retail store. I was in love with labels! ahhh…that was my downfall plus the store credit card and my employee discount. Although, I got the discount it was still a lot. I have been very good and have not shopped in a while. But it was very hard for me and especially to try consignment or thrift shopping. There is nothing wrong with that. But being such a label lover, I thought that I could never find designers at these places.
Until…I was introduced to a consignment store near my way. My friend had known someone who just opened a designer consignment store. I went with her one day, still being skeptical, and to my surprise I was in awe. It looked more like a boutique than a consignment. And they actually had designers that I wear and they weren't as expensive. I can't believe I ever paid retail price for any of the items that I ever bought. Although, you do have to take some time to go through the items and try them on. Because some of the jeans I tried on I guess were shrunken? and I am pretty tall. But, I did find a pair of Rock and Republics that were never hemmed. I was soooo happy! great place.
I'll share the link. If any of you are in the area you should visit her store.
I seldom go to malls anymore. As I grow older, it gets harder to walk them.
I've always been a tall, big girl. It used to be I could not find size 14, 16, and 18 in thrift stores. I've become more like a 3x or 4x now
But now, America is so overmanufactured that the thrifts get new quality fat clothes.
I also shop Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls, Big Lots, Simply Fashion Fashion Bug Plus, Catherines, and sometimes mail order with coupons from Woman Within and Roamans.
I have never beat Ross Dress for Less at the thrifts. Once I bought my mother a new blouse at Ross for FORTY-NINE CENTS!
Who needs the malls?
I had been going to the mall since I was little. Sometimes after church, we'd go west on Rt 46, maneuver through its interchange with Routes 23 and 80, and take the ramp to Willowbrook Mall (in Wayne, NJ). I now live near Brandon, home to a Westfield mall, but I shop for clothes at a Salvation Army down SR 60 nowadays. Much cheaper, more ethical, more beneficial to the environment, and more inspirational. I've got a Disney cruise in the horizon, and maybe I'd go there for things needed for my pirate costume for Pirate Night…
Love shopping at consignment stores. such hidden treasure. You may find unusual pieces from the past, items with character or brought from foreign countries… Vera Fran Consignment Boutique in Doylestown is my favorite and the owner is very helpful and friendly They also support local artisans by displaying their handcrafted items in a store as well as donating their unsold merchandise to a local woman's shelter.


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A crisp fall morning. A march of beautiful, resonating voices. Joyous celebratory dancing. Tears; tears of both simhah and longing for more. One Torah reading by women, for women.
For the first time ever, this year my shul held a for-women-by-women Torah reading for Simhat Torah. Practicing with the Torah the day before yom tov, I was excited to have the opportunity to leyn again—this was something I've done before and feel is one of my most connected religious experiences. Yet what made me emotional was not when I stood at the Torah—but when my mother did. Hearing her read from the Torah for the first time in her entire life—her perfect cantilation, her poise—I just stood there, in front of the entire group, and cried. My Ima, reading the Torah—it was then that I realized how important this really was. This was about mothers showing daughters, daughters showing mothers that religion is for us, too. Three generations of women would read Torah the next day—bonding and uniting with each other through this incredible religious experience of reciting the words of our God.
A religious experience it was indeed, as after the last hakafah the women of my shul danced through the streets singing songs of the Jewish nation with a Torah in hand to what we had transformed from a spidery, musty garage to a decorated prayer room. The room was clad with streamers in the colors of Israel, and on the wall was a large banner with the verse from Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs): Hashmi'ini et kolekh, ki kolekh arev—Let me hear your voice, because it is so pleasing. (This verse was specifically chosen to honor femininity—we are proud to be Jewish women, not ashamed to ceremoniously recite the words of our Torah.) The room overflowed with listeners—there was standing room only and women were even piled out of the garage, peering in through the windows and door just trying to get a taste of the beauty. Wonderful and inspirational divrei Torah were given by our trope teacher, a woman from the community who graciously dedicated her time to this project, and another amazing woman, who has seen this community grow from its start; it was quite an honor to learn from them. We had enough readers to go through the Torah reading twice, and everyone read so beautifully and differently—hearing the differences in age, dialect, and style really made me appreciate the diversity of women we had in our community who, for the first time, had a voice. Afterward, we paraded back to the shul to finish davening. Our march was proud and strong—I felt a genuine simhahfor the Torah, one I personally had never felt in this shul before.
One woman told me a beautiful thought at shul right before the reading, while her granddaughter held the Torah: "The first time I held the Torah, I was seventy; she is seven. My granddaughter is going to grow up without having to fight for her Torah." She was right, of course. Some twenty younger girls who came to hear their mothers, babysitters, grandmothers, or friends leyn are not going to have to fight for their Torah—by the time they are b'not mitzvah, their recitation will never be tainted by taunts or ridicule. A little girl and her mom came up to me after the reading; the mom told me that her daughter came up to the Torah to peer in while I was reading. "I never knew what it looked like. Now I could even read it!" she said. How beautiful that this seven-year-old had the opportunity to see the Torah, what a connection she built.
This is not an egalitarian community, and that's fine. The women reading Torah did not read it to say, "Hah!"—they read it to read it. These women, whom I am proud to know, wanted a genuine religious experience. They wanted to connect to God in a way they never had before—yet in a way they knew they must; they wanted their daughters to see their future as strong and independent talmidot Torah. They are building Am Yisrael.
Watching one of my own hanikhot (campers), who was too young to leyn at this reading (though she did learn to leyn with us) but got to watch her mother and grandmother read, reminded me of the other side of why this was so important. It's not only the mothers setting religious examples for their daughters, but entire communities creating new models. It was not just important to me; it was not about a personal opportunity to leyn. Because at the end of the day, I am an individual, and this was an event of a community—a community of women that wanted to learn and develop a skill, and teach unto their children, as the Torah tells us; a community that would defy gravity if they had to, just to learn. The message was loud and clear: We matter, our daughters matter, and this Torah is our Torah too.
What was your experience the first time you attended Women's Tefilah?
If you had never heard a woman read Torah before, how did you feel the first time you heard a woman leyn?


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Rising star PV Sindhu lost to world number nine Jiang Yanijiao in the women's single semifinal of the Li-Ning China Masters Super Series badminton tournament in China. Had it not been for those unforced errors which Sandhu committed in the deciding third game of the semi's, she would have surely been the winner. Nevertheless this defeat should not pull down the 17 year old Sandhu, because in effect she is one step ahead in her success venture. A lot many games are won and lost in the process of the making of a hero. This young shuttler from P Gopichand academy Hyderabad has a lot more to perform and the winner has yet to be unveiled.
Sindhu should take a lesson from the indefatigable Andy Murray who recently won his first Grand Slam single title by beating Novak Djokovik. Andy bruised through a long nasty patch of failures ever since he first reached his Grand Slam final in 2008 when he lost to Roger Federer. Only Murray could have the courage to face the incredibly disgusting statistics of consecutively losing 29 times out of at least 30 Grand Slam opportunities. Every time he fell down, he had the courage to stand up. Andy's strength has been his flinty mind power. He never had a self doubt. His coach Ivan Lendl puts it appropriately, "It was always a question when would Andy Murray win a Grand Slam and not if at all he would win it ever!"
Murray lost to Roger Federer in the 2010 Australian Open finals and to Djokovik in the 2011 Australian Open finals. He again lost his chance in the London Olympics in August 2012. Taking on defeat year on year is no easy challenge. Andy Murray however is a man with iron strong determination and never dying spirit. Every loss taught a new lesson and prepared Andy to take on the next game with better alacrity. With the support of his coach, Murray realized that all he needs to win a match is the poise demonstrated by Federer, the maturity of Rafel Nadal and the beatific spirit of Djokovik.
A young MBA graduate came to me seeking advice for his job search. He was thoroughly discouraged by the rejections he faced in the previous few interviews. In the current recessionary market trend, jobs are sparse and selectors are highly fastidious. High rejection rate in job interviews is a natural consequence. Not just this young job aspirant, there are many such people around us who lose heart and conspicuously surrender to so called 'bad luck', too early in their endeavors. On the contrary, when the going gets tough, the successful people prefer to get mentally tougher. Sometimes it takes time for the results to show and one needs to develop perseverance to bear the lead time.
Andy Murray's success story clearly shows that success is a function of mind strength as well as subject specialization. It is not enough to be the best in mastering your core skill area; you also need to be in control of your emotional maneuvering. The competition in every sphere is getting tough every next moment. Amongst the host of contenders for the top slot only the one who performs & pursues with mental calm can expect to be victorious. To fix a date with success one has to disqualify letdowns. While it is but human to be gullibly convinced on defeat and get disheartened easily, it is the characteristic of the winner to shut the doors to disappointment.
Hero's like PV Sindhu and all those who might have just lost to make it a victory out of their opportunity should hold on with grace and give it yet another try. Success is more of a mind game, it takes birth out of multiple struggles. Time and again many successful people have proved the point. Success is kind of a prepaid deal, pay first and reap later. Be there, in the game, till it happens.
To conclude, I share the famous story of the Chinese bamboo tree which I read as a part of Rahul Dravid's speech through some internet resource. A Chinese bamboo tree grows 80-feet in height in about five years time. However in the full space of these five years one would not see anything on the ground except some tiny shoots. But, then after five years it suddenly grows 80 feet. What does it do in this period? It just spreads it's roots and wait's for the right time to shoot up.


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According to the Official New York Rangers' Twitter, today is Sam Rosen's birthday. If that's the case, then…
On the contrary side of the subject, Wikipedia lists Mr. Rosen's birthday as April 4th, 1948 in Ulm, Germany. I don't know who's correct here, but I'll assume that the Rangers would know his birthday better than Wiki would.
Mr. Rosen became the Rangers' play-by-play in 1984 and has been doing a bang up job ever since. I wouldn't have anyone else do play-calling for my favorite team other than Sam Rosen himself. And you have to admit, him and Joe Micheletti are an outstanding team.
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The both of you need to talk about it - what sounds fun, what sounds exciting, what is going to far (for either of you). Come up with a safe-word (a word that she can use the moment things have gone too far - and follow that word like it's the Law. The moment you hear it - Stop. No matter what. Oh, and make it something a little unlikely, but easy to remember. "No" and "Stop" won't work. She may want to use those words during sex. Make it something like "television", or "chair" - also, in my book "no, really" works pretty well.")<br />
Other than that - hold her down, grab her hair, **** the hell out of her. Find out if she wants you to talk dirty while you do it. Remember, sex is play. Keep the communication open and fun, and find what gets you both off.
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U.S. Army intelligence fears terrorists will use emerging Web-to-mobile phone technologies and vice versa to help them plan and coordinate a terrorist strike, according to a draft paper circulating throughout the American spy community.
"Terrorists and persons sympathetic to terrorism recommend a variety of different mobile to web technologies software and Voice over Internet Protocol (VolP) for their mobile phone use," says the report. "Some of the tactics are old, some of the tactics are still emerging and some tactics may emerge from hacker, activist, and criminal non-terrorist use."
The paper, which appears on the Federation of American Scientists' Web site, explores five topics: the popularity of cell phone interfaces for disseminating propaganda, use of mobile global positioning systems for terrorist targeting, use of mobile phones as surveillance tools, the use of voice changers for terrorist phone calls, and the potential for terrorists to use Twitter—a popular social networking and microblogging service.
A host of propaganda in a wide variety of formats can be uploaded to mobile phones, while text messaging grows in popularity in jihadist circles, according to the paper.
The report states that GPS-enabled cellphones, specifically the Nokia 6210 Navigator, could be used by terrorists for travel plans, surveillance, and targeting. In May, a discussion thread on a pro-terrorist Web site, discussed the advantages and disadvantages of using Nokia GPS for terrorist purposes. One post noted that GPS could be used to find water as well as enemy locations.
Jihadist writing on the Web also discusses use of mobile phones' camera and video recording capabilities. One contributor to the online forum "Mujahedeen Army of Iraq Enabling Islamic Mobiles," writing under the screen name "Volcano," recommended using the camera/video options to surveil targets and document attacks. "Volcano" even suggested that a mobile phone camera could be integrated with missiles to film attacks, although the Army report says the idea is flawed.
Other terrorist discussion threads discovered by Army intelligence suggest that terrorists will use voice changing software to disguise their identities when making VoIP telephone calls. The report notes that this suggestion was made after media outlets reported the Taliban used the VoIP service Skype. According to the report:
The Taliban and other like groups suspecting their VoIP communications are being monitored could theoretically combine voice changing software with (or without) encryption and caller I.D. spoofing in order to make basic detection more difficult.
Finally, the report addresses potential terrorist use the social networking and microblogging service Twitter to communicate in near-real time using Web-enabled mobile phones. Twitter's so-called "mash-ups" allow users to integrate other tools, such as Google maps, into messages. The report notes protest groups during the Republican National Convention used Twitter to communicate the positions of law enforcement near instantaneously.
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jim_walsh () goodyear com to me:
Nothing personal against Jim in particular here -- I've received a
couple of direct Email responses that suggest a few others may also
have had trouble grasping the _irony_ I was pointing out...
That dealt with, I'll now address the peripheral security issues Jim
mentioned in his response...
Your points are well taken and understandable. But if you are supporting
a M$ operating system enough to need to read the SB's, then wouldnt your
IE be up to date to read them? ...
First, you are assuming that "needing to read the security bulletins"
is something that may be limited to Windows users. I'm sure many die-
hard *nix security folk read the MS security bulletins with as much
interest as the security admin for a 150,000 seat Windows shop...
Second, you are assuming that if I were responsible for the security of
a large number of Windows machines I would actually use IE. Sorry, but
I am something of a "security expert" and I only use IE very sparingly
(e.g. when I absolutely _must_ access some of the MSDN material I
occasionally need _AND_ that is not available from the monthly DVD drop
of the same, and even then I am very careful).
... Even if you would just use IE to read M$'s
site? ...
You missed my comments about the significance of the size and
desirability of MS as a target, didn't you?
And the comments about MS' highly lax attitude to shoddy content
distribution processes at third-party sites it has been known to use
from time to time.
I forgot to mention MS' extremely slack attitudes about the
responsibility of CAs and its continued use of one after a very public
complete f*ck-up where MS' preferred CA, despite having special
additional processes that few customers other than MS "enjoy", wrongly
issued code-signing certs in Microsoft's name to a non-Microsoft
affiliated party.
I factor those, and other historical indications into my risk
calculations and that is part of why I certainly strongly prefer to
_NOT_ use any MS client software when interacting with any "official"
MS network presence. MS may not like that, but that's the reality of
the world we live in. MS _should_ recognize that if it truly is
planning on being seen as a serious "security player", but in reality
it continues to show incredibly little real concern for this, short of
a few early media-blitz stories about how it delayed Server 2003 so it
could turn off all the cr*p that should never have shipped enabled in
the first place and to take the time to teach its programmers how to
spell "buffer overflow".
... To sit and scream about web design decisions in this mailing group
seems a little childish. ...
You're welcome to your opinion but to date your opinion, and those
similar to it, are outweighed more than 10-to-1 in the responses I've
Also, "getting security" is one of those core attribute things -- you
either get it or you don't. The fact that such fundamental security
edicts as "though shalt not force users to enable 'dangerous' browser
functionality just to read about securing their computers" has NOT been
laid thick, hard and often on the web designers is yet further evidence
that "Microsoft just doesn't get security". Plenty of clever folk who
work at MS do "get security" (and undoubtedly many of them do so more
than I like to think I do) but they either don't care enough, or don't
wield enough influence, to actually have impact where it matters.
... And if one was to argue that "Aanyone needs to
read these articles not just people that support M$ OS's", well to
that...most people that have a M$ OS as an end user have auto update
turned on and dont even think twice about it...if they update at all.
I _know_ there are hoards and hoards of security ignorant folk out
there (just look at the number of witless, technically uninteresting
viruses that show up in our Email every day), and while I care (at some
level) about them and wish they could be helped, my primary concern
here is the security of my own computer systems. MS has _NO_ right to
dictate my security policies for these machines and while I am content
(well, not really, but I know it won't change any time soon) to browse
the wider web with my oddly extreme (by naive user standards) security
settings, it is unconscionable for a major OS vendor that is trying to
"clean up its security act" to take a stand such as this. The fact
that this even happened is, yet again, prima facie evidence that
"Microsoft just doesn't get security".
You're welcome to not agree with me, but you won't convince me that you
are not necessarily wrong _in this case_.
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What bits precisely?
No, seriously, I need to know so I can avoid ever using that
information in anything I may say, write or produce in future. After
all, you went to the trouble of warning me, therefore it would probably
be negligent of me to not ascertain precisely what it is that I should
be careful to not infringe against in the future...
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Sh*te -- I just did and without express consent from your employer.
And so did the admins of these mailing lists. Do you really think The
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Hmmmm -- thinking about it a bit harder, did _YOU_ have the _express_
consent of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company to post some of its
"confidential and/or proprietary information" to all these folk? Seems
an odd thing to do with what you're claiming is ostensibly legally
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Standard Double or Twin RoomMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 infants)
Triple RoomMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 2 infants)
Quadruple RoomMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 3 infants)
Single RoomMax Occupancy: 1 guest
Double Room Single UseMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 infant)
Hotel with a restaurant, in Rome (Tor Vergata)
This hotel is located in Rome (Tor Vergata), close to Tor Vergata Shopping Center, Domus Shopping Center, and La Romanina Shopping Center. Also nearby are University of Rome Tor Vergata and Anagnina Mall.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Hotel Laurence features a bar/lounge. Other amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access and a business center.
Room Amenities
In addition to digital television, guestrooms include complimentary wireless Internet access and bathrooms with rainfall showerheads and bidets.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measure 2152 square feet (200 square meters). This Rome hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, a garden, and express check-in. For a surcharge, the property provides an area shuttle within 2 km and a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request).
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Meeting rooms
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 54
- Number of floors - 3
- Bar/lounge
- Free! Free breakfast
- Elevator/lift
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free! Free Wi-Fi
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Luggage storage
- Express check-in
- Restaurant
- Business center
- Garden
- Free! Train station pickup (complimentary)
- Conference space size (feet) - 2152
- Conference space size (meters) - 200
- Year Built 2000
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Available in all rooms: Free! Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free! Free Wi-Fi
Room Amenities
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Access via exterior corridors
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Rainfall showerhead
- Shower only
- Desk
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Digital TV service
- Free! Free Wi-Fi
- Free! Complimentary newspaper
- Room service (limited hours)
- Yard
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves dinner only.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 11 PM
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is 10:30 AM
Payment types
Pets allowed, Only dogs are allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 1, Pet maximum weight in lb is 5
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Noise-free rooms not guaranteed
Parking height restrictions apply
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 4 per person, per night, up to 10 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 10 years of age.
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 65 per vehicle (one way)
- Self parking fee: EUR 5 per night
- Pet fee: EUR 5 per pet, per night
- Late check-out fee: EUR 40
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 10 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 20 per night
We should mention
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 3 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. In accordance with national/local laws, air conditioning may be restricted to certain hours during certain times of the year. The property allows pets in specific rooms only and has other pet restrictions (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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Remember your name.
Do not lose hope — what you seek will be found.
Trust ghosts. Trust those that you have helped
to help you in their turn.
Trust dreams.
Trust your heart, and trust your story."—From Instructions by Neil Gaiman
And if you do, by chance, find yourself struggling with drowning, then no life-saving or otherwise procedure or act should be allowed to be administered. You got yourself into this mess, you have to live with the consequences.
You should see drowning as a gift.
You, there with the sunglasses! You're just asking for it.
Also, if you were forcibly pushed into the water, don't worry. If it was a legitimate pushing, your body will find a way to shut out all the water and survive the drowning.
President Obama in a surprise press conference today, speaking about Todd Akin's deplorable "legitimate rape" statement.
I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you over the sound of how hard I'm voting Obama.
(via bigfatfeminist)
Catholic Nuns challenge Romney (via azspot)
Dude, do not mess with the nuns.
(via foulmouthedliberty)
If you step on my foot, you need to get off my foot.
If you step on my foot without meaning to, you need to get off my foot.
If you step on my foot without realizing it, you need to get off my foot.
If everyone in your culture steps on feet, your culture is horrible, and you need to get off my foot.
If you have foot-stepping disease, and it makes you unaware you're stepping on feet, you need to get off my foot. If an event has rules designed to keep people from stepping on feet, you need to follow them. If you think that even with the rules, you won't be able to avoid stepping on people's feet, absent yourself from the event until you work something out.
If you're a serial foot-stepper, and you feel you're entitled to step on people's feet because you're just that awesome and they're not really people anyway, you're a bad person and you don't get to use any of those excuses, limited as they are. And moreover, you need to get off my foot.
See, that's why I don't get the focus on classifying harassers and figuring out their motives. The victims are just as harassed either way."—
Hershele Ostropoler, in a comment on John Scalzi's blog post, "Readercon, Harassment, Etc."
The comment is in reference to sexual harassment that occurred at the Readercon convention and the subsequent defense of the situation by some members of fandom and the Readercon Board.
It's also applicable to other situations where someone claims their intentions were pure and they didn't mean to do something sexist/racist/heterosexist/abelist, etc. Even if you did not mean to step on someone's foot—you did.
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Fabian Oefner combines science and the temporal to create fascinating and dynamic photographs. I found this psychedelic cellular photo through New Scientist. His process for this piece, Millefiori:
The shapes, you see in these image are about the size of a thumbnail. They are created by mixing ferrofluid with water color and putting it into a magnetic field.Ferrofluid is a magnetic solution with a viscosity similar to motor oil. When put under a magnetic field, the iron particles in the solution start to rearrange, forming the black channels and separating the water colors from the ferrofluid. The result are these peculiar looking structures.
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The film follows an idealistic father who tries to assimilate back into society after living off the grid for a decade in the Pacific Northwest with his children.
Langella is a three-time Tony Award winner for Seascape, Fortune's Fool and Frost/Nixon. He has also performed onstage in Dracula, Match and Man and Boy. The Academy Award nominee's film credits include "Frost Nixon," "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," "Good Night, and Good Luck" and "Diary of a Mad Housewife."


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1440 Kendall St has a Walk Score of 63 out of 100. This location is Somewhat Walkable so some errands can be accomplished on foot.
1440 Kendall St is a four minute walk from the W-Line Light Rail West Line W-Line at the Lamar Station stop.
This location is in Lakewood. Nearby parks include Walker Branch Park, Mountair Park and Dry Gulch Park.
Nearby schools include Molholm Elementary School, St Bernadette School and Jefferson High School.
The closest grocery stores are Save-A-Lot, Friendly Market Co and Walmart Supercenter.
Nearby coffee shops include Joe To Go Espresso Catering, Undeground Cafe and Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters. There are 16 restaurants within a 15 minute walk including Burger King, Arby's and Blackjack Pizza.
1440 Kendall St is near Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Mountair Park and Carl G Morse Park.


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October 30, 2014 - 7:30pm - 10:30pm
The Blue Rodeo frontman and songwriter's voluptuous voice has never sounded better. His newest album proves once again that his songwriting ranks with the best Canada has to offer and his always-engaging performances have yet to disappoint.
"If Blue Rodeo were The Beatles, Jim Cuddy, we humbly submit, would be Paul -- the slightly poppier and more accessible yin to the Lennonesque Greg Keelor's darker and more enigmatic yang." – The Toronto Sun
"Cuddy proved yet again that his voice, his songwriting and his stage presence, all so generous and heart-revealing in their way, are themselves institutions of the Canadian (and Toronto) musical landscape." – National Post
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Check out these great photos of the New Zealander's record-setting run on Sunday!
by Mario Fraioli, Published Feb. 11, 2011, Updated Feb. 11, 2011 at 2:51 PM UTC
Zach Griffith running Sunday's Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon to raise money for community center.
by Mario Fraioli, Published Feb. 10, 2011, Updated Feb. 14, 2011 at 2:44 PM UTC
Kiwi back for another go at Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras on Sunday.
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I'll back up a little first. How he denied them. Well, first, he focused on my tits/neck and fingering me, after a bit of this mild teasing, he went straight for the clit, and got me shaking. After a bit of this, literally right before I could come, he stopped. Smacked my ass, bit my lip, kissed me, and just stopped. Not even ten seconds later, he decides to start eating me out. Before this though, he just sat my legs on his shoulders and breathed. I tried to just pull myself right into it, I wanted it so bad, but he resisted. Finally, I thought he was going to let me come. Licking and pleasing as I practically dripped on his face as I held it there with my thighs as hard as I could. Finally, I couldn't control myself, and started shaking again. But of course, the second I'm about to get off again, he stops, lets my legs fall, as I'm shaking, and spanks my tortured, throbbing cunt. I then got pounded (finally!) And we took a nap, but he fell asleep first, and I laid there next to him, playing with myself, and denying myself. Then begins round two. Not much torture, thankfully, but once it started I knew I was his. Ass and cunt got spanked, he used his hand as a gag, and for the first time I didn't freak out about him (or anybody, for that matter) putting his hand around my throat. Best sex day in a while and I'm already horny again.
Literally still twitching and shaking after thee fact, now he's asleep and I'm next to him still naked and playing with myself.
Pants were on, so I'm luckily not in pain right now. Spanking turns me on so much. Got fucked nice and deep as usual, and loved every minute of it.
That's the bandana we were using as a gag, btw. He gave it to me after using it for that a few times and as a blindfold. It was also what he wore to cover a hickey I gave him the first time we fucked. I keep it in my purse just in case.
And originally said I wasn't allowed to fix it my self. He then told me I could, because I was drunk, but only if I took a video for him, saying to just think about him holding my arms down, completely dominating me, fucking me as hard as possible, gagging me, and being bitten and clamped. Sent him the video, in which, I clamped myself, and shot it with a full view of all of me. And, he hasn't even gotten to watch it yet, so he doesn't know that I did a couple extra things just to turn him on, such as the clamping and licking my fingers to taste myself and lubricate. Today, luckily, I got roughly fucked. He thrust into me as far as possible, held me down by my arms and by covering my mouth instead of using a gag, pulled my hair, bit my tits and neck, spanked, and generally teased beforehand. The thing that gets me off most right now is him being completely dominant, per my request, though taking it a step up, and torturing or fucking me in ways I couldn't have imagined, then asking "is this what you wanted?" In the sexiest, most controlling way. A way that I know if I don't reply with "yes, sir" will get me tortured and punished. Sometimes I answer with "maybe" just to be a little difficult, but as of more recent, after being corrected, I've been much better about following his orders, or answering his questions properly. Another thing is, that if I don't have permission to masturbate, I get sex/orgasms taken away for a week. For every time I do it after that, a day is added. I wish he would just fuck me completely senseless. Clamps and tittie twisters, a gag, a blind fold, spanking me as hard as possible, pulling my hair, biting my lip, teasing me to the point that I can't take it, denying multiple orgasms, then finally, fucking me harder and deeper than I thought was possible.


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Who wants to join Angela Hucles, India Trotter, Lorrie Fair, Candace Chapman, and a bunch of other cool people(, and myself) on Nov. 2 for some leadership fun!?
The ETSLS is coming to LA, and will be conducted at the University of La Verne! The event is for girls in sport aged 12-18, parents, and coaches. Curriculum topics will include variations on leadership and goal-setting, sports nutrition, and content for parents and coaches. Activities designed to teach about team building, communication strategies, and action planning will round out the day. You can register here.
[We are also looking for some volunteers for the conference. I posted this to spread the word about the event, but on the off-chance that someone sees this and becomes interested in volunteering, send a message, let me know!]