Happy Football Weekend!

It's not a great weekend for college games, many of our teams are playing cupcake teams, but hey, they still need some love.

It's also the first official weekend for NFL...and Fantasy. 

Come in and talk about any of those 3. Or come and talk about your favorite sport. All are welcome. We're a cheering bunch (Unless your a Dallas Cowboy fan. Then I'll still like you, but there will be NO cheering!)

A nod at my boys playing Towson? today.

A nod at my men, taking on my fandom life mate's (rhdmom) Browns tomorrow. 

This Is What It Feels Like to Survive Ebola by Dr. Kent Brantly

Since he started treating patients with Ebola in West Africa, Dr. Kent Brantly had seen only one person survive. Then he tested positive for the disease himself. What it’s like to outlive the worst outbreak of Ebola on record.

Be vigilant where you place your purses in public bathroom stalls

I have found The Rover in streaming. In English, with Italian subtitles.

If you are interested in getting the link, PM me

(There is no tag for The Rover - There should be)

Feed Your E-Reader

(mostly) weekly campfire

Please post all the fabulous deals you've found this week. And if you pick up a book from a comment inside, please let your fellow campers know you did.

This CF is open to all genres and all book deals.

And don't forget to feed the trees, yeah?

Starbucks plans new store designs; Upscale Tasting Rooms, and Express Stores

Starbucks will launch new cafes designed to highlight its small-lot Reserve coffees, interactive Reserve roasteries and tasting rooms.
And an "express" store offering speedy service that will integrate the company's digital payment and mobile ordering systems to speed up service.

What's the deal with grunting in tennis? How screaming can give players an edge

Quick, cover your ears, tennis fans. Another scream-filled match is about to start.

If you’ve been following the U.S. Open this week, it seems like the sport is louder than ever, with star players shrieking with every swing of their racquet. What’s the deal with all those primal cries on the court? How exactly does it improve performance? 

Tennis players who were told to grunt hit serves and forehand shots 5 miles per hour faster than when they played silently,  Grunting can also be the result of proper breathing, which helps stabilize a player’s core and generate the most power.

“They’re kind of like a pressure cooker – when the pressure is higher and there’s more energy through adrenaline, you’ll sometimes hear their grunting get louder and that’s partly the player coping with stress as well,”

‘Worst fan ever’ pops beach ball during football game

This week, we will be discussing the latest movies in the theaters near you.

- Guardians of the Galaxy

-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

-As Above, So Below

-If I Stay

-The November Man

-Let's be cops

- When the Game Stands Tall

-The Giver

-The Identical

-The Hundred Foot Journey

-The Expendables 3

-50 to 1

Have you seen any of them? Do you plan to? Which ones?

Hello Campers!

Today's Bondfire is all about Getting to Know each other better!

It's back to school week for many of us, so I thought I'd do this sort of like a re-introduction after a summer hiatus.

The Forest gets quiet over the summer and many of us return in September.

Come inside and answer these questions:

1. Re-introduce yourself (screen name/real name) post a selfie too if you want

2. What is/was your favorite thing about going back to school?

3. What is your most memorable or embarassing school memory? (we all bond over our embarassing moments.  Come share yours!)

4. What music are you listening to right now?

5. What is your most recent purchase?

Additional questions from the Proust Questionnaire(I'll add five of these each week, thanks to Ellinor for the suggestion):

6. Your favorite virtue

7. Your favorite qualities in a man

8. Your favorite qualities in a woman

9. Your chief characteristic

10. What you appreciate the most in your friends

The Rock is apparently going to play Black Adam...

http://www.newsarama.com/22027-the-rock-apparently-confirms-black-adam-future-role.html

Game of Thrones director wants to do a Black Widow movie...

http://www.newsarama.com/21961-game-of-thrones-writer-director-wants-a-black-widow-movie-with-him-at-the-helm.html

And what about Alternate Realities in Fiction? What are your favorites if you have any?

Outlander

The road is coming... Are you all packed and ready?

Outlander Quiz to find- "Where in Time Would the Stones Take You"

Click to Begin Your Journey

People Are *Already* In Line For The iPhone 6

Looks like people are already lining up for the iPhone 6 in front of New York City's flagship Fifth Avenue store — six days before Apple makes any announcement and 16 days before any new device is actually expected to hit stores.

Some people are already placing orders for the rumored iPhone 6 and standing in line at the company's flagship location in New York City with sleeping bags and chairs to wait out the launch.

"We wanted to beat the record, which had been 18 days," said Brian Ceballo, who arrived at Apple's NYC flagship Sunday to wait.
 

Columbia student drags mattress with her everywhere until alleged rapist expelled

It’s nearly impossible to miss Emma Sulkowicz on campus. While most students walk around with backpacks or books, the Columbia University senior carries a twin-size dorm room mattress everywhere she goes.It’s her way of protesting the way the Ivy League school handles sexual assaults on campus.

Sulkowicz, 21, claims she was assaulted the first day of her sophomore year, but the case against her alleged rapist was dismissed. Sulkowicz is among 23 students who filed a federal complaint earlier this year against Columbia University for mishandling sexual assault cases. The students accuse the school of being too lenient with alleged offenders and of discouraging victims from reporting assaults.

 

NATO fact sheet: 10 things to know

 

 

NATO is holding a closely watched summit in Newport, Wales, Thursday and Friday.September 4-5th 2014

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization — was established in 1949 to act as a counterweight to the threat of militant European nationalism and to encourage political integration.

Welcome to our biweekly Healthy Lifestyle CF!

Is there a certain dress you wanna show who is boss?

Do you want to make this cigarette the very last?

Do you know of a great workout that would make even the laziest among us want to move their feet?

Are you curious about the vegetarian/vegan diet? Want to move to a clean/real food lifestyle? Or maybe you are living that way and want to share your experiences?

Have you found the solution to handle and/or reduce stress?

Are you struggling to stick to your nutrition plan or diet and are looking for support, or do you want to share your very own story and experience? Then come in and tell us all about it!

We want your tips and tricks, hear about all the up’s and down’s, your struggles and resolutions! We want to cheer you up and on; we want you to cheer for us!  

Let us know what you want to see from this CF. 

Find our stories on the inside, and come share yours. 

We here at ADF are a friendly, helpful bunch!

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this is your spot.

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