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Male breast cancer patients stop taking tamoxifen early because of drug-related side effects
The largest study to investigate the tolerability of the breast cancer drug tamoxifen in male breast cancer patients has shown that men stop taking their prescribed therapy early because of problems with side effects caused by the drug.
The authors of the research paper, published today in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology, looked at records of 64 male breast cancer patients at their institution who had received tamoxifen for an average of four years and found that 53% (34) of the patients experienced one or more drug-related side effects. Of these 64 patients, 20.3% (13) of the men discontinued taking their prescribed tamoxifen therapy early because of the side effects. The research suggests that male breast cancer patients who discontinue tamoxifen therapy early may have an increased risk of the cancer recurring.
Male breast cancer is a rare disease and the world age-standardised incidence rate is 0.4 per 100,000 in men compared with 66.7 per 100,000 in women. Tamoxifen is the standard of care for the hormone treatment of men with breast cancer and works by blocking the growth-promoting action of the hormone oestrogen on the cancer cells. Almost all (90%) breast cancers in men are hormone-receptor-positive and drugs that target the hormone oestrogen are usually given after surgery.
Dr Naveen Pemmaraju, who carried out the research under the direction of Dr Sharon Giordano at the Department of Breast Medical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA, said "This is the largest study to specifically assess tamoxifen-related side effects in men because in our institution we treated a relatively large number of male breast cancer patients. We found that, after adjusting for patient age and stage of the disease, the prognosis for men with breast cancer is similar to that of women. Tamoxifen has been shown to improve survival rates for breast cancer patients, so early discontinuations may have the potential to increase the risk of the cancer recurring in this group of male breast cancer patients.
"Male breast cancer is a very rare and unique cancer affecting approximately 2,000 men in the USA per year. As there are so few male breast cancer cases, clinical practice and optimal treatment strategies have been extrapolated from female breast cancer patients with very little published evidence to guide clinical decisions. In our institution, we noted that several of our male patients were having difficulty with taking tamoxifen therapy, and these side effects appeared to be a little bit different to those reported with women receiving the same drug."
Weight gain and loss of sex drive were the most frequently occurring tamoxifen-related side effects observed in the study. Of the 13 male patients who stopped taking tamoxifen early because of side effects, four of the discontinuation decisions (31%) were physician-directed (four thromboembolic events) and nine (69%) were patient-directed preferences based on the intolerable side-effects. Nine patients died after stopping tamoxifen early in the study.
Dr Pemmaraju said: "Tamoxifen is a hormonal treatment, specifically an anti-oestrogen. We think that men might experience some different side effects than women because men have a different hormonal environment than women (for instance they have more testosterone and less oestrogen). This difference in hormone levels could result in different side effects when using a drug that blocks hormones.
"The results of this study should not change the recommendation for prescribing tamoxifen for male breast cancer patients. However, clinicians need to be aware of the possible side effects that men may experience when receiving tamoxifen so that the patients can be counselled appropriately," Dr Pemmaraju added. "This study also highlights the importance of funding and conducting research for rare disease so that we understand the true toxicities and benefits of treatment.
"Our next step will be to prospectively collect data on the side effects that men get when they are prescribed to take tamoxifen for breast cancer. This follow-up study will be very important because it will provide much more detailed and comprehensive information on the tolerability profile of tamoxifen in male breast cancer patients," Dr Pemmaraju concluded.
Male breast cancer is very rare and statistical records are not available for most European countries. In the UK, around 300 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year compared with about 45,700 cases in women. In the US in 2011, about 2,140 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in men compared with 230,480 new cases in women and approximately 450 men will die from breast cancer compared with 39,520 women.
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It's been a while since I've gotten a Weekly Update published, but now that I'm back to regular training, I've got a few things say. Training has been going along, and I've had a few good and (more) bad days. One advantage of keeping detailed training records, is that I can see that for the past two seasons I've been disappointed in my power numbers and sensations on the bike this time of year. Thanks to old training logs, I can see that I need to continue to trust the system and keep riding my bike.
In years past, I've been expecting great things based on my success in my recently completed cyclocross season. This year I've had some additional time off, but I am still feeling (and riding) about the same. At this point, an 'about the same' season would be great, so I'm going to try to replicate as much as I can with a few small tweaks.
I also wanted to talk about fatigue again. I know it is only my first cycle of training after an injury, but I was cooked after 11 hours of training last week. Some of those hours could even be 'discounted' as not training: An hour of bodyweight core/strength training, an hour run, and an hour of an 'easy' isolated leg workout with low average HR and power. This left 8 hours of Zone 2 riding for the week, and by Sunday's scheduled 3.5 hour ride, I was feeling somewhat fatigued at the start, and cooked at the end.
Remember, I am only a case study. What happens to me may not be normal for everyone. But I want to reiterate that last year I was destroyed after a 14 hour week with mostly Zone 2/3 riding and had to take an unplanned rest week. Perhaps I don't recover as well as others (Last week I didn't get much sleep (4-5 hours on two consecutive nights), and have some significant family and job stress), but I wanted to say that for me, consistency seems to be more important than massive training volume.
This week has also been a bit of a bust with a lot of things to do around the house, and today, bad weather. As I write this the city of Boulder is quiet with near blizzard conditions. On twitter I mentioned how convenient our last snow storm was, on Monday, most cyclists rest day. Well, unlike most cyclists, Thursday is my day when I am free to ride as much as I can; a very inconvenient day for a blizzard.
I have resolved to do something for a few hours. I doubt it will be a couple hours on the rollers. It may be a long hike, or possibly a mountain bike ride if the weather isn't too dismal. Luckily at this point in the season, regular aerobic activity is the most imporant thing I can be doing.

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16-year-old Helena Muffly wrote exactly 100 years ago today:
Wednesday, September 20, 1911: Guess this was our teacher's last day, and I'm not sorry. Our real teacher is coming next Monday so I have heard. Papa and Mamma and Jimsey went to the fair this afternoon. I expect to go tomorrow if the weather is favorable. We have Thursday and Friday off for the fair.
Her middle-aged granddaughter's comments 100 years later:
The students at McEwensville High School have had a substitute teacher since the beginning of the school years (see yesterday's post for more details).
McEwensville High School and the primary school shared a building (the high school was on the second floor; Grades 1-8 were on the first). Apparently the primary school didn't have classes a hundred years ago today—since Grandma's little brother Jimmy went with her parents to the fair. I wonder why the high school had school. You'd think that two schools would have been on the same schedule.
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Track STOP: NJMP Thunderbolt Turns 4 & 5
NJMP is located on 500 acres immediately adjacent to the Millville Municipal Airport, a location that was dedicated in 1941 as America's First Defense Airport, which played a key role in the country's World War II military efforts. NJMP is one of only a handful of facilities in the world housing two circuits that can be operated simultaneously.
As we do more mid-winter virtual laps around our favorite tracks, today let's take a look at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) Thunderbolt and STOP at Turns 4 and 5, and the small straight that connects them together.
All too often I see this scenario: A rider's doing everything right: Awesome turn-in, nailing the apex and then, suddenly, a "what do I do now?" moment seems to happen. Now, the rider is in limbo.
Turn 5 comes up quickly after T4 and, in order to be well set up for it, the rider must get to the right side of the track for the classic extreme outside-inside-outside approach. BUT, this leaves the rider unable to take advantage of the drive out of T4.
OK, let's STOP again and think. Would you work hard all week at your job and not pick up your paycheck at the end of the week? Hell no! Well, let's think about that same approach to Turns 4 and 5. Back to that awesome turn-in, then nailing the apex for T4. If done as described, you've already put in the hard work, now it's time to get paid. Drive off that apex, open up the exit so you can get back to the center of the tire. Wow! What a great drive and now here come T5 and, crap, I'm on the wrong side of the track to open up the entrance.
Let's STOP one more time. This is where you weigh two options: 1) Is it more cost effective to take advantage of the drive out of T4, or 2) Sacrifice your drive out and insure that you're set up to the extreme outside (right side of the track) for T5 turn-in?
Well, because of the way T5 is designed (sharper than 90 degrees and turns back on itself), your drive out of T5 doesn't start until you are later into the turn, when you can line up the apex and exit. At some point in this corner, you will be following the radius of the corner, so the extreme outside-inside-outside approach won't open up the radius of the corner. All it will do is open up the entrance and exit with a brief time at apex following radius.
So, the only benefit of being set up to the extreme outside for T5 turn-in is just to open up the entrance to apex. It will have no direct benefit to your drive out of T5. That right there tells me the drive out of T4 is the most bang for the buck. Drive out of T4 and work your way back over to the right, without sacrificing the drive, and where you end up is where you end up. On a bigger bike with more power to take advantage of the drive, you may only make it to half-track for T5 turn-in. Smaller bikes (i.e. 390 and smaller class machines) can drive out and still make it all the way back over to the right. Either way, where you end up on your T5 turn-in only costs you pennies compared to the dollars you're making on the drive out.
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The three-star Hotel Narodni dum Podborany is located in the town of Podborany. The hotel is an excellent choice for both private and business trips, as well as for social events, parties and business meetings.
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I think that was Jerome Guillen at Teslive and I think he was talking about NET profits, not the 25% GROSS profits they are striving for.
Sounded like they were doing everything possible to show a profit in Q2. Wall Street is expecting a loss, and Elon Musk has guided for a loss.
Analysts expect a quarterly loss of .17 a share. So I'm not sure who that would surprise to the downside. If the loss is greater than .17, then we could see a sell off.
I think expecting profit is pie in the sky thinking this quarter because of the huge cap ex Tesla is now going through
And all the cars they made that will take a month or two longer than usual to deliver (Europe).
Profit is not important anymore as long as sales targets are exceeded and 25% margin is met and maintained. Cash flow is fantastic, Gen III cap ex is the name of the game. The next time profit might be important is after genIII goes into first year production. Then it's cap ex on new factory and the cycle continues untill production gets near world wide demand. This is growth stock for the next decade. The assumption of massive profits to be achieved if cap ex requirements met, then current profit is secondary metric at best to determining future health and success.
Elon indicated that Tesla will exceed the baseline 400 cars/week significantly and by the end of 2014 800 cars/week will be produced (don't remember the exact words). In Tesla Live he said that demand exceeds supply. So revenues including what has been shipped to Europe will exceed expectations and guidance.
However, Elon is not standing still with the $750M that Tesla has in the bank. Capex was budgeted a $200M, but I suspect Tesla will accelerate and exceed those estimates. They will invest significantly in automation with robots, etc plus invest on the design, manufacturing facilities for the Model X in a big way. Meanwhile, supercharger deployment has certainly accelerated. Add it all up and capital outlay may not show in the income statement, a lot of the spending will be classified as expenses and hit the income statement.
As I shareholder, I would prefer that Tesla invest that the company invest for the long term. The stock may take a short term dip, but the markets have wised up and any dip may be short lived.
Why would "a lot of the spending" be expense? Superchargers are capex. Even overseas shipping only has to be recognized when the cars are sold.
Since last Thurs, the stock is up about $10!! The analysts seem to be piling on. That will bring in some of the fund buyers, too, and index funds will be happy.
Kinda makes me worry; the analysts have been so 'tarded for so long ...
Don't worry mate. All pieces of the puzzle will be on the right place, then more and more analysts will see it too.
Brian, I am new to investing, but all I can see is that most commentators and analysts are like Monday quarterbacks. They always write about what was yesterday's news.
Very few takes the time to make up their own minds about a stock. They are like dogs chasing their tails.
They throw as much against the wall as they can and something will stick.
That's why we have to do our own research :)
Not my point. If the analysts are so frequently wrong, it's dangerous to have too many agree with you. Consensus has momentum, but anything really worthwhile is almost by definition "the road less travelled".


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Optimum use due to a high degree of dimensional accuracy and lateral pressing of flanks
VETTER forks stand out due to a high degree of dimensional accuracy and narrow tolerances. During the manufacturing process the flanks are pressed in a separate step to guarantee that they are ideal for the application and facilitate the use of accessories (e.g. fork extensions).
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Since Peter Philips has taken the helm at Chanel as Global Makeup Creative Director it has been one non-stop stream of fabulous beauty products from Le Vernis Jade to the reintroduction of Coco Rouge lipsticks to Chanel robots. Now, beginning at the end of February we'll have a chance to see inside the makeup studio with the launch of CHANEL Confidential, a digital platform dedicated to CHANEL makeup showcasing Peter Philips' universe and creations.
The animation of Chanel's flying makeup robots will also be accessible on ChanelConfidential.com (which you actually already saw on Nowness and on LaChanelphile) but maybe there is an extended version on the Chanel site? Also from the preview it looks like we'll get makeup tips straight from the source. Whatever the case, I will be there!


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See also: høvel
From Middle English hovel, hovil, hovylle, diminutive of Old English hof ("an enclosure, court, dwelling, house"), from Proto-Germanic *hufą ("hill, farm"), from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- ("arch, bend, buckle"), equivalent to howf + -el. Cognate with Dutch hof ("garden, court"), German Hof ("yard, garden, court, palace"), Icelandic hof ("temple, hall"). Related to hove and hover.
hovel (plural hovels)
- An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.
- A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.
- 1944, Miles Burton, chapter 5, in The Three Corpse Trick:
- The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common.
- In the manufacture of porcelain, a large, conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.
open shed
poor cottage
structure in porcelain manufacture
hovel (third-person singular simple present hovels, present participle hovelling or hoveling, simple past and past participle hovelled or hoveled)
- (transitive) To put in a hovel; to shelter.
- Shakespeare
- To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlorn.
- Alfred Tennyson
- The poor are hovelled and hustled together.
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- (transitive) To construct a chimney so as to prevent smoking, by making two of the more exposed walls higher than the others, or making an opening on one side near the top.


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Enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and the South China Sea as well as a plethora of skyscrapers, Hong Kong is often known as one of the most expensive cities in the world for travelers. However, with a little knowledge as provided in this guide, you can save money on accommodation and still be in the thick of it all.
From budget hostels like the Check Inn or beautiful private bedrooms on Airbnb, all the way up to luxurious accommodations like the Conrad, you'll have plenty of options to choose from. This guide will help you save some money so you can spend it on the world-class food, nightlife, and shopping that Hong Kong has to offer.
One of the most expensive things about Hong Kong is accommodation and coming at a time when many others also arrive will put you in a tight spot. Due to the influx of Chinese tourists, it's best to avoid the peak Chinese holidays of Golden week, which begin on both May 1st and October 1st. Chinese New Year is another holiday to avoid if you're looking for cheaper hotel rates, and business conventions and fairs can also make things expensive, which usually run in spring and autumn. For specific business convention information, you're best to research before you go. In terms of budget accommodation and hotel deals, the best time for visiting Hong Kong is in the summer and winter months.
There are many ways to get into the city center from Hong Kong's International Airport with the most popular option being the Airport Express service. The Airport Express is the quickest way into the city, making only three stops along the way including Kowloon and Hong Kong. Though the Airport Express is fast (just 24 minutes to Hong Kong station), it isn't that cheap at a cost of $13 one-way. Families can save money by buying an Airport Express group pass. The trains leave every 10 minutes between 5:54 A.M. and 12:45 A.M.
If you take the Airport Express but don't want to be left at the LRT station, there is a free shuttle bus that takes you to various major hotels including Island Shangri-La, Pacific Place, Holiday Inn Express SOHO, and many more. These shuttle buses leave regularly, arriving and departing every 20 minutes. If your hotel is not on the list, the quickest option is to take a taxi.
Alternatively, several other stored-value tickets are available for non-Hong Kong residents who will be in Hong Kong fewer than 14 days. For about $40, the Airport Express Travel Pass is good for three days of unlimited travel and includes a round-trip ticket to and from the airport on the Airport Express Line. For $30, the card includes just one trip to or from the airport.
Another option is the airport bus, which is cheaper than the Airport Express. Bus service takes longer than the train but it also has more drop-off points, which means you might get closer to your hotel or other accommodation. Expect a one-hour trip to reach Hong Kong with a cost of $5. Children pay just half price.
Taxis reach Hong Kong but are typically the most expensive option with a cost of approximately $40. While this is the most direct route, it is not always the fastest due to traffic and other conditions.
Hong Kong has an extremely efficient public transit system that takes you practically anywhere you would want to go. Public transportation includes subways, buses, ferries, taxis and trams.
If you're planning on visiting Hong Kong for a few days, consider purchasing an Octopus pass. This electronic card allows you to hop on and off all forms of public transportation without carrying loose change. The Octopus card can be bought at all subway stations as well as at the airport for a cost of approximately $20 (including a $6 refundable deposit). Children and seniors will pay less. Another option is the Tourist Day Pass, which allows one day of LRT travel within the city for just $7.
Hong Kong is a popular business city and there's no shortage of business hotels. While choosing the location of a hotel will likely come down to where your meetings are taking place, staying anywhere downtown will put you close to all the attractions, shopping, restaurants, and nightlife you could want.
While there are no budget hotels in Hong Kong with business class, there are some mid-range options including 99 Bonham Strand Boutique Hotel Apartment, which has one of the best locations in the entire city as well as the Holiday Inn Express, which is located in the popular SOHO district of the city. Other options include Butterfly on Wellington and the Courtyard by Marriott Sha Tin.
For those looking for luxury, Hong Kong has plenty to offer. Consider L'hotel elan, which won a traveler's choice award with TripAdvisor or Hotel Indigo, which has a rooftop bar with excellent views of the city. Another popular option is the W Hong Kong with its rooftop infinity pool or the Landmark Mandarin Oriental, which is located right in the business hub and has a very luxurious spa.
Hong Kong is a great city for using Airbnb to find budget accommodations. Private bedrooms can be found for as low as $60 near central Hong Kong and staying in the Yau Tsim Mong area can drop prices further. Due to the high volume of visitors Hong Kong receives throughout the year, many Airbnb listings have dozens of reviews, which help you make a quality choice. Considering Hong Kong hotels start at $90 and rise quickly, this is a great way to save some money.
For solo travelers, a hostel is often a better option than cheap Hong Kong hotels. If staying in a dorm-style room is an option, you can expect to pay around $30 and still be in a desirable location, although you might be bunking with as many as nine people or more. If you want a private room the price jumps to $60 or more. Popular hostels include the Yesinn Causeway Bay and Check Inn Hong Kong, which are both located close to the LRT.
Known by many as Asia's World City, Hong Kong packs a serious punch of sights and activities. Although most people think of Hong Kong as a concrete jungle, it's actually surrounded by beautiful mountains and rocky islands allowing you to explore a little bit of nature next to one of the world's great cities.
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While looking at the vast city of Hong Kong from many angels is entertaining, getting educated on its past will make it come alive. For a look into its history, stop by the impressive Hong Kong Museum of History located in the Kowloon district and see why travelers rave about this fantastic museum.
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"We didn't sell out. We just wanted to make more money."
"Why couldn't they sell out with me?! WAAAAAAA!!!"
"I don't know what they mean when people say "they sold out". The Black Album is like the heaviest album I've ever heard!"
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Metallica (also known as The Black Album) is the eponymously titled fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on August 12, 1991, through Elektra Records, received widespread critical acclaim and became the band's best selling album. Metallica produced five singles that are considered to be among the band's best-known songs: "Enter Sandman", "The Unforgiven", "Nothing Else Matters", "Wherever I May Roam", and "Sad but True". The album marked a change in the band's sound from the thrash metal style of the band's previous four albums to a less harsh one.
Though better than the "Load of Bull Spunk" albums and far better than "St. Trash Can" the album, the album disappointed many hardliner fans who wanted an album comprised of 10 "Dyer's Eves". With mega-hits like "Enter Sandman" Metallica reached their goal of mainstream success, which was merely a means to their ultimate goal of tormenting Dave Mustaine.
Knowing that they needed to change their style in order to reach mega-popularity, they embarked on a series of steps to reach their goal. First, they went to look for a bassist. Realizing that they already had one, James Hetfield asked "Hey man-where the hell have you been?". Jason, the bassist, replied "uh, you guys were totally abusing me and not letting me play. And when you did, you turned the bass real low, to make it seem I wasn't even there". "Oh yeah!" James replied.
Then, they looked for a producer. Metallica hired Bob Rock due to Lars Ulrich's artistic admiration of Motley Crue. Bob Rock was excited to work with Metallica, but he needed to lay some ground rules:
Bob Rock: Okay guys. There are some things you're gonna have to do. One, you have to slow down. No more songs like "Battery". They make people shit their pants, and no one likes to buy albums with soiled pantaloons. Second, you have to make shorter songs. If the song is too long, radio stations are not going to play them".
Lars: But "Stairway to Heaven" was long!
Bob Rock: But Led Zeppelin was actually good. Third, you should work on some catchy hooks. Not Madonna catchy, but pop rock catchy. And no Lars, the intro to "Frayed Ends of Sanity" is not what I mean."
Lars: Awww maaann!
Bob Rock: Also you might want to add a symphony or two. Just to rub it in the faces of those losers who wanted a thrash metal album.
Jason Newsted: Haha. That would be funny.
Everyone: SHUTUP!
Jason Newsted: Sorry.
Bob Rock:So if you take all these recommendations, you guys will be on your way to mega popularity and making Dave totes jealous!
Kirk Hammet: This will sure get him back for fucking my girlfriend.
The only song explicitly about Mustaine was Enter Sandman. The rest of the songs cover an array of subjects from Werewolves to God to Newsted's virginity. However, many of them can be additionally interpreted as jabs at Mustaine.
Enter Sandman: The first single was also the one song explicitly about Mustaine, as it described the nightmares he would get after hearing of Metallica's success. It was specifically designed for mainstream success, but what made it especially torturous was that it incorporated the "good night prayer", which was originally incorporated into one of Dave's much crappier Megadeth songs. Because of Enter Sandman's ubiquitous play on the radio, Dave would be constantly reminded of his failure to reach success with a good idea, as what happened with the riffs he wrote for the "Four Horsemen" and the entire "Ride the Lightning" album.
Sad but True: An exploration of a person's dual nature: good v.s. evil. The song can also be interpreted as an eerie prediction of dumb Megadeth fans who call Metallica sell-outs but ignore the "Risk" album. If you listen closely you can actually hear lars shitting his pants behind the drum kit.
Holier than Thou: The song actually is about rock star rival Axl Rose. The song was originally gonna be titled "Good for nothing, pencil-necked, Ass-hole Diva". Bob Rock, however, pointed out that the title made it way too obvious it was about Axl Rose.
The Unforgiven: This song is an auto-biographic piece on Lars' childhood. However, the lyric, "you label me/I label you/and I dub thee unforgiven", was uttered by Lars to Mustaine after he called him a "freakazoid" upon discovering his Danish porn (euro stuff is crazy!!).
Wherever I may Roam: This song is about all the girls Metallica gets no matter where they go. There was of course, the exception of Jason Newsted, who didn't get laid until 2005. The song mocks both Newsted and Mustaine, who, after forming Megadeth, got pussy very infrequently. This was the least offensive song for Mustaine, since he supplements his sex life with men.
Don't Tread on Me: Originally intended to become the official song for the fiscally conservative "Tea Party" movement, Hetfield was very disappointed when he discovered the movement did not yet exist. So, Metallica decided to make it about Mustaine how he should never attempt to fuck Hammet's girlfriend again.
Through the Never: An existential look at humanity's place in the universe. Though it may seem that our most profound questions may go unanswered, we have "an obligation to survive" and we must continue on, through the never.
The song created substantial existential angst for Lars, to the extent that he complained after the song's recording "Can we go back to making fun of Dave again?" The rest of the band agreed.
Nothing Else Matters: This song is principally about falling in love and being honest with yourself and those with whom you have a relationship. The obvious wussiness of this song was designed so Metallica fans can play the song to their moms and say "SEE?! Not so bad, right? Can I go the concert now?". Fucking sellouts...
Of Wolf and Man: This is about a dude who turns into a werewolf. The topic for this song was picked out of a hat, since Metallica was running out of ideas at this point. Hammet said to a frustrated Hetfield, "Well at least it's a better topic than 'Breadfan'. That song is REALLY retarded!". Hetfield nodded his head in agreement.
The God that Failed: In this song, James continues the lyrical tradition of mocking his own parents. This time, he mocks the God that his mom dedicated his life to. James lyrically attacks God for failing to cure the cancer that he himself gave to his mom. During an interview with Kerrang magazine, God responded to the criticism saying: "I don't give a damn about what Metallica says about me. Slayer is a 1000x the band Metallica ever could be. Now if Slayer bashed me, I would be devastated.
My Friend of Misery: This song is actually the same exact song as "Holier than Thou". The repetition occurred because the song originally was going to be an instrumental. Approaching the deadline, however, Newsted proclaimed his approval of the song: "This is like the best instrumental we ever did!". Never wanting Newsted to be happy, Lars and James, scrabbled for lyrics, not realizing that they had already used the idea of bashing Axl Rose/Mustaine. Thus, no one was happy with the outcome, except for Bob Rock who wouldn't know good music if it kissed him on the ass.
The Struggle Within: The album ends with a song about a man who fails to take advantage of his opportunities and stays at home doing nothing instead. James, here, is actually describing himself as a teenager: a kid who didn't want to do anything but be a rock star. "Well, it turned out okay for me" said Hetfield speaking about the song. "But lets face it. Not everyone is as awesome as me. Especially people named Dave Mustaine".
Commercial Success[edit]
Upon release, the Black Album met enormous commercial success. It hit number one in over two million countries, with the only exception being Denmark.The album went on to become the best selling album of all time, between 1991 and 2011.
On the back of its success, Metallica went on an epic three year tour around the world, selling out stadiums even in the third world countries like Russia. Metallica became so big, "His Holiness" Axl Rose invited Metallica to co-headline with Guns n' Roses, who were on the Use Your Illusion Tour at the time. At the insistence of Bob Rock, Metallica reluctantly agreed, but after only month, Axl became so unbearable, James lit himself on fire so he could stop touring. After James recovered, the tour went on for a couple of more years, going on so long that, by the end, Metallica lost most of their hair.
Despite all this success, the real success came from the torture of Dave Mustaine. The Black Album was in fact so successful in torturing Mustaine, the Bush administration decided to use it in Guantanamo. Mustaine tried selling out on multiple occasions, (even crapping out a disco album!), but after two decades, he finally realized he will never reach the success of Metallica, and has found peace through Jesus, torturing puppies and clubbing seals.
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In 1921, Gabrielle Chanel launched her first perfume – N°5.
She entrusted this task to Ernest Beaux, a French perfume creator to the court of Russia until 1917, whom she later met in Grasse in 1920. Together they invented a fragrance "with the scent of a woman" as she would like to qualify it. Thought out like a designer-dress, N°5 was the first "abstract" fragrance. Unlike the fragrances in fashion at the time, which often suggested a single "figurative" scent like rose, jasmine or lilac, N°5 had no identifiable dominant note among the eighty ingredients that made up its composition.
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The same minimalist rigor was applied to the N°5's visual presentation, with its squared edges and clean graphic lines, it was slid inside white gros-grain packaging edged with black, which echoed the pure lines she used in her fashion creations.
Mademoiselle Chanel knew that this radicalness would launch her off into the avant-garde of her time – N°5's destiny was to become an icon of modernity.
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ST-Ericsson made an operating loss of $235 million in the second quarter as it continued to suffer from the collapse in demand for phones from clients Nokia and Sony Ericsson and a strategic shift to supplying chips for smartphones rather than older feature phones.
For the full year 2011, the company made a loss of $841 million on sales of $1.65 billion and it has lost around $2 billion in its three years of operation.
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You have just survived a heart attack. It is not likely you would want to experience that again. Reducing your risk of another episode and working your way toward improved health will require commitment, discipline, and some sacrifices. One such sacrifice should be quitting smoking.
Why quit smoking after a heart attack? Continuing to smoke doubles your risk of having a second heart attack. It is never too late to quit. Your risk of a heart attack is already lowered within 24 hours after quitting.
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How does smoking affect your heart? Smoking works in conjunction with other heart-related risk factors. Smoking contributes to:
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- High blood pressure—narrowed blood vessels make the heart work harder, which can also raise your heart rate
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|Timitius Wayfinder, PaizoCon Founder
So, every year we've had a PaizoCon, it has been a tradition to hold a dinner event that we call the "Meet and Eat" the Thursday night before PaizoCon on Friday.
For the first PaizoCon, we held it at Todai Sushi/Asian Buffet, in the Redmond Town Center (that is gone, but a nearly identical restaurant called Haiku is there now). We had maybe 20 people.
For the 2nd-4th PaizoCon in Bellevue, we have held the Meet and Eat at the Crab Pot in Bellevue. This event went from 50 to 130 people attending in that time.
Now, for this, the 5th PaizoCon, we are in Redmond. Not only that, we are in the Redmond Town Center. Lots of places to eat. But not many can handle a 100+ person event.
Here are my top two suggestions at this time, both very close to the hotel:
Haiku Sushi Buffet. This would be sort of a "homecoming" for me, as this was the same space we held the 1st Meet and Eat. Price is $25+drink cost. All you can eat sushi, seafood, Asian cuisine. Private party space only holds 60 people, though. So any people in excess of that would need to get a table outside of the party room. I am inquiring about the availability of the party room, and whether we could take over the tables in the area of the room as well.
Claimjumper. I just went to dinner here tonight. The menu is VAST. They have a pretty large area that could accommodate 100+ people. They have a happy hour from 3:00pm - 7:00pm in their saloon area, so a great way to hang out and gather before we go get seated at 6:30 or 7 PM.
Again, these are my initial choices. I have no confirmation of availability for July 5th.
I would like to hear from all of you that are coming to PaizoCon 2012, and are planning on attending the Meet and Eat. What sounds good to you? (keep in mind, I can only pick ONE)
|Jason Nelson Contributor, RPG Superstar 2008 Top 4, Legendary Games
Both sound good, though Haiku may be too small; I don't expect the Meet & Eat to get SMALLER, and we're already double the size of the party room. Then again, we didn't really have a private party room at the Crab Pot either, so maybe it's no big deal to just bogart the whole joint (figuratively speaking, of course).
Either way, count me in, probably +1 with the missus.
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|Dane Pitchford
|Benchak the Nightstalker Contributor, RPG Superstar 2010 Top 8
|Jeff Erwin Contributor
|Lissa Guillet
Claimjumpers is kind of an institution. Not only is the menu vast, but the portions are vast as well. They are not known for skimping out and the food is pretty decent.
Haiku has the chance to be more interesting, and seafood is something we kind of do well out here, but while haiku hits the nose on about half their menu, the other half(including most of the sushi) is just kind of mediocre. I never knew I could get that full on mostly crab legs and butter though and it's totally worth the price of admission, which is another aspect. You'd know exactly how much it was going to be per person walking into the establishment. That said, Haiku might not accommodate those who don't like seafood or those that just want to have a beer and make friends before the start of everything.
I would highly recommend two places in Redmond:
1. El Toreador for very affordable and delicious Mexican fare. It's on Leary Way, Northwest of the Marriott and 1 block north of Half Price Books (which is also a pretty good place).
2. In Redmond Town Center, directly above the Starbucks, is a Mediterranean place (mostly Greek -- Gyros and the like -- but with some other influences), the name of which I don't recall. But I go there whenever I can. Super friendly people, good prices, really good food. Perfect lunch (or early dinner) spot.
Claim Jumper is pretty good, and you get a lot of food, but it's a little more than I usually want to pay (I'm just cheap). Also, I recall being put off by their meatloaf.
|Lissa Guillet
I should clarify that the two suggestions above are really more for the "eat" than the "meet." Neither is very large. El Toreador can accommodate only a party of maybe 16-20 seated together. But still definitely a place worth checking out for anyone in favor of (or undecided on) Mexican food :)
There is usually a seperate where to eat thread at paizocon thread. Actually, I'd highly suggest starting a new one, since the old one is more bellevue than redmond. =) This particular thread is about the meet and eat event that usually happens thursday before paizocon. Last year, there was a terribly big crowd for it.
Claim Jumper's got a gluten-free menu, and I'm not uber-keen on seafood (though, oddly, I like sushi), so I'm leaning towards that one. But my vote is contingent on the lady and I showing up early this year, which we didn't do last year.
As long as both of them let me buy liquor, though, I can work with that. :P
|Justin Sluder
|Jeff Erwin Contributor
|JoelF847 RPG Superstar 2008 Top 32, 2011 Top 16
Crab Pot or Claim Jumpers are both winners in my book. Claim Jumpers has seriously the LARGEST chocolate cake and portion sizes I have seen at a restaurant.
Crab Pot has some yummy Dungeness Crab! or....
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If you are a PacNW you know that jingle....
|Jason Nelson Contributor, RPG Superstar 2008 Top 4, Legendary Games
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I know it! But, there were THREE crab leg guys, singing 3-part harmony:
"We've got King, KING, KING, Snow, SNOW, SNOW, DUNGENESS TOO!"
Then they repeated the "We've got crab legs... AT SEA GALLEY" twice more, then "get your crab legs... AT SEA GALLEY" and wound up with, "So come geeeeeeeeettttt youuurrrrrrr crab leeeeeeeeegggggs... TONIGHT!"
Oh I loved that ad as a kid. Complete silliness. And thanks to the magic of the internet, you can watch it right here!
P.S. Thanks for the memories!
|Joshua Donovan
|Timitius Wayfinder, PaizoCon Founder
So, made a call to Claimjumper this morning.
They do NOT have banquet seating. The most they can manage is ONE table of 25-30 people, and then tables of 8-10 people, scattered throughout the restaurant. And the bar area (the Saloon) holds maybe 40-50.
So, in order to do Claimjumper, we have to accept that we won't be sitting together in one area. We'll have to go in, meet in the Saloon, and then group up with each other to form a table group to be seated.
I haven't made the call to Haiku (it seemed to be the less popular option), but the best we can do there is the banquet room of 60 people, with the rest out in the restaurant, as well.
So, sort of the same result for either restaurant....although Claimjumper has noted that PaizoCon is happening July 6-8, and the manager has marked down July 5th as a potentially heavy evening for us.
|Brian Darnell
|Deidre Tiriel
I suppose that the most important requirements would be total capacity of the restaurant and the ability to mingle from table to table - like at the Crab Pot.
One reason I liked the meet & eat was that "normal" people could meet and hang with Paizo/3PP people. Having separate rooms will encourage cliques. The more open the area between the groups, the better.
Last Meet and Eat there was some 4-5 long tables that had 16 people per table. This time we might have 1 1/2 to 2 tables for that space and this PaizoCon thing continues to grow? We need more space not less than half.
Perfectly willing to commute to somewhere that can handle a larger capacity.
Just the locales and people with cars would make an offsite location of last year filled.
|Justin Sluder
|Justin Sluder
|Timitius Wayfinder, PaizoCon Founder
It's gotta be within walking distance, really. Lots of folks are flying in and don't have a car. Walking to the restaurant is the best option, here.
Also, we are a month out from the Meet and Eat. Stuff like this needs reservations at least 4-6 months in advance. You can't just call up a place and say, "I've got 150 people for an event in your place in a couple of weeks. That OK?"
For the ClaimJumper, 40 or 50 of us can hang in the Saloon, and as people come in, and get hungry, they can go get a table and eat together. And then come back out to the saloon and hang some more.
It might be necessary, however, to split the party (GASP)!
Some can go to Claimjumper, and some of us go to Haiku.
No easy answers here, unfortunately.....
I'm fine with ClamHumper even if it won't be perfect seating. What could work instead is finding a good way to identify each other somehow so can minglify on our own.
Yeah, last year's name tags worked fine...or that with something else in addition to help us self-identify might work as well.
We're a community, I don't think we necessarily need to be in the exact same spot to mingle. We just need to be able to recognize each other.
It's too bad that not enough of us can cast Arcane Mark, cuz that would work well.
If they have food, I will be satisfied.
Oh yeah, I'm totally with you on the food part. Definitely a favorite part of mine.
Also, we are a month out from the Meet and Eat. Stuff like this needs reservations at least 4-6 months in advance. You can't just call up a place and say, "I've got 150 people for an event in your place in a couple of weeks. That OK?"
For the ClaimJumper, 40 or 50 of us can hang in the Saloon, and as people come in, and get hungry, they can go get a table and eat together. And then come back out to the saloon and hang some more.
Sounds like we need to "jump" on it as soon as possible then. Maybe they'll be better solutions in years to come, but for now I think we need to grab what we can.
|Amber Scott Contributor
|Hugo Solis
|W. Kristoph Nolen
I'm liking Claimjumper ... mostly for the menu. Haiku seems great to me, as I love asian food, but, I recognize that not everyone does. That way there's less liklihood of someone having a poor meal.
I'm coming in on Wednesday, so, I will be there a day and a half early, but, as Timitius said, it's an issue of being within walking distance. I'm not bringing a car in from Texas with me. i'm sure the "locals and people with cars" wasn't meant to exclude anyone, but, I would really appreciate it being nearby to the Con.
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In one of the posts I wrote about these events, I asked what process a new mayor should follow in searching for a new chief.
Mayor Bill Peduto took office in January of 2014, and announced that he would first select a new Public Safety Director. (In Pittsburgh, the Public Safety Director oversees not only the Pittsburgh Police Bureau, but also EMS and fire services. ) The Mayor would appoint a new chief after that, with the advice of the new Public Safety Director.
The new Public Safety Director, Stephen Bucar has begun his job (he is acting Director, since the City Council has not yet confirmed him). An article in today's Pittsburgh-Post Gazette describes the porcess that the Mayor and the Public Safety Director plan to follow:
Six months after Mayor Bill Peduto took office, he announced plans Wednesday to conduct a series of public meetings aimed at giving officials insight into what residents hope to find in a new Pittsburgh police chief.The mayor, through a spokesman, outlined plans to conduct meetings in conjunction with the public safety councils at each of the city's six neighborhood police stations.He also unveiled a new website where people can leave their suggestions…."This is going to be a public outreach directly to the people of Pittsburgh asking them what they want in a police chief," Mr. Peduto said in a statement.
The article also mentions a "search committee tasked with developing a list of candidates for the Mayor and [Mr.] Bucar to consider," but gives no detail about the committee, its composition, or its duties.
This process is leaps-and-bounds different from the usual way that Pittsburgh mayors have made high-level appointments. The pubic has a chance to have input. Though it's less than clear how much what the public wants will matter, the step of opening the process up means that the Mayor recognizes just how important this appointment is to the public. In my opinion, the citizens of Pittsburgh should give the Mayor and the process the benefit of the doubt as we go forward.
Readers: what do you think of the process outlined here? What would you do differently? What did your city do differently when it last faced this choice?
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Sept. 9 — Armed with fictitious birth certificates, utility bills, out-of-state licenses and other falsified documents, congressional investigators easily convinced motor vehicle agency employees around the country to issue genuine drivers licenses, a security flaw that could open the door to future terrorist attacks, a government report to be released Tuesday says.
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"As far as drivers license issuing is concerned we're no more safe from terrorists than we were before September the 11th," said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which is holding Tuesday's hearings.
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"It's very, very easy to get fake documents," Grassley said. "The documents that were used in the investigation were meant to be clearly fake ... and yet every one of them got a license."
The report comes on the heels of a study released last week by the Federal Trade Commission indicating incidence of identity theft is much higher than government officials had previously believed. An FTC survey estimated that 3.3 million people were victims of full-blown identity theft last year. Another 6.7 million people were hit by credit card fraud and other account takeovers.
Tuesday's hearing could renew debate about a national identity cards, says privacy expert Rob Douglas, who is scheduled to testify at the hearing, and has seen a draft of the report.
"It's horrific how easily they did some of this," he said.
In many of the eight locations, investigators were initially turned away by motor vehicle employees who initially spotted problems with the applicants' documents. But the fake paperwork was never confiscated and law enforcement officials were never notified. So the agents merely left the motor vehicle office, addressed the problems, and re-applied — often on the same day — with success.
In Virginia, the first state tested, an undercover agent was at first turned away because the birth date on the fake birth certificate didn't match the birthday associated with the fraudulent social security number. The clerk handed the paperwork back to the agent and "apologized for being unable to assist him," according to the report.
Six days later, the same agent went to another motor vehicle office with a new set of paperwork, making sure the birthdays matched. He got the license.
Getting a Maryland license proved a bit trickier, but agents were able to beat the system there on their third DMV visit. On first attempt, the DMV clerk noticed the fake birth certificate did not include a state or county seal, and the texture of the paper was suspicious. But again, the fake documents were returned to the agent — in direct violation of a Maryland DMV policy which tells workers there to confiscate such documents and send a Teletype within 15 minutes alerting all state offices of the suspicious transaction, the GAO report says.
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"I think most surprising, is that ... people are pretty casual at department of motor vehicles," Baucus, the committee's top Democrat, said. "I expected after 9-11 that people would be a little more vigilant and understand that drivers licenses are pretty important."
The most serious vulnerabilities appeared in California, where agents managed to complete the process to receive three temporary state drivers licenses within two days using the same fake information.
On one occasion, after one agent failed the standard eye test, a second agent stepped in for him, passed the eye test, then handed the successful results to the first agent, who had his photo taken for the license.
Simultaneously, a third investigator was using the same data on another line in the same office; he also was issued a temporary license.
"No one at the DMV noticed that two individuals were simultaneously using the same fictitious name and same fraudulent supporting paperwork," the report says.
And perhaps more troubling, that undercover agent had already received a temporary license a day earlier from a different location, using the same name. On Aug. 20 of last year, the agent supplied a fake out-of-state West Virginia license as verification of identity and managed to get the California license. On Aug. 21, using the same name but a fake Texas license, he got a California license again, even after the clerk noticed the agent had received a temporary license the day before. The agent simply said he'd lost the first license, and the DMV clerk issued a second California license "without questioning the story further."
Other locations that ultimately failed the GAO test: Washington D.C., South Carolina, Arizona, Michigan, and New York.
While agents did have initial trouble getting their fake licenses on their first try, Douglas said that's even more cause for concern.
"The shocking thing is most states picked up they were forged documents but never did anything about it," he said. "That means there is no risk to the person trying to obtain the false drivers license."
The test was very realistic, said Douglas, whose American Privacy Consultants firm advises banks and other financial institutions on identity theft. Criminals often probe security controls several times until they find the right formula for success.
"That's the way the real bad guys work. They keep pinging away, looking for the soft underbelly of the security procedure."
In the weeks after Sept. 11, state-issued identifications cards — principally drivers licenses — drew much attention from security experts as a systematic weakness. With each state issuing its own forms of identification, there are hundreds of acceptable forms of state-issued photo ID.
"If one can get a counterfeit drivers license so easily today, we've got to do something about that," Baucus said.
For some, national ID cards would go a long way toward solving the problem. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison offered to donate the software needed to create national ID cards soon after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. Opponents say such a card would endanger civil liberties and give the federal government too much data about individual citizens and there whereabouts.
But Douglas said the current situation — he thinks there are about 400 state ID formats currently — is untenable.
"Behind the scenes we need to have standardization so an ID card from Virginia can be verified using the same software as an ID card from California. To me that's common sense," Douglas said. "Otherwise, there are forms of identification that most people in their own state can't recognize, much less neighboring states."
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