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Histological regression of solid tumors in adults receiving no treatment is rare. Specifically, spontaneous partial and complete regression of colorectal cancers account for less than 2% of such cases and those without metastasis are exceedingly rare.
Case presentation
A 60-year-old male underwent total colonoscopy following a positive fecal occult blood test at the referring hospital. A flat elevated lesion with central reddish depression, 10 mm in diameter, was detected in the lower rectum. Biopsy results from the referring hospital showed a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma and the patient was referred to our hospital for diagnosis and treatment. Preoperative colonoscopy was performed to determine the therapeutic strategy; however, we found only scar tissue and there were no endoscopic features to suggest malignancy. Biopsy from the scar revealed normal rectal mucosa and we performed diagnostic endoscopic submucosal resection with a ligation device (ESMR-L) one week later. The resected specimen showed a 1 mm well-differentiated adenocarcinoma with low-grade atypia and no lymphovascular invasion. The macroscopic type was 0-IIb, the depth of invasion was intramucosal, and the vertical and lateral margins were negative. There has been no evidence of recurrence for 18 months following treatment.
We report a case of a rectal tumor showing regression over a short period without treatment. Spontaneous regression of malignant tumors is a rare and unexplained phenomenon. Further research and understanding of the mechanism holds the key for treatment and prevention of cancer in the future.
Keywords:Rectal tumor; Regression; Endoscopic submucosal resection with a ligation device (ESMR-L)
Histological regression of solid tumors in adults receiving no treatment is a rare phenomenon. However, the occurrence of this phenomenon does not necessarily mean that the cancer is cured; the regression may not be complete or permanent. In particular, spontaneous regression of primary colorectal cancer with no metastatic lesions is exceedingly rare. We report a case of an elderly man with spontaneous regression of a primary rectal tumor.
Case presentation
A 60-year-old male underwent total colonoscopy following a positive fecal occult blood test at a referring hospital. A flat elevated lesion with central depression, 10 mm in diameter, was detected in the lower rectum. The depressed area had a remarkable reddish surface with fold convergence (Figure 1a,b). Magnifying chromoendoscopy with indigo carmine demonstrated the surface character and the margins of the depressed area more clearly (Figure 1c). The depth of the lesion was predicted as submucosal (sm) invasion based on the conventional endoscopic findings because of the fold convergence and the reddish depressed area. However, staining with crystal violet revealed type IIIL and VI mildly irregular pit pattern according to Kudo's classification [1,2] or non-invasive pattern in our clinical classification [3] (Figure 1d). Biopsy specimens revealed well-differentiated adenocarcinoma.
Figure 1. Initial colonoscopy at the referring hospital. a,b The lower rectal lesion was classified as IIa + IIc, 10 mm in size. The depressed area has a remarkable reddish surface with fold convergence. c. Magnifying chromoendoscopy with indigo carmine (0.4%) demonstrates the surface character and margins of the depressed area. d. Magnifying chromoendoscopy with crystal violet (0.05%) revealed Kudo's type IIIL or VI mildly irregular pit pattern (non-invasive pattern in our clinical classification).
The patient was subsequently referred to our hospital for further management. Computed tomography for tumor staging showed no lymph node swelling or distant metastasis. Blood examination revealed increased serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels (8.2 ng/ml) and normal carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) levels (< 1 U/ml) and a total colonoscopy was then performed in our hospital. A month after the previous colonoscopy, the examination showed different lesion morphology. Although the patient had received neither anticancer treatment nor any other medications, the lesion was smaller and more indistinct. However, the fold convergence persisted, suggesting a scar (Figure 2a). Chromoendoscopy with indigo carmine dye (0.4%) revealed a clear demarcation between the fold convergence and normal tissue; however, we were unable to detect the lesion clearly (Figure 2b). Narrow-band imaging (NBI) with magnification revealed a faintly visible honeycomb pattern around the normal gland. This finding was classified as type I according to Sano's classification [4] (Figure 2c) and Kudo type IIIL or elongated type I pit pattern was observed with magnifying chromoendoscopy and crystal violet staining (0.05%) (Figure 2d). A biopsy taken from the center of the lesion revealed only normal rectal mucosa.
Figure 2. First colonoscopy at our hospital. a. Conventional (white light) image revealed an altered shape of the lesion. The lesion appeared smaller and more indistinct compared with that seen during the previous colonoscopy and it resembles a scar. b. Chromoendoscopic view with indigo carmine (0.4%) shows fold convergence but no apparent lesion. c. Narrow-band imaging with magnification revealed a faintly visible honeycomb pattern around the normal gland. This pattern was judged as Sano's type I capillary pattern. d. Magnifying chromoendoscopy with crystal violet (0.05%) revealed a Kudo's type IIIL or elongated type I pit pattern.
Colonoscopy was repeated one week after the first examination at our hospital, and with this exam, there was reddish mucosa with erosion caused by the biopsy (Figure 3a). The endoscopic findings of the lesion revealed a remarkable reduction in size with the development of indistinct features during the short period of one month (Figure 4). Because it was difficult to diagnose the lesion by endoscopic findings and the biopsy specimen was normal, we performed diagnostic endoscopic submucosal resection with a ligation device (ESMR-L) (Figure 3b,c,d).
Figure 3. The second colonoscopy was performed approximately one week after the first colonoscopy in our hospital. a. The only observed lesion is a reddish mucosa with an ulcer probably caused by the previous biopsy. Demarcation of the lesion is unclear. b-d Endoscopic submucosal resection with a ligation device (ESMR-L) is performed with simultaneous en-bloc resection. Five clips are placed to obtain complete closure.
Figure 4. Comparison of the colonoscopy findings. On comparing these colonoscopy findings, the tumor seen during the colonoscopy performed at our hospital (b,c) appears smaller with indistinct features compared with the tumor seen during the colonoscopy performed at the referring hospital, one month earlier (a).
Histopathological findings of the resected specimen showed a 1 mm well-differentiated adenocarcinoma with low-grade atypia and no lymphovascular invasion (the macroscopic type was 0-IIb). The depth of invasion was mucosal, and the vertical and lateral cut margins were negative. There was marked fibrosis, congestion, and inflammation around the intramucosal tumor (Figure 5, 6). Surveillance colonoscopy was performed and only scar tissue was observed at the site of resection. A biopsy taken from the scar revealed normal rectal mucosa. The patient is currently in remission with no recurrence detected after 18 months of follow up.
Figure 5. Pathological findings (hematoxylin and eosin staining). We divided the resected specimen into 8 sections. This figure shows panoramic views of sections No. 4 and No. 5. Intramucosal cancer is visible only in section No. 4 (pink line). In addition, remarkable fibrosis is visible over a broad range in sections No. 4 and No. 5.
Figure 6. Magnifying view of specimen No. 4. a. The line of the muscularis mucosa was intricate. Cancer cells invaded the mucosal layer and muscularis mucosa, and remarkable congestion and inflammation are evident (hematoxylin and eosin stain, ×40). b. The intramucosal tumor was diagnosed as well-differentiated adenocarcinoma with low-grade atypia (hematoxylin and eosin staining, ×100).
Spontaneous regression is characterized by partial or complete degeneration of a tumor without any treatment [5,6]. However, the occurrence of regression does not necessarily mean that the tumor is cured and the regression may not be complete or permanent. Spontaneous regression of a malignant tumor is rare, occurring in one in 60,000-100,000 cases, and approximately 3 cases are reported every year from around the world [7,8]. Seventy percent of regressed cases occur in renal cancers, neuroblastoma, malignant melanoma, bladder cancer, or soft tissue sarcomas. Regression of colorectal cancer is exceedingly rare [9], and represents less than 2% of all cases of spontaneous regression [10].
Spontaneous tumor regression could potentially be initiated by immune factors such as tumor necrosis factor-α, tumor growth factor-β, α-interferon, and natural killer cells; induction of differentiation; hormonal mediation; elimination of a carcinogen; tumor necrosis or apoptosis; angiogenesis inhibition; and external factors such as biopsy, infection, trauma, and surgery [11]. Generally, ischemia-or necrosis-activated immune responses initiate tumor regression. Ischemic change in the tumor is caused by vessel obstruction or hypoxia, which depends on the growth rate of the tumor, and shock caused by hemorrhage or dehydration.
Initially, this patient presented at the referring hospital with a tumor measuring 10 mm in size. However, colonoscopy at our hospital, which was performed approximately 4 weeks after the previous colonoscopy, showed that the tumor had regressed with only a scar remaining. Finally, the resected specimen revealed only a 1 mm small mucosal cancer.
Biopsy is thought to be a major contributing factor for tumor regression in this case. The tumor had a remarkably altered shape in a short period. Also, microscopy showed not only congestion and immune cells but also widespread, marked fibrosis around the tumor. Therefore, it was difficult to presume that biopsy was the only causative factor for the altered shape of the lesion and the indications were that this rectal lesion was formed not only by biopsy but also by other factors. Factors such as immunity activated by physical stimulation, inflammation, and ischemic change based on tumor growth, as well as biopsy, could have led to regression in the present case. Ayman S et al. [12] reviewed 21 reported cases of spontaneous regression of colorectal cancer from 1900-2005 and found that regression of primary lesions or local recurrences was confirmed in only 14 (66.7%) cases (other cases accounted for regression of liver metastasis or peritoneal carcinomatosis). Six of these 14 cases (42.9%) were located in the rectum, as in the present case, whereas the others occurred in the ascending colon (14.3%), transverse colon (14.3%), descending colon (7.1%), and sigmoid colon (21.4%). These findings indicate that the rectum, affected by physical stimulation such as residue or stool, is a preferred site for regression of colorectal cancer.
This case also validated the utility of ESMR-L for full staging and diagnosis of difficult lesions. Endoscopic resections such as polypectomy or conventional endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) are simple and less invasive procedures. However, complete resection of a scar-like lesion, as in the present case, is difficult using these techniques irrespective of tumor size. Mashimo et al. reported that ESMR-L is superior to conventional EMR or polypectomy for complete resection of rectal carcinoid tumors. Because the wall of the lower rectum is thick and supported by surrounding connective tissue, ESMR-L can be performed with full suction to achieve a deeper vertical margin without perforation, thus providing a higher complete resection rate even when the lesions comprise scar tissue or are small in size, as in the present case. The complete resection rate for tumors of the lower rectum is reportedly 98.3% [13]. We made an accurate diagnosis using ESMR-L for a scar-like lesion with remarkable fibrosis in the present case, as in other reported cases.
It is important to note that regression in the present case occurred despite the absence of anticancer treatment or any other medication until the patient underwent endoscopic treatment. Further identification and characterization of similar cases could result in defining a patient population that can be followed by observation, aiding in elucidating this phenomenon further.
The rarity of spontaneous regression in cases of colorectal cancer can be attributed to immediate administration of treatment following diagnosis, as technological advances now allow removal of early-stage colorectal tumors at the time of endoscopic examination.
We report a case of a rectal tumor that exhibited alteration of shape with regression over a short period of one month. Spontaneous regression of a malignant tumor is a rare and interesting phenomenon. A better understanding of the underlying mechanism will be a key factor for treatment and prevention of cancer in the future. The present case may provide valuable information that can aid in the development of novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment and prevention of cancer.
Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and the accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the editor-in-chief of this journal.
ESMR-L: Endoscopic submucosal resection with a ligation device; sm: Submucosal; NBI: Narrow-band imaging; CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen; CA 19-9: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9; EMR: Endoscopic mucosal resection.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
FN designed and drafted the manuscript; Dr. TS was responsible for the revision of the manuscript and the supervision of the endoscopic diagnosis; Dr. TN and Dr. YS were responsible for the endoscopic diagnosis; Dr. HT made the pathological diagnosis; and Dr. TM revised the manuscript and was responsible for the endoscopic diagnosis and treatment. All authors approved the final manuscript.
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NGE, LOTRO, STO, KOTOR, Lego Star Wars > NGE 2 (SWTOR). SWG>ALL. Above hopefully subject to change.
Originally posted by jpnz
I think they would have allowed more char slots regardless, as the Legacy system is built around having LOADS (up to 8 per server) of characters, so I do not think they listened to players at all, with the exception of not blocking out the toons, but after all this time it would not have been nice to block extra chars (above the base of 6).
I think they should have just put Makeb in first, and then did F2P if their F2P system was not ready. Quite a few people would have returned for Makeb as it gave more gamepley to play, whereas F2P just lets you play the same tired game for free.
However, I think they coule have done the extra char slots from Nove 15th, but they delayed them on purpose to force people to sub - You could get 12 char slots if you sub, you sub, then create 12 slots and then cancel and then you have 12 slots to play with as preferred. Now if you want more than 12 char slots, if you did create the max, you will now need to pay $35 just to get one more.
It now makes their F2P a mess.
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Originally posted by superniceguyOriginally posted by Gaborik
Well 1st and most important you DONT PLAY SWTOR, you along with the rest copy and paste each others post. Whine and cry about $3 fireworks. You posters have been trying so hard to derail this game. Yes it lost a lot of players every mmo does (even some shut down like your little preshish) but going f2p has been great for SWTOR if you played the game you would know this. Instead of copy/pasting the same crap over and over try playing. You will see from starter planets to the fleet they all have multiple instances. If people just came back because its free it still wouldnt be packed 3 months after it went free. Its still packed because its a good mmo. And the same people who have been whining and crying for over a year now wont change that.....move on already!
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Originally posted by superniceguy
Didn't read my list of things from the trade networks did we? I can go to the GTN and buy character slots, no money involved, just grinding credits and then buying it from auction. To get Dilithium you have to grind specific quests or events not every quest give dil. or if they do it is 5 or 10. so by your example of grinding for dil, how is that any different than grinding for credits and getting it from the auction?
Second point, in SWTOR it does not cost $20 to go from 2 characters to 6 characters. Since we are talkign about the f2p model, and starting at 2 characters you spend $5 and you pref status. BOOM you now have 6 characters. in many of the p2p games people sit there and talk about "is $15 to much a month?" well to be honest is a one time fee of $5 to much, well it is if you are heart set on hating something. then no matter the cost it is to much. After pref status, which unlocks tons of things, you can now more easily buy things from the GTN things which only cost in game credits. These credits are everyday credits not a special currency like dil.
I'm sorry my defense of completely luxy items on a cash shop offend anyone. I do not need a racing stripe on my car to drive it. I do not need to hide my helm to play a game. if you NEED these things i will forever call you vain and defend any companies ability to leech money from you. I admitted that a weekly pass is a kick in the nuts. WHY? because I am acknowledging that to some people all the meat and potatos of a game is the pvp and instancing. To me they are not, thus while I admit they are a kick in the nuts, you will NEVER find me paying for one.
Lastly if your guild/friends are to shallow to help you with gear, then they are not a real guild or friends. You can buy gear unlocks from the Trade Network. If they are not willing to play with you to help you get that stuff, not that great of a guild. If you are reliant on gear scores, then go away. I REALLY hate you elitist jerks. "You can't come in your not geared - But I need this instance to get geared - Then do it with someone else We LEET" MMO's are about community, and the game is not what forces a community it is the players itself. You have a bad community it is not the games fault, it is the anti-social people on the other side of the screen. Been playing MUD's and MUSH's for years. Those games have absolutely no graphics and have had better communities and guilds.
I'm going to spend my time here for the same reason why all the "haters" spend there time here. I'm here to defend a CHOIOCE to play, all the while defending the company who IS making strides atmaking the game better. It doesn't matter if things should have been in at X tiome according to YOUR expectations. They never said "X" date for extra character slots so I expected it to happen when it happened, not any sooner.
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Originally posted by Gaborik
STO has shut down .... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Oh wait, phew. you mean something else!
It has not been 3 months, it has not even been 2 months since F2P launch, but the servers are starting to show a slide in players again as they did last year. People who play for free may play a bit longer than those subbed due to the F2P restrictions.
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EA really does feel like they have blinders on, or else strongly stress to their executives never to pay attention to F2P systems that work.
because, although of course every f2p game wants you to spend money, there are plenty that do this while at the same time remaining FAIR.
Turbine's system does allow you to earn points for the cash shop in game. L2 / Aion put a lot of fluff and buffs in there to go through the game quicker but they dont gate any content or any character creation choices.
I think EA's problem is like the problem that casino managers solved for themselves decades ago. you would think that casinos want their clients to lose all their money when thy visit. that's actually not true. they'd much rather have you lose a small amount of money, and come back again and again, than have you lose all your money once and never come back. (i had this explained to me in more detail by a relative who works for the casino governing commission in new jersey but it gets long and winded). the main point is that EA should be trying to get a LOT of people to spend a little money, not just a few diehards spending a ton.
thanks for reading my ramble.... now i want to go gamble!
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Originally posted by mrrshann618
Thanks a lot stalwart hero, paladin, defender of good.
I sleep easier knowing you are defending EA's ability to fleece it's (remaining) customers.
Battle on pikachu.
As everyone knows, this game is being unfairly persecuted, and needs voulanteers such as yourself to defend it's good name and business practices.
This is how all good games get going, right?
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Originally posted by mrrshann618
Stuff that is on the GTN was purchased with real money still from other players. Instead of working / playing the game to get the credits, they buy stuff from the store, and get your credits, that you worked hard to get. In a way you are like a credit seller but instead of getting money for your efforts you get the equivalent value of the char slots $5 each or whatever you buy
Everybody in STO can just play the game to get the stuff, without spending any money unless want to, so you get more people playing whereas in SWTOR the person you buy the char slots from is more likely not playing and just waiting for the sale.
They do not have to do anything within X days, but as the delay in char slots prevented people from actually playing, it was pretty urgent. The Life Day items were not urgent.
Most stuff from the store is needed to make the game more playable / enjoyable. No other game cripples you, so you feel you need to spend money to get going. If they did not limit the UI, XP, quest rewards etc I bet more people would enjoy the game, and play it more. In LOTRO you have have to pay to unlock content, but if you enjoy the game that far, then spending money is more worth it.
At the end of the day they do not have to do anything, few people like you will still play it, but if it was not restrictive, MORE people would play, and its future would be more brighter. I guess you do not like the game enough to worry.
Originally posted by superniceguyOriginally posted by Gaborik
Oh come on man being very heavy and full at peak times is sliding? Just because your other 5 (i can name them if you want) extreme haters of a game you guys dont play say its sliding is so far from reliable information its sad you continue to copy/paste it. So hang on because of the f2p restrictions people will play longer? Thats kind of opposite of your logic in past post isnt?
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Originally posted by Gaborik Oh come on man being very heavy and full at peak times is sliding? Just because your other 5 (i can name them if you want) extreme haters of a game you guys dont play say its sliding is so far from reliable information its sad you continue to copy/paste it. So hang on because of the f2p restrictions people will play longer? Thats kind of opposite of your logic in past post isnt?
I wanted to comenmorate my 500th post with a copy/paste hater blurb, but I got my copy pate shortcuts all fucked up.
ANyway, SWTOR, to infinity ward and beyond.
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Originally posted by Gaborik
It was already brought to attention that at peak times were now Very Heavy and Heavy, and not FULL as what they were at F2P launch, from this thread
We are not haters we just post FACTS, whereas defenders just post lies. No one said it would be dead after a month, and F2P has not been around for 2 months, let alone 3.
We are not haters, you just hate the facts, and so view us as haters.
Originally posted by tiefighter25Originally posted by Gaborik Oh come on man being very heavy and full at peak times is sliding? Just because your other 5 (i can name them if you want) extreme haters of a game you guys dont play say its sliding is so far from reliable information its sad you continue to copy/paste it. So hang on because of the f2p restrictions people will play longer? Thats kind of opposite of your logic in past post isnt?
Congrats on the 500th post....I have never said SWTOR perfect or the best mmo ever made. Its a very good mmo that a lot of people are enjoying. Im just confused by those who dont play and have spent the last year of their life bashing a game they dont play.
Originally posted by superniceguyOriginally posted by Gaborik
Wrong Nov 1 months December 2nd month 10 days into January is 2 months. Last friday 3 servers were full btw!!
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Most people i've heard from think SWTOR f2p sucks because they can't play the game 100% without paying.
They want access to all content and think the shop should only have cosmetics and Boost items.
These same people also hate the Lotro model where you have to pay to unlock content.
Very few MMOs are 100% free content. It's incredibly difficult to sustain a model in a mmo. You need to have stuff in the shop that people feel they need to buy. Sure SWTOR may be a tad extreme but if they wwent the other way EA would shut down the servers because no one would be supporting it.
MMOs are a different animal when it comes to F2p. its much harder to sustain that model in this genre than in FPS, MOBA, and RTS.
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Originally posted by Z3R01
Well then they have not played the game if thats what they said. The truth is you can play the entire game from level 1-50. You arelimits to how many flashpoints and pvp matches you can do a week but you get to enjoy the ENTIRE game. I would bet you heard that from the fab 5 on this site that have never played but still a year later continue to try and bash a game they dont play. How you can waste a year going on two years of your life whining and crying about a video game you dont play i will never understand. The fab 5 will need to spend a few more years whining and crying cause SWTOR isnt going any where.
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Originally posted by superniceguy
Wait, where are my lies?
All I've stated is that the are giving what they stated they are going to give. None of those had hard dates associated with them. I have never quoted a specific time, I simply said that they are adding in. People with no ability to wait are jumping the gun and stating that it needed to be right away due to "industry standard" (on a non-standardized style)
I've shown data based on my own personal account(s) at the time of posting. That data may not be entirely valid an hour later due to the flux of things such as an Auction House, but at the time of posting they were complete facts on my server. In doing so I've come under attacks such as "I don't get it" and "I'm what is wrong with the industry".
superniceguy, look at the text below your avatar. You are proudly proclaiming that you are a SWTOR hater. We are only calling it like we see it. Everyone keeps going on with "what they should have done" Yeah, and Ncsoft Should have, Cryptic Should have, Turbine Should have, ect. Everyone has some sort of problem with a companies business model. I absolutely despise NcSoft for everything they have done to the MMO industry by their dirty tactics and "unfair" closings. I do not however go into the Aion forums and bash people who state "Hey I've tried this after a while and I love it". I do not feel the need to berrate people who like things other than the games I like. Someone who comes into a game/forum, proclaims they do not, nor will not, play a game and then bashes people who are trying to defend opinnions of "hey this isn't so bad" IS a hater.
I HATE cash shops, yet I still play games that have them. Why? because it is your right to purchase from them if you wish. I do not go around forums calling people morons for buying things. I do not call every GW2 player idiots for supporting a horrible game that is obviously on the downslide. As for people putting things on the GTN after they have paid real money for it. THEIR CHOICE if that is how they want to spend their money, if I can benefit from it all the better, especiall if I do not have to spend real money. To complain about a system such as that is just being spiteful of peoples choices on how to play a game. People play "Second Life" where real money is used to buy in game money and items. is that a "HORRIBLE GAME" because they do not give a way to earn those credits ingame? NO the basic model of Second Life is to fleece everyone for intangible items. People can buy those intangible items for REAL money. How people spend their money is their business. Buying from a cash shop and selling it on a GTN/AH is no different than this "successful" MMO
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If you're playing for free and not spending a dime then stop complaining. EA owes you nothing regardless of what you think they might owe you. If you don't like their f2p structure then move on somewhere else. So goddamn tired of listening to people whine about how they're getting screwed over by cash shops that you don't have to use, and how f2p play is being done wrong because it doesn't give you everything the person paying a monthly sub is getting.
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+1. I have not purchased a single thing from the cash shop. The only thing I've used those cartel points for is for legacy perks. Then again I'm a subscriber and not someone that's looking to have the entire game given away for free.
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That is not true, that is a lie.
I have said I will play SWTOR when they unlock more char slots and now they have I will, just finishing off EQ2 winter event before it goes bye bye tomorrow for another year.
I have also said that I would play it if they fixed the issues I keep stating, but it is not going to get fixed with people stating it is good when it is bad. This is a MMO where devs work on it to improve it. If this was a single player game where changes do not really happen, then you would have a point.
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I use to work at Tobys for 5 yrs and just left 3 months ago, we use to be at 725 young st & bloor st, but we moved to 411 College st & Bathurst st same owner same food, i think for the price and atmosphere and service it is bars none to alot of pubs, I loved working there but needed a change but now I wish I was back there right now...
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For years this place has been the very best in Toronto for burgers. Bar none. Things have really changed, though, and not for the better.......
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How has bipedalism impacted human childbirth? Do PMS and postpartum depression have specific, maybe even beneficial, functions? These are only two of the many questions that specialists in evolutionary medicine seek to answer, and that anthropologist Wenda Trevathan addresses in Ancient Bodies, Modern Lives. Exploring a range of women's health issues that may be viewed through an evolutionary lens, specifically focusing on reproduction, Trevathan delves into issues such as the medical consequences of early puberty in girls, the impact of migration, culture change, and poverty on reproductive health, and how fetal growth retardation affects health in later life. Hypothesizing that many of the health challenges faced by women today result from a mismatch between how their bodies have evolved and the contemporary environments in which modern humans live, Trevathan sheds light on the power and potential of examining the human life cycle from an evolutionary perspective, and how this could improve our understanding of women's health and our ability to confront health challenges in more creative, effective ways.
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Wenda Trevathan, PhD, is the Regents Professor of Anthropology at New Mexico State University. A biological anthropologist whose research focuses on the evolutionary and biocultural factors underlying human reproduction, she published Evolutionary Medicine and Health: New Perspectives in 2008 with OUP.
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"This volume is the most recent of an increasing number of books on the evolutionary biology of disease. . .This book might be easier to read for nonspecialists. . .Nevertheless, for anyone with an interest in the evolution of disease. Evolutionary Medicine offers thought-provoking material."--TheQuarterly Review of Biology"This is a wonderful addition to Evolutionary Medicine, and both fill a unique niche. These are the best examples of why evolution is so pertinent to contemporary medicine. The chapters are provocative and force students to think in new ways. In some chapters, standard practice is turned on its head. We need future health practitioners to be thinking outside of the box. This book is an incredibly important contribution to the literature."--Joan Stevenson, Western Washington University"From the remodeling of the birth canal of the pelvis, to the elaboration of post-menopausal life, to modern changes in the pace of childbearing and the in practice of breastfeeding, Wenda Trevathan shows how an evolutionary perspective can shed new and important light on contemporary issues in women's health. Written with clarity and authority, this is an important book for women, their doctors, and everyone interested in how the human condition has been shaped." --Peter T. Ellison, John Cowles Professor of Anthropology and Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University "Written by a leading light in the field of evolutionary medicine, Wenda Trevathan's Ancient Bodies, Modern Lives describes how many contemporary health problems, particularly those of women, are the result of a mismatch between our "Stone Age" bodies that evolved over millions of years and our current (and radically changed) life styles. Thorough, authoritative, and easy to understand, this book offers suggestions for making informed decisions that impact the health of contemporary women and that of their children and their children's children. Run, don't walk (or stroll bipedally), to give this important and elegantly written book to your favorite bride-to-be, mother-to-be, mother, grandmother, or great grandmother! Inquisitive men will also find this book engaging." --Dean Falk, Ph.D., Hale G. Smith Professor of Anthropology, Florida State University, and author of Finding Our Tongues: Mothers, Infants, and the Origins of Language"Dr. Trevathan has given us a thoroughly enjoyable and highly informative consideration of the challenges to good health faced by all contemporary women, whose physiology, morphology and psychobiology have been shaped by evolutionary processes acting over millions of years. Weaving together scientific evidence from anthropology, endocrinology, psychology, medicine and evolutionary biology, she offers a balanced view of complex issues in an accessible style sure to engage a wide audience....Academicians will value her rigorous scholarship and ample citations. But better still, Dr. Trevathan speaks directly and clearly to all those persons seeking to understand the fascinating variety and flexibility of women's bodies." --Virginia Vitzthum, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction; Professor of Anthropology, Indiana University, Bloomington .."intriguing...fascinating..."fitpregnancy.com"The strength of the book is its integration of results from many fields of research that any reader will find informative, along with an invaluable bibliography." --THE QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY"The casual but scientifically assertive tone of this book renders it particularly useful for students and novices in the field of evolutionary biology and anthropology. The author tackles complex concepts by providing basic theoretical foundations, followed by discussions of the issues, and, on occasion, a suggested 'solution'. A well-reasoned balance is achieved between scientific and social complexity and the 'bigger picture'. -- Anne L. Grauer, Department of Anthropology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL"Though written by a scholar, this book is not only for academic audience. There is no doubt that as a whole or in the form of individual chapters, it can be used in classes of human evolution, gender and societies, and more. But every single woman, regardless of her age, should read this book open-mindedly because it can help understand problems they have experienced in the past or will experience in the future. And, more importantly, this book should be read also by men, with an even more open-minded attitude, because it can teach them a lot about their spouses or girlfriends, and will definitely help them in making decisions often and wrongly considered solely 'women's affairs'." -- Andrea Cucina, HOMO: Journal of Comparative Human Biology


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Dennis Cunningham Receives Ray Trayle Prize
Dennis Cunningham, art faculty, was unanimously selected as the recipient of the 2015 Ray Trayle Print Prize, given annually to a "remarkable Northwest printmaker."
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Marylhurst University is 10 miles south of Portland, Oregon, on Highway 43, between Lake Oswego and West Linn.
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Marylhurst University is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. We also have received specialized accreditation and approvals from many organizations.
The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning has cited Marylhurst as a national leader in serving adult students. We received CAEL's 2004 Institutional Service Award for "outstanding commitment to the expansion of lifelong learning opportunities and for innovative efforts to improve access and quality in academic programs for adult learners."
Melody Rose, Ph.D., President
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The Marylhurst University Board of Trustees includes prominent members of the regional community and is chaired by Andrew MacRitchie of Aequitas Capital Management. Trustees are Marylhurst alumni, corporate executives, educators and civic leaders. The board represents a variety of industries, including financial services, retail, health services, public utilities and university education. Each member brings a unique perspective and high caliber of leadership.
Marylhurst University has 54 full-time and 426 part-time faculty. All are working professionals recognized in their fields. Each brings practical, tested experience to the classroom.
Undergraduate students: 696
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Total: 1,273
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Figures from Marylhurst University Fact Book/IPEDS Winter Report, January 2015
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Shoen Library is a center for learning and scholarship for Marylhurst students as well as the surrounding community. With a comprehensive collection of books, e-books, periodicals, e-journals, CDs, DVDs, streaming video and audio, electronic research databases, computer labs and quiet space for study and reflection, Shoen Library is a favorite destination for students. Open seven days a week, Shoen Library houses meeting rooms, an art gallery, the Writing Center, the Math Resource Center, ESL tutoring and the ITS Help Desk.
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On Monday I took delivery of my new work laptop. A Toshiba Portege R500. Despite being ridiculed by my boss for getting a 'wimps' machine, I chose this computer because of certain irresistible promises:
The rest of it's features, frankly, just meet, or pale in comparison to my most recent laptop (the HP Nx8430). All that is, except for one, but more on that later.
Over the last couple of days, whilst I've been installing software and transferring data, I've come to really appreciate this machine. But then so has everyone else who's seen it as well. Like a pregnant woman's tummy, everyone seems to think they have the right to touch it.
It's a computer that's something like the new Lotus Exige. A sports car, with super car pretensions. Like the Exige, everything that's not considered essential is stripped out or pared down.
For example, the speakers, or should I say, speaker, is small and hardly hi-fidelity. There is no built-in webcam, an omission not seen on any self-respecting laptop today. The chromed mouse buttons look great, right until you click them, and leave unsightly smudgy fingerprints. Video out is an outdated 20th century VGA connector. No, the keyboard is not backlit; and unlike the new Macbook "Air" you can't use gestures on the trackpad to zoom your browser or rotate your pictures.
But then, you pick it up, and marvel at it's lightness. The model I have, with the 120GB HDD, weigh's less than a kg. The keyboard, whilst not backlit, has 85 full sized keys with great tactile response.
Last night I worked for over 4 hours without AC power. When I eventually went to sleep, the Low battery warning informed me that I only had juice for another 1 hr 05. Did I mention that this is on the 4-cell battery that comes as standard. There's also a 6-cell battery which comes as an accessory. Be careful though, this bumps the width to a whopping 25mm. (battery life to circa 8 hours though)
You'd think, after Apple's recent announcement that, to put together something his sleek, one actually has to sacrifice on peripherals we've come to take for granted. But you'd be wrong!
The Toshiba R500 is a mere 1mm thicker than the Macbook Air, and Apple compromised with a hidden peripheral slot, housing a single USB, mini-DVI, and headphone socket; no optical drive; no replaceable battery, and a paltry 80GB HDD. They did this in a computer up to 400g heavier.
The R500 on the other hand has a full Dual-layer DVD Burner, a firewire slot, no less than 3 USB slots, PCMCIA type II slot, VGA connector, SD Card slot, physical wi-fi switch, headphone and mic socket with volume control, a 1Gbps Ethernet socket, and a 120GB HDD.
All that, in just one more millimetre! Not bad Toshiba. Like the Mac, you can choose to get the 64GB Solid State Drive, unlike the Mac, this will boost the battery life to an amazing 12.5 hours.
And it's not ugly either. Gone are designs reminiscent of clunky brick, or fridge plastic. This machine is a svelte magnesium alloy. On this PC stickers will detract from it's beauty.
And then.... ...there's the display!!
It's only 12.2" diagonal, but drives a respectable 1280 x 800 pixels. Actually the VGA out simultaneously and comfortably drives my 22" 1680 x 1050 display. But this isn't the innovation.
On the top left corner of the keyboard is a button with a strange icon. A screen with the sun behind it. Press this in the office and whoops, the screen goes dark. But press this outside in the bright sunlight, and suddenly, as if by magic, the screen lights up to wonderful, readable, useful display. The magic of the transreflective screen. In one fell swoop you get to use your computer outside, by the pool, at the coffee shop, and save more battery-life.
So since the Macworld announcement this morning, I've had some interesting thoughts:
This is one great computer.


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I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to'. And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn't hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England, he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical small town called Amalgam, the kind of trim and sunny place where the films of his youth were set. Instead, his search led him to Anywhere, USA; a lookalike strip of gas stations, motels and hamburger outlets populated by lookalike people with a penchant for synthetic fibres. Travelling around thirty-eight of the lower states - united only in their mind-numbingly dreary uniformity - he discovered a continent that was doubly lost; lost to itself because blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes and television; lost to him because he had become a stranger in his own land. The Lost Continent is a classic of travel literature - hilariously, stomach-achingly funny, yet tinged with heartache - and the book that first staked Bill Bryson's claim as the most beloved writer of his generation.
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Bill Bryson is much loved for his bestselling travel books, from The Lost Continent to Down Under, but Notes from a Small Island has earned a particularly special place in the nation's heart (a national poll for World Book Day in 2003 voted it the book that best represents Britain). His acclaimed A Short History of Nearly Everything won the Aventis Prize for Science Books and the Descartes Science Communication Prize. He has now returned to live in the UK with his wife and family. www.billbryson.co.uk
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"High-spirited... hilarious" Observer "Hilarious... he can be suave, sarcastic and very funny... not your typical travel writer" Sunday Telegraph "Funny as this wonderful book is, it is also a serious indictment of the American way of life and the direction in which it is going... he is genuinely shocked, as we are, by the statistics of affluence, poverty, crime and culture that he drops in hither and thither" Irish Times "A very funny performance, littered with wonderful lines and memorable images" Literary Review
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An unending barrage of sarcastic commentary - some of it funny, most of it obnoxious - nearly obscures the occasional acute perceptions of America that Bryson peppers throughout this prodigal son's report. After living and travel-writing for more than a decade in England, Bryson, inspired by a trip to his hometown of Des Moines to attend his father's funeral, decided to explore the US. Here, he reports on his recent trip crisscrossing the nation, guffawing and complaining most of the way, visiting mainly small towns and the countryside in between, but also a few cities, most on the East Coast. True to the book's sour spirit, it begins with a disappointment: a visit to Bryson's grandparents' Iowa house, now no longer the happy home of memory but merely a "shack" surrounded by "cheap little houses." Bryson finds solace by buying the Sunday New York Times, though, and points out that it costs 75,000 trees to reproduce: "So what it' our grandchildren have no oxygen lo breath? Fuck'em." Bryson's humor doesn't get much sharper than that, but his eye for American foibles does, as he endures the, to him, dull plains of Nebraska; garishness of Las Vegas; spookiness of the Smoky Mountains; terrors of a Philadelphia slum; overorderliness of the Smithsonian, and onwards. The mailing of America, the violence that pervades the land, the sleazy films that fill the airwaves: these are the sores that shock or amuse his expatriate's eye. But still Bryson finds good here: the simple dignity of Elvis' birthplace in Tupelo, Miss,; the glories of the Grand Canyon; the nostalgic treasures of baseball's spacious Hall of Fame; and, finally, returning lo Des Moines, all that makes this city "friendly and decent and nice." Bryson is a smooth writer, only far too Smug and self-consciously cranky; still, his account is funny al times, insightful at others. But for a mine mature, wise, and winsome American odyssey by another expatriate, see Mort Rosenblum's excellent Back Home (p. 978). (Kirkus Reviews)


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2up Black Rock Desert Anniversary Ride
For our first report,(Weldpro & PinkPillion) we decided on this---our 15th Anniversary, journey to the Black Rock Desert. We have been out there a few times, but never upon the bike (00 1150 GS). Before heading out there, I read two recent reports. The first by WoodsChick, the second by Hodakaguy. We live in Susanville, Lassen County, in Northern California, and the BRD is approximately 2 hours east of us in Nevada. So hopefully everyone isn't too burned out on the subject matter. I hope the pictures post!!!
9am Friday morning June 18th. The kids tucked safely away with their aunt, we have until Saturday afternoon. We have 1 map.
The bike is all packed up--In one black REI duffel we have stuffed:
3 person Marmot tent
2 North Face Cat's Meow +20 sleeping bags
2 insulated sleeping pads
2 blow up pillows
In the backpack we have food, water, Katadyn water filter.
Sidebags are carrying tools and clothes.
We jump onto HWY 36 South from Eagle Lake Road. A view of Susanville from above.
In town, we turn left at Center Road, cruise past the two local prisons and merge onto 395 North. To the left is an old house, that had a rundown twin.
And turn up Smoke Creek Road. Up ahead is some sort of old military bunker, protected by a nice barbed wire fence.
Onward into the Smoke Creek desert--slippery gravel and all.
A rusty truck cab graveyard.
Typical mountains along the way.
The road ahead of us.
...to be continued
Black Rock Desert
Great riding area , hope you take lots of pics ! Tell us all the places you go , I've went out there a lot ten years ago for about 5 years .
well the RR sound great sofar keep it coming:thumb
2up Black Rock Desert Anniversary Ride
We continue on to Smoke Creek Canyon to this cave and take a break.
I find a lizard, take a picture of the rock formations, and smell the roses.
and head up the road until it comes to a T. To the left we go.
and come to the next T. Right this time, toward Gerlach, Nevada.
...to be continued
The terrain is a little different but the bullet holes in the signs are just like the ones we have here in Maine. Nice report! :rofl
2up Black Rock Desert Anniversary Ride
We ride along the HWY toward Gerlach then veer to the left, and drop into the Playa.
It is pretty hot out there already and it is still early in the day. The sun feels good after a long winter in Susanville.
Out of the desert and into Gerlach for gas. Luckily Shell had premium. Maybe there is a better map?? No such luck.
We head out of town and take the first left back out toward the BRD. We are shooting for Trego hot springs.
but we go right instead of left. Before turning around we see a huge coyote and this lone antelope.
My awesome view!!
Finally, we come across Trego Hot Springs. There are no signs, the only landmark is a radio tower of some sort. Oh to have a GPS.
Back to the Playa. Destination--the black mountain straight ahead.
We learn that we need to avoid this deep stuff. As we are riding across the desert I can feel us sinking and slipping about. The bike is quite heavy with both of us and all of our stuff.
We get out to the harder dirt and keep going toward the black mountain. Below the mountain, we come across our next hot spring Black Rock. We see a pioneer wagon right off the trail.
The spring is beautiful and the color is amazing. Nice and warm.
It is still light, so we decide to go on to Double Hot Springs. On the way we crash in the sand, fatigue is setting in. But we get there. These springs are HOT.
The sun is starting to set, so the decision is made to B-Line back across the desert to the Black Rock spring to set up camp. Right after leaving Double Hot we see a rattle snake in the road. The ride across was pretty rough. At one point we came to a gully with that deep dirt. As we dropped in we proceeded to sink due to the heaviness of our load. The thought of camping right there would not have been cool, so I jumped off to lighten the load. As he rode the bike out of the gully, I ate it face first in the dirt. I got up with my belly scuffed up, and no broken nails. Finally we make it back to Black Rock spring where we jump into the warm water and wash off the Playa dust.
After a long day of riding, camp is all set up. We eat some food, drink some Pepsi and Capri Sun, and laugh about how my jumping off injury would now be considered my "taking one for the team".
...to be continued.
Nice!:thumb I love the big deserts!
More please!:lurk
i see you guys have gone buy some hot spring :D how the water ok are can you swim in them my wife is reading the RR and said i may get here talked into a west coast trip if i can find some springs to swim in:wink:
2up Black Rock Desert Anniversary Ride
Thanks to the newly acquired sleeping pads and inflatable pillows, sleeping was better than ever before. After camping in the worse conditions ever, we decided to spend the big bucks this time around. Well worth it I say! Morning on the Playa is always surreal. The hot spring had steam rising in the morning.
and the water was cooking up nicely for the coffee. We still had clean water, but wondered if if was ok to filter the hot spring. Vowed to learn more about the virus' associated with desert water prior to our next visit.
Richard got a hold of the camera as I was walking to the hot spring dock.
A couple of guys came past as we were packing up camp. They had stayed in Sulfer. They mentioned a interesting event taking place out on the Playa. Rockets. We headed out onto the Playa, straight toward the event.
Just in time to see this huge rocket shoot into the air.
We watched for a while then moved on. Came across Coyote Spring. It had a big fence around it. I climbed up there and found no visible water.
Just Richard doing tricks on the Playa.
This marker was right out in the middle of the desert. Quite dangerous for those driving 100 miles an hour, on the Playa, at night!!
...to be continued.
2up Black Rock Desert Anniversary Ride
We thought we would go visit Empire but decided on lunch at Bruno's after we slipped out in the thick mud. This happened in view of the HWY, and in order not to totally look stupid, we got the bike up pretty quickly. When the back tire began to dig into the mud, I got behind the bike to help push it out. To be rewarded with a nasty spray of thick Playa mud all over me. Another one for the team! :) We were glad the bike was wearing the dirt bike tires.
I walked to where the ground was firm, as he rode through the mud. I jumped on wearing my mud suit, and we went to Bruno's for lunch.
MMMM. French Dip and Burger. I consumed three glasses of ice cold Coke in like 5 minutes.
Headed out of town we saw this awesome Red, White, and Blue truck. I am a sucker for Americana folk art.
Due to the mud incident, we decide to skip Empire and go back the way we came.
...to be continued.
2up Black Rock Desert Anniversary Ride
From Gerlach we head north and turn left onto Smoke Creek Road. Right before the one lane bridge we take a right onto an unmarked road. The road looks well traveled and before long we see a few of burros and large herd of antelope.
You can barely see these guys, and they are fast.
Along the road we see this mustang. He is all alone. No herd around.
We stop to look around, and see where we had been.
We arrive at this sign and decide to go forward toward Stone Corral in search of Shinn Ranch Road which will eventually bring us back to 395.
Some flowers nearby.
We continue along the road which has turned crappy and jaggedy rocked. The smooth BLM type road is gone. And--we eat it, pretty hard on the right side. Notice the broken case mount near my boot.
We manage to strap the case down to minimize the shake. After careful consideration of time, no map, and limited water, we decide to head back to Smoke Creek Road. The Stone Corral will have to wait until next time.
Before long we arrive at a grove of shade trees. Richard relaxes, I explore the area.
From this point we continue toward 395. Back on the road and home by 5:45pm. Sad that the trip has come to an end. Exploring the desert on the bike was awesome. The only true injury was to the bike. A broken case mount. Good thing Richard owns a welding business.
Bath time for the bike. Off with the Playa mud.
15 years ago we eloped in Tahoe. Our parents were not happy with us as I was the oldest daughter and would have had the first wedding. Richard and I had been together for 10 years before we were married and did our own thing even as teenagers. So this weekend was a great way to celebrate our adventuresome spirits.
Thanks for coming along on our 1st ride report. Until our next ride...
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R&B / Pop Songs Music Chart - June 13, 2010
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Grind. Dance. Up and down. Ride? Fine with me. What goes better together than heavy bass and lapdances? Nothing! Ciara has returned with a summer smash that will have girls dancing seductively on their beaus for months to...Read More
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Maybe it's because I still have PTSD from the travesty that was Tipsy Texting, but any song with phone sound effects instantly makes me cringe. Thankfully Bobby V's new Phone #, the first single off his upcoming album,...Read More
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Kelly Rowland may have been a Child when she kicked off her musical career alongside Beyoncé and Michelle Williams, but that was a long time ago. Now 29-years-old, the singer's matured into a "Grown-ass Woman" – and,...Read More
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I'm going to assume this isn't your first time on DJBooth and skip over the Novel introductions. (If it is, welcome. You've got about seven million dope Novel tracks to catch up on; get busy). Instead, I'll just cut...Read More
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Contrary to popular belief, while we do work together, and share very similar musical tastes, the homey DJ Z and I don't always agree; like when it comes to The-Dream's new single Make Up Bag (he's apparently finally...Read More
Shontelle - Impossible
Shontelle's debut set, released first in Nov. '08 and then re-released in March '09, may not have been the breakout success she was hoping for, but don't think for a second that she's let that discourage her. Knowing that...Read More
Cee-Lo Green - What Part of Forever
Forever is a long time – and that goes double (well, times-infinity, actually) when you're an immortal sparkle-vampire like Edward Cullen Cee-Lo Green. Fresh off the release of reader-acclaimed single Georgia, the ATL...Read More
Bruno Mars ft. Cee-Lo & B.o.B - The Other Side
I was skeptical when I first heard Bruno Mars on B.o.B's smash hit Nothin on You, and even when I heard him again on Travie McCoy's Billionaire. I imagined Bruno Mars as someone who'd pop up, make a few joints, then...Read More
Pleasure P - Change Positions
Believe it or not, being a paragon of male attractiveness has its drawbacks. And if you're not willing to take it from me (though I'm not sure why you wouldn't be), take it from Pleasure P. On Change Positions, the lead...Read More
Usher ft. Nicki Minaj - Lil Freak
When it comes to Lil Freak, the latest leak from the immortal Usher, I could talk about a lot of things. I could mention that the production, a slowly bumping, sonically steaming beat from Usher's hit making partner Polow...Read More
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