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Christmas is here again and shoppers will be flocking to the usual big-name suspects for their holiday shopping. Price-conscious shoppers hunting for door-buster deals and blowout savings will set their eyes on discount stores, both online and traditional brick-and-mortar types, such as Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN ) , J.C. Penney, and Best Buy, as well as a host of other household names.
Investors in the retail space, however, won't be shopping for great Christmas bargains only, but also for businesses that will continue to deliver the best bang for their buck in 2014. Amazon has always been an attractive proposition primarily due to its wild revenue growth. The $61 billion in sales-a-year online retailer has been growing its revenue at a blistering 32.7% annual clip that belies its huge size. Its share price has also grown admirably: the stock was in the low $50's exactly five years ago, but right now it's trading at slightly more than $400 -- that's a gain of 700% in five years.
Amazon is a fine case study in mutual inscrutability, building a reputation as the ultimate disruptive force in the retail landscape, an art it has perfected through cutting prices to the bone and surviving on razor-thin margins. Its extremely pricey valuation also requires a leap of faith for new investors looking to open positions in the stock.
There are very few retailers that seem to be resistant to the Amazon onslaught. Investors interested in investing in the retail industry are best advised to perform due diligence and gauge how susceptible their companies of interest are to the retail giant.
Amazon-resistant retailers
Mark Miller, a William and Blair analyst, has for the last two years been studying retailers that seem to have credible defenses against Amazon. Miller, together with his colleagues, has been collecting massive swathes of data on a monthly basis from the websites of 40 large retailers. The data points of interest in their study include checking the degree of product overlap between the retailers and Amazon and other factors that would normally be overlooked in a typical analysis by securities analysts. Mark and his friends have been trying to calculate how vulnerable a particular retailer is to Amazon by using a number of functions with different weights assigned as follows:
- 40% based on comparative prices,
- 40% based on a favorable shopping environment
- 20% based on the degree of product overlap
Using the data collected, retailers such as TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX ) , Walgreen (NASDAQ: WBA ) , and Cabela's (NYSE: CAB ) have come out on top as the retailers least susceptible to ceding market share to Amazon.
Walgreen has a 49% product overlap with Amazon. Its merchandise is on average 17.2% more expensive than Amazon's. Among the 40 retailers studied, TJX Companies have the lowest product overlap with Amazon at just 17%. Its products are on average 24.3% pricier.
Cabela's products are the least expensive compared to Amazon's. The specialty retailer's goods are just 12.2% more costly than Amazon's, with a 35% product overlap.
These versatile retailers have outperformed the S&P 500 index over the last two years.
In the six months following the May study, TJX Companies, Walgreen, and Amazon all recorded sizable gains in their share prices. Amazon's share price was up 17.7%, Walgreen rose 10.07%, while TJX Companies gained 10.2%. Cabela's shares tanked a surprising 10.2%. For comparison purposes, the broader S&P 500 rose marginally by 1.2% in a similar time frame.
Budding greenhorns showing promise
There are other not so well known upstarts that could also possibly give Amazon food for thought in the not too distant future. For instance, Groupon connects merchants to customers through its local commerce marketplace and its discounting business model. Although the company has of late been struggling with its popular ''daily deals'' model in the face of stiff competition from RetailMeNot and Google, its Groupon Goods Service has been bringing home the bacon.Groupon now sells directly to its customers. Groupon's stock has gained close to 140% in the last 12 months.
Blue Nile is probably much less known to the average investor than Groupon, since it primarily focuses on the luxury-goods niche. It's also a small company with a $614 million market cap. Blue Nile is one of the few companies that have been trying to exploit vastly improved online security by selling high-end goods via the web.
The luxury-goods sector remains free from the over-cannibalizing that is rampant in other sectors, thanks mainly to its robust customer service that has always ensured customers are not scammed with fake or lower-end merchandise. The company's bold online model is still quite utopian, but might become widely accepted and appreciated by consumers a few years down the line.
Final thoughts
Amazon is likely to remain the most dominant online retailer for many years to come. Although its lack of decent profits is a bit worrying, its investors have been willing to overlook that and have steadily bid up its price based on the firm's robust revenue growth.
Powerful and disruptive as Amazon is, it is likely to face growing competition from the likes of TJX Companies, Walgreen, and Cabela's, companies that seem to be withstanding its onslaught amazingly well.
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LOCKPORT – Two Niagara Falls men were arraigned Thursday on separate but similar charges of selling the painkiller oxymorphone near their homes last fall.
Ruben Longoria, 57, of Pine Avenue, and Nino V. Casale, 30, of West Market Street, pleaded not guilty to two counts each of third-degree sale and possession of a controlled substance.
Longoria's alleged drug deals occurred Nov. 2 and 16, while Casale's allegedly took place Oct. 30 and Nov. 6.

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SINGAPORE (NNS) -- Sailors from the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) conducted a community service project (COMSERV) at the Singapore Cheshire Home during a goodwill port visit, Oct. 29.
COMSERVs allow Sailors the opportunity to give back to local communities and to learn about the host nation's culture on a personal level.
"It was an extreme pleasure to be able to interact with Cheshire Home residents," said Lt. Brad Adorador, a Cheshire Home COMSERV team leader. "The highlight of the trip was our interaction with the residents; just to see the team give back and be selfless is a great thing."
The Singapore Cheshire Home relishes any opportunity for visitors to spend time with the residents.
"It means a lot to the staff and residents for Sailors to take time out of their day to interact with the people who live here," said Chan Chooi Ling, chairperson of the Cheshire Home Management Committee. "Life can become pretty routine here and it's nice for our residents to share a laugh and interact with George Washington Sailors."
The Singapore Cheshire Home was established in 1957 to provide both long and short-term care, rehabilitation, and recreational activities for the physically disabled.
George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
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I am thinking of naming my newborn son Adyan, when I have checked the meaning it states that a 'nabee was named this'. I quite like this name and was wondering if anyone can tell me the nabee's story or what number nabee he was, when and what era he was.
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Isn't Adyan the plural of Deen (ie religion)?
I may be wrong though; someone please correct me if this is the case.
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Clinton expects any significant breakthroughs to follow his state visit to India and Pakistan, the subcontinent's two surly antagonists, he will be sorely disappointed. But if the results include U-S acknowledgement of this region's growing political and economic importance, and a sobering reminder of the dangers of a nuclear standoff -- and if he gets a reciprocal gesture in return -- then [Mr.] Clinton can consider his tour of this volatile region a modest but gratifying success. It's not what builds historical legacies, of course, but it will be a respectable showing for a lame-duck president. TEXT: In Florida, the Orlando Sentinel is pleased that President Clinton is pressing for peace in both the Mideast and in South Asia, whatever his motives. VOICE: President Bill Clinton's latest round of Middle East peacemaking has drawn the criticism that he's just seeking a positive legacy. He denies it. Whether that's Mr. Clinton's goal or not ignores the real issue -- taking advantage of a rare chance to press for peace. .... People should bear in mind that the window of opportunity to make progress toward peace never opens too wide in the Middle East. And it tends to slam shut at any sign of the slightest tension. Now it's open. Israel and the Palestinians have resumed their negotiations. ... The United States should take advantage of every opportunity. TEXT: For its part, the New York Times is a bit disappointed that the results of the president's journey did not bear much fruit. VOICE: This past weekend demonstrated the limits of presidential diplomacy, even at a time of great American influence around the world. Bill Clinton's efforts to further peace in South Asia and the Middle East proved frustrating and unproductive. Mr. Clinton's Saturday meeting with Pakistan's military leader, General Pervez Musharraf, and his talks yesterday with President Hafez al-Assad of Syria accomplished little because neither interlocutor was in a mood to do business. TEXT: Taking a more hopeful, but also a somewhat longer view, is the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. VOICE: [President] Clinton's South Asia journey could yield huge long-term benefits for global stability. No region of the world contains more promise and peril than South Asia. President Clinton's journey to Bangladesh, India and Pakistan demonstrated the United State's recognition of the importance of promoting social and economic progress, democracy and regional peace for global stability and prosperity. ... The crux of his message was that the United States stands ready to help because it is in America's interests to support democracy and expand trade in South Asia. 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Indians bridle at the thought of colonial rule, and India values its independence and does not take kindly to Westerners telling it how to behave -- especially Westerners from the world's last superpower and largest nuclear power. /// OPT /// [Mr.] Clinton used his vaunted powers of persuasion to praise India's achievements and outline joint interests it shared with the U-S to promote freer trade, better jobs, a cleaner environment and a more vigorous fight against drugs and terrorism. But he made his wisest challenge when he asked Indians to realize that nuclear weapons won't necessarily make them more secure. /// END OPT /// TEXT: On that note, we conclude this sampling of press reaction to President Clinton's trip to South Asia. NEB/ANG/KL 27-Mar-2000 13:59 PM EDT (27-Mar-2000 1859 UTC) NNNN Source: Voice of America .


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The chief on scene said by the time crews arrived, flames were shooting out of every window and door way of the two-story house and there was nothing they could do to save it.
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Lodged between the celebrated First Amendment, establishing freedoms of speech, religion, assembly and press, and the dead letter of the Third, which protects homeowners from housing soldiers in peace and in war, are these 22 words:
"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right to bear arms shall not be infringed."
The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is mysterious and ambiguous. What exactly does it mean to bear arms? Does the introductory phrase limit that right? Is it an absolute infringement?
The cryptic language of the amendment will always be relevant too. Governments - state and federal - have all passed laws and regulations about the ownership of firearms. Not just that, but there are laws stopping people from using other weapons too. I guess that means whenever laws prevent someone from "bearing arms" (whatever that means), the Second Amendment could theoretically come into play.
About five years ago, the Supreme Court of the United States examined the Second Amendment and ruled that the right to bear arms is an individual one that does not need to be related to a militia, but that right is not unlimited. The government has an interest in regulating firearms, and regulations that are "reasonable" do not infringe on the right to bear arms. The decision brought shock waves throughout the land. It was the first time the high court had examined the Second Amendment since 1939.
The court addressed the issue again in 2010. It confirmed the earlier ruling and this time made it perfectly clear that state governments are also bound to adhere to the Second Amendment. (The application of the federal Constitution's Bill of Rights is a perennial topic in the history of the Supreme Court.)
Hawaii has now joined the debate in a significant way. For many years, our state has had some of the country's strictest laws regulating firearms. And very recently, those laws have been challenged. Last summer, Christopher Baker brought a lawsuit in the federal court in Honolulu asking the court to declare Hawaii's firearms regulations unconstitutional and in violation of the Second Amendment.
Baker argued that the Hawaii laws are so strict that a person cannot carry a gun anywhere without a special permit. These special permits can be approved only by the chief of police and cannot be reviewed by any court, agency or other government entity. The rigid restrictions, according to Baker, are absolute and violate the right to bear arms.
Baker brought his case against the City and County of Honolulu, the chief of police, Louis Kealoha, and the governor. The city responded by asking the court to dismiss the case, known as Baker v. Kealoha, entirely. According to the city, the right to bear arms is not infringed by the statutory scheme. The court agreed and ruled for the city.
Baker then took his case to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. He argued that our state laws give unfettered discretion to the chiefs of police in determining who can have a permit to keep firearms and who can't. That infringement, according to Baker, is unreasonable and cannot stand.
The city countered that there was no error in knocking the case out. The city examined the history of the Second Amendment and went back to ancient English statutes, the common law of the original 13 colonies, and all the way up to the landmark decisions of our modern-day Supreme Court. According to the city, there is no historical basis supporting a right to bear arms outside of one's home.
The appellate court heard arguments in December and then took the case under advisement. We're still waiting for a decision.
If the city prevails, then the Legislature won't have to amend a thing. The statutes will have withstood the constitutional challenge and the laws as written need not be altered. The real ramification will be for other states. If the 9th Circuit agrees with and adopts the city's argument, then it could allow states to take a more restrictive approach to the possession of firearms. (Whether states like Wyoming and Idaho possess the political will to adopt Hawaii's restrictions is a different story.)
If Baker prevails, the fate of the Hawaii statutes could be another result of the newly revived Second Amendment. It would be the latest example of an infringement upon that right to bear arms - one of our oldest civil rights.
No matter how the case pans out, it probably won't end in San Francisco. From there, it's on to the highest court in the land. Baker v. Kealoha could go all the way to the Supreme Court. It could give the Supreme Court another chance - the third time in more than 70 years - to explore the meaning of those ambiguous 18th-century words.
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24 April 2009: The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) organized the first UNECE Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Housing, which convened from 21-22 April 2009, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Participants presented examples of energy-efficient housing from the UNECE region, as well as related financial and carbon offsetting mechanisms and supporting policies.
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James Beamer of the IBEW union accuses the Sun-Gazette of spreading misinformation about prevailing wage laws. Pot, meet kettle....
This is one that I cannot agree with, there are many studies that show the opposite. Those studies Mr. Russo cites leave out very important data, they ignore research based on experience in states that have repealed these laws. Prevailing wage laws have long operated as a check and balance against an industry, the construction industry, that tends to degenerate into destructive wage and price competition. This type of competition drives skilled workers from the industry, reduces productivity and reduces quality. Lack of prevailing wage laws leads to poverty-level jobs, without saving government any money and costs government more on the social welfare end. Claims by opponents of prevailing wage laws ignore research based on real-world experience in states that have repealed prevailing wage laws. Repealing prevailing wage laws does nothing to help the worker only works to fill the company coffers.
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I am in the specialty construction industry. My company has both union and non-union branches to accommodate projects requiring either.
It is a total load of BS that wages degenerate without prevailing wage laws. I live this everyday.
I have also found that some of our operational units in areas like New York, cannot compete with our unionized operational groups in South New Jersey on price.
There are many factors involved here.
Lastly, with regard to safety, we have a single safety group that covers both union and non-union, holding them to the highest standards.
In today's world, if your safety record is poor, you will not get work.
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Mr. Russo only cited conservative organizations research on prevailing wage laws.
Independent studies show what Carl posted is accurate.
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eriklatranyi - The data is the data. I have taken all sides of this issue that is why as a conservative I will step on the elitist Republicans toes on this. They are no more truthful than elitists liberals. I have read and absorbed the studies done on both sides and I will stand by the fact that the Republican claims, not necessarily the conservative, "ignore research based on real-world experience in states that have repealed prevailing wage laws." Corporatism at its finest.
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The problem is gov't corruption in those studies, not the repeal of the prevailing wage laws.
Even under the prevailing wage system, corruption leads to contracts that should not be awarded.
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Opera star Renata Tebaldi, who died Sunday at age 82 at her home in the republic of San Marino, represented more than Italian singing at its greatest. In the opera world and beyond, she was the Madonna - with all that the archetype implies.
Even in her later years, when the long-retired diva made courtesy calls in cities of past successes - with little resemblance to the ample, dimpled woman of her prime - Tebaldi created a stir tantamount to that of heads of state.


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November 21, 2004, 07:05 PM
I think these are the coolest looking SMGs EVAR!!! Just wondering where I could find some more information. Rate of fire, weight, durability, ect...
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I don't know of any site with all the info but as for durability, I have 56,000 rounds through mine with no parts breakage. That does not count what the police dept that owned it before ran through it. Folded it is 20 inches long, rate of fire about 750RPM, weight about 7 1/2 pounds.
November 21, 2004, 11:51 PM
very cool, just makes me want one more!!!
They seem to be one of the most reasonably priced SMGs out there, besides the Mac 10s/UZIs.
November 21, 2004, 11:56 PM
Really? Sorta boring to me. One good thing to know is that its basically a clone of the Carl Gustav (sometimes called the Swedish K also). Read up on those as well and you will know much.
They did make a semi-auto version, and someone made a recent clone of those, so you can have one. With a big long dumb barrel. And its closed bolt. And really expensive.
November 24, 2004, 04:06 PM
The S&W 76 is not a clone of the Swedish K, Not one part is the same. It is a good represntative of the tube style submachineguns. It can be quite accurate for an open bolt subgun and is a good value for those that are stuck in the Curio & Relic states. There were clones of these made as well but they had some problems with some. No problem that can not be fixed however. The rate of fire is about 750-800 but I have a slow fire conversion of my own design that slows it to about 450-500. The sights suck as they are fixed but an extra shroud with a mount on it and a dot sight like the Eotech and it is very user friendly. The semi-auto versions are different internally and not really any comparison as they are made by the clone company. The S&W 76 was issued to Seal teams up until the early 1980's. They do use Swedish K mags though with some slight filing of the mag in one spot. It takes about 30 seconds to do and they are very reliable.
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One might be tempted to draw comparisons, but it can also become an obsession. Still, that's exactly what Berliners tend to do, at least when it comes to their city.
Whenever it happens, Berlin suddenly isn't good enough for them, and they constantly feel compelled to draw comparisons -- not with just any old cities, but with the crème de la crème. "Berlin, the German metropolis, can once again measure up to the likes of London, Paris and New York," the city's then-mayor said shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The die-hard residents of the German capital don't like to aim any lower than that. They see Berlin as the sassy little sister of London, Paris and New York, a city that successfully contended for a spot in the exclusive family of cosmopolitan cities in the 1920s.
Berlin went into decline during the Nazi era and after it was divided into a free west and communist east. But Berliners like to think that, since Germany's reunification in 1990, the city has been on a path to rejoining the club of the world's great cities.
The obsession with comparisons was already widespread in Berlin in the 1860s. In a satirical play called "Haussegen oder Berlin wird Weltstadt" ("Domestic Bliss, or Berlin Becomes a Cosmopolitan City"), a servant says with a sneer: "Yet another building has collapsed, three people have disappeared without a trace and the bodies of six newborn babies have been found on the Waisenbrücke (Orphans' Bridge). London and Paris can no longer compete with us."
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But the notion that Berlin's development and rise to prominence could be compared with the histories of London and Paris is just plain wrong. Indeed, all one has to do is look back in time -- to 1648, for example, when the Protestants and the Catholics finally made peace after 30 years of war...
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EAST LANSING -- Tri-unity Christian boys basketball coach Mark Keeler has experienced the atmosphere of competing on the state's biggest stage plenty of times the past 15 years.
This year's players, on the other hand, were newbies, and it showed in the first quarter of Thursday's Class D state semifinal.
The Defenders shrugged off a lackluster start with a strong second half and rolled to a 62-49 win against top-ranked Eben Junction Superior Central at Michigan State's Breslin Center.
Tri-unity (24-2) plays Fulton (25-2) in Saturday's 10 a.m., state championship game. Fulton defeated Detroit Westide 59-55 in the other semifinal.
The second-ranked Defenders will be gunning for the program's fourth state championship after halting Superior Central's 20-game winning streak.
Tri-unity won it all in 1996, 2002 and '06.
"I've been here, but these kids have never been here before as players," Keeler said. "You had the bright light of the Breslin Center, and the kids weren't used to that, but they settled down and I was proud of the way they responded."
The Defenders trailed 15-10 at the end of the first quarter after connecting on only 5-of-16 shots from the field and committing four turnovers.
But Tri-unity clawed back in the second quarter with a 6-0 run to overcome the early deficit. Mike Boon's layup with 3:28 remaining gave Tri-unity its first lead of the game at 18-17, and it remained a one-point game (25-24) at the half.
The Defenders took control in the first 3 minutes of the second half with a 9-0 run to extend their lead to double digits.
It proved to be the turning point as they never surrendered their edge.
"The first couple minutes of that second half were crucial, and that set the tone," Keeler said. "We were able to keep that lead the rest of the way."
Tri-unity sophomore Joey Blauwkamp scored eight of his team's first 10 points in the fourth quarter and finished with a game-high 21 points.
Blauwkamp also added 10 rebounds and four blocked shots.
"I don't focus on points -- I just want to play my best and focus on defense," Blauwkamp said. "That's been our strong suit."
Senior Jordan Buffum added 10 points for the Defenders, and senior Durant Vega had eight points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Buffum said a number of players have stepped up during the state tournament run.
"It's really nice because teams can't key on one player," he said. "You never know because different people step up on different nights, and if someone is having an off-night, then someone else is there to pick them up."
Superior Central (24-2) shot a dismal 28 percent from the field. Its leading scorer, Jordan Chartier, finished with 16 points on 5-of-16 shooting. He was limited to five points in the first half.
The Cougars' other top scorer, senior Dylan Johnson, scored eight points on 2-of-8 shooting before sitting out the fourth quarter with a sprained ankle.
Superior Central's 49 points was its second-lowest scoring output of the season. Much of that was because of Tri-unity's defensive intensity.
"They were a really strong defensive team and they kept us out of sync on the offensive end," Superior Central coach Cary Chartier said. "We rely a lot on our outside shooting, and we didn't shoot the ball well. We didn't show the patience we needed to on offense, and they were very physical with rebounding the ball."


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Name that Tune – Black Sabbath
James / December 18th, 2012
December 18, 2012 at 1:30 am
Nice job! Those clips were pretty darn miniscule!
You gotta do AC/DC next. I'd probably ace it, as I've listened to every album (including rare tracks & demos) 'till they burned a hole in my brain…
December 18, 2012 at 1:32 am
Dude, stuff from Tyr or Born Again I would be completely lost. Actually any Martin/Gillan/Hughes, I would be lost with. For the idea of the game, you did pretty damn well though. This is a little more difficult than the original "Name That Tune" though. Perhaps in the future you can get these down to more of a science and bet on how many chords you can guess from the initial clip.G-Man
December 18, 2012 at 1:51 am
Led Zep for the next vid!Blue Wizard
December 18, 2012 at 2:03 am
There's a Daffy Duck cartoon parodied off this name.
What kinda clue is that??? hahahahahaslayertom84
December 18, 2012 at 2:26 am
December 18, 2012 at 4:52 am
There is a problem with the comment system. I always get an error message saying i am an spambot on older entries.super.ca.i.n
December 18, 2012 at 4:52 am
The correct pronunciation of Ryu is the way you first pronounced it, James. However, in Japanese the R is always soft, like in "i.rate".movienerd1237
December 18, 2012 at 5:04 am
led zep or pink floyd for the next vidTrashMojo
December 18, 2012 at 7:21 am
There's a DVD game called Riff That is kind of an open ended rock and metal trivia game. i know its some where around my house if i can find it ill send it to you. But that is one worth trying. most trivia games like it are DVD gamesAkiLP98
December 18, 2012 at 7:30 am
This is a pretty good thing! I like it. Next time you should do Iron Maiden or Pink FloydThrashLibrarian
December 18, 2012 at 11:01 am
There is a Heavy Metal Trivia board game called "Metal Mental Meltdown". It's set up a bit like trivial pursuit, but the cards are ranked by difficulty rather than category (and you play on a giant pentagram). The hard questions tend towards the very obscure ("Who played session guitar on ____ or Who produced ______ album or Name five drummers of ______. You're supposed to play to 666 points, but playing it a few times, it seems like that could take days or weeks.
It's likely way out of print, but I do have a copy. If you guys ever end up in the Pittsburgh area, I can bust it out and we can throw down…
More info here — http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19601/metal-mental-meltdown
December 18, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Sounds awesome, If you ever happen to meet me at a convention or somewhere, feel free to quiz me.Cesar
December 18, 2012 at 2:00 pm
An Iron Maiden vid would be sweethareguu
December 18, 2012 at 3:40 pm
Nice dude! I didn't know you were THAT much of a fan of Sabbath! I was guessing them right along with you; I couldn't get the ones from Cross Purposes/Forbidden either…BLADDERMETAL
December 18, 2012 at 5:08 pm
SWEET! .Check this out James,this was a heavy metalboard game made back in 1999. Its pretty rare with only 2500 copies made. I will aquire this board game someday. I heard alot about it since back in the days. If you ever aquire it on ebay would you please make a video for it.http://heavymetaladdiction.com/2008/01/16/cd-scavenger-hunt-metal-mental-meltdown-heavy-metal-trivia-board-game/ Btw you gotta do Slayer Maiden,OZZY and DIO next ,thad be KIller!! Metal till you die!!nostalgiavhs
December 18, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Black Sabbath rules! Ozzy and Dio eras are classic, but I feel as though the Tony Martin era doesn't get as much love as it deserves. The Eternal idol is an amazing album and has really heavy-ass songs like The Shining, Glory Ride, and Lost Forever. It's also the most 80's sounding album Sabbath ever did. Good shit!Jason Fresta
December 18, 2012 at 7:44 pm
hahahah!! i actually got it AFTER Mike gave the Daffy Duck clue! i feel like a dick! lolZackAllen5150
December 18, 2012 at 7:45 pm
Next time you should do Van Halen or Lynyrd Skynyrd.crazedweasel
December 18, 2012 at 9:02 pm
Considering I was the one who emailed you about seeing all the Sabbath CDs in the Mr. Bucket video…this is awesome.Firx
December 18, 2012 at 9:43 pm
I love Ozzy-era Black Sabbath to death. It's got so much character . . . you just blip that old Sabbath, and immediately, you know it. Something heavy and mystical about it that goes way beyond lyrics. I don't really know what the later stuff (beyond DIO, which I like) even sounds like . . . makes me curious. I doubt they're as great as the old ones, but maybe I'll find some aural treasure if I take the time to dig.HomingMissiles
December 18, 2012 at 10:58 pm
Try it with DragonForce (P.S.: It doesn't work).
December 18, 2012 at 11:41 pm
I'd like to see you do Van Halen. DOOOO EEEEET.caesarho
December 19, 2012 at 12:33 am
avgn sucks
nerd punk is betterculwin
December 19, 2012 at 1:17 am
Impressive… most impressive.
December 19, 2012 at 1:36 am
Iron Maiden or Judas Priest.hinsert
December 19, 2012 at 6:27 am
Nice vid, you guys should do the same with game music (e.g. avgn episode game music).Darth Naner
December 19, 2012 at 7:10 am
Weirdly, the ad that played before the video featured Deep Purple's Highway Star (both a crappy pop version and Glenn Hughes' awesome version). Great vid, guys! I only recognized a few of them 😛cAsh
December 19, 2012 at 7:41 am
December 19, 2012 at 8:27 am
Heavy Load! (or Dio)
December 19, 2012 at 8:39 am
The classic rock station where I live actually has a contest that they started a few months ago called "Every Second Counts", where they play the first second of a song and people have to call in to guess the song and win money. Every time the song is guessed incorrectly, the prize money increases.Clutchkman
December 19, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Impressive James, I'm a Sabbath fan as well and couldn't get half of those.stoney_1
December 19, 2012 at 3:10 pm
Sounds like my wake n bakes! Do some Motorhead! I got all their albums!!Riknight36
December 19, 2012 at 4:45 pm
December 19, 2012 at 10:25 pm
I did this type of competition (2sec challenge) with another techno nerd with Infected Mushroom songs. I got 28/30.thundergod74
December 20, 2012 at 9:00 pm
Great job James! I'm a HUGE Dio Sabbath fan and you did great with the songs Ronnie did with him. I like to see you do album reviews, I'd like to hear your opinions on some classic stuff. Next time you play this game you should really challenge your mind and try someone like King Diamond.marky60
December 20, 2012 at 11:38 pm
Epic! this was fun, I love Black Sabbath, Master of Reality being my favorite album and After Forever being my favorite song by Ozzy Sabbath (Heaven and Hell by Dio Sabbath). Man these were tough, I only got the obvious ones. You should do Dio, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, and so on. This was a awesome video, Good Job guys!!!!jcourtney
December 24, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Dear Mike Mattei and James Rolfe I am so liking your reviews especially the AVGN and Mikes Game Glitches Please keep up the good work —> Your freind/ fan jcourtneyBenobot99
December 31, 2012 at 3:06 am
Next do Metallica or Iron Maiden! Good job with Sabbath by the way!cheeze little
January 1, 2013 at 3:57 am
when will this be on youtube cuz this player keeps stopping for me >< i even tried letting it buffer for 2 hoursbroderick lee
January 7, 2013 at 12:51 am
DO A ZEPPELIN VIDEO!!!Jason Kizlyk
January 7, 2013 at 11:39 pm
Try Megadeth next maybe?Whipplefunk
January 8, 2013 at 2:02 am
James, you asked for a Metal trivia book. Pick up The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal by Daniel Bukszpan. EXCELLENT book. It goes for something like $20 on Amazon.bobby leigh
January 9, 2013 at 11:47 pm
Guys i loved this videooo you are awesome, you should try with iron maiden that would be a greaat video!neil joe
January 10, 2013 at 7:52 am
there are Metal trivia games for arcade, can use mame(emulator) (= and since your using a computer anyways..
think one is called MTV rock and roll triviametalmat
January 15, 2013 at 1:03 pm
I got a good deal of them right, I actually did better on the late 80s early 90s stuff.
February 8, 2013 at 6:56 pm
You should do Led Zeppelin.CardiacNutsack
March 28, 2013 at 6:03 pm
I'd get my ass kicked on this quiz since I'm pretty ignorant of any BS album post-Heaven and Hell.adam Sampson
May 22, 2013 at 8:17 pm
your should try pantera.megadethJonathan Schoonmaker
June 10, 2013 at 6:19 pm
You must talk about the new Black Sabbath album when you get your hands on it.
Ozzy's back, baby!
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August 18, 2013 at 10:31 pm
Already did it.Atticus
August 18, 2013 at 10:31 pm
You dudes should do a mix of thrash or just plain Motörhead.
December 17, 2013 at 7:27 am
Just thought it was funny Mike said Elvis for what kind of music he listens to, not funny like there's any thing wrong with that cause Elvis rules, but what about the other great fifties rockers? Like Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochrane, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly, maybe some Les Paul stuff??? So like just Elvis or 50s rock/rockabilly in general I wonder?Joel DeLorge
February 17, 2014 at 8:06 pm
I just registered to the site today and it ROCKS! Great job on the Black Sabbath! IMO Cross Purposes and Seventh Star are underrated albums in their catalog.
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Not only is there so much information and wisdom flying around me, but also the diversity of my peers with their gigantic scope of this experience, makes anything but focused listening almost perverse. Not ironically, the first two days of this immersion experience had us searching inward for chinks and flaws and "ahas."
Again, I came to the same conclusion: As a business leader and individual, I'll be well served to hush up and truly listen to those making input before moving forward with my own two bits.
Leading is fine and fun. But leading armed with all the facts and frames, angles and opinions is certain to be stronger.
Just open your mind and listen closely and you'll be amazed at what pops in.
A couple of days back, President Barack Obama stopped by Louisiana for a speech. As he began, a portion of the crowd booed and heckled Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican and future possible contender against Obama in 2012. What happened next was unique in today's politics. Obama quieted the hecklers and explained that while Jindal is a competitor, he's of course a fine man doing tremendously good things for Louisiana.
The crowd needed to listen and learn from their leader modeling respect and productive relationships.
Also on the trip, Obama took questions and a precocious six-year-old asked him, "Why do people hate you?"
Obama replied, (paraphrased): "People have strong opinions in our country, and with the current hardships, some are emotional and speaking out loudly. While everyone has a voice in America, as a politician, I'll take my share of hits. It's OK, I don't think they actually hate me."
Again, a civil nod to inclusiveness. Everyone has a voice.
As his term proceeds, Obama is modeling regard for discourse and respect that has gone missing in the rancor of our political debate. Civility and respect won't solve our nation's problems, but it does set the stage for moving forward with constructive collaboration. He and Jindal likely have respect, if not a genuine friendship. We can use more of this stuff for sure if we want to actually move ahead.
Here at Wharton our days are very long, so thoughtful private time is premium and rare. This past Sunday afforded such, so I hit the gym early and jumped on the treadmill for some stress relief.
They've got treadmills with TVs built into them so you can pass the time while sloughing off the prior day's over-consumption.
Dialing past the morning infomercials, I jogged onto the Mormon Tabernacle choir, accompanied by full orchestra.
I've not been a "Mo-tab" fan since leaving that organization well over a decade ago. Truthfully, I never liked that big, hulking organ blaring away, sometimes sounding too much to my tastes like a monstrous sneeze!
But Sunday I listened before I judged, and the music and performance was inspirational and beautiful. The choir performed classical sacred works from Bach to Mozart and it was wonderful to jog to the incredible sound and soak it all in on a rainy Sunday morning in Philadelphia. I would have missed the inspiration had I not stopped to open up, set aside biases and listen.
Other times on the treadmill I've dialed in some of America's "news talk shows." Both "news" and "talk show" are, of course, misnomers. Talking implies listening too — but mostly these shows are chest-pounding manipulation. One can't count the times Bill O'Reilly has ran over his guests with rude rancor, and we can't measure the mountain of Glenn Beck's tearful venting.
Conversely, there's the spleen-splitting of the Keith Olbermanns of the left side world. Today on most of American TV there seems little consideration of the world's full scope of important and valid views. Rather, it's partisanship that rules.
I've been exiled at Wharton for 18 of my scheduled 34 days here. It's been a crush of information and insight for me like no other prior experience. From new friends all around the globe to lectures so deep and wide — it's been provoking and motivating and just plain wonderful.
But none of this cherished gift matters at all without my first realization from my first hours here. Stop and listen. Hear the other guy out. Be civil and considerate and learn. Just shut up before talking, because you don't know what you don't know.
Nothing is learned without listening first. And when you think about it, how else could it be? Too bad it's a lesson so many of us must continually relearn.
Gary Horton lives in Valencia. His column reflects his own views and not necessarily those of The Signal. "Full Speed to Port!" appears Wednesdays in The Signal.


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I've been in the food business for a long time. I started what's now my career — I had no idea I would ever have a career outside of the home, but that, as I'm wont to write, is another story for another time — in professional kitchens as a cook. I worked with some incredible talent. I went on to work in the international public-health arena for a bit, and for the last 10 years I've been a food journalist. I tell you this because I've cooked and dined around the world and have had so many extraordinary meals. I love to cook, but lately I've been digging the homemade foods of my family and friends. And I've decided to squeeze those recipes out of them and share them with you. They're not fancy-pants, but they are satisfying. Some will come to you easily, in that my friends say, "Sure… here's the recipe." Most say, "Oh it's so easy, you don't want that." Or, they list most of the ingredients but accidentally (or perhaps on purpose) leave a few steps out, like my friend Patty, whose "gravy" I've been trying to make for years. She said she'd make it with me one of these days, so fingers crossed, I'll be able to share it.
I'd like to know some of your favorites, too — who knows, they might end up here. Also, as avid readers of Yankee magazine, you know we have a column called "Best Cook in Town." We're always looking for an amateur cook who has some specialties that knock your socks off. If you know of someone in your community (again, an amateur), let me know his or her story and what his or her specialty is. The more information you can provide the better. Send your recipes and "Best Cook" nominations to me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
This is my friend Siobhan's Irish scones recipe. Siobhan is the real deal, a Dubliner with a pixie's spirit. I didn't "edit" this — I want you to get these recipes the way they come to me.
Oh, by the way, once baked and slightly cooled, slather a good amount of your best butter on these scones (and jam too, if you like).
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Oscars for the Memory-MakersMegan Jordan
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We celebrate all the good stuff around here. Big milestones? Sure. But one of my favorite goals as a memory-maker for my kids is the celebration of small events.
Progress reports gone outstanding, loss of a first tooth, getting your skateboard to finally drop in the way you want after months of frustration but never giving up: All fair game. Because why not?
But it's not just our personal happenings that get us to break out the streamers. Our family excels at elevating cultural indulgences and making them family traditions. Just for the fun of it.
If one day my kids say, "Didn't your family throw a premiere party for the new season of Good Luck Charlie?" I will have succeeded. When else can we justify making a Bob-wich? (psst- favorite sandwich of the dad on Good Luck Charlie)
We have turned many of our most prodigal cultural landmarks into family traditions: Wimbledon (we make a weekend out of it), voting results night (for the President, not American Idol), and, of course, the Oscars®.
It probably goes without saying that we are really into going to the movies around here. Movie previews? Let's just say they effectively hook our emotions. We know when everything is hitting the theaters.
That said, we don't go all Pinterest on our mini-fêtes. I don't mold miniature Oscar statuettes out of chocolate or… honestly, I can't even think of anything.
No, we just get into it. We watch all the previews of any movies we haven't seen and then gather around with popcorn and fun finger foods and yell out our votes. We talk about why we want something to win or why we really don't want something else to win.
As a rule, our reasoning is not sound.
This year, we're using the Oscars app both before the ceremony and during. Flaking on Oscar party treats? They have the buttery suggestions you desire. Want to watch the trailers of the Best Picture nominees? All right there at your fingertips.
And then, in the process of having fun honestly getting into something that might otherwise just be on in the background, we learn about what goes into making movies. For instance, it wasn't until watching the Oscars one year that I realized that feature animation films require lighting experts. That the music we hear in the background is often recorded live in a studio while the musicians watch the movie. Most of what I know about screenwriting is from watching the Academy Awards.
Watching the Oscars over the years, since childhood, is how I learned that the movies are a business, taking hundreds of people doing thousands of real jobs.
Back to that Oscars app. It is a jackpot of behind-the-scenes awesome. Nominee Stories, Behind the Ballot features, and more, all in the Video tab. And that's what has me excited.
The Oscars app makes it easy for parents like me that want to throw a little viewing party with their family but don't want to get all Pinterest up in here. Ahem. Make it easy and fun? Count us in.
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Ones to Watch | By Lynne Miller
It started in Brian Khoddam's garage. Using a small oven and mixer, Khoddam and his uncle, Hormoz Ghaznavi, tested and tweaked recipes for piecrust that was sturdy enough to hold meat and vegetable fillings yet tasted light and flaky. Getting the crust just right was challenging. After a lot of trial and error, the two felt they had a winning formula that could be produced in a restaurant kitchen.
Then in 2005, Khoddam and Ghaznavi opened The Cravery, a quick-serve restaurant specializing in gourmet handheld pot pies, in Irvine, California. Since then, the brand has expanded to three more locations in California, and the founders see potential for more restaurants outside the Golden State.
"The cuisine is unique," Khoddam says. "As far as I know there's nothing like it in the state."
Khoddam, who is Persian, discovered meat pies on a trip to South Africa to visit his wife's family. According to him, meat pies are as beloved in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand as apple pie is in America. The Cravery's 7 ½-ounce pies are popular for lunch and dinner, a result of their portability, Khoddam says. Diners can choose from among 11 varieties, stuffed with meat, chicken, or vegetable fillings. Top sellers are the chicken and mushroom and pepper steak pies, though the founders occasionally experiment with new flavors like a cheeseburger pie. In the future, Khoddam would like to introduce a new pie every quarter.
He and Ghaznavi take pride in their food. The crust is made from scratch with real butter. The meatballs are made from fresh ground beef and taste superior to any of the 16 frozen varieties Khoddam and Ghaznavi sampled.
"What we will never compromise is the quality of our food," Khoddam says.
The Cravery also offers soups including its signature tomato bisque. Oven-baked sandwiches, salads, cookies, brownies, fruit bars, and Peet's coffee are available, too.
The restaurants were designed to evoke a warm bakery feel. While each one is a bit different, every location showcases the oven, which is framed with brick or copper, while bakers work in plain view of the customers. The Cravery's newest store is a 360-square-foot unit offering takeout in San Francisco. The Los Altos restaurant, located in the downtown area, has a cozy dining room with seating for 40 people.
None of The Cravery's stores are in prime locations, Khoddam says. Finding affordable locations has been a challenge.
"Every chain in the world is out here," he says. "Real estate is expensive. Even if we get lucky enough to hear of an 'A' location, we're out there competing with Chipotle or Panera."
Typically, the company generates 55 to 60 percent of sales from takeout business with the rest coming from dine-in sales. The average check is about $9. A catering order can bump that figure up to more than $10. Catered orders generate at least 20 percent of sales at the Irvine store alone.
To date, the company has not done much to seek out franchisees. Khoddam and Ghaznavi plan to recruit a director of franchising to focus on that aspect of the business, but they want to maintain control of the restaurant concept as much as possible.
"We don't want someone to buy The Cravery franchise for their son who just graduated from high school or college and doesn't plan to do any work," Khoddam says. "We want the owner who invests to actually operate the unit."
Before going into business together, Khoddam and his uncle worked in different worlds. An accountant by training, Khoddam worked in finance and business management. At one point, he oversaw 208 Office Depot stores that generated $1.5 billion in revenue. Ghaznavi spent decades working in professional kitchens after immigrating to the U.S. from Iran in 1981. One of the highlights of his career was working as the executive pastry chef at the Hotel del Coronado. In that role, he made birthday cakes for Ronald Reagan, Fred Astaire, and other luminaries.
Ghaznavi thought his nephew's concept for a restaurant had potential.
"Because I had been in the food business all my life, he shared his ideas, and I became very impressed," Ghaznavi says. "I believe this is the future of food."
Khoddam feels they must be doing something right when he sees the ultimate authorities on savory pie becoming regular customers.
"You've got this Persian guy who goes to South Africa then starts a meat pie concept," he says, with a laugh. "The South Africans are impressed by that. The British and the New Zealanders are our permanent customers."


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Charlize Theron slams attention-seeking celebrities, calling them "sad" in the latest issue of British GQ.
"It comes across as this really sad need for approval," the Monster Oscar winner says in the magazine's July issue. "I've heard people make comments like, 'You don't really want to be in the tabloids but you need to be for your career.' They believe it's actually important. It's not. It's ugly."
Theron, 32, disputes the notion that it's part of her job to provide fodder for celebrity publications. "Like, your life belongs to us now?" she asks. "That's the deal? I didn't get that memo. It wasn't sent to me and I didn't sign it.
"People say, 'That's your job.' It really isn't, actually. It's not my job to go out there and make an ass out of myself."
Theron has been able to keep her own long-term relationship with actor Stuart Townsend out of the tabloids even when working on the same project. Theron stars in the upcoming Townsend-directed Battle in Seattle.
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