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Design Competition Reimagines Detroit's Hudson's Department Store Site
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Chris Bentley.
Submissions to the "Redesigning Detroit" competition matched the enthusiasm of its sponsor, Rock Ventures / Quicken Loans, in envisioning a future for the once iconic J.L. Hudson's department store on Woodward Avenue downtown. Demolished 15 years ago, the 25-story tower left a physical and symbolic gap in the city's urban fabric that the competition asked its entrants to repair.
"You couldn't ask for a more exciting piece of property to redevelop, and one that can have such a profound impact on how Detroit feels about itself and sees itself," said Reed Kroloff, outgoing director of the Cranbrook Academy of Art and advisor on the competition.
Illinois Developer Plans To Buy Detroit's Dilapidated Packard Plant
Friday, July 19, 2013
Chris Bentley.
Detroit's Packard Automotive Plant is one of Albert Kahn's most well-known designs. But while this 3.5 million-square-foot behemoth remains iconic, it's not exactly enduring.
Collapsed roofs, asbestos, and an ocean of debris (apparently navigable) are among the foreclosed property's less attractive qualities. But Bill Hults thinks a $350 million renovation project could revive the plant, which closed in 1956, perhaps positioning it at the center of a metro-area rebound.
A Beach Island for Downtown Detroit Aims to Activate the Campus Martius
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Jaclyn Hersh.
For Detroit citizens escaping to the beach just became as easy as taking a trip downtown. The city's urban beach opened at the end of June in Campus Martius, transforming one Detroit's downtown traffic islands on Woodward Avenue into actual island oasis complete with 150 tons of sand.
Downtown Detroit Partnership was motivated to bring a temporary beach to the neighborhood by France's Paris Plages plan that creates temporary sandy strips along the Seine river. For Detroit the sandy retreat is integrated into the city's greater revitalization efforts to create economic development and bring active and accessible public spaces into everyday life. And while there are no rolling waves crashing in on Detroit's sand island it still offers a place to lunch, socialize, or just kick back. So if you're in Detroit this summer throw on your flip-flops and head for the shores of Woodward Avenue.
On View> Mobile Homestead: MOCA Detroit's Community Center on Wheels
Thursday, June 6, 2013
The Editors.
Mobile Homestead
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
4454 Woodward Avenue
Before his passing at the young age of 57, Los-Angeles based artist Mike Kelley created an exact duplicate of his childhood home in the Westland area of Detroit, on-wheels. The artist intended to use the mobile-home as a community center, it's rooms dedicated to hosting local events and providing community services and education programs, save for the two-story basement, which he would close to the public and use as his private underground studio. Kelley was never able to use his studio. He tragically committed suicide before he could ever see his vision come to life, but his artistic legacy lives on. The mobile home, which provides a solid example of the architecture of working-class neighborhoods in the American Midwest, was wheeled to The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit where it has been transformed into a center for community programs, just as Kelley intended.
Flint Public Art Project's Free City Fest Reclaims Razed Chevy Site
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Chris Bentley.
The ongoing efforts of artists and designers to reignite the spark of downtown development in aging industrial cities face no simple task. But as architects and developers begin to put pencil to paper, the best public art projects draw on the spiritual side of that renewal.
Flint, Michigan's inaugural Free City Festival, held May 3-5, did just that when it revived a mile-long stretch of now-razed Chevrolet plants with public art, transformational lighting displays and a reverberating gospel choir.
The Shortlist> Top Five Competitions of the Week
Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Editors.
Are you eager to put your architectural design skills to the test? Here are some exciting upcoming competitions that will be sure to present you with the type of challenge you've been waiting for. AN's editors have combed through our online listing of architecture and design competitions to bring you five of the most interesting competitions happening right now. If you'd like your competition to be included in the listing, please submit it here.
Redesigning Detroit: A New Vision for an Iconic Site. Opportunity Detroit is on the hunt for innovative, creative, and inspired designs for a new building that will be built on the historic Hudson's site, one of the most beloved locations in downtown Detroit. The goal is to change the city's image and to promote it as a positive place where anyone may live, work, play and invest. The competition, sponsored by Rock Ventures, will award a first prize of $15,000, a second prize of $5,000 and third prize of $2,500. Take action and submit a new vision for the iconic site.
Registration Deadline: April 30, 2013
Submission Deadline: May 31, 2013
Investing in Detroit's Future: Kresge Puts Up $150 Million For Ambitious Plan
Thursday, February 14, 2013
The Editors.
The Detroit Works Project has received the economic boost it needed to put its Detroit Future City plan into action. Detroit Free Press reported that the Troy-based, Kresge Foundation will give $150 million over the next five years to help accomplish the objectives outlined in the 347-page plan, which focuses on creating economic growth and building infrastructure in Detroit. A technical team led by Toni Griffin, a New York-based urban planner, crafted an extensive list of recommendations such as blue and green infrastructures, job creation, and management of vacant land.
Detroit Light Rail Back On Track With $25 Million Grant
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The Editors.
Outgoing U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced recently that Detroit's M-1 Rail project, aka the Woodward Light Rail Line, will receive $25 million in federal TIGER funding. The plans for this 3-mile long light rail system along Woodward Avenue will include 11 stops running from the city's downtown to New Center. According to the Detroit Free Press, $100 million has already been raised of the light rail line's $140 million price tag. Officials said the first trains could be running by the end of 2015.
Surprise Cuts Could Devastate Detroit Parks System
Friday, February 1, 2013
Chris Bentley.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced Friday that the city will close 51 parks. The Detroit Free Press' Matt Helms has the full list of parks here, including an additional 37 parks that will receive limited maintenance.
The closures are the result of massive cuts to the city's parks and recreation budget due to the City Council's rejection this week of a plan to lease Belle Isle to the state. Details of the council's decision were evidently worked out late Thursday night, so the devastating cuts came as a surprise to many residents. The move recalls closures announced, but avoided, in 2010.
Detroit's Belle Isle Could Become a State Park, Save City Millions
Monday, January 21, 2013
Chris Bentley.
The Detroit Free-Press is reporting Belle Isle could become a state park. A public hearing is expected Thursday, and city council could vote on the plan as soon as January 29.
Belle Isle is a 985-acre island in the middle of the Detroit River originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. While details are still being negotiated, it appears the plan could save the City of Detroit $8 million per year in operating costs. Though Detroit would still own the land, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources would operate the island as a state park, charging motorists an $11 entry fee. Bicyclists and pedestrians would still get free access.
The potential deal comes on the heels of some good news for Motor City urbanists. In addition to filling out the gaps in the city's riverwalk, Detroit is moving forward with its M-1 Rail plan, as well as an ongoing $300 million renovation of its Cobo convention center.
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A method of inventory valuation for financial reporting purposes where a physical count of the inventory is performed at specific intervals. This accounting method for inventory valuation only keeps track of the inventory at the beginning of a period, the purchases made and the sales during the same period and is recorded under the asset section of the balance sheet.
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|November 14, 2012 12:01 AM EST
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* has turned on its 4G LTE network in Milwaukee, bringing customers the latest generation of wireless network technology. Watch here to see several of the benefits AT&T 4G LTE provides, including:
- Faster speeds. LTE technology is capable of delivering mobile Internet speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G. Customers can stream, download, upload and game faster than ever before.
- Cool new devices. AT&T offers several LTE-compatible devices, including new AT&T 4G LTE smartphones and tablets, such as the Sony Xperia™ TL, LG Optimus G™, Samsung Galaxy S III, Motorola ATRIX ™ HD, HTC One™ X, Nokia Lumia 920, Samsung Galaxy Note II™, and Pantech Element™ tablet.
- Faster response time. LTE technology offers lower latency, or the processing time it takes to move data through a network, such as how long it takes to start downloading a webpage or file once you've sent the request. Lower latency helps to improve services like mobile gaming, two-way video calling and telemedicine.
- More efficient use of spectrum. Wireless spectrum is a finite resource, and LTE uses spectrum more efficiently than other technologies, creating more space to carry data traffic and services and to deliver a better network experience.
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"We continue to see demand for mobile Internet skyrocket, and our 4G LTE network in Milwaukee responds to what customers want from their mobile experience — more, faster, on the best devices," said Scott VanderSanden, President of AT&T Wisconsin.
"In an information-driven economy, the ability for the businesses and people of the Milwaukee area to have access to the latest communications technology is critical," said State Rep. Mark Honadel (R-South Milwaukee). "This announcement is an investment in our future that will put our area in a better position to compete for good-paying jobs. It also shows that businesses and consumers benefit when we create policies that favor investment in our state."
AT&T's 4G Network
AT&T's innovation and investment has resulted in the nation's largest 4G network, covering more than 285 million people with ultra-fast speeds and a more consistent user experience. That's coverage in 3,000 more 4G cities and towns than Verizon. Our 4G LTE network delivered faster average download speeds than any of our competitors in PCWorld's most recent 13-market speed tests.
AT&T's 4G LTE network delivers speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G** as well as multiple innovations that optimize the network for performance. Our network's radio components are placed close to the antenna at most cell sites, instead of inside the base station, which helps minimize power loss between the base station and antenna and, in turn, improves the performance of our 4G LTE network. The network also is designed with its core elements distributed across the country, which helps reduce latency, or the delay when using the Internet, because your request isn't traveling as far.
Even as AT&T continues to expand its 4G LTE coverage in 2012 and 2013, customers can get 4G speeds outside of 4G LTE areas on our 4G HSPA+ network, unlike competitors, where smartphone customers fall back to slower 3G technologies when outside of LTE coverage.
AT&T's focus to deliver the best possible mobile Internet experience goes beyond 4G to embrace additional connection technologies. AT&T operates the nation's largest Wi-Fi network*** including more than 31,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots at popular restaurants, hotels, bookstores and retailers across the country. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn't count against customers' monthly wireless data plans.
AT&T also is a leading developer of Distributed Antenna Systems, which utilize multiple small antennas to maximize coverage and speed within stadiums, convention centers, office buildings, hotels and other areas where traditional coverage methods are challenging.
Over the past five years, AT&T invested more than $115 billion into operations and into acquiring spectrum and other assets that have enhanced our wireless and wired networks. Since 2007, AT&T has invested more capital into the U.S. economy than any other public company. In a July 2012 report, the Progressive Policy Institute ranked AT&T No. 1 on its list of U.S. "Investment Heroes."
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
**Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets. Deployment ongoing. 4G LTE device and data plan required. Up to 10x claim compares 4G LTE download speeds to industry average 3G download speeds. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. 4G speeds not available everywhere. Learn more about 4G LTE at att.com/network.
***Access includes AT&T Wi-Fi Basic. A Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See www.attwifi.com for details and locations.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates – AT&T operating companies – are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and internationally. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's largest 4G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T │DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.
© 2012 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. 4G not available everywhere. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this press release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.
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The broad selection of hardware, the rapid evolution of operating systems and the time-to-market for mobile apps has been so rapid that new challenges for developers and engineers arise every day. Security, testing, hosting, and other metrics have to be considered through the process. In his session at Big Data Expo, Walter Maguire, Chief Field Technologist, HP Big Data Group, at Hewlett-Packard, will discuss the challenges faced by developers and a composite Big Data applications builder, focusing on how to help solve the problems that developers are continuously battling.
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|Gigi Darlene
|Meg Kelton / Ellen Green
|Charles E. Mazin
|Husband Who Rapes Meg (as George La Roque)
|Sam Stewart
|Ed Bains
|Gertrude Cross
|Mrs. Thorne (as Sandee Norman)
|Alan Feinstein
|Ted Kelton (as Alan Yorke)
|Barnard L. Sackett
|Tom (as Bernard L. Sankett)
|Darlene Bennett
|Marlene Starr
|Wife Who Rents Meg's Room
|Harold Key
|rest of cast listed alphabetically:
|Dawn Bennett
|Della (uncredited)
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|Doris Wishman
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|story and screenplay (as Dawn Whitman)
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Many drive-in films of the 50s and 60s had great titles but dull films
attached to them (i.e. "Billy the Kid vs. Dracula", Wishman's own
"Nudes on the Moon"). However, not only does "Bad Girls Go to Hell"
live up to its title, its one of the best b-movies of the decade. Doris
Wishman is often ridiculed for lack of film-making talent and inept
traits present in every film of her's (such as focusing on random
objects whenever there is dialog). However, these traits actually help
this film create a seedy and grimy atmosphere.
The plot is simple enough. An absolutely gorgeous Gigi Darlene plays housewife Meg, who gets raped by her apartment's janitor after her hubby leaves for work. She kills him and than flees the apartment making her a fugitive from the law. Along the way she meets various characters who seem friendly enough at first meet but only proceed to take advantage of this vulnerable girl. In the end it turns out "it was only a dream", but when she walks into the apartment hallway she runs into the nefarious janitor (!).
Many trademarks of grindhouse film-making are present. Post-dubbed dialog, grainy and shaky camera-work, and an incredibly sleazy cool-jazz / go-go score. Hell, only "Last House on Dead End Street" and "Blast of Silence" are better when it comes to this film-making style. Darlene is fantastic, but the rest of the acting is uneven. However, that only adds to the fever dream atmosphere of the film. Doris Wishman is often viewed as being an incompetent director, and most of her works certainly suggest this. However, she shows some amount of skill here. Kudos to Something Weird Video for bringing this forgotten gem to the masses. (7/10)
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The newest member of the Kardashian crew -- Kim Kardashian's Teacup Persian kitten, Mercy -- recently hung out with one mini celeb capable of giving the kitty a run for its money in the adorable department.
Kim, 31, took to her Instagram account Monday to share a photo of her two-year-old nephew, Mason, bonding with his new pal.
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Kim first introduced her pet earlier this month; the moniker she selected is a nod to one of love Kanye West's recent singles, "Mercy," off his new album, Cruel Summer.
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In opening its investigation of electric utility restructuring, the Utah Public Service Commission (PSC) has begun by directing PacifiCorp to submit a legal analysis of the "cost-based standard" for ratemaking, as enunciated two years ago in a state supreme court opinion.
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School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (Impact Factor: 1.24). 01/2010; 50(3):433-5. DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2010.10519
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ABSTRACT: Upper respiratory illnesses, including colds and influenza-like illnesses, are common among college and university students. We have established an ongoing, serial cohort study to assess the occurrences of these illnesses among college and university students as well as the impact of these illnesses on overall health, school and work performance, and health care use. In this paper we report on the first 2 years of this study (2002-2003 and 2003-2004). For each year, more than 4000 students responded to the e-mail invitations to participate, and they provided more than 3000 person-seasons of follow-up information during the monthly surveys conducted November-April. In both years, colds and influenza-like illnesses were common and associated with significant numbers of bed days, reduced activity days, school and work loss, impaired school performance, and increased health care utilization. Efforts to prevent upper respiratory illnesses among college and university students could improve their health and reduce health care utilization during the winter months.Vaccine 12/2006; 24(44-46):6724-5. DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.05.033 · 3.62 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND. To prevent Streptococcus pneumoniae infection among persons at highest risk for invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) is currently recommended for persons >or=65 years old and persons 2-64 years old with certain underlying conditions. Policymakers have considered expanding recommendations for PPV to include persons who are 50-64 years old and additional populations at risk for IPD. Our objectives were to determine the proportion of IPD cases that might have been prevented if all persons with vaccine indications had been vaccinated and to evaluate new indications. From 2001 to 2003, we performed a case series study of IPD in adults at 6 sites of the Active Bacterial Core surveillance-Emerging Infections Program Network. A case of IPD was defined as isolation of pneumococcus from a normally sterile site from a resident of 1 of the surveillance areas. Among 1878 case patients, 1558 (83%) had at least 1 current vaccine indication; of these, 968 case patients (62%) were unvaccinated. Adherence to existing vaccine recommendations would have prevented 21% of all cases. The proportions of all cases potentially prevented by each new indication were as follows: lowering the universal age of recommended vaccination to 50 years, 5.0%-7.0%; adding new risk-based indications to include current smoking, 1.5%-2.5%; former smoking, 0.4%-0.7%; black race, 1.0%-1.4%; and asthma, 0.3%-0.4%. Increasing vaccine coverage rates among persons with a current indication may prevent more cases than expanding existing indications. Of the potential new indications studied, the strategy that may prevent most cases is lowering the recommended age for universal vaccination to 50 years.Clinical Infectious Diseases 07/2006; 43(2):141-50. DOI:10.1086/505117 · 8.89 Impact Factor
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February 19, 2013, Rockville, Md. ― Appropriate testing for the presence and growth of microorganisms, training of personnel handling materials and aseptic operating conditions and equipment are just some of the factors associated with the control of microbiological contamination during pharmaceutical product manufacturing. By taking necessary precautions and steps to keep the potential for contamination in check, manufacturers can help to ensure that the quality of their productsand ultimately, patient safetyis not compromised.
On March 18-19, 2013 in Rockville, Md., the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) will host a workshop, "Microbiological Control of Compendial Articles," focused on quality standards related to microbiological contamination and bioburden control. Microbiologists, quality control/quality assurance specialists, compliance personnel and regulatory experts will be on hand to discuss USP's current and proposed standards for microbiological contamination, sterility testing, compounding and other relevant topics. A scientific, nonprofit organization, USP develops standards for the identity, strength, quality and purity of medicines and their ingredients. The workshop will highlight current and proposed USP public standards focusing on topics relevant to microbiological contamination and bioburden control, for sterile as well as nonsterile pharmaceutical products.
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Uhh, that was crazy! Kane sounds like he is toying with the beat.
simple bars we need a new originator
For everyone ragging on the Premo beat, this is probably one from the low budget pile, I doubt they wanted to spend too much money on it along with getting Kane of this track. I think they wanted to save money so they bought the bare minimums from two legends and this is the result. I do agree with the comments but we all know a good Premo beat so it's fair to cut him some slack for a bad one when you look at it in the money angle knowing someone probably didn't pay much here and got this half assed beat. But indeed I think Premo paved the way and a lot of producers got inspired and ran with it, leaving Premo sounding dated because all his talent is stuck in the 90's and the new talent is right here right now. I don't really get excited for legendary producers nowadays unless it's for one of their classics. Anything any of them pull out now sounds like some try hard shit to be like their die hard shit.
I'm going to get a lot of flack for this,but...Premo has been steadily declining as far as the beats go.I'm a big fan of golden age hip hop but the cut n paste/collage sound scheme of making beats has sounded really dated for a good ten yrs now,if not longer..I feel as if people like Alchemist,Marco Polo,Statik Selektah,Apollo,Exile etc...have gone further with Premo's style than he did himself,the beats sound lazy,uninspired to me.Now I know about the whole sample clearance thing,but that is not an excuse,dude been going wackville for a while now,he deserves all the accolades but I can name about 10 Alchemist beats from the last two yrs that will shit on about 7yrs of premo beats,real talk..
Hell no, I think your comment is on point.
Trust me Ive seen allotta live performences from the biggest rappers in the game, One of the best emcees who realy can rock da house Big Daddy Kane hands down!!!!.... His stemina and breath control,his lirycal ability and delivery,..ah man he no joke!!!.... Black Thought fromt the Roots,...and Shabbaz the Disciple are on point with this too!!!! Its not an excuse but I have to say that... Most U.S. artists when they are doing shows down here in Europe,..Amsterdam is the last city on theire list before going back home,So what most do is cellebrate theire last show in europe... fucked up cause most are tired,theire voices fucked up!!!!.....and what u get!!!thats right A Wack performence from ur favorite rapper!!!..Not Big Daddy!!! KANE got alllllllloooootttta respect in my city!!!..... Sorry to put these two names in one sentence,doesnt sound right... But theres one thing Big Daddy Kane got in common with Vanilla Ice....lol.... both fucked Madonna!!!!.......peace God!!!
Kane still got it. Track alright to me for what it was for. Short spit freestyle. Long Live The Kane! Yo!
Kane still got the MF flow ................Rakim, Kool G. Rap, and a few others KRS-One. Damn I just wanna do a mixtape with those three. for the New Jordan 3
the shoes come out this month on he 16th 250$$$
shits r fire
like the shoes
ay my names kane
where can u get a pair like this?
I'm a huge Premier and Big Daddy Kane fan, but this beat sounds like 1 of them oldskool beverly hill cop joints, which turned out wrong. Dj Premier is a legend and has much more better bangers.
"get your D silent like DJango" Big daddy kane went in!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWkwaBNX8II
classic..every bar was solid, conceptual and on track with his message
I don't comment on here often anymore. But I just had to step in here and say...this Premier beat is fucking awful. I am by no means Dre when to comes to beat making prowess but this...this is not good. And this is coming from a big fan. In fact it's so bad, it's the first time I could see myself nodding my head to some synthed out modern bullshit over a Premier beat. And that's a bold statment. Kane ripping the mic like he never put it down...raw as usual.
Its a song for a dam nike commercIal not a hit record get th f outta here
Classic Kane and Premier. Lil Wayne fans take notes.
premiers simple ass beats, kick kick snare, thats it smh
This aint that hot..its ok if that and this premo beat is terrible and that joey Bad ass shit he did..NO!
Hyped as hell to hear Kane!!! Damn maaannnn!! Give him a better track and its a wrap...shoot the vid let's go!!
Beat is horrible, what's up with those random wack azz strings? Native Instruments? Damn. Eq dem boys up. Kane killed it though.
shit goes hard
Not too often you hear about someone having to carry a Premier beat, but Kane did it here.
Kane rhyming over BS.... Premo been producing garbage for years and cat still give him props
man. shut the fuck up
Kane does his thing, but WTF is going on with this beat. Really produced by Premier..?
listen to how nice kane still is. www.youtube.com/MCMRGRIMEZ
Kill yourself
Shoes are ugly as everyones mother on here. Ahhh people and jordan shoes you are either a 40 year old shoe collecting nerd lol who lives in his moms basement or a guy that cannot get laid so you get off on buying jordan's.
Lol. those are definitely some nasty shoes.
Kane is still better than most of the CLOWN ASS PUTOS running around in the game right now.
Kane's perfect for Premier beats, would love to hear an entire album together! Long Live The Kane
gay as fuck, who would listen to this trash? i guess the only people that will ever hear this will be hhdx faggots.
and yet you still came here to listen to it and took the time to leave a comment.. dickhead!!
LOL ironically enough i am fucking her right now, she never wants her little boy to leave.
You're a fuckin retard, with zero knowledge NOR appreciation for real Hip-Hop... and I'm sure your mother cannot WAIT for you to move out of her house.
Give me a full fucking album!!! Just creamed my shawts
Nice real nice ill give it 4.75
Kane came with it !! Nice to hear a real voice.
damn Kane killed it
Wait... now shoes have clothes to wear?
fire...long live the kane
When doesn't Kane kill it?
King Asiatic Nobody's Equal
Kane ripped it of course. I dunno who told Primo those crappy synth strings went with everything else tho'.
those old school synths fit Kane's style perfectly. Classic. This beat is raw. End of story.
ludacris - MVP THATS A PREMO BEAT
sad....but...well.... I wont say preem lost his touch, but it was definitely missing on this beat.
i think premo lost his touch it used to be a privlage to get a beat from him now anyone can get one i used to see a premo collab a be pumped now i dont care
Anytime big daddy kane touch it you already know what it is, Fire one of the greatest MC ever
Kane's flow was as good as anyone's ever
A new Classic for the 2 Legends! Too short though..
Good stuff from a legend.
Premier, Premier, P-P-P-P-Premier!!
DaT ReaL!
Awwwwwwww Man Thank you Preem ! but most importantly BDK!!! THE GOAT!
He still better than most of these new wack ass rapper's.


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Everglades Wonder Gardens showcases wild things you don't ever want to see in your backyard
BONITA SPRINGS - Everglades Wonder Gardens
27810 Old 41 Road, Bonita Springs, 992-2591
What: A collection of native and exotic plants and animals, including more than 2,000 species
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Admission: $15
Highlights: Three Florida panthers, two black bears, the otter show and the largest collection of Florida crocodiles in the world
Make sure not to miss: Poking around the museum that serves as your waiting area before the tour starts
And another thing: Don't hesitate to ask your tour guide questions. These guys spend a lot of time studying up on the various critters that inhabit the park and have a lot of extra information that isn't always on the tour.
There's something about Florida that seems tailor-made for roadside attractions.
Maybe it's the long drive from the state line to just about anywhere worth going. That's plenty of highway for billboards that scream "Only 175 more miles until ..."
We're not talking Disney World or Busch Gardens, but the down-home dots on the map that boast the world's largest river otter or a great collection of Seminole artifacts.
Bonita Springs' Everglades Wonder Gardens certainly fits that mold. It was started by an enterprising Michigan transplant who realized people were awfully interested in his collection reptiles and plants. Open since the mid-'30s, the Wonder Gardens is part zoo, part arboretum, part animal rehab center.
The best thing about it is that it hasn't really changed in all those years. You can get almost as close to the animals now as you could before government agencies started regulating the safety of visitors.
Even the tour hasn't changed that much.
You follow the same concrete paths through a maze of cages and enclosures, which are still made of lumber and chicken wire. The sun peaks and darts through the heavy canopy of banyans and fruit trees that provide both shade and a food source for some of the animals.
The panthers still laze in open-faced tree houses, occasionally glancing up and the near continuous stream of admirers. The snakes sun them selves along the giant panes of glass that allow visitors to peer in.
The crocs and gators still wait in the murky depths of their concrete pools, waiting for the hourly feeding shows to fight for pieces of chicken.
Owners David and Dawn Piper make sure the guides don't stray far from David's grandfather's original ideas.
"The only difference is that we know a lot more, scientifically, about the animals than he did back then," David Piper says. "That's pretty much the only difference."
For $15, you get a nearly hour-long guided tour that takes you past everything from albino boa constrictors to a flock of flamingos.
And, of course, more alligators and crocodiles than you can shake a stick at. Though we don't really recommend shaking sticks in their direction.
Lester Piper didn't have a plan when he started collecting snakes, alligators and such in his five-acre property from the moment he stepped foot in Bonita Springs in the early 1930s. He also started planting interesting native and exotic trees as a hobby.
"He just loved those things," grandson David Piper says. "That's why he moved down here in the first place."
Lester Piper and his brother, Bill, were bootleggers in Michigan during prohibition who had managed to put back enough money to buy land in Florida. Besides the Wonder Gardens, the Piper brothers owned vast tracks of cattle land in East Bonita Springs and in Collier. Some of those parcels became what is now Twin Eagles, Bonita Bay East and The Quarry, upscale golf communities.
Bill Piper would focus much of his energy on the cattle business, leaving Lester to his true love, the plants and animals.
Eventually, people started showing up to see what Lester had collected.
"What people don't know about my grandfather is that he didn't really like people," Piper says. "But he loved talking about the plants and animals that he had, so he would show them around."
After enough people showed up at his door asking for the tour, Lester Piper decided to start charging and on Feb. 22, 1936, the Everglades Reptile Gardens was born. The name was changed a decade later when they started taking in panthers and bears.
Initially, people though he was crazy. "They said, 'No one will pay 25 cents to see that stuff,'" David Piper says. "But he knew what he was doing."
There weren't many attractions like the Wonder Gardens when it opened. Piper calls it one of the "original five," but isn't exactly sure what others would be included on that list. He does know it's the oldest continually operating business in Bonita Springs, if not Lee County.
Over the years, the menagerie expanded to include a rare black leopard (now stuffed and mounted in the museum) and armadillos, which the tour guide will tell you carry the bacteria that causes human leprosy.
Before the enactment of regulations on wild animals held in captivity, Lester Piper paid people to bring him snakes. "You could get a day's wage for a big rattlesnake; it would have to be a good-sized one, though," David Piper remembers.
Surprisingly little has changed in the Wonder Gardens' 72 years of operations. The plant life has taken more of a back seat to the animals. And what was once Lester Piper's house is now the gift shop and museum.
But the enclosures are mostly unchanged — which gets you closer to the critters than you will at newer attractions.
Big Joe
The same year it was founded, the Wonder Gardens gained its star attraction — Big Joe.
At the time, Joe wasn't really all that big, just an average-sized American crocodile at maybe five years old. He was caught in a net by fishermen of the coast of Key Largo. Normally fishermen would just kill an alligator or crocodile that they caught, but word was spreading that Lester Piper was paying for them.
As the Wonder Gardens grew, so did Joe. Soon he wasn't Joe, but Big Joe.
Big Joe was a star, the kind of beast that would make people pull the car over just because they couldn't bear missing it. He was on billboards and the smaller Burma-Shave-style signs that popped up along the highways.
In his prime, Big Joe was considered the largest American crocodile in the world, measuring 15 feet long and weighing nearly 1,200 pounds.
He was the first thing you saw as you walked into the park, spending his days lounging in the shallow water of his own personal concrete tank.
He now rests a little bit farther in, near the gator pit. After his death in 2003, at an age somewhere near 75, Big Joe was stuffed and placed in a large glass case, to lay in state like a king or president.
His tank is now occupied by Big Joe II, another croc caught by fishermen near Key Largo. At only 12 feet long, Big Joe II doesn't quite measure up to the name yet. But he's still got time, he's only 57.
There's actually a bigger crocodile in the Wonder Gardens, says tour guide Anthony Menghini — Crusher, a true alpha male crocodile that will kill any other male croc he comes across. Crusher is about a foot longer than Big Joe II. But instead of being celebrated as the featured attraction, he spends his days in a big tank with a female crocodile, often content to hide out of site.
Rehabilitating and repopulating
From the beginning, the Everglades Wonder Gardens was more interested in rehabilitating animals than keeping them for the glee of visitors. Lester Piper was always taking in wounded critters and then releasing back into the swamps.
It's a tradition that continues today. People bring in birds, squirrels, turtles, even the occasional bobcat or deer.
"People bring us injured animals and we keep them here to mend," David Piper says. "Our hope is that they can heal and then be released back into the wild. If they can't, then we keep them here."
Reptiles and mammals have the best shots of getting repatriated to the wild. Snakes in particular tend to make speedy and full recoveries.
Birds don't fare quite as well.
"It's about a 50-50 proposition for birds," Piper says. "Unfortunately, the injuries are often fatal."
The Wonder Gardens doesn't keep a veterinarian on staff, but frequently brings them in to check up on the health of the animals, he says.
Mostly it's just a trickle of animals from car accidents that make it to the Wonder Gardens for rehabilitation. But after hurricanes and tropical storms, they are inundated with animals who make their home in trees.
Since the 1960s, the Wonder Gardens has also played a big role in efforts to increase the dwindling population of the Florida panther, which, with only about 100 in existence, is a federally protected endangered species. Lester Piper was the first person to successfully breed the endangered big cat in captivity and then release into the wild. The cats he bred, in turn, helped diversify the small gene pool. Later, cougars from Texas were introduced in Florida by conservation officials to further diversify the genes.
The three panthers in captivity at the Wonder Gardens are some of the last genetically pure panthers in existence. David Piper says that eventually he'll have to bring in a cougar to mate with his male panther in order to produce more for the backyard-size exhibit.
The gardens also helps, although not purposefully, to buoy the local alligator population. With more than 100 alligators spread throughout a half dozen tanks, it's hard to keep them from procreating.
"We try to let things happen as naturally as possible," Menghini says. "So I'm sure some of them slip through the fence and into the (Imperial River)."
Visit while you can
As the Old 41 corridor in Bonita Springs continues to go through redevelopment, the days of the Wonder Gardens might be numbered.
"If you ask me if the Wonder Gardens will still be in this spot in 10 years, I'd probably say 'no,'" Piper says. "I think we'll still exist somewhere, but probably not here.
"This isn't the best use of the land we have here."
Piper isn't ready to give up on the family business, which he says is still profitable, despite a lagging economy. He hopes he can find some suitable land to build it up bigger and better.
"I already know what it would look like (somewhere else)," he says. "I've already got the whole thing mapped out in my head. I know where everything would be."
And to those people who say "What would your grandfather say?" Piper says he'd jump at the opportunity to make the attraction bigger and better.
"Would he be sad to leave behind some of the trees and plants? Of course," he says. "But he'd be out (at the new place) planting a tree every day, excited about the possibilities."
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