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On February 1st, Numonics and J.NiCS drop their Champion Rizla EP. Today, Numonics dropped Champion Sounds, a collection of instrumentals that you can roll weed into Rizlas to. Some of these beats are found on Champion Rizla. It's almost like a contact high.
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Archive for 01/01/2011 - 02/01/2011
Numonics Champion Sounds
On February 1st, Numonics and J.NiCS drop their Champion Rizla EP. Today, Numonics dropped Champion Sounds, a collection of instrumentals that you can roll weed into Rizlas to. Some of these beats are found on Champion Rizla. It's almost like a contact high.
Help Kool Herc
I can forgive someone if they aren't up on Kool Herc. While dude is essentially the whole reason that breakbeats, rapping and breakdancing are integral parts of what we call Hip-Hop today, with the way history is told and retold, his proper credit might get lost in the footnotes (his Wikipedia page don't lie though). Word is Herc is currently seriously ill, and is without health insurance/the ability to pay for surgery. Herc's family is asking for donations to his medical fund, with both mailing addresses and PayPal being accepted. If you can spare it, please contribute to help Herc out!
Kool Herc Productions
P.O. Box 20472
Huntington Station, NY 11746
Or submit via PayPal to his sister at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Featuring L.E.G.A.C.Y., Pt. 2
Glad this new mixtape from DJ Forge and L.E.G.A.C.Y. is out there. After the illness that was Part 1, it's great to hear Legs spit alongside cats like Chaundon, Skyzoo, Dirt Platoon, Soulogik and plenty more, featuring beats from 9th Wonder, Tom Delay, Khrysis and others. Legs is the proper star, IMO, but you know, this isn't no BS. Take a couple shots and dig deep, you smell me?
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[video] Gee Dubs ft. SR "I Don't Care"
Bonus Beats Gee Dubs ft. SR "I Don't Care"
Kosha Dillz "Cake Smasher"
Kosha Dillz "Cake Smasher" (prod. by Dibia$e): Kosha, as per usual, is a busy man. He's got a free EP, Gina, dropping soon. This EP will be promoting the Shuko-produced EP Gina & The Garage Sale. Grab this track, jam out, then hit up Kosha Dillz World for upcoming "Gimme Five" tour dates, which will be raising money for Tipitina's Foundation, a New Orleans non-profit organization that donates instruments for 60 area schools. Ill(z).
[video] Jim Jones "Goin' For The Kill"
Via Miss Info (well, Mikey Fresh, but you know).
Cello Kid "Wake Up Music"
Cello Kid "Wake Up Music": I know it's kind of early, so instead of waking the neighbors up with some Mobb Deep or something, take it a lil calmer with this piano-lead banger from Cello Kid, who actually knows how to play the cello. He's dropping a mixtape, Forget Me Nots, which will be presented by Pretty Boys "r" Us Clothin Co. and hosted by Dj J-Mayy, and drops on February 13th. Some fly Midwest flex, seen? If you fucks with this, definitely recommend waiting for that.
UllNevaNo "Horror Flick"
UllNevaNo "Horror Flick": If you recall, 2010 showcased a number of fine talents, including the boy UllNevaoNo. Gifted MC that he is, he dropped The Color Brown mixtape with RTD and UnderSound / Agio this past August, and in 2011, he has The Color Brown vol. 2 mixtape, which will be presented by BrickYoYaFace.com and Mixbulles.com. Expect that tape to drop this summer.
UllNeva says "Fans, and new cats that are just hearing about my music i really appreciate the support from you all, and i was sort of in between a rock and a hard place with choosing the next project for the color series, but since i've been receiving a great and huge response off the first "Color Brown" project over Kev Brown beats, i decided to do a part 2 over Apollo Brown beats, and his music is very inspiring as well as far as the way he chops samples, and soulfullness, so big shouts out to Mello Music Group for giving me their blessing into pursuing this project and hopefully ya'll enjoy whats yet to come for 2011 thank you all....".
The Electric "Overload"
The Electric "Overload": Crazy - never expected DJ Vadim to venture into this kind of Hip-Hop/dancefloor vibe, given his classic material like his "40 Winks" remix (which is a personal favorite of mine), but I guess I also never expected Pugs Atomz to venture into this vein as well. Oddly enough, this shit works. It's not groundbreaking, but you can move through the club, drink in hand, to shit like this. Their new mixtape, Hey You Guys, is dropping on the 10th of February, and will be hosted by DJ. Intel (and presented by DJ Booth / BamaLoveSoul). Fuck with that, then be on the lookout for their Life Is Moving LP.
J NiCS "Road To The Riches"
J NiCS "Road To The Riches" (prod. by Numonics): The video for this dropped a few weeks ago, so I'm glad we could provide the full track for you. Numonics brings those strings so ill. Something to vibe to while you're a few sheets to the wind, thinkin' on a masterplan. Trust. NiCS and Numonics have an EP dropping on the 1st of February entitled Champion Rizla, so make sure you have a full ounce of that good ready for the release!
Bonus Beats Mr. Chief ft. LMS, J NiCS & Marv-Won "Here's The Mic" (prod. by Miami Beatwave)
Legit "Why You Can't Forget Me"
Legit "Why You Can't Forget Me": Might be late, but it's still a #NewShitSaturdays leak over here. Chitown's Legit flips this Black Keys-produced instrumental for Nicole Wray's "Why Can't I Forget Him", properly doing justice to this track, while being super Hip-Hop and making the shit about him. This beastly track will not be found on Coloring Outside The Lines, which makes me think that mixtape will feature some serious shit on it.
previous Legit "So Far Gone"
Curly Castro Winston's Appeal
After a day fu ll of toiling, Curly Castro has dropped his long-awaited album, Winston's Appeal, to the masses. Dude's moving into that lane that only shared by a few cats, like Elucid, Scripts N Screwz and other keepers of the future funk. Personifying the "ill" in Illadelph, Cas uses his life experience to sharpen the darts he places upon these beats. The sonic buffet is right up my alley, as he goes from skraight Hip-Hop to some other other. The homey Zilla Rocca makes numerous appearances on this, as do Ethel Cee, DJ Ambush, Jawnzap7 and others. I particularly love hearing Cas on tracks like "Flatbush & Church (Filthy Dub)", which not only has Cas beasting some dubwise riddim dem, but he's also describing and revisiting his yout. Seen? BTW, this is being presented by Three Dollar Pistol and Rock The Dub. Love that.
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RTD Playlist (Week Of 1/28/2011)
The Combat Jack Show (1/28/2011)
New episode of The Combat Jack Show features sneakerfreak Premium Pete and MC Timeless Truth.
DOWNLOAD The Combat Jack Show (1/28/2011) [via PNC Radio]
The Combat Jack Show (Premium Pete, Timeless Truth) 1-28-11 by PNCRadio
DJ Cable's Wretch 32 x Annie Nightingale Radio 1 Guest Mix (20/01/2011)
New mix from the homey DJ Cable, who's stock continues to rise: "Whilst I'm working on a new installment of my Podcast for 2011 (along with some other mixtapes), here's a mix that I was asked to do last week for Wretch 32, for Annie Nightingale's show BBC Radio 1, which aired on 20th January 2011. 25 mins of Grime (and Garage) for your ears, featuring new music from Lethal B, Kozzie, Yasmin and of course, Wretch 32".
Theo Martins "Lo-Fi Love"
Theo Martins "Lo-Fi Love" (prod. by $port): The boy Theo Mar reflects upon a recent trip to South Africa. I've been posting his music for three years now, and the progression in both sound and soul is a truly awesome thing to have charted. Not as awesome as a trip to the Motherland, but it's the proof of his worth that he can take such a heartwarming trip to Africa an let it shine through so many things in his life. His forthcoming Sincerely Yours, The Dance Floor project is on the horizon, but cool out to this one until then.
[trailer] Better Mus' Come
Three years in the making, "Better Mus' Come" captures the deep rooted conflict at the heart of Jamaican politics as seen in violent images in news reports and recent explosive political headlines all over the world in the international manhunt for alleged Jamaican "Don", Christopher "Dudus" Coke, leaving over 79 civilians dead and a government-mandated State of Emergency in its aftermath. In a timely and provocative production, "Better Mus' Come" traces the origins of the use of street gangs by political parties in their violent struggle to win the national election.
Homebase NYC: Live At The Clubhouse
City Slickers Smokin Cigarettes And Tellin Lies
Crazy new mixtape from City Slickers, mixed by the good homey Nelly ProToolz and hosted by J.Saki. Loads of beats flipped by Mr. Moses, and of course the City Slicks come correct with the rhymes. I mean, seriously - BARS, nigga. Straight out the Northeast, in those pockets of the United States you dismiss for bangin' Hip-Hop. Some real nigga music here, seen?
DOWNLOAD City Slickers Smokin Cigarettes And Tellin Lies [via Pollymore Music]
DJ Food "'88 Was Great, But '89 Was Mine"
This is a proper treat; Strictly Kev of DJ Food says "I was recently asked to play a night called Classic Material in London. The idea for the club is to give each month over to a year from Hip Hop's past and only play tracks released during it. I was given 1989 and this set was all done from original vinyl". Full tracklist after the jump.
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[video] U Dot Fam "Hoody Weather"
Hot 97 Scared Straight
And just so we're clear, Kenan Thompson is one of the best reasons to watch Saturday Night Live.
The Combat Jack Show (1/21/2011)
In this episode of the Combat Jack Show we had Sean Price come through as a guest host. Nothing short of hilarity. Where else are you gonna hear about Lil B, colonic irrigation, Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier etc.? Shit, even Bonsu Thomson, the EIC of The Source, breezed through to see what all the fuss was about. Shouts out to BosNaud, JusDave and Maffew Ragazino who also came through and showed love. You want to know what Sean P has in store for 2011, or how he feels about Slaughterhouse, or him potentially being in a rap boy band, or the rumored Def Jam signing a few years ago when Jigga was at the helm? It's all here and of course Sean P and Maffew spit some bars too! You know what to do...
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The Combat Jack Show 1-21-11 (Sean Price) by PNCRadio
Curly Castro ft. V/A "You & Who's Army"
Curly Castro ft. Verso, Burke, Raskull, the OneSunLion Ra, Unless, dj Ambush, Ethel Cee, Rokbottom, Law-1, Larry Guevara, JawnZap 7, Akilles, Zilla Rocca & L-Tyrannic "You & Who's Army": Ever since I was a likkle yout, I always loved Philly. I've probably mentioned it before, but Trenton's in between Philly and NYC, so we have two ABCs, NBCs, CBS, etc., one for NY and one for Philly. I stay close to Philly, and seeing the progression of their underground Hip-Hop culture is intense. I wanna take a weekend and build with some of the cats, but with the wealth of skills out there, I feel like I need to spend a few weeks! Curly Cas brings in a plethora of talented MCs on this one, from the mighty Zilla Rocca to the magnificent Ethel Cee, among others. Winston's Appeal, which is being presented by Three Dollar Pistol and RTD, will be out on Friday (1/28/2011), so consider this boisterous posse cut as the final warning, bitch. And once again, props to Fresh from 33jones for the artwork!
previous Curly Castro "Eulogy To L"
Five Steez & DJ Ready Cee Momentum: Volume One
Jamaica meets classic Hip-Hop, no Kool Herc. Five Steez hails from Jamaica, and with a classic batch of instrumentals (which are expertly handled by DJ Ready Cee), Steeze gets loose over 18 tracks. Word is this is volume one of a three-part series, and I'm hoping we get to see more of both of these cats super quick. This has a dope mixshow vibe to it – not sure if it's the way this mixtape was produced, or the superb selection of beats, but this feels like I committed it to Maxell. Introduce yourself to this, and stick around for the next bit.
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Diggy Simmons ft. DOE "Everybody Late"
Diggy Simmons ft. DOE "Everybody Late" (prod. by Jahlil Beats): So JoJo is the one who not only got a label deal, but had his group perform numerous times on a reality show on MTV, but his brother outshines him with the pen, and with the label signing? You can hear it in his verses – lil' nigga can spit, for real. If my son was Diggy's age, I'd prefer him rockin' to Diggy's tracks than some of this other coonery tomfoolery. "Everybody Late" sounds like how I used to tell cats about Drum & Bass tracks, or THUGSTEP for that matter. Hype four alarm blaze, for the illegal drinkers out there.
Bonus Beats DJ Spin King ft. Diggy Simmons "S550"
Rob Jay "Do U Believe"
Rob Jay "Do U Believe" (prod. by Jett I. Mastyr): Rob has dropped three tracks this month that have really made me take 2nd and 3rd looks at him. I don't know what's in the water in his town, but something has this nigga Hulking out and attacking shit – but on different angles. This cut is taken from his forthcoming Rap Phenomenon, and really feels like some super-hero shit. It also has him breaking down his cipher like a Ben Ulrich, reporting on the different super heroes in the field. Hits me like a cat like J-Live, where dude's are almost bored of what's going on in the scene and really spend some time taking their mastery and trying to work some uncharted paths. Just some shit that's needed within the scene, seen?
[video] Gucci Mane "Turnt Up"
Featuring Sliq B & Tracy T:
[video] Oakademy LA Launch
Bonus Beats D.Julien "Lights"
Dutch New York "Harlem Musik"
Dutch New York "Harlem Musik" (prod. by Max Dollas): DNY keeps his foot on niggas throats, forreal. I love beats like this – I think the last track from dude was an araabMUZIK/Dipset orchestrated kind of thing like this. Guess that's that Harlem vibe, yeah? DNY's No Relief is on the way – but slow down, let this one marinate for a bit.
The NU Revolution Camp "Another Day"
The NU Revolution Camp "Another Day" (prod. by Lucki Handz): Super Hero Theme Music, Vol. 1 is on the way (released date: Feb. 7th), and I see this doing very well. Since bringing Whitefolkz into the NU Revolution fold, it feels like Wordsmith and company have reignited the fire, picked up their secret identities and are out there slaying the evils of the Hip-Hop scene. It's also not some hyper-negative shit – you gotta balance out the nignorance with music like this, that you can feel good playing around the youth, you smell me?
William H. & Indiana Rome Eastern Conference Finals
While I love the NBA, and will always follow what goes on, I'm no where near into the game like I was in the '90s, when seeing cats like Michael Jordan and Reggie Miller go at it with a lot on the line had the rest of my life shut down until the game was over. William and Rome want to bring that back, and use that exact feeling to attack this project, going hard like it was 1998! Beats from Rome and the homey Tech Supreme, with some serious woofer-destroying bass on some of these jawns. You might wanna put this on repeat and grab a pick-up game or 2. Better than 5 hour energy!
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[video] Curly Castro "Da Ingredients"
Winston's Appeal, Three Pistol Music x RTD, 1/28/2011.
previous Curly Castro "Eulogy To L"
Soulbrotha & Rukus "Starbreaker"
Soulbrotha & Rukus "Starbreaker": Esbee and Ruk come back like they left something over a proper warning alarm/hammer banger track. The title isn't just some kind of witty random word affixed to an MP3 – these two really dig into their views on what's ailing the current state of the scene, in many facets. And they don't mince words. And what's better is their un-minced words fit along with what many of my peers feel. Soulbrotha says he has an untitled EP currently in production, while Rukus has the following up to his latest mixtape, The Hunger, on the horizon. 2011 just got a lot hotter, and more aggressive.
Legit "So Far Gone"
Legit "So Far Gone": Legit is another cat who I think has a bright future if the right machine gets behind him or gives him a chance. Leg dialogues an episode outside of his relationship, and appropriates a Curtis Mayfield sample to help tell his story. Shit's kind of deep, and I hate to keep harping on it, but shit like this makes me feel like the future of music will be OK. This is a throwaway (!!) cut from his forthcoming mixtape, Coloring Outside The Lines, which is due out by this Summer (!!). I'll add a couple more !!!! in there. Someone look this kid out.
Jesus. I have no idea where the BLKHRTS idea came from, but I'm loving this vowel-devoid project from King Foe, Yonnas & Karma. There's an ill sonic slant on this – there's a feeling throughout most of this of really going "there", keeping that fly Hip-Hop appeal but almost forcing oneself to channel the darker part of the heart and sitting in the muck, exploring what the fuck turns your mood black. Or BLK. This EP is for rainy days, or dark, cold nights, before a riot. I'd love to see these cuts performed live!
Seven Day CNCPTS II
This actually dropped on the 11th of January, I believe, but I didn't hear about it until a few days later, and haven't been in the proper mindstate to vibe to this. CNCPTS II is some shit you zone to while you're in that, ahem, session with your peoples. Let the smoke marinate and permeate the area while you're blasting this. Put the intro on and you can smell whatever strain you really vibe off of, seen? Love "1234", and I won't like, it's primarily b/c Versis is featured on it. He's one of the next, I can feel it. Anyways, you need to get into this project. Even if you don't chief Ls. Fuck with this, then be on the lookout for their debut LP, Dusk 'Til Dawn.
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Curly Castro "Eulogy To L"
Curly Castro "Eulogy To L" (prod. by Zilla Rocca): Remember that "Boomin' System" remix that Zilla Rocca did? Back then, word was that Cas was going to jump on this, and the nigga takes Rocca's flavorful revamping of one of my fav LL Cool J tracks and really explores some shit that needs to be studied – the evolution of Uncle L. I know a number of cats who aren't feeling this niggas progression for murderous MC to whatever the fuck he thinks he's doing now. Castro doesn't hold back, and I'm glad for that. Winston's Appeal is out on Friday, January 28th, and is presented by Three Dollar Pistol and Rock The Dub. There's another cut that Cas sent this morning that I'll be featuring on Wednesday, so be on the look for that, SEEN!?!?! Props to Fresh for the bomb artwork. Check out Part 1 of 33jones' interview with Cas.
Rob Jay "Stick To Your Dreams"
Rob Jay "Stick To Your Dreams": This is a dope track, and some shit most heads only reserve for people who've passed, or are in bad spots and reminiscing about "what could've been". They say you need to let people know you appreciate them as they are alive, and with Rob seeing his boy Chris B. Young's path from being a minor league baseballer to getting called up to the Diamondbacks and paralleling that to his own journey through this murky game of being noticed as an artist. Damn. Rob's got that vision, and is set apart from not only his peers, but from the majority of the game out there. Take notice to neph, trust. I'll have another cut of his dropping in a few days, so keep it locked.
Donwill Laura's Tape [Unmixed]
@Donwill dropped his "Laura's Tape" on 2/11 of 2010, and released the unmixed version on 1/22 of 2011. i see you, nigga. #Lessondaryless than a minute ago via webkhal
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previous Donwill Laura's Tape
My WWE Raw Report (1/21/2011)
Yesterday afternoon, I saw a tweet from @Trentonian, saying they had free tickets to the WWE Raw World Tour show at the Sun National Bank Center last night; all one needed to do was hit their Facebook page with your favorite pro wrestling memory. Anyone who knows me knows I stay abreast to what's going on, but I've been a fan of the sport since I was three years old. I drew back and remembered this gem, and how I wrote a letter to the WWE about my support for the Hulkster, and received back a dope Hulk Hogan friendship bracelet. Needless to say, I won seats to the show, and was asked to take pictures and possibly write a report on the show. I did both, and not only has my report (in full) has been posted on the Trentonian's website, but a condensed version will be in tomorrow's paper! I have Joey Kulkin to thank - he even had some great words to say about my writing. Nice to get some recognition for my work - especially outside of the Hip-Hop/Drum & Bass circles. And I have to thank my wife, for if not for her nudging me on even entering the contest, none of this would've even happened.
[preview] Chase & Status ft. Sub Focus & Takura "Flashing Lights"
With about one more week for Chase & Status' No More Idols album release, I have been surprised no leaks have come about as of yet. In talking with DJ Nappy, I'm also surprised this tune hasn't been rocked more. Combining the efforts of C&S and Sub Focus, we have a mixed bag here - you get one part mellow, guitar-driven vocal dubstep, and the second half comes with a NASTY riddim. One for the dancefloors - and the charts, I reckon. I believe their "Blind Faith" single drops on Monday, with No More Idols out on the 31st. At least, that's what I was told.
I ripped this from the 1Xtra Dubstep Takeover "Sound of Dubstep 2010" show.
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[video] D1 ft. Jenna G "Flood Of Emotions"
I like when EDM videos have people interacting, and not a bunch of random shit. That said, not sure what's up with dubstep producers getting videos for their tracks that aren't really dubstep - this is that ol' skool Jungle vibe in the beat. In any case, D1 wins on this emotional track.
Euphemia (4/02/2011)
Dope LOCAL art supporting a dope GLOBAL need. This could also be the last Euphemia in Trenton! Make sure you make it out there!
Wise Intelligent ft. Tye Austin "Sow Djezuz"
Wise Intelligent ft. Tye Austin "Sow Djezuz" (prod. by Masada): Someone hit me up the other day, asking if Wise was as ill as he was during the PRT days. Let this track be an example - dude's bars never fell off. You might not be hearing from someone on the norm, but don't think they've let their flame dwindle. Hearing this, it sounds so effortless - Wise transforms into his Djezuz Djonez guise and goes in, deep. Some cats question when a man calls himself God, but if you break down the similarities, you'd realize that most Black men might wanna start calling themselves God! This is one of those tracks that brings some heavy mental but doesn't skimp on the dope beats. Wise Intelligent Iz...The UnConKable Djezuz Djonez drops digitally on the 8th of February - hit the jump for the full tracklist, then cop it when it drops on iTunes, Amazon, eMusic and other digital music outlets.
[preview] DJ SOLO "Apache Zombie Deathkill"
Hah, the homey SOLO likes sending exclusives that I can't download. This is a fierce "Apache"-sampling drumstep tune that "is an original production based on a movie I have in my head about Native American Zombies rising from the dead and taking back America". Sounds like some shit Tarantino should use in an homage to zombie flicks.
Apache Zombie Deathkill by DJ SOLO
DJ Books Classic Ruff Ryders
Jersey's own DJ Books has been hyping up this Thieves Theme x Diggers Union mixtape, showcasing some of that classic Ruff Ryders sound. You remember, back when the East reclaimed the Hip-Hop game, with niggas like DMX, The Lox, Swizz Beats, Eve and others ran rampant. You're gonna hurt someone when one of these tracks drops, trust.
DOWNLOAD DJ Books Classic Ruff Ryders [mirror]
Benji B - Future Beats (1/20/2011)
J Rocc joins Benji B for this week's episode; dope preview of his album.
[video] Phi-Life Cypher "2, 3 Break"
Love the way they flipped those sounds. Their album, The Professionals, is on the way. Proper Hip-Hop, ill lyrics from the UK. If you don't know, get to know.
Hype Men Podcast, Episode 23: Paul Scheer
Comedian and actor Paul Scheer joins the Hype Men to discuss LL Cool J on NCIS + scamming Columbia House + working at Blockbuster + Method and Red on FOX + Human Giant working with Ghostface + Ice-T's Twitter army + Mark Wahlberg and Eminem on MTV together + Big Boi's album listening party + The Jerky Boys + sports team nicknames + the Weekend at Bernie's / 2Pac connection + much more!
DOWNLOAD Hype Men Podcast, Episode 23: Paul Scheer [via Hype Men]
[video] Signif "Lovely Imperfections"
Bonus Beats Signif "Box Of Sigarettes"
Coachella 2011 Line-Up
I've never been to a festival this massive, and not sure I'd want to be. Pretty diverse line-up over three days, from heads like Magnetic Man, DJ Zinc, High Contrast, Mary Anne Hobbs, Andy C, Breakage and other DJs/producers to Kanye West, Nas & Damian Marley, Lil' B, Erykah Badu, Odd Future and others, to mad Rock and other acts, spread out over three days? Actually, this sounds like something I'd try and do sometime - minus the smelly kids and the drug-abusing Black actors. Definitely not in 2011. Big up URB for the heads up.


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Webb: We're stronger. We can do this job within the 28 billion, plus the 15, in this ten year period, but we've got to have enough level of support in '64 and '65 to get over the hump and then the expenditures will drop. Now suppose then we don't get that – suppose we have to drop back a few hundred million in both years, we still would have at a few hundred million below that, a fighting chance to do it, but not much more than a fighting chance.
President Kennedy: To do what?
Webb: To make the lunar landing within this decade.
President Kennedy: Is that right?
Webb: Yeah.
President Kennedy: If they cut this budget this year and next year –
Webb: We'd have a fighting chance. I'm trying to get this clearly in your mind, because you have to say something about this.
Webb: Now whether you want to start right now, belaboring the Republicans which I don't think you do, saying it may be – it's impossible to do this job in this decade. And that is a real political issue in '64. I'm not at all sure that you want to do that because I'm not sure that the country feels that strongly about this program right now.
Well, you see, we have in the Gemini and Apollo spacecraft that will fly men for long periods of time under zero G conditions and what we really need to know beyond that is what we could learn by putting a small centrifuge in a space station so that you could go from zero G, up to 1/10, 2/10 on up to 1G maybe to 2G's. But at least we would be closing the gap as to what happens, if 0G is something men can't tolerate in space. (break)
President Kennedy: Well I talked to the other day, about 2 weeks ago, to McNamara and Gilpatric for a few minutes and said that I thought the space program, looking ahead, unless the Russians did something dramatic and we don't have anything dramatic coming up for the next 12 months, so it's going to be an attack on the budget, but this looks like a hell of a lot of dough to go to the moon when you can go - you can learn most of that you want scientifically through instruments and putting a man on the moon really is a stunt and it isn't worth that many billions. Therefore the heats going to go on unless we can say this has got some military justification and not just prestige. Otherwise Eisenhower is going to be kicking us around and we're going to look like he's probably right – they don't want to spend that kind of dough. Why should we spend that kind of dough to put a man on the moon? (break) But it seems to me what we've got to try and do, is for the reasons you suggested: we've got to wrap around in this country, a military use for what we're doing and spending in space. If we don't, it does look like a stunt and too much money – some people – Christ, we can't get money for some ( ) and all the rest and people saying we're spending billions in going to the moon. If we can show that that's true but there's also a very significant military use. Now how are we going to do that.
Webb: What I would say –
President Kennedy. I think it's the only way we're going to be able to defend it before the public in the next 12 months. We're not going to have anything spectacular ourselves and if the Russians don't have any, it's going to be open season next year (break). But I'd like to see what we could do to get the military, you said they're holding out, but we can, we can give this thing a military slant. In the final – we can justify the military or national security route much better than we can justify the prestige these days. (break)
Webb: Would you be better off thinking about '64 in the political year, if you just took a military man and put him in charge of this program?
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Analgesic Healthcare, Inc. Continues Partnership with Covidien / Medtronic
Analgesic Healthcare, Inc., a national leader in home medical equipment since 1978, begins its 15th year partnering with Covidien and their Strategic Channel Solution Division. A strategic planning meeting was recently held on May 5, 2015 at AHC's Tampa headquarters to discuss future growth potential and strategic planning.
Tampa, Florida (PRWEB) June 08, 2015
Analgesic Healthcare, Inc., a national leader in home medical equipment since 1978, begins its 15th year partnering with Covidien and their Strategic Channel Solution Division. A strategic planning meeting was recently held on May 5, 2015 at AHC's Tampa headquarters to discuss future growth potential and strategic planning.
Analgesic Healthcare, Inc. recently learned that Covidien was acquired by Medtronic. AHC is excited to move forward with their initiatives and continuing their partnership with Covidien/Medtronic. The company has committed to increasing their ordering and growth plan with the Covidien/Medtronic Strategic Channel Solutions division of the company.
Present at the meeting were Analgesic Healthcare's CEO, Roy Edgerton, COO, Charla Thomas, Distribution Manager, Maria Rivera, Distribution Coordinator, Ray Coriano, and Marketing Manager, Mark Edgerton. Representing Covidien/Medtronic was Keith Geolat.
During the meeting the parties discussed a number of topics including supply chain management, six sigma, least cost routing, state of the industry and increasing potential business opportunities.
"Mr. Geolat brings great knowledge of supply chain management, on time delivery, and six sigma which has enhanced AHC's growth immeasurably. Covidien/Medtronic's customer service and technical support is "top notch" and is committed to zero defects. We've enjoyed what Keith brings to the table which has added tremendous value to the company over the years. We've personally worked with Keith for over 14 years and have appreciated his commitment to excellence and look forward to many years to come as our partnership grows." said Charla Thomas, COO of Analgesic Healthcare, Inc.
"After visiting the headquarters in Tampa, FL I was able to get a better understanding of AHC's goals, vision and strategic plan. We were able to get much accomplished and had great dialogue in relation to a number of important topics," said Keith Geolat, Sales Manager of Strategic Channel Solutions.
Going forward Roy Edgerton, founder and CEO of Analgesic Healthcare, Inc. reiterated the vision he casted over 35 years ago to help those dealing with chronic and acute pain by positively affecting the lives of over 1 million people nationwide.
About Medtronic:
Medtronic is the global leader in medical technology – alleviating pain, restoring health and extending life for millions of people around the world.
Medtronic's mission is:
To contribute to human welfare by application of biomedical engineering in the research, design, manufacture and sale of instruments or appliances that alleviate pain, restore health and extend life.
To direct our growth in the areas of biomedical engineering where we display maximum strength and ability; to gather people and facilities that tend to augment these areas; to continuously build on these areas through education and knowledge assimilation; to avoid participation in areas where we cannot make unique and worthy contributions.
To strive without reserve for the greatest possible reliability and quality in our products; to be the unsurpassed standard of comparison and to be recognized as a company of dedication, honesty, integrity and service.
To make a fair profit on current operations to meet our obligations, sustain our growth and reach our goals.
To recognize the personal worth of employees by providing an employment framework that allows personal satisfaction in work accomplished, security, advancement opportunity and means to share in the company's success.
Source: http://www.medtronic.com/
To contact Analgesic Healthcare, call 1-800-749-1188, visit the company website at
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Analgesic Healthcare, Inc.
7823 N Dale Mabry Hwy Suite 202
Tampa, FL 33614
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Rock Talk: Truck Scales Not a Road Under MSHA's Berm StandardMay 14, 2012 – Articles
Administrative Law Judge Thomas McCarthy gave a win for the industry in a decision vacating a citation issued to Knife River's MBI Portable Crusher No. 1. In December 2010, an MSHA inspector issued a 104(a) non-S&S citation alleging that Knife River's scale did not have rails that reached mid-axle height of the largest piece of equipment that traveled over the scale.
Knife River's scale was approximately 80 feet long and 11 feet wide. At the time of the inspection it had 10 inch high rub rails and was 41 inches off of the ground. Knife River abated the citation by installing concrete barriers to preclude access. The inspector, however, returned 24 days later and issued a 104(b) failure to abate order to Knife River because Knife River failed to make any effort to fix the alleged condition. MSHA proposed an assessment of $112.00 for the 104(a) non-S&S citation.
MSHA's berm standard, found at 30 C.F.R. Section 56.9300, provides, in relevant part, the following:
(a) Berms or guardrails shall be provided and maintained on the banks of roadways where a drop-off exists of sufficient grade or depth to cause a vehicle to overturn or endanger persons in equipment.
(b) Berms or guardrails shall be at least mid-axle height of the largest self-propelled mobile equipment which usually travels the roadway.
As predicted, MSHA argued that the scale was a hazard because of the risk of a piece of equipment falling off and tipping over. Knife River noted that more than 67,000 truckloads passed over the scale without incident in the five years that the scale had been in operation. Judge McCarthy also found that there were no reported accidents where a piece of equipment ran off the edge of any elevated scale. Since 2005, when Knife River installed the scale, MSHA inspected the mine property ten times and no citations were issued on the scale.
Judge McCarthy credited Knife River's testimony that equipment that passes over the scale only travel at slow speeds (under 5 mph), that traffic lights control equipment movement, and that each piece of equipment that passes over the scale must stop at the end of the scale to obtain a weigh ticket.
Judge McCarthy's decision departs from previous rulings by Administrative Law Judges that have held that truck scales are to be considered "roadways" and thus subject to 30 C.F.R. Section 56.9300(b). In departing from six previous administrative law judge decisions, Judge McCarthy determined that, in this particular case, Knife River's scale was on an access road off of the main haulage way. Importantly, Judge McCarthy noted that Knife River's scale was set apart from the access road, allowing other vehicles to bypass it. This evidence, along with Judge McCarthy's review of the dictionary definition of a "road," led to his decision that a scale "does not fall within the plain meaning because it is not integral to the structure or purpose of the road." Specifically, "[t]he plain meaning of the word 'roadway' encompasses land developed for vehicular traffic for the purpose of traveling from one place to another." Essentially, Judge McCarthy found that the equipment does not have to travel on the scale to get from one location to another – the scale, thus, was not part of the roadway.
Importantly, Judge McCarthy undertook a review of the legislative history of MSHA's berm standard and concluded that scales were never meant to be included in the regulation. According to Judge McCarthy, if MSHA wanted to include scales in the berm standard it "should have said so." Based on his findings that the scale was not a roadway, Judge McCarthy vacated the 104(a) non-S&S citation and the 104(b) failure to abate order.
Obviously, Judge McCarthy's decision is a great result for the industry – however, given the now apparent split amongst the administrative law judges, MSHA may appeal this decision to the Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.


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Vel'Koz Slips Through the Void
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by Ashley Underwood, Do Gaming journalist
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A new middle lane champion for League of Legends (LoL) has been released. Vel'Koz is the newest champion to hit the LoL scene and it is about time LoL gets another void champion; Cho'Gath, Kog'Maw and Kha'Zix have been getting a little lonely.
Vel'Koz has been made for the middle lane but as we all know, most champions can be put into many different roles. He does have a short auto attack range which makes him more like Kayle but he has the necessary tools in his abilities to discourage his lane opponent from engaging.
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CompareCards now has an education center that includes two free downloadable lesson plans for middle school and high school teachers, focused on educating our youth about credit and money management.
The younger generation is building credit card debt at a rapid speed, and many of them do so right after graduation. In fact, a recent study from Ohio State University suggests that members of the current generation are more likely to die with credit card debt than anyone else. With proper education early on, these growing adults might be able to avoid the stressful turmoil debt can cause. That is the reason why we developed these plans – to create a more credit aware environment for the future.
If you are an educator or parent who wishes to help young people learn more about credit cards, credit scores, interest rates, and debt, read on to see what our lesson plans provide.
What's Included
Each set of lesson plans is designed to take about an hour to go over in total, depending on the setup. They incorporate detailed explanations, visual aids and chapter-based quizzes to ensure students understand the material. Each packet comes with:
- Step-by-step information about credit and credit cards
- Real-life examples
- 6 sets of exercises (2-5 questions in each)
- A glossary of keywords in the back
- An answer guide for the exercises
Middle School Lesson Plans
For middle school students, we offer "The Basics of Building Credit." These lessons go over:
- What credit is
- How credit is measured
- How to build good credit
- How to avoid bad credit
- The difference between bad credit and no credit
- How credit cards impact credit scores
- When students can start building credit
This information provides an overview of the credit building process. It gives students a chance to see what they can work on now to improve their scores in the future. While it does introduce the credit card, it does not go over its use in great detail. That part is covered in the high school lessons.
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High School Lesson Plans
For high school students, we offer "Introducing the Credit Card." These lessons go over:
- What a credit card is
- How a credit card works
- Fees associated with credit cards
- How to apply for a credit card
- How to avoid credit card debt
- How rewards programs work
- How to choose the right credit card
This information offers an in-depth view of what it takes to be a responsible credit card owner. Most high school students are only a year or two away from applying for their first credit card. The tips in these lesson plans will help them know what to look for, what to avoid, and how to manage their new-found opportunities.
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CompareCards also provides 5 units covering all aspects of investments. The units included cover the following:
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- Unit 2: Bull & Bear Markets– What these markets are and how they work
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- Unit 4: Work of a Stock Broker– Who they are and what they do
- Unit 5: Other Types of Investments– 5 additional types of investments such as CDs, IRAs, real estate, mutual funds, and commodities
Please make sure to check back in the future for an evolving education center as well as additional teacher resources.
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I Have A life That´s Goodadmin | March 7, 2015
At the end of the day,
Lord I pray ,
I have a life that's good. ( lyrics Sarah Siskind, Ashley Monroe, Nashville)
In The Vintage Fairy Tales,
we believe in the power of afternoon tea.
Get lipstick ready, wear your best dress,
bring a dapper dude and let the party begin.
At the end of the day,
Lord I pray,
I have a life that´s good.
Happy weekend
// Becky


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Accepting the Change in Egypt
Anyone who has ever stepped foot into a church basement knows the following:
Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.
It's called the Serenity Prayer, and it sums up the battle every alcoholic and addict has on his hands, and the only way he can handle it. As a recovering drunk I find myself saying that prayer a lot; it's pretty much the only prayer I say in this agnostic phase of my life. I find living that prayer one of my greatest challenges. Like Don Quixote I see the romance of fighting windmills, but I've learned that in the end the windmills always win and all that I am left with is frustration and scars. In the past I turned to drink to take the sting out of those wounds, and church basements are full of people that have done the same which is why after 10 years of sobriety I still find myself chanting that prayer, more often than not through clenched teeth.
If he's not, President Obama needs to be whispering the Serenity Prayer several times a day too. Take Egypt for example. When I read that the army was allowing protesters to sit on M1 tanks in Cairo, I knew that Mubarak was done and there wasn't anything we could do to save him.
Change is happening in Egypt – and possibly the entire Arab World – and there's pretty much nothing we can do about it. I've noticed that the media – including the Right-wing news sources – haven't decided whether what is happening there is bad or good from the American perspective. Even Instapundit seems conflicted. Richard Fernandez's piece portrays the revolt as a negative, whereas two links later a YNetNews piece discusses how a group of Israelis traveling in Egypt are being treated well by the protesters. I noticed that Fox News seemed schizoid in its reporting, veering between whether events in Egypt and Tunisia mirrored Iran in 1979 or Eastern Europe in 1989.
The truth is that at this point it is impossible to know. Joshuapundit believes that Obama's cutting loose of Mubarak will usher another Iran seeing Obama's actions mirroring Carter's when he ended his support of the Shah. Haaretz, not the most right-wing paper in Israel, tends to agree. I'm not so sure of that. The Iranian opposition had a strong leader in the Ayatollah Khomeini. There had also not been a theocracy in the modern era, so clerics were viewed as less corrupt than government officials.
Neither is the case in Egypt. While the Muslim Brotherhood is backing the opposition leader Mohamed el Baradei, and the Iranian regime gleefully cheering on the protests, I'm wondering how much of this is classic Middle Eastern "backing the strong horse." The Egyptian people have seen the failure of theocracy in Iran and I doubt that they would be so willing to throw off the yoke of oppression by a corrupt secular regime to replace it with a corrupt religious one. I doubt that I'm the only one who appreciates the irony of a regime backing the overthrow of another after crushing its own dissent less then two years ago. If anything the Iranians may be playing with fire by broadcasting the downfall of the Egyptian regime to its own people – who might just decide that they will have another crack at it themselves.
Regardless, at this point there is nothing that we can do about it. Looking backward it is clear to me that we were delusional in supporting a "democratically elected president" who had stayed in power for over 30 years. We have a history of propping up dictators in the Middle East, so in that respect Joshuapundit is correct and Obama is channeling Jimmy Carter. We prop them up with money, and they prop themselves up with anti-American and anti-Semitic propaganda. We ignore this disconnect – and are then shocked when we get tangled up in the dictator's messy exit. But at this point the die is cast and I wouldn't be surprised if Mubarak is in exile by the time you read this.
The Obama administration cannot stop the change, but it can make it known that it welcomes a peaceful restoration of democracy expects the new regime to abide by the agreements of the previous regime. If, as many on the right suspect, the new regime tears up the peace accords with Israel, then the game is on. We will end aid to Egypt and isolate it just as we have Iran. We have to accept the loss of Mubarak, but we must have the courage to confront the new leadership and dangle carrots and sticks to change the course of events in Egypt in a way we prefer.
Most importantly, we have to accept that our tolerance of anti-American and anti-Semitic propaganda has brainwashed entire generations of people to kill us and our allies. It might have bought us 30 years of peace in Egypt, but at a very high price in the long-term. The Soviets or Chinese would never have accepted such a bargain – which is why even 2 decades after its demise, the Soviet Union's brand of socialism lives on in American academia.
I just hope that the Obama administration has the wisdom to know the difference between what it can change, and what it cannot – or at the very least starts praying.


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PHILADELPHIA >> The 76ers have symbolically cut ties with former No. 3 overall draft pick Jahlil Okafor.
Now it's time for the two to part ways. Actually, it's past due.
The Sixers have been trying to trade Okafor for some time. Tuesday, they declined to pick up his fourth-year option, meaning he can become a free agent.
There are reports that Okafor, also pushing for a trade, may decide at some point this season to request a buyout of his contract - which pays him nearly $5 million this season - if a trade is unable to be worked out.
The Sixers on Monday did exercise the third-year options on the contracts of Ben Simmons, Dario Šarić and Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot for 2018-19.
They also exercised the fourth-year option for swing man Justin Anderson for next season.
Okafor continues to rot on the end of the bench behind Joel Embiid and Amir Johnson. Richaun Holmes would also get playing time ahead of him once Holmes is healthy.
Coach Brett Brown has made it plain that Okafor likely won't see much playing time anytime soon.


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More than $500 million in transactions are pending or were completed so far this month.
United States Mining News
Clinton talks up clean coal, says she can bring steel jobs back to PA
Fresh off a bounce in the polls, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is promising to revitalize Pennsylvania communities hurt by a downturn in the coal and steel industries.
Montana to close two coal units serving Pacific Northwest customers
The road to a coal-less future was strewn with two more casualties Tuesday, after a large Montana coal plant agreed to shut down two of its units.
US coal production drops to lowest level since 1981
Above-normal temperatures during the winter of 2015–16 were a key reason for the large decrease in coal production during the first three months of 2016.
Consol unloads Virginia coal mine for $420 million
The sale leaves Consol will only have three mines in southwestern Pennsylvania and one site, the Miller Creek complex, in southern West Virginia.
Value of U.S. metal mine production drops 15%
The United States earned less from its mines in 2015 and became more reliant on outside sources for critical metals, according to a new report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
U.S. coal for electricity plummets to 45-year low
The main culprit? Cheap natural gas.
30+ U.S. coal projects could be scrapped under moratorium
Some of the largest projects are in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana.
Will taxpayers get stuck with the bill to clean up strip mining coal sites?
The issue of how to pay for mine reclamation is flying below the surface of the general public even though the matter is, literally, above ground and right before the eyes of the major coal-producing regions.
24 states line up to block Obama's Clean Power Plan
President Obama's climate change plan has run up against some serious opposition among 24 states that are challenging it in federal court.
Ur-Energy proposes to expand Wyoming uranium mine
The mine, already one of the biggest in the state, would double in size as company bets on rebound in prices.
Forever QE continues unabated
The Fed's balance sheet has swelled to roughly $2.4 trillion since the start of QE.
Meet QT; QE's evil twin
There is a growing sense across the financial spectrum that the world is about to turn some type of economic page.
Could a President Trump put people back to work and help the dollar?: ShadowStats' John Williams
Despite happy economic reporting from the government, ShadowStats' John Williams warns that underlying problems from the crash of 2008 were never addressed, leaving the United States in a recession papered over by sleight of hand and a workforce redefined out of existence.
U.S. coal co's cringe as Obama tightens climate change rules
U.S. President Obama has unveiled new rules designed to impose more costs on the battered and bruised United States coal industry.
Alpha Natural Resources files for bankruptcy protection
The slump in the coal market has claimed another victim.
Here's the ad that is upsetting the union at Stillwater Mining
With contract talks underway, Stillwater Mining is running a TV spot that the union says overstates their take home pay. At the 17 second spot, there is a graphic that shows average worker pay at […]
Newmont Mining earnings are 50 pct higher in Q1
Outlook is unchanged.
Russia took control over 20% of US uranium after Uranium One's associates made lavish contributions to Clinton Foundation
The sale gave the Russians control of one-fifth of all uranium production capacity in the United States.
This is what will determine if oil prices go up or down
It appears as if oil prices could be on the verge of a rebound, with new data showing that the U.S. oil patch is hitting an inflection point.
Hecla grabs Montana silver-copper deposit through $20 million merger
Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) has expanded its operations in the western United States with the purchase on Friday of Revett Minerals (TSX:RVM) in an all-stock deal worth $20 million.
Anti-oil sands activists in the U.S. are getting visits from the FBI
Unexpected visitors have been dropping in on anti-oil activists in the United States — knocking on doors, calling, texting, contacting family members.
Uranium producer Cameco boosts Q4 profit by 14%
Cameco (TSX:CCO) has reported a double-digit increase in fourth-quarter profits despite a nine per cent drop in revenue.
Locals rejoice over Kershaw gold mine accord
Kershaw Mayor Wayne Rhodes smiled with relief this week when he learned that a gold mine proposed for his community had settled differences with an environmental group.
Deal offers hope for miners thrown out of work in W. Kentucky
Nearly 700 coal miners in Western Kentucky are feeling hopeful this week, despite Patriot Coal deciding to permanently shut down the Highland and Dodge Hill mines on Dec. 31.


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Also known as Nostradamus, Michel de Nostradame – a renowned prophet – was born on 14/12/1503 in St. Remy, Provence, France. In 1502, his family had indeed converted from Judaism to Christianity as an affecting result of persecution from the ascension of Louis XII. As soon as completing a classical education, Nostradamus studied astrology, medicine, and herbalism.
Growing up, he tended to spend a lot of his time learning languages, astronomy, astrology, and math from his grandfather – Jean.map Montpellier, a mystic. After that, he studied liberal arts at the University at Avignon. Later, after graduating from the medical school, he started a personal practice where he perfectly succeeded in treating sufferers who were infected by bubonic plague in Montpellier and several surrounding areas.
In 1534, Nostradamus got married, and began building a family. Sadly, the bubonic plague – the epidemic he had been very successful at treating in the past – took the lives of his spouse and two lovely kids. (The names of his children and wife still remain a mystery). Very distraught and chased by the Inquisition, he decided to pack his bags, and then traveled around France and Italy for the next 6 years.
In 1554, he settled down one town of Salon, France where he began a new wedlock with Anne Ponsart Gemelle – his second wife, and had with her all of the 6 children, including 3 boys and 3 girls. During this time, it was believed that he started his career as a prophet. In 1555, Nostradamus wrote his initial collection of Centuries, a set of hundred quatrains at the age of 52. Over the next years, he ideally completed a total of ten Centuries. He listed the 10 chapters of his well-known book – The Centuries – as "centuries," though almost all of them have had nothing to do with the cycle of 100 years. Each of the chapters (or centuries) has consisted of all 100 prophetic quatrains, apart from Century VII that has had 42, for 942 incredible predictions.
This talented prophet owned the visions which he often recorded in verse when staring into flame or water late at night; and sometimes, they were truly aided by the herbal stimulants whilst sitting on the brass tripod. At that time, the final quatrains were elliptical and oblique, and often used puns, allegorical imagery, and anagrams. Most of the quatrains tend to be open to different interpretations where several of them can make no sense while others are literal and chilling descriptions of events, which give the near-specific or specific names, astrological configurations, actual dates, and sometimes geographic locations. It is indeed the quality of both specificity and vagueness that permit each of new generations to make high effort to reinterpret his work.
The Death Of Nostradamus
In fact, the intuited French seer also guessed his own death that might happen on 2/7/1566, and it was considered the end of his prophecies about the far-off scenarios on this planet. On 1/7/1566, Nostradamus offered his last prophecy to his priest. While the priest said the farewell "Until tomorrow," he responded "You won't find me alive at sunrise." Surprisingly, he passed away that night.
Reportedly, when he died, his family found him lying on the floor of his room. With the belief that he was one of the wisest men sent to humanity by the God, Nostradamus was buried in the olden temple of the Mineurs Brothers from the walls of the Saint-Laurent church in France. His coffin was also sealed into the walls, yet standing up. During this moment, Caesar – one of his sons – had the epitaph composed in his honor. Without a doubt, it's truly an epitaph befitting a wonderful man who was surely an unusual clairvoyant, a wise man, a great sear, and perhaps a very skilled prophet.
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We came, we shuffled, we... registered? Some naysayers (read: most people over 40) might scoff at the idea of a dawn-to-dusk desert dance party as an ideal place to register new voters. But young people believe in these beats -- they make up the majority of the 100,000+ crowd that showed up each day at Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Las Vegas to see the world's biggest DJs. So why not give them a chance to use that passion to express some political power?
As volunteer coordinator Addison Larrow aka DJ Wild Yeti explains, "Why would you want to register to vote anywhere else? How many people can say they registered to vote wearing a tutu standing next to someone dressed as banana? It happened at least twice. Moral of the story: EDC is a pretty awesome place to register to vote." Beats the DMV, right?
So that's why Rock The Vote, the nation's largest non-partisan voter registration organization with a 20-year history of combining music and political engagement, and Insomniac Events, the super-bass team who puts on the country's largest electronica extravaganzas, have teamed up to launch Spin the Vote -- a new effort that has been registering voters at packed Electric Dance Music (EDM) festivals across the states. So far, Spin the Vote has hit up Beyond Wonderland in California, Nocturnal Wonderland in Texas, the first-ever Electric Daisy Carnival in New York, and finally the biggest and baddest experience of them all: Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas (EDC LV)
For EDC LV, Spin the Vote gathered its largest army of volunteers yet. Armed with clipboards, they dove into the sea of sparkles and neon at Las Vegas Motor Speedway each night ready to give every festival-goer a chance to vote in 2012. By the time the last beat dropped at EDC LV, Spin the Vote had registered hundreds of EDM fans from Alaska to Alabama.
If you haven't picked up on it already, "flair" is a major part of the EDM festival experience. Festival-goers are encouraged to go big when it comes to costumes and makeup - and the Insomniac team makes sure the atmosphere is much more "carnival" than concert. For example, Insomniac has brought out mimes on stilts, roaming gas-masked bikini bunnies, huggable night owls, fire-breathing snakes, ferris wheels, roller coasters, and yes, a giant crane-sized electric daisy. These art installations and amusement park features are meant to create an alternate universe that compliments the energy of the insane sets overlapping on multiple stages by huge international DJs like Avicii, Tiesto and Kaskade.
So clearly, our team takes part in this colorful chaos when going out there to talk to their peers about the importance of registering. At EDC LV, our Spin the Vote volunteers ripped, cut and fringed our tees into EDC-worthy wear, rocked our own fun accessories and patriotic props -- who could pass up an Uncle Sam hat or a red, white and blue garter?
While our volunteers were out there roaming the grounds and registering voters, we made sure to turn our Spin the Vote Lounge at EDC LV into the perfect desert oasis. The Lounge was a place to meet up with friends, chill on comfy couches, and take in the amazing stream of flair flowing between the Cosmic Meadow and Neon Garden stages. We had a great view of Steve Aoki "crowd rafting" during Afrojack's set on Friday night. We also watched Major Lazer whip the crowd into a shirtless frenzy on Sunday night.
Speaking of Diplo (the other half of Major Lazer), we caught him on camera backstage where he had some powerful words about Spin the Vote. We also had an amazing interview with Swedish lady DJs Rebecca & Fiona; plus their buddy Kaskade dropped by to sign a poster and give his own Spin the Vote shout-out. We even brought Russian trance master Arty into the mix.
Most importantly, Spin the Vote is really making an impact. Even when it's 4 am, we've drank our fourth Diet Coke in 3 hours, our feet are killing us from jumping up and down to Calvin Harris, and our voices are gone from explaining a voter registration form to countless glitter-dusted partiers, it's all worth it just to hear a stoked fan say: "I'm so glad you guys are here. This is awesome."
Or to have a volunteer post on Facebook that Spin the Vote is: "making some magic happen in our music culture and helping us help each other with the potential to volunteer and be empowered to make a difference. Keep the movement going guys, it's working!!"
It's rewarding to have EDM fans, DJs, and volunteers come together and recognize that we all have to fight for our rights -- even our right to dance. And no, we haven't been watching too much "Footloose" lately. This is for real. A slew of EDM shows have been shut down because of uptight local governments, stuffy music critics, and even parents. Other people do not have the right to dictate the music we listen to or to censor our tracks. If fans came together like they so passionately do for EDM shows and fought back -- who knows the amount of power they could wield.
The amount of people power in the EDM community is immense, and Spin the Vote is so excited to mobilize this group of young people and bring out their inner voter during this important presidential election year. If you're bummed you missed out on this political party, you can sign up to volunteer with Spin the Vote at other EDM shows. You can also register to vote online at Spin The Vote's official site. Isn't it time you started fist pumping for freedom?


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Until April of this year, he had only ever played snooker on a ten foot table as is common in Brazil.
But today he defeated Yu Delu of China 7-4 in the semi-finals and will face former professional Alfie Burden, a 7-3 winner over Phil Williams, in the final.
South America has never produced a snooker professional but should Figueiredo win tomorrow he will be eligible to join the main tour next season.
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Presumably if Alfie Burden wins he'll also gain a place?
- 4:34 pm
- Dave H said...
Yes, and it will also give me the opportunity to use the headline 'Pots it all about, Alfie'
- 4:36 pm
Let's hope Figueiredo wins then for your sake Dave. :)
- 4:48 pm
alfie will win, im sure
- 5:37 pm
For our sake!
- 6:39 pm
- Ruth said...
I suspect the punning opportunities with Igor Figueiredo will be excellent as well, but I won't make any suggestions as I am nowhere near as good as Dave.
- 7:10 pm
- Janie Watkins said...
you can read more on global snooker and see all the results from right through the tournament.
Ng On Yee, only 19, won the Ladies today, the first Hong Kong since Marco Fu in 1997 to take an IBSF title.
Darren Morgan beat Dene O'Kane 6-0 for the Masters title.
Igor is the real fairytale of this event.
You can follow all the scores on Wednesday live on Global Snooker, now half dead in Hyderabad!
I'd also add that you've never seen a media feeding frenzy like we've had in India.
Live non stop tv coverage every day of all three events. And that live coverage is also going out across China, Thailand and other Asian countries. Mercifully you're not getting in the UK otherwise you'd have been subjected to my rather amateurish attempts at commentary!
Alfie is a star in the commentary box but he'll have to let someone else do the job tomorrow while he's playing!
There a hoardes of journos and snappers in a very busy media centre.
The coverage across India alone is something we would very much envy to see in the UK of the pro circuit.
- 8:31 pm
Amazingly, Ng On Yee was never won any Ladies' title in Hong Kong, but now crowned IBSF World Ladies Champion.
- 3:37 am
I'm from HK and I read from the papers that the Ladies' final was halted when Ng was leading 4:1 and the officials asked her for a doping test. Eventually she won, but I think doping test should be conducted immediately after the match but not in the middle of a match.
Is it a common practice in amateur competitions to stop a match in progress for doping test? I have never seen it in other sports and I'm sure Usain Bolt wouldn't like it.
- 4:32 am
- andy said...
Not played on a 12 foot table until April this year??!! Wow, it's absolutely astonishing that he's got to the final!! And currently only 5-4 to Alfie!
- 9:39 am
I think it is worth giving a wild card to Igor to enter next season's pro tour. He may help open up a whole new market.
- 1:58 pm
When Liu Song was runner-up to Neil Robertson in the World U-21, he was also given a main tour wildcard next season. Base on this, Igor have every chance of getting a place.
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June 5th, 2012 by WCBC Radio
Investigators with the Allegany County Combined Criminal Investigation Unit (C3I) have obtained better surveillance photos of a suspect wanted for questioning in connection with an incident which occurred on 05/09/2012 in the bathroom of the JC Penney's in the Country Club Mall where the suspect allegedly approached the 71 year old victim and identified himself as a police officer.
The suspect advised the victim that he had violated the law and was being placed under arrest. The suspect was able to convince the victim to drive to his own credit union and withdraw and give him an undisclosed sum of cash as bond before releasing him.
The suspect was described as a white male, 30 to 40 years of age, 6-00 to 6-03 in height, medium build, and light blond or brown hair, with a short military style haircut. The suspect was wearing tan slacks, a light blue shirt, blue sport coat, and brown shoes. The suspect had what appeared to be a surgical scar that was visible on the back of his head.
Law enforcement authorities are asking anyone who can identify the suspect to contact the Maryland State Police at 301-729-2101, or the C3I Unit at 301-777-0326. Callers who wish to remain anonymous can call the Allegany/Mineral County Crime Solvers at 301-722-4300, where callers may be eligible for a reward of up to $1500.00 for information leading to an arrest in this case.
The investigation is continuing by the Maryland State Police and C3I.


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Lucille K. Mammano,nee Schneyer, age 64, devoted wife of Joseph; loving mother of Debbie Holmes and Jennifer (Jason)Wachal; fond grandmother of Mark,Michael, Julia, Lexi, Zackary and Dominic; dear sister of Lorraine Steffens; loving aunt of Westley, David (Gina) and the late Cheryl Steffens.
Funeral Service Tuesday 11 a.m. atCumberland Chapels, 8300 W. Lawrence Ave., Norridge.
Entombment St. Adalbert Mausoleum.
Visitation Monday 3 to 9 p.m. (708)456-8300 orwww.cumberlandchapels.com


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Public company becoming private and unlimited
Section 109: Re-registration of public company as private and unlimited
232.This section is a new provision, which, as recommended by the CLR (Final Report, paragraph 11.11), enables a public company to re-register as a private unlimited company with a share capital without first having to re-register as a private limited company. The conditions specified in subsection (2) must be met and all of the members must give their assent to the company being so re-registered. In the case of a deceased member, assent may be given by the personal representative of the deceased member's estate. Where a member is bankrupt, assent may be given by his trustee in bankruptcy (to the exclusion of the member in question).
233.A public company may not re-register as an unlimited private company under this section if it has previously been re-registered as limited or as unlimited (see subsection (2)). The intention behind this subsection (which is based on the provision in subsection (2)(e) of section 90) is that a company should not be able to enjoy the benefits of limited liability or avoid the obligations that are attached to this, for example, the increased reporting requirements, by continually swapping from limited to unlimited status.
Section 110: Application and accompanying documents
234.This section is a new provision. It prescribes the contents of the application for re-registration where a company is proposing to re-register from public to unlimited private and the documents/information that must accompany this application. There is a requirement for a statement of compliance (see note on section 13) and, in contrast to the statements of compliance that are required elsewhere in the Act, the statement of compliance that is required here must contain a statement made by the directors confirming that:
the persons by whom or on whose behalf the form of assent is authenticated constitute the whole membership of the company; and
if any of the members have not authenticated that form themselves, that the directors have taken all reasonable steps to satisfy themselves that each person who authenticated it on behalf of a member was lawfully empowered to do so.
235.This mirrors the requirements of the directors' statement in section 103(4).
Section 111: Issue of certificate of incorporation on re-registration
236.This section is a new provision which requires the registrar to issue a new certificate of incorporation is she is satisfied that a public company is entitled to register as private and unlimited. On the issue of a new certificate of incorporation (which must state that it is being issued on the re-registration of the company), the company becomes a private unlimited company and the change to its name and any amendments that were made to the articles take effect.
237.The certificate of incorporation on re-registration is conclusive evidence that the company is now a private unlimited company and that the requirements of the Act as regards re-registration have been met.