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Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q cover Billboard magazine's latest issue. Schoolboy's new album Oxymoron is in stores now.
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The Lox Announce 'The Trinity' Tour
After dropping The Trinity EP at the end of last year, The Lox have announced that they plan to go on. The tour kicks off on February 28th in Waterbury, CT and will keep going until May 11th with a show in Calgary. More dates are also being added.
Check out the dates below. Continue reading
50 Cent Leaves Shady Records/Aftermath Entertainment & Signs To Caroline Records
After 12 years, 50 Cent has parted ways with Shady/Aftermath/Interscope and has decided to go independent by signing to Caroline Records, which is the the independent division of Capitol Records. The first release will be Animal Ambition, which will be released on June 3rd. Pre-orders will begin on March 18th, with two tracks and videos being released that day. A new song and video will drop every week leading up to the release of the album. Here is what 50 Cent had to say:
"I have had great success to date with Shady/Aftermath/Interscope and I'd like to thank Eminem and Dr. Dre for giving me an incredible opportunity. I've learned so much from them through the years. I am excited to enter this new era where I can carry out my creative vision."
Eminem also added:
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Previously: 50 Cent – This Is Murder Not Music
YG – My Krazy Life (Album Cover)
YG is getting ready to drop his album My Krazy Life next month via Def Jam Records. Today, he gives us the official artwork for the LP, which is scheduled to hit stores on March 18th.
Previously: YG ft. Lil Wayne, Rich Homie Quan, Meek Mill & Nicki Minaj – My Nigga (Remix) (Behind The Scenes)
Eminem x Dr. Dre x Jimmy Iovine On The Cover Of XXL Magazine
Eminem, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine grace the cover of XXL Magazine's latest issue, which celebrates Beats Electronics. In the cover story, the three talk about the impact they made in the music scene, the Beats brand, the new streaming service and more. The issue hits newsstands on March 11.
Previously: Eminem ft. Rihanna – The Monster (Video)
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Following a teaser video for this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, we take a look inside the publication's 2014 iteration. The issue's cover features supermodels Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge and Chrissy Teigen posing in nothing but bikini bottoms. Plenty of other Sports Illustrated favorites make their way into the issue as well including Kate Upton, Irina Shayk, Kate Bock and Ariel Meredith. Rookies include Gigi Hadid, Chanel Iman and Emily Ratajkowski.
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Mobb Deep unveils the official artwork for their forthcoming album The Infamous Mobb Deep. The project will be a double disc one, with the first featuring new music and the second containing unreleased music from "The Infamous" sessions. It is expected to drop sometime in April.
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Previously: Mobb Deep – Taking You Off Here
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Oukast wants in on everything this year. Now they will be headlining Drizzy's annual OVO Fest.
Young Money – Rise Of An Empire (Album Cover)
The Young Money camp drop the official artwork for their upcoming compilation album Rise Of An Empire. The LP is scheduled to hit stores on March 11th and will feature music from Lil Wayne, Birdman, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Tyga, Euro and more.
Previously: Euro, Birdman & Lil Wayne – We Alright (Video)
Video: Drake Announces "Tha Carter V" Album Release Date
Earlier this week, we got word that Tunechi's next studio album Tha Carter V was almost done and should be dropping very soon. Last night, Weezy joined Drake at the House Of Blues in New Orleans for a performance as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend. During the show, it was announced that the LP will be hitting stores on May 5th.


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It's been a heck of a day for Paul Christoforo, whose flippant email to a customer asking about his Avenger controller order has made Christoforo a walking memetic punchline. But maybe we should cut Christoforo a break for his overly aggressive emails: he could just be feeling the effects of roid rage.
Naughty Dog Calls Out Video Games For Weak Stories, Promises To Blow Brains With The Last Of Us
Sure, Naughty Dog's Uncharted series is a benchmark for narrative, cinematic gaming. But from the way Naughty Dog is talking up their new franchise to Eurogamer, the upcoming PlayStation-exclusive The Last of Us is going to have a lot to live up to — especially in a setting as well-trodden as the zombie apocalypse.
An Annotated Map Of Skyrim Big Enough To Put On Your Wall
To celebrate the launch of a new Skyrim-themed section — and to get you to come check it out — Game Banshee has built a nice-looking annotated map of the northern kingdom. There's even a version at resolution high enough to be suitable for printing on your wall. There are light spoilers if names and locations are something about which you worry. (But you probably shouldn't.)
Modern Warfare 3 Looks Even Better In LEGO
This is as close to an official LEGO interpretation of Activision's tentpole franchise. Honestly, it looked pretty believable until they blew up the LEGO Eiffel Tower. There's no way that would happen in real LEGO life.
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I've only gotten to play with the PlayStation Vita's augmented reality functions for a few minutes, but the portable system's relatively powerful processor and high-resolution screen does a good job of selling the "magic" overlay effect.
The Equal Opportunity Perversion Of Kotaku
Last week, some folks paid Kotaku the kindness of noticing how… let's call it "progressive"… we've begun to lean over the last few months since I came aboard as Editorial Director. (Dan Bruno, in particular; I had other discussions on Twitter.)
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In an interview with author William Gibson, the creator of the notion of "cyberpunk" — a milieu that remains heavily influential to the world building of video games — comments on what inspired him to deviate from the then-too-polished world of mainstream science fiction. It's relevant to today's Neuromancer-inspired video games: Make sure you put the dirt in corners.


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Specifies an action that makes a resource visible to the user. For example, the Show-EventLog cmdlet displays the event logs of the local or a remote computer. This field is introduced in Windows PowerShell 2.0.
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[Cmdlet(VerbsCommon.Show, "Resource")] public class ShowResourceCommand : Cmdlet
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At the risk of being perceived as a middle-aged guy trying to be cool, all I can say is this: OMG! This fall veggie pizza is so good.
If you want to try something totally different, keep reading. Whether you're grilling with charcoal or gas, or baking in the oven, it doesn't matter. You will love this. We did this over charcoal, but I will cover the other cooking methods as well.
Here are the veggies you need: Fresh beets, butternut squash, carrots and fennel. Cut just a few slices of each, enough to cover a medium pizza, the size you would buy in the frozen section of the supermarket.
Cut all veggies into slices roughly ¼ (or thinner) inches thick. With the carrots, cut lengthwise or else the pieces will fall through the grill. With the squash, you will need to halve it and scoop out the seeds. Then peel it and slice it. Be careful with the squash. That's an injury zone for sure.
Brush with olive oil and add salt and pepper on both sides of all veggies. If you are grilling, set up your grill with indirect heat (one half of the grill has no flame) and place the veggies on the side not directly over the heat. Close the lid and allow to roast for 20 to 30 minutes. If you are doing this in an oven, roast on a cookie sheet at 375 degrees for the same amount of time, although you are really missing some great flavor by not grilling them.
If you are grilling, after 20 minutes or so, move the veggies over the direct flame. Grill to create those beautiful grill marks and add some texture. It shouldn't talk long at all, no more than 5 minutes total.
We used homemade whole wheat crust for this pizza. There are some great recipes online. You can also use the precooked crusts available in the stores. If you are using homemade crust, spread the dough out on a pizza stone that has been rubbed with olive oil. If you are using a precooked crust, place it on a pizza stone.
First, spread a fairly light layer of mascarpone cheese all over the dough or crust. Mascarpone Fresca is an Italian cream cheese that isn't like our cream cheese. You might need to warm it up in the microwave for a few seconds to make it spreadable. It also has a lighter, more buttery flavor than our cream cheese. Place the roasted veggies on the crust or dough that has been covered with the cheese. Sprinkle with fresh rosemary that has been chopped, roughly 1 teaspoon. If using dried rosemary, use roughly ½ teaspoon. This herb is really important, so don't skip it.
Now, lightly layer with shredded mozzarella and sprinkle with a bit of shredded Parmesan cheese. Place back on the grill and cook until the crust is firm (if using the raw crust) or until the cheese is completely melted.
If using the oven, follow the same approach, and cook at 375 degrees.
This is one of the most delicious meals we have ever experienced. Don't change anything, and give it a try. Trust me.
Dave Lobeck is a BBQ enthusiast and independent columnist. Reach him at www.BBQ-My-Way.com.
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It was reported Saturday that some familiar faces could be returning to WWE in the coming months as there has been a push from several top talents for the organization to bring back some "solid hand" wrestlers that were previously released. Two specific names in mind are MVP and Shelton Benjamin as organization officials have discussed bringing the former Superstars back to the fold.
Since being released from WWE in April 2010 in a cost-cutting measure, Benjamin has kept busy in Ring of Honor teaming with Charlie Haas and New Japan Pro Wrestling. MVP also competes in New Japan, where he teams with Benjamin under the tag team name "Black Dynamite."
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Remember the California based start up, Willow Garage, which has been working on open-source robotics. We even saw some of their ongoing work on PR2(personal robot) robots.
Unbounded Robotics has come out of stealth — as the latest and last spin off from open source robotics maker and incubator Willow Garage, which created the PR2 robotics research and development platform, and was itself set up with a vision to make autonomous personal robotics. That mission provided a little tougher than founder, Scott Hassan, originally thought when he set it up back in 2006
For more than a decade, some of the more interesting work in the field of robotics has been driven by open source efforts. Open source robotics platforms have flourished, but they've also been fragmented, with software and hardware designs produced all around the world that have little to do with each other.
Meet the PR2 personal robot from Willow Garage. The human-sized bot can learn to fold clothes and do other activities via voice commands, and it can even get into sword fights.
Willow Garage sets its open-source software free to attract software developers and help make robots commonplace, but detractors say giving the software away is bad for business. [Read more]...
Willow Garage sets its open-source software free to attract software developers and help make robots commonplace, but detractors say giving the software away is bad for business.
An open source Game Editor has been released that claims to be a tool for developing cross-platform 2D games for a wide variety of Operating Systems and Architectures. It is called the Game Editor.
There have been a recent announcement made by Skype which come as a joy to many Linux users, the Skype client is going open source, although not entirely.
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NEW YORK -- A 400-pound tiger that mauled a man who jumped from a moving monorail train and plummeted over a protective fence at the Bronx Zoo will not be euthanized and "did nothing wrong," the zoo director said.
The mauling happened Friday afternoon in the Wild Asia exhibit, where a train with open sides takes visitors over the Bronx River and through a forest, where they glide along the top edge of a fence past elephants, deer and a tiger enclosure.
Passengers aren't strapped in on the ride, and 25-year-old David Villalobos apparently jumped out of his train car with a leap powerful enough to clear the 16-foot-high perimeter fence.
Villalobos was alone with a male Siberian tiger named Bashuta for about 10 minutes before he was rescued by zoo officials, who used a fire extinguisher to chase the animal away, said zoo director Jim Breheny. He suffered bites and punctures on his arms, legs, shoulders and back and broke an arm and a leg.
"When someone is determined to do something harmful to themselves," Breheny said, "it's very hard to stop that."
Bashuta was returned to a holding area where it usually sleeps at night and will not be euthanized, zoo officials said.
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ForumsThere are currently no topics for this game. TriviaC64 versionOne interesting quirk about the Commodore 64 version of the game is that the special moves printed in the manual for each character were just plain wrong.Modul sizeStreet Fighter II for Super NES was the first game for the console to feature 16 Megabits (2 Megabytes) of memory. At the time, the biggest games released for both Super NES and Sega Genesis had 12 Megabits.Ryu and KenSomething few people (at least nowadays) realize about Street Fighter II is why on the original release Ryu and Ken where carbon copies of each other. Sure, the tradition of having two very similar main antagonistic characters is present on pretty much all 1-on-1 fighting games since it works as a standard dramatic component, but the reason for said tradition's creation on SF2 was purely practical: the original arcade version of the game didn't come with different palettes, so there was no way to have two players controlling the same character without getting confused. Thus having Ryu and Ken available was the only real way in SF2 to have a fair and completely even fight.Sheng LongRemember the Sheng Long controversy? Whenever Ryu won a match he would say his trademark phrase just as anyone else, but his was a little more cryptic than the others: "You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance" Who the hell is Sheng Long?? That was what most western SF2 players though. The answer as usual was in a botched translation effort: Sheng Long is the chinese pronunciation of Sho-Ryu, as in Sho-Ryu-Ken, aka the Dragon Punch. Ryu was saying that you had to master his technique in order to beat him, but for some odd reason that we'll never know English, Chinese and Japanese got all mixed up in some poor translator's head and the "Sheng Long" was phonetically transcribed as it was, and coupled with Ryu's cryptic message gave the impression that he was talking about some hidden character.The rumor flew around from day one (among other famous SF2 hoaxes like the one about you being able to ride Guile's Jet or beating up the bystanders in some stages), but it really spread like wildfire when as an april fool's joke EGM published an article about how there really was a secret character named Sheng Long unlockable via ungodly gaming prowess (beating all characters in "perfect" matches). Regardless of how ridiculous the rumor was, every kid out there (myself included) poured coins after coins in the SF2 machines and spent hours in front of the home versions in an effort to unlock said character. References to the game
ReferencesIn Zangief's ending former Russian prime minister Mikhail Gorbachev does a cameo.Street Fighter II gamesStreet Fighter II is the first of no less than five Street Fighter II games:
SFLIUSince the (US Gold) DOS version release was rather late, some PC enthusiasts 'released' a home-made clone of the game in the meantime. Though not being an exact 1:1 copy, the project (referred to as SFLIU, more details on http://syste.ms/sfliu.html) features the basic fighters' moves and specials and even allows for the specific arcade sound effects (like Ryu screaming out "Hadoken!") to be played via PC speaker, a feature not implemented in the official US Gold release. Unfortunately, the SFLIU graphics and gameplay are poor compared to the real thing, but some hacks and patches that came later on provided some new innovating moves not found in the original Street Fighter game.Awards
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95th Tour de France
Stage 5 - Cholet to Chateauroux - 232.0 km (144.0 mi)
09 July 2008
A recent edition of VeloNews featured a brash young cyclist who has burst forth onto the professional scene in the past two years and emerged as one of the fastest men on two wheels. Some say he has little respect for the sport; others say he is the breath of fresh air that cycling needs after decades of doping-tinged turmoil. But whether one likes or dislikes 22-year-old Mark Cavendish, there is no disputing this fact: he is a winner. After he took four Giro d'Italia stages, the British sprinter was quick to quip, "With my speed and acceleration in the last 100 meters, when I can go from 50 to 70 km/h, for pure acceleration, I am the fastest now."
Today in Chateauroux, with the field coming together finally for a traditional battle royale in a bunch sprint, Cavendish made good on his boast by holding off veterans Oscar Freire (Rabobank) and Erik Zabel (Milram) to take his first career Tour stage. After the podium presentation, Cavendish revealed a more humble side. "I already thought of myself as a big name, but until you win a stage in the Tour, you can't count yourself as a great sprinter. When you have a team like my leadout, it's impossible not to win. I'm glad I could pay them back."
The road which ended with the youngster's victory today -- the longest stage of the 2008 Tour de France -- began where the race left off yesterday. 178 riders headed east from the town of Cholet, yet one didn't even make it to see the first breakaway take off down the road. Last year's King of the Mountains, Colombian Mauricio Soler of Barloworld, came into the 2008 race as a dark-horse contender for the yellow jersey; he left less than twelve kilometers into today's stage as the persistent pain from his crash in the opening stage back near Plumelec, where he landed and reaggravated the wrist which he broke in the Giro d'Italia back in May, simply became unbearable. The Tour has seen riders go through the race with broken arms, hips, collarbones -- but when the pain becomes too much to take anymore, there is nothing left to do but climb into the sag wagon and watch your teammates go up the road as they cut the race numbers off your jersey...
Soler got a passenger view as three riders broke from the remaining 177 and gained a gap to form the day's breakaway group. Lilian Jegou (Francaise des Jeux), Florent Brard (Cofidis) and Nicolas Vogondy (Agritubel) -- all Frenchmen -- jumped right around the twelfth kilometer and started gaining time on the peloton. Their lead quickly ballooned to over two minutes on the main field, and they quickly arrived at the first intermediate sprint point of the day in Argenton-les-Vallees. Jegou, the animator of that stage which spelled Soler's doom who almost stayed away with his companions for the win before Valverde swooped in to take the honors, won the intermediate sprint. The peloton, still waking up in the opening hour of the stage, passed through the first sprint point with all the points taken already over eight minutes back.
Gerolsteiner, doing the hard work that Caisse d'Epargne was unwilling to do when Valverde was in the yellow jersey, took to the front of the peloton and began to erase the time deficit. The sprinters' teams, led by Columbia, joined in the front and the time gap began to quickly dissipate. After two hours, the breakaway had already covered eighty-eight kilometers and the three Frenchmen were vainly fighting the will of the field. They arrived at the second sprint zone in Richelieu, where Brard took the victory, and then had a clear path through the day's feed zone. The peloton, meanwhile, would suffer yet another crash amongst its ranks before they even arrived there...
... and this time it was a contender. The first yellow jersey of the race, Alejandro Valverde, hit the deck around the eighty-fifth kilometer, and while he emerged to climb back in the saddle and finish the stage, he was later seen at the back of the pack receiving treatment to his knee. It would be sad to see him leave the race with a knee injury -- this is exactly how his promising 2005 campaign ended, with his departure on stage 13 while wearing the white jersey as the best young rider and having taken the summit sprint at Courcheval from Lance Armstrong in his final Tour. Here's to hoping that he is okay and ready for the mountains starting in the next few days.
With just over a hundred kilometers left to race, the breakaway had seen its gap whittled back to within six minutes. The sprinters were smelling the finishing line on the horizon as this flat stage with a tailwind was just what was needed to shake the disbelief of yesterday's successful breakaway. Surely teams like Silence-Lotto, Columbia and Milram would not let another long break succeed?
The gap continued to plummet. As the three riders at the front neared Grand-Pressigny, where the final intermediate sprint took place at 152 kilometers, the peloton was within five minutes of reintegrating the pack. After French national champion Vogondy took the sprint ahead of Brard and Jegou, each having taken the sprint at one of the points, the three futilely focused on staying clear. However, only ten kilometers later the peloton was within three minutes. The rabbit was coming into focus for the bloodhounds of the main field, and Chateauroux looked set to witness the pack all together for the finish.
The gap was within two minutes inside 45 kilometers; by the twenty-kilometers-to-go banner, the time was standing at 1:12. George Hincapie, an outside shot at the general classification but today a soldier for Cavendish, flatted at an unfortunate time -- inside the final ten kilometers -- but quickly rejoined his blue-clad squad at the front of the peloton. He then set about turning the screws and driving his teammates at the front to catch the breakaway. Vogondy got a jump on his leading companions with 1.5 kilometers to go, but it would prove all for nought.
Or would it? The Agritubel rider, racing in the red-white-and-blue-striped jersey of the French national champion, was still away with 500 meters to go... 400 meters... 300 meters. The blue train of Columbia beared down from behind, working efficiently to spring their fast man for the line. Credit Agricole's Mark Renshaw came up on the side of the Columbia train, towing green-jersey contender Thor Hushovd in hopes of gaining his second win of the 2008 Tour. But as Renshaw jumped, inside 250 meters, Cavendish shifted into high gear and started his acceleration. Still Vogondy was away. 200 meters... 150... 100... and then, around 75 meters before the line, Cavendish came level with the lone remaining breakaway rider and blasted straight past to his first -- but certainly not last -- Tour de France stage victory.
Results - Stage 5
- Mark Cavendish (GBR) Columbia -- 5.27.52 (42.45 km/h)
- Oscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank
- Erik Zabel (GER) Milram
- Thor Hushovd (NOR) Credit Agricole
- Baden Cooke (AUS) Barloworld
- Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld
- Leonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis
- Robbie McEwen (AUS) Silence-Lotto
- Francesco Chicchi (ITA) Liquigas
- Julian Dean (NZL) Garmin-Chipotle -- all s.t.
- Stefan Schumacher (GER) Gerolsteiner -- 14.04.41
- Kim Kirchen (LUX) Columbia -- +0.12
- David Millar (GBR) Garmin-Chipotle
- Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence-Lotto -- +0.21
- Fabian Cancellara (SWI) Team CSC -- +0.33
- Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Chipotle -- +0.37
- George Hincapie (USA) Columbia -- +0.41
- Thomas Lovkvist (SWE) Columbia -- +0.47
- Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas -- +0.58
- Jose Ivan Gutierrez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne -- +1.01
- Thor Hushovd (NOR) Credit Agricole -- 88 pts
- Oscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank -- 85
- Kim Kirchen (LUX) Columbia -- 81
- Erik Zabel (GER) Milram -- 72
- Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld -- 60
- Mark Cavendish (GBR) Columbia -- 51
- Alejandro Valverde (ESP Caisse d'Epargne -- 49
- Romain Feillu (FRA) Agritubel -- 49
- Robbie McEwen (AUS) Silence-Lotto -- 49
- Jerome Pineau (FRA) Bouygues Telecom -- 46
- Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Bouygues Telecom -- 19 pts
- Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Cofidis -- 11
- Bjorn Schroder (GER) Milram -- 9
- David De La Fuente (ESP) Saunier Duval -- 4
- Lilian Jegou (FRA) Francaise des Jeux -- 3
- Christophe Moreau (FRA) Agritubel -- 3
- Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) Agritubel -- 1
- David Le Lay (FRA) Agritubel -- 1
- David Arroyo (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne -- 1
- Thomas Lovkvist (SWE) Columbia -- 14.05.28
- Vincenzo Nibali (ITA Liquigas -- +0.11
- Maxime Monfort (BEL) Cofidis -- +0.37
- Andy Schleck (LUX) Team CSC -- +0.42
- Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas -- +1.42
- Iouri Trofimov (RUS) Bouygues Telecom -- +2.20
- Romain Feillu (FRA) Agritubel
- Riccardo Ricco (ITA) Saunier Duval -- +3.21
- John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld -- +3.51
- Niki Terpstra (NED) Milram -- +3.53


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HoopsHype Julius Randle rumors
"Honest to God, people get so excited about Kentucky," the NBA scout said by phone Friday morning. "And John [Calipari] does a terrific job getting those young kids, but at the end of the day, most of the time they're going to let you down. And as good as they are, they need another year to learn how to win on the road and the whole thing. "The truth be told, they all need another year. But Randle's going to be a very high pick, so he's gonna come out." ZagsBlog.com
"Randle's a terrific player but he doesn't read the game, see the game like Jabari Parker," the scout said. "He doesn't play off of the defense. That's a weakness. Now he's fabulous physically and he'll compete and he's strong and he's tough and the whole thing. He's so gifted, he's going to be very good. But he doesn't really understand. I saw that three years ago, I watched that kid for three years. "Now Parker, as long as he takes care of his body and upgrades his body, he has great understanding of how to play basketball. He has a terrific skillset. He has to take care of his body, which he's doing now. He does what Coach K tells him. ZagsBlog.com
Saunders said there is a reluctance to deal around the league because of the perception that this year's draft class is strong. Buzz has centered on possible top picks being Kansas' Joel Embiid and Andrew Wiggins, Duke's Jabari Parker, Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart, Kentucky's Julius Randle and Dante Exum of Australia. "Either everyone wants to keep their picks or if you want to trade players, people are trying to get your pick and people aren't as apt to do something like that — not only this year, but next year, too," Saunders said. "I think it might be a good draft the next couple of years." St. Paul Pioneer Press
As the calendar turns to 2014, most NBA executives who spoke to SI.com for our Big Board 3.0 agree that these three have separated themselves from the pack. "I think Julius Randle is an All-Star and I'm dying to get a closer look at Dante Exum," a Western Conference general manager said. "But those three guys [Parker, Embiid, Wiggins] are elite. Right now, they are a cut above everyone else." SI.com
Ainge has spent the past several months scouting players such as Jabari Parker, Joel Embiid, Andrew Wiggins, Marcus Smart, and Julius Randle, players who could impact the future of the Celtics. Ainge has stacked the organization with as many as 17 draft picks over the next five years; 10 could be first-round picks. The next step is to determine how to replenish the roster. The Celtics could decide to build through the draft, free agency, or both, but those Kevin Garnett- or Ray Allen-type deals are extremely rare. All-Star players who can help win championships are not readily available. Those standout players who are — such as Carmelo Anthony or Pau Gasol — most likely aren't helping their current team win. Boston Globe
This just in: Wiggins is slipping out of contention for No. 1-2. The NBA guys I talk to say that will be Parker and Kansas seven-footer Joel Embiid. At No. 3, Wiggins has yet to separate himself from Kentucky power forward Julius Randle, Australian point guard Dante Exum and, depending on whom you talk to, Arizona forward Aaron Gordon. So Wiggins, whose fame in high school far exceeded Kevin Durant's at Montrose Christian (it's in Rockville, Md., if you haven't heard of it) could miss the top two… or three… or more? "There's zero chance of any team taking anybody before Jabari Parker," says an Eastern Conference personnel guy. "And there's zero chance of any team taking Wiggins before Joel Embiid." Forbes.com
The entire Class of 2014 has issues with its freshmen under their first real scrutiny from scouts, barred by the NBA from their high school games. Forget LeBron James and Durant, who are beyond anyone on the horizon. No one in this class is as highly regarded as No. 1 picks Anthony Davis (2012), Kyrie Irving (2011), John Wall (2010), Blake Griffin (2009) or Derrick Rose (2008). To get right to it, as a Western Conference personnel guy put it: "If you called up the Pelicans, the Cavs or any of those teams and offered this year's No. 1 pick for their guy, they'd fall over laughing." As James was called the first superstar of the Twitter age, Wiggins is the first basketball phenom of the Youtube era. The most watched videos that come up on the site aren't from his Kansas games, but prep and summer highlight reels. "Andrew Wiggins OFFICIAL Senior Year Hoopmixtape!" got more than 4,000,000 hits. A 2012 video titled, "Andrew Wiggins has SUPERSTAR Potential!!" got 1,700,000. A video of Andrews in Kansas' Nov. 12 showdown with Duke, which Parker dominated, got 107,000. Forbes.com
Deep as this draft class is, its star quotient is another question. Setting aside comparisons to LeBron James and Durant, who are beyond anyone on the horizon, no one in this class is as highly regarded as No. 1 picks Anthony Davis (2012), Kyrie Irving (2011), John Wall (2010), Blake Griffin (2009) or Derrick Rose (2008). "If you called the Pelicans, the Cavs or any of those teams and offered this year's first pick for their guy, they'd fall over laughing," says a Western Conference personnel guy. Forbes.com
The Bucks' biggest need is a power forward who can draw a double-team, which means that Kentucky's Julius Randle will get a long look from them. But the Bucks are also super intrigued with Parker and feel he can play both the three and the four for them. Wiggins and Australia's Dante Exum are also possibilities, but both are riskier picks for a team that needs to show major improvement next years. Parker is the most NBA-ready player in the draft and I think he's the favorite if Milwaukee gets the No. 1 pick. ESPN.com
Joe Kotoch: Talked to a veteran NBA scout who says his top-5 is Wiggins, Randle, Parker, Embiid, & Smart just ahead of Exum. #NBADraft Twitter @Probballdraft
How one scout who shall remain anonymous currently ranks the Top 5 draft picks: 1. SF Parker, Duke; 2. PF Julius Randle, Kentucky; 3.SF Andrew Wiggins, Kansas; 4. PG Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State; 5. C Joel Embiid, Kansas Orlando Sentinel
While those numbers aren't as strong as those of Randle and Parker, there's more to it than meets the eye. Wiggins is playing a very controlled game on offense. He's scoring within the flow of the game and isn't trying to dominate the basketball. While Randle and Parker are clearly options 1, 2 and 3 offensively for Kentucky and Duke, respectively, Kansas coach Bill Self isn't running every play for Wiggins. In addition, Wiggins already has proved to be an athletic, lockdown defender who can guard multiple positions on the floor. Frankly, it's that part of his game that is tipping the scale toward Wiggins for many scouts. "I think he can be a player that plays a lot like Paul George does," one veteran NBA executive told ESPN.com. "He's so smooth that at times it almost looks like he's coasting. But when you watch closer, you just see the game comes so easy to him. With his length and explosiveness, he's going to be able to do whatever he wants once he gets it. And from everything we can gather in looking into his background, he's going to get it. I'm not sure how we could pass on him if we had the No. 1 pick. The other guys might be more ready right now, but in three years, I think he's the best player in this class." ESPN.com
Besides, most GMs are pretty risk averse when it comes to drafting No. 1. Randle looks like such a sure thing ... how many GMs will stray away from safe? "I think he's the surest thing in the draft," one GM said. "There's nothing he can't do and there just aren't that many bigs in the NBA with that set of skills. He's going to be a 10-time All-Star and will make a major impact on your team in Year 1. Wiggins might have a little more upside and [Parker] is so attractive as well, but if you take someone else, you're really risking your job." ESPN.com
After Wiggins, many scouts have Randle ranked as the next best prospect. This may come as a surprise to some since Parker had become somewhat of a household name in his own right after an impressive high school career, but most talent evaluators love Randle and worry about how Parker will transition to the NBA. The general consensus among scouts is that Randle will have a long, successful NBA career as an elite forward. He has been very consistent at the collegiate level thus far. Through three NCAA games, Randle has contributed 23 points and 15 rebounds in 26 minutes against UNC-Asheville, 22 points and 14 rebounds in 29 minutes against Northern Kentucky and 27 points and 13 rebounds in 35 minutes against Michigan State. HoopsWorld
Rose, who said he watched both games on TV, showed his Simeon roots when asked if Parker stood out above Kentucky freshman Julius Randle and Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins. ''Oh, man, I think all of them are great, but I think Jabari stuck out,'' Rose said. ''I'm not saying that Wiggins isn't ready or Randle isn't ready. You just saw Jabari have that NBA-type game, and he was really out there trying to prove something.'' Chicago Sun-Times
After Wiggins, many scouts have Randle ranked as the next best prospect. This may come as a surprise to some since Parker had become somewhat of a household name in his own right after an impressive high school career, but most talent evaluators love Randle and worry about how Parker will transition to the NBA. HoopsWorld
There are so many ways to sum up Jabari Parker's amazing night here. He outplayed Kansas's Andrew Wiggins, the most hyped freshman in many years. He outshined Kentucky's Julius Randle, a contender for the No. 1 pick in the next NBA draft. His Duke coach, Mike Krzyzewski, said Parker was "sensational," and LeBron James (presumably watching both Wiggins and Parker) tweeted "GM's wish the draft was tomorrow," and ... well, it was incredible on so many levels, but the best summary of Parker's night came from Parker himself. I asked him: How would you grade your performance? He said: "C-minus." SI.com
Randle has an array of left-handed post moves, a juggler's hands, and great touch around the rim. You rarely see that kind of talent, and when you do, the guy who has it usually doesn't know what to do with it. Think of all the freaks at the top of drafts in the last 20 years who just turned out to be good or very good NBA players. Randle is different. "He is relentless to score," Dawson said. "He demands the ball. You really don't see that too much, a freshman coming in that hungry to score. But he wants to score on every possession." SI.com
Alex Kennedy: Everyone talks about Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker, but Julius Randle is a special player as well. He has a lot of fans around the NBA. Twitter @AlexKennedyNBA
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Nice! I was gonna throw this up in the AMS sub-forum as well. Just haven't yet cause my phone doesn't copy/paste it right.
So I sent a link to an interesting study and article today so I thought I would post it up.
1-DHEA - Powerful Prohormone According to Researchers | Designer Steroids | TunedSports.com - Legal Anabolic Steroid & Pro-hormone Supplement Blog.1-DHEA Powerful According to Researchers
1-DHEA is a prohormone to 1-Testosterone (dihydroboldenone). It is commonly sold under the brand name of 1-Andro (1-Androsterone). 1-Andro is a non 17-aa prohormone requiring two steps in its conversion to 1-Test. Reduction of the 17-ketone functional group by 17b-HSD produces 1-Androstendiol while oxidation of the 3-hydroxyl group by 3b-HSD produces 1-Androstenedione. Both of these metabolites may have some intrinsic anabolic/androgenic properties, but it is their further conversion to 1-Testosterone that produces the anabolic muscle building effects seen from 1-Andro.
3-hydroxy-5alpha-androst-1-en-17-one Enhances Muscular Gains but Impairs the Cardio-metabolic Health of Resistance Trained Males.
Anabolic steroids increase resistance training (RT) gains (muscle strength and hypertrophy) but are illegal
to purchase. Prohormone supplements are purported to offer similar benefits but research on the efficacy
and side effects of these supplements is scarce. Purpose: To assess the efficacy and side effects of a popular
prohormone supplement in resistance-trained males. Methods: 16 males (23±1yrs; 13.1±1.5%BF; 5.3±1.0yrs
RT experience) were randomly assigned to ingest either 330 mg/d 3-hydroxy-5alpha-androst-1-en-17-one
(PROHORMONE; n=9) or 330 mg/d sugar (PLACEBO; n=7) while completing a 4 week (16 session)
structured RT program. Data collection was double-blind. Body composition (lean mass:
hydrodensitometry), muscular strength (total load (kg) on 1 repetition maximum of
bench/squat/deadlift), circulating lipids (cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C), cardio-metabolic function
(creatinine, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), circulating cytokines (TNF-a, Il-6, Il-10) and
psychological factors (anger: State/Trait Anger Expression Inventory/ anxiety: Hospital Anxiety &
Depression Scale/ fatigue: Fatigue Impact Scale/ mood: Profile of Mood States) were assessed at the
beginning and end of the supplementation period. A 2-factor [Time*Condition] repeated measures
ANOVA was used to discern differences between groups. Results: Increases in lean mass (4.7±0.9 VS.
0.5±0.6 kg; p=0.013) and muscular strength (73.2±5.8 VS. 31.4.1± 8.6 kg; p=0.008) were greater in
PROHORMONE than PLACEBO. However, creatinine (1.06±0.03 to 1.27±0.04 mg/dl; p=0.033), SGOT
(24.8±0.9 to 41.4±6.3 IU/L; p=0.008), LDL-C/HDL-C (2.2±0.2 to 4.8±0.6; p=0.008), and Cholesterol/HDL-C
(3.6±0.3 to 6.4±0.6; p=0.003) increased and HDL-C (46.1±3.5 to 27.3±1.3 mg/dl; p=0.018) decreased from
pre-posttest in PROHORMONE; these variables were unchanged in PLACEBO. None of the circulating
cytokines nor any of the psychological factors changed from pre-posttest in either group. Conclusion: The
prohormone supplement contributed to robust improvements in muscle mass and strength in resistancetrained males but these gains came at the price of subjects cardio-metabolic function
Plus it fits in well with the log I will be starting this Saturday AlphaMass/5 AlphaTest
ForeRunner LabsThe Future of Human Performancehttp://anabolicminds.com/forum/pics/229429-my-fat-mess.html
Nice! I was gonna throw this up in the AMS sub-forum as well. Just haven't yet cause my phone doesn't copy/paste it right.
Strongest On The Market
RECOVERBRO: Est. Post #3222
Regarding the toxicity related to increases in creatinine and AST, does anyone know how much these values increased as compared to the extent they'd be increased by taking harsher methylated PH's?
It depends on the compound in question but some of the things on the market have no human clinical studies. I will be on the road tonight but i will see if I can find something on the market to compare it to tonight...
Please keep in mind it could be a very rough guess depending what i find in the studies I have saved and what I can dig up.
ForeRunner LabsThe Future of Human Performancehttp://anabolicminds.com/forum/pics/229429-my-fat-mess.html
330 mg a serving of AM contains 30 and 60 mg per day at the rec. dose. Nice only 270mg short.
The purpose of the other ingredients in Alpha Mass is to increase absorption of the hormone to allow for greater Bioavailability at a lower dose.
It is the same concept as taking it with food which I would still suggest as a good idea.
ForeRunner LabsThe Future of Human Performancehttp://anabolicminds.com/forum/pics/229429-my-fat-mess.html
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Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) – Act One, a Christian-based, premiere training organization for writers looking to work in Hollywood, is now offering their acclaimed Writing for Film Program online. This February, the Online Writing for FIlm Program will launch and anyone looking to write for the Industry is encouraged to go through the course.
For a limited time, Act One is offering a 20% discount on tuition for those that apply before January 20th and are accepted into the program.
The Act One Spring Online Writing for Film Program is an interactive course, focusing on the core aspects of screenwriting — plot, character, dialogue, conflict, worlds, and theme — as well as the areas that make screenwriting high-art — introducing characters in memorable ways, story twists and turns, haunting visual moments and more.
However, Act One's signature writing program also focuses and challenges students to master the craft of storytelling by moving Audiences through radiance, wholeness, and harmony of beauty.
Led by a working professional Master Teacher, the video classes are supplemented with Skype group writing sessions, writing exercises, creative exercises and more. Your Master Teacher will guide and challenge you to tell stories of substance to beckon audiences toward truth, goodness, and even faith.
Having trained screenwriters since 1999, Act One has a track record for turning out top-notch talent. With an alumni base of film students graduates from the likes of USC, UCLA, and Pepperdine, and alums having worked on films like The Blindside, White Collar, and Arrested Development, Act One is a fertile training ground for those looking to make screenwriting a long and meaningful career.
The faculty is comprised of working writers, producers, executives, and agents, many times stepping off the lot of their current projects, and stepping into our classroom to distill their decades-worth of knowledge to those hungry to get better at the craft.
Act One's Spring Online Writing for Film program bolts out of the gates with a 5-day intensive workshop, where writers will sit with Hollywood screenwriters, producers, and executives and engage in high-level discussions on film, story, faith and contemporary culture. The Workshop also includes a series of intensive lectures focused on the vision and creativity needed to succeed in the current Hollywood system. In addition, you will be given the chance to connect with the Act One community (700 strong), arguably the most important part of being an Act One student.
From there, the program moves into the 10-week Online Program, where the nuts-and-bolts of screenwriting is explored and developed. When writers come out the other side of the 10-weeks, they can expect to have a better grasp on the Artistry, Professionalism, Knowledge, and Confidence need to thrive in mainstream Hollywood. Additionally, they will have the foundations of a solid feature film outline or treatment and access to the Act One Alumni Programs and a vibrant Creative Community.
The Act One Spring Online for Writing Program is now accepting applications through January 20, 2014. The program begins in late February and runs through early May 2014, and costs $3,850.
For anyone that applies before January 20, is accepted into the program and pays the tuition in full before February 15, they will receive a 20% discount. That's over a $700 discount.
Writers can apply at the Act One website: http://www.actoneprogram.com.
Teaching unparalleled STORYTELLING is the foundation of Act One. Act One is a faith-based, non-profit organization that since 1999 has been a training program and incubator for writers and producers to create cinema, television, and digital media to reach and inspire a global audience. The Act One Alumni is 700+ strong; they are ground-breakers and innovators in their fields as well as an active part of the entertainment industry working with such companies as Warner Brothers, Pixar, CBS, Paramount, NBC, Fox, and many independent production companies. Our Faculty and Mentors include many Oscar winning producers and award winning writers. They come from both the studio system and indie film world.
]]>We look forward to kicking off the Christmas season with our Act One Tribe! Please remember it is also a food drive with LA Food Bank, so bring a canned good or two or three and impact the City this season!
If you haven't already – RSVP for the Act One Christmas Party. Space is limited. Let us know if you are bringing a guest!
Saturday, December 7
5 pm to 9 pm
Planet Dailies at the Grove
6333 West 3rd Street, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Small appetizers will be served. Food, beer and wine will be available for purchase from the bar, including a special "Act One Cocktail." Raffle tickets for $2 each will also be sold. Some prizes will include:
- Cinebag Camera Bag for your DSLR, HD Cam, or Laptop
- Thunder Studio Messenger Bag + goodies inside
- Birns and Sawyer Filmmaker Videos
- 2014 Morning Mentor Sessions (This is an invite only, limited participants, Mentoring Session with Act One Faculty and Guest Speakers including Producers, Executives, Agents, Lawyers, Writers, & Directors) (Valued at priceless)
- Free Admission to the next Act One Event
- Be Christina Lee Storm's guest for the pre-release screening of LONE SURVIVOR – Q&A to follow with cast member Mark Wahlberg and Producer/Writer/Director Peter Berg
- And many more prizes! Either for you or make it a Christmas gift!
RSVP by emailing Lara Sumera.
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Christian Entertainment Program Announces New Digital Initiative
Hollywood, CA – Act One—a premier training program for Christian screenwriters, producers, and executives announced today that it will be kicking off its new digital initiative during its alumni weekend on August 16 and 17 at Downtown Independent, 251 S Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
The digital initiative will continue through a six week Technology in Storytelling Series —which will look at how technology has changed storytelling.
"We work in the most dynamic industry in the world that evolves every day and we want to be on the cutting edge, embracing and leading that change. Right now that applies to technology and the role it plays in storytelling," said Christina Lee Storm, Executive Director of Act One.
"The motivation behind our TECHNOLOGY IN STORYTELLING is to equip our writers and producers with the latest information in technology, and to provide the tools so that we can be on the forefront in Hollywood of inspiring new ideas and exploring new frontiers," added Storm.
Details for the alumni weekend on August 16 & 17 include:
For details and registration for the Alumni Weekend, go to: actoneprogram.com/alumni-weekend.
For all the details about the digital initiative please visit: actoneprogram.com/events/technology-in-storytelling/
About Act One
Act One is a faith-based organization that since 1999 has trained writers and producers to create cinema and television to reach and inspire a global audience. Master classes and seminars are led by many Oscar winning producers and award winning writers through hands-on projects in a variety of media. The Act One Alumni is 700+ strong; they are ground-breakers and innovators in their fields as well as an active part of the entertainment industry, and its reach extends to the very creative and production core of studios such as Warner Brothers, Disney, Pixar, ABC, CBS, Paramount, NBC, Fox, and many independent production companies. You can read more about Act One at http://actoneprogram.com
On behalf of the Act One Board, I wish to welcome Christina Lee Storm as our new Executive Director.
Christina is a wonderful blessing to Act One, at an opportune time. We are expanding our programs to equip the members of the Act One community as they move through their careers. Christina brings her professional background as a filmmaker and producer and also her experience in equipping and educating as a leader in the Producers' Guild. We will draw fully on this experience and on all her other great qualities and gifts. God is good.
In addition, I want to thank Terence Berry, who has led us for the past three years. He strengthened our programs and organizational abilities at a crucial time. While we will miss his daily presence, he will still be involved in the life of Act One in several ways, even as personal priorities have drawn him back east for a season.
Act One has a rich heritage. Since the founding class of 1999, we have endeavored to raise the bar on the one thing that truly matters in this industry: storytelling. We have seen success — TV writers working on shows like 24 and Lost; Film writers penning movies like Blended (with Adam Sandler) and Snowmen; Producers and Executives staffed with companies like Alcon and Warner Brothers, creating content that has made lasting impressions on our culture. These successes are great, but we can not rest, satisfied with what we have accomplished. As an organization, as a family, we want to constantly be moving forward, looking for new ways to tell our stories and to set ourselves apart in the industry.
Which brings us to a new phase of Act One.
The future of storytelling is here and it's digital. Technology is available that allows us to create and distribute our stories at a higher level, at a faster pace and in a more cost effective way than ever before. Act One is embracing this Digital Initiative and we are gearing up to equip our community with the latest, emerging technology.
While we embrace the digital revolution and continue our core programs, we will also focus on the opportunity to become Content Creators. We have Writers. We have Producers. It's time to bring our community closer together and create content that matters.
For Act One to succeed and to move forward, we need you, the Alumni. You are the one's that will push us through, into the future. The dreams and desires for Act One can only come to fruition when the Alums are activity involved, actively supported, and actively advancing in their careers.
As you have seen, Alumni Events are rolling out to aid and assist in building the vibrant community we all are looking for. Events like Upfront and the newly expanded Alumni Weekend are examples of things to come. Be on the lookout for information regarding Act One Retreats and Festival Field Trips in the near future.
Working in this Industry is often challenging. Our faith is often battered by the winds of discouragement and disappointment. We are going to be here for you. Later this summer, Act One will renew it's focus on Spiritual Growth by holding meetings, creating fellowship groups with a focus on prayer, and offering Spiritual Direction to those that need and want it.
In the very near future, you will be given access to new Alumni Programs that will equip you with the additional tools you need to advance into the Digital Initiative. To launch the new Programs, we will be offering a six week course titled "Technology in Storytelling", which will cover things like the Second Screen, Video Games, Web Series, Visual Effects, Environments/Set Extensions, and more. Be on the lookout for more information regarding this course and others on the horizon.
How will all of this be funded? In the next few weeks, we will announce our Capital Campaign and one of our New Revenue Streams. We are looking to strengthen and grow Act One's financial base. The Capital Campaign will be presented to you, the Alums, and to the public at large, with hopes of raising $1 – 2 million in funds over the course of three years. Our New Revenue Stream is designed to give us a larger online teaching presence and to come alongside our Capital Campaign, providing financial viability for years to come.
Great new things are ahead. I am humbled and privileged to be a part of Act One's New Phase. I want to thank the Act One Board for this opportunity, as well as Terence Berry's hard work during my transition. I look forward to all that we will accomplish in the weeks and months ahead.


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Today I took down all of the art from our walls, and then carefully packed it away in brown boxes.
The photo above is of the things that were hanging in our bedroom and kitchen...the living room art was already stowed away! We have so many nice things, and I keep being reminded of this as I hold each one for a moment as I do my packing.
Our apartment is looking sadder + sadder, but I know that really means progress. I'm going to go get prettied up for dinner with friends and a movie, but I just wanted to hop in and share this little snapshot of the moving process.


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Businesses are rapidly adopting virtualization, cloud infrastructure, and SaaS applications broadly across the enterprise to minimize costs and enable seamless collaboration and communication. This is significantly straining the traditional network paradigm. IT organizations globally are faced with the challenge to transform network architectures to deliver the right performance and reliability cost-effectively while retaining control.
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Monster Turbine Pro Copper In-Ear Headphones
" I was selected to review these headphones in exchange for honest review, that review follows: I have used a lot of different headphones of varying prices and have been enjoying the Monster Turbine Pro Copper headphones ever since I received them. In short, they are now my IEMs of choice. Before even listening to the headphones, I was impressed by the packaging and the way I could..." --schalliol
Monster Turbine Pro Gold In-Ear Headphones
" Well, this has been quite the turn of events! I had auditioned a full-sized Monster headphone, which I felt rather negative about, but the Turbine Pro Gold (TPG from here on) caught me quite off guard. Overall, the TPGs are excellent sounding, have superior build quality to many earbuds and IEMs I've owned/seen and offer a wide array of tips for fitted comfort, so let's explore what makes..." --Landis
Miles Davis Trumpet High Performance In-ear Headphones
"Had these Little Gems nearly a year now & felt compelled to give a Review (My opinion) of them. Best start at the beginning then I guess Since I 1st seen these a couple of years back I somehow knew I would end up with a pair as looks wise they are indeed Little Gems Once your box arrives = you'll get the typical Monster Fancy Box & inside that lots of other Fancy Pouches/ cases/ Tips/..." --itsmejulieeye
iBeats Headphones with ControlTalk From Monster® - In-Ear Noise Isolation - Black
"Ahh Beats by Dre, the love em, hate em headphones. Well for these little guys its a love em kind of relationship for me the cheapest of the beats range yet they still manage to pack more punch then most, they have the classic beats sound but it seems to be much more refined from something like the Solo HD's, the bass is tighter and goes deeper, the mids are clear, not crystal but more like the..." --Burns0100
Monster Miles Davis Tribute Jazz In-Ear Headphones
" I would say that burn-in is a must for this earphone. Before burn-in, the earphone sounded unimpressive. I almost wanted to return or sell it off. It sounded so much better after burn-in. The first thing that I noticed is the bass. There is a good quantity of it (once you get a good seal) but it is not muddy at all. It was very punchy. Using it for movies proved quite..." --regleo
Beats by Dr. Dre Tour In-Ear Headphones
" Where to start? I bought these in-ear headphones from Best Buy a while back. They lasted me around 3 hours of total time out of the box before the left earphone began to produce crackled sounds and static. I take incredibly good care of my belongings and my Apple In-Ear Headphones are still working fine after nearly 2 years of continuous use as my primary set of in-ears. ..." --Kelu
Monster Diddy Beats In-Ear Headphones
"I bought these a year ago for $150. If you have a decent home theater system and you have a club, jazz or disco preset, that's what these sound like. They have a fun grungy club sound to them. I think they are overpriced for what you get, at the time I didn't know any better comming from apple earbuds and JVC Gummies. The bad think about these is they are HEAVY. I weighed theses against..." --JonnyRocket
Monster Gratitude In-Ear Headphones
"Thought I'd give a little love to this iem and write a quick review for it. In my opinion, its one of the closest that monster has gotten to its typical description of "clear highs, smooth mids, and punchy dynamic bass." Build Quality: These are definite build better than some of the other monster iems. Feels sturdy in its metal housing and the right angle jack feels sturdy. The right..." --Cotnijoe
Monster Cable Yao Monsters Solar In-Ear Headphones - Silver
Yao Ming and Noel Lee have created Yao Monster, bringing their passions to the world of consumer electronics and lifestyle products. Yao Monster brings revolutionary products of technology and fashion to share and inspire others. It is the unsurpassed fusion of east and west. It is a fusion of ideas and ideologies. It is a fusion of technology and fashion. It is a fusion of technology and life....
Earjax Moxy Series - Black with Turquoise Ring Earbud Earphone
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before-after remix of the last word of freesound #170596, man (jsbarrett ?)says "radio"
Varying degrees of de-ess applied to diagnosis's reading (Freesound #145470 )
Remix of part of Freesound #146598. A request ... http://www.freesound.org/forum/sample-requests/322
De-essed version of sexy female voice saying "DJ Slurk", effects applied: delay, phaser, flanger, reverb.
Higginsdj reads jayJay 128's script, see ... http://www.freesound.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=25951#25951 Caution contains F-word.
Weird sliding positive user interface sounds. Generated in SuperTron 2.6 and then time/shift pitched in Audacity. See benefits of FLAC/OGG ...
Computer-voice with the following commands; "Hello Jack" "Yes sir" "can't do that sir" "ok" "right away" "error" "Goodbye Sir" "Device ...
before-after remix, a request ... http://www.freesound.org/forum/sample-requests/32258/
before-after remix of Freesoud # 149298 original at either end. Varying degrees of de-ess applied.
Preset sound from the Evolution EVS-1 synthesizer, a peculiar and rather unique instrument which employed both FM and subtractive synthesis. ...


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SFBC Biker BulletinMarch 19, 2013
This just in: Bike share pilot coming to the Bay Area this August! All Aboard: Bikes on BART Pilot this Week!It's finally here! This week, March 18-22, BART will be implementing a weeklong pilot removal of the bike commute blackout period. Your SF Bicycle Coalition and more than 100 of our amazing volunteers are out on the platforms this week helping to make this pilot a success. If you're riding BART, please help everyone understand that bikes are not allowed on the first three cars of BART during this pilot. You can help ensure the success of the pilot by following the rules of the BART bike pilot and being a great ambassador for bikes on BART. How you can Help Improve Polk Street this WeekThis week, the SF Bicycle Coalition needs your help in building support to make getting around on Polk Street safer. We've been advocating for years for the City to repave Polk Street and to make biking and walking safer on this street that has seen an unfortunate history of crashes involving people biking and walking. Ride SF Streets Car-free: CycleSF on April 28On Sunday, April 28 you can join thousands of bicycle riders of all levels in the inaugural CycleSF to traverse our city together. This costume-clad fun ride (not race!) explores San Francisco's diverse neighborhoods from the seat of a bike. The ride is a celebration of cycling and our city's parks. Think Bay to Breakers on bikes, for a cause we all love. Nominations Open For Bike-Friendly Business AwardsHelp celebrate and encourage San Francisco's wonderful bike-loving businesses! As part of the Bike to Work Day City Hall press conference on May 9, the SF Bicycle Coalition and Mayor Edwin Lee will award San Francisco's 2013 Bicycle Friendly Business Awards. The awards will recognize San Francisco companies large and small that are making it easy for their employees to bike to work, and in doing so, attracting high-quality employees.If your office has bike parking, lockers, Bike Commuter benefits, or other great bike-minded perks, your business should be nominated and praised! Nominations close April 25. Submit your business today: www.sfbike.org/friendly. See photos from 2012 Winners. More Community Bike Builds Coming!Our Bike Build Convivios have been immensely successful so far, and we're looking to you to help keep the momentum going! At our Convivios, which we hold in collaboration with different community partners, like People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER), we assist local youth in performing basic bike tune-ups and repairs for bikes that they get to ride off on! Our next event is scheduled for Sunday, March 24 at the Bike Kitchen. Visit our signup form to see the volunteer opportunities that are available! We are also busy organizing a special Convivio during Earth Day SF on April 20, at Civic Center Plaza. New Family Biking Classes added for Bike to School WeekBike to School Week is coming up, April 22-26. And we want to help you and your kids get rolling for the big event! Join us for any of our upcoming Family Biking Classes and practice pedaling in a safe, fun group. Sign up to volunteer at Bike to Work Day!Believe it or not, Bike to Work Day is right around the corner: Thursday, May 9. This is the biggest biking day in San Francisco every year and it takes nearly 300 volunteers to make this event a success. Volunteers help out in the morning, brightening commutes with free coffee, or in the afternoon, cheering folks on as they bike home. But why wait until May to get involved? We're looking for volunteers to help plaster the city with posters about the event. Check out all the great ways to volunteer and sign up here. Video: Making the Case That Bikes Mean Business at the 2013 National Bike SummitEarlier this month, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition staff headed to Washington DC for the National Bike Summit. This year's theme: Bikes Mean Business. Advocates and decisionmakers from across the country were talking about they myriad of reasons that investing in bicycling is a smart decision for states and cities. Here are some of the answers. Upcoming EventsCheck out our online calendar of events. To add your bike event to our calendar, simply email the details to us. Tuesday, March 19thSF Bicycle Coalition Phone Bank Accept the challenge to chat up your fellow SF Bicycle Coalition members! Join the volunteers who keep the SF Bicycle Coalition membership strong. No cold-calling, just calls to friendly lapsed members offering an easy way to renew. Plan to stay for the thank-you dinner afterward and get to know your fellow volunteers. You must be a current or former member to volunteer. Contact email@example.com Valet Bike Parking at the World Baseball Classic - Finals * The World Baseball Classic will span 11 locations on multiple continents, include 28 participating National Teams, and feature more than 800 of the world's best baseball players. San Francisco and AT&T Park have been chosen as the location for the finals and will crown a 2013 World Baseball Classic Champion. Don't miss your chance to see it live! Event details Thursday, March 21stBike Night at ODC/Dance Downtown * Celebrate the dynamics of city life at Bike Night at ODC/Dance Downtown. See a new production of KT Nelson's acclaimed dance with bikes, Transit: Next Stop, named one of the top 10 of 2012 by the SF Chronicle. Additionally, enjoy a pre-show balcony talk with the choreographer and special guest SF Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Leah Shahum. Service Station Want to share some bike love with fellow San Franciscans? Swing by one of out streetside outreach stations and learn about all the great new changes and campaigns. Looking to volunteer? If you're a trained Bicycle Ambassador and want to volunteer, email email@example.com. Saturday, March 23rdSFBC Rec Ride: Women's History March is women's history month: Did you know that the bicycle played a role in the suffrage movement? It's true! Join our Volunteer Coordinator Margaret on a women's history-themed ride through San Francisco. This will be a fun, casual ride, and there's a 99.7% chance we'll all eat cupcakes at the end. Sunday, March 24thTraffic Skills 101-1 for Women In honor of Women's History Month, the SF Bicycle Coalition is hosting a women-focused Traffic Skills 101-1 course. This introductory course is perfect for anyone who wants to be more comfortable riding. This four-hour, in-classroom course will cover the basics on how to choose the right bike and properly fit a helmet as well as tips for the safest ways to ride in traffic. You'll also learn techniques to avoid or handle street hazards and emergency maneuvers along with the best way to lock up your bike and how to use a bike in combination with public transit, and biking rights and responsibilities. This free class, funded in partnership with the SFMTA & SFCTA, is open to adults and anyone over 14 years of age; preregistration is required. Indoor bike parking provided! Sign up at sfbike.org/edu-intro. Tuesday, March 26thSF Bicycle Coalition Board Meetings SF Bicycle Coalition board meetings are open to all. Contact Leah at 431-2453 x306 or email@example.com for agenda and details. *May 28 meeting will be for both SF Bicycle Coalition Board & SFBC Education Fund Board. (Events not sponsored by the SF Bicycle Coalition are marked with an *) Join the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and make San Francisco great for bicycling


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Teens are devouring the current popular literature of the dark, grim, and dismal: the dystopian novel. Bleak story lines about leaders who terrorize citizens every year by making them watch teens fight to the death and governments who condone mandatory operations to remove emotion describe two of the popular dystopian novels that teens are reading. But just what is a dystopian novel and how long has it been around? And the bigger question: Why is this type of novel so appealing to teens?
What is a dystopia?
A dystopia is society that is broken down, unpleasant, or in an oppressed or terrorized state. Unlike a utopia, a perfect world, dystopias are grim, dark, and hopeless. They reveal society's greatest fears. Totalitarian governments rule and the needs and wants of individuals become subordinate to the state. In most dystopian novels, a tyrannical government is trying to suppress and control its citizens by taking away their individuality as in the classics 1984 and Brave New World. Dystopian governments also ban activities that encourage individual thinking. The government's response to individual thinking in Ray Bradbury's classic Fahrenheit 451? Burn the books!
How long have dystopian novels been around?
Dystopian novels are not new to the reading public. Since the late 1890s H.G. Wells, Ray Bradbury, and George Orwell have entertained audiences with their classics about Martians, book burnings, and Big Brother. Over the decades other dystopian books like Nancy Farmer's The House of the Scorpion and Lois Lowry's Newbery winning book, The Giver, have given younger characters a more central role in dystopian settings.
Since 2000, dystopian novels for teens have retained the dismal, dark setting, but the nature of the characters has changed. Characters are no longer passive and powerless citizens, but teens who are empowered, fearless, strong, and determined to find a way to survive and face their fears. Major characters have influential personalities that oppressive governments attempt to control, but cannot.
The most recent example of this type of teen dystopian novel is the incredibly popular Hunger Games series (Scholastic, 2008) where the central character is a sixteen year old girl named Katniss who is willing to take her sister's place in the annual game where teens from 12 different districts must fight to the death. Katniss commits a deliberate act of rebellion against the Capital that keeps readers on the edge of their seats.
In the dystopian novel Delirium (Simon and Schuster, 2011), the government teaches citizens that love is a dangerous disease that must be eradicated. By age 18, everyone ens must undergo a mandatory operation to remove the ability to feel love. Lena, who is looking forward to the operation and fears love, meets a boy and together they flee the government and find the truth.
In yet another favorite dystopian novel called Divergent (Katherine Tegen Books, 2011), teens must unite themselves with factions based on virtues, but when the main character is told she's divergent, she becomes a threat to the government and must keep secrets in order to protect her loved ones from harm.
What is so appealing about dystopian novels?
So what do teens find so appealing about dystopian novels? Teens in dystopian novels get to perform ultimate acts rebellion against authority, and that's appealing. Conquering a dismal future is empowering, especially when the teens have to rely on themselves without having to answer to parents, teachers, or other authoritarian figures. Teen readers can certainly relate to those feelings.
Today's teen dystopian novels contain teen characters who exhibit strength, courage and conviction. Although death, war, and violence exist, a more positive and hopeful message about the future is being sent by teens who are facing future fears and conquering them.
(Source: School Library Journal)


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Go behind the curtains on Halloween as our top 6 perform dance hits!
That looks like fun. Well done Declan it paid off.
The Top 5 (and special guests) hit the stage for the Live Tour!