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One way or another
This debate has to happen and get fleshed out.
Better to do it now than later.
not anti-Rand, nor enemy, nor opponent
Any Republican in the liberty movement who doesn't support Rand2016 re-election is an idiot. Same with a possible Presidential primary run. He's the ONLY horse you RepublICANs will really have in that race. Who else you going to back - Jeb Bush? Herman Cain? Santorum? Rubio? You have no one else. You have all your eggs in one basket. So the question is, whats your plan?
Rove and Michael Reagan have a plan. Their plan is to see McCain and Graham re-elected, and to neuter Rand Paul in the Senate by seeing Mitch McConnell defeated. Within his own party there are many forces with an interest in greatly weakening Rands position before the 2016 GOP race gets underway in spring 2015. Part of that plan is to make supporters and allies, libertarians, constitutionalists, appear to the public just as we're portrayed - like abrasive hothead radical fringe nut-jobs. And they are present here practically round the clock. If you take what John Bolton told students for liberty last week "Want to destroy a movement? Defend the Confederacy!" as a metaphor message instead of a snarky statement, you'll know exactly what to be on the lookout for here. 90% or more of the traffic here are visitors not registered account holders. It's all about the subject header not the body of content, you dig?
My advice to those anticipating a 2016 Rand Presidency is, if you are to have a snowballs chance in haites of beating that RNC cheat machine you witnessed in Tampa; keep gaining committee seats, and throw everything you have behind getting McConnell re-elected. Suck it up. It's politics. It's the path you chose to take. It's the game you chose to play in the party you chose to play it in. Regardless of how the Presidential contest ends, win or lose, Rand the US Senator still has to win re-election in Kentucky in 2016.
Full disclosure: I am a Libertarian. As of right now, today, I can firmly say I will not be putting my efforts and resources to work in the 2016 primary election contest (rigged). I will be putting them to work in the LP nomination process (honest). But in Pennsylvania that will still allow me a primary election vote in the Republican contest or the Democrat contest. I could give it to Rand, or I could give it to the strongest Democratic opponent of Hillary/Biden.
Since 2007, I, like many of you, worked hard and sacrificed a lot organizing a pro-liberty movement in the GOP. In spite of being cheated throughout the process by the establishment, and getting thrown under the RepublICAN bus in the end, and having sand kicked in our faces for having a November Plan-B that didn't include Romney or a write-in, "big L" such as myself want you RepublICANs to succeed. I don't want you to fail. I'm not your opponent. I'm not your enemy. My primary election vote is Rands for you RepublICANs to screw-up and lose between now and then.
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This is very premature; discussing who the 2016 nominee is or might be. We need to be working on 2014 and the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. As to Rand, time will tell. The biggest concern I have is Glen Beck, and Hannity cozying up to Rand. Those two make my skin crawl. But then again they could just be using Rand to enhance their own standing. The single best hope we have to save this republic right now is the tenth amendment and nullification. If the people won't stand up to the tyrants now, what makes any of us think they will during the next election? TEA Party placards and slogans won't be enough, resistance is the only language the establishment will understand;Peace through strength.
RON PAUL is the GOLD STANDARD of politics, his value never changes; it's tied to the CONSTITUTION!
Its all about the "middle".
I guess thats why I fought so hard against Rand and his compromises in the beginning.
I talked a good "middle" game but when it came down to brass tacks, I wasn't really ready to move that way. Now, I am. Maybe its because "they" (the obombya group/the nwo globalists) moved SO FAR away from anything I could accept that the middle suddenly seemed very appealing. I'm not sure. Either way, I'm here, in the middle, and sticking up for Rand now.
I truly think this middle is a good beginning. Its a good beginning for like-minded dems and the gop. Its a VERY good place to stop this tyranny in it's tracks.
I don't think Rand is being devisive. I think he has drawn a line in the sand.
Henry Clay was known as "the great compromiser". Maybe I am starting to get it.
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9/11 Truth.
I've been saying it for months.
The establishment would like nothing better than for us to ignore viable libertarian Republicans like Rand, and instead focus our energies on futile third party or write-in candidacies. They aren't afraid of our meaningless protest votes, they are terrified that we might actually win an election. I am absolutely certain that *some* anti-Rand individuals are getting their checks cut by the Republican establishment.
"Alas! I believe in the virtue of birds. And it only takes a feather for me to die laughing."
Fully agreed, you know the
Fully agreed, you know the PTB/elites pick your term, noticed the 1+Million Tweets during the Fillibuster the other day....
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You could be right.
I'm not sure what to think. I guess like Ron Paul would say, I'm cautiously optimistic.
Resist the temptation to feed the trolls.
I am extremely skeptical of most everything
Does anyone else find it interesting that all of a sudden Rush Limbaugh and others like him are praising Rand while bashing the neocons, whose water they gladly carried all these years?
It just all seems too convenient and too good to be true. You know that old saying about if it sounds too good to be true...
Resist the temptation to feed the trolls.
Rush did praise Ron ...
Rush did praise Ron ... sometimes.
My guess is that he is willing to praise Rand more for 2 reasons
1> Rand does not sound as "extreme" as Ron
2> And this is the most important reason. Praising Rand does not require Rush to admit he was wrong.
That was the biggest obstacle we faced with Republicans. Supporting Ron *required* them to admit nation building in Iraq was a failure and a colossally bad idea. Ron wouldn't give his opponents an out on that subject. I don't think he could have if had wanted to. Rand is a little softer on that subject ... But more importantly he isn't Ron. He didn't call out the Republicans on stage in 2007. Nation building in Iraq is in the past and supporting Rand doesn't require Republicans to take the blame for screwing up the country over the past 10 years.
Politically that's probably good. Personally I'd like to rub their nose in it ... but that doesn't win votes.
Another old saying...
...if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. I think that's what we're seeing with Rush et al. They don't want to lose their ratings swimming against the tide. Don't worry though, when the crucial time arrives, when Rand runs for President, they'll turn on him, as they did to Ron Paul. But in the meantime, enjoy the good press.
"Alas! I believe in the virtue of birds. And it only takes a feather for me to die laughing."
You could be right about that
You could be right about that too.
I agree that when it gets serious, they will probably go all out against Rand.
Resist the temptation to feed the trolls.
The only horse we have in the race, not dog.
Dogs are loyal. Rand endorsed Mittens over his father. The end.
I don't want to presuppose anything but, what if...
what if Rand and Ron KNEW that without us mittens could NOT win? We said it, we hoped it, but, perhaps, they KNEW it. So, supporting mittens ONLY served to act as Rand's "buy in" to the ptb. He took the hit and the ends justify the means...?
They accepted his "conversion". Rand also went to is-hate-real and "bought in" to that. That gives one a LOT of capital around this country vis a vis the propaganda machine (limburger, shammity, etc.).
Now, everything else, we fight against. Sounds like a good place to define the middle to me. Anyone else see this? Agree? Disagree?
What are your thoughts, SH? Believe me, NO ONE hated Rand as much as me for "dissing" his father. Maybe, as much, but not more. They, Ron and Rand, HAD to see ahead, look ahead, and accept reality. Remember that "look" on Rand's face in the primaries when he could have bitten nails in two?
Maybe, just maybe, they began charting a "future" then, a future we are all living in now.
its 'cos I owe ya, my young friend...
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9/11 Truth.
Fire with fire never works.
So basicly you say what if Ron and his son Rand are using stealth lieing. To acomplish the greater good.
I say if that was the case, which I dont think is true, all you are left with is two liars and no greater good.
If Rand is a huge lie to get inside the GOP, I dont want liars and I dont support. Next time things get tough he will just lie again, its so easy to a liar.
So was and is Rand a liar, endorsing Mittens or not? It dont matter to me, that endorsment sunk his ship in my swimming pool.
If they have to use lies to win its not winning its just lieing.
Those who work to subvert...
the Constitution and Bill of Rights know the power of the internet. As a result, they're very active at DP so I'm glad hawkiye is pointing this out. He's absolutely right about the establishment's fear of a united conservative, libertarian front because that's the greatest threat to Rockefeller Republicans.
History demonstrates that rigged electoral systems do not prevent revolutionary change, on the contrary, rigged systems spawn revolutionary change. Growing unity among libertarians and conservatives increases our ability to revolutionize tyrannical government, and implement the principles of limited Constitutional government.
http://www.dailypaul.com/277342 (Rand Paul: One person can make a difference)
http://www.StandUpForYourRights.me/?p=1264 (Fast and Furious hearing)
List 10 users
Who are working against Rand and trying to "subvert the Constitution and Bill of Rights" and cite specific comments.
I'm absolutely sick of these blanketed accusations. I haven't seen any of the shit you guys are talking about.
All I see are a bunch of whiners looking for any rational to justify why they think Rand isn't getting the support they want him to have.
I could give an entire list of disagreements I have with Rand. None of them are listed by OP or you.
Please quote the supposed
Please quote the supposed blanketed accusations in the OP? You can't it's a false construct of your own mind.
You were accusing
People opposed to Rand as being neo-cons trying to cause divisiveness. That's a blanket accusation.
You were saying?
I'll list all the users and destroyers
I'll list ALL the users and destroyers working to subvert the Constitution and the bill of rights; Liberals, Neocons, and Anarchists.
They are a trinity of destruction. Words have meaning, and if somebody calls themselves an Anarchist, they're adding themselves to that list and more openly than any liberal or Neocon. Liberals and Neocons at least have the good sense to know that they should be ashamed of what they are, but you have to hand it to the Anarchists, they're honest about what they are; users and destroyers.
When you look around at your neighbors and see sheep, retards, and imbeciles, it's just a matter of time until you become one too.
Unless you link profiles of users and comments they've made, you've got absolutely no evidence to support your argument.
If I say the grass is purple, would you believe that statement on its face or would you want...say, pictures to provide evidence of my claim?
I fall under the category of what OP would consider a "Rand-hater," but his description of the group that dislikes Rand does NOT describe me nor does it describe any other users I've seen complain about Rand.
Here's the reason: "The grass is green."
Being an Anarchist requires a total commitment to denying objective reality.
Words have meaning, and if you call yourself an Anarchist, your agenda to to eliminate, to work against, to subvert the Constitution and the Bill Of Rights.
I know you don't want that to be so obvious and need to hind behind blubbery, but Anarchism is an idea that suffocates under a mountain of it's own blubber.
"If I say the grass is purple, would you believe that statement on its face or would you want...say, pictures to provide evidence of my claim?"
Of course not, because like I just said, words have meaning, just not yours. You saying the grass is purple doesn't make the grass purple. It makes you a liar. There's a reason I can say Anarchists are liars, frauds, users, and destroyers, and there's a reason you can't do anything to stop me.
Here's the reason: "The grass is green."
Where'd you get the idea that I'm an anarchist?
For the love of God, here we go again. What exactly did I say that would make you think I was an anarchist? In these past several posts I haven't even given examples of my opinion on policies, but I'll list them for you.
- Foreign policy: I'm a non-interventionist.
- Monetary policy: I want the gold standard back and I oppose the federal reserve.
- Fiscal policy: I don't want the government to spend more than it takes in.
- Social policy: I want laws to be abolished on the federal level and brought back to the state level.
I'm a firm believer in the Constitution and Bill of Rights. I'd like to see tax rates down to 0% and I support Ron Paul in every position he's ever taken.
Going back to the grass is purple comparison, I'd say that's as much of a lie as you claiming I'm an anarchist. Again, I ask, what ever possessed you to assume I am one? But you proved my point because I was making a ridiculous claim - one that I could not give evidence to prove. You made a ridiculous claim, but you were serious about it. Laughably, you also had no evidence to prove it.
So, tell me what's wrong with Anarchism?
"What exactly did I say that would make you think I was an anarchist?"
'Unless you link profiles of users and comments they've made, you've got absolutely no evidence to support your argument.'
(I did)
When I see somebody trying to deny objective reality and defending Anarchists as something other than what they are, I have to assume you're an Anarchist. (Being an Anarchist requires a total commitment to denying objective reality)
I trust that people's eyes are open and can see for themselves. I'm not going to go pick through every comment ever made to prove Anarchists are what they say they there.
Words have meaning, just like the grass is green, and nobody is forced to call themselves an Anarchist. They CHOOSE to be Anarchists, and not all of them can be honest about what they are. Some know that they need to pretend to be something else. (people hate Anarchists and that doesn't lend well to using people who hate you)
I know that the grass is green because my eyes are open. It doesn't matter that the emperor claims he's wearing finery, the court can still see he's wearing no clothes.
If you aren't an Anarchist, why not? Whats wrong with Anarchism? Break it down for me.
"I support Ron Paul in every position he's ever taken."
Ron Paul is a Voluntarist who thinks you can opt out of society while still living in it, and any honest Anarchist will tell you that makes him an Anarchist. I don't support Ron Paul in every position he's ever taken. I'm no mind slave.
I want you to be the owner of your own mind, body and labor, and Ron Paul is wrong when he says his message is perfect, otherwise the world would be filled with Anarchists, but it's not. In fact, the world fully rejects Anarchism because buying into requires you deny the existence of what destroys it, that you hide your eyes to the truth, that you pretend the grass is purple.
Sorry, I need more than purple grass. I want the truth.
"(I did)"
Sorry, I'm having a hard time finding any links to specific user profiles and the comments they've made that would prove the point that people opposed to Rand are neo-cons. The original issue I took with OP and Mark Hanson...
So hows it feel to have
So hows it feel to have someone take what you said completely out of context create a false construct and then claim it is what you believe or have said? That's exactly what you did to me my friend.
What was your original title?
Neo-con shills pushing hard to keep liberty movement divided over Rand
What did I accuse you of saying?
You were accusing people opposed to Rand as being neo-cons trying to cause divisiveness.
A near direct quote and yet you're accusing me of creating a false construct and claim.
Are you lacking in credibility or sense? I can't tell.
So you seriously cannot see
So you seriously cannot see that your false definition of my title is completely different then the title?... Sigh! And of course the OP gives the context of the title which clearly states not every one opposed rand is a shill.
Still you'd think most people would realize that not everyone opposed to Rand is a neocon shill. Just that some neocons are using the opposition to Rand to keep liberty minded folks divided. Which of course the OP also clarifies
Thread URLs don't lie.
Neocon shills pushing hard to keep liberty movement divided over Rand
Besides, I saw the thread when you originally created it. I know what it was before you changed it.
Who's lying?
You're the one who chose, not me.
You're the one who chose to call themselves an Anarchist, not me. Words have meaning just like the grass is green. I didn't force anything onto you, nor did I create or define Anarchism.
I didn't make the grass green, but if your words are EVER going to promote reason and logic, they're going to have to mean something.


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Sugar, Cocoa (39%), Dextrose, Salt, Flavouring. Contains Cocoa solids 39% minimum.
Contents may settle in transit.
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I must admit I agree with previous reviews regarding reduced weight and higher price. It is lovely drinking chocolate and the only one my husband likes so I guess I will continue to buy.
Have to agree at 300g and more money for the same ingredients. Why would you want to buy this?
I like the chocolate, but what I dont like is when Companies get "smart" and put less content in the package and at the same time raise the Price.
I'm sure this product is the same as ever - good quality hot chocolate, but I would have loved to be a fly on the wall at the marketing meeting where they decided how to make more money out of it... "easy! We'll just give them less product for more money!"
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Danny Brown at MHOW in April (more by Dylan Johnson)
Danny Brown, Schoolboy Q and Action Bronson are teaming up to play Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg's third annual PeterPalooza on July 23 at Best Buy Theater in NYC. Tickets for this stacked hip hop show go on sale today (6/27) at noon.
All three rappers are keeping busy in other ways too. Schoolboy Q just played Central Park and announced a tour opening for The Weeknd with Jhene Aiko which hits NYC's Barclays Center on September 19. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday, July 11 with Fan Club/Citi presales starting Tuesday, July 8 at 10 AM and Live Nation/Venue/Tickemaster presales starting Thursday, July 10 at 10 AM.
Q was also added to a few dates on 2014's 'Under the Influence of Music' tour including the Holmdel, NJ stop happening August 3 at PNC Bank Arts Center with Wiz KHalifa, Jeezy, Ty Dolla $ign, Rich Homie Quan and more. Tickets for that show are still available.
Action Bronson also has other dates coming up including the previously discussed big NYC show with Phantogram happening September 13 on Pier 97. Tickets for that show are still available. He also plays upstate NY festival The Hudson Project
And Danny Brown has many other upcoming dates as well (no others in NYC at the moment), including multiple festivals such as Pitchfork Festival, Made In America Philly and Bumbershoot. Those are all listed, with lists of dates for Schoolboy Q and Action Bronson, below...
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Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 lineup! (Judas Priest, Nas, Death Cab, Neutralk Milk Hotel, King Diamond, Failure & much more)
The 2014 lineup of Austin festival Fun Fun Fun Fest, happening NOV 7 . 8 & 9 at Auditorium Shores, is here. In the poster above and listed below....
Like FYF Fest, they've got a Blood Brothers reunion show.
This is also Austin's show on the growing Failure reunion tour.
Ditto for emo vets Mineral
So much more greatness listed below....
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Wiz Khalifa, Jeezy, Ty Dolla $ign, Rich Homie Quan, Iamsu & more on 'Under the Influence of Music' 2014 tour (dates)
Wiz Khalifa on 2013 'Under the Influence of Music' tour (more by Tim Griffin)
The 'Under the Influence of Music' hip hop tour that Wiz Khalifa co-headlined with A$AP Rocky last year will return to North America this summer. Wiz (the tour's founder) plays again, this time with Young Jeezy, Tyga, Ty Dolla $ign, Rich Homie Quan, Sage the Gemini, IAMSU! and DJ Drama. The tour hits the NYC-area for shows on July 31 at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater and August 3 at PNC Bank Arts Center. Tickets for the whole tour go on sale Friday (4/25) at 10 AM with Ticketmaster/Facebook/Live Nation presales starting Thursday (4/24) at 10 AM. Citi Cardmember presales are ongoing. All dates are listed below.
Meanwhile, Wiz and Ty Dolla $ign will be in the NYC-area sooner for Hot 97 Summer Jam on June 1. Tickets for that one-day festival, which also includes 50 Cent, Nas, The Roots, Action Bronson and more, are still available.
Ty Dolla $ign also plays a free NYC show two days after Summer Jam in Red Hook Park (6/3), as part of the 2014 Summerstage season.
All 'Under the Influence of Music' dates are listed below...
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Brooklyn school Bishop Ford - where R.E.M., Drake, Miley Cyrus, Juicy J & others made videos, is closing
Protests are underway after Bishop Ford students found out on Monday that the 50+ year old Catholic high school on 19th Street in Windsor Terrace was being shut down due to low enrollment and no money. If you'd like to help try and save it, there's a petition.
You may have never heard of Bishop Ford but you may have heard about their breakdancing teacher and might recognize the school via its iconic radio tower south of Park Slope near GreenWood Cemetery and the Prospect Expressway. You might also recognize some of its interior via vidoes by R.E.M. (directed by Michael Moore), Drake (directed by Kanye West), and Mike WiLL (starring Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J). Watch the (not-very-Catholic) videos filmed at Bishop Ford, below...
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50 Cent, Nas, The Roots, Action Bronson, YG, Jhene Aiko, Troy Ave & more playing 2014 Hot 97 Summer Jam (lineup & tix)
Action Bronson at Irving Plaza in January (more by Lukas Hodge)
One-day NYC-area hip hop festival Hot 97 Summer Jam returns to East Rutherford, NJ's MetLife Stadium on June 1 this year. The two-stage lineup was just announced and the main stage includes 50 Cent, Nas, The Roots, Wiz Khalifa, DJ Mustard w/ YG & Ty Dolla $ign, Trey Songz, Action Bronson, Troy Ave and more, plus Nicki Minaj (joining Lil Wayne and Young Money), following her guest appearance at last year's Summer Jam, which followed her canceling her set at 2012's. Meanwhile, the Festival Stage includes Childish Gambino, Iggy Azalea, Jhene Aiko, Nipsey Hussle and more.
Tickets are currently on presale (password: "SJ2014"), and they go on sale to the general public on Friday (4/4) at noon. Full lineup below.
MetLife Stadium is also where you can catch the Eminem / Rihanna tour in August. We also just posted many other hip hop shows in NYC earlier today too.
Full Summer Jam lineup and flyer below...
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Bonnaroo 2014 line-up announced! (Kanye West, Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, Nick Cave, Damon Albarn, Jack White, Elton John, Neutral Milk Hotel & more)
Bonnaroo 2013 (more by Katherine Hansen)
As mentioned, Bonnaroo 2014 happens June 12 - 15 in Manchester, TN. The fest has already been dropping hints as to who's going to play this year (Kanye and Elton John seem likely as headliners) but will finally spill the beans tonight via a web show called "Blam!" which airs at 9 PM EST on Bonnaroo.com (or an Xbox app). (Maybe you watched last year's with Weird Al Yankovich and Portugal the Man.) This year's announcement special is hosted by SNL's Taran Killam and Broad City's Hannibal Buress, with a "superjam" between The Flaming Lips and Ben Folds.
There's also a pre-Blam! web event from 7 - 9 PM EST featuring live cover song performances from Tenacious D, Kings Of Leon, Phish, My Morning Jacket, and others.
Or you can just check back here: we'll have the full Bonnaroo 2014 line-up in this post once its announced.
UPDATE (9 PM): Lineup now being announced and includes Kanye West, Elton John, Vampire Weekend, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Arctic Monkeys, Phoenix, Mastodon, Frank Ocean, The Flaming Lips, Neutral Milk Hotel, Meshuggah, Damon Albarn, Disclosure, Broken Bells, James Blake, Lionel Ritchie, Jack White, Deafheaven, Janelle Monae, CHVRCHES, Darkside, Phosphorescent, Cloud Nothings, Danny Brown, Cut Copy, Typhoon, Sam Smith, Pusha T, Warpaint, Those Darlins, Cass McCombs, Lauryn Hill, Chromeo, Dr. Dog, The Bouncing Souls, Classixx, First Aid Kit, Fitz and the Tantrums, Chance the Rapper, Ice Cube, Caveman, Washed Out, Real Estate, Rudimental, Ty Segall, Polica, A$AP Ferg, Little Dragon, Omar Souleyman, Lucero, Goat, Okkervil River, Jonathan Wilson, Wiz Khalifa, The Avett Brothers and MANY more.
Tickets go on sale Saturday (2/22) at noon.
Full lineup (spoiler: no Outkast) below...
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Norwegian beatmaker Cashmere Cat just returned this week with a new EP, Wedding Bells, via LuckyMe. In honor of the EP's release, he just put out the video for the title track, which you can watch, along with another EP cut "With Me," below. Cashmere Cat also just teamed up with Ludacris, Wiz Khalifa and Jeremih for a song called "Party Girls" which plays off the chorus of "Barbie Girl" (seriously). You can listen to that below too.
Cashmere Cat has a few US shows coming up this March surrounding his appearance at BUKU Fest. Those shows include a stop in NYC on March 19 at Music Hall of Williamsburg with Obey City and Trippy Turtle (who may actually be Cashmere Cat). Tickets for that show go on sale Friday (2/14) at noon with an AmEx presale starting Wednesday (2/12) at noon.
All dates are listed, along with video and streams, below...
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Hangout Fest lineup announced (Outkast, QOTSA, Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse, Conor Oberst, Andrew WK & more)
Another of the many festivals Outkast are reuniting for this year is Alabam's Hangout Music Festival, which goes down in Gulf Shores from May 16-18. The rest of the lineup is pretty impressive too, including The Black Keys, The Killers, Queens of the Stone Age, Modest Mouse, Flaming Lips, Conor Oberst, Tegan and Sara, Chance the Rapper, Andrew WK, Black Lips, Valerie June, Le1f, Diarrhea Planet and more.
Tickets go on sale Thursday (1/16) at 10 AM. Full lineup below...
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Jay Z's Made In America Festival adds Cloud Nothings, Front Bottoms, Restorations & more, releases schedule
Cloud Nothings at BV-SXSW 2013 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder)
As discussed, the Jay Z-curated Budweiser Made In America Festival is returning this weekend to Philly's Benjamin Franklin Parkway (8/31-9/1), and the mostly pop/rap/R&B festival just got a little more, um... punk. Aside from the fact that it already included The Gaslight Anthem (who are pretty much a festival regular by now anyway), the lineup now includes Cloud Nothings, Restorations, Balance & Composure, The Front Bottoms, Diarrhea Planet, PUJOL, and more. And you thought it was weird when Jay Z saw Grizzly Bear.
UPDATE: And one more: Wavves was added to the TBA slot on Sunday.
Other non-punk additions that have happened since we last spoke include Rudimental and The Underachievers. The full schedule was also recently announced, and you can check that out below.
Many of the artists playing Made In America also have NYC or NJ shows this weekend (or soon after), including The Front Bottoms, Diarrhea Planet, Rudimental, The Underachievers, Kendrick, Ab Soul & Jay Rock, AlunaGeorge, Haim, and 2 Chainz.
Also, a number of the artists playing will be in NYC later this year to play Jay Z's stomping grounds, Barclays Center, including Phoenix, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, and Beyonce.
Made In America schedule below...
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Big Sean & Juicy J @ Terminal 5 - 8/27/13 (via Rick Dange)
Gracing the stage for over an hour, Big Sean turned NYC upside down while performing tracks from the new album like "Toyota Music," "Mona Lisa" and "You Don't Know." The GOOD Music rapper also dipped into his catalog performing tracks like "Ass," "I Don't Like" and "Mercy." The night was dedicated to the fans so Big Sean had a few surprises lined up for the crowd's pleasure. Juicy J who also released his album Stay Trippy yesterday joined the Detroit rapper to perform "Show Out." On top of Juicy J, the Taylor Gang capo Wiz Khalifa joined Sean on stage to perform "Gang Bang" from his Cabin Fever mixtape.Detroit rapper Big Sean released his expansive new album, Hall of Fame yesterday (8/27), and to celebrate he stopped in NYC for a last-minute free Terminal 5 show, which the above review is from. In addition to playing material from his new album, he also did some tracks he guests on (like Drake's "All Me"). As mentioned above, Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa came out, as did Meek Mill to do their collaborative track, "Burn."
The journey to Hall of Fame has been life changing and adventurous for Big Sean. Various times throughout his performance he broke down the origin of the tracks from on Hall of Fame. Throughout the album he mentions his parents who played a big role in his life and during the performance of his current single "Fire," the rapper embraced his father on stage for the celebratory track. After performing another powerful track from the album, "World Ablaze," the Detroit rapper goes in depth with the crowd, encouraging them regardless of what obstacles come their way they should never give up and to follow their dreams. [The Source]
Juicy J was in town for his own album release party at Finale, which A$AP Rocky showed up to. Did anyone check that out?
Some videos from T5, including Juicy J, Meek Mill, and Wiz's appearances, below...
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A$AP Rocky at Public Assembly in February (more by Dylan Johnson)
A$AP Rocky is currently on his arena tour with Rihanna which hits the NYC area on April 28 at Prudential Center and May 4 and 5 at Barclays Center, and after recently scheduling a smaller Highline Ballroom show during it which he quickly cancelled, Rocky has announced another huge tour to go down this summer. It's a co-headlining tour with Wiz Khalifa and support comes from Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era, Rockie Fresh, Trinidad Jame$, B.o.B. and Berner. Smoke DZA opens some dates in select cities (but not the NYC-area dates) too.
That tour, dubbed the "Under the Influence of Music Tour" hits the NYC area for big amiphitheater shows at PNC Bank Arts Center on August 2 in Holmdel, NJ, Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on August 6 in Wantagh, NY and Comcast Theatre on August 8 in Hartford, CT. Those shows happen about a month before A$AP Rocky plays the Jay-Z curated Budweiser Made In America Festival in Philly. Tickets for all shows on the tour go on sale Saturday (4/27) at 10 AM. Citi Cardmember presales start on Tuesday (4/23) at 10 AM and Live Nation presales start Friday (4/26) at 10 AM for the Jones Beach and Comcast Theatre shows. A four-ticket promotional offer for the PNC Bank Arts Center show starts Monday, April 29 at 10 AM.
Meanwhile, Joey Bada$$ just brought his tour with Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers through NYC for shows at Highline Ballroom (4/18) at Gramercy Theater (4/20), and he also has upcoming dates at The Roots Picnic (6/1) in Philly (tickets) and Hot 97 Summer Jam's Festival Village (6/2) in NJ (tickets). Check out a video of Joey rapping his verse on A$AP Rocky's "1 Train" at yesterday's Gramercy Theater show.
Wiz Khalifa's new live EP with Curren$y is also available on iTunes now.
All dates are listed, along with the tour trailer video, tour flyer, and A$AP Rocky's video for "Fuckin' Problems," below...
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by Andrew Sacher
Though the attention being paid to futuristic R&B has been more prevalent than ever in the past two years, it's also been interesting to look back on the ways the sound did exist in years prior. And even more exciting to see some of those artists making comebacks. Miguel's Kaleidoscope Dream was one of last year's better albums, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't tempt me to dust off my copy of FutureSex/LoveSounds. And only a few months after doing that? Boom: The 20/20 Experience. Another thing I went back to last year was Cassie's only album -- her 2006 self titled debut -- specifically it's opening track/huge hit, "Me & U." The thick bass and airy vocals of that track are way more similar to the post-Weeknd world of R&B than I remembered, and it more than holds up.
Cassie had been dropping some singles here and there since her '06 album, but almost seven years later, there was still no sign of another full length release. However, like JT did in March, Cassie ended her lengthy absence last week with the release of her free mixtape, RockaByeBaby. It might be "just a mixtape" (whatever that really means at this point anyway), but RockaByeBaby serves as a worthy followup to Cassie, and as a whole release, it might even be better. The album is stacked with guest appearances (Jeremih, Pusha T, Fabolous, Meek Mill, Too $hort, and others) and the producers are no slackers here either (Mike Will Made It, Young Chop, and more), but it's not over-saturated with guests. Even the verses from some of the weaker rappers (Wiz Khalifa) work pretty well here. And some of the samples used are noticeably big songs (Kendrick Lamar's "m.A.A.d City," Tyga's "Do My Dance"), which can be a turnoff, but she uses them well.
Overall, the thing really feels like an album. Too often with mixtapes I find myself filtering through 20-something songs for the 10 good ones, but RockaByeBaby has no fat to trim. Its 13 tracks (12, not including the intro) clock in at 37 minutes, and they're all strong. The collaboration with Jeremih, "Sound of Love," is an early standout, with both singers bouncing off of each other really nicely. A little surprisingly, Fabolous' guest verse on "I Love It" is actually one of the most memorable moments of the album. And the chorus of "Paradise" (with its "pair of dice" pun) is one you'll find yourself humming after the album ends.
Download RockaByeBaby for free over at DatPiff and stream it in its entirety below...
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Made in America fest initial 2013 line-up: Beyonce, Nine Inch Nails, Phoenix, Kendrick Lamar, Gaslight Anthem + more
Phoenix at Music Hall of Williamsburg, 4/5/2013 (more by PSquared Photography)
Two days after announcing the existence of the second edition of Jay-Z's of Made in America festival, here comes the initial line-up. Set to go down August 31 - September 1 at Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway, look for appearances from Beyonce, Queens of the Stone Age, Nine Inch Nails, Kendrick Lamar, Miguel (who is collaborating with Kendrick), Solange, The Gaslight Anthem (who just announced two huge NYC shows), Phoenix (who just played MHoW and SNL), 2Chainz and more.
UPDATE: an initial announcement accidentally included artists from the 2012 lineup mixed in with the 2013 lineup. Those mistakes made it into our post but are now fixed.
So far no details on ticketing. Full line-up is below...
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Frank Ocean, Miguel, Bjork, Mumford, Black Keys, Jack White & more win & perform at Grammys (videos)
Frank Ocean performing at 2013 Grammys
The 2013 Grammys went down last night (2/10), and here's a quick recap of some of the winners and videos of performances.
The big ones: Gotye took home Record of the Year for "Somebody That I Used To Know" (beating The Black Keys, Kelly Clarkson, fun., Frank Ocean, and Taylor Swift), Mumford & Sons won Album of the Year (beating The Black Keys, fun., Frank Ocean, and Jack White), and fun. took Song of the Year and Best New Artist (totally robbing Miguel's "Adorn" and "Call Me Maybe," and Frank Ocean (!), respectively). Other wins included Skrillex for Best Dance Recording (sorry Al Walser), The Black Keys for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song and Best Rock Album, Gotye for Best Alternative Music Album (beating Fiona Apple, Bjork, M83, and Tom Waits), Usher's "Climax" for Best R&B Performance, Beyonce's "Love On Top" for Best Traditional R&B Performance, Miguel's "Adorn" for Best R&B Song, Frank Ocean for Best Urban Contemporary Album, Robert Glasper Experiment for Best R&B Album, Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Niggas In Paris" for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song and their song, "No Church In The Wild" (feat. Frank Ocean and The-Dream) for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Drake's Take Care for Best Rap Album, Dr. John's Dan Auerbach-produced Locked Down for Best Blues Album, Jimmy Cliff's Tim Armstrong-produced Rebirth for Best Reggae Album, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross' The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo score for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Bjork's Biophilia for Best Recording Package, The Beach Boys' long-awaited The Smile Sessions for Best Historical Album, Black Keys singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, and Mumford and Sons' "Big Easy Express" for Best Long Form Music Video. There were many other categories too and you can check out the full list of winners HERE.
And of course, during the Awards Ceremony a number of artists gave performances, which you can watch videos of below. You can see Miguel and Wiz Khalifa doing "Adorn," Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z doing "Suit and Tie" and then JT doing "Pusher Love Girl," The Black Keys, Dr. John, and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band doing "Lonely Boy," Jack White doing "Freedom At 21" with his all-guy band (he also played "Love Interruption" with his all-girl band but no video of that at the moment), Frank Ocean doing "Forrest Gump" with a thematically appropriate visual backdrop, a big tribute to Levon Helm with Elton John, Mavis Staples, members of Mumford and Sons, Alabama Shakes, and others, and finally, LL Cool J, Chuck D, Z-Trip, Tom Morello, and Travis Barker doing "Whaddup" with a small piece of Beastie Boys' "No Sleep Til Brooklyn."
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Obama hugs Bruce Springsteen (pre-election night)
A selection of tweets reacting to Obama's big win last night....
":)" - Grizzly Bear
"YES" - Amanda Palmer
"yeah!!!!" - Laurel Halo
"fuck yeah." - Colin Meloy
"FUCK YEAH AMERICA!!! #OBAMA" - King Tuff
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Kendrick Lamar readies 'good kid, m.A.A.d. city' (hear a song), touring, playing T5 (dates), is friends w/ Lady Gaga
by Andrew Sacher
Kendrick Lamar at Pitchfork Festival 2012 (more by Chase Turner)
Kendrick Lamar is set to release his major label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d. city, on October 2 via Interscope/Aftermath/Top Dawg. In an interview with WGCI's 107.5's "The Morning Riot" (via HipHopDX), Kendrick revealed that the album will feature few, if any, guest appearances. So it looks like the extent of Dr. Dre's (who runs Aftermath and was featured on Kendrick's song, "The Recipe") involvement is still up in the air. The album's first single, "Swimming Pools (Drank)," which was produced by T-Minus, recently dropped and you can stream it below.
Kendrick will be supporting the album on a tour this September and October, which hits NYC for a show on September 15 at Terminal 5. Tickets for that show are not on sale yet, but check Ticketmaster for updates. He'll also be in the NYC area even sooner with Schoolboy Q when their tour supporting Mac Miller and Wiz Khalifa hits Jones Beach on August 2. Might be worth waiting for the T5 show though...
In other news, after Lady Gaga showed up to watch Kendrick Lamar at Pitchfork Festival, Kendrick told The Source that Gaga is "a real good friend." Don't tell Marilyn Manson.
A list of all dates on Kendrick Lamar's upcoming tour and the "Swimming Pools (Drank)" song stream are below...
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Rock Werchter 2012 - day 2 pics (Pearl Jam, Jack White, Gossip, X, Lana Del Rey, Katy B, Kreayshawn, Bat for Lashes, Wiz Khalifa, more)
by Tim Griffin
Eddie Vedder & Beth Ditto @ Rock Werchter 2012 - 6/29/2012
"Rock Werchter is a Belgian annual music festival held in the village of Werchter, near Leuven, since 1973. It is one of the five biggest annual rock music festivals in Europe (the other four being Exit, Sziget Festival, the Glastonbury Festival and Roskilde Festival). The 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007 festivals received the Arthur award for best festival in the world at the International Live Music Conference (ILMC). It can host 85,000 guests daily, of which 67,000 combine all four days, to add up to a total maximum of 139,000 different attendees." [Wikipedia]You saw pictures from day one. Here we go with day two..
Day two of Belgium festival Rock Werchter kicked off for me with the still-reunited, classic California punk band X playing on the main stage. I stayed for their entire, great set which means I missed Belgium band School is Cool who were playing on the other side of the park. Judging by the bubbles seen on several attendees leaving that stage though, it looked like missed a fun time. Other bands on the second day, of this festival that featured so many big names, included Pearl Jam, Lana Del Rey, Jack White, Deadmau5, The Gossip, Beirut and many others
I couldn't make it to every band on all three stages each day, obviously, but I at least have a good excuse for missing Mastodon: I was getting a behind-the-scenes tour of the fest (many thanks to FIAF and Rock Werchter for the hospitality - and WAFFLES!). They took me behind the fences and gateways, to get a glimpse all that goes on to keep things moving. The scale and logistics were pretty mind-expanding. Some bullets:
- Rock Werchter goes for 4 days at the end on June, but initial setup begins in early May.
- More than 8000 are directly employed by the festival, with thousands more as subcontractors.
- More than 25% of the staff are directly engaged in security and safety of the venue and audience.
- Most staff are sourced locally to ensure direct local benefits from the festival.
- Rock Werchter is practically a small town, with everything but a school system on site (medical services, residences, offices, supply depots, repair stations, food services (including storage and preparation), and even on site garbage sorting and recycling.
- Thousands of large steel road plates are used throughout the facilities to protect the ground from vehicle traffic, and thousands of square meters of field and audience areas are also similarly protected using plastic and wood flooring.
No pictures from backstage, but more from who was playing on the stages, along with Pearl Jam's setlist, below...
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We try to keep tabs on various festivals around the world here on BrooklynVegan, many of which you'll eventually see pictures from. Today we focus on Belgium.
Pukkelpop goes down from August 16 - 18. That festival includes The Stone Roses, Bjork, Bloc Party, The Black Keys, Refused, Wilco, The Hives, The Shins, The Afghan Whigs, Lykke Li, Hot Chip, Feist, Flying Lotus, tUnE-yArDs, Chromatics, Cloud Nothings, The Tallest Man on Earth, Baroness, Ceremony, A-Trak, Rustie, Hudson Mohawke, and more. The full lineup is listed below. Tickets for the festival are on sale now.
Rock Werchter, which falls a bit more on the mainstream side, happens in Belgium even sooner, running from June 28 - July 1. That lineup includes The Cure, Jack White, X, Mastodon, Garbage, The xx, M83, Metric, Amon Tobin, Skrillex, Perfume Genius, Bat For Lashes, Michael Kiwanuka, Alabama Shakes, My Morning Jacket, Regina Spektor, Florence + the Machine, The Vaccines and more. Tickets for the festival are
on sale now sold out.
The full lineups for both Pukkelpop and Rock Wercher are listed below.
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Rock the Bells 2012 full lineup (Nas, Kendrick Lamar, ASAP Rocky, Dipset, Schoolboy Q, Missy Elliot, Wiz Khalifa, much more)
Nas @ Rock the Bells (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
That didn't take long. We just announced the intitial lineup. Check out the almost-full thing below...
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Edwards Lifesciences to Report on Lowered Outlook
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- This has been a busy week of earnings reports as many large cap companies crowd the headlines and anxious shareholders react to news from the earnings confessional.
Some of these reports, as well as the political circus in the U.S. and even the baseball championships have left many shareholders, voters and sports fans feeling the pounding of that most important of all pumps, our incredible hearts.
With the ongoing process of aging comes new medical issues and coronary challenges. Here in the U.S., more than 1,000 "baby boomers" turn 65 each day. The oldest of that large demographic group (estimated at around 75 million people) will soon be turning 67 in 2013.
The breakthroughs in cardiac technologies and the science of keeping the heart pumping reliably are becoming more important with each passing year.One of the companies focusing on this critically important area of health care for almost 13 years is Edwards Lifesciences (EW) which reports earnings Friday. Irvine, Calif.-based Edwards Lifesciences provides products and technologies used to treat advanced cardiovascular diseases. Edwards' expertise involves providing many of the vital parts that are used during cardiac surgery procedures. They appear to be one of the most successful "specialists" in creating minimally invasive surgery products. Beyond that EW manufactures and sells various other vascular devices consisting of balloon-tipped, catheter-based embolectomy products, plus surgical clips and clamps. When it comes to the medical products needed for the repair of the human heart EW appears to provide them or is working on providing them. You can learn about EW's specialties at their educational web site. You're sure to come away learning not only about this company but of many medical advances that have been made in the science of keeping our "tickers ticking." Jim Cramer and Stephanie Link actively manage a real money portfolio for his charitable trust -- enjoy advance notice of every trade, full access to the portfolio, and deep coverage of the latest economic events and market movements. As EW prepares to report third-quarter results, it's important to remember that the company has guided lower in the weeks preceding. Analysts lowered their consensus estimate of earnings per share from 60 cents to around 56 cents. That would still represent a 47% increase over the year-ago quarter when the company reported earnings of 38 cents per share.
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by Anthony Lasala
Magnetic Resonance Imaging is one of the most useful imaging modalities available in healthcare. A complex relationship between a high strength magnet, amplifiers, radiofrequency pulses, gradients, and a person's hydrogen protons all form diagnostic imaging of internal structures. The catalyst in this multifaceted relationship is signal. In order to obtain a diagnostic image, or in fact any image, is to acquire signal. The signal is then put through rigorous equations in order to provide the technologist with an onscreen image. Different tissues offer different signal; thus, one is able to differentiate between bodily structures based on contrasting grayscales. This is incredibly important when trying to view and ultimately diagnose pathology within the human body.
There are two aspects within the magnetic field used to create MR imaging: signal and noise. Therefore, signal-to-noise ratio, or SNR, is an extremely crucial parameter. SNR can be defined as the ratio of the amplitude of signal received by the coil to the amplitude of the noise. More simply, SNR is the amount of signal divided by the amount of noise. The higher this ratio, the better the chance of coming out with diagnostic images. Why diagnostic images? The answer is in the question. A radiologist needs the images to be just that, diagnostic, in order to make a diagnosis of an observed pathology. MRI is an imaging modality with many parameters. These parameters can both positively and negatively affect relative signal-to-noise ratio. For example, a spin echo sequence, as opposed to a gradient echo sequence, automatically offers increased SNR. There are ways, however, to alter SNR during every type of sequence. Parameters such as number of signal averages, slice thickness, and field of view can all be increased in order to accordingly increase signal-to-noise. On the other hand, parameters such as bandwidth, TE and the matrix can all be decreased in order to increase SNR. It is important for a technologist to understand how to adjust certain parameters to yield certain outcomes. Similarly, it is crucial to realize that MRI deals with parameter relationships and increasing SNR may cause another parameter to unwantedly increase or decrease.
Sacrificing signal-to-noise ratio can result in a bevy of issues for a technologist. Most importantly, the radiologist will not be able to read the images. A lot is riding on an accurate readout of these images for the patient. A false diagnosis could cause a patient to be subjected to unnecessary or faulty treatment. Moreover, he or she may not receive any treatment. This is considered a failure in the healthcare setting. Patients who do not receive proper and timely treatment will only see his or her condition deteriorate, perhaps even to the point of demise. Thankfully, this is a rarity. Poor SNR usually denotes that the scanning sequence must be performed again. Although this may not seem like a big deal, it is. In MRI, time is of the essence. When a four or five minute sequence comes out with poor signal, it is a major setback. Patients often find themselves uncomfortable and agitated while being scanned, which is very easy to understand. For this reason, it is important to attain good signal for all scanning sequences in order to avoid having to repeat sequences.
While signal-to-noise ratio may be a particularly important parameter, it is not the most important. Signal does, though, play a large role in the most important factor in magnetic resonance imaging – contrast-to-noise ratio. Contrast-to-noise ratio, or CNR, can be simply stated as the difference in the SNR between two adjacent areas. Why is this relevant? In order to differentiate tissues, the most important aspect of MRI, there must be good contrast-to-noise ratio. This is how pathology can be visualized, as opposed to healthy tissue. At times, CNR is not always ideal and it may be tough to truly distinguish pathology from normal tissue. When this is the case, there are certain methods that can be employed. The most common method, if the patient is deemed healthy enough, is to administer a contrast agent. This agent is usually gadolinium-based and alters the relaxation times of tissues as to help segregate different tissue types. Another method would be to utilize different types of sequences. For example, T2 weighted sequences, magnetization transfer (MT) sequences, short TI inversion recover (STIR) sequences, and fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequences can all be employed to help boost CNR. If these methods do not prove effective, a technologist can apply chemical/spectral presaturation to certain tissues.
Good CNR is critical in order for the radiologists to make a diagnosis, even more critical than SNR. Contrast-to-noise ratio is the main way a radiologist discerns whether a tissue is healthy or unhealthy. A false diagnosis in this case is perilous. The radiologist must be given the best chance at coming to a precise conclusion. Similar to SNR, when a technologist realizes he or she has images with poor CNR, the scan must be repeated. This is time consuming and frustrating for the patient, but it is crucial for that patient's health. Every patient is different and brings with them a different scanning scenario. Therefore, it is vital for a technologist to understand how to both effectively and swiftly acquire images with good contrast-to-noise ratio.
Signal-to-noise and contrast-to-noise are both tremendously prevalent ratios within the magnetic resonance imaging world. It is in the hands of the technologist to acquire the best possible ratio in both. Time, money, and, more importantly, the health of the patient hang in the balance. The idea of SNR and CNR is an easy one to understand. However, the process of achieving proper ratios is not so simple. A technologist must pride themselves in his or her work and submerge themselves into the vast knowledge of SNR and CNR.
McRobbie, D. W., Moore, E. A., Graves, M. J., & Prince, M. R. (2007). Mri: From picture to proton. (Second ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Westbrook, C. (2011). Handbook of mri technique . (Third ed.). Cambridge, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.


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Progress update!
I'm working primarily on the enemies now, trying to get them all modeled, textured, and ready for animation. Here's a shot of a few characters in the works:
There are a few others in progress as well. In fact, there are only 2 enemies that haven't been started at all. When I tallied them up last night I thought it was going to be a lot more than that, so I was happily surprised.
On the music front, here's a rad boss track from Sam English:
I'm aiming to have all the remaining enemies modeled by the end of next week, then start on unwrapping and texturing.
Good Reads
Here are a bunch of useful articles/links/etc I came across last week:
Probably the most in-depth examination of Final Fantasy 6 you will ever read.
All of Raph Koster's best game design articles.
The Devil Is in the Details of Action RPG's – Part 3: Downtime
10 Things I've Learned About Programming… By Programming
Basics of Saving and Loading in Unity
From Board Games to Unity: Pitman Interview
Infinity Gene creator's five tips for making an unforgettable game
I decided to do a video update today so you all could see the game in motion, check it out here!
Otherwise, I spent the week coordinating with the other musicians I brought on recently to do some work in other musical styles. These alternate soundtracks will be unlockable through gameplay. I also got TestFlight set up, which is a really great service that allows you to upload builds of your game/app, then testers can immediately download it directly to their devices wirelessly. It even supports metrics tracking if you want to see exactly how your testers are playing the game.
GDC-ya later!
Wow, GDC was an amazing experience. I met a ton of great people, including many of my indie gaming heroes. If you can name them, I probably saw or talked to them. Getting Terry Cavanagh to play my game, and watching Jon Blow chase leaves for example. On Thursday we had an indie art jam at Dennys across the street from the convention center, and we completely filled the place up! It was inspiring to see that much talent all together in one spot. I definitely need to take more pictures next time, but taking the train from SJ every day didn't allow me much room in my already-stuffed backpack that murdered my neck and shoulders for a week. Hopefully next year I can stay at one of the nearby hostels.
I showed the game off to a lot of people throughout the week, and there wasn't anyone who didn't like it. Everyone said it was definitely fun, and they loved the character of the game. I'd bust out my iPad and start playing while I was waiting for a panel or talk to begin, and I could always see people watching me play out of the corner of their eyes, and a couple people even asked me where they could get it. The negative feedback was pretty minor, and all things I'm already aware of, mainly that the controls need work and there isn't much need currently for the player to look up at the top half of the screen (probably the biggest issue). These things definitely need fixing, but I was relieved that there wasn't some huge flaw I didn't see coming since I'm so close to the game.
I played a bunch of great games too, of course. Frozen Synapse, Spelunky XBLA, Ridiculous Fishing, Storyteller, and Johann Sebastian Joust stood out the most. JS Joust in particular is amazing to both play and watch, considering its simplicity.
Of course GDC is just as much about business opportunities as it is about playing great games. I have some exciting news in regards to Dungeon Hearts, but I'm still waiting for the green light to talk about it publicly, so I'll just tease you with that for now
If any of the handful of people who read this devblog are going to GDC, hit me up to check out a playable version of the game!


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|The first fundraising quarter of 2008 ends this Monday night, March 31. So, please, please, please contribute to the terrific Democratic candidates for Senate on the Expand the Map! ActBlue page this weekend!Also, some of the Democrats vying for Senate seats have come up with very clever or compelling fundraising ideas. Here are some examples:
If you're able to, please give by Monday night to have it count toward the Q1 reporting.
Max Cleland
All I am saying about Max Cleland's fundraising…In Georgia, our candidates have maybe raised 500,000 combined.Max has been absent.Now, I am all for helping candidates who look like pickups BUT, when he does it at the expense of helping homestate candidates…well…that is all I am going to say.
You're always going to take a hit in fundraising when you don't have
a top tier candidate. Oregon and Maine are both races where we are being shaky on fundraising and could use a boost. Also if the DSCC feels they need money, they can probably fill the gap.
Dems are actually raising well in OR. By the primary at the end of May,
the top two candidates may be close to $3mil raised, which is solid. The problem is that the race is evenly contested–which unfortunately is info that Guru seems to want to hide. While Merkley's campaign has been labelled "struggling" in the media and last week was branded a "loser" in the state capital's daily for running negative smear tests against another Democrat, Steve Novick continues to raise his profile–interviews with Mike Malloy and Slashdot last week–and his bottom line ($50,000 raised in less than two weeks, without help from Friends of Chuck.)Guru is only giving one side of the race here, which is his right–but let's not pretend his coverage is evenhanded or capturing the true nature of the race (hint–novick has been ahead in every poll.)
by: torridjoe @ Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 14:11:55 PM CDT
There's been crap from both sides so far in Oregon.
I don't know what your goalposts are for fundraising in Oregon, but right now…Gordon Smith (2007)
Total Raised – 3.5 Million
Real COH —– 2.8 MillionMerkley (2007)
Total Raised – .91 Million
Real COH —– .51 MillionNovick (2007)
Total Raised – .54 Million
Real COH —– .29 MillionSo although Democrats fundraising is good, it isn't sizing up to Gordon Smith real well. If you add both Dems together, we are getting outfundraised at a rate of over 2 to 1, and he has a COH advantage of 3.5 to 1. Not good. The DSCC is going to play a big role here after we have a nominee.
I'm working from numbers since 08–we know Merkley went over $1mil in Jan, although his fundraising had slowed from the previous qtr. I'm also hearing that Steve's national profile helped him boost his numbers significantly, and he blew by his $50k goal for quarter end pretty easily today–without the help of Chuck Schumer OR Blue Majority. The primary contest is delaying a full ramp up of giving, but especialy if it's Novick, he's going to be a national progressive darling. I guarantee it.
I don't doubt for a second that Cleland won't
come out for the eventual nominee, or get behind a clear front runner as soon as there is one. Give it time.Check out Blue Arkansas:
Fundraising Update
NICE! Here's how all the Senate candidates stand as of 4:00pm EST on 3/31/2008:Mark Udall (Colorado)- $53,519We've exceeded the total of $42,750 "Big Oil Bucks". However, let's keep the momentum going for Mark!!!You can make a stand against the Big Oil Bucks here: https://secure.udallforcolorad…
Mary Landrieu (Louisiana)- $45,510 She is ONLY$4,500 short of the $50,000 target, let's get her there now!
Tom Allen (Maine)- $215,249.67 He is ONLY$35,000 from turning the lobster blue! Rather than having that afternoon cup of latte, why not help Tom instead? You can feel good about making a difference and cut down your caffeine intake a little bit!
Please help Tom turn the lobster blue here:
Rick Noriega (Texas)- $32,333 Rick is ONLYless than $3,000 short from filling those army boots!
Rick has already given so much for our country, so let's give him a helping hand here:
Scott Kleeb (Nebraska)- ?? The Democratic Primary in Nebraska is on May 13th, 2008, let's help Scott blitz as much as we can before then! His brand of change is exactly the refreshing type of campaign people are excited about! (Look at all the comments in the diary below!)
Read more about it in his DailyKos diary here:
Join Scott's Brand of Change here:
Andrew Rice (Oklahoma)- ?? Andrew has been working extremely hard and gaining traction by earning major endorsements from influential groups such as the AFL-CIO. Like Scott Kleeb, if we can get Andrew off to a solid start, we can send him to Washington along with Scott to make a difference!
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by: blueandwhite31 @ Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 15:53:06 PM CDT
It appears by changing their goal from $25,000 to $30,000
that Kleeb has reached his goal now too.
Yea, glad to see Scott has the kind of support he's getting…
Let's get him to 30k!
As of 9:00pm EST…these are the numbers on each of the candidates' websites:Mark Udall (Colorado)- $56,059!!!Let's try to get that to 60K!Mary Landrieu (Louisiana)- $48,205!!!So close, it'd be a real shame if we don't get that up to 50K!
Tom Allen (Maine)- No change on the website, but that lobster isn't completely blue yet!
Rick Noriega (Texas)- No change on the website from this morning at 9am, but we can't assume he's reached his goal by now, give a few dollars if you can!
Scott Kleeb (Nebraska)- Just got an email from Scott's campaign, he's reached the 25K goal but now we're pushing for 30K! That is definitely achievable, let's not let him down!
Andrew Rice (Oklahoma)- Just like all the other candidates here, Andrew needs our help! He is a great candidate with great potential, let's help him oust Inhofe!
by: blueandwhite31 @ Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 20:04:15 PM CDT
http://www.startribune.com/pol…The article is about former Independent Gov-Ventura leaving a Senate run open. It is highly doubtful but him running would really be interesting. Ventura won the governorship by winning the suburbs, where Coleman will win and amongst young people, where Franken will win. His candidacy would probably hurt both candidates, I dont even know who most.Ventura already beat Coleman for governor but I doubt Ventura would be able to win this, he was a bit of a joke from what I gather (I lived in TX when he was gov)
Wow. Talk about shaking up the race…
Do you know the filing deadline?A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. -Theodore Roosevelt
It isnt for a long long long time (not sure of exact date). We dont have our primaries until September since the DFL/GOP endorsement is just about always the deciding factor on who the party nominee will be. (The primary is a simple formality and I can't think of a time where the endorsement winner didnt win the primary.)
on Actblue (see home page: www.actblue.com)He will post over $900,000 total raised for the campaign.help State Sen. Andrew Rice beat crazy Jim Inhofe!
This quarter? Or last year + this quarter?
If it's total, then he raised 360K for the quarter.
I wrote "total raised for the campaign"
Just got word that he will do over 400K for the Quarter, putting him over 950,000 total. Tester was at about 750K total at the end of this quarter in 2006.Rice is in good shape thus far.help State Sen. Andrew Rice beat crazy Jim Inhofe!
by: blueokie08 @ Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 21:44:50 PM CDT
I was under the assumption that that is what you meant, I was just making sure so I could gauge how good fundraising should look for Democrats. Over 400K is very good considering his total for 2007 was 550K. I can't wait to get the numbers from all the downticket races.
Click here for the new senate guru blog…


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Eleanor Lucile Pontifex, 77, of Macomb, died at 5:27 p.m., Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.
She was born Sept, 29, 1931, in Macomb, to Perry and Helen Lucile (Gingerich) Litchfield.
She married C. Richard Pontifex Sept. 10, 1950, in Macomb. He preceded her in death March 14, 2003.
She was also preceded in death by one brother, Perry Eldon Litchfield.
She is survived by two daughters, Janice (Thomas) Gates and Jennifer Pontifex, both of Macomb; two sons, James Pontifex and John (Joanne) Pontifex, both of Macomb; two grandsons, Timothy Gates and Drew Pontifex; one granddaughter, Sarah Gates, Macomb and one sister, Jane (Thomas) McGrew, Prairie City.
She graduated from Bardolph High School and lived there for many years before moving to Macomb. She had worked at the Macomb News Agency for several years before her retirement.
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She was also a member of the Macomb Womens Club and the McDonough District Hospital Auxiliary, where she served as president from 1992-1997.
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Sometime last year... I'm pretty sure it was the Egg challenge... the monthly challenges on this site started to lose steam. It's not that you all weren't participating! In fact, in terms of numbers, the challenge has never done better. I'm afraid I'm the one who has really let these slide. I just can't possibly keep up with providing the feedback on every photo that I once was able to do...This year, I'm even further behind, not even posting a new challenge in February or so far in March. I know there are many great photos up there awaiting my eyes... and I do plan to spend the next couple of weeks going through them. However, the big problem is that it seems that many folks are posting and not really looking for a critique or taking the challenge as a way to improve their photography. Many folks are missing the whole spirit of the challenge. Unfortunately what that means is more work for me to weed out the posts, and less learning for those who are actively participating. After almost 3 years (!) of the same format, it's time for a change. Moving forward, I'm going to turn the whole challenge on it's head. Instead of having an open ended theme, I'm going to narrow down the rules to their simplest:
Each month, I'll post a photo. Your job will be to remake that photo.This may mean more work on your end... but I think it will re-energize those of you who are actively working at improving your photography and trim out those who just want more eyes on their photos. I know it will re-energize me. What I'd love to see with each photo is some notation of how you thought about your remake. You don't have to try to make the photo look exactly the same (although you can if you want to). As they say on American Idol, feel free to "make it your own." Think about lighting, styling and processing techniques. If you are replicating the original photo, explain how you thought about what was happening in the photo and how you reproduced it. If you made changes, explain what and why. If you are posting photos, also do take the time to look at the photos of the other participants and give some constructive feedback. If you want to try a few different interpretations, that's fine. So, if you are with me, follow me on over to my new group and let's get started: To kick off this month's remake, let's start with something simple. I recently posted on some homemade Nutella on my food blog, and really had fun shooting the swirl of chocolate. Lighting to get just the right highlights required some experimentation. You don't have to make your own Nutella for this (although feel free to... it is yummy.), but I would recommend using a chocolate spread of some sort because chocolate can be quite a challenge to shoot but when it works it really works. We'll work on this shot until the end of April. Have fun!