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Analysis of temperature dependence of background phase errors in phase-contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance
© Busch et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2014
- Received: 11 June 2014
- Accepted: 14 November 2014
- Published: 11 December 2014
The accuracy of phase-contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance (PC-CMR) can be compromised by background phase errors. It is the objective of the present work to provide an analysis of the temperature dependence of background phase errors in PC-CMR by means of gradient mount temperature sensing and magnetic field monitoring.
Background phase errors were measured for various temperatures of the gradient mount using magnetic field monitoring and validated in a static phantom. The effect of thermal changes during k-space acquisition was simulated and confirmed with measurements in a stationary phantom.
The temperature of the gradient mount was found to increase by 20–30 K during PC-CMR measurements of 6–12 min duration. Associated changes in background phase errors of up to 11% or 0.35 radian were measured at 10 cm from the magnet's iso-center as a result of first order offsets. Zeroth order phase errors exhibited little thermal dependence.
It is concluded that changes in gradient mount temperature significantly modify background phase errors during PC-CMR with high gradient duty cycle. Since temperature increases significantly during the first minutes of scanning the results presented are also of relevance for single-slice or multi-slice PC-CMR scans. The findings prompt for further studies to investigate advanced correction methods taking into account gradient temperature and/or the use of concurrent field-monitoring to map gradient-induced fields throughout the scan.
- Cardiovascular magnetic resonance
- Phase-contrast
- 4D flow
- Background phase error
- Thermal stability
- Magnetic field monitoring
Phase-contrast (PC) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is able to provide time-resolved velocity data of blood flow in a single or multiple slices as well as with volumetric coverage (4D PC-CMR) [1]. The velocity information in the data allows for the calculation of hemodynamic parameters critical in the assessment of cardiac pathologies such as coarctation and stenosis [2]-[5]. Volume flow through cross-sections of the main arteries and veins is a key parameter to measure cardiac output, shunt flow and regurgitation [3]. While these parameters are typically extracted from through-plane velocity encoded single-slice PC-CMR measurements in a clinical setting, more recent work indicates the advantage of acquiring 4D PC-CMR data to enable retrospective analysis of flow parameters in a number of defined planes e.g. through the aortic and mitral valves [6],[7]. Furthermore, streamline and pathline visualization [8],[9] offer an intuitive understanding of the complex flow patterns.
In general, PC-CMR may be compromised by background phase errors induced by the velocity encoding gradients. Phase errors are caused by concomitant gradient fields, gradient non-uniformity and eddy-current effects. The term gradient non-uniformity herein refers to the deviation from nominal gradient strength and orientation.
To a first approximation, concomitant gradient fields cause 2nd order spatial field offsets which can be calculated analytically and corrected for in post-processing [10],[11]. Gradient non-uniformity leads to geometric distortions and deviation in encoding velocity and direction. The effects can be corrected for using a generalized reconstruction taking into account a theoretical model of gradient non-uniformity [12] or scaling factors acquired in phantom measurements [13]. Eddy-current induced phase errors are mainly exponential in time and predominantly of 0th and 1st spatial order. On most clinical CMR scanners they are compensated for using hard- or software gradient pre-emphasis [14].
Despite all these successful correction approaches phase errors remain. Residual errors were found to be primarily caused by oscillatory field fluctuations due to mechanical resonances of the gradient coils [15].
Correction of background phase errors is important to ensure accuracy of derived parameters used for clinical diagnostics. Upon performance of a multi-centre multi-vendor study to investigate background phase errors, Gatehouse et al. [16] stated a limit of acceptability of 5% error in stroke volume or, equivalently, 0.4% of the encoding velocity. The study also showed that for such an accuracy to be achieved post-processing is required on all systems [16]. Besides effects on hemodynamic parameters, offset errors also compromise the accuracy of flow visualization causing streamlines and particle tracks to show non-physiological behaviour by passing through vessel walls [17].
For two-dimensional PC-CMR with one-directional flow encoding two background phase correction approaches have been proposed: a) repetition of the phase contrast sequence on a stationary phantom and b) referencing in stationary tissue [18],[19]. Data acquisition on a stationary phantom provides a map of the phase error over the field of view (FOV) which can be subtracted from the data of interest. For referencing in stationary tissue the background offsets are typically assumed to be linear over the image [20]. Stationary tissue is identified and the offset estimated by fitting a linear function through the reference tissue. While the additional phantom scan is more accurate if the background error is nonlinear, it adds to the overall complexity and time of data acquisition. Referencing in stationary tissue, on the other hand, requires sufficient stationary tissue and good SNR and data quality.
Today, correction of background phase errors by linear regression through stationary tissue or a separate phantom scan is common for both one-directional and three-directional flow encoding.
Similar to pre-emphasis for non-oscillating eddy currents, pre-emphasis compensation for oscillatory phase offsets has been described [21]. While this approach aims at preventing background phase errors, it has not been used routinely so far.
For these correction methods to work, some prerequisites have to be met: low spatial order of the background offsets in case of referencing in stationary tissue and temporal stability for a correction based on an additional phantom scan. Recently, it was shown that background phase offsets are reproducible within scanning sessions. However, long-term drifts over several months exceeding the limit of 5% error in stroke volume can occur which would prevent a correction using pre-stored parameters [22]. Furthermore, temporal stability during scanning with prolonged periods of high gradient duty cycle has been a concern. Gatehouse et al. [22] hypothesized that such instability is caused by thermal changes of the gradients. This may be of particular relevance if multi-directional flow encoding and new multi-venc approaches [18],[23]-[25] with increased gradient load and long scan times are employed.
It is hypothesized here that the high gradient duty cycle required for PC-CMR result in significant temperature changes of the gradient mount thereby modifying mechanical eigenmodes and hence oscillatory phase offsets in PC-CMR. The term "gradient mount" refers to the supporting structure carrying the gradient current leads.
The objective of the present work is to provide an in-depth analysis of background phase errors in PC-CMR under thermal changes of the gradient mount by means of gradient mount temperature sensing and magnetic field monitoring.
To analyse background phase errors under thermal changes, a two-dimensional slice with three-directional velocity encoding was acquired repeatedly within the same scan. To simulate the gradient load exhibited during a 4D PC-CMR measurement, data was acquired with corresponding timing. Data was acquired both with magnetic field monitoring [26] and in a stationary phantom. Additionally, gradient impulse response functions [27]-[29] were measured for all three gradient axes under various thermal conditions.
Temperature measurement setup
Sequence parameters
With an isotropic in-plane resolution of 1.75 mm a field of view (FOV) of 320×257 mm2 was covered. A partial-echo factor of 0.75 was applied; slice thickness was 10 mm and flip angle was 100. Datasets were acquired using symmetric 4-point velocity encoding (Figure 1C) in non-angulated sagittal, transverse and coronal slices through the iso-center with isotropic encoding velocities (venc) of 50, 100 and 150 cm/s each. For sagittal and transverse slice orientation TE/TR was 1.85 ms/3.9 ms, 2.0 ms/4.1 ms and 2.5 ms/4.5 ms for a venc of 150, 100 and 50 cm/s, respectively. For coronal slice orientation TE/TR was 1.8 ms/3.9 ms, 2.0 ms/4.1 ms and 2.4 ms/4.5 ms for a venc of 150, 100 and 50 cm/s, respectively. The four velocity encoding segments were acquired beat-interleaved i.e. segments were alternated in intervals of the simulated heartbeat. Upon initial tests it was confirmed that the temperature increases exponentially reaching a steady level after 10 to 15 minutes of constant gradient activity. Hence, to cover the whole range of possible temperatures, the number of repetitions of the 2D slice acquisition was chosen accordingly and was set to 300 in case of venc 150 and 100 cm/s (total scan duration: 12 min) and 250 for venc 50 cm/s (total scan duration: 11 min).
All nine configurations (3 orientations +3 vencs each) were measured both with magnetic field monitoring and on a stationary phantom.
Magnetic field monitoring
For magnetic field monitoring a third order dynamic field camera [30] (Skope Magnetic Resonance Technologies, Zurich, Switzerland) consisting of 16 NMR probes arranged on a 20 cm diameter sphere was used (Figure 1B). The acquisition window was adjusted to cover almost the full repetition time from the centre of the slice-select gradient to the end of the read-out gradient (Figure 1C). Phase differences were calculated up to 2nd spatial order [26]. Longitudinal and transversal relaxation time constants of the field probes were 105 ms and 100 ms. Thus, repeated excitation with short repetition times as used in PC-CMR would have resulted in unwanted saturation and echoes corrupting the field probe signal. To solve this, the spacing between successive excitations was artificially prolonged: gradient pattern, timing and activity were maintained the same as in the phantom measurements, however, only the central phase-encode line was excited and acquired. This is feasible since only phase differences were required and hence effects from slice-select, phase-encode and read-out gradients are cancelled. Initial tests confirmed this assumption. The reduction in the number of RF excitations and the prolonged time between successive excitations guaranteed good quality and high SNR of the field monitoring data.
Phantom measurements
Phantom measurements were performed on a stationary 20 cm diameter spherical phantom using an 8-element head coil receive array. To avoid motion artefacts due to movement of the phantom fluid during measurements water was gelled with agarose. The gel was doped with 0.13 mmol/l of Gadovist to obtain a longitudinal relaxation time on the order of 800 ms.
Computer simulations
The effect of thermal changes of the gradient mount on phase errors in 4D PC-CMR was simulated. The 0th and 1st order phase at the echo time was extracted from monitoring data acquired in the transverse slice with venc 100 cm/s. The thermal change of these phase coefficients was then fitted to an exponential function to describe the phase at arbitrary time points, hence for the acquisition time of any k-space profile. Thirteen slices were simulated with a spatial resolution of 1.75×1.75×2 mm3 covering a FOV of 320×257×26 mm3. With a TFE factor of 12 (12 phase encode lines acquired per time frame), a simulated heartbeat of 1 s and beat-interleaved acquisition; this resulted in a simulated scan time of 14 min.
According to the Fourier Shift Theorem a linear phase in position space results in a shift in k-space. If the linear phase alters during data acquisition, each readout-line has a slightly different shift. In the simulation, background phase errors were compared using temperature dependent shifts versus shifting the full k-space according to the offset in the k-space centre.
To confirm the simulation, data was acquired in a stationary phantom using a 4D PC-CMR sequence with coronal orientation. The measured data was compared to simulations of the background phase errors using phase offsets at the k-space centre only which were measured with magnetic field monitoring. The sequence parameters were as follows; spatial resolution: 2×2×2 mm3, FOV: 320×256×10 mm3, TE/TR: 2.1 ms/4.2 ms, retrospective triggering, 18 heart phases, TFE factor: 9, venc: 150 cm/s, scan duration: 6 min (reduced scan time due to data size limitations on the scanner).
Before analysis, all phantom data was corrected for concomitant fields using the manufacturer's image reconstruction software. The vendor's post-processing filters for eddy-current correction were switched off. Data acquired with field monitoring were corrected for concomitant fields using the approach described in [11]. All data was analysed in Matlab (MathWorks, Natick, Massachusetts, USA).
Thermal effects
Since the slice orientation was chosen non-angulated, patient coordinates align with the physical axes of the gradient fields. This implies that per reconstructed phase difference (e.g. antero-posterior (AP)) only one gradient coil has to be considered for analysis (e.g. Gx). Thus, thermal effects can be separately analysed for the x, y and z gradient coils. Please note that on the 3 T Philips Achieva system the x-axis refers to the vertical axis while the y-axis refers to the horizontal axis; z denotes the axis parallel to B0.
The time evolution of the phase differences separated into 0th order and the 1st order self-term are shown in the left column for flow-encoding with the x (Figure 2B), y (Figure 2C) and z (Figure 2D) gradient coils. In the 1st order self-term, the phase accumulated during the flow-encoding gradient is depicted. Due to mechanical gradient coil vibrations, phase differences are found to exhibit an oscillatory behaviour, which changes with increasing temperature.
The right column of Figure 2 depicts the background phase in the stationary phantom for the first and last scan repetition for flow encoding along the x, y and z gradient coils. Further, the phase along a horizontal and vertical profile through the iso-center is plotted (middle column). All data is scaled in percentage of the encoding velocity. First order phase differences are evaluated at a distance of 10 cm from the iso-center. The change from grey to black denotes an increase in scan repetition and hence an increase in temperature of the gradient mount. Please note that data were acquired in regular time steps and thus for exponentially saturating increase in temperature.
Considering phase differences for flow encoding along feet-head (FH) (Figure 2D) shifts in frequency and decay time of the oscillations can be observed. This results in a change in background phase error that depends on the echo time point in the sequence. The temperature dependent shifts in frequency and decay time become more prominent in the frequency domain analysis of the gradient impulse response functions (GIRFs) (see Appendix A1). For sagittal slice orientation with venc 150 cm/s the echo time is 1.85 ms. At this time point evaluated at 10 cm from the iso-center the background phase changes by up to 6.7 ± 0.3%venc for flow encoding along AP and up to 6.0 ± 0.3%venc for flow encoding along FH. The same thermal effects are reproduced in the phantom scan (middle and right column). For flow encoding along RL the background phase would change by up to 3.4 ± 0.3% at a distance of 0.1 m from the iso-center. However, RL denotes the through-plane direction and data was acquired in the iso-center, so this change is not visible in the phantom measurements.
Little change is observed with respect to non-oscillating eddy-currents. Both the phantom and the monitoring data demonstrate that with a temperature increase changes in the 0th order are below 2.5%. 0th order phase evolution shows a change in eddy-current behaviour which, however, cancels out before the echo time.
Summary of change in phase offsets for sagittal slice orientation at flow-encoding velocity of 150 cm/s (TE =1.85 ms)
1storder phase offset at 10 cm from iso-center [% venc]
0th order phase offset [% venc]
T =0 min
−2.1 ± 0.2
18.8 ± 0.2
3.1 ± 0.2
−6.8 ± 0.3
0.9 ± 0.3
−1.4 ± 0.3
T =12 min
−8.8 ± 0.2
22.2 ± 0.2
9.1 ± 0.2
−4.3 ± 0.3
0.9 ± 0.3
−0.3 ± 0.3
−6.7 ± 0.3
3.4 ± 0.3
6 ± 0.3
2.5 ± 0.4
0 ± 0.4
−1.1 ± 0.4
Computer simulations
Discussion and conclusions
For multi-directional PC-CMR measurements with typical encoding velocities the temperature of the gradient mount was found to increase by up to 20–30 K for the MR system tested. GIRF measurements acquired at different temperatures of the gradient mount (A1) revealed that the frequency and decay times of oscillatory phase offsets decrease with increasing temperature. This observation suggests that the stiffness of the gradient mount is reduced at increasing temperatures. As a result, changes of the linear background phase offsets by up to 11% of the encoding velocity at 10 cm distance from the iso-center were recorded depending on the temperature of the gradient mount.
In first approximation, the changes in oscillation parameters result in temperature dependent shifts in k-space over the duration of the scan. Because of the slow change in k-space shifts (~11%venc/10 cm in 11 min) the corresponding linear phase ramps in image space are well captured by phase errors measured at the k-space centre only. The temperature of the gradient mount is crucial for the effective linear phase ramp while the k-space centre is sampled and thus the timing of the k-space centre within the sequence.
Analyses of GIRFs with respect to gradient channel delays revealed no thermal variation. This finding is in contrast to previous results by Brodsky et al. [31] who reported changes in gradient channel delays on the order of μs associated with changes in gradient coil temperature.
While simulated and phantom data agreed well for flow encoding along RL and FH directions, a mismatch between measured and simulated data was found for flow encoding along the AP direction. This discrepancy is associated with remaining 0th order eddy currents and field oscillations from the previous TR at the point of excitation of the current TR. Due to the finite switching time of the transmit/receive switch of the scanner, monitoring data right after excitation could not be acquired and hence the phase difference right after excitation was assumed to be zero. This assumption, however, does not hold if decay times of eddy-currents are much longer than TR. In this case, the monitoring data exhibit an unknown offset. GIRF measurements of the x-gradient coil confirmed longer time constants both for 0th order eddy-currents as well as for oscillatory field fluctuations when compared to the y- and z-gradients.
In case of 4D PC-CMR with coronal orientations (Figure 5) a temperature increase of 30 K was recorded over a scan duration of only 6 minutes. In contrast, a lower temperature increase by 20 K was measured during 12 minutes for 2D PC-CMR with sagittal orientation (Figure 2). This can be explained by the location of the thermo sensors and differences in gradient activity between the two scans. The thermo sensors are most sensitive to temperature changes caused by heating of the x-gradient coil. For isotropic velocity encoding the overall time of gradient activity (amplitude, duration and gradient switching) is highest along the read-out direction and lowest along the phase-encode direction. In case of coronal orientation, the read-out direction was chosen along the AP direction (x) while for sagittal orientation the read-out was chosen along the FH direction (z).
The change in temperature during k-space acquisition implies that flow data acquired with the same sequence parameters but different profile orders (linear vs. high-low vs. low-high) will have different background errors. Also, repetition of the exact same sequence can lead to different phase offsets if thermal conditions are different, e.g. a scan started with gradients at room temperature versus a scan started when the gradient mount has already been heated by previous measurements.
While the data presented in this work aimed at analysing changes in background phase errors in 4D PC-CMR measurements, results may also be of relevance for single-slice or multi-slice 2D PC-CMR with similar gradient activity per unit time. Changes in background phase errors of up to 2.8% of venc were measured during the first minute of scanning suggesting even an impact on single-slice PC-CMR protocols employing multiple signal averages for respiratory motion compensation.
The extent of temperature related changes in background phase errors was found to depend on the echo time point (see Appendix A2). If the echo time point coincides with an extremum of the oscillatory fields, background phase offsets are largest and strongly depend on temperature. In contrast, if the echo time point is at an inflection point, background phase offsets show only little temperature dependency. This point may explain in parts the inconclusive findings of the work by Rolf et al. [32].
A shift in resonance frequency and a decrease in decay time of temporal field oscillations will render pre-emphasis compensation with fixed parameters problematic. At the minimum, pre-emphasis compensation would have to be adjusted to match thermal conditions at the k-space centre.
The measurement of the background error in a separate phantom scan is in principle feasible if the sequence can be repeated with exactly the same parameters and timing and under the same thermal conditions. Matching initial thermal conditions could be achieved by additional fixed times of scanner inactivity in-between measurement sessions and scans. In a busy clinical workday, however, this is challenging. Further, the use of retrospective gating and breathing navigators in connection with patient specific heart rate and breathing variations will further complicate the acquisition of an exact scan replica on the phantom.
Although the analysis of temperature dependent background phase errors presented here was conducted on a single MR system, similar effects can be expected on the various systems used in the field. Significant background phase errors were found on MR machines from all major vendors and a dependence of errors on system temperature was indicated [16],[22].
Whereas only little work on the stability of PC-CMR is available so far, stability measurements are frequently reported by the neuro research community [33],[34]. For functional magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion weighted imaging, frequency drifts due to heating of the shim irons are a concern. Also effects of mechanical vibrations of the gradient coils have been studied [35],[36].
From the present study it is concluded that changes in gradient mount temperature significantly modify background phase errors during typical PC-CMR scans. This finding prompts for further studies to investigate advanced correction methods taking into account gradient temperature and/or the use of concurrent field-monitoring [37]-[39] to map gradient-induced fields throughout the scan.
Appendix A1: Temperature-dependent GIRFs
In the frequency domain the damped oscillatory field fluctuations give rise to Lorentzian peaks, which are characterized by amplitude, frequency, phase and decay time.
The impulse response function of the z gradient coils exhibits one major peak at 1.3 kHz along some smaller and broader peaks between 1.4 and 1.8 kHz (Figure 6C). The impulse response for the x and y gradient coils shows a number of larger peaks ranging from 0.5 to 1.9 kHz (Figures 6A and B). Frequency and decay time decrease with increasing temperature. Variation of the gradient channel delays under thermal changes has not been observed in any experiment.
Appendix A2: Echo time dependence
At an echo time of 1.8 ms the 1st order phase difference is negligible at room temperature (B). After 9 minutes of scanning, however, it amounts to 5% venc. At an echo time of 2.2 ms a phase error of up to 10% venc (10 cm from iso-center) can be seen in the phase evolution and in the static phantom scan at room temperature (C). In this case the 1st order phase remains unchanged even for higher temperatures of the gradient mount. Here a small change in 0th order offset occurs. The difference in the thermal effects at echo time points of 1.8 and 2.2 ms are apparent in the difference plots shown in Figure 7D and E.
The authors acknowledge funding by the Swiss National Science Foundation, grant #CR3213_132671/1 and are grateful for support by Roger Luechinger and Urs Sturzenegger on the temperature measurement setup.
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The FBI's inability to gain access into Kelley's phone recalled the agency's dispute with Apple in the aftermath of the 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. In that case, Apple repeatedly denied the FBI's request to unlock the iPhone of one of the two perpetrators of the shooting, which left 14 people dead. The FBI eventually unlocked the phone with the help of a third party.
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For an album that is 26 minutes in length, and comprised of seven songs, there are a surprising number of things to unpack on Nasir, the 11th album from Nas, and the fourth out of five in a series of albums hastily produced in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, all by Kanye West.
To begin with, while West has had to publicly, on many occasions, try to explain and defend his support of Donald Drumpf and his belief that slavery was a choice, among other things, Nas, born Nasir bin Ola Dara Jones, has yet to even comment on the recent allegations brought forward by his ex-wife, Kelis Rogers—in a recent interview, Rogers implied that, during their relationship, outside of mental abuse, Nas would become blackout drunk, and would proceed to become physically abusive with her.
So it's difficult to reconcile any sliver of excitement about Nasir, because even before I pressed play, it already had that weighing heavily on its shoulders.
One could say that Nas has, more or less, been riding on the goodwill of his auspicious 1994 debut, Illmatic, and that since then, his career has been one of diminishing returns—sure he's had some popular singles here and there, and involved himself in a rap beef with Jay-Z, but overall, Nas peaked right out of the gate, and has been unable to reach that level of near-perfection a second time.
Nasir, unfortunately, is also not the album that will reach that level of near-perfection.
I stop short of saying that it is a 'bad' album, but by the time it's finished, you can see why it's not very great. Lacking really any kind of cohesion across the its seven tracks, Nasir arrives as a failed attempt at urgency and relevancy—the production, while more interesting than the beats West used on is own maligned ye, are not among his finest, leading one to believe that his attempt at marathon producing five albums and releasing them one after another over the course of five weeks, is starting to take its toll on him as well as his creativity; and Nas, at age 44, sounds incredibly tired as an MC—his voice, always raspy, sounds more ragged here and exponentially less charismatic than it did in the past.
"Escobar season begins…"
When is 'Escobar Season?' Is it something that occurs at this time of year—when spring officially turns into summer? How long does it last? Does it overlap, at all, with what is referred to as 'Yeezy Season?'
These are jokes of course—made at the expense of the opening line of Nasir, uttered as soon as the album begins, on the grandiose, trudging, and skittering "Not For Radio." And truthfully, at this point, I really never want to hear the expression, "Escobar season begins," again—thanks in part to the delayed listening party and botched roll out for Nasir.
The album itself, officially released late in the evening on June 15th, was premiered at a loosely organized event held in Nas' native Queens the day before; the listening party, live streamed on YouTube, was supposed to begin at 8:30 p.m., Central Time—however, 8:30 came and went, and the event still had not started.
Eventually, the live stream began broadcasting an image of the Queensboro Bridge, and closer to 10 p.m. CST, the event began—or at least, something that seemed like the live stream began. The YouTube video would connect, and an image of Nas moving through a crowd of people gathered to listen, would appear, and "Not For Radio," would begin playing—in this iteration, the bombastic strings and choral accompaniment would be heard first, then his voice would come in, announcing that 'Escobar Season' was beginning—and then….nothing. The live stream would stall out, and eventually, the feed went down completely, at least temporarily; it would be restored, and at the event, the album would be played through twice.
By morning, the day of the 'global release' to Nasir, the album still had not properly surfaced.
However, a rip of the live-streamed version was circulating online by the lunch hour—something to tide people over until it arrived on TIDAL late in the evening; by Saturday, June 16th, it was widely available across all digital platforms.
The confounding release, seemingly lacking any real organization at all, was eerily reminiscent of the strange roll out to West's own The Life of Pablo in 2016.
The thing that is also strange is that, across the three iterations thus far, is that the album's opening track, "Not For Radio," is drastically different every time. When Nasir was available on Tidal, gone was the crash of choral voices and strings as the first thing you heard—no, now you heard Nas' voice, uttering "Escobar season begins," with no accompaniment, then the song actually begins. This version also includes a surprise appearance from Sean 'Puffy' Combs, who barks at the listener that he will no longer be posing for photographs in 2018; 'Candid shit only,' he warns us.
By Saturday, the version of Nasir circulating was similar, yes, and included this statement from Combs—however, the track had been updated to run that voice through a layer of distortion.
Unfortunately, all these revisions and minor changes doesn't make "Not For Radio" a better song1, or even a better and more interesting opening track; and whether you've chosen to listen to the ripped audio from the live stream, or a properly released and downloaded version, nothing is going to make Nasir a better, or more interesting album to listen to.
Of the album's seven tracks, there are two that are worthy of being called 'stand outs,' one of which arrives second—the cacophonic "Cops Shot The Kid." Sampling one specific line from "Children's Story" by Slick Rick, the track finds Nas and West trading bars about police brutality against African Americans—a worthy topic, sure, but given West's sudden penchant for conservatism and wearing a MAGA hat, his willingness to say, 'Tell me, who do we call to report crime if 9-1-1 doin' the driveby?' seem, just ever so slightly, a little insincere.
It's West who also appears on Nasir's other high point—"Everything," the lengthy track, also featuring vocals from The-Dream, that arrives in the album's second half.
Sprawling across seven minutes, the vocal interplay between West (still using Auto-Tune after all these years) and The-Dream is surprisingly, actually quite beautifully arranged; their lines are repetitive, sure, I mean it is a pop song after all, but it's a fascinating moment that lasts for the first two minutes of the song, prior to Nas' arrival.
The rest of Nasir lurches along—again, it is not unlistenable, but it's never a truly compelling or captivating experience. It's just kind of 'there,' and I feel like a new record from an artist like Nas shouldn't be the kind of thing that is relegated to background music, but it so easily slips into that.
Musically, there is little that connects one song to the next—and that's kind of strange, considering the fact that West produced all seven tracks. One would think there would be something that carries over from track to track, however that isn't the case, and it often causes for awkward and jarring transitions in tone—e.g. the bombast of "Not For Radio" leading into the shuffling and frenetic aggression of "Cops Shot The Kid" makes for a stark contrast, as does the sly whimsy of "Bonjour" arriving after the stuttering, sample based "White Label."
Lyrically, Nas used to be one hell of a storyteller—exuding charisma and charm as he regaled listeners with tales from the streets of Queens on both Illmatic and its follow up, It Was Written.
Maybe it's not fair to compare the Nasir Jones of 1994 and 1996 to the Nasir Jones of 2018—however, it's difficult to comprehend how they are the same artist because throughout the course of Nasir, Nas rarely says anything compelling or evocative. According to the Genius annotation for the album, each of Nasir's tracks is supposed to be representative of one of the seven deadly sins—an elaborate idea, though one that I doubt someone listening, without that insight, would be able to pick up—I mean, I have that insight, and each time I listen, I fail to make those connections.
Nas may have nothing compelling or evocative to say, however there are lyrics that do stick out; but those are not courtesy of Nas the street observer, but rather, Nas the conspiracy theorist, and Nas the anti-vaxxer.
On "Not For Radio"'s second verse, Nas raps about the Illuminati, a misunderstanding and hoax2 about Senator John Hanson, a theory that J. Edgar Hoover was black, and that 'Fox News was started by a black dude,' a confusing line that is apparently (and this is a bit of a stretch) a reference to the rise in popularity of Fox News following Obama's first term; on "Everything," he plainly spells out his disbelief in the vaccination of children. Shortly after that, he tries to be timely in his mention of the recent racial incident at a Starbucks, though any poignancy in the moment is lost completely in the desperation to keep the cadence and rhyme pattern going.
If allegations of spousal abuse—both physical and mental—aren't going to stop his career, a dud of an album like Nasir isn't going to be the end of Nas.
His catalog is littered with inconsistencies in his output, and this is one more to add onto that list. If anything this will be remembered for the frenzy surrounding its release, rather than the music itself, or as Nas would have you believe, his lyrics—on the album's unceremonious closing track, "Simple Things," he boasts, "Never sold a record for the beat, it's my verses the purchase—without production I'm worthless but I'm more than the surface."
That may have been true in the past—but on Nasir, there is little, if anything, below the surface.
Prior to that, on "Adam and Eve," Nas says, "I'm good at existing," and that's exactly what he's doing with this batch of songs. It's not a leap forward for him as an artist—rarely is there a late career album that would be, and it's not a step back. For a rapper who spent six years between records, and in the interim, coasted on victory laps celebrating the 20th anniversary of his first (and best) record, simply existing in today's modern landscape is all we can expect from him.
1- It seemed too difficult to shoehorn this criticism into the paragraph proper, but I did just want to mention that my real issue with "Not For Radio" is the appearance of vocalist 070 Shake, who comes in, literally out of nowhere, and sings the song's incredibly insipid refrain. Shake, born Danielle Balbuena, is a 21 year old rapper and singer from New Jersey, signed to Kanye West's G.O.O.D Music imprint. She was featured prominently on West's own ye, and here, sounding digitized and warbled into oblivion, the song stops in its tracks so she can utter, "I think they scared of us." It is, without a doubt, one of the weakest moments on Nasir, and it arrives in the first fucking song.
2- I had to look this one up, and I'm still a little uncertain about it, but it appears that there are two men in history named John Hanson—one of whom was a politician from Maryland who served as President of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution. That fact, and that John Hanson, is often confused with another John Hanson, a Senator from Liberia. It would appear that Nasir Jones really needs to stay off the internet, or at the very least, away from conspiracy theory websites.
Nasir is out now digitally via Def Jam. A CD and vinyl release are planned for August.
Kevin Krein is a Minnesota based writer, and has been operating the award winning music blog Anhedonic Headphones since January 2013. For nearly as long, he has been an occasional contributor to Bearded Gentlemen Music. From December 2013 until its the summer of 2017, he wrote "The Bearded Life" column for the Southern Minn Scene magazine, and from the summer of 2017, until the fall of 2018, wrote "The Column of Disquiet" for The Next Ten Words. His writing also regularly appears in The Wagazine and in River Valley Woman. At the beginning of 2019, he launched the all new Anhedonic Headphones podcast, which you may subscribe to in such legitimate outlets as iTunes and Google Play.
He is a vegan, a friend to all animals, and a huge jerk toward most people.


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That might not be exactly what the deputies and inspectors, under color of bureaucratic authority, warbled as they raided at least nine barber shops in Orange County, Florida. But armed men did invade the central-Florida shops in August and September, and without warrants.
They did arrest "criminal" thatch dispatchers for handling hair despite lack of a license.
The "authority" here was that of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, whose inspectors were aided in their quest to protect the public from bad trim jobs by the dozen-plus deputies joining the raids. In a few cases, pot or guns were found along with maleficent lack of licensure. But the pretext was to clamp down on unauthorized peaceful means of making a living.
In one raid, the barbers of the assailed shop all did have current licenses, but had to sit around in handcuffs while that fact was confirmed.
The Orlando Sentinel notes that most of the 37 people arrested as a result of the "unprecedented" raids were charged with only the misdemeanor of "barbering without a license." It's not obvious why anybody would want to divert resources from real crime fighting to conduct such idiotic assaults. Nobody really thinks that barbers habitually graduate from illegal buzz cuts to home invasions and murders.
I hope the victims consider suing. That might help prevent this travesty from happening again.
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Who do you think would have promoted and lobbied for such a law? I would guess some greedy rent-seeking organizations of barbers who want to depress competition and control prices by buying dishonest politicians. To hell with 'em and back luck to 'em. (to paraphrase H. L. Mencken). How did they pull this off without warrants? The citizenry should be up in arms and go after the organizations and the politicians.
…and we, the taxpayers have to pay these bureaucrats' salaries and retirement benefits? They belong in jail!
Can you drive a car with out a licenses ? No Can you fly a plane with out a licenses ? No
So barbers need a licenses.
What's the big deal ?
>>So barbers need a licenses.
What's the big deal ?
WAG: the presumption of innocence.
>>In one raid, the barbers of the assailed shop all did have current licenses, but had to sit around in handcuffs while that fact was confirmed.
America's occupational licensing laws historically were legislated to prevent former slaves from competing in the market.
Libertarians are working to rescind all of these roadblocks to progress.
Yet another case that needs to be undertaken by the Institute for Justice (ij.org) — the best defender of the little guy extant.
Does Florida have a right of initiative? We need to require a license to vote for a bill in the legislature. Maybe a license for each bill with a test for the legislator on each bill. If we publish the test, then we could laugh ourselves silly about the answers that the legislators had written. Could we get some volunteers to write tests on different laws. Would someone help write test for the legislative test writers?
As the tax base erodes, the goverment will look to make up the lost revenue through nuisance fines and raids on legitimate enterprises. The cost of a barber license is about 15K for 1200 hours of classroom instruction. Even a full-time barber will spend at least 3 years before they will recoup a dime of this money.
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But those who think that Basel is all about art underestimate the quality of life in this city at the bend in the Rhine. Located directly where Germany, France and Switzerland meet, Basel fosters a cosmopolitan and modern atmosphere. Lots of new and original hotels, restaurants and bars as well as a vibrant theatre and music scene mean the problem is almost that there are too many attractions to choose from. Not a day goes by without something unusual going on somewhere in the city. Below, designer Jean Jacques Schaffner presents his tips for Basel, the cultural heart of Switzerland.
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New building at Kunstmuseum Basel
In April 2016, a third building opened up across from the main building that is connected to the main building via an underground passage. The new building was designed by Basel-based architecture firm Christ & Gantenbein. It is designed to house special exhibitions and to present collections.
Basel Paper Mill – Swiss Museum for Paper, Writing and Printing
In the walls of a medieval paper mill, visitors can find out everything about the journey from handmade paper to the finished book and also have the opportunity to try out papermaking for themselves.
Teufelhof Basel – guesthouse and cultural centre
Teufelhof is located in the centre of the Old Town and incorporates an art and gallery hotel, a variety theatre, two restaurants, a bar and a café as well as a wine shop, housed in two historical townhouses that have been knocked into one. The house combines history and tradition with an artistic and urban atmosphere. It is a popular spot for meeting up.
Sevensisters sells unusual items for day-to-day use: home accessories, fashion, small gifts and souvenirs from newcomers and brands from all over the world. But Sevensisters is mainly a forum for young Swiss design. This is where you will find what you can't buy in a department store.
Hotel Krafft
Hotel Krafft located on Basel's Rheingasse allows you to dine with a breath-taking view of the Rhine. In nice weather, you can also sit on the large terrace directly at the water's edge. The stylish smoking lounge with a fireplace and the wine bar Consum round off the restaurant's offering. In summer, there is also an alternative music festival called "Musik im Fluss".
The Right Bank of the Rhine – Basel's riviera
Kleinbasel, the part of town on the Right Bank of the Rhine, is know as Basel's riviera. You can walk over two kilometres up the Rhine from the three-country border to France and Germany. In summer, the major attraction is to then swim back. Lots of people who live in Basel take this opportunity to swim to work.
STAMPA gallery
STAMPA gallery presents contemporary art from Switzerland and around the world. A key component of the gallery's concept is the bookshop, which offers a highly specialised range of publications on art, photography, architecture, design and fashion as well as videos, books on artists and editions.
This large restaurant serving European and Asian cuisine in various dining and lounge areas has a really good sushi bar where the food is prepared fresh by the sushi master chefs in the centre of the bar.
Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein
If you are in Basel, you should plan a detour to Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein. It's just a stone's throw from Basel, further along the Rhine, and offers wonderful changing design exhibitions. The main building was designed by Frank Gehry and features impressive architecture.
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Jean Jacques Schaffner was born in Switzerland in 1954. He studied graphic design at the Kunsthochschule (Academy of Art and Design) Jean Jacques Schaffner was born in Switzerland in 1954. He studied graphic design at the Kunsthochschule (Academy of Art and in Basel. He then trained as a TV music director and photographer and studied abroad in Paris, London, San Francisco and at the University of Utah. He founded Schaffner & Conzelmann Designersfactory in 1976 in Basel. This full-service communication and design agency is one of Switzerland's highest-profile agencies. Clients include all business sectors, public institutions, NGOs and cultural organisations. From 2000 to 2003, he was President of the European Packaging Design Association. Jean Jacques Schaffner is also a jury member for many design competitions, having served for several years on the jury for the Red Dot Award: Communication Design.
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If you've been following Give Me Dramas for a while, (or at least seen any of my Absolute Boyfriend recaps / Day 13 post) you probably already knew my answer to today's question. If not…well welcome and sit back and relax
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Okay first off – I'm pretty sure I've seen actresses worse than Goo Hye Sun. I just dropped their dramas like a hot potato and forgot about them. I've seen two of Goo Hye Sun's dramas – Boy's Over Flowers and Absolute Boyfriend. I enjoyed BOF for the most part, and though I found Goo Hye Sun's acting a little unbelievable, I chalked it up to the unbelievable-ness of the entire drama. The chemistry between her and Lee Min Ho paled in comparison to Kim So Eun and Kim Bum, and I only finished BOF for the latter OTP. Lack of chemistry is a big complaint I have about Absolute Boyfriend however, and getting 0/2 in chemistry is a bit disappointing. Sure, the language barrier probably had something to do with it, but I watched Skip! Beat right before and had no trouble believing Ivy Chen's chemistry with Donghae or Siwon. Check out the behind the scenes if you don't believe me – the cast is adorable together.
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