Mad Decent Block Part is back in Philly July 31st. Read word from the Decent folks below:
We're back for our 3rd year of the Block Party and we are expanding to 4 cities! Starting in Philadelphia and traveling to New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago over 4 consecutive Saturdays from July 31st to August 21st, CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS & RSVP. These events are FREE & ALL AGES - bring Decent babies please!
Our artists PO PO, Maluca, Bosco Delrey and Paul Devro will perform in each city alongside SPECIAL GUESTS and our pick of great local talent. These include Theophilus London, The Deathset, Kid Sister, Blaqstarr, Freddie Gibbs, Gaslamp Killer and way more! Keep checking back at the site for lineup announcements and go to www.maddecentblockparty.com for full details.
Check these links to read, watch video, & see photos from last years block party!
Can't wait to see you all there!!
Easter Island eclipse July 11th 2010
Explanation: Makemake, a god in Easter Island mythology, may have smiled for a moment as clouds parted long enough to reveal this glimpse of July 11's total solar eclipse to skygazers. In the foreground of the dramatic scene, the island's famous large, monolithic statues (Moai) share a beachside view of the shimmering solar corona and the darkened daytime sky. Other opportunities to see the total phase of this eclipse of the Sun were also hard to come by. Defined by the dark part of the Moon's shadow, the path of totality tracked eastward across the southern Pacific Ocean, only making significant landfall at Mangaia (Cook Islands) and Easter Island (Isla de Pascua), ending shortly after reaching southern Chile and Argentina. But a partial eclipse phase could be enjoyed over a broader region, including many southern Pacific islands and wide swath of South America.
Eight picks, eight correct, eight tentacles. Paul the Oracle Octopus is clearly the biggest winner of the World Cup after recording a perfect prognostication record whether he knows it or not (he probably doesn't).
Stay strong Paul. Dimitri's will never grill you now!
BERLIN (AP)—Eyes around the world were on Germany’s octopus oracle Paul on Friday as he made his biggest prediction yet in the World Cup: Spain will beat the Netherlands in the final.
Paul’s prescient picks in the World Cup—he has yet to predict a match wrong—have propelled him to international fame from obscurity a month ago in an aquarium in the western city of Oberhausen.
“Paul is such a professional oracle—he doesn’t even care that hundreds of journalists are watching and commenting on every move he makes,” said Stefan Porwoll, the Sea Life aquarium manager. “We’re so proud of him.”
German football fans should brace themselves for disappointment in Wednesday's World Cup semifinal against Spain, according to the latest prediction of an octopus with a knack for picking winners.
Paul the octopus, a psychic cephalopod at Sea Life in Oberhausen, western Germany, has become a World Cup phenomenon after correctly predicting the victors in all five of Germany's matches so far.
Tuesday's ceremony was carried live on German television.
BERLIN - Octopus oracle Paul on Tuesday hesitated but ultimately picked Germany to win , again , this time over Argentina in their quarterfinal matchup at the football World Cup.
Paul, who rose to global fame after correctly predicting all four of Germany's games in this year's tournament, indicated that Saturday's game will be a tough battle and that it may even end in a penalty shootout.
Despite being a naturalized German, Munzig said, Paul is not a biased octopus and "he may even have some relatives in Argentina, who emigrated there many generations ago."
US silent film treasures found in New Zealand
A treasure trove of 75 long-lost US silent movies has been unearthed in New Zealand, including an early feature film by legendary Oscar-winning director John Ford, officials said Tuesday.
No copies of the films -- dating from as early as 1898 through to the 1920s -- remain in the United States.
The most important find was a copy of Ford's full-length feature "Upstream" from 1927, a backstage romance between a Shakespearean actor and a target girl from a knife-throwing act.
Why Willie why??? Why would you leave us long hair hippy people who need not apply?? To all the hair I loved before....who traveled in and out my door....I'm glad it came along...I dedicate this song...to all the hair I loved before!!! Biggest news on 2010. Hands down.
Not since Billy Ray Cyrus decided to chop off his mullet have I had such hair-raising news to report to country fans.
I'm just going to come out and say it: An institution is gone. Willie Nelson has cut his hair. His trademark, waist-length braids...poof, no more.
Blond Natalia in Studio Arrangement
Artist: Kent Williams
Camp Nou, Barcelona - For the first time in 38 years, Internazionale will fight for the European Cup.
"It's an incredible joy. The players left blood out there and the fans were marvelous," Inter coach Jose Mourinho said.
"It's the greatest loss
of my life. This team deserved to draw 0-0. It was an extraordinary
game.
"It's tough with 11 players against Barcelona - with 10
it's a historic feat."
Rapper Guru has died after long fight with cancer at the age of 43 on yesterday morning April 19, 2010. American rapper suffered heart attack on February 28 and had been in coma. Guru, whose real name was Keith Elam, was part of hip-hop duo Gang Starr. DJ Premier and Guru released six albums including "Step in the Arena" and "Daily Operation" between the time-period of 1989 and 2003.
Goodie Goodie had the pleasure of producing one of the last big Gang Starr shows at the Electric Factory in Philly back in 1999. People still talk about that one.
Above the Clouds
I self Lord and Master shall bring disaster to evil factors
Demonic chapters, shall be captured by Kings
Through the storms of days after
Unto the Earth from the Sun through triple darkness to blast ya
with a force that can`t be compared
to any firepower, for it`s mindpower shared
The brainwake, causes vessels to circulate
like constellations reflect at night off the lake
Word to the father, and Mother Earth
Seeking everlasting life through this Hell for what it`s worth
Look listen and observe
and watch another C-Cypher pullin my peeps to the curb
Heed the words; it`s like ghetto style proverbs
The righteous pay a sacrifice to get what they deserve
Cannot afford to be confined to a cell
Brainwaves swell, turnin a desert to a well
Experience the best teacher; thoughts will spray
like street sweepers Little Daddy street preacher
Illustrious feature, narrator you select
Accompanied by Deck plus the DJ you respect
The seven and a half combine, over the frontline
The ten percenters, promotin slander in the airtime
Bear in mind jewels be the tools of the trade
Sharp veins heavenly praise and dues are paid
Chorus: Guru
Above the crowds, above the clouds where the sounds are original
Infinite skills create miracles
Warrior spiritual -- above the clouds
reigning/raining down, holdin it down
New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)
Warning: You are now entering Baduworld, a land where the common rules of song structure, tonality and listenability in no way apply.In this alterna-zone, songs shimmer like mirages on the horizon. They're hazy, suggestive things, without clear shape. Bass lines bubble, electronic pianos tinkle and percussion instruments tap, while a voice quavers around them all, as elusive as mist.
The turritopsis nutricula species of jellyfish may be the only animal in the world to have truly discovered the fountain of youth.
Since it is capable of cycling from a mature adult stage to an immature polyp stage and back again, there may be no natural limit to its life span. Scientists say the hydrozoan jellyfish is the only known animal that can repeatedly turn back the hands of time and revert to its polyp state (its first stage of life).
The key lies in a process called transdifferentiation, where one type of cell is transformed into another type of cell. Some animals can undergo limited transdifferentiation and regenerate organs, such as salamanders, which can regrow limbs. Turritopsi nutricula, on the other hand, can regenerate its entire body over and over again. Researchers are studying the jellyfish to discover how it is able to reverse its aging process.
Because they are able to bypass death, the number of individuals is spiking. They're now found in oceans around the globe rather than just in their native Caribbean waters. "We are looking at a worldwide silent invasion," says Dr. Maria Miglietta of the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute.
Bryan Nelson is a regular contributor to Mother Nature Network, where a version of this post originally appeared.
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haddeus Phillips stars in Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental's MICROWORLD(s) Part #2: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, a visually-playful theater work created using only recycled materials and found objects. It follows the story of Milo and his rubber duck, Fumio, who brave the Pacific Ocean in an epic journey to Brazil with the dream of starting a touring shadow puppet theater on the back of a bicycle. Lucidity Suitcase uses their signature ingenuity and boundless imagination to transform the entire stage into a global playground using shadows, green energy and visual poetry in this samba-infused spectacle about reinvention and the possibilities of the future. (luciditysuitcase.org)
Billy Penn in the blizzard. View from Lowe's Hotel. Photo by David Malaletti.
Who does Mars better? I think Venosa inspired the planet ;)This image of layered deposits on a plateau in the Valles Marineris region of Mars was taken in 2007 by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The image shows about three-fourths of a mile across. Scientists think the layers contain opaline silica and iron sulfates formed through alteration by acidic water.
Pitchers and Catchers in 36 days...
The 513-pound (233-kilogram) fish was the priciest since 2001 when a 440-pound (200 kilogram) tuna sold for a record 20.2 million yen ($220,000) at Tokyo's Tsukiji market.
Sometimes, a picture really is worth a thousand words..
