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Rap Music Is Too Complicated For Me?

I do not like rap. Why? Because it is hard for me to interpret. I have been trying to interpret these lyrics but can’t. Can you help me interpret it? It’s hard for me.

Coded Language:

Whereas, breakbeats have been the missing link connecting the diasporic
community to its drum woven past
Whereas the quantised drum has allowed the whirling mathematicians to
calculate the ever changing distance between rock and stardom.
Whereas the velocity of the spinning vinyl, cross-faded, spun backwards, and
re-released at the same given moment of recorded history , yet at a
different moment in time’s continuum has allowed history to catch up with
the present.

We do hereby declare reality unkempt by the changing standards of dialogue.
Statements, such as, “keep it real”, especially when punctuating or
anticipating modes of ultra-violence inflicted psychologically or physically
or depicting an unchanging rule of events will hence forth be seen as
retro-active and not representative of the individually determined is.

Furthermore, as determined by the collective consciousness of this state of
being and the lessened distance between thought patterns and their secular
manifestations, the role of men as listening receptacles is to be increased
by a number no less than 70 percent of the current enlisted as vocal
aggressors.

Motherfuckers better realize, now is the time to self-actualize
We have found evidence that hip hops standard 85 rpm when increased by a
number as least half the rate of it’s standard or decreased at � of it’s
speed may be a determining factor in heightening consciousness.

Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the
unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.

Equate rhyme with reason, Sun with season

Our cyclical relationship to phenomenon has encouraged scholars to erase the
centers of periods, thus symbolizing the non-linear character of cause and
effect
Reject mediocrity!

Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which as been given
for you to understand.
The current standard is the equivalent of an adolescent restricted to the
diet of an infant.
The rapidly changing body would acquire dysfunctional and deformative
symptoms and could not properly mature on a diet of apple sauce and crushed
pears
Light years are interchangeable with years of living in darkness.
The role of darkness is not to be seen as, or equated with, Ignorance, but
with the unknown, and the mysteries of the unseen.

Thus, in the name of:
ROBESON, GOD’S SON, HURSTON, AHKENATON, HATHSHEPUT, BLACKFOOT, HELEN,
LENNON, KHALO, KALI, THE THREE MARIAS, TARA, LILITHE, LOURDE, WHITMAN,
BALDWIN, GINSBERG, KAUFMAN, LUMUMBA, GHANDI, GIBRAN, SHABAZZ,
SIDDHARTHA,
MEDUSA, GUEVARA, GUARDSIEFF, RAND, WRIGHT, BANNEKER, TUBMAN, HAMER,
HOLIDAY,
DAVIS, COLTRANE, MORRISON, JOPLIN, DUBOIS, CLARKE, SHAKESPEARE,
RACHMNINOV,
ELLINGTON, CARTER, GAYE, HATHOWAY, HENDRIX, KUTL, DICKERSON, RIPPERTON,
MARY, ISIS, THERESA, PLATH, RUMI, FELLINI, MICHAUX, NOSTRADAMUS, NEFERTITI,
LA ROCK, SHIVA, GANESHA, YEMAJA, OSHUN, OBATALA, OGUN, KENNEDY, KING,
FOUR
LITTLE GIRLS, HIROSHIMA, NAGASAKI, KELLER, BIKO, PERONE, MARLEY, COSBY,
SHAKUR, THOSE STILL AFLAMED, AND THE COUNTLESS UNNAMED

We claim the present as the pre-sent, as the hereafter.
We are unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun.
We are not afraid of the darkness, we trust that the moon shall guide us.
We are determining the future at this very moment.
We now know that the heart is the philosophers’ stone
Our music is our alchemy
We stand as the manifested equivalent of 3 buckets of water and a hand full
of minerals, thus realizing that those very buckets turned upside down
supply the percussion factor of forever.
If you must count to keep the beat then count.
Find you mantra and awaken your subconscious.
Curve you circles counterclockwise
Use your cipher to decipher, Coded Language, man made laws.
Climb waterfalls and trees, commune with nature, snakes and bees.
Let your children name themselves and claim themselves as the new day for
today we are determined to be the channelers of these changing frequencies
into songs, paintings, writings, dance, drama, photography, carpentry,
crafts, love, and love.
We enlist every instrument: Acoustic, electronic.
Every so-called race, gender, and sexual preference.
Every per-son as beings of sound to acknowledge their responsibility to
uplift the consciousness of the entire fucking World.
Any utterance will be un-aimed, will be disclaimed – two rappers slain
Any utterance will be un-aimed, will be disclaimed – two rappers slain
Saul Williams wrote it

Grand Rapids Remodeling | A Guide For Correct Measurements For Replacement Windows

An older home’s window openings rarely fit today’s standard sizes.   Measuring your window openings for replacement windows is not difficult, but it is imperative that it is done correctly.  For Grand Rapids remodeling, measuring can be tricky.  Although there are many companies that will deliver your windows, custom orders are not usually returnable or refundable due to incorrect measurements.

Consider buying a new quality tape measure.  Sound silly?  Remember one tool is used in this crucial step of your investment, so make sure it’s accurate.  Older tapes can easily have 1/8″ to 1/4″ play in the tongue and have obscured increments on the tape, making it hard to read and potentially record a bad result.  A house of new windows can easily cost $8,000.00 and up.  A new quality tape that can be used for many more projects afterwards may run $25.00.  Many professional home builders and remodeling contractors realize the huge cost of inaccurate measurements and purchase new tape measures for every project.

Start with a clean pad of paper.  On a full sheet draw your home’s floor plan with window openings called out by using a number or letter referencing each specific window.  This step will eliminate confusion not only during the measuring process, but with installation process as well.  Remember the delivery truck will come full of windows in no specific order.   Do not try to write the window dimensions on the floor plan page as there is never enough space for all the necessary information.

Pick your first window and raise the bottom sash.  Measure the width at the bottom of the window opening from jamb to jamb.  Do not measure from the inside stops (parting bead), but rather the opening where the window sash rests when closed.   Now close the window and measure at the middle then top.   Write each measurement down on a second piece of paper.  This second piece of paper will be your scratch paper.  Determine the smallest of the three measurements and subtract a 1/4″.  This 1/4″ will give you 1/8″ on either side for “wiggle room” during the installation and if the window opening is out of square, the room needed to adjust for level.  Circle the measurement for added visibility.

The process is repeated for determining the height by measuring from where the current window sash rests (window well) when closed to the upper window jamb.    Do not measure from the top of the stool (window sill).  It may help to remember that the replacement window will rest in the window well, not on top of the sill.  Again, determine the smallest measurement and now subtract 1/2″.  Most quality replacement windows are approximately 4″ in width.  The 1/2″ will allow the new window to be placed on an angle and pushed upright in the opening also allowing space for the window unit to be leveled.

On a third sheet of paper, write down the circled measurements next to the room and the corresponding letter or number.   This is your master copy, so keep it neat and easy to read.

An example might be:    LIVING ROOM    (A)                  35 ¼” X 68 ¾”

(B)              35 ½” X 69″

(C)              35 ¼” X 68 ½”

If there is any doubt, go back and re-measure.  Give yourself wiggle room for your installation.  It is no fun chiseling out space for a window that is too big for an opening.  With that said, a window that is too small will lose R value due to large gaps. This defeats the purpose of installing energy efficient replacement windows to begin with.  Having correctly completed the above steps your Grand Rapids remodeling project should be a breeze.

Rap Takes No Talent At All?

I was listening to some Hip Hop lyrics and obviously anybody can come up with these lyrics. I came to the conclusion that anybody can write these simple lyrics down:

Whereas, breakbeats have been the missing link connecting the diasporic
Community to it’s drum woven past
Whereas the quantised drum has allowed the whirling mathematicians to
Calculate the ever changing distance between rock and stardom.
Whereas the velocity of the spinning vinyl, cross-faded, spun backwards, and
Re-released at the same given moment of recorded history, yet at a
Different moment in time’s continuum has allowed history to catch up with
The present.

We do hereby declare reality unkempt by the changing standards of dialogue.
Statements, such as, “keep it real”, especially when punctuating or
Anticipating modes of ultra-violence inflicted psychologically or physically
Or depicting an unchanging rule of events will hence forth be seen as
Retro-active and not representative of the individually determined is.

Furthermore, as determined by the collective consciousness of this state of
Being and the lessened distance between thought patterns and their secular
Manifestations, the role of men as listening receptacles is to be increased
By a number no less than 70 percent of the current enlisted as vocal
Aggressors.

Motherfuckers better realize, now is the time to self-actualize
We have found evidence that hip hops standard 85 rpm when increased by a
Number as least half the rate of it’s standard or decreased at ¾ of it’s
Speed may be a determining factor in heightening consciousness.

Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the
Unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.

Equate rhyme with reason, Sun with season

Our cyclical relationship to phenomenon has encouraged scholars to erase the
Centers of periods, thus symbolizing the non-linear character of cause and
Effect
Reject mediocrity!

Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which as been given
For you to understand.
The current standard is the equivalent of an adolescent restricted to the
Diet of an infant.
The rapidly changing body would acquire dysfunctional and deformative
Symptoms and could not properly mature on a diet of apple sauce and crushed
Pears
Light years are interchangeable with years of living in darkness.
The role of darkness is not to be seen as, or equated with, Ignorance, but
With the unknown, and the mysteries of the unseen.

Thus, in the name of:
ROBESON, GOD’S SON, HURSTON, AHKENATON, HATHSHEPUT, BLACKFOOT, HELEN,
LENNON, KHALO, KALI, THE THREE MARIAS, TARA, LILITHE, LOURDE, WHITMAN,
BALDWIN, GINSBERG, KAUFMAN, LUMUMBA, GHANDI, GIBRAN, SHABAZZ, SIDDHARTHA,
MEDUSA, GUEVARA, GUARDSIEFF, RAND, WRIGHT, BANNEKER, TUBMAN, HAMER, HOLIDAY,
DAVIS, COLTRANE, MORRISON, JOPLIN, DUBOIS, CLARKE, SHAKESPEARE, RACHMNINOV,
ELLINGTON, CARTER, GAYE, HATHOWAY, HENDRIX, KUTL, DICKERSON, RIPPERTON,
MARY, ISIS, THERESA, PLATH, RUMI, FELLINI, MICHAUX, NOSTRADAMUS, NEFERTITI,
LA ROCK, SHIVA, GANESHA, YEMAJA, OSHUN, OBATALA, OGUN, KENNEDY, KING, FOUR
LITTLE GIRLS, HIROSHIMA, NAGASAKI, KELLER, BIKO, PERONE, MARLEY, COSBY,
SHAKUR, THOSE STILL AFLAMED, AND THE COUNTLESS UNNAMED

We claim the present as the pre-sent, as the hereafter.
We are unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun.
We are not afraid of the darkness, we trust that the moon shall guide us.
We are determining the future at this very moment.
We now know that the heart is the philosophers’ stone
Our music is our alchemy
We stand as the manifested equivalent of 3 buckets of water and a hand full
Of minerals, thus realizing that those very buckets turned upside down
Supply the percussion factor of forever.
If you must count to keep the beat then count.
Find you mantra and awaken your subconscious.
Curve you circles counterclockwise
Use your cipher to decipher, Coded Language, man made laws.
Climb waterfalls and trees, commune with nature, snakes and bees.
Let your children name themselves and claim themselves as the new day for
Today we are determined to be the channelers of these changing frequencies
Into songs, paintings, writings, dance, drama, photography, carpentry,
Crafts, love, and love.
We enlist every instrument: Acoustic, electronic.
Every so-called race, gender, and sexual preference.
Every per-son as beings of sound to acknowledge their responsibility to
Uplift the consciousness of the entire fucking World.
Any utterance will be un-aimed, will be disclaimed – two rappers slain
Any utterance will be un-aimed, will be disclaimed – two rappers slain

How much is the Jackson 5 “Third Album” worth?

How much is the LP of Jackson 5 “Third Album” featuring “I’ll Be There” worth? This is an original vinyl LP on the Motown record label.
When I looked it up on ebay it was mostly going for around $25. I know it has to be worth more than that. It’s their most successful album. It’s histroy!
Does anyone have any idea? Or does anyone know of a website where I can check the value(somthing similar to the Becketts baseball card guide)?
Thanks!

How do I find my soundcard?

I’ve got a eMachines W2888 (yes, I’m cheap) and I’ve been thinking of transfering some of my vinyl records onto my PC.

Most guides reccomend that I hook up the record player onto my computer’s soundcard.

All I need to know at this is where the soundcard is. Is it external or internal?

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