![]() West was raised in a middle-class environment, attending Polaris School for Individual Education in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois, after living in Chicago. West (née Williams), was a professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University, before retiring to serve as his manager. Ray later became a Christian counselor, and in 2006, opened the Good Water Store and Café in Lexington Park, Maryland, with startup capital from his son. His father, Ray West, is a former Black Panther and was one of the first black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. After his parents divorced when he was three years old, he moved with his mother to Chicago, Illinois. Ye was born on June 8, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia, as Kanye Omari West. 2.8 2019–present: Jesus Is King, Donda, and Donda 2.2.7 2017–2019: Ye and the Wyoming Sessions.2.6 2016–2017: The Life of Pablo and tour cancellation.2.5 2013–2015: Yeezus and Adidas collaboration.2.4 2010–2012: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and collaborations.2.3 2007–2009: Graduation, 808s & Heartbreak, and VMAs controversy.2.2 2003–2006: The College Dropout and Late Registration.Forbes estimates his net worth at $2 billion as of 2022, making him the wealthiest musician in the world. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 20. He holds the joint record (with Bob Dylan) for most albums (4) topping the annual Pazz & Jop critic poll, and has the 5th most appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 (133 entries). Six of West's albums were included on Rolling Stone 's 2020 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list with the same publication naming him one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. Among his other awards are the Billboard Artist Achievement Award, a joint-record three Brit Awards for Best International Male Solo Artist and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. ![]() He is frequently lauded as one of hip hop's greatest artists, with his music among the most acclaimed. One of the world's best-selling music artists, with over 160 million records sold, West has won 24 Grammy Awards, the joint tenth-most of all time, and the joint-most Grammy awards of any rapper along with Jay-Z. In 2020, West launched an unsuccessful independent presidential campaign that primarily advocated for a consistent life ethic. He is also the founder and head of the creative content company Donda. on clothing and footwear, and leads the Yeezy collaboration with Adidas. As a fashion designer, he has collaborated with Nike, Louis Vuitton, The Gap, and A.P.C. His Christian faith, estranged marriage to Kim Kardashian, and mental health have also been sources of further media attention. He has been a frequent source of controversy for his conduct on social media, award shows, and public settings as well as his comments on the music and fashion industries, U.S. West's outspoken views and life outside of music have received significant media coverage. West's discography also includes the full-length collaborative albums Watch the Throne (2011) with Jay-Z and Kids See Ghosts (2018) with Kid Cudi. He released its sequel, Donda 2 (2022), a few months later, exclusively through his tie-in audio speaker service. After a series of delays, his highly anticipated tenth album Donda (2021) was released to continued commercial success, but to mixed critical reception. West further diversified his musical styles on The Life of Pablo (2016) and Ye (2018), and explored Christian and gospel music on Jesus Is King (2019). Drawing inspiration from maximalism and minimalism respectively, his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) and sixth album Yeezus (2013) were also released to critical and commercial success. West explored diverse musical elements such as orchestral arrangements, synthesizers, and autotune on the albums Late Registration (2005), Graduation (2007), and 808s & Heartbreak (2008). West subsequently founded his record label GOOD Music later that same year. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, he released his debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), to critical and commercial success. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several artists and developing the " chipmunk soul" sampling style. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential hip hop musicians of all time, as well as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. Ye ( / j eɪ/ YAY born Kanye Omari West June 8, 1977), commonly known as Kanye West ( / ˈ k ɑː n j eɪ/ KAHN-yay), is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and fashion designer.
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Not only does the GX2 look the part but Shakespeare have even improved the rod blank itself. The Ugly Stik GX2 is the next generation of Ugly Stik spinning rod range and comes with a full makeover with modern and eye-catching cosmetic upgrades. The Ugly Stik is renowned for its virtually unbreakable construction, making it an ideal choice for novice anglers or anglers looking for an affordable and reliable spinning rod. The Shakespeare Ugly Stik has built its reputation on their unique rod construction that provides them with their extreme durability and robustness.Ĭonstructed from a unique blend of graphite and fibreglass that is unlike any other rod on the market. 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While it is necessary to collect all the sigils to complete the game properly, the game's world structure, featuring three main worlds that act as hubs and a centralized area that connects these three, allows the player to leave puzzles for later and try other puzzles. Special star sigils can be found by unique solutions to some puzzles, allowing the player to access additional puzzles. Once the sigils for a given door or system have been obtained, they must then use the sigils to assemble a tiling puzzle to unlock that system. The player's progress through the game is limited by doors or other security systems that require the collection of a number of specific sigil pieces. Later, the player gains access to a device that can create a time recording of their actions, such that they can then interact with this recording to complete tasks, such as having the clone stand atop a switch to keep it activated for some time. Boxes let the player climb to higher levels or to block the path of drones, among other factors, and large fans that can launch the player or other objects across the puzzle. Portable crystalline refractors allow the player to activate light-based switches. As the player collects sigils and completes more puzzles, new puzzle elements become available. Drones and turrets can be disabled using portable jammer units, which can also disable force-field walls that block the player's path. These include computer-controlled drones that will detonate if they are too close to the player, killing them, and wall-mounted turrets that will shoot down the player if they get too close if the player dies this way, they are reset to the start of the specific puzzle. The puzzles require the player to collect tetromino-shaped " sigils" by navigating enclosed areas and overcoming obstacles within them. These environments interlock greenery, desert, and stone ruins with futuristic technology. ![]() The player takes the role of a robot with a seemingly human consciousness as they explore a number of environments that include over 120 puzzles. ![]() The Talos Principle is a narrative-based puzzle game, played from a first- or third-person perspective. Other names taken from mythology and religion and used in the game include Elohim, Gehenna, Samsara, and Uriel. It takes its name from Talos of Greek mythology, a giant mechanical man who protected Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders. The game features a philosophical storyline. A DLC entitled Road to Gehenna was released on 23 July 2015. Virtual reality-enabled versions for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive were released on 18 October 2017. It was released for Android in May 2015, for PlayStation 4 in October 2015, for iOS in October 2017, for Xbox One in August 2018, and Nintendo Switch in December 2019. It was simultaneously released on Linux, OS X and Windows in December 2014. The Talos Principle is a 2014 puzzle video game developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital. ![]() Inexplicably, while some men wilted in the air, others bloomed. The casualty rate for WWI and WWII fighter pilots was insanely high, which is really not that surprising when you stop and consider what they were doing with the equipment they had. Many men were terrified to go up in the air and come face-to-face with enemy planes and artillery, but they did it anyway. These rickety, propeller-driven wooden planes were built with virtually no equipment compared to the modern flying experience, and the pilots lived or died based on the all too human qualities of intuition and reflexes. If the idea of flying a modern fighter jet is unappealing, then the thought of setting foot in a fighter plane built pre-1945 is probably horrifying. This isn’t ‘Top Gun’, there’s a very real chance that when you step in the cockpit you won’t come back – but maybe that’s part of the appeal. Bold, adrenaline-junkie men and women who find the idea of living life as close to the edge as possible to be the only way to exist. Still, it’s testament to the various forms of the human experience that we as a species do have members who want in. The risk of a fiery death tends to put off the majority of people. True, the average person probably wants nothing to do with it. There are no recruiters hanging out at job fairs trying to convince people that getting into the cockpit of a jet and flying around the world is a satisfying experience. Being a fighter pilot is one career that needs absolutely no advertising or PR management the job is intrinsically cool. ![]() Gary Langan got his start as an assistant in the control room during the recording of Queen's A Night At The Opera album. Other examples of Dudley's early 80s work as a studio musician can be heard on Wham's Bad Boys and Young Guns (Go For It!). Jeczalik in exploring the possibilities of the Fairlight CMI. It was during these recording sessions where Dudley and Horn cemented a mutual interest with Gary Langan and J.J. She wrote the orchestrations for songs such as The Look Of Love and played keyboard across the album, including on hits such as Poison Arrow. It was during the recording of ABC's The Lexicon Of Love, however, where Anne really began to shine. This was remake of some tracks from the Big A project (including the space disco classic Fly On UFO), and is regarded by some as the proto-Buggles album because of the Horn/Downes collaboration with the songwriting and production style.ĭudley was quickly taken into the Trevor Horn fold, adding keyboard work to Beatnik, a track on The Buggles' second album, Adventures In Modern Recording. Anne Dudley (the musician):Īnne Dudley seems to have first worked with Trevor Horn on 1979's Star To Star, a space disco album by Chromium (The Chrome in the US), where she played keyboard along with Geoff Downes. This blending of bands resulted in tracks being recorded by both bands for their respective albums ( The Buggles - I Am A Camera, Yes - Into The Lens), and cemented a relationship between Yes and Trevor Horn which would last across several albums. They were eventually invited to join the band, and Drama ended up being the first Yes album produced by Trevor Horn. Chris Squire was a fan of The Age Of Plastic, and asked Horn and Downes to sit in with the band in the studio. While working on a second album for The Buggles, Horn found he was working in the studio next to the band Yes, who were working on their first album after the departure of Rick Wakeman and Jon Anderson. It also set into motion a chain of events which would lead to Art Of Noise. It did become an early litany of the production which Horn would use throughout his career. It wasn't a huge success, but the strength of the lead-off single combined with its airing as the first (prophetic?) video on the first day of MTV two years later cemented its place in pop music history. The Buggles' first album, The Age Of Plastic, was a concept album examining modern life in the face of rapidly changing technology. ![]() They recorded their own version of Video Killed The Radio Star, but the band only ever released one album.) (Wooley left the band before this success, to form Bruce Wooley And The Camera Club (a band which featured long-time drummer Rod Thompson, Matthew Seligman, and a very young Thomas Dolby!). It was immediately accepted, and eventually Video Killed The Radio Star would become a number one hit in 16 countries. In 1979, Horn, Downes and Wooley recorded a demo for a song which they submitted to Island Records. He achieved wide early success as a songwriter with the Dusty Springfield hit Baby Blue. His other early production work includes John Howard ( I Can Breathe Again/ You Take My Breath Away, Big A ( Carribbean Air Control), and Tina Charles ( Makin' All The Right Moves). Many of these early efforts were done with Bruce Wooley and Rod Thompson (members of the first two acts already listed), and the three of them created The Killers, who released the single Killer (On The Dance Floor) in 1978. The first production effort by Horn easily located online is from LIPS, Say Hello To My Girl. Trevor Horn got his start in the music business in the mid-1970s with forgotten acts such as Fallen Angel And The Tina Charles Band, Boogatti, and Christopher J. There was no sense at the time that we were a band, it was just a bit of a laugh.Before Diversion 0, we must: Meet The Players: But then we wouldn’t do anything else for a few weeks, so it was very much a different set up than the norm because we weren’t a band. Then we showed it to Paul Morley and he came back the following day and said, “I think we should call it ‘Moments in Love’, so that’s where it got its name from. In an interview with Paul Waller, JJ Jeczalik, one of the two headmen of Art of Noise, explained how the song all came together:įor instance with ‘Moments in Love’ I wrote the tune and then we got the whole track going. The original 10-minute version came off their albums Into The Battle with the Art of Noise and (Who’s Afraid Of) The Art of Noise, while the single version was released on the soundtrack for Pumping Iron II: The Women, a documentary about female bodybuilders. “Moments In Love” is an electronic, synthesized track produced by Art of Noise in 1983. It is an amazing character creator but it’s not versatile. But you can sculpt a Sorceress doppleganger of Emma Watson, if that’s how you want to spend your time. So, you can’t make a Witch look like a Ranger or a Berserker look like a Warrior there’s no blank slate avatar. Each class has a distinct aesthetic and players manipulate their character in deviations from the default image. Players alter their appearance within a framework, but can’t craft any look they want. While the creator may look like the pinnacle of MMORPGs, in practice it has Mariana Trench depth at one location in the ocean. With enough patience artisan players can sculpt their own celebrity lookalike, and stop worshipping a bubblegum shine in their closet. Nearly every body part can be manipulated, from feet to cheeks. Character Customization - design your avatar with one of the most intricate character customization systems in any MMORPG.īlack Desert Online’s character creator inspired hundreds of YouTube videos showing off spectacular and realistic avatar before it released.Mount Battles - Players will also be able to battle atop mounts which must be tamed and can be bred to produce unique varieties.Active Combat System - manual aiming and positioning culminate in fluid combat that doesn't rely on tab-targeting. ![]() Robust Trading System - hire workers to collect resources and establish trade routes to maximize profits. ![]()
“USA demands the truth!Īround 2:40 p.m., as images of protesters marching through the building’s gilded hallways flooded TV screens throughout the West Wing, Trump sent a tweet urging the rioters to stay peaceful. “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify,” Trump tweeted at 2:24 p.m. His father, however, took a different tone. We have a country to save and this doesn’t help anyone.” ![]() “Be peaceful and use your 1st Amendment rights, but don’t start acting like the other side. “This is wrong and not who we are,” tweeted the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., who had spoken at the rally, at 2:17 p.m. Pence and members of Congress were rushed into hiding as the rioters breached the building. “It is my considered judgment that my oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not,” he wrote.Īs Trump was returning to the White House, the situation at the Capitol was deteriorating. ![]() “If Mike Pence does the right thing we win the election,” he falsely declared from behind a wall of protective glass, telling his supporters, “We fight like hell, and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.” He told them he planned to join them on their planned marched to the Capitol, adding that “you’ll never take back our country with weakness.”Īs Trump spoke, Pence released a public letter formally laying out his position in defiance of the president. Trump continued to repeat his unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud as thousands of his supporters gathered for a “Save America March” rally on the Ellipse outside the White House organized to pressure Republicans in Congress to reject the democratic vote - a move that would have thrown the country into an unprecedented constitutional crisis. “Do it Mike, this is a time for extreme courage!” “All Mike Pence has to do is send them back to the States, AND WE WIN,” he added. “States want to correct their votes, which they now know were based on irregularities and fraud, plus corrupt process never received legislative approval,” Trump falsely claimed at 8:17 a.m. He demanded that Pence reject the results by invoking powers that Pence had made clear to the president he did not possess. As Vice President Mike Pence prepared to preside over a joint session of Congress to count the electoral votes that would formalize Democrat Joe Biden’s win, Trump continued to apply public pressure. The day began, as they often did, with calls and angry tweets. Much is already known about where Trump was, what he said, and how he reacted. Part of their mission: determining Trump’s actions that day. 6 will hold their first prime-time hearing Thursday to share what they have uncovered about then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which culminated in the deadly storming of the U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) - Members of the House committee investigating the events of Jan. Business & Finance Click to expand menu. ![]() You do not need to be always able to control any and every parameter of every device just because it’s theoretically possible. So much work that you are perhaps not willing to do that work because the payoff might not actually be as great as how you imagine. It sounds like you’re trying to do a lot at once, or have great expectations, when there is actually a lot of work involved. If you guys have ideas and concepts, please share so we can figure this out. I was also considering Behringer but this device with knobs is sooo obsolete. I am not very anxious to spend $1k on a Presonus because I care mostly for the knobs to control-automate the sound, but if there is no other choice I would do that. This was however one of the best M4L plugins I have ever seen. I also used in the past a product for M4L called ULTIMAP which was excellent but for some reason the developer dropped it and there are some bugs which have not been fixed. Novation seem to be very limited in the software and I am surprised they still did not develop better software (despite they promised to do this when I purchased the device 2 years ago). I have found a way to do this but it is to slow and time consuming (which is Saving the preset). My Main concern is to program the knobs into one instrument at the time so when I switch among tracks I can have my knobs change their assignments. Now I'm looking for some alternative, either to purchase PRESONUS interface or getting Novation to work the way I want. They claimed nobody has problems but me, so I just ended up in a dead end with this. ![]() Asked Isotonic for help but all I got was a bunch of questions which (when answered did not help in any way). That have added some installation program and some new methods of configuring it, whe user has no control of where the stuff gets installed or how and I ended up with nothing working. I just purchased an upgrade of this same script but it is not working at all. I worked somewhat OK, but then I upgraded to Live10 and it did not work anymore. I tried the scripts from ISOTONIC STUDIO (with Live9). Any recommendations for scripts or tools to map Lanuch-ControlXL ? However, this choice is set in stone in the PS4 and PC Versions of the game, so once you pick a Job you are stuck with it. ![]() The choice is yours, but you may be wondering, which Characters are best suited for which Jobs? First I should say don’t stress over your decision, you can beat the game with any Job Combinations that you like. You can pick the Jobs closest to each Character’s starting Equipment and Abilities, or you can go off script and pick anything. You can make sure each Character has all different Jobs then each other and use every Job in the game, or you can double up on some Jobs. The 12 Jobs you can choose from WHITE MAGE, SHIKARI (which is like a THIEF but can turn out more like a NINJA, but can actually TANK in this game,) BUSHI (which is like a SAMURAI,) BLACK MAGE, ARCHER, FOEBREAKER (uses Axes and Hammers,) TIME BATTLEMAGE, MONK, KNIGHT, RED BATTLEMAGE, MACHINIST (uses Guns,) and UHLAN (which is basically the DRAGOON of the game, but, no jumping.) You can go about picking your Jobs in anyway you want. You may know most of these Jobs from other Final Fantasy games that use the JOB SYSTEM. In the Zodiac Age each Character can eventually have two Jobs each, but at the beginning of the game you are stuck with only one. This means you basically have to lock each of your Characters into using certain kinds of WEAPONS, ARMORS, ABILITIES. Unlike the original Final Fantasy XII in which everyone had identical Licence Boards and anyone could eventually use any kind of WEAPON, ARMOR, MAGICKS, TECHNICKS, ETC, the Zodiac Age adds a level of depth to the game by using the JOB SYSTEM. If your playing Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age for the first time, even if you have already played the original Final Fantasy XII, you are probably new to this, “JOB SYSTEM.” In Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age each Character has to pick one of 12 different Jobs (or Licence Boards) in order to progress in prowess. ![]() I often find myself getting dressed in the morning in an outfit I’ve dreamed up the night before, putting it on, looking in the mirror, and just feeling like it’s too much. If you want to continue your effortless style journey, I would suggest subscribing to my YouTube channel. ![]() So if I have said something in this post that has not resonated with you and your personal style, then don’t try to adopt it. And for those of us (including myself!) who try to replicate them often look like we’re trying too hard. Effortless style is about being comfortable & confident in what you are wearing. It’s one of the highest compliments in the fashion world, and publications such as Racked and Refinery 29 have criticized the glamorization of effortlessness as one of the underpinnings of the mythical French Girl style. We’re always reading style blogs and admiring the outrageous looks the street style stars are wearing, but honestly, most of those looks just aren’t realistic for everyday life. Many stylists and style writers (including me) frequently describe certain outfits and styles as effortless. Wear what truly inspires you. You don’t need to worry about the trends as much as you may think. Not only do all greys, beiges, whites and blacks just go together but they go with everything so you can add in fun accessories and textures without worrying if it all matches. With an eye for timeless fashion, a love of design and the desire to help others, Effortless Style has quickly become a respected and trusted name in the Nashville fashion community. Keeping your pieces in a neutral color palette is the easiest way to keep things simple and effortless. Just because everyone is wearing stripes and a statement necklace doesn’t mean you have to, too. Unable to ignore her calling to work in the fashion industry, Katie went back to school where she received a degree in Fashion Merchandising. And if you don’t have any, just wait for my post ). Find go-to hairstyles for those days when your hair just isn’t behaving. I could be wearing the simplest t-shirt and jeans, but if my hair looks good, I look good. There are always ways to make sure your hair looks good and to be honest, I feel like my whole look changes when my hair is put together. Wearing certain pieces of jewelry every day that have some sort of meaning to you help create a unique and effortless style. If you feel confident in any and every piece of clothing you own, you’ll always look pulled together.Ī dainty little necklace or a ring your sister gave you, all these things just add to your personal style. I’ve said this before, but loving every single item in your closet is so important, especially when it comes to being effortlessly stylish. ![]() Styling Advice 5 Ways to Look Effortlessly Stylish At All Times |
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