![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Vandross continued doing sessions. (Vandross acquired the rights to the Luther recordings and saw to it that they remained out of print.) The title song off the second Luther album, This Close to You (April 1977), reached the R&B chart, but that wasn't enough to keep Cotillion from dropping the group, which then broke up. The tracks "It's Good for the Soul," "Funky Music (Is a Part of Me)," and "The Second Time Around" reached the R&B Top 40. Their self-titled debut album was released in June 1976. He also put together a vocal quintet called Luther, which signed to Atlantic's Cotillion Records subsidiary. In 1976, he appeared on albums by Midler, the Brecker Brothers Band, and Judy Collins. Midler also introduced him to her record producer, Arif Mardin, at Atlantic Records, and Vandross began to get steady work as a background singer and vocal arranger. Through Bowie, Vandross met Bette Midler, who hired him to arrange vocals for her Broadway revue Bette Midler's Clams on the Half Shell. Meanwhile, Vandross' composition "Everybody Rejoice (A Brand New Day)" was featured in the Broadway musical The Wiz. The session resulted in the album Young Americans, and Vandross went on tour with Bowie as both backup singer and opening act. He quickly became more than an observer, singing background vocals, serving as a vocal arranger, and co-writing the song "Fascination" with Bowie. In 1974, though uncredited, he sang background vocals on Maggie Bell's Queen of the Night, and in August of the same year Carlos Alomar, who had become David Bowie's guitarist, invited him to attend a Bowie recording session at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia. In 1973, Vandross got two of his compositions, "In This Lovely Hour" and "Who's Gonna Make It Easier for Me," recorded by Delores Hall on her album Hall-Mark, singing the latter song with her as a duet. He spent the next few years working at odd jobs while trying to break into the music business. After graduating from high school that year, Vandross attended Western Michigan University, but dropped out after a year and returned home. All five, along with 11 other teenage performers, were also part of a musical theater workshop, Listen, My Brother, organized by the Apollo Theater in Harlem that recorded a single, "Listen, My Brother"/"Only Love Can Make a Better World," and appeared on the initial episodes of the children's television series Sesame Street in 1969. While attending William Howard Taft High School, he formed a vocal group, Shades of Jade, with friends Carlos Alomar, Robin Clark, Anthony Hinton, Diane Sumler, and Fonzi Thornton. After the death of his father in 1959 when he was eight years old, he was raised by his mother, who moved the family to the Bronx. Vandross, Sr.'s older sister Patricia Van Dross was an early member of the Crests in the mid-'50s (appearing on their early singles, but leaving before they achieved success with "Sixteen Candles"), and Vandross himself began playing the piano at the age of three and took lessons at five, although he remained a largely self-taught musician. Both of his parents, Luther Vandross, Sr., an upholsterer, and Mary Ida Vandross, a nurse, sang, and they encouraged their children to pursue music as a career. Smith housing projects in lower Manhattan. Vandross was born in New York City on April 20, 1951, and grew up in the Alfred E. Possessed of a smooth, versatile tenor voice, he charmed millions with his romantic music. He was, however, equally well known for his distinctive interpretations of classic pop and R&B songs, reflecting his knowledge and appreciation of the popular music of his youth. He also performed these functions for other artists, providing them with hits as well. and around the world, but he also took charge of his music creatively, writing or co-writing most of his songs and arranging and producing his records. Not only did he score a series of multi-million-selling albums containing chart-topping hit singles and perform sold-out tours of the U.S. 1 hits and a remarkable 18 Top 5 sensations on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, he’s an undisputed legend in the world of music.Luther Vandross was one of the most successful R&B artists of the 1980s and '90s. Get ready to groove to Luther Vandross’s chart-topping hits, where his soulful voice shines bright. Never dreamed that he would be gone from me Luther Vandross’s Highest Charting Songs Then finally, make me do just what my momma said He’d make me laugh just to comfort me, yeah, yeah To get my way, I would run from her to him How I’d love, love, love to dance with my father again, ooh I’d play a song that would never ever end ![]()
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![]() Another way to playĪll in all, Minecraft Launcher lets you play the popular Minecraft Pocket Editions with some nice additions like mods and skin customization support. As such, it is not as up-to-date as the official game. One thing to be aware of before jumping in is that this application was made by a third-party developer and not by Mojang itself. Easy to use but with a downsideĪnother great thing about Minecraft Launcher is how easy it is you can add and enable mods via the Mods Manager section to apply them before starting a game session, as well as Skin Customization options. Add to that its user-friendly dashboard and you can breeze through any mode of the game. However, what makes this one different is that you can easily apply mods to your game without needing another app. That means you can gather resources, craft materials, build houses, create skins, and everything else that you can do with MCPE. With Minecraft Launcher, you will feel as if you are playing the main game. It features multiple game modes to choose from, which are Survival, Hardcore, and Creative. When you first launch it, you can log in with an existing account or create a new one to begin playing, with the option to switch between accounts easily if you have more than one. ![]() ![]() You can think of Minecraft Launcher as another version of MCPE with some nice modding and customization options included. The latter, in particular, made a compelling proposition as it enabled you to play anytime and anywhere with Minecraft Pocket Edition. It started as a PC game but quickly grew in popularity and received console versions and a mobile port quickly. The beloved sandbox game is one of the greatest titles ever made and is enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. Minecraft Launcher offers a new way to play Minecraft. ![]() ![]() If you already own the PS4™ version of this game, you can get the PS5™ digital version at no extra cost and you do not need to purchase this product. Cross-Platform/Cross-Gen Compatibility".All Stages, Stage Fatalities, Brutalities, Iconic Fatalities & Friendships.Every mode including Towers of Time, Krypt, Tutorial, Online, Klassic Towers & more.Includes all previous guest fighters: Terminator, Joker, Spawn & RoboCop.Thousands of skins, weapons & gear for an unprecedented level of fighter customization.Play as the komplete 37-character roster including newly added fighters Mileena, Rain & Rambo.Experience 2 robust, critically acclaimed Story Campaigns from MK11 & MK11: Aftermath.Includes Mortal Kombat 11, Kombat Pack 1, Aftermath Expansion & Kombat Pack 2. You'll be so close to the fight, you can feel it! Mortal Kombat 11 showcases every amusing friendship, gory fatality and soul-crushing fatal blow like never before. MK11 Ultimate features the komplete 37-character roster, including new additions Rain, Mileena & Rambo. Friendships are tested, and new alliances forged, in the battle to save all of existence. The definitive MK11 experience! Take control of Earthrealm's protectors in the game's TWO critically acclaimed, time-bending Story Campaigns as they race to stop Kronika from rewinding time and rebooting history. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.This product entitles you to download both the digital PS4™ version and the digital PS5™ version of this game. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior. ![]()
![]() ![]() we didn't know why she said that until they showed the scene with Ronnie, Trix, and then Asian business men. It was implied throughout the movie even when the bartender asked Diamond if she wanted a drink and Diamond said "you know I don't drink anymore". This is also shown when she was under arrest for the connection of the rape being escorted to the back of the police car and being heard crying.Ronnie drugged raped Diamond. She is also very demanding to get what she wants.Īfter Junior raped Ebony, Ronnie scolded Junior for doing it but instead of caring for Ebony, she only cared about how much trouble she’d be in with the police as she fled the scene to avoid being arrested making her a coward. She also spoke to the Armstrongs like she cared for them but this all an act to get them into her schemes making her faux affably. ![]() She’d do anything to make Diamond's life miserable as she had raped her while she was wasted, manipulated her cousin Ebony, tried to rape Diamond in the locker room, dropped Myron off at her apartment to have her raped, and planned on both beating her and doing it to her the same way Junior did it to Ebony. Ronnie is manipulative, greedy, perverted, and self-centered. It’s implied the two barely served time and they got off easily. After a brutal fight, Ronnie, Trix, and Junior are arrested for their roles in the rape.Īfter getting out of prison, Ronnie and Trix moved over to work at Club Sugar Daddies, another strip club. ![]() Ronnie plans to beat and rape Diamond the same way Junior did. Diana and Blue soon arrive Diana cleared out the locker room by shooting the ceiling, and Diana confronts Ronnie. When Ronnie comes back and sees what Junior had done to her, she scolds him and they both leave the scene.Īt the club, Ronnie converses to Trix on how she'll lie her way out of being jailed for her involvement in Ebony's rape. While Ronnie is smoking weed with Clyde, her brother went into the room Ebony was in and proceeded to turn out the lights brutally beating and raping her. Ronnie commands Ebony to get out the room and receive the party money and to grow up while they were having a conversation in a bedroom when Ebony was too nervous to dance for all the men in the party and to try to get more women for the party. Only Ebony went because the other women from the club turned the offer down and that she was manipulated into going, making her the only dancer there since Ronnie wasn't looking to dance for his friends. She's next seen at a motel where her younger brother Junior is hosting a "bachelor party". After Diamond leaves the club because a shootout, Ronnie and Trix watch her leave and they follow Diamond to her apartment dropping Myron off to have her raped by him since she couldn't do it herself. After Diamond is caught by her college teacher dancing in the club, Ronnie comforts her actually attempting to rape her again. ![]() One of the officers were not watching so she did as she warned. She warns all the officers to keep their eyes on her while she danced or she would whip them as if they were runaway slaves. Ronnie drives Ebony to an apartment full of male ATF AGENTS to party there. Ronnie got out the pool, approached Diamond, and raped her, which was the reason the two had a fallout. During a flashback that happened when Ronnie was onto Diamond, they were at a party with other women and Trix but Diamond was wasted. When Diamond's 18-year old cousin Ebony visits her and joins the Players Club being influenced by the manager Dollar Bill, Ronnie, knowing that Diamond would not approve of it, manipulates the young woman into doing what she wanted and while she was already broken by the club’s influence. She forces Diamond to dance for a man named Myron for his money. She goes back to Diamond and calls her a "ho" twice telling her she’d get used to it and they go up to the bar with Ronnie following behind a nervous Diamond. Diamond watched Ronnie grab another dancer by her hair demanding to get her money from a party. In the girl's locker room, while Diamond was getting her heels on, Ronnie smacks her behind and offers her a drink when Diamond told her she was nervous. She, along with her right-hand Trix, convince the protagonist Diana Armstrong, stage name Diamond, to join the club to get quicker money than her shoe store job. When her 18 year old cousin Ebony gets caught up in the mix of it, Ronnie soon has her partying at out-of-club parties full of men while she was already a mess. She is a stripper who persuades protagonist Diana Armstrong to join the Players Club to earn quicker money. Ronnie is the main antagonist of the 1998 dark comedy thriller film The Players Club. ![]() ![]() ![]() The restaurant reopened on June 6 after a fourmonth closure for renovations. ![]() Baked goods prepared on site are offered, and some locations offer alcohol sales, provided the customer is at least 21. Black Bear Diner in Federal Way is officially out of hibernation. ![]() It offers family meals such as breakfast, burgers, salads, and shakes. The children's menu is similarly styled with the title The Beary Tale Times and features children's activities. The menu format mimics an old newspaper titled The Black Bear Gazette, with articles on the front page. Additional murals and artwork are created for each restaurant by Steve and Gary Fitzgerald and Colleen Mitchell-Veyna. īlack Bear decor has a rustic motif with "over-the-top bear paraphernalia." Every restaurant is decorated with a 12-foot-tall (3.7 m) black bear carving by artist Ray Schulz. The company's leadership announced plans to be a "coast to coast" brand in January 2024. As of January 2024, Black Bear Diner has 156 locations in 13 states. The company is based in Redding, California. The first restaurant was opened in Mount Shasta, California in 1995, founded by Bruce Dean and Bob & Laurie Manley. 32065 Pacific Hwy S, Federal Way, WA 98003 American Black Bear Diner (253) 945-8332. Black Bear Diner is a restaurant chain in the Western United States which serves homestyle and "old-fashioned" comfort foods. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the Key field, enter the string of numbers and letters that you made a note of earlier.In the Account field, enter your Okta username.On your mobile device, launch Google Authenticator.In the field above the Next button, make a note of the string of numbers and letters.In the web browser on your computer, click Can't scan.In the Enter Code field, enter the setup key shown in Google Authenticator on your mobile device.In the web browser on your computer, click Next.Under 'Signing in to Google,' click 2-Step Verification. Your device camera scans the QR code automatically. To store your backup codes somewhere safe, you can print a copy of your backup codes. Tap Scan a QR code and then point your camera at the QR code displayed in the browser on your computer.In Google Authenticator, tap the + sign.Don't click Next in the browser yet instead, on your mobile device, launch Google Authenticator.Perform the QR code scanning steps that apply to you: Select your device type, and then click Next.On the Setup security authenticators page, click Set up.In the web browser on your computer: When signing in to Okta or accessing an Okta-protected resource, enter your credentials and then click Next.If successful, a six-digit one-time passcode will appear at the top of the window. Finally, type your 32-digit secret code (with or without spaces) in the Code section, before selecting Save to save it to the app. In the dashboard you should create new project, where you fill out name of application and few other fields. For Username, type your Google account email address. Go to the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store and install Google Authenticator on your device. Go to the google development console and sign in.In Effective factors, set Google Authenticator to Optional or Required.Select the policy that you want to edit, and then click Edit.To add one or more rules to the policy, see Configure an MFA enrollment policy. Google Sign-In manages the OAuth 2.0 flow and token lifecycle, simplifying your integration with Google APIs.Set Google Authenticator to Optional or Required.On the Factor Enrollment tab, add a new or edit an existing multifactor policy.Enroll Google Authenticator in a multifactor policy. ![]() Click Inactive in the upper right and then select Activate.In Factor Types, click Google Authenticator.In the Admin Console, go to Security Multifactor.Then, users who select it to authenticate are prompted to enter the time-based, six-digit code they see in the Google Authenticator app in Okta.Įnroll Google Authenticator in a multifactor policy Google Authenticator is an app that provides a Time-based One-time Password (TOTP) as a second factor of authentication to users who sign in to environments where multifactor authentication (MFA) is required.Īdmins add Google Authenticator to the list of accepted factors in Okta. First, ensure two-factor authentication is active in the app you want to protect. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Ticket to Ride” bears much more of a pop melodic structure compared to those band’s works, but Ringo’s drums and the song’s frantic ending certainly sound different than the Beatles’ earlier material.Ĭould these distinctive characteristics in “Ticket to Ride” have influenced the burgeoning heavy metal scene? With the Beatles, anything is possible. The heavy metal genre was only in its gestation at the time of the single’s release, as bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple didn't arrive until later in the decade. Martin was the Beatles producer up until the album 'Let It Be'. Who produced the song Answer: George Martin. The Beatles had seven more songs that reached the top of the charts in the U.K. It would later be featured in the Beatles film Help! and also appeared on its soundtrack.Īs for Lennon’s “heavy metal” assertion, it’s a hard claim to prove – but also can’t be fully dismissed. The Beatles 1962 song 'Love Me Do' was their first hit that reached the top spot. ![]() ![]() Released on April 9, 1965, “Ticket to Ride” spent three weeks at No. It was something specially written for the fade-out, which was very effective but it was quite cheeky and we did a fast ending. “We almost invented the idea of a new bit of a song on the fade-out with this song. We picked up one of the lines, ‘My baby don’t care,’ but completely altered the melody,” McCartney explained in the 1998 authorized biography Many Years From Now. “I think the interesting thing is the crazy ending instead of ending like the previous verse, we changed the tempo. McCartney recalled that he and Lennon wrote “Ticket to Ride” during a marathon songwriting session, pointing to a change of pace at the song’s ending as its most “radical” part. ![]() ![]() ![]() Experienced in coordinating, negotiating and motivating project participants in support of time line and project deliverables.Strong understanding of technologies including CRM, ERP, Database & Programming Languages.Also familiar with testing tools to design and develop test plans and test cases. 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![]() If you hear buzzes or cracking sounds, this may indicate the presence of hidden surveillance devices. As they hold the phone, move about the house listening for any electrical interference. ![]() Place a call on speakerphone to one of your friends or someone who is close to you and request them to stay on the line. There are two ways you can use your mobile phone to detect spy gadgets. How to Use Your Phone to Detect a Hidden Microphone and Camera You can also turn on your smartphone’s flashlight which can also help you find the infrared light emitted by spy cameras.Īdded tip: If you have a security camera, this is an easy method to check if it is on. Then use a flashlight or a torch to scan the room for any blinking light. You can also close your curtains to create a low-light environment. When using this method, you can wait until it’s dark and turn off the lights. Most spy cameras have LED light indicators that tend to shine or blink in dark conditions. This is another effective, low-cost method that can help spot surveillance electronic equipment. Find a Hidden Night Vision Cameras With a Flashlight If you feel someone has tampered with your lights, the arrangement of your TV, etc, look for anything hidden beneath.Īs you do this, scrutinize any cables, wires, or unusual power outlets. ![]() Also, look out for anything that seems odd, out of place, or disturbing. Inspect places such as:ĭuring the sweep, be wary of objects that seem suspicious like installed wires, cables, or lenses. Inside clocks, smoke detectors, and light fixturesĪlso, extend your search to your home compound in spots where it’s possible to stash in outdoor cameras.Some common places to begin with include: You can start by checking out places where it is possible to find indoor hidden cameras. If done right, an intensive search could be quite helpful in detecting any hidden bugs. Conduct a physical searchĪ simple physical inspection is something that anyone can do. ![]() However, if you want to conduct a comprehensive bug sweep in your house, below is a step-by-step guide to help you detect bugs within minutes. Since almost all spy gear makes some faint buzz when they are running, this can give away their location if you listen carefully. The fact that most cameras – however small – have visible lenses makes them quite easy to detect. Yet, despite their sizes, you can still conceal these miniature spy cameras. Additionally, the steps that you need to take to properly sweep your house for spy devices.Īs mentioned above, spy devices are so small they can be hidden anywhere in the house. This article aims to help anyone who suspects that they have been bugged. I know what you are thinking do I need to hire professional bug sweeping services? If not, how can I sweep my house for listening devices? If you have a feeling that someone is eavesdropping on you, then it’s time for you to perform a technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) inspection. What appears like a screw on your electric switch cover could be a listening device or a pinhole camera. That makes it very hard for you to know whether you are under surveillance. ![]() They can camouflage anything to blend in with the environment. Spies have a way to hide their presence in plain sight. Many people that have that concern may be asking “How can I sweep my house for listening devices?”, rightfully so. A stalker, a spouse, a neighbor, or even your best friend may be watching you when you are unaware. It’s possible that your activities at home may not go unnoticed. UPDATED DecemThis piece has been updated to reflect the emergence of new technology ![]() |
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