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London (AFP) – English Championship club Nottingham Forest on Thursday announced they had sacked manager Chris Hughton after a dismal start to the season.
Forest are bottom of the second tier and Wednesday's home defeat by Middlesbrough left them without a win from any of their first seven league matches.
"Nottingham Forest can confirm that Chris Hughton has been relieved of his duties as first team manager," the club said in a statement.
"The club would like to place on record its appreciation for Chris' efforts. Chris joined the club in a difficult period for everyone in football and around the world and we thank him for the way he has conducted himself during his tenure.
"Steven Reid will take temporary charge of the first team as interim head coach."
Former Newcastle and Brighton boss Hughton has spent less than a year in charge at the City Ground after replacing Sabri Lamouchi in October 2020.
Forest were crowned European champions in 1979 and 1980 but have not played in the Premier League since the 1998/99 season.
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Jake got me this bike for my birthday.
I know. Don't you love it? I mean, LOVE it? With cute little hearts instead of Os?
I told Jake I wanted a bike for my birthday after I rode around the waterfront in Portland this summer, with a couple of old high school friends. I remembered how much I liked biking.
I mean, wouldn't you just really love biking after going with these guys?
And here's Cody with his GF just in case this picture freaks you out.
Anywho, we went biking to Voodoo Doughnuts, which is Norwegian for "We are doughnut geniuses and you have to stand outside in a line if you want them." I got a mango doughnut with mango sparkly sour sprinkles on top and an oreo cookie doughnut with peanut butter drizzled over the whole thing. My friends only hassled me a little for buying two doughnuts (because look at these guys-- you know they only ordered one each) when I really wanted to buy 10. I hope I didn't confuse my sudden urge to bike with doughnut satisfaction. Sigh.
Here's Serious Cody, for the road.
I was at Portland State a couple years ago. I loved it there. Of course it was summer and the weather was perfect. My wife swears if we didn't love Hawaii so much we'd be in Portland.
I want a bike so bad. I also want a place to ride a bike. I want your bike and your place.
How fun! I haven't been on a bike in many years.
sweet. that is a totally sweet bike and those doughnuts sound totally awesome. yum. If I had a bike, I would totally go riding with you!
yeah, you were really here in the right season. the other day it was raining so hard you had to have waterproof overclothes for your waterproof overclothes. and a bag for your seat.


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31 Dec To look back, look forwards, or both!
At this time of year (New Year's Eve) talk of resolutions, new year's ones, are customary.
Only trouble is I'm not convinced that traditional style resolutions work.
Don't get me wrong, the end of one year and the start of the next can be the perfect time to both reflect back over what has been, the great and not so great, and to focus ahead and forwards on the what could be, in the future.
I prefer to switch "resolution" for a commitment.
Or, a BHAG which stands for big, hairy, audacious goal.
Please don't laugh, it does sound strange, allow me to explain.
A BHAG (big, hairy audacious goal) is the sort of future goal that you want to achieve in 5 to 10 years time. Your big dream. The thing you really really want to happen and are prepared to work hard at making happen.
The sort of goal that when they hear it, many people will simply exclaim, that's not possible, it can't be done. The type of goal that many will say has a crazy tinge to it.
Ignore them, if that's the reaction you get, you are on the right tracks.
A BHAG should be slightly scary but most of all, excite and motivate you to succeed at something you can for now only dream of.
So what's your BHAG for the future and how will you start to make it happen next year?
Life to me is all about adventures, literally maybe, on the ground, exploring and so on, but also in the journey of life itself too.
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And be sure, we will work step by step (excuse the awful pun!) to make it happen.
If you have a BHAG (big, hairy audacious goal) for 2013 or the years ahead, please share it with us by posting it in our comments box just below. We'd love to read what your dreams are.


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Yukito Tsukishiro
月城 雪兎
Series Cardcaptor Sakura
Also Known As Julian Star (Cardcaptors)
Yuki (by Touya)
Yukito-San
Yuki-Usagi (by Kero)
16 (Season 3)
17 (end of the manga)
18-19 (Clear Card Saga)
Birthday December 25th
Touya Kinomoto (Best Friend/ Romantic Interest)
Yue (Host to)
Residence Tomoeda, Japan
Powers Transformation into Yue
Hair Grey (Anime)
Silver-Grey(Manga)
(Manga) Chapter 1, Volume 1
(Anime) Episode 1: "Sakura and the Mysterious Magic Book"
Last Appearance
(Anime) Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card
Seiyuu Megumi Ogata
English Sam Vincent (Cardcaptors)
Steve Staley (2nd movie)
Justin Briner (Clear Card)
Yukito Tsukishiro (月城 雪兎, Tsukishiro Yukito) is a fictional character in CLAMP's anime and manga series Cardcaptor Sakura. Yukito is the best friend and love interest of Touya Kinomoto and is initially Sakura Kinomoto's object of affection as well. He is the alter-ego of Yue. Syaoran Li harbors a crush on him for a while, which is based in his subconscious attraction to Yue's magic.
The characters in Yukito's given name (雪兎) mean "snow-rabbit". The characters in his surname (月城) mean "moon-castle". Chinese folklore tells of a rabbit in the moon and his alter-ego, Yue, is associated with the moon. In reference to his surname, this could also be a reference to the fact that Yukito is Yue's false form; essentially a "castle". Tsukishiro could also be translated as tsuki (moon) and shiro (white).
He is known as Julian Star in the English adaptation Cardcaptors.
Yukito has brown eyes and gray hair, often parted on the side. He has large circular glasses, giving him a scholarly appearance. While he is usually seen in his school uniform, he can also be seen wearing in casual clothes, namely jeans and a hooded sweatshirt.
Yukito's ever present smile is evidence of his kind and gentle nature. He loves food and has an enormous appetite. However, it is mentioned somewhere in the third season that Yukito's true form Yue is unable to eat. This suggests that the reason Yukito has such a large appetite because he is eating for two. Near the end of the series, it is shown that Yue is losing his power and there is a strong possibility that he will disappear, so Yukito has to eat five times as much than usual. Yukito said "I eat and eat and eat, but I'm never full..." and feels very frail, which is a big worry to the survival of not only Yue but Yukito himself.
Clow Card Arc
During much of the Clow Card arc, Yukito appeared as Touya's friend and would accompany him and Sakura to school. When Sakura began her quest to capture the cards, she ran into him several times in areas the cards were hiding in, or before she was heading out to find the cards. Strangely, he didn't seem bothered by Sakura's odd behaviour and would just shrug it off, promising to keep whatever she was up to a secret. Even when faced with some of the odd occurrences around town, he seemed unfazed by it, most likely due to subconscious influences from Yue. Some of the Clow cards also seemed aware of his true nature and would avoid attacking him when he was around.
As the series progressed and the Final Judgment came closer, Yue's energy would occasionally flare and bleed through to Yukito during the full moon. While Yukito himself was unaffected by this, it produced odd effects on those around him. Sakura passed out during the full moon when the pair were on a scavenger hunt. Fellow guardian Cerberus would occasionally sense Yue, but due to the fact Miss Mizuki possessed Moon style magic, he mistook her for the false form of Yue. Miss Mizuki, however, was fully aware there was something different about Yukito, and would give subtle hints to him, though he didn't catch on to her behaviour.
Sakura Card Arc
As a home economics project, Sakura made a teddy bear. It was decided that she would give it to Yukito, but not before Eriol Hiiragizawa helped finish it. When Sakura handed him the bear, it glowed with a red light, then Yukito fainted, and the bear grew to an exponential size. Sakura was forced to transform a new card in order to stop it.
Yukito stops by Sakura's house to drop off a school book for Touya, and as he is standing in the doorway, he transforms into Yue. Yue tells Cerberus that his magic is running out and that Sakura can no longer sustain him. He then mentions there may be another source, but doesn't tell Cerberus what that is. Sakura comes back and Yue instantaneously transforms back into Yukito. Naturally, he was a bit confused.
Later, Eriol notes that Yukito is having an even harder time than Sakura nowadays. Yukito thinks to himself about the blackouts he has been having and how worn out he has been feeling lately, and that's when Touya approaches him. Just as Touya was about to tell him something important, Nakuru Akizuki (Ruby Moon) falls out of a tree and interrupts. Annoyed, Touya leaves, and Ruby tells Yukito that with him as oblivious as he is, her job should be much easier.
The only thing that can save him is a massive infusion of magical energy, which Yue finally receives from Touya (whose earlier efforts to warn Yukito of his plight were continually interrupted by the aggressive the Ruby Moon).
Soon afterwards Sakura confesses her feelings to Yukito but he very gently declines Sakura's confession. He has always been aware of Sakura's feelings but tells her that he believes her feelings are more platonic (as Yukito resembles Sakura's father) than romantic. Sakura immediately realizes that "the one (Yukito) likes best" is in fact Touya. Earlier that day, Yukito told Touya how alarmed he was that he had suddenly learned about the existence of Yue and the falsehood of most of his memories, but Touya replies that it doesn't matter to him since the moments they have shared together are real. After Yukito rejects Sakura the two of them seem to adopt a brother-sister type of relationship.
When Sakura was trapped in her Alice in Wonderland book, several of her friends played the characters. Yukito was the white rabbit, running down a path because he was late for a meeting with the queen. Suddenly, he changes into Yue and flies Sakura up in the air. Once high enough, he drops her. In order to escape, Sakura needed to transform two new cards.
Touya Kinomoto
Touya and Yukito.
Yukito's best friend and love interest in the original Japanese version. There are several scenes in the anime where Yukito and Touya make it clear that they are romantically involved, or at the very least honest with each other about their mutual feelings.
Sakura and Yukito.
From the moment Yukito is introduced, it is clear that Sakura has an enormous crush on him. She continually marvels that he can be friends with her "barbaric brother." Everyone involved, including Yukito himself, believed that his meeting Touya in junior high school three years ago was a coincidence.
Syaoran Li
For the first season there are many hints to Syaoran having a childish crush on Yukito is displayed by him frequently blushing and/or running away in Yukito's presence. Syaoran acts as a rival against Sakura for Yukito's affection. However, it is discovered later that Syaoran was just attracted to the magical energies of the moon residing within Yukito, as Syaoran draws his magical power from the moon. In Cardcaptors his crush is censored to appear as fear instead. Syaoran eventually gets over his crush on Yukito as real feelings for Sakura begin to develop.
Yukito is in fact Yue's false form
Yukito is actually the false form of the Moon Guardian Yue. Although Yue knows everything about Yukito, Yukito is initially unaware of Yue's presence. Once Yukito learns of his alter-ego's existence, the two are able to communicate mentally. It is suggested that Yue is the reason for Yukito's large appetite, as he is in a sense "eating for two."
Transformation: If Yue wills it, Yukito is able to transform into his real form. However as seen in episode 65 it is also shown that Yue takes into account Yukito's wishes as well when transforming.
Appearances in Other Media
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
Yukito makes multiple appearances in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle. He is first shown in the Kingdom of Clow, where he is the High Priest and the best friend and confidante of Touya, the King of Clow. It is Yukito who uses his magical knowledge to send Syaoran and the stricken Princess Sakura to Tokyo to meet with Yuuko Ichihara (in xxxHolic), whom he refers to as "The Dimensional Witch." Like his counterpart in Cardcaptor Sakura, Yukito's powers relate to the moon; he possesses the ability to send others across dimensions and also the ability to see the future and spirits of the dead. The magic circle he uses to send Syaoran and Sakura to Yuuko Ichihara is almost identical to the one used by Clow Reed in Cardcaptor Sakura. It was also revealed that one of Yukito's job as priest is to keep the time still in Clow country's ruins. In Chapter 188 of the manga, it is revealed that Sakura was a candidate to succeed the current priest, which was implied to have been Yukito, until it was revealed that Nadeshiko was the priest of Clow Country.
Another version of Yukito appears as a waiter in the restaurant with Touya in the Hanshin Republic, the first world Syaoran and his companions visit. His appearance, along with Touya, illustrates the concept that Syaoran will encounter people he already knows, but are the not same person in the sense that he knows them. In the anime series, he appears in Oto Country along with Touya as patrons in the cafe run by Sakura and her travelling companions as well as in two filler episodes.
In Cardcaptors, his name is changed to Julian Star.
Certain Clow Cards affiliated with the Moon appeared to be aware of Yukito's true nature and would avoid attacking him or divert their attacks away from him. This is most evident in the battle with the Mist Card. During the Mist's attack on the stage Yukito tries to help Touya and another student of the stage. He is able to run through the Mist and is knocked into it and the Card doesn't try to dissolve him has it with everything else in its path.
While Yue was forbidden from aiding Sakura during her capturing of the cards, Yukito gave Sakura advice that subsequently helped her capture several cards like Watery and Illusion.
In the Cardcaptors version all overt references to Yukito's homosexual relationship with Touya were removed.
While Yue was against having a new master, Yukito was highly protective of Sakura throughout the Clow Card arc.
Yukito shares a trait with Yugi Mutou from the series Yu-Gi-Oh. The trait being that both are high school students who -at the beginning of their respective series- were unaware that they shared their body with another individual that was completely different to them -in terms of physical appearance and personality- but eventually became aware of their other self's existence; as well as have a good relationship with their alter-egos, often referring to them as "the other me".
In the Japanese version, Megumi Ogata who plays Yukito and Yue played Yugi/Yuugi Mutou and Dark Yugi/Yami no Yugi in the first series of Yu-Gi-Oh. Both series aired during the year 1998.
In the Greek dub, Yukito's name was changed to Mathew.
He is voiced by Megumi Ogata in Cardcaptor Sakura and by Kouki Miyata in Tsubasa. In Cardcaptors, he is voiced by Sam Vincent, Steve Staley in the 2nd Movie, and Robert McCollum in Tsubasa Chronicle.
Cardcaptor Sakura Characters
Sakura Kinomoto • Syaoran Li • Tomoyo Daidouji • Cerberus • Yue • Yukito Tsukishiro • Touya Kinomoto
Clow Reed • Eriol Hiiragizawa • Fujitaka Kinomoto • Nadeshiko Kinomoto • Kaho Mizuki • Spinel Sun • Ruby Moon • Takashi Yamazaki • Chiharu Mihara • Naoko Yanagisawa • Rika Sasaki • Yoshiyuki Terada • Makiko Midori • Yukie Kimura • Sonomi Daidouji • Masaki Amamiya
Akiho Shinomoto • Yuna D. Kaito • Momo • Ms. Morita • Mori • Syaoran's sisters
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Meiling Li • Maki Matsumoto • Wang Wei • Yelan Li • Madoushi • Yuuki Tachibana • Takai Tachibana • Akane • Yoko Nakagawa • Rei Tachibana
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Lebanon: roads shut again as thousands return to streets
Prime Minister Saad Hariri's decision to resign has put Hezbollah on the back foot, officials say
Supporters of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al Hariri gather to show support in Tariq Al Jadideh, Beirut, Lebanon. Getty Images
Protesters shout slogans as they block the main highway during ongoing anti-government protests near downtown in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
Supporters of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al Hariri ride their scooters in a convoy to show support. Getty Images
Lebanese policeman sits on his armored personal carrier, as they arrive to open a main highway which was blocked by anti-government protesters during ongoing protests against the Lebanese government, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
People use ATM outside a closed bank, in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanese banks have been closed for the last two weeks as the government grapples with mass demonstrations that have paralyzed the country, but an even greater crisis may set in when they reopen Friday. AP Photo
A protester holds a banner reading 'Money Shark' during a demonstration outside the Lebanese central bank, also known as Banque du Liban, in Beirut, Lebanon. Calls are mounting for Lebanon to impose formal restrictions on the movement of money to defend the country's dollar peg and prevent a run on the banks when they open their doors on Friday after two weeks of nationwide protests. Bloomberg
Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday said he was working on discussions to select a new prime minister.
On Thursday evening, Mr Aoun addressed the nation for the first time since Saad Hariri announced his resignation as prime minister this week, collapsing the government.
In his televised address, the president pledged to form a new government in which ministers would be chosen for their expertise, rather than political affiliation.
Mr Aoun said he intended to move the state away from its sectarian-based political system to a civil state, calling sectarianism a "destructive disease".
Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc issued its first statement on Mr Hariri's move, saying it wasted time that was crucial to pass anti-corruption measures and economic reforms.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said last week that he was against any reshuffle or change in the leadership.
As the streets of Lebanon started to clear on Wednesday and the country looked set to return to normal, with schools and banks reopening after two weeks of protests, thousands returned to the streets, sparking clashes with the army.
A mass march was held from the Central Bank in Hamra to Riad Al Solh outside the prime minister's office in downtown Beirut.
People carried banners reading, "Return the stolen money," and the crowd chanted, "We want to topple the bank, we want to topple the regime."
How Saad Hariri defied Hezbollah to seize the initiative
Many of those who have been active throughout the demonstrations also returned, blocking the ring road that connects east and west Beirut just hours after they agreed to clear the important intersection.
North of Beirut, people returned to the Jal El Dib highway that had been cleared by the army earlier in the day on Wednesday. In Sidon and Tripoli and dozens of other areas, thousands also took to the main squares and streets to close intersections.
The army struggled to reopen roads. They used tear gas in Akkar's Abdeh in north Lebanon to try to push people back. But on Thursday, hundreds returned to the streets of the town to block the roads.
On the ring road that connects east and west Beirut, police and the army forcefully removed protesters and about 100 riot officers remained on the scene to prevent protesters returning. In Jal El Dib, officers negotiated with protesters to clear the street.
The Lebanese American University late on Wednesday reversed an announcement made hours before that it would restart classes on Thursday, after a call from the Education Ministry to reopen schools and universities.
The ministry also revised its order to reopen schools, saying it would depend on the local situation.
Caretaker prime minister's supporters come out in force
Supporters of Mr Hariri, the caretaker prime minister, took to the streets in huge moped convoys, honking their horns and joining in the now famous chant, "Kilon yani kilon", or everyone means everyone.
Until Thursday, protesters nationwide have almost exclusively waved the Lebanese flags. Political slogans, banners and posters were hardly seen.
But on Wednesday night, the white sun on a blue background of Mr Hariri's Future Movement was flying on the streets of Beirut.
He urged his supporters to co-operate with security forces after thousands took to the streets, angered that he was the only politician to resign after the 14-day mass nationwide rallies.
Lebanon: President Michel Aoun accepts Saad Hariri's resignation
Lebanon: protesters give politicians two days to form new government
Lebanese army clears roads as protest numbers begin to dwindle
Lebanon explained: Saad Hariri resigns but what comes next?
The new development adds a worrying sectarian dimension to the mass rallies that have so far ignored religion to bring all communities and people together.
Many of Mr Hariri's largely Sunni supporters are angered that the Christian President and Shiite Speaker of Parliament are not resigning.
Hezbollah, the Iran-backed paramilitary and political force, is staunchly opposed to his move to stand down.
Parties across the spectrum on Thursday commented on the situation and suggested routes to reform.
In recent days, politicians have been conspicuously quiet during a fortnight of anti-corruption protests that have riled against every political party and leader in the country.
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, who withdrew his four ministers from the government on the third day of the protests, said the government's resignation was only the first step towards correcting the country's course.
"The only step capable of correcting this path at the moment is to form a government completely different from its predecessors, without the problems of the existing parliamentary majority but including new, independent faces," Mr Geagea said.
Updated: November 1, 2019 02:24 AM
Libya Berlin summit ends in pledge to enforce weapons embargo
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Supporters of Khalifa Haftar shut off Libya's biggest oil field
US sanctions Iran general who cracked down on Arabs
Libya conference: what each party wants
'Traitors': Lebanese protesters recount taunts and abuse from police
Israel building underground defence system on Lebanon border
Libya peace conference begins in Berlin as players seek to avoid another Syria
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L'Oréal Paris, the world's leading beauty brand, launched the 'Ambassador of Fashion' platform, a brand new beauty and fashion collaboration in Pakistan with coveted hair color brand Excellence Crème as its flag-bearer. The vision behind the collaboration is for L'Oréal Paris Excellence Crème, as the ambassador of fashion, to engage with dynamic Pakistani fashion to introduce all-encompassing beauty and fashion trends.
L'Oréal Paris Excellence Crème reveals their Gemstone Collection, inspired by the Rare Andalusite Gemstone. This new range comes in three magnetic Andalusite Brown shades which have been developed with an exclusive mix of cool & warm pigments while providing the signature Excellence Crème triple protection. With inclusive applicator instruments specially designed to create the ultimate Exquisite Browns look from the comfort of one's home, the collection comes in three distinct shades: 4.3 (Golden Chestnut Brown), 5.3 (Golden Light Brown) and 6.7 (Chocolate Brown).
Speaking about the launch of the new L'Oréal Paris Excellence Crème Gemstone Collection and the 'Ambassador of Fashion' Platform, General Manager (Consumer Products' Division) at L'Oréal Pakistan, Moazzam Ali Khan said, "With a legacy which spans over 100 years, L'Oréal Paris is not just the world leader in beauty, but is also a brand which through its pioneering innovations in make-up and specifically in hair care, has created a marriage between beauty, fashion and glamour. Through targeted initiatives such as our strategic partnership at PFDC L'Oréal Paris Bridal Week and now through our association with Nomi Ansari, we are seeking to further augment the relationship between fashion and beauty the unique L'Oréal Paris way. As a leading fashion designer who's renowned for his use of dynamic colors, Nomi Ansari was but a natural partner for us to collaborate with on the new Gemstone Collection from Excellence Crème. We feel that this collaboration will go a long way in establishing Excellence Crème and towards cementing the brand's credentials as being the 'Ambassador of Fashion'".
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Albums2010 #88: A Picture of Nectar
So, true confession time: I had never listened to a single Phish album before I listened to this one. I don't know what it was- whether it was the fact that Dave Matthews was more radio friendly and I never listened to alternative college radio back in the day so Phish was just one of those bands I just assumed was tasty and delicious like the ice cream and never actually sat down and listened to them. But I decided that no survey of music or albums or whatever the hell this thing I've been trying to do for seven years now is would be complete without listening to one Phish album, so one Google search for 'where should I start with Phish' and one Reddit thread later, I found myself listening to A Picture of Nectar, which, I was surprise to learn was their first major studio release.
(Wiki-Tangent: they've been kicking since December 1983, three months after I was born. And in a weird twist of something- fate, perhaps? My family would begin our long, strange American odyssey the next year just 90 miles away in Hanover, New Hampshire.)
First impressions: well, it's... good. It's not, 'where has this been all my life good' but it's good. I dig it. I can see why so many people gravitated to Phish from bands like the Grateful Dead-(though actually, upon further reflection, I hear more Santana in this album than the 'Dead) very much a jam band, sounds- there's elements of all kinds of music at play here- from rock n'roll to jazz and jazz fusion and genres and sub-genres I haven't even heard of, much less explored in any meaningful way. 'Poor Heart' is the first track that really sort of changes things up in the album- going from a jam band to sort of an old school, bluegrass kind of sound. Then things get a little jazzier with 'Stash'- the next track is a Dizzy Gillespie cover ('Manteca').
I also dig the Latin flavor on this album- there's more and more Santana flavor to it the deeper you get. So while 'Guelah Papyrus' was more of a jam/jazz track, 'Magilla' seems to serve as a nice instrumental bridge to 'The Landlady' which turns into a jam, but not after some nice Latin beats. (And by the way: if it sounds like I'm talking out of my ass about this stuff, it's because I am. Once I hit #100 on this ludicrous adventure, I'm tapping out and leaving music commentary to the experts, because I am not it.)
'Glide' sort of jumped out at me late in the album. It's got a nice beat. I dig it. 'Tweezer' on the other hand lost me a little bit- I mean, I get it, they're a jam band, so jams are to be expected, but there's such a thing as a wee bit much of a good thing and after awhile this just sort of faded into randomized noise and I just lost interest. 'The Mango Song' was pretty good and didn't meander as much as 'Tweezer' did. 'Chalkdust Torture' changes things up again with more of a rock beat. If there's a jam/instrumental track that I like the best on this entire album, it's probably the last one, 'Tweezer-Reprise' which is one hell of a culmination of a wild, crazy trip of an album.
Overall: First Phish was a good Phish experience. I loved how eclectic this album managed to be and while some of the jams lost me a little bit, others kept me fully engaged and on board. Will I try more Phish in the future? I think there's a pretty good chance of that. *** out of ****.
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"Oh, the Facepalms..."
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What if the World's Leaders Met Around a Campfire?
If they could meet around a campfire, perhaps pass a peace pipe, strum a guitar, sing a few lines of Kumbaya, do you think we might have a different world?
For us, one of the best parts of RVing is spending time talking to people we might never connect with otherwise. We spent Memorial Day long weekend just that way. Camped on the shore of Grant Lake with only a couple of other campers, we waited out the busyness of the highway traffic together.
As is common even in boondocking settings, after exchanging a few pleasantries, we agreed on a common campfire – a good way to stretch the firewood. It was fun enough that we repeated it 3 evenings in a row!
As campfires go, these had all the components. Music, laughter, and conversation that moved from camping and other adventures to war, guns, and politics. You would be right to assume that we didn't agree on everything. But we disagreed politely, listened to each others' points of view, and thought about it before we offered ours.
In essence, we were free to walk away at any time. But why? When respecting differences meant we could continue the conversation and maybe each come away with a better understanding of why we had them.
And then there were my favorite moments each night. These happen around any campfire – you know the ones – when no one speaks. Everyone sits and looks into the flames in silence for a while. These silences are never awkward around a fire. Just being together is enough.
When the weekend was over, we exchanged hugs as we said goodbyes. Sincere ones. We had bonded. With every intention of meeting up again. We took photos to remember each other, too, but I'm purposely not posting names or faces. It's not necessary.
I can offer a shot of our campers on the shore. Our trusty Roadtrek is on the left. The center camper is actually an old army truck. The white truck goes with the tent trailer on the right.
The tent camper belongs to a single 49-year-old local Californian, retired from the army on an early pension. He told us this was pretty much his life now – moving around to fish. He had served several stints overseas but not on the front lines. He didn't talk much about it unless asked but some of the answers to our questions surprised us.
The couple in the army truck were from Nevada and, except for buying this truck, they had no military ties at all. They planned to convert the truck into an RV. Definitely a high-clearance one that will be able to handle any terrain! This and other retirement dreams were still on hold. Mostly due to the 2008 economic downturn.
and low and behold. Our dinner was …..
Grant Lake is very near Mono Lake and Randy and I spent an afternoon wandering around the tufas.
After the weekend, we moved a few miles north to camp in the forest near Buckeye Creek.
But buckeye creek was still running too fast. There's so much snow melting from the Sierras – the most in 6 years. The riverside hot springs pools were flooding with snow melt and much too cold to enjoy.
But the temperature at this smaller pool overlooking the creek was just right.
Finally, we made our way up to Lake Tahoe. Although it's early in the season and mid-week, the lake was already far too busy for our liking.
We were lucky to find a parking spot at Inspiration Point. If you are in a larger RV, you don't stand a chance.
We did enjoy a few hours at Talac Historic Site, one of the few free offerings on the entire lake. There's no admission fee for walking the grounds, although you can book various tours. But you can see so much on a walk. Three mansions plus all the guest cottages that belonged to these three families. Each furnished in the style of the time.
The well-to-do were basically the only ones who came up to the lake in the 1920s. These summer-homes became less appealing to them when the roads were built and the "common people" started to build here too.
We made many other stops and enjoyed the scenery on the drive, but not the traffic. We actually drove the entire loop around the lake in one day. Too fast really. Probably we're just spoiled and have no patience for the traffic, crowds, and expensive campsites and parking rates.
With some of the campgrounds still closed, even finding a campsite was a challenge. Although we had planned on camping here, in the end, we didn't even try.
It seems a shame to end this glorious month we've had, following Hwy 395 at our own leisurely pace, with a less-than-perfect day at Lake Tahoe. But it is what it is.
Maybe if Lake Tahoe was not so beautiful, it wouldn't be so busy.
Maybe if Memorial Day was not such a big holiday, driving on that weekend would be tolerable.
Maybe by sitting around a campfire with strangers, we can learn new ways to just "be together". Peacefully.
You always find the best wild camping sites! Good neighbors too.


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La Puerta del Coche är en ort i Mexiko.   Den ligger i kommunen San Marcos och delstaten Jalisco, i den centrala delen av landet,  km väster om huvudstaden Mexico City. La Puerta del Coche ligger  meter över havet och antalet invånare är .

Terrängen runt La Puerta del Coche är lite kuperad. Den högsta punkten i närheten är  meter över havet,  km öster om La Puerta del Coche. Runt La Puerta del Coche är det ganska glesbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Etzatlán,  km öster om La Puerta del Coche. Omgivningarna runt La Puerta del Coche är en mosaik av jordbruksmark och naturlig växtlighet.

Ett varmt stäppklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är maj, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är december, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är augusti, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är mars, med  mm nederbörd.

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#Drought along a #ColoradoRiver calls for extreme efforts to enforce #water laws: A badge and a gun — The #ColoradoSprings Gazette
From The Colorado Springs Gazette (Carol McKinley):
water scarcity driven by drastic climate-change along the Dolores River in southwest Colorado has been a real jaw-grinder for folks who bear a century's worth of grudges over who gets water, how much and when.
After 22 years of drought, the river is down to a trickle this late fall and the water storage it feeds, McPhee Reservoir, has shrunk to its lowest level in decades. Even when the runoff was flowing last spring, the Dolores project was already in water shortage mode and farmers only got 10% of what they're normally allocated, which means they were only able to grow 10% of the crops they're used to producing.
Much of the farmland lays fallow…
The water that was released from McPhee Dam tells the story, said Colorado State University senior water and climate scientist Brad Udall: "The agreement is for 25 cubic feet per second minimum flow release and they were releasing 1/5 of that."
Colorado Drought Monitor map November 23, 2021.
The U.S. Drought Monitor map shows Colorado's Four Corners region in bright red, in the extreme drought category.
"I have said for years that the southwest portion of the state is very much at risk for these kinds of drought," Udall said. "We should expect for them to occur repeatedly throughout the 21st century."
Desperate times
At the mouth of the Dolores, one of the only things standing between a shovel to the head and civility is a Montezuma County sheriff deputy whose job it is to keep watch on water robbers.
Dave Huhn is a tall, silver-haired deputy with a bad back from 12 years of ditch riding. He sips from a Big Gulp-sized iced tea as he travels miles of county roads; a badge, a gun and a tablet of citations are his shield.
"Communication is everything and just because you've lived out here 100 years doesn't mean you're doing it right," explains Huhn, who was given the responsibility of enforcing complicated Colorado water laws by the county commissioners in 2009. "You can't steamroll these people. You're not out there talking with a physicist. You're out there talking with someone who needs to produce your food. You've got to listen to the problem."
[Marty] Robbins is the keeper of the ditch deeds, which are the official record of water rights. He opened a drawer and pulled out a thick leather-bound dossier of evidence. It is the smoking gun in the world of water crime.
"My whole world changed when Dave took over ditch issues," Robins said. "Around here, you have a whole lot of attitude and very little forgiveness."
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Bruce Walsh (born ) is a contemporary American playwright and a prominent Philadelphia fringe artist. His works have received attention due to their unique brand of site-specific theater. In addition to theater, he is regular contributor to the Philadelphia Metro (Philadelphia), a free city paper.

Career
His plays have been workshopped or produced by The Philadelphia Theatre Company, New Dramatists, 1812 Productions, Montgomery Theatre Project, Crescendo Theatre Company, Temple Theaters, Brat Productions, Alleyway Theatre, and Kaibutsu. While attending Temple University's Theater Program, Bruce was a Bernard B. Jacobs Intern at New Dramatists in NYC and worked extensively as a Teaching Artist for The Philadelphia Young Playwrights Festival. After graduating from Temple in 2001, he joined the legendary Philly Fringe company, Brat Productions, working as a Dramaturg, Playwright and Director. In 2004 he co-founded Kaibutsu, a Philadelphia based guerrilla theater group, which has enjoyed praise from NPR, WRTI, The City Paper, Philadelphia Weekly, The Philadelphia Inquirer and many others for its unique brand of site-specific theater.

He has been nominated for an Independence Foundation Fellowship.

Plays
Whiskey Neat (2009)
Old Bill (2005)
Northern Liberty (2005 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival)
The Guided Tour (2004 and 2006 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival) - A curious site-specific play on a tourist trolley—was presented in the 2004 and 2006 Live Arts Festivals. "Guided Tour DUI" is a rare experiment between the creators of the show and Project P, a collective of local film enthusiasts. With the help of the P's, the cast of "Guided" perform a reading of the show with a film adaptation of the tour route projected behind them—and sometimes on them. Performed at the Mum Puppet Theatre.
Dasein (2002 Philly Fringe Festival)
The Wounded Body (2000 Philly Fringe Festival)
Once (Co-written with Madi Distefano of Brat Productions, 2002)

Notes
 Philadelphia Inquirer review of Whiskey Neat
 Philadelphia Weekly review of "Whiskey Neat"

References

External links
 Kaibutsu Theater Company web site.
 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival Interview - Co-creators of The Guided Tour, Bruce Walsh and Dan Scholnick talk about the 2006 production of the play.

Living people
American dramatists and playwrights
Year of birth missing (living people)


I finally have time to read, not a book but a story from the internet. I found something that's very touching and I believe some of you might think that way as well.
It's about that time that you will never be replaced... a wife asked her husband after 21 years of marriage to take another woman out to dinner. I bet your thoughts are going somewhere dark, but it's not what you think: the other woman that the wife wanted her husband to visit was his mother, who had been a widow for 19 years.
So there they are, a son and his mother going on a 'date'. It means something for both of them, his mother even told all her friends that she was going to go out with her son. After the dinner, both agreed to have another 'date night', but unfortunately, his mother died a few days later.


The amendments operate, in part, to override the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision in Vine v. Com., State Employees' Ret. Bd., 9 A.3d 1150 (Pa. 2010). In Vine, the Plaintiff petitioned for review from an order denying relief regarding a retirement election made by her then-husband under a purported POA, obtained while she was mentally and physically incapacitated. The POA was found to be void. The Supreme Court held that a third party could not rely on a void POA submitted by an agent where the POA may be defective or void, even where the third party had no knowledge of invalidity.
These amendments offer greater protection from civil liability for third parties acting in reliance on POAs. Under amendment to Section 5608(c), a person who in good faith accepts a POA without actual knowledge that the signature or mark is not genuine may, without liability, rely upon the genuineness of the signature. To illustrate this expansion of immunities, in a situation where a company seeks to acquire an oil and gas lease or other written commitment from the agent acting for a principal under a purported POA, without actual knowledge of any invalidity, the company may accept the POA in good faith, without risk of civil liability. This represents a significant, favorable change from prior policy.
The amendments to Sections 5608(e) and (g), however, create some concern for an entity dealing with an agent under a POA. In such a case where a person is required to engage in a transaction with another, and a POA is tendered to confirm the authority of the agent to act for the principal, the first person is required to accept the POA within seven days, unless the first person requests the provision of certain identified forms of supporting documentation within the seven day period, and these are satisfactorily furnished. Under Section 5608.1(c) a person who refuses to accept a POA in violation of Section 5608 shall be subject to "[c]ivil liability for pecuniary harm to the economic interests of the principal proximately caused by the person's refusal to comply with the instructions of the agent designated in the [POA]" and a court order mandating acceptance of the POA.
In application, a prospective oil and gas lessee would not be required to accept a purported POA, as the potential lessee is not otherwise required to enter into the lease. However, in circumstances where there is an existing relationship between the lessor and lessee, the lessee may be required to accept the POA, to honor an instruction to change the royalty payee.
 PA LEGIS 2014-95, 2014 Pa. Legis. Serv. Act 2014-95 (H.B. 1429) (PURDON'S).
See also Power of Attorney – PEF Code Amendments, Fiduciary Review, August 2014, at 1, 3-4.
 Vine v. Com., State Employees' Ret. Bd., 607 Pa. 648, 9 A.3d 1150 (2010).
PA Bankers Association, June 26, 2014, https://www.pabanker.com/media/1888/powerofattorney.pdf.


Four bidders participate in the auction: the mobile network operators Telefónica Deutschland, Telekom and Vodafone as well as Drillisch Netz AG (1&1). The frequencies are to form the basis for the 5G rollout in Germany. The procedure was legally controversial in advance. Following the rejection of 4 urgent applications from the telecommunications industry, nine regular legal proceedings are still pending against them. On 15 March, the Cologne Administrative Court rejected the urgent applications filed by Telefónica Deutschland and other competitors against the planned auction procedure. As a result of this decision, there is now a lack of legal clarity, comments Valentina Daiber, Member of the Executive Board for Legal Affairs and Corporate Affairs, on the fringes of the kick-off event in Mainz: "It would have been urgently necessary for all parties involved and in particular the investing companies to create legal clarity and an auction design with appropriate investment incentives as far as possible before the start of the auction".
"We are entering the forthcoming frequency allocation from a position of strength; after all, we connect most people in Germany with our mobile services. We are confident that we will acquire valuable spectrum at the auction," said CEO Markus Haas at the start of the auction. "In the interests of our customers, shareholders and society, we will make a significant contribution to the further expansion of the digital infrastructure. 5G will support us in the planned development of the largest and most modern mobile network in Germany and will be of great importance for our vision of the Mobile Customer & Digital Champion". The future 5G mobile communications standard will open up completely new fields of application thanks to further increases in transmission speeds and lower latency times. This is particularly elementary for the economy in the context of Industry 4.0. At a later date, this performance boost will also be noticeable in private use.


I have lived here 25 years and have had it with the noise in Kaneohe, especially from my adjacent neighbors who have cars with altered exhausts and one with straight pipes. My entreaties to the DMV and police have gone nowhere over these years. At least one police officer is evidently friendly with the loud car owner because I've seen one over there admiring the illegal vehicle, not issuing a violation.
I have an decibel meter on my iPhone. I've measured to sound of the hot rod with straight pipes at 95 dB (A). The 2018 Mustang purred when it showed up a year ago. Within a month, the exhaust was altered so that it now produces 90dB (and probably more) and can be heard over 1/4 mile away.
I'm worn out by noise from cars, motorcycles, weed whackers, lawn blowers, fireworks, and VTOL aircraft, jets, and helicopters that can often be heard until late at night.
I'll let you know how my next and last jousting match with the police and DMV goes over these illegal cars. My days here are numbered.
As you can probably tell from our web site we're in complete agreement. And you're right, HPD's record of enforcement of existing laws and statutes is no less than willful negligence. We recommend to neighborhood boards that they have their respective HPD District begin reporting each month to the neighborhood board how many noise and related citations are issued the previous month, and that the neighborhood boards hold HPD accountable for lack of enforcement when it is apparently the case. You might want to suggest to your Kaneohe Neighborhood Board that they do the same. Too, you have the right at neighborhood board meetings to ask the HPD representative WHY no citations have been issued after what appears to be numerous complaints on your part. Let them explain to you, your neighbors in attendance, and the neighborhood board why these obvious infractions aren't being cited.
Good luck on your crusade. We've added you to distribution list for noise and related information, and from time to time we will in the future begin email campaigns to our elected officials asking them WHY our laws go un-enforced day after day after day. Once elected officials understand that noise matters to O'ahu residents and that we will vote noise issues perhaps they will begin to act. We will also post your note, without name, to our blog so that others may benefit from your experience.


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NewsNet is an American news-oriented free-to-air television network and newscast production company owned by NewsNet LLC, a division of Freelancer Television Broadcasting, Inc. The network is structured to broadcast a tightly-formatted 30-minute newswheel 24 hours a day (with a 90-minute break on weekend late mornings), incorporating freshly-updated information that covers various areas of interest (such as national news, sports, entertainment, weather and business). Breaking news stories are updated constantly as they develop and new information becomes available.
In addition to being carried on digital subchannels of affiliated television stations, NewsNet also distributes its programming through a livestream that is available on its website (yournewsnet.com), as well as mobile apps in areas where it does not have a terrestrial TV affiliate. NewsNet also provides an optional turnkey local news production service for stations that do not maintain their own local news departments to produce local news capsule segments or full-length newscasts. NewsNet's primary studio facilities, which also houses master control operations of the network's O&O station WMNN-LD (channel 26) and MyNetworkTV affiliate WXII-LP (channel 12), are located on West 13th Street and 3rd Avenue in Cadillac, Michigan.
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On September 28, 2017, Eric Wotila – who founded low-powered all-news station WMNN-LD in Cadillac, Michigan, and oversaw the studio design and construction for News Channel Nebraska, a Norfolk, Nebraska-based quasi-state network of five low-powered stations that also maintained an all-news programming format – started a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to fund the launch of a 24-hour national news channel – under the working title, the Local News Network (LNN) – intended for broadcast, online and mobile distribution. Citing favorable opinions from viewers about the "straight-to-the-facts, no-nonsense and commentary-free" coverage provided by WMNN-LD, the Local News Network proposed to offer a news wheel format (similar in structure to the 1982–2005 format of HLN, and the formats of defunct all-news networks such as All News Channel and Satellite News Channel) that would eschew the often-politically focused panel discussion programs that have populated the afternoon, nighttime and weekend schedules of cable news channels (particularly CNN, MSNBC and Fox News Channel) since the early 2000s. The project called for LNN to be based out of WMNN's Cadillac studio facility, with the hope of eventually opening bureaus elsewhere around the United States. The project failed to reach its funding goal of $100,000 needed to develop LNN – which would have been used to pay for equipment and staffing necessary to handle the national broadcasts – by the closure of the 50-day campaign on November 17, 2017, raising only $8,012 from 78 public backers. Wotila subsequently sought to obtain backing from investors to fund the venture. On March 15, 2018, Wotila and other partners involved in the Local News Network project announced the launch of NewsNet, which would maintain the concept originally developed prior to the commencement of the Kickstarter campaign. NewsNet was officially launched on January 1, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with the Evening Edition serving as the network's inaugural program. On May 8, 2019, ground was broken on new studios. The facility will consist of three studios, each with their own control rooms and a new, state-of-the-art master control room overseeing the operations of NewsNet, WMNN-LD and WXII-LP, the new studio went into effect at 4 a.m. on December 9.
The channel's programming is structured around a rolling news wheel format, providing up-to-date information on the top national and international stories in just 30 minutes. Each half-hour of the wheel format begins with the "A" block, consisting of a short teaser of what's coming up in the first ten minutes, followed by a nearly two-minute-long look at the top story of the hour (with updated details provided when breaking news develops) and an eight-minute roundup of the latest news stories at 02 and 32 minutes past the hour. The remainder of each half-hour features a national weather forecast summary (at 12 and 42 minutes past the hour) and the latest sports news, highlights and scores (at 17 and 47 minutes past the hour; branded as SportsDesk). Feature segments regularly aired at 24 and 54 minutes past the hour may include "Health News" (latest health updates and information), "Living Well" (news and topics about everyday lifestyle and general well-being) or "Business Brief" (latest business news headlines and in-depth conversations with major players in the business sector).[10] To comply with programming guidelines imposed by the Children's Television Act, NewsNet also carries a 90-minute block of educational children's programming on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. ET.
On January 2, 2019, one day after the station launched, TV news industry blog FTVLive.com published a photo of NewsNet primary anchor Remington Hernandez wearing a Make America Great Again hat that Hernandez had published to his private Facebook profile, casting doubt on the station's claim of being politically unbiased.[11] In October 2019, a user of the TV News industry forum TVNewsTalk.net posted a photo taken off Hernandez's public Instagram page that featured a smiling Hernandez next to conservative political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos.
As of February 2021, NewsNet has current and pending affiliation agreements with 59 television stations in 50+ television markets encompassing 26 states, covering more than 20% of the United States.[1] The majority of NewsNet affiliates are low-power stations that are within the geographic boundaries of a particular TV market, but do not cover the entirety of the market. In addition to allowing affiliates to sell local advertising (offering four minutes of local commercial time per hour to prospective stations), NewsNet provides the option for its broadcast affiliates to pre-empt the "Health News", "Living Well" and "Business Brief" segments at the end of each half hour to allow to carry a five-minute-long local headline "capsule", providing news and weather information focusing on the local viewing area.
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The Dyker Heights Lights are a jewel of New York City during Christmas. It has truly become a "must-see" for many people during these days. It is famous for its Christmas lights and decorations erected each year by its residents, and it has been called the "king of the Christmas lights". Christmas lights in Dyker Heights are the key of the DH identity, because the whole community participates.
The Holiday Season in New York City is magical! Believe me, from the world-famous tree at Rockefeller Center to the Christmas windows of Macy's, Bergdorf's, and Saks, the city is vibrant with energy and holiday spirit!
Once you get to DH, stroll the streets enjoying the lights and decorations, take a lot of photographs, and get deep into the holiday spirit!


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Joe Sparacio has a deep affection for football. But he knew in order to keep playing it, academics had to be a part of it. Not only to keep playing football, though.
"With my teachers, my parents, they've really motivated me and told me that school comes first before anything else," said Sparacio, First Baptist Academy's Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete Award finalist. "That's something you can always have when football ends, because it's going to end someday."
Not for now, though.
Sparacio was one of the top players in Southwest Florida and the state, and already participated in spring football at Boston College, where he is in the business school. Sparacio graduated early from FBA and started at Boston College in January.
More:PrepZone: 2018 Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete finalists announced
"Probably the hardest thing for me leaving high school a semester early was being away from family," said Sparacio, whose father Billy was his high school coach. "I'm from a very close family so leaving them, not having them, not seeing them every day, was a big change for me."
Sparacio did some big things on the athletic fields. He played varsity baseball from seventh grade through his sophomore year, then ran track his junior year, earning the Lion Pride award.
"It's an award that shows leadership on the team, also contributing to the team," he said. "... It meant a lot to me."
Sparacio meant more on the football field, though.
More:Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete ceremony moving to Artis—Naples this May
He was Class 2A all-state honorable mention, Naples Daily News first-team all-area, and FBA's Defensive MVP as a freshman. As a sophomore, he was first-team all-state as a linebacker and Daily News first-team all-area, and repeated those honors as a junior, adding Daily News Defensive Player of the Year. As a senior, he was first-team all-state again, and the Florida Athletic Coaches Association District Player of the Year, and a finalist for the Daily News Defensive Player of the Year.
"I really have a love for the game of football," he said. "It's just something that I love to do and I can never get enough of it. That comes from within -- also having the head coach as your dad helped that, too."
That caught the eye of college recruiters, with Boston College assistant Brian White making an offer that Sparacio readily jumped on.
"Joe Sparacio is a force multiplier -- he is infectious and spreads his many gifts to others," White wrote in a recommendation letter.
"Boston College was my dream school," Sparacio said. "Once they offered me, it took me about two minutes just to commit."


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HomeForumIndustry InfluencerTalentThe ShowcaseDon Chief
Don Chief
by Elsy Bayona
The Showcase
Don Chief is one of the cornerstone of Texas music. Hailing from Dallas, the legendary Texan release 30 studio recording albums to date. He's collaborated with many premiere artist to include Rick Ross, Jim Jones, Chamillionaire, Nate Dogg and Yo Gotti. He's been totally consistent since the release of his first album.
I was able to learn more about him as a person and his extensive career in the music industry in my interview with Don Chief.
EB: How have you been under the world's COVID-19 pandemic?
DC: I been in a social distancing mode since before the pandemic even started. It didn't really affect me like it might have affected everyone else. It just gave me more time to work on myself and what I had going. It wasn't a pandemic for me, it was just life.
EB: You have been a mainstay in Texas music for 30 recording albums. What is your most memorable moment in being an artist?
DC: To be honest, I got too many memorable moments being an artist.
I can't specify one single moment. I have a lot of proud moments I just can't single one out.
EB: Can you take me through the process of putting together a successful album? Do you come up with song concept first? Or, do you arrange the sound with key producer(s)?
DC: To each it's own. With me I been doing it a while so it's different. I gotta be in a certain mode. It's all about what mode I'm in and it transitions out into the album, and which mode the producer is in and his emotions. I normally don't work hands on with the producers, I basically let the producers create what their emotions are telling them and then I put my emotions and that's how it come together.
I feed of the production but I also go off what feeling and mode I'm in, in life.
EB: Who has been your hardest critic? What did you learn from that person?
DC: I'm my own hardest critic, there's no other individual. I'm always trying to do better than what I did the last time.
EB: If you can change anything about the music industry, what would it be?
DC: I wouldn't change anything, I would just add what I would like to add. I'm okay with everyone expressing their feeling and emotions how they would like. What I would add is more originality. I feel that people should show more of what they like in the music industry than instead of copying what everyone else likes.
EB: What's next for you career?
DC: The next thing we can look forward to is just adding on to the legacy. Helping others bringing the city up way more, which is Dallas. My next thing is exposing my culture to the world. Exposing the Dallas culture to the world. Also I have a variety of things coming up a collage of things. I want to be bridge connecting my city to the world.
Sometime next month [December] I'm releasing a new album we can look forward to that. I also have a documentary and on the way, we are currently working on it.
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