the unbearable notice is; that you've to make up your mind to be the difference and not the other way round else people will misjudge you even though you're not that person.
The 20-track Punk boasts an array of guest stars, including A$AP Rocky, J. Cole, Doja Cat, Drake, Future, Gunna, Juice WRLD, Post Malone, Mac Miller, Nate Ruess and Travis Scott.
Young Thug achieves his third No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Oct. 30) as his latest release, Punk, debuts in the top slot. The set earned 90,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 21, according to MRC Data.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units.
“My Universe, with BTS, debuted at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, marking the second leader for Coldplay”
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Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).
Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album.
The new Oct. 30, 2021-dated chart (where Punk debuts to No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Oct. 26.
“All versions of the album, old and new, are combined for tracking and charting purposes”
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3,899%). Of that sum, album sales comprise 48,000 (up 11,570%; making it the top-selling album of the week), SEA units comprise 6,000 (up 589%; equaling 8.34 million on-demand streams of the set’s tracks) and TEA units comprise 1,000 (up 1,180%).
Let It Be was first released in 1970 as the final studio effort from the band. It spent four weeks atop the chart (June 13-July 4, 1970-dated charts).
For its special edition, the album was reintroduced in a variety of expanded formats and editions, including many with previously unreleased tracks.
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JULY 17: Lil Baby and Lil Durk perform onstage during Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash 25 at Center Parc Credit Union Stadium at Georgia State University on July 17, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
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Showing off a plaque for the tour with a music executive, Lil Durk updated his Instagram Stories and explained why DJ Akademiks was incorrect in assuming that he and Baby wouldn’t be able to sell out arenas.
He reported that the tour was not selling very many tickets, but that was obviously a very premature report because Lil Durk and the others have officially finished their leg of performances, and they’re revealing how much money was earned and how many tickets were sold.
Did you manage to get tickets to the Back Outside tour? If you were one of the 250,000 people that attended one of the concerts, let us know if it was worth it in the comments.
The UK government is on course for a diplomatic collision with Brussels as Brexit minister Lord Frost warned it would be a “historic misjudgement” for the bloc not to rewrite key parts of the agreement.
Accusing the EU of being “disrespectful” to Britain, Lord Frost demanded leaders effectively tear up the Northern Ireland protocol he negotiated alongside Boris Johnson just two years ago and replace it with a new treaty.
Delivering a speech in Lisbon, he risked inflaming tensions, claiming the bloc was attempting to “encourage UK political forces to reverse the referendum result or least keep us closely aligned with the EU”.
“Brexit minister blasts ‘disrespectful’ opposition to Brexit as he demands new Northern Ireland protocol”
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“The EU and we have got into a low-equilibrium somewhat fractious relationship,” he said.
“Fixing the very serious problem we have in the Northern Ireland protocol is a prerequisite for getting to a better place.”
Meanwhile, UK businesses urged Boris Johnson to pull back from the brink, warning that his threat to tear up the protocol could trigger punitive tariffs on British products – including 10 per cent on car exports to the EU.
“Christmas showdown looms as Brussels sets out plans to resolve Northern Ireland crisis by end of year”
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The scene was set for a Christmas showdown, with observers unsure whether Mr Sefcovic’s initiative had provided enough “wriggle room” for Mr Frost and Mr Johnson to back down from their hardline stance.
In an eagerly-anticipated press conference at the European Commission HQ, Mr Sefcovic set out what he described as “a robust package of creative and practical solutions” to the bureaucracy and shortages that have bedevilled Northern Ireland since the full implementation of Brexit at the start of 2021.
Even movie stars need to declutter sometimes. Tom Hanks, for example, has decided he no longer needs his 1992 Airstream travel trailer, which has been a part of his movie-making experience since he bought it in 1993.
Hanks used the trailer on 18 movie sets over the decades, including Sleepless in Seattle and Forrest Gump in the ’90s to movies like The Circle in 2017.
“I got it in the days when movies moved slower,”
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Four vehicles used by Tom Hanks will be auctioned off later this month at the Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction, including his on-set Airstream trailer and the 2010 Ford F-450 Super Duty used to tow it, a customized 1980 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser, and Hanks’ personal 2015 Tesla Model S P85D.
Hanks used the Airstream trailer as a place to rest while shooting 18 movies between the 1990s and 2010s, including Forrest Gump and The Circle.
Hanks ordered the trailer as an upgrade to the standard on-set cast trailers, and it has a full-size sofa inside that had to be customized in order to fit through the door.
“Over the years, Hanks also added stickers to the windows showing which movie locations the trailer was used on.”
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ming aggregation websites such as Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb with negative user ratings to bring down a film’s overall score. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “Captain Marvel” are two prominent examples of films that were review-bombed before release.
The review-bombing of “Captain Marvel” led to Rotten Tomatoes disarming user ratings until after a film opens.
“The Suicide Squad”: “I’ll live — stuff like this means nothing in the big picture.”
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“I know there’s some people that are like, ‘Hey, man, this show’s woke,’” Smith told Variety about the backlash.
“I’m like, all right, great, then so was the original cartoon we’re fucking sequel-izing. Go watch it again. There are girls in every episode. Deal with it.”
“It wasn’t like He-Man always saved the day.”
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Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” opens August 6 in theaters and on HBO Max, where it will be available to stream for 31 days
Smith told Variety about the backlash. “I’m like, all right, great, then so was the original cartoon we’re fucking sequelsizing. Go watch it again.
I’ll set the scene. Here I am at one of my first post (ish)- covid girls dinner party. I think it was a French theme, put on by my friend Liz. While chatting away, I mention that I work as a finance coach. As per usual, this drums up some conversation and questions.
This evening a new question popped up: ‘But Genevieve, how do I stay prepared. The future gives me anxiety and I find it hard to prepare for things I don’t know are coming.’
“I don’t have a crystal ball and even the expert psychics in New Orleans can’t tell you exactly what financial obstacles and opportunities will be available in the future.”
GENEVIEVE
The question becomes, how do we prepare for the unknown? Will I snag that 7 figure job? Will my parents need my help? Will I finally buy that farm to house all the dogs I want to rescue? Will I be able to take a 6 month tour of the world? So many questions and very few answers.
It’s said that living in the future gives you anxiety and I agree. That’s why my strategy is all around covering the basics and providing flexibility for the future. This is something I recommend to clients too.
Seven Ways to be financially secure;
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Here are the following steps, below,
1. Have enough cash on hand for emergencies.
2. Focus on your health. If 2020 taught us anything it’s that being healthy = being wealthy.
3. Insure your physical assets. Take it from a lady whose lived in 3 hurricane strike zones- stuff happens when you least expect it.
4. Start with your goals now because- newsflash- you can always tweak them later.
5. Have more than one income stream. If you’ve lost a job you’ll understand. If you haven’t, learn from those who have.
6. Insure your non- physical assets. If you’re investing, how can you create a safety net?
7. Have access to funds. Yes, I mean credit.
Let’s dive into these items and figure out how we can ditch the anxiety around money and start living for today.
From the time you enter high school, college (and a four-year university in particular) is often presented as the end goal.
Once your junior year rolls around teachers, peers, and family members start throwing out a barrage of questions your way: are you looking at colleges yet? which ones have you visited? what’s your personal statement going to be about? what do you want to major in? when do you start applications? what about sororities? how about roommates? My head is spinning thinking about it.
“In 1636, European colonists (as the story usually goes) founded “New College,” now known as Harvard University.”
JULIA KRAMER
High school is a microclimate, making for a confusing experience, at the end of which you’re supposed to be “grown.” It acts as a small town, where everyone knows everything, news spreads like wildfire, and everyone is talking behind each other’s backs.
It’s a place where good influences and bad influences collide to form the person you will enter the “real world” as.
Back then, colleges were attended by wealthy Puritans who would inherit family business and go on to be leaders of the new world as proper, well educated Christians. So from the beginning, college was associated with greater success and wealth.
“I’m not here to deny that anyone with a college education will likely earn a significantly higher salary than those who don’t.”
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But don’t worry it gets worse.
If you’re like me and genuinely interested in learning more about the world or god forbid making it a better place, be prepared to drown in debt, working a minimum wage job until you die (just kidding…sort of).
After I received my Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from UC Santa Barbara (not because it was “easy” but because I was passionate about the subject), it was not lost on me that my 40 thousand dollar degree would get me nowhere.
Nigeria’s number one Starboy, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid or Big Wiz has revealed one of the kind of people in his DM, who are sliding in for Tickets to access his forthcoming Made In Lagos Tour.
Big Wiz took to his Insta-story to share a screenshot of a lady offering him Blow Job in exchange for two tickets. The mysterious lady slide into Wizkid’s DM with the message;
See screenshots above,
Between September 10, 2021, and January 22, 2022, Wizkid will perform in Maryland, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Minneapolis, Colorado, Nevada, California, Washington, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Ontario, and Quebec.
Wizkid has approved Naira Marley’s proposal to name every 30th of May as “Marlians Day” in Nigeria, shortly after Naira Marley announced the proposed date on Twitter.
Surveillance start-up Paragon has reportedly found a way to break into a host of encrypted smartphone apps. The Israeli firm, which was established in 2019, claims to have discovered a way to break into encrypted messaging apps remotely. The applications reportedly at risk from the start-up’s encryption busting techniques include Gmail, WhatsApp, and Facebook as well as Signal and Facebook Messenger.
But while details on Paragon remain thin on the grounds, executives have spoken about the secretive firm’s offerings on condition of anonymity.
“As of yet, Paragon reportedly doesn’t have any customers.”
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But while details on Paragon remain thin on the grounds, executives have spoken about the secretive firm’s offerings on condition of anonymity.
One exec said Paragon only sells its spyware products to countries that respect fundamental rights, freedoms, and adhere to international norms.
Journalists, lawyers and human rights activists have reportedly been targeted by the Pegasus malware.
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While an investigation discovered a leaked list of 50,000 targets – including world leaders such as French president Emmanuel Macron – that were targets for the Pegasus spyware. A CEO for the NSO Group has denied the accusations.
Speaking to Forbes about accusations NSO was involved in any attempts to hack French officials, Shalev Hulio, the CEO and co-founder of the NSO Group, said: “It’s definitely not related to NSO; it’s definitely not related to Pegasus. This is what I can confirm.”
PayPal has begun recruiting employees for its offices in Ireland for several cryptocurrency-related positions, signaling the company’s plans to further expand its presence in the fast-growing digital asset market.
This was reported by the Irish Independent newspaper. According to its data, vacancies for offices in Dublin and Dundalk are focused on work in the field of compliance with regulatory requirements for the circulation of cryptocurrency and combating money laundering, as well as on the further development of business in this segment.
Earlier this year, PayPal launched a dedicated cryptocurrency and blockchain business unit to operate in a new market for itself; which it began developing in October 2020, allowing customers in the United States to buy Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash ( BCH) and Litecoin (LTC).
PayPal company’s cryptocurrency business exceeded expectations in its first six months of operation.
Last week, during the PayPal quarterly report, Schulman announced plans to launch a cryptocurrency service in the United Kingdom in the very near future. He added that the company is also in the process of developing updates that will speed up payment processing.
At the time of publication, Bitcoin’s value is at 39.8 thousand dollars, and yesterday the rate was 42.4 thousand dollars .
Recently, Bitcoin got support from the head of Twitter Jack Dorsey; who said that Bitcoin is the best candidate for the role of the natural currency of the Internet. And Elon Musk said that Tesla will once again start accepting bitcoins; as a method of payment for its electric vehicles, while maintaining the current trend.
Director Jon M. Chu brings the vibrant world of “Crazy Rich Asians” to life with all the style and glamour of a big-budget Hollywood movie — but early on in the project he had a big choice to make, joining author Kevin Kwan in turning down a massive Netflix payday to ensure the groundbreaking project would make its impact on the big screen.
The Palo Alto-born USC graduate had spent the last decade becoming one of Hollywood’s fastest-rising studio directors with credits including “Step Up 2 the Streets,” “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” and the “Now You See Me” films.
But Chu, who will direct an adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” in 2019 and is developing a film based on the Thai cave rescue, realized the time had come to focus his message — and put his money where his mouth was.ADVERTISEMENTnullnull
In your own words: What’s your Hollywood story?
My mom’s from Taiwan. My dad’s from mainland China. They came over when they were 19, 20 years old. I’m the youngest of five kids from the Silicon Valley — Los Altos Hills, California, to be specific.
They started a restaurant called Chef Chu’s. Fifty years, next year. My dad works every day, and they always taught us that America’s the greatest place in the world: If you work hard and focus on what you do, you can be the best and you can do anything you want.
I went to USC film school, made a bunch of shorts there. Luckily, I got discovered off of my musical short “When the Kids Are Away,” and I started making movies. It’s kind of an insane Cinderella story.
I got a call from Steven Spielberg on a Friday night and got my catapult into the business. I’ve done a bunch of movies, but it wasn’t until a couple years ago where I really questioned what kind of movies I wanted to make. I found “Crazy Rich Asians” and I feel like this is the beginning of my Chapter Two.
What made you feel that you had to be a part of bringing “Crazy Rich Asians” to the big screen?
I wanted to find something that was more personal, and the most personal thing was tackling my own cultural identity — something I was too scared to deal with before… Hopefully through this movie you realize everyone’s trying to find their place. Everyone’s trying to find their role in this life, and you’re not alone in your struggle.
Jon M. Chu, director of “Crazy Rich Asians,” says that what’s both personal and universal about the story is: “Everyone’s trying to find their place.”
I want to bring back that old Hollywood charm.
“CRAZY RICH ASIANS” STAR HENRY GOLDING
“Crazy Rich Asians” is the first movie of its kind in 25 years. What does it mean to you to be part of this moment?
I remember growing up as a kid and not seeing a lot of people on the big screen, or even behind the screen, that looked like me. So the fact that we get to show romantic leads in a contemporary movie, showing this experience of an Asian American going out into the world and discovering Asia, that we’re not just one blob of Asian people, means so much.
I think about my young self. I think about my daughter who was just born a year ago, and the world I want her to live in. I want her to live in a world where she’s seeing Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh and Lisa Lu be these strong independent people that don’t need a man in their life to be fulfilled, and that love themselves and know that they’re worth every inch of their existence, and can be anything and do whatever they want.
When you were young, who inspired you?
I remember making my first project. I was making videos with my family and I got this Sharper Image mixer. I used all the VHS tapes to cut it together and I showed my parents in the living room and they cried when they watched it, and I felt heard for the first time. Being one of five kids, to be heard is a big deal! I knew I was going to do this for the rest of my life whether I was going to be paid for it or not.
Growing up I remember seeing people like Rufio [played by Dante Basco] in “Hook” and being like, “That guy’s so cool.” I got to play him every time I was playing with my friends. Even though it was just a little small thing, I know how much that can mean to a kid. So as we make this, I hope it gives inspiration to others — not just that they can be these characters, but that other writers and directors with other stories … don’t have to depend on one story with one set of characters.
These other stories we can hear that we don’t even know exist right now — that’s why I’m really excited for the future. Where there are cracks is where the light can come in. ADVERTISEMENT
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Reading forms a sequence of habit and attitude, you learn from reading you limb your folks for lack of knowledge! 3a.M.
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‘THE PRIMORDIAL OCEAN’ Swifted and in pieces then I tried to blow the whistle. M: So, what happened sun? L: I feel The Whole Earth Is Wrapped In Darkness. And I don’t really know who’s trynna project me. So, I wondered ‘The Primordial Ocean!’.
‘STARS’ Yes! I Am the chosen one, flowers never pick themselves. But, first I thought; not all the Stars would wanna be there.
“I’ll give you stars and the moon and the open highway, and a river beneath your feet.
And I thought, “You know, I’d rather have champagne In Space with the Moon”.
A RAY OF LIGHT’ For this is who I have become like tile dressed in style and with features so contagious. Blackness Gave Birth To The Light!
‘CHI’ L’qd: Goddess, is there anything wrong with me toning or making my Skin a litle lighter? G’ad: STOP! washing away your CHI Energy and Beauties beyond Wonders of Nature ever imagined.
A Choiceless Soul feels no odd but blames. But a Man in his cave searches the concealed riches of wisdom and he founds it.
ALA OMA’ [continued]…Oh! It feels, so amazing. L’qdi: What! Mom!!. G: ‘ALA OMA is a land glowing with milk and honey. Its inhabitants are very pleasant to behold. Their countenances stunning to the sight even their refugees. For they are far from plague and famine. They know no anguish nor pains.
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Excuse me, Sir, I pray—I can’t yet speak, I’m crying now and have been all the week; Toos’ not alone this morning suit good Masters, I’ve that within for which there are no p’asters! Plea, would you know the why I’m crying? ‘The Cosmic Muse‘ long sick is now a-dying!
And if she’s gone, ‘en my tears will never stop; For as a play’r, I can’t squeeze out one drop; I’m brave and untouched, but that’s nothing, I’d rather lose my bread, and a hot tea; Than—I lose my head; T’ sweet co’en is laid upon ‘he bier. Shelter and I shall be chief-moun’rs-here!
To her a mawkish-drab of spurious breed, Who deals in sentiments, will succeed. Poor Neo and I are dead to all intents; We could as soon speak Latin as Sentiments. Both nervous grown, to keep our Spirits up, We now and then, take down a heaty cup.
What shall we do?, If Art forsake us! They’ll turn us out, ‘d no one el’ ‘ll take us. But why can’t I be moral?, well, ‘lemme’ try, My heart thus pre’ing f’ward fixed my face ‘d eye. With a sententious look that noth’ means, Faces are blocks in-sentimental-scenes.
Pleasure seems sweet, but pr’ves a glass of Bitters; Hence, I begin again, all is not Gold that glitters. When ign’rance jabs in, folly is at hand, Learn’ is far better than house and land. Let not your potent trip for, who tri’s may stumble; And potent is not virtue if she tumble.
By: Likeh_Omah_Jikah. Artiste; CEO- LIKEH-O-J-B.org. writer of ‘A DANCING MOON’ (poem). A singer & a song-writer. A lifestyle blogger. And a BELIEVER. ( A Study in Rules of Success )
If you must be among or in the league of the successful men, then you ‘gotta’ art like you were one. there’s a wised saying that “fake it until you make it” don’t feel so bad when others are broadly progressing and expanding or embarrassed when you ain’t been recognized eh,,, don’t just “sit-ass-down” and expect ‘everyday’ to be a Christmas, or, depending on everybody to help you out on your daily activities. see live, is like a Marriage Institution. At the beginning of which you’re been tutored on how to love each other as “true-reality-neighbors”; what I meant by that, is that, there’s no separation again. and now, you’ve to live as husband and wife forever. (coupled)
The same with live. You don’t have to be all that rich before you become relevant. No sir/ma. start where you are right now, and start to throw in stones. No matter how hard “it might have been” ‘demonstrate your freedom bibberiarism’ don’t be too scared; tell awo rm in de street. and you’ve tried coming this far just to find me, notwithstanding; we could be best couple, together. You have made a very wise decisiona precision to get what you really need in this trying times, when a mussel can’t solve all your problems. Who do you run to and feel safe? well, I am here to guard you. though; I can’t guarantee everything works better. my milieu could collate you from deception.
The Doctrine of the Mean is a text rich with symbolism and guidance to perfecting oneself. The mean is also described as the “unswerving pivot” or zhongyong. 4831, 55.{中庸主義}
Now lets drive through…slow and steady, let’s GO!
DON”T walk on the poor and don’t use your position against the poor people.
Bad temper is contagious; Run or get infected.
Don’t gamble the pot of gold at the end the Rainbow.
Don’t move back the boundary lines stated out long ago by your ancestors.
Observe people who’ re good at their work- skilled workers are always in demand and admired.
Don’t gobble your food, don’t stuff yourself bridle your appetite.
Don’t wear out yourselves trying to get rich. “restrain yourself wealth sprout wings”
Don’t accept a meal from a tightwad (don’t expect anything special)
Don’t bother talking sense to fools, they’ll only poke fun at your words.
Don’t backseat to anyone.
Give yourselves to disciplined instruction. (open your ears to tested knowledge, only)
Don’t be afraid to correct your young ones, a spanking won’t kill them.
Dear Child, become wise and I’ll be one happy parent.
Don’t for a second envy careless rebellion.
Consciously, point your life in the wright direction.
Buy truth; – don’t sell it for lo*e or mo*ey. ‘buy wisdom, buy ed*cation buy insight’
Avoid a loose woman or end up in many troubles. ‘ the mouth of an adulteress is a primrose to death’
Don’t judge wine by its label, or it leaves you with a splitting headache.
Don’t envy bad people.
It takes time to build a fine house.
Strategic planning is the key to warfare, to win you need a lot of good counsel.
Intelligence outranks muscle any day.
Fools incubate sins; cynics desecrate beauty.
If you fall in to pieces in a crisis, then there wasn’t, much to you in the first place.
Rescue the perishing, don’t hesitate to step in and help./
Eat honey likewise any delicacies that melt in your mouth.\
Don’t interfere with good people.
The giggles of fools are like the crackling of twigs…
Don’t bother your head with braggarts.
Without warning$ your life can turn upside down.
“ someone is watching you closely; someone not impressed with weak excuses”
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