![]() ![]() The ease at which it goes about its work is brilliant and will save users a lot of time in the long run. It will be of use to DJs for its analysis and playlist-building capabilities. Blue songs sound more similar to each other than to red songs and so on.Ĭonclusion You are also able to view the Amazon Music and Beatport Top 100 charts for different genres within beaTunes 5.īeaTunes5 is a handy tool for anyone with an untamed music library. While colour isn’t a new feature, it is worth explaining. The song “colour” determined by beaTunes is a measure of how a song sounds in relationship to the other songs in your library. This is a cool feature for DJs who prefer not to use keylocking but still want to mix harmonically. beaTunes 5 offers a special view option that shows keys the way they would be, if songs were played with a different tempo. I tested this feature out with a few different genres and it worked well. This is perfect for parties and saves the effort beforehand of making suitable playlists and those times when you can’t be bothered getting up to change tracks. I was also very impressed with the way you can click on one of your tracks and select “play similar” and beaTunes, like a genre-specific radio station, will play tracks of a similar ilk from your library. This will be a great timesaver for DJs and a neat way to find tracks that you might have ordinarily passed by. Like with Amazon, you can browse the Beatport Top 100 charts in the same way. You are able to click on your favourite tracks and get instant suggestions from the Beatport catalogue within the app is great. To top that off, you can listen to a two-minute preview within beaTunes 5 as well. So, I linked the app to my Beatport account and set about testing how well they complement each other. That might be useful to some but I was more interested in the Beatport integration. ![]() You hover your cursor over the artwork to see what the track is and then click on it to be sent to the Amazon store. Chartsįrom the off, you are able to see various Amazon Music charts by clicking the appropriate tab on the left. The first thing I did was switch the view to the new dark theme, I find this looks much sleeker than the default theme. So, with those minor hiccups out of the way, I started to have a look around the app to check out beaTunes 5’s new features. In Use After library analysis was done, I switched to the new dark theme and set about playing around with the Beatport integration. It would have saved me a lot of time, each time I analysed my library it took around three hours for nearly four thousand tracks. ![]() Either that or have the key, colour and danceability analysed by default. This left me thinking that it might be useful to implement a set-up wizard for when you first open the app. Third time lucky, my tracks were analysed successfully and all the data was there. I hadn’t realised that on the “Analyse” page, I hadn’t opted in to have these values determined. I couldn’t find any information about this in the FAQ, so I contacted the developer and he quickly pointed me in the right direction. So, I hit analyse again and waited for a few hours, only to see that while my library had been imported, the key, colour (more on that later) and danceability data was missing. ![]() It was then that I went back to the FAQ on the site and saw that I had to make sure iTunes would allow beaTunes to access my library. The first time I did this, nothing worked. When you first load up beaTunes, you are asked to analyse your library. However, it lacks the ease of use of iTunes and you will have to do everything manually. I like the familiar look, it makes it easy to navigate the app. After the trial period, you can unlock the full version for US$34.Īs you can see, beaTunes adopts a lot of its look from iTunes, which isn’t a problem. Some features are limited or locked, the ability to correct detected errors in your library being the main one. To get the most out of the app, you are required to “opt in” to determine a number of values like key and danceability.īeaTunes5 comes as a free download with a 14-day trial. First Impressions / Setting up After downloading and installing beaTunes, you are asked to import your tracks for analysis. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Also provides functionality for querying and changing keyboard layouts.ĭetermine the machine's location and useful information about that locationĬonverts between GPS coordinates and more user friendly representations like an address or points of interest. Provides Hammerspoon with the ability to create both local and remote message ports for inter-process communication.Ĭonvert between key-strings and key-codes. Produce human-readable representations of Lua variables (particularly tables) Support functions for the CGILua compatibility module for encoding and decoding URL components in accordance with RFC 3986.Ī module for capturing and manipulating image objects from other modules for use with hs.drawing. Support functions for the CGILua compatibility module for including and translating Lua template pages into Lua code for execution within the Hammerspoon environment to provide dynamic content for http requests. Provides support functions in the cgilua module for Hammerspoon Minimal Web Server Lua templates. Retrieve information about the user's Language and Region settings.Ĭreate and manage global keyboard shortcutsĬreate/manage modal keyboard shortcut environments Inspect information about the machine Hammerspoon is running on Switch focus with a transient per-application keyboard shortcut HID LED interface for Hammerspoon, controls the state of keyboard LEDs HID interface for Hammerspoon, controls and queries caps lock state Utility object to represent points, sizes and rects in a bidimensional plane Get and manipulate extended attributes for files and directories Keyboard-driven expose replacement/enhancement Tap into input events (mouse, keyboard, trackpad) for observation and possibly overriding themĬreate, modify and inspect events for hs.eventtap Provides access to the system color lists and a wider variety of ways to represent color within Hammerspoon. Primitives for drawing on the screen in various ways. Markdown to HTML and plaintext conversion support used by hs.docĭEPRECATED. Manage the internal documentation web server. Interact with NSDistributedNotificationCenterĬreate documentation objects for interactive help within Hammerspoonīuilds documentation support files. It is extremely unlikely that you should need any part of this extension, in a normal user configuration.Ī collection of useful dialog boxes, alerts and panels for user interaction.Ī panel that allows users to select a color. Various features/facilities for developers who are working on Hammerspoon itself, or writing extensions for it. Some functions for manipulating the Hammerspoon console. Graphical, interactive tool for choosing/searching data Watch for display and system sleep/wake/power eventsĪ different approach to drawing in HammerspoonĪ sub module to hs.canvas which provides support for basic matrix manipulations which can be used as the values for transformation attributes in the hs.canvas module. Represents the service records that are discovered or published by the hs.bonjour module.Ĭontrol system power states (sleeping, preventing sleep, screen locking, etc) Not all notifications are supported by all elements and not all elements support notifications, so some trial and error will be necessary, but for compliant applications, this can allow your code to be notified when an application's user interface changes in some way.įind and publish network services advertised by multicast DNS (Bonjour) with Hammerspoon. This submodule allows you to create observers for accessibility elements and be notified when they trigger notifications. This submodule allows hs.axuielement to support using AXTextMarker and AXTextMarkerRange objects as parameters for parameterized Accessibility attributes with applications that support them. This module allows you to access the accessibility objects of running applications, their windows, menus, and other user interface elements that support the OS X accessibility API. Watch for system level audio hardware events Inspect/manipulate the data sources of an audio device ![]() Watch for application launch/terminate events Easily find hs.application and hs.window objects ![]() ![]() It also prevents the multiplication of defects and improves machinery condition overall.Ī well planned and executed predictive maintenance project should improve a sawmill’s bottom line by reducing long-term maintenance costs and avoiding costly unplanned maintenance. Another long-term benefit is that timely repairs eventually increase the service life of parts through a notable reduction in frequency of repairs and severity of machine damage. Instead of tinkering with otherwise functional equipment, sawmills can proactively set up a PdM system and reduce the need for human intervention in the first place. This has been an on-going problem, but predictive maintenance is changing that narrative. His findings showed that opening up equipment or “interfering” with it for routine servicing increased the chances of a malfunction.Īdded to the cost of these service-related breakdowns is the unnecessary waste of replaced spare parts, time, and other associated resources. ![]() ![]() Technicians can then be alerted to perform the required maintenance.Ģ) Reduce maintenance costs: Back in the ’40s, a British scientist noticed an anomaly: machines that were working perfectly would begin to breakdown more often after routine inspection and servicing. As expected, if any of these assets breaks down, it could delay production.īut, by installing sensors to monitor heat, noise, vibration, etc., in the transmission, hydraulic pumps, engine, turbo chargers, and rotating parts, operators can receive information about any component that is exceeding its defined threshold. It’s a simple and straightforward process and, for better illustration, let’s look at an example of how we can monitor wood processing vehicles.Ī typical sawmill has loaders, shredders, and material handlers in its fleet and each of these vehicles is assigned to a particular operational site with set deliverables. With this in mind, sawmill owners can expect to gain the following benefits from adopting predictive maintenance:ġ) Reduce downtime: Predictive maintenance technology protects against unexpected and costly machine breakdown by design, rather than by chance. For sawmills specifically, owners face unique challenges that vary from issues like managing expensive and complex equipment to ensuring operators’ safety. PdM deployment cuts across almost every industry these days. planning and scheduling predictive maintenance work.staff training for faster implementation of PdM practices. ![]()
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You may worry that you don’t have a dog training school close to you, but Animal Behavior College solved that problem more than two decades ago. Dog trainers will be in high demand for the foreseeable future!īut What If There’s No Dog Training School Near Me? Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the job market for animal careers growing by 22% by 2029. If you love dogs and want to help them live their best lives, becoming a dog trainer in Michigan may be the ideal career move for you. Michigan Learn How to Become a Dog Trainer in Michigan Traditional Classroom Environment in Los Angeles California. ![]() ![]() ![]() To get some background on Vavilov, Amory and Ben spoke to Gary Nabhan, an agricultural ecologist ethnobotanist, Franciscan brother and author of Where Our Food Comes From: Retracing Nikolay Vavilov’s Quest to End Famine. “He really explained why we are fully interdependent when it comes to crops.” “I don’t know what the Crop Trust would have been without Vavilov,” says Haga. New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. World Telegram staff photographer - Library of Congress. ![]() His name was Nikolay Vavilov and he lived in what was then the Soviet Union. The vault's origins start with one man, during World War II - a global existential crisis if ever there was one. If the Big One happens, we’ll want to grow food again, right? Shelves inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault stacked with boxes of seeds from around the world. Protecting our food supply is probably the one thing the whole world can get behind. South Korea’s seeds sit next to North Korea’s. ![]() Any nation can store seeds in the vault for free, making the vault a sort of world peace zone. (Mari Tefre/Global Crop Diversity Trust)įor each crop, there’s an envelope with 500 seeds, says Marie Haga, executive director of the Crop Trust. We stumbled across this story while browsing one of the most popular subreddits, /r/todayilearned. It’s called the Crop Trust, and it’s meant to be a backup for humanity if… when?. (Photo/Crop Trust)īuilt into the side of the mountain, the vault holds seeds: seeds for every edible plant you can think of. Reindeer near the vault, in Svalbard, Norway. Svalbard is almost like the end of the Earth - it’s a remote place with reindeer, Arctic foxes and about 2,500 humans. The vault in question is located far north, up in a Norwegian archipelago called Svalbard. The contents don’t glitter or shine or pay for anything, but they are probably the most valuable items in the world. This week on Endless Thread, we talk about a real vault, one that holds not only secrets, but actual valuables as well. Of course, that’s not an actual vault - more of a metaphorical one. ![]() ![]() ![]() Regarding 127, I think Kick It's success could be a sign that a hit with the GP is not entirely impossible with the current sound. I agree that NCT as a whole have all the qualities they need to be a top group from talent to visuals to personality. Don’t get me wrong, they are still pushing NCT to become a top group, but they don’t seem to want to achieve that at the expense of NCT’s experimental musics.īy NCT I guess you mean 127? Dream's music has always been pretty public friendly and that's why they are arguably the most popular unit in Korea (though 127 has been catching up with their huge popularity boost this year). To answer your question “Don’t they want another EXO”, looking at the way they release music, it seems like they don’t. They don’t really need to be a top group either, they are in quite a good position already and still have space to go higher. Furthermore, EXO is more vocal focused while NCT is more rap focused, so NCT getting EXO’s songs would probably downplay their strength as a group.Īnyway, I like that NCT is experimental, and that they aren’t “another EXO” cause what’s good for them being another EXO anyway. NCT’s vocal line is better than most of their peers, but still quite behind from EXO’s. For example, a very noticeable part of EXO’s songs are the adlibs, and I can’t think of another Kpop idol who can do runs and adlibs as well as D.O. EXO’s vocal line is iconic because they are all talented individual vocalist, close in skills, have distinguishable vocal tone and distinguishable strength. I still find your notion ridiculous btw, what made those songs work was ultimately Exo themselves.ĭon’t really agree, cause a huge part of what makes EXO’s discography great is. In Exo, the focal point is always the main vocal trio (+ Kai), so it makes sense for them to go for something more gp friendly. If NCT were a vocal group and Doyong, Jaehyun and Haechan took Markyong's place as the focal point, then public friendly might suit them better. Both of their styles and tone are better suited towards experimental than public friendly imo. Exo bsides usually are of a classic rnb bent, while NCT is more modern rnb and pop, which is more public friendly I'd think.Īs I see it, NCT 127's representatives are Markyong. ![]() Since NCT seems to be entering the 1 full album + repack per year quota, we just might see something similar.Įven so, I found Neozone to be more public friendly than anything they have done? Much more than in Exo albums too. This has been so since Growl (2013), Call me baby is the closest exception. They just need a hit song that the GP will actually listen to on the daily.Įxo's main titles are experimental while repack titles are public friendly. Their physical sales are already slowly catching up to EXO (on a per album basis i think) so they have everything fandom related secured. SM just seems adamant on giving them experimental and edgy music though? LIKE WHY LOL. if they had a "Growl" or "Call Me Baby" or "Love Shot" they'd do so well. NCT already have such a huge Korean and international fandom without any "GP" hits already. I see a lot on here and Twitter about EXO have some of the best discography, and while I do not listen I have heard some and they have very GP friendly music. NCT have the faces and the talent like EXO, they just need the music. ![]() They managed to stay pretty high up, even in GP hours. I was very surprised to see Kick It debut #7 on Melon right in the middle of BTS' comeback back in early March. The Korean GP have always loved SM artists. I feel like the only thing holding the general public back from NCT is "noise" music. When I say top group, I mean finally outdo EXO's physicals sales and digitals, and be on par or start competing with BTS. ![]() ![]() ![]() Elias - A derivative of the Hebrew name Eliyahu which means "Jehovah is God.".Dante - An Italian boy’s name meaning “enduring one”.Colton - Colton is of English origin and means "from the coal or dark town.".Caspian - The name of a sea and a popular literary character, Caspian is dreamy and strong.Callum - The name Callum is of Irish origin and means "of Saint Columba.".Burke - Burke is a German name that means “castle.”.Washington was a Black leader and advisor to several presidents during the 19th and 20th centuries. 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Related: 100 Boy Names That Mean Love From Around The World The problem can be finding the perfect one: the baby name that stands out from the rest and is perhaps a bit exotic, but that is also easy to remember. Some countries have strict laws about naming babies. There are lots of beautiful names for boys that are uncommon, unusual, or unique. Do you want your baby boy to stand out in a crowd and not be one of six “Jaydens” or “Jacobs” or “Liams” in their class? Choosing an uncommon baby boy name rather than a trending baby name will make your little boy feel super special! ![]() ![]() It really is all about Lara - she’s vulnerable here, but never disempowered, and never less than totally capable in the face of extreme danger. ![]() Tomb Raider reconnected me with Lara Croft, adding a new emotional dimension to one of gaming’s great heroines. ![]() This is done so well that the forced linearity is easy to forgive. The opening hours still feel self-indulgent, relying a little heavily on carefully planned cinematic moments, but it’s all for the sake of setting up Lara’s character. The linear story pulls you through at breakneck speed, taking Lara from frightened castaway to hardened survivor. These new control features and DLC don’t add anything to what was already a smooth, satisfying, genuinely thrilling action game, held together by an iconic, sympathetically written main character, fast-paced and varied combat, and some breathtaking action set-pieces. The last new addition is the ability to use Kinect to physically grab and rotate the artefacts that Lara finds, or lean left and right at cinematic moments to change the camera angle I much prefer doing that with a control stick, considering it’s already in my hand. Enemies’ shouts also sometimes seemed to activate voice control, though I’m reluctant to blame Tomb Raider for that so much as Kinect itself. I did actually start using that last feature, until the Kinect interpreted the sound of my kittens having a playfight on the carpet as me saying “bow” in the middle of a shootout with three men with assault rifles. You can say “show map” to pinpoint your location or name a weapon to equip it. More interestingly, the Definitive Edition employs voice and gesture control on Xbox One and PS4 (if you have the camera add-on). It still isn’t worth much of anyone’s time. The rest of it is either superfluous weapon attachments or multiplayer maps and items, and sadly the multiplayer hasn’t magically gotten better over the course of the past year. ![]() The only significant single-player DLC is a single extra secret tomb, those little self-contained tributes to Tomb Raider’s puzzle-driven heritage. The Definitive Edition comes with all the DLC - though this isn’t as significant and addition as you might hope. (Assuming you haven’t already played on the great-looking PC version, that is.) The question for you, then, will be whether you fancy playing through it again and marvelling at a 1080p version of its stunning setting and resilient, likable heroine. It’s still an excellent cinematic action game, up with Uncharted at the peak of the genre. Realistic mud and sweat is not the next-gen revolution that gaming has been waiting for - but happily Tomb Raider doesn’t need extra special effects to make it worth playing. ![]() ![]() This adds a brand new reward feedback loop for what would otherwise be a side content distraction, all of which feeds into the main gameplay experience. The base game's initial cast of four, as well as the three new additions, each get a whopping six new moves, while the "Streets of Rage 1, 2 and 3" Sega Genesis versions each get between one or three new moves each. Even if you lose quickly, it'll add to each character's small experience meter. ![]() All 15 characters get new special moves, unlockable by using the characters in this new Survival mode. However, it's all but guaranteed that by the end of your run, your street fighter is going to feel as powerful as the Doom Slayer.Įven if you fail, and you inevitably will in an infinitely replayable mode, it's not a waste of time. Some of these powers will increase your damage output by 100 percent, but you also take damage by that same amount. There's a small sense of risk and reward. These are almost uniformly a net positive for you, like the aforementioned lightning kicks and poison punches. But LizardCube, Dotemu and GuardCrush Games have created an insidious gameplay loop that will be familiar to any fans of "Hades" or recent hits in the rogue-like genre.Īs your chosen fighter progresses through each wave, you're given the option to pick one of either two or three power-up items. X Nightmare" DLC, just released last month, seems a bit thin in concept. Besides having a total blast, Cherry also gained enough experience to unlock a new version of her dash attack, letting her slide across the floor on her knees like a rock star paying homage to The Who. Her electric guitar now also shot flames, her heavy punches could poison people, and now every last punch or kick of hers was going to be supercharged with lightning.Ĭherry and I jammed our way through 22 rounds of ever-escalating goon mobs and environmental challenges before we were finally beaten down by the inevitable overwhelming swarm of other similarly supercharged enemies. My favorite fighter in last year's exceptional beat-'em-up game had been gaining god-like powers for a few rounds now. Turns out, it infused Cherry's punches with lightning. No matter, I thought, I would just see what the next round entails. Sadly, it was obscured by the scattered weapons, so I didn't see what power I received. While playing the new content for "Streets of Rage 4," my fighter, Cherry Hunter, picked up a new power-up item during a break between matches. ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 Having grown revenue from $3.3 billion in 2018 to $6.25 billion in 2021, the Company will continue to focus on its three strategic pillars to fuel revenue growth over the next five years: Following our compelling track record of delivering against our goals, I am excited about taking our growth strategies to the next level to serve more and more guests around the world.”ĭoubling Down on the Core Drivers of Success: Product Innovation, Guest Experience and Market Expansion to Achieve $12.5 Billion by 2026įrom 2019 to 2021, in the adult active apparel industry, lululemon gained more market share globally than any brand in this industry, across the markets that The NPD Group tracks. “We remain early in our growth journey, with our strong product engine, proven ability to create enduring guest relationships, and significant runway in core, existing, and new markets. ![]() “The success of our Power of Three formula in delivering on our 2023 growth strategy supports our goal to double the business over the next five years,” said Calvin McDonald, Chief Executive Officer. ![]() The Company’s women’s business, store channel, and North American operations will continue to play an important role in the strategy, with women’s and North America each expected to generate low double digit compound annual growth rates (‘CAGR’) in revenue over the next five years, while stores are expected to grow in the mid-teens. The Company’s Power of Three ×2 growth strategy includes a plan to double men’s and digital revenues, and to quadruple international revenues relative to 2021. It expects significant growth across key pillars including product innovation, guest experience, and market expansion. Leveraging its proven formula and supported by the Company’s commitment to its Impact Agenda, the Company plans to double its 2021 revenue of $6.25 billion to $12.5 billion by 2026. (NASDAQ:LULU) today announced its new Power of Three ×2 growth strategy. VANCOUVER, British Columbia-(BUSINESS WIRE)-īuilding upon the momentum of the last three years and having successfully delivered its overall revenue and earnings goals early, lululemon athletica inc. Plan builds upon the company’s successful Power of Three formula to accelerate growth and drive value creation Growth strategy to 2026 includes plans to double men’s, double digital, and quadruple international revenues, while continuing to grow core areas of the business Working With Our Suppliers to Create Meaningful ChangeĬompany on track to successfully achieve 2023 revenue and earnings growth targets ahead of schedule. ![]() |
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