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The 20 Best
The 20 Best Reviewed Movies On Hulu
By Brett White Twitter @brettwhite Jun 5, 2017 at 9:00pm
Photos: Everett Collection, NETFLIX ; Illustration: Dillen Phelps
Man on Wire
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100
This 2008 documentary tells the thrilling true story of French high-wire artists Philippe Petit, a man who looked at the World Trade Center's Twin Towers and thought, "I want to walk between them." In 1974, Petit and a crew of collaborators orchestrated the event, culminating in a death-defying hourlong high-wire act. The acclaimed Man on Wire is a documentary, but it also has the feel of a heist film.
[Stream Man on Wire]
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This tense courtroom drama earned seven Academy Award nominations upon its release in 1959, including Best Picture and Best Actor for James Stewart. The film, often called the best trial movie ever, also shocked audiences for its frank discussion of sex. Inspired by the murder of Maurice Chenoweth in 1952, Anatomy of a Murder will be up your alley if you're into true crime stories.
[Stream Anatomy of a Murder]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99
Unlikely British icon Shaun the Sheep charmed the pants off of critics when his stop-motion animated feature film arrived in theaters in 2015. The film follows the misadventures of a sheep named Shaun after one of his schemes inadvertently gives his farmer amnesia. This little movie that could earned universal acclaim and an Academy Award nomination.
[Stream Shaun the Sheep Movie]
Visionary director Pedro Almodovar turned his attention towards a diverse group of women with this Academy Award winning film. With a nurse named Manuela as the entry character, All About My Mother shifts from tale to tale with each new narrative focusing on another complex female character. The film also features Penelope Cruz in a star making turn as an HIV positive and pregnant nun.
[Stream All About My Mother]
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While many films from childhood probably haven't stood the test of time, the dark and rambunctious Who Framed Roger Rabbit definitely does. The revolutionary film married live-action and animated sequences on a scale unseen before 1988, and it backed up those marvelous effects with a riveting noir plot. Both critics and audiences rallied around Roger Rabbit, making it one of the biggest movies of the '80s. Like some movies on this list, though, Who Framed Roger Rabbit is on Hulu courtesy of Showtime and you'll have to have a Showtime login to watch it.
[Stream Who Framed Roger Rabbit]
This 1979 war film from Francis Ford Coppola put a whole new spin on the novella Heart of Darkness. This unflinching look at the Vietnam War stars a young Martin Sheen as Captain Benjamin L. Willard and, in one of his most iconic roles, Marlon Brando as Colonel Kurtz. The film's production was riddled with problems, including the near death of Sheen, but the film went on to become one of the most revered of all time.
[Stream Apocalypse Now]
This heartwarming New Zealand buddy comedy from director Taika Waititi stars an almost unrecognizably gruff Sam Neill and swag-filled newcomer Julian Dennison. After a family crisis, a delinquent and his reluctant adoptive father disappear into the wilds of New Zealand, unknowingly setting off a constantly escalating manhunt.
[Stream Hunt for the Wilderpeople]
All Things Must Pass
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Actor-turned-filmmaker Colin Hanks crafted a documentary around the rise and fall of one of the most iconic music brick-and-mortar stores of all time: Tower Records. Featuring interviews from music icons like Chuck D., David Geffen, Dave Grohl, Elton John and more, the film explores Tower's legacy since it filed for bankruptcy in 2006.
[Stream All Things Must Pass]
Russell Crowe snagged an Oscar nomination for his performance in this true story of a tobacco industry whistleblower. Director Michael Mann went to great lengths to portray these real life events accurately--a task made even more daunting considering the film's events took place just three years prior. While The Insider may not be talked about much today, it's the film that kicked off Crowe's trio of Best Actor noms starting in 1999. Showtime has provided Hulu with The Insider via a partnership. [Stream The Insider]
This British documentary dives into the world of graffiti and street art by way of Los Angeles transplant Thierry Guetta (a.k.a. Mr. Brainwash). Behind the camera is the iconic and anonymous artist Banksy, whose involvement only fueled speculation that the whole doc is really an elaborate prank. Critics were divided on whether or not Mr. Brainwash is a legit street artist, but they almost unanimously agreed that the finished film is a captivating and engrossing watch.
[Stream Exit Through the Gift Shop]
After a string of progressively tongue-in-cheek adventures with Pierce Brosnan's 007, the franchise hit the reboot button with a gritty installment starring an all-new Bond: Daniel Craig. This no-holds-barred take on the iconic spy resonated with audiences and Craig brought a whole new level of gravitas to the role. If James Bond's extensive film history intimidates you, then this is the one to start with. You'll have to have a Showtime account in order to watch Casino Royale on Hulu, but the most recent Bond film Spectre is available to all Hulu users.
[Stream Casino Royale]
As a spinoff/sequel to a 30-year-old sports drama, Creed is the kind of film that shouldn't work but absolutely delivers. It's not just the unexpected follow-up to Rocky IV, it's a powerful film in its own right packed with captivating performances by Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone. The film also put writer/director Ryan Coogler in the spotlight, earning him critical acclaim.
[Stream Creed]
This quintessential '80s high school flick was actually a box office bomb before it became a cult classic. The film, which stars Winona Ryder as a popular girl striving to break out of her clique by any means necessary, earned praise from critics and has only become edgier and angstier with the passage of time. The film also features an early performance from Christian Slater, at the height of his swooshy-haired teen idol popularity.
[Stream Heathers]
Alfred Hitchcock is represented in Hulu's library by way of To Catch a Thief, a romantic thriller from 1955 starring Cary Grant as a retired cat burglar and Grace Kelly as his wealthy target. The film was nominated for a number of Academy Awards, including Best Cinematography (which it won), Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design. Like a few other hits on this list, this Hitchcock classic is only viewable if you also have a Showtime account.
[Stream To Catch A Thief]
Marvel Studios took a big risk when they put Robert Downey Jr. back in the spotlight as a little known narcissistic playboy superhero. Iron Man wowed critics and audiences with its kinetic take on Tony Stark's transformation into an armored superhero, and it kickstarted the most successful feature film franchise of all time: the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If you've somehow missed out on these movies over the past 9 years, you can start catching up on Hulu.
[Stream Iron Man]
Steven Spielberg brought a retro sense of adventure to movie theaters in 1981 with the first Indiana Jones film, launching one of the most beloved and successful film series ever. Harrison Ford stepped out of the Star Wars ensemble and into the spotlight with this film, outfitting his natural charisma with a whip, bomber jacket, and fedora.
[Stream Raiders of the Lost Ark]
Years before the 21st century's reality TV boom, The Truman Show predicted everything from Big Brother to Keeping Up with the Kardashians way back in 1998. Jim Carrey stars as the titular Truman, a 30-year-old man who has no idea that his tiny town-and his entire life-has been fabricated and is in reality a television show created for the world's entertainment. The film established Carrey as a capable dramatic actor and also scored three Oscar nominations.
[Stream The Truman Show]
March of the Penguins
This Academy Award winning documentary chronicles the yearly journey of emperor penguins across a 62 mile stretch of Antarctica, and all the trials that come with the sometimes perilous trek. The film, produced on a modest budget of $8 million, became a sensation upon its release in 2005, earning praise from critics and earning over ten times its budget at the box office.
[Stream March of the Penguins]
This is a buddy comedy without the buddies. Unlikely travel mates played by Steve Martin and John Candy try in every way possible to get back home to Chicago for Thanksgiving, resulting in a hilarious (and sometimes harrowing) road trip that pushes both men well past their limits. The John Hughes film has become a holiday classic, but you can watch it well before November with a Hulu subscription.
[Stream Planes, Trains and Automobiles]
Emily Blunt plays an FBI agent leading a government task force on a mission to take down a notorious and deadly Mexican drug cartel in this intense and gritty crime drama. The film wowed critics when it debuted in 2015, earning praise for its tight plot and outstanding performances from Blunt and Benicio del Toro. Sicario even earned a trio of Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Original Score and Best Sound Editing.
[Stream Sicario]
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Q: Running Parallel Karate Tests with cucmber report from jar file I am trying to run karate from jar file. I am able to do so as per the below link
https://github.com/intuit/karate/issues/529
But i was using parallel execution and cucumber reports so far in my suite. But I am not able to achieve that when I run from the jar file. Is it possible to achieve that while running from Jar also?

A: Yes, use the -T option.
Refer the docs: https://github.com/intuit/karate/tree/master/karate-netty#parallel-execution
Also do check out the ZIP release: https://github.com/intuit/karate/wiki/ZIP-Release

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Peter Liversidge:
In recent years London-based artist Peter Liversidge has become known for his polymathic approach to exhibition making, inundating curators with pages of proposals which are usually sent via the post.
8 Aug 2014 - 19 Oct 2014
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Daily
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The proposals start life on an old manual typewriter, typed at his kitchen table. For this exhibition, Liversidge has typed a pair of proposals stemming from a personal fascination with a series of etchings known as Ein Handschuh, or The Glove,by the German symbolist artist Max Klinger.
The series recounts the bizarre psycho-sexual adventures of a lady's elbow length glove, dropped on a Berlin roller-skating rink and picked up by Klinger himself. The action that follows, in a series of dreams and nightmares, anticipates both the psychoanalytical theories of Freud and the hallucinatory artistic style of the Surrealists.
This exhibition unpicks Klinger's story in two parts; all ten of Klinger's original etchings have been painstakingly remade, each one at a giant scale, so that the tiny image of the original grows to life-size, revealing all of the marks of its making. In front of each frame, as if dropped from the scene, sits a glove, hand carved from white Carrara marble. Part of the gallery has been transformed into a panelled room in a late 19th-century style: an imagined parlour from Klinger's Leipzig home that appears to contain a suite of Klinger's original prints. On closer examination, however, the artworks turn out to be subtly altered facsimiles of the etchings made to precisely the same scale as the originals, becoming a further extension of the journey from one artist's imagination to another.

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A Revolution Club Discussion on Bob Avakian's Outline of the New Synthesis
August 10, 2015 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us
A couple weeks ago, I sat down with a small crew from the Revolution Club to open up some discussion of the new outline from Bob Avakian, The New Synthesis of Communism: Fundamental Orientation, Method and Approach, and Core Elements. In addition, I asked people to read Watching Fruitvale Station With Bob Avakian. While I wanted us to mainly focus on an initial discussion of the Outline, I thought this would contribute to getting more into the character of the leadership who brought all this forward. I also wanted us to talk some about a critical point emphasized in that Watching Fruitvale Station article: "We had better fully recognize and appreciate what we have in BA, and act accordingly."
This Outline is a really tremendous thing to have: a distillation of the core elements that make up the revolution in human thought represented by the new synthesis of communism. And it merits repeated and ongoing discussion... getting into the full cohesive framework for the further advance to communist revolution.
I opened with some brief comments referencing a point BA made answering the question of what is the new synthesis. In a talk from 2005, The Basis, the Goals, and the Methods of the Communist Revolution, BA said "The first point that needs to be made is that this is something that is dealing with real world contradictions—it's not some idealist imaginings of what it would be nice to have a society be like." I thought this was important in terms of understanding the materialism of the new synthesis of communism. I also wanted people to begin to get into the lived impact of taking one approach vs. another... that there are great stakes in the ruptures concentrated in this new synthesis and will have a great impact one way or another.
One young woman said that, at first, she thought the outline was more like a bibliography, a guide to key aspects of BA's work. But the more she read it, she realized this outline was itself a synthesis. That BA has distilled the core questions, contradictions and breakthroughs that make up this whole framework. People echoed this point in appreciation of the Outline itself. She added later that it's exciting to see it all put together in this way—to see it broken down, and be able to get into what really are the core breakthroughs.
We talked briefly about a point BA makes in the "introductory point of orientation" that the new synthesis is still a "work in progress" at the same time as it's correct to say that because of the work BA has done, "there is already a further, qualitative development in the science of communism that is embodied in the fundamental orientation, method and approach, and the core elements, of the new synthesis." I asked the group why they thought this was emphasized.
A few people talked about the nature of science being always ongoing. There are always new contradictions and problems to solve and therefore, our understanding has to develop. One person said that it's important how BA emphasizes that the scientific method and approach is the most important part of this because all the other breakthroughs in the new synthesis came from applying this scientific method and approach. Proceeding with that method, you understand that reality is going to keep changing and you need a scientific method to keep applying that in the real world.... the world presents new things that have to be dissected and as a result, the theoretical work is always ongoing.
This is true of science over all, and true of the science of communism and I think it is really important for people to understand this aspect. But I also feel there is something in this important to appreciate about BA—someone who is restlessly working to understand the world in the deepest way and applying himself to forging the theory required to make a total revolution, a revolution to emancipate all of humanity. He's constantly learning from every sphere of human society, from revolutionary practice understood in a broad sense and wrangling with what it will take for revolution—here and internationally—to actually break through. We should just really appreciate that we are living in a time when the most advanced, visionary scientist in the sphere of revolution is continuing to do this work, and that we—all of us—have an opportunity and a responsibility to be deeply digging into this work, contributing to it and fighting for it. And – given that BA is still putting himself to this work—it puts even more responsibility on us to vigorously promote and defend this precious resource for the people of the world.
In one discussion, we knew we were just going to begin to scratch the surface of what's in this Outline so with all of the above as a basic opening, I asked people to carve in where they wanted—elements they wanted to wrangle with further, ask questions about, thoughts on the whole thing etc.
The two questions we ended up focusing on were in the section on method and approach.
First, someone asked what is meant by necessity, what is the actual definition and then, as the discussion went on, someone else asked what is meant by "a further synthesis" of the understanding between freedom and necessity? We defined necessity as material requirements or material compulsion, and got into some brief discussion about the different levels of necessity in nature and human society. Taking off from this, we read aloud the quote from BA that is referenced at the beginning of the Outline that is quoted by Ardea Skybreak in the intro to Of Primeval Steps & Future Leaps, An Essay on the Emergence of Human Beings, The Source of Women's Oppression, and the Road to Emancipation: "Neither the emergence of the human species nor the development of human society to the present was predetermined or followed predetermined pathways. There is no transcendent will or agent which has conceived and shaped all such development, and nature and history should not be treated as such—as Nature and History. Rather, such development occurs through the dialectical interplay between necessity and accident and in the case of human history between underlying material forces and the conscious activity and struggle of people."
We talked about this for a while, using different examples and getting into the different levels of accident and necessity throughout history and nature. A student who has been getting into Marx's work talked about what Marx's breakthrough opened up. Prior to him, she said, people thought history worked as a ladder wherein which everything and everyone was just ascending in a linear way to more and more progress. But this isn't how it works. And now, with BA's building on Marx—we are able to understand the world even more dynamically.
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In terms of how what BA has brought forward is a "further synthesis" of this, we got into some of the secondary tendencies in the communist movement to see communism as inevitable (something that is still being fought out today). Related to this, and overall to this "further synthesis" was how BA criticized a conception from Engels of "the negation of the negation." In the discussion, a couple of us described this but I've since looked up how this is discussed in Communism: The Beginning of A New Stage, A Manifesto from the Revolutionary Communist Party: "In the original conception of human society's historical development toward communism, even as formulated by Marx, there was a tendency—although this tendency was definitely very secondary—toward a somewhat narrow and linear view. This was manifested, for example, in the concept of the 'negation of the negation' (the view that things proceed in such a way that a particular thing is negated by another thing, which in turn leads to a further negation and a synthesis which embodies elements of the previous things, but now on a higher level). This concept was taken over from the philosophical system of Hegel, whose philosophy exerted a significant influence on Marx (and Engels), even while, in a fundamental sense, they recast and placed on a materialist foundation Hegel's view of dialectics, which was itself marked by philosophical idealism (the view that history consists in essence of the unfolding of the Idea). As Bob Avakian has argued, the 'negation of the negation' can tend in the direction of 'inevitable-ism'—as if something is bound to be negated by another thing in a particular way, leading to what is almost a predetermined synthesis. And when applied to the historical sweep of human society, in such a way that it verges on being simplistically formulaic—as in the construct: primitive classless (communal) society was negated by class society, which in turn will be negated by the emergence once again of classless society, but now on a higher foundation, with the achievement of communism throughout the world—the tendency toward reductionism with regard to the extremely complex and variegated historical development of human society, the tendency toward a 'closed system' and toward 'inevitable-ism,' become more pronounced and more problematical."
We got into the significance and dynamism of this. This also provides the further understanding that communism won't be a static utopia. We talked more about how the science of communism has advanced on these questions drawing from Mao's further development of Engels' understanding and how BA has built off all this (here's this important quote from Mao: "Engels spoke of moving from the realm of necessity to the realm of freedom, and said that freedom is the understanding of necessity. This sentence is not complete, it only says one half and leaves the rest unsaid. Does merely understanding it make you free? Freedom is the understanding of necessity and the transformation of necessity—one has some work to do too." The science has developed since Marx, at the same time there is a qualitative rupture in the work BA has done on these questions—putting the whole understanding on a more consistently, thoroughly, comprehensively scientific foundation.
Someone else talked about the "constant need to confront necessity and transform it into freedom, how you understand the necessity that is impinging on you and how you see transforming that. This is the nature of reality. Skybreak talks about it in terms of evolution. For example, bones of different species are all made out of very similar substances. This has to do with the constraint of all evolving from a common ancestry, things develop certain ways but they branch out of that. To understand any phenomenon in nature or society, you have to understand the dynamic relationship between freedom and necessity or necessity and accident. Especially if you're trying to make a totally emancipatory revolution, you can recognize where you have freedom to act if you understand the deep going necessity and where that necessity arises."
She took off from this to talk about how exciting it was the first time she came to understand that communism isn't inevitable because it meant that—based on how things have developed up to this point in human history—what we do or don't do can have a qualitative impact on whether things go one way or another. Communism is not a narrative or our story that we like to believe in and really coming to see that there is a powerful material basis in reality but no spontaneity and definitely no inevitability, enables you to see that all the contradictions in that reality are part of the material basis for communism, but it's a material basis that we have to go to work on.
Responding to this, someone talked about how ideas of the anarchists are so unscientific. The idea that you should have total freedom doesn't recognize the underlying material contradictions in society and it doesn't enable you to see why the goal of the revolution has to be much more than equality. And that if you tried to enforce equality, that would just bring you back to a system of exploitation and oppression. She said, "If I have a few young kids and one leg and you have no kids and are able bodied and we're each given an equal plot of land to till, me and my kids are going to go hungry while you'll have a thriving farm. At a certain point, I'm going to need you to exploit my labor for a wage so I can buy some food to eat. This shows how enforcing equality covers over inequality... and it shows that in any circumstance, you're going to have to deal with different levels of necessity. The question is how you approach those things: by scientifically confronting and analyzing it, or by pretending it doesn't exist or that you can just step over all that, flattening out a whole complex dialectical process. Objectively, the necessity we face in material reality or in the birthmarks of this system limits people's freedom. That's why calls for absolute equality are just wrong and idealist, meaning not proceeding from the dynamics and contradictions in the actual reality we face."
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In relation to the further dynamic understanding that BA has brought forward of the vibrancy of the socialist transition to communism, I brought in a point from the Constitution for the New Socialist Republic in North America (Draft Proposal), which also provides a really living understanding of the importance in the orientation that society won't get to communism through some kind of linear straight line path, there will be an ongoing dynamic and struggle between necessity and freedom, and accident and necessity. The Preamble of the Constitution makes this point: "...the principle of 'solid core, with a lot of elasticity' must be applied. This means that, on the one hand, there must be a continually expanding force in society, with the revolutionary communist party as its leading element, which is firmly convinced of the need to advance to communism and deeply committed to carrying forward this struggle, through all the difficulties and obstacles; and, on the basis of and at the same time as continually strengthening this 'solid core,' there must be provision and scope for a wide diversity of thinking and activity, among people throughout society, 'going off in many different directions,' grappling and experimenting with many diverse ideas and programs and fields of endeavor–and once again all this must be 'embraced' by the vanguard party and the 'solid core' in an overall sense and enabled to contribute, through many divergent paths, to the advance along a broad road toward the goal of communism. This orientation and approach is embodied in the Constitution for the New Socialist Republic in North America."
I mainly encourage people to get into the Constitution as a whole to appreciate the larger context wherein which this is being discussed. In that context, this is a description I've always been really inspired by—the appreciation that there is on the one hand, only one solution to the nightmare of capitalism and that's communist revolution but that path to communist revolution and the achievement of communism through a whole dynamic epoch full of struggle and transformation is not all mapped out and will not just march in a straight line. It will be full of the dynamic relationship between necessity being transformed into freedom, resulting into new levels of necessity on many different levels and spheres of society.
We talked about this for a while, including what is meant by "many divergent paths." In response to this, someone talked about the problem of how people too often view necessity as a negative thing to work through, instead of understanding it is what is—material reality, contradiction to work through. Also, bouncing off the point from the Constitution, he talked about BA's emphasis that there are many different elements of upheaval and transformation that will have to go into uprooting "the four alls." [Meaning: the abolition of all class distinctions; the abolition of all the production relations on which those class distinctions rest; the abolition of all the social relations corresponding to those production relations; and the revolutionization of all the ideas corresponding to those social relations.]
Someone else linked all this and talked about how "the divergent paths come about as a result of necessity and accident and understanding the interplay between those things can potentially offer freedom that you can't see on the surface. For example, you can look at the oppression of women: is it just a negative monolithic blob or is it the case that while it's manifesting itself in a horrible way, it is also pulling on the fabric of capitalism-imperialism which can be stretched and torn but from which patriarchy and the oppression of women can never be unbraided. But by recognizing the deeper reality of this question, and really pulling on it, it can open be opened up and even lend itself to openings which can contribute to making a revolution."
Finally, in closing out this part of the discussion, I brought in a point from BA from the beginning of some observations from a few years ago: "Freedom and Necessity, and Proceeding from a Strategic Standpoint: Some Thoughts on Methods and Leadership." There, he says: "A big and recurrent problem has to do with the relation between freedom and necessity. Historically, there have been difficulties with this in the communist movement and in our own Party. On another level, this is manifested in relation to 'Occupy' and what it is up against. It has come up against necessity, particularly in the form of repression by the bourgeois state, and there is the phenomenon among many of not seeing any way to forge any freedom out of this—and, instead, they are trying to find some way to work within the necessity that's been imposed that they don't see any way of breaking through on. That is objectively what is going on to a significant degree."
This is so critical and such a scientific rupture that enables us to break out of the determinism that frankly plagues way too much of the thinking of people who want to see a better world but don't proceed consistently with a scientific approach: do you go more deeply to try to understand the underlying contradictions and motion giving rise to the necessity you're facing, or do you just accept it without analysis and try to work within it?
We then had a briefer but important discussion on BAsics 4:10 and why BA links this to the question of morality. We talked about the science of communism being the basis for communist morality and compared and contrasted it to moralism on the one hand, or not seeing the importance of morality on the other. We also got into how objectively relativism, populism and identity politics contribute to the world as it is backed up by the state—brutally backing up and enforcing the world as it is, with all the oppression, exploitation, class divisions and antagonistic divisions among people that flow from all that.
We didn't have much time left but did have some discussion of the article "Watching Fruitvale Station With Bob Avakian." Once again, getting into this Outline—in its entirety and then digging into even just a couple of the different aspects—it brings you back to the import and significance of the leadership we have in Bob Avakian. Someone who has put himself to developing this revolution in human thought and is continuing to develop that "work in progress." At the same time, there is this rare combination of, as BA himself has put it, "the visceral and the theoretical"—someone who is working on such a high theoretical level and has such a deepgoing sense of, and heart for, the most oppressed sections of society. Someone who really is, as the article talks about, "the best friend of the masses."
I talked about this briefly and then acknowledged that we wouldn't really have the time to do justice to this article (and certainly were just beginning to wrestle with the Outline) but I asked people to speak to the different levels of meaning in the sentence in bold, which is repeated twice and which I quoted above: "We had better fully recognize and appreciate what we have in BA, and act accordingly."
Through the discussion, one person said, "We really need to appreciate what BA represents and have to build a wall around him while we also make that need known to people. And if we don't recognize and make known this need, we're just leaving the leadership vulnerable. That's not ok." She went on to talk about how "there is so much unnecessary human suffering in the world today, here's this leader who has brought forward a way out of all the way these people suffer. If you don't build a wall around this leader and emphasize why that is needed, then really you're not just dismissing BA's leadership, you're dismissing all the masses who are suffering at the same time."
Another person talked about how when you understand the content and the real importance of the new synthesis of communism, you see the importance of his continuing ability to expand that work and expand the new synthesis as further problems of the revolution present themselves. It is very, very important to protect that leadership and line... to recognize the importance of the work and the person who's continuing to do the work."
We had to end the discussion because we ran out of time, but encouraged everyone to keep digging into the Outline formally and informally, and to continue digging into the interview with Ardea Skybreak, both discussing it in sections but also reading it cover to cover to get the whole sweep of it.


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14 Cultural Events You Can't Miss this December in South Africa
OkayAfrica's guide to must-see events during South Africa's festive season.
South Africans will tell you that December is not just a month, it's an entire lifestyle. From beginning to end, it's about being immersed in a ton of activity with friends and family as well as any new folk you meet along the way. Whether you're looking to turn up to some good music or watch some provocative theater, our guide to just 14 cultural events happening in South Africa this December, has something for everyone.
Abantu Book Festival
South Africa's biggest book festival for Black people is back this year and the lineup of writers is spectacular. From Zakes Mda and Mohale Mashigo to the likes of Chris Abani, Mona Eltahawy and others, it promises to be yet another genuinely engaging event for the Black literary community. Read more about the event here.
Currently ongoing and will run until the 8th of December 2019 at the Eyethu Lifestyle Center in Soweto, Johannesburg. Entry is R20.
Corona Sunsets Festival
If you're looking for a good time and equally good vibes, then this one's for you. There will be a ton of talent performing at this music festival including Shimza, DJ Maphorisa, Kabza De Small, Prince Kaybee, Jazzi Disciplesand several others.
Will take place on the 7th of December at the Ground in Muldersdrift, Johannesburg. Purchase tickets here.
Mzanzi Pride
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This annual event brings together members of the LGBT community and their allies to raise awareness around the issues facing the marginalized community. The march will begin at 11 A.M. and there will be an exhibition in honor of the late gay activist, Simon Nkoli, among other activities.
Will take place on the 7th of December at Mary Fitzgerald Square, Johannesburg.
Revolt and Evolve: Theater Activism Against Gender-based Violence
This year has been a particularly difficult one for South African women as gender-based violence, rape and femicide have all been on a sharp rise. This event will feature artists such as Nelisiwe Xaba, Kwanele Finch, Joseph Komani among several others who will use art as part of a collective effort to raise awareness around the abuse of both women and children.
Currently ongoing and will run until the 10th of December at the South African State Theater, Pretoria. Most events are free although those with a cost can be paid for at the specific event.
The Lion King Live in Concert
This year saw the innovative remake of the beloved Disney classic. If you're still looking to indulge in the nostalgia for just a little longer, then you're in luck. You can watch the live version of The Lion King on the stage at the Sun Arena.
Will take place from the 10th to the 12th of December at Sun Arena at Time Square Casino, Pretoria. Purchase tickets here.
Black Coffee at Shimmy Beach Club
Join talented South African DJ Black Coffee as he carries out his summer residency at Shimmy Beach for the fourth time. With the internationally renowned "king of house music", the event promises to be an epic time of great music and equally great vibes.
Will take place from the 13th December to the 5th of January 2020 at Shimmy Beach Club, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. Purchase tickets here.
Music is King Concert
Prepare to have the time of your life at this epic music festival. This time around the event will be hosted in both Johannesburg and Durban and will feature local talent including AKA, Jazzi Disciples, Moonchild Sanelly, Black Coffee and more.
Will take place in Johannesburg on the 14th of December at the Ticketpro Dome and on the 15th of December at the Kings Park Outer Fields in Durban. Purchase tickets here.
Nubian Music Festival
This music festival boasts a spectacular lineup of Black South African talent including Amanda Black, Ringo Madlingozi, Thandiswa Mazwai, Lira, Mafikizolo, The Soil and so many more. All we can say is that you can't afford to miss this one!
Will take place on the 15th of December the Eagle Waters Resort, Hartebeespoort, Johannesburg. Purchase tickets here.
Ulundi Maskandi Music Festival
If you thought it's just strictly hip-hop and house music, think again. For all the maskandi fans out there, this one is definitely for you and will feature the likes of Thokozani Langa, Khuzani Mpungose, Igcokama Elisha and several others.
Will take place on the 21st of December of December at the Multipurpose Open Space Ulundi, Zululand. Purchase tickets here.
Ekurhuleni Jazz Festival
What's a festive season without some jazz? If you're looking for some soul-soothing music and mellow vibes then the Ekurhuleni Jazz Festival is where you need to be this December. Enjoy performances by both pioneering and contemporary jazz artists.
Will take place on the 21st of December of December at the Big Top Arena, Carnival City, Johannesburg. Purchase tickets here.
The Lion and the Lamb Musical
The incomparable Dr John Kani takes to the stage in this Christmas special. After a decade since this musical play was originally created by Kani and Barney Simon, Kani reprises his lead role for a performance that vibrantly portrays the life of Jesus.
Will take place on the 22nd of December at the Market Theater, Johannesburg. Purchase tickets here.
Shimza's One Man Show 2019
DJ Shimza is back with the 11th edition of his grossly popular music show. The musical event promises to be nothing short of phenomenal as the seasoned musician brings his A-game.
Will take place on the 25th of December at Mehlareng Stadium, Johannesburg. Purchase tickets here.
Lady Zamar's Jingle Jam Party
It's been a spectacular year for Lady Zamar on the music front following the release of her sophomore album Monarch. Now the house/dance singer-songwriter plans to end of the year by bringing the Christmas spirit to her fans.
Will take place on the 25th of December at Sebesong Lifestyle 0411, Johannesburg.Purchase tickets here.
This year's edition of Afropunk promises to be even better than last year's. Solange, Miguel, Masego, Goldlink, Blinky Bill, Sho Madjozi, Burna Boy and several other local and international music heavyweights are set to perform at the music festival. It's the perfect way to usher in the new year if you ask us. Read more about the event here.
Will take place on the 30th to 31st of December at Constitutional Hill, Johannesburg. Purchase tickets here.
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Khaidshares "Jolie," an Afro-infused love song that marks his first music release for the year. The record is a rhythmic and melodic offering that is complete with an infectious hook and Khaid's captivating vocals. In the song, Khaid describes his admiration for a girl that he is pursuing, but equally expresses the challenge that he is having getting her attention.
At the age of 12, Khaid, who was born and raised in Ojo in Lagos, Nigeria, began to freestyle and shoot videos in the streets of Ojo, which is where he was eventually discovered and signed by Sydney Walker, the owner of Neville Records, and a prominent Nigerian comedian.
At the beginning of 2022, Neville Records announced Khaid as a new signee, and since then, he has continued to make waves in the Nigerian music industry. His debut single "With You," was released only eight days after the announcement, and went on to become a commercial success. The song became one of the country's top hits, which now has over 3.7 million views on YouTube and 5 million Spotify streams.
Khaid went on to a release a 6-track album called Diversity and continues to push the envelope at only 17-years-old. The young talent has an EP on the way in the near future, and was recently featured on Okay Africa's 12 Nigerian Artists To Watch In 2023.
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Burna Boy, Asake, and More to Hit Afro Nation Portugal Stage
The Afrobeats music festival is set to bring the biggest names in Afrobeats and amapiano to the sunny Portuguese coast.


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OPEN FORUM DINNER MEETING – YOU are the speakers!
Think about current project challenges that you can share with the group. There may be someone else with a similar issue or someone with a great idea for resolving it.
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Frank Gullo, a vocalist and former music professor from Pennsylvania State University, was born on August 28, 1910 in Forestville, New York. In 1928 he graduated from Lockport High School, New York, excelling at band and chorus. He attended Fredonia Normal School and obtained a certificate in music education in 1930. He later attended New York University where he received both a bachelors and masters degree in music. Mr. Gullo taught in several public schools in New York State before accepting a job at Pennsylvania State College in 1940 as an assitant professor of music and director of the Penn State Glee Club. He remained at Penn State until his retirement in 1970. In 1996, he donated the sheet music publications from the 1850's to the 1980's to the Helen A. Ganser Library at Millersville University.
The collection contains close to 10,000 sheet music titles of popular music from 1856 to 1986. The bulk of the collection are Broadway musicals dating from the 1890's to 1940's, and includes music from popular artists, plays and movies. The collection has been indexed alphabetically by the title of the song. To view a complete list of titles click here.


Sure is!! And very true.
I received this from Greg Garrett today. It is a very good example of the loss of property rights due to excessive regulations. In most cases people pay little attention to excessive regulations until it affects them personally.
I thought you guys might be interested in the details of the case..... what a sad commentary on the abuse of out-of-control local govt !!! Feel free to share this story wherever it could be useful. If you have any outlets where this could generate out of town media coverage feel free to send it to them too.
1. We are zoned for commercial agriculture, which means that according to York County and it's Zoning Laws, we can legally grow pigs, cows, goats, frogs, crickets, worms, crocodiles, buffalos, etc. etc. right now on our Rural Residential property W/O a Use Permit, but for the first time in York County's 400 year history they are requiring a resident (me) to obtain a Special Use Permit (which they won't approve) to grow oysters.
2. Aquaculture is agriculture according to the Va Code & the laws of the USA.
3. Up until the changes the BoS made in Nov 2011, York County's restrictions on aquaculture were designed to limit land based fish tanks/ponds, not river based oyster farms & their Zoning Code clearly stated that those of us in Rural Residential Zones can grow "livestock" for the commercial market. They further described "livestock" as "any animal grown for food", which includes oysters and clams (SEE ATTACHED LETTER FROM Mike Oesterling, THE RECENTLY RETIRED OYSTER EXPERT FROM VIMS). I have over 12 other expert opinions that state that aquaculture is agriculture, and/or that say that York County's pre-Nov 2011 Zoning Code did not prohibit my oyster farming operation.
4. We have 7 permits, leases, licenses, and certifications from the Commonwealth of VA to grow, harvest, sell, & ship oysters.
This is all about political payback. I did not support the Board of Supervisor incumbents for re-election for various reasons, including how out of touch they are with the citizens, their tendency to expand govt, increase regulations, increase taxes, decrease property rights, oppose businesses in the County that we desperately need, and even stretch the truth to justify past bad decisions. They also have a history of punishing anyone that opposes them or the staff when they stand up for their individual rights. This is simply abuse of their political power. In a meeting in November, BoS Chairman Tom Shepperd even admitted that l was the reason that the BoS created the new ultra-restrictive zoning laws last year that were designed to put a halt to agriculture, aquaculture and workboats in York County.
1. Oysters are the best natural way to clean the Bay.
2. Oyster aquaculture is the only sustainable way to increase the oyster population in the Bay.
Why aren't they trying to promote oyster aquaculture, and at the same time work out a compromise to reduce the $94 million with the EPA based on the increase of oysters they could have by encouraging their waterfront citizens to grow oysters at their own expense, with all of us benefiting from the efforts of a few? The Bd of Supervisors and the EPA both know that each oyster can filter over 50 gallons of seawater per day. In my case, our small oyster farm filters over 12 million gallons per day. So they are trying to kill the creative solution instead of embracing it.... and planning to increase our taxes instead.
1. Smell. They fear that the oyster farm will somehow stink up the neighborhood. Jim Wesson, the lead oyster expert, in Va at the VMRC said recently that he is not aware of any oyster aquaculture farm ever having an odor problem.... the fact is that oyster farms do not smell bad. This is a myth. I wonder how bad a pig farm would smell, which we can already have, based on the current zoning laws?
2. Trucks. They fear that 18 wheelers will be riding through the rural residential neighborhoods carrying oysters to market. The fact is that a pick-up truck can carry 10,000 oysters. Therefore with one pick-up truck leaving an oyster farm per day (which would have no impact on any neighborhood) a farm could produce over 3 million oysters per year and not impact anything.... if they made 3 trips per day, they could deliver 10 million oysters per year with virtually no impact. We have no intention of getting this big, just like we have no intention to grow pigs or drive them in big pig trucks through the neighborhood, even though we can legally do that now.
3. Noise. They fear that the noise would ruin the neighbors' peaceful enjoyment of their property. Oyster farms are not noisy. Jim Wesson also said publicly that he was not aware of a single complaint about noise from an oyster farm in VA. The noisiest piece of equipment we use is a pressure washer, which is about as loud as a lawn mower. We normally use it approx 650' from our closest neighbor where it can barely be detected, if at all. Based on our current permits from VA, we can make all the noise we want from a workboat, without limitation just 1' off of our neighbors' shoreline, which we have never done and would never do.
All in all, we look forward to the judge's decision. We are grateful for a legal system that allows us, as citizens, to take the County to Court where this can be decided once and for all. We believe that the judge will not allow the County to continue to exercise this blatant abuse of power any longer.
What do we see as the outcome of all this?
1. We will continue to grow, harvest & sell the best tasting oysters on the planet.
2. 100's of fellow citizens and small businesses will get into the aquaculture business in and around the Bay, creating 1000's of jobs in Hampton Roads alone.
3. We will stop importing 70%-90% of the seafood we eat in VA, and locals will eat much more locally grown, sustainable seafood that is much fresher & healthier than the current imports.
4. The Bay will gradually get cleaner each year and eventually, in my lifetime, the water will be clear enough to see a vibrant bottom, full of sea grasses that will once again be habitat for abundant aquatic life.
5. We will eventually grow enough Chesapeake Bay & York River oysters to export so they can be eaten in the finest restaurants in the world.
6. The EPA will begin to leave us alone, once we prove to them that we can clean up our own waters without spending almost 100 million of citizens' hard earned tax dollars.
7. We will have leaders in York County that embrace aquaculture as a major component of the overall Bay cleanup plan, that want more seafood industry jobs, more workboats, more seafood exports, more agriculture, more private property rights, less overreaching restrictions and abundant locally grown seafood for the health and happiness of our citizens.


HomeCommunityBy @BST_Principal – Are We Raising Generation Inactive?
By @BST_Principal – Are We Raising Generation Inactive?
Is academic attainment being given a higher priority than the health of our pupils?
Earlier in the month I wrote a slightly tongue-in-cheek piece suggesting that cricket might offer one possible answer to the pressing problem of future-proofing the career prospects of our children in the face of rapidly growing competition from highly skilled robots. That was always intended as the introduction to a multi-chapter post but, despite re-visiting the English national game, this is not the second innings of Why Robots are Stumped by Cricket. Instead, I want to look at an issue that has been a hot topic in the UK media over the past week and a genuine concern for both parents and educators for a number of years: our increasingly inactive children.
This is a re-blog post originally posted by Brian Christian and published with kind permission.
Yesterday the BBC reported that former England cricket captain, Mike Gatting, has suggested that relentless summer exam pressure is at least in part to blame for teenagers turning away from physical activity.
We want to push sport as a way of tackling obesity and low self-esteem among young people but summer term exams cause an awful lot of problems. The teenage years are when young sportsmen and women develop their skills, that's when they really learn – but they're all doing exams and, quite rightly, their parents want them to be the very best they can be.
It is certainly true that school cricket has struggled to compete with the demands of the examination season; the idyllic pastoral summer term scenes of Tom Brown's Schooldaysare rapidly becoming a thing of the past and even in the independent sector schools that used to run second, third and fourth elevens are struggling to put just one in the field in May and June. Mr Gatting's suggestion is that we should look again at the timing of important examinations within the academic year but, of course, exams are just part of the problem and whenever we schedule them they will always have an impact on extra-curricular activities.
Others have sought to look elsewhere for the source of the malaise and many choose to lay the blame squarely on the addictive allure of technology. Just this week Ali Oliver, Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust, warned us that future generations of young people are at risk of living their lives devoted to technology as hostages to handheld devices, and disengaged from physical activity. Her comments were timed to coincide with the release of The Class of 2035 report. The report, conducted for the Youth Sport Trust by the Future Foundation to mark the charity's 20th anniversary attempts to provide some insight into young people's relationship with physical activity today and twenty years from now. It warns that PE and school sport are at a critical crossroads and the subject should remain a key priority to avoid the development of a physically and socially disengaged future generation, over-dependent on technology with low physical, social and emotional wellbeing.
The Net Children Go Mobile report in Ireland based on surveys conducted by researchers at the Dublin Institute of Technology highlights similar concerns about technology addiction and examines just how many children are often online after 9pm. It looks at the potentially toxic combination of being always-on and possibly exposed to distressing content. As with drug use, the addiction itself is one problem, while the 'substance' or content of that addiction can cause different kinds of harm.
The current national ambition focused solely around PE lessons is simply not bold enough. We should aim higher and demand more. The focus should be on ensuring that children are given all the necessary support possible in order to achieve the 60 minutes of daily activity recommended in the Chief Medical Officer's guidelines.
This does not mean we wish to see 60 minutes of timetabled PE per day. Instead, we are calling for a focus on a 'whole school approach'. This means looking at how children travel to and from school, the manner in which they integrate activity as simple as standing in lessons, the development of more effective and structured use of play time opportunities and the provision of pre- and post-school activities. Schools which have adopted such an approach have had outstanding success in enhancing the health and wellbeing of their students as well as their educational attainment.
There is no doubt that the pressure to achieve top grades is putting a squeeze on school sport, and most parents would admit to having concerns about 'screen time' and their children's umbilical attachment to their digital devices but, as Baroness Grey-Thompson points out, there needs to be a wider debate. In our risk-averse society with our towns and cities struggling to accommodate ever-increasing traffic children are rarely allowed to walk to school or play in the street; fast-food culture is all-pervasive and the pace of 21stCentury life rarely leaves time for the home-cooked family meal around the dinner table, or the family evening at the swimming pool or cricket club.
For me the answer is straightforward – balance. Schools must work hard to strike a reasonable balance between academic study and physical activity, between sport for all and sporting excellence, between traditional team games and individual sports, and activities that might appeal to children with very different interests. Dance and Drama are as much part of this debate as football or athletics, as are hiking and climbing.
Parents too must aim to adopt a balanced approach – between risk and over-protectiveness, between work and family life, between structured disciplines and the freedom to choose. There is nothing wrong (and a lot that's right!) about technology and the remarkable connectivity it affords young people, but this doesn't mean that our children have the right to use it without restriction. Time spent in front of the screen, access to particular content, passwords and privacy – we must set the ground rules, and we must think carefully about the sort of behaviours we ourselves are modelling for the next generation.
When I look at the children here at BST, I do not see Generation Inactive – far from it – but I do see the need to work ever harder to establish a real sense of balance in all that we do both in and beyond the classroom.
Principal at the British School in Tokyo since 2012 and a Board member of the Council of British International Schools. A proud Manxman.


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The C-Lab programmers left that company to form Emagic, and in 1993 released a new program, ''Notator Logic'', which attempted to fuse both track- and pattern-based operation (but looked much more like track-based sequencers than Notator). While rich in features, early versions of Logic on the Atari lacked the intuitiveness and immediacy of either Cubase or Notator, and never achieved the same success. However, by this time the Atari was becoming obsolete, and part of the reason why ''Notator Logic'' had been written from scratch with an object oriented GUI (though it shared the same nomenclature as its predecessor) was to make it easier to port to other platforms. The ''Notator'' prefix was dropped from the product name and the software became known as simply ''Logic''. As later versions of the software became available for
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platforms, and acquired ever more sophisticated functions (especially in audio processing) to take advantage of increased computing power, Logic, together with the rise of the PC, gained popularity again. Apple acquired Emagic in July 2002. The announcement included the news that development of the Windows version would no longer continue. This announcement caused controversy in the recording industry with an estimated 70,000 users having invested in the Windows route not wishing to reinvest in a complete new system. Despite much speculation in various Pro Audio forums however, exactly how many users may have abandoned Logic upon its acquisition by Apple, or abandoned the Windows platform for the Mac version, remains unknown, but Apple Pro Apps revenue has steadily increased since Apple's acquisition of Emagic, (roughly $2 billion a year as of Q1 2014).
Early versions
''Logic 5'' featured significant improvements in user interface, and increased compatibility with more types of computers, operating systems, and a wide range of audio interfaces. Logic 5.5.1 was the last version to be released for Windows. From Logic 6 onwards, the software would only be exclusively available on Mac OS. With ''Logic 6'', Emagic added the availability of separately packaged software products that were closely integrated add-ons developed specifically for use with Logic, including software instruments, the EXS sampler and audio processing plug-ins. The Logic 6 package also included the stand-alone program Waveburner, for burning
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audio CD standard-compliant CDR masters for replication, however, that application was considered a free bonus feature; it was not advertised as part of the package and did not include printed documentation. PDF documentation was included on the installer disc. In March 2004 Apple released ''Logic Pro 6'', which consolidated over 20 different Emagic products, including all instrument and effect plug-ins, Waveburner Pro (CD Authoring application), and Pro Tools TDM support, into a single product package. Apple also released a scaled down version of Logic called Logic Express, replacing two previous versions that filled that position called Logic Silver and Logic Gold. Apple began promoting Logic Pro as one of its flagship software 'Pro' applications for the Macintosh platform.
''Logic Pro 7'' was released September 29, 2004. Most notably, Apple modified the interface of Logic 7 to look more like a product that was developed by Apple. Additions to Logic Pro 7 included: the integration of Apple Loops, Distributed Audio Processing (a technology for combining the power of multiple computers on a network), 3 new instruments including Sculpture (a sound modeling synth) and Ultrabeat (a drum synth and sequencer), and 9 new effect plug-ins including Guitar Amp Pro (guitar amp simulator), and a linear phase corrected version of their 6 channel parametric equalizer. In total, Logic Pro 7 now included 70 effect plug-ins and 34 instrument plug-ins. Pro-Tools TDM compatibility, which had been a feature of Logic since version 3.5, was not supported by Logic 7.2 on Intel-based Mac computers; TDM support returned with the release of Logic 8.
On September 12, 2007, Apple released the Logic Studio suite that included ''Logic Pro 8''. Logic Pro was no longer a separate product, although a limited version Logic Express 8 was released on the same day, and remained a separate product. Significant changes were made for Logic 8. Logic Pro 8 was now mainly Cocoa code, but still included some Carbon Libraries. Alongside changes such as the new processing plug-in (Delay Designer), Apple included features such as Quick Swipe Comping, similar to Soundtrack Pro 2, and multi-take management. Apple also made changes to ease of use. These include the discontinuation of the XSKey
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, and a streamlined interface. Each plug-in used in the channel strip opens in a new window when double-clicked. Many of the features found in Logic 7 have been consolidated into one screen. Other additions to the new interface included consolidated arrange windows, dual channel strips, built in browsers (like that in GarageBand) and production templates.
On July 23, 2009, ''Logic Pro 9'' was announced. A major new feature included "Flex Time", Apple's take on "elastic" audio, which allows audio to be quantized. A version of the pedalboard from GarageBand was included, together with a new virtual
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where the modeled components could be combined in different ways. There were also a number of improvements to audio editing, fulfilled user requests such as "bounce in place" and selective track and channel strip import, as well as an expanded content library including one more Jam Pack. Some of the bundled software, including
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2 and Soundtrack Pro 3, was also improved. Logic Pro 9 is Universal Binary, although not officially supported for use on PowerPC computers. SoundDiver, which had been quietly bundled with previous versions, was dropped, eliminating support for arguably the world's most popular synthesizer editor/librarian. As Apple has bundled so many software instruments with Logic, it is not likely that we'll see the return of integration with external synthesizer hardware to the Logic platform. On January 12, 2010, Apple released Logic Pro 9.1, an Intel only release, thereby officially discontinuing Logic for the PowerPC platform. Logic Pro 9.1 had the option of running in 64-bit mode, which allowed the application to address more memory than in the past. Says Apple "With 64-bit mode, the application memory is not limited to 4GB as with 32-bit applications, so there is essentially no practical limit by today's standards." Third party plug-ins that are 32-bit were still compatible, but would run from a 'wrapper' inside Logic Pro itself. On December 9, 2011, Apple announced that Logic Pro Studio 9 would no longer be available on DVD, and would only be sold via the
. The price was reduced from $499 to $199.99 for the Logic Pro app, and $29.99 for
. The download was just over 400MB, and 19GB of optional loops were available as in-app downloads. This version of Logic Pro Studio 9 no longer allowed users to access any microtunings in Scala format other than those provided with the software by Apple.
Released as successor to Logic Pro 9 on July 16, 2013, ''Logic Pro X'' (10.0.0) included a new, single-window customizable interface, with a design in line with Final Cut Pro X, as well as new features. New tools in this release are ''Drummer'', a virtual session player that automatically plays along with your song in a wide variety of drumming styles and techniques, and ''Flex Pitch'', a Flex Time equivalent for pitch editing in audio recordings. Also, a new "Smart Controls" feature allows users to map parameters from an array of plugins to a single, convenient control interface. Redesigned keyboards and synths were included, together with new stomp boxes, bass amp and drum kit designers, and a chord arpeggiator. A completely rebuilt sound and loop library was introduced, along with a new Patch architecture. Logic Pro X also improved track organization by allowing users to group multiple tracks into 'folder' like categories (e.g., acoustics, synthesizers, vocals, percussion, etc.). In addition to this organization, Logic Pro X allowed individuals to trigger 'solo,' 'mute,' and 'volume' controls for each group. Further improvements were made to score editing, exporting (now compatible with
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format), and this version introduced MIDI plug-in compatibility. Coinciding with the release of Logic Pro X was the release of a companion iPad app called Logic Remote, which allows wireless control of Logic Pro X, including ''Touch Instruments'' for playing and recording software instruments as well as tools for navigating, making basic edits and mixing. Since this release, Logic Pro X runs in 64-bit mode only and no longer works with 32-bit plug-ins. Logic Pro X is capable of transferring most data from previous projects saved in Logic Pro 5 and later, though the transfer to 64-bit only means older 32-bit plugins will no longer work. Logic 10.4 introduced a new reverb called ChromaVerb, and new functionality such as Smart Tempo, as well as the option to undo mixer actions. In addition, version 10.4 introduced support for version 2 of the ARA (Audio Random Access) standard. 10.5 was released in May 2020. It features Live Loops, Sampler, Quick Sampler, Remix FX, new drag-and-drop workflows, Drum Synth, and Step Sequencer. Sampler and Quick Sampler replaced the EXS24 as Logic Pro X's flagship sampling plugin. 10.5 also came with a demo project for Billie Eilish's hit song Ocean Eyes available for all Logic Pro X users to download.
In November 2020, Logic Pro X was renamed "Logic Pro", coinciding with the release of macOS 11 Big Sur. In October 2021, Apple released Logic Pro 10.7 coinciding with the release of Apple's new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips for its latest MacBook Pro 2021 lineup. Logic Pro 10.7 supports audio production mixing in
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and surround sound format. This version also included two more demo projects. These were two versions of the original multitrack project of
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All the influences came from the universe in which our customers live. The design was inspired by the dynamic lines of super sport cars that can be seen on the air intakes and on the helm station, for example. The universe of luxury products and architecture is also present on the teak flooring applied throughout the deck, on the upholstery and on the feeling of being at a unique atmosphere.
The shipyard gave us the challenge to create a design that epitomizes what a high speed boat should be. The competition has a standard look only differing on the exterior graphics. Our design has the powerful look inherent to this kind of boat and is also luxurious and carefully finished, just like any other Intermarine's yachts.
The external area has swiming plataform, solarium, cabinet (barbecue grill, cooktop, sink, refrigerator 80L), folding table and 5 places plus 1 pilot. The internal area has a cabin (2 berths), bathroom, 7 sofa places (option A) or 4 sofa places and galley (option B). There are two engines options, the A has 2x MAN R6800 with the maximum speed of 56Kn and cruise speed of 46Kn, the option B has 2x Volvo Penta D11725 with the maximum speed of 53Kn and cruise speed of 45Kn.
The project started in February 2013 and ended in August 2013. It was pre released at the São Paulo Boat Show in October 2013. The release will be in São Paulo Boat Show in October 2014.
The lamination of the vessel is through infusion method. Compared to the traditional manual method, it reduces the quantity of resin and consequently the weight of the boat. It provides higher efficiency, using less fuel, reducing the environmental impact, besides providing better work environment, since it keeps workers away from toxic gases.
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Sport boats are part of Intermarine's history, that gave the brand a myth status in the Brazilian nautical market. We started at understanding the characteristics that made these boats so special to be used on the next phases. The sketch phase allowed adding innovative elements such as the suspended back solarium and the teak, besides the development of the visual language as a whole. The mathematical model was built so we could define, besides the form, the dimensions that are very important to ergonomic comfort for users, as the path's dimensions, driving position, headroom, etc.
Sellers and old costumers was consulted about the project. They suggested to be offered a second internal layout: the fist one had a bedroom, bathroom and a social place with sofa and a kitchen, after the suggestion, we decided to offer a second layout without kitchen, to users that do not have habit to cook on the boat, and with an extended social area with two sofas.
Viviane Nicoletti and Matheus Santiago, 2013.
The shipyard, leader in luxury yachts in Brazil, has manufactured and sold thousands of units since 1973, when it was established. Those world-class yachts are built with passion and craftsmanship. At every launching, Intermarine sets new standards in esthetics, engineering and technology. And its unprecedented innovations in the nautical market are now about to conquer the seas all around the globe. The unmistakable design, exceptional performance, sophistication, top-notch construction, effective after-sales service and the best re-sale value make Intermarine incomparable.
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