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Install Failed - Disk is damaged on Apple Discussions site.I don't mind wiping everything (including Bootcamp), but I rather that be a last resort. I do have my files backed up (not in Time Machine, but manually on an external USB drive). I think many others are having this issue as well. Every restart leads back into the Lion install, which results in these errors. I am unable to get back into Snow Leopard. I don't know if that has anything to do with why I'm getting these error messages or not, or if that's why it thinks the hard drive is damaged. I'm also running Bootcamp, with Windows 7 installed in it's own partition. Back up as many of your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed up files. Click Repair Disk.Īfter clicking Repair Disk, I got this error message:ĭisk Utility stopped repairing "Macintosh HD"ĭisk Utility can't repair this disk. The volume Macintosh HD could not be verified completely.Įrror: This disk needs to be repaired. I clicked on Verify Disk, and got this error message after it ran: I put the disc in, booted it, and clicked through past the language selection, but made sure to wait for the top menu bar to appear to get to Disk Utility. I read somewhere that I should put in the original install DVD, and run the Disk Utility to try to verify and repair. Mac OS X couldn't be installed, because the disk Macintosh HD is damaged and can't be repaired. Mac OS X could not be installed on your computer When it rebooted, it began to install Lion, and when it was at the 33 minute mark, it failed. When I returned, I resumed it again, and after download completion, began to install it. During the download, it somehow stopped while I was away from the keyboard. I am running the latest Snow Leopard on my 2010 15" Macbook Pro. I downloaded the new OS X Lion from the App store. The light-hearted film takes place in the world of American football, and is an uproarious parody of the game in all respects. Semi-Tough (1977)īilly Puckett (Reynolds) forms one part of an understated love triangle with Marvin Tiller (Kris Kristofferson) and Barbara Bookman (Jill Clayburgh) in this Michael Ritchie comedy. Alexander Payne’s directorial debut is impressive in how accurately it exposes the underlying hypocrisy, and underhanded tactics of this perpetual debate. While Laura Dern is the exciting lead as an irresponsible mother who unwittingly finds herself in the mess, Reynolds stars as the leader of the pro-life faction in the film. This charming film takes on the complex issue of the abortion debate head-on, without any vacillation whatsoever. This makes ‘Citizen Ruth’ slightly more significant in his oeuvre. However, Reynolds was on the wane in the 90s. Most of Reynolds’ prominent films were released throughout the 1970s and 80s. ‘Sharky’s Machine’ is an exciting action drama in the mould of noir cinema. Supported by Dominoe (Rachel Ward), Papa (Brian Keith), Arch (Bernie Casey), and Nosh (RIchard Libertini), Sharky meticulously plans to take down a dangerous mob boss Victor (Vittorio Gassman) and his politician stooge Hotchkins (Earl Holliman). The film has Reynolds in the role of a narcotics sergeant looking out to redeem himself after his disgraceful demotion. This crime drama was based on William Diehl’s literary debut, and was praised for the fidelity it maintained towards its grim and impactful themes. ‘Sharky’s Machine’ was Reynolds’ third venture as director, and still remains a highly praised film. Director Blake Andrews paints a great picture of sex and love, and how balance and discipline is necessary to sustain one’s skills. He is ably supported by Julie Andrews as the psychiatrist who helps him through his hopeless addiction. Reynolds is hilarious as the sex-crazed artist who loses his touch with his talents through meaningless flings. One wouldn’t normally expect a thoroughly American star as Reynolds to star in a remake of a French dramedy by François Truffaut, but here he is. Incidentally, he received his first Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for this role. Reynolds’ performance is zesty as the leader of his ragtag group who takes a stand against the domineering prison system. What follows is a tale of commendable rebellion and teamwork. The prison’s sadistic warden coerces Crewe to make a team of prisoners to play against his team of guards to boost his reputation and win a championship. He’s arrested, and is humiliated by his fellow inmates who don’t respect him for his alleged match-fixing controversy. In 1974, Reynolds played the role of Paul Crewe, a star quarterback brought into disrepute by his utterly irresponsible actions. It tries to remove the typical censure that prostitution typically receives, through its well-drawn characters. The film does an admirable job of painting a multilayered picture of the world’s oldest profession. Reynolds is a perfect picture as the upstanding sheriff who’s in a relationship with the bordello madam. His performance as Sheriff Ed Dodd of Gilbert in Texas blends impressively with that of Dolly Parton’s star turn as Mona Stangley, owner of the ‘Chicken Ranch’, a brothel on the outskirts of town. Reynolds didn’t have a stellar experience of working on musicals prior to this, however in this particular film, he is very much assured. ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ is an adept adaptation of the eponymous 1978 Broadway musical. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)Ĭolin Higgins creates a frolicking musical comedy in his final directorial venture. Here is the list of top 12 Burt Reynolds movie performances.ġ2. Although the wider critical consensus is that he could have had a more fruitful career had he not squandered his talents, the fact remains that Burt Reynolds is one of the most significant performers over the last five decades. Reynolds’ filmography highlights the actor’s versatility in playing both sombre and comic roles. Carson was one of his closest associates. He regularly made appearances on television, most prominently in ‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson’. He was undeniably one of the most popular actors of the 1970s and early 1980s, with his serious movies complementing his playboy image and fun-loving personality. Reynolds forged a reputation, first as a series regular on ‘Gunsmoke’, a television Western drama, then making the jump to the big screen seamlessly. Love Shuttle is divided into 3 seasons, the first season is my least favorite but I still enjoyed it especially on it’s last few chapters before its season finale. And I can’t believe I’m so lucky because it’s an omegaverse too! I love enemies turned into lovers’ stories so after hinting that in the first few panels of this manhwa, I knew I had to see it through. He has no-one to turn to but his work rival, Taehan – but thankfully, Taehan is more than man enough to help him out. But when his body finally decides it’s “time,” it just happens to be at the most inopportune moment. He doesn’t see the problem, and everyone assumes he’s an Alpha, anyway. Light novels can offer a lot of variety.There’s a late bloomer, and then there’s a *late bloomer.* Doyun may be half Omega, but he certainly doesn’t look it: he’s tall, chiseled… But the worst of it all is that he’s a full-grown adult male who has yet to go into heat. They don’t have to be more difficult to read than regular novels. Each volume has several illustrations on the splash pages, as well as the cover.Īlthough many of them are targeted at young adults, light novels can be written in any genre and of any length. Light novels have pictures, contrary to what you might think. This is similar to the way manga is published. … While light novels are generally published as books, some chapters are first serialized in anthology publications before being collected. It also has content for readers in their 30s and 40s.Ī light novel (ライトノベル, raito noberu) is a young adult novel that focuses primarily on middle school students. Light novels are intended for middle/high school students only.ĭengeki is a brand that offers content for young adults and high school students. 77% of its content is written in English.Ī number of Wattpad users are translating stories to continue to build the platform. The writers and share their opinions with fellow readers. As an industry leader in online fiction, the platformĬlaims to have an audience of more than 70 million users, who can directly interact with Poetry, fan-fiction, spiritual, humor, and teen fiction. In different genres, including classics, general fiction, historical fiction, non-fiction, NovelBuddy is an Internet community for readers and writers to publish new user-generated stories Let us help you to find the best light novel websites to read the most recent Light Novels in the spirit of trying new things. Many light novels have been adapted into manga and anime series. Usually under 300 pages, and often focus on stories involving romance, comedy, and fantasy. They are usually shorter in length than a regular novel, Light novels are a style of Japanese novel typically targeting young adult And if you’re an avid reader, your light novel addiction could soon start to burn a hole in your pocket.īut worry not, there are plenty of places on the internet where you can read digital versions of light novels, and the best part is, many of them are completely free! While nothing beats a physical copy, light novels can be expensive to own, just like any book. These page-turning Japanese exports are seeing a huge surge in popularity right now, meaning more and more original titles are being translated into English for readers around the globe. If you love manga, there’s a good chance you’ll love light novels too. Until I hear that there’s something terribly wrong with the benchmark, this thing has done me a favor by allowing me to know early that I won’t be able to play.Ĭant get my head around some of the postings on here! Trying to work out if people are having a laugh or … ? Your surprised it wont play on a 2 year old laptop? Calling your mid ’08 machine semi-new (its not *~anything-new*)?! I’m not alone because there are a lot of people out there posting that they can’t play the game. Maybe it’s poorly coded benchmark? I hope? I’m not going out to upgrade for FFXIV when my computer performs without so much as a hitch in any game, let alone a MMO. My computer, which runs any game I want to play right now above 30 frames (most closer to 50 or 60) on high settings, won’t be able to even meet the specifications for running FFXIV. Adjusting settings is unlikely to improve performance.ĭoes not meet specifications for running the game. Adjust settings to improve performance.Ĭapable of running the game, but will experience considerable slowdown. Consider switching to a higher resolution depending on performance.Ĭapable of running the game on default settings.Ĭapable of running the game, but may experience some slowdown. Should perform well, even at higher resolutions.Ĭapable of running the game on default settings. Should perform exceptionally well, even at higher resolutions.Įasily capable of running the game. Extremely High PerformanceĮasily capable of running the game on the highest settings.Įasily capable of running the game. I ran the FFXIV Official Benchmark today on m computer that is about two years old. Some of you may remember that I upgraded right around the time Age of Conan came out. The results weren’t so great.įFXIV looks really nice. Even in the alpha videos there wasn’t much to complain about graphically other than the art style which isn’t the same thing anyway. Unfortunately, I won’t even get a chance to play it and see for myself.Īccording to the Benchmark, my score is 1307. Supports line wrapping, section headers and auto-detection. Chord Lyrics by will display chord names over lyrics.evergreen by is similar to the "no dupe leaves" plugin in that it will automatically switch the focus to open notes instead of reopening them, but works with stacked tabs.Copy Note URL by lets users copy a note's URL based on a predefined domain and file extension.Crumbs by is a new alternative to Breadcrumbs that seems more focused on Dendron-style dot hierarchies.D2 by adds functionality for a diagram scripting language that turns text to diagrams.Note, though, that this is not as safe as waiting for them to go through code review. You can manually install plugins that aren't in the community list yet by using the Beta Reviewer's Auto-update Tool. Note: Not all new plugins are available in the community list yet, as they need to go through code review first. Rapid Notes by lets users create and place notes quickly in specific folders based on predefined prefixes.Omnisearch by uses a smart weighting algorithm to show more relevant results.For the full list, check out the plugin stats page. These plugins went through code review and are now available in Obsidian's plugin list. If you're curious what's being worked on, you can check out the roadmap – it looks like metadata improvements and a core canvas plugin are the next big things to expect. □ so I just wanted to put a little note here and remind everybody that before mobile and live preview went live, there was also a gap of a month or two between updates. It's been awhile since the last Obsidian update, and traditionally there are a bunch of people secretly worrying that this means the app is dead, no more updates are coming, the team has stopped production, etc. Here's a curated list of 360+ bookmarks related to Obsidian maintained by and shared over at the new pkm.social mastodon instance. Masks can also be easily created to follow the hue of the object in the picture. The new Live Masks feature updates masks automatically based on the underlying image's properties. There are also Liquify and Tone Mapping Personas.įor those considering upgrading from V1, the new version allows you to develop raw files non-destructively and choose to embed them into a document file or link them externally. The software has other tricks up its sleeve, too, including panorama stitching, Plus HDR, Focus, and Astrophotography Stacking. I won’t go through all the tools individually because most editors have similar functions, and like others, Affinity Photo has layers and the ability to apply blending modes and layer masks. The layers-based adjustments are on the right. Affinity is no different, with various tools on the left of the screen with their settings in the top bar. Many photo editors are similar and based upon the layout of Photoshop. Nevertheless, users of the first version or Photoshop will not feel lost at this point. I say mostly because there are some new tools added. Here, the user interface has changed from V1, but the changes are mostly cosmetic. When you have finished developing your image, you click the Develop button on the top left of the window, and then your image opens in the Photo Persona. This means a lot of scrolling up and down that panel when moving between adjustments. Another slightly bizarre feature is that you cannot minimize those sections without turning those adjustments off, as you can with Solo mode in LR. Alas, you must scroll down that panel and find them in a separate section further down. One would expect the Shadows and Highlights adjustments to sit alongside the other tonal adjustments, i.e. The layout of the basic adjustment sliders doesn’t seem that intuitive to me. The contrast slider in Affinity is very sensitive and needs a lighter touch than in Lightroom. With Lightroom, I would usually barely touch that. For example, I could push the clarity slider up to 50% on some images, and they didn’t look over-processed. With Affinity Photo, it means you don’t have to be so scared of over-adjusting the settings, as is so easy to do in ACR or LR. That might take a little getting used to if you are an Adobe user and must pussyfoot with the presence sliders. The adjustment sliders are gentle in their response compared to LR. Increasing noise reduction in both resulted in a muddier-looking image using Lightroom. If you look at the back of the lapwing in the middle, Affinity, on the left, handles the noise far better than Lightroom does. Each is a 100% crop, and the sharpening and all noise sliders are reduced to zero, as opposed to the default values. The photo was underexposed and brightened in development to accentuate the noise. The above image was shot at a high ISO with noise control turned off in the camera. Furthermore, increasing the noise reduction didn’t leave the image looking as muddy as it does with some competition. Even at higher ISOs, opening photos into external noise reduction programs was unnecessary. The noise reduction from the Serif Raw Engine is pretty good, far better than Lightroom’s. Regarding sharpening, most raw developers find it hard to compete with AI-based noise reduction software, such as Topaz Denoise AI and ON1 No Noise AI. Furthermore, images shot at higher ISOs were much cleaner with Affinity than LR, even if I reduced Lightroom’s sharpening down to zero. This is good news, as it means less image development and editing time. I opened the same raw file in both Affinity Photo and Lightroom (LR), and the initial results in Affinity were far closer to the image on the rear screen of my camera, which I have set to closely match what my eyes see. The most important thing to me about any software is the results, and the Develop Persona does deliver. The different functions of the software are split between what Affinity calls “Personas.” The one I spent the most time in was Develop. It's not without a couple of shortcomings, but what software isn't? I am pleased that this has been addressed with Affinity Photo 2, and after hours of fun trying out the features, I found it stable and running smoothly on the computers I tried it on. That was mainly because an annoying glitch ruined my raw developments. I’ll have to start by admitting that I was not a fan of the first version of Affinity Photo. I’m hyper-critical of raw development tools, as that’s where most of my work is carried out. If you’re interested in exploring podcast equipment beyond your phone, we’ve put together a guide to our favorite options. However, there’s also a wide variety of recording microphones available to enhance your setup. Part of Spotify for Podcasters’ mission to democratize audio is to make podcast creation more available-and that means allowing you to record from your phone or computer, from anywhere. What equipment do I need to start a podcast?Īll you need to start a podcast is the phone in your pocket. (Oh, and you don’t need the word “podcast” in the title.) One place to start is to imagine your ideal audience, and what would appeal to them. Your podcast’s name has the potential to make your show exponentially more memorable and appealing-or not. Naming your podcast can be a tricky thing, but luckily we've put together this resource to make it easier. It might also help to think about a podcast topic broad enough to cover many episodes, or perhaps even multiple seasons. You could even think about what podcasts you currently enjoy listening to, and use those for inspiration. Picking a podcast topic requires you to look inward and answer a simple question: What do you love to talk about? One way to answer this question is to think about when you’re the most happy, fulfilled, or excited-and use that as a jumping-off point. Planning your podcast What should my podcast be about? So go ahead, focus on your content and we’ll take care of the rest. You might be wondering, is it really free? And it is- we’ve made Spotify for Podcasters free for everyone, all the time. You can use Spotify for Podcasters to create, distribute, analyze, and grow your show as well as gain access to exclusive earning tools and formats like video podcasts on Spotify. Simply put, Spotify for Podcasters is the most comprehensive tool for starting your podcast. Claiming your show does not change ownership over your content or off-platform management. You can do this by claiming your show on Spotify for Podcasters. If you already have a podcast hosted elsewhere, you can still take advantage of Spotify's free growth tools for podcasters, like analytics and fan engagement. Your episodes can automatically be published to Spotify-and can easily be distributed to other platforms. That means you can create, distribute, grow, and monetize your podcast all from our app or website, for free. Spotify for Podcasters is an all-in-one podcasting platform. Ready to jump right in? This article about starting a podcast in less than an hour can help, too. The only thing left to do is go to or download the Spotify for Podcasters app. Do you have a computer or smartphone to record your sound (or camera to record your video) and the same devices to edit your podcast audio or footage? If yes, you’re almost ready to start. Spotify for Podcasters is an easy way to make a podcast, so if you’re reading this, you’re already in the right place! So, look around you. Even if you already have a fan base from a different hustle, podcasting can help you expand your reach and connect with your audience in a deeper, more authentic way. It also helps that podcasting continues to grow as a medium: More people than ever are creating audio (and now video) stories. Whether you want to use your voice to create, express, or build, podcasting is the perfect way to say it all. Plus, now that video podcasts on Spotify are available to more creators than ever, the answer to “what is a podcast?” has expanded even further.Įvery voice is a podcast voice-and yes, that includes yours. But in its simplest form, a podcast needs two things: an idea, and a voice to bring it to life. It can be serious, funny, boisterous, cerebral, quirky, sarcastic, or a little bit of everything. It can be a pair of friends or a group of five. A podcast can be one person speaking into a microphone (or even their phone’s mic) alone in their apartment or podcast studio. The good news is, a podcast can be many different things-and it all depends on you, the creator. Most of us have a general understanding of what a podcast is (a collection of digital audio or video files that are made available for audiences), but as we enter the podcast world ourselves, more questions start popping up. Or if you find mornings as unbearable as I do, perhaps send this article to your significant other as an oh-so-subtle hint for what you’d like from Santa this year. If you’re looking for a big gift for the coffee lover in your life, this is sure to be a hit. Luxurious materials for long-lasting use. This deluxe 12-cup model offers the best of Cuisinart's expert coffeemaking technology to deliver unsurpassed ease of use and rich full-bodied coffee flavor. There’s a milk vessel, which lifts out from the tray and is cooled overnight and throughout the day. Below that is a sealed and refrigerated drawer for tea, coffee and sugar. Black and Decker DLX1050B Coffee Maker 3. Elegant craftsmenship with hand-finished wood and hand-blown glass, featuring Brew-To-Wake, Brew-On-Demand, alarm clock, USB Phone Charging Port, a milk fridge and intuitive controls for setting the alarm and brew preferance. Retire your alarm clock and wake up instead to the rich aroma of freshly ground, just brewed coffee, with the Cuisinart Grind & Brew Automatic Coffeemaker. Steam pressure is produced, forcing the water out of the vessel and into the filter, brewing a perfect beverage. The boiling vessel on the left is sealed with a bung, which is essential for transporting the water. The stainless steel base heats up to boil the water. Well, it looks a little like a chemistry set, but some would say good coffee is a science. Touch – The tangible buttons and form of the product. Sight – See the water get transported into the filter.They now provide more products that bring you joy through tangible solutions. Sound – The sounds of the coffee bubbling away Dimensions (in): 12.36 x 10.79 x 15.98 Brewing capacity: 50 fl. Joy Resolve are the makers of the Barisieur, the revolutionary coffee or tea brewing alarm clock that wakes you up to the aroma of a freshly brewed tea or coffee.Crawling out of bed and staggering to the coffee maker is always a grueling task, but the Barisieur promises that their device will not only wake you up gently, but will stimulate all five senses in the process: Note that underneath this, Beyond Meat's actual sales volume by pounds declined "only" -7% y/y.īeyond Meat volume declines (Beyond Meat Q1 earnings release) Revenue declines moderated, but not substantially, relative to -20% y/y declines in Q4. Take a look at the Q1 earnings summary below:īeyond Meat Q1 results (Beyond Meat Q1 earnings release)īeyond Meat's revenue declined -16% y/y to $92.2 million, essentially in-line with Wall Street's expectations of $91.7 million. Q1 downloadīeyond Meat's March quarter, which the company reported in mid-May, continued to showcase the company's difficulties at breaking through to consumers and highlighted a plethora of problems. Continue to steer clear here and invest elsewhere. In short, I see nothing but bad news for Beyond Meat ahead. In the current cautionary environment, wholesale resellers - which drive a substantial portion of Beyond Meat's revenue - are taking care to limit their inventory buys, which may ultimately reduce Beyond Meat's shelf prominence to end consumers. Considering the company is burning through roughly ~$50 million of adjusted EBITDA each quarter, this is a dangerous position for the company to be in. Beyond Meat's most recent balance sheet showed only $258.6 million of cash remaining, and that's not to mention over $1.1 billion of convertible debt. Limited liquidity is insufficient to finance huge losses.As a function of Beyond Meat's decision to cut prices, the company is operating at near-zero gross margins, which is an untenable position for a consumer-products company. It slashed prices particularly in the wholesale channel to account for this, but in spite of sharp price declines, the company is still experiencing double-digit revenue declines. Beyond Meat knows that one of the biggest obstacles to adoption is price: Beyond products are often more expensive, sometimes substantially more so, than regular meat. Price reductions have failed to stimulate demand.Other than this, here are the other key risk factors for Beyond Meat: While it's still too early to tell whether consumer acceptance of cell-based meats is widespread, it's fairly clear to say now that its existence will encroach on the market for Beyond Meat's plant-based meats. While in an experimental phase at the moment, and while these products still require hefty amounts of energy to produce (thus dissuading the energy-consumption crowd of meat-avoiders), cell-based meat products do significantly threaten Beyond Meat's base of animal-rights buyers, especially if taste is comparable to bona fide meat. Plenty of headlines emerged this week on the rising prominence (and US approval) of cell-based meat products. I remain bearish on Beyond Meat, and in particular, I think a new crop of risks have popped up for the company that will be difficult to avoid. The plant-based meat company has been hit with the equivalent of a demand revolt, with consumer interest in plant-based meats fading quickly - due, in no doubt, to a mixed bag of factors including taste, health concerns from sodium content, and price.īeyond Meat managed to hit a share price near $200 during the pandemic but today the stock sits at less than 10% of that value. There are a few holdouts, however, whose post-pandemic fundamentals have weakened so dramatically that it's difficult to imagine any rebound is possible.īeyond Meat ( NASDAQ: BYND) is one of these unfortunate laggards. In general, most small/mid-cap growth stocks have experienced a massive surge and rebound since the start of the year. |
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