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Aquarium automatic feeder4/30/2023 ![]() The opening in the aquarium cover means that the SmartFeed 2.0 is easy to install and ready for immediate use. It is suitable for both granulate and flake feed thanks to exchangeable conveyor screws. Since your AFS is part of the Apex ecosystem, you can build automated feeding routines that really do all the work for you. The SmartFeed 2.0 automatic feeder is the premium automatic feeder for every JUWEL aquarium. However, overfeeding of aquariums is one of the top reasons for water pollution and tank failures.īUILD COMPLEX FEEDING ROUTINES WITH THE APEX AND THE AFS SUNWEN Automatic Fish Feeder, Auto Fish Food Feeder for Aquarium or Fish Tank, Fish Feeder Timer Dispenser for Vacation or Holidays 52 1 offer from 14.99 37 Aoyar Automatic Aquarium Fish Feeder: Auto Vacation Weekend Day Feeding Timer & 2 Install Methods Food Dispenser for Goldfish Koi Betta Turtle in Small Tank & Pond 398 1 offer from 25. ![]() Powered by 2 AA batteries and capable of dispensing food up to 4 times per day it’s a versatile, dependable feeder that will remove uncertainty from your relationship with your fish. This feeder has a moisture proof design which ensures the freshness of food for longer duration. It’s easy to use interface can set 8h, 12h and 24h for feeding just by push of a button. ![]() ![]() On top of that, most species do best when they are fed all throughout the day. The Proche Digital Automatic Fish Feeder makes feeding your aquarium fish easy as pie. FREESEA Aquarium Automatic Fish Feeder comes with both manual as well as automatic modes. A key component of caring for aquatic animals is regularly providing them with food, but in amounts that get consumed immediately so as not to pollute the aquarium. Feed your fish consistently, and safely, while home or away. ![]()
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Steely dan countdown to ecstasy4/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() "My Old School" features reverent horns and aggressive piano riffs and guitar solos. ![]() Countdown to Ecstasy was the only album written by Steely Dan for a live band. It comprises uptempo, four-to-five-minute rock songs, which, apart from the bluesy vamps of "Bodhisattva" and "Show Biz Kids," are subtly textured and feature jazz-inspired interludes. Like Steely Dan's 1972 debut album Can't Buy A Thrill, Countdown to Ecstasy has a rock sound that exhibits a strong influence from jazz. But their popularity nevertheless grew throughout the '70s as their albums became critical favorites and their singles became staples of Adult Oriented Radio and pop radio stations. Becker and Fagen, with producer Gary Katz, gradually changed Steely Dan from a performing band to a studio project, hiring session musicians to record their compositions. Steely Dan created a sophisticated, distinctive sound with accessible melodic hooks, complex harmonies and time signatures, and a devotion to the recording studio. Founded by core members Walter Becker (bass) and Donald Fagen (vocals, keyboards), Steely Dan's popularity rose throughout the late 1970s on, and their seven albums throughout that period of time blended elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop. Wellcome to Brook AudioWelcome to Brook Audio uk! MAILING LIST Feedback Fast & Secure Delivery Toggle navigation Menu ANALOGUE HI FI EQUIPMENT LOUDSPEAKERS mUSIC ANALOGUE HI FI EQUIPMENT LOUDSPEAKERS mUSIC STEELY DAN - COUNTDOWN TO ECSTACY - ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS UHQR VINYL BOX SET Product Description Countdown To Ecstasy - Steely Dan's gold-selling second studio album now on UHQR! Definitive reissue Ultra High Quality Record, the pinnacle of high-quality vinyl! 45 RPM LP release limited to 20,000 numbered copies Mastered directly from the original master tape by Bernie Grundman Pressed at Quality Record Pressings using 200-gram Clarity Vinyl® Purest possible pressing and most visually stunning presentation and packaging! Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing Steely Dan's second studio album, originally released in 1973 by ABC Records, was certified gold-selling by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling 500,000 copies in the U.S. This stereo UHQR reissue will be limited to 20,000 copies, with gold foil individually numbered jackets, housed in a premium slipcase with a wooden dowel spine. Artikelnummer: 325568087409 STEELY DAN - COUNTDOWN TO ECSTACY - ANALOGE PRODUKTIONEN UHQR 45RPM VINYL-SET. ![]()
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The court jester jackamole4/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Her son, King James VI of Scotland, employed a jester called Archibald Armstrong. In Scotland, Mary, Queen of Scots, had a jester called Nichola. In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Feste the jester is described as "wise enough to play the fool". Clowns and jesters were featured in Shakespeare's plays, and the company's expert on jesting was Robert Armin, author of the book Fooled upon Foole. ĭuring the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I of England, William Shakespeare wrote his plays and performed with his theatre company the Lord Chamberlain's Men (later called the King's Men). His daughter Mary was entertained by Jane Foole. Henry VIII of England employed a jester named Will Sommers. They played an important part in raising their own army's spirits by singing songs and reciting stories. Jesters would ride in front of their troops, provoke or mock the enemy, and even serve as messengers. Jesters were also occasionally used as psychological warfare. Fool Societies, or groups of nomadic entertainers, were often hired to perform acrobatics and juggling. Entertainment included music, storytelling, and physical comedy. Many royal courts throughout English royal history employed entertainers and most had professional fools, sometimes called "licensed fools". Other cultures such as the Aztecs and the Chinese employed cultural equivalents to the jester. Balatrones were paid for their jests, and the tables of the wealthy were generally open to them for the sake of the amusement they afforded. ![]() In ancient Rome, a similar tradition of professional jesters were called balatrones. These terms described entertainers who differed in their skills and performances but who all shared many similarities in their role as comedic performers for their audiences. Other earlier terms included fol, disour, buffoon, and bourder. This modern term derives from the older form gestour, or jestour, originally from Anglo-Norman (French) meaning 'storyteller' or ' minstrel'. The modern use of the English word jester did not come into use until the mid-16th century, during Tudor times. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in word or song about people or events well known to their audiences. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills: principal among them were song, music, and storytelling, but many also employed acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes (such as puns, stereotypes, and imitation), and performing magic tricks. Their modern counterparts usually mimic this costume. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events.ĭuring the Middle Ages, jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. JesterĪ jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. For other uses, see Jester (disambiguation) and Court jester (disambiguation). ![]()
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Will hogwarts legacy be on xbox4/29/2023 ![]() ![]() The game doesn’t specifically ask the player’s gender, but you do have to choose between the title of wizard or witch. The game allows the player to have a feminine voice on a male body type and vice versa, facial hair on either typically male or female character models, and even the character’s voice and its pitch can be tweaked, regardless of the physical traits and gender the player is looking to play as. ![]() They, not unlike Harry Potter himself, immediately show some rarely seen potential, with some innate abilities linked to their parent’s early demise.Īs has been largely advertised, Hogwarts Legacy gives players a proper player creator, with customizable face and body features, all the way down to hair options and scars. This means they need to get up to speed as soon as possible with some of the basics, while also learning spells and more advanced magical theory. We follow the adventures of our Wizarding World OC who’s joining the legendary magic school of Hogwarts unusually late in their fifth year due to their age. This new setting allows us to explore a lesser-known era in the franchise, with familiar surnames like Weasley and Snape already a part of the roster of characters. So Hogwarts Legacy is a prequel, set long before the more recent books/movies in the Fantastic Beasts series going all the way up to the 1800s. Warner’s publishing division has finally made a big budget wizard game, releasing on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC for now, with Xbox One, PS4 and Switch arriving at a later date.īut is it any good? Let’s cast a few spells together and find out. Rowling and its movie adaptations by Warner Bros. It took an eternity and a half, but it’s here: the long-awaited open-world game set in the mythical Wizarding World most famously known via the Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling is directly responsible should be discussed and criticised, and no one should be afraid to speak against it.Īs Rowling herself wrote – “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” This review will not focus on J.K Rowling’s harmful opinions and actions, however, if you want to hear about that directly from those it affects we strongly encourage you to read this article before making any purchasing decision. Ultimately, after careful deliberation, we decided to cover the game and treat it for what it is: a videogame, which many will use specifically to escape from the problems of real life itself. Rowling, to be harmful and offensive, targeting our friends and loved ones in the transgender community. ![]() However, without any sort of aforementioned formal announcement, players will just have to wait and see which way the winds turn.“Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.”īefore digging into the game, let’s tackle the elephant in the room: The team at Xbo圎ra finds the words and actions by the author of the Harry Potter and Wizarding World books, J.K. ![]() WB Games will likely not be overly eager to give up the opportunity for players to spend money on the digital deluxe upgrade. Should Hogwarts Legacy indeed be added to the Xbox Game Pass at some point in the future, players will likely only be able to access the base edition, without any of the additional content made exclusive to the digital deluxe edition. Screenshot by Destructoid There might be a catch… With Hogwarts Legacy continuing to rake in sales at the moment, it doesn’t seem highly likely that WB Games is going to rush to interfere with that in any way for the time being. While it’s perfectly possible that Avalanche Software and WB Games may be in talks with Microsoft to have the game added at some point in the future, (or more likely, already have such a deal in place,) such details will likely not be made available to the general public until both sides are ready to make the formal announcement. If you’ve been hoping to set off on some charming adventures in Hogwarts Legacy, anticipating the game’s imminent arrival on Xbox Game Pass, just as has been the case with many other AAA games recently, you might want to hold onto your hippogriffs, because the game isn’t likely going to get added to Xbox Game Pass’ growing library anytime soon. Is it too soon to expect Hogwarts Legacy on Xbox Game Pass? ![]()
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Look 695 ipack for sale4/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() They were specifically developed for that frame, to make the 695 homogenous, rigid, lightweight, stable and easy to handle. The new HSC 7 fork, the new Head Fit 3 headset, the C-stem and the E-Post are the other components integrated into the 695 frame. The diagonal tube, saddle tube and stays wrap around the casing and extend without a break in the shape thanks to the CFD concept (Continuous Fiber Design) optimising resistance to effort. Look 695 SR IPACK Cofidis Team Replica review Strong, fast road bike with confident chassis Our rating 4.0 GBP £6,999. To integrate it, the 695 has an oversized bottom bracket (Rolling bearings of 65 mm). It brings a new world record to the weight/rigidity and performance of a frame.įor optimal performance, the 695 is equipped with the best crankset presently available on the market: the ZED 2 crankset. The ZED 2 crankset, the frame’s nerve center, is the culmination of 5 years of research and was tested by athletes and validated at the Beijing Olympics. The 695 goes through the CFD (Continuous Fiber Design) process: where the shape of the tubes are studied so that the carbon fibers work along the best axis, optimizing their mechanical performance. ![]() The Look 695 is a frame offering unequalled cycling precision thanks to the integration of the stem, the headset, the fork and an exceptional performance thanks to its crankset. ![]()
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Nightcode clojure4/29/2023 ![]() ![]() See the Clojure change log for details.Ĭlojure 1.6 alphas emerged with a new public API for calling Clojure from Java. Two programming contests, Clojure Cup and Lisp in Summer Projects, showed off programming talent from around the worldĬlojure 1.5 was released, bringing reducers, improved reader literals, new form-threading macros, and the new EDN reader. A first workshop is scheduled for spring of 2014, and volunteers are developing curriculum and documentation. Inspired by efforts to teach programming to beginners, some friends founded ClojureBridge. You can catch videos on ClojureTV on YouTube, InfoQ Clojure presentations, and other channels. ![]() Not to mention Clojure being a big part of the functional programming discussion at YOW! Lambda Jam in Australia, Lambda Jam in Chicago, and the venerable Strange Loop. More conferences: Clojure/West and Clojure/conj and the second EuroClojure. Those looking to learn Clojure also got some new free resources: Clojure for the Brave and True by Daniel Higginbotham and Clojure from the Ground Up by Kyle Kingsbury. Alex Miller dug through the free-form responses to identify trends in desired features and perceived problem areas.Ī batch of new Clojure books came out, notably the first O’Reilly Clojure Cookbook, written collaboratively by the community and edited by my colleagues Luke VanderHart and Ryan Neufeld. In Chas Emerick’s 2013 State of Clojure survey, over half of respondents said they were using Clojure at work, a jump from last year. The Clojure mailing list has over 8500 members. Staples acquired Runa, an early adopter of Clojure, where they will continue to leverage Clojure for customized offers and other retail services. Hear more on the transition episode of the Relevance Podcast, renamed the Cognicast. This merger opens up new possibilites with the introduction of enterprise-grade 24/7 support for Clojure, ClojureScript, Datomic, and the rest of the Clojure “stack.” Plenty of big businesses have been waiting for just this kind of safety guarantee before they jump into the Clojure open-source ecosystem, so this means we should be seeing Clojure in more, and bigger, places in 2014. Icons made by TutsPlus from are licensed by CC 3.0 BY.Maybe I should start right here at my home base, Relevance, which, after years of close collaboration, finally tied the knot with Rich Hickey and Datomic to become Cognitect. It was and still is one of my favourite blogs. I was sad to hear that James Hague is finishing his blog “Programming in the 21st Century”.How to use a charting library in Reagent.Packaging JS libraries for CLJS with CLJSJS.JUXT are running one-day training courses in the UK.A recent thread on Cursive REPL completion suggestions.Clojars has a new policy for deployments.Zach Oakes has released a hosted version of his IDE Nightcode:.If you use Cider, I encourage you to donate to keep it going strong. Cider is taking donations on The Open Collective.Creating a spec for destructuring by Alex Miller.Making code fast: measure what you intend to measure - Jake McCrary is not the first or last person that will run into laziness issues when performance testing.Reagent Mysteries - Part 3: Manipulating the DOM. ![]()
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New world factions4/29/2023 ![]() With higher levels you can start to see nodes and critters on your compass, get access to new resources and crafting projects, and even get bonuses that will help you in fights. Your crafting and gathering skills can level up, too, so you're always making progress. Even when things are quiet, you'll still usually hear the telltale sign that someone is at work-the crack of a pick axe striking iron, or the thud of an axe hitting wood. Unlike most MMOs, where you'll find a few gathering nodes here and there, Aeternum is filled to the brim with stuff to chop down, mine, pull out of the ground and skin. But I still find the actual act of crafting, and the gathering before that, deeply compelling. ![]() Most of what you can craft is extremely mundane-some new gear, some food, some furniture for your house-and you'll never encounter the meaty projects you can usually find in a dedicated crafty survival game. But the company that controls Windsward hasn't upgraded certain crafting stations that I use a lot, meaning I have to visit another settlement if I want to embark on high-level crafting projects. This is where I spent a lot of time doing low-level crafting and continue to do much of my shopping. Windsward, for instance, has a vibrant economy and a trading post-where all the items and prices are determined by players-full of basic resources going cheap because it's one of the first settlements players encounter. I've found myself setting up different operations in different settlements depending on who owns them and what the local economy is like. Where the PvE quests yammer on about magic and prophecies and pit you against a generic evil force known as the Corrupted, which is completely incongruous to the grounded pioneer MMO New World is trying to be, the faction rivalry feels a lot more at home, with strong connections to crafting, the economy and PvP. These settlements are the hubs for each territory, so there's plenty of foot traffic, and a lot of competition. When a company claims a settlement, it gets to tax players using its services, like crafting and player housing, as well as providing company and faction-wide benefits. Three factions are looking to take control of Aeternum, with companies-New World's guilds-representing them by fighting wars and claiming settlements. New World's real appeal, and the closest it gets to a focal point, is the faction rivalry. The majority of the fights still just put you in a big pile of players and mobs where you can hardly see what's going on, but you can expect a few more thoughtful scraps with unique enemies. The first trio of dungeons are bland trips into underground ruins filled with things you've already killed so many times before, but things do pick up, with more distinct settings and tricky boss encounters that require a bit of planning and communication. With five players and so many monsters, dungeons-called expeditions in New World-are where the fights are their messiest. When you throw a few more enemies and players into the mix it becomes impossible to really tell what's going on, and so you just spam your measly three abilities. ![]() You've got an active block and dodge, positioning to worry about, and you can read your opponents to predict their next move. You'll unlock all your weapon abilities very quickly, however, and if you find a pair of weapons you're comfortable with-I stuck to rapiers and muskets for most of the game-you're looking at hundreds of hours where you're just getting the odd passive bonus and not much else.įights do at least benefit from the dose of tactical nuance. When you level up you get more points to put into your strength, dexterity and so on, but each weapon type also has an experience bar, as well as two progression trees with three abilities each. Things do get a bit more challenging as you approach the endgame, encouraging you to engage with the system more, but for hundreds of hours you'll see little growth. It's very plain, too, absent the kind of spectacles or surprises that make areas memorable.Ĭombat is in a similar situation, where the choice to use an action-based system instead of rows of hotbars is initially very welcome, but quickly runs out of steam. ![]() Aeternum is a pretty place, certainly, and for a long time I was happy to slowly saunter through its forests and swamps, admiring the natural world and the occasional ruin, but there just isn't much variety. If Aeternum was the kind of place that inspired exploration, this might be less of a pain in the arse, but these journeys are devoid of interesting diversions. With no mounts and a fast travel system that charges you currency with a fixed cap, you'll be doing an absurd amount of running around. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Palicoes can now reach level 30, and will have new skills and equipment.Equipment and Download quests will transfer over, but some weapons may change or be adjusted.Save data is transferable from Japanese Monster Hunter 4 into Monster Hunter 4 G, aka the Japanese version of this game only.The Dunes is G-rank only for Guild Quests and High-rank for Offline, and is unlocked via an Urgent Quest.Previously there was no Desert in Monster Hunter 4. The Carapaceon Monster Type, previously not present in Monster Hunter 3, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, and Monster Hunter 4, returns in this game.8 New Subspecies for old monsters: Shah Dalamadur, Ash Kecha Wacha, Berserk Tetsucabra, Desert Seltas, Desert Seltas Queen, Shrouded Nerscylla, Tidal Najarala, and Tigerstripe Zamtrios.10 new monsters are in the game no Small monsters and 10 Large Monsters.Returning 4th Generation monsters are Ruby Basarios, Dalamadur, Dah'ren Mohran, Gore Magala, Kecha Wacha, Oroshi Kirin, Konchu, Najarala, Nerscylla, Seltas, Seltas Queen, Shagaru Magala, Tetsucabra, Molten Tigrex, Zamite, and Zamtrios.Returning 3rd Generation monsters are Altaroth, Bnahabra, Brachydios, Brute Tigrex, Delex, Deviljho, Savage Deviljho, Gargwa, Great Jaggi, Jaggi, Jaggia, Lagombi, Rhenoplos, Slagtoth, Zinogre, and Stygian Zinogre.Returning 2nd Generation monsters are Akantor, Chameleos, Conga, Congalala, Emerald Congalala, Daimyo Hermitaur, Plum Daimyo Hermitaur, Hermitaur, Kushala Daora, Rusted Kushala Daora, Popo, Rajang, Remobra, Teostra, Tigrex, Ukanlos, and White Fatalis.Returning 1st Generation monsters are Apceros, Aptonoth, Basarios, Cephadrome, Cephalos, Diablos, Black Diablos, Felyne, Gendrome, Genprey, Gravios, Black Gravios, Gypceros, Purple Gypceros, Iodrome, Ioprey, Kelbi, Khezu, Red Khezu, Fatalis, Crimson Fatalis, Kirin, Melynx, Monoblos, White Monoblos, Rathalos, Azure Rathalos, Silver Rathalos, Rathian, Pink Rathian, Gold Rathian, Velocidrome, Velociprey, Yian Garuga, Yian Kut-Ku, and Blue Yian Kut-Ku.85 returning monsters are in the game 23 Small monsters and 62 Large Monsters.A total of 98 Monsters are in the game 23 Small monsters and 75 Large monsters.It released in Japan on Octoand is scheduled for International release on February 13, 2015. With the addition of two new weapon classes, challenging new monsters and numerous locales, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate will be the most robust hunting experience yet. In addition, players will be able to ride atop a monster for a limited time as they hang on and deliver attacks. An expanded repertoire of actions will create more dynamic hunting experiences with fluid climbing motions and the ability to jump attack from walls or ledges. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate will take players to new heights, literally, with the introduction of more vertical and lateral movement than ever. Also, for the first time ever for the Monster Hunter series on a handheld system, players will be able to join up with friends over the internet via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, as well as the previously available local wireless option. Launching on Nintendo 3DS, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate represents the biggest leap forward ever for the series with more new content and exciting features than ever before. This grand adventure includes hundreds of quests to take on a variety of extraordinary creatures that yield valuable resources used for weapons and equipment. In Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, players will take on the role of a hunter that joins up with a traveling caravan to explore new lands and towns along the way. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (called Monster Hunter 4G in Japan) is an improved version of Monster Hunter 4 and is the first fourth generation Monster Hunter game released outside of Japan. ![]() Sword and Shield, Dual Blades, Great Sword, Long Sword, Hammer, Hunting Horn, Lance, Gunlance, Switch Axe, Insect Glaive, Charge Blade, Light Bowgun, Heavy Bowgun, Bow ![]()
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Doom eternal update4/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Hit the 'Check For Updates' button above, and you should be offered the 3.4.6 patch. To download it, press your Deck’s Steam button, go to Settings, then System, then select 'Preview' as the System Update Channel. If you want your own portable taste of Doom Eternal’s ray tracing, make sure you’re got the Steam Deck OS 3.4.6 beta installed. ![]() Interesting times for the Steam Deck, then, a full year after it started shipping. And speaking of, those reductions might not be so bad when true native support comes with DXR compatibility. Doom Eternal version history This article is a listing of updates to Doom Eternal and a summary of the changes made to the game in each version. ![]() None of this is to say that ray tracing on the Steam Deck has suddenly become offputting just that it might make more sense in slower-paced games that can sit more comfortably on the inevitably reduced performance. id Software Tells Fans To Stay Tuned For More DOOM Eternal Updates Later This Year Nintendo Life Switch players are still waiting for The Ancient Gods by. You’re making the game look worse to make it look better. The reflections do look nice, with accurate environmental details and/or the glow of demonic fireballs mirrored on shiny surfaces, though avoiding an even bigger framerate drop means having to lower most of the other graphics quality settings. All that said, it rarely climbed above about 35fps either, and the difference between this level of performance and a solid 60fps – which Doom Eternal can easily achieve on the Steam Deck without ray tracing – is felt quite keenly in a shooter than moves at such a clip. ![]() |