2/26/2024 0 Comments 2nd and charles gift cardsPatrons can stop by and preorder the book, if they haven’t done so already, and tour the new store. and the start of the final countdown of the release of the book at 12:01 a.m. the official countdown will begin with a Sorting Hat ceremony for guests looking to discover their true pairing of houses at Hogwarts, followed by more fun leading up to a costume contest at 11 p.m. We’ll be doing face painting and making wands, coloring, all geared toward the (Hogwart’s) houses.’Īt 9 p.m. Over the years the collection has been translated into sixty-eight languages, selling over 450 million copies in more than two hundred countries. Seven novels were released, the last one, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,’ broke all the records and became the fastest-selling book in history. Young kids and their parents and adults who were reading the books, it was everyone just having fun discussing which parts of the books they or talking about future books to come.’ ‘We always had big turnouts for the events. It’s super exciting because this gives a whole new generation the chance to experience the thrill of Harry Potter,’ said Williamson, who experienced the phenomenon that followed the release of the first book about the boy wizard, ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ (September 1998, Scholastic). The event also marks the premiere of Utica’s magical emporium known as 2nd & Charles. That’s one reason Julie Williamson is pumped about Saturday’s celebration of the release of ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts 1 & II,’ which is the theatrical eighth installment of JK Rowling’s epic series. It has been nine years since kids were invited to a Harry Potter release party.
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2/26/2024 0 Comments Benefits of brisk walkIf your goal is to lose weight, you will need to do physical activity for longer than 30 minutes each day. If it’s too difficult to walk for 30 minutes at one time, do regular small bouts (10 minutes) 3 times per day and gradually build up to longer sessions. Moderate activities such as walking pose little health risk but if you have a medical condition, check with your doctor before starting any new exercise program of physical activity. ‘Brisk’ means you can still talk but not sing, and you may be puffing slightly. To get the health benefits, try to walk for at least 30 minutes as briskly as you can on most days of the week. increased muscle strength and endurance.improved management of conditions such as hypertension (high blood pressure), high cholesterol, joint and muscular pain or stiffness, and diabetes.reduced risk of heart disease and stroke.increased cardiovascular and pulmonary (heart and lung) fitness. This is known as weight-bearing exercise. You carry your own body weight when you walk. There are various clubs, venues and strategies you can use to make walking an enjoyable and social part of your lifestyle. Walking for fun and fitness isn’t limited to strolling by yourself around local neighbourhood streets. Walking is also a great form of physical activity for people who are overweight, elderly, or who haven’t exercised in a long time. You can get out and walk without worrying about the risks associated with some more vigorous forms of exercise. Walking is low impact, requires minimal equipment, can be done at any time of day and can be performed at your own pace. Physical activity does not have to be vigorous or done for long periods in order to improve your health. Unlike some other forms of exercise, walking is free and doesn’t require any special equipment or training. It can also reduce your risk of developing conditions such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and some cancers. Just 30 minutes every day can increase cardiovascular fitness, strengthen bones, reduce excess body fat, and boost muscle power and endurance. Walking is a great way to improve or maintain your overall health. 2/26/2024 0 Comments Schiit stack speakersYou won't know how much till you get them inhouse. My concern for the cheap powered monitors are they tend to have audible hiss which for near-field listening can be a problem. £300 or $218.32 seems much to small a budget for anything other than a throw-away setup. The Magni/Modi are of such high quality, they can last as an office setup for years to come. If you can wait and save up some more getting a larger monitor will give you bass down to 50hertz or more rather than the limited bass of the small speakers you listed. I'd do further research say by looking a Amazon.uk for "powered monitor speakers" under the "Studio Audio Monitors" department, just to get a sense of what's out there. The Spector 2 may be too large for a desk, while the cheaper Spector 1 would fit better at under £200 plus a cheap class D amp. Here are links to some cables you may need: 1/8' to Standard Toslink Cable. Add Bifrost 2 or Modius for digital duties, and a Vidar or Aegir as a speaker amp, and Lyr+ is the heart of a full system, ready for headphones, speakers, and. All of our DACs support optical and coaxial SPDIF connections, and some offer AES and BNC as well. Where will you place the speakers? On the desk flanking a monitor, on stands, on a sideboard or shelves. SPDIF: Some streamers may have additional connections available. This seems redundant given that the Modi 3+ will be the better dac. Stack, $238-4,498. If you're looking for something different-tubes, multibit DACs, etc, you can also create your own system by choosing a separate amp and DAC from our broad line and stacking them on top of each other.With exception of the basic Mackie CR-5 and Spector all the other powered monitors have bluetooth and digital inputs for the built-in dac. Tons of power and a very low noise floor, ideal for any headphone Plus, it can be customized with an ES9028 DAC, or MM phono preamp.Įnd-game performance for both balanced and single-ended sources and headphones The computer handles all signal processing and routing. On the input side, a USB mic like my Yeti, plugs directly into USB on the computer. It SOUNDS like youre thinking of plugging an Audio interface into the Shiit stack. The channel imbalance should not persist above. I currently have a Magni Modi stack from Schiit that I’ve adored over the past few years. Stacking with Magni and Modi Hiding from your audiophile friends (its small). This isnt a particularly big issue, since I can adjust it physically, but I wanted to know if it was still possible. Interested in seeing what a simple EQ can do for your headphones or speakers. I was doing some digging and found that you cant use the volume controls in Windows itself anymore. Im thinking about buying a simple Modi/Loki/Magni stack for my new desk setup. Jotunheim 2, from $399. Jotunheim 2 is a fully balanced amp that works perfectly with pretty much any headphone-balanced, single-ended, IEM, planar, whatever. On speakers, you may have a shorted speaker cable or shorted speaker. Schiit stack - Individual app audio in Windows. No obsolescence-modular and upgradable for the future Single-box desktop solution with an added DAC card With 500mW of Class A bias and 3500mW RMS power output, it delivers great sound, and tons of power.Įxcellent performance for virtually any headphone Asgard 3 is an insanely affordable, configurable amp or amp/DAC that works with pretty much any headphone. Much higher power, optical input, gain switchingĪsgard 3, from $249. The sound signature I would say is neutral, maybe a little warm depending on your source and headphone. Features 3 gain levels, 3 year warranty, and 1 year hot-swap. Hel+, $199. Hel 2E ups the power and flexibility for mission-critical gaming and office communications. It also provides a microphone input, so it is perfect for gaming or home office use. Fulla plugs into virtually any computer and drives most headphones with ease. Or go for a "stack" (separate amp stacked on top of DAC) for more flexibility.įulla E, $109. Good news! We have plenty of one-box options. So you don't want to give up a lot of desk space, but you want better sound. That low number looks a lot like your numbers, right?īut no speedtest really gives a true picture of what you really want to know, which is how fast does my line download actual content. Using the app, I avg 938/943 whereas that att.net site usually shows about 700 down. Any browser test is going to be inconsistent and not that accurate. As said, download and use the Ookla Speedtest APP from the Microsoft Store. If your line is up to snuff you'll see something around 940's. First off, as a baseline I always suggest you go into the Gateway's UI and go to the Diagnostic tab, then Speed Test and then click the Speed Test button. You may not really be having issues at all. My concern is if I downgrade to the 300Mbps, I will end up with a 150Mbps service! Right now I am paying for a 1000Mbps and getting 450Mbps. This is so frustrating! If you can only guarantee me 300Mbps than let me know and I will pay accordingly. I replaced it, but no change in performance! Ran a speed test on my existing mode using ATT.com which always shows 800Mbps! He took the new broken modem and left! I still got a $99 charge tacked on to my bill!Ĭalled customer service again for slow speeds. I made it clear, all I need is a new, working modem and will not pay for the call. They did all their testing and determined that my modem needed to be replaced as "the error logs were full." They expedited a new modem to me which arrived in a week and was DOA!Ĭalled back and they insisted that I setup a service call. I called the tech support number about a month ago. I am challenging AT&T to give me a consistent speed over 800Mbps hard wired connection to the modem.Ĭlearly you are throttling connections for whatever reason!!! I am paying for a 1000mbps and getting around 450mbps hard wired on a good day with no devices connected and Wifi off! On Wifi 150mbps if I am lucky! Putting away my Netgear.įrom now on it is only AT&T all the way. OK ATT, I give up! Removed the brand new TP-Link router. In the meantime, please explain Problem 2. Problem 3: WiFi Speeds: Now that I have baselined both devices, I will test the WiFi speeds and get back to you. Problem 2: How come shows 50% of the subscribed bandwidth at your modem.while ATT speed test takes forever to run and somehow always manages to report speeds close to 800 everytime! Very strange! And connect my laptop via Ethernet Cable to my Router.Īp Speed test: 786 Down 814 Up The test ran for ever with a lot of jitter.Īfter years of running this test, I am able to baseline both scenarios indicating minimal bandwidth loss between devices. I connect my Router to the ATT Modem using Ethernet cable. I run a speedtest with laptop connected via ethernet cable to the ATT Modem. ATT MODEM (5268 AC) and the router (TP-Link AC5400) WIFI OFF on both ATT modem and my router. Please understand that I have already done this before and did it again a few minutes ago with surprising results! It is such a shame that ATT techs are unable to figure this out and I am spending all this time. I am not even going to touch WiFi until I get a resolution on the wired connection. Is ATT doing something to cause the 50% drop? Is there a setting I need to change on the modem to get the full bandwidth from it. Reset the ATT modem to factory settings and exact same issue! The wire speed at my router is exactly 1/2 of what crappy speed my modem is showing on wire! I have two Dell Latitudes with the exact same build one connected to the modem hard wire and the other connected to the router hard wire. I had a netgear nighthawk R-8000 and recently replaced with TP-Link AC5400. What is really odd is that when I connect my router to the modem, it cuts my speed at the router by 50% everytime! I have spend hundreds of dollars trying to figure this out. Anywhere between 80mbps on download to 300mbps. Furthermore, the bandwidth varies significantly throughout the day. Most of the time, they rely on the ATT test which I honestly think is dishonest. Several techs have come out and can't figure it out. Mind you, all the testing I have done is via hard wire connection to the ATT modem. Getting half of whatever I am getting hard wire form the modem once I connect to the router hard wire. Yes, I do get spikes of upto 800mbps at odd times in the day.Ģ. Getting 1/4 of the speed I am paying for hard wired to the Modem. Significant (upto 700mbps discrepancy) between OOKLA and ATT speed test!Ģ. Running the OOKLA speedtest back to back I would be lucky if I get 300mpbs.ġ. In fact, the only time I see anything close to 800mbps is using the ATT Internet Speed Test. Never have I gotten speeds of over 800Mbps. I have had the ATT 1000Mbps connection for over a year now. 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This is a bit of a running gripe I have with all similarly finished products. Firstly, the piano black finish attracts fingerprints like nobody’s business. Just to be a silly goose.Įven turns purple when held near your crotch! Or, as is my peculiar wont, to share a six hour continuous loop of Afternoon Delight with my seatmates. That’s more than enough juice to keep you quietly bobbing your head on the red eye from LA to London. These numbers virtually double the life of the iPhone’s internal battery. Internet Use: Up to 4.5 hours (3G) / Up to 5.4 hours (Wi-Fi).Talk Time: Up to 4.5 hours (3G) / Up to 9 hours (2G).According to Mophie (and my own mixed-use testing): Battery LifeĪ convenient series of four battery indicator lights on the back of the unit are available at the touch of a button to ”¦ wait for it ”¦ indicate your remaining battery life.Īnd that battery life is generous indeed. It blends seamlessly with the design and shape of the iPhone – enough so that it looks “stock”. I rather like the piano black finish of our test unit. Once in place, the iPhone and the Juice Pack Air can simultaneously be charged by plugging the included cable into any USB slot on your computer or the standard wall adapter included with the iPhone. You then slide the top “cap” on until the whole apparatus clicks neatly into place. You first slide the iPhone into the bottom piece until it snugs into place against the battery/data connection. Our latest test model – the Mophie Juice Pack Air - a backup battery/hard case combo for the iPhone is no exception.Īvailable in black, white and purple DesignĬonstruction is a simple, two-piece affair. Not so with Mophie which has been a pleasantly unexpected departure, offering a consistently high quality, excellent line of products. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. 2/26/2024 0 Comments Firstmajestic silver" Santacruz Silver Appoints Chief Financial Officer." Through this program, the company is authorized to buy back up to more than 7.1 million common shares. 24, Silvercorp announced the launch of a share repurchase program expiring Aug. The company produces silver, lead, and zinc metals. Silvercorp Metals Inc.: Silvercorp Metals is a Canada-based mining company that acquires, explores, and develops mineral properties in China.Note Aya doesn't have an EPS growth figure in the table above because the company reported negative EPS in the most recent quarter. On March 29, the company released fourth-quarter earnings and operational results, with its production of silver increasing by 53% compared to Q4 2021, partly due to its taking full ownership of the Zgounder mine. 12 that it had made a $6.5 million deal with Morocco's National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines to take full ownership of the Zgounder mining project. Aya also trades over-the-counter (OTC) in the U.S. It explores, develops, produces, and acquires precious metals mining projects. Aya Gold & Silver Inc.: Aya Gold & Silver is a Canada-based mining company targeting properties in Morocco.Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.: See company description. Note Santacruz Silver doesn't have an EPS growth figure in the table above because the company reported negative EPS in the most recent quarter.for 69 million shares of Sierra Madre's common stock valued at $35 million. On March 30, the company sold a 100% stake in its La Guitarra Mine near Mexico City to Sierra Madre Gold & Silver Ltd. The company recently announced the renewal of its share repurchase program with the ability to repurchase up to 5 million shares -or close to 2% of all outstanding shares-over the next 12 months. First Majestic Silver Corp.: First Majestic Silver is a Canada-based silver and gold producer that is engaged in the exploration and development of mineral properties in the U.S.Andean Precious Metals Corp.: Andean Precious Metals is a silver mining company located in Canada with operations in South America.Santacruz Silver also trades over-the-counter (OTC) in the U.S. 26, Santacruz Silver released its fourth-quarter production results, with silver production increasing by 464% compared to the prior-year quarter. Over the last year, the company has appointed Wayne Corso as COO and Gregg Orr as CFO. Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.: Santacruz Silver is a Canadian company that acquires and explores mineral properties in Mexico and Bolivia. i'd be damned if i do what he did around a certain chapter ending! Character development, hmm, the girl actually develops- into a more perverted person seconded by the guy!! But i dont mind since it is a bit nearing to borderline H. the supporting characters are second to none, well since this manga has only 9 chapters in total. I like the ecchi girl and the boy is the generic type. its pretty decent and good but is lacking quite amounts of detail and fluidity. the pacing is good for its length since its only 9 chapters and you wont feel rushed or dragged on.Ĭlear, but not as not as good as other manga that i have seen. Good start eh? Kind of Onani Master Kurosawa plus with the "action" if you know what i mean minus the pure awesomeness of OMK. well not actually "bully" since he's only presuming that. Well, for starters, find yourself a girl (in which you are a boy by the way) who would, i don't know maybe, "bully" you by putting weird liquid on top of your desk and stuffs like pencil, etc. borderline hentai genre) but no, it definitely gave me quite a shock there (in actuality, i really thought that it was a shoujo manga considering its title, so yeah.). It may seem at first glance a typical romance/comedy/seinen manga (which it is, in all aspect of its TRUE- which is "Hen" meaning "strange" & "Koi" meaning "Love," The first time i've seen this manga is at MT, (which now is sadly removed along with the other japanese manga series T^T tsktsk) i was quite drawn to it since the title made it really intriguing in a way. At least i'm trying you know?! *cough* *cough* Well anyway. Oh god this is my first review so don't be complaining to me on how it's amateurish or whatever. 2/26/2024 0 Comments Space black hole wallpaperExplore the gallery and enjoy the best live wallpapers of space. Whether you want to learn more about space, admire its beauty, or imagine its possibilities, you will surely find something that will spark your curiosity and awe. Get this Cool Astronaut background in 3840x4800 4K resolution from Space category. You can also customize your wallpapers with your favorite colors, effects, sounds, and settings. 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Space is the final frontier, the vast and mysterious realm that fascinates and inspires us. 2/25/2024 0 Comments Ffxiv isles of umbra elixirThe lighthouse is widely accepted as the hardest dungeon of the item level 60 loot range (Haukke Manor (Hard Mode), Copperbell Mines (Hard Mode), Pharos Sirius), but it drops similar loot to the aforementioned dungeons albeit with slightly different assortments. Either way, the Siren must be stopped, so that merchants and pirates alike can be safely assured that they would not be pulled to corruption by her ill-omen song. Though her true intentions are not known, it is believed that the Siren is either lonely, or is simply using the corrupted crystals and corrupted pirates as a source of energy. Carrying a harp, she sings songs of doom that reaches the males near the seas of La Noscea, trapping them into her grasp and forcing them to permanently reside within the tower, whereas the corrupting crystals slowly transform them from the inside out the longer they stay within the confines. She resides on the final top floor of the tower, where the views of La Noscea can be seen. Surrounded by crystal glow arching from the lighthouse walls in every corner, the areas surrounding him always looks bright regardless of the time of day.Ī mysterious feminine monstrosity that is known to capture and lure men to their demise, the Siren have taken a liking to the tower after its transformation, most likely due to the corrupt orange-yellow crystals that now fills the upper levels' walls. The massive bird protects its hatchlings fiercely for this it serves as a threat to the reformation of the tower.Ī dragon-like creature drawn similarly to Zu by the aethereal energies pulsing from the tower thanks to the crystal shard that is lodged through it, the dragon is located in the upper areas of the tower where the corrupted crystal is in high density. Located at the aethereal powering station, it is drawn by the energies of the lighthouse, most likely finding the fuel chamber comfortable as well as suitable for nesting it's offspring. His crewmates are known as zombies as they have corrupted aether crystals growing out from their lifeless, pale bodies.Ī large bird using the lighthouse as a nest. It is for this reason that the adventurer and their friends are requested by workers of Limsa Lominsa to clear the dangerous marvel of La Noscea of it's corrupted inhabitants as well as the Siren herself so that the seas of western Vylbrand may be safe to traverse once again.Ī captain pirate lured by charming voices, now his crew and himself are lifeless slaves of the Siren, infused with corrupt crystals which grows out of his shoulders and scatters all over his cape. Several maintenance workers are sent to the lighthouse in an attempt to restore the lighthouse to it's former glory, but none of them ever returned. Due to many fallen ships and eeriness of the Isle, the lighthouse was abandoned and/or avoided by both pirates and the Limsa Lominsa officials, however it isn't forgotten. It is said that all men who enters the Isle of Umbra can hear the alluring voice of the Siren, yet the shipwrecks nearby indicates that it is not of good song. Worse, pirate rumors have echoed of poor souls being lured to the crystal-struck tower by voices of the Siren, which have subsequently taken up residence in the lighthouse after it's unwanted infusion of aethereal energies from the large crystal shard that pierces the lighthouse walls. However, during the Seventh Umbral Era, the lighthouse was struck with a gigantic crystal shard from the fallen moon Dalamud, which subsequently render the lighthouse unusable and broken-the yellow-orange crystals that now scatter all over the lighthouse have been known to corrupt any entity that is near it for extended periods of time. And what a creation to behold, as the lighthouse can be classified as a La Noscean grand castle of splendor design with its graceful architecture and white-marble walls. A lighthouse pivotal to the navigation surrounding La Noscea, the city-state of Limsa Lominsa has paid highly to the towering structure in both creation and maintenance. |
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