The return of the king12/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Theoden's niece Eowyn, who had disguised herself as a man to take part in the battle, kills the Witch-king with help from Merry, momentarily defeating Sauron's armies. Sam prepares to kill Gollum, but is overcome with pity and allows him to flee.Īt the same time, Gondor's neighbouring country, Rohan, battles Sauron's forces in the Battle of Pelennor Fields, but its King, Theoden, is killed by the Witch-king of Angmar. Frodo casts Gollum down, however, and goes to the Crack of Doom. Frodo and Samwise continue toward Mount Doom (eluding Ringwraiths and infiltrating a battalion of Orcs in the process) only to be attacked by Gollum, the creature from whom Bilbo took the Ring decades before. Meanwhile, the wizard Gandalf the White and the Hobbit Pippin arrive at Minas Tirith to warn Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, about the upcoming war-only to discover that the Steward has gone insane and means to take his own life. He rescues Frodo, and the two Hobbits head out for Mount Doom to destroy the Ring. During his journey, Sam is tempted to claim the Ring for himself, but ultimately resists its power. In Mordor, Frodo's friend and companion Samwise Gamgee bears the Ring in Frodo's absence as he ventures to rescue Frodo from the Orc fortress of Cirith Ungol. At Bilbo Baggins's 129th birthday party in Rivendell, his nephew Frodo explains why he is missing a finger from his hand while the Minstrel of Gondor sings a ballad that tells the story of the quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron.
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These franchises are Bravely Default which is 3 games deep, and Octopath Traveler which is 2 games and a mobile game. For those of us who have been disappointed with the direction the FF franchise seems to be taking, it may be time to accept that it won’t be returning to its roots anytime soon. Octopath Traveler is an interesting franchise because it has Final Fantasy-esque elements while still being something new. It gives the vibe that SQUARE ENIX is using two franchises to satiate us turn-based combat lovers while Final Fantasy continues to go completely off the rails into the realm of the action genre. Given the sales of OT2, it looks like they will have a chance to correct them in part 3. There are things that I praised Chained Echoes for that could have absolutely benefited the Octopath franchise by a LOT. It is by no means a perfect game, as it takes a few too many homages from previous games in the genre, specifically retro rpgs. Octopath Traveler II takes everything that made the first game interesting and unique, and dialed it up to 11. We recommend you take a peek at his awesome work! ![]() ![]() His video review has been attached to this article. LoffterGames is an external contributor to Never Ending Realm, and not one of our official game reviewers. ![]() Editor’s Note: This Octopath Traveler 2 review is a transcript of LoffterGame’s video review of the game. One piece odyssey cost12/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Whether it’s the ridiculousness of Usopp’s Rubber Band of Doom, the absolute badassery of virtually any of Zoro’s moves, or the sheer devastation of Luffy’s Gear 3rd and 4th abilities. They absolutely nail the look, impact, and comedy found in just about every notable attack used by the Straw Hats. Eventually, you gain the ability to fuse these artifacts and add up to four effects on them, allowing you to really turn your party into absolute beasts.ĭespite the lack of tension during fights, I still enjoyed Odyssey’s combat overall, mainly because the special skills are so much fun to watch. You could even make Nami your big damage dealer by loading her up with attack gear, which is surprisingly effective given the fact that for a while, she’s the only character that can hit every, regardless of what zone they’re in. It’s a very flexible system that allows you to assign your own roles to each character, and just as easily switch them up if you want to focus on a different character or bolster a different attribute. Rather than find new weapons or pieces of armor, you find accessories of varying sizes and shapes that you must fit onto an ever-expanding grid. It was more that it forced me to pay more attention to my characters’ equipment loadouts, which at least is fun in its own right. Towards the very end there’s a significant bump in difficulty, but even then I never felt like it made for more challenging or particularly fun battles. Read the full One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 review It’s still a tough sell to a non-One Piece fan, but as someone who absolutely loves One Piece and was only just sort of into Musou games, I found a ton to like in Pirate Warriors 4. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 is a great One Piece game, and though it wears its many flaws on its sleeveless, red button-down top and straw hat, its smart additions to combat go a long way in reducing the notorious tedium that typically plagues the musou genre. Once all four characters in your active party have taken an action, the round of combat ends and everyone is able to act once again. You’re also able to see which of your enemies will be next up to take their turn and try and plan around that as well. Even if they’re not in your active party of four characters, you can freely swap them in without taking up a turn. What makes this system work is that there’s no traditional turn order, and you can just freely pick whatever character you want to take the first move in combat. Power beats speed, technique beats power, and speed beats technique. The traditional turn-based combat is powered by a rock/paper/scissors logic that assigns every party member, enemy, and boss a damage type of either power, speed, or technique. One Piece Odyssey’s combat is refreshingly simple, though that simplicity does wind up being a double-edged sword. Moments like these are the heart of One Piece Odyssey’s story, and they’re brought to life brilliantly thanks to writing that feels totally in step with the anime and manga, excellent performances, and a fantastic art style that authentically translates the unique style of One Piece to 3D. Even small things, like the crew reacting to seeing the Going Merry docked at Alabasta, is a moment that provides a powerful emotional gut punch for any long-time fan like myself. These come in the form of “what if”-like scenarios that have the crew revisiting pivotal moments from the series with new perspectives. This makes it a tough recommendation for anybody new to the series, but if you’re deeply invested in the world and characters of One Piece, there are some really great payoffs in the Memoria chapters. It should be noted that Odyssey is aimed directly at long-time One Piece fans, with its story picking up well after the Dressrosa arc (about 750 episodes in), and it is not shy about diving deep into some of the biggest surprises of the show. Hikey970 linux kernel12/5/2023 ![]() Linux Mint 21.2 is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. In related news, the Linux Mint devs announced the other day that they plan to release an EDGE ISO image for Linux Mint 21.2 âVictoriaâ that will be powered by Linux kernel 6.2. However, it was superseded by Linux kernel 5.19 from Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu) when Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS was released.Īpart from shipping with Linux kernel 6.2 from Ubuntu 23.04, the Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS point release will also bring all the updated packages that have been released since Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS, as well as a newer Mesa graphics stack for gamers, namely Mesa 23.0.4. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS was released on April 21st, 2022, and it shipped with the long-term supported Linux 5.15 LTS kernel series, which will receive security updates until October 2026. Linux kernel 6.2 introduced new features like protective load balancing (PLB) for the IPv6 stack, a new FineIBT control-flow integrity mechanism for x86, support for the Intel âasynchronous exit notificationâ mechanism, a new tool called RV (Runtime Verification), and more Rust infrastructure. Linux 6.2 is shipped as an HWE (Hardware Enablement) kernel to make installation smoother on newer hardware for those who want to deploy the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) operating system series on a new computer, but it also comes as good news for existing Ubuntu 22.04 LTS users as it brings better hardware support. So, if youâre running Jammy Jellyfish and you update your installation by running the sudo apt update & sudo apt full-upgrade command in the Terminal app, youâll receive the Linux 6.2 kernel. On August 10th, 2023, Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS will arrive (if everything goes according to plan) as the third point release in the Jammy Jellyfish series and it will ship with a newer kernel, namely Linux 6.2, from the Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) interim release.Ä«ut it looks like Canonical has already promoted the Linux 6.2 HWE kernel to existing Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS users. Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand mbox.A week before the planned Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS point release for the long-term supported Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) series, Canonical updated the kernel packages from Linux 5.19 to Linux 6.2. ![]() Linux-arm-kernel mailing prev parent reply other threads: > + compatible = "hisilicon,hi6421-spmi" > + compatible = "hisilicon,kirin970-spmi-controller" > + * dts file for Hi6421v600 SPMI PMIC used at the HiKey970 Development Board DRM driver for Hikey 970 From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <>.> +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/hisilicon/hikey970-pmic.dtsi > diff -git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/hisilicon/hikey970-pmic.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/hisilicon/hikey970-pmic.dtsi > - a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/hisilicon/hi3670.dtsi > diff -git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/hisilicon/hi3670.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/hisilicon/hi3670.dtsi > create mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/hisilicon/hikey970-pmic.dtsi > 3 files changed, 90 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) Now that the drivers and the DT schema are already upstreamed, could > used by the SD I/O to use the proper LDO supplies. > As we now have support for it, change the fixed regulators ![]() > Add a device tree for the HiSilicon 6421v600 SPMI PMIC, used Re: arm64: dts: hisilicon: Add support for Hikey 970 PMIC - Mauro Carvalho Chehab archive mirror help / color / mirror / Atom feed From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Ĭc: Herring Re: arm64: dts: hisilicon: Add support for Hikey 970 PMICÄate: Wed, 14:51:31 +0200 Judge judy episodes today12/5/2023 “Interesting, but ultimately, low-stakes cases that are much more about interpersonal relationships than they are about money or property.” – Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weeklyįirst impression: An arbitration-based courtroom comedy that stars Steve Harvey, who hears a defendant and plaintiff out on their small claims, and then decides who’s in the right. When and where: The first two episodes are streaming now on Max, with Episode 3 releasing Thursday, Sept. Who's behind it: The show’s executive producer and showrunner is Adam Muto, who also worked on Adventure Time and Adventure Time: Distant Lands. ![]() The first two episodes are seemingly building up to the meat of the show’s plot, with character roles yet to be fully established, but it’s a ride I think folks of all ages could appreciate. You hear this through the language it uses and the early plot development you get of Fionna, crying over someone who’s broken up with her and trying to understand her passions in life. This new show is meant to get into themes that are less intended for pre-teens, essentially aging with the audience it originally had. That being said- it's cool to see Fionna and Cake built off of years of lore that the original show set up, progressing the story after hard-fought wars and generations of adventures. My journey watching the show ended years prior to its 2018 series finale, but that had less to do with the quality of the show and my growing interest in other shows. Its world-building is at a level that very few shows intended for kids have reached. ![]() Lasting impression: The original Adventure Time series was one that I got a chance to see a lot of growing up. It’s very clever.” – Jen Chaney, Vultureįirst impression: Having originally just been a fan-fiction bit in the original series, Fionna and her cat, Cake, assume the role of adventurers after they’re transported into the land of Ooo. ![]() “This is very similar in spirit…Fionna and Cake are sort of living in a world a lot like ours, but very soon a portal allows them to skip through the multiverse, and you see alternate versions of other characters who are in Adventure Time. League of legends items12/5/2023 ![]() When a champion you have damaged within the last 3 seconds is killed, reset this cooldown and gain invisibility for 1.5 seconds. ![]() Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items +5% Tenacity and Slow Resist AD Assassin Mythics Duskblade of Draktharrĭusk: Attacking an enemy champion deals 50-150 (lv 1-18) (+30% bonus Attack Damage) additional physical damage and slows them by 99% for 0.25 seconds (15 second cooldown). Once near an enemy (or after 4 seconds) a shockwave is emitted, slowing nearby enemy champion Move Speed by 75% for 2 seconds. Berserker SuitĪctive - Pursuit: Grants +75% Move Speed when moving toward enemies or enemy turrets for 4 seconds. Mythic Passive: Grants all other legendary items +100 health and +7.5% Size. Immolate: Deal 20-40 (lv 1-18) (+1% bonus Health) magic damage per second to nearby enemies (increased by 50% against minions and monsters).įrostfire: Attacks create a frost field that slows enemies by 30% (+4% per 1000 bonus Health) for 1.5 seconds. Mythic Passive: Grants all other legendary items +5 Ability Haste. Radiance: At max stacks, your basic attacks explode around you, burning nearby enemies for your Immolate damage for 3 seconds. Damaging enemy Champions or Epic Monsters with this effect adds a stack, increasing subsequent Immolate damage by 12% for 5 seconds (stacks 6 times). Immolate: Deal 20-40 (lv 1-18) (+1% bonus Health) magic damage per second to nearby enemies (increased by 50% against minions and monsters). ![]() Mythic Passive: Grants all other legendary items + 8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist. In addition, gain 20% Life Steal for 8 seconds. Lifeline: When taking damage that would reduce you below 30% health, gain a 150-650 (lv 1-18) shield for 3 seconds. Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items +10% Attack Speed. Harpoon: Every third Attack is enhanced, dealing an additional 80-120 (lv 1-18) (+30% bonus Attack Damage) true damage. Mythic Passive: Grants all other legendary items +3% Move Speed. Deals a total of 105-300 (lv 1-18) (+30% bonus Attack Damage) magic damage, increased against low-Health targets by up to 50% against targets at 30% Health. Let's dive into things! Marksman Mythics GaleforceĪctive - Zephyr Strike: Dash in target direction, firing three missiles at the lowest-health enemy near your destination (prioritizing champions). When the patch notes come out, they'll have all the details as usual. The item system will be immensely changed in preseason, and documenting our fine-tuning to that overhaul before it's live won't actually help players understand what to do on day 1. Housekeeping note: Things will be in a pretty early state when you first see them, but expect changes to things like icons, item and effect names, visual and sound effects, stat values, and more as we polish everything up over our month and a half of PBE time! Barring massive table-flips like item additions, removals, or reworks, though, this preview page won't be updated after publishing. This isn't a complete picture of all the item update has to offer, but we wanted to focus our first look on the splashiest item tiers. We're about to debut on PBE for an extended six-week testing period, and want to share a preview of the 22 new Mythic items you can look forward to this November, plus a few dozen new and updated Legendary items. /dev: Updated Approach to Item Balancing.Riot Pls: Item System Update & Game Ruining Behavior.Preseason 2021 Champion Class Item Goals (this one also has info on a CDR rework!). ![]() Over the past few months, we've discussed our gameplay plans for Preseason 2021-a complete overhaul to the item system. Persona 4 golden naoto12/5/2023 ![]() ![]() If you’re looking to learn more about the Detective Prince, or Nao-chan as Teddie calls her, you’ve come to the right place. After she confronts her Persona and can accept all of the various parts that make up her personality, she uses the powers of her Persona, Sukuna-Hikona, and its Dark and Light skills to help the Investigation Team. Naoto is a very serious person and one who carries out her duties as a detective with a high level of professionalism. Her natural-born gifts and learned abilities make her one of the most interesting characters in Persona 4, one that is in a constant struggle to be seen as legitimate in the face of ageism and sexism. Naoto Shirogane is a verified genius and she uses her intellect to solve cases as a detective. They get a big lift when a special detective joins the group around the middle of the game. Throughout the game, it becomes evident that the police are unequipped to deal with solving the murder, so it becomes the job of the Investigation Team formed by the protagonist and his friends to save the day. The story of Persona 4 is specifically focused on the investigation of a series of gruesome murders. The adults in Persona games tend not to be the most helpful, so it’s usually up to teenagers to save the day. ![]() More often than not, the group of main characters in a Persona game finds themselves having to investigate something, whether it be the Tartarus of Persona 3 or the Midnight Channel of Persona 4. The Persona branch of the Shin Megami Tensei video game franchise is known for its strong personalities and quirky characters. Also, pass on the knowledge you have about proper recycling and composting to other people you know. Taking those extra ten seconds to remember to throw your napkins and orange peels into the compost actually does make a difference. The first and foremast is take the time to sort and dispose of your trash correctly. There are a number of actions that members of the Macalester community can take to assist the Zero Waste efforts on campus. Regardless, it’s clear that this is an issue, but one we as a campus are capable of addressing. This increase in improper disposal can be attributed to anything from an increase in the number of students on campus, to a lack of education of what can and can’t be recycled. In 2010, 11% of Macalester’s waste could have been recycled, but in 2014, 25% of Macalester’s waste could have been recycled. As a campus, we have actually decreased the amount of recyclables that we are recycling. Based on a recent waste sort during the 2013-2014 school year, 77% of Macalester’s waste could actually be recycled or composted. One of the main issues is the improper disposal of items in the trash that could be recycled or composted. There are a number of factors preventing us from reaching our goal. At this point, Macalester is trending toward diverting close to 70% of its waste. The projects have included implementing campus wide composting, contracting with Barthold Farms to take all food waste generated at Café Mac and Bon Appetit Catering Services for use as hog feed, providing reusable take-out containers at the Grille, and recycling oddities such as printer cartridges and batteries in the lower level of the Campus Center and the Sustainability Office.Įven with these projects, we still have a long way to go to achieve our 90% diversion rate by 2020. ![]() Instead of contributing to this issue, Macalester has instituted a number of projects in an effort to reach Zero Waste by 2020. Often, landfills are placed disproportionately in lower income areas and communities of color. ![]() This garbage is then consolidated into cells, buried, and turned into a toxic landmass that threatens land, air and water quality. If you’re an average American, you are contributing nearly 4.5 pounds of garbage a day – 56 tons a year – which is carted off to landfills. Materials need to be used as efficiently as possible to create minimal waste, and to allow for a decrease in the extraction of resources. Why does Zero Waste matter? We have a growing population that depends heavily on limited resources from the environment. Macalester adheres to the widely accepted Zero Waste International Alliance standard, which states that Zero Waste Institutions divert 90% of waste from landfills and incinerators. In an effort to bring its values of sustainability into practice, Macalester College has adopted a goal of Zero Waste by 2020. Essex steam train12/4/2023 ![]() Shortly after WW1, as roads, automobiles and trucks improved, the Valley Railroad saw a reduction in service by the late 1950’s, it saw only weekday local service with the speed on the line down to 30 MPH from nearly 55 MPH. During this time, the Valley Railroad grew to its limit never being more than a busy branch line with passenger service and freight service consisting of deliveries of supplies and merchandise to communities and factories along the line. ![]() The incorporation was good for the Valley Railroad as the New Haven Railroad put money and improvements into the line. In 1882 the New Haven Railroad did and, ten years later (1892), the Hartford & Connecticut Valley Railroad became part of the New Haven system. ![]() Seeing an opportunity to sell their new line at a good price, the owners of the Hartford & Connecticut Valley Railroad convinced the New Haven Railroad that it should buy control. On July 1, 1880, a company called the Hartford & Connecticut Valley Railroad took control, but simultaneously the New Haven Railroad was rapidly building up its stature in Southern New England. The initial schedules of trains operating along the Valley Railroad called for one mixed (passenger and freight) and four passenger trains each way daily (except Sunday) with fifteen stops along the way.įinancial trouble plagued many early railroads and the Connecticut Valley found theirs in 1876 when it defaulted on its second mortgage bonds and was placed in receivership. ![]() Two days later the first “regular” train was run and, on August 24, 1871, the Connecticut Valley Railroad finally declared an official opening. The first ceremonial train run over the 45 mile line took place on July 29, 1871. With the ease of building a rail line in the Connecticut River Valley that had no tunnels or major bridges, the line was completed during the summer of 1871. Walkeley) – obtained the state charter to build and form the company on July 17, 1868.ĭuring 1868-1869, survey crews worked to map out the line from Hartford to Saybrook Point and, in 1870, actual construction of the line began. After one failed attempt to start, the Valley Railroad Company – led by the President of the Charter Oak Life Insurance Company (James C. For more information on these and other offerings, visit or call 80.In the 1830’s the first growth of railroads began in New England. Our season begins with everyone’s favorite tank engine at A Day Out with Thomas™ in late April and early May, and wraps up with the popular North Pole Express trains in November and December. Relax and enjoy a four-course meal in the 1920s splendor of restored Pullman dining cars aboard the Essex Clipper Dinner Train, May through October. Relish the golden hours of sunset on the river on a Friday night Sunset Cruise aboard the Becky Thatcher riverboat, June through October. Back at Deep River, the next train is waiting to return you to Essex. Take the family on a two and a half hour narrated journey through the scenic Connecticut River Valley-named one of the “last great places on Earth” by the Nature Conservancy-aboard the only steam train and riverboat connection in the U.S.! Board the train at Essex station and ride to Deep River Landing, where the Mississippi-style riverboat Becky Thatcher is waiting to transport you up river and back past such sites as Gillette Castle and the Goodspeed Opera House. Pink aura quartz tower12/4/2023 ![]() ![]() When you meditate with the Angel Aura Quartz, you will discover what your course of action in life should be! When you use this crystal during meditation, you will fall into a state of peace and serenity and experience a higher and deeper level of meditation. The Angel Aura Quartz possesses a sweet and loving energy that will effectively stimulate and elevate your mood. It is formed in a high-pressure vacuum chamber, and the precious metals give the Angel Aura Quartz its new and dazzling color.Īngel Aura Quartz usually exhibits a silvery, rainbow, and light blue radiance that resembles the delicate wings of an angel! This crystal is also often called Pearl Aura, Opal Aura, and Rainbow Aura. It’s a Clear Quartz bonded with Silver and Platinum, or sometimes with gold and a variety of other trace metals. There’s something radiant and beyond the norm about these stones, and the way in which they are formed in the natural world means that no two Angel Aura Quartz pieces could ever be identical. Of course, modern science has helped us to understand how Angel Aura Quartz is able to form with such delicate yet overpowering colors within, yet even that scientific understanding has done nothing to take away the mysticism and intrigue of this wondrous stone.įaith healers and those of a spiritualistic mindset have always been drawn to this stone, but even collectors and those seeking personal growth can likewise find plenty of benefits to owning their own piece of Angel Aura Quartz. ![]() It can be pretty hypnotic to look at, and has been prized over the centuries for its appearance as much as its mysticism. This is a stone whose feeling and imagery inspires peace and a clear mind. 7.1 About the author Angel Aura Quartz PropertiesĪs you might imagine from its name, Angel Aura Quartz is a stone whose appearance can’t help but to stir up feelings of ethereal realms and otherworldly wisdom.ĭespite having a sheer, shiny and clear outer appearance, it would seem as though every color imaginable dances inside of this stone, and it has led to many associations of magic and the divine over the years. AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |