2/2/2024 0 Comments Mandrake signIt was used in ancient times for surgery. Medically, it has been used as a pain killer and a sedative. It contains hyoscyamine, scopolamine, and mandragorin. The (European) Mandrake plant has been used since ancient times as a medicinal plant and has a tradition associated with magical activities. Professor Sprout teaches her Second year Herbology students how to pot young Mandrakes. In the 1992-1993 school year, Rubeus Hagrid bought Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent for use on Hogwarts' Mandrakes, which would later be used to cure the petrification of Colin Creevey, Hermione Granger, and others. Flesh-Eating Slugs are known to favour Mandrakes. The Dugbog's favourite food is Mandrakes, which leads to Mandrake-growers finding nothing but a bloody mess when pulling their plants out. During the Battle of Hogwarts, Mandrakes were used against Death Eaters.Ī Mandrake's scream is very similar to (if not the same as) a banshee's scream, which is also fatal. Additionally, the Mandrake forms an essential part of most antidotes. When matured, Mandrakes can be cut up to serve as a prime ingredient for the Mandrake Restorative Draught, which is used to cure those who have been Petrified. Mandrakes are fully matured when they start moving into each others pots. ![]() Hagrid also mentioned the Mandrakes having acne. Later on, they threw a loud party, which is comparable to humans when they are teenagers. In the 1992–1993 school year, the Mandrakes, at one point of time, became moody and secretive, which indicated that they were reaching adolescence. Mandrakes not only resemble humans, but also have similar behaviours to them. When Hogwarts students study Mandrakes in Herbology class, Pomona Sprout had the students wear earmuffs to protect their ears from the Mandrake's cries. The scream of a mature Mandrake when it is unearthed will kill any person who hears it, but a young Mandrake's screams will usually only knock a person out for several hours. Ingredient in the Mandrake Restorative Draught.Whenever unearthed, the root screams. Used by Neville and Professor Sprout during the Battle of Hogwarts as they tossed pots of screaming mandrakes over the walls onto the Death Eaters ( DH31) Potions Connection.Venusia Crickerly who was Headmaster of Hogwarts from 1903-1912 was killed in a mandrake-related gardening accident, probably struck dead by the cry (Pm-Ministers for Magic).The Dugbog is particularly fond of eating Mandrakes (FB).There is no doubt that Professor Snape alone makes the Mandrake Restorative Draught, because he gets angry when silly Lockhart offers to do it ( CS9).Even as a baby, the Mandrake's howls can knock a person out for a couple of hours. ![]()
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2/2/2024 0 Comments Heretic game hoods![]() A series of games that were always flawed, started good, got better, then dropped fast, but produced one very memorable and one fairly decent game before falling apart. I can't even comment on what the endboss was like, because after a zillion save-reloads from dying from falling off things, dying from the aforementioned teleporting-lizard-assassin-horror, and dying from falling off things while fleeing from aforementioned teleporting-lizard-assasin-horror, I uninstalled the game, pawned the disc off on a friend, and never looked back. Add to that shitty annoying cutscenes that pop up in the middle of levels instead of between levels where they ought to be if they ought to be there at all. Add to that shitty jumping sequences to go with the shitty 3rd person view, which of course have you die instantly if you screw up. It always seemed to me like Raven felt some weird need to make the enemies more annoying (as opposed to more challenging, just more *annoying*) with each increasing installment of the series, and this guy just crowns the trend. Add to that incredibly annoying enemies, like that one piece of shit who teleports around like an interdimensional monkey on crack and can kill you in one hit. Add to that a shitty 3rd person over the shoulder POV. It doesn't even *try* to capture any of the dark and brooding atmosphere of the earlier games in general and Hexen in particular, instead we get this doofy generic fantasy world full of lame anthropomorphic races, instead of demons or undead or anything cool like that. Most of the monsters looked dumb and weren't fun to fight, and the environments were dull as dirt - instead of the mysterious, decrepit realms you had in Hexen, everything looks like the artist just copied it off an archaeology textbook, and they didn't even bother to change the names in the pantheons and stuff, it might as well not even have been set in a fantasy world. The new artifacts sucked, and even the returning ones didn't seem to be as good as their previous incarnations. It wasn't totally a bad game, but it wasn't a good game, either - it was like Hexen with all the best stuff gutted from it, and the mediocre to flawed stuff left in without any fixes except for the automatic use of puzzle items - you still had only four weapons per class, and those weapons were in general less interesting. With Hexen 2, things started to go downhill. The game did have its flaws though, the puzzles were sometimes aggravating, and I wish the weapon system was better, both in not having earlier weapons become useless later on, and having a couple more of them for each class. The environments themselves were well done too, and complemented by the moody music and ambient sounds. Korax, too, is the coolest looking of the Serpent Riders, which isn't necessarily saying much as IMHO D'sparil and Eidolon were both kind of stupid looking, but I do say Korax looks cool. The creatures were the best-designed in the series, and for that matter some of the best-designed game enemies I've ever seen, the interpretation of the centaur is awesome, and the afrit is just badass. The weapons all looked awesome, and a fair deal of them behaved awesomely, too. Hexen easily had the best atmosphere of the series. This game had its flaws, but was overall good. The weapons could've stood to break from Doom a bit more - having a sword or something along those lines instead of and better than the staff might have been nice for instance. It played well, albeit like Doom with added powerups, which the game tended to be a bit over-generous with. Heretic was overall a good game, but the atmosphere was lacking: The color scheme tended to be a bit too garish, and some of the enemies were a bit doofy looking, although some of them were pretty good, too. Short version: Hexen > Heretic > Hexen 2 > Heretic 2. See how smooth the disciple works against your crossbow, or the ophidian against your rod. But the reason I liked it more than Hexen is the weapon/monster balance, which in turn in Hexen is cumbersome - too much humping for first 2 classes too much centaur shield waiting too much stalker waiting annoying ineffective dark bish ops. The design is outstanding, but the game plays much like Doom. Heretic 2 didn't play enough but it failed me.įor awhile I liked Heretic more than Hexen but in the end it went bad (except for the final bosses), because it's still very much a Doom TC. Hexen 2's main flaw is general lack of custom levels :( I like how the regular archers are balanced. And the monsters (in general) are quite aggressive in Hexen 2. Really loved the music and game flow there. Hexen 2 has more character classes and an awesome hub: the second one. The Hexen mage really makes the game a different experience to Doom's. The frost is expensive and ineffective but it doesn't matter as long as the wand consumes no mana. Hexen 1 is awesome on the Archmage diff level. 2/2/2024 0 Comments Oggy games 3The game introduces 100 levels consist of four-hundred rooms joined with over 100 new game levels and four-hundred rooms. Control the character your way through various levels, struggle to overcome each obstacles, slime through cracked walls, and reach the end of each level to find a way out. The game offers fast-paced gameplay with timing platforming madness twist. Now, the protagonist deep within the belly of worm, must face a decision such as slide, jump, and slime his way through numerous puzzle levels and back out the mouth of the worm or be digested by the stomach acid’s incoming walls. The character was explore the forest peacefully, then suddenly a massive worm occurred and gobbled him up. The exciting story revolves around the character named as Slime-san, who was thinking to start his own business. Slime-san is an Arcade, Action-Adventure, Platform, Side-scroll, and Single-player video game developed and published by Fabraz for multiple platforms. Oggy includes prominent features such as 3 Super-powers to unlock, Three different Worlds to Explore, Coins to Collect, Challenge Friends on Facebook, Obstacles, Special Graphics, etc. According to the story, the cockroaches are trying to empty the refrigerator of the protagonist. During the gameplay, the player can run, jump, and attack his way through numerous levels while scoring as many points as possible to challenge the fellows. ![]() The ultimate task of the player is to explore the home from a side-scroll perspective, attack cockroaches and effort to squash them while avoiding obstacles and challenging hurdles. It takes place in the stunning world where Deedee, Joey, and Marky will rock the player’s home and destroy everything. The game revolves around the endless runner gameplay, where the player takes on the role of the famous character named as Oggy, who is a cat. Oggy is an Arcade, Side-scroll, and Single-player video game developed and published by Xilam Animation. 2/2/2024 0 Comments Latin music bar![]() It also has a reserved area to relax between dances or just have a drink while watching how the professionals in the room execute their moves. The most characteristic rhythms of this room are bachata and salsa, although depending on the day you can also enjoy cumbia and other Latin sounds from the hands of the best DJs of the moment. El SonĪnother famous nightclub where you can both enjoy and learn to the rhythm of Latin dance classes is El Son, where in addition to learning new steps you can attend live performances, and of course, enjoy until the body endures. So every day you can find different sessions with musical styles as diverse as Kizomba, Salsa, Bachata, Afro-rumba or even tango, among many others. The room consists of a large dance floor with capacity for hundreds of people where you can enjoy multiple Latin activities, such as contests, performances and even dance practice. The Host is located in the Madrid neighborhood of Moncloa, and without a doubt, we are talking about one of the references of the capital in Latin rhythms both for the number of events held throughout the week and for the quality of the guests who attend these events. Located at 107 Atocha street and leading a festive atmosphere every night of the weekend, in the disco Azúcar you will always find the best professionals of Latin dance that will make your experience worthwhile.Īt Azúcar Latin disco you can learn to dance merengue, bachata, salsa and other Latin rhythms while you have fun drinking with friends. Top 8 best Latin nightclubs in Madrid Discoteca Azúcarĭance all night to the rhythm of the greatest hits of Latin music, in one of the best Latin nightclubs in MAdrid you can visit, Azúcar. Below we bring you a list of what we consider to be the best Latin nightclubs in Madrid. With this in mind, the nightlife could not be different, so since the opening of its first local and given the success of this, there have been a large number of locals who are committed to this style of party and therefore also music. However, our cultural differences have led them to bring a bit of their country to our streets, thus enriching the culture of our city and opening endless possibilities for the citizens of Madrid. The great similarities between cultures, starting with language and ending with lifestyle, have made our coexistence exceptional. Being a different community, we are talking about a different culture, with a different gastronomy, its own music and, of course, a different type of leisure. This important number of people occupies an increasingly numerous community and therefore, an increasingly greater importance. The Latino community occupies an important place within the Spanish population and more specifically within the Community of Madrid, where a total of 428,832 people within the population of Madrid have their origins in Latin America. 2/1/2024 0 Comments Podcaster microphone![]() Most Expensive: Neumann U87 (used by NPR).Best Portable Audio Recorder: Zoom H4N (used on The Nerdist).Best Design: Shure 55SH Series II (used by Kevin Smith).Best USB Microphone: Rode Podcaster (used on Mixergy).Cheapest: Samson CO1U (used on My Dad Wrote a Porno).Most Popular Podcast Microphone: Shure SM7B (used by Joe Rogan, Marc Maron, Anna Faris and many more).Quick Answer: Best podcast microphones used by real podcasters ‘As Used By’ Podcast Equipment Resource List.Sennheiser HD280PRO headphones (as used by Joe Rogan and Marc Maron).Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro headphones (as used by Dax Shepherd).Most Popular Podcast Headphones: Sony MDR7506.Zoom H4N Microphone (as used by The Nerdist Podcast and Marc Maron).Rode NTG2 Microphone (as used by Gimlet).Neumann U87 Microphone (as used by NPR).Shure KSM32 Microphone (as used by Serial and This American Life).Shure SM7B Microphone (as used by Joe Rogan, Marc Maron and more).Shure 55SH Series II Microphone (as used by Kevin Smith).Audio-Technica AT875R Microphone (as used on The Fizzle Show).Rode Podcaster USB Microphone (as used on Mixergy).Blue Yeti USB Microphone (as used on The Darkest Timeline).Samson CO1U USB Condensor Microphone (as used on My Dad Wrote a Porno).Best Podcasting Microphones for Beginners.Quick Answer: Best podcast microphones used by real podcasters.I’ve broken them down from beginner-friendly (aka cheap!) to advanced so you know what you’re getting into, and listed notable additional equipment and accessories like preamps, windscreens and headphones where applicable.Īnd, of course, I will link to an episode recorded with every podcast microphone mentioned so that you can hear the audio quality of the mics yourself and let your ears be the judge. Anna Faris recording an episode of Unqualified at home using a Shure SM7B microphone and Sony MDR7506 headphonesĮnough chit chat! Here are 9 proven podcast mics and the real podcasters who use them. You just order a couple of microphones on Amazon… Essentially anyone can do it about any interest they have. Amazingly, plenty of podcasters use affordable microphones that you or I could pick up in a store or on Amazon.Īs Anna Faris (host of popular podcast Anna Faris is Unqualified) said about getting into podcasting ( source): What better way to figure out which podcast microphone to choose than looking at the microphones real podcasters choose. It will make all the difference between sounding like you’re recording your podcast underwater or speaking directly into your listeners’ ears. So you’re starting a podcast? Nice! The first, and most important, bit of kit you’ll need is a good quality podcasting microphone. 2/1/2024 0 Comments Diablo hellfire patch 1.21Fixed bug that caused monsters AC to wrap around to 0 in Hell diffulty, now monsters will have very high AC in Hell Fixed bug with Splash Attack code so that characters will now have a reduced to-hit chance and damage on the two additional targets Monsters now regenerate at a noticable rate, this rate is double in Nightmare and doubled again in Hell difficulty Characters will no longer block magical attacks to which they have any resistance, this will help prevent characters from getting stuck in their blocking animation Fixed the Random Reseed, this allows for more random monster behaviour and to-hit chance, making long missing streaks less likely to occur DiabloClicker has been included with the patch, this program can be run in the background to allow players to hold down the mouse button rather than having to repeatedly click it UDP network protocol is now supported in multiplayer, this enables players with modern operating systems that do not support IPX to play multiplayer games over LAN or Hamachi Diablo always drops a random magical item in multiplayer and the Undead Crown in singleplayer The ending movie now no longer plays after killing Diablo, see section for more details on how to reenable the ending movie Multiplayer Savegames are now saved in a computer independent way, and can therefore be moved from computer to computer as with Singleplayer savegames, they are still saved in the C:\windows\system folder as hidden files named hrinfo_#.drv Experience points are now shared between all players on the same dungeon level when a monster is killed Friendly Fire can now be toggled on and off for missle weapons and spells using the Player Friendly/Player Attack button in addition to melee attacks as in previous versions, see section for more details on reverting this change All players now appear on the automap in multiplayer if they are on the same dungeon level Command.txt is now no longer required to activate Multiplayer mode, the Bard and Barbarian Character Classes and Theoquest, see section for details on activating Cowquest in v1.02 Gillian the Barmaid now offers a Stash service to characters, run the game using loader.exe to enable it, and read the Stash Readme for more details HELLFIRE (European/US) UNOFFICIAL PATCH README v1.02 I checked online and the only successful strategy I could find was "hide behind walls and abuse Guardian to kill him while he can't attack back", yet his HP was so bloated that even a full belt of Full Mana potions only took off about 20% of his health and by that time the Map of the Stars had failed, turning Diablo effectively invincible. I played a Necromancer, and while I was able to get to Diablo after a few tries his apocalypse spell literally melted my whole summon army in a single cast, turning me into a sorcerer with no special spells, no mana shield, and 50 magic. Furthermore the "Map of the Stars" quest actually makes it so that if you don't kill Diablo in about an hour after starting the game, he becomes super-powered and forces you to restart. Also the respawning prevents saving, so have fun dealing with a 30 min slog through the final level each time you want to try to fight Diablo (and probably be killed in 20s). Diablo 1 is supposed to be grindless, if you can't get something on your first go then you've failed the game. This means rather than needing to properly balance the areas to be doable on the 1st go, they can just put OP as fuck bosses and tell players to grind until they get strong enough. The other 2 pre-diablo bosses aren't too bad but then Diablo himself is even worse.īy far the biggest sin Belzebub commits is that it enables Diablo 2-style respawning of areas and enemies. As for now both the disk and your CD drive can take a long deserved rest.The boss at the north end of the stage? Yeah he's a complete PITA. However it is too early to tell if this was the only performance boost or if this patch brings any nasty side affects.įinally, I strongly advise that you carefully remove your Warcraft 3 disk from your CD drive and gently place it back in its holder for use in a distant future period of time. WorldEditor is also starting up a lot faster as well which will make all you mappers happy but still note that it overall still has map loading delays. This is obvious as they no longer have to check that your CD is valid. Upon immediate testing, the most noticeable thing is that Warcraft 3 (both TFT and RoC) now start up near instantly (under 2-3 seconds). exe file and then running that file after the download is complete. going to their offical Warcraft 3 patch page and downloading the patch you need as separate.logging onto battlenet, which will start the auto update system. ![]() The main concern are Coronal Mass Ejections resulting from solar flares and prominences. As you would guess, Solar Wind is not uniform. It's speed varies from 800 km/s from coronal holes to 300 km/s from streamers. Solar Wind is made up of energized electrons and photons. Solar wind is a normal daily occurrence due to coronal heating. Sunspot activity also gives rise to Solar Storms. Section), but the images are borrowed from: ![]() Kaufman text, Universe (see the references The Sun has a 22 yearįigures 4 and 5 appear in the Freedman and Switches while the fields start to unwind until theġ1 year minimum is reach. The winding also produces a curiousĮffect as the magnetic field reaches its maximum atġ1 years, the polarity of the magnetic field The effect of twisting the magnetic fields as seen Since the Sun is not a solid body, theĮquatorial region of the Sun spins faster. Sunspots are caused by the differential rotation Sunspot, the line appeared to split into three, andĮffect causes the apparent separation of aĮventual twisting of the magnetic fields.Įventually, the magnetic field undoes itself The magnetic characteristics of sunspots wasĭiscovered by the Zeeman effect (named after Pieter Sunspot polarity, and black is positive while the (figure 2) shows a sunspot group by color: black and Photosphere is 5800 K (in the middle is the The sunspot itself will be around 4000 K while the Than the surrounding photosphere, but not by much. Main sunspot while the penumbra is the lighter ![]() You will notice that sunspots have two main parts:Īn umbra and a penumbra (figure 1). Looking at the diagram at the top of this page, Sunspot group that shows magnetic polarity. These three images show sunspots in different The Sun (based on current solar models): Core To summarize the layers and atmosphere dynamic of Layers of the Sun to create the hydrostatic Is balanced by the radiative and convective Strong enough to bring Hydrogen together to ![]() The hydrostatic equilibrium within the SunĮnergy by the emission and reabsorbtion of To know the convective zone helps maintain How much opacity there it, it is important Mathematics involved in determining exactly Something called the "random walk" where theīecause the opacity of this zone it a bit Photon enters the convective zone, it can Three internal layers dominate the anatomyĬore, so the convective layer acts as the Get an idea to the Sun's interior structure. Photosphere, but we can create models andĮxamine particles emanating from the Sun to Produce sunspots, which occur within this Re-heated by the convection layer and the It is the opaqueįeature of the photosphere that shields usįrom directly viewing the thermonuclear coreīelow occurs in the form of granules (see Oddly enough, the photosphere is opaque to Studying the Sun, but suspect the magneticįlux as a result of (as well as resulting Temperature jumps sharply to 400,000 degrees. Is this movement that is the source of theĬorona can force ions to move as fast as aĪs the photosphere so it is not that bright.Ĭhromosphere it to use a special narrow bandįilter. Several million kilometers into space, there Seem the heat would be unbearable for us, Times dimmer than the photosphere and oddly Layers of the Sun, so lets visit each layer with a We have already briefly covered the three outer Some of the more prominent features of the Sun. 2/1/2024 0 Comments Bombardier stock tsx* In the United States, Bombardier Class B common shares also trade on the OTCQX under the symbol BDRBF. Instrument Exchange TSX Previous Close 56.45 52-Week High/Low 74.43 18.30 Volume 894,550.
2/1/2024 0 Comments Double dragon cartoon log![]() As revealed in "The Abyss", he was once the half-brother of Billy and Jimmy's mother until he was consumed by the Black Flames, making him the siblings' uncle.ĭouble Dragon has a total of 26 episodes spread over 2 seasons that were produced from September 1993 to December 1994. He is dark and cruel and has a scythe for a weapon which has a detachable sword for the lower half to be used by the Shadow Boss. He has many powers which include shapeshifting and teleporting, and he is able to trap warriors who fail him in the Shadow Mural. Shadowmaster (voiced by Jim Byrnes) - The main antagonist in the series and the leader of the Shadow Warriors, his ultimate goal is to cover the world in darkness and shadow. He later acquires a new armor made by Kami which gives him a powerful dragon blaster. ![]() He can transform further using the Dragon Claws. He wears a red outfit regularly, and a blue dragon mask when he transforms. He transforms into a Double Dragon with his brother Billy Lee using their swords. Jimmy is reckless and always gets in trouble, and he has problems with conformity and often argues with Billy and Marian. After being betrayed by the Shadow Master, he joins with Billy and they become the Double Dragons. Jimmy Lee (voiced by Scott McNeil) - Raised by the Shadow Master and fooled into believing the Shadow Master to be his father, Jimmy was raised to be the evil Shadow Boss. He can transform further using the Dragon Claws, and later acquires a new armor made by Kami, which gives him two swords which can be brought together to form a propeller on his back for flight. He wears a blue outfit regularly, and a red dragon mask when he transforms (and later as the second Shadow Boss). He transforms into a Double Dragon with his brother Jimmy Lee using their swords. He is noble and only fights when he must. After meeting his brother Jimmy, they decide to join forces and fight together as the Double Dragons. The search for their father, John Lee, was a running subplot throughout the series.īilly Lee (voiced by Michael Donovan) - Left at the Dragon Dojo by his father John Lee who went to find Billy's twin brother, Billy was raised as a Dragon Master to obey the code. ![]() During the course of the series, the brothers recruited allies in their war against the Shadow Master and his henchmen, in the second season gaining stronger magical weapons when the Shadow Master harnessed the strength of the even more evil Shadow Kahn to increase his power. Double Dragon The Animated Series: S01 E02 The Legend Continues 14,995 views The Shadow Master has come up with a plan to introduce a new drug to Metro City, called Oblivion. The Lee brothers made use of magical swords which contained special powers and added dragon masks to the brothers' outfit. By the end of the second episode, Jimmy is betrayed by the Shadowmaster, which leads to Jimmy seeing the error of his ways and joining his brother to battle against the Shadowmaster. As a result, the Lee brothers meet each other as adversaries after being reunited as adults. In contrast, his brother Jimmy is raised by the evil Shadow Master to become his second-in-command, the Shadow Boss. The premise of the show had the Lee brothers separated at birth, with Billy being raised by an elderly martial arts master known as the Oldest Dragon.
2/1/2024 0 Comments Hidden suite in disneylandThere are two walls of floor to ceiling windows with amazing views of BOTH parks, and the canopy bed is so plush I might never leave it (unless it’s to take a bath in a beautifully mosaicked soaking tub with a glass of champagne. You know we like to feel like Princesses over here, so this suite is right up our alley! How can we not love a suite where Tinkerbell greets you at the door and lights a crystal castle? Beyond that, the room is gorgeous. I know if you’re reading this blog you love to feel special on vacation, and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate a special occasion than one of these suites, so let’s take a look! The Fairytale Signature Suite at the Disneyland Hotel Plus, you get access to the E Ticket Club – Disneyland Hotel’s concierge lounge where you can grab a light breakfast or hors d’oeuvres and happy hour drinks in the evening. When you leave the parks for the evening your immersion in the magic doesn’t stop, and with perks like a Personal Vacation Planner who helps you with hard to get dining reservations and access to preferred viewing locations for parades and shows, your every wish is taken care of. But I’m going to fill you in all about them – this way you will be “in the know”, and you can start planning when you’ll be booking your stay!īeyond being incredibly themed by Walt Disney Imagineering, these suites are the ultimate in luxury and the best way to feel like a true VIP at Disneyland. I’m talking about the Signature Suites and they have to be one of the very best kept secrets of Disneyland. What if I told you that there were rooms at the Disneyland Hotel that you probably didn’t know were there? And that they were available for the public to book? And that by staying in one of them you are transported to a favorite Disneyland icon?! Did you know there is a hidden category of super luxurious Suites at Disneyland? Learn more about the Signature Suites at the Disneyland Hotel! |
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