Chapter Three: Too Big to Fail?
Amelia and Noele raced towards Dunwich at breakneck speeds and arrived only minutes after their departure from Longbarrow.
Amelia put down Noele, who looked a little green in her face. At least she hadn’t started to scream. Some adventures did that, even A-ranks. Especially A-ranks.
As they walked through the gate a man in the coat of arms of Dunwich stepped forth, seemingly a city guard. Instead of a sword he carried a clipboard.
“Halt. For entreance you first need to pay headtax. Three copper per person.”
Amelia fished her adventurers badge out of her pocket and showed it the guardsman. “No we don’t. We are members of the adventurers guild:”
The guard shook his head. “Yeah, new law from city hall. Adventurers are no longer exempt from head tax. In fact, have you fought any monsters in the wilds?”
Noele glanced at Amelia. “I think you might have clipped a griffin on the way here.”
The guard nodded and scribbeled something down on his clipboard. “That means we have to add a small tax for that. All ressources around the city, including monsters, belong to the city after all.”
“But we didn’t even kill it.”, exclaimed Noele.
“Ah. That adds a charge animal cruelty. There is a fine for that.” The guard added another note to his clipboard. “Also, did you happen to travel on the road?”
Amelia thought about that for a moment. She had mostly stuck to low jumps just over the foliage, but they had landed on the street occassionally.
“Yeah, briefly.”
“Ah, bad news then. That road is privatly owned now, so that adds a small
toll.”
Amelia rolled her eyes at this insanity. “All of these taxes and fines, are these recent additions? Proposed by some oversized lizard in a suit?”
“You mean Mr. Goldentooth? Yes, that oversized lizard has spearheaded a great deal of reforms. Has even taken office in the city hall. By the way, lizard-calling is a serious misdemeanor. There is a fine for that.”
“But you just called him a lizard too?
“Have I?”, asked the guard.
“Alright, how about you let us through and I won’t tell anybody.”
The guard gave Amelia a stern look.”Are you attempting to blackmail a member of the city watch?”
“If that is was it takes for you to let us through that blasted gate, then yes.”, Amelia said flatly.
The watchman frowned at her. “There is a fine for that. Five silver.”
Amelia sighed. “All of this is ridiculous.”
“You see, Miss. I am just doing my job here. If you have problems with the city’s tax or law code, then you have to file a complaint at the city hall and not annoy overworked guards.”
Amelia gave the guard a flat look. “And how do we logde a complaint at your city hall, when you don’t let us in?
The guard blinked “Hm. I guess I see your point.”
“So you let us in? We just want to logde a complaint.”
“But you haven’t paid your headtax, your adventuring tax, the street toll and the fines for animal cruelty and lizard-calling . I can’t let you through this gate like this.”
Noele grasped her coinpurse in resignation: “How much is it in total then?”
“Altogether that would be 16 gold and 3 silver coins. Per person, of course. Though I would advice to make it an even 20 gold pieces by purchasing the premium city pass. That’s a real bargain by the way, and would allow you to skip the wait time and fast track the organisational stuff.”
Amelia wasn’t from this world and had already amassed a small fortune. The bounty for the Miststorm riders alone would pay the fees and fines for both of them more than 50 times over. Still she balked at the price. This was her retirement fund after all. She also wouldn’t force her student to pay for her. That would be unbecoming of her, as she was Noele’s mentor.
She gave the golden-eyed fool one last glance. For just a moment she thought about giving him the Leander-treatment and literally bash some sense in that guys head. Instead she did the mature and adult thing and picked Noele by her belt. Noele groaned. She knew what would happen. Amelia flexed her calves and handily leaped over the 20 meter wall.
The guard blinked in surprise for a moment. Then he yelled: “You are in breach of the airborne transportation act! THERE. IS. A. FINE. FOR. THAT!”
Business was doing good. No, even better. Business was doing great. Gildroy gazed fondly at the enormous crates and chests, all filled with beautifully shining gold.
There was a sudden crashing sound, like wood breaking. Gildroy instantly stood up. Had one of the unpaid interns dropped a chest with money again?
He sprinted from the vault into the main room. There he saw Amelia and Noele, standing atop the splintered door.
“Ahem. Hello. The door was mahagony. Kinda pricy to replace. Please use the doornob the next time.”, he scolded
Amelia had an angry scowl on her face. “You owe me two silver and a new window.
Oh. Gildroy had already forgotten about that. Two pieces of silver.
“Oh. I forgot. My bad.”, said Gildroy. He drew his purse and pulled out a few coins. “Here you go:”
Amelia pocketed the money. “Also you are going to stop this insanity you have going on here. Give everyone their money back and I’ll let you live:”
Gildroy blinked in surprise. “You can’t be sirious, right?”
Amelia put a hand on her sword. “I am.”
Gildroy shook his head.”Never.”
Amelia smiled. “I had hoped for that. I wanted to punch you inyour lizard-visage since I met you.”
Gildroy scowled, What a barbarian.
Noele put a hand on her master’s shoulder. “Please let me have this fight. You told me, that only by challenging myself further I can grow truly strong.”
Amelia rolled her eyes. “Alright. He’s yours. Maybe this fight pushes you to S-rank.”
Gildroy shook his head. Such gall, but Norah had been much the same.
“Well, I did promise a spar.”, he said, as he armed himself with a purse filled with platinum coins.
“[Nobleflame Armor]”
Golden flames coated Norah, forming into a brestplate. Very fashionable, but gold was always fashinable.
Gildroy countered with his own armor skill[ Armor of Gold] . As if carried by invible hands coins floated from the vault towards the drakling, on whom they arranged themselves like a secondary set of scales.
“Go on, you have the first strike”, he said as he picked a platinum coin from his purse.
And strike she did. Noele teleported behind him and swung her sword at him.
“[Elegant Noble Slash] and [Unending Dauntless Fury]” she yelled, as she descendet into a flurry of blows.
Gildroy flicked a platinum coin. It disappeard and time slowed down to a crawl. He walked out of her attack, then the flow of time resumed.
Noele stared at the empty spot she hit repeatedly. “How? She muttered.”
“Would you kindly hurry up with your attack?”, asked Gildroy a little giddy. These fights were always fun! “[Time is Money], after all.”
“[Unending Dauntless Fury] “
[Time is Money]
Noele hit nothing again.
“Noele, he can’t attack while he stops time.”, Amelia told her student.
“Besides, it is more of a potent time-slow. A hard hitting area-of-effect attack will still hit”.
Gildroy scowled at her. “Hey, the best part of any fight is to figure out how the enemie’s skills work. How will she learn anything if you take that away from her.”
Noele tried to go for a cheap shot while he talked. A quick flick of a coin brought Gildroy to safety.
“Well, now it is time for me to strike back, it would seem.”
Gildroy barreled into her. Noele stood her ground, defending with her sword. “[Titans’s Strength]”, she yelled.
Gildroy pushed back with his own strength skill. “[Gold is Strength]”, he barked. For a moment they seemed equally matched, claw against sword, but then Gildroy gained the upper hand. An A-ranked skill just couldn’t compete with an S-ranked skill.
Noele was launched through the air and impacted the wall. Gildroy flicked another platinum and time slowed for him. He dashed towards her and delivered a crushing blow just as the time-slow ended. Noele was thrown back again, this time through the wall and into the main plaza of Dunwich.
Noele quickly found back to er feet. “Big area-of-effect spells, huh? For that I have something. [Golrious Noble Slash]”
All of a sudden her sword increased in size manyfold, and she swung it a Gildroy with ferocity.
Gildroy knew, he could not dodge this one with his time-slow, but tried anyways. His golden armor cracked under the barrage of blows and he flew back, towards a crowd of people.
Amelia moved with extreme speed and dragged multiple peole out of the line of fire. Luckily, because far too many people here had purchase [Life Insurance] from him. Should they come to harm…. he’d be ruined.
Oh dear. If he took another hit like that he’d lose his status as an hexillionaire.
Gildroy felt his control over his customers slipping. Quickly he summond up a bit of [Investor]-Widom to once again tighten his grip: ”People, the market has just taken a hit. That is normal. That just happens. Your savings are not in danger, in fact with the stocks low right now is the best time to invest.”
“That skill surely is something. Good, almost S-rank”, Gildroy praised.
“It would be a same if some one would steal it: [Buyout]: Purchase the skill Elegant Noble Slash.” The drakling burned hundreds of platinum coins activating that skill.
A system message apperared in front of Noele’s eyes
[Gildroy Goldentooth has acquired the skill Noble Slash]
Noele’s jaw went slack. Her sword of light and flames disappeared and reappeared in Gildroys hands.
“Beautiful skill”, Gildroy said with a shit-eating grin. “And just my color.”
And with that he started to whail on Noele. She tried to dodge his clumsy swings, but at some point one hit. Her armor of flames buckled under the blows, but still held strong.
“What can I still do?”, Noele screamed in panic. “I don’t have my skill anymore. I can’t do this?”
Amelia snorted. “You lost one skill. You still have the rest. Change them. Combine them. Make them better. Make them yours.”
“Make them mine”; Noele whipered. She close her eyes. “Make them better like with my elegant noble slash.”
When she opened her eyes again, Gildroy saw that ther gaze no longer contained fear, only cold determination.
Gildroy noted how her stance and entire aura shifted.
And Noele unleashed her newest skill
“[Unending Dauntless Grand Blaze]”, Noele screamed.
She launched a great fireball and then dozens more.
The first fireball Gildroy batted away with his sword of golden light.
The second fireball he doged.
The third fireball hit Gildroy but was blocked by his armor.
The seventh fireball broke his [Armor of Gold]
And Gildroy screamed like a feral animal.
And the barrage continued for minutes.
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Gildroy was of course unhurt by the spell. Burning a dragon? About as sound a strategy as drowning a fish or killing a bird by tossing it down a mountain.
No, what hurt him was the collateral damage! Noele had hit not only him but also multiple buildings with her fireballs, absolutely demolishing them. Buildings he owned! Luckily her teacher had stepped in and carried the people still inside them to safety. But still…. so much money lost.
In his fury he roared. Using the smoke as cover he dashed toward Noele, who was obviously exhausted. She failed to even use her fancy teleportation spell, as Gildroy grabbed her by the neck. He then slammed her headfirst into the pavement. Once, twice. Then he tossed her away, through one of still standing walls.
Gildroy glanced on the burned ruin in front of him. He took a deep breath. This wasn’t as bad as it looked, he knew that. The tenants had been tardy on their morgage-payments anyhow.
He’d just demand the full repayment of the damages from the tenants and then he would also cash in the insurance. Then he would use that money to rebuild. He would gentrify the entire block and then he’d demand double, no triple the original price.
He saw how Noele fought to stand back up. She even picked a potion out from her pocket and downed it. Foolish. The fight was over, and even a little bit of replenished magic wouldn’t change anything.
“Girl, stop it. You did well, very well, but you lost.”
Instead of listening to Gildroy’s words, the girl went for one last, all out attack. Silly. Gildroy pulled out another platinum coin from his pouch, at least tried to.
Gildroy glanced downward. While he hadn’t been wounded by the barrage of fireballs, it had ripped the pouch of coins from his belt. And without platinum coins there was no time slow. No protection.
He felt a deep, stinging pain. He tasted iron on his gums.
The blade was lodged deeply into his chest, piercing his heart and his lungs.
“Oh.”, Gildroy weezed.
“Well done”, he said with his last bit of air.
Noele ripped the sword out of his body and Gildroy fell over.
And in these last few moments of his life Gildroy heard something.
The call of an ancient god of death. Of decay. Of oblivion.
He heard the call of the void.
Gildroy opened his eyes and saw a broken world. Enormous rocks flew about, one such he was standing on. Stars glittered in the far darkness of this terrible place.
A towering mass of dark purple flesh with hundred of tentacles sprawled over several such floating isles. The enormous body was mostly covered in shadows, yet the few glances were enough to cause Gildroy a massive headache and burnt themselves into his memories and left a marks that would last for the rest of his existance.
He tried not to look at the massive creature, but that was difficult as it so big, that it was both to the front, the left and the right of Gildroy.
“Your mortal flesh is failing you.”, the eldritch beast rumbled from a thousand mouths. “Swear yourself to my cause and you will be saved! You will be granted unlimited power, an...”
“No thanks”
Hundreds of eyes blinked in surprise.
“You are aware, that you are dying?”
Gildroy took a look a look of his blood- and sootstained suit. The shirt had been his last and had been made from the silk of a king tarantula. Very pricey and very difficult to clean. Probably ruined for good. Oh well, sometimes you incur unforseen losses.
“I want you to know two very basic things about me, my dear: First of all, my soul is not for sale. At least not for a vague promise of unlimited power. No, if I were to put a price on my soul, it would be hard cash only.”
“Secondly” Gildroy’s lips drew back into a manic smile. “I always plan ahead. Far ahead.”
His grin bloomed into a full on mad laugh.
“My death was always part of the plan.”
Noele stood victorous. She had beaten an S-ranked threat, alone and almost witthout any help from her master. Did that mean she was an S-rank adventurer now?
Then [Dance with Death] stopped it’s effect, recognizing that her fight was over. Tiredness slammed into her body like the mallet of a yeti. She fell to her knees, then flat to the ground.
She used the lat bit of her strength and raised her head and looked at Amelia. Goodness, she was tired. She expected a proud nod, or even a few kind words from her master. Yet Amelia’s gaze was hard, and her body tense, as she looked at the cooling corpse of Gildroy. Slowly her mentor drew her sword.
Then Noele heard a sound. The sound of metal against cobblestone. Then another plink.
Then another.
And another.
And another.
Noele saw how a gold coin fell down from somewhere up in the sky. And then a silver coin, and some platinum after that. Then Noele saw a message from the world system.
[Gildroy Goldentooth used the skill: Life Insurance]
The rain of coins picked up, gold coins falling in an endless cascade from the skies. A small hill was already forming around the body.
Ameila took a single step, crossing the entire distance to her pupil and lifted her up. Another leap took them to the roof of one of the undamaged buildings, where she laid down Noele.
Meanwhile the entrance to the city hall was entombed by an avalance of silver, the fires in the burning ruins were buried in gold, drowning the fires.
On top of this mountain of treasures now stood a figure wreathed in golden scales and golden wings, his eyes burning with the blue flame of undeath.
“You fools!”, Gildroy roard. “Do you think I didn’t buy shares in that liches phylactery?”
Noele eyes burned and not only from the smoke lingering in the area. So she had failed… not only herself but also her sister.
“Master, shouldn’t you stop him? Please, I am too weak.” Noele hated how feeble and pathetic her voice sounded.
“Not yet. The rain hasn’t stopped yet, and that lizard did a lot of damage,”, Amelia said while crouching down next to her. “You did well, though this opponent is frankly above you.”
With that she one again leaped and landed in front of the ecstatic drakling.
“Ha! You cannot face me! Nobody can! I am the richest dragon to ever walk Vacuos!”, Gildroy bellowed. “[Buyout]”, he barked. “System: Kill Amelia.”
Nothing happened. Gildroy looked at the System Message in front of him and his eyes bulged.
“How much does that cost me? That many zeros?”
“Alright.”, Gildroy exclaimed. “System: Stun Amelia:”
Once again nothing happened, aside from a new message appearing.
“Still that much. Oh dear.” Gildroy suddenly sobered up.
“You are quite strong, aren’t you?”, he feebly asked.
“Yeah. Kinda.” Amelia glanced up. The golden rain slowly let up. There must be tens of millions of coins laying about.
“Well. I seem to have micalculated. Is it too late to apologize? Forgive and forget?”
One last platinum coin fell from the sky and skidded over a mountain of gold.
“Too late.”, Amelia said, and her blade descended.
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There we are. 10 minutes before the deadline. Not even close.
Now time for a nap. Running on caffeine and 2 hourse of sleep. Who could have known that writing takes time and effort.
Oh, also a little prologe. Noele fell down the roog, knocked her head really bad. Forgot her new skill combo. Such a klutz.

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Type: Q Fees & Incentives Expert proposal
Date Created: 2023-03-21
Link to Proposal: [TBD]
Simple Summary
The Q transaction fee is very low on mainnet. This is caused by a deprecated parameter value. The parameter should be increased to the proper value.
Abstract
The Q transaction fee parameter should define the cost per native token transfer in QUSD. In the early days we did not have the parameter governed.EPQFI.normalizedTransactionSize , and the governed.EPQFI.txFee parameter was taken directly as gas price in Q. This has been changed on testnet, but not on mainnet. The paramter value should be increased to the same value as on Fisher testnet, which is 0.1 cent or 0.001 QUSD per native transfer. The q-client will divide this paramter by the normalized transaction size (21000 gas) which will yield the desired gas price of ~47 gwei in QUSD. As long as we don't have a proper exchange rate in the price oracle this translates 1:1 to the same amount per gas in Q.
Specification
Parameter name: governed.EPQFI.txFee
Current value:\t47619047619
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So first, I apologize for the lack of pictures (it has been some time since my last go at it, and I lost the photos I had taken). But basically, I've been trying to make both "traditional/strained" mascarpone for Tiramisu and "not strained/creamy" mascarpone to use it as a general purpose spread.
I've followed countless recipes: ones where people don't use thermometers, ones where people use fancy accurate thermometers to nail the 82-85°C window, ones where the mixture rests in the pan, ones where people first make the "creamy" base first, by letting the cooked and acidified cream rest in the fridge, and then strain it to get proper traditional mascaporne.
And from the comments and results in videos, blogposts etc. everyone seems to be enjoying a decent to very high success rate but in my case the mixture simply isn't thickening on the fridge, it stays with a texture that could be described as a "slightly thicker" heavy cream after cooking but it doesn't thicken at all after that, so no success in achieving the "not strained" version.
But I haven't found success in straining either, the cream (not just the whey, the actual acidified mixture itself) either gets absorbed partly into the kitchen towel, or just passes right through cheesecloth. And again, with no textural change aside from the slight rhickening from the cooking and adding acid steps.
So yeah, after trying so many recipes and spending quite a lot of money in heavy cream (40% butterfat, I believe it was pasteurized? But definitely not at UHT. I tried with a 35% brand too but afaik the 40% one should even better, and in the end neither achieved any results anyway) which is quite expensive where I live (Brazil, it's expensive here, but still less than half the price of actual mascarpone.) I am at a loss of ideas here.
The only variable that I see could still be a soucre of difficulty is temperature: I have a gas stove and it's such a pain to control heat with it (low is like medium-low on an electric range, high is simultaneously not as high as high in eletric yet scorching is even easier to happen on gas etc.) and my thermometer is a cheap one, not low accuracy but with a very slow reading rate. I tried to remedy my temperature problem by using a double boiler, which helped (I think?) to control temperature and avoid scorching but it made so it took way longer to reach my target temperature and just like everything else I tried, to zero noticible results.
I should also note that tried letting the mixture rest in the fridge up to 36h (while straining) once (from what I gathered, it takes some time to thicken, thus many people reach the conclusion that they failed prematurely) and no result, only slightly thicker and more acidic cream.
The closest I got to actual mascarpone, was weirdly, by trying to whip it like whipping cream out of desperation lol. At first, no change, it didn't become whipped cream, nor mascarpone, nor butter, despite whipping it with an electric handmixer for 5 minutes. But after letting it rest on the fridge for an hour or so, I had something surprisinly very mascarpone-like! But then, I tried to repeat said procedure with another batch and that time I managed to make lemon juice flavored butter...
So, any ideas? Personally, given that some people seem to be able to make it without any thermometer at all, I'd like to know if temperature is indeed that important. Like, what is undercooked mascarpome supposed to look like? Is it curdled? Is it unable to thicken like the ones I made? And what does overcooking the cream do for it?
As for recipe details, I played around with proportions a bit while also trying different ones as I noted in the first paragraph but most recipes I tried/saw were somewhat like this:
-1 1/2 tablespoons or 15-20ml of lemon juice -1 pint or 400-500ml of heavy cream (which apparently weighs 450g)
"Cook the cream to 82°C. Add the lemon juice (or acid) and keep stirring until the mixture reaches 85°C and thickens slightly. Let it rest in the pan for 30min. Transfer it to either a cointainer or strainer lined with cheesecloth and put it in the fridge overnight."
I'd prefer sticking to lemon juice, I have no ambition to dive deeper into cheesemaking for now, so buying critic or tartaric acid would not be convenient for me atm.

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Release Date: Air Jordan 11 WMNS Neapolitan
While the Air Jordan 11 “Cherry” consisted as the standout offering this past holiday season, the Air Jordan 11 “Neapolitan” is an upcoming women’s-exclusive colorway of the model and it’s suggested to drop later this year. As the moniker suggests, the sneaker’s theme is inspired by the popular ice cream and reports indicate that the pair will bear tones of White (Vanilla), Dark Mocha (Chocolate), and Atmosphere/Pink Strawberry) to reflect the dessert’s overall aesthetic. Renderings of what to expect are also featured below which showcases the high-cut patent leather while it’s adhered atop an icy translucent outsole. Stay tuned for the official reveal.
Retailing for $225, the Air Jordan 11 WMNS Neapolitan is expected to release on November 11th for the retail price of $225. Look for this women’s-exclusive colorway of the model to also be available in preschool and toddler sizing. For a complete guide including official photos, release dates, pricing and where to buy, visit: Air Jordan 11 WMNS Neapolitan. Always keep it locked to KicksOnFire for the latest in sneaker news, release dates and where to purchase your favorite kicks.
Sidenote, the Nike SB X Air Jordan 4 Pine Green officially debuts tomorrow.
UPDATE (3/20): Yet to be confirmed from Nike, the Air Jordan 11 WMNS Neapolitan is expected to release on November 11th for the retail price of $225. Look for this women’s-exclusive colorway of the model to also be available in preschool and toddler sizing.
h/t: Sneaker Files / zsneakerheadz

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Release Date: Air Jordan 13 Wheat (2023)
Reports have surfaced that the Air Jordan 13 “Wheat” will be returning for Holiday 2023 following its original release way back in 2004. While there are no early looks of the 2023 pair, the sneaker is expected to look identical like the original release and will feature a White leather upper throughout the majority of the upper which is paired up with golden Wheat suede overlays on the mudguards, heels, ankles, and midsole. Matching wheat Jumpman logos on the tongues, the signature cat eye hologram on the ankles, and a wheat rubber outsole will round out the design.
Retailing for $200, current reports have the Air Jordan 13 Wheat returning on October 21st in full family sizing. For a complete guide including official photos, release dates, pricing and where to buy, visit: Air Jordan 13 Wheat (2023).
Sidenote, the Nike SB X Air Jordan 4 Pine Green officially debuts tomorrow.
UPDATE (3/20): The latest update surrounding the Air Jordan 13 Wheat suggests that it will be releasing on October 21st for the retail price of $200. You can expect these to release in full family sizing. A first look at the 2023 version has yet to leak. H/T: zsneakerheadz.
NOTE: Images below are of the 2004 pair.
h/t: Sneaker Files

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LaMelo Ball’s PUMA MB.01 Digital Camo PE Is Releasing To The Public This Week
PUMA Hoops has announced the launch of the PUMA MB.01 Digital Camo. Made up of MB.01s only LaMelo Ball has worn before, the MB.01 Digital Camo will be available to own as part of LaMelo’s Rare Reserve line, made up of former player-exclusive MB.01s. The limited-edition Digital Camo colorway features a desert camo upper with eye-popping hits of orange placed on some of the branding as well as the entire rubber sole unit down below. These sneakers are packed with next-level PUMA Hoops tech to help you dominate the court, including NITRO foam throughout the midsole and an upper construction made with breathable monomesh. The PUMA MB.01 “Digital Camo” PE will be releasing on Friday, March 24th at select PUMA retailers and PUMA.com for a price tag of $150.
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images: PUMA

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In-Hand Look at The April Skateboards x Nike SB Dunk Low
Australia’s April Skateboards joins forces with Nike SB to create a collaborative edition of the Nike SB Dunk Low. Previewed below, the April Skateboards x Nike SB Dunk Low features a White, Metallic Silver, and Turbo Green color combo as the sneaker starts off with white mesh detailing on the side panels and heels along with tonal leather toes. To break up the all white upper we see the addition of Turbo Green suede overlays. Design highlights then include Metallic Silver Swooshes on the side panels along with April branding on the lateral ankle and heels. Down below we see white midsoles and translucent outsoles with the brand’s signature rose logo on the underfoot. Current reports have the April Skateboards x Nike SB Dunk Low releasing during Summer 2023 at select skate shops, April Skateboards, and Nike.com (SNKRS) for a retail price of $120. Keep it locked to Kicks On Fire for updates.
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UPDATE (3/20): Here’s an in-hand look at the April Skateboards x Nike SB Dunk Low via masterchefian.
images: JF Grails

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First Look: Nike Mac Attack OG 2023
The Nike Mac Attack is a classic Nike tennis shoe that was originally made for John McEnroe. Originally released in 1984, this straight from the Nike archives sneaker is rumored to make a retro return for the first time ever next year.
Although the Nike Mac Attack has not gotten a retro since its initial debut, it has been spotted on the feet of LeBron James and Travis Scott back in 2021. The upcoming retro (1984 Mac Attack below) is said to be done in the model’s OG Light Silver and Black color scheme. Keeping things OG as can be, the sneaker dons a mesh and leather construction alongside nylon tongues and checkered tongue labels housing Red Nike Air branding.
Although nothing has been made official by Nike, current reports have the Nike Mac Attack OG making a return during Summer 2023 at select retailers and Nike.com for the retail price of $120. For a complete guide including official photos, release dates, pricing and where to buy, visit: Nike Mac Attack OG 2023
Who’s looking forward to this return? Stay tuned as more info, first looks and release info begins to surface.
Sidenote, the Nike SB X Air Jordan 4 Pine Green officially debuts tomorrow.
UPDATE (3/20): Here is a first look at the 2023 rendition of the Nike Mac Attack OG. Current reports have these retailing for $120 and releasing sometime during the summer. Stay tuned for an official first look and release info. Images via: long7ze.
via: Complex

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Air Jordan 2 Low Black Fire Red Releasing December
The Air Jordan 2 Low “Black Fire Red” is another new colorway of the silhouette which is slated to debut this holiday season, according to sources. While images of the forthcoming pair have not surfaced online yet, a rendering has been produced to showcase its “Black/Fire Red-Cement Grey” color scheme. Overall, the low-top is suggested to boast a stealthy black upper that is punctuated with red accents throughout and a Cement Grey rubber outsole to round out the design.
Retailing for $150, look for this colorway of the Air Jordan 2 Low at select Jordan Brand stockists and online this holiday season. Stay tuned for the official release date. Always keep it locked to KicksOnFire for the latest in sneaker news, release dates and where to purchase your favorite kicks.
For a complete guide including official photos, release dates, pricing and where to buy, visit: NAir Jordan 2 Low Black Fire Red. Always keep it locked to KicksOnFire for the latest in sneaker news, release dates and where to purchase your favorite kicks.
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UPDATE (3/20): According to reports, the Air Jordan 2 Low Black/Fire Red is now expected to release on December 16th 2023 for a price tag of $150. Make sure you stay tuned for a first look in the near future.
h/t: Sneaker Files/zsneakerheadz

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Official Images: Nike Dunk Low CO.JP 2023
Dropping this year, here is a first look at the Nike Dunk Low CO.JP 2023.
The latest addition to the Nike Sportswear CO.JP lineup, this new iteration of the Dunk Low comes dressed in a Natural/Black-Ale Brown-Pecan-Dark Driftwood-University Red color scheme. It comes crafted in a mix of premium materials, much like many Japan exclusives. Details include distressed suede and scuffed leather overlays paired with a snakeskin-like pattern that wraps the underlays, while having textured leather Swooshes and smooth leather lining. Lastly, the sneaker is given Red branding on the tongue labels, heels, and insoles atop a two-tone rubber sole.
The Nike Dunk Low CO.JP 2023 has not been given an official release date, but current reports have them releasing in the coming months at select retailers and Nike.com. For a complete guide including official photos, release dates, pricing and where to buy, visit: Nike Dunk Low CO.JP 2023.
Sidenote, the Nike SB X Air Jordan 4 Pine Green officially debuts tomorrow.
ABOUT THE RELEASE: What is Nike’s CO.JP? Nike’s CO.JP (Concept Japan) program ran from the mid-’90s into the ’00s when Nike started to expand its global reach. Nike started releasing Japan-exclusive release that made the rest of the world envious. These releases were the type of sneakers that you had to know somebody that knows somebody in order for you to get your hands on a pair. Nike CO.JP eventually became its own Nike sub-label, which then spread beyond Japan and plant roots in New York, London, Paris and more.
UPDATE (3/20): Here are official images of the 2023 version of the Nike Dunk Low CO.JP. Retail is set at $120, an official release date has yet to be announced.
UPDATE (1/2): Yankeekicks gives us an on-feet look at the upcoming Nike Dunk Low CO.JP (2023).
UPDATE (12/19): Private Selection gives us more images of the upcoming Nike Dunk Low CO.JP (2023).

So with all this volatility what's your stance? Are you bullish or are you cautiously optimistic? I feel like we can enjoy these green days but not forget what we just came out of in a short period of time. I don't know if months of crabbing left people bored for something of this nature but the volatility might be drawing in the wrong type of investors.
I don't know what the market is thinking as it usually moves on its own accord but I do know that the economy is not doing much better than it was last month. Nor is the war in Ukraine becoming any less apparent. I would be careful of your next moves as if you get carried away you might make a big mistake. Dca is your friend in times like these, then you won't go wrong. Maybe even peel back your dca a little to see how prices move but always know you have a plan that is important to stick to.
Don't let the media influence your decisions too heavily and be realistic to what you need in your life at this time. Even if it is fiat, don't feel like you are betraying the community or something. Do what ever you need to, crypto isn't going anywhere and you always will have another chance to buy at good prices, we are early.
I've had a ton of people tell me this too when I was unsure of what to do so maybe someone can reflect and make the right choice. What that answer is I have no idea, but make sure you stick to your plan and don't go off on a whim, unless you're looking for that.

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