Friday, February 22, 2008

Scent of summer!

Wow summer is almost here the scorching sun damn how I wish it always rain . . At least I could stay home this summer and have more time updating my blog's (yeah i have plenty of it! ) but then again the sun is starting to kick my nerves like it is mocking me ! grrr every time I go to school the sun is always smiling or is he! oh! sweet summer maybe I should just find a job!!

Sunday, February 17, 2008

A 15% Human Sheep Created by Scientists


Scientists have created the world's first human-sheep chimera - which has the body of a sheep and half-human organs.


The sheep have 15 per cent human cells and 85 per cent animal cells - and their evolution brings the prospect of animal organs being transplanted into humans one step closer.

Professor Esmail Zanjani, of the University of Nevada, has spent seven years and £5million perfecting the technique, which involves injecting adult human cells into a sheep's foetus.

He has already created a sheep liver which has a large proportion of human cells and eventually hopes to precisely match a sheep to a transplant patient, using their own stem cells to create their own flock of sheep.

The process would involve extracting stem cells from the donor's bone marrow and injecting them into the peritoneum of a sheep's foetus. When the lamb is born, two months later, it would have a liver, heart, lungs and brain that are partly human and available for transplant.

"We would take a couple of ounces of bone marrow cells from the patient,' said Prof Zanjani, whose work is highlighted in a Channel 4 programme tomorrow.

"We would isolate the stem cells from them, inject them into the peritoneum of these animals and then these cells would get distributed throughout the metabolic system into the circulatory system of all the organs in the body. The two ounces of stem cell or bone marrow cell we get would provide enough stem cells to do about ten foetuses. So you don't just have one organ for transplant purposes, you have many available in case the first one fails."

At present 7,168 patients are waiting for an organ transplant in Britain alone, and two thirds of them are expected to die before an organ becomes available.

Scientists at King's College, London, and the North East Stem Cell Institute in Newcastle have now applied to the HFEA, the Government's fertility watchdog, for permission to start work on the chimeras.

But the development is likely to revive criticisms about scientists playing God, with the possibility of silent viruses, which are harmless in animals, being introduced into the human race.

Dr Patrick Dixon, an international lecturer on biological trends, warned: "Many silent viruses could create a biological nightmare in humans. Mutant animal viruses are a real threat, as we have seen with HIV."

Animal rights activists fear that if the cells get mixed together, they could end up with cellular fusion, creating a hybrid which would have the features and characteristics of both man and sheep. But Prof Zanjani said: "Transplanting the cells into foetal sheep at this early stage does not result in fusion at all."

Scientists reveal secret of levitation


LONDON (AFP) - Scientists have discovered a ground-breaking way of levitating ultra small objects, which may revolutionized the design of micro-machines, a new report says.

Physicists said they can create "incredible levitation effects" by manipulating so-called Casimir force, which normally causes objects to stick together by quantum force.

The phenomenon could be used to improve the performances of everyday devices ranging from car airbags to computer chips, say Professor Ulf Leonhardt and Dr Thomas Philbin from Saint Andrews University.

Casimir force -- discovered in 1948 and first measured in 1997 -- can be seen in a gecko's ability to stick to a surface with just one toe.

Now the British scientists say they can reverse the Casimir force to cause an object to repel rather than attract another in a vacuum.

"The Casimir force is the ultimate cause of friction in the nano world, in particular in some micro-electromechanical systems," said Leonhardt, writing in the August issue of New Journal of Physics.

"Micro or nano machines could run smoother and with less or no friction at all if one can manipulate the force," he added.

And he added: "In order to reduce friction in the nanoworld, turning nature's stickiness into repulsion could be the ultimate remedy. Instead of sticking together, parts of micromachinery would levitate."

Leonhardt stressed that the practise is possible only for micro-objects.

But he underlined that, although in principle it may one day be possible to levitate humans, that day is a long way off.

"At the moment, in practice it is only going to be possible for micro-objects with the current technology, since this quantum force is small and acts only at short ranges," he said.

"For now, human levitation remains the subject of cartoons, fairytales and tales of the paranormal."

Their research was to be published in the New Journal of Physics

iPhone owner sues Apple for $1 million

SAN JOSE, California (AP) -- A New York woman is so angry at Apple Inc. for lopping $200 off the price of the iPhone that she's filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages.

Apple lowered the iPhone's price on September 5 and also said it would stop selling the 4-gigabyte model.

Dongmei Li of Queens, New York, claimed the company violated price discrimination laws when it slashed the price of the 8-gigabyte iPhone by a third, from $599 to $399, within two months of the gadget's June debut.

Apple lowered the iPhone's price on September 5 and also said it would stop selling the $499 4-gigabyte model. Hundreds of early customers who paid full price didn't expect a reduction so soon and complained.

Apple issued an apology the next day. Under its return policy, Apple refunded the $200 difference for those who bought the phone within 14 days of the reduction. And in a move to make peace with those who purchased the higher-priced phone before that period, the company offered a $100 credit at Apple stores.

According to Li's lawsuit, filed on September 24 in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, the price reduction injured early purchasers like herself because they cannot resell the product for the same profit as those who bought the cell phone following the price cut.

Li purchased a 4GB iPhone for $499 and alleged that owners of the 4GB model were given less favorable terms than those who bought the 8GB model at the premium price, according to the lawsuit.

Apple spokeswoman Susan Lundgren declined to comment, citing the company's policy to not discuss pending litigation.

The lawsuit also named AT&T Inc., the exclusive carrier in the U.S. for the iPhone, and alleged the two companies' required two-year service contract for the iPhone constituted unfair business practices.

Mark Siegel, an AT&T spokesman, declined to comment, saying he had not yet seen the lawsuit.

16-year-old boy hacked a game company

Recently, some Japanese media reported that a 16-year-old teen boy from Japan hacked the website of Nexon Japan and stole 36 million yen (325,000 Dollars) worth of game points used in Mabinogi, a popular MMORPG published in Japan by Nexon. But according to the report, the teenager originally wanted to have the dress worn by the princess.

According to investigators, the suspect used software from an illegal website to obtain the ID and password of a former NEXON employee, which he used to access the company's servers from his home computer last October. Once inside NEXON's system, he registered a new ID and password and began filling his coffers with the in-game money.

While most of the loot went unused, the suspect allegedly converted 7 million points into about 600,000 yen (5,500 Dollars) worth of web money, which he used to purchase books and software.

This hacking event has provoked a lot of discussion among the public, who are shocked that a gamer can even hack into an online game company's billing system.

It is reported that Nexon Japan has set out to re-evaluate their servers' security system and has already established a 24-hour monitoring system.

Catholic school opens gates to Hell boy

The Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia - The Hell family says it may tell a Catholic school in Australia where to go after it objected to enrolling their son because of his name.

Officials said the boy had been offered a place at the St. Peter the Apostle school in the southern city of Melbourne after discussions between the principal, the parish priest and the family over his name.

But Alex Hell said he would rather send 5-year-old Max elsewhere because the school balked at taking the boy over his family name.

"We are the victims of our name," Hell said Monday.

Hell said he and his wife approached St. Peter the Apostle school about enrolling Max because the boy was being bullied at his current school because of his name, the Herald Sun newspaper reported on its Web site.

The Catholic school supported a plan to enroll Max using his mother's maiden name, Wembridge, but then withdrew its invitation when the parents changed their minds about the name, Hell said. The school backed down and offered Max a place only when Hell took the issue to the media, he said.

"The school has turned around and said Max can go there, but why would you want to go there after being victimized?" Hell said.

The family was considering moving to his wife's hometown to find a different school, he said.

Director of Catholic Education in Victoria state, Stephen Elder, said using the boy's mother's name was the parents' idea to "assist the child in the transition of schools."

"After discussions between the parish priest and principal, St. Peter the Apostle School has made an offer of enrollment to the student," Elder said in a statement. "The school is working with the family in the best interests of the child."

Hell said he had Austrian heritage and that the name means "bright."

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Warcraft Wedding Woes

Wedding Woes: The Dark Side of Warcraft
Popular online PC game is causing marital discord.

By Mike Smith


Although best-selling online role-playing game World of Warcraft boasts over ten million subscribers, it's also leaving in its wake an increasing list of casualties.

Even though she's never played the game, 28 year-old Jocelyn is one of the fallen. A well-spoken California resident, she divorced her husband of six years after he developed a crippling addiction to the smash online RPG.

"He would get home from work at 6:00, start playing at 6:30, and he'd play until three a.m. Weekends were worse -- it was from morning straight through until the middle of the night," she told Yahoo! Games in an interview. "It took away all of our time that we spent together. I ceased to exist in his life."


Jocelyn had been friends with her ex-husband Peter since the age of 13, but it took only nine months for her marriage to collapse.

"I bought the game for him for Christmas 2004, when it first came out. By May we had our first serious discussion about where our marriage was going, and by September I had moved out," she said.

Jocelyn recalled one particular incident that was typical of Peter's habits. "I had set aside 30 minutes for us to watch a television show together, and he couldn't. He was stuck on a raid, and completely failed to understand why I was upset," she said.

Peter's domestic duties also suffered. He stopped paying bills, she says, and refused to do his share of the housework.

Jocelyn doesn't hesitate to cite Warcraft as the main reason for her divorce and remains emotional about its impact on her marriage. "I'm real, and you're giving me up for a fantasy land. You're destroying your life, your six-year marriage, and you're giving it up for something that isn't even real."

Despite their differences, the couple remains friends, and although Peter still plays World of Warcraft, Jocelyn says he made an effort to cut down after their split.



A gamer herself, Jocelyn briefly worked for World of Warcraft developer Blizzard Entertainment, although not on the title that proved so damaging to her relationship. "I recognized that this was a game that would never end, and that's why I chose not to play it," she said.

"They build it in such a way that you have to keep putting more and more time into it to maintain your status. I remember thinking when I was married that it was downright exploitative to people who couldn't control themselves in that way. It's set up like a drug."

Asked if she would consider marrying another Warcraft player, Jocelyn laughed. "That's actually one of my primary criteria now -- I don't want to marry someone who is a gamer."

Warcraft Divorce

Madara Uchiha


Madara Uchiha also known as Tobi in Akatsuki, was formerly Zetsu's subordinate. Madara became a full Akatsuki member after Sasori's death and afterwards wore the same ring as Sasori having recovered it after his death and taking his place as Deidara's partner. After Deidara's death, he revealed his real name and that he had been the one giving Pein orders, making him the true leader of Akatsuki. Only Konan and Pein who were the only Akatsuki members known to have been present at that meeting, Zetsu, and apparently Itachi Uchiha know his true identity. He is one of three people who can use the Mangekyo Sharingan, the other two being Itachi Uchiha, and Kakashi Hatake.

Madara Uchiha is the "founding father" of the Uchiha clan. He was also the first to activate the Mangekyo Sharingan. He had a younger brother, who was equal to him in every way, even possessing the Mangekyo Sharingan, and together they ruled over Uchiha. But eventually Madara's eyes descended into darkness. He did everything he could, but nothing worked. At the bottom of the darkness, he was possessed by the Mangekyo Sharingan. He killed his brother and stole his eyes to activate a new Mangekyo Sharingan that never faded, thus giving him unprecendented power.

He had an alliance with the Senju Clan of the Forest, the First Hokage's clan, and with its leader, the First Hokage, Madara founded Konohagakure. They fought over the laws that should be made in the new village, which led to a battle at the Valley of the End, the battle ending with Madara's defeat, but not death. Madara fled, creating the group Akatsuki. To commemorate the battle, two statues, of Madara and the First Hokage, were carved into the earth around the waterfall. It is for this reason that Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha's fight at that location was noted to be ironic.

Madara created Akatsuki to look over problems. He hid behind the shadows and placed Pein as the figure-head leader, with Madara giving Pein orders from the background. Outside of Pein, the only members who are shown knowing Madara's position as the true leader are Konan, Zetsu, and Itachi.

It has been revealed that Madara did in fact control the demon fox and used it during the attack on Konoha. It remembers and hates Madara for controlling him, and he compares Sasuke's eyes to be as evil as Madara's.

Madara's failure to unleash the demon fox to destroy Konoha made him give up, and so he taught Itachi about the Mangekyo Sharingan and helped him to destroy his entire clan, also teaching him how to unlock its true power. Itachi refers to Madara today as "a pathetic shell of his former self, no longer worthy of becoming the greatest Uchiha."


Top cellphone


Combine the Nokia N73's excellent camera with autofocus lens and its larger display with the Nokia N80's WiFi, d-pad and compact slider design. Nokia did more than one better with their latest NSeries phone, the N95: it features a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss autofocus lens, a 2.6" QVGA display and a two way slider. Oh yes, and there's an internal full GPS with free maps covering 100 countries. But let's not forget the Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, full-featured music player, standard 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, VGA video camera, the excellent S60 Feature Pack 1 web browser based on Safari technology, Euro-only 3G, quad band GSM + EDGE, the usual super-strong Nokia reception and MS Office viewer applications.


Friendship Bracelet [Candy Stripper]


1. Use 3 colors of strings - 3 strings of each color - each about 3 feet long. Start with the usual setup and arrange your strings in the order you would like to see your stripes.

2. Now for your first knot use the first strand on the left and make a basic knot over its neighbor string - twice.

3. Now take that same knotting string and continue making double basic knots over each of the other strands in the row.

4. Ready for row 2 - do the same as above using the new first string on the left as your knotting string. Continue this way until the end of your bracelet. Finish your bracelet in the usual way described in the basic instructions.

Friendship bracelets [Rainbow slide]


Use four colors of string - two strands of each color, each about one yard in length.

1. Start by making the overhand knot and installing the string on your clipboard - arrange the strings with matching colors next to each other.

2. For this project the two strings of the same color will be used together as if they're one string.

3. Start with the first two strings on the right and use them together to do the basic knot around all the other strings held together as a group. Pull the knot tight. Repeat these knots until you have a single color slide about one inch long.

4. Then use the next pair of strings to knot around all the others for an inch length also. Continue this way until your bracelet is as long as you wish. End your bracelet as usual with the overhand knot.

Use four colors of string - two strands of each color, each about one yard in length.

1. Start by making the overhand knot and installing the string on your clipboard - arrange the strings with matching colors next to each other.

2. For this project the two strings of the same color will be used together as if they're one string.

3. Start with the first two strings on the right and use them together to do the basic knot around all the other strings held together as a group. Pull the knot tight. Repeat these knots until you have a single color slide about one inch long.

4. Then use the next pair of strings to knot around all the others for an inch length also. Continue this way until your bracelet is as long as you wish. End your bracelet as usual with the overhand knot.

6.50 Changelog

6.50b Changelog
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* Fixed a bunch of bugs reported

6.50 Changelog
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Hero Changes:
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* Removed manacost on Mana Shield activation
* Changed Leap’s cooldown to scale with levels
* Improved Juggernaut’s movement speed
* Implemented a better silencing mechanism in the Black Hole area to prevent spell execution regardless of cast animation time
* Lowered Drow Ranger’s Agility gain per level
* Changed Drow Ranger’s Marksmanship ultimate
* Increased Morphling’s base damage
* Macropyre’s cooldown no longer increases per level
* Added an extra bounce to Chain Frost
* Reduced Sprint’s damage amplification
* Increased Maledict’s area of effect by 15
* Changed Spectre’s Dispersion
* Redesigned Visage
* Improved casting range on Acid Spray
* Changed how Song of the Siren levels up
* Reduced cooldown on high level Shapeshift
* Improved armor on Enigma’s Eidolons
* Reduced Expulsion’s cooldown and manacost
* Improved Keeper of the Light’s attack animation
* Improved Scattershot’s damage range from 10-35 to 20-35
* Improved Alchemist’s base Intelligence and growth
* Slightly improved Psi Blades’ spill width and range
* Improved Chemical Rage
* Increased Phantom Lancer’s Strength gain
* Increased cooldown on Psionic Trap from 7 to 14 seconds
* Improved lifesteal on level 2 and 3 Insatiable Hunger
* Reduced Replicate’s manacost and cooldown
* Improved Troll’s base movement speed
* Decreased Rampage’s movement speed bonus and cooldown
* Improved Spirit Bear’s Demolish
* Increased Lightning Storm’s cooldown by 2 seconds
* Reduced cooldown on level 4 Metamorphosis from 135 to 110 seconds
* Reduced Lina’s movement speed by 5
* Improved Sand Storm
* Reduced the slow on Epicenter
* Improved range on Drow Ranger’s Trueshot Aura
* Improved cooldown progression on Insatiable Hunger
* Reduced Sven’s base armor
* Improved Enigma’s movement speed
* Modified initial projectile speed and effect on Paralyzing Casks
* Improved Enfeeble
* Improved Auto Fire’s area of effect and duration
* Reduced Queen of Pain’s Blink range at early levels
* Improved Earthshaker’s movement speed
* Zombies now give a bit less bounty
* Reduced Gravechill’s cooldown a bit
* Increased Primal Roar’s cooldown a little bit
* Eclipse’s damage is based on Lucent Beam level and doesn’t ministun
* Lucent Beam ministun duration increases per level (0.6 level 4 up from a constant 0.01)
* Lowered Eclipse’s manacost and gave it constant cooldown progression
* Increased Lucent Beam’s casting range and lowered manacost slightly
* Improved cast range on Expulsion and Fire Storm
* Improved Ravage a little (it became slightly less effective with the Impale recodes)
* Reverse Polarity’s cooldown is now the same on all levels
* Changes Queen of Pain’s blink cooldown from 12/9/7/5 to 12/10/8/6 seconds
* Removed true sight from Spin Web
* Added some extra movement bonus on higher level Spin Web
* Improved Keeper of the Light’s movement speed
* Improved Storm Spirit’s base armor
* Lowered Mirror Image’s cooldown slightly
* Improved slow on Drunken Haze
* Improved movement bonus on Witchcraft
* Lowered Searing Arrows’ cooldown
* Improved Reaper’s Scythe’s leveling a bit
* Changed Purification’s damage type to Pure
* Lowered Axe’s starting Agility and increased his starting Strength
* Lowered Death Coil’s cooldown
* Improved Undying’s base armor
* Improved Meepo’s base Strength
* Rebalanced Pit of Malice
* Increased AOE on Firestorm
* Reduced the search area for Omnislash
* Changed Bloodrage’s stats a bit
* Lowered level 1 Mana Void’s manacost
* Lowered Exorcism’s damage return threshold and cooldown
* Restored Bone Fletcher’s old Wind Walk speed bonus
* Lowered Geminate’s attack cooldown
* Slightly improved how Medusa’s Purge levels

Item Changes:
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* Redesigned Eul’s Scepter of Divinity
* Redesigned Orchid Malevolence
* Redesigned Guinsoo’s Scythe of Vyse
* Added cooldown to Bottle usage and reduced its sell cost
* Bottle is in full state at all the side shops once again
* Changed how Dagger of Escape works. It cannot be activated if you took damage in the last 3 seconds.
* Added Hyperstone to the Goblin Shop
* Changed Unholy Rage’s lifesteal type to be the same as regular lifesteal
* Reduced price on Ultimate Orb
* Added Ring of Health to the Goblin Shop
* Added Quarterstaff to the Goblin Shops
* Increased Perseverance’s damage from 7 to 10
* Added Javelin to the Goblin Shops
* Removed the stack restriction on Shiva’s Guard
* Improved Vanguard a little
* Changed Lothar’s Edge’s recipe and stats
* Reduced Vladmir’s Offering recipe cost
* Reduced Linken’s Sphere’s cooldown
* Removed stacking restriction from Bloodstone and improved its stats
* Improved Helm of the Dominator damage from 10 to 20
* Improved Oblivion Staff mana regen by 25%
* Quarterstaff price reduced
* Hand of Midas can now target level 6 Neutrals (Satyr Hellcaller and Dark Troll Warlord)
* Reduced Void Stone’s cost by 25 gold
* Improved casting range per level of Dagon upgrade
* Improved Sange and Yasha
* Removed Flying Courier Mana and gave it a Mana base upgrade ability
* Wards now require 5 mana to be placed
* Reduced animation time and cooldown on Manta Style
* Ring of Health’s regeneration increased by 1

Neutral Related:
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* Change some of the Scourge’s top left forest area
* Changed the locations and distribution of neutral creep camp groups
* Fixed neutral spawn times in various modes
* Reworked the trees and pathing near the small Sentinel creep camp
* Increased neutral creep Centaur’s aura by 5%
* Added an Alpha Wolf with a command aura in the wolves’ creep camp
* Added a new creep camp group (1 Ghost with Frost Attack + 2 Fel Beasts)
* Added a new ancient creep camp group (Jungle Stalkers)
* Added a new creep camp group (1 Enraged Wildken with Tornado + 2 Wildkins)
* Added a new creep camp group (1 Dark Troll Warlord with Raise Dead and 1.5 sec Ensnare + 2 Dark Trolls)
* Changed the Furbolg’s Stomp to a Clap
* Improved Satyr Hellcaller’s Unholy Aura
* Neutral Ogre no longer autocast Frost Armor
* Changed the location of some of the Scourge creep camps
* Redid neutral creep spawner code for some optimizations

Bug Fixes:
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* Recoded impale based effects completely, fixing various ramp bugs, stacking issues and a lot of rare problems. (Burrowstrike, Impale (Lion), Impale (Nerubian Assassin), Ravage)
* Fixed Land Mines to properly detect floating heroes
* Fixed a problem with Huskar’s Burning Spears that would cause him to swing incorrectly when the enemy is moving
* Fixed some bugs with Wild Axes
* Fixed some color issues on the load screen (kunkka)
* Couriers can no longer use Scroll of Town Portal to make buildings invulnerable
* Fixed Dark Rift from initiating cooldown when cast incorrectly
* Fixed a bug introduced in the recent Aghanim’s Scepter changes on Crystal Maiden
* Fixed Last Word triggering off of Linken’s Sphere’s usage
* Fixed Berserker Rage triggering Essence Aura
* Insatiable Hunger, God’s Strength and Rampage are no longer removed by Cyclone
* Fixed Javelin’s odds being slightly off
* Fixed an issue with the Cheese drop from Roshan
* Fixed an issue with Forest Troll High Priest’s pathing scale
* Fixed some text display problems when viewing replays (thanks DonTomaso)
* Fixed a very minor bug with Elder Form’s duration
* Fixed Armlet of Mordiggian’s recipe cooldown
* Fixed typo on Psi Blades
* Fixed some creep death time discrepancies (188461)
* Fixed a very minor bug with the damage mechanism on Shukuchi
* Fixed a display bug with Mode Random
* Fixed a possible abuse with Helm of the Dominator
* Fixed Overload from using its charge when attacking an allied unit
* Fixed Last Word from turning off Electric Rave

Others:
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* Remade Invoker as promised in 6.49
* Added a new game mode -singledraft or -sd (swiss)
* Improved Sentinel creep pathing on top Sentinel lane
* Adjusted starting gold between all game modes like ap/xl/rd/sd to be the same (all the same as xl) and for randoms to be like ar. Gold is now give at the start and income starts with the first creep wave.
* Income is now distributed in 1 gold intervals instead of in 8 gold intervals (same total gold)
* Added a new experimental command -ah
* Added a new system to detect replays used in -ah and other future applications (thanks PandaMine)
* Changed how the secondary shops work. You can now see their location and click them while in fog.
* Added new visual effect for Orchid Malevolence’s Soul Burn (JetFango)
* -roll now shows the range the person entered (188889)
* Added a new command -clear to clear game messages from your screen
* Reduced model size and changed the look of the non-ancient Golems
* Added a new command -apm to show your actions per minute
* Couriers can now disassemble items (161180)
* Added text descriptions for power ups (68307)
* Delayed the creep spawn time by 30 seconds in -vr
* Made “Helm of Iron Will” item name consistent between recipes and core, using Helm instead of Helmet.
* Centered swap request notice is given to a player (182779)
* Added -afk that displays how long each player has been idle for
* Added a conditionally available -kickafk command to boot players that have been idle for more than 10 minutes (171984)
* Necronomicon icon now changes per level (190183)
* Changed durations of some power ups (Haste 45->30, Illusion 60->75, Regen 45->30)
* Moon Wells now gather water during night and get drained during day. This has no gameplay impact (60920)
* Added new tooltip text on items showing if they can be disassembled
* Improved tooltip for observer wards to detail the stock mechanics
* Added a new command -courier that toggles idle courier icon on and off (Ro-Coco)
* Added a new command -swapall to request to swap for any hero (175040)
* Improved Shackles caster effect
* Added an additional constant (7) Mana regeneration to Fountains
* Removed replenish interval from buying Clarity Potion (like tangos now)
* Changed Heartstopper pure damage type to HP loss (not a nerf or a buff, just works with things like dagger in a more desirable way)
* Improved Electric Rave icon (169997)
* Improved Luna’s orb warning message (113338)

A lot of work has been done on developing a system for seamlessly translating DotA to other languages. Thanks to Danat for his help and support on it and to the new translators that have signed up. Once the initial language translation is complete, I will make a post to recruit people that wish to translate into other languages.

Thanks to the following beta testers for their help:

2MT, 4nTr4xX, Aoen, Akuryou, ArcheKleine, AtroCty, Beary, BeastPete, Blaow, Burning-Legions, Calf85, Capnrawr, Cascaderro, chiwhisox, Clogon, Cornerstone, Damican, DarkCloud, DarkMist, DBX_5TM, Dimitrii, Disrup3, EastyMoryan, esby, Eldorquo, EnderX, Evil-Zergling, Exetasi, Exy, Fellower_of_Odin, Firewyrm, frlolg, FzeroXx, gorzerk, Grunthor, Guvoverthere07, HunterX2, IEatDeadPeoples, Infrisios, Jmesch04, Ki-HunterKiller, kugelkind, landonmullet, Loki57, LulaLula, Mago-Merlino, Malakal, McGrady, Minotaar, Moimucus, Nova, PharadoX, phssy_galore, ptdprac, PudgeIsAPirate, Quicksilva, Redial2, Rifleman00, Rigor_Mortis, Ro-Coco, Rubadub, Severas, sketch-e, Sledgehmr, Slopy, spielkind, sSerenity, StokesII, Tarano, Terrorblaze, Thermald, The_Intimidator, TimeToParty, tinfoiltank, Tinker, Tomahawk_Chop, Trozz_, Truxton, Tuwl, u-nL-ike, unHOLYdoNUTS, vigi-, Volcove, whifrA, Wretch, the_white_mage, Y0UR, Zagruss, Zarent, Zethal

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Perfect world quest guide

For the Wingkind:

ROU ZHI SPIRIT - Kill the Hardback Tapir at 281 490. This is on the top of the Cliff/Plateau so Fly very High.
ROU ZHI HORSE - This is a flower found at 280 401.

For the Humans:
ROU ZHI SPIRIT - Kill the Snow Wolves on Wood Mountain West.
ROU ZHI HORSE - This is a flower at 536 892

For the Beastkind:
ROU ZHI SPIRIT - Kill the Lionmen near Wolf Den. You cant miss them.
ROU ZHI HORSE - This is a flower at 374 648

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This section is for the various quests we have been asked most often. They are arranged in alphabetical order.

300 SILVER QUEST or WANG ER NEVER LOSE
This is an incompletely translated quest. After talking to the NPC and selecting the 1st options all the time, you will be asked to find something. This something can be found inside Dragon City at 518 664. Click on the rock that says "Zhang San's Nameplate"


ARTISAN CORPSE = CRAFTSMAN CORPSE One of many mismatched name problems.


BAMBOO FLUTE
Follow the riverbank going East. Start at 576 895.


BACKPACK
The backpack can be found at the top of the head of one of the Big Statues in the middle of Dragon City. Location is 559 645.


BLOOD FLOWER
These are flowers growing on the ground near the shipyard located between Feather City and Bamboo Village at 337 355.


BLOODY GHOUL (MINIBOSS)
This Boss walks around w/ 2 groupies, constantly circling the ruins of Hero's Grave. He moves around so look for him at around 543 769. Kill the groupies first to make things easier for you.


BROKEN SWORD AKA Drunk's quest
The drunk man is either lying or so addled with drink that his instructions are too confusing. Instead simply jump behind the building the Drunk man is standing in front of. You'll find the Rosewood Box beside the Big Tree at 446 893.


CAMELLIA SEEDS / HAO NIAO (MINIBOSS)
Go to the top of Sky Cliff and look for 3 flying bird like monsters. This is a MiniBoss so kill Hao Niao's wingbirds first. You will need to fly to 428 537.


DEADWOOD TREANT = DEADWOOD (MINIBOSS)
Walk along the path past the bridge to 604 888.


EVERLASTING TROUGH
Go to the Fishing Village and talk to the Monk to buy the Everlasting Trough. You just need to buy 1. Location roughly at 639 831.


FIRST FLIGHT TEST for Wingkind
This is for the timed quest given by the Elder early in your carreer. Start at 330 433 then fly up. At the 3rd platform go behind house. The chest is at 324 427.


FLYING TIGER
This quest gives a lot of people trouble. To solve this quest got to the Big Rocks on the river bank South of the Bridge at 450, 670. Then WALK, don't fly around the sides of the rock on the ground. The Magic net will do the rest. The Tiger is Invisible so you can't see it.

The Second part of the quest requires you to go to Sword Lake. Swim to the middle of the lake at 488 902. There you will see a human body among a circle of rocks. (Maybe the Flying Tiger is a pilot of the American Volunteer Group from China
1940)


HAI GUI
Exit Dragon City from the South Gate and go to the middle of the Bridge then dive off in to the River. Hai Gui will be to the west at 542 607. If he's not there wait for him hear the bridge. It's shy so it won't respawn if you're there.


HELLTREE (MINIBOSS)
This Miniboss walks around with the usual 2 groupies. It can be found around 528 523. This Miniboss walks around a lot so look around for him. Be careful as all the monsters in this area are aggressive.


IRONSMITH TANG JIAN
Ironsmith at the Dragon City North at 563 682.


KING OF KUNLUN
Strange White Deer that does nothing but run away if attacked. Don't be shocked by it's level 100. Also it is immune to all elemental attacks. Use ordinary physical attacks. His danger is that it's surrounded by aggresive monsters so make sure there are no monsters beyond him when you attack as he will rin away from where you are attacking. Sometimes into other monsters. He can be found at 428 554.


KITE
The kite is at the top of a stucture at 264 545. Your second jump from the arms should be to the torches. From there you can get to the top.


LOST JADE
Treasure for the fisherman. You can find it by swimming East into the ocean to 660 798.


MANGHONG HAIR
Swi to the middle of Mirror Lake to 459 589. Click on the "Rocks" at Bottom of the lake there.


MISSION ADMINISTRATOR
He can be found inside Dragon City West at 533 644. The coordinates given by the find quest button is wrong.


MEI YAO (MINIBOSS)
Mini-boss at the West side of Sky Cliff at 411 538. As usual kill the 2 plants first before Mei Yao.


NETHER GHOSTFIRE
Floating skulls above the Big Ship at the Shipyard between Feather City and Bamboo Village.


PAO CHI (MINIBOSS)
The easiest miniboss around and the first you'll kill. He has no hanger-ons and his "guards" although aggressive will not help him if you can lure Pao Chi from the camp. His camp is at 461 724.


PET TAMING QUEST
Instead of hunting the Plateau something or other for the meat, kill the Highland Boars instead. A misnaming problem.


ROULAXIN FLOWER
This flower is on top of the Pagoda beside the Spirit Lady NPC North of Orchid Temple just outside the walls at 580 770. You can get to the top by jumping from the edge of the lower roof.


SHI LIANG
The Inventor is at the North East part of Dragn City at 570 677.


SOUL GRASS
This grass can be found to the south of Orchid Village in Orchid Valley at 590 545.


SPIDER DEN
Go the spot between 4 trees with spider webs at 477 923.


WATER SPIRIT OF CONFUSION = MUD NAGA Again a misnaming problem.


WEI XIAOBAO
The qossip Wei Xiaobao is near the Elder by the Dockyard at Dragon City East. Go to 576 642 to listen to his "rumors".


YAN SHENG (MINIBOSS)
Another solo miniboss. The monsters areound him are passive. Ignore them. Found at the Broken Bow Mine at 474 679.


YE GONG (DRAGON QUEST)
This person starts the Dragon Quest. You can find him on the bridge leading to the center of Dragon City from Dragon City West at 543 653. After you talk to him, go to the Dragon Emissary at the starting village where you first appeared in this world.


YI QINGLING
Can be found floating around at 314 435. Called the Wingking Specter. Don't talk to it, just kill it.


ZENG NING (HOLY BEAST)
For some strange reason Beastkin players are having a hard time with this quest. Simply walk up the huge stone slope where the pillar of lightning rises. At the top the slope turns right towards the person you want to talk to.

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Proof of power Quest. This is one of the more challenging quests to do. Closed beta players only found 3 of the areas that drop the emblems. I have never done this quest so I don't know what to do but for the sake of those curious people here is the info I know.

Emblem of Power : Taken from the boss in the Arena
Emblem of Speed : Won by winning the various Horse Races
Emblem of Skill : Found in the Jungle Relic wherever that is.

Others, Still a mystery.

10 Emblem of Power (2k soul each) = 1 Proof of Power (22k Soul)
10 Emblem of Speed (2k soul each) = 1 Proof of Speed (22k Soul)
10 Emblem of Skill (4k soul each) = 1 Proof of Power (44k Soul)

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These are the various crafting items you can get buy mining these ores.

GRAVEL MINE
Sandstone

COARSE COAL MINE
Coal Powder

IRON-FILLING ORE
Pig Iron

WITHERED TREE ROOT
Log

COAL MINE
Bituminous Coal

OLD TREE TRUNK
Coarse Timber

STONE QUARRY
Crushed Stone
the quest lvl37 quest that is given by the mission admin

the quest that says [][][][][][][][][]

i only know the first part

just go to the God Statues of dragon city found in the middle

then go up the crown God Statue having the guitar

just walk around the crown then a window pops out that says pure [][][][][][][][][][][][]

after that window pops out

just click

then do the same step with the north west statue then to the north east statue and then finally to the south east statue having the bag treasure chest

then you're done with the first part

2nd part would be

farming two treasure chest named [][][][][]

the first one is found in the blue grave dungeon

the treasure box is just located in front but be careful

this farming requires a certain timing to avoid the skeletons

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Wet dreams

A nocturnal emission is an ejaculation of semen experienced by a male during sleep. It is also called a “wet dream”, an involuntary orgasm, or simply an orgasm during sleep.

Nocturnal emissions are most common during teenage and early adult years. However, nocturnal emissions may happen any time after puberty. They may be accompanied by erotic dreams, and the emission may happen without erection. It is possible to wake up during, or to simply sleep through, the ejaculation in what is sometimes called a “sex dream”. Women can also experience orgasms in their sleep.

Spermatorrhoea
In the 18th and 19th century, if a patient had involuntary orgasms frequently or released more semen than is typical, then he was diagnosed with a disease called spermatorrhoea or seminal weakness. A variety of drugs and other treatments, including circumcision and castration, were advised to treat this “disease”. Some modern doctors, especially herb healers, continue to diagnose and advise treatments for cases of spermatorrhoea, but these treatments have not been validated by thorough experimentation.

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_dreams

Ragnarok

This is the game where in I did enjoy most ^^_ kicking ass at pvp rooms wiping an armada during siege’s ^^ it was fun well that was back in the day’s when I was out of school ^^_ now a new life for me yes! going to school and did I call it “life”?