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I just finished reading Blackjack Bluebook II because I'm in search of a count that will be effective for double deck games. So many members of this site have recommended the Mentor Count so I had to research it. I've used hi-lo for the past few years where I know each true count represents about a .5% advantage; therefore I would put my max bets out at a TC of +4 where I have about a 2% advantage (not subtracting for the initial house advantage). In your book you say each mentor true count represents a 1/8% advantage, and your bet ramp for an average 6 deck game with average penetration has a max bet of 10 units going out at a TC of +10. This would only represent a 1.25% advantage (not subtracting for the initial house advantage). Over the past few years I've played with the assumption that this would only be about a 5-6 unit bet. Am I missing something or are you just recommending to be extremely aggressive?
If any members know the answer to my question feel free to respond…I know this is the last day for the message boards so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
I am also curious about this: I practiced with Fred Renzey's ramp, and noticed I was throttling up fast, to the point of quintupling my bets on successive hands fairly often.
I have run a few dozen Mentor sims on CVCX and CVData, and I have never seen a ramp, for a spread of 1-8 or more on a shoe, which did not hit maximum bet at between 13 and 19, depending on rules, penetration, and Wonging strategy. For pitch, or lower spreads, it's different: some ramps on CVCX will top out at 12, or, if the rules are really weak, 11.
The ramps in Renzey's book seem to be set to guarantee a sufficient advantage at any game. It's just that they are quite aggressive for shoes with decent rules and penetration.
I recall simming with the given ramps: risk of ruin was higher, as were win rates, but not much in either case. They will get the money.
Picturing Mentor true counts as 1/4 a high-low count value is a serviceable summation of the equivalence between the two.
I'd be interested in hearing Fred Renzey's discussion of these ramps.
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Considering the Argument that 'Greed is Good'
Gustavo Morles
University of Phoenix, South Florida Campus
October 26, 2012
Opponents of Capitalism argue that it is an immoral system fueled by greed. Greed is, after all, a biblical sin. In this vision, Greed then becomes Capitalism's Original Sin. Many Catholic thinkers have butted heads with Capitalism by contrasting it with their understanding of Catholic social teachings. This paper will argue that both Capitalism and Catholicism put man's free will and his God given role as co-creators at the center. Catholic social teaching abundantly defends private property. The defense of markets, profits, and entrepreneurship has become part of Catholic social teaching since Pope John Paul II.
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Scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder state that salmonella-infected mice could represent a valuable animal model for studying the pathogenesis of secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). This rare and often fatal inflammatory disease is characterized by overactivation of macrophages and T lymphocytes.
Their research found that while infecting mice orally with Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium resulted in the animals developing acute and subacute inflammatory responses typical of murine typhoid fever, they also developed clinico-pathologic features of HLH. These include fever, enlarged spleens, anemia, reduced numbers of platelets, dangerously high levels of an iron storage protein, and neurological signs as well as the accumulation of hemophagocytic macrophages in body organs including bone marrow.
The most severely infected mice met six of the eight HLH diagnostic criteria, only five of which are needed to diagnose HLH in humans. The researchers' results are published in PLoS One in a paper titled "Chronic Murine Typhoid Fever Is a Natural Model of Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis."
HLH occurs either as a primary, inherited form of the disease or as a secondary form in people with no known genetic defect, according to lead author, Diane Brown, Ph.D., adjoint curator at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, and colleagues at the university's molecular, cellular, and developmental biology department. Both forms are usually triggered by an infection of some kind, but scientists have to date been unable to generate an animal model of secondary HLH.
The Colorado researchers had previously found that salmonella-infected mice develop hemophagocytic macrophages, and this observation "helped lead us down the current research path," explains co-author and assistant professor Corrella Detweiler, Ph.D.
Drs. Brown and Detweiler and their co-workers claim the mouse model demonstrates a number of features that make it a potentially valuable model for HLH. In addition to a natural host-pathogen interaction and the lack of a known single-locus genetic component, the aniamls exhibit a low death rate, allowing the disease to be followed over time, even without treatment intervention.
"The availability of this animal model for HLH will help to advance the research and understanding of the underlying mechanisms of this immune system disorder," Dr. Detweiler states. "It should also provide a means to test new therapies for HLH." The Colorado team now aims to unravel how anemia develops in the infected mice, in the hope that this will provide new insights into the pathogenesis of HLH in humans.
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Us Brits love it when we find a bargain, don't we? Whether it's cut-price groceries or discounted homewares, we're there in droves.
And if you love picking up a few items at Poundland on a Saturday (and we won't think badly of you if you do), then you'll be pleased to hear that a new online pound shop launched this week.
Poundland founder Steve Smith, who sold his share in the company in 2002, is to take the idea online, by launching a new website Poundshop.com.
The news seems to have sent potential bargain hunters into a spin, as the website, which launched yesterday, was struggling due to high web traffic.
As savvy shoppers will already know, the total cost of your online shopping depends on extra charges - and the expected delivery charge will be around £3.
Steve Smith is confident that the online store will be a success: 'The first few years we didn't make any money at Poundland. It's a bit like this. I suppose I'm the one person who can make it work.'
Another place to find great bargains is online homewares store Achica, where you'll find luxury lifestyle brands including Content by Conran, Anglepoise and Bodum, with up to 70% off.
Achica is now celebrating four years of being the UK's leading online store for stylish homewares at discount prices - and the website reached 3 million members in the past year.
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Gene Smith talked in his press conference after selecting Blaine Gabbert that he often has a scout's mentality when it comes to parting with picks. It takes rare circumstances like a highly rated player like Gabbert slipping to within reach for him to pull the trigger and sacrifice draft picks for a player. In most cases, he covets draft picks and tries to accumulate them.
With that in mind, it seems like a doubtful scenario that Gene Smith would sacrifice more of his draft picks to acquire a pick in the second round. The most likely scenario is that the Jaguars next pick will in fact be at pick 80. Here are a few candidates the Jaguars could select today:
Rahim Moore, S, UCLA
The likelihood of Moore slipping to the third round is probably slim, but it's certainly a position of need. Moore might be a third round talent in some drafts, but the crop of safeties is so poor in 2011 that Moore is the consensus best safety on the board and could be taken earlier than his talent actually dictates.
Allen Bailey, DE, Miami (FL)
The Jaguars were reportedly interested in larger defensive ends in the first round prior to selecting Gabbert. With that in mind, a large defensive end like Allen Bailey could be a target for the Jaguars. At 6'3, 285 and a 4.71 40 time, Bailey has the athleticism necessary to be a starting, every down DE in the NFL, but his lack of collegiate production is the reason he could be available when the Jaguars are on the clock.
Ben Ijalana, G, Villanova
I doubt it would be a very popular pick if the Jaguars went with another offensive pick with their next selection, but Ijalana would represent great value if available in the 3rd round. The versatile lineman could start right away on the interior of the offensive line or even play right tackle, if necessary.
Davon House, CB, New Mexico State
Quality cornerbacks that could find themselves in the starting lineup are still on the board and the Jaguars could come away with one. House has starting size (6'1, 200) and speed (4.37) coupled with solid production at NMSU, where he accumulated 11 interceptions during his college career.
Martez Wilson, LB, Illinois
Right now the starting linebackers in 2011 are scheduled to be Jacob Cutrera, Daryl Smith and Russell Allen. They're also not expected resign Justin Durant. Kirk Morrison believes his future in Jacksonville is tied to whether or not the team addresses the linebacker position in the draft. With Wilson, the Jaguars implement a starting quality player in the middle of their defense right away.
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Jabaal Sheard, DE, Pittsburgh
Mason Foster, LB, Washington
Marcus Gilchrist, CB, Clemson
Quinton Carter, S, Oklahoma
Will Rackley, G, Lehigh
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AT&T Settles with Customers Over Slow DSL Speed
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Nothing's more frustrating than a slow internet connection — except maybe paying for a connection speed you're not really getting.
AT&T DSL customers have sued the company for breach of contract and defrauding customers over the speed of their DSL service. The lawsuit alleges some AT&T customers purchased DSL plans that promised a certain data speed, but AT&T delivered speeds lower than the minimum rate promised in the customer's plan. The lawsuit also alleges AT&T limited the maximum data speed that some of its customers could obtain to a rate below the maximum rate under the customer's plan.
If you're a current or former AT&T DSL customer and purchased their DSL service after March 31, 1994, you may be entitled to benefits from the class action settlement. You have until July 1, 2010 to file a claim.
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Lloyds Banking Group fined over Libor
US and UK authorities on Monday imposed roughly $370 million of fines on Lloyds Banking Group for attempting to rig a series of benchmark interest rates, including one that determined the fees the bank paid to access emergency taxpayer funding at the height of the financial crisis.
The British bank is the seventh financial institution to strike a deal with US and UK authorities in a long running probe into allegations of widespread attempts to manipulate the London interbank offered rate, or Libor, and other widely used interest rate benchmarks.
The US Justice Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the UK's Financial Conduct Authority said that employees of Lloyds, which is 25% owned by the British government, tried to manipulate benchmark rates to benefit the bank's financial position. The alleged rigging took several forms.
As well as trying to rig the US dollar Libor rate, the FCA said that Lloyds colluded with Rabobank to influence the Japanese yen Libor rate. Rabobank settled Libor-rigging charges last year. HBOS, a unit of Lloyds, tried to lowball its Libor submissions to give the appearance that it was financially sound around the time it was being acquired by Lloyds in 2008, according to the CFTC.
In a new twist in the rate-rigging scandal, British regulators said that Lloyds traders manipulated the so-called BBA Repo Rate. The now-defunct benchmark helped determine the fees that Lloyds and other banks paid to the Bank of England during the crisis to swap illiquid mortgage-backed securities for UK government bonds.
Lloyds says that it has reimbursed the Bank of England nearly £8 million ($13.6 million) to make up for the fees it avoided paying to the taxpayer backed facility known as the "Special Liquidity Scheme."
"Such manipulation is highly reprehensible, clearly unlawful and may amount to criminal conduct on the part of the individuals involved," Bank of England governor Mark Carney wrote in a July 15 letter to Lloyds' chairman, posted on the central bank's website Monday. Lloyds apologised for its behaviour.
Lloyds executives have long argued that their involvement in rate rigging was relatively minor compared other British banks. Barclays, which was the first bank to settle a rate-rigging probe in 2012, paid £290 million in fines. In 2013, Royal Bank of Scotland Group paid £390 million to settle similar allegations. Both banks admitted wrongdoing.
The misconduct at Lloyds wasn't confined to low-level employees. "Sixteen individuals at the firms, seven of whom were managers, were directly involved in, or aware of, the various forms of LIBOR manipulation," the FCA said in a statement.
In a statement Lloyds said it "condemns the actions of the individuals responsible for the conduct in question." During the period that Lloyds TSB and HBOS used the Bank of England's SLS facility they paid a total of £1.3 billion million in fees.
Lloyds' misconduct took place before the bank's existing management team took over in 2011. Nevertheless, the fine is a setback to the bank's attempt to rehabilitate its reputation after taxpayer bailouts in 2008 and 2009. Lloyds is considering clawing back the pay of former executives who were involved in the attempted rate manipulation, according to one person familiar with the matter.
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The partnership between the EU and Uganda encompasses political dialogue, trade relations and significant development assistance.
The EU and Uganda hold regular rounds of political dialogue under Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement, covering: democracy, electoral reform, human rights and civil society; regional peace and security; and economic growth and good governance. During 2014, the EU and Uganda discussed the Anti-Homosexuality Act adopted by Uganda in February 2014, which was annulled by the Ugandan Constitutional Court in August 2014.
Uganda is an important regional actor. The EU provides financial support to Uganda's efforts to strengthen regional peace and stability through its substantial contribution of troops to both the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and to the AU Regional Task Force against the Lord's Resistance Army.
Uganda and the EU enjoy good trade relations. After trade with the countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), which accounts for 46% of Ugandan exports, the EU is the main destination for Ugandan exports; 22% of Ugandan exports are destined for the EU. Some 13% of products imported to Uganda come from the EU. On 20 October 2014, the East African Community, of which Uganda is a member state, initialled an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU, covering issues such as:
Under the EPA, Ugandan exports to the EU will continue to be free from tariffs or quotas.
Under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF), the EU will provide € 578 million of development assistance to Uganda from 2014 to 2020. EU development assistance seeks to support Uganda's long-term development strategy set out in "Uganda Vision 2040" and the National Development Plan. Support will be provided to three sectors, namely:
Uganda also enjoys financial support from other EU budget lines, which provide support for environmental protection and civil society in particular. Uganda participates in the 7th EU Research Framework Programme. In all, the EU is currently implementing 106 projects in Uganda, with a total value of € 1.175 million.


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Great strides have been made in the study of the mechanism and management of injuries of the head during the past ten years. In the present paper it is proposed that the more important of these studies be analyzed.
Injury to the head may occur by direct or indirect violence. In a direct blow the head is relatively fixed and the striking object is in motion. A direct blow may cause compression of the intracranial contents by deformation of the skull, and it may set the head to motion (acceleration). In indirect blows the head in motion comes in contact with a nonmoving or slower moving object. Under these circumstances, compression and deceleration may obtain. Compression, deceleration and acceleration frequently coexist in the usual injuries such as auto accidents, falls, etc.1 With direct blows the lesion is more likely to be limited to the head,
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OLAF FUB SEZ: According to English poet and playwright John Dryden, born on this date in 1631. "We first make our habits, and then our habits make us."
IN THE SWIM – Pooches will be coming from as far away as Saratoga Springs to spend some camera time with Seth Casteel, the award-winning underwater dog photographer, during his return visit to Buffalo this weekend.
Casteel, who is on tour gathering material for his next book, will be taking photos today, Saturday and Sunday at Canine Splash, the recreational swimming center for dogs at 402 Vulcan St. Between shoots, he will sign copies of his 2014 calendar and his best-selling book, "Underwater Dogs." For info, call 551-0868 or visit www.caninesplash.com.
SUPERCAR SESSION – The Ivan the Invacar book series will provide the theme for Ivan the Invacarnival, a Kids' Day event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Museum of disABILITY History, 3826 Main St., Amherst.
Activities will include readings from the Ivan the Invacar books at 11 a.m., a presentation about living with cerebral palsy at 11:45, a Kids on the Block puppet show at 12:15 p.m. and the showing of the movie "Dolphin Tale" with free popcorn at 1.
Kids also will have a chance to have their photos taken inside the real Invacar. The series, which centers around a car with superhero powers that assists its disabled owner, shows disabled children how to be more independent with adaptive equipment.
Tickets are $5 for adults, $2.50 for seniors, students and human service employees, $2 for kids 6 to 17. Family packages are $12. For info and to register, call 629-3626.
LOOK UP, DIG DOWN – Penn Dixie's Mid-Summer's Night Adventure from 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday will have one eye on the skies and another on the fossil pits in the Penn Dixie Paleontological and Outdoor Education Center off Big Tree Road in Hamburg.
Telescopes will seek out sunspots and solar flares through filtered lenses until dusk, then turn to the crescent moon, Venus, Saturn and the Ring Nebula, as well as some early arrivals from the Perseus Meteor Shower.
Also after dark, guides with lanterns will lead youngsters down the trail to the fossil pits to dig for fossilized sea creatures. Children will receive a complimentary glow stick to help see. Visitors also should bring flashlights, digging tools and a collecting bag or bucket for fossils to take home. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for children. For info and directions, call 627-4560 or visit www.penndixie.org.
BARGAIN TIME – The Country Store at Grace Lutheran Church, 174 Cazenovia St., in South Buffalo, will hold a rummage sale from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the church hall. A hot dog sale starts at 10:30, also offering chips and beverages and a special deal for $3. For info, call the church at 822-0553.
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WARREN - Sister Mary John Semon, OSB (Helen V.), 96, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Assumption Village.
Sister Mary John was born on May 10, 1916, in Glen Campbell, Pa., the daughter of Peter and Susan Franko Semon.
She graduated from Washington Irving High School in 1943. She earned a bachelor of science degree in education from Youngstown State University in 1978.
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Sister entered religious life in 1955 with the Sisters of Christ the Teacher in Pittsburgh, and then in 1973 transferred to the Byzantine Sisters at Queen of Heaven Monastery in Warren.
She was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church in Warren. She held membership in the Greek Catholic Union, the Society of Saint John Chrysostom and the Carpatho-Rusyn Society.
For many years she taught at SS. Peter and Paul School in Warren and later at the BEL Center at Queen of Heaven Monastery. She also volunteered at the Children's Rehabilitation Center in Warren. In previous years she ministered at other parishes in New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Sister is survived by four brothers, Edward, Albert, John and David Semon, and three sisters, Irene Semon Verbiak, Dorothy Ann Semon Callaghan and Margaret Semon Rudin.
In addition to her parents, Sister Mary John was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph and Michael Semon, and a sister, Mary Semon Moe.
Calling hours will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at SS. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church with a Parastas service at 7 p.m. also at the church. The Funeral Divine Liturgy will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church with Metropolitan Archbishop William Skurla and the Rev. Andrew Deskevich, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery.
Material tributes may be made to the Benedictine Sisters Retirement Fund, 169 Kenmore Ave. N.E., Warren, OH 44483
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Overwhelming fright, fear, or terror, called panic, may happen to a person a few times in his or her life. During panic, you may feel like you are having a heart attack or that you are dying. Usually, panic is short-lived and is often related to a frightening event that happens to you. If panic occurs unrelated to situations, happens frequently, and is followed by at least 30 days of worry about another panic attack, this is termed panic disorder. Not every person who has a panic attack will develop panic disorder. There is evidence that panic disorder is sometimes genetic (inherited). Along with the other types of anxiety disorders (obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and phobias), panic disorder is fairly common. Anxiety disorders affect more than 40 million adults in the United States alone, about 18% of the population. Worldwide, approximately 20% of persons who receive primary health care have anxiety disorders or depression.
Fast or irregular heartbeat (palpitations or "fluttering" in the chest)
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Agoraphobia is a complication of panic disorder. The word means "fear of open spaces," but agoraphobia actually involves fear and avoidance of situations in which the person particularly fears having a panic attack. These situations typically include crowds, stores, cars on busy streets, and public transportation. Persons with agoraphobia may become homebound because they fear they may have a panic attack when they are out of their comfort zone.
Physical reasons for some of the symptoms of panic disorder include heart problems, thyroid conditions, or other medical issues. After taking a medical history and performing a physical examination, your doctor may order testing to help rule out these medical problems. Mental health professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, and licensed therapists) ask questions and use specific testing methods to examine an individual's symptoms to see if they have panic disorder, one of the other anxiety disorders, or another mental health issue such as depression or bipolar disorder. Psychiatrists are medical doctors with specialized education in diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses.
Treatment for panic disorder usually has several approaches, combining some type of therapy with medication to help reduce the feelings and symptoms of anxiety.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective for panic disorder. CBT helps persons find ways of coping with their feelings to learn new methods to deal with the situations that make them anxious.
Exposure therapy may be useful in treatment of panic disorder. This involves gradual exposure to places or events that trigger panic attacks to reduce fear and anxiety associated with those triggers.
Medications may include one or more types of antianxiety medicines, many of which are also used to treat depression and other mental illnesses.
Substance abuse often goes along with anxiety disorders. Treating substance abuse, including tobacco dependence, should be considered as part of the overall management of any of the anxiety disorders.
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Michaels Store Data Theft Class Action Settlement
By Kimberly Mirando
A federal court has preliminarily approved a class action lawsuit settlement between Michaels Stores Inc. and consumers who may have been exposed to identity theft. If you made a purchase at select Michaels store locations in 2011 and your payment card was swiped on a tampered PIN pad, you may be eligible to receive compensation and/or free credit monitoring.
The Michaels data settlement will resolve multiple class action lawsuits filed in 2011 after it was revealed that the arts-and-crafts retailer's checkout-line PIN pads were tampered with in 20 states. Plaintiffs accused Michaels of failing to safeguard shoppers' credit and debit card information and PIN numbers, and of failing to properly warn them of the data breach in a timely manner. About 90 PIN pads at various Michaels stores throughout the country showed signs of tampering.
Michaels denies any wrongdoing but has agreed to settle the class action lawsuits, which were consolidated in May 2011 as In re Michaels Stores PIN Pad Litigation.
Class Members of the Michaels data theft settlement include all consumers who purchased items at certain Michaels store locations from January 1, 2011 to May 12, 2011 and had their debit or credit card swiped on a tampered PIN pad terminal. A list of affected stores can be found here. It includes stores in Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia and Washington State.
Eligible Class Members that submit a timely Claim Form will receive reimbursement of out-of-pocket monetary losses they incurred related to the data theft. Class Members can also receive one or two years of free credit monitoring.
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Later in the call, the zoo staff finally caught on.
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Roshan, sometimes also referred to as Roshan the Immortal, is the most powerful neutral creep in DotA. It easily outmatches most heroes in one vs one combat. A team generally waits until later in the game where the damage dealers have better items, or tries to take it on with the entire team.
Starting stats
Level: 30 (1789 experience)
HP regen: 20
Mana: 0
Mana regen: 10
Ground attack - Damage: 65-65 (Chaos)(200 melee)
Air attack - Damage: 190-198 (Chaos)(700)(Only used when attacking flying units)
Armor: 4 (Heavy)
Mspd: 270
Missile speed: 1000
Damage point/backswing: 0.3/0.3
Casting point/backswing: 0.47/0.56
Vision day/night: 1400/1400
Acquisition range: 150
Type: Ancient
Bounty: 105-600
Every 4 minutes (after first lane creep spawn) Roshan gets stronger, gaining: +500 hp, +10 damage and +0.5 armor (given by an aura).
Like all other neutral creeps, Roshan does respawn. However, he does not respawn at fixed times but instead at a random time between 8 and 11 minutes after he was killed. His respawning cannot be stopped (like other neutral creeps) by putting units in the empty camp.
Roshan has six abilities at his disposal:
Spell Block
Roshan will block one targeted spell every 15 seconds.
Spell Resistance
Roshan has a 75% spell resistance.
Roshan has a 15% chance to deal 50 bonus damage and stun for 1.65 seconds on an attack.
Roshan can slam the ground, slowing the attack speed and movement speed of units and heroes in a 250 AoE for 2 seconds on heroes, and 4 seconds on units. Slam also deals 70 damage. Roshan will not cast Slam unless there are 3 or more units near him.
Illusion prevention
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Devotion Aura
Roshan has a Devotion aura that increases his armor. The aura starts at +0.5 armor, and increases by +0.5 every 5 minutes after the first creep spawn. Roshan's aura has a maximum increase of +5 armor.
Aegis and Cheese
When Roshan is killed he will always drop an Aegis of the Immortal. Once picked up this item can't be dropped or given to another hero. When the carrier of Aegis is killed, a tombstone will spawn on the corpse. After 5 seconds the hero will respawn will full hp and mana on top of the tombstone. Aegis will be consumed by this. If after 6 minutes, the carrying hero has not died (and thus used Aegis), then Aegis will be removed from the hero and fully refill its HP and mana over 5 seconds (the regen is dispelled by damage from towers or player units).
Beginning with the third respawn of Roshan, he will drop not only Aegis but also a Cheese. The Cheese can be shared with allies just like any other consumable, or sold for 500 gold. When used it will instantly give the user 2500 hp and 1000 mana.
Protected area
To attack Roshan the units must be within his spawning location, Roshan on the other hand can attack anyone anywhere if you happen to lure him away. The vision into the spawning location is restricted, and you have to really walk into the spawn to be able to see whats going on in there, or else look in with a flying unit like Beastmaster's hawk. Observer Wards and Sentry Wards can not be placed inside the spawning location either, so a team is generally safe from being spotted while fighting Roshan (exceptions consist from hero skills like Land Mines and Psionic Trap).
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Amazon Sword Cant Get To Grow
Posted 21 July 2011 - 08:21 AM
Any suggestions of what I'm doing wrong.
Posted 21 July 2011 - 09:12 AM
Do they lose their colour and struggle to grow?
If you havn't changed anything then it sounds like lack of nutrients to me.
Before anyone says "amazon swords are heavy root feeders", let me clarify that this isn't true. Their large root network is primarly to hold them in place. Amazon swords will take in nutrients through their leaves from the water column like nobodies business.
The algae link in my sig takes you to a website that will also have a guide to plant deficiencies.
Posted 21 July 2011 - 10:11 AM
My tank is bear of plants (any plants) at the moment and I'm concerned that it's stressing the pleco as it has no cover.
Thoughts on under-gravel heating - good or bad? I really don't know.
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Edited by johnw, 21 July 2011 - 10:19 AM.
Posted 21 July 2011 - 11:56 AM
Do they leaves fall apart and get holey?
Do they lose their colour and struggle to grow?
This really.
But just to start guessing at stuff - It sounds like too much light against not enough ferts/CO2.
Low light, Plant heavy, good nutrient like a home made one, 1/3E.I., TPN or TNClite and not so many water changes.
or High light, Plant heavy, CO2, good nutrient like a home made one, E.I,, TPN+ or TNC Complete and plenty of water changes.
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As for root feeders, I'm not sure that adding good (NPK+Trace) substrate tablets isn't such a bad idea if you're scared of dosing the water column to begin with....
Posted 21 July 2011 - 03:27 PM
Before anyone says "amazon swords are heavy root feeders", let me clarify that this isn't true.
Why do roots exist?
by Elizabeth Worobel <eworobe-at-cc.UManitoba.CA>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996
Several different types of experiments have been carried out in attempts
to answer this question. The first type, first tried almost 100 years
ago, asked the question "Do rooted aquatic plants grow better with a
nutrient rich substrate or with a sand substrate and a nutrient rich
water column." The data clearly indicated that rooted aquatic plants,
though they will grow on sand with nutrients supplied in the water
column, grew far better with nutrients supplied through a rich substrate.
These experiments have been repeated many, many times since with many
different types of rooted aquatic plants and the data consistently show
that plants grown on substrates outgrow those grown on sand with
nutrients supplied through the water column.
The second question was "Which nutrients can be supplied exclusively from
the sediment and which must be supplied via the water column." The data
clearly indicate that P and N can be supplied from the sediment and that
S and micronutrients may also be supplied exclusively from the sediment
(the data for N and P is much more extensive). The only nutrients which
are needed in the water column are Mg, K, Ca and of course CO2. These
consistent for several different types of rooted macrophytes on many
different types of sediments.
The third question was "Which nutrients actually are supplied via the
roots from the sediment." This typ of experiment is much more difficult
to carry out but the evidence indicates that N and P are obtained by
rooted aquatic plants from the sediment, even when readily available in
the water column (this includes genera such as Elodea and Myriophyllum
which have small root:shoot ratios).
The fourth question is "Which nutrients can be supplied exclusively from
the water column." As far as I know this remains unanswered as it is
extremely difficult to manipulate the nutrient content of saturated soils.
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From http://www.nrcresear...10.1139/f89-058
Roots versus Shoots in Nutrient Uptake by Aquatic Macrophytes in Flowing Waters
P. A. Chambers, E. E. Prepas, M. L. Bothwell, H. R. Hamilton
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Transplant experiments conducted in the South Saskatchewan River, Saskatchewan, Canada showed that the aquatic macrophyte, Potamogeton crispus, obtained most of its nutrients through the roots. When plants were grown in buckets containing high (602 μg∙g−1 total phosphorus; 712 μg∙g−1 total organic nitrogen) or low (258 μg∙g−1 total phosphorus; 109 μg∙g−1 total organic nitrogen) nutrient sediments and exposed to high (75 μg∙L−1 soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP); 530 μg∙L−1 total dissolved nitrogen (TDN), or low (10 μg∙L−1 SRP; 323 μg∙L−1 TDN) nutrient concentrations in the open water, biomass, shoot density and tissue nutrient concentrations were largely determined by sediment type, rather than open water chemistry. These results indicate that the roots are an important site of nutrient uptake for aquatic macrophytes in flowing waters.
Rather than my pasting any more you can go to Google Scholar and do a search for "aquatic plants + nutrient uptake"
Posted 21 July 2011 - 03:54 PM
There is no such thing as a heavy root feeder. Plants will take from the root, however they will also take from the column just as much as they will take from the root. They are both as important as each other. Remember the water column extends into the substrate. With correct column dosing swords don't need a rich substrate.
Posted 21 July 2011 - 05:08 PM
There is no such thing as a heavy root feeder.
I'd pretty much stand-by that.
Posted 21 July 2011 - 07:54 PM
It can be possible in a more high tech tank where one is running pressurized co2, has high light levels and nutrients are being dosed anywhere from twice a week to daily for plants which normally rely primarily on root feeding to get a lot of what they need from the water column. Basically, to get a plant which would normally feed more via its roots than its leaves to switch over to mostly leaf intake, you have to force feed the leaves with very high nutrient levels, higher than what is available via the roots. For the average tank this simply wont happen and the plants should be fed via their roots.
My experience with swords and having them decide to throw up runners and to make babies and flowers is that this happens most often in close proximity with my having done a root feeding.
When folks say there is no such thing as a heavy root feeder (and for me this means a plant which normally takes more nurtients via the roots than the leaves), why on earth would there be so much discussion of planted tank substrates. Why is there laterite or fluorite, why is their ADA soil, etc. etc. etc.
Posted 21 July 2011 - 08:44 PM
If you read back, i didn't state that Swords didn't feed via the root, they do. The just are not 'heavy' root feeders. With adequate water column dosing they will take from the water column. The roots of a sword are big...for the reason they get flooded and the sword need to be able to hold onto the ground or else it would be washed away and probably die. They are found in fast flowing streams.
just a bit of anecdotal evidence but i have seen numerous swords grown in just either micro substrates or inert, with C02 and EI and there has been no ill health to the sword.
to quote Tom
as A Hill suggests, it's easy once you add sediment ferts, but it's not something that applies to one group of plant. "Plants are opportunist". Researchers do not debate this subject much with good reason. So add to both locations, this hedges your method against nutrient error/limitations. Roots, tubers and rhizomes provide storage for dry drought conditions, low light and other adverse aquatic conditions.
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