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OTTAWA, Oct. 18, 2013 /CNW/ - Today, the Minister of Transport reintroduced in the House of Commons the Safeguarding Canada's Seas and Skies Act, an important piece of legislation first tabled in Parliament on March 18, 2013, as part of the Government of Canada's comprehensive measures to establish a World-Class Tanker Safety System.
"As the Speech from the Throne reiterated this week, our Government remains committed to protecting Canada's coasts and shores and building a world-class tanker safety system in Canada", said the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport.
Proposed amendments to the Marine Liability Act will fill a critical gap in the current liability and compensation regime and implement a new international convention that covers incidents involving hazardous and noxious substances carried by ships. In addition, proposed amendments to the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 will strengthen the current requirements for spill prevention and preparedness at oil handling facilities; increase Transport Canada's oversight and enforcement capacity; and enhance response to oil spill incidents.
"As part of our plan for Responsible Resource Development, our Government is enhancing Canada's tanker safety system to ensure it meets world-class standards," said the Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources. "The Safeguarding Canada's Seas and Skies Act is an important step in ensuring the safe and reliable transport of Canada's natural resources."
Responsible Resource Development (RRD) achieves the right balance to unleash the potential of our resource sectors to create high-value jobs across Canada while strengthening safety and environmental protection. For more information on RRD: http://actionplan.gc.ca/en/initiative/responsible-resource-development
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Washington, DC Monday, March 19, 2012
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health looked at Federal, State and private efforts to prevent and treat traumatic brain injury and the disabilities they cause, Monday afternoon.
The federal government has been involved in this issue directly since passing the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Act of 1996, which encouraged research and innovative programs to increase awareness.
Several amendments to the Act have passed since then, aimed at educating the public and ensuring best treatment practices for injured individuals.
Traumatic brain injuries occur when an external force injures the brain and every year, 1.7 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The CDC has found that falls are the leading cause these injuries, especially for children under 4 and adults 75 and older. Car accidents are the leading cause of traumatic brain injury-related deaths.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spent about $400 million in Fiscal Year 2011 on programs to understand, prevent and reduce the incidence of traumatic brain injuries and the hearing will discuss the impact of their efforts.
The HHS Federal Traumatic Brain Injury Program helps State and local agencies develop resources for victims and their families to have "accessible, available, acceptable and appropriate services and supports."
Witnesses include: Bonnie Strickland, Director of Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs at the Health Resources and Services Administration; William Ditto, Director of the New Jersey TBI Division at the New Jersey Department of Health; Flaura Winston, Scientific Director of the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; and Mark J. Ashley, President of the Centre for Neuro Skills.
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Hi, I'm referred to as Mythos Zero on other websites and forums. I have always loved Megaman X or any other megaman to be exact, I have played all of the X series, All of Megaman Zero series and one of the ZX games. I noticed that they left a cliff hanger at the end of X8 when i finished it a long time go. I just found out about this website so Im here for the same reason everyone else is, I want to see Megaman X9 Rise to surface and to be created and released. I know alot about Megaman so if you want to talk about it or anything else in general then ill be here. I have A lot of other interest too in other Pc Games, Music, Art and drawing. I can sprite a little too, but i cant take credit for the sprites im using for my profile pick and my signature of course. So I will help You all to make Capcom realize we want X9.
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My Heart... - My heart.... My heart ache to broken souls, for whomever who struggled to find their way to love and trustMy heart ache even more to people who love and care deeply for broken souls, because its even harder to love someone who don't trust loveAnd sometimes it's...
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My Heart. - I have always had a place in my heart for broken people. I empathize with them. I know how it feels to hurt. I can always tell by the look on their face, or the tone of their voice, that something is wrong. So I try to make them smile. I might be the only person that...
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The Evil That Men Do - My life from birth to now has had one major influencing factor. It has shaped my entire existence, my personality, my fears, my emotional responses, my choices. It has been the dominant negative.That thing is men, not man as a species, but males.
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Because I Am One - I tend to visit a lot of sites where people with anxiety problems and depression congregate, because I feel like I understand them better than others, and they are more likely to understand me. So it's no surprise that I've read a lot of comments and...
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Anyone with an air of tragedy about them draws me like a moth to the flame. Perhaps I like people who openly display their flaws. Perhaps some part of the darkness in myself seeks the same in other people.
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"Allah (swt) reminds us in the Qur'an to never lose hope. He says: "Say, 'O My servants who have transgressed against their souls [by sinning], despair not of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the...
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For as long as I can remember broken people have been drawn to me. It use to freak me out when people I didn't know would share their pain with me. I didn't understand because I don't trust people so It always surprised and amazed me how much people...
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"the Hour Of Truth" - One hour devoted to the pursuit of beauty and love is worth a full century of glory given by the frightened weak to the strong. From that hour comes man's truth and during that century truth sleeps between the restless arms of disturbing dreams...
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Though the city streets were full of those,
Who lost their way, their house, and spouse.
But she was...
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And I'm Growing Fond Of Broken People, As I See That I Am One Of Them" - (MuteMath, "Pins and Needles"..)
I have been broken, have lost hope. I've been down on my luck. I understand, I know what it's like. And I don't want anyone to feel that way.
Even those who show it by...
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A Little Too Big If a Place. - Broken people are drawn to me like a fly to an ethiopian and I take 'em all in. I feel like one of them. But frankly, they just bother me after a very short while and I can't help but to be appalled at how fragile or screwed up a lot of people are...
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Healing The Broken Hearts - Here someone hidden whispered: "Pass beyond your tears and you will see the broken hearted lovers are the lords in heaven."@@@@@@@
Lose yourself, lose yourself in this love. When you lose yourself in this love, you will find everything.
Love is...
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Him, The Moon, The Sun - Stop telling me to move on,
Tell the Moon to move on, Tell the Sun to move on, Tell them to sail away across the universe, cuz nothing is gonna change my world, really nothing is gonna change my world if images of their lights before my eyes keep calling...
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How Do You Help A Girl That Cuts Herself? - I really like this girl. She is gorgeous, kind, athletic like me, and we get along just fine. The only bad thing that bothers me is that she cuts herself as a way of turning emotional pain into physical pain. While I don't condone this...
4 Responses
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They Need Some Love. Don't They? - I always believe that we humans (even animals) have inherent nature to care for other people. We all are born with this quality. If is just after the social conditioning that we somehow suppress this quality. Some of us become emotionless. Some...
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My Experience as a Sub - I started venturing into the dom/sub lifestyle back in June. I met someone that I instantly had chemistry with, developed a deep relationship with and became best friends. It was complicated, us both being married but we did our best to make it work.
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I Do.... -
I do have a place in my heart for broken people, but I think that is beaucause I am also one of those people, I have been broken, shattered, and I guess I don't want others to feel like they are alone. They are NOT alone. I have a place in my heart for them too.
Dec 14, 2010
In the Eyes? - I always feel I can tell a broken person by looking in their eyes, even if they try to cover it with happy behaviour the eyes still show it....maybe its from experience, i look at photos of myself smiling and having fun but theres still something in my eyes that...
2 Responses
Sep 26, 2008
People Hurt The People, People Help The People - People are made to help the people, so why do people hurt the people?
this is not what they were made for!
When God is watching,
people are hurting all the people, this is not what I made them for!
he's crying, she's crying...
Nov 6, 2012
Compassion. - Raoul (to the phantom)-Show some compassion!"
Phantom-(To Raoul)-Why should I show compassion? The world showed no compassion to me!"
When I hear those lines, I think, "I may be broken too, but may I always be able to show compassion to others who are hurting...
Nov 6, 2012
I Am One. - I am broken, shattered, scarred, and patched up again and I recognize when others are, too. I want to reach out, to help, to convince them to try to hold on. The only thing is I am not even sure that I want to hold on sometimes.
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Dec 12, 2007
The Broken Can Heal The Broken. - I myself am a broken person working hard to make herself feel whole again. I used to be angry about why the things that happened to me happened, Id cry and scream that it was unfair. It took a long time for me to come to the realization that the...
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Jul 24, 2010
The Old Day That My Mom Has... - My mom use to be with my real dad, they were both being together in peace but then my mom got pregnant before she got married.
The following years later,my mom then got noticed that my dad has betrayed her and broke the promise of being...
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Broken But Not Broke - I had a boyfriend tell me that he was always amazed at how many people tell me about very personal, and frequently very horrible, things that have happened to them. I believe it is because people can sense that they can tell me these things in confidence...
1 Response
Nov 22, 2012
Good Deed For The Day - I was driving home from work yesterday afternoon and we had just had one hell of a snow storm. I was almost home and passing through a well built up area on a busy street when I saw a man crossing the road in front of me. I slowed down to let him pass and...
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Dec 27, 2011
Do Not Be Afraid - We do live in a world of uncertainty and broken people. An Native American tale tells us, "A fight is going on inside me". It was a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolve is evil and ugly. The wolve is anger, envy, war, greed...
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Oct 21, 2010
Shattered Dreams - how can i not have a place in my heart for all the broken souls, when i am too, a broken person?
the greatest lesson of suffering, is that it gives us a brutal recognition that we are all fragile,all incomplete and we all experience the devastation of loss.
3 Responses
Oct 17, 2011
My Favorite Quote - Perhaps strength doesn't reside in having never been broken but in the courage required to grow strong in the broken places. :-)
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Oct 7
Because... - I can feel what they go thru...makes me sad. Maybe since I feel I have had some similar experiences. But I don't think 'broken people' is a right word to describe someone who feels broken.Someone who feels lost or broken or shattered or depressed is due to...
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Sep 22, 2012
Growing Up - Growing up is a process.Sometimes we have insecurity issueswe can't seem to get rid of.Other times we question why certainthings we're taught aren't the waywe thought they would be.Everytime I see a kid, I see someonewho doesn't know the world theylive in. Someone...
Apr 28
Seek Divine Help - "It's easy to minimize a person's hurt without understanding the nature of pain. People often like to categorize how much a person should or shouldn't hurt about things. For example, when someone is upset about something, they say, "At least you're...
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Dec 10, 2012
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Crazy heart neither gets satisfaction nor can afford..
Why it did the deal of heart, now even the hopes are dying..
Once heart is gone, its gone! It hides after crying..
What to say about heartless people, there is no relief..
Why it did the deal of heart, now...
3 Responses
Apr 28
Concerned About What This Means About Me - In part, I love that I have compassion for "broken" people. But, does it mean that I have some sort of psychosis for this? I suppose as long as I not exclusively drawn to these types I'm ok. Afterall, I think everyone is "messed up" in...
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Jun 8, 2012
Cara's Story - Cara(7) was the fourth born of the single mother Jan.
Bobby(15), Jan's first born, was the weakest. He lay on the family's only blanket by the dumpster, which they called home. Bobby had cancer and they knew he'd die.
Bernice, called Bernie(13) and Jan's second...
1 Response
Jul 3
I Have A Special Place For Those Of You Who.... - Have been picked on for being different, or having different interests, those of you who have loved with your whole heart and gotten hurt, those of you who keep trying even though you say you're ready to give up, those of you who...
4 Responses
Sep 5, 2010
My Pain - there are many broken people walking this planet every day, i once was one of them, and now my son is another.he is suffering deeply, and is in the throes of a major depression. i too have been there, and i would take his place now if i could, knowing fron experience...
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Nov 16, 2012
I Have A Place - i have a place in my heart for broken people especially for women who are raped i feel very sad for them they dont get respect in society after the rape i want to ask all you people over here a guy rape's a women then why the society blames women and not the guy...
1 Response
May 28, 2012
Strangely Comforting.. - Broken people. I know so many.
Maybe thats why my heart is so full?
Its taken up by all these damaged souls.
I think everybody is broken, in some way or another. I find it comforting, as strange as that may sound, because it makes me realise that we all...
1 Response
Jan 12, 2012
Always Been Attracted - I've always been attracted to broken people. Some of my best friends are people that have been damaged in a big way. I guess I like sharing things in conversation that are more meaningful. Usually people who have been through a lot like to have those...
Nov 22, 2012
Let's Stitch Us Together - If you are a broken soul or have a shattered heart like mine, then I can identify with you and relate on a personal level.. The river of pain in my soul is a deep one and sustains many smaller hurts that only surface now and again to bite me.
2 Responses
Dec 7, 2010
Abused - growing up in a home where your father is a drug addicted, abusive cop is never easy. i remember hiding in the closet with my to younger sisters when i was 7 yrs. old while my father beat my mom over and over. then come to my room for me and all i could ever ask was why...
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May 15, 2012
It's Weird - People with the more intense experiences in common with me. Particularly self-harm. People with that in common, you know you can speak to. You don;t have to worry about scaring them off with your intenseness, because they're pretty much the same.
Nov 4, 2012
Fault Lines - Maybe because deep down inside I am broken too, and I recognize that in others? Or because I'm someone who feels the need to help...heal? I'm not sure why, but I find myself drawn to people who are holding it together, but still have cracks, fractures, fault...
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Feb 14
A Nice Quote I Found... - It's okay to ask for help sometimes. It's okay to admit that you're carrying a burden to heavy to take on alone. We're meant to live life together, and to open our arms in compassions when we see someone stumble. We are meant to be wrapped in someone's...
6 Responses
Oct 30, 2010
Broken - All those who are broken and destroyed need a haven. My heart and love is the safe harbor I offer.
1 Response
Dec 12, 2007
A Broken Spirit. - To break a bone in any part of your body mean's a trip to the doctor, a cast and heal time. But there is no cast or splint for a broken spirit. To be beat down by life and circumstance's to a point that the heart is gone from you is a sad thing to see in...
14 Responses
Sep 26, 2010
In A Spell... - I am in this spell that I can't seem to get out of.. We've known each other since 10th grade in HS. I fell so hard for him the first day I met him. My first conversation with him was special and I will always remember it. I instantly knew that he was going to be a...
2 Responses
Jun 18
Sinners And Mercy - A sinner died, and, as his coffin passed,A man who practised every prayer and fastTurned ostentatiously aside — how couldHe pray for one of whom he knew no good?He saw the sinner in his dreams that night,His face transfigured with celestial light.'How did...
1 Response
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For Once - I have a place in my heart for broken people because for once I became one of them and I know how miserable it can be.
Feb 25
My Best Friend - Amy, who once was a man's shell, has a special place in my heart.amytheinvalid, as she calls herself, is one of the most blatantly abused people I know, and deserves far better.I've seen the woman in her screaming to be released for many years, and though I never...
1 Response
Jun 12
2 Tails Of Christmas - Wish you were here,... every year i play this song and reflect, this year i write it and hope for the best..
my worst,
I found myself going through Portland, it was about a year into my adventure and the heaviest of my addiction. I had hoped to find some...
1 Response
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Always Loving, Never Receiving - I have always had a deep amount of empathy and sympathy for people, along with lofty ideals of charity and giving in community. In many of my close relationships, I have been the one whose soul bleeds for the other person's pain. It is very...
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I Realize This Might Sound Condesending To Some... - but whenever someone is telling their life story that involves so much devastation and misery that it's palpable in their voices, I find myself wanting to reach out and hold them like a mother does a child. It breaks my heart...
1 Response
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Heart Speaks... - Hi. It's been two years since we broke up, and it's just a week since we've crossed each other's eyes again. I know you saw me there at the mall. We're too close but too afraid to give a look. I wanted to catch your eyes and say Hi but you didn't let...
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German Members of the exchange visitor program
hostel for youth Germany, & Also hostel for old age German people of Germany=Female &Male for all ages.
For all travelers, visitors, tourstis, guests in...
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Helping People. - Hi my name is shianne. I was
Abused by my parents and struggled through many situations as I grew up. I am a kind hearted person I empathize with those that have had a bad past like myself. And therefore I get targeted a lot of the time. Recently my spouse and...
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First, i want to introduce myself, Im a SEA player from Thailand(my country doesnt speak English as native language so Im sorry about my poor English) who love HON very much and I have one interesting suggestion to make HON more fun, balance and challenge and that is
Intelligence STAT should increase magic damage to the heros spells, magic armor and duration of effect!
Reason : due to most player in public usually play AGI or STR based heroes because INT based hero cant do much in late game (because INT stat only increase base damage, max mana pool and mana regeneration, but the magic damage and effect of their spells dont get the benefit at all) so I think if Intelligence STAT increase magic damage to the heros spells, magic armor and duration of effect would make INT based heroes shinable in late game
Q: How much it effect?
I think 1 INT stat should increase
(in offensive role)
1% of magic spell damage, e.g. base magic spell damage are 100 magic damage, with 1 INT, this spell deal 101 damage instead.
1% of effect of all spell e.g. if spell like stun have 100 second duration(with 0 INT) but with 1 INT stat, the duration of stun become 101 seconds .
(in defensive role)
+1 magic armor/7 INT (like Armor formula)
1% reduce effect duration of all effect spell <-------------Update, Fix to 0.5% due to OP
Q: Is this change will make INT based heroes OP?
NO, because
INT stat nor increase heros health(which make STR based heroes are very hard to kill) and attack speed(which make AGI based heroes deal a ton of damage at late game) which mean they cant be super hero.
Q: Is this change will make INT based heroes can stun,hex or ampify damage for a double bonus or duration when their INT reach 100?
Yes, but in practical Its impossible to have this thing happen, as I already explained above, INT stat in defensive role will help the target(you) reduce effect duration of all effect spell
e.g. if A(have 10 in INT stat) use stun spell(which its based stun duration is 1 second) to B(have 6 in INT stat),with new change of this, the net time that B will be stuned will be calculate by this new formula
Effect duration formula = Base effect duration x ((Enemys INT-Targets INT)/100)
That mean
-If Enemys INT>Targets INT(you) = you suffer effect bonus damage and duration more than normal.
-If Enemys INT<Targets INT(you) = you suffer effect bonus damage and duration less than normal(because youre smarter than enemy ^^)
so B will be stuned for 1x((10-6)/100) = 1.04 second
Q: So when The Dark Lady reach level 25(67.5 total INT) her Dark blade effect will buff her damage by 80*1.67.5=134% base damage! Thank for your NooB idea.
This problem can be easily fixed by nerf the effect e.g. from 80% base damage to 60% base damage at level 4.
(honestly i want to make INT reduce the cooldown of the spell too but i have no idea to explain bue to i'm very busy right now so i'll skip this idea)
Lastly I hope S2 team try this change and test it via Super Beta Tester(or something, I cant remember the name ) I hope this change will make game more fun, see more INT hero in every game mode and more strategy to play which will make HON jump to new ERA.
PS:I have many things that want to explain about this change but I cant do that because I speak poor English(cant explain in English) sorry again but I hope you get my point.
PS2: if someone can edit my thread, please make the poll for this one with 2 choice(thumb up, thumb down) and i will thank you very much.
And thank you all reader for reading,if you have a comment, feel free to post it here.
End of my 1st comment
Thank you for every comments, after i've read a lot of comments in here(some i can't understand due to my poor English, sorry ) The most topic you talk about are:
1. This change will make ground breaking due to OP magic damage
This cant be come true because
As I already explain at first, INT stat also increase magic armor which mean 100 INT enemy have wont deal 100% bonus damage to you because your magic armor will help you reduce that.
E.G. Torturer with the following end game items: Tablet, Null, Totem, Treads on INT: 14+15+35+10 = 74 bonus int plus INT from himself at level 25(121 int total) he will have 121 + 74 = 195 total INT = 195% bonus magic damage
(assume his base magic damage spell is 300 dmg, with 195% bonus he gain, he deal 300x1.95= 585 magic damage instead) sound terrible for STR and AGI heroes?
Well if he use that spell to The Dark Lady at level 25(16 + 1.9*25 + 20 = 83.5 total INT = 11.9 magic armor, plus 5 magic armor that every heroes have she will have 16.9 armor in total which = 49% magic damage reduction) so The Dark Lady take = 585 x ((100-49)/100) = 298 damage, which isnt deal much damage compare with old formula
For old formula, The dark Lady will take 300 x .75(from her base magic armor) = 225 damage
So the damage difference between new and old formula is just = 298 225 = 73 damage(approximately ½ - 1 auto attack hit at late game)
Conclustion: this change wont make magic damage Over Power for INT based heroes in my opinion as I explain above.
2. This change will make ground breaking due to OP Effect duration
Okay, 1% effect duration seem too much after I calculate by compare with Torturer with items at the first question(195 total int) and The Dark lady at level 25(83.5 total int), 195 83.5 = 111.5% effect duration seem too effective, 0.5% or 0.3% should be ok
Conclusion: 1% effect duration should be nerfed, and use 0.5 or 0.3 % or fitting number instead (or event nerf its base effect duration).
The reason I want this change is : I want to see HON difference from DOTA , why magic armor must be fix and why INT based heroes must too weak in late game(Im one who play support quite often due to most people choose carry all the time) They should shinable at late game but not too OP by improve INT stat bonus which make them have more survivability to all effect that done by AGI or STR heroes(because they are fragile and low DPS), improve a bit of effect duration which make them do support role better than now.
And last, everything I suggest is changeable if you think it look bad, thank you for all comments.
End of my 2nd comment
Last edited by Ekamo; 06-28-2012 at 06:09 AM.
Although it's a suggestion, approved for curiosity. I want to see where this thread goes.
Let's call this a social experiment with regards to any lurking games designers.
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Any ideas to rework anything fundamental like this will instantly be met with enormous scepticism by me. See, removing opportunity cost from nukers isn't necessarily a bad idea, it's just that there's no way to execute it without remaking literally every single hero who has nukes.
In concept, these ideas aren't necessarily bad (in concept, I happen to think they are, but that's a seperate argument), it's that the concept is very different from the execution of it, and there's 10 years of design that you'd have to throw out the window and start over to achieve this (and the section you'd be remaking happens to be one of the sections that functions the best - excepting the influence of spellshards).
...................... this whould completely wipe the game balance... int heroes are balanced and not played the same way it can be done in LoL.. Pls think a little bit forward... i dont want to see HoN turning into what LoL is... Even that you statet good ideas at itself... Carries have a hard time early and if u make the Int-Based Heroes that much harder... its completely a NO GO !
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An article everyone got to read : http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/sh...ding-your-Game
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An article everyone got to read : http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/sh...ding-your-Game
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So listen...
Why not, supports are so weak, they aren't tanks or carries, so this will make them much better.
What about heroes like arma, with a lot of int, he'd have a lot of MA, making him much more of a tank.
You realize implementing something like this would complettly offset the game's balance and ask for revamps on every single hero skill and maybe even item in the long run? You are literally throwing years of design of the dota genre out of the window to create something that would not only completly change the way the game is played, how to build heros and teams and would probably take months if not years to perfect while presenting no evidence on how it would be for the better. Also, for a change this huge you provide very little arguments or reasoning other than 'it would be cool because LoL has it as well'. Your post is also full of assertions that lack any objective evidence... a post like this being allowed makes me lose credibility in this forum, no offense.
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See, here we kinda are in the forums for a game called HoN. This game is kinda based around certain things, like having primary attributes, and having each strength point give you +19 hp and some regen, much like int gives you 13 mana and 0.04 regen (or smth like that).
If you were to change/add functionality to intelligence, that alone would be a major intrusion into the existing system. But if you actually started to have an attribute scale with a heroes spells, you break another existing value that is in the game, and in the end we no longer have HoN (because not every hero is ment to scale that way).
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This is a great idea, we should test it in SBt, balance it, and add it ASAP.
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All in all, if you wanna rework all balance in the game, sure this can be cool. Alternatively if you wanna make your own spin-off game, this might be cool. Otherwise, no. So much work. Soooo much work.
Stats are like women in bikinis, they are interesting to look at however they don't show you everything.
Crosspost from balance dump, where gorb is trying to claim he isn't trolling.
Shame that the approved thread was:
- a suggestion
- has no analysis of what the suggestion would do, and that which did exist was shallow and poorly-conceived (wouldn't make int heroes OP is pretty obviously false, for example pyro would become god-tier overnight)
- of poor quality, as noted
- not regarding balance, except in that it would completely redefine how and where the game is balanced, being more of a design issue
- the foundational argument is not strong ('supports tail off, and this would stop that', entirely missing that that is exactly as intended)
- the issue is not thoroughly explained, in that there is no analysis of other stats, of opportunity costs, of other options
- is wildly inappropriate: the numbers listed actually do the exact opposite of the intent to make supports more relevant. 1% additional spell damage per int would around double magic damage on someone stacking int, while 1 MA per 7 int would give 14 MA on someone with 100 int, giving about 19.5 MA, which reduces damage taken by 54% (from 24% without); adding the +10 from shaman's gives 63% reduction
- I've now spent more time thinking about the suggestion than the OP did
And yet, the moderator who accepted this thread is telling us he did it to promote discussion on a topic is telling us that we have to follow his opinion of what a good discussion is, as noted per the forum rules, without actually having even considered the forum rules himself.
There's specifically a rule against that as well, that I neglected to mention above. Also also, if you want to have a discussion about ability scaling, perhaps you should submit a thread that follows the above rules, and wait for a moderator to approve it, assuming it meets the minimum standards outlined above.
In balance, the burden of proof is on you to show your suggestion a) does what you say it will do, b) won't disrupt balance elsewhere, and c) isn't retarded beyond belief. Until you show these three things, the last may be assumed.
Legitimate question: wouldn't this make harkon's extremely unbalanced?
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Among an assload of other things.
Stats are like women in bikinis, they are interesting to look at however they don't show you everything.
We have established that the suggestion itself is flawed, along with the conceptual argument it is based on.
Are we going to leave it at that?
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100 points of int gives 1 magic damage ignore maybe? (like spellshard) Other than that, anything too big like proposed by the original post would mean lots of rework on all heroes, and lots of balancing to be done. I also agree the int stat should be buffed up some (and why is strength so much better than intel never actually got through my head, numbers and effects all-together)
1 more int point will deal 1% more magic dmg, if the player have 100 of int (kinesis and vind and pr get 100 easy) will have 100% more magic dmg! imagine pr uti with 100% more dmg! to me it's umbalanced.


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This makes me confuse. So, after all, programming should be considered an universal skill?
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What's our job as a computer scientist/software engineer? To solve computer specific problems or to solve problems in general? For example, take a look at this exame: http://cm.baylor.edu/ICPCWiki/attach/Problem%20Resources/2010WorldFinalProblemSet.pdf . The example requires only basic knowledge about the programming language, but focus more on problem solving with the language.
In sum, what differs a computer scientist/software engineer to regular people who learn programming language and APIs? A mathematician can be considered a programmer, if he is good enough to use programming language to implement his formula. Can we programmer do this? Probably not for most of us, since we specialize about computer, not math. An electronic engineer, who learns how to use C to program for his devices, can be considered a programmer.
If the programming languages keep being simplified, may one day the software engineers, who implements business logic and create softwares, be obsolete? (Not for computer scientist though, since many of the CS topics are scientific, and science won't change, but technology will).


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The Courtyard Houses of Syria
by Mahmoud Zein Alabidin*
Table of contents
1. Introduction 2. The Architectural Elements 3. Courtyard Organization and Climatic Factors 4. Various Other Factors 5. Conclusion 6. Further Resources
1. Introduction
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Figure 1: The Al-Azem Palace in Hama. Photo taken by the author.
Courtyard housing dates back to the beginning of the third millennium before common era when it appeared in the buildings of Bilad al-Sham and those of the region between the two rivers Tigris and Euphrates. Arab nomads made use of the concept of a courtyard during their travels and stay in the desert. They set up their tents around a central space, which provided shelter and security to their cattle. With the development of Arab-Islamic architecture, the courtyard became an essential typological element. It is likely that the previous nomadic desert lifestyle of Arabs had a strong influence on their permanent houses. The courtyard therefore fulfils a deep-rooted need for an open living area. The following article describes the typology of the Syrian courtyard house, and presents a number of examples of courtyard houses in Aleppo.
The traditional courtyard house in Syria is composed of three parts:
Figure 2: The Courtyard of Al-Azem Palace in Hama. Photo taken by the author.
The basement floor enjoys an even temperature throughout the year. It is therefore an attractive living space in periods of extreme winter or summer temperatures. The basement acts as a thermal moderator during the hot dry season, as it allows the hot air collected by the wind-catchers to be cooled and humidified before it is released to the courtyard space. It is also used for the storage of annual food supplies as is the case in many courtyard houses of Aleppo, a city that endured many wars.
Figure 3: The furniture in main room of Al-Azem Palace in Hama. Photo taken by the author..
The houses are usually accessed through a modest space leading into a spacious and beautifully landscaped courtyard. The entrance door consists of one or two wooden door-leaves, reinforced with lead plates fixed with steel nails. The small size of the external doors represents modesty, which is also demonstrated in the lack of decorations of the external windows. It is very difficult, therefore, to judge the level of wealth or poverty of the houses from their external appearance. The entrance door usually leads to a narrow passageway at the end of which another door or curtain filters the entrance to the courtyard, allowing this latter to be totally private and visually inaccessible from the outside, even if the entrance door is left open, which was frequently the case as the old city neighborhoods used to enjoy a high level of security.
Figure 4: The furniture in main room of Al-Azem Palace in Hama. Photo taken by the author.
The transition from the outside to the inside is marked by a contrast in spatial experience, from a modest and sometimes austere entrance to a highly decorated internal open courtyard with a central fountain (and sometimes a well) and beautiful facades.
Landscaping also plays an important role in the courtyard of the traditional Syrian house. It consists of two main categories: decorative planting such as climbing jasmine and rose bushes, which add color and scent to the courtyard atmosphere, and citrus trees such as orange and lemon. The facades of the internal courtyard are highly decorated with intricately woven geometric patterns and shapes.
Figure 5:The fountain in Achik Bash House in Aleppo. Photo taken by the author.
The iwan is an important covered open apace from which the aesthetic qualities of the courtyard can be enjoyed. It provides a raised platform (by one or two steps), used as a pleasant and comfortable open air reception and seating area and a venue for evening events such as the playing of traditional music. The iwan is usually located on the north façade of the courtyard to catch the cool breeze during the summer. The iwan comprises two symmetrical rooms facing each other and has an ornamental front stone arch facing the courtyard. The transition from the courtyard to the iwan space is marked by a multicolored marble patterned floor, which resembles an oriental carpet.
Facing the iwan is the main guest reception hall - used for special ceremonies and festivities such as Eid. This hall is the most decorated space in the house and contains the best items of furniture. In some houses, such as the Wakil, Basil and Ghazali houses in Aleppo, the main guest hall is covered by a dome.
Figure 6: The fountain in Al-Azem Palace in Damascus. Photo taken by the author.
In addition to the iwan and the reception areas, the ground floor also contains the kitchen and toilets. The first floor is called the Haramlek. This is a word of Turkish origin meaning a women's section in the house. The living and sleeping areas are totally segregated.
The access from the ground floor to the first floor is through a staircase located in the courtyard. Small apartments can sometimes be found on the first floor, particularly in the case of extended families. The first floor can also contain some terraces, allowing the sun's rays to penetrate the courtyard. These provide useful open spaces for sleeping or sitting during the evenings of the hot seasons. The roof spaces are usually well protected by high parapet walls, providing adequate privacy.
2. The architectural elements of the Syrian courtyard house
Figure 7: Basil House in Aleppo. Photo taken by the author.
The Mushrabiya is a wooden balcony located on the outer façade of the house. It provides a cool screened space for women, allowing them to view public spaces without being seen. It is usually supported by two cantilevered wooden beams, which are anchored in the external wall.
The windows are divided into two types: those located on the external façade of the house and those located on the courtyard facades. Because the house is inward looking, the external façade windows are small, plain and located from the first floor onwards in order to avoid being overlooked by pedestrians in the narrow public streets.
The courtyard windows are much larger and are more decorated, providing light and ventilation to the rooms. The ground floor window located inside the thickness of the wall and a wooden shutter is positioned to the outside of the wall thickness. Other types of windows can be found at the base of the courtyard. They are small and arched with no decorations and provide light and ventilation to the basement floor. The doors of the ground floor rooms are two-leaf wooden doors with a minimum of ornamental carvings, the first floor doors are, however, relatively undecorated.
In the main reception hall, wall cabinets built-into the thickness of the walls are used to display ornaments such as intricate wooden ornamental carving. The walls around the cabinets are sometimes covered with wooden panels with calligraphic carvings matching the cabinet design. The ceilings are also highly decorated, with wooden panels displaying intricately linked ornamental geometrical shapes. This is particularly the case in the main reception hall, where the ceiling is the highest in the house and consists of intersecting wooden panels with rich carving and gold-plated designs. Symmetry plays an important role in the composition of the ceiling decorations.
Figure 8: Basil House in Old Aleppo. Photo taken by the author.
The internal decorations are based on the following four types of patterns:
The geometric patterns are formed by multicolored stone inlays and intersecting timber slats and from floor and ceiling decorations. They are most evident in the floors of the main reception hall, the iwan and the courtyard area in front of the iwan.
3. Courtyard organization and climatic factors
Figure 9: Achik Bash House in Aleppo. Photo taken by the author.
The courtyard organization is appropriate to hot dry climates because it maximizes shading and allows for the creation of a pleasant microclimate.
The availability of plants and a water feature within the courtyard helps in cooling and humidifying the internal atmosphere. The construction technique, which is based on thick load-bearing stone masonry, provides adequate thermal mass.
The existence of cooling towers allows for good summer ventilation as hot air is funneled down into the basement, where it is cooled and let out into the courtyard space. The narrowness of the external streets and passageways leading to the houses also helps in creating a cool and shaded outdoor environment.
4. Various other factors
4.1. Economic factors As previously discussed, all Syrian courtyard houses share a humble external appearance. However, their size and level of internal decoration depends on the wealth of the occupying families. Three categories can be identified: large courtyard houses of rich families, medium-sized houses of traders and craftsmen and small and humble houses of the workers.
Figure 10: The iwan of Al-Azem Palace in Damascus. Photo taken by the author.
4.2. Building material and construction techniques The building materials locally available have greatly influenced the construction and shape of the Syrian courtyard house. The abundance of stone in the area made it the main building material in the construction of the courtyard houses of Aleppo. Walls are frequently formed by layers of white and black stones called Al-Ablaq which forms a distinctive characteristic of the courtyard houses of Syria.
Figure 11: The Maktab Anbar in Damascus. Photo taken by the author.
4.3. Social factors
Figure 12: The iwan of Achik Bash House in Aleppo. Photo taken by the author.
Entertaining guests and relatives was and is still important in the lives of Syrian families. Thursday weekly courtyard parties were very common. Guests were invited for dinner and were entertained in the courtyard with folk music bands. Female parties were also very common and took place on a weekly basis, strengthening both family and neighborly ties.
5. Conclusion
Having considered the traditional Syrian courtyard house and its characteristics, it is evident that the form of the courtyard house presents a number of qualities that are still relevant to contemporary domestic life in Syria. However, two major changes have occurred in the social structure of Syria, which affected to some extent the viability of the traditional courtyard house for contemporary family living. These are:
Figure 13: The Courtyard of Al-Wakil House in Aleppo. Photo taken by the author.
Furthermore, most families rely on multi-storey apartments as an affordable housing solution and cannot afford large courtyard houses. The Arabic house with its internal courtyard has become rare and has almost completely disappeared in contemporary architecture. So how are we to live in a rapidly-changing world where all meanings of family tradition and culture have changed dramatically?
Is there a scope for a new affordable housing typology based on maximizing the benefits of a courtyard organization and responding to the needs of small contemporary nuclear households?
Figure 14: The fountain of Courtyard of Al-Wakil House in Aleppo. Photo taken by the author.
6. Further resources
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* Mr. Mahmoud Zein Al Abidin, Architect - Chairman of Shadirwan Center for Architecural Heritage in Syria.
by: Mahmoud Zein Alabidin, Tue 09 March, 2010
Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religious styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day, influencing the design and construction of buildings and structures in Islamic culture and beyond. The principal Islamic architectural types are: the Mosque, the Tomb, the Palace, the Fort, the School, and urban buildings. For all these types of constructions, Islamic architecture developed a rich vocabulary that was also used for buildings of lesser importance such as public baths, fountains and domestic architecture. The following article, recalling salient aspects of the rich tradition of Islamic architecture, provides a brief discussion on the concept of Islamic architecture and reviews a number of its key theoretical issues circulating in the Western academic circles. The Arch That Never Sleeps by: FSTC Limited
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Perhaps no culture mastered the design and use of the arch more than the Muslims. Inheriting earlier arch forms from the Greeks and the Romans, Muslims developed a variety of new shapes including the horseshoe, multi-foil, pointed and the ogee arches. The passion they had for this motif is due to the regularly mystical/symbolic meanings associated with it, as well as its functional advantages. Their architecture uses it as a major structural and decorative feature. The arch soon spread to all cultures progressively becoming a global architectural motif. This article explores the significance of the arch, Muslims' understanding of it, and its transfer to Europe. Architectural Links between East and West in Early Modern Times by: The Editorial BoardThe Editorial Board
In a programme broadcasted on BBC Radio 3 on Sunday 14 February 2010, the work and influence of the great Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan was highlighted, through the description of his magnificent buildings in Istanbul and its influence on Italian Renaissance architecture. We here present a link to this programme for online listening, with further resources.


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