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Sept. 21, 2012 SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Air Force handed the reins of basic training to a woman Friday following a sex scandal in which 42 female recruits say they were improperly …
Man holds hostage in Pittsburgh, posts to Facebook
Sept. 21, 2012 PITTSBURGH (AP) — An armed man with a military background took a hostage inside an upper floor of a downtown Pittsburgh office building on Friday and posted Facebook updates saying …
Mich. police reprimanded over homeless man's death
Sept. 21, 2012 SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — A Saginaw police supervisor has been demoted and two officers have been disciplined for their roles in the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding, mentally ill homeless …
Another sentenced in sexual assault of Texas girl
Sept. 21, 2012 LIBERTY, Texas (AP) — One of six men who have pleaded guilty in the repeated sexual assault of a young southeast Texas girl over a three-month period in late 2010 … 1
Pittsburgh hostage-taker posts Facebook updates
Sept. 21, 2012 PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man who has taken a hostage inside a downtown Pittsburgh high-rise is posting Facebook updates as police try to negotiate the release of the man he's …
Space shuttle Endeavour takes to California skies
Sept. 21, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Space shuttle Endeavour took off Friday morning on a sightseeing tour of California, the last aerial hurrah before retiring to a Los Angeles museum. Hitching a …
AP sources: US to take Iran group off terror list
Sept. 21, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will remove from the U.S. terrorism list an Iranian militant group formerly allied with Saddam Hussein, officials said Friday, describing a move that will …
9/11, Va. Tech. mediator helps on Aurora shooting
Sept. 21, 2012 DENVER (AP) — Facing criticism from families of victims of the Aurora movie theater shooting, officials handling the distributions of donations are consulting with a mediator who oversaw compensation for …
Pittsburgh police: Man holds hostage in high-rise
Sept. 21, 2012 PITTSBURGH (AP) — An armed man took a hostage inside an upper floor of a downtown office building on Friday, forcing police to evacuate the high-rise. Police negotiators were in …
Police to search home of Ga. teen found in L.A.
Sept. 21, 2012 DALLAS, Ga. (AP) — Investigators were planning to search the suburban home of a Georgia couple accused of child cruelty after an emaciated 18-year-old said he was kept there in …
Obama camp argues Romney video offends seniors
Sept. 21, 2012 WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) — The presidential campaigns were trying to win older voters Friday with speeches before the AARP and a new video produced by President Barack Obama's campaign that …
Corruption trial opens for former Detroit mayor
Sept. 21, 2012 DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick repeatedly stuffed his bank account and paid off credit cards with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, the illegal fruit of …
Shuttle to sightsee around Calif. with low flybys
Sept. 21, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Space shuttle Endeavour will spend its last flying day Friday not rocketing into space but doing what most tourists do when visiting California: Taking in the …
Amish guilty of hate crimes in Ohio beard-cuttings
Sept. 21, 2012 CLEVELAND (AP) — Sixteen men and women who rejected lenient plea deals are facing lengthy prison terms for their convictions in the hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in …
Gang member to be exonerated of murder
Sept. 21, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors are going to court Friday to seek dismissal of charges against a former gang member convicted of a drive-by murder in a gang infested neighborhood …
Colo. shooting suspect in court; DA seeks print
Sept. 21, 2012 CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Seeking to avoid any delays in the Colorado movie theater shooting case, prosecutors gave up their fight to see a notebook the suspect sent to a …
Family: Minn. Somali left to join al-Shabab
Sept. 21, 2012 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man recently traveled to Somalia to join al-Shabab, a spokesman for his family said, renewing fears that the terror group is continuing to recruit Somalis …
Shuttle to sightsee around Calif with low flyovers
Sept. 21, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Space shuttle Endeavour will spend its last flying day Friday not rocketing into space, but doing what most tourists do when visiting California: Taking in the …
Judge says anti-Muslim clip can stay on YouTube
Sept. 21, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 14-minute film trailer blamed for protest violence in the Middle East will remain on YouTube, after an actress lost her legal challenge to take it …
Obama's record in Muslim world: strides, setbacks
Sept. 21, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Images of angry mobs in Arab cities burning American flags and attacking U.S. diplomatic posts suggest the Muslim world is no less enraged at the United States … 1
Panetta: US surge troops out of Afghanistan
Sept. 21, 2012 AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The 33,000 additional U.S. troops that President Barack Obama ordered to Afghanistan to tamp down the Taliban attacks nearly two years ago have now left …
Black women rally against voter ID laws
Sept. 21, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Deidra Reese isn't waiting for people to come to her to find out whether they are registered to vote. With iPad in hand, Reese is going to …
Decades later, Brooklyn has its own pro team again
Sept. 21, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — It was like a death in the family for Brooklyn baseball fans when their beloved Dodgers left the borough behind in 1957 for the California coast. … 1
Detroit's former mayor faces corruption trial
Sept. 21, 2012 DETROIT (AP) — After a last-ditch effort to move the case out of Detroit failed, former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is returning to court for the start of a corruption trial …
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[Award] General: The Great MMO Face-Off of 2014 - Semifinals
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion
Is it wrong for me to say that all four of those should win? Honestly, I've subscribed to them all at some point and could rotate through them very easily all year.
Hell... I could probably keep a subscription going for each and not feel bad about it.
LF MMORPG - PvE Focus, Skills, No/High Level Cap
LFGame « General Discussion
Looks like plenty of people have a TSW friend/trial code. So I've managed to snag one and will test it out.
LF MMORPG - PvE Focus, Skills, No/High Level Cap
LFGame « General Discussion
Originally posted by Theocritus
If there is some kind of trial/buddy pass thing, I will try to introduce myself to the game via that route...
I am able to overlook poor combat IF the rest of the game compensates for that... but that is very rarely the case.
LF MMORPG - PvE Focus, Skills, No/High Level Cap
LFGame « General Discussion
Thanks for the idea. I've enjoyed those kinds of games on the side, so will see what this one has to offer.
I did play SWtOR at release, and though it was a good game I also found that it was released a bit too soon. I stopped after a few months, but hear that it has gained a lot of ground since release. Which I believe the cause of most of my frustrations with MMORPGs is jumping in at release, when I should look into something that has some years under the belt.
I'll give it a while before jumping back in... especially with all these great suggestions I keep getting. It seems a lot of people push me towards Secret World, so I'm going to check it out.
Keep them coming if you all have more suggestions, or experiences in these games.
LF MMORPG - PvE Focus, Skills, No/High Level Cap
LFGame « General Discussion
I know a lot of "old timer" gamers that bring up AO frequently.
It is on my to-do list to investigate at some point.
LF MMORPG - PvE Focus, Skills, No/High Level Cap
LFGame « General Discussion
I played Age of Conan at release, but not The Secret World.
I'm going to add it to my list here to check out. I've always been more of a fantasy guy, but don't mind looking into it.
I'll edit my played history too.
If you have anything to add about AoC or TSW, please let me know. I'm more than willing to take a look at games that have changed over the years.
LF MMORPG - PvE Focus, Skills, No/High Level Cap
LFGame « General Discussion
I'm trying to locate any and all MMORPGs with the following:
Those are the primary concerns. Housing, flight/glide, and lots of exploration would be a bonus. Ships and mounts as well.
I want to be able to use any skill and armor/weapon combination I like... and not have to worry too much about a "best build" simply to complete content. I don't want to be limited by "You can choose between hundreds of skills, but can't use certain ones together."
Optional content like farming, crafting, and pets would be a plus too.
I'm tired of levels... I am weary of being stuck in a single class.
I enjoy exploration, dungeons, and a community more focused on experiencing a world together. I don't mind PvP, but I don't want that to be the sole focus of the game and community. If the end goal is only PvP, then it probably isn't for me.
Tell me about the games you have experienced.
Titles I'm Researching Currently
Istaria - Thanks VengeSunsoar
The Secret World - Thanks Saio3
Titles I have played
Warhammer Online
Mortal Online
Everquest 2
Guild Wars 2
Age of Conan
Thanks for your time and thoughts.
Mortal Online: The Official Review
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion
The spirit of this review was simply this: Bugs-a-plenty... but show me something else that fits my needs and the needs of those that want a sandbox... Show me something that is trying to be more like UO than this game. Show me something better.
Be honest... you can't. How could you know what I want or like? Sure there are some games coming out in the future, other indie projects, but... what? Stop playing this game until those come out?
Or perhaps I should demand perfection... Supporting games that do not meet a certain standard only encourage developers to make crappy games... Right?
With all the patches and fixes this team is trying to do, they certainly seem to be trying to avoid a crappy game...besides... waiting for a future game, or demanding a high level of quality means only one thing:
I don't get to play.
We don't get together to elect winners. We all want more games, we want different types of games, and we want to encourage improvements in the games we play.
UO-Everquest-DAoC-WoW-LotRO-WAR... and so many in-between and around... Look what the industry has progressed to. A certain level of quality is expected, but then we don't really get anything different.
When someone says a game is good, yet buggy, and writes fairly detailed review about it... why call them liars, or try to discredit them? What is the problem? What is your goal?
Is one game the right game? or... if one does not match up to certain expectations... does that make it wrong? Are we supposed to protect people from that? Are we supposed to condemn those that say differently?
Are we extremists here?
Zealotry for a game is one thing, but when zealots attack others for simply having a different perspective and belief, nothing good can come from it.
Mortal Online September Update: Info about New Build, House of Commons IRC Chat
General Discussion « Mortal Online
This place has not really changed...
Been playing Mortal Online and NO this patch is not the "Blessing from Above", but it is an improvement. Which is all i've ever seen from this game... one improvement after the next.
A group of people managed to push out a game without major backing or the countless teams of developers that one always seems to expect from an MMO these days... and it appears to be working.
I'm hoping to see this happen more often in the future.
With Epic Games and SV working together to upgrade and improve the Atlas Technology, you'll not only see improvements in Mortal Online, but future MMOs that choose to go with Atlas and the Unreal engine will also be better off.
Auto-subscription billed.
General Discussion « Mortal Online
Mortal Online Customer Information
Today Mortal Online goes live!
This wasn't a newsletter.
They used the email attached to the account that purchased the game. Individuals were informed their free month was starting, but the option to cancel the subscription was available before June 9th.
1. You did not cancel your subscription when the option became available.
2. You are one of the very few people in the world who did cancel their subscription when the option became available, and somehow got reactivated.
Individuals in my guild who canceled their account before release did not get charged... so which is it, 1 or 2?
Why did you stop raiding?
The Pub at MMORPG.COM « General Discussion
I stopped large raiding because my favorite fantasy stories were about small groups of people, sometimes even solo, defeating epic evil and accomplishing amazing feats of strength.
I put-up with 10 people requirements at max... mainly because I know that many people who i would invite on any type of adventure with... but I do not agree there should EVER be a "required number"
A "raid" should be doable by as few as 3 people, and as many as 200... with the encounter scaling and adjusting to accomodate the number. Yeah... that would be terrible to program for, and would "cheapen" the rewards if everyone could get the same loot.
But loot and epeen be damned... i'm there to enjoy time with my friends, however many that might be, and I do not believe my party size should be the limit to what I can do.
Particularly in a fantasy setting.
General Discussion « Lord of the Rings Online
In this thread, there is alot of:
No! My life is ruined!
Now all the other kids in school will make fun of me and i'll never be cool again. It's all your fault!
I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!
*slams door*
Then... in a few days they come back asking for some money to go to the mall.
F2P, the rip off begins...
General Discussion « Lord of the Rings Online
Originally posted by Nebless
Quoting to elaborate
as a VIP, you do not have to spend points to obtain content. All dungeons, zones, areas, quests, activities, festivals, and systems are included in the $15 per month. The points you get every month are bonus so you can buy some XP boost, running speed buffs, extra bag/bank/housing space, character slots, and cosmetic capes/clothing. They roll-over and do not expire.
Expansions might be excluded... everyone will have to spend the $20/$30 dollars on that. I do not believe they will sell the expansions for points, as that would mean VIP's could save up points and get them for "free". This might mean the end of the traditional meaning of expansions too... as that just clashes a bit too much with the model. If you cancel your subscription you drop down to F2P status but keep your points.
Now... all this is still speculation as they have to actually release the system.
When that happens they could change it however they want... but following their DDO model... this is what, sure bet, will happen.
Lord of the Rings Online: Free to Play Interview
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion
Turbine is doing a good thing to this game by making it F2P, but providing a benefit to subscribing/buying... as any company that wants to make money should do.
When I read the complaints, i'm seeing alot of "this game isn't as free as it should be. I don't like the limits they put in for free players."
Screw off.... it's free.
Hell... I don't even like to call it free, it's a new subcscription model that allows you to play for free with limitations.
They essentially gave people who didn't want to pay MORE access... and some of those individuals get all butt hurt because they still have a problem with it.
As for Pay to Win... Win what? It's not like this game was PvP-oriented.
You could walk into most dungeons with zero traits equipped and probably do just fine on your own. if you want to top damage or healing charts... if that is your "Win"... then pay for it.
And... as always... go play something else that suits your wallet.
An insight into how F2P games are designed...
General Discussion « Lord of the Rings Online
Originally posted by Codenak
You are going to need to link something where turbine says: "LotRO will not go F2P." and not just "We have no plans to make LotRO F2P at this time."
I'm fairly certain Turbine used the second phrase.
An insight into how F2P games are designed...
General Discussion « Lord of the Rings Online
In that presentation by Turbine...
They use X-fire to show "on the way up" - Does that say X-Fire is a feasible method to show how well a game is doing, or does it show Turbine just likes how X-Fire shows them doing better?
Overall I found the presentation to be very interesting, and i'm all for F2P/Subs hybrid games. I don't think Turbine has done a bad job here... but i do believe they could do a few things better with the system.
Then again... Things could always get better no matter what. :)
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Lead Combat Dev Makes the Case Against Skill Based Leveling
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion
Level-Based System vs Skill-Based System
It is nice to see a developer's viewpoint on the topic... and though he is absolutely correct on his examples, and how a skill-based system can lead to bizarre forms of leveling...
Essentially all his comments and posts boiled down to this:
I don't want to to code it.
Which is perfectly understandable... It is far easier to build a theme-park that follows the rules you set forth and generate profit for the makers.
It is far more difficult to build a world that grows, changes, and allows players to pretty much do whatever they want... and still be profitable.
If there were no limits in technology, you'd still be hard-pressed to find someone who is going to create a world where the inhabitants are allowed to do whatever they wanted.
Why? Because honestly... who would want to take care of something like that?
Just look at our own real world.
CCP knows, but did you ?
Jita (General) « EVE Online
Originally posted by Gdemami
To quote off this...
If you have a ship you think you might lose... have a second one fully fitted out and loaded up with ammo/supplies ready to go wherever you might be.
Massive edge to beta testers regarding crafting
General Discussion « Mortal Online
Originally posted by amadman
No reason to shuffle recipies when the information is available on the wikis, and when it will become known over-time.
If someone is worried about another individual having an edge, they were probably already in the beta.
Is Vanguard a dying mmo?
General Discussion « Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Many in the Covenant of the Phoenix have always found Vanguard to be an exceptionally GOOD MMO that never quite boomed due to a poor launch. Personally I believe Vanguard had great PvE and crafting, but my favorite was the Diplomacy system.
Originally on Sartok, the Covenant of the Phoenix has recently decided to do a re-start of our Vangaurd chapter on Seradon. Though we enjoy PvP, we have come to find that Sartok has too low of a population for our liking.
From all reports, Seradon is still thriving well, and I see Vanguard continuing to truck on forward... large population or no :)
If you are interested in joining our Vanguard chapter, please visit our website at: http://covenantofthephoenix.com/forums/
You can also view the games we are involved in, and plan to be involved with in the future.
Every day I get closer to resubbing to Vanguard, but my recent re-activation of my LotRO account is staying my hand. However, once the Vanguard chapter has been brought up, I will more than likely activate that game as well and jump into Vanguard. My evenings and weekends have free'd up considerably for the next few months. :)
Hope to see you in game!


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Questionable Fashion Choices at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards
We won't say they're bad, just... open to debate. And though we know some of these artists are already known to lean more towards the eccentric when hitting the red carpet, we can't help but wonder if some went a little too far. You tell us...


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My Style of Training and Battling Stereotyped.
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So I recently re-added a friend, forgetting the reason I removed him, and recently remebered it was because he was rude, and even tho he was extremely nice to give me the power items in pokemon, he used that as almost a signed agreement to stay his friend as he abused me. LOL sorry, pixals arnt keeping me in a harassing relationship, I have better things to do then to listen to a little kid tell me the way I play Pokemon isnt fun, because I'd rather not waste my time with poorly trained Pokemon. The name of the game is to beat them all, and catch them all and become a Pokemon master, you dont become a master with lazy gaming, and sloppy Pokemon. I may be "boring" choosing to only battle with a specific type, but its a fun challenge to be able to contradict any Pokemon type that is thrown at me, as well as my weakness to Ground types, without ever straying away or resorting to another type. Instead of being a typical trainer in competitive play where they have the usual balanced team including fire, water, grass, electric and whatever else.. I spice things up and over take people with only Electrics. Fulfilling my chosen Pokemon Career as a Electric Type Specialist and maybe Gym Leader at some point, when I feel im strong enough to own the title.
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VIDEO: Test Footage - HONG KONG PHOOEY and MARVIN THE MARTIAN Film Adaptations
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Neither team was able to get much of a buffer, but Memphis did make a push behind Bayless late in the third period, and a tip-in by Prince at the horn provided Memphis with a 71-65 lead entering the fourth.
"I just tried to get through the first three quarters," said Dragic, who was dealing with foul issues in addition to the virus. "In the fourth quarter, I got my confidence up."
Memphis' lead didn't hold up as Dragic converted consecutive three-point plays near the midpoint of the fourth, putting Phoenix up 80-79.
Dragic converted another three-point play when he was fouled on a 10-footer in the lane for an 86-82 lead. Bayless, meanwhile, was still connecting from the top of the key, and despite Dragic's production, the Suns' lead never reached more than six.
But Memphis' turnovers stymied any chance the Grizzlies had of another run. There was a backcourt violation, a bad pass by guard Mike Conley and then Prince and Bayless failed to connect on the inbounds pass with about 50 seconds left.
"We had a chance to win the game, but we had too many turnovers in the fourth and didn't get any opportunities," said Conley, who finished with nine points on 3 of 11 shooting and handed out five assists.
Conley's drive with 3 seconds remaining gave the Grizzlies a 52-50 lead at halftime.
Gortat hit his first seven shots, part of Phoenix hitting 60 percent until the latter stages of the half. They ended the half at 53 percent, Gortat going 8 of 10 from the field.
NOTES: Suns F Jermaine O'Neal returned to the lineup after missing the last seven games due to personal medical reasons. ... Officials reviewed a last-second tip-in by Prince at the end of the third before finally ruling that it came before the buzzer. The review was so close that all three officials looked at the shot on replay all the way through the break between the third and the fourth periods. ... Jared Dudley, who averages 12.2 points, third-best on the Suns, was scoreless in 17 minutes, missing all five of his shots. ... Bayless' previous season high was 23 at Oklahoma City on Jan. 31. ...Prince obtained last week in a three-team trade that sent Rudy Gay to Toronto, was in the Grizzlies' starting lineup after coming off the bench for his first game with Memphis. ... Phoenix is now 5-20 on the road this season. . The Suns' 22 turnovers were the most by a Grizzlies opponent since Dec. 21 when Dallas committed 24.


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A little over a half of Billing Supervisors in the United States are seasoned employees who have more than 10 years of experience in the field. Pay ranges from $33K to $65K per year, and the average comes out to $49K annually. Total incomes of Billing Supervisors incorporate potential for, in a few cases, more than $6K from bonuses and close to $7K from profit sharing; these performance components cause packages to range between $33K and $65K. Geography is the biggest factor affecting pay for this group, followed by years of experience. There are far more female Billing Supervisors who answered the questionnaire than men, making up 88 percent. The majority of workers are highly satisfied with their job. Most enjoy medical while the greater part get dental coverage. Vision coverage is also available to a little more than half. The figures in this rundown are based on the results of PayScale's salary questionnaire.
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A billing supervisor is in charge of accounting functions related to billing clients. They manage the billing specialists who comprise their staff; as a supervisor, these professionals are ultimately responsible for transactions - and errors - made by their employees. While they often do not do billing themselves, billing supervisors are responsible for ensuring that their employees work effectively and efficiently, meeting all deadlines. They are also in charge of maintaining high employee morale, helping maintain a professional environment, and building a departmental reputation for accuracy and efficiency.Read More...
The billing supervisor must maintain working relationship with all clients involved in the billing process, which includes ensuring all billing notices are sent on time and payments are received on time. They are also responsible for ensuring that sent and received bills are accurate. The billing supervisor is responsible for training all new staff, as well as ensuring existing employees have continuing education and training as needed. They may also be involved in the hiring process, interviewing prospective employees and helping make hiring decisions.
A bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field is generally required for this position. Previous experience in billing is also required, and managerial experience is generally preferred. The billing supervisor must be an excellent communicator, both verbally and in written form.
Billing Supervisors report using a wide range of professional skills. Most notably, skills in Collections, Microsoft Excel, Accounts Receivable, and Billing are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that seem to negatively impact pay include Medical Coding, Medicaid & Medicare Billing, and Insurance. Most people experienced in Billing also know Accounts Receivable and Insurance.
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Billing Supervisors with a lot of experience do not necessarily enjoy more money. Salaries for the relatively untried average out to around $44K, but survey participants with five to 10 years of experience earn a significantly higher median of $47K. For Billing Supervisors, 10 to 20 years of experience on the job amounts to an average salary of $48K. More than 20 years of experience mean a somewhat bigger median paycheck of $49K, but it's not much more than what less experienced people make.
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Pamphlet - 'Radiant Heat, The Killer in a Bushfire', Country Fire Authority, Victoria, Jan 2005 Reg. No: HT 26318
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- CFA pamphlet titled 'Radiant Heat, The Killer in a Bushfire', published in 2005 and still available after February 2009. It reflects community safety education and emergency response prior to Black Saturday, and recommends actions to be undertaken by the individuals during times of high temperatures or when faced with the radiant heat experienced during periods of high fire danger or in bushfire situations. The publication reflects current and best practice in application of personal and community safety and survival during such a period of risk.
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- DL pamphlet, colour, cover image of eucalyptus trees with superimposed images of burnt out forests and trees with with hanging bark that could act as fuel for a fire.
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- The bushfires of February 2009 have changed forever the way in which we think of fire risk. This collection of public education material still available after Black Saturday shows how difficult it is for authorities to keep pace with creating appropriate, current and relevant publications. The inclusion of both flood and fire information for the same region also illustrates the challenges faced by local government and other authorities when dealing with increasing extremes of climate.
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- Collected from Ms Liza Dale-Hallett - Museum Victoria Collections, Research & Exhibitions, 2009
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Rare Uncirculated BD-6 1798 Five Dollar1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8 MS61 NGC. Breen-6430, BD-6, R.6. Erroneously described as a "Large 8" on the holder. The half eagles of 1798, befitting their utilitarian status in the United States' burgeoning economy of the era, are known in several different die varieties. The estimated mintage of 1798 half eagles is nearly 25,000 coins--a considerable number that understandably required multiple dies to accomplish the full production.
Heraldic Eagle, Small 8
Heraldic Eagle, Small 8
The transition from Small Eagle to Heraldic Eagle reverses on U.S. coinage began in 1796, and by 1798 most coins bore the Large or Heraldic Eagle reverse. (The 1795 and 1797/5 Heraldic Eagle fives are believed to have been struck in 1798.) The Small Eagle fives dated 1798 (BD-1) are great rarities; only seven examples are known of the single variety. The 1798 Heraldic Eagle fives are found in seven different Bass-Dannreuther varieties, most of them single pairings, with only the BD Obverse 2 used twice (for BD-3 and BD-4). The BD-2 variety is popular because its Obverse 1 was first used to make the BD-1 Small Eagle pairing, then remated with Reverse A for the 1798 Large Eagle. The BD-2 through BD-5 marriages are called Large 8, for their larger 8's in the obverse date (three different dies). BD-6 through BD-8 are called Small 8 in the Guide Book, but Bass-Dannreuther call them Normal 8. (The Guide Book lists three subtypes for the Large Eagle reverses: Small 8; and Large 8 with 13 Star Reverse or 14 Star Reverse.)
The present BD-6 marriage pairs the BD Small/Normal 8 Obverse 4 with the Reverse E: The normal-size 8 touches the bust (a key diagnostic, as the other Small/Normal 8 obverses lack this feature), and the 1 in the date is fat. The 13 reverse stars show an irregular cross pattern, with weirdly spaced stars in the second row; the left foot of the first A in AMERICA is close to but not touching feather 4 on the eagle's wing.
This piece is strictly Mint State, with bright yellow-gold color and semiprooflike fields. Some near-vertical adjustment marks appear in the center of the obverse. The strike is weak in the center of the reverse, but pleasingly sharp and bold around the peripheries on each side. Harry W. Bass Jr. only owned a single example of this rare variety, which the authors note may have been due to the "quick failure of the obverse die."
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VIDEO - KTM and KSM having fun
Hey folks. Here is a video of a friends KTM and my KSM (KTM engine in a Suzuki Frame - build vid is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxFqySg0L6A ) out having fun like our two stroke duals sports are made to do :clap

Love it, i am a firm believer of not buying a new bike. Because there is so much you can do to improve it to modern spec.
Like my ktm I can buy a 2013 spec frame off ebay for 800usd a swing arm for 400usd, a new 2013 300 cylinder for 800 and suspension for 1500usd. That is cheaper than a new bike even if you don't sell the old parts.
But than again my friends think i am insane:norton.
I was even specing out a KTM swingarm to put into the Suzuki, and could easily have made it work, but decided to just stop at the engine. But this winter I will put new forks on it and a different shock, just to improve the suspenders.
And just so you know, this build cost me $2000. It would have cost more then that to just rebuild the old gutless TS engine.
The thing that I am lucky with is that the TS has a dual piston front brake. If it was a single, I would have been a little leary about my stopping power with this new power plant, cause those corners come up alot faster now then they did before :clap
And don't worry, I am :norton right there with you :ricky:beer
"If you don't like my personality, don't worry i have several more" :norton
By the time you are done upgrading your bike, you will have a modern masterpiece![
And you can pick and choose the best parts for your bike from all the different bikes available. They call it an frankenbike, i call it enginuity.
You are exactly right, I can piece it to my style. And I can build it, making it truly my bike. Being up here in the North, you have to know how to fix your ride. I now know this bike inside and out, and at least have half a chance to get out of the bush if I have a malfunction at the junction.
But more then anything, it now goes like stink :clap
I have a saying if you can't afford it, make it your self. I know thats not always possible, but when you try to do everything yourself you save a lot of money and you know your bike.
By this time i know my bike so well i can identify faults while riding and the on site "hacks" to fix them. luckey ktm motors are plenty reliable.:D

hi new guy just made my 04 250 exc road legal people tell me i will blow it going down roads looks like you do it all the time. Gearing? just cant be tapped out like any other typ of bike?
Just make sure your jetting, fuel mix ratio, and gearing is right and you are good to go. If I am rising hwy (100 km/h plus) I am running 14/41. For all the other times I am running 13/41. My friend on his KTM 300 is running 15/52 for hwy runs and 14/52 for local dirt ripping. For me the 14/41 on the hwy is great, very smooth and puts me in the bottom end of 5th. There is stil a ton of jam left if I need to pass.
Have fun with it on the road. Personally I enjoy it a ton, but that is just me ;)
Thanks ill just have to see how it gos i getting back in to riding and i can't aford to go to MX parks 25$ 40$ a day and im just not that good..:dizave im hopping now that i can head down the road i can find something to do
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In what may be the smallest art gallery in the United States, you can discover the whole world. Or at least its airport terminals. Atlanta, Berlin, Vilnius, Bangkok, Calgary -- all up there on the walls of Curator's Office in Washington. Charles Cohan, a 47-year-old printmaker and art professor based in Hawaii, has transformed diagrams of these terminals and 43 others into a room-filling installation called "Airfield." Each terminal is represented by a simplified aerial plan of its facilities, turned into a clean black shape and printed onto a 22-inch square of fine paper. "I've always been interested in the way in which knowledge is ordered and codified," says Cohan, "and in its translation into the artistic medium I'm working in." His almost-abstract prints, with their luscious blacks, can look as much like letters or symbols or hieroglyphs as like diagrams of actual structures. Cohan is also fascinated by the high-security "nether zone" of the airport terminal itself. He cites "the contradiction between the supposed freedom the airport represents, in terms of arrival and departure and transport and travel, and yet within that there is increasing security and surveillance. With the luxury of the freedom of travel, there is anxiety in the hub or epicenter of that travel, which is the terminal."
How do you get your images of airport terminals?
The images initially started being generated from the diagrams at the back of in-flight magazines -- I was spending too much time on airplanes. Once I got a critical mass of those, I then started going to the Internet.
I'm only interested in international airports, where there are borders being breached by the flights in and out.
I do feel that I want to continue the project toward a certain relative point of completion. And I don't know what that point is. Many of what are known as international airports are also used for military purposes, and many of those airports are not available for their plan diagrams. If we have 265 or 270 terminals on the official airport sites, I'm imagining an equal number of unofficial airports.
And then there's the fact that there are airports being built constantly. And the remodeling of airports causes another level of completion that would be necessary to call the project finished.
It's been going on now for over four years, and I can certainly see it continuing in earnest for another four or five. I have printed 62 of the airports, and have made 90 plates -- so I'm getting to the point where I'm almost at the halfway point of the officially recognized international airports.
Airfield: Works by Charles Cohan is on view through April 5 at Curator's Office, 1515 14th St. NW. Call 202-387-1008 or visit www.curatorsoffice.com.
-- Interview conducted and condensed by Blake Gopnik
PHOTOS: Breck Brunson -- Curator's Office; WEB EDITOR: Amanda McGrath - washingtonpost.com


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We all possess the gene to want to solve problems when faced with them. It's human nature. People form organizations and this gene sometimes manifests itself in organizational titles and roles invented to address organizational challenges. This is natural too. For example, when support organizations face the challenge of aligning to business organizations, we see them create new job titles like Business Architect or Enterprise Architect. When business organizations face challenges to influence support organizations to align to their business strategy, we see them create new titles like Operations Manager, or Development Operations Manager or Systems Support Manager. These are strong signals that organizations are investing to improve alignment, which is great however without a common process model for these titles to engage in, progress is limited.
Enter the Business Performance Management (BPM) process. BPM is a process designed to bring alignment across all organizations in a company, regardless of size, in terms of business strategy and project portfolios. For this reason, I believe BPM is one of the most important processes out there for folks interested in achieving 'alignment'. Interestingly, I come across many people unfamiliar with Business Performance Management so I thought I'd take the opportunity to provide an overview of BPM and help bridge some gaps.
Let's start with a definition. Wikipedia's current definition is a good place to start (see here); "Business performance management is a set of management and analytic processes that enable the management of an organization's performance to achieve one or more pre-selected goals. Business performance management has three main activities:
… balanced scorecard is often used as the basis for business performance management activity with organizations."
To execute a world-class implementation of BPM that resonates with business organizations and support organizations, that isn't too complex, that can directly manage project portfolios, and resonates with people, we need to be a bit more specific. Here's a diagram I've used to describe BPM in a bit more detail.
The key takeaway message of my diagram above is that BPM is a synchronization mechanism between business strategies and portfolios across a company. BPM processes deliberately ensure the business strategy reflects what business success looks like and is responsive to market forces and internal forces (by the way, "forces" refers to concepts from PESTEL and Michael Porter's 5-forces model.) BPM processes also ensure project portfolios are responsive to business strategy changes as well as are optimizing portfolio delivery health.
It's no coincidence that Business Strategy Management and Portfolio Management processes directly relate to BPM. Business Strategy relies on execution through projects because projects equate to strategy execution. Portfolio Management require objectives to be reached, hence the need to tie project achievement to business objectives. BPM ties these two together.
Now, imagine having implemented BPM processes in your organization, the perfect planning meeting staffed by the organization's leadership might have the following agenda:
Here's a diagram I've used to describe such a planning meeting.
The outcome of such a meeting is an up-to-date business strategy connected to all relevant support organizations with optimized project portfolios to achieve it. That's business performance management.


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Two new Israeli spy satellites are being built by the Israeli space industry – not only to replace existing satellites, but to improve Israel's capability to watch its neighbours.
The exact date when Iran will have nuclear capability is not yet clear, but Israel is making a huge effort to know first.
Hundreds of millions of dollars is invested in the capabilities of Israel's spy satellites. The result? Israel has an array of very advanced spy satellites in orbit, and is developing more advanced ones.
This capability is very impressive if one looks at the members of the exclusive club of nations that can manufacture and launch spy satellites.
Currently Israel has five active spy satellites in space. Some "young" – in terms of time in space – and other "adult". All five broadcast their images to a ground station somewhere in central Israel.
The images they capture while flying in low Earth orbit over "interesting" states like Iran and Syria – but not only these nations – are received here and are put into a long process of data extracting.
Two satellites of the "Offeq" series, two so-called "Civil" satellites of the "Eros" series and the Tecsar synthetic aperture satellite allow Israel to continuously monitor areas of interest.
All the satellites were built by Israel Aerospace Industries, according to precise operational requirements presented by the Israel Defense Forces' intelligence corps.
No details are available about the capabilities of the new satellites being built, but one can imagine that they will carry the best payloads technology can offer.
For Israel the resolution of these payloads may be critical.
Refreshing the eyes in space
Two new Israeli spy satellites are being built by the Israeli space industry – not only to replace existing satellites, but to improve Israel's capability to watch its neighbours.
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- Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch Cartoon Episode Guide
- Hanna-Barbera Studios
- Cartoon Characters: Hair Bear, Square Bear, Bubie Bear, Mr. Eustace E. Peevly, Botch.
- Originally Released in 1971.
- Season: 1
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- Running Time: 30 minutes.
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It looks like another tearful farewell for the bears after their latest foiled escape attempt, but Hair naturally has a last-minute plan to point Peevly in the other direction. Hair tells of his plans to put on a "Noah's Ark" show at the zoo, with Peevly supposedly in the lead. So everyone at the zoo sets to work erecting an ark (with Hair holding the megaphone, of course)......but when the zookeepers are asleep, off everyone goes, the bears, Bananas, Fur-Face, Slick and the other animals, to the posh Pleasure Island Hotel. Hair's trio disguise themselves as rich Arabs, hiding their friends in some giant luggage, everyone being booked into the royal suite. Quite understandably, the other quadrupeds quickly become fed up with the overcrowded living situation, but Hair reveals his next plan, for himself, Square and Bubi to enter a horse-race (Grand Prize: $50,000) and the zebra getting a paint job, of course. Peevly and Botch (who've been failing miserably in their attempts to crash the hotel) enter the contest, too; but even though Hair and his bunch experience some stumbles (the zebra's paint washes off, naturally), the bears win......but the hotel manager immediately snatches the $50,000 prize to pay for the hotel damage. So Peevly rounds up Hair and everyone else for an ark-ride home, but Hair reminds him of the big production. But at the zoo, there are three Noahs-Hair, Square, and Bubi-with Peevly relegated to being the joey inside kangaroo Botch's pouch!
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The Last Of Us. Theories / Wishlist etc...
I have decided to write this post to discuss some things that I have been contemplating since the release of the trailer for the upcoming PS3 exclusive "The Last Of Us" .
The last of us is being developed by the makers of the PS3 exclusive Uncharted Series, this alone has many people very excited about what this game could bring to the table.
The uncharted series has gained a lot of critical and public acclaim scoring in the high 90's on meta critic.
This would leave people to believe this game would reach or ever surpass those standards, and I don't doubt that.
Here's where I share my theories / possibilities on the game.
I have watched the VGA trailer several times now and undoubtedly this game will not only take a leaf from uncharted's book but most likely a whole branch.
The graphics, as in uncharted, look amazing, arguably the best this generation, this is of course a huge selling point of the game, the character models and environments are extremely well detailed just as you would expect from this developer.
Now to the game play, I am aware the trailer did not show any game play but lets look at what we have.
Naughty dog this generation have only developed the Uncharted series. This is why I believe that The Last Of Us will play very much like uncharted minus running and gunning as they will probably be going for the survival horror feel. This isn't necessarily a bad thing as Uncharted had great game play.
What this means is the game will be quite linear, you can probably venture off as in Uncharted but this just gives the illusion of freedom, when really, if your not going forwards, your not going any where.
And I personally have a problem with this, the problem I have is that if this really is what the game plays like, it just means were going to get another 8 or so hour long campaign with no incentive to go back once we have played through it. This might not be a problem to some but to me it is a wasted opportunity.
This is the wish list part of this blog.
Imagine this.
And open world, not huge, not tiny.
A sense of danger every where you go, there is no cars to drive, the streets are dangerous and thought must be put into every decision you make.
The world is gritty and almost "alive" , your best bet of survival is to find shelter and resources while following what ever plot line Naughty Dog will undoubtedly come up with.
Now, would you prefer that, or uncharted with zombies?
I know which I would choose. But each to there own.
I don't want any hate for this, these are just my opinions and theories on how this game will turn out.
I am not claiming that I am correct, I am just putting 2 and 2 together.
As for gameplay, it can go anywhere, but my highest hopes are that it isn't anything like Uncharted. Uncharted's linearity and scripted nature works for an action game, and I don't see ND making this game anything like Uncharted gameplay.
I do hope it's more like I am Legend, where you can go out and explore with some level of freedom, but have extremely limited resources and must bunk up during the nights, etc. Maybe like Jak, where you have an open world to mess around with, but the story-pushing levels are contained outside of the open world. The self-contained sections in Jak offered both styles that worked really well.
As for the rest: I'm one of the two dozen people who who haven't plaayed any of the Uncharted games, so I can't say with any certainty "agree" or "disagree."
I am going to get Uncharted eventually. Got it lined up from Blockbuster.
It looks like it might be good, based on what little we know. Definitely worth playing, but if it's a sandbox, I'll go ahead and buy it.
But I think they may lose some of the atmosphere with an open world game. The best survival horrors were linear but tense - resident evil 4, dead space etc. also I would want to be more than just 1 city. It's a worldwide epidemic so just to stay in 1 city would be limiting.
Maybe you can explore, but you wouldn't want to? Because you have so few resources, and death would be imminent.
Any information at this point would be awesome.
And open world, not huge, not tiny.
A sense of danger every where you go, there is no cars to drive, the streets are dangerous and thought must be put into every decision you make."
You mean, imagine Stalker, except not as a FPS?
Whatever it is, I hope it isn't like Uncharted with zombies/infected. The whole 'cinematic' thing that UC does is nice, but leaves little replay value. If they're going to be focusing on single-player, then I hope the game has some level of freedom, as well as some level of uncertainty.
ND certainly has some experience making those kinds of games (such as the Jak series) and I assume they know what's best for their game.
Stalker did zombies better than any other game. I die a little more inside when I think of the fact that there may not be another. :(
On topic -
All I got from the reveal was it was a man and a girl against some sort of (zombie) infected enemy. I have great respect for ND, but until we have something a bit more clear cut than a cutscene we don't really know a lot.
All we have are assumptions, and months and months of websites and fanbois going on about it.
Oh joy.
Thirdly games like Silent Hill and RE are linear and were very enjoyable and functional and I didn't see anyone complaining that the linearity threw them off from buying any of them.And finally I think that UC climbing and hanging mechanic would be great for a survival horror. Instead of simply just running down a corridor to escape a creature why not climb up the side of a wall or hang from a light post until a group of enemies pass by or climb to safety if things get too hairy and hide. So they should keep that part in for sure.
Im not saying I wont buy the game but I would prefer to be the other guy.
They said it takes them accross the US so I dont think it will be open world
I dont think this game will play like uncharted.
The graphics engine looks like an upgraded version, but i think the similarities will stop either there or somewhere very close.
You guys are forgetting that SONY likes to innovate when it comes to new IPs and for this generation they have delivered.
I really hope for limited ammo, not an open world, but a vast map. Youre not gonna have open world with that kind of graphic detail. And multiplayer. Resi5 was boring and stupid solo, but the co op made it sufferable.
If something has all the features you want, then how can it not be a 'good' game?
You don't see bullet points on the back of a game's cover saying 'This is a good game', rather, you see them list the features in the game.
So you better modify your imagine list...
Otherwise, you'll end up with the game you imagined, but would end up not enjoying it.
At least it just didn't do it for me.
Personal opinion, don't hate.
If Joel is the main playable character I can see this being a very long escort mission, if Ellie is the main PC then you're hardly expected to escort Joel are you?


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For Giannini, it was maturity made plain in the bright light of day.
Indeed, the entertainment for the evening, whom Giannini introduced as one of her icons, was Debbie Harry performing with Blondie.
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In the end, any good reporting requires access to the most contemporaneous statements.
And contemporaneous observers predicted that South Africa would fracture, that a civil war would roil for the next decade.
1650s, from Late Latin contemporaneus "contemporary," from the same source as contemporary but with a form after Late Latin temporaneous "timely." Related: Contemporaneously; contemporaneity.


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A Wisconsin lawmaker is calling for a bill that protects patients from unexpected medical fees by requiring podiatrists to disclose if they are in a patient's health insurance network before treatment.
The proposed legislation comes three days after the Journal Sentinel reported on Milwaukee-area foot doctor John Lanham, who over the course of 12 years has triggered 92 formal complaints with the state regulatory agency, most related to excessive fees or fraudulent billing practices.
Lanham told the Journal Sentinel that he survived on the "ignorance" of patients who don't know the details of their insurance plans and said he would not be able to make a living as an independent physician if he was forced to disclose his fees before treating clients.
Lanham says he tells patients he accepts their health insurance, but doesn't clarify that he is not actually in their network. Insurance companies often won't pay, and patients are stuck with high bills.
Rep. Fred Kessler (D-Milwaukee), author of the bill, said he was "offended and outraged" by the podiatrist's practices and by his "arrogance."
"I think the guy is ripping patients off. And I want people to have a warning," Kessler said, referring to his proposal to require podiatrists to disclose whether they are in-network, or else face sanctions from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, which oversees more than 100 different professions. Under the proposed bill, a podiatrist who violates the requirements could be fined up to $10,000, face up to nine months in jail, or both.
Kessler has not yet found a Republican lawmaker to co-sponsor the bill, which may make it harder for the proposal to pass a state Assembly controlled by the GOP.
The lawmaker said the bill's language could change to include other professions, but said he focused on podiatrists because his "gut says we have a serious problem with one profession."
Steven Frydman, podiatrist and director of the Wisconsin Society of Podiatric Medicine, said such a bill would unfairly target podiatrists.
"It makes it looks like podiatrists are the problem, but we're not the problem — it's Lanham," said Frydman, adding that most podiatrists are already transparent with their patients.
The larger responsibility, he said, lies with the regulatory agency, which "isn't being aggressive enough" in curbing Lanham's methods, despite a pattern of complaints.
"It's not a legal loophole that (Lanham) is jumping through. He's just on a tightrope, walking along, hoping that he doesn't get blown off. And so far nobody's wiggled the rope enough."
A review of the 92 complaints made to the Department of Safety and Professional Services shows 78 grievances for cost-related concerns, most of which were dismissed because investigators found no proof of wrongdoing.


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Samsung 64-bit processor support promised for future smartphones
One of the things that Apple announced at its iPhone event earlier this week was that its high-end iPhone 5S smartphone was using a 64-bit processor. Not to be outdone, Samsung has now confirmed that its smartphones in the future will also be running 64-bit processors. The promise was made by Samsung mobile business head Shin Jong-kyun.


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Grape is the one of the must-have fruits for everyone. Ayurveda says "Drakshaa Phalottamaa" – of all the fruits grape is the best. When we go to the fruit market, we can not get the sweet grapes always. We may get more-sweet-little-sour variety or more-sour-little sweet variety etc. Each of those varieties have their own effect on Tridosha and our health as a whole. Let us explore the Ayurvedic health benefits of grapes varieties -dry and fresh, unripe, semi ripe, full ripened etc.
Grapes benefits:
Unripe grapes:
Unripe grapes are hot and pungent in nature, can cause Pitta imbalance, leading to skin and blood vitiation.
Semi ripened grapes:
Semi ripened grapes are more sour than sweet. It improves appetite, improves taste.
More sweet less sour ripened grapes: |
Ripened grapes relieve thirst, useful in bleeding disorders, calms Pitta, it is soothing.
Dry Grapes or Raisin benefits:
Helps in easy bowel movement
Natural coolant
Very good for eyes
In most of the Ayurvedic preparations, where grapes are mentioned as ingredient, dry grapes are used.
Dry grapes / raisin is useful in the treatment of excessive thirst, fever, respiratory problems, vomiting, gout, liver disorders, excessive burning sensation, dryness, emaciation.
Raisin calms the mind. Hence, it is a good idea to have some grapes when you feel tired, burnt out or confused.
Raisins are also used in the treatment of intestinal disorders.
Raisin is especially used in treating the hang over due to excessive alcohol intake. and to reduce the effect of alcohol on body.
Hence it is advisable for regular alcoholics to have dry grapes often.
For students, to avoid tiredness, it is advised to soak 5 raisins over night. next day morning, throw away the water and eat the soaked raisin. (Source: Divine Park)
तृष्णादाह ज्वरश्वास रक्तपित्त क्षतक्षयान्|
वातपित्तमुदावर्तं स्वरभेदं मदात्ययम्||१२५||
तिक्तास्यतामास्यशोषं कासं चाशु व्यपोहति|
मृद्वीका बृंहणी वृष्या मधुरा स्निग्धशीतला||१२६||
tṛṣṇādāha jvaraśvāsa raktapitta kṣatakṣayān|
vātapittamudāvartaṃ svarabhedaṃ madātyayam||125||
tiktāsyatāmāsyaśoṣaṃ kāsaṃ cāśu vyapohati|
mṛdvīkā bṛṃhaṇī vṛṣyā madhurā snigdhaśītalā||126|| – Charaka Samhita Sutrasthana 27
Raisin provides immediate cure for
Trishna – excessive thirst,
Daha – Burning sensation
Jwara – fever
Shwasa – asthma, respiratory disorders involving difficulty in breathing
Raktapitta – bleeding disorders like nasal bleeding and menorrhagia
Kshata – chest injury
Kshaya – tuberculosis, chronic respiratory diseases wasting of muscles
Vata Pitta disorders
Udavarta – bloating
Swarabheda – hoarse voice
Madatyaya – alcoholism
Tiktasyata – bitter taste in tongue
Asya Shosha – mouth dryness
Kasa – cold, cough
Raisins are
Bruhmani – improves nourishment
Vrushya – aphrodisiac
Madhura – sweet
Snigdha – unctuous, oily
Sheetala – coolant
For gastritis, acidity, oral thrush, mouth blisters – Soak five almonds and raisins in water at night. Next morning, eat the raisin and almonds on empty stomach. Make sure that raisins are sweet in taste.
grapes with milk is best avoided. Because Ayurveda advises to avoid sour fruits processing with milk.
Home remedy:
Raisin, Amla, Ginger, honey remedy for cough and asthma
Ayurvedic medicines with raisin as ingredient:
Draksharishta – useful in cold, cough, asthma, colon cleansing.
Drakshasava – useful in intestinal worms, injuries, wounds
Drakshadi Kashayam – useful in hangover treatment, tiredness, dizziness etc.
Manasamitra vatakam – used in treating depression, loss of memory, psychiatric conditions.
Drakshadi Vati – tablet, used in anorexia,heart burn, dizziness, indigestion
Grapes to improve health of artery (blood pipes) – French National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) and the French National Institute Of Health and Medical Research (NSERM) conducted a clinical research study with double blind, randomized controlled crossover trial with 48 women. They concluded that consuming grapefruit juice, rich in flavanone may improve arterial function, compared to a flavanone-free drink. It is especially useful in arterial stiffness. – Source