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Hunter x Hunter
Remake of the 1999 TV series of Hunter x Hunter based on the manga by Togashi Yoshihiro.
A Hunter is one who travels the world doing all sorts of dangerous tasks. From capturing criminals to searching deep within uncharted lands for any lost treasures. Gon is a young boy whose father disappeared long ago, being a Hunter. He believes if he could also follow his father's path, he could one day reunite with him.
After becoming 12, Gon leaves his home and takes on the task of entering the Hunter exam, notorious for its low success rate and high probability of death to become an official Hunter. He befriends the revenge-driven Kurapica, the doctor-to-be Leorio and the rebellious ex-assassin Killua in the exam, with their friendship prevailing throughout the many trials and threats they come upon taking on the dangerous career of a Hunter.
Main Characters
Gon Freecss. Gon is the son of Gin Freecss, a legendary hunter whose current whereabouts are unknown. He never knew his father was alive, much less a hunter until he met Kaito; a hunter who was also looking for Gin. From this point on, he became determined to find his father and decided to take the Hunter exam to do so. He became friends with Killua almost instantly when they met at the Hunter exam.
Killua Zoldyck. Killua is a member of the Zoldyck family, who are a family of legendary assassins. Since birth, he trained endlessly in the art of assassination. He eventually ran away from his family and profession and joined the Hunter exam. He befriended Gon almost immediately and has loyally followed his best friend since then.
Kurapika. Kurapika is a member of the Kurta tribe who were massacred by the Phantom Troupe (The Spiders) 4 years prior the Hunter exam. The Kurta tribe was an isolated group of people whose eyes would turn scarlet when angered or excited. These scarlet eyes were known to be beautiful, being one of the seven most beautiful in the world. Because of this, the Kurta tribe was constantly pursued and eventually massacred. The eyes of the tribe members were all taken away during the massacre. Kurapika is so far the only known survivor with a heart bent on revenge. He strives to have his revenge against the Phantom Troupe as well as recover the eyes of his tribe members.
Leorio. Prior the hunter exam, Leorio's close friend died to a curable illness. Despite being curable, Leorio was unable to save his close friend due to his lack of money and knowledge. He aims to become a doctor. One that will help those even without the money to pay for treatment. He decides to take the hunter exam in an attempt to earn money for tuition fees and medical treatment for others.
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Producers: Madhouse Studios
Genres: Action, Adventure, Shounen, Super Power
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
After 10 years of waiting, it's finally here.
First episode:
After watching the first episode, I got a bit surprised 'cause everything happened too fast.
They actually rushed the whole thing. I'm not saying it was bad, it was just too... fast-paced!
I thought the voice actors did a great job and I got used to them already.
And as far as animation goes, I'm pretty sure I'm loving this one more than the original. :)
What I hated the most though, was the terrible music. Seriously, for a big comeback the music wasn't very pleasing.
I expected more but it just blew. Seriously, the masterpiece that was the original's OP & ED are what this
new one is missing.
Still, I loved it. Great first episode. I have a feeling this is gonna be better than the original by a long mile.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for more wonderful episodes.
The second episode preview seems like episodes 4 & 5 from the original. CAN'T WAIT.
Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
Well i don't mind that they sped things up on the ship but removing the first scene with gon and kaito ?! That was important as it is the beginning to the whole series. I hope they do some sort of flashback so that if they make it to the ant queen arc it wouldn't be confusing as to who is kaito. Other than that i loved the episode and i loved the music. The opening of the original series was better but the new opening is still good. I loved the ending more than the original.
It's fast paced and i like it! Clearly there were differences compared to the first season which is a good thing
Can't wait to see how everything comes together!
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Im saddened by the VA for Kurapika because the original sounded so boyish and the way he acted was girlish so it made you curious if he was a girl or a boy. The new VA is Lag Seeing and has a really girlish voice so you just think its wrong they are calling this chick a dude.
I only told you that because of...
They did leave out some important stuff but I guess some of it could be covered in flashbacks if they wanted to. They might be kind of rushing it to catch up to where the original anime left off or something though.
viva_cmpunker wrote:
Well i don't mind that they sped things up on the ship but removing the first scene with gon and kaito ?!
I knew they skipped something important! But I forgot what it was lol. Thanks.
They really shouldn't have cut the scene with Kaito.
Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
In case you guys didn't know. The flashback with Kite/Kaito was announced to be moved to after the Hunter Exam. In order to lessen the gap between his appearance and reappearence.
Keep in mind this is not a remake of the original anime. They are readapting the manga. This version follows the manga much more precislely and has the correct meeting with Leorio and Kurapika. Whereas the old anime changed things too much from the manga.
Also I prefer they blend two chapters into one for the next episode. By this pacing, I am guessing Hisoka will appear at the end of episode 3.
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In case you guys didn't know. The flashback with Kite/Kaito was announced to be moved to after the Hunter Exam. In order to lessen the gap between his appearance and reappearence.
Great. Let's just hope that they actually make it to Kaito's reappearance.
futurefrog wrote:
In case you guys didn't know. The flashback with Kite/Kaito was announced to be moved to after the Hunter Exam. In order to lessen the gap between his appearance and reappearence.
But if true, then great!
Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
They have already announced that this will be a long-running series and intend to go beyond Chimera Ant... Don't you guys follow the news regarding this series? Or do you just complain that it's not how you like it even though plenty of reasons have been given and explained for what will be happening with this series.
Here is where this information can be found.
futurefrog wrote:
Don't you guys follow the news regarding this series?
Seriously, who does that?
Or do you just complain that it's not how you like it even though plenty of reasons have been given and explained for what will be happening with this series.
Show me the receipts first.
futurefrog wrote:
Here is where this information can be found.
Originally posted by Luke Halliday
But wait that is not all, details of the structure of the adaptation have also been announced. In particular it has been revealed that Kite, the Hunter who inspires Gon to become a Hunter in chapter 1 of the Manga shall not appear until later on in the anime, in order to lessen the gap between his first appearance and reappearance during the Chimera Ants arc.
Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
People who are interested in a series, do that...
I put a link above.
The original is still have more taste to my soul....
But this is so good too, thumbs up for all the hard worker n hxh lover out there who support hxh to be remade!!!!!! I love you all my buddies \\(^o^)//
I liked it a lot actually. For a reboot they trimmed a lot of fat out which I don't know how much was in the manga or not. I can't help but wonder if they're going to go back to talk about Kaito or not later seeing as how that's why Gon started as moving towards being a hunter. I do hope it does well enough to get past what the first run did. Even as little as I like the chimera ant arc I wouldn't mind seeing it animated.
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"About Last Night"
Story by: Scott Reynolds
Teleplay by: Melissa Rosenberg
Directed by: Tim Hunter
Original Airdate: November 23, 2008
In This Episode…
Sil pops in on Dexter and Rita early one morning, picking up right where we left off. She thinks Miguel is having an affair just because he didn't come home til dawn. Please. There could have been a million other things he was doing all night – like killing a criminal defense attorney. Which is precisely where he was. When Dex goes to confront Miguel, he weasels out of Dexter's questions. So Dex pops over to the local cemetery – the only way Miguel knows of to dispose of a body. Four fresh graves for Dexter to poke through. He hits the "jackpot" on grave #2.
Dexter meets up with Miguel for lunch. Not only does he not deny killing Ellen, he also makes light of killing Skinner suspect George King when the cops don't have enough evidence to file charges. This pisses off Dexter, and he needs to teach Miguel a lesson. He goes back to the cemetery and uncovers Ellen's corpse enough so that anyone could discover her ("anyone" happens to be two kids using the graveyard as their own personal playground).
Miguel is hanging around the precinct when Ellen's body is called in, and he heads out to the crime scene. He realizes Dexter is teaching him a lesson and apologizes. Dex thinks he has learned his lesson, until he talks to Rita and realizes that the "epiphany" Dexter helped Miguel reach is, word for word, the same epiphany that Rita helped him reach that same day. Dexter's bullshit detector explodes, and he rushes to the lab to test Miguel's shirt, the one covered in Freebo's blood, the one Miguel gave to Dexter as "insurance". The bullshit detector was right – that blood was bovine. Dexter is both relieved and horrified – he didn't create a monster; he was used by a monster. It's on.
Meanwhile, Deb and Quinn bring in King for questioning in the Skinner case. He's unflappable. Meanwhile, King's foreman Mario is too flappable – he's too terrified to talk. Without Mario squawking, they have nothing to hold King on (especially when Miguel goes into the interrogation room to "cut a deal" with King – he obviously doesn't work too hard at it, as he wants King all for himself). Deb plots with Quinn: take Mario home, where his trees have been trimmed, hoping to scare some information out him. It works. He tells of a small shed King rents. Quinn drives the car through the cinderblock wall, and they discover Anton – in shock but alive.
Dig It Or Bury It?
The first half of this episode was pretty slow, but the second half more than makes up for it. Dexter actually feels remorse! He apologizes to Ellen's corpse. And he does seem truly sorry over her death. Not just because Miguel broke his trust or because now Dexter could be in jeopardy, but because Ellen did not deserve to die.
Flashback to The Future
Harry shows up a number of times in this episode, but only briefly. He's there just for an "I told you so." At first, Dexter defends his "friend" to his father. But once he has confirmation that Miguel broke Dexter's – and Harry's – code, he's just focused on making things right.
Nada. Zilch. None. This episode could have aired on network TV.
Body Bags
Just one this week: Ellen Wolf. When the cops pull her out of her shallow grave, she looks pretty hideous for only being dead twenty-four hours or so. Eyes milky, skin blue… you can almost smell the decay through the TV. According to Masuka, cause of death could have been any number of things. She was badly beaten, strangled, and stabbed three times. About the only thing Miguel didn't do was decapitate her.
I think it's safe to say that Miguel will no longer be Dexter's best man. Dexter says he has two options in dealing with Miguel. One: kill him. Two: get Miguel under his thumb – and keep him there. I think Dexter's going to try to be diplomatic about things, but when he can't reel Miguel in, he's going to die. It has to happen, especially when Miguel threatens an ethics investigation on Deb. No one messes with Dexter's sister!

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Bills coach Chan Gailey was blunt about the offense's performance in the 16-6 exhibition loss to Detroit Thursday night.
"It was a mess, to be honest with you," Gailey said of the offense overall. "I thought Fitz made good decisions. C.J. ran the ball good the time he got a crease in there. Stevie dropped a pass. That's not gonna happen a ton. I think we had a chance to take that one in and score if we catch the pass. We need for Tyler to play better. We do. We gotta keep working on those things."
Thigpen was wide inside for a number of open receivers in the first half. For the preseson, he hit 36 of 75 passes (48 percent) for 316 yards. Of course, he also played behind a revolving and shaky cast of backup linemen and with a changing cast of receivers.
"He was not accurate with some of his throws early in that ballgame when he went in," Gailey said. "He was leaving the ball too far inside. We talked to him in the second half about getting the ball outside, and he did a lot better throwing the ball the second half. He just needs time to throw with these guys and know exactly where they're going to break their routes."
Gailey did see positives, notably the play of Shawne Merriman, who made two excllent tackles in just seven plays on the field.
"It was good to get some people back out there like Merriman," Gailey said. "It was good to see (Kirk) Morrison and (Kelvin) Sheppard play a bunch in the ballgame. We were able to get some things done special teams-wise that we needed to work on. There were a lot of positives. We can't drop passes. We missed a couple tackles and we let one long run out of there."
More Gailey: He said don't read anything into the fact Leodis McKelvin started ahead of Drayton Florence and C.J. Spiller started ahead of Fred Jackson. (Jackson shined in extensive duty last week vs. Jacksonville but was held out vs. Detroit.)
He was encouraged by the play of the young outside linebackers, such as Alex Carrington, Danny Batten, Antonio Coleman and Robert Eddins. "Hard decision," Gailey said of the LB corps. (Aside: Carrington and Batten are locks for the roster; Coleman helped his cause Thursday.) They're making it very difficult, by all playing fairly well, not because any of them are not showing up. That's going to be a very, very difficult decision for us, the direction to go in."
Gailey on the final cuts, which come by 6 p.m. Saturday: "You've got probably your 48 that you know are going to go out there and play and be involved in the game this coming week against Kansas City. It's those next six, seven guys that you've got to make decisions on."
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Trade Target Team Profile: St. Louis Cardinals
by, 07-19-2012 at 09:49 AM (880 Views)
The Big Picture
The defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals are currently 47-45, 4.5 games behind both the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates. They are also 4.5 games behind those two teams in the Wild Card race, but just three games back of the Atlanta Braves and 1.5 games behind the Dodgers for the second Wild Card. The team traditionally is not afraid to make a splash at the trade deadline. Last year, it was a deadline deal that is often credited for propelling the team to the playoffs late in the season. They wont be afraid to pull the trigger on another deal this July.
Carlos Beltran is playing like an MVP. Matt Holliday and Lance Berkman continue to rake. David Freese became a household name in the playoffs last year and has broken out for real this season. This is a good, deep team that frankly, should not be outside of the current playoff picture looking in.
Why They Will Trade With the Twins
The Cardinals are blessed with one of baseballs best offenses. Their pitching is pretty middle-of-the-pack, and their bullpen could use some proven, quality arms. The Red Birds are 12th in baseball with a 3.89 ERA, 15th in WHIP at 1.31, and 22nd in opponent batting average, at .260. Their starters have generally been just find, providing the team with 55 Quality Starts, which ranks sixth in the game.
Adam Wainright (7-10, 4.42, 1.29), Kyle Lohse (9-2, 2.80, 1.10), Lance Lynn (11-4, 3.27, 1.21), and Jake Westbrook (7-8, 3.82, 1.33) make up four-fifths of the starting rotation. Jaime Garcia is most likely out until at least mid-August. He had an elbow injury in May and is now out with a shoulder injury. Just last week, ace Chris Carpenter had shoulder surgery and is out for the year. Joe Kelly has stepped in and is 1-2 with a 2.75 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP, but I am certain that the Cardinals would be on the lookout for an impact starter. In fact, they are rumored to be kicking the tires on Mariners LHP Jason Vargas.
Considering that several of the other big name pitchers who are likely on the trade block are from the NL Central (Ryan Dempster and Matt Garza of the Cubs, and Zach Greinke and Shawn Marcum of the Brewers), it certainly helps make a case for the Cardinals and Twins having some in-depth conversations surrounding lefty Francisco Liriano. Liriano has been pitching as well as anyone in baseball of late. He could also balance out their rotation a little bit by giving them a left-handed starting pitcher.
The Cardinals bullpen after Jason Motte and righty Mitchell Boggs is kind of a mess. If the Twins are willing to deal the likes of Glen Perkins or Jared Burton, they could get back quite a haul at this time. That said, someone like Casey Fien, who has come up recently as a minor league veteran and pitched very well and shown a lot of life on his pitches, might be someone of interest in a much more minor deal.
Why They Won't Trade With the Twins
Tom Brunansky for Tommy Herr.
OK, that deal was horrible, but it was made 24 years ago, so I think we should be able to move past it by now.
The Cardinals offense is very strong. They rank 2nd in MLB in batting average (.274), 2nd in on-base percentage (.340), 7th in slugging percentage (.478) and 5th in runs scored. With Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran playing the corner outfield spots, and John Joy posting an OBP around .360, they are one team that doesnt need to go after an outfielder. The only players among their regulars that are currently posting sub-.700 OPS are 2B Daniel Descalso and All Star SS Rafael Furcal (.699). Frankly, the Twins dont have a better option for them at that position.
The Cardinals are used to being in the playoffs and the teams they are chasing may not have better teams on paper. This team may just need to infuse one piece to go on a run. They may also see the Joey Votto injury and think that now is the time to go for it. They will never say it, but Im sure that Mike Matheny and his ball players would love to get back to the playoffs and show that they can do it without manager Tony LaRussa or all-time great Albert Pujols.
Possible Trade Targets
Shelby Miller - RHP
The assumption would be (and probably still should be) that Miller is not available in pretty much any trade. The 21-year-old right-hander has a fastball that sits in the mid-to-high 90s with good movement. He also throws a curveball and a changeup. He entered the season as Baseball Americas #8 prospect in baseball. He is now pitching in AAA (in the Pacific Coast League). For the first time, he is struggling. He is 4-8 with a 5.79 ERA and a 1.66 WHIP. Hes given up 91 hits and walked 46 in 82.1 innings. However, he has still struck out 94 batters.
Carlos Martinez - RHP
Martinez is on the upward moving track. He is a right-hander with a fastball that sits in the mid-90s and frequently hits 100 on the gun. His curveball and his changeup are works-in-progress and their development will determine whether he is a high-end starter or a high-leverage late-inning reliever. He began the year at Hi-A where he made seven starts, and now he is at AA where he is 2-2 after six starts.
Tyrell Jenkins - RHP
Jenkins was the 50th overall pick in the 2010 draft out of high school. He throws in the low 90s and touches 95-96 mph despite being just 20 and very skinny. In other words, there is room for growth and velocity. He throws a breaking ball and he is working on a changeup. At Quad Cities this year, he is 2-3 with a 5.12 ERA in 13 starts. He has 54 strikeouts (and 28 walks) in 58 innings.
(Note These top three prospects would not have been in the discussion had Francisco Liriano not been so incredible over the past two-and-a-half months. Now, I think its fair to at least start negotiations with some of these names. Jenkins name has been rumored in the Jason Vargas talks, so excuse me for being hopeful! At least I didnt bring up 20 year old OF Oscar Taveras who hit .386 in the MWL last year and jumped to AA this year where hes posting a .971 OPS.)
Trevor Rosenthal - RHP
Rosenthal was a 21st round pick of the Cardinals in 2009 out of a small community college in Kansas. He throws 90-95 with a lot of sink and a strong slider. A changeup will be big for him as a change-of-pace pitch. At AA this year, he is 8-6 with a 2.78 ERA in 17 games. He is striking out 7.9 per nine innings. Last year in Low-A, he struck out 9.9 per nine.
Kolten Wong 2B
The Twins drafted Wong in the mid-rounds out of high school, but he chose to go to the University of Hawaii. It panned out for him as, well, 1.) he got to hang out in Hawaii for 3 years playing baseball, and 2.) he played well enough that he jumped into the middle of the first round last year. The 21-year-old is currently hitting .298/.372/.419 (.791) in 84 games at AA.
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Chief Heidenreich began her pursuit of a career in public safety by becoming an MWRD Police Officer in Sept. 1996. She was promoted to Police Sergeant in June 1998, then was promoted again to Chief of Police in April 2007. She completed coursework in Staff and Command in March 2002 at Northwestern University's Center for Public Safety, and more recently, completed Northwestern's EMP program. The EMP provides intensive instruction for policy making executives and combines management principles with the study of emerging law enforcement issues.
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Islamic eschatology is the branch of Islamic scholarship that studies Yawm al-Qiyāmah (pronounced yome-ul-key-ah-mah; Arabic: يوم القيامة "the Day of Resurrection") or Yawm ad-Dīn (pronounced yome-ud-dean; يوم الدين "the Day of Judgment"). This is believed to be the final assessment of humanity by Allah, consisting of the annihilation of all life, resurrection and judgment.
The time of the event is not specified, although there are major and minor signs which have been foretold to happen with Qiyamah at the end of time.[1][2] Many verses of Qur'anic Sura contain the motif of the impending Day of Resurrection.[3][4]
The 75th Sura of the Qur'an, "al-Qiyama", has as its main subject the resurrection. Its tribulation is also described in the hadith, and commentaries of Islamic expositors such as al-Ghazali, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Majah, al-Bukhari, and Ibn Khuzaymah.[4][5] The Day of Judgment is also known as the Day of Reckoning, the Last Day and al-sā'ah, or the Hour.[6][7][8][9]
The a hadith describe the end time with more specificity than the Qur'an, describing the events of al-Qiyamah through twelve major signs. At the time of judgment, terrible corruption and chaos will rule. The Mahdi will be sent and with the help of Isa, will battle Masih ad-Dajjal. They will triumph, liberating Islam from cruelty, and this will be followed by a time of serenity with people living true to religious values.[10] However there is no mention of the advent of Mahdi and Isa in one era in any of the hadith. Some Muslim scholars translate the Arabic word "Imam" as "Mahdi" to prove the advent of Mahdi & Isa in single era.
Like other Abrahamic religions, Islam also teaches resurrection of the dead, a final tribulation and eternal division of the righteous and wicked.[11] Islamic apocalyptic literature describing Armageddon is often known as fitnah, malāhim, or ghaybah in Shī'a Islam. Righteous are rewarded with pleasures of Jannah, while unrighteous are tortured in Jahannam.
- 1 Six articles of faith
- 2 Sources
- 3 Three periods
- 4 Major and minor signs
- 5 Major figures
- 6 Major events
- 7 Comparison with Christianity
- 8 Islamic eschatology in literature
- 9 See also
- 10 References
- 11 Sources
- 12 External links
Six articles of faith[edit]
The Day of Judgment or Resurrection, al-Qiyāmah, is one of the six articles of faith in Islam.[12] The tribulation associated with it is described in the Qur'an and hadith, and commentaries of Islamic expositors like al-Ghazali, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Majah, al-Bukhari, and Ibn Khuzaymah.[4][5] The Day of Judgment is also known as the Day of Reckoning, the Hour, and the Last Day.[6][7][8][9] The Day of Judgment or Resurrection, al-Qiyāmah, relates to one of the six aqīdah in Sunni Islam, and seven aqidah in Shī'a belief.[12]
There are two main sources in Islamic scripture that discuss the Last Judgment, the Qur'an, which is viewed in Islam as infallible, and the hadith, or sayings of the prophet. Hadith are viewed with more flexibility due to the late compilation of the traditions in written form, two hundred years after the death of Muhammad.[13] The concept has also been discussed in commentaries of Islamic scholars such as al-Ghazali, Ibn Kathir, and Muhammad al-Bukhari.
Last Judgment in the Qur'an[edit]
The Qur'an describes the Last Judgment, with a number of interpretations of its verses. There are specific aspects:
- The time is known only to Allah.[14]
- Prophet Muhammad cannot bring it forward.[15]
- Those who have been dead will believe that a short time has passed between birth and death.[16] Nothing will remain except Allah.[17]
- God will resurrect all, even if they have turned to stone or iron.[18]
- Those that have accepted false deities will suffer in the afterlife.[19]
Three periods[edit]
There are three periods before the Day of Judgment, also known as ashratu's-sa'ah or alamatu qiyami's-sa'ah, with some debate as to whether the periods could overlap.[12][20][21] The first period began at the passing of Muhammad, and the second began with the passing of his companions and ended a thousand years later. The Tartar invasion, 650 years after the death of Muhammad, occurred in the second period. The Mongols, led by Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, attacked Baghdad in 1258 CE and brought the Abbasid caliphate to an end. They massacred millions of Muslims, and the water of the river Tigris turned red with blood. The Qur'an also foretold a fire at Madinah in the Hijaz near Busra in Syria in the second period, which Islamic scholars believe occurred in 654 AH. We are currently in the second period, with the end of days beginning with the appearance of Mahdi.[21]
Major and minor signs[edit]
There are a number of major and minor signs of the end of days in Islam. There is debate over whether they could occur concurrently or must be at different points in times, although Islamic scholars typically divide them into three major periods.[12][20]
Major signs[edit]
Following the second period, the third will be marked by the twelve major signs known as alamatu's-sa'ah al- kubra (The major signs of the end). They are as follows:
- The false messiah, Masih ad-Dajjal, shall appear with huge powers as a one eyed man with the other eye blind and deformed like a grape. He will claim to be God and to hold keys to heaven and hell and lead many astray, although believers will not be deceived.[20][22] His heaven is the believers hell, and his hell is the believers heaven.
- Appearance of the Mahdi[12][23]
- Medina will be deserted, with true believers going to follow Mahdi and sinners following Dajjal
- The return of Isa, from the second sky to kill Dajjal and wipe out all falsehood and religions other than Islam. He will then rule the world until he dies.[24]
- Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj, two tribes of vicious beings which had been imprisoned by Dhul-Qarnayn will break out. They will ravage the earth, drink all the water of Lake Tiberias, and kill all believers in their way (or see). Isa, Imam Al-Mahdi, and the believers with them will go to the top of a mountain and pray for the destruction of Gog and Magog. Allah will eventually send disease and worms to wipe them out.[20][25][26]
- Mecca will be attacked and the Kaaba will be destroyed
- A pleasant breeze will blow from the south that shall cause all believers to die peacefully
- Quran will be forgotten and no one will recall its verses
- All Islamic knowledge will be lost to the extent where people will not say "La Illaha Ila Allah" (There is no god, but Allah), but instead old people will babble without understanding "Allah, Allah"
- Dabbat al-ard, or the Beast that will come out of the ground to talk to people[27]
- People will fornicate in the streets 'like donkeys'
- A huge black smoke cloud will cover the earth
- The sun will rise from the west[28][29]
- The first trumpet blow will be sounded by Israfil, and all that is in heavens and earth will be stunned and die except what God wills, silence envelops everything for forty (an undetermined period of time)
- The second trumpet blow will be sounded, the dead will return to life and a fire will start that shall gather all to Mahshar Al Qiy'amah (The Gathering for Judgment)[21]
Minor signs[edit]
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The 77 Minor Signs of Qiyamat:
- Time will pass rapidly. [Bukhari, Muslim, & Ahmad]
- Good deeds will decrease. [Bukhari]
- People will become miserly. [Bukhari]
- There will be much killing and murder. [Bukhari, Muslim, Ibn Majah, & Ahmad]
- Power and authority will be given to wrong people. [Bukhari]
- Honesty will be lost. [Bukhari]
- The disappearance of knowledge and the appearance of ignorance [Bukhari, Muslim, Ibn Majah, & Ahmad]
- A mountain of gold will be disclosed from beneath the River Euphrates, but we are not to take anything from it.
- The appearance of 30 false messengers. [Bukhari]
- Two large groups, adhering to the same religious teaching, will fight each other with large numbers of casualties. [Bukhari & Muslim]
- Earthquakes will increase [Bukhari & Muslim]
- Wealth will be in abundance, to the extent that it will be difficult to find someone in need of Zakat. [Bukhari]
- When people begin to compete with others in the construction of taller buildings. [Bukhari]
- A man will pass by a grave and wish that he was in their place. [Bukhari]
- The conquest of Constantinople by the Muslims. [Ahmad, Muslim]
- Stones and trees will help the Muslims fight against the Jews.
- The consumption of intoxicants will be widespread. [Bukhari & Muslim]
- Adultery and fornication will be prevalent. [Bukhari, Muslim, Ibn Majah]
- Women will outnumber men, eventually the ratio will be 50 women to 1 man. [Bukhari, Muslim, & Ahmad]
- People will strive for power about mosques.
- People will cheat with goods. [Ibn Majah]
- Paying Zakat becomes a burden and miserliness becomes widespread; charity is given reluctantly. [Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah]
- Leaders will not rule according to the Commands of Allah.
- Only the rich receive a share of any gains, and the poor do not. [Tirmidhi]
- The leader of a people will be the worst of them. [Tirmidhi]
- A trust is used to make a profit. [Tirmidhi]
- When a man obeys his wife and disobeys his mother; and treats his friend kindly while shunning his father. [Tirmidhi]
- When voices are raised in the mosques. [Tirmidhi]
- People will treat a man with respect out of fear for some evil he might do. [Tirmidhi]
- Men will begin to wear silk. [Tirmidhi]
- Female singers and musical instruments will become popular. [Tirmidhi]
- When the last ones of the Ummah begin to curse the first ones. [Tirmidhi]
- The nations of the Earth will gather against the Muslims like hungry people going to sit at a table full of food. This will occur when the Muslims are large in number, but "like the foam of the sea".
- The Muslim conquest of Jerusalem. [Bukhari]
- A great plague will spread over the land - may be in reference to the plague of Amwas during the Caliphate of Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattab. [Bukhari]
- Wealth will increase so much so that if a man were given 10,000, he would not be content with it. [Ahmad & Bukhari]
- A trial will arise in Arabia which will not spare a single household. [Ahmad & Bukhari]
- A peace treaty will be made between the Muslims and Rûm - which they will breach.[30][31]
Other signs mentioned in Hadith Sharif include:
- Books/writing will be widespread and (religious) knowledge will be low. [Ahmad]
- People will beat others with whips like the tails of oxen - this may be in reference to the slave trade. [Muslim]
- Children will be filled with rage. [at-Tabarani, al-Hakim]
- Children will be foul. [at-Tabarani, al-Hakim]
- Women will conspire. [at-Tabarani, al-Hakim]
- Rain will be acidic or burning - reference to acid rain. [at-Tabarani, al-Hakim]
- Children of fornication will become widespread or prevalent. [at-Tabarani, al-Hakim]
- When a trust becomes a means of making a profit. [Tirmidhi, Al-Haythami]
- Episodes of sudden death will become widespread. [Ahmad]
- There will be people who will be brethren in public, but enemies in secret. (When asked how that would come about, he replied, "Because they will have ulterior motives in their mutual dealings, and at the same time they will fear one another.") [Tirmidhi]
- People will walk in the marketplace with their thighs exposed.
- Great distances will be traversed in short spans of time - reference to vehicles, aeroplanes.
- The people of Iraq will receive no food and no money due to oppression by the Romans (Europeans). [Muslim]
- People will hop between the clouds and the earth.
- When singers become common. [Al-Haythami]
- People will dance late into the night.
- People will claim to follow the Qur'an but will reject Hadith & Sunnah. [Abu Dawood]
- People will believe in the stars. [Al-Haythami]
- People will reject al-Qadr (the Divine Decree of Destiny). [Al-Haythami]
- Smog will appear over cities because of the evil that they are doing.
- People will be carrying on with their trade, but there will only be a few trustworthy persons.
- There will be attempts to make the deserts green.
- Women will be naked in spite of being dressed, these women will be led astray & will lead others astray. [Muslim]
- The conquest of India by the Muslims, just prior to the return of Prophet Jesus, son of Mary. [Ahmad, an-Nisa'i, Tabarani, al-Hakim]
- There will be a special greeting for the people of distinction. [Ahmad]
- Wild animals will be able to talk to humans. [Ahmad]
- A man will leave his home and his thigh or hip will tell him what is happening back at his home. [Ahmad]
- Years of deceit in which the truthful person will not be believed and the liar will be believed. [Ahmad]
- Bearing false witness will become widespread. [Al-Haythami & Ahmad]
- When men lie with men, and women lie with women. [Al-Haythami]
- Trade will become so widespread that a woman will be forced to help her husband in business. [Ahmad]
- A woman will enter the workforce out of love for this world. [Ahmad]
- Arrogance will increase in the earth. [Tabarani, al-Hakim]
- Family ties will be cut. [Ahmad]
- There will be many women of child-bearing age who will no longer give birth. <citation needed>
- There will be an abundance of food, much of which has no blessing in it. <citation needed>
- People will refuse when offered food. <citation needed>
- Men will begin to look like women and women will begin to look like men. <citation needed>
Major figures[edit]
Mahdi (Arabic: مهدي) translates to 'guided one', with hadith being the primary source of his descriptions. His appearance will be the first sign of the third period.[21] Hadith write that he will be a descendant of Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah and cousin Ali. The Mahdi will be looked upon to kill Al-Dajjal and end the prevalent disintegration of the Muslim community to prepare for the reign of Jesus who will rule for a time after. The Mahdi will similarly kill all enemies of the Prophet and fulfill the prophetic mission as a vision of justice and peace before following Jesus' rule.[34] The physical features of Mahdi are described in the hadith—he will be of Arab complexion and average height with a large belly, large eyes and a sharp nose. He will have a mole on his cheek, the sign of the prophet on his shoulder, and be recognized by the caliphate while he sits at his own home. As written by Abu Dawud:
Our Mahdi will have a broad forehead and a pointed (prominent) nose. He will fill the earth with justice as it is filled with injustice and tyranny. He will rule for seven years.—Abu Dawud, Sahih, 2.208 and Fusul al-muhimma, 275
Though the duration of his rule differs, hadith are consistent in describing that Allah will perfect him in a single night with inspiration and wisdom, and his name will be announced from the sky. He will bring back worship of true Islamic values, and bring the Ark of the Covenant to light. He will conquer Istanbul and Mount Daylam. And will Eye Jerusalem and the Dome as his Home. His banner will be that of the prophet Muhammad: black and unstitched, with a halo. Unopened since the death of Muhammad, the banner will unfurl when the Mahdi appears. He will be helped by angels and others that will prepare the way for him. He will understand the secrets of abjad.[10]
Sunni and Shi'ite perspectives on the Mahdi[edit]
Sunni and Shi'ite Islam have different beliefs on the identity of Mahdi. Historically, Sunni Islam has derived religious authority from the caliphate, who was in turn appointed by the companions of Muhammad at his death. The Sunnis view the Mahdi as the successor of Mohammad, the Mahdi is expected to arrive to rule the world and reestablish righteousness.[35] Various Sunnis also share a parallel belief that though there may be no actual Mahdi, the existence of mujaddid will instead lead the Islamic revolution of a renewal in faith and avoidance of deviation from God's path. Such an intellectual and spiritual figure of Sunni tradition has been attributed to numerous Muslims at the end of each Muslim century from the origin of Islam through present day.[34] This classical interpretation is favored by Sunni scholars like Ghazali and Ibn Taymiyyah.
Shi'a Islam, in distinction, followed the bloodline of Muhammad, favoring his cousin and son by marriage, Ali. Ali was appointed the first Imam, and following him there were eleven more. Muhammad al-Mahdi, otherwise known as the twelfth imam, went into hiding in 873 AD at the age of four. His father was al-`Askari, and had been murdered, and so he was hidden from the authorities of the Abbasid Caliphate. He maintained contact with his followers until 940 AD, when he was hidden. Twelver Shia Islam believes that al-Mahdi is the current Imam, and will emerge at the end of the current age. Some scholars say that, although unnoticed by others present, the Mahdi of Twelver Shi'a Islam continues to make an annual pilgrimage while he resides outside of Mecca.[36] In distinction, Sunni Islam foresees him as a separate and new person.[37] The present Ayatollahs of Iran see themselves as joint caretakers of the office of the Imam until he returns.[38]
The Mahdi is not described in the Qurʾān, only in hadith, with scholars suggesting he arose when Arabian tribes were settling in Syria under Muawiya. "They anticipated 'the Mahdi who will lead the rising people of the Yemen back to their country' in order to restore the glory of their lost Himyarite kingdom. It was believed that he would eventually conquer Constantinople."[35]
Claimants of the Mahdi[edit]
Throughout history, there have been multiple claimants to the role of Mahdi that had come into existence through their pious deeds and by subsequently acquiring their own following. One of these men, Muhammad al-Hanifiyya was said to have judgment and character over rival caliphs; and mysteries of his death arose in the 8th century. It was believed he had in fact not died and would one day return as the Mahdi. The sect of Mahdavis arose as followers of another claimant, Muhammad Mahdi of Janpur in the 15th century. Furthermore, a potential Mahdi, Muhammad Ahmad of Sudan, was believed to hold the title following his self-proclamation in 1881 and stand against the Turco-Egyptian government as well as the British.[34] Additionally, Mīrzā Ghulām Aḥmad of Punjab claimed to be the Mahdi during the same period as Muhammad Ahmad and considered a heretic by Orthodox Muslims, though he amassed a substantial following of 10 to 20 million and is credited with founding the sect of Ahmadiyya,[34] Today, this sect is established in over 200 countries and territories of the world. It should not be forgotten that two linked Shi'i movements, that of the Bábís and that of the Bahá'ís believed (and believe) that their prophets, Sayyid "Ali Muhammad, the Bab" (d. 1850) and Mirza Husayn "Ali Nuri, Bahá'u'lláh were fulfillers of prophecy. The Bab is thought to be the return of the Twelfth Imam and Bahá'u'lláh the Mahdi. Since the Baha'is now preach a fairly successful international religion with possibly 6 million followers, their concept of a fulfillment of Islamic prophecy is now currently well outside the Islamic world.
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Isa is the Arabic name for Jesus of Nazareth, and his return is considered the third major sign of last days, while the second is the appearance of Masih ad-Dajjal. Although Muhammad is the preeminent Prophet in Islam, Jesus is the only Prophet who is said not to have died but rather raised up by Allah other than Idris (Enoch) mentioned in the Quran.[39] Thus, in accordance with post-Quranic legend, he will conceivably return to Earth as a just judge before the Day of Judgment.[40] As written in hadith:
Abu Hurayrah narrates that the Messenger of Allah said, "By Him in whose hands my soul rests! It is definitely close in that time that Isa, Son of Maryam descends amongst you as a just ruler. He will break the cross, kill the swine and abolish jaziya. And money will abound in such excess that no one will accept it.—Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad, vol 2, p. 240[21]
Hadith reference both the Mahdi and Isa simultaneously and the return of the Mahdi will coincide with the return of Isa. He will descend from the heavens in al-Quds at dawn. The two will meet, and Mahdi will lead the people in fajr prayer. After the prayer, they will open a gate to the west and encounter Masih ad-Dajjal. After the defeat of ad-Dajjal, Isa will lead a peaceful forty-year reign until his death. He will be buried in a tomb beside Muhammad in Medina.[41] Though the two most certainly differ regarding their role and persona in Islamic eschatology, the figures of the Mahdi and Isa are ultimately inseparable for according to the Prophet. Though Isa is said to descend upon the world once again, the Mahdi will already be present.
- What will be your reaction when the son of Mary (Jesus) descends and your Imam is from among yourselves? (Sahih Muslim, bab nuzul 'isa, Vol. 2; Sahih Bukhari, kitab bad' al-khalq wa nuzul 'isa, Vol. 4)
Al-Dajjal or the Antichrist or False Messiah does not appear in the Quran but is a prominent figure in the Hadiths and Islamic eschatology as a whole. He appears gruesome and is blind in his right eye. His one eye is thought to be a symbol that correlates with how single minded he is in achieving his goal of converting Muslims to his side. Al-Dajjal has the intention of gaining followers through his miracle working abilities and apparent wealth and generosity. These abilities are a test for true believers of Islam, who have been warned about his power and must resist his material temptations. He is thought to appear prior to the Day of Judgment, where he will engage in an epic battle with and be killed by either Jesus (according to Sunni tradition) or the Mahdi (according to the Shia tradition). Al-Dajjal functions symbolically as a key cog in overall Islamic eschatological picture, which emphasizes the world coming to an end, of good finally triumphing over evil, and of the remarkable events that will prefigure the replacement of the mortal world with a more authentic form of existence in the afterlife. Various Muslim political movements use the concept of Al-Dajjal to comment on contemporary events, and often identify him with opposing regimes or other worldly forces that they consider as harmful to Islam.[42]
Ya'juj and Ma'juj[edit]
The fourth major sign of end time will be that the wall which imprisons the nations of Ya'juj and Ma'juj will break, and they will surge forth. Some Islamic scholars, such as Imran Nazar Hosein,[43] believe the wall began to crack during the life of Muhammad. This is supported in the hadith when the prophet mentions that "a hole has been made in the wall containing the Ya'juj and Ma'juj", indicating the size of the hole with his thumb and index finger.[44] Their release will occur forty years prior to the Last Judgment:[21]
But when Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj are let loose and they rush headlong down every hill and mountain—Qur'an 21:96[45]
They will ravage the earth. Ultimately, Allah will send worms and insects to destroy them.[21]
Major events[edit]
Desertion of Medina / Destruction of Mecca / Beast of the Earth[edit]
The fifth sign is that Medinah will be deserted, and all that remains in the city will be date palms.[citation needed] The just will have gone to join Mahdi, and the evil to Dajjal.[citation needed] Medinah will have been depopulated for forty years by the time of al-Qiyama.[citation needed] The sixth sign is that a thin ruler with short legs from Ethiopia will attack Mecca and destroy the Kabah.[citation needed]
The seventh sign is written in the Ahadith,[citation needed] and is the appearance of the da'ba-tul-ard, or the Beast of the Earth, who will populate the entire world[citation needed] and judge the wicked:
And when the Word is fulfilled against [the unjust], We shall produce from the earth a Beast to [face] them: he will speak to them, for that mankind did not believe with assurance in our Signs.—Qur'an 27:82
The entire world will be engulfed by dukhan or smoke,[23][46] for forty days[citation needed] and there will be three huge earthquakes.[citation needed] The Qur'an will be taken to the heavens and even the huffaz will not recall its verses. Finally, a pleasant breeze will blow that shall cause all believers to die, but infidels and sinners will remain alive. A fire will start from Hadramawt in Yemen that shall gather all the people of the world in the land of Mahshar, and al-Qiyamah will commence.[21]
Separation of the righteous and the damned at al-Qiyamah[edit]
The eighth sign is a breeze bearing a pleasant scent will emanate from Yemen, causing the awliya, sulaha and the pious to die peacefully once they inhale it.[citation needed] After the believers die, there will be a period of 120 years during which the world will hold only kafirs, sinners, oppressors, liars and adulterers, and there would be a reversion to idolatry.[citation needed]
The ninth sign is the rising of the sun from the West after a long night, which after midday will set again. According to Hadith:
Abu Hurayrah states that the Messenger of Allah (swt) as said, "The Hour will not be established until the sun rises from the West and when the people see it they will have faith. But that will be (the time) when believing of the soul, that will have not believed before that time, will not benefit it.—Ibn Maja, as-Sunan, vol. 2 p 1352-53[21]
The final signs will be nafkhatu'l-ula, when the trumpet will be sounded for the first time, and which will result in the death of the remaining sinners. Then there will be a period of forty years. Then a second trumpet will sound to signal the resurrection. As written in the Qur'an:
The Trumpet will (just) be sounded, when all that are in the heavens and on earth will swoon, except such as it will please Allah (to exempt). Then will a second one be sounded, when, behold, they will be standing and looking on!
Finally, there will be no more injustice:
Surely God does not do injustice to the weight of an ant, and if it is a good deed He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.
Resurrection of the dead[edit]
In the Qur'an, barzakh (Arabic: برزخ) is the intermediate state in which nafs of the deceased are held between realities to rest with loved ones until Qiyamah.[49][50][50][51][52]
The eleventh sign is the second sounding of the trumpet, at which time the dead will be resurrected as ba'as ba'da'l-mawt. All will be naked and running to the Place of Gathering, while the enemies of Allah will be travelling on their faces with their legs upright.
At divine judgment, each person's Book of Deeds will be read, in which 'every small and great thing is recorded',[53] will be read, with actions before adolescence not written. Records shall be given in the right hand if they are good, and the left if they are evil. Even the smallest acts will not be ignored:
Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it!
And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it.—Qur'an, sura 99 Az-Zalzala, ayat 7-8[54]
This will be followed by perfect, divine and merciful justice. The age of the hereafter, or rest of eternity, is the final stage after the Day of Judgment, when all will receive their judgment from God.
Those who believe in that which is revealed unto thee, Muhammad, and those who are Jews, and Christians, and Sabians - whoever believeth in Allah and the Last Day and doeth right - surely their reward is with their Lord, and there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.
The dead will stand in a grand assembly, awaiting a scroll detailing their righteous deeds, sinful acts and ultimate judgment.[56][57] Muhammad will be the first to be resurrected.[58]
If one did good deeds, one would go to Jannah, and if unrighteous would go to Jahannam. Punishments will include adhab, or severe pain, and khizy or shame.[59][59] There will also be a punishment of the grave (for those who disbelieved) between death and the resurrection.[60]
Comparison with Christianity[edit]
While appearing similar to certain parts of the Bible (Ezekiel,[61] James,[62] 1 Peter,[63] Revelation[64]), this is dissimilar to some Protestant branches of Christianity, where salvation comes by faith in Jesus alone. Catholics, however, cite James 2:24[65] as evidence that judgment is not based on faith alone. Islam emphasizes that grace does not conflict with perfect justice.
Islamic eschatology in literature[edit]
Ibn al-Nafis wrote of Islamic eschatology in Theologus Autodidactus (circa 1270 CE), where he used reason, science, and early Islamic philosophy to explain how he believed al-Qiyamah would unfold, told in the form of a theological fiction novel.[66]
Imran Nazar Hosein wrote numerous books that deals with Islamic eschatology (Ilmu Ākhir al-Zamān - Knowledge of the later days), among which the most famous is Jerusalem in the Qur'an.[67]
See also[edit]
- ^ "Major Signs before the Day of Judgment". Shaykh Ahmad Ali.
- ^ "Signs of Qiyaamah".
- ^ Hasson, Isaac. Last Judgment. Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an.
- ^ a b c Gardet, L. Qiyama. Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an.
- ^ a b Quran 74:38
- ^ a b Quran 71:18
- ^ a b Quran 31:34
- ^ a b Quran 74:47
- ^ a b Quran 2:8
- ^ a b Yahya, Harun (12 May 2010). Portents And Features Of The Mahdi's Coming. Global Publishing. Kindle Edition.
- ^ http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e588?_hi=1&_pos=2
- ^ a b c d e Richardson, Joel (7 April 2006). Antichrist: Islam's Awaited Messiah. Pleasant Word-A Division of WinePress Publishing. p. 284.
- ^ Ben David, Mikhah (20 Feb 2011). What does it mean that "the Mahdi will rule according to the Judgment of David and Solomon"?. New Dawn Publications.
- ^ Quran 33:63
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- ^ Quran 11:17
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i Yahya, Harun (1 January 2008). Clarity Amidst Confusion: Imam Mahdi and the End of Time. Global Publishing. Kindle Edition. p. 64.
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- ^ a b Jon R. Stone. Expecting Armageddon: Essential Readings in Failed Prophecy.
- ^ John L. Esposito. What Everyone Needs To Know About Islam. p. 28.
- ^ Quran 21:96
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- ^ Sunan Abi Dawud 4292
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- ^ Leor Halevi, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/04/opinion/04iht-edhalevi.1.5565834.html
- ^ Ezekiel 18:27
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External links[edit]
- Islamic Eschatology group on Facebook.
- The Physics of The Day of Judgment
- 'Ilmu Ākhir al-Zamān: Knowledge of The Later Days


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Q: What are some pros and cons of using medical marijuana for relief of MS symptoms?
A: Pain associated with multiple sclerosis can often be very difficult to treat. Unfortunately, a lot of the traditional medications that are used can have significant side effects. Medical marijuana can be very helpful in treating the pain associated with MS without resulting in the typical side effects of other treatments like high dose opioids, such as constipation and nausea. Long term use of opioids results in the development of a tolerance to the medication, often requiring the need for higher doses. As far as I am aware this is not the case with Marijuana.
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The obligatory disclaimer: I am not an employee of Hostess, nor am I paid by them either with money or products. I do not know the current whereabouts of Twinkie The Kid, and if I did, I wouldn't tell you.
An appropriate amount of time has passed. There has been time to grieve. To mourn the loss of an old friend. Just shy of its 80th birthday, Twinkie succumbed after a long and debilitating illness.
Having written a heartfelt tribute to Twinkies in the past, I feel that it is the proper time to share some thoughts about how to deal with a Twinkieless world.
To refresh the memories of the two or three people who actually took the time to read my Twinkie blog, I wrote one called Tribute To Twinkies. It referenced the health concerns my doctor had about my diet, and somehow morphed into a tribute to the tasty little treats, including fun facts, and a complete history of the Twinkie.
So, having been banned from Twinkies by my wonderful doctor, who is kindhearted in general, but ruthless as far as my health is concerned, I feel like I am the perfect person to help those trying to kick Twinkies cold turkey.
Having had to quit smoking as well as giving up my Twinkies (and all other fun foods) I can definitely tell you that Twinkies are darn near as hard to give up as smoking. To give them up simultaneously is next to impossible, and I do not recommend such a course of action without constant medical observation.
I gave up Twinkies long before I quit smoking, and yes, there were times that I replaced a Twinkie with a cigarette. I am not advocating it, but rather being honest.
Oh heck, as long as I am being honest, I will admit that right before Hostess went bankrupt, Kroger started carrying Chocolate Creme Twinkies, and well, I had never tried one, and um, they were on sale 2/$5.00, and well, I kind of bought a box.
I bought a box, and I rationalized it by telling myself that I had never tried them, and I probably wouldn't like them, as I am old school, and usually resist change. I convinced myself that they would be so bad that it would actually reinforce my vow to never eat Twinkies again. It made perfect sense at the time, and did I tell you that they were on sale 2/&5.00?
Well I am both proud, and ashamed to admit that the Chocolate Creme Twinkie were delish! I am proud to say that Hostess lived up to their reputation of delivering taste to the buds, but I am more than a little ashamed to admit that I knew deep down that they would be tasty. I rationalized to myself that they would be bad just to give myself an excuse to fall off the wagon. I knew darn well they'd be awesome!
So I got home with my 2/$5.00 box of Twinkies, poured a glass of 2% milk, and went to town. Eight Twinkies in, I get a knock at the door. Without thinking, I opened the door, and it was my friend John McKay. Well, I let him in, and we started chatting by the door, and then I noticed him glancing at the Twinkie box on my counter.
He looked at the box, then he looked back at me, then back at the box, with the barest trace of a smile on his face. I wiped a bit of chocolate creme from my face, and I knew that the jig was up. If I had only looked through the peephole in my door before I had opened it.
You see, John knows of my battle with Twinkies. He was one of the two or three people that had actually read my Twinkie blog. He knew what the score was, and now he knew that I had relapsed.
I did the only thing I could do, I handed him my remaining two Twinkies, with some awkward excuse about wanting to try them just once, and told him that they were on sale 2/$5.00. Or something like that.
He didn't have to take them, but he did. Not only did he take them, but he did it with not a smile, but a sneer on his face. Maybe a smirk, I don't know, my vision was kind of blurry at that particular moment.
Before you all think John is guiltless in the matter, I believe the reason he stopped by was to give me a package of his new culinary discovery, which was Johnsonville Bacon Jerky, so he is no angel.
In the end, he left, and I hit the couch, and washed down my Chocolate Creme Twinkies with a package of Bacon Jerky. I felt dirty.
I awoke the next morning feeling the guilt and embarrassment, and I made a promise to myself to redouble my efforts. I did not touch another Twinkie from that point on. I stayed away from Krogers for the duration of the sale, but I did however make a trip to the Dollar Tree, and picked up a package of bacon jerky for my friend John. I figured I owed him.
I may have purchased a package or three for myself as well, OK five. They were only a dollar a pack! Who knew you could buy bacon jerky at a dollar store? That is a dangerous thing for me. Another place I have to avoid. Story of my life.
In the end, I have been left with a question that will probably haunt me for the rest of my life: If I had known that Hostess was going to go bankrupt, would I have given my last two Twinkies to John McKay? I seriously lose sleep over that decision.
I am now getting better about having resentments towards Mr. McKay for getting my last two Twinkies. Every time I start to resent him, I remind myself that he showed up with bacon jerky for me, so how can I be mad?
I also have some resentment for folks that had to give up Twinkies because the company went bankrupt.
I did it the hard way! I had to walk by fully stocked displays of them everytime I went to the store. It is much easier to get over the Twinkie habit when you are not faced with them each and every single time you walk into a store.
I won't lie, I still look at the spot where they used to be at my local CVS. They filled the shelf with holiday stuff, but on the top shelf there are still Hostess Fruitcakes. Fruitcakes! They were apparently the only things that didn't sell out within minutes of the bankruptcy announcement. Imagine that. Fruitcakes didn't sell out. Go figure.
I had never heard of Hostess Fruitcakes. Fruitcakes are something you buy for somebody you don't like for Christmas. Even I could not "rationalize" buying a fruitcake, even if it was made by Hostess. I took it as a slap in my face, shook my head, and walked out the door with my stupid granola bar. I don't even know what granola is. All I know is that my ruthless doctor has ok'd them. WITH MODERATION. I hate the word moderation.
Oh well, my cholesterol level today is now closer to two digits than it is to four digits, so there is that I guess.
To summarize, I guess the only advice I have for those trying to get over their Twinkie habit is this.
Don't replace Twinkies with cigarettes. Your doctor will make you quit those too.
Don't replace Twinkies with beer. If you do, though, don't drive.
Don't replace Twinkies with medical Marijuana. For all the obvious reasons.
Don't replace Twinkies with Little Debbies. It's like replacing a Corvette with an Escort.
If you are really having a hard time, eat a Granola Bar, wash it down with a glass of Crystal Light, and call my wonderful doctor for help on her 24 hour hotline: 1-800-RUTHLESS...


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Team Puffy takes Carpenter tourney
PLATTSBURGH — The Seton Catholic Booster Club held the Carpenter Memorial Golf Tournament at The Barracks. A total of seven skins were awarded.
All proceeds went to the Seton Catholic Booster Club.
Flight A: Team Puffy
Flight B: Brown Funeral Home
Flight C: Off the Field Sports
Closest to the Pin: Steve Moffat, Hole 7; Greg Fessette, Hole 12.
Closest to the Line: Susie Carpenter, Tom Spittler.
Closest to the Pin: Val Jodoin.
Placid Soccer Centre to hold camps
CANTON— The Lake Placid Soccer Centre will hold both overnight and day soccer camps in July in Canton and Lake Placid.
The overnight camps will take place July 14 to 20 and July 21 to 27 at St. Lawrence University in Canton. There will also be an overnight camp held at the Lake Placid Elementary School July 8 to 12.
A day camp will also take place July 8 to 12 at the Lake Placid Elementary School.
Boys and girls 5 to 18 years old are encouraged to attend. Sign up and get more information at lakeplacidsoccer.com.
Paine Memorial Library golf tourney set for July 13
WILLSBORO— The Willsboro Golf Course will host the 17th golf scramble to benefit the Paine Memorial Library on July 13. The cost is $50 and includes 18 holes, cart, food and prizes. Tee times are set at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The tournament will be for teams of men, women and true mix (two men, two women). To reserve a spot, call Willsboro Golf Club at 963-8989.
Shaughnessy commits to Clinton
PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton Community College Athletic Department announced Tuesday that Jesse Shaughnessy, a senior at Schroon Lake Central School, has decided to attend Clinton Community College in the fall.
While attending Clinton, Shaughnessy will play basketball for coach Kevin Daugherty's Cougars. Shaughnessy was named the Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference's Most Valuable Player two of the past three years.
This past season, he led Schroon Lake to the MVAC regular-season championship, was named Third-Team All-State for Class D schools and finished his career having scored more than 1,000 points.
"I think Clinton will be a good starting point for me academically and athletically," Shaughnessy said. "I have a lot of friends in the Plattsburgh area, and I really like the way coach Daugherty runs his program."
Coach Daugherty is looking forward to coaching Shaughnessy.
"I was impressed with his strength and versatility," Daugherty said. "He can bring the ball up court if needed, and he can get into the paint, finish and get to the foul line. I also thought he did a great job with his leadership on a very young team."
Engstrom wins mile, half mile at final Fun Run
PLATTSBURGH — June 10 was the final fun run in the Plattsburgh Recreation Department's Spring Fun Run series.
Runners from ages 2-12 ran in the ¼, ½ and mile run with some runners doing multiple racers.
The winner of the ¼ mile was Joshua Sand in a time of 1:48. Zack Engstrom won both the ½ mile (3:23) and the mile (7:24) runs.
Before the runs, certificates and ribbons were presented to all children. Runners who were not there can pick up their certificates at the Rec Department this week.
Quarter-mile run
1, Joshua Sand, 1:48. 2, Katie Demers, 1:57. 3, Jake Recore, 2:01. 4, Morgan Hall, 2:04. 5, Issac Lane, 2:05. 6, Connor Barry, 2:11. 7, Alex Lane, 2:12. 8, Jenelle Bresette, 2:15. 9, Anna Plaza, 2:20. 10, Drew Engstrom, 2:23. 11, Ava McAuliffe, 2:30. 12, Mazie Sellars, 12:38. 13, Olivia Gottlob, 2:39. 14, Lindsey Shanley, 2:42. 15, Rylan Steele, 2:52. 16, Nathaniel Lambert, 2:52. 17, Jac McAuliffe, 2:56. 18, Owen Rankin, 2:58. 19, Allaire Allen, 3:02. 20, Calla Allen, 3:03. 21, Gabby Mosca, 3:05. 22, Lily Mosca, 3:06. 23, Emma B., 3:15. 24, Jasper Carter-Kelly, 3:18. 25, Tyler Sand, 3:37. 26, Addison Steele, 3:43. 27, Addison Rankin, 5:03. 28, Paxton Mannix, 5:11. 29, Ava Ross, 5:21. 30, Evan Ross, 5:23.
Half-mile run
1, Zack Engstrom, 3:25. 2, Eamon Graves, 3:26. 3, Nora Graves, 3:29. 4, Rylann King, 3:45. 5, Brady Mannix, 3:53. 6, Abigail Allen, 4:05. 7, Ryan Recore, 4:21. 8, Avery Holland, 4:23. 9, Jake Recore, 4:41. 10, Michella Germain, 4:53. 11, George Cortright, 4:59. 12, Katie Demers, 5:02. 13, Michael Mannix, 5:05. 14, Rowan Wood, 5:13. 15, Ryan Demers, 5:19. 16, Anne Marie Geiger, 5:31. 17, Adam Plaza, 5:56. 18, Cameron Benware, 6:03. 19, Brennen Peters, 6:08. 20, Ava Ross, 6:13.
Mile run
1, Zack Engstrom, 7:24. 2, Declan Giltz, 7:25. 3, Timothy Giltz, 7:31. 4, Eamon Graves, 7:34. 5, Jamie Manning, 7:35. 6, Ricky Weerts, 7:36. 7, Kade Sellars, 7:57. 8, Alivia Marciniak, 8:37. 9, Ben Lambert, 8:40. 10, Kristy Bresnahan, 8:42. 11, Issac Lane, 9:33. 12, Alex Lane, 9:35. 13, Brady Mannix, 10:28. 14, Michael Mannix, 11:24. 15, Nathaniel Lambert, 12:49. 16, Mazie Sellars, 12:52.


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Detention for wrong tie pupil
5:00pm Thursday 14th February 2013 in News By Will Lodge, Senior reporter
A PUPIL has been put in detention for wearing the wrong type of tie.
Colne Community School in Brightlingsea insists students wear clip-on ties for health and safety reasons.
Max Richmond, 13, says the ties are uncomfortable and childish and prefers to wear a traditional tie, given to him by a neighbour.
- Read the full story including the school's response in Thursday's Gazette.
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6:16pm Thu 14 Feb 13
Say It As It Is OK? says...
Or is it Another instance of Health and Safety gone absolutely bonkers. The 'jobsworths' who made these decisions must be very pleased with themselves! Why not go the whole hog and take their belts and shoe laces away as well!
6:57pm Thu 14 Feb 13
James 1 says...
2:33am Fri 15 Feb 13
Boris says...
If they don't want them to have "dangerous" garments, they should abolish ties altogether, rather than force tem to wear clip-on ones.
8:50am Fri 15 Feb 13
Ritchie_Hicks says...
A classic example of H&S gone made.
As Boris rightly says - if the tie is so dangerous, abolish it!
10:39am Fri 15 Feb 13
TheCaptain says...
Complete idiots who made that decision. They should be ashamed.
3:07pm Fri 15 Feb 13
Clairebear1980 says...
4:56pm Fri 15 Feb 13
Scoot says...
5:11pm Fri 15 Feb 13
Ritchie_Hicks says...
Scoot wrote:That's a huge generalisation of parents an in such a case the child would probably find themselves charged with a criminal offence anyway.
Afraid with the 'lets blame and claim' society we live in schools have to be very careful. It would not be the other pupil that throttled the boy by wrenching his tie that the childs parents would claim from would it ? No, the childs parents would be advised by some ambulance chasing lawyer to claim for negligence due to lack of supervision from the school, injury, emotional distress etc etc all from the school because they know they can get a bigger pay out.
5:12pm Fri 15 Feb 13
Im_Like_HELLO says...
5:44pm Fri 15 Feb 13
Fnagster says...
This is KNOT news!
8:11pm Fri 15 Feb 13
Ritchie_Hicks says...
Im_Like_HELLO wrote:So are electric light bulbs, steam powered machinary, pedal cycles, pasteurisation and flushing toilets. Should we ban them as well?
Neck ties are a hangover from Victorian times -- outdated and sexist. The school is to be applauded for making moves into the 21st century by insisting on fake ties, and I hope their next step is to abolish them altogether.
8:18pm Fri 15 Feb 13
jut1972 says...
8:38pm Fri 15 Feb 13
Heinz says...
8:40pm Fri 15 Feb 13
Im_Like_HELLO says...
8:49pm Fri 15 Feb 13
wellnow says...
8:39am Sun 17 Feb 13
Justice79 says...
Well at least the poor little lamb knows that later on in life when things don't go his way he can always run to the local rag.
12:20pm Sun 17 Feb 13
mechanic7 says...
How can a clip on tie be more uncomfortabe than a bit of cloth that goes right around your neck.
One of the favourite tricks at school used to be to trap ypur tie in a door and leave you there during lunch break !. the gazette is obvously trying to justify its price increase by includind stupid stories such as this.
4:48pm Mon 18 Feb 13
romantic says...
Schools like rules, and feel they cannot be seen to back down from them. I´m sure the head is perfectly aware that this is all a bit silly, but will not back down, as then it shows that "the rules" are not something set down next to the 10 Commandments, but are in fact flexible.
It is the same mindset you meet in traffic wardens and petty officials around the world: the rules are the rules, and cannot be bent, even slightly. Get used to it, kid, there will be plenty more of them out there in the adult world.
4:58pm Mon 18 Feb 13
Jess Jephcott says...
8:55pm Mon 18 Feb 13
WivRes says...
For the record, I've worn a tie pretty much every day of my school and working life (35 years or so) and yet to witness or be involved in any health and safety risk caused by my neck wear.
9:26am Tue 19 Feb 13
WivRes says...
Smartness and uniformity are the obvious reasons for. Other reasons are conservatism, perhaps and a need or desire to stand apart from those that do not wear ties; management/ shop floor etc.
Reasons for not wearing a proper tie are cited as being for health and safety. Perhaps also, children refuse to conform by wearing their ties in a stylish yet unconventional way thus eroding any justification for wearing a tie for uniformity and smartness.
But to claim tie should not be worn on the grounds of health and safety is an insult to our collective intelligence. The Colne is rightly regarded as a great sports academy. One supposes that the odd accident, injury or collision has occurred on the football pitch, but is soccer being banned? Was this not the school that had a dreadful incident between a school bus and a tractor recently, but have the buses been cancelled?
The H&S argument is nonsense, which makes me more concerned that the real reason is more to do with being against any conservatism, not wishing to appear even the slightest bit elitist and a symptom of the shift in power from teacher to pupil. If teachers can't teach Maths, get new teachers, don't drop Maths. If teachers can't get students to wear proper ties properly standards similarly need to be raised. There's nothing wrong with maintaining raised standards, it installs pride and a sense of worth. There is everything wrong with dumbing down and pandering to the demands of those who demand the easy option and lest us not forget, the children learn from us so we have to be careful what we teach them.
3:55pm Tue 19 Feb 13
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A 7-year-old girl riding in the back seat of her family's car was struck in the head by gunfire from another vehicle after a dispute at a Palmdale fuel station. The girl was hospitalized and on life support. Beverly White reports from Palmdale for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Sept. 4, 2013.
A 7-year-old girl riding in the back seat of her family's car was struck in the head by gunfire from another vehicle after a dispute at a Palmdale fuel station, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Palmdale Station.
The girl was hospitalized in critical condition. A family member identified the young victim as 7-year-old Desiree Macias, of Palmdale, and said she was shot in the head.
At mid-day, family members told NBC4 Southern California they are waiting for other family members to arrive at the hospital before removing the girl from life support.
A shooting happened at about 12:45 a.m. near 57th Street East and East Avenue S. before a second round of gunfire near Essex Drive and Regency Place. Rounds may have been exchanged from car-to-car, officials said.
The dispute began at a nearby fuel station (map), according to investigators. Macias was in the backseat of her family's car when they were followed by another driver after leaving the fuel station.
Evidence markers indicating the discovery of bullet casings were placed in the street at four locations in a nearby neighborhood. At least two bullet holes were found in a red Toyota Corolla in which the six victims were traveling.
"I just saw a mother holding her child, bleeding out on the sidewalk," said resident Ray Desepio. "She was just screaming and screaming, 'My baby's been shot, she's been shot in the head.'"
Three people were booked on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the shootings. The attackers' vehicle also was located.
Authorities initially said two individuals wanted in connection with the crime might have left the location, but later determined all of the attackers were in custody.
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