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With the kids being at home again for the May Bank Holiday, so soon after the Easter holidays, you may be looking for ways to keep them busy, even if the weather isn't good.
The children will love these easy pizza faces which they can make themselves, whatever their age.
There's not really a recipe for these, they're just a 'suped up' version of cheese on toast! We make pizza toast quite a bit in our house. We often make it with crumpets but have also used English Muffins, Pitta Bread or Naan Breads. These pizza faces have been made from cutting out a circle from a lightly toasted piece of bread - I used the top off my tea bag canister as it was the perfect size with minimum wastage - you could use a large cookie cutter or pint glass too.
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Sliced Bread (or crumpets or English Muffins) - lightly toasted
Tomato Ketchup
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Mixed Herbs or Oregano
- Cut a circle out of your toast and arrange onto baking sheet.
- Spread the ketchup onto the base.
- Cover with grated cheese.
- Arrange your toppings into a smiley face.
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'Eid Primer for Converts & Potential Khatibs
For Converts, Their Families and One's Co-Workers and Friends
For many of us, the 'Eid prayer is a simple ritual that we observe twice a year. However, if one recently accepted Islam, or is dealing with the responsibility of his first 'Eid khutbah, the 'Eid prayer begins to seem truly daunting. With that in mind, I decided to compile a simple primer on the 'Eid prayer. I hope this facilitates its observance, making it easy for converts, their families, co-workers and first-time preachers.
What is 'Eid al-Fitr?
The word 'Eid in Arabic means holiday and the word fitr means to break. Since this holiday takes place the day after the month of Ramadan ends, this holiday is given the name "the holiday for breaking the fast."
What happens on that day?
On the day of 'Eid the entire Muslim community congregates in observance of the 'Eid prayer.
What time is the prayer?
It can be prayed anytime after sunrise until noon and must be done so in congregation.
Whose invited? Can I bring my non-Muslim friends and family members?
The entire community is encouraged to come, and you are definitely encouraged to bring all of your friends and family to the prayer and the celebrations thereafter!
How does one pray this prayer? Is it different from the Friday prayer?
The 'Eid prayer is similar to the Friday prayer in its number of cycles (two), in that it is recited out loud, and that both have sermons. However, unlike the Friday prayer, the 'Eid prayer's sermon follows the prayer.
The second difference lies in its number of takbirs (when the prayer leader says, "God is the greatest" which starts the prayer). In the 'Eid prayer there are six additional takbir added to the original in the prayer's first cycle, and five added to the second cycle of prayer (after one rises from the sitting position to stand for the second cycle).
How it's done:
The first cycle: there is the opening takbir, then the prayer leaders says "Allahu Akbar" [God is the greatest] six more times, and then recites the opening chapter from the Qur'an followed by a short reading from another chapter of the Qur'an.
After rising for the second cycle: one says "Allahu Akbar" to arise and stands for the second cycle of prayer then states Allahu Akbar 5 more times before reading the opening chapter from the Qur'an.
Note: if one is following the Imam, it is much easier. Just follow him!
Are there any special chapters of Qur'an that should be recited during this prayer?
It was the practice of the Prophet ﷺ to read, after the first chapter of Qur'an, the 87th chapter in the first cycle of prayer and the 88th in the second cycle. Others considered it commendable to recite the 50th chapter from the Qur'an in the first cycle and the 54th in the second. However, if one is unable to read those chapters, there is nothing wrong with reading whatever he knows from the Qur'an.
What if one comes late and misses the extra takbirs?
If one comes after the preacher has already started (for example he has already stated Allahu akbar three times in addition to the opening Allahu Akbar) then that person should begin the prayer by saying, "Allahu akbar" (God is the Greatest) and join the Imam. However once the preacher begins to recite the Qur'an, the latecomer should keep saying "Allahu akbar" in a soft voice until he arrives to the total of 7 extra takbirs (or 5 if he comes late for the second cycle of prayer).
Thus, in the above scenario where the preacher had already said three, the person would have said a total of 4 with him. However, once the preacher started to read Qur'an, the person should say an additional 4 takbir [saying God is the greatest] making it a total of 7.
If it were the second cycle, the person, once the preacher starts reading Qur'an, should add 2 more to reach the total of 5.
If one arrived late and started their prayer with the second cycle, missing the first, then they should say 7 when they stand to complete the prayer after the preacher closes the prayer.
If the person comes late and finds the congregation at the end of the prayer, meaning he missed all of the takbirs, he should arise, after the closure of the prayer, and say 7 takbirs in the first cycle and 5 in the second.
Note: one may pray behind any preacher who observes the takbirs in a different fashion recognized by Islamic ritual law. There is no problem to follow them in this; one should not make it a big issue.
What is the ruling for 'Eid prayer?
Eid prayer is a highly encouraged act for those ordered to pray the Friday prayer and recommended for those who are not obligated to pray the Friday prayer, according to a group of scholars. However, there are other great scholars who hold it to be a religious obligation.
What should the Preacher talk about?
In addition to what constitutes the normal recognized procedures related to the sermon, one should insure that his sermon is relevant and provides the community with a feeling of empowerment and purpose. It is also good to channel the community into taking part in the different committees and programs that take place in the local mosque. One should also try and make the speech relevant to the attendees by addressing each in drawing valuable lessons that are practical and measurable.
I have a family member or friend who converted to Islam. Although I'm not Muslim, can I congratulate them and offer gifts?
Sure, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that religiously and no Muslim should take offense to it. If they do, please feel free to give their gifts to me!
Recommended acts:
- To keep night vigil the night before the 'Eid prayer*.
- To take a ritual bath prior to the prayer.
- To apply perfume [for men only].
- To wear one's best clothing.
- To return from the prayer using a different route.
- To eat something before the 'Eid prayer. It is best to eat a few dates and if proven difficult, then drinking some water as this is the sunnah of the Prophet [note for 'Eid al-Adha the opposite holds true].
- To set out for the Masjid early engaging in takbir. This is truly one of the greatest memories any family can have, so seize this moment and engage in takbir with your families. If you're solo, then know that you are engaging in takbir with the angels!
- To pray in an open space.
- One should not pray before or after the 'Eid prayer.
- May Allah bless you and give you the best 'Eid ever!
*Note: many consider this a comendable act, however the narration attributed to the Prophet [sa], "Whoever brings to life the night of 'Eid [with worship] his heart will be alive on a day when the hearts will die" is weak as noted in Tadhkirat al-Mawdu'at, vol. 1, pg. 47.
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Brother Suhaib, Can you please answer these three questions if you have some extra time???
1. Can you give some practical tips on how to sleep less.
2. Is Laylatul Qadr only one night ? I ask this because different countries have a difference about 2 days. Therefore, Laylatul Qadr might be in one country but not in other. However if its common for the whole world and taking into account laylatul qadr falls in one of the odd nights, then it must be the odd day common for the whole world. Can you please provide your view on this
3. Lastly, What are your views regarding the teachings of Imam Abu Hamid Ghazali (ra) in Mishkat Al Anwar, Book 20 and 21 of his Ihya?
Jazak Allah Khair-
The native Americans used to drink lots of water before they slept so they could wake early before battle (at least that's the urban legend). It works for me.
Ofcourse Justin LOL..any person who drinks LOTS of water before they sleep will wake up very early cuz they have to PEE!!! LOL LOL..its happening to me every day in my pregnancy even when i drink only little water before going to bed. lol
Thank you, Shaykh.
No women allowed at our local Mosque. It's been many years since I have prayed Eid prayer, and as a convert to Islam I find this very disheartening. InshaAllah, my little daughter will be permitted to attend with my husband and sons.
May Allah bless all those who have sincerely struggled through the month of Ramadan, and Eid Mubarak to everyone!
Asalaamu alaikum sis…I know you posted this almost a year ago but I am just now reading it. Subhan'Allah, that is so sad. Why don't they allow the women at the masjid???? There's a hadith where Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said that women should not be prohibited from attending the masjid. Also, there's another hadith where our beloved Prophet (SAW) said that for Eid, everyone should attend, even the women that are at home should come out for the celebration.
Eid is a great occasion for all Muslim… obviously flowers are the easiest way to express your feelings on Eid….
May Allah bless all those who have sincerely struggled through the month of Ramadan,
Jazakallah khayr for the timely article. #7 on the list of things to in Eid is especially true for me. My favorite memory from Eids during my childhood was saying takbeer with my family in the car on the way to the masjid. There's nothing like the peace you feel on Eid morning, especially when you're with family.
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article. #7 on the list of things to in Eid is especially true for me. My favorite memory from Eids during my childhood was saying takbeer with my family in the car on the way to the masjid. There's nothing like the peace you feel on Eid morning, especially when you're with family.
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Hundreds of relatives, friends and teammates wept together and hugged Saturday at the funeral of a semi-pro football player whose killing led to murder and weapons charges against former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez.
The body of Odin Lloyd was found June 17 near Hernandez's home. Police arrested Hernandez on Wednesday and charged him with orchestrating the execution-style shooting.
Lloyd played for the Boston Bandits and was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee. Members of Lloyd's team showed up for the funeral in their uniforms and chanted his name as pallbearers placed his casket in a hearse outside Church of the Holy Spirit in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood. The crowd of mourners was so large that some could not find room inside the church for the two-hour service.
Hernandez has pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail. Two other men are also in custody. Prosecutors say the three were in a car with Lloyd shortly before his death.
Authorities have said trouble that led to Lloyd's killing happened June 14, when Lloyd went with Hernandez to a Boston nightclub. Hernandez became upset when Lloyd began talking with people Hernandez apparently didn't like, prosecutors said.
On June 16, the night before the slaying, a prosecutor said, Hernandez texted two unidentified friends and asked them to hurry to Massachusetts from Connecticut.
A few minutes later, he texted Lloyd to tell him he wanted to get together, prosecutors said. Authorities say Hernandez, Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace picked up Lloyd at around 2:30 a.m. June 17, drove him to an industrial park near Hernandez's home and shot him five times. They have not said who fired the shots.
Odin Lloyd was a 'happy-go-lucky' guy who played for the love of the game, his coach says in an exclusive interview.Prosecutors said an ammunition clip found in Hernandez's Hummer matched the caliber of casings found at the scene of Lloyd's killing.
Hernandez's lawyer argued in court that the case is circumstantial. He said Hernandez, who was cut by the Patriots the day he was arrested, wanted to clear his name.
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Dr Jeanette Hoorn is Associate Professor in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. She has published widely in Australian and Pacific art and film. She prepared an exhibition on Charles Darwin in Australia for the bicentenary celebrations of Darwin's birth in 2009. Her research and teaching interests include Australian indigenous art; documentary and ethnographic cinema; the European civilising mission. She has held fellowships at Yale, Berkeley, the University of London and the Australian National University.
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I would very much appreciate any help I can get identifying this plant, which I believe to be in the genus Clematis. You can view the attached photo and also these two: The plant looks JUST like this plant, which is identified as Clematis terniflora but most of the other pictures I find on Google do not look like this. Unfortunately, I do need an exact identification, as this is for a university project and not just gardening, so any help I can get is greatly appreciated! Thanks! |
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Without a photo of the flowers, I believe that it will be impossible to identify. |
My apologies, I see that you do have the flower included in the photos. So, with that, I'll say that you'll need better photos of the flowers. I see that you're in Pennsylvania. Clematis terniflora is naturalized & becoming increasingly invasive in Pennsylvania. In Philadelphia & suburbs, where I work as a gardener, it's one of our most persistent weeds. |
Try going into "clematis.com"...follow the trail to picture identification using your plant's flowering time, height. The time of bloom can squeeze the varieties that bloom at the same time....the height just a bit more info. |
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The health care industry and the country was divided with passage in March 2010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and 17 months later many questions remain for health care systems and patients.
Since Jan. 1, the Franciscan Alliance has been expanding its health system and working toward understanding all implementations of the federal legislation. In February, the Franciscan Alliance announced it would buy the Hammond Clinic, now known as Franciscan Hammond Clinic. At a June blessing, Barb Greene, president of Franciscan Physicians Hospital, said the Hammond Clinic would not change much except for revamping a surgery center into a Gastrointestinal Center of Excellence. There also will be some management team restructuring.
The Franciscan Alliance in April acquired the Surgical Hospital of Munster, 7847 Calumet Ave. It will serve as an outpatient surgery center of Franciscan Physicians Hospital LLC, and any inpatient procedures will be transferred to the Franciscan Physicians Hospital, Greene said.
Gene Diamond, the Northern Region CEO of Franciscan Alliance, said the acquisitions will help the health system become an accountable care organization, a model outlined in the health care reform legislation to improve patient care, reduce medical costs and enhance health care delivery. The system is progressing but it's not yet at accountable care status, Diamond said.
"We have decided we need to get ourselves in the right shape," Diamond said. "We're redoubling our efforts to be more efficient and more effective and look at how some of the bigger systems are doing it."
As with the Franciscan Alliance, Methodist Hospitals has accountable care status in its sites. Matt Doyle, interim chief financial officer, said Methodist is in the research phase.
Methodist Hospitals have changed since health care reform began. Steve Grant, vice president of operations, said the hospitals are creating a breast health center, which should be completed in the first quarter of 2012, and a spine care center, scheduled to open at the end of this year. He said the emergency department at the Southlake campus in Merrillville will be expanded and project bids are being sought. The new department will have 21 beds and rooms separated by walls and glass instead of curtains. Updated equipment should decrease waiting times, he said.
Lobby renovation recently was completed at the Northlake campus in Gary.
"That's a hospitality thing. Everybody's interested in it being a warm place, a friendly place," Grant said, adding that hospitals need to focus on patient satisfaction as part of the reform legislation. "Most of the construction is to bring older buildings into more modern (facilities). We want to make the clinical areas larger ... and make it a brighter, plesanter place to be, as well as more efficient."
Methodist Hospitals also are expanding their physician network, said Jim Kirchner, vice president of physician integration. Kirchner said the goal is to increase from 20 physicians to 80 to 100 within two years.
"We're very much focused on good, quality care," he said.
In Porter County, Indiana University Health LaPorte acquired Lakeshore Surgicare Center in Chesterton in 2010. In February, the hospital announced its affiliate, Workforce Health LLC, would open a third office in March in Eastport Centre off Ind. 49 between Ind. 2 and U.S. 30 in Valparaiso. Officials said that expansion, however, was unrelated to health care reform. Dave Hyatt, vice president of strategy and ambulatory services, said in July there were no other plans to expand, but the health system always looks to serve more patients.
"The traditional model of one large hospital isn't really the model of the future of how to provide the best care. (We want to) provide more locations," Hyatt said.
Community Healthcare System, specifically St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago, is expanding based on market need. Craig Bolda, chief operating officer of St. Catherine, said the hospital will open Hessville Family Care Center, 3432 169th St., in the Briar East Shopping Center in Hammond. He said the expansion is unrelated to health care reform.
"It's a step in the right direction of making affordable health care present," Bolda said.
The 6,600-square-foot clinic will have family practitioners, internal medicine physicians, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics, with specialties such as orthopedic surgery, cardiology and general surgery moving into the building about three months after the opening.
The clinic will have X-ray capabilities and an outpatient lab, and an immediate care component, Bolda said.
"We had a lot of analysis done, and there is a deficit of family care physicians in that area," Bolda said. "We want to build that business out there and meet the medical needs of the community."
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HOUSTON, Jan. 20 -- Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Dallas, completed its second South Texas Eagle Ford shale well, formed an Eagle Ford asset team, and is pursuing a joint venture with bids expected in the second quarter.
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by Chris Woodford. Last updated: January 9, 2014.
How many times have you walked through a store's doors and—to your extreme embarrassment—set off the anti-theft alarm? It's surprisingly easy to do, even when you've paid for your item and had it "deactivated" at the checkout. Anti-shoplifting alarms use a technology called RFID (radio-frequency identification), but the same technology has many other uses too, from tracking pets to collecting fares from bus passengers. Let's take a closer look at this cunning new technology and find out how it works!
Photo: A typical RFID gate in a shop doorway. There's another one of these on the other side of the door. Sometimes these scanners are disguised so you can't see them, but more often they're designed to act as a very visible deterrent to shoplifters.
Wireless world
Radio or wireless is a way of transmitting energy through empty space—that is, instead of using a wire cable. The energy is carried by invisible waves of electricity and magnetism that vibrate through the air at the speed of light. The basic science and the practical technology of wireless communication was developed in the second half of the 19th century. During the early 20th century, "radio" came to mean audio programs beamed through the air from giant transmitters to cumbersome electronic boxes sitting in people's homes. When inventors found a way of sending pictures, as well as audio, television was born. Today, all kinds of things work using the same wireless technology, from digital radio and television to cellphones (mobile phones), and wireless Internet.
Radio and television involve sending radio waves in one direction only: from the transmitter at the radio or TV station to the receiver (the radio or TV set) in your home. Wireless Internet and cellphones are more sophisticated because they involve two-way communication. Your cellphone, for example, contains both a radio receiver (to pick up an incoming signal from the person you're speaking to) and a radio transmitter (to send your voice back to the other person). Radar is another technology that uses radio waves. Planes and ships fitted with radar transmitters send out beams of radio waves and listen for echoes—reflected radio beams bouncing back off other planes and ships nearby. Anti-shoplifting devices are a little bit like radar: they beam radio waves out into a store in the hope of catching a stolen book or CD as it passes by. But how exactly do they work?
Photo: Right: An example of a "race track"-type anti-theft RFID tag like the one used in book labels. You can often see these by holding library paperbacks up to the light.
How RFID works
Imagine your mission is to design an anti-shoplifting device using some old radio sets you found in the garage. You could build something a bit like a radar (with a combined radio transmitter and receiver), sit it by the shop doorway, and point it at people passing by. Radio waves would pass out from your transmitter, bounce off people walking past, and then reflect back to your radio receiver. The trouble is, this wouldn't actually tell you anything useful, because everyone would reflect the radio waves in exactly the same way! You wouldn't know whether people were shoplifting or not, because there would be no way to distinguish shoplifters from ordinary customers or people who hadn't bought anything at all. What you'd really need would be for shoplifters to reflect radio waves in a different way to everyone else. But how?
Anti-shoplifting devices have cracked this problem. As well as having a transmitter and receiver at the doorway, every item in the store contains a concealed RFID "tag". In bookstores and libraries, the tags are very discreet labels, stuck to one of the inside pages. In record stores, the plastic shrink-wrap may have an RFID label stuck onto it, or CDs may be locked into large plastic cases with RFID tags built into them, which can be removed only be a special tool at the checkout. In clothes stores, there is typically a chunky plastic tag bolted onto each item with a sharp metal spike. Some of these tags are concealed so you can't spot them. Others are deliberately very obvious and easy to see—so they deter you from stealing. The gates on the doorway are another very visible deterrent to shoplifters.
If you walk through the doorway without paying for something, the radio waves from the transmitter (hidden in on one of the door gates) are picked up by the coiled metal antenna in the label. This generates a tiny electrical current that activates a tiny, concealed chip or other electronic component buried in the label). The chip modifies the incoming radio waves and sends them back out again in a slightly different form (either by modifying the waves or by transmitting a unique identifier code). The receiver (hidden in the other door gate) picks up the modified signal (or identifier code) and sounds the alarm. Why doesn't the alarm sound when you pay for something? You may have noticed that the checkout assistant passes your item over or through a deactivating device. This destroys the electronic components in the RFID label so they no longer pick up or transmit a signal when you walk through the gates—and the alarm does not sound.
Photo: You can see the metal tracks of the antenna in this RFID tag quite clearly in this photo. It was quite hard to peel this out of the book I bought without damaging it. RFID tags need to be stuck firmly and relatively hard to remove in a shop.
Passive and active RFID tags
Anti-shoplifting labels are called passive RFID tags. Instead of containing batteries, they work entirely by responding to the incoming radio waves from the doorway transmitter. There is just enough energy in those radio waves to activate the RFID chip. Passive tags can send and receive signals only a few meters—enough to cover a doorway, but not much more. An alternative form of RFID technology, known as active tags, contain more advanced chips and batteries. They can send and receive signals over much greater distances.
What does an RFID tag contain?
Passive RFID tags contain just three components:
- The antenna—catches incoming radio waves and sends them back out again.
- The chip—generates a unique identifier code for the particular tag.
- The substrate—the backing material (typically paper or plastic) to which the antenna and chip are fixed.
As you can see from this photo, most of the space in an RFID tag is occupied by the antenna: the oval-shaped tracks around the edge. The antenna needs to be this big both to pick up radio waves from the transmitter and (because there are no batteries) to convert them into energy to power the chip. The chip itself is tiny—sometimes as small as the point of a pencil.
Anti-shoplifting tags are sometimes even simpler than this: instead of containing a chip and generating a unique identifier code, they just modify the incoming radio waves and retransmit them in a different, easily detectable form. These tags are sometimes known as transponders or chipless RFID tags.


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May 9, 2011Thor: God of Thunder is a very good tie-in, with a huge number of moves that you can perform by moving the Wii-mote as if you were holding the mighty Mjolnir. With nice graphics (what a pity the frame rate is pretty low) and sounds, the game is a little short but it can really be a blast for all the Marvel fans out there.
May 9, 2011Despite its predictable layout, Thor: God of Thunder is a pretty decent brawler. The combat is well done, and the boss fights, while predictable in terms of how they finish, feel epic in scale. When it doesn't suffer from frame rate issues, the game looks good, controls fine and sounds nice - once you tune out some of the repetitive pieces in the musical score. It may not be a long or deep game, but it is fun while it lasts. It's a good rental for action fans and a decent buy for die-hard fans of the Marvel character.
May 6, 2011The pacing of the game is decent even though it's rather easy. You'll eventually get bored, but you'll have fun until you do.
May 10, 2011Thor God of Thunder isn't the worst comic book or movie based game. It's also not even close to being the best. Sega did their best to cut and paste the God of War formula and for the most part they succeeded. The action is non-stop and unleashing Thor's powers is fun. The game stays fairly true to what long time fans would expect from Thor and they even threw in the Jack Kirby costume for good measure. The biggest problem with the game is that it just never reaches its fullest potential and it certainly doesn't get close to being as good as the series it is imitating. Throw in a short four and a half hour play time and you have a game that is hard to recommend, unless you are a huge Thor fan. Of course it could be worse, the game could be based off of Syfy's Almighty Thor.
May 31, 2011Thor is short and often repetitive, but it features a long list of attainable moves, combos and techniques to keep things fun and interesting.
May 22, 2011Thor's not a bad game, it just doesn't seem to care whether or not it does well.
May 3, 2011A mixed affair. Level design is unimaginably dull, and boss encounters are too far apart to be rewarding.
May 9, 2011Thor doesn't pop on Wii, thanks to a campaign anchored at times by repetitive combat and objectives, but die-hard fans burned out on Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 now have a suitably decent standalone option for taking the Norse comic hero for a spin around a few of the nine mythical worlds.
May 13, 2011Thor bashes his way through a stylish adventure, but a lack of diversity and depth leads to stale action.
May 3, 2011Clearly has some good ideas; it's just too bad that their execution wasn't as good as it should have been. [May 2011, p.86]
May 3, 2011The copycat gameplay is sound and fun enough not to be instantly grating. It will be in the long-term, though, when you realize there's really nothing else to do other than mindless combat with generic enemies.
Jun 13, 2011This game only confirms our anti-Thor prejudice. He IS crap. [June 2011, p.64]
Jul 20, 2011On the whole, Thor: God of Thunder is probably only going to be for people who are seriously hardcore about their Thor, as it's clear the Wii version did not get the lion's share of the development resources.
Jun 8, 2011Despite Thor: God of Thunder's terrible movie-gameness, I cannot totally bring myself to hate it; after all, I legitimately enjoyed the combat. Sure, it wasn't "good" by any accepted definition, but I did find it fun. Unfortunately, the rest of the game is just unqualified terrible.
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0Aug 9, '12 by luv2Today, I called HR and I ask them why I am not being considered for nursing positions because I have applied to every opening. The response to me was it is because I "have NO paid work experience as a registered nurse". How is this my fault. I am tired of the B.S. I keep it all in hoping that things will get better, but they have not. I am not sure what I am suppose to do. I feel as though I am begging for nursing job everyday. I always wanted be a nurse since I was kid. I volunteer in high school in the hospital. I worked hard everyday in college. I sacrificed time with my family and friends for nursing school. I am now being told I need working experience........... I almost forgot to mention the best part I was told to enroll in a R.N refresher class.............With what money ?????????? I feel like some nurses do not RECALL THAT THEY WERE NOVICES at one time or another. Just give us a chance .............please......
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1Aug 9, '12 by westieluvI'm so sorry, I can feel the frustration coming through in your post.
How long have you been out of school? A refresher course sounds kind of drastic, unless it has been a couple of years or something.
I don't know where you live or if you would consider relocating, but there are a couple of hospitals in my area here in southeast Michigan that have been hiring new grads, or at least that's what I've been told. If you live in this area or are willing to move if offered a position, PM me and I can give you the names of the two hospitals that I am thinking of. If not, then I wish you well and sympathize with you. It's no fun not being able to find work!luv2 likes this. -
2Aug 10, '12 by Darlie1009I've been a RN x 30yrs. I've been without a job for a yr. every job these days require two yrs recent experience &/or specialty certifications for whatever ur applying for. The problem here is positions are filled in June & Dec. with new grads. HR stated all experienced nurses should be able to walk in off the street & go to work. That's in sane!!! Nursing is nursing, but each place has it's own policies & procedures, not to mention equipment ect. I was also told the criteria for each position is computer generated via hospital software & can't be altered, if ur application doesn't match all criteria it is rejected.& never seen by HR. This is all BS!!! Im not sure how to get it changed. It's frustrating to see tons of jobs available, apply, then have to deal with this. It has made me want to leave nursing! I have a 17 yr old daughter going away to nursing school in a yr. she wants to be a CRNA. I want to support her & rally her on. The reality of this profession is sad.
1Aug 10, '12 by not.done.yet GuideSorry for your frustrations. Unfortunately it is an employers market right now and there is a huge pool of nurses to choose from. There is very little incentive for hospitals to put out the money to hire and train a new grad RN. Sadly you are not alone. You will find so many stories like yours on this forum.luv2 likes this.
0Aug 12, '12 by luv2darlie1009 thank -you for replying .....i agree....honestly is has turn into who you know ....as oppose to what you know........i thought it would be diffrent since u have experience....if your daughter want to become a nurse continue to encourage as you have done this far........just open her eyes to the reality of the profession......but this is the case with any job now at days....
0Aug 12, '12 by luv2not.done.yet thank-you for replying .....I agree with you it is an employer market right now. I know many of my friends are in the same boat right now ..........I wonder when things will get better?
0Aug 14, '12 by pbajilSorry to hear! And Darlie, I feel your pain. I have experience too, but it seems that the only jobs I am called back for are the areas I have worked in. I did just hear back from one from a different area than my background. So something went through! Good luck and I hope you get something soon!


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BLUEJUICE have pashed a grandmother, jump-roped their way to being grand champions, leapt from a plane and stormed the streets as religious zealots to get their music heard and loved. With new single S.O.S, BLUEJUICE are back to rid the world of douchebags. They'll save our streets one stage at a time; today announcing a run of shows in November and revealing a new single and video.
S.O.S was recorded in London and produced Blue May and Alexander Burnett who last worked with the band on their infamous single 'Act Yr Age'. The east London location and a great song attracted an "all-star" cast to the recording session including Sam Beste on piano and Ade Omotayo who were both permanent members of the Amy Winehouse's band, and Vula Malinga on backing vocals whose past credits include a feature vocal on the Basement Jaxx 'Oh My Gosh'.
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Having just released the first teaser 'Crazy' taken from the band's forthcoming debut LP due out mid-2015, Brisbane's Art of Sleeping announce an east coast tour of the same name. Shortly after their scheduled performances on some of the countries biggest stages over the New Year at Falls Festival, the band are set to take the stage in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this Summer.
Bernard Fanning offers up 'GROW AROUND YOU' lifted from his latest #1 album Departures. Berneard and his band will be stopping by the Fotty Show AFL Grand Final show on Thursday 26th September for a special televised headline-performance.
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Bare Hill Unique Area is located about half way between Canandaigua and Naples, near the hamlets of Vine Valley and Middlesex, overlooking Canandaigua Lake from the east side. It has two separate parcels, the southern one covers approximately 298 acres in the town of Middlesex in Yates County and the northern one covers approximately 95 acres in the town of Gorham in Ontario County, for a total of 393 acres.
Every year on Labor Day there is a ceremonial lighting of a bonfire to start the "ring of fire" or "The Festival of Lights" in which landowners around the perimeter of Canandaigua Lake light fires in celebration of peace and bountiful harvests.
Hunting and trapping are permitted on the property in accordance with all game regulations, unless otherwise posted. Traps may not be set on public road right of ways. Body gripping traps set on land must be at least 100 feet from public trails. Permanent tree stands are prohibited. However, a tree stand or blind is allowed, provided that it does not injure any trees, is properly marked or tagged with the owner's name and address or valid hunting or fishing license number, and is placed and used during big game season, migratory game bird season, or turkey season, but no more than thirty days in one location per calendar year.
The north end of the southern parcel has one parking area on Van Epps Rd. The northern parcel has road frontage on County Route 11/East Lake Rd, but no designated parking areas.
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Geo-caching is allowed although caches must be marked with the owner's contact information and may not be placed in dangerous or ecologically sensitive locations
Today, Bare Hill and all state forests in New York are managed for multiple benefits to serve the needs of the people of New York. Sustainable management practices ensure a perpetual supply of timber, a diversity of wildlife habitats, compatible recreational opportunities and clean water.
In 1788 a group of investors represented by Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham made a deal with the Native Americans to pay $5,500 annually forever. However because of financial problems this contract did not hold for long. In 1789 the land was granted by quick-claim deed to Arnold Potter. After this, Potter offered the land to settlers at very low prices. The area was used to graze sheep and grow crops.
The Park and Recreation Land Acquisition Act of 1960 and the Environmental Quality Bond Acts of 1972 and 1986 contained provisions for the acquisition of state forest lands, unique properties and areas which provide open space or special recreational opportunities. These lands would serve multiple purposes involving the conservation and development of natural resources, including the preservation of scenic areas, watershed protection, forestry, and recreation. The first parcel of Bare Hill Unique Area was purchased in 1989, under the 1986 Bond Act because of its scenic beauty and its legendary ties to the Seneca Indian Nation. The northern parcel was purchased in 2007.
State forests now provide opportunities for many informal outdoor recreational activities. They also provide wood for New York's forest products industry, a major part of New York's economy.
State Forest Regulations
Anyone enjoying the use of this property must observe the following rules which protect them and the forest environment:
- No hunting for or removal of historical artifacts or remains.
- Do not litter. Carry out what you carry in. Burying of refuse is prohibited.
- If you build a fire, do so with care and use wood from dead and downed trees only. Never leave a fire unattended. All fires must be extinguished with water, and the coals must be raked until cool to the touch.
- Do not bring firewood from home because this may also transport dangerous invasive pests to the state forest.
- Unauthorized cutting of live trees or new trail building is prohibited.
- Camping for more than three consecutive nights or in a group of ten or more requires a permit from a DEC Forest Ranger. /LI>
- Camping is prohibited within 150 feet of any road, trail, spring, stream, pond or other body of water except at camping areas designated by the department.
- Human waste should be buried in a shallow hole 4-6 inches deep, and at least 150 feet from water, trails, and campsites. Cover with leaf litter and dirt.
- Motorized vehicles are permitted only on access roads posted as open to motor vehicles. Off road use of motorized vehicles is prohibited, except where specifically permitted by signs, posted notice or by DEC permit.
- No permanent structures should be established, including tree stands or blinds.
- ATV and UTV use is generally prohibited on State Forests.
- Individuals with disabilities can apply for a Motorized Access Permit (MAPPWD) to use a motor vehicle on designated roads.
From Naples, take 245 north to Middlesex. Turn left onto north 364, then left onto County Route 10/North Vine Valley Rd. Right onto Bare Hill Rd. and left onto Van Epps Rd. To reach the northern parcel, continue on County Route 10/North Vine Valley Rd to County Route 39/East Lake Rd. That turns into County Route 11 at the County Line.
From Canandaigua, take 364 south to a right onto County Route 10/North Vine Valley Rd. Right onto Bare Hill Rd and left onto Van Epps Rd. To reach the northern parcel, take 364 south to County Route 11/East Lake Rd.
Comments and Suggestions
State forest lands are owned by all New York State Residents and represent a significant natural heritage for future generations. The Department of Environmental Conservation strives to manage these lands for the best long-term interests. We appreciate your help. If you have suggestions on how we can improve the management of these lands, please let us know. Address your concerns to the Division Lands and Forests, DEC Region 8 Bath Sub-Office.
For further information on management activities: Contact State Land Management Working Group, DEC Bath Sub-Office 607-776-2165. (M-F; 8:30 am to 4:45 pm)
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The original Fallout games were PC RPGs set in post-apocalyptic America, cherished for their vast scope.
In between all the quests to save your tribe from disease and starvation, you could enjoy a career as an X-rated movie star, prize fighter, lackey to the mob, and so on, potentially being forced at gunpoint to marry a farm-hand along the way. And then potentially selling your spouse to slavers. It's tough out there in the Wasteland.
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion developer Bethesda has now continued the series, and by and large it's been totally faithful.
Fallout 3 starts by letting you play through some pivotal scenes of your character's childhood spent growing up in a huge commercial nuclear bomb shelter.
It's only when your character reaches age 19 that he actually leaves the place, bleary eyed and wearing a ridiculous gaudy jumpsuit, and takes his first shaky steps into what's left of the USA in the year 2277. It's up to you to guide him to fame and either glory or villainy, hopefully picking up a dirty great suit of military-issue power armour along the way.
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Fallout 3 uses the Oblivion engine, and inside Fallout 3 (just like Oblivion), is a beating heart of dungeons, loot and killing stuff. Sewers, metro stations, other vaults - if it's underground, it's out there and it's full of bad guys who are perfectly content to hang around in the dark waiting for you to come along, slaughter them and take their pants.
Hell, if you're fighting one of the weirder mutants, and you're in a cave, and you're using a melee weapon, you could be playing Oblivion.
This simplification of the source material seeps into every aspect of Fallout 3. Characters are more polarised into good guys and bad guys, settlements are decidedly weird and wacky, and an assortment of comedy hats and stat-boosting bobblehead collectibles can be found throughout the world.
The bobbleheads can even be placed on a special display rack in your house. This might not mean anything to you, but to the die-hard Fallout fans it's going to hurt.
But that's enough about those poor suckers. If you're new to the series or can just put all that behind you, chances are you'll have tons of fun pottering around the open world on offer here and meddling in everything from manhunts to matchmaking.
Once your character leaves the Vault you've got a good ten square miles of ruins and wasteland to explore, and while Bethesda has learnt a bunch of lessons from Oblivion, the biggest one is clear from the start. It's now really rewarding to just explore the world that's been built.
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United Nations officials warned, Thursday, that Iran may be working on a nuclear warhead, despite previous reports that Tehran stopped such activities in 2003.
For the first time, the International Atomic Energy Agency expressed concern that Iran could be looking into ways to turn enriched uranium into a weapon.
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An East Helena man will remain in a federal prison for the next 40 years after an appeals court upheld his 2012 child pornography conviction.
Kevin Sheldon, 51, was found guilty of sexual exploitation of minors and receipt of child pornography after he convinced two preteen girls to make pornographic videos.
Their stepmother found videos on one girl's electronic media player and called law enforcement officials. They allegedly found numerous images of the girls engaged in sexual conduct.
The girls told a sheriff's deputy that Sheldon showed them how to make the videos and showed them pornography and child pornography. Upon investigation, a computer found in Sheldon's residence turned up 23 images of images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. On the portable hard drive found in Sheldon's residence during the search, there were 18 images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
They include minors engaged in a lascivious exhibition, including adults engaged in sexual intercourse with children.
Sheldon had a previous federal conviction related to child pornography and was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Charles Lovell to 480 months in prison.
His attorney, David Ness, raised three challenges to Sheldon's conviction. He said the government was required to prove that he knew the materials used to produce the child pornography had crossed state lines; that Lovell abused his
discretion by allowing the prior child pornography conviction to be admitted as evidence; and that the evidence was insufficient for a rational jury to find him guilty.
"Those arguments lack merit," wrote Richard Clifton, one of the three appeals court judges who considered the appeal.
First, he notes that the government wasn't required to prove that Sheldon knew the child pornography was produced with materials that had traveled in interstate commerce; the government merely needed to prove that the recorder used to produce the videos in Montana was manufactured elsewhere. In this case, testimony at the trial showed the recorder was from China.
Clifton goes on to write that in a criminal case alleging that a person committed child molestation, a court can admit evidence of prior child pornography convictions without disclosing the details to the jury.
As for the third argument, the appeals panel simply stated that having reviewed the evidence presented to the jury, they agreed with the verdict. Both girls testified at his trial, saying Sheldon showed them pornography on the Internet and told them to make their own videos, without clothing, which they did.
Since there is no parole in the federal system, it's likely that Sheldon will serve all of the time imposed by the court, making him 91 when he's released. He can earn a sentence reduction for good behavior, but that can't exceed 15 percent — in this case, up to six years — of the overall sentence. Upon release, he'll be supervised for the rest of his life by a probation officer.
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Jose Manuel Corchado, Jr. Pleads Guilty in U.S. Federal Cour
The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings on February 2, 2010, before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, JOSE MANUEL CORCHADO, JR., a 21-year-old resident of Billings, pled guilty to possession of a stolen firearm. Sentencing is set for May 5, 2010.
In an Offer of Proof filed by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Ed Zink, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
In the early evening of March 27, 2008, Billings Police Department officers were sent to investigate a burglary in progress. In the area, they encountered a vehicle with multiple occupants and two males walking toward that car. The two men matched the description of the burglary suspects. Multiple officers converged and detained the two men and the occupants of the vehicle. The two men were identified as CORCHADO and J.R. Officers located a firearm on J.R.'s person, a "Jennings NINE," 9mm semi-automatic pistol. CORCHADO had $6,556 in cash on his person, $6,000 of which was in a clear plastic baggie.
When J.R. was asked where he got the firearm, he said it belonged to CORCHADO. Law enforcement later discovered the pistol had been stolen on December 16, 2007. When interviewed, CORCHADO admitted possession of the gun. When advised that the gun was stolen, CORCHADO declined to state where or how he acquired it and the interview concluded.
CORCHADO faces possible penalties of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and 3 years supervised release.
The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Billings Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
A copy of the Offer of Proof can be obtained by contacting Sally Frank at (406) 247-4638.


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