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Pattaya's least intelligent con-man, convicted sex offender, Harris Black, still hasn't learned his lesson that crime doesn't pay. His newest scam is complainonline.net (no link... don't want to move it up from it's zero Google page rank).
What complainonline.net does is publish fictitious and slanderous complaints about people and companies. Then, if you are one of those companies or people and ask to have the slander and lies taken down, you are told by Harris, in essence, "We aren't involved in checking the truth behind any complaints published on our website. If you want the complaint taken down, we have contracted with a 'third party moderator' whom you can hire to judge the truth of the complaint, and if they say we should take the complaint down, we'll take the complaint down."
Then the victim is directed to another fake company owned by Harris Black called FastMediate.com, with a fictitious New York City address, whom the victim then pays to have the slander against him "investigated" and removed.
Harris managed to post several hundred complaints by scamming a bunch of people on Craigslist to create accounts on his complainonline website, promising to pay them $10 per complaint they put up, and then of course never paying a penny. (See here for all the complaints lodged against complainonline.net and Harris Black by the people he suckered.)
Of course, what Harris is too thick to realize is that his whole scam is a huge waste of his time: In the end, Harris' site has a page ranking of "zero" on Google, which means that anything he puts up on the site winds up ranked below any other site with a page ranking of 1 or higher. The several hundred doctors' whom he accused of malpractice... and day care centers he accused of child sexual abuse... they will never even notice their names on his site because of the dozens of professional sites and listings that already have those business' names on them which push Harris' complainonline results to just this side of oblivion on Google. (A quick glance through Google for both "Arya Restaurant", one of Harris' targets, and the name of one of the doctors he accuses of malpractice, showed no conmplainonline.net pages within the first 20 pages of results.)
And, for those tiny few that do happen to notice these silly, unbelievable complaints about them, hopefully they will take the time to google complainonline.net and FastMediate.com, and see this article I've written, and realize that the whole thing is a scam.
A stupid scam... a pointless scam... a worthless scam... and thus nothing but a typical Harris Black scam... but still a scam.
Jil Wrinkle, Crime Watch, reporting!
(By the way, a good quote from my comments section comes to mind: "Opening an online business? Revenge is a dish best served cold."
If you were listed on Harris Black's "ComplainOnline.net" website, and then subsequently were contacted by somebody claiming to represent either "ComplainOnline.net" or "FastMediate.com", that is wire fraud, a federal crime. I highly recommend you contact the FBI at http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx and submit a complaint. It's quick and easy. If you are in Canada, you can also contact the FBI, or you can contact the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's fraud department at http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/.
Additionally, if you would like to contact the Thai authorities, click http://ecybercrime.police.go.th/ (link opens in new window) to go to the Thai police's cyber crime report page. Once you get to this page, select the fourth menu item on the left (3 below the "tan" top selection). Once you click on that, the form will appear. For the pulldown menu in the first box, select the first option. In the second box, type "www.complainonline.net". In the third box type your complaint. (You might also want to mention that Harris Black lives in the condo called "View Talay 6" between Soi 9 and Soi 10, between Second and Beach Roads in Central Pattaya, and you might also want to mention that in addition to the crimes he is committing online, he also has an outstanding arrest warrant in Canada for rape, and he has also been in Thailand since August of 2007 without renewing his visa.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Complainonline.net, The New Harris Black Scam
Posted by Jil Wrinkle at 2:23 AM
Labels: Harris Black, Something Amusing
2 comments:
- Gary said...
Way-to-go Jil! Thanks for revealing the skinny on Harris Black.
Harris Black Watch
- April 14, 2011 at 8:40 AM
- Dan said...
As of today 5/2/11 the 2 websites complainonline.net and FastMediate.com appear to have been taken down by the service provider.
- May 3, 2011 at 11:34 PM
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Esperanza Ch. 02byimagine_that©
"Ughh!!! I shouldn't have skipped the gym last week."
Esperanza held her stomach in as she scrutinized her body from all angles in her full-length mirror. Around her lay piles of discarded clothing. The shorts and tee combo seemed too casual, but the halter top, jeans, and heels screamed desperate.
She looked around her. She had tried on so many combinations, and there wasn't anything left in her closet to reject except a silk robe. She stepped out of the fourth dress of the day and plopped down onto a clothing pile.
She sighed loudly. "There's no fucking point."
Nothing fit her the way that she wanted it to. Everything emphasized her bubble butt, which she had a love/hate relationship with. She desperately avoided anything tight enough to give her that video girl booty, but to no avail. She could wear a size 2XL shirt and you would still see the generous indentation of her backside through it. And it's not like the gym helped, anyways. If anything, working out made it worse, as the toner and tighter she became, the more pronounced it looked.
Esperanza stood up, and studied herself in the mirror again. If only she could magically chop some of it off...
"Ronnie, are you alive in there? I've been waiting downstairs for thirty minutes! What the fuck!"
Oh shit. She had forgotten about Taylor.
Esperanza sighed again. "Nothing looks right on me today! I'm not going."
"Fuck, Ronnie! We don't have time for this. Mike's expecting us and I really need to get over there to start unpacking!" She started banging on the door. "Lemme in!"
Esperanza opened the door slowly. "I already went through everything I own, T. I hate everything."
Taylor glared at her. What-the-fuck-twice! It's not like we're meeting up with hot guys. It's MIKE! He's seen you in holey sweats!
"Wait a minute...." She looked at Esperanza suspiciously. "Are you on? Cuz there is absolutely no reason for you to be acting like a craze-ball unless—"
"I am NOT on my period! I'm just nervous. It's been four years, and I want to make a good impression!"
"Why does it matter?"
"Because last time I saw him, I really did have on holey sweats and I was sweating and gross because we were packing up our dorms!"
Taylor looked at her for a moment, shaking her head. Then, she knelt on the floor and started rummaging through the pile closest to her.
"No...No...No....Wait, here we go!"
She threw an emerald green maxi dress and a thin cardigan at Esperanza. "Put those on and let's go, please. I'll be in the car." She left.
Esperanza looked down at her lap and started giggling. It was the dress that she had just taken off.
Ten minutes later, she emerged from the house and got into the car.
Taylor glanced at her and grinned. "You're welcome."
As they pulled into the driveway, Esperanza's eyes nearly bugged out. Mike was leaning against the garage door, looking as scrumptious as he did on their graduation day. He wore a graphic tee and some jeans that looked like they were one wash from falling apart.
Taylor grabbed her laptop case and hopped out of the car. "Mike!" She ran over and hugged him.
His eyebrows raised. "Whoa there, Taylor. I haven't gotten a hug in years. What's this about?"
She grinned. "You're pretty much my saviour now, Mikey!"
"If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times. I prefer Dad."
"Yup. Hate your shirt, by the way. See you inside, Mike."
He gave a mock sigh of exasperation as she jogged into the house.
Esperanza still sat in the car.
He walked over and knocked on the window. "Are you gonna stay in there all day?"
She opened the door and slowly got out, eyes downcast. She would fall on her face if she gazed into those eyes.
"Well I'll be damned."
Her eyes shot up to meet his. He was looking at her with an unreadable expression. Heat filled her face and she looked back down and played with her hands. "Hello Mr. — "
"Don't you dare. It's Mike. We're both adults now."
"Ok. Mike." The word felt foreign on her tongue. Even when she fantasized about him, it still felt weird when she said his name aloud.
He cracked a smile at her. "It's been a long time." He held his arms wide.
Esperanza leaned into him. Her head barely made it to the top of his chest. She inhaled sharply as their bodies made contact. She could feel the corded muscles flex as he squeezed her against him. That funny feeling that she got whenever she was near him crept back, but this time, it hit her square in the loins.
He released her suddenly. "Too much of a hug? You look out of breath."
She looked at him, puzzled, but he just winked.
"Come on. I've got take-out and Tivo. We can catch up inside where it's warm."
Esperanza sat on the edge of the couch balancing a bowl on her knee. Mike had insisted on stuffing Taylor and her with Thai food, which she didn't mind too much.
Except that now I have to go to the gym twice this week.
She groaned. Staying cute was too much work.
Mike came around the corner with another bowl, but this one was filled with popcorn.
She eyed him warily. "Um, who is supposed to eat that?" She pointed at her bowl.
He laughed and motioned for her to move over. "Us. I have the last three episodes of True Blood ready to watch and I need popcorn!"
Esperanza giggled.
Taylor looked up from her spot on the carpet and shook her head. "Mike, you're gonna get fat and slow eating all of that! What will the ladies think?"
He threw a piece of popcorn at her. "Don't worry about that. I'm Adonis! Do you see these muscles?" He flexed his arms and Taylor rolled her eyes.
Esperanza watched the exchange with interest. Mike had a nice body and that shirt that he had on did little to hide it.
"Hey, is that Pearl Jam on your shirt?"
He looked at her, surprised. "Actually, yeah. I'm kinda surprised you know who they are."
She scrunched up her face. "Why, because I'm Black? I can't enjoy rock?"
He choked on the popcorn that he was eating. "Uh, no. Because you're young."
"Oh." She officially felt like a jackass.
"Do us both a favor and relax. I won't bite." He winked. She flushed and excused herself to the bathroom.
Taylor threw a piece of popcorn at him. "What is with the winking?"
"What? It's usually great with the women. Sexy, even."
"Well, at the rate you're going, you might trigger an epileptic seizure." She fell out into a fit of giggles at her own joke.
"Ha ha, very funny."
He glanced up as Esperanza came back. "So what are you working on these days?"
"I'm an actuary."
"A what?"
She smiled. "Actuary. I work in insurance and assess risks to figure out how to save clients money. It's all statistics and business."
He sat with an impressed look. "So you must be making big bucks then."
"Not for another 4 or 5 years. I still have exams to take and I have to go through different levels of certification. It's a lot."
"Well it sounds stressful. Good thing you have this vacation time."
Taylor chimed in. "Yes! She needs to relax. All of that working and studying is making her boring to be around!"
Esperanza cringed. The last thing she needed was for Mike to think she had no life or personality.
She looked at Mike. "Can we please get this True Blood marathon started?"
"Why don't you stay? It's a two hour ride back, and it's already late."
She frowned. "I don't want to impose, Mike. I can just check into the hotel around the corner."
Now it was his turn to frown. "You're kidding, right?"
Taylor walked over. "Yeah, Ronnie, stay. You're not seriously gonna pay to sleep in a shitty bed, are you? Besides, Mike bought SleepNumber beds for all the bedrooms a few years back, and they are amazing!"
She leaned in and whispered conspiratorically. "If you were smart, you would stay just for that."
Esperanza sighed. "Ok, ok, I'll stay. But only to shut you up. And for the bed. I've never slept on such a fancy one."
Taylor beamed. "It's settled then. I'll see you two tomorrow."
"Wait, where are you going?"
"Oh, I'm spending the night with David. I'll be back in the morning."
"But the drive...."
Taylor swung her bag over her shoulder. "Hun, it's cool. He lives in the next town over. It's less than 30 minutes away. I'll see you in the morning."
And with a flip of her hair, she was gone.
Mike looked at Esperanza. She was unsuccessfully trying to repress an irritated look. He cleared his throat. "I think we both need a drink."
He left the room and several minutes later, came back with two glasses filled with wine.
She looked at him apologetically. "I'm sorry, but I'm not in the mood for wine."
He chuckled. "Well I don't have a fully stocked bar, but if you're leaning towards hard liquor, I think I can whip something up."
Esperanza stood. "I just don't think I should."
"Why not?" When she didn't answer, he shifted from one foot to the other. "Well, this wine can't go to waste. It's a 2005 Red Bordeaux."
At her look of confusion, he elaborated. "That was an excellent year for this wine. I can't pour it back in the bottle, can I?"
Actually, you could.
She sighed. "I guess I have no choice." She took the offered glass and tried to ignore the fluttering in her stomach at his dazzling smile. "Cheers."
She looked at him as she drank, noticing that he didn't do the same. "Um, aren't you going to drink? It's a good year and all."
He smiled. "We have to do it again. You didn't look at me when we toasted, and you know what that means. Seven years of bad sex." He cocked his head. "We can't have that now, can we?"
Esperanza flushed. Was he flirting with her? No, she wasn't his type. Plus, he wouldn't do that. He was her best friend's dad!
She raised her glass to his, holding his gaze as they toasted again. He looked at her intensely, and the hairs on her arms raised as she tried not to flinch.
She finished her wine and sat.
Feeling eyes on her, she looked up. Mike was still standing, and staring at her.
"More wine?"
She nodded. Why not? Hopefully, it would calm her nerves.
After refilling both of their glasses, he went over to the recliner across from her and sat. "So what do you know about Pearl Jam?"
She sniffed. "For the record, my favorite Pearl Jam song is Indifference. I listened to that song all the time in college."
He smiled. "It is a great song. I didn't mean to offend you. I just didn't take you for a rock enthusiast."
"Yeah, well, there are a lot of things you probably don't know about me."
He leaned forward with interest. She had never gotten an attitude with him before. "Like what?"
"Like that song, for example. When I hear a song I like, I listen to it on repeat until I get sick of it. Then I sing the lyrics to anyone who'll listen—usually Taylor—until I get the evil eye."
She smiled brightly. "That's probably why she hates Pearl Jam. I sang that song all the time when we roomed together."
He laughed. "Good to know. I thought I had broken one of those fashion rules or something because she doesn't like this shirt."
"Whatever, you never look bad." Her eyes widened as soon as the words left her mouth. All of the playful bantering and wine had made her too comfortable.
"So what you're saying is...I always look good?"
She was mortified. "Um...I meant that you have good taste."
"Even in these?" he motioned to his jeans. "They're practically falling apart." He eyed her slyly. "But I guess that isn't a problem since you're probably sneaking looks at my ass everytime I walk by."
Another glance at her told him that he had gone too far. She was hiding her face in her hands, more than likely hoping that the conversation would end.
He gulped down the rest of his wine, then went over and knelt in front of her. "Hey, we're both adults here. What's wrong with an adult conversation?"
Her reply was muffled. "It's just weird. I've known you since I was a kid."
"You're not a kid anymore, honey. You're a woman. A very beautiful, very tempting woman."
She peeked through her hands. Did Mike just call her beautiful? Tempting?
He had a primal look in his eyes and they had darkened in color. She got the distinct feeling that she was the prey.
"I, um, I don't think—-"
"Then don't think." He grabbed her hands and pulled her forward into a searing kiss. He moaned. Her full lips were just as soft and kissable as he had imagined. She could taste the spiciness of the wine as he claimed her tongue with his own.
Her heart pounded into her ears as he released her hands. She thrust them into his hair and softly moaned into his mouth. Electricity shot through her belly as he grabbed her face and deepened the kiss. He caressed her tongue with long, sensual strokes.
So this is what it was like to kiss an man with experience. Her panties were drenched and the man hadn't gone below her neck!
She didn't realize that she was off of the couch and grinding against his crotch until he hardened against her.
Reality hit and she pushed against his chest. Breaking the kiss, she turned her head to the side and stared at the wall.
He pulled back. "Did I hurt you?"
She grew frustrated and shook her head. "Why are you acting like this is ok?"
He frowned. "How is this not ok?"
She stood up, her heart still beating fast. "You're my best friend's father!"
"You didn't exactly seem to hate it," he said quietly. He stood as well, dwarfing her.
She took a deep breath. "We had a lot of wine. I'm going to go to bed now."
He watched as she hurried down the hallway. He didn't regret that kiss. Not at all.
She was freezing. But she didn't want to ask Mike for anything after that kiss and she had no idea where he kept his blankets. She couldn't believe that he had kissed her like that. Now she knew why women flocked to him. If his kissing was any indication, he was an amazing lover.
She cringed and metally slapped herself. Stop thinking about him like that!
She had lain awake for a while, thinking of all the ways Taylor would kill her if she found out. That Red Bordeaux might have been excellent, but this situation was not.
The bed was fantastic, and she had restlessly fallen asleep several times, but the cold kept waking her right back up.
It felt like there was a breeze in the room. An icy one. She glanced at the windows but they were all shut. She gritted her teeth. Why were there so many damn windows in one room?
A soft knock broke her silent rant.
"Esperanza? Are you awake?"
Shit! She pulled the sheet up higher.
"Yes. Come in."
Mike opened the door. She looked at him with concealed interest. He was wearing lounge pants and a robe. His hair was wet. He must have just gotten out of the shower.
"I brought you a blanket. Gets chilly in here with all the windows, and I haven't gotten around to sealing them."
He looked at her pointedly. "You could've had my room, ya know."
"Uh, thank you, but I'm ok here, Mike. I mean, it's your room and your bed and...your stuff," she finished lamely.
He studied her. "I changed the sheets. And I wouldn't be in them with you, sweetie."
He watched as she squirmed.
Esperanza could feel the heat creeping up from her neck and flaming her face. Did everything he say have to be so. . .sexual?
She lunged forward to retrieve the blanket from his arms.
He shifted it out of her reach. "No, don't get up, I'll do it."
She fluffed her hair out against the pillow and watched as he meticulously tucked the blanket in around her. She frowned. It was a nice gesture, but it seemed too intimate.
Patting the bed, he straightened up and looked at her. "Is everything ok so far?"
"Yes. Um, the bed is great." She laughed nervously. "No peas here."
He smiled. "Great. Just let me know if you need anything. It's chilly right now, but I have central heating, so you might be sweating in a few hours. Just let me know and I'll turn it down."
He walked to the door. "You remember where my room is?"
She nodded.
He looked at her for a moment, all bundled up with her massive curls fanning out over the pillow. That bed dwarfed her. He wished he could get in it with her, or better yet, scoop her up and take her to his.
"Good night, Esperanza."
She gave him an awkward smile, having no idea just how appealing she looked. "Good night."
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10 Cloverfield Lane
Writers: Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken.
Story and Screenplay: Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken, Damien Chazelle.
Starring: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr.
Based on the script, The Cellar and part of the Cloverfield series (see Cloverfield (2008)), this is a psychological thriller that was well-paced. And by thriller, I mean the soundtrack (composed by Bear McCreary) was used to build the tension and restraint was used in telling the story.
Howard (John Goodman, and my goodness he was well-cast in this one), is a doomsday fanatic. Building his bunker, his 'Arc before the flood', he knew it was coming. Whether It be aliens, the Russians or the Korean's (North, he's convinced later), Howard knew It was coming. And now, it's just not safe to go out there.
Goodman's facial expressions and frankly, his girth, make Howard's creepy character believable; making him all the more powerful and in control. Not only did he hold the keys, he'd certainly be suck'n up all the oxygen with that set of lungs! And the camera work here is to be commended.
Much of the suspense is built around the soundtrack, so you kind of know what's going to happen but you kinda don't. I liked the restraint used to build this story of claustrophobia, with time spent building the characters, allowing the audience to get close: Howard, the creepy-doomsday guy, Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), the normal one, and Emmett (John Gallagher Jr.), the loveable-but-not-quite-sure-about one.
There are not many tricks or tools used to portray this movie and what was used by director Dan Trachtenberg was used well.
I enjoyed the relationship between the characters, and the idea, that, Yeah, I'd probably try that too. Everyone was there for a reason and the audience was left, like Michelle, not quite sure what to believe. And yes, thankfully, there are a few surprises.
I wasn't blown away but I wasn't disappointed either.
I think more could have been done with the camera work. Like the soundtrack, accentuate a few more of those expressions from Howard, making the bunker all the more tight, building the suspense with well-placed angles and close-ups. I just wasn't completely engrossed; wasn't on the edge of my seat.
Even so, 10 Cloverfield Lane is definitely worth a watch.
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By Jim Fitzmorris | The New Orleans Advocate
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Since he's staging a wild theatrical party, director Andrew Larimer is counting on New Orleans audiences to be themselves.
When he unleashes Peter McElligot's "Adventures in Wonderland" across City Park's Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Wednesday, the NOLA Project's founder fully expects patrons to be an active part of the show
"Unlike other theater cities where audiences are trained to sit still in the dark and passively absorb information, New Orleanians are uniquely suited for this sort of theater," Larimer said.
"In other places the rule is 'sit down and be quiet,' but New Orleanians, because of Mardi Gras and festivals, have a desire to interact, be part of the action."
Produced in conjunction with The New Orleans Museum of Art, this "Wonderland" is offering just that sort of experience.
An exercise in controlled chaos, company member McElligot's Lewis-Carroll-inspired text allows Larimer to end the company's season with one of his favorite forms of theater: immersive.
A growing trend in professional theater, the immersive approach puts its audience through the theatrical looking glass by requiring them to move, participate and choose outcomes.
Responsible for the direction of 2011's ebullient "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Larimer sees the approach as fully utilizing theater's unique component among the dramatic arts.
"Theater, at its best, takes you on a journey. And unlike the proscenium arch, which is often no match for movies, this sort of theater can take you on a physical journey in a way that no other medium can capture."
The site of "Midsummer," the sculpture garden's design suggested endless possibilities for a reimagining of the Alice tale. "The garden is perfect for Wonderland. The exaggerated sculptures, the twists and turns of the path all lend themselves to the story," said the director.
The production presents its audience multiple viewing options with a trio of offerings from which to choose. The three tracks can accommodate around 75 viewers apiece.
"The Cheshire Cat Fast Track" is a brisk evening that requires the intrepid to keep a quick feline pace through the garden.
A more leisurely stroll can be had on "The Red Queen's Walking Track." Finally, for those who like their theatrical evenings more traditional, the frenetic pace can be left to the actors themselves for "The Mad Hatter's Sit Down Tea Party."
But for all the discussions of Humpty Dumpty, White Knights and Mad Hatters, the challenge for Larimer was ultimately logistical.
In essence, the success of such an endeavor came down to answering the following question: How to tell three separate-yet-interconnected stories simultaneously with each running just over an hour?
Wrangling anarchic performances into a coherent overlapping whole would take more than simply a wild imagination. Controlled bedlam requires a precision beyond the clock of the White Rabbit.
"We began by making a priority of running time," said Larimer. "That involved shifting and cutting Pete's text, but it also involved literally walking the paths of the two moving stories. We timed the walks to approximate what it would take an audience to arrive from one playing area to the next."
This meant taking into account a variety of different audience member types and developing a series of playful stalling mechanisms/interactive games giving continual entertainment to those waiting for slower patrons.
It also required an ensemble able to work well together while possessing the necessary impromptu skills to deal with a moving proactive audience.
Therefore, Larimer populated McElligot's portmanteau world with longtime collaborators, recruited improvisational comedians and enthusiastic first timers.
Included in the merriment are company members Alex Wallace and Keith Claverie as, respectively, a Mad Hatter and March Hare in search of a door mouse, the New Movement's Kyle June Williams' as a Red Queen in search of a head, and various supporting players cultivated from the company's own summer intensive in search of experience.
Even artistic director A.J. Allegra is in on the frabjous fun as the White Knight.
For Larimer, those actors will serve as much as guides as performers.
"The plot is not that hard. The challenge, and the joy, comes in helping each audience member make their own journey."


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The self-acclaimed 'Spiritual man' and pastor of God's Foundation Life Bible Ministry, was reportedly exposed by angry residents of Abata Nsugbe area in the state who destroyed the church only to find his shrine with charms and other diabolical items.
Adaeze who released the photo and videos wrote; "Wonders shall never end, a claimed pastor residing in Abata Nsugbe, beats the landlady to death cos of house rent, come to think of it, is he really a pastor? This video unveils his temple which has been hidden from his members. (End time)."
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HUNTSVILLE, AL -- The long line of people waiting to buy tickets for the Rocket City Titans' inaugural football game against the Memphis Panthers Saturday night was just an indication of things to come.
Inside Milton Frank Stadium, between 1,500 and 2,000 fans - many wearing Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee and Atlanta Braves T-shirts - came together to cheer on the Titans, a semi-pro team making its debut Saturday night. The Titans won 34-21.
Titans co-owners Shannon Anderson and Andrew Ford were ecstatic over the turnout, but not necessarily surprised.
"People are having trouble finding a seat ... awesome," said Anderson who couldn't contain his enthusiasm in the press box as he cheered his team, which was leading 34-13 at halftime. "I just want to thank the community for their support. If you take the people in mind and give them a quality product for a good price, they will support you. It says volumes about this community."
Anderson said they even ran out of season tickets.
Many fans purchased Titan shirts with a motto on the back, "If You Believe, You Can Achieve."
Anderson and Ford, both University of Alabama in Huntsville graduates, were nervous wrecks before the game.
"I didn't sleep a wink last night," Anderson said.
Ford, who is also one of the team's quarterbacks but is recovering from a broken arm, said "I'm stressed" as he watched the Titans take the field. "It's so different worrying about the team and about the crowd in the stands and making sure everyone has everything they need. It's great to see this crowd and I am enjoying it."
A hodgepodge of people quickly melded together as Titans fans. One lone Memphis fan stood on the opposing sidelines cheering on her team which took an early lead in the game, 7-0, and 13-12, only to see it vanish as the half wore on.
One fan, George Orlick, who has ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease and is confined to a wheelchair, wanted to bring his son and grandson, Scott and Joseph Ward, to the game to see Titans' coach Billy "Tootie" Hill, who is an assistant coach at Hazel Green High.
"My grandson (Joseph) goes to Meridianville Middle School and he will go to Hazel Green High School," said Orlick, who moved to New Markethere from Michigan four years ago to be near his wife, Fay's, family. The former high school football coach was diagnosed with ALS in 2005.
Anderson said there were virtually no hitches as far as the game was concerned, but said they did have a power failure to one of the inflatable activities for kids. It was quickly solved with power cords to the rescue.
Huntsville Police Lt. David Sedberry was amazed at the turnout, but said anytime you put a football team on a field, people in Alabama will show up.
"This fills a void between spring training and fall football," he said. "It's something to do and a great addition to our community. People here are crazy about their football and they'll support it. Everyone seems to be having a great time."


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Sunday, March 18, 2007
"T" for Marilyn's book
Turquoise "T" on Two-color fabric with Twin circles
I Trapped Tangled Threads with Tulle and did some Threadplay on Top. (Actually I did bobbin work, as the Thread I wanted to use is Turquoise Kreinik metallic blending filament, which I didn't think would work coming through the needle).
The fabric was layered with Two layers of Totally Stable stabilizer (a Sulky product).
Some of the "T"s were on purpose, some I only realized after I got going (like the Twin circles or the fact that the name of the stabilizer started with a "T"...)
The color is much prettier in person. I still need to attach these to the appropriate places in Marilyn's book, and will get it in the mail next week.
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- Minetoody said...
It's really beautiful Suzanne and I'd be more than happy to get something similar for mine
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- Wabbit said...
Totally Stable for the T page and Peltex for the P page...
Suzanne, I hope you have a whole lot more variety in stabilizers if this is your theme! hehe... I think it's funny.
But the page is beautiful and I really like it. I'm so thrilled to have such beautiful pages going into my book.
I'm sort of hoping that it doesn't get anywhere near to closing by the time it gets back home.
- March 19, 2007 at 11:17 AM
- Suzanne Earley said...
LOL. I just about died when I realized the stabilizer I'd picked started with a "T".
I don't know if I can keep going in the same vein, but I'll probably try! I had a lot of fun once I got rolling on these.
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The third All-Weather Championships are under way, with today's launch and afternoon of racing at Lingfield Park marking the start of the season.
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He commented: "I want to thank all of our sponsors, Ladbrokes, Coral, Unibet and 32Red. Without them, we could not have such successful All-Weather Championships and I am particularly excited about this the third season.
"I am fairly new in my position but I was impressed that Arena Racing Company established these Championships with £1.1 million in prize money on Finals Day.
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"I would like to thank Jim Allen who came up with the idea of the All-Weather Championships. Jim is leaving ARC to go and train in Florida next year.
"He is a complete encyclopedia about All-Weather Racing. I said I wanted to know how many horses placed at Pattern level in Britain have run on the All-Weather since it started. He came back with an astonishing figure which is 1,570, which is a testament again to the surfaces at our tracks and at Kempton Park and Chelmsford City."
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"The main objective of the Championships two years ago was to rebrand and reposition British All-Weather Racing and that has happened with the help of our partners, Kempton Park and Chelmsford City.
"A big part of the strategy was to increase field sizes. From our betting partners' perspective, it is not just about the great Finals Day in March but about generally having more runners and keeping some of the better horses to race in the UK. These Championships are delivering a better racing product.
"We want to create additional international interest in the All-Weather Championships and Jim has been working very hard with Meydan, our Irish partners and French racing. The international aspect will form a bigger part of the Championships moving forward. We had a winner from France on Finals Day last season and are encouraging more overseas runners this season.
"The races we have today are a great start to the third All-Weather Championships and there is lots more to come during the season here, at Southwell, Wolverhampton, Kempton and Chelmsford.
"There will be All-Weather Racing at our racecourse in Newcastle from May next year, which we are looking forward to as well. It will be the first straight mile All-Weather track in the world and the first galloping two-mile All-Weather track in the world.
"The statistics from last season show that the objectives of the All-Weather Championships are being met – an 155 per cent increase in horses rated 100+, an 80 per cent increase in horses rated 90+, an increase in the average rating of runners from 73 to 75 and total prize money up 39 per cent.
"I asked Jim for the top five horses who raced during the last All-Weather Championships and he came up with Jack Hobbs, now rated 123, who started his career at Wolverhampton, with the others being Tryster, Prince Bishop, Chookie Royale and Pretend, all rated over 112. This shows, if you put the races on, you can keep these type of horses racing in this country.
"Total prize money on All-Weather Championships Finals Day next year is £1.1 million and last year's racing on Good Friday was a great occasion, with 10,000 people attending and ongoing support for stable staff who are the bedrock of racing.
"All-Weather Racing started over 25 years ago and it has come a long way. All horsemen appreciate the investment in racing surfaces such as Polytrack, Tapeta and Fibresand by private companies but I feel it is important that British Racing really embraces the research and development of All-Weather surfaces and doesn't leave it up to private companies to move that forward.
"It is so important to levy turnover and to the safety and well-being of horses not just at the tracks but also on the training grounds. We need to put the investment in, whether it is from the Levy Board or the BHA. Continuing research and investment, which is expensive, is crucial to make sure these surfaces continue to improve.
"Britain has led the way with All-Weather surfaces and needs to continue to do so."
Unibet is sponsoring for the second time at this season's All-Weather Championships. Spokesman Ed Nicholson said: "Unibet has been seen as a European company – we have 10 million customers – but only launched in the UK two and a half years ago. There has been an increase in UK betting turnover on racing and would like to think our sponsorship at the All-Weather Championships helped. Racing is very important to a UK bookmaker. We are offering more horseracing markets this season and make Luke Morris the 1/2 favourite to be top jockey of the All-Weather Championships again. We have invested heavily in social media as well as the All-Weather Championships."
Coral has backed the All-Weather Championships since the beginning and David Stevens commented: "The Championships have provided a narrative to the All-Weather Flat season. In year one we saw Litigant, who went on to win the Ebor this summer, and Grandeur and last season there were Pretend and Tryster. Godolphin's support of the All-Weather Championships shows that the right thing is being done. We hope for more of the same. At The Races do a great job all winter long broadcasting the All-Weather Championships but it was great to have Channel 4 on Good Friday this year."
Ladbrokes, another supporter of the Championships from the start, were represented today by Rupert Thacker who declared: "The All-Weather Championships have been one of the success stories for British racing and should be celebrated. We have Channel 4 coverage on Finals Day now and the bookmaker figures are good. Certainly, from our perspective, we are more than happy to be involved again."
The fourth betting partner and sponsor, 32Red, has also remained steadfast. Tony Calvin remarked: "I think the key to the success of the All-Weather Championships is keeping the better horses racing. Any bookmaker will tell you the better the racing is the more the punters are inclined to bet on it. The All-Weather Championships have established themselves very well and delivered."
Matt Taylor, Director of New Media and Innovation at broadcaster At The Races, said that being associated with "a growing and successful initiative such as the All-Weather Championships is fantastic for us". He explained: "This season we are looking forward to the All-Weather Championships more than ever. We do our coverage on air and also online and through social media. It is great to have something that is growing. More than anything, we really applaud the fact that overseas interest in the series is improving. The Fast-Track Qualifiers in France and Ireland are really significant for us. Last season on Finals Day, there were five races covered on the PMU in France and wagering brought in two and a half million euros of betting turnover, quite a significant contribution and we hope that will grow this season. We trialled the All-Weather Championships Tipping Competition last season and that worked really well with a first prize of £10,000. We had 9,500 players during the winter and an average of 2,000 a day which shows real engagement with the Championships. The winning tipster, whose local track is Southwell, had winners at 100/1, 66/1, 40/1, 33/1 and five at 25/1 so best of luck to anybody entering this year! We have a dedicated All-Weather Championships microsite and the races can be watched live through our app. We had a daily reach of 300,000 on Finals Day last season and from our point of view the broadcast by Channel 4 boosted the interest in All-Weather Racing."
Alan Pickering, Vice-President of the Racehorse Owners Association, has enjoyed plenty of success on the All-Weather, most notably with 2014 coral.co.uk Winter Derby hero Robin Hoods Bay, and is looking forward to the third All-Weather Championships.
Pickering said: "Reference has already been made to Keeneland and I can reveal today that I have bought a horse from Mr Oppenheimer to race here during the All-Weather Championships. I couldn't quite afford Golden Horn but hopefully this is another star in the making!
"I think Lingfield and All-Weather Racing in general receives a rather sniffy reception from the racing glitterati. I think they are wrong on both accounts.
"The All-Weather Championships has taken the product to a new level. Year one saw increased prize money and increased participation, while last year the quality went up though the quantity went down. I think we owe to the bookmaking industry this season both quality and quantity.
"Two other points from last year's Championships – we saw the rehabilitation of Godolphin on the All-Weather and the catapulting of Charlie Appleby to the top table of racing trainers.
"As far as this season is concerned, we want another good series and good Finals Day. The one thing the All-Weather Championships is a narrative.
"The first lady of Lingfield, Judy Dench, who combines her love of racing and her support of charity by coming here, sends her best wishes.
"Also, the second lady of Ascot Emma Jayne Wilson made a real cock-up on Shergar Cup day. She was on my horse Primrose Valley, who had won the first race on Tapeta at Wolverhampton, but the pressure got to her. She asked how she could repay me and I said 'give me some words to say at Lingfield on October 29. Firstly, she said happy birthday to Lingfield celebrating its 125th birthday and secondly, All-Weather Championships bring them on!"
Richard Farquhar's Walking The Courses was announced as the official charity partner of the third All-Weather Championships. There are 60 racecourses in mainland Britain and Richard plans to walk between all of them, a total of 3,000 miles, to raise money for Racing Welfare and Pancreatic Cancer UK.
He said: "Racing Welfare helps everybody in racing ranging from the stable staff, box drivers and racecourse employees. Essentially, everybody involved in background without whom we wouldn't come racing and there wouldn't be any horses.
"I am also racing money for Pancreatic Cancer UK which is the type of cancer I lost my dad to. The charity is doing incredible work for this most horrendous of the cancers which has hit racing very hard in the last 18 months. We lost Dessie Hughes and John Hills to it.
"I'd like to raise more money for Pancreatic Cancer UK than the government gave for research into pancreatic cancer in 2013, which was £700,000. As I am also raising money for Racing Welfare, the target by default is £1.4 million.
"I have covered 38 of the 58 legs and have walked about 1,850 miles. I have still got 1,100 or so to do, starting again on Tuesday between Wetherby and Aintree. I am getting there!
"I end every leg by doing a lap of the racetrack and everyone is very welcome to walk with me on the racecourse or between racecourses.
"I finish the whole thing next April at Newmarket on Craven Stakes day, which is a meeting I went to with my father for 26 years in a row starting on my 21st birthday. I haven't been back since he died three and a half years ago so it will be a big day.
"We are delighted to have been appointed the official charity partner of the 2015/16 All-Weather Championships. It is a very high-profile series. With the fantastic sponsors such as Coral, Ladbrokes, Unibet and 32Red, it is real privilege to be associated with the Championships and we are hugely grateful to ARC and everyone involved."


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Credit card fraud is a very serious issue and can lead to identity theft. If you want to avoid very severe financial problem due to credit card fraud, you can seek the services of police to help ensure that you are protected. In most situations, credit card theft liability is limited legally. However, you must be aware of how the police and financial institutions can help you deal with credit card fraud. Fraud will quickly lead to a lot of frustration and despair, but you can rest assured that police are ready to help you.
What Is Credit Card Fraud?
Credit card fraud is basically any use of your credit cards without your consent or knowledge. This unauthorized use of your credit cards can be realized in many different ways. The most common type of credit card fraud transpires when your credit card is stolen or lost. However, sometimes you don't become aware of credit card fraud until you check your credit card statements or receive a notification in the mail. If you happen to be a victim of any of these types of credit card fraud, you must call your credit card company. Although you should first notify your credit card company, you should also quickly notify the police.
What Role Do Police Play During Credit Card Fraud?
Once you have contacted your credit card company and determined that fraud has taken place, it is important to get the police involved. A police report can be filed if your credit card was stolen or if your personal information was hacked. These are crimes that are punishable and the police can work to find the individual responsible for your credit card fraud. However, apart from getting the police involved, you must also take preventative measures to limit the amount of personal fraud that you must deal with.
What Else Should You Do?
Your credit card company can assist you in closing down all accounts that are associated with fraud and establishing new and more secure accounts that you can begin using immediately. You can also look into prevention, I recommend looking into low interest cards, here. Even most fraudulent charges can be removed with the help of your credit card company. It is also suggested that you get a recent copy of your credit report to ensure that you are aware of all the fraud that you have experienced. Contacting the police is just one step that you must take when your credit cards have been stolen.


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windows 7 ultimate 32 bit
how to install win xp on Asus X42JE notebook
I have a Asus X42JE notebook with windows 7 ultimate 32 bit installed. How can I install windows xp pro on it, xp is not detecting the hard disk?
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Hello anos4a2, welcome to Seven Forums!
Here is an excellent idea from Greg that may be what you need and be sure to post back with any further questions you may have and to keep us informed.
The error is likely due to the XP CD needs SATA controller inserted at the F6 prompt during the initial driver loading phase. But you need a floppy drive to do this or else you have to slipstream the driver in using this process:
SATA Drivers - Slipstream into Windows XP CD
The error can also be because the SATA controller driver in BIOS is set to AHCI meaning an AHCI driver is needed if available. So check that setting in BIOS setup. But you can't now change the setting to IDE mode because Win7 won't start.
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Windows Xp with Windows 7 theme = Win
Xp doesn't work on some newer models. You could always install windows Xp VIA virtual machine which works great! There's a couple of free ones out there!
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The reason XP "doesn't work on some newer models" is due to the newer SATA HD controller drivers not being in the ancient XP installer.
You'll need to insert them at F6 drivers prompt if you have a floppy drive, or slipstream them into the XP installer: SATA Drivers - Slipstream into Windows XP CD
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Legendary women's basketball coach Pat Summitt steps down at Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Legendary women's basketball coach Pat Summitt stepped down Wednesday after 38 seasons at Tennessee.
The winningest coach in college basketball history was diagnosed with early-stage dementia last year, but remained on the Lady Vols' sideline for one more season, leading the team to the Elite Eight.
Associate head coach Holly Warlick, who has been an assistant under Summitt for 27 seasons, will be the new coach, while the 59-year-old Summitt will serve as head coach emeritus.
The university said Summitt will remain involved with the program and its players, acting as a liaison to the athletic director, and staying involved in on-campus recruiting.
"I've loved being the head coach at Tennessee for 38 years, but I recognize that the time has come to move into the future and to step into a new role," said Summitt.
"I support Holly Warlick being named the next head coach, and I want to help ensure the stability of the program going forward."
Summitt ends her brilliant career with a record of 1,098-208, winning eight national titles, and reaching 16 Final Fours. Her 1997-98 championship squad finished 39-0, and she led the 1984 US women's team to the Olympic gold medal.
"It is extremely difficult to adequately express what Pat Summitt has meant to the University of Tennessee, the sport of basketball, and the growth of women's athletics nationally," said athletic director Dave Hart.
"She is an icon who does not view herself in that light, and her legacy is well-defined and everlasting. Just like there will never be another John Wooden, there will never be another Pat Summitt."
Warlick is already a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame for her accomplishments as a point guard for the Lady Vols from 1976-80.


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Hora Route 16
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From Pika Fanon
Route 16 (Japanese: 16ばんどうろ Route 16) is the second water route trainer's typically encounter in Hora. It is located on the east side. It's northern terminus is at Telstar City, and it's eastern terminus is at Tuberose Town.
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Route 16 is constructed a bit like a fishing area. Trainers can pay to enter a fishing contest for 500, though there is a strange rumor that all people catch is Magikarp. From this area, the trainers can Surf, along a short water pathway, until they are able to get off their Pokémon. The water they pass through resembles a swamp. The area they come to this time is rather modernized, a paved road once again, but no automobiles seem to pass by.
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While traveling, I love to wake up early and wander around the surrounding before actually execute my itinerary, just so I could accidentaly found some interesting place that wasn't planned to be visited before. So on my second last day in Tokyo, I woke up at 5 and then wander around and around. My hotel was at Chiyoda-ku area, and I heard that Tokyo Imperial Palace is around the area. So I walk along the neighborhood until I found Tokyo Imperial Palace, and luckily, I stumble into Kitanomaru National Garden. A vast and beautiful garden in the heart of Tokyo, people say that this garden is at its best while Sakura is blooming, poor me even though I travel in spring, but the The Sakura was already fall in Tokyo. Here is some pictures I capture along my morning wander.
Kudanshita Station, The Nearest Station from My Hotel, Grand Palace Tokyo
In Front of Spring Water Gate, Kitanomaru National Garden
Area of Tokyo Imperial Palace
Imperial palace, where the imperial family reside, is surrounded by stone walls and moats, and inside the stone walls it is again surrounded by a vast garden. The imperial palace is originally located at Kyoto, but then moved to Tokyo at 1868. The palace is not open for public, but its East Garden is, and in the above picture I posed in front of East Garden entrance. East Garden consist of memorial, garden, and Museum of The Imperial Collection which I really want to visit, but when I arrived it had not opened yet and I had itineraries coming up so it was impossible to visit the museum, well next visit, I hope!
Gosh as I write this, you can not imagine how much I miss the feeling to be wandering around and feel Japan's spring air, the cold wind and breeze, while absorbing the divine architecture and strong tradition of Japan. And the next thing on my itinerary is Asakusa Temple. So here we go...
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Shoes (Yongki Komaladi), Bag (Charles & Keith)
Asakusa Kannon Temple located in Asakusa, it is a Buddhist temple. Asakusa Kannon Temple itself is Tokyo's oldest temple. I entered the temple from Kaminarimon, the outer gate of the temple and symbol of Tokyo. After the gate, inside I can see the temple main hall and a five storied pagoda. When I arrived there, a lot of people was praying in the main hall. Just outside the main hall, I found a lot of fortune kiosk which I really want to try, but the fortune that was written at a piece of paper is in Japanese and too bad I do not know how to read it. Fuh.
Anyway, if you ever heard about melon pan, which is a soft bread that tastes like melon, here in Asakusa, just before Nakamise - dori, you would find the best melon pan. Just find kiosk with the longest queue and you will not be mistaken that it must be that oh so famous melon pan!
Shops and Crowds along Nakamise - dori
Nakamise - dori is a street that we have to walk along before the main entrance of Asakusa Kannon Temple and it hosts a lot of souvenir and traditional Japanese food and cookies shops. I can not get enough with every little shop there! Just make sure to try every snacks and foods you want while feeling the atmosphere of Tokyo. I found a lot of ningyoyaki shop which is a cake with read bean paste filling and I am happy just to look at the process of the making of ningyoyaki while eating it fresh and hot from the oven.
Sanja Matsuri Festival
There are three biggest festivals in Tokyo, Kanda Matsuri, Sanno Matsuri and Sanja Matsuri. I am that one lucky traveler who do not know that I travel in the appropriate time where Sanja Matsuri was being held at Asakusa.
The Sanja Matsuri is an annual festival in the Asakusa district that takes place over the third full weekend in May. It is held in celebration of the three founders of Sensoji Temple. The Sanja Matsuri features about one hundred mikoshi, portable shrines, in which Shinto gods (kami) are symbolically placed into and paraded about the streets to bring good fortune to the local businesses and residents.
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Hello Disney Sea!
I do not have much time in Japan, so I have to choose between Disney Land or Disney Sea, and truly it actually is breaking my heart… And with this is mind I finally choose Disney Sea: there is only one Disney Sea in the whole world, and it was there, in Tokyo. Disney Land? I could visit it later when I have the chance to travel to Paris, maybe?
And, by the way, I heard that Disney Sea offers a lot more variety of foods and restaurants than Tokyo Disney Land. And, I loveee foods! The architecture of course is divine and dreamy like you would imagine. This theme park consists of seven area: American Waterfront, Port Discovery, Lost River Delta, Arabian Coast, Mermaid Lagoon, Mysterious Island, and Mediterranean Harbor. But what makes me really happy is its vast area; I love getting lost inside, enjoying every corner, every restaurant and the different smell that come from inside the restaurant, looking at every piece of the souvenir they provide, sitting at a table and sip a cup of coffee while observing my surrounding, taking pictures, well lots of them. Well, you could say I'm not a fan of attraction, and those things above is what I do at theme park.
As I enjoyed the park, I realize that crowds of people were starting to sit around the lake in Mediterranean Harbor area, oh it must be that famous parade that they're waiting for. You could see at my last picture above, how dreamy and spectacular the show was. It was a beautiful closing to my second last day in Japan. And now I hope that I could go back there, soon… Who would not?


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Jason Hamacher: hXc attaché to ancient Syria
Whether documentarian/drummer/massage therapist Jason Hamacher is rhapsodizing about Minor Threat and the Teen Idles or kicking some deep knowledge about the Gnostic origins of ancient Syriac chants, he does so with the same mix of startling scholarship and infectious exuberance.
Hamacher grew up the Headbanger's Ball-watching middle son of a Southern Baptist minister in Satellite Beach, Florida before moving to the D.C. area in 1992. He cut his milk teeth in knotty 90s post-hardcore trio Frodus—touring with a pre-Shellback Refused in '98—before going on to play in Decahedron with Fugazi bassist Joe Lally, and Tampa grind militia Combatwoundedveteran.
Hamacher's decade-long Sacred Voices of Syria project began when he discovered that the world's oldest Christian music had gone undocumented. In 2005, the Syrian Orthodox Church, one of the earliest Christian communities, granted Hamacher permission to record their oldest chant traditions. Over six years and several trips, he documented the ancient prayers, hallowed rituals, and sacred spaces of Syria.
Hamacher is bringing a showcase of his project to The Rotunda on Monday, and I spoke to him about the roots of community expression, guerilla-style ethnomusicology, and the lasting cultural impact of his endeavors. Continue reading →


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Tim Keller and Greg Boyd have the same message: eschew all idols and devote yourself completely to the one God, the God of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian in NYC, in Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters treats the subject of the idol of money in chp 3 of his fine book.
"The new explosion in executive salaries, the increased emphasis on luxury goods, the rapacious deals that make millions for the deal makers at the expense of thousands of common workers, the lack of concern about steep debt … all of these represent profound social changes in our society" (49-50).
Question: How much do we dance with this financial world?
We dwell in a culture of greed. Can we see it in ourselves?
As a pastor, Keller says he's never had a person confess greed to him. Every other sin, but not greed and his point is we don't see it in ourselves.
But Jesus emphasizes greed: the love of money, anxiety about money, he warns about loving money, trusting money, and obeying money. So he sees the whole message of the counterfeit god of money in Zacchaeus. Once again, Keller combines a psychological reading into with clear biblical teaching — and some regula fidei (he finds Zacchaeus trusting in God's grace) to expound this text.
Zacchaeus gives up 50% — and he shows that the generosity of grace outstrips the tithe for followers of Jesus. Zacchaeus practiced justice as well.
Then follows a discussion of deep idols — the depth of our motivations and heart — and surface idols
I agree with Keller's theological readings and the big message he is presenting, but he's outstripping what the text says in some of this. Zacchaeus experienced the grace of forgiveness but to turn that into Zacchaeus learning that he couldn't trust in his moral performance says more than the text. What he offers at times is a theological reading of the text, and it is a theology widely shared but not by all.
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Bungie co-founder sets up new studio
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Bungie co-founder and former Disney Interactive Studios chief Alex Seropian has set up a new outfit to develop core games for mobile platforms.
As reported by Pocket Gamer, it's called Industrial Toys and also boasts ex-Dreamworks R&D manager Brent Pease and "some kickass art talent from ex-Marvel and DC guys" on its payroll.
The mission statement on its Facebook page says:
"We believe in the future of mobile. No more excuses for inferior game play, graphics, and idle time-wasters with cute names and elementary mechanics, we believe in the audience of core gamers who are waiting, demanding respect. And we're prepared to over deliver with something they've never seen in the world of mobile – artistically-envisioned high-quality production, intricately advanced layers of narrative and gameplay in a free-to-play model designed to inspire rather than exploit."
Source: Eurogamer