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Two Philly Area Men Detained in China

Local blogger Brian Conley, of Alive in Baghdad was one of two people arrested while reportedly trying to tape protestors in China yesterday. The story first hit my radar yesterday afternoon via a post on Twitter. Details were sketchy, but today's Inquirer has a few more details:

Brian Conley, 28, of West Philadelphia, and Jeffrey Rae, 28, of Wayne, Delaware County, went to China hoping to videotape protests staged by Students for a Free Tibet, according to Conley's wife, Eowyn A. Rieke. (See Conley's video blog at Alive in Baghdad.)

"We knew that the Chinese government is extremely repressive and that they might respond to any effort to get the word out about Tibet strongly," said Rieke, who is a doctor. She is 31 weeks pregnant with what will be her first child. "So I have been stressed and worried, but overall, in the context of things, what he is experiencing is pretty minor compared to what many people have at the hands of the Chinese government ...

Read the entire story at Philly.com

Household Auto Finance – Is Best Way To Get Your Finances Under Control

The automobile industry in USA is growing at a faster rate. There are many reasons for the development of the auto sector in USA.

The fist one is automobile is one of the need for every one. In USA majority of the Household Auto Finance members have their own car. Once of the main reason is availability of the auto loan very easily at most competitive rate. There are many auto loan provides right from Bank, Financial Institution, Private Company etc. The loan process is very speedy. You need very few documents with some down payment and drive your dream car.

Below Are Some Tips To Get Household Auto Finance :

1. In USA banks, financial institutions and various private companies are the main source of getting an automobile finance. All these auto finance companies have been associated with the dealers to provide direct loan services to the customer.

2. Loan quote is one of the essential factor to get an idea about the probable cost involve. It will also helpful to compare rates given by the auto loan companies.

3. The auto loans sector is fastest growing financial sector in USA. You need to get the loan at the most competitive rate with less paperwork. It will take just one day or lesser time to clear the auto loan after your credit report and other document get referred. In certain cases of bad credit record, you can get the car loan under certain condition like you need to pay higher interest rate or down payment.

4. The auto loan company also made insurance compulsory to get the security against the loan. The Guaranteed Auto Prection (GAP) is a useful insurance to protect you from your new car's loan. The gap insurance is simply a difference between what you repay value and your book value of new car so you are able to pay out your deductibles if in case of any damage of your car.

EA Mythic reveals Warhammer Online open beta details

MMO gamers itching to try out EA Mythic's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will finally be able to do so this September 7, when the warhammer open beta phase finally goes live.



Players in North America can access the warhammer online open beta buy pre-ordering the game or by visiting FilePlanet.com and signing up for a limited number of available slots. Those who previously had access to the warhammer closed beta will automatically be able to play during the warhammer open beta as well.



EA Mythic will also be hosting a special North American Beta Preview Weekend from August 22 to August 25, with over 100,000 players invited to end the closed beta with a bang. The game itself is set to be released this September 18 and will simultaneously launch in North America, Europe and Oceania.



Only 75,000 open beta keys will be available upon downloading the warhammer open beta client from FilePlanet.com. What are you waiting for then? Hop onto the FilePlanet.com servers and gun for that slot for a chance to play in the warhammer open beta of one of the most anticipated MMO titles of the year.

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Comic Energy brings back the 'frat' in this hilarious staged comedy for the Fringe

Raucous, raunchy, and utterly hilarious sketch comedy show at the Adrienne brought to you by Comic Energy!

"A Night To Remember" Takes place in a dysfunctional Philadelphia fraternity with a bunch of guys who just want to have fun. They soon discover a concoction made by Frisbee (the dumb nerd) and the lead drunk Fish drinks this concoction causing a burnign sensation down his stomach, a brief period of blindess, but a smooth feeling once all the pain subsides. He hands this beverage of the other guys who literally 'fall' in love with it.

It is soon revealed that this 'concoction' is not alchohol but actually a homemade hemmorroid ointment. After each member of the frat passes out they wake up to and see someone robbing their frat house, due to the implications of the drink they automatically assume this man is Jesus.

'Jesus' robs the men blindly and leaves them a message to party. The guys end up at a club to party that happens to be one that serves lesbian cliente. The poor guys do not know what a lesbian is. After they finally get in they are forced to leave at gun point, which leads to a chase scene that ends up at the Philly Zoo. It is there where they get their revenge on the lesbians for ruining theyre night. Chaos ensues and at the very end the police are knocking.

This is a night these guys would rather forget.

James Daly, Mike Ford, Frank Fral, Sergio Santana, Rick Worrall, and AZ

Tickets are only $10 for this show, $8 for college students.

3 Shows, each Saturday at 11pm: August 30th, September 6th, and September 13th

You can reserve tickets now to this outrageous show at www. comicenergy. com or by calling 215-397-3040!

Comic Energy brings back the 'frat' in this hilarious staged comedy for the Fringe

Raucous, raunchy, and utterly hilarious sketch comedy show at the Adrienne brought to you by Comic Energy!

"A Night To Remember" Takes place in a dysfunctional Philadelphia fraternity with a bunch of guys who just want to have fun. They soon discover a concoction made by Frisbee (the dumb nerd) and the lead drunk Fish drinks this concoction causing a burnign sensation down his stomach, a brief period of blindess, but a smooth feeling once all the pain subsides. He hands this beverage of the other guys who literally 'fall' in love with it.

It is soon revealed that this 'concotion' is not alchohol but actually a homemade hemmorroid ointment. After each member of the frat passes out they wake up to and see someone robbing their frat house, due to the implications of the drink they automatically assume this man is Jesus.

'Jesus' robs the men blindly and leaves them a message to party. The guys end up at a club to party that happens to be one that serves lesbian cliente. The poor guys do not know what a lesbian is. After they finally get in they are forced to leave at gun point, which leads to a chase scene that ends up at the Philly Zoo. It is there where they get their revenge on the lesbians for ruining theyre night. Chaos ensues and at the very end the police are knocking.

This is a night these guys would rather forget.

James Daly, Mike Ford, Frank Fral, Sergio Santana, Rick Worrall, and AZ

Tickets are only $10 for this show, $8 for college students.

3 Shows, each Saturday at 11pm: August 30th, September 6th, and September 13th

You can reserve tickets now to this outrageous show at www. comicenergy. com or by calling 215-397-3040!

FAMILY AND THERE RELATIONS

GOD so wonderful who make the world look more beautiful...GOD also created humanbeings children where the children cannot live alone in the world god created parents..As the god cannot do each and every thing for children he created the parents for helping their children..so parents are our next god so we have to respect them...family makes a beautiful life with mother,father sister brother..we can share joys and sorrows with them..we cam play with our brothers and sisters..we can share each and evary thing with our family..family is the first best relation in my part of life ...i love my family....
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Uncle SAC Wants YOU in Ardmore, PA Friday September 5th, 2008!

Hey there old friends at Philly Future! How the heck are you? Listen we have something coming up during Friday, September 5th, 2008's First Friday Main Line!Image and video hosting by TinyPicCheck out our YouTube Public Service Announcement!

In a nutshell, come out to support our Veteran’s and Active Duty Troops on September 5th, 2008 during a very special “First Friday ” event at the Ardmore V.F.W Post 843 in Ardmore, PA from 5-9 P.M. during First Friday Main Line.

We are proud to introduce the Main Line to American Troop Support Team (ATST) !

ATST has been working for over four years to send letters and boxes of donated goods to help our soldiers. This group was formed to provide tangible support to the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces-- particularly those currently deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Contributed donations and products will be used to package and ship goods to our troops. Packages have and will include, but are not limited to, snack foods, personal hygiene items, reading materials and other items which are consistent with American, as well as Military law. The names of soldiers are submitted and selected in a non-discriminatory manner.

In addition, the VFW is opening their doors to new social membership**. A contribution of $20.00 will give you a year-long membership to this 75 year old post. Half of the proceeds will go to restoring and keeping the V.F.W. post active for our local soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as our veterans of previous wars. The other half of the proceeds collected will be donated to the “American Troop Support Team” (ATST).

We hope to see you and that you can help us in this worthy cause! Support those who protect our freedoms!

(**Please note to become a social member of the VFW you must show LEGAL proof of age)

...And as a postscript, we will note that First Friday Main Line has many other fabulous events planned for Friday September 5th, as First Friday jazzes it up with a Main Line Blues Stroll,Miles of Art, and also hosts a special book signing at Past*Present*Future in Ardmore for the up and coming novelist who published "Creamy Nougat" a few months ago - Mr. Erec Smith Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Click here to check out First Friday Main Line events

Click here to check out what Save Ardmore Coalition is talking about these days

Poland MaKes A MistaKe

Poland MaKes a MistaKe
Frank Dialogue KULTURE/AMERIKA

The major US propaganda organs all announced today that Poland has finally come to terms with the US over the 'Polish missile shield', ostensibly designed by the US military/industrial complex to give early warning and 'protection' against missiles launched from 'rogue states' such as Iran, North Korea, or whatever countries that don't have a Rothschild sponsored 'central bank'. You can hear/read about the details from any of the major prop-organs, but I will include a link here for you to peruse:Washington Times

Now, the logic of this missile-shield has always defied any kind of accepted logic. Why does the US need a missile shield against, say, Iranian missiles in Central Europe? The US has satellite tracking that covers the globe that will alert us as to any missile launhes; in addition, the US has deployed in the Persian Gulf area Navy, Air Force and other strategic and tactical early warning systems. Any launch of Iranian missiles would be picked up immediately. As for North Korea, another 'rogue nation', we have a huge presence in South Korea, Japan and the Pacific which would do the same as regards the Koreans. So why put these missiles in Poland or radar in the Czech republic? Both are NATO members, and NATO also has detection and intrception capabilities.

The first reason for the deployment is simply money. From what I read, the missiles would be of the Patriot-type, manufactured by Raytheon Corporation. The Patriot has never been tested in combat, except for a very poor performance in Israel during Gulf War I. So, this is just another big money contract for one of the Bush connected military contractors. Polish taxpayers will foot the bill.

Is Poland afraid of an attack from Iran? This, again, defies any logic or common sense. So, against what 'attacker' will these missiles be targeted. The obvious target is the Russians. Russia, her people and her natural resources are the target of the Rothschild octopus, and the US is the military 'police' arm of that same syndicate. The current conflict in Georgia was a provocation of the Russians by US/Israeli/Georgian employees of the Octopus, and the Russians seemed to be the winner. But, now, with the Polish mistake, we see the second stage of that provocation playing out.

This week, we saw the Polish president Lech Kaczynski making a visit to Tiblisi, Georgia to 'show support' for his fellow clown, the Harvard 'educated' Georgian 'leader' Mikheil Saakashvili. I believe the Ukaranian leader showed up also. It was a meeting of the 'Three Stooges'.

Now, after this vaudeville act in Tiblisi, the Polish announce, that after years of wrangling, the Polish will accept the American missiles. Polish Defense Minister Sikorski announced the agreement with the reasoning: 'We cannot wait for NATO to help us if we are under attack, so we need a 'special arrangement with our loyal ally' the US. Notorious liar and oil industry operative, US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice appeared in Washington with Sikorski for the announcement.

Of course, the Russian were not too pleased with this 'sudden' decision on Poland's part. Here:

RIA Novosti

The Russians have actually showed remarkable restraint in dealing with this affair, as they did in Georgia. But what will the Poles get from this?

Nothing. Polish leaders do not learn from history. Just as in the time before WWII, Poland believed lies from the West in regard to her security; and here, she puts her faith in the criminal and degenerate Bush 'organizatsiya' for 'protection'. Just as the UK & France did nothing to save Poland from Hitler and Stalin, and just as they continually betrayed Poland after WWII, any 'promises' that Bush/Cheney make to Poland will be flushed down the toilet. As I stated this is just another contractor payoff for Bush, And,as for Poland, to Bush it is just a place to hide his ex-lover, Victor Ashe, the current US Ambassador. Poland expects help with modernizing it's Air Force as part of the deal, and, probably the US will be happy to sell it some outdated planes.

Of course, this 'missile shield' is inadequate even before it is deployed, so it's military value will be about zero. But the message and provocation sent to Russia will linger in the memory banks for a longer period. Poland needs to understand that Putin is not Stalin, and that George Bush, Barrack Obama or John McCain are not Iosef Pilsudski. Hitler said that 'Slavs were incapable of governing themselves'. Putin has proved this is incorrect. Now Poland needs to show that it can generate the type of leadership that will seek to make it independent and self-sufficient. So far, there appears to be no one on the Polish horizon that fits this bill. And where is the Polish Roman Catholic or Christian leader who will speak the truth on this unholy alliance with Bush? Poland, beware!

Philly Blogger Meet up

cbs3.com - A Tale Of True Blog Love:

"Not only do Marisa and Scott have their own professional blogs, (www.slashfood.com and www.macuser.com) they also make time for a shared blog "ForkYou.tv," which serves as a light hearted cooking show."

I feel so bad for missing the Philadelphia Blogger's Meet up yesterday!!! If it was on any day but Wednesday I would've been there!!! Oh well I heard the ones who attended had a good time. It even made it to cbs3.com *kicking self*... Thanx to Karl Martino of www.phillyfurture.org for spearheading it.Hopefully next time I will be there to video the occurrence... Were you there? What tidbit did you take with you? Let me know here: http://myphillynetwork.com/content/philly-bloggers-meetup-sans-my-philly-network

Philly Local, Matt Duke's Song "Split Milk" Featured on Lifetime's Army Wives This Sunday August 17th at 10:00PM/EST!

Philadelphia, PA – Critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter Matt Duke will have his song “Spilt Milk”, from his sophomore album, Kingdom Underground (Rykodisc/MAD Dragon Records), featured on Lifetime’s award-winning series “Army Wives’” this Sunday August 17th at 10:00PM/EST. Kingdom Underground is set to be released in late September 2008.

Kingdom Underground is an impressive collection of ten pop songs that exude a playful quality while the youthful songwriter tackles serious issues. While the subject matter on some of these songs carries a lot of weight, Kingdom Underground is an undeniable pop record by a young (he’s 23), self-taught, modern day troubadour from South Jersey who has successfully mixed his philosophical observations and experiences with his intuitive pop/folk sensibilities. Duke, an avid reader and what some may call an old-soul, crafted an album that touches upon themes of spiritual unrest (“The Father, the Son, and the Harlot’s Ghost”, “A Happy Hooligan”), addiction (“I’ve Got Atrophy on the Brain”), and failed relationships (“Walk It Off”). Other tracks like “Rabbit”, recently featured on PerezHIlton.com, and “Opossum” showcase Duke’s amazing songwriting ability, as he uses animal imagery to address his own fears.

Each song brings its own unique sound that keeps the listener tuned in. Duke comments, “I think the vibe on the song ‘Sex and Reruns’ really sums up the experience of making this record as a whole for me. It was the last song I wrote on the record and as deep as I got into some of those heavier ideas, I couldn’t help but throw a wrench in the spokes by giving each song some sort of giddy musical twist.”

These twists are evident not only in the song writing, but in the production as well. The album was produced by Marshall Altman (Matt Nathanson, Kate Voegele, Marc Broussard) and recorded at Altman’s Galt Line Studios in Los Angeles.

In 2006 Duke released his debut album Winter Child on Drexel University’s student-run record label MAD Dragon Records. The album received warm support from XPN Radio with Duke performing frequently at World Café Live and at several XPN sponsored events throughout the area. Duke was brought to the attention of Rykodisc through an growing relationship between Drexel University and Ryko Distribution, which distributes MAD Dragon Records. Under a new agreement made between Ryko and Drexel University, Rykodisc now has an exclusive, first-look opportunity to sign artists from the MAD Dragon roster. Matt Duke marks the first signing under this agreement.

In the interests of developing and promoting new talent, Rykodisc has launched a new initiative called Ryko Greenhouse. Matt Duke is the first artist to participate in this program. Ryko Greenhouse gives music fans a sneak preview of our up-and-coming releases by offering two songs available for purchase at iTunes and other digital music providers at a specially reduced price. Two of Matt Duke’s songs, “Rabbit” and “30 Some Days” are available for digital purchase now.

Visit Matt’s official website and MySpace page for additional information, tour dates, videos and special messages from Matt at www.mattdukemusic.com or www.myspace.com/mattduke. Please let me know if you’d like a copy for review.

Media Contacts:

Dana Gaiser, The Lippin Group, 212.986.7080 / dana@lippingroup.com

Sage Robinson, The Lippin Group, 212.986.7080 / sage@lippingroup.com

Christian Debt Consolidation

Prior to the 20th century debt was looked upon as evil and only used by people with poor character. Following world war II the use of consumer credit became more common. In the mid 1970's the nation's consumer debt was approximately 8 billion dollars. Today there is a whole generation of people who have grown up using credit cards and our present consumer debt is approaching 900 Billion dollars most of which has accrued through use or misuse of credit cards. Proverbs states correctly that the when it comes to debt the "borrower is the slave of the lender".

Christian debt counseling has many benefits that are not found in secular debt counseling. The authority of the biblical teaching concerning debt is quite clear. The evils of debt are demonstrated repeated throughout the bible. Christian debt counselors will use these teachings to develop debt elimination plans according to scriptural principles. Eliminating and staying out of debt Is a long held God given responsibility.

Christian debt consolidation loans are only available from Christian based financial institutions. In most cases the features and interest rates are very competitive with other sources of debt consolidation loans. Your financial counselor will help you decide whether or not you need to consolidate your debt. In many cases biblical principles will be used pay off your debts according to a sound financial plan. After all using Christian debt consolidation loans is just changing one form of debt for another. Debt is debt and all is evil.

Obviously using a Christian debt consolidation loans is far better than filing bankruptcy. It may be the only feasible alternative for a family lower its debt to a level that allows them to make their monthly debt payments. Remember the money that is saved by using Christian debt consolidation loan should be used to provide for the basic needs of the family and not to purchase more unneeded consumable goods. All Christian financial counselors will require you to stop borrowing money immediately. That means cutting up all your credit cards and living within your means. Living debt free is a Godly principle that will empower you to live a Christian life.

The use of Christian debt consolidation loans is only a temporary step in your goal to be totally debt free. In many cases if you use the steps in a good debt elimination plan you will find that you can be debt free in as little as three years. Your faith in God will give you the discipline that will help you to stay on the path to a debt free life.

Dallas Car Finance Loan – Offers Car Loans for the People living in Dallas

If you are finally finding yourself in a position where you would like to get yourself a car in the world of today thing you are going to realize that you are going to need to see it as much of your hard earned and precious time as well as a finance is for you to go about getting one.  It really is not an option for you go about getting yourself a car just straight up out of your bank account as most people do not have that much disposal income laying around for such big purchases.  The solutions this is to get yourself a Car Loan Dallas through the use of an Internet website.  So when you realize is comes the point where you should be looking for a very good deal on getting yourself a Dallas Car Finance Loan, getting yourself one through a vast array of different financial lending institutions that are on the Internet is going to empower you with the ability to get yourself a great deal on any low interest car loan without having to expend as much time and energy like it would take for you go from one bank to another bank or from one car dealership lot to another car dealership lot for all of the information is required to make a educated decision on what we give you the best possible solution.

 

When you decide to go about getting yourself a inexpensive low interest New Car Loans and it is going to allow you to get yourself a preapproval noticed in a very timely manner as well as saving an un heard of unknown of your time and energy simply because you had to go about filling out stacks and stacks of the paper work as well as terms and conditions that you go about doing if you're to go about getting yourself a Used Car Loans Colorado through a bank or a car dealership.  While this is not only the case, your also to be able to acquire self with a low interest car loan in only a matter of one day for you to be able to get your preapproval noticed when you go about getting yourself your low interest car loan online through the internet.

Bad Credit Used Car Loan

If you are in a position to get yourself a secured bad credit used car loans then you will more than likely be able to get yourself a used car that you desire within one working business days simply because the financial company that is issuing you the loan in the first place is assuming less risk because you are providing collateral on the face of being bad credit used car the first place.  A secured bad credit used car loan essentially means that you have to put down some sort of collateral that has equity built up into extras a home or another vehicle in order for you to assume the risk of the loan before you can be given.  This means you need to make sure that you have a steady source of income in order to pay down the debt of your bad credit car loan because if you start to miss payments or they have paid in full on time each and every month you also assume the risk of losing the collateral then the first place.  The other option is to get yourself a unsecured version of the back credit used easy car loan in which you as a consumer will assume less of a risk since you are no longer putting up collateral for the loan, however, the back or used car loan financing company assumes even more risk which means that you need to deal the proof your monthly income as well as more than likely having to pay an additional fee points of interest on the back or used car loan itself in order to make it work. 

 

Additionally, definitely in a position where you really having established credit or you have a bad credit history, getting yourself a Online Car Loans for bad credit is going to give you the opportunity to work on improving your credit lot the same time giving you the vehicle you need to get from place to place.  As long as you make your payments on time and full each and every month your credit score will steadily increase which means by the time your bad credit used car loan is paid off you'll be in a position to get a much better rate of interest on your next used car loan that you decide to go about taking our any other type of financial purchase that you are looking to get for yourself as well.

 

A car loan is simply a way for you to go about paying for the car that you are looking to purchase.  You are going to take out a car loan from a financial lending company and bring it to the car dealership with you.  The reason for going about doing this is because the moment that you bring your own used car finance to a car dealership you are then considered what is known as any cash buyer in that you can buy the car pretty much out right from them just as if you are paying for it in cash in the first place.  You can then you should car finance in order to either buy the car that you want from them or you can also use it to lease a car through them.