March 31, 2008
Posted at: 11:56 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Entertainment and News, Rants and Randomness
I’m not sure who remembers Mr. Feeny, but he was a very big influence in my life growing up. Just like most adults (who were kids at the time) learned a lot from Feeny and Boy Meets World. So much so that MyPartyShirt.com created a shirt that says: “Everything I need to know in life was taught to me by Mr. Feeny”.
Even though William Daniels was in many other films and tv shows, he will always be known as Mr. Feeny.
So Happy Birthday William Daniels A.K.A. Mr. Feeny!
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March 30, 2008
Posted at: 11:38 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Tech and Web
11 year old Jon Penn was named Network Administrator after the original admin left unexpectedly. The computer network was struggling and they asked him to run the network. He picked out the school’s Anti Virus and made some other changes to their existing setup to better suit the needs of the school.
I was the big into computers at that age, but I didn’t run a school network by myself. It wasn’t until Jr. High that I was helping run the computer labs. In High School I was pulled out of my classes to fix computers and it was accepted by all teachers. I was chosen to take college credits in computers while in HS. I was able to get my MOUS certification which allowed me to teach computer programs to teachers and parents of the high schoolers. (Adobe products, Office and Internet) I was sent to Armenia on behalf of the US. Government to teach computers over there.
Jon Penn definitely has me beat in network control!
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March 29, 2008
Posted at: 11:53 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Tech and Web
This is only a visual review since it just came out today and I have only had a chance to work on it in my nephew’s blog. (which I haven’t written in a while). This is not about functionality, just design and it is not comprehensive.
If you want to see bigger versions of the pictures, click on it and it will bring you to flickr.
The dashboard is very different, but I like it. It will take a little time to get used to, but I feel that many will enjoy the change.
Write is more understanding of how people blog and what they are looking for.
Besides Options changing to Settings, there’s not much difference here.
This is a really quick review 
However, I am going to wait until 2.5.1 comes out or at least wait a week to check for any serious security flaws.
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March 28, 2008
Posted at: 11:49 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Entertainment and News
Tonight I went to go see 21: The Movie with my best friend Kristin and we both enjoyed it a lot. Even though the critics said that it was an awful movie, it was gripping and kept my attention the whole time.
Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is an MIT student who – needing to pay school tuition – finds answers in counting cards. As a superior math and statistics student, he is recruited to join a group of mathematically-gifted students that heads to Las Vegas every weekend with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor. Unorthodox math professor Mickey Rosa (Kevin Spacey) leads the way. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos. Drawn by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and his teammate, Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), Ben begins to push the limits. Though counting cards isn’t illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casino’s menacing enforcer, Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne).
Kristin was “stressed” for most of the movie because she was so into it. Speaking of being into it, Kate Bosworth stated that to do the love scene with her screen counterpart, they both got completely hammered on, what she believes to be, Grey Goose. She also said that at one point she couldn’t stand up and then blacked out.
*** SPOILER ALERT **********
“What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”, however, that statement can mean different things to different people. For someone like Ben who grew up in Southie, and was trying to pay for Harvard Medical School while working at minimum wage, you would expect him to only win. However, what happens when the urge takes over your whole body making you unaware of what you are pulling yourself into. For Ben, that was what happened. He was up $315,000 when everything went horribly wrong.
He lost $200,000 of Mickey’s money and instead of going back to Boston, Ben tried to get it back. Mickey opted to rat him out and get have him get beat up by “security” (Loss Prevention Enforcer). Mickey then stole all of Ben’s money, didn’t let him graduate from MIT which dropped his chance at getting into HMS. He had nothing to win, nothing to lose and he went to Mickey to try and make a deal with him and get his life back on track.
Ben, however, was plotting against Mickey with the casino enforcer to get a second chance. They went in for the jackpot one last time and got caught. Ben and Jill then switched the chips for a bag of candy coins and Mickey was stuck in a limo with Cole’s thugs and Ben shocked the scholarship chairman with his “life lesson” in counting cards in Vegas.
Everything turned out fine in the end for him, but is the money really all that he went through? Most people would say no, however big risk, big reward; Bigger risk, bigger reward.
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March 27, 2008
Posted at: 11:56 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Entertainment and News
Twelve weeks and twelve celebrities later, tonight was the last night of the Celebrity Apprentice. The final two were Trace Adkins and Piers Morgan and they were planning an event for charity. The goal was to raise money at the auction, raise money with ticket sales and plan a great event. Ultimately it was because Piers was able to raise about $750,000 and Trace only raised about $100,000. However, I don’t think that Piers deserved it. He made everyone mad at one point during the process, but the only good thing that he did was get Omarosa off the show.
I really dislike her because since she was on the Apprentice in season 1, she has thought that she was the end all be all of human existence. I hope she will realize that she is going through life trying to make people hate her and in the grand scheme of life, she is going to be in for a rude awakening once this “trip” she is on ends.
Trace Adkins was amazing and he is 1,000 times better than person/competitor that Piers is. I do not like country music, but now I can at least listen to him because of my new found respect for what he is going through with his daughter. Food Allergies affect 12,000,000 Americans. Many of those people are so allergic, that if someone has peanut butter on their hands and they get to close, the affected person can go into Anaphylaxis. Congratulations Trace on never giving up your morals to get ahead in this game. Also because you played this game to win not for the bragging rights but to help save millions of people. You cared about your charity because it affects you personally and you never let that go.
Even though I don’t think he deserves it, he is playing for charity and it is a great one. The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund is a leader in supporting the men and women of the Armed Forces and their families. “From 2000 to 2005 the Fund provided close to $20 million to families of United States military personnel lost in performance of their duty, mostly in service in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Fund provided unrestricted grants of $11,000 to each spouse and $5,000 to each dependent child; and $1,000 to parents of unmarried service members. The payments were coordinated with the casualty offices of the Armed Forces, to ensure all families received these benefits. In 2005 a new law substantially increased the benefits granted to these families. With that mission therefore accomplished, the Fund redirected its support toward the severely injured. For information on Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund support provided to families of those lost prior to May 12, 2005,” - source
Congratulations to all of the celebrities and the charities they played for.
Here are all the celebrities that participated for charity:
- Piers Morgan
- Trace Adkins
- Carol Alt
- Lennox Lewis
- Stephen Baldwin
- Omarosa
- Tito Ortiz
- Marilu Henner
- Nely Galán
- Vincent Pastore
- Jennie Finch
- Gene Simmons
- Nadia Comaneci
- Tiffany Fallon
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March 26, 2008
Posted at: 11:54 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Sports and Leisure
Even the defending World Series Champions sometimes can’t get the ball in play, but try not to judge them yet. They will prevail over the Indians, Tigers and the Evil Evil Empire (Yankees).
Today however, Jon Lester didn’t have it this morning (last night in Japan). He gave up 4 runs in 4 innings and leaving the bull pen with nothing to work with.
Rich Harden on the other hand was amazing.
“I want to give Rich credit,” said Manny Ramirez, whose home run with two out in the sixth accounted for Boston’s only run and gave him 491 for his career, nine fewer than the 500-homer milestone. “He pitched a great game. He has a nasty splitter. His slider was working. He was 95 (miles an hour). He’s got it all.”
Record: 1-1
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March 25, 2008
Posted at: 11:59 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Sports and Leisure
I know that Daisuke didn’t have a good start of the game, but he calmed down after a few innings and considering it was the first game and it was in Japan (his home crowd), he was a bit nervous.
However, he is their star player and even though he didn’t get the win, he didn’t get the loss. After Manny came up big in the 6th inning giving the Red Sox the lead, they took Daisuke out so that he could possibly get the win. The Athletics came right back taking the lead 4-3. It wasn’t until the 9th inning when, last minute replacement for hurt JD Drew, Brandon Moss came out and blasted one for a Home Run to tie the game taking it into the 10th inning.
Manny once again came up big with a double bringing home two runs. In the bottom of the 10th, the A’s got a run back but Papelbon and the crew were able to close out the game for the win. We are on our way to back-to-back championships, first time since the 1915-1916 seasons.
NOTE: Jordan’s furniture is doing the promotion again, but this time, the Red Sox have to sweep the World Series for the free furniture “Monster Deal”.
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March 24, 2008
Posted at: 11:22 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Rants and Randomness
A few months ago, my sisters, my brother-in-laws and I were helping my parents clean their basement since they were selling their house and today my mother found a little surprise in a jar. I left a glass container outside a few months ago and when the snow came, we forgot about it. Today my mother brought my nephew out for a walk and my mother found a dead mouse inside of the container. My sister called me at work jokingly saying that I killed Fievel. In case you are unfamiliar with the reference, Fievel is a cartoon mouse that went on adventures.
I figured why not take pictures!
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March 23, 2008
Posted at: 11:59 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Rants and Randomness
Over the next month (or so) there are quite a few “things” I am excited for. This is a short list, but the biggest ones are listed below.
There are most likely other things that I am looking forward to, but I can’t think of them right now.
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March 22, 2008
Posted at: 11:08 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Armenia, History and Mythology
As a Christian, Holy Saturday (day after Good Friday and the day before Easter) is the day where we remember the dead body of Christ in his tomb.
In Eastern Orthodoxy, the first part of the service is Psalm 118/119 (depending on the which demonination) and it is the longest Psalm in the bible.
1: Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
2: Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
3: They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
4: Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
5: O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
6: Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
7: I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
8: I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
9: Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
10: With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
11: Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
12: Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
13: With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
14: I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
15: I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
16: I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
17: Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
18: Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
19: I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
20: My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
21: Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
22: Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
23: Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
24: Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
25: My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
26: I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
27: Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
28: My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
29: Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
30: I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.
31: I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.
32: I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
33: Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
34: Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35: Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
36: Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
37: Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
38: Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
39: Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.
40: Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
41: Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
42: So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
43: And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
44: So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
45: And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
46: I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
47: And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
48: My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
49: Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
50: This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
51: The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
52: I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
53: Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
54: Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55: I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
56: This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
57: Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
58: I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
59: I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60: I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
61: The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
62: At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.
63: I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
64: The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.
65: Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
66: Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
67: Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
68: Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
69: The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
70: Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
71: It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
72: The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
73: Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
74: They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
75: I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
76: Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
77: Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
78: Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
79: Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
80: Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
81: My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
82: Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
83: For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
84: How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
85: The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
86: All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
87: They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
88: Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
89: For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
90: Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
91: They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.
92: Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
93: I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.
94: I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
95: The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
96: I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.
97: O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
98: Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
99: I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
100: I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
101: I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
102: I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
103: How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104: Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
105: Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
106: I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
107: I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.
108: Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
109: My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
110: The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
111: Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112: I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes always, even unto the end.
113: I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
114: Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
115: Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
116: Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117: Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
118: Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
119: Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
120: My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
121: I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
122: Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
123: Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
124: Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
125: I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
126: It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.
127: Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
128: Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
129: Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
130: The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
131: I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
132: Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
133: Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134: Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
135: Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
136: Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
137: Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
138: Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.
139: My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
140: Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
141: I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
142: Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
143: Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
144: The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
145: I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
146: I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
147: I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
148: Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
149: Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.
150: They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
151: Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.
152: Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
153: Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.
154: Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.
155: Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.
156: Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
157: Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
158: I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
159: Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
160: Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
161: Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
162: I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
163: I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
164: Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
165: Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
166: LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.
167: My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
168: I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.
169: Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
170: Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
171: My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
172: My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
173: Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
174: I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
175: Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
176: I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
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