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Late last year, as France's six-month term in the European Union's rotating presidency drew to a close, Nicolas Sarkozy suggested that his time at the helm be extended, while French officials hinted that the member state in waiting, the Czech Republic, would bungle its turn. The whispers were ignored, and the smaller nation assumed power--only to be embarrassed by a diplomatic crise. The Czech government had commissioned an artwork to celebrate the transition and decorate the lobby of the European Council building in Brussels. On January 12, Czech artist David Cerný unveiled a monumental sculpture whose twenty-seven pieces represented the EU's member states: Bulgaria a network of squat toilets; France obscured by a banner announcing Grève! ("Strike!"); Germany a series of interlocking autobahns vaguely resembling a swastika; the United Kingdom conspicuous in its absence. Bulgaria demanded that its latrines be removed from the display, while Slovakia (a sausage wrapped in the Hungarian tricolor) contented itself with a formal apology. If anyone doubted Cerný's lack of fealty toward his patron, it was soon revealed that he had pocketed the £350,000 fee meant to be shared with the twenty-six other European artists he was supposed to have tapped for collaboration on the piece. In an interview with the BBC soon after the dust-up, Cerný said that returning the money "would be sort of difficult." By the following week he declared that he would repay the fee in full.
For Czechs who followed the Cerný flap, there was little novelty in its combination of brazen swindles and crude political provocations. In early 2008, an investigative reporter named Janek Kroupa helped Vlastimil Tlustý--then a member of the conservative ODS Party who was waging an internecine contest against Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek--to stage compromising photos of Tlustý enjoying a bath with a young woman. Apparently animated by professional curiosity, Kroupa established a fictive detective agency as a front for shopping around the images to other ODS members to see if anyone in Tlustý's orbit had an appetite for blackmail. Jan Morava, then a 29-year-old ODS member of Parliament from a district just north of Prague, took the bait, trying to sell the photos to Mladá fronta Dnes, a national newspaper (in a deal prearranged by Kroupa). And in a remarkable twist, Morava told the "detectives" that by way of paying for the photos, he had a fresh commission to offer: he wanted to be photographed on the sly with another young woman, the 23-year-old daughter of Olga Zubová, a Green Party member whose support of ODS legislation was considered inadequate. Morava intended to use these images to suggest that Zubová's daughter was being watched, thereby pressuring the legislator to bolster her support of ODS. The entire scheme was finally exposed in September, when Kroupa had enough evidence--much of it footage from hidden cameras--to undermine Morava. Prime Minister Topolánek called for both politicians to resign and criticized the reporter's "provocative" approach to journalism. Morava broke into tears at the press conference in which he announced his departure. Tlustý rode it out and managed to remain in office. And despite the questions raised about his ethics, Kroupa seems only to have burnished his reputation with this manufactured exposé.
By mid-October, the Tlustý/Morava affair had been bumped from the front pages by a scandal with considerably more gravitas, though no less slavering by the media: a prominent weekly magazine claimed that in 1950, Milan Kundera had sent to prison a 22-year-old Czech who had been spying for the West. The furor this news aroused in the Czech Republic seems inseparable from the Czechs' persistent "allergy" to the expatriate novelist. Ivan Klíma diagnosed the ailment in a 1990 interview with Philip Roth, explaining that Czechs resent Kundera for being "an indulged and rewarded child of the Communist regime [before] 1968," too hands-off in his opposition to the party even after he began to criticize it in the '60s, and all the while presenting his travails under Communism to the world beyond the Iron Curtain in a "simplified and spectacular way." Now people were wondering how Kundera could have suppressed the 1950 incident for sixty years, even as he garnered international prestige for his opposition to Communism and his literary autopsies of the moral rot it breeds in the individual conscience. Perhaps he hadn't kept the episode under wraps. Could he have recycled it in his fiction? After all, his stories and novels are full of the betrayals endemic to a totalitarian regime. Speculating on whether Kundera had pulled off a grand deception, Czech journalists spiced their accounts of the affair with scenes from his novels in which characters seem to play according to the 1950 script.
Naturally, the article that broke the Kundera story--a weird collage of historical reconstruction and literary innuendo--became a story in its own right, and the outcry about Kundera became a meta-outcry: how could allegations touching a nerve so central to Czech history be slapped together for the delectation of a tabloid readership? Serious writers and historians were aghast, and many wrote pieces trying to show why, if Kundera had betrayed someone to the police, the political climate of the 1950s might mitigate his guilt. The story's relative longevity was sustained by Kundera's refusal to offer more than a summary denial, one that unfortunately tended to raise more questions than it answered. It's impossible to reach a final conclusion about the episode without a more forthcoming statement from him, because the degree of blame he might bear is so deeply tied to his motives at the time and how much he knew about the Western agent--when, and if, he may have given his name to the police. At the same time, the best intentions of journalists trying to give Kundera the benefit of the doubt by cleaving to the subjunctive in writing about the allegations have usually collapsed beyond the first wordy sentences: among the many Czech articles that I read on this subject, including those defending Kundera, only a handful stubbornly avoided the conclusiveness of the past tense. Ironically, as more writers joined the scrum of Kundera's defense, the more tightly his name became associated with the episode and the less credible his denial appeared.


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Fire investigators were looking into the cause of the fire that hit Barangays 60, 60-A and 61 in Sagkahan District, Tacloban, about 10:30 a.m.
City fire marshal Chief Inspector Adel Bautista said the fire started from one of the houses in Barangay 60-A and quickly spread to the neighboring villages of 60 and 61 as the houses were made of light materials.
"We had difficulty putting out the fire due to the strong wind. The fire spread quickly," Bautista said.
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Councilor Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez said the city government mobilized its various offices to help the affected families. "The city mayor issued a directive to make Tacloban Convention Center a temporary shelter for the fire victims," she added. Joey A. Gabieta, Inquirer Visayas
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the most famous funny man in the American hierarchy, went on The Colbert Report Tuesday night to trade ...
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan's extraordinary visibility and popularity are being cited as factors that could make him the first American with a realistic shot at being elected pope when the College of Cardinals gath ...
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At their annual fall meeting this month, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted overwhelmingly to accept the new preaching document, their first since 1982. ST. LOUIS -- As ...
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Bishops Say Obama Compromise is `Unconstitutional'
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The nation's Catholic bishops say the Obama administration's proposed revisions to a mandate that requires insurers to provide birth control coverage are still unacceptable and even "radically flawed" -- ...
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The Obama administration is offering to expand the number of faith-based groups that can be exempt from the controversial contraception mandate, and proposing that third-party companies administer coverage for ...
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The nation's Catholic bishops have again voiced doubts about the Obama administration's plans to modify a mandate for employers to provide free birth control coverage, vowing to press a new campaign ...
Poll: Catholics Don't See Contraception Mandate as Threat to Religious Freedom
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Apple Expects To Sell 1 Million Apple TV Units
Apple Inc expects sales of its Apple TV to surpass 1 million units this week, which shows that Web to TV services are gaining popularity.
Apple also said Tuesday that iTunes users are now renting and buying more than 400,000 TV shows and more than 150,000 movies a day.
Daniel Ernst, an analyst with Hudson Square Research, said reaching a million units is a "real benchmark." He told Reuters that Apple is "within shooting range of some of the smaller cable operators like Cablevision with 3 million subscribers."
Apple introduced a smaller, less expensive version of its Apple TV in September. The $99 version stepped up Apple's battle with the likes of Google and Microsoft, which are vying for control of the Internet television market.
Microsoft is in talks with several media companies to license TV networks for a new Internet pay-television subscription service through Xbox.
Google, which had high hopes for its Google TV service, has asked manufacturers to delay the launch of TV sets featuring the service, according to a report. Google TV has been receiving uninspiring reviews.
"It's definitely interesting," BGC Partners analyst
Collin Gillis told Reuters, referring to Apple TV sales. "It's a milestone that Google has not reached."
Web-to-TV services have raised concerns that people will drop their expensive pay TV subscriptions, a practice known as "cord cutting." US pay television subscriptions have dropped for two consecutive quarters — the first consecutive decline recorded.
Although, Gillis noted, consumers are slow to adopt changes concerning home entertainment. "Inertia in the living room is strong."
The popularity of Web-to-TV devices depends mainly on the amount of programming available.
Apple has already made deals with ABC, Fox and Netflix for some limited TV shows and movies.
Apple shares were up 0.6 percent at $323.99 on the NASDAQ Tuesday morning.
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1992. Picked up the "connectivity" packet at the University of Minnesota and installed it on the only computer at work (Kinko's) that had a modem (it was the one that was used to send and receive Kinko's resume orders). Dialed in to the U. Explored the university's "gopher" server. Telnetted into Wunderground. Checked out the IRC. Explored a wide variety of MUDs, MUSHes and MOOs, finally deciding on LambdaMOO as my fave. Little work was done that day.
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Self-Portrait of a program
Web version of my new piece "Self-Portrait: Seemingly Random Patterns of Thought" (sans audio). A program that paints constantly regenerating imagery using it's own code as the "brush stroke", if you will.
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A dynamic self-portrait at Unlikely Stories
A recent piece of mine, a dynamic self-portrait, is being showcased at the literature/visual arts webzine, Unlikely Stories: http://unlikelystories.org/12/thayer0912.shtml
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Today when I was leaving court from my latest debt collection trial I saw this sign hanging on a fence near the courthouse. Many times, particularly when you are facing bankruptcy or a debt collection lawsuit money is tight and the last thing you need is an expensive attorney wanting money as well.
I get it and understand it. And I understand that it is this exact motivation that leads people to hiring a document preparer rather than a bankruptcy lawyer – after all bankruptcy is just a few forms you fill out, file them with the court, and BAM! You are debt free. Right?
There are times when I truly wish it were that easy. The fact of the matter is bankruptcy is a complex set of laws that can work in your favor and eliminate all of your debt. For the unwary they can also be a series of landmines that can result in your bankruptcy case being dismissed or even worse you could end up losing assets.
My point is, as with all things, if it sounds too be good to be true it likely is. And when is the last time you received something that was both perfect and inexpensive:) ?
Legal fees are no fun to pay, and I don't know a single attorney that will offer perfection, but in the bankruptcy realm it may turn out to be some of the best money you can spend.
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GULF SHORES, Ala. Visitors returned to the popular Gulf Shores beaches Tuesday, one day after they were closed following four drowning deaths in a two-day span.
One of the four men who died in the dangerous rip currents is from Bossier, Louisiana.
People who were enjoying the beach on Tuesday said they can't help but think of their fellow vacationers who came to the beach to have a good time and met with tragedy.
While the beaches were packed Tuesday, yellow flags flapping in the breeze let beachgoers know that the possibility of dangerous rip currents still exists.
'We were here the past couple of days and it was pretty bad,' said Randall Grammer of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 'You could kind of feel the undertow pulling your feet out from under you. It was pretty bad.'
Spokesman Grant Brown said his city had no choice but to close the beaches.
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HOUSTON (ICIS news)--US polyester producer Eastman Chemical on Thursday reported a 2009 fourth-quarter net loss of $32m (€22.7m), down from a $2m loss a year ago, because of asset impairment and restructuring charges related to the company's discontinued gasification project in Beaumont, Texas.
Sales were nearly flat at $1.3bn, down 1% from 2008.
Volumes were 12% higher in the 2009 fourth quarter and costs were lower, largely offsetting a 10% decline in selling prices.
"We are in the early stages of a recovery in our sales volume, which we expect will continue through the [2010] year as the global economy improves," said chief executive Jim Rogers.
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By segment, year-over-year fourth-quarter sales revenue was down 20% in the coatings, adhesives, specialty polymers and inks segment; down 1% in the fibres segment; and down 38% for performance chemicals and intermediates.
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For the full 2009 year, Eastman posted earnings of $136m on sales of $5.05bn - well under 2008 figures of $346m and $6.73bn, respectively.
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On April 1, 1990, at the SkyDome in Toronto the "Ultimate Challenge" ended when Warrior pinned Hogan for the three count. Never ever had I imagined that the Hulkster could get pinned. I shred some tears when Hogan passed the torch. At the age of 6, this was the best match ever . Little did I know that this was the decline of the traditional wrestling. Warrior was one dimensional and all
Updated 05-08-2011 at 05:59 PM by Desitatta
You have to understand the mentality of the Undertaker. Go back and watch some interviews from 2001-2003, when he was able to do some since he was in his biker persona. He wants the youth to step up and take the business to new heights - and he wants to be a guy that can usher that new era in.
The man is a legend in wrestling and always will be, no matter what happens in the future.
Hey guys, I will be making a series of blogs talking about the numerous WWE/TNA who's talents are being wasted as of now. Lookout for these blogs to feature the likes of Samoa Joe, The Pope aka Elijah Burke, Zack Ryder, Curt Hawkins, Kofi Kingston and many more...Stay Tuned
Kofi Kingston, great in the ring, explosive moves, awesome on the mic when given a chance, great all around knowledge
Updated 05-08-2011 at 12:39 AM by knox
Hey guys, I will be making a series of blogs talking about the numerous WWE/TNA who's talents are being wasted as of now. Lookout for these blogs to feature the likes of Samoa Joe, The Pope aka Elijah Burke, Zack Ryder, Curt Hawkins, Kofi Kingston and many more...Stay Tuned
Ted Dibiase, one of the very few 2nd/3rd generation star's that actually gets it. One of the very few that actually
Quite a newsworthy week in 'the E' this week which has gone from seeing many of us rejoice at the sight of Christian becoming World Champion to us witnessing his pain after realising that he'd lost the title to Orton on Smackdown.
I'll start off though by talking about Sin Cara. This new Mexican superstar seems to be a topic of much debate. The debate surrounding; his prospects, his
Updated 05-07-2011 at 09:59 AM by Frank
Well hey, I'm back! Hope you all had an enjoyable and compelling Extreme Rules! (just kidding, I can hardly think of a compelling main event that involved John Cena either...). But anyways, I'm here to OFFICIALLY start my ToughBlog, an honest, and maaaaaaaaybe a little satirical look at the goings on of WWE's latest reality hit show/reboot/item that will replace the pure pile of giraffe dookie that
Updated 05-05-2011 at 09:49 AM by Frank
Now with Extreme Rules behind us, John Cena can once again use his catchphrase, «The Champ is Here» truthfully. The decision to put the WWE championship belt back on Cena has, expectedly, not been received with laud and applause by the «IWC». You should think that the same people that for months complained about The Miz being champ now would rejoice, but some people can never be pleased.
Hi everyone! This is my first post so I welcome any feedback. As we all know for the last 5 years or so WWE diva matches have been anything but interesting. As some have put it they've been the bathroom breaks for many even less interesting than the comercials. The current batch of divas are little more than models with a bit of wrestling training mixed in picked for their looks and not for their
Updated 05-05-2011 at 09:48 AM by Frank
What good did it cause? Who is it helping? Why would THE 'E be that cold? We don't know all of the backstage politics that went into it but, Christian is no longer the World Heavyweight Champion. What? Yeah. He got it on Sunday, lost it on Tuesday (To air on Friday, May 6th, 2011) to
Updated 05-04-2011 at 09:39 AM by Frank
The year 2009 was a bad year to be a young, talented rising star in the WWE. The main events for each pay per view were dominated by established talent, and it left little breathing room for anyone new to break through from the rank and file. The title matches seemed to be a constant cycle of John Cena vs. Randy Orton, the only changes being whomever held the belt, and the stipulation involved. WWE
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On October 31, 2012, Winnebago Industries, Inc., together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Winnebago of Indiana, LLC, (collectively, the "Company") entered into a credit agreement with General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC), as agent for certain lender parties thereto (hereinafter, the "Credit Agreement"). The Credit Agreement provides for an initial $35.0 million revolving credit facility based on the Company's eligible inventory and expires on October 31, 2015 unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms. There is no termination fee associated with the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement contains no financial covenant restrictions for borrowings where the Company has excess borrowing availability under the facility of greater than $5.0 million. The Credit Agreement requires the Company to comply with a Fixed Charge ratio if excess borrowing availability under the facility is less than $5.0 million or if the Company repurchases more than $25.0 million of company stock within the first twelve months. In addition the Credit Agreement also includes a framework to expand the size of the facility up to $50.0 million, based on mutually agreeable terms at the time of the expansion. Interest on loans made under the new facility will be based on LIBOR plus a margin of 3.0%. The initial unused line fee associated with the Credit Agreement is 0.50% per annum and has the ability to be lowered based upon facility usage.
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The Walking Dead's Danai Gurira Appears at Awesome Con 2014
April 4, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, District of Columbia, Horror, Other, Television, Top Stories
Awesome Con welcomes DANAI GURIRA (Michonne on The Walking Dead) to their 2014 show! Danai will be appearing both Saturday and Sunday. She joins a lineup including fan favorites like Billie Piper, George Perez, Cary Elwes, Steve Niles, Sean Astin, Marc Hempel, Ron Glass, Jewel Staite, Timothy Zahn, and many more!
About Danai Gurira:
Actress and playwright Danai Gurira stars as one of the most popular characters in AMC's critically-acclaimed original series "The Walking Dead." Based on one of the most successful comic books of all time, "The Walking Dead" follows a group of survivors who are searching for a safe home after a zombie apocalypse. In the season two finale, Gurira's heroine 'Michonne' bursts onto the scene as the mysterious sword-wielding zombie slayer. "The Walking Dead" wrapped its third season in style, logging a monster 11 million total viewers for the season, making it the first original cable series ever to end the broadcast television season as the number one show in delivery for adults 18-49.
Prior to joining "The Walking Dead," Gurira finished production on the independent drama "Mother of George," the story of an African woman's struggle after arriving in the U.S. to honor her heritage while attempting to define her new marriage in modern terms. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Oscilloscope Laboratories. "Mother of George" will premiere in New York on September 13, 2013 and will expand to Los Angeles and an additional 10-20 markets the following week. Zeba Blay, from Indiewire, said "…Gurira, eerily luminescent in every frame, perfectly captures a part of the African experience – the struggle to reconcile tradition and heritage with modern, Western point-of-view."
Gurira also starred in the multiple-award winning film "The Visitor," opposite Richard Jenkins, in which she played a Senegalese immigrant in New York trying to survive while her illegal immigrant boyfriend is detained by the U.S. government. Other film credits include "Three Backyards" and "Restless City." Her television credits include roles on "Law and Order: Criminal Intent," "Lie to Me" as well as a recurring role on the HBO David Simon series "Treme."
An award-winning playwright, her most recent play "The Convert" (Stavis Award) is an historical drama set in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Part of a trilogy Gurira is writing about her native country's coming of age, the play ran at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, D.C. from February 13 to March 10, 2013.
Gurira was born in the U.S. and raised in Zimbabwe. She earned an MFA in theatre from NYU after moving back to the U.S. Her initial success was as the co-lead of "In the Continuum" (a play she co-created and co-wrote while in the acting program at NYU.) The upbeat powerful story focused on two women: one, an upper class, educated newscaster in Africa; the other, an impoverished teenager in south central L.A., who discover that they are HIV positive, and learn to cope in the face of hatred, discrimination and ignorance. Gurira performed the play off-Broadway, in numerous theaters around the U.S., and in Africa. She received numerous accolades including an Obie, the Outer Circle Critics John Gassner Award, the Global Tolerance Award (Friends of the United Nations) and the Theater Hall of Fame Honors. Gurira also received the Helen Hayes Award (Woolly Mammoth).
She subsequently received a grant for research in Liberia and Sierra Leone which resulted in her second play "Eclipsed"—the story of women abductees trying to survive during that region's devastating civil war. Gurira won Best Playwright at the NAACP Theater Awards and Best New Play at Helen Hayes Awards. And, on Broadway, Gurira starred Bartlett Sher's award winning revival of "Joe Turner's Come and Gone." She also earned the Actor's Equity Callaway Award for her performance as Isabella in the 2011 Shakespeare in the Park production of "Measure for Measure."
Gurira is also a Hodder Fellow at Princeton and a commissioned playwright with Yale Rep. She is co-founder of Almasi (Al-ma-see), a Zimbabwean American Dramatic Arts Collaborative Organization. Their mission is to instill professional values, skills and practices in the Zimbabwean Dramatic Arts through education and collaboration with professional American dramatic artists and artistic institutions.
Gurira divides her time between New York and Los Angeles.
Awesome Con DC will be on April 18-20, 2014 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Show hours are 3pm-8pm Friday, 10am-7pm Saturday, and 10am-5pm Sunday. Details at the website: www.awesomecondc.com
Being Human's Sam Witwer Appears at Boston Comic Con 2014
March 26, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Convention News, Horror, Massachusetts, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Top Stories, Video Games
Boston Comic Con welcomes actor Sam Witwer to our 2014 show! Sam stars as the vampire Aidan Waite on Syfy's original supernatural series Being Human. A remake of the original BBC show, this version is set right here in Boston and Sam's character has a long, looong history with the city. Sam's performance in the role won him a Gemini Award in 2011 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing, Leading Dramatic Role.
Star Wars fans will recognize Sam as the voice of Starkiller from The Force Unleashed video games and Darth Maul on The Clone Wars. Plus he has appeared in recurring roles on several genre shows including Battlestar Galactica, Dexter, Smallville, and a cameo as the zombie in the tank in the very first episode of The Walking Dead. He also played Private Jessup in Frank Darabont's horror film The Mist. A Chicago native and a Juilliard-trained actor, Sam is also an accomplished musician who performs in the L.A. music scene with his band, The Crashtones.
Previously announced guests include Jason Momoa, Jewel Staite, James Marsters, Eve Myles, Simon Bisley, Amanda Conner, Adam Kubert, Jeff Smith, Greg Capullo, Danielle Corsetto, Carlos Pacheco, Jimmy Palmiotti, Eric Powell, Gail Simone, Stan Sakai, Scott Snyder, and many more! For the full guest list plus artist alley, exhibitor, and film fest registration please check out the Boston Comic Con website!
Online ticket purchases are available at the link! Tell your friends!
About Boston Comic Con:
The Boston Comic Con is a 100% independently run comic book show committed to bringing the biggest and best comic creators to New England. Run by fans for fans, Boston Comic Con is not affiliated with any other convention tour or corporate interests. Hosting over 120,000 square feet of vendors selling comic books, toys, posters, trading cards, and other pop culture memorabilia, this is a destination event for geeks of any stripe. This year's convention will be held Friday August 8th, Saturday August 9th and Sunday August 10th at the Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210. For more information please go to our website at www.bostoncomiccon.com and follow us on Twitter (@BostonComicCon) and Facebook!
FAN EXPO Vancouver™ 2014 Gathers Geeks and Superheroes
March 25, 2014 by Anthony Aycock
Filed under Canada, Convention News, Horror, Movies, Television, Top Stories
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Vancouver, BC (March 19, 2014) – FAN EXPO Vancouver™ will mark its third year by delivering a fan-tastic Easter Break escape for geeks and superheroes of all ages. The celebration of comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming returns April 18-20, 2014 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
In the wise words of Jedi Master Yoda "Do or do not, there is no try." At FAN EXPO Vancouver™ fans can 'do' it all: Q&A's with celebrities and industry pros, sketch duels, photos opportunities with the entire Star Wars 501st Legion crew, retail and exhibitor areas bursting with rare comics and collectibles to the latest nerd-wear and tech-gear, and gatherings of fellow minded superheroes in and out of disguise (Batman or Bunny costume optional).
"FAN EXPO is the perfect playground for pop culture fans of all ages and this year we made it bigger for Vancouver fans," says FAN EXPO HQ President, Steve Menzie. "We added 50% more space and a third day so our fans can enjoy even more of the fandom they are so passionate about."
- KARL URBAN (Almost Human; Star Trek)
- STEVEN YEUN (The Walking Dead)
- BRUCE CAMPBELL (Army of Darkness; Evil Dead)
- ROBERT ENGLUND (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- STEPHEN AMELL (Star of Arrow)
- ELIZA DUSHKU (Angel; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Dollhouse)
- GIANCARLO ESPOSITO (Breaking Bad; Revolution)
- RAY PARK (G.I. Joe; Star Wars Episode I)
- CHARISMA CARPENTER (Angel; Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- JON HEDER (Napoleon Dynamite; Blades of Glory)
- MICHAEL ROSENBAUM (Smallville)
- BRUCE BOXLEITNER (Babylon 5; Tron)
- JOHN DE LANCIE (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
- MORENA BACCARIN (Serenity/Firefly; Homeland)
- TOM FELTON (Harry Potter)
- BILLY BOYD (Lord of the Rings)
For the complete list of guests, info and tickets, visit our website at http://jivecommunications.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2f3e3a68691554962f3e63fb8&id=d9ccc6a1d5&e=28ad5431a1
FAN EXPO Vancouver™ is a comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming event featuring exciting family-friendly activities. 2014 Celebrity Guests include Karl Urban (Star Trek), Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead), Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness), Stephen Amell (Arrow), Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street), and Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), and more! FAN EXPO Vancouver™ is now a three-day pop culture extravaganza April 18-20, 2014 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, BC.
FAN EXPO HQ is the largest entertainment convention group in the country and one of the largest in the world. Collectively it hosts almost 250,000 fans annually at FAN EXPO Canada™, FAN EXPO Vancouver™, FAN EXPO Regina™; Toronto ComiCon, Dallas Comic Con, Dallas Sci-Fi Expo, and Dallas Fan Days presented by FAN EXPO.
Hartford Comic Con 2014
March 19, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Comic Books, Connecticut, Convention News, Cosplay, Horror, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television
- Comic artists like Ed McGuinness, Tim Sale, Jimmy Cheung, Joe Benitez, Jim Mahfood, Jason Pearson and many more
- Publishers like Big Dog Ink
- TV and Film actors like Giancarlo Esposito from Breaking Bad
- Cosplay Celebrities like Riddle1, Bellechere, and Echo Endless
- Charities like Inkwell Awards, local children's groups, and comic affiliations
Hartford Comic Con is looking for Vendors and Artists!
February 18, 2014 by Joe Fauvel
Filed under Animation, Anime, Comic Books, Connecticut, Convention News, Cosplay, Gaming, Horror, Manga, Movies, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Video Games, Webcomics
- Comic artists likeEd McGuinness, Tim Sale, Jimmy Cheung, Joe Benitez, Jim Mahfood and many more
- Publishers like Big Dog Ink
- TV and Film actors like Chandler Riggs from the Walking Dead
- Voice Actors
- Cosplay Celebrities like Riddle1, Beelechere, and Echo Endless
- Charities like Inkwell Awards, local children's groups, and comic affiliations
UK – The Governor Signs
January 27, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under England, Horror, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television, Top Stories
Actor DAVID MORRISSEY will sign at Forbidden Planet Liverpool on Saturday 22nd February from 12:00 – 14:00 in support of Friends of Observatory School.
Liverpool born David Morrissey began his acting career at the town's celebrated Everyman Theater. He has appeared in many movies and TV Productions, including Blackpool, Red Riding, Sense and Sensibility, and the 2008 Christmas special of Doctor Who as Jackson Lake, a man who believed himself to be The Doctor!
He is currently gaining a huge American fan base for his appearance as 'The Governor' in the massively popular TV series The Walking Dead.
Friends Of The Observatory School (FOTOS) was set up in March 2012 in order to raise funds for activities that would broaden the horizons of the school's special needs pupils with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. These activities include holidays, after school rewards activities such as horse riding, make-up classes, music lessons and drama workshops. FOTOS has funded special treats such as a whole school trip to the pantomime, a music day, a trip to the cinema and artist workshops and are currently raising funds for a new school minibus.
See more information on The Observatory School here.
Please Note: The event is not ticketed and is first come first served. David Morrissey will ONLY be signing an exclusive autograph card, available at the event at a cost of £10.00. One card / signature per customer. Buying a card also entitles the customer to one photograph with David Morrissey. All money from the sale of the cards will go to benefit The Observatory School.
Forbidden Planet: Liverpool
92 Bold Street, Liverpool, L1 4HY
ON – The Walking Dead 100 Signings
November 8, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Canada, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories, Webcomics
Press Release:
Hero Initiative celebrates the massive success of The Walking Dead 100 Project with two great book-signing events in the Greater Toronto Area.
On Saturday, November 23, Stadium Comics at 499 Main St. in Brampton, Ontario in the Shopper's World Mall will host artists Leonard Kirk, Agnes Garbowska and Richard Zajac from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Just four days later on Wednesday, November 27, Paradise Comics at 3278 Yonge St. in Toronto will host Dale Keown, Leonard Kirk, Ty Templeton and Jim Zub from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Fans will be able to get signatures in The Walking Dead 100 Project, Hero's new 120-page art book featuring today's top artists and their take on the zombie-filled world of The Walking Dead, the cultural-sensation hit comic from Robert Kirkman and Skybound Entertainment. The book is available in softcover for $13, and limited edition hardcover for $25. Proceeds benefit Hero Initiative, the charity that helps comic book creators in medical or financial need.
About The Hero Initiative
The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterday's creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. It's a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.
Since its inception, The Hero Initiative has had the good fortune to grant over $500,000 to the comic book veterans who have paved the way for those in the industry today. For more information, visit www.heroinitiative.org or call 626-676-6354.
UK – The Art of Charlie Adlard Signing
October 15, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Horror, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
CHARLIE ADLARD appears at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Saturday 2nd November from 1 – 2pm to sign THE ART OF CHARLIE ADLARD (Image Comics).
Comics superstar Charlie Adlard has defined the look of the modern day horror comic with his work on The Walking Dead.
This oversized art book delves into the full history of Charlie's amazing career, including an unprecedented look at the making of his 100th issue of The Walking Dead.
Charlie Adlard's original art is available for sale through Splash Page Comic Art. Click the link for details!
Forbidden Planet London Megastore
179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR
Splash Page Comic Art Booth Schedule for NYCC 2013
October 3, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, New York, New York Comic Con, Other, Top Stories
Splash Page Comic Art will have three booths assigned to number 2405 on the right side of the hall near entrance 3A.
Charlie Adlard will be sketching exclusively at our booth during the show. Lee Bermejo, Ken Kristensen, Michael Lark, M.K. Perker, Greg Rucka, Goran Sudzuka, and Joe Quinones will all be signing at our booths during the convention. Joe will only be appearing and sketching on Thursday and Friday.
NYCC Sketch Details & Signing Schedules (This is the updated & complete schedule & sketch information as of 10-2-13)
Joe Quinones:
Artist of Batman 66, FF, Captain Marvel, Star Wars & much more.
Will only be signing & drawing Thurs & Fri.
Joe's commission list We have a couple openings left for commissions, on a first come basis. Email here if interested
Head Sketch — Black & White (pen & ink on paper) – $50
Toned (rendered in Copic marker and/or watercolor, inks laid over top) – $100
Half Figure/Torso – B&W $125 –Toned $225
Full Figure – B&W $225 –Toned $375
Here's a link to some previous commissions to see as examples
Joe's signing schedule:
7:00pm – 9pm Thursday night
10am – 12:30pm Friday
Goran Sudzuka:
Artist of Ghosted by Image, Y the Last Man, Hellblazer, A.D.D & Wolverine.
Goran's commission list He has 8 spots left in total for the rest of the show Email here to signup
All commission choices must be drawn on blank comic book sketch covers. The options are:
$50 for headshot, $75 for bust, $125 for full figure, $50 for additional character or background. Previous commission samples can be seen here
Goran's signing schedule:
Thursday 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Friday 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Saturday 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Sunday 10:30am – 12:30pm
Michael Lark:
Artist of Lazarus, Daredevil, Gotham Central, and much more. Signing schedule below.
Convention commissions:
11 x 14″ or smaller 1 character 3/4 or full figure – no background $150
11 x 17″ 1 character 3/4 or full figure no background $300
Due to Michael's full signing schedule for the convention and Image, he will not be able to take on many convention commissions at the show. The best chance to get a commission would be to pre-pay & signup in advance so he can start on them now.
Michael Lark's Signing Schedule:
Friday 4:00 pm – 5:30pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
M.K. Perker:
Artist of Todd, the Ugliest Kid on Earth by Image, The Unwritten, Air and Cairo, all by Vertigo.
M.K.'s commission list Email here to signup
Commissions will be
1 character 8 1/2 X 11 art board (or blank sketch comic) with basic background in pencils & inks/markers for $200 + $100 for extra characters or detailed backgrounds.
$300 commission example can be on 11 x 14 or comic sketch covers
Email me for larger requests.
Ken Kristensen & M.K. Perker Signing Schedule
Thursday 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Friday 4:30 – 6:00pm
Saturday 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Sunday 10:30am – 12:30pm
Charlie Adlard:
Artist of The Walking Dead
Charlie's sketch information: We will hand out tickets to those interested in getting a sketch starting 15 minutes prior to each sketch session. One ticket per person will be given. We will draw the numbers of ticket randomly that Charlie feels he'll be able to finish in the time frame that we have for that session. If you are chosen, you will be asked to pay for your sketch, and will then need to wait while Charlie draws it for you.
Charlie will be drawing sketches of 1 character with no/limited backgrounds on 11 x 14″ or smaller for $300. Please do not ask for additional characters or specific backgrounds.
Signing time: Thursday 10/10/13: 7:30pm-9:00pm (no sketches)
Sketching times:
Friday 10/11/2013: 12:30pm-2:00pm
Saturday 10/12/2013: 4:30pm-6:30pm
Sunday may be signing only & will determined after Sat's sketching opportunity.
Sunday 10/13/2013: 12:30am-1:30pm
Lee Bermejo:
Artist of Batman: Noel, The Joker HC, Lex Luthor: Man of Steel, and much more.
Lee's signing schedule:
10am-12pm Friday
10am-12pm Saturday
Sketching- A full commission opportunity was offered through ebay and has been filled.
If you are wanting to be the first to find out when new art arrives, or about convention information, you can find us on Facebook as Splash Page Comic Art and follow us on Twitter as @splashpageart
Hero Initiative Schedule for NYCC 2013
October 2, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, New York, New York Comic Con, Top Stories
Press Release:
Hero Initiative is traveling to the Big Apple to attend New York Comic Con at the Javits Center, October 10th-13th. Hero has a whole lot going on throughout the city to raise money for comic creators in medical and financial need.
Anchoring our booth throughout the weekend is artist Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead). Charlie is journeying all the way from the UK to herald the release of The Walking Dead 100 Project. Make sure you get to the Hero Initiative booth, #1759, to get your copy and signature from Charlie!
In addition, Hero is the ONLY place to find the legendary Golden Age Superman artist Al Plastino. Make sure you come by from 1-7 p.m. on Friday ONLY to meet the man himself!
Hero Initiative is working after hours both Friday and Saturday nights so YOU can party! On Friday October 11th, Image Comics and Multiversity Comics team up to bring you THE BIG NYCC Party to help raise money for Hero Initiative. A $10 cover gets you in to The Houndstooth Pub located on 8th Ave. between 36th and 37th, just a three-block walk from the Javits Center. Be there starting at 8 p.m. to party with some great Image Comics talent! And everyone through the door is automatically entered into a raffle to win a copy of all of Image's exclusives for NYCC 2013!
On Saturday October 12th, get to JHU Comics at 32 East 32nd St. for the launch party for Jamal Igle's Molly Danger, Book One! Molly is the world's most powerful 10-year-old girl and protector of the city of Coopersville. Copies of the graphic novel will be on sale for $19.99, with 25% of the proceeds benefitting Hero Initiative. The party, sponsored by Jerry's Artarama, Strathmore and Artograph, runs from 9 p.m 'til midnight, and writer/artist Jamal Igle will be on hand to sign copies! Another great way to spend your con weekend and help raise money for Hero!
Back at the convention center, hit the Titan Books booth anytime after noon Saturday to get your "Frogs" print signed and numbered by legendary artist Jim Steranko! Jim will sign and number 100 prints for Hero, available at $20 each, only at the Titan booth, #2142.
All weekend long, make sure you swing by The Artist's Choice, booth #N107 at the entrance to Artist's Alley. A great variety of artists will be signing all weekend for donations to Hero Initiative. Artists include Chris Batista, Colleen Doran, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Ron Garney, Keith Giffen, Klaus Janson, Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert, Bob Layton, Steve McNiven, Jerry Ordway, George Pérez, John Romita Jr., Josef Rubinstein, Tom Smith, John Stanisci, and Dan Green. Please see The Artist's Choice for specific dates and times.
And ALSO make sure you hit Splash Page Comic Art, booth #2405. They'll be hosting signings all weekend with donations going to Hero Initiative. Artists include: Charlie Adlard, Lee Bermejo, Ken Kristensen, Michael Lark, M.K. Perker, Goran Sudzuka, and Joe Quinones. Please swing by the Splash Page Comic Art booth for specific dates and times.
Hero Initiative's talent schedule for booth #1759 is:
3:30-4:30: Charlie Adlard
11:00-12:00: Charlie Adlard
11:00-12:30: Jerry Ordway
1:00-7:00: Al Plastino
1:00-2:30: Charlie Adlard
3:00-4:00: John Arcudi + James Harren
11:00-12:00: Charlie Adlard
About The Hero Initiative
The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterday's creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. It's a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.
Since its inception, The Hero Initiative has had the good fortune to grant over $500,000 to the comic book veterans who have paved the way for those in the industry today. For more information, visit www.heroinitiative.org or call 626-676-6354.


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- The Looney Tunes Show Cartoon Episode Guide
- Warner Bros. Television Animation, Reel FX Creative Studios
- Distributed by: Warner Bros. Television
- Cartoon Characters: Gossamer, Speedy Gonzales, Pepé Le Pew, Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tina Russo Duck, Backup Singers.
- Originally Released in 2011.
- Season: 1
- Color
- Running Time: 30 minutes.
Cartoon Summary:
When Tina asks Daffy to babysit her nephew, Daffy discovers the unexpected joys of motherhood. Meanwhile, Bugs learns why Daffy calls Porky a bummer when Porky falls for every upsell that is offered to him.
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The Cub's Third Week
July 29: Mei Eats and Pulls More Bamboo Into Den
Mei Xiang left the cub twice last night from 6:11 to 6:23 p.m. and again from 7:50 to 7:57 p.m. During these times she ate bamboo, got a drink of water, and sniffed the leaf-eater biscuits. She also explored the indoor exhibit, sniffing intently. When she returned to the cub, she pulled more bamboo into den. During her second outing, she produced her first feces since before the cub's birth.
Samples were collected for endocrinology and the animal health department. We collect the pandas' fecal samples and urine samples daily, or when available, to correlate hormone levels between the two types of samples. Once baseline hormonal levels are established and understood, they become a sort of measuring stick for evaluating samples from wild pandas. It is almost impossible to collect quality urine samples in the wild, however feces are frequently found, especially around bamboo feeding sites. Our Zoo data will assist us in evaluating and understanding hormone levels in wild pandas. Fecal samples are also evaluated monthly by the animal health department for any parasites or other abnormalities. Regular fecal analysis is an important part of our health management program.
July 28: Mei Eats for a Few Minutes
Yesterday, Mei Xiang left the cub at 3:39 p.m. to feed on bamboo in the adjacent indoor exhibit. After eating for four minutes, she stopped to pull bamboo into the den and retrieve the cub. She ate leaves for another two minutes while holding the cub. She was observed several times between 4:39 and 5:25 p.m. eating bamboo leaves while holding the cub.
A few hours later, Mei left the cub to get a drink of water, urinate, and eat, just outside the den door. She was away from the cub for ten minutes. We locked Mei and her cub in the den from midnight to 6 a.m. as part of the process of increasing our involvement with Mei and establishing a predictable routine.
We are all being treated to more sightings of the cub as it gets bigger every day.
July 27: Mei Drinks Again
Mei Xiang was asleep and snoring last night when she suddenly rolled over and got up. She went into the nearby indoor exhibit, sniffed the leaf-eater biscuits, and proceeded past them to get a drink of water. She returned to the den after two minutes and began to manipulate an old bamboo stalk when the cub squealed, requiring her immediate attention.
High-fiber leaf-eater biscuits are made primarily of soybean meal, corn gluten meal, and sugar beet pulp. They contain vitamins and minerals to form a nutritious and complete diet for leaf-eating primates, as well as many other zoo animals, including giant pandas. Giant pandas almost exclusively consume bamboo, which provides very little nutrition. The addition of the biscuits to their bamboo diet helps us to keep our pandas healthy.
The cub looks larger every day. It is frequently more visible resting on Mei's abdomen for several minutes at a time. We are now just beginning to see it nursing with its head in the correct position.
July 26: Mei Eats Some Bamboo Leaves
Mei left the cub for six minutes yesterday afternoon to have a drink of water and eat some bamboo leaves! This is her first bite to eat since July 7, two days before the cub's birth. She returned to the cub when it began to squeal. In the only wild study of female pandas and their cubs, two panda experts observed that panda mothers went as long as a month without eating or drinking.
Like other bears, pandas seem to go through a metabolic shift during the summer months, when their food consumption may decrease by 75 percent from their consumption in cooler months. This coincides with when pandas den and produce cubs, like other bear species. These metabolic changes in pandas have yet to be studied, although we are beginning to learn more about how pandas manage to thrive on a bamboo diet, which is low in nutrients.
For nearly an hour last night, Mei slept with the cub by her head in the nest. The cub was clearly visible most of the time. Its black shoulder markings pinch inward at the middle, like Tian's. Its little head is changing shape and looks more like a panda profile.
July 25: No Skim Milk on the Menu
Mei and her cub are doing great. The attentive panda mother constantly provides high-fat milk to her cub, who may grow to ten times its birth weight at five to six weeks of age. Panda milk is lower in fat than polar bear milk but about the same as black bear milk. The cub will begin eating bamboo leaves when it is five to six months old and will be weaned when it is eight to nine months old.
July 24: An Attentive Mom
The cub continues to grow. Except for a few grunts, the cub may be quiet for an hour or two, and then it will complain if Mei Xiang shifts positions, or when, we believe, it is ready to nurse. Imagine Mei Xiang's relief when she finally settles into a position that is comfortable for the cub. On a few occasions, the cub's vocalizations sounded like sharp little demanding barks!
Mei Xiang continues to place the cub in the nest and study it. She will also briefly lie beside it before picking it up. Says Lisa Stevens, assistant curator for giant pandas, "She is so attentive. One enduring image for me last night was the cub lying in the nest by Mei Xiang's head. Its tiny head was a whisper of her giant one. One of Mei's canines and her claws were visible in the embrace."
July 23: Mei Xiang's Cub Is Two Weeks Old Today
At two weeks of age, the cub looks much more robust and "solid," and appears to be growing well. The black markings on its ears, shoulders, and near the eyes are distinct, and those on its hind legs are becoming clearer.
Last evening, Mei Xiang briefly left her cub to take a drink of water between 6:25 and 6:30 p.m. This is only the fourth drink she's taken since the cub's birth. She isn't eating yet, but this is perfectly normal.
Thanks to everyone who sent birthday wishes to Mei Xiang, who turned seven years old yesterday.
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CRIDERSVILLE � Driving a half-track during World War II, Robert Wheeler spent his nearly three years on the move. It�s likely why he didn�t have time to think about the dangers always ahead.
�We were moving all the time, really,� he said. �You did not stop for nothing. I think they did that to keep you from getting irritable or scared.�
Wheeler, who grew up in Tennessee, came to Lima, where aunts and uncles lived, in 1941. He was working as a contractor putting a roof on the Ohio Steel building when he got called to serve. He was 21 with a wife and two children when he left in 1942 for Camp Gruber in Oklahoma.
�Look at this picture, a 21-year-old boy,� Wheeler points to a young man in uniform.
A corporal technician, Wheeler�s job was often to block off roads so German troops couldn�t get through. His vehicle, a tank destroyer, was outfitted with regular wheels at the front for steering and Caterpillar tracks at the back to propel it and carry the load.
�When the generals would call us, we would block off some roads and make sure the Germans didn�t cut them off,� he said. �The minute they stopped to fire, I had to go on top and shoot. If anyone got out of a German tank, I got them.�
Not too much bothered or worried Wheeler. The exception was the Battle of the Bulge. He recalls a line of 10 German tanks coming across a bridge to get to a railroad yard in Malmedy, Belgium. It was Dec. 17, 1944, and Wheeler�s job was to stop them.
�The Battle of the Bulge is the only place that did get to me,� he said. �The Germans were coming in like that. Those tanks, they could run over a tree like that. They were moving, but they still had to go across that bridge to get over to where they were going. That is where we stopped them, but they were moving. And we were firing. We were battling with them.�
Fred Wheeler remembers seeing the story of the bridge on the History Channel. His father�s lieutenant was interviewed. Fred was born after Wheeler returned home.
At 91, Wheeler doesn�t remember every detail of his service, but a few stories jump out as he rustles through papers and seven scrapbooks put together by wife Martha.
There�s the German who stole an American jeep, captured with little effort. Another is of a German tank unable to bring its gun down in time to shoot Wheeler and others. Another is of shooting a roof off a house that Germans had climbed up on. And even a �busted ankle� from a motorcycle accident, the only injury Wheeler sustained.
�The captain made me drive after that,� Wheeler laughed, admitting he wasn�t supposed to have been on the German motorcycle.
Wheeler holds dear the time he met up with brother Joe in France and with brother Jack in England. The two, also in the Army, were able to find their brother by contacting their mother back home. In all, five brothers served their country during the war.
Wheeler came home and went to work at Lennox International for over 60 years. He started as a machinist and moved up to a tool and die worker, becoming an inspector when he got older. Coming home wasn�t easy for those who served.
�You have to start all over when you get back,� he said. �You have to get a job and all of that stuff. You just have to start over.�
Today, Wheeler makes his way to Southside Christian Church every Sunday and is known around town as the sweet man who always has Nips candy in his pocket and always ready to share.
Wheeler says he doesn�t think all that much about the war anymore, but he still suffers the consequences of the frozen feet and hands endured while serving. Fred Wheeler said his dad would never talk about it, even when prodded by his children. That changed after the 50th anniversary of Normandy, when he started opening up.
�Since then, we can�t get him to stop,� he said. �He told me all that time was like a dream.�
Robert Wheeler
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The Return of the Giant NYC Dance Club
By Steve Weinstein
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By Bryan Bierman
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By Lindsey Rhoades
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By Chaz Kangas
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By Ben Westhoff and Sarah Purkrabek
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By Jena Ardell
Casting Martin Scorsese's New Ramones Movie
By Jesse Sendejas Jr.
A Tour Around Ace Frehley's Bronx
By Katherine Turman
What a shame for Julie Roberts, who made 2004's best Nashville album that didn't pretend to be anything but. Earnestness was a bad look in country this year, and the struggles of Roberts, who makes Martina McBride look like Jessi Colter, were educational. Though women-on-the-verge anthemsChely Wright's pensive "Back Of The Bottom Drawer"; Rachel Proctor's domestic abuse narrative "Me And Emily"; even Sara Evans's glib "Suds In The Bucket"were everywhere, Roberts could get no traction with her debut single "Break Down Here." The lyrics sound like Music Row doublespeak for a woman struggling with a decision to abort a child fathered by an unreliable mate"Something smoking underneath the hood/It's a-banging and a-clanging/And it can't be good"though, when she played Fez in October, she cheerily informed the crowd that the song was, you know, about a car.
The rest of her set was aggressively chipper too, with theatrics worthy of Branson or, worse, Kelly Ripa. It's as if, despite her voice's weepy elegance, she couldn't face the impossible sadness of her songs. Seven of her debut's 11 tracks are tearjerkers ranging from excellent ("Rain On A Tin Roof," "Wake Up Older") to perfect (the gently loping "Unlove Me," the stark "I Can't Get Over You"). But even her transparent radio play"The Chance," a simple retread of the Lee Ann Womack crossover hit "I Hope You Dance"hasn't emerged from the bottom of the charts.
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So much for contemplation, then. Female exuberancenote Terri Clark's spectacularly rote and wildly popular "Girls Lie Too"shouted it down. In a year where even Shania Twain had a hit song about a booty call, Roberts lost for never once simmering over. In contemporary country, that type of silent pain only seems to befit a war bride, and it's a note the three Magna, Utah, sisters of Shedaisy nail on the expertly paced lament "Come Home Soon." Despite echoes of "Somewhere Out There" and '60s protest folk, the sisters' penchant for sun-dappled harmony makes even weepers about not dying alone sound like fiercely optimistic lullabies.
Shedaisy have long suffered for being less interesting, less political, and less talented than their closest structural analog, the Dixie Chicks. "A Woman's Work" captures the difference neatly. The Chicks turned "Goodbye Earl," about offing an abusive husband, into an embraceable, jubilant hit. Shedaisy have no such verve. What might have been a Thelma and Louise tale of redemption through the gun is instead a sterile story about a freakish loner"Ruby's got a government that rules inside her head"who inspires not a whit of sympathy.
Sweet Right Here is Shedaisy's darkest album, but that's not saying much. If not always cheery, they're vigorously scrubbed, and almost monotone in their commitment to the adult-contemporary middle. Riddled with plangent guitars and the occasional regional linguistic quirk, this is country only in the most nominal sense. With nods to Wilson Phillips harmonies, Sister Kristyn co-writes every song, and every now and again, an odd lyrical flourish pokes through the haze. "The alarm still rings at 5:15," the girls moan on "Love Goes On." "The day goes off like a rifle." But where Roberts might have made this a proclamation of stabbing hurt, Shedaisy don't so much as linger on it. Greener pastures await, somewhere far from the battlefield.
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