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Garden State Comic Fest 2016 to Feature Kevin Eastman, Jim Steranko, and More
May 19, 2016 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, New Jersey, Top Stories
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4th GARDEN STATE COMIC FEST TICKETS ON SALE IN LOCAL STORES
Tickets to Jersey's top rated comic convention, the Garden State Comic Fest, are now available online at GardenStateComicFest.com and in the following local area stores: Zapp! Comics, Dewey's Comic City, Fat Moose Comics & Games and East Side Mags. The event will be on Saturday & Sunday, July 9th & 10th at the William G. Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown, NJ.
The event will feature top-flight comic vendors, cosplayers, and creators like Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja co-creator), Legend Jim Steranko (Nick Fury Agents of Shield, Captain America, X-Men), Greg Hildebrandt (Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Magic the Gathering), Rags Morales (Superman, Batman, Turok), Diana Leto, (My Little Pony), Alex Saviuk (Spider-Man, Superman), Jan Duursema (Star Wars), and Walt Simonson (Thor, and Fantastic Four) and writers like Larry Hama (GI Joe, Wolverine) and Joe Caramagna (Guardians of the Galaxy). Morris County's' Dave O'Hare and Sal Zurzolo, have teamed up to bring an affordable fun comic con book to North Jersey.
"We are bringing back more of the top comic book dealers in the world, led by Metropolis Collectibles, owners of the $3.2 Million first Superman comic book and Dave's American Comics," O'Hare said.
"The world famous Kubert School, a comic art school in Dover, NJ, will have its own space featuring the legendary artists of tomorrow. We will also have over 300 tables of the country's best stores and vendors selling some sensational and affordable comic books, toys, artwork and pop culture collectibles. Not only that, we will have the Liberty Science Center presenting fun and interactive demonstrations on how Superhero and Sci-Fi gadgets work," O'Hare said.
"Of course, you can buy comics at GSCF," Zurzolo said, "but you can sell comics too. Forget the stock market; diversify your portfolio by investing in valuable collectibles. Youngsters can take a light saber fighting class or a drawing class. Aspiring artists can get advice from our published professionals. Get lucky and win a door prize or enter and win the Cosplay Contest dressed as your favorite comic book character. You can also enter the art or trivia contest.
We will hold our 4th Garden State Cosplay Showdown, a costume contest for cosplayers (costume player) from all over the country, and we will have a special treat for cosplay fans with world renowned robotics cosplay specialist Thomas DePetrillo as the 9 foot tall HULKBUSTER. He will be joined by several national cosplay groups and other professional cosplayers who will be on hand to greet and take photos with attendees."
The family friendly comic fest allows all children 11 and under Free Entry. There will be plenty of free parking for attendees. Tickets are available on-line now and will be available at the door while supplies last. For more information check out:
www.gardenstatecomicfest.com OR https://www.facebook.com/Gardenstatecomicfest OR https://twitter.com/GS_Comic_Fest
NYC – Ragnarok Signing
October 28, 2015 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Walter Simonson appears at JHU Comic Books on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM to sign IDW's collected edition of RAGNAROK: LAST GOD STANDING!
Ragnarök…the Twilight of the Gods in Norse mythology…the destruction of the Nine Worlds. And now, three hundred years later, the birth of vengeance. Walter Simonson returns to comics in this stunning all-new series.
**Purchase of Ragnarok: Last God Standing required for participation in signing event.
JHU Comic Books MANHATTAN
32 East 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016
(212) 268-7088
NYCC 2015 Hosts 5th Annual Charity Art Auction
October 6, 2015 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Comic Strips, Convention News, New York, New York Comic Con, Webcomics
New York Comic Con hosts their Fifth Annual Charity Art Auction to benefit the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Saturday, October 10th at 7:00 PM in Room 1A18! For more details and to see a preview of the art, click here…
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering research and treatment of children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Included in that vision is that no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay.
The auctioneer for the charity event will be Steve Borock! Steve is the president of CBCS (Comic Book Certification Service), an expert, impartial third party grading service; He also serves on the board of the Hero Initiative, a charity helping comic book creators in financial need. He believes in charity for all in need and is proud to help St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with our original art auction!
Your participation in this event will help support lifesaving research and treatment for the children of St. Jude. Come down and bid with other art enthusiasts for the chance to own a piece of original art from some of your favorite creators, all for a good cause!
Over 100 creators attending NYCC 2015 are generously donating original art for the auction including: Rafael Albuquerque, Jason Shawn Alexander, Jay Anacleto, Mahmud Asrar, Robert Atkins, Raymund Bermudez, Scott Blair, Geraldo Borges, Russ Braun, Mark Brooks, Garry Brown, Jim Calafiore, Ben Caldwell, Eric Canete, Kate Carleton, Elena Casagrande, Jim Cheung, Olivier Coipel, Will Conrad, Ace Continuado, Katie Cook, Joe Corroney, Shawn Crystal, Geof Darrow, Shane Davis, Jeff Dekal, Michelle Delecki, Guy Dorian, Mark Dos Santos, Michael Locoduck Duron, Jan Duursema, Josh Dykstra, Gary Erskine, Elliot Fernandez, Tony Fleecs, Matthew Fletcher, Franco, Agnes Garbowska, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Jerry TheFranchize Gaylord, Penelope Peng-Peng Gaylord, Juan Gedeon, Mitch Gerads, Daniel Govar, Adi Granov, Dijana Granov, Keron Grant, Sanford Greene, Andre Griffith, Karen Hallion, Chris Hamer, Cully Hamner, Gabriel Hardman, James Harren, Daniel HDR, Greg Horn, Adam Hughes, Rebekah Isaacs, Christopher Ivy, Klaus Janson, Arielle Jovellanos, Tyler Kirkham, Brian Kong, Tony KO! Kordos, Aaron Kuder, Peter Kuper, Ken Lashley, Stanley Artgerm Lau, Stacey Lee, John Paul Leon, David Lloyd, Ant Lucia, Jessica Lynn, Andy MacDonald, David Mack, Jim Mahfood, Alex Maleev, Clay Mann, Ed McGuinness, Mike McKone, Scoot McMahon, Amy Mebberson, David Messina, Jason Metcalf, Chris Mooneyham, Terry Moore, Mark Morales, Todd Nauck, NEN, Dustin Nguyen, Jerome Opena, David Petersen, Whitney Pollett, Whilce Portacio, Joe Prado, Andy Price, Livio Ramondelli, Khary Randolph, Tom Raney, Amy Reeder, Ivan Reis, Rod Reis, Sara Richard, Tom Richmond, Eduardo Risso, Robson Rocha, Robbi Rodriguez, Mike Rooth, Riley Rossmo, Fernando Ruiz, Tim Sale, Alex Saviuk, Matteo Scalera, Valerio Schiti, Tim Seeley, Sajad Shah, Declan Shalvey, Thony Silas, James Silvani, Walt Simonson, Cory Smith, Allison Sohn, Joe Staton, Janet Sung, Andre Szymanowicz, Breno Tamura, Des Taylor, Ben Templesmith, Jim Terry, Mark Texeira, Billy Tucci, Bryan Flash Turner, Christopher Uminga, Kevin Wada, Lee Weeks, Annie Wu, David Yardin, Sasha Yossilini, Thomas Zahler, Chrissie Zullo.
IDW Announces Signing Schedule & Exclusives for NYCC 2015
October 5, 2015 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Convention News, Horror, Movies, New York, New York Comic Con, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Video Games, Webcomics
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This week, IDW Publishing is headed back to New York Comic Con and bringing a host of captivating panels, talented signings, and essential exclusives with it! Located at booth #1844, IDW and Top Shelf will be your destination throughout the weekend!
Thursday October 8th
11:00 – 12:00 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – Troy Little
12:00 – 1:00 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Larry Hama
(*Check out the show exclusive variant!)
12:00 – 1:00 Ragnarök – Walter Simonson*
1:00 – 2:00 Dirk Gently, Onyx – Chris Ryall, Ilias Kyriazis
2:00 – 3:00 Jem and the Holograms – Amy Mebberson, Sara Richard, Agnes Garbowska, Arielle Jovellanos, Rebekah Isaacs*
3:00 – 4:00 The X-Files – Joe Harris
3:00 – 4:00 Long Distance – Thom Zahler
4:00 – 5:30 King of the Comics: 100 Years of King Features Book Debut! – Ray Billingsley (Curtis,) Jeff Keane (The Family Circus,) Patrick McDonnell (Mutts,) Hilary Price (Rhymes With Orange,) Brian Walker (Hi and Lois)
5:30 – 7:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Animated Series – Brandon Auman, Eric Bauza, Greg Cipes, Ciro Nieli, Rob Paulsen (Ticketed signing, see employee for details)
Friday October 9th
11:00 – 12:00 My Little Pony – Agnes Garbowska, Sara Richard, Jeremy Whitley, Tony Fleecs, Thom Zahler
12:00 – 1:00 The Rocketeer At War – Dave Bullock
1:00 – 2:00 Ragnarök – Walter Simonson*
1:00 – 2:00 Junction True – Ray Fawkes
2:00 – 3:00 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – Troy Little
2:00 – 3:00 The Story of My Tits – Jennifer Hayden
3:00 – 4:00 The Infinite Loop – Elsa Charretier, Pierrick Colinet
3:00 – 4:00 Boy-1 – H.S. Tak, Amancay Nahuelpan
4:00 – 5:00 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Mike Johnson, Derek Charm
5:00 – 6:00 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Larry Hama (*Check out the show exclusive variant!)
6:00 – 7:00 Transformers – Andrew Griffith, Corin Howell, John Barber
Saturday October 10th
11:00 – 12:00 Killogy – Alan Robert
11:00 – 12:00 Tet – Paul Allor, Paul Tucker
1:00 – 3:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Kevin Eastman, Robert Rodriguez (Ticketed signing, see employee for details)
4:00 – 5:00 Skylanders – Ron Marz, David A. Rodriguez
5:00 – 6:00 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – Troy Little
5:00 – 6:00 The Story of My Tits – Jennifer Hayden
6:00 – 7:00 Star Trek/ Green Lantern – Mike Johnson, Elsa Charretier
6:00 – 7:00 Judas: The Last Days – W. Maxwell Prince
Sunday October 11th
11:00 – 12:00 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Mike Johnson, Derek Charm
11:00 – 12:00 The Infinite Loop – Elsa Charretier, Pierrick Colinet
12:00 – 1:00 My Little Pony – Jay Fosgitt, Amy Mebberson, Jeremy Whitley,Tony Fleecs, Andy Price
1:00 – 2:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Caleb Goellner, Billy Martin, Paul Allor, Cory Smith
2:00 – 3:00 Transformers – Livio Ramondelli, Corin Howell, John Barber
The legendary G.I. JOE Year Book #2 by Michael Golden, cover and all 22 interior pages, are presented here on individual plates that mimic Golden's gorgeous original art. As an added bonus, each page is printed twice, one with the original lettering in place, the second version without. As with all Artists' Edition portfolios, this comes in a handsome hardcover case.
$40, Limited to 200 copies, 3 per person
WALTER SIMONSON'S RAGNARöK: ARTIST'S EDITION PORTFOLIO
Walter Simonson's Ragnarök Artist's Edition Portfolio features all 12 covers—main and variants—from the acclaimed writer/artist's first six-issue story arc. Simonson, an Eisner Award-winning creator of such classics as Thor, Alien: The Illustrated Story, Manhunter and Star Slammers, has returned to his love of Norse mythology in the pages of Ragnarök. Like all our AE books and portfolios, each image has been meticulously scanned and reproduced to the same exacting standards that have made Artist's Editions the most imitated line in comics.
$40, Limited to 250 copies, 3 per person
The upcoming Rocketeer At War series is celebrated with a classic World War II style propaganda poster of one Dave Bullock's stylish covers! Measuring 13 x 20 inches, this gorgeous print is suitable for framing!
$10, Limited to 1,000 copies
This convention exclusive lithograph measuring 24 x 24 inches features the stunning interconnecting covers of TMNT #45 through to the landmark 50th issue by Mateus Santolouco.
$10, Limited to 1,000 copies
Jem and the Holograms Outrageous Annual #1
(Convention Debut!)
Sophie Campbell (Convention Exclusive Cover)
Kelly Thompson (writer) • Jen Bartel, Amy Mebberson, Agnes Garbowska, Arielle Jovellianos (artists)
MOVIE NIGHT! JEM and her sisters relax with some popcorn and on-demand… but their subconscious minds have other ideas, as their favorite films… shine a spotlight on each HOLOGRAM's fears!
$10, Limited to 300 copies, 3 per person
J. Scott Campbell (Convention Exclusive Cover)
Andy Hartnell (writer) • Stephen Molnar (artist)
Abbey Chase is renowned across the globe as a brilliant young archeologist and (a bit less renowned) as a member of the super-secret spy organization known as Danger. But what set of circumstances lead Abbey to become who she is—who trained and shaped her into the remarkable person she is? Now, for the first time ever, Danger Girl readers will find out the answer to these questions and more… in Danger Girl: Renegade!
$5, Limited to 400 copies, 3 per person
Kevin Eastman (Convention Exclusive Cover)
Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (writers) • Mateus Santolouco (artist)
The epic conclusion to over four-years worth of storylines! The Turtles stand against Shredder for one final battle that will determine the fate of NYC, and the world, for years to come!
$10, Limited to 500 copies, 3 per person
Paolo Villanelli (Convention Exclusive Cover)
Larry Hama (writer) • S L Gallant (artist)
It's zero hour for Real American Hero! This table-setter leads into a mammoth 6-part bi-weekly event kicking off with next month's RAH #219 and #220! G.I. JOE has been fighting the evil forces of COBRA for decades, but now COBRA is ready to unleash its master plan on an unsuspecting G.I. JOE!
$5, Limited to 300 copies, 3 per person
Hero Initiative Will Have Exclusives, Parties, and Special Guests at SDCC 2014
July 17, 2014 by Michael Pate
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Hero Initiative at San Diego Comic Con
With Overstreet exclusive and CGC Signings plus two great parties: Stone Brewing's Hop-con and LA Times Hero Complex!
LOS ANGELES, CA (July 16, 2013) – The Hero Initiative, the charitable organization dedicated to helping veteran comic creators in medical or financial need, is travelling into Comic-Con International in San Diego July 23-27 at the San Diego Convention center. We have exclusives, parties and special guests throughout the weekend at booth #5003 that you will not want to miss!
It's an anniversary for the Hero Initiative and The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. This year marks the fifth consecutive year Gemstone Publishing and Hero have teamed up to raise money for comic creators in need. Harkening back to the character's earliest appearances, Wolverine is featured with the Hulk and Wendigo on the cover for The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #44 Hero Initiative Edition. Returning even further to Wolverine's roots, the Hero-exclusive cover is illustrated by Herb Trimpe, who teamed with a pair of superstars, inker Tom Palmer and colorist Laura Martin, for the piece. Gemstone Publishing's Creative Director Mark Huesman designed the logo and trade dress.
This exclusive, 500-copy, limited hardcover edition will go on sale at Comic-Con International: San Diego on Wednesday, July 23, at our booth. An extremely limited number of copies will be available from Hero's website and through a select group of participating retailers. There will be no softcover edition of this version, and it will retail for $35.
We hope to see you to kick things off Wednesday night—if you already have your ticket for Hop-Con 2.0: The w00tstout Launch Festival! The great event put on by Stone Brewing Co. is sold out, and features an amazing exclusive w00tstout beer with label drawn by the legendary Dave Gibbons! Make sure and get your tickets early for NEXT year!
Fans who like to get their books signed and authenticated by CGC for Signature Series will definitely want to check out Hero's exclusive signing with 17 top creators! Hero is the exclusive CGC Signature Series facilitator at the con for Amanda Conner, Chuck Dixon, Kevin Eastman, Dave Gibbons, Sina Grace, Brian Haberlin, Dan Jurgens, Andy Lanning, Ken Lashley, David Lloyd, Ron Marz, Danny Miki, Denny O'Neil, Jimmy Palmiotti, Louis Simonson, Walt Simonson and Chip Zdarsky!
Bring your books to the CGC booth, #901, NO later than Friday, July 25 at 5 p.m. Cost is $38 plus return shipping, and you don't have to wait in lines!
And some great friends of Hero will be appearing at our booth, #5003, as well. Check out Ken Lashley on Thursday from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m., and Dan Jurgens on Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. and Denny O'Neil Friday from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
About The Hero Initiative
The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book artists and craftsmen in need. Hero Initiative 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 comics veterans who have paved the way for those in the industry today. For more information, visit www.HeroInitiative.org or call 626-676-6354.
Hawthorne High School Comic Book Convention Returns in 2014 with Tribute to Joe Kubert
April 22, 2014 by Brian Pate
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The best small comic convention in America announces its return with a tribute to artist and teacher Joe Kubert!
On Saturday May 10th, 2014 The Hawthorne High School Comic Book Convention returns for its 7th go-round. It will have all the features that have made it a very special event on the comic book convention calendar.
The Hawthorne High School Cartooning and Hawthorne High School Art Clubs are sponsoring the event. Faculty Advisors are art teachers Allan Rosenberg, Danielle Russo and social studies teacher Matthew Ambrose. The students of the two clubs are the heart and soul of the show as they run the show and organize every aspect of the event. Their art will be displayed in a special exhibition. The convention is part of the Art Department's month long celebration of the Arts which include the convention, visits to art museums, a student art show and visits to the school from professional artists.
The convention is a fundraiser for the Art Department and includes an auction featuring original art, signed books and other comic collectables donated by our guests and others from the comic book industry. This has become one of our most anticipated events each year with lots of folks winning wonderful treasures. The auction will be happening at 2:30PM in the cafeteria.
We will be having art lessons running throughout the day available to all attendees. Our guests will also speak about careers in art.
This year we will be paying tribute to one of the greats of comics and Illustration: Joe Kubert: A great cartoonist and a great art educator. The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art is one of the leading schools teaching graphic arts in the world. We are inviting graduates from The Joe Kubert School to appear as guests. A representative from the school will be with us. This tribute is a very special occasion for art teacher Allan Rosenberg. Allan's favorite cartoonist when he was in high school was Joe Kubert and Joe was partially responsible for Allan becoming an art teacher through the example Mr. Kubert set.
Here is our guest list with many more comic creators to join the list:
Walt Simonson
Joe Staton
Herb Trimpe
Tom Palmer
Jack C. Harris
Bob Wiacek
Trevor Von Eeden
Steve Mannion
John Workman
Doug Baron
Mike Lilly
Guy Dorian
Ian Dorian
Ken Gale
Mercy Van Vlack
Bob Pinaha
Paul Bonono
Rick Man
Glen Whitmore
Janet Hamlin
Rudy Nebres
James Sherman
Dave Bullock
Eric Battle
Joe Giella (tent.)
Dennis Colero (tent.)
Elaine Lee
And many more to come…
Many of our guests will be available at their tables for portfolio reviews, so budding young artists bring your work.
The Hawthorne Convention is the friendliest and most exciting comic-con around. You will have unheard of access to comic creators with short lines and extremely friendly creators. If a creator is at The Hawthorne Convention you can be sure they love comics and they love meeting fans!
Here is all the important information you need:
Hawthorne High School Comic Book Convention
Saturday May 10th, 2014
Hawthorne High School
160 Parmelee Ave.
Hawthorne, NJ 05706
Admission: $5.00
Google or Mapquest the directions, we are easy to get to by car or train. You can take NJ Transit from Penn Station.
Wonderful food is available within walking distance in downtown Hawthorne, just three blocks away so you can stay the whole day.
For more info contact Allan Rosenberg at: email@example.com
Dark Horse Announces The Sakai Project
January 31, 2014 by Colin Solan
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The most amazing artists in the world have come together to celebrate thirty years of Stan Sakai's marvelous samurai rabbit saga, Usagi Yojimbo, in a new oversized hardcover benefit book: The Sakai Project: Artists Celebrate Thirty Years of "Usagi Yojimbo"!
"It has been an absolute pleasure publishing Stan's work over the years, and recently collaborating with him directly on 47 Ronin," said Dark Horse's president and founder, Mike Richardson. "With the thirtieth anniversary of his most beloved creation, Usagi, and in a time of need for Stan and his family, we are honored to publish this tribute to Stan and his work. We are donating all of the proceeds to Stan and his wife, Sharon. We hope you will join us in honoring one of the comics industry's shining lights."
The participating artists bring their own interpretations and their own styles to the subject, making this book a one-of-a-kind treasure.
The Sakai Project is produced in association with the Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS). All proceeds from this book will go to Stan and Sharon Sakai.
Industry professionals, Dark Horse encourages your participation! The deadline for art submissions is February 20, 2014. For technical specifications and other information, e-mail Dark Horse at email@example.com.
The Sakai Project will be released on July 23. Pre-order with your local comics retailer.
About Dark Horse
Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Brian Wood, Gerard Way, Felicia Day, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Neal Adams, and Jim Steranko, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Its successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Mass Effect, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, EVE Online, Halo, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world's leading publishers of both creator-owned content and licensed comics material.
NY – The Simonsons Sign
October 26, 2013 by Colin Solan
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Louise & Walter Simonson sign at Grasshopper's Comics on Saturday, November 9th, 2013 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm! They'll be swinging by to promote Walt's exclusive cover for our very own Mike Scigliano & Steven Hoveke's STEAMWORLD CHRONICLES #1! Come down and meet two absolute comic legends!
Grasshopper's Comics
76 Hillside Ave., Williston Park, NY 11596
Epic Proportions Booth Schedule for NYCC 2013
October 5, 2013 by Colin Solan
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New York Comic Con is just a few days away. And Epic Proportions/Secret Identities Universe has some GREAT signings scheduled at their booth (#2010) this year!
On Friday October 11, they will host Greg Pak, Bernard Chang, Cliff Chiang, and Walter Simonson!
And then not to be undone, on Saturday October 12, we'll have Larry Hama, Bernard Chang, and Walter Simonson.
This year Epic Proportions boasts their biggest booth yet! A 10×20 corner booth! Booth 2010!
And to help celebrate this, they have once again partnered up with THE Walter Simonson (Thor, Batman, Fantastic Four, Beta Ray Bill, Archangel) to create one amazing contest!
The above image represents a 13×19 giclee print that 2 lucky winners will get for free!
All you have to do to enter is purchase one of the EP Comic Con Exclusive Ragnarok tees:
Marvel Panel & Signing Schedule for SDCC 2013
July 16, 2013 by Colin Solan
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Marvel Entertainment has released their panel and booth signing schedule for Comic Con International in San Diego. Highlights include Stan Lee, director Joss Whedon, Hayley Atwell, the cast and crew of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Agent Coulson himself, Clark Gregg! Plus many writers and artists from the House of Ideas such as Brian Michael Bendis, Joe Quesada, John Romita Jr, Sara Pichelli, Mark Brooks, Jeph Loeb, and more!


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Shadows of the Past (ebook)
by by Mildred Alpern
A dream-filled sequence of the fading glory of a prosperous past. Images appear illusionary in a rural estate setting, evocative of the belle-epoque period. Figures float seamlessly within the confines of gossamer memories.
Category: Arts & Photography
About the Creator
Mildred Alpern grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts, attended Girls' Latin School, and then Boston University where she graduated summa cum laude with a degree in government. She received a Masters Degree from Columbia University Teachers College in history and the social sciences. A former history teacher and writer of educational guides and articles, she now defines herself as a photographer.

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Heart disease is the leading cause of death among adults in the U.S., so some doctors have recently started using a "CAT scan" (or CT scan) to detect blockages in the heart's arteries. Unfortunately, a CT scan uses relatively large doses of radiation, which could ultimately lead to many new cases of cancer from increased exposure to radiation. Although heart CT scanning may be a useful tool in detecting blockages in heart arteries, there is not enough evidence to show that this test is worth the risks and is therefore not recommended for screening for heart disease at this time. Continue reading


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Released: Nov 01st, 2006
Running Time: 108
Director: Zoltan Gyarmati
Company: Heatwave Entertainment
Cast: Sophie (I), Antoni, Bruno Pereez, Erican, Enrico Bresciani, Kitty (I), Judith (I)
Critical Rating: AAA
Genre: Specialty
While there isn't much imagination poured into this title, MILTF 23 does feature four scenes of older foreign women – likely European – having okay one-on-one sex.
Particularly clichéd are the situations that lead into sex. In the first scene, a dude phones Escorts Now and has an escort on his couch before he hangs up the phone. Another dude pops by his neighbor's house to borrow some sugar and plugs her in the kitchen. And when a pizza delivery guy rings the bell, he's invited into the house and molested on the couch.


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I have a website
http://billydarkness.com is the main website
http://billydarkness.com/wordpress is the wordpress directory
and before I go any farther with design I need to know how to use php to insert a the latest 3 posts into the main page.
If its possible I only want it to take posts with the tag "update" on them but that isnt necessary. Thankyou in advance


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There is this hacker trying to get in to the admin area, and found out my Username! I have changed my password to 17 letters with upper and lower case and symbols, but it is kind of creepy. (I use WP-Security plug-In)
Does this plug-in work for this type of hacker too?
It is from Sweden with wide IP range, meaning with (*) at the end. But, I cannot block the entire country . . .
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Hey, it's my own page!For years and years, I've been pining for my own page on ESPN.com that would have something similar to Peter Gammons's ghostly visage. I was half-kidding. I wanted the page, but I was all set in the ghostly visage department. So when they covered the main part of the site with that giant caricture of me, you can only imagine my horror. The e-mails were pouring in from my friends: Just about everyone had a joke. The readers seemed to be universally horrified. The only person who seemed to enjoy it was my Dad, who was excited about my giant head in the cartoon. "That's just about life-sized, isn't it?" he said. Dad thought this was 10 times funnier than Kirk Snyder's suit on Draft Night. Anyway, you will never have to click on this page and see a giant caricture of me ever again. I promise. And contrary to how things may seem right now, this page wasn't set up to be a glorified archives page. We just decided to launch it during Draft Week so we could have links to all my old draft columns, so you could look back at comments like, "Kentucky forward Tayshaun Prince . . . 6-foot-9, 113 pounds. I can't even begin to imagine where an NBA contender would play him." (And yes, I actually wrote that.) We want this page to fill in the blanks. I'm writing two columns a week, plus my magazine column (which only counts as like a half-column since they won't give me more than 800 words). I just felt like I could be writing a little bit more that that -- shorter, timelier stuff that would be different from the columns. Unlike some other national columnists who parlay their success into an excuse to cut down to one 950-word column a week, then spend the rest of the time coaching Little League and playing golf, it would feel like I was mailing it in if I wasn't breaking a sweat. So that's what I'm doing. Hopefully, this page will emerge as a place where you'll stop every day, just to see if there's anything new. Or because you're bored as hell. Here's what you can expect. 1. I'm going to update this "Short Takes" space a few times a week. Sometimes, the posts could be two paragraphs; other times, the posts could be longer than that (like this one). For instance, on Friday, I mistakenly wrote in my NBA Draft diary that Kris Humphries is white. Turns out he's bi-racial. My mistake. We apologize. I would have loved to have posted a correction on Friday, but this part of the site wasn't running yet. So now we can. Or, let's say the Red Sox make a trade for a crummy utility infielder to replace the decomposing Cesar Crespo, and I want to post some sort of reaction. Or I see something on TV and have to post my thoughts on it the next morning. Or I had a gambling experience that needs to be mentioned. Or I ran into Tiffani Amber-Theissen at the car wash. Or I stumbled across an especially inspiring NBA game on ESPN Classic. All that stuff is going right here. 2. We're going to be launching a "Links of the Week" column either this week or next week -- just my favorite website links of the week with some additional commentary and one-liners. This was something that evolved into a daily feature on my old "Boston Sports Guy" site. At the time, "The Links" was an original idea. Now a bunch of people do it. Whatever. 3. There will DEFINITELY be some sort of Sports Movie page. 4. We're going to have links to my last three columns, as well as my archives page. 5. I'm leaning towards three ideas that may or may not be done in some form. Like a "review" page -- quick reviews on books, movies, TV shows. Or an all-Boston blog. Or just a space devoted to movie reviews. I'm not sure yet. I want to see how much time everything takes, as well as if any ideas affect the quality of the Page 2 columns (a worst-case scenario for me). So I'm going to keep tinkering until I find the right balance. Please note that the SGW page will keep changing over the next few weeks -- it's a work in progress. Just give me the benefit of the doubt until I figure out exactly what I want to do. That's all I'm asking. We have high hopes for the page. ESPN even hired an intern to help me out. His name is Jamie Agin, a recent graduate of UNC. But we're calling him "The Intern" from here on out. Now, if you just graduated from college, you're saying to yourself, "Why him and not me? Why wasn't there a contest? What the hell?" But nobody could have beaten out Jamie. He's been reading me since the first month of my old website, back when he was in the ninth grade. He was a frequent contributor to the old mailbag columns on my old site. He even wrote a column for me called "The Freshman," about his freshman experiences at college. And I've been to the Neverland Ranch with him over 100 times. So don't take it personally. That reminds me. We created three e-mail accounts that The Intern will specifically be going through himself. Here they are: email@example.com -- This is for the "Weekly Links" page. If you stumble across a story or column that you thought was particularly entertaining, ridiculous, fascinating or funny, please send it along to this address so we can check it out. Just so you know, we can't link to any sites that contain any form of nudity. We're also not linking to columns from websites that either A.) aren't news websites; or B.) aren't well-known sites, for legal reasons. If we link to a homepage I've never heard of; and six hours later, that person decides to put up pictures of Jenna Lewis's sex tape, I'm in deep doo-doo. So if you're a struggling writer on the Internet and you're trying to make a name for yourself -- believe me, I've been there -- we can't help you out. But we wish you the best. firstname.lastname@example.com -- I want to have a "Quote of the Day" in the bottom right corner of the site. It's going to change every day. So if you hear anything good (like a doozy on "The Real World," or a Mike Tyson insta-classic), or if you have a personal favorite, please send it to this address. email@example.com -- If you feel like ranting about anything and wasting The Intern's time, we may even publish it in a special "Reader Rants" column. Believe me, he has a ton of time on his hands. Feel free to insult him and his friends, as well as his personal life, his hygiene or anything else.
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INDIANAPOLIS (March 9, 2014) A 15-year-old boy from Wylie was reunited with his mother after he disappeared for about 36 hours while on a school band trip to Butler University in Indianapolis.
A passerby spotted Stephen Colbert at a Steak n' Shake in Mooresville, Ind., and called police, Officer Kendale Adams said in a press release.
Mooresville is about 20 miles from the university, where Colbert was attending the Music for All National Festival with other students from Wylie High School.
Colbert was last been seen at around 7 p.m. Thursday at a concert on campus.
Adams told the Indianapolis Star that investigators spoke with the teenager who told them he didn't know how he ended up in Mooresville.
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Villegas edges Garcia in playoff for Tour Championship crown
Updated: September 30, 2008, 8:19 PM ETAssociated Press
ATLANTA -- A two-putt par to win the Tour Championship in a playoff was worth an extra $1.5 million to Camilo Villegas.
A 7-iron to a scary pin on the 71st hole, under more pressure than he has ever faced?
That was invaluable.
Villegas overcame a five-shot deficit with six birdies on his final 11 holes of regulation -- the last one after going at a dangerous flag on the 17th -- and won the Tour Championship on the first extra hole against Sergio Garcia for his second straight ...
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Diabetes Health Center
Diabetes Drugs Compared
Dec. 6, 2006 -- A new study comparing three major diabetes drugs -- Avandia, Glucophage (metformin), and Micronase (glyburide) -- shows that all three drugs have pros and cons to consider.
Patients and their doctors should weigh those potential risks and benefits when choosing between the drugs, the study concludes.
The research, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, looked at 4,360 adults with type 2 diabetes. That's the most common type of diabetes in adults.
It found Avandia had the lowest treatment failure rate -- 15% -- compared with 21% for Glucophage and 34% for Micronase.
But Avandia was linked to greater weight gain, higher levels of LDL ("bad") cholesterol, and more swelling than the other two drugs.
However, a journal editorial suggests that metformin, which is sold generically and under several names, might be the "logical" starting point for diabetes drug treatment.
Study's Results
Researcher Steven Kahn, MB, ChB, of the University of Washington and the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, and colleagues did the study.
Participants were mainly white and obese. They were, on average, in their mid-to-late 50s.
The patients were assigned to take one of three diabetes drugs -- Avandia, Glucophage, or Micronase.
Glucophage is a brand-name version of metformin, which is also sold generically and under other brand names including Glumetza, Fortamet, and Riomet. Micronase is a brand-name version of glyburide, which is sold also generically and as Diabeta.
The patients were followed for an average of four years.
The chance of drug failure was 32% lower with Avandia than with Glucophage and 63% lower than with Micronase, based on the study's threshold for drug failure.
However, all the drugs had pros and cons.
Though Avandia was linked to greater weight gain, higher LDL levels, and more swelling, it also came with extra benefits.
Patients taking Avandia were less likely to have gastrointestinal problems than those taking metformin. They were less likely to have blood sugar that was too low than patients taking glyburide.
Avandia is the newest and most expensive of the three drugs.
"The potential risks and benefits, the profile of adverse events, and the costs of these three drugs should all be considered" in choosing diabetes drugs, conclude the researchers.
The study was funded by Avandia's maker, GlaxoSmithKline.
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KOTOR in Real Life
For those with fond memories KOTOR's quirks. You might enjoy this video.
a cute little movie. A pity it isn't long enough to have dialogue to review!
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This isn't your grandma's Holiday Inn. A beautiful facility, wonderful beds, spacious, clean, and great service. You bet I'd stay here again. But have a GPS to find it, or map it first (my GPS was a bit circular in getting me there.)
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- The Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport Hotel is conveniently located off I-85 adjacent to Hartsfield Jackson International Airport (ATL). Our hotel provides guests with easy access to Atlanta's major businesses and attractions. In addition, the Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport offers complimentary shuttle service to the Atlanta airport. Our full-service Atlanta hotel is just minutes from countless attractions and shopping options, including the Georgia Dome, Philips Arena, CNN Center, Turner Field, the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coke and Centennial Olympic Park. Atlanta corporate travelers will appreciate our Atlanta hotel's location near area businesses such as Coca-Cola, CNN as well as the Georgia Int'l Convention Center. Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center is just eight miles away. Our hotel offers 3500 sq. ft. of event space with full catering and A/V services available. A 24-hour business center and free Wi-Fi are available to accommodate your business and personal needs. During your stay at our award-winning Atlanta hotel, enjoy premium amenities like an indoor pool with a whirlpool, our Nautilus-equipped fitness center and the American Brasserie Restaurant and Lounge, which offers a variety of favorites in a casual and relaxed atmosphere. Room service is also available for your convenience. Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport the best choice for comfort and affordability. ... more less
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Clockwork Inside by DovShermanWatch
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A very revealing portrait featuring my "Clockwork Inside" item at Curio Obscura in Second Life. It's a layer that can be worn over skin or clothing for when you want to show people that, you may be soft and warm on the outside but you're still cold as clockwork on the inside.
The panties are from Canimal, the underlying skin from *HalHina*, and the hair from GuRL 6.
The panties are from Canimal, the underlying skin from *HalHina*, and the hair from GuRL 6.
Must illicit a lot of 'your'e a doll' comments.
Neeeeeds moar lindons! i love your stuff!
Toy bought that a while ago =3
Whoa, different...! °° Ordinarily this could easily pass for generic zombie/death metal fair, but you gave it that overarching elegant feel which to me, adds a whole new dimension to it. :
Very surreal. Brings The Bicentennial Man to mind...The story. Not the dumb Robin Williams film.


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Where to buy SVT Lip?
My lip on my 04 SVT is pretty scratched up and I would like to purchase a new one. I'm not crazy over the Mach 1 lip so looking for OEM or something aftermarket that looks nice. What are my options and where can I buy them? I loved the JMS lip, but it is unavailable now.
Steve at Tousley Ford might still have them:
Thanks I will send him a message tomorrow.
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Junkyard may be your best bet. most of the SVT bits are gone. they were discontinued.
I don't know how bad the scratches are but you could simply try plastidipping the lip. That should fill in most small scratches and being the lip back to a black color.
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Have the superpowers of American sports formed a NATO-like alliance against dopers?
Or is Thursday's announcement of a Partnership for Clean Competition -- a research collaboration of the United States Olympic Committee, the National Football League, Major League Baseball and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) -- more an exercise in politics and public relations?
Only time and money -- how much the group actually plows into doping detection research -- will ultimately tell. For starters, the partnership will pool $10 million over the next four years.
But the announcement is potentially significant for two reasons.
The first is that this is big bucks by the standards of underfunded anti-doping researchers, even if it's tip money by the standards of highly paid players. (A-Rod, for example, will make $10 million by the All-Star break.) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) distributes only about $6.5 million a year in research grants, and USADA has been funding about $2 million a year in research. So the partnership's contributions, which breaks down to $2.5 million a year, really means something in those labs.
And USADA chief Travis Tygart expects many additional partners to sign on, augmenting the start-up contributions of MLB and the NFL ($3 million apiece) and further boosting research funding. The NBA, the NHL and the PGA of America have already agreed to contribute to the partnership at lesser levels, but Tygart also sees corporations such as sporting-goods manufacturers and shoe companies signing on. The U.S. Olympic Committee pulled the coalition together.
"This sets up a platform to which everyone who benefits from clean sports can contribute," he says.
The second reason this partnership is significant is nonmonetary. Some of these parties have been, to this point, noncooperative. Neither MLB nor the NFL would hear of USADA's running its drug-testing program, as USADA does for the USOC and various American athletic federations.
The NFL worked with USADA to build a drug-testing lab in Utah, but it would never cede its autonomy in setting testing procedures and developing its banned-substances list. That would only hamstring the league in collectively bargaining the matter with the NFL Players Association.
Same with MLB, only -- by all accounts -- worse. Steroid use in baseball was a can of worms that nobody in power wanted anyone outside the game to open. Until former Sen. George Mitchell came along, of course.
"Neither the commissioner or the union has ever wanted to hear of turning loose the testing program to USADA," says one baseball insider familiar with the dynamics. "Unfamiliarity has bred suspicion."
The Mitchell report recommended, among other things, that MLB turn its drug-testing over to an independent administrator.
The Kansas City Royals might win the World Series before that happens, but MLB officials will now at least be sitting at the same table with USADA and discussing the less explosive topic of science. MLB, USADA, the NFL and the USOC each will have a representative on the partnership's board of governors, which will oversee the research collaborative.
"Maybe this setup will lead to a relationship with more trust," says the baseball official.
And maybe being a founding partner of the Partnership for Clean Competition will take a little heat off MLB commissioner Bud Selig when he testifies at next Tuesday's congressional hearing on steroids.
This continues MLB's usual pattern, according to Dr. Gary Wadler, an anti-doping advocate and consultant to WADA.
"Each time there have been hearings, there's been a reaction to move in the right direction in another increment," he says.
But this isn't a public relations or political tactic, insists MLB spokesman Rich Levin -- and that's pretty much true. Though MLB didn't sign on the dotted line for the partnership until after the Mitchell report was released, the league was in serious talks about the concept with USOC chairman (and former baseball commissioner) Peter Ueberroth as far back as last summer.
Ueberroth approached MLB and the NFL with the idea, according to USOC spokesman Darryl Siebel, because the research scientists were badly underfunded and their work is vital to detecting dopers' sophisticated new drugs. Plus, Ueberroth felt, major sports interests should be working together.
The $10 million question is: Can they?
These are all major sports interests, for sure. But they don't all have the same interests. One partnership priority, according to the announcement, is further development of "a widely available, cost-effective test to detect human growth hormone (HGH)."
According to Siebel, the HGH research isn't meant just to satisfy the founding members' needs -- the testing of NFL, MLB and Olympic athletes. Rather, the partnership wants labs to develop effective doping tests that can be produced on a large scale but a low cost, so they'll be available not just to professional leagues but also to youth leagues.
Still, major issues such as HGH show in bold relief the potentially major hazards of this partnership.
The USADA already has been funding HGH testing research, as have MLB and the NFL. But the USADA has focused on developing a more reliable and economical blood test, and that is a form of testing the baseball and football players unions adamantly oppose. The two leagues have committed $500,000 apiece to a UCLA lab that is trying to develop a reliable urine test for HGH.
That should make for some interesting talk -- maybe even raised voices -- around the table of the new group's board of governors. Rob Manfred, MLB's chief of labor relations and human resources, will represent baseball. The NFL's rep hasn't been determined.
"Hopefully," says Wadler, "bringing them together on a common issue is going to be a positive."
John Helyar is a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. He previously covered the business of sports for The Wall Street Journal and Fortune magazine and is the author of "Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball."


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GLADEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - After having the fastest car in
practice and qualifying, Scott Dixon was first across the finish
line at the Firestone Indy 500 at Nashville Speedway.
He grabbed his second straight checkered flag less than 24 hours
after the IndyCar Series' first rainout in nearly seven years.
Points leader Dario Franchitti was the runner-up. And Danica Patrick tied her career-best finish by coming in third.
Sam Hornish Junior was fourth, followed by Marco Andretti.
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MARSHALL COUNTY, Okla. -- A Marshall County woman who was severely burned in a cooking accident Friday is said to be doing okay.
Mary Ann Saxon suffered second and third degree burns to 25% of her body when grease in her skillet caught fire at her home at 213 North Pickens Road just south of Highway 70. Saxon received burns to her right hand, stomach, and right leg.
Madill emergency officials say that Saxon will need skin graphs for her injuries.
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Oriental Peninsula, Manila Water: Philippine Equity Preview
Shares of the following companies may have unusual moves in Philippine trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are as of the previous close, unless stated otherwise.
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index rose 0.5 percent to 5,228.84.
Nickel mining companies: Nickel futures fell 2.4 percent to $17,285 a metric ton in London yesterday, the lowest close since March 29. Oriental Peninsula Resources Group Inc. (ORE PM) slid 0.6 percent to 7.90 pesos, NiHAO Mineral Resources International Inc. (NI PM) lost 0.5 percent to 12.34 pesos and Marcventures Holdings Inc. (MARC PM) advanced 1.1 percent to 3.73 pesos.
Manila Water Co. (MWC PM): The water company that supplies half of the Philippine capital aims to complete the acquisition of a Vietnamese utility within the quarter, BusinessWorld reported, citing President Gerardo Ablaza. Manila Water obtained the right to purchase 49 percent of Kenh Dong Water Supply Joint Stock Co. late last month, the report said. Manila Water rose 1.2 percent to 25 pesos.


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Robbie Williams proposed to Ayda Field on UFO-hunting spot
Williams fooled Field into thinking they were making one of their X Files-style trips to the isle. But instead he got down on one knee and asked her to marry him. According to sources, the pair are frequent visitors to the 'Island of Romance" where they look for USOs – Unidentified Submerged Objects.
And friends say Robbie believed the island, which is just eight miles long, had the "perfect vibe" as a venue for such an important event.
"Robbie is a very sensitive soul who is a great believer in auras and atmospheres – the feeling on Santa Catalina was just perfect for him," the Daily Star quoted a source as saying.


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Czech Central Bank Cuts GDP Outlook, Sees Drop in Market Rates
The Czech central bank cut growth forecasts for this year and next and sees a decline in market interest rates as early as this year as the export-led economy battles the effects of decelerating growth in the euro area.
Policy makers forecast gross domestic product to add 2 percent this year, compared with its last forecast of 2.1 percent. The economy will grow 1.2 percent in 2012, the central bank said, compared with its last forecast of 2.2 percent.
Downside risks to the central bank's forecast include slower wage growth and a "substantial" deterioration in growth abroad and a further decline in the outlook for commodity prices and three-month interbank rates in the eurozone, or Euribor. Upside risks to the central bank's outlook include a weaker koruna exchange rate.
"Consistent with the forecast is a slight decline in market interest rates at the start of the forecast and flat rates until late 2012/early 2013," the central bank said in its report today. "Inflation pressures from the domestic economy are currently not significant, commodity prices and food prices are still the main source of inflation."
Inflation is forecast to be 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter next year, slower than the forecast of 3.2 percent made in the last report. Inflation will reach 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2013, the central bank said.
Policy makers also offered an "alternative" scenario for inflation and growth in today's report based on the possibility economic growth in the euro-area slows to "almost zero" next year and has a negative effect on the Czech economy.
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Intel to put Westmere desktop chips in servers
Intel has tweaked its chip road map, with plans to extend its upcoming Westmere mainstream desktop dual-core chips with integrated graphics processors to entry-level servers.
Intel has tweaked its chip road map, with plans to extend its upcoming Westmere mainstream desktop dual-core chips with integrated graphics processors to entry-level servers.
The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into Oracle's planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Thursday, citing concerns about the deal's effect on competition in the market for databases.
Amazon and Microsoft have been pushing cloud-computing services as a low-cost way to outsource raw computing power, but the products may introduce new security problems that have yet to be fully explored, according to researchers at the University of...
More than half of new servers installed in 2009 will be virtualized, and that number will hit 80% by 2012, signaling huge growth in the hypervisor market, according to a report released at VMworld by TheInfoPro, a research company.
A worldwide outage of Google's Gmail online e-mail system on Tuesday was caused by a traffic jam on its servers, according to Google's official Gmail blog.
Oracle's pending acquisition has put Sun Microsystems Inc. into a limbo that appears to be devouring its server business.
The San Diego Supercomputer Center has built a high-performance computer with solid-state drives, which the center says could help solve science problems faster than systems with traditional hard drives.
VMware announced a new program on Tuesday through which service providers will offer pay-as-you-go computing services similar to those from Amazon Web Services.
People expecting Solid State Drives (SSDs) to become more popular may have longer to wait, according to a new report from Objective Analysis.
IBM is rolling out a subscription service that aims to make it easier for large companies to use desktop virtualization, a technology that has been slow to take off but which some say has big potential.
EMC will resell virtualization management software from VMware alongside its own Ionix management platform in an expanded partnership aimed at helping enterprises build private clouds.
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The Coen brothers' irreverent cult hit comes to DVD as a Collector's Edition, with all-new bonus material. The hilariously twisted comedy-thriller stars Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi and Julianne Moore. Join the "Dude" and his bowling buddies on their journey that blends unforgettable characters, kidnapping, a case of mistaken identity and White Russians. Enter the visually unique and entertaining world from the creative minds of the Coen brothers and remember: the Dude abides.
After the tight plotting and quirky intensity of Fargo, this casually amusing follow-up from the prolifically inventive Coen (Ethan and Joel) brothers seems like a bit of a lark, and the result was a box-office disappointment. The good news is, The Big Lebowski is every bit a Coen movie, and its lazy plot is part of its laidback charm. After all, how many movies can claim as their hero a pot-bellied, pot-smoking loser named Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) who spends most of his time bowling and getting stoned? And where else could you find a hairnetted Latino bowler named Jesus (John Turturro) who sports dazzling purple footgear, or an erotic artist (Julianne Moore) whose creativity consists of covering her naked body in paint, flying through the air in a leather harness, and splatting herself against a giant canvas? Who else but the Coens would think of showing you a camera view from inside the holes of a bowling ball, or an elaborate Busby Berkely-styled musical dream sequence involving a Viking goddess and giant bowling pins? The plot--which finds Lebowski involved in a kidnapping scheme after he's mistaken for a rich guy with the same name--is almost beside the point. What counts here is a steady cascade of hilarious dialogue, great work from Coen regulars John Goodman and Steve Buscemi, and the kind of cinematic ingenuity that puts the Coens in a class all their own. Be sure to watch with snacks in hand, because The Big Lebowski might give you a giddy case of the munchies. --Jeff Shannon --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Ahh, who am I kidding? If you're a fan, you don't need me to sell you on this DVD. Hence, I shall review this movie in two parts: For fans, and for non-fans. Dudes and Un-dudes.
The new "bowling ball" edition of Lebowski is awesome. Finally we're given the special features that we've been asking for, for years! No audio commentary track, but the Coens and the Dude himself will give you some insight to the film and its characters. After two disappointing editions, this is so overdue. Two discs, featurettes, that weird intro, Lebowskifest, an interactive map of Los Angeles, it's all here. Most of your questions will be answered, but of course not all...some mystery must always remain. Plus the bowling ball just looks cool. I have mine on my entertainment centre, and it's a conversation starter. "What is that bowling ball doing there?" It's sturdy and it houses the DVDs in two slip cases. Life does not stop and start at your convenience, so be sure to pick this up and enjoy when you can.
One important thing about this film that I must stress is, don't try to understand the plot at first. It's every bit as stupifying as anything you can think of. My feeling (and this is just my feeling) is that The Dude himself (Jeff Bridges) doesn't know what the heck is going on, so neither should you. The plot is not complicated, but your thinking about it might be very uptight. I don't nessesarily recommend that you stick to a strict drug regimen to keep you mind limber, but having a few white Russians might help.Read more ›
Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi
Universal Studios | 1998 | 119 min | Rated R | Released Aug 16, 2011
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The Big Lebowski is essentially about mistaken identity if you care about the plot. Jeffrey Lebowski is known to his friends as The Dude (Bridges) and a gang of criminals pay him a visit thinking that he's another Lebowski who happens to be a millionaire. After they urinate on his rug, he seeks out the millionaire to claim compensation.
The millionaire's wife goes missing and the gang asks for a million dollars in ransom. The Dude is chosen as the courier.
That's about it. The plot is incidental; this is a movie about a way of life.
The Dude hangs out with two of his bowling buddies, Walter (Goodman) and Donny (Buscemi). Walter is a Vietnam veteran who has anger management issues; Donny hardly says a word and is told to shut up every time he tries to make a comment.
The Dude is a mellow kind of a guy. He shops in his robe, gets high, and talks like he's permanently stoned. Walter is a mystery to him because he is so easily annoyed. When a competing team puts a toe over the line during a bowling game, Walter pulls out a gun and insists that it is marked down as a zero. It's a league game after all.Read more ›
The film boasts quite a cast of actors including Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Jullianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, Ben Gazzara, Sam Elliot along with a few veterans of previous Coen brothers films like Steve Buscemi, John Tuturro, and Peter Stormere. So what is the film about? Well, I'll tell you...The film, which takes place in California in the early 90's, starts off with a little expository by a narrator known as The Stranger (Sam Elliot) giving us a little detail about the main character, Jeffery Lebowski aka The Dude, played by Bridges, who seems to have put on a bit of weight for the role, and sports long hair much like that he had when he was in the 1976 flopperino remake of King Kong. Anyway, the first thing you notice about The Dude is he is extremely laid back, very possibly a casualty of the California counterculture of the 60's and early 70's who seems perfectly content to take each day as it comes. While returning to his modest rental home one night, he finds two thuggish men waiting for him, one who soon acquaints The Dude's head with the inside of The Dude's toilet, while the other decides to despoil The Dude's living room rug in the manner of a unhousebroken dog.Read more ›
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Want to make your garden's summer flowers last all year? Ok, the most convenient way is to bring your garden flowers indoor and dry them.
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Routine cleaning can be accomplished making use of a genuine plume duster or hair blow clothes dryer on its lowest setting.
* Last: Storing and Enjoying Dried Flowers
We suggest wrapping the flowers in newspaper and positioning them in a cardboard box. Do not store the box including the dried flowers where it is uncommonly wet (some basements) or very dry (some attics). Likewise, a great deal of individuals believe you must never store dried flowers outside (it would be method to cold). This is simply not true. Temperature levels are trivial. A garage can be an ideal place for saving dried flowers. In fact, if your home is heated up by forced air, the preferred place to store dried flowers would be in an outdoors building far from the dry heat.
In basic, dried flowers must remain out of direct sunlight while you enjoy them in their last state. We likewise recommend not placing dried flowers in the path of forced air heat registers.
Tip for use of dried flowers would include wreaths, swags, sheaths, arrangements, and sprays. Merely hanging dried flowers in a room can be very appealing. Putting clusters of bunches in a basket, as though you just came in from a garden, is most appealing.
Caution: if you do store your dried flowers outside, ensure you secure them from little rodents and bugs (a few mothballs will work).
Lastly, I should to state that drying flowers can be addicting! Eventually, wreaths will decorate all your doors, and swags will hang from every wall. And they'll all have come from your very own garden. Speak about an extended season! You'll quickly see why dried flowers are often called "everlastings".