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Shatner, Lee Meet-and-greets, Marsters Q&a, Parties Highlight New Orleans Comic Con Programming By: Jerry Milani, Wizard World | - Rare meet-and-greets and Q&A sessions with legends William Shatner and Stan Lee, panels with movie and TV stars James Marsters, Mary McDonnell and Adam Baldwin, and several themed parties headline a broad, diverse schedule of special programming at the 2012 Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, January 28-29 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Unique Jedi lightsaber classes, sessions with stars of classic favorites, a screening of the new film THE VICTIM and artist schools to costume conte ... Tags:shatner, marsters, stan lee, baldwin, pop culture, comic con
Pow!"€™s Comic Book Legend Stan Lee To Attend 2012 Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con By: Jerry Milani, Wizard World | - Stan Lee, the legendary comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, and current Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of POW! Entertainment, today announced that he will make a special appearance at Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, January 28-29, 2012, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Lee, a member of both the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame, will be on site on Saturday, Jan. 28 to meet fans, sign autographs and pose for photographs. Sp ... Tags:stan lee, comics, new orleans, spider-man, hulk, comic con, pop culture, pow entertainment, wizard world, celebrities
Big Easy Beam: William Shatner To Attend 2012 Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con By: Jerry Milani, Wizard World | - William Shatner, who has starred in popular television series and movies for more than five decades, will attend 2012 Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, it was announced today. Shatner, whose most well-known credits include lead roles in Star Trek, T.J. Hooker and Boston Legal, will appear on Saturday, January 28, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
Baldwin, Mcdonnell, Marsters, Biehn Atop 2012 Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con Lineup By: Jerry Milani, Wizard World | - North Americas largest pop-culture tour opens the 2012 season as Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, a huge success in its inaugural event last year, returns to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, January 28-29, 2012, with standout guests Adam Baldwin, Mary McDonnell, James Marsters, Michael Biehn, WWE Diva Kelly Kelly and WWE Superstar Zack Ryder headlining the list of celebrity attendees. The event, produced by Wizard World, Inc. (WIZD.PK) will bring together thousands of fan ... Tags:wizard world, new orleans, comic con, pop culture, wwe, biehn, marsters, mcdonnell, baldwin, comics
Star Trek, Ghostbusters, Star Wars Fan Clubs Among Special Groups At Austin Comic Con This Weekend By: Jerry Milani, Wizard World | - More than 20 organizations from across Texas, from favorite genre movie and TV show fan clubs, podcasters and charities will be attending this weekend's Wizard World Austin Comic Con, Friday through Sunday at the Austin Convention Center. From cosplayers like the 501st Garrison/Central Texas, Lone Star Jedi and DFW Ghostbusters to podcasters such as the Down the Road Show and WGTR Radio to worthy charities like SCARE for a CURE and PurrKayla, various groups will be on site, meeting attendees an ... Tags:fan clubs, ghostbusters, star wars, star trek, stormtroopers, pop culture, comic con, wizard, convention, cosplay
Twelve Eisner Award Winners And Nominees To Attend Wizard World Mid-ohio Comic Con, Oct. 22-23 By: Jerry Milani, Wizard World | - A total of 12 Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards winners and nominees are among the more than 150 comic creators scheduled to attend Wizard World Mid-Ohio Comic Con, part of North Americas largest pop-culture tour, October 22-23 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Winners include 10-time honoree Jeff Smith ("Bone," "RASL"), Bill Sienkiewicz ("Elektra," "Assassin"), Christopher Sprouse ("Tom Strong," "The Return of Bruce Wayne") and Eric Wight ("The Escapist," "Action Comics").
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Marsters, Williams, West Among Wizard World Mid-ohio Comic Con Headliners, Oct. 22-23 In Columbus By: Jerry Milani, Wizard World | - North Americas largest pop-culture tour continues at Wizard World (WIZD.PK) Mid-Ohio Comic Con at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, October 22-23, with standout guests James Marsters, Billy Dee Williams, Adam West, Burt Ward, Claudia Christian and Walter Koenig headlining the list of celebrity attendees. The event will bring together thousands of fans of all ages and dozens of celebrities and industry professionals to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, c ... Tags:comic con, pop culture, comics, columbus, ohio, celebrity, adam west, james marsters, billy dee williams, art
Panettieri, Van Dam, Russell Among Headliners At Wizard World Los Angeles Comic Con, Sept. 24-25 By: Jerry Milani, Wizard World | - North Americas largest pop-culture tour continues as Wizard World Los Angeles Comic Con comes the Los Angeles Convention Center, September 24-25, with standout guests Hayden Panettiere, Rob Van Dam, Betsy Russell, Walter Koenig, Jeremy Bulloch and Doug Jones headlining the list of celebrity attendees, and guest of honor Mike Deodato Jr. leading a blowout list of superstar artists scheduled to attend. The event will bring together thousands of fans of all ages and dozens of celebrities and in ... Tags:comic con, pop culture, Hayden Panettieri, wizard, comics, celebrities, Rob Van Dam, Los Angeles, Spider-Man, Star Wars
Thirty-four Eisner Award Winners And Nominees To Attend Wizard World Chicago Comic Con By: Jerry Milani, Wizard World | - A total of 34 Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards winners (19) and nominees (15) are among the more than 400 comic creators scheduled to attend Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, part of North Americas largest pop-culture tour, August 11-14 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Headliners among the winners include Brian Azzarello (Flashpoint, Batman Knight of Vengeance), Gary Friedrich (Ghost Rider, Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos), Dave Johnson (Deadpo ... Tags:eisner, comics, award, art, artists, chicago, celebrity, comic con, pop culture, creators
Stewart, Campbell, Lloyd, Baccarin Headline Wizard World Chicago Comic Con Aug. 11-14 By: Jerry Milani, Wizard World | - North Americas largest pop-culture tour continues as Wizard World Chicago Comic Con returns to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, August 11-14, with superstar guests Patrick Stewart, Bruce Campbell, Christopher Lloyd, Morena Baccarin, Felicia Day, Academy Award Winner Lou Gossett Jr. and James Marsters headlining the list of celebrity attendees. The event will bring together thousands of fans of all ages and dozens of celebrities and industry professionals to celebrate the best in p ... Tags:comic con, pop culture, chicago, patrick stewart, star trek
More Than 270 Superstar Creators Making Philadelphia Comic Con Their Canvas This Weekend By: Jerry Milani, Wizard World | - More than 270 comics creators from around the world and across the City of Brotherly Love will be taking their talents to Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, part of North Americas largest pop-culture tour, Friday through Sunday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. From Will Eisner Industry Award winners like Kevin Maguire (Justice League, Batman Confidential) and Bill Sienkiewicz (Elektra) to popular creators Greg Horn ("Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark," "Hero For ... Tags:wizard, pop culture, comic con, comics, artists, Green Lantern
'green Lantern' Panels, Bruce Campbell, 'batman' Q&as Highlight Philadelphia Comic Con Programming By: Jerry Milani, Wizard World | - Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con today announced its diverse programming schedule, featuring unique celebrity Q&A's, music, film screenings and discussions, artist schools, contests and more for the event, set for Friday through Sunday, June 17-19 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
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--Buffyfests with Buffy: The Vampire Slayer stars Nicholas Brendon, Kelly Donovan, Mercedes McNab and Clare Kramer
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Thirteen Eisner Award Winner And Nominees To Attend Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con By: Jerry Milani, Wizard World | - Thirteen Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards winners or nominees are among the more than 200 comic creators already scheduled to attend Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, part of North Americas largest pop-culture tour, June 17-19 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
The winners include Franco Aureliani ("Billy Batson And The Magic Of Shazam!," "Tiny Titans"); Todd Klein ("Green Lantern," "New Talent Showcase"); Kevin Maguire (Justice League, Batman Confidential, ... Tags:eisner, art, Philadelphia, Bill Sienkiewicz, Comic Con, Kevin Maguire, comics, award, Todd Klein, Green Lantern
Eisner Award Hall Of Famer Neal Adams To Attend Wizard World Big Apple Comic Con, May 21-22 By: Jerry Milani, Wizard World | - Neal Adams, who was inducted into the Eisner Award's Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Harvey Awards' Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1999, has been added to the field of nearly 150 comic creators already scheduled to attend Wizard World Big Apple Comic Con, part of North Americas largest pop-culture tour, Saturday and Sunday at Penn Plaza Pavilion.
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London is rife with gay bars and facilities that allow you to paint the town pink. With a host of funky, trendy, basic or even relaxing London gay bars, it is perhaps understandable that thousands of gay revellers pile into hundreds of gay bars on a daily basis. However, gay bars can often mix hand in hand in with hazards and it is always best to keep your wits about you. 9 in ten men who frequent London gay bars are genuine and out f ... Tags:Gay, Gay London, Gay Man, Gay Men, Gay Clubs, Gay Bars, Gay
Beware Of Nigerian Business Scams! By: Orlando Kent | - The world is full of businesses that generate a lot of money but where there is money, there will be scammers to try to cheat you of your dollars. We all know that trillions of dollars come in an out of a country every single day due to businesses doing transactions among each other in the form of import, export and investments. Therefore, it pays to be prudent than to be sorry.
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Online Chat Games Are The Only Way Out Of Internet Scams. By: Francis K Githinji | - What is so unique in chat games? Why do most people get hooked without even realizing? One of the reasons is, a game is so general and so the play mates do not have to get personal. It offers the best form of safe chat there can ever be. It so harmless because there are actually fewer or even no dangers involved. It so safe just like men chat. If you are keen to observe a men chat session you will notice that the topics of discussion are less personalized. With the sky rocketing crimes over the ... Tags:Safe Chat, Online Chat Games, Men Chat
Tax Time Scams--how To Keep I.r.s. From Knocking On Your Door By: Jack Payne | - Tax time puts the Law of Argument in the spotlight: Anything is possible if you don't know what you're talking about. If you need a match and a cup of gasoline, aimless tax cheating might qualify you for such playthings.
So many of the excuses so many taxpayers use at filing time to avoid paying taxes are totally absurd. They are not only plentiful, but unbelievable, child-like. If they are in training to become a professional con man, they have failed miserably. In prison yo ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams, fraud, phishing
Don't Be Victim Of Escrow Scams: How To Lose $630,000 In A Hurry By: Jack Payne | - The con artist's credo: The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing; if you can fake that, you've got it made This is closely adhered to in escrow scams. It makes the perfect vehicle.
A time back a St. Louis man, operating out of Europe, juggled four balls in a con man escrow scam that reads like it was taken directly from the pages of a legal thriller novel. In a perfect timing maneuver he pocketed some $630,000 in one week, by steering four large escrow scams into coming ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams, fraud, phishing
Scam Artists' Outrageous Insurance Scams--do You Really Understand These? By: Jack Payne | - We owe the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, a clearing house for scams information, a word of thanks for these case histories. In their yearly "Hall of Shame," this anchor group, consisting of consumer organizations, government agencies, and insurance companies, came up with a compendium that reads like the Last Refuge for Scoundrels. Here are some horrible examples of how twisted scam artists fabricated their twisted dreams, transformed them into reality. It reads like a tutorial on how to ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams, fraud, phishing
No longer. In today's internet world, that time-span has been cut back to every nana second. Now that spam has been somewhat curtailed, scam artists have moved their operations, largely, to internet bulletin boards and chat rooms. That's all. A change of venue. Like maggots fried in hot grease, they have moved, jumped, spread out, occupied many of these new comm ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams, fraud, phishing
"Diploma mill: An institution of higher education operating without supervision of a state or professional agency and granting diplomas which are either fraudulent or, because of the lack of proper standards, worthless..."
Legal Thriller Author Warns Of Scam Artists' Inheritance Fraud--do Not Make These Deadly Mistakes By: Jack Payne | - An attorney (???) phones you and says, "Allow me to introduce myself. I'm John Lawler, attorney, representing the estate of the recently deceased, Irving Generosis. Your name was mentioned in his last will and testament. Naturally, I must confirm certain things about you, before going any further, to be certain I have the right party. Would you answer a few pertinent questions for me, please?"
Just before the Saddam execution, before the first of the year, 2007, we purchased some Iraqi currency, 5-dinar (pronounced DEE-nar) notes to 250-dinar notes--all sporting portrait photos of a smiling Saddam on their face--for an average price of 38 cents each. Right after the execution--a matter of just one week--the price tripled, to about $1.10 ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams, fraud, phishing
Con Men's Stock Tips--a Quick Way To Spot Them By: Jack Payne | - Pump and Dump stock scams are still around. Here's how to spot the stock tips that emerge from these, and how to protect yourself:
Worthless stock. Tight float. Thinly traded. These are the basic prerequisites of the "Pump and Dump" stock scam. And, con men, who realize that the most powerful force in the universe is gossip, respond accordingly, to spread the word of these "opportunities."
Learn How Easy You Can Spot The Phone Scams Of A Con Man By: Jack Payne | - How does Teflon stick to the pan? This is the sort of question you could be asking yourself after being "taken" by a scam artist telemarketer. Legal phone scams can be devastating enough. No need to go further and fall into an outrightly illegal trap.
The professional con man does, however, have a big hurdle to leap, right up front in his operations. He must constantly cast his sucker-bait in order to find new victims. Often, the quickest, easiest way to do this is through ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams, fraud, phishing
Con Artists' Legal Trap--do You Believe Phone Polls? By: Jack Payne | - So, you thought the purpose of that poll showing 73% of California restaurants now providing salsa as a standing table-top offering was to provide factual data, right?
Wrong!
The true purpose of the poll scam, commissioned by a salsa processor, was to further an agenda--to get you to accept as bald fact that salsa, placed alongside salt, pepper, and sugar in that high percentage of restaurants proves its mass-market appeal.
Legal Thriller Author Urges Bank Account Protection From Scam Artists With Debit Block By: Jack Payne | - Wilma J., a former Pennsylvania real estate broker, placed a debit block on her bank account, but only after fraudulent withdrawals of $14,000 through debit card theft. "I didn't even know about debit block," she remorsefully admits. "If I had known, I could have saved myself a lot of money. I wouldn't have gotten cleaned out."
While on the subject of barn doors, locking, and disappearing horses, consider some of these additional debit card horror stories, as practiced by con me ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams, fraud, phishing
Important, if you are contemplating this form of legal instrument: the good, the bad, the needed, and the unneeded of the Intro Vivos Trust, must be considered.
Be careful of the differences.
Have you been approached by a telemarketing trust-hustler, an at-your-doorstep quick-buck con man, or been intrigued by an internet ad on this subject? If so, hold up. ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams, fraud, phishing
Con Man's Word Games--don't Be Fooled By A Carnival Barker Pitch By: Jack Payne | - Seemingly eons ago, the word, "mark," was born. It was in the 19th century era of the carnival barker that the practice of labeling "marks" originated. Once a victim proved his suckerhood, a shell games operator would slap him on the back with a chalk-filled hand, thus making him identifiable to the other crooked operators on the midway. The carnival con man of the day usually got away with these small-time scams because local authorities wrote such thievery off, "because they'll be gone in 3 ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams, fraud, phishing
Legal Thriller Author Reveals Easy Ways To Spot Natural Disaster Rip-offs By: Jack Payne | - Amateur con artists of all stripes find that conning the government is the easiest scam of all Finagle's Law of Bureaucracy: The first myth of management efficiency is that it exists, worked well for the exploiters of Hurricane Katrina.
When Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans in 2005, rank amateur con artists had a field day, not even needing the benefits of any particular rip-off training. Collectively they ripped about everything ripable from FEMA's pockets, including the ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams
Legal Thriller Author Explores Identity Theft--you Don't Have To Be A Victim By: Jack Payne | - Your luck doesn't have to be so bad as the California man, who, in a series of unrelated events, was hit by a car on Sunday, mugged on Monday, and shot on Tuesday. But, if you lose your identity to a con man, your foul luck level could be close.
With a con man-launched barrage, stolen identities are rising at a rate of up to 10,000,000 per year, creating a problem that is now approaching crisis proportions.
Can Confusion Be Confuted? By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - I've come to the conclusion that confusion is our fifty-first state. Take men, for example. I was fathered by a man, married one and gave birth to two - but I still don't understand them. When I told a lesbian friend I envied her because she had a partner who shared feelings, she laughed and said feelings are just something else to fight about.
I didn't want to hear that and I don't want to hear broken campaign promises from politicians. It's enough to make me wish I was still in ... Tags:Humor, Women, Men, Confusion, Language, Culture and Society
Con Men Rejection--how To Protect Yourself: Test Your Home Habits First By: Jack Payne | - Wrong choices in your home financial management would be like taking on a stock broker who is the Uncle Fester of portfolio styling You might be extending an open invitation to con men and not even know it. This self-check of your personal habits could reveal this tendency.
Do you have the proper armor to resist the advances of con men? First step toward self-protection against them is a look-in-the-mirror analysis of your own personal habits. And, these all begin at home. Th ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams
Apparently it is interpreted by the consumer as a shrinkage of the waistline, rather than shrinkage of his / her wallet. If so, the national obesity fight is providing myriad opportunities for legal scams by con men.
Resulting from the widespread appeal of keeping one's stomach from looking like a deflated clown balloon, it is amazing to what lengths some weigh ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams
Legal Thriller Author Asks: Legal Stock Tips Or Con Man Boiler Room?--are You A Victim? By: Jack Payne | - Like a high-gloss diamond ring on the hand of a glamorous fashion model, the offices of a legitimate stock brokerage will sparkle. When you visit one you will not feel like you are going up against a card shark in a gambling casino. You will quickly conclude that these are not the premises of a scam artist's carnival midway joy ride.
They will showcase a good balance of offerings. Many of these will be with Fortune 500 companies and a good cross-section of well-known, prestigi ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams
Say you have just opened a stock brokerage account and your broker puts you into Fast Buck Industries as your very first "investment." You get your first statement and see that she has traded Fast Buck three times. You also note several stocks listed that you had not discussed.
It's only unethical or illegal if ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams
In every group of victims, the scam artist's problem is that he must always be able to adequately "handle" those few skeptics who will emerge to plague him. A much different setting than when he's dealing with a single mark. Thus, his own interpretation of "conflict resolution" spells out as much different rules of engagement than that contained in any college curriculum. Here t ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams
Legal Thriller Book Author Warns Of "paper Trails" Scams Epidemic By: Jack Payne | - Why is the con man so good at passing himself off as the most qualified authority on redemptive truth since Pontius Pilot? For the same reason Willie Sutton robbed banks, because, "that's where the money is." Money, to the scamsters, is like blood is to sharks. Unlike bank robbers, who rely on gun expertise, get-away cars, and hideouts, the polished con artist rolls the dice based on his self-presumed intellect, charisma, charm, and powers of persuasion. He is boisterous, loud. He pours it ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams
Con Men's Best Get-rich-quick Opportunity: Identity Theft By: Jack Payne | - What we learn from history is that we do not learn from history. That's Identity theft. For some reason, these many horror stories appear to leave little or no impression on the public. Profoundly hard to understand.
We're sure you wouldn't drink a quart of milk just before riding a roller-coaster. You wouldn't enjoy the ride any more than you'd enjoy the response if you were to walk into a crowded bikers' bar and loudly yell, "You're all a bunch of pussies." We're sure that, ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams
Legal Thriller Author Analyzes Paper Trails Scams By: Jack Payne | - If 75% of women wear the wrong bra size, and 75% of men wear shirts with the wrong sleeve length, is it any wonder that so many people do not understand paper trails, do not understand their critical roles in con games? Fraud, shell games, scandal-revelation and creation, and rip-offs of every kind flower from this tell-tale debris.
And, alas, most importantly, it is essential to understand how all of this paper trail information is tied together by social security numbers. (F ... Tags:Legal scams, legal thriller, con man
Identity thieves are now taking the easy way when engaging in this pastime. They simply gather up the names and addresses, fill out change-of-address forms at the Post Office, and await delivery of this mail to a new address of their choosing. There they can leisurel ... Tags:Con man, con men, legal thriller, legal scams
Because it gives the scam artist "cover." It fortifies him with an automatic defense against his critics. It exonerates him from past failures. And, importantly, it provides an excuse for future delays, gives him time to run for cover when everything collapses. In other words, it creates the perfect stage setting from which to operate.
