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Michael Bublé

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Birth Name
Michael Steven Bublé


Height
5' 10½" (1.79 m)


Mini Biography
Multi-platinum artist Michael Bublé grew up near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was introduced to swing music and old standards by his grandfather, who offered his services for free as a professional plumber to musicians who were willing to let Michael sing a couple of songs with them on stage.

He got his big break in show business after former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney discovered his music. At 10 years of struggling, the discovery came at a time when distraught Michael was considering giving up a career in music and getting a job in media. His performance at a corporate gig in summer 2000 impressed Michael McSweeney, speech writer/right hand man to Brian Mulroney, and told Mcsweeney to feel free to use his independent CD as a coaster if he didn't like it. Mcsweeney gave the CD to Brian & Mila Mulroney, which led to an invitation to sing at their daughter's wedding, where he was introduced to music producer David Foster, who took him under his wing.

His self-titled debut album came out February 12, 2003 and has since won several music awards and incredible worldwide success.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Janie Michaud


Spouse
Luisana Lopilato (31 March 2011 - present)

Trade Mark
Ends his concerts by singing without a microphone


Trivia
Won Best New Artist at the Canadian Juno Awards (April, 2004)

Older brother of Crystal Buble.

Last name is pronounced "Boo-blay".

In September 2003, sang at "Blue Note" Jazz Club, in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, New York City.

Is an international singing sensation. He has gone multi-platinum in over 15 countries. In 2005, he traveled the world over a dozen times, performing sold-out shows throughout the U.S., Europe (including a sold-out performance at the prestigious London's Royal Albert Hall), Asia, and Australia. His self-titled debut went multi-platinum, and his multi-platinum CD, "It's Time" (which included the No. 1 Buble-penned smash single "Home") sold over 5.5 million CDs worldwide. As of October 2006, "It's Time" went 6 times Platinum in Canada, 4 times Platinum in Australia and Italy, double Platinum in Singapore and USA. Platinum in the UK, Austria, Germany, Holland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Switzerland, Taiwan and South Africa. Gold status in Belgium, France, Philippines, Sweden and Thailand. As of 2007, "It's Time" remained on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums Charts for a staggering two years and in the No. 1 slot for over 80 weeks, holding the all time record for highest number of weeks at No. 1 by any artist. The internationally acclaimed hit original song "Home" reached No. 1 on charts in more than 10 countries, including Japan, Canada and Italy. "It's Time" was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards and was the Bestselling Traditional Jazz Album of 2005.

His self-penned single, "Home" has the distinction of being the most-heard song on Canadian radio in 2005, reaching an audience estimated to exceed 382 million people.

Received two Genie Award nominations in 2000 for songs he wrote for the film Here's to Life! (2000) starring Eric McCormack.

His debut self-titled CD released in 2003 hit the best-selling charts in more than 15 countries and went Quadruple Platinum in Canada.

Won 4 Juno Awards (2006) for Best Single of the Year "Home", Best Album of the Year "It's Time", Best Artist of the Year, and Best Pop Album of the Year "It's Time".

Won 3 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards (2006) for Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year "It's Time", and Best Original Composition "Home".

When Michael's 2006 Valentine's Day EP - "With Love, Michael Buble"- was released only for a week, the album reached Gold status selling 500,000 copies. The album also became the biggest selling CD Hallmark has ever released, selling in excess of 3 million copies.

[19 January 2007] His album It's Time broke the all time record for highest number of weeks at number 1 by any artist. It's Time spent 76 weeks in the number 1 spot on Billboard's Top Traditional Jazz Albums Charts. According to the Nielsan Soundscan charts, which tracks weekly industry sales in America, both the Traditional Jazz Album and the Current Jazz Album charts lists It's Time at an amazing total of 101 weeks on the charts with sales exceeding 2.2 million to date.

Is of Italian descent. He has dual Italian-Canadian citizenship. He has stated that his last name is actually from his Italian ancestry. Part of his family is from Treviso (in northern Italy), and the other part of his family is from Villa Santa Lucia degli Abruzzi, Italy. His grandfather Demetrio "Mitch" Santagà comes from the village of Preganziol, Italy.

During preparation for his daughter's wedding, Brian Mulroney was hesitant to listen to Buble's CD, given by Mulroney's speech writer Michael McSweeney after a corporate gig, because the wedding had a long list of entertainment. However, it was Brian's wife, Mila, who told him to listen to the CD and include Buble in the entertainment list, after which Buble was invited to sing in front of wedding guest David Foster, who later produced Buble's self-titled album.

In 1996, he landed a role as Elvis in the Vancouver run of a Rock and Roll musical revue called Red Rock Diner, where he became friends with Debbie Timuss, a stage actress, dancer and singer who taught him the choreography. Two years later they became an item and moved to Toronto as part of the cast of another musical revue, this time a big band musical revue called Forever Swing. The hit single "Home" from the album It's Time was written for Debbie Timuss, whom Bublé has had a near decade long off-again-on-again relationship. Having gotten back together from one of their breakups and away in Italy on tour, he penned "Home" for Timuss, describing his pain from being away from her. She is the song's background vocalist and is featured in the song's music video. He referred the album It's Time as "Debbie's Record", and a few of the tracks on It's Time was recorded while he sang to her as she sat outside the studio. They became formally engaged pre-Christmastime 2004 and called off the engagement November 2005.

His father Lewis is a salmon fisherman and his mother, Amber, raised him and his two younger sisters.

At 18, Bublé entered a talent contest in a local bar even though the rules stipulated contestants had to be 19. After he won, the organizer, a local publicist and entrepreneur named Beverly Delich, disqualified him but was so impressed by his talent that she later called him at his parents' home and suggested he enter the British Columbia Youth Talent Search. He won, and Delich then helped him record an independent CD.

On March 19 2007, his self-penned single "Everything", from album Call Me Irresponsible, made the highest debut in the history of the BDS AC (adult contemporary) charts. In its first week at Canadian radio, "Everything" debuted at #3 on the BDS Mainstream AC Audience chart, and a week later it reached #1 Airplay. Also in its first week, it was aired over 300 times on 43 Radio Stations, reaching an estimated audience in Canada of over 5.2 million listeners.

[2005] The U.S. Billboard ranks "It's Time" as the Best Selling Jazz recording of 2005 and chose him as the #1 Jazz Artist.

[2005] His self-penned single "Home" reached #1 at Pop and AC radio in Canada and #1 at AC radio in the United States.

A long-time devoted hockey fan of the Vancouver Canucks. Watches Canucks games on his laptop when he is not in British Columbia; never misses any of the games.

The original song "Lost" (from album Call Me Irresponsible) is the sequel to his hit single "Home" (from album It's Time). While in Australia, Bublé co-wrote "Lost" during the process of ending his eight year relationship to Debbie Timuss, whom he had previously written "Home" for while still together. "Lost" was written as a tribute to his former relationship to Timuss. Before "Lost" was released, Bublé played the song to Timuss. However, his current girlfriend Emily Blunt is the inspiration to the original single "Everything" (from album Call Me Irresponsible).

First met Emily Blunt at the Australian Logie Awards in 2005 and again a few months later backstage with a group of people at his Los Angeles concert.

His grandfather was a plumber who, whenever he fixed something at a nightclub or something like that, did it for free if the owners allowed Bublé to sing there.

Dean Regan's touring musical, "Forever Swing", was a major factor in launching his early career. His starring role in "Forever Swing" gained huge praise by both fans and critics throughout Canada and the United States.

"Everything", the first hit single from the 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible, boasts the fastest trip to Number 1 in three years on Billboards Adult Contemporary chart.

By December 2004, his self-titled debut album sold over three million worldwide including seven times platinum in Australia, three times platinum in Canada, twice platinum in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Italy, New Zealand and the Philippines, and gold status in Indonesia, Malaysia, Spain, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Set the record in 2005 at The Sydney Opera House for the most tickets sold in one day ever.

By 2004, he had sold-out engagements throughout Europe, Australia, and Asia, including 3-night sold out shows at the Sydney Opera House's Concert Hall in April and sold-out an unprecedented 9 shows across Australia; in November 2004, he completed 16 sell-outs in the U.K. alone, most notably two SROs at London's prestigious Royal Albert Hall.

2007 Grammy Award-nomination: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "Caught in the Act".

2006 Grammy Award-nominations: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "It's Time", Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist for the song "Can't Buy Me Love".

Worked with his salmon fisherman father for six years. On fishing days, which normally began from 4:30am to 11pm with physically demanding work, he would listen on the boat to music tapes of classic standards made for him not by his father, an ardent Bruce Springsteen fan, but by his Italian-born grandfather.

Jobs as a showman included talent shows, conventions, cruise ships, hotel lounges, smoky bars, clubs, corporate gigs, singing telegram messenger, and musical theatre.

Won 2008 Grammy Award: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "Call Me Irresponsible". Nomination: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the song "Everything".

Won a 2006 MuchMoreMusic Award for "Save The Last Dance For Me".

On May 16 2007, Call Me Irresponsible was the #1 best selling album in Canada, Australia, South Africa, Europe, Singapore, and the USA. Call Me Irresponsible also reached #1 on the Billboard's Sales Charts, Internet, Traditional Jazz and Pop charts.

Sang at a wedding for only the second time when he headlined the entertainment at the million wedding of James Packer, Australia's richest man, and Erica Baxter in France on June 2007. The first time he performed at a wedding was for the Canadian Prime Minister's daughter in 2000, where he got a record deal.

Sold out 11 shows in a single day when he toured Australia in 2005.

Won two Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards (2008): Male Vocalist of the Year & Best Original Composition of the Year "Everything".

Won 2008 Juno Fan Choice Award. 2008 Juno Nominations: Single of the Year "Everything", Album of the Year "Call Me Irresponsible", Artist of the Year, and Pop Album of the Year "Call Me Irresponsible".

2008 German ECHO Award nomination in category International Pop/Rock Male Artist of the Year.

2008 Brit Awards nomination for Best International Male Solo Artist.

Won 2005 World Music Award for category World's Best Selling Artist/Canada. 2005 World Music Award nomination for World's Best Selling Pop Male Artist.

Won 2006 Canadian Radio Music Awards for Best New Solo Artist (Hot AC category - song "Home") & SOCAN Songwriter of the Year for the song "Home".

Won 2006 German ECHO Award for National/International Jazz Production of the Year - "It's Time". 2006 ECHO Nomination for International Newcomer of the Year.

Broke up with longtime girlfriend Emily Blunt in July 2008. They had been together since 2005.

According to an "Oprah" interview on October 9, 2009, Bublé had dreamed of becoming famous since age two. When he was a teenager, he slept with his bible and prayed to become a singer. The first time that his family noticed his singing talent was at Christmas time when Bublé was 13 years old, and they heard him singing along with them to the song "White Christmas" during a car ride.

Frequently closes his concerts by singing without a microphone. This all began when his microphone went out during one of his L.A. concerts when he was in the middle of singing "My Funny Valentine", the show's big finishing number. Without missing a beat, Alan Chang, Bublé's pianist, kept playing his piano, and Bublé did an acoustic version of "My Funny Valentine" that brought down the house.

Engaged to Luisana Lopilato.

Brother-in-law of 'Dario Lopilato'.


Personal Quotes
You can try to trick the people and come out wearing a fedora and a tuxedo but that's not me. I was born in the late '70s, I wear jeans. I don't hang out in casinos. The lifestyle isn't my thing. I don't drink martinis and I don't smoke cigars.

[His words to Michael McSweeney when he gave him his independent CD in his pre-stardom days]: "If you and your wife like it, great. If you don't, it'll make a great coaster".

[About his last name Bublé]: Sounds French, but I'm a very proud Canadian of Italian extraction.

I've said it a million times: I would love very much to be known as one of the great entertainers. If that's me having a big ego, then sorry. I'm shooting for the stars, and if I miss I'll hit the moon and that's pretty high.

[About covering songs]: "It's far more difficult for me to cover a song because you can compare that song with another 400 iconic artists who have recorded it. So it's my job to take it to a different place. And as an interpreter, I take it really seriously. When I'm remaking a song, I'm aware that I'm not here to sing the song better than Frank Sinatra or if I cover Van Morrison or I cover The Eagles, my job isn't to sing it better, my job is to make it my own".

[About covering songs versus original music]: "The reason I won't do all originals is because it is more of a challenge for me to take great songs and to reinterpret them and make them new again. It's what I do. It's always what I've done and had a passion for."

I don't just want to cover a song because it's easy, like 'Fly Me to the Moon.' I like that song. It's a great song. But I don't want to cover it just because it's one of the most popular standards. I wanted to take chances and record songs that I thought I could breathe new life into.

I am a candid interview and I have a dark and dry sense of humor - a very Canadian sense of humor and I am only learning now stupidly that you can't read tongue. When I say something funny in a newspaper and I meant it to be funny, it doesn't read that way. It is the same if you have ever gotten an e-mail and you think, 'What did I ever do to make this person respond this way?' They never meant to be aggressive, but you can't read the tone. I've said things. There were comments about many things I wish I would have said in a different way or a more eloquent way.

[About his former job as a singing telegram messenger]: "Ten out of 11 times they wouldn't [tip]. They'd say, 'I want you to sing it louder.' And I'd be, 'But it's a ballad.'"

[About singing jazz music] "I don't want to be a copycat. What you see is who I am. It's just me and how I grew up and what I thought was cool. There was always something special about that music to me. It just stood out. I always felt like I was born in the wrong time."

[on becoming successful]: "People told me time and time again that I will not get signed up, that I will never sell record, that I should sing pop and that I would be better off joining the Backstreet Boys. But I have faith in who I am, and in this style of music (jazz). So when people continued to tell me that I couldn't do it, it just made me feel that I had to prove them wrong."

It offends me when people think I only listen to Frank Sinatra. I was born in 1975 and I never wanted to be part of the Rat Pack. As a kid, my biggest idol was Michael Jackson. As a teenager, I wanted to be one of the Beastie Boys.

When I did my first album, I was marketed as the singer who would appeal to your grandma. But as each record arrived with more power and confidence, I began to sound younger and younger.

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007 FINALLY MEETS WITH A FAT MAN ...

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007 immediately set into motion his plan to trace all New World Inc. employees whose personnel records showed a drastic reduction in activity. Half of his special agents continued to work on deciphering codes and the other half spent their entire time searching personnel records for signs of inactivity.

One the second day of this new thread direction, 007 was presented with a long list of personnel demographics where there was a tendency toward inactivity. "Over fifteen hundred names," 007 sighed.

How to start was the big question on his mind and the volume indicated this was not going to be the breakthrough which would permit him to have arrest warrents by March 1. Thinking the problem over for several moments, 007 decided to begin not with the newest records, but with the oldest. He called his records agent and request 150 of the earliest personnel records showing in activity.

When he had received these records, he turned the pile over an picked up the bottom record, assuming it would be the oldest. The name said Domingo Gutierrez and indicated Domingo had been employed as a fat man for the island of Puerto Rico. The record showed Domingo had departed San Juan International Airport on a small private aircraft six years ago and the plane was never heard from again. On that day, all activity ended for Domingo Gutierrez's personnel file, salary stopped, insurance was canceled and all with no explanation.

007 read further into the demographic and discovered Domingo had a brother named Juan with an address in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Calling in two of his special agents, he gave them the demographic information and told them to catch the first available flight from London to the New York area and do an intensive interview with Juan Gutierrez, but only in his home, not in his place of work.

007 sat back for moment and then picked up the next file. "It's going to be a long week," He thought.

In less than forty-eight hours, 007 received an electronic communication from his operatives in New Jersey. They had run into some very good luck. Juan Gutierrez was not only the brother of Domingo, but was also a CIA special agent and was sure his brother would be most happy to provide as much information as he had with 007, however he expressed a certainty the communication would have to be made between Domingo and 007 personally. Domingo knew who 007 was and had seen pictures of him. Domingo and his family were now living in seclusion under another name and felt sure if it were known he was alive, people would be sent to change that status. He provided a route through which 007 could contact him.

007 took note of that information because this was the first positive intput into his evidence that someone who had been inside New World Inc. actually felt like the firm was capable of violence. Sheila had only been in the Dominican Republic Headquarters for a few months and was not really that familiar with the procedures and true nature of the firm. 007 felt like some very good things were going to happen and very soon.

An hour after talking with his operatives, they made an agreement with Juan to let him be the control for his brother. Actually, Domingo had told Juan very little about New World Inc. and very little about why he felt he and his family were in danger from the top personnel. Domingo agreed to let Juan handle his security for him, all of which would be "off duty" and not involving the CIA at all. Juan arranged to have eight of his peers in the CIA come over to watch a professional football game on an agreed upon Sunday afternoon. At that time 007 and Domingo would leave the group and go back into the garden to have their talk. All measures were in place to make sure no listening devices were centered on the group and the garden was surrounded by shrubs which would make visual contact almost impossible.

007 and the fat man, now known as Domingo met at the time and under the circumstances arranged and Domingo began to talk. Much later, 007 looked at his watch and was amazed to discover they had been talking for five hours. 007 was retaining every detail in his memory and could not wait to contact his computer people to set in motion the process of taking over New World Inc. brain.

Domingo told 007 the reason he had been targeted for death was he was one of the first recruits, actually recruited by a man he only knew as Count Armound, usually simply "the count." Nothing about the count's background was made available, but Domingo believed he detected in the count's accent, a trace of Swiss idiomatic expression.

Domingo said the count was a most unusual man and believed deeply in his own ability to read the human condition. For his service and administrative people he made no differential, but for his leadership and clandestine operations, he was adamant, the people executing the plans would be thin and the people directing the operation would be fat. It was his theory that fat men could handle more stress and were better able to control the emotional outbursts of the people executing the physical plans. Domingo shrugged, he had no opinion on the subject.

He said once he overheard the count say, "A thin man you have no idea what he is thinking, but a fat man is predictable, he is thinking about the next meal with pleasure and contentment."

As New World Inc.and the the plan developed, the count saw a need for himself to disappear from sight in all the transactions, so put vice-presidents in place to direct the total operation. His problem was those employees who already knew too much. When two of his friends met accidental deaths in the field, Domingo began to take serious thought about his own future. Very quickly he whipped together a plan to extricate himself totally from the firm.

He arranged the rental of small plane at the nearest airport in the Dominican Republic and then set a meeting with all the thin men operating in the South Florida area, doing all the details of an agenda and meeting handouts as well as having one of the Miami operatives secure a large meeting room, arrange meals, break bars and some recreational events. He carried only two suitcases. In one was a parachute and in the other along with new jeans and cotton shirts were a flotation device, an emergency kit, a new passport and valid credit cards under the name on his new passport.

His plan was to push the push the plane to its maximum speed within sight of the Cuban coast and then as it went into a slow downward glide, he would cut the power and bail out with the suitcases attached to his harness. The plan would have worked perfectly except for one thing.

It seemed New World Inc. had plans of their own and about the time he reached a point midway between Dominican Republic and Cuba, the engine suddenly died and he was forced to go into his glide immediately and bail out over mid ocean. He thought to himself, "Oh sh-t!" And then he jumped.

Domingo saw the plane hit the water and thanked God for alerting him to the danger he was in. Although in the middle of the Caribbean, he at least was able to fall safely and had a flotation device once he hit the water.

Luck was with him all the way around, because eight hours after he hit the water, he saw a fishing boat in the distance and took a flare from his emergency kit and shot colored rocket bursts into the air. He saw the fishing boat change course toward him and closed his eyes and offered a whispered prayer of thanks.

The fishing boat was headed to a small fishing village on the southeast coast of Cuba and again he thanked his lucky stars it was not going to Havana where port immigration agents might be very numerous. The captain refused the 10 one hundred peso bills Domingo gave him at the end of the trip. Domingo wanted him feel goodwill when he thought of him and with a little more persuasion, the captain agreed to take the pesos if Domingo would permit him to treat him to a few beers.

Domingo asked the captain to say nothing of what had happened, because, as the told the story, the plane was rented and he wanted to make arrangements with his insurance company before reporting it. The captain smiled broadly and they instantly became fellow travelers in a great conspiracy. After more beers than he liked to remember the captain insisted on driving him the forty miles to the nearest airport where a small airline operated. Domingo kept a firm grip on the dashboard as the captain and his many beers whipped the car back and forth between the village and the city.

Domingo "con muchos abrazos" left the captain and entered the small, but efficient airport terminal. Instead of going to the ticket counter, he went to the business office and arranged a private flight with a pilot to take him New Orleans, from whence he would fly commercially to New Jersey. He phoned his brother from the Big Easy.

007 was astounded, not only by the story, but by the sheer good luck involved at almost every turn of events. 007 said, "Somebody up there loves you very much, I think, and I also think they love me too."

Now, 007 knew he had been right all along and New World Inc. was indeed an evil entity and must be stopped with all haste. 007 felt the hair on his neck bristle as Domingo began to give him password after password and secret number after secret number. They were things he knew only because he was one of the early hires. The newer people knew almost nothing about the top lever of the firm. One password, Domingo gave him was to the basic plan of application of the New World Inc. main project. The people who did data input had the password, but the password they had only permitted entry into the periphery of the file. He had once heard an administrator, laugh and tease him, saying. I only have the same password you have, so why can't you enter the entire file too? 007 began to think about that, because into that main file were all the answers he was seeking. That password was "from choas x 12 comes tranquility."

Back at the motel room, as he got off the computer to his computer team in London, 007 sat down and lay back on the wonderfully firm mattress, closed his eyes and said, "It's been a long day."

Joe Jones: Street Scene, 1934

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Street Scene, 1934
Joe Jones, Born: St. Louis, Missouri 1909 Died: Morristown, New Jersey 1963
oil on canvas 32 1/4 x 48 1/8 in. (81.8 x 122.2 cm.)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor 1964.1.94

These workers are demolishing a St. Louis building as evening falls and street lights begin to glow. In the midst of the Great Depression, modest houses and shops around Market Street gave way to wider streets, graceful parks, and the Municipal Auditorium. The pointed tower of the new Civil Courts Building in the background, built in 1930, shows how the city was being transformed.

A few months before Joe Jones made this painting, he had told the St. Louis Artists’ Guild, “I am not interested in painting pretty pictures to match pink and blue walls, I want to paint things that will knock holes in walls.” Yet the warm light on the dilapidated street and the industrial smoke that veils the new buildings in the background suggest that the artist did not embrace these changes uncritically. Jones lived in a houseboat on the Mississippi not far from the construction around Market Street; he knew the old neighborhood that was vanishing and would miss the people and businesses pushed aside in the name of progress.


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Microsoft Windows NT OS/2 Design Workbook

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americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_742559


Description
This binder contains the original design specifications for OS/2 NT, an operating system designed by Microsoft that eventually became Windows NT. In the late 1980s, Microsoft's 16-bit operating system, Windows, gained popularity, prompting IBM and Microsoft to end their OS/2 development partnership. Although Windows 3.0 proved to be successful, Microsoft wished to continue developing a 32-bit operating system completely unrelated to IBM's OS/2 architecture. To head the redesign project, Microsoft hired David Cutler and others away from Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Unlike Windows 3.x and its successor, Windows 95, NT's technology provided better network support, making it the preferred Windows environment for businesses. These two product lines continued development as separate entities until they were merged with the release of Windows XP in 2001.




Location
Currently not on view




Object Name
design specification workbook




Date made
1989




creator
Microsoft Corporation




team leader
Cutler, David N.




maker
Microsoft Corporation




Physical Description
paper (overall material)




metal (overall material)




plastic (overall material)




Measurements
overall: 29.4 cm x 24.5 cm x 12.4 cm; 11 9/16 in x 9 5/8 in x 4 7/8 in




Place Made
United States: Washington




ID Number
2001.3014.01




nonaccession number
2001.3014




catalog number
2001.3014.01




subject
Computers & Business Machines




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Data Source
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center

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Window displays from the Tasmanian Agent Generals Office, London (c1940)

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Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office: AA193-1-1788

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Window displays from the Tasmanian Agent Generals Office, London (c1935)

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Window displays from the Tasmanian Agent Generals Office, London (c1935)

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Concorde (view of aft starboard engine nacelle, with Rolls-Royce logo

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Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Concorde, Fox Alpha, Air France:

The first supersonic airliner to enter service, the Concorde flew thousands of passengers across the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound for over 25 years. Designed and built by Aérospatiale of France and the British Aviation Corporation, the graceful Concorde was a stunning technological achievement that could not overcome serious economic problems.

In 1976 Air France and British Airways jointly inaugurated Concorde service to destinations around the globe. Carrying up to 100 passengers in great comfort, the Concorde catered to first class passengers for whom speed was critical. It could cross the Atlantic in fewer than four hours - half the time of a conventional jet airliner. However its high operating costs resulted in very high fares that limited the number of passengers who could afford to fly it. These problems and a shrinking market eventually forced the reduction of service until all Concordes were retired in 2003.

In 1989, Air France signed a letter of agreement to donate a Concorde to the National Air and Space Museum upon the aircraft's retirement. On June 12, 2003, Air France honored that agreement, donating Concorde F-BVFA to the Museum upon the completion of its last flight. This aircraft was the first Air France Concorde to open service to Rio de Janeiro, Washington, D.C., and New York and had flown 17,824 hours.

Gift of Air France.

Manufacturer:
Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale
British Aircraft Corporation

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 25.56 m (83 ft 10 in)
Length: 61.66 m (202 ft 3 in)
Height: 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Weight, empty: 79,265 kg (174,750 lb)
Weight, gross: 181,435 kg (400,000 lb)
Top speed: 2,179 km/h (1350 mph)
Engine: Four Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 Mk 602, 17,259 kg (38,050 lb) thrust each
Manufacturer: Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale, Paris, France, and British Aircraft Corporation, London, United Kingdom

Physical Description:
Aircaft Serial Number: 205. Including four (4) engines, bearing respectively the serial number: CBE066, CBE062, CBE086 and CBE085.
Also included, aircraft plaque: "AIR FRANCE Lorsque viendra le jour d'exposer Concorde dans un musee, la Smithsonian Institution a dores et deja choisi, pour le Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace de Washington, un appariel portant le couleurs d'Air France."

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Concorde (caption)

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The first supersonic airliner to enter service, the Concorde flew thousands of passengers across the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound for over 25 years. Designed and built by Aérospatiale of France and the British Aviation Corporation, the graceful Concorde was a stunning technological achievement that could not overcome serious economic problems.

In 1976 Air France and British Airways jointly inaugurated Concorde service to destinations around the globe. Carrying up to 100 passengers in great comfort, the Concorde catered to first class passengers for whom speed was critical. It could cross the Atlantic in fewer than four hours - half the time of a conventional jet airliner. However its high operating costs resulted in very high fares that limited the number of passengers who could afford to fly it. These problems and a shrinking market eventually forced the reduction of service until all Concordes were retired in 2003.

In 1989, Air France signed a letter of agreement to donate a Concorde to the National Air and Space Museum upon the aircraft's retirement. On June 12, 2003, Air France honored that agreement, donating Concorde F-BVFA to the Museum upon the completion of its last flight. This aircraft was the first Air France Concorde to open service to Rio de Janeiro, Washington, D.C., and New York and had flown 17,824 hours.

Gift of Air France.

Manufacturer:
Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale
British Aircraft Corporation

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 25.56 m (83 ft 10 in)
Length: 61.66 m (202 ft 3 in)
Height: 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Weight, empty: 79,265 kg (174,750 lb)
Weight, gross: 181,435 kg (400,000 lb)
Top speed: 2,179 km/h (1350 mph)
Engine: Four Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 Mk 602, 17,259 kg (38,050 lb) thrust each
Manufacturer: Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale, Paris, France, and British Aircraft Corporation, London, United Kingdom

Physical Description:
Aircaft Serial Number: 205. Including four (4) engines, bearing respectively the serial number: CBE066, CBE062, CBE086 and CBE085.
Also included, aircraft plaque: "AIR FRANCE Lorsque viendra le jour d'exposer Concorde dans un musee, la Smithsonian Institution a dores et deja choisi, pour le Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace de Washington, un appariel portant le couleurs d'Air France."

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Co. K, 19th OH. Infantry
The Humboldt Union, Saturday, March 15, 1902, Pg. 2
Died: March 12, 1902

W. H. Andrews Dead.

William H. Andrews died at his home in this city Wednesday afternoon, March 12, 1902, in the 73rd year of his. Cause of death was hemorrhage. He was born in Astoria, Long Island, N. Y. Sept. 19, 1830. He served three years in the war of the Rebellion, being a member of the 19th Ohio Volunteers and enlisted at Twinsburg, Ohio. He was with General Buell and later with Gen. Rosecrans. He was in several severe engagements during the war and his record is one of honor and bravery. He was in the battles of Shiloh, Stone River, Chickamauga and others. He was mustered out in 1865.
He was married in 1855 to Miss Adeline Redfield at Twinsburg, Ohio.
Was a carpenter by trade, and came to Humboldt in 1866. Was one of the fathers of capitular Masonry in southeast Kansas, and an honorary member of Pacific Lodge, No. 29, A. F. & A. M. and Valley Chapter, No. 11, R. A. M. of this city. He was also a member of Vicksburg Post, No. 72, G. A. R.
During his long residence in Humboldt he has served in various official capacities, having been Justice of the Peace, township trustee, and member of the school board. And in all those thirty-six years of residence here he has always been a friend to all worthy people, and all were his friends. What a blessed remembrance this must be to his sorrowing relatives!
He was a man who was just and fair in all his dealings with mankind, and left a name untarnished by any act of wrong-doing.
We could say much more in praise of our friend, comrade and brother, but the task is a hard one, when we know our eyes shall never more rest upon that grand and noble man, but all knew him, and his many virtues, therefore our words would do no good.
He leaves a devoted wife, two sons, Henry and Orrin, and a host of friends to mourn his sudden departure.
Sunday he returned from a visit to his son, Henry and wife, in Kansas City. On Monday night he was stricken with the fatal sickness. For the past year he has seemed to be failing, but his friends apprehended no early dissolution, and it was a terrible shock to them when it was announced that he was dead.
The funeral services were conducted at the Presbyterian church Friday at 2:30 p. m., the Masonic lodge being in charge, and a large number of friends being in attendance at the church, and following the body to Mt. Hope cemetery where it was buried with Masonic honors.
THE UNION extends sympathy to the bereaved relatives.

Pages 312-314, from History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas: embellished with portraits of well known people of these counties, with biographies of our representative citizens, cuts of public buildings and a map of each county / Edited and Compiled by L. Wallace Duncan and Chas. F. Scott. Iola Registers, Printers and Binders, Iola, Kan.: 1901; 894 p., [36] leaves of plates: ill., ports.; includes index.


WILLIAM H. ANDREWS—There is, in the anxious and laborious struggle for an honorable competence and a solid career of the business or professional man fighting the every-day battle of life, but little to attract the idle reader in search of a sensational chapter, but for a mind thoroughly awake to the reality and meaning of human existence, there are noble and immortal lessons in the life of the man, who, without other means than a clear head, a strong arm and a true heart, conquers adversity, and toiling on through the work-a-day years of a long career finds that he has not only won a comfortable competence, but also something far greater and higher,—the deserved respect and esteem of those with whom his years of active life placed him in contact.
Such a man and one of the leading citizens of Humboldt is William H. Andrews, who was born on Long Island, in Queens County, New York, on the 19th of September, 1829. His father, James Andrews, was also a native of Long Island and was there married to Miss Hulda Jackson, a native of the same locality. The former died in September, 1856, at the age of fifty-six years, but the mother long survived him, passing away in 1896 at the extreme old age of ninety-six years. They were the parents of seven children, all of whom are yet living, namely: Mrs. Margaret Bisley, of New York; Isaac R., who is living in Virginia; Mrs. Jane Alger, of New York, whose husband laid out Alger's addition to the city of Humboldt; William H., of this review; Lucy, who is living in Pennsylvania; James, a resident of Long Island; and Mrs. Sarah Merritt, who is also living on Long Island.
William H. Andrews spent the days of his boyhood and youth under the parental roof and mastered the branches of learning taught in the common schools. When nineteen years of age he began to learn the carpenter's trade, which he followed in the Empire State until 1852 when he removed to Ohio, there following the same pursuit until after hostilities were inaugurated between the North and the South. A loyal advocate of the Union cause, he enlisted as a private in Company K, Nineteenth Ohio Infantry, and was afterward promoted sergeant of his company. He experienced many of the hardships of war, having participated in numerous skirmishes and several of the most hotly contested battles, including the engagements at Shiloh, Crab Orchard, Chicamauga and Mission Ridge. He was never captured or wounded but had many narrow escapes for he was always found at his post of duty, which frequently led him into the thickest of the fight. He received an honorable discharge, at Marietta, Georgia, October 17, 1865, for the flag of the nation had been planted in the capital of the Confederacy and the services of the loyal Union soldiers were no longer needed.
Mr. Andrews returned to his home in Ohio, but in April, 1866, came to Humboldt, Kansas, and has since been actively identified with its interests along many lines which have contributed to the public good. His fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability, have frequently called him to public office, and he has filled various positions of trust. He has been police judge, was justice of the peace for several years and has been trustee of his township for twelve years. He has always retired from office as he has entered it—with the confidence and good will of the public. Whenever nominated, election has been accorded him and although he has always been a Democrat he has many friends in Republican ranks who give him their support.
In 1854 Mr. Andrews was united in marriage to Miss Adeline Redfield, of Ohio, who has been to him a faithful companion and helpmate on the journey of life. They have two sons: James H., who is now one of the leading musicians of Kansas City, and Orin S., who is a member of a New York City orchestra. The sons have exceptional musical talent, which, having been cultivated, has placed them in prominent positions in musical circles. Socially Mr. Andrews is a man of genial nature and one who is most appreciative of the amenities which go to make up the sum of human happiness. He has therefore identified himself with the Masonic fraternity, belonging to the Blue lodge, the Chapter and Commandery and he has filled one of the chairs in the Grand Chapter of the State. He is a valued member of the Grand Army of the Republic and thus maintains pleasant relationships with his comrades of the blue. He has been quartermaster of Vicksburg Post, No. 72 for a number of years. He is now seventy-one years of age, but still manifests a commendable interest in public affairs and is recognized as an esteemed citizen and honored pioneer of Humboldt.

1893 Murder of Jane Flew of Kingswood Bristol

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Execution of Albert Manning aged 37 years - Hanged by Billington & Scott

H.M. Prison Gloucester Thursday 16th March 1893

No morbid curiosity took me to the execution of Manning on Thursday morning but a stern sense of duty.

Outsiders have but a poor idea of the impressiveness of an execution and for the benefit of those who have never seen the actual carrying out of the 'extreme penalty of the law' I may as well say that I have not the least doubt, but that of the dozen odd spectators of the gruesome affair at early morn on Thursday, not one wishes to see another execution.

As I wended my way to the County Gaol shortly before eight, I could not help repeating to myself the sentence 'It is a pleasant day to live, but a gloomy one to die'. Once arrived at the gaol it was an easy matter, thanks to the permit courteously granted me by Mr J.W. Coran the county under-sheriff; not before, however, clearly stating my business to the sturdy yet civil janitor stationed at the entry lodge. Inside the gaol lodge were the Deputy Chief Constable Mr Phillpots, Inspector Elliott and a posse of police as well as a Warder of the prison and there we were kept waiting until close on the stroke of eight.

We observed a Warder on the roof of one of the prison buildings preparing to hoist a black flag. We are informed that the black flag is some four yards by eight and whilst contemplating it we were startled by a loud cry evidently proceeding from the poor man whose terrible crime we were about to see expiated.

The crime is commonplace, detailing as it does the horrible vengeance of a man against a woman of whom he was jealous. The old-old story again although in Manning’s case it is a sad one, the past character of the man proving he had a sincere affection for the woman for whose murder he has now paid the extreme penalty. Nearly twenty years ago Manning was a hard working and honest young fellow just commencing the battle of life, and having to leave home he took lodgings with Mr and Mrs Flew at Kingswood, near Bristol.

For the first three or four years everything went on very smoothly, one who knew him intimately at that time said he was of good in fact rather soldier like appearance, and likely to do well in his station in life. His attentions to Mrs Flew became very distasteful to her husband and disagreements became very frequent, so frequent indeed that the latter left home, went abroad and has not since been heard of. Manning continued to live with the woman with the exception of about six weeks some ten years ago when he went to South Wales to be married, but speedily left his wife until a few weeks before he committed the murder, although from 1890 the unfortunate man appeared to be very jealous of the attentions a man named Bryant paid to Mrs Flew.

As Manning all these years had assisted Mrs Flew to bring up her family in respectability and had also purchased a small green-grocery shop for her, it was natural he should be jealous of another man. His conduct became almost unbearable and he often threatened Mrs Flew on one occasion going so far as to try and throw her over the bannisters.

At last the woman’s relations intervened and after several ineffectual attempts, he was induced to leave the house and take all his belongings with him. He, however, continued to visit the woman, but there was invariably a row.

On the 28th September he was at work as usual with a man named Eady, who noticed that throughout the day he had a small bag which he kept moving from place to place, and which it was afterwards suggested contained a revolver. About four o’clock in the afternoon he left work and went down the road in the direction of Mrs Flew’s shop. Not long afterwards a man happened to be passing when he heard a shot, and looking into the shop was surprised to see the curtain dividing the back room from the shop in flames.

He saw Manning — who ran out and at the same time Mrs Flew came out of the back room — gave a scream and fell at the man’s feet. He noticed she was wounded and at once went for the police. On their return they found she had died and been taken into the back room. On searching the premises a hole, as if caused by the shot of a revolver’ was found in the back window of the small room.

Whilst upstairs the prisoner was found crouching behind a perambulator, several undischarged cartridges in his possession and up the chimney was discovered a small revolver. He was charged and taken into custody and removed to Her Majesty’s Prison at Gloucester, prior to being brought up at the November Assize. His conduct became very strange and for five months he refused to speak, at his trial he refused even to plead, but was found guilty and sentenced to death.

We are now gathered around the gallows, surely not one of the group will ever forget those few moments. Billington, the executioner, and his assistant Scott both of whom wear black silk skull caps — together with Mr Coran and his clerk, withdraw, and then we hear the solemn and impressive tones of the funeral service of the Church of England being pronounced 'I am the resurrection and the Life said the Lord' was the first sentence we heard previous to the procession appearing.

The Chaplain (the Rev J. Hart Johnson) in full clerical attire first appeared after which came the County Under Sheriff and his Clerk, each bearing a white wand, then followed the unfortunate man, a Warder being on each side, the executioner and his assistant bringing up the rear. His face was of an ashen hue but he walked with a firm step to the gallows and as Billington with an accustomed hand quickly fixed the noose around his neck he was heard by those standing very close to say 'Its too tight'. Quick as lightning Billington and his assistant strapped the unhappy mans legs, his lips at the time quivering as if in prayer and quite as quickly the white cap was adjusted.

Then stepping back Billington drew the bolt and in the fraction of the time it takes me to write this Albert Manning was no more. The silence was most impressive and after the body had been suspended for about a minute Mr Coran, calling the three Press representatives asked them to look into the pit.

Then it was seen that the body was quite stiff, the hands being clenched behind as if at the last moment the unfortunate man had struggled. Those who had seen previous executions remarked that Billington had done his work remarkably well, the affair being managed most expeditiously. The black flag was of course immediately hoisted and the aforementioned Press representatives, together with Dr Oscar Clark, the Deputy Chief Constable, Inspector Elliott and Mr G.H. Romans were called aside by the County Under Sheriff and asked to sign a declaration that the execution had been duly carried out.

The inquest which was held in the Board Room afterwards requires no attention at my hands but an act of courtesy on the part of Major Knox, Governor of the Prison, certainly deserves recognition. At the conclusion of the inquest Mr J. Waghorne, the Coroner, said that Major Knox would be pleased to show any gentlemen around the gaol. With the exception of one member of the Jury, everyone accepted the invitation and for nearly an hour Major Knox succeeded in interesting those present.

Every department of the vast building was visited, a batch of prisoners were seen at work on the treadmill, the kitchen was visited and the soup tasted, the condemned cell was peeped into, the system of oakum-picking explained; in fact the whole of the daily routine of an inmate of one, and surely one of the best managed, of Her Majesty’s Prisons was described. Thus ended a day memorable to more than one of Gloucester’s Citizens.

Excerpts from the Gloucester Chronicle 1893 - by Senior Officer White P.R.O.

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Bowling Alley

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ZAGAT to GO '09 2.0 iPhone application - Ratings

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A new version of the existing ZAGAT TO GO '09 for iPhone, Zagat to Go 2.0 has a new look and feel, along with some new features:

*Beta Recommendation Engine, "Zagat Recommends" for 25 major
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Enderby Old Bank Fire

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Blaze at Old Bank Building

[ Fire crew search for a water source on High Street ]

Pictures and video from the scene of the blaze following a lightning strike on the Old Bank building, Cross Street, Enderby.

The building is occupied by design company Creed Design Associates, who describe the renovated and refurbished old bank building as 'a spacious studio' in the heart of the village. The company produces interior and exterior design services for both small independent retailers and large multinational brands. Wellington Financial Management Limited occupied the ground floor and say most of their computer equipment is gone - although they are able to continue in business due to help from dedicated staff and business partners. All data is safe as it is held on remote servers

The fire began when the building was struck by lightning during a particularly heavy storm around tea-time today (Tuesday 28th).

Police and several fire engines were in attendance and the area around the scene was cordoned off. It eventually took seven fire crews about ninety minutes to bring the blaze under control.

Up to 25 people had to be evacuated from their neighbouring homes because of fears that the three-storey building might collapse.

Crowds of villagers gathered at the junction of Cross Street and High Street as well as Brook Street and High Street trying to get a closer look at the scene.

Residents living nearby told local media they heard an explosion as the lightning struck during a storm at about 5.30pm yesterday, which sounded "like a bomb going off".

They looked out to find that the roof of the Old Bank building (one of the tallest buildings in the centre of Enderby) had been hit by the bolt, sending the roof and top floor up in flames.

Local resident Paul Fitzpatrick, 49, of nearby Blaby Road, told the Leicester Mercury:

"There were two lightning strikes within about five minutes - the second one sounded like a bomb and all of our windows were shaking.

"Three women and a bloke were working up there - they had to run out while the roof was caving in."

Because of the danger from falling masonry and glass as well as possible 'whiplash' from telephone wires that had to be severed, the police and fire crew spent time urging those observing to stay well back.

Flames were first observed on the apex of the building and seemed to quickly spread along the rest of the roof. There was also the danger that, if not brought under control, the blaze could spread to adjacent dwellings.

Earlier, fire crew at street level played a hose through a top floor window of the building to try and stem the progress of the blaze which can be seen moving toward the edge of the roof.

Firemen were hampered by the lack of water from the normal sources. The weather had also interrupted electricity supplies and the water pumping station at Enderby failed, leaving much of the village without water for a period.

For a short while several fire crew could be seen up and down the surrounding streets in an attempt to locate a stable water source. Eventually a number of local residents with wells at the rear of their properties were able to let the fire service use portable pumping equipment.

Viewed from nearby Brook Street, a table-ladder deployed to fight the fire from above can clearly be seen above the rooftops.

Cross Street remained closed on Wednesday morning, as fire crews were busy damping down at the scene.

(All photos: EnderbyEYE)

Enderby EYE archived news 28/4/2009

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Window displays from the Tasmanian Agent Generals Office, London (c1935)

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Dinner Winner

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Linda B had a Easter Egg hunt, and dinner, and inside the eggs Allan L and Linda A found what? Prizes just like on the "Dinner Winner" show.

"Dinner Winner" was an outstanding radio show in 1950's. If you sent in your name, and if your name was drawn, and if you heard your name, and called in, then you won a dinner. We listened to show as we ate dinner when we lived in flytown, area of Buttles and Harrison, in Columbus, Ohio.

I do not know how "Dinner Winner" verified that the same person that sent their name in, is the same person who called to claim the prize.

The radio show listing is as follows:

Monday, April 21
5:15 Dinner Winner-Rena/Bob Ledyard. Dinner Winner was broadcast in Columbus, Ohio, also.

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WXEL-TV 9 Cleveland-A Week of Broadcasting

First Test Pattern for WXEL-TV Channel 9 in Cleveland...Signed on December 19, 1949. "The World On View"..From Richard Warner's WJW-TV History (in the links at the right)

Early Remote Broadcast Truck for WXEL Channel 9 in Cleveland. Presumably at the Parma Transmitter location..Courtesy of Richard Warner

April 19, 1952 Cover of "TV Today" A Pre-TV Guide Publication covering the Detroit and Cleveland Markets..With offices in both cities and published in Sandusky. Here a Young Marlin Perkins has fun with "Heine The Chimp." Perkins was host of NBC's Zoo Parade out of Chicago. This was purchased at oldtvguides.com out of Illinois-An excellent resource for vintage TV Guides and other pre-national regional publications, as well as some old newspaper supplements.

We've written extensively about TV stations' Histories in the time we've been here, Including a very well done WJW-TV 8 History by Ex-TV 8 Webmaster Richard Warner, which has been part of our links for some time. What I thought we'd do now is take a specific week of Broadcasting at the old WXEL-TV 9, predecessor to TV 8. We'll look at April 19-25, 1952 as published in "TV Today", a Magazine that covered the Cleveland and Detroit Markets equally from Officies in both cities, publishing out of Sandusky, Ohio..The format was One day of Detroit stations on the left page, and one day of Clevelamd stations on the right page. Both Cities had 3 stations:Detroit 2, 4 and 7 and Cleveland 4, 5, and 9.

WXEL 9 haf been on the air nearly 2 1/2 years at this point..They were considered primarily DuMont but carried ABC and a surprising number of CBS Shows, though WEWS-5 was the primary Cleveland CBS affiliate. ABC was still struggling, as was DuMont..This week shows WXEL at a time when it wasnt certain whether ABC or DuMont would survive, yet DuMont hung around for about 4 more years. ABC would turn the corner in 1953 with its merger with United Paramount Theaters. Cleveland Indians Baseball would begin on WXEL this week, with announcers Bob Neal and former American League Umpire "Red" Jones. According to Franklin W. Snyder, WXEL General Manager, there would be a fourth camera added to the telecasts this year..

WXEL-9 Cleveland-April 19-25, 1952
TV Today

Saturday April 19
10AM Western Story
11AM Kousin (Walt) Kay Merry Go-Round
Noon Big Top-CBS
1PM Mr. I Magination-Paul Tripp-CBS
1:30 Paseball Previews
1:55 Baseball-Detroit/Indians
4:20 Baseball Scoreboard
4:30-6 No Listing
6PM Hail The Champ
6:30 Hi-Game Revue
6:45 Sports Quiz
7PM Bill Gwinn Show-ABC
7:30 Beat The Clock-Bud Collyer-CBS
8PM Paul Whiteman TV Teen Club-ABC
8:30 Sports Camera-ABC
9PM Premier Theater-Feature Film
10:40 Wrestling From Chicago-DuMont (WRESTLING, I REMEMBER THESE SHOWS)
12:30 Sign-Off

Sunday April 20
10:30 A Story For Sunday-Religious Film
11:30 In The Park-Fantasy
Noon Ranger Joe
12:15 Hippodrome-ABC
12:30 Comedy Carninval/Gene Crane-CBS
1PM Here's The Pitch-Gail Egan- Then Baseball Cleveland/Detroit Doubleheader
6PM Space Patrol-ABC
6:30 To Be Announced
7PM Not For Publication-DuMont
7:30 Foursquare Court-ABC
8PM King's Crossroads-ABC (Movie)
9PM Rocky King-DuMont
9:30 Plainclothesman-Dumont
10PM The Ruggles-ABC
10:30 What's My Line?-CBS
11PM CBS Sunday News Special

Monday, April 21
11AM News-Ted Anthony
11:15 Film Shorts
11:30 Good Neighbors
Noon The Egg And I-CBS
12:15 Love Of Life-CBS
12:30 To Be Announced
1PM Alice Weston
1:30 Midday Movie-Allen Freed and Grant Wilson
3PM Film Shorts
4:45 Comedy Carnival
5PM Tune Inn
5:15 Dinner Winner-Rena/Bob Ledyard
5:30 Desert Deputy
6:30 Tom Corbett-ABC
6:45 Evening News-Bob Rowley
7PM Captain Video-DuMont
7:30 Hollywood Screen Test-ABC
8PM Out Of The Fog-ABC
8:30 Johns Hopkins Science Review-DuMont
9PM Guide Right-DuMont
9:30 Bill Gwinn Hollywood Show-ABC
10PM Wrestling-Hollywood (Film)
11PM Warren Guthrie News
11:10 Today's Top Story-Sanford I. Whitman
11:15 Sports Final
11:20 Nite Owl Theatre
12:45 Sign-Off

Tuesday, April 22
11AM News-Ted Anthony
11:15 Film Shorts
Noon The Egg And I-CBS
12:15 Love Of Life-CBS
12:30 Search For Tomorrow-CBS
12:45 Film Shorts
1PM Alice Weston
1:30 Midday Movie-Allen (Alan) Freed and Grant Wilson
3:30 Cheerful House
4PM Pause For Pleasure-Randy Carlyle
4:30 Film Shorts
4:45 Comedy Carnival
5PM Gaylord Hauser-Nutrition
5:15 Dinner Winner-Rena/Bob Ledyard
5:30 Desert Deputy
6:30 Sports Desk-Gail Egan/John Fitzgerald
6:45 Evening News-Bob Rowley
7PM Captain Video-DuMont
7:30 Beulah-ABC
8PM Life Is Worth Living-DuMont
8:30 Keep Posted-DuMont
9PM Battle Of The Ages-DuMont
9:30 Quick On The Draw-DuMont
10PM Danger-CBS
10:30 Boston Blackie-Syndicated
11PM Warren Guthrie News
11:10 Today's Top Story-Sanford I. Whitman
11:15 Sports Final
11:20 Nite Owl Theatre

Wednesday, April 23
11AM News-Ted Anthony
11:15 Film Shorts
11:30 Strike It Rich-CBS
Noon The Egg And I-CBS
12:15 Love Of Life-CBS
12:30 Search For Tomorrow-CBS
12:45 Film Shorts
1PM Alice Weston
1:30 Midday Movie-Allen (Alan) Freed and Grant Wilson
3:30 Film Shorts
4PM Pause For Pleasure-Russ Carlyle
4:30 Film Shorts
4:45 Comedy Carnival
5PM Tune Inm
5:15 Dinner Winner
5:30 Desert Deputy
6:30 Tom Corbett-ABC
6:45 Evening News-Bob Rowley
7PM Captain Video-DuMont
7:30 Name's The Same-ABC
8PM Mystery Playhouse
8:30 Paul Dixon-ABC
9PM Strike It Rich-CBS
9:30 To Be Announced
10PM Boxing-Russ Hodges-CBS
10:45 Sports Spot-Mel Allen-CBS
11PM Warren Guthrie News
11:10 Today's Top Story-Sanford I. Whitman
11:15 Sports Final
11:20 Nite Owl Theatre

Thursday, April 24
11AM News-Ted Anthony
11:15 Film Shorts
Noon The Egg And I-CBS
12:15 Love Of Life-CBS
12:30 Search For Tomorrow-CBS
12:45 Film Shorts
1PM Alice Weston
1:30 Midday Movie-Allen (Alan) Freed and Grant Wilson
3:30 Cheerful House
4PM Pause For Pleasure-Russ Carlyle
4:30 Film Shorts
4:45 Comedy Carnival
5:15 Dinner Winner
5:30 Desert Deputy
6:30 Sports Desk
6:45 Evening News-Bob Rowley
7PM Captain Video-DuMont
7:30 Eloise Salutes The Stars
8PM Burns And Allen-CBS
8:30 Amos And Andy-CBS
9PM Electric Theater
9:30 Meet The Champ
10PM Charlie Wild, Detective-DuMont
10:30 Crime Photographer-CBS
11PM Warren Guthrie News
11:10 Today's Top Story-Sanford I. Whitman
11:15 Sports Final
11:20 Nite Owl Theatre

Friday, April 25
11AM News-Ted Anthony
11:15 To be Announced
11:30 Good Neighbors
Noon The Egg And I-CBS
12:15 Love Of Life-CBS
12:30 Search For Tomorrow-CBS
12:45 Film Shorts
1PM Alice Weston
1:30 Here's The Pitch-Egan
1:55 Baseball-Cleveland/White Sox
4:20 Baseball Scoreboard
4:30 Film Shorts
4:45 Comedy Carnival
5PM Tune Inn
5:30 Desert Deputy
6:30 Tom Corbett-ABC
6:45 Evening News-Bob Rowley
7PM Captain Video-DuMont
7:30 Life With Linkletter-ABC
8PM Twenty Questions-Bill Slater-DuMont
8:30 Stu Erwin-ABC
9PM Down You Go-DuMont
9:30 Tales of Tomorrow-ABC
10PM Cavalcade Of Stars-Jackie Gleason-DuMont
11PM Warren Guthrie News
11:10 Today's Top Story-Sanford I. Whitman
11:15 Sports Final
11:20 Nite Owl Theater
12:45 Sign-Off

Other notes:Ruth Lyons' 50-50 Club, a staple of Crosley TV stations in Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus, was shown at this point by WNBK-TV Channel 4 Cleveland, WWJ-TV 4 Detroit and the NBC-TV Network.

WEWS-TV 5 this month began showing "Know Your Schools.", A Public Affairs program that would be featured well into the 1960's. A count of Network Shows shows WXEL with 25 CBS shows (Includes multiple soap opera airings) 18 ABC Shows and 19 DuMont Shows

Personal Note:This is my 100th post..and the last of 2007..Have a safe and Happy New Year..
Posted by Tim Lones at 1:31 AM
Labels: ABC, CBS, DuMont, WXEL
2 comments:
RichardWE13 said...
Fans of Ohio television should check out a great new book from Arcadia Publishing: "Cincinnati Television", written by Jim Friedman. It's available at all the usual outlets like Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and is chock-full of incredible pictures and historical trivia from the birth of TV broadcasting in Cincinnati. It's not to be missed!

December 31, 2007 1:03 PM
jimjam812@aol.com said...
I was just a young boy when my mother worked at wxel as the receptionist. I used to go to work with her and I was allowed to be on "Red Goose Merry-Go- Round" every week. Later , she worked at wjw in downtown Cleveland. I went to work with her there too...Jim Martin

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Whose Worse Yahoo Shopping or Broadway Photo?

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[I am CEO of Zooomr Inc.]

Broadway Photo's Sheisty-Looking Business Addresses - Consumerist The Consumerist is out with a post today on Broadway Photo and their related businesses.

Here's a snippet from why they have an unsatisfactory report with the BBB.

"Please understand that complaints may concern more than one issue
Complaint Issue Last 12 Months Last 12..36 Months Total
Advertising Issues 21 64 85
Contract Disputes 4 2 6
Credit or Billing Disputes 39 54 93
Delivery Issues 19 29 48
Guarantee or Warranty Issues 11 11 22
Product Quality 11 14 25
Refund Practices 23 41 64
Repair Issues 3 3 6
Selling Practices 90 223 313
Service Issues 5 11 16
TOTAL 226 452 678"

Vincent Ferrari, a blogger and friend, decided to go out and actually take photos of the various locations on record with the BBB for Broadway photo and in addition to the shot above, click through to the Consumerist to see more.

I, of course, had my own infamous run in with another one of these sleazy retailers, PriceRitePhoto (now operating as Barclay's Photo) a little over a year ago.

Sleazy camera retailers, unfortunately, are nothing new and seem to persist despite the attempts on our part to shed light on the cockroaches.

But one of the things that really bothers me is that somehow these sleazy companies seem to make it back on the shopping search engines over and over and over again.

After I wrote my post on PriceRitePhoto, perhaps the most trafficked post of all time on sleazy camera retailers resulting in stories in the NY Post, NY Times, the top Dugg story of 2005, boing boing, Slashdot, and hundreds of blogs, PriceRitePhoto was able to change their name and get right back on Yahoo! Shoppping within three months.

Subsequently when I pointed this out in another blog post they were dropped from Yahoo! Shopping again.

But today when I go and look up Broadway Photo, the photo store with an unsatisfactory BBB rating and the complaints listed above, guess what? Yep, not only are they on Yahoo! Shopping but they are listed as a three star merchant. How does a company with an unsatisfactory BBB rating, hundreds of complaints with the BBB able to get a three star rating? And with product reviews on Yahoo like this:

"Buyer beware!!!!!! False advertising on product inquired. What was shown on web site was not the real total product expected. Upon calling for confirmation, product advertised wasn't available but was for an inferior version of the same product that you have to buy extra accessories that normally are included in the advertised product. Sales person would insist of purchasing extras that would jack up the price of the order. Very dissapointed!"

Flickr, by the way, recently instituted this "cool" new "camera finder" feature where they will send you directly to Yahoo Shopping to buy your camera. That sucks.

I'm sure this will be taken down by the time I get this post up (I did take screen shots though and can always share those later) but try this. Go to Flickr's camera finder for the Fuji FinePix S9100. Now click through and sort by price. Who has the lowest price? Yep, you guessed it, Broadway Photo. Thanks Flickr, thanks Yahoo.

Take this advice if you want to buy a camera. AVOID YAHOO SHOPPING. AVOID Flickr's camera finder. Instead go to B&H Photo, Amazon.com, Costco, or a local retailer where you can walk into their store and trust them. I understand that Yahoo needs to monetize their social networks, but this is NOT the way to do it.

Although Yahoo Shopping may not bear a legal responsibility to prevent bad merchants from getting on their site, they bear a moral responsibility to do at least a modicum of due diligence before letting someone like Broadway on board.

Emys orbicularis (48°09' N 16°32' E)

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2010.05.28 Vienna XXII. (heath 155 m AMSL).
German name: Europäische Sumpfschildkröte
They live in ponds and bayous, but once a year they need to cover longer distances on land, in search of a place to lay their eggs: this happens in late may and june.
The shot was taken on one of the Lobau heaths - so obviously this one is female, and on egg-laying business. They're carrying water in their bladder when they do that (which they need for digging), and it is vital that you don't pick them up when they're on their egg-laying trip as they might let this water go loose.
ID: see herpetofauna_at; on that site there are mentioned new findings according to which only the Eastern Austrian population (of which this is one specimen) is native of old while in the rest of Austria populations are mixed with mediterranean ones - as this species was extensively used as lent meal in former times specimens from foreign populations have been introduced.

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