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Dosing, Safety and Pharmacokinetic Profile of Rifabutin in Children Receiving Concomitant Treatment With Kaletra (RBT)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01259219
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified December 2010 by Harriet Shezi Children's Clinic.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : December 14, 2010
Last Update Posted : December 14, 2010
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|Condition or disease
|Children With Confirmed HIV Infection Receiving ART Regimen Containing 2 NRTIs + LPV/RTV at Standard Dose Successfully Completed TB Treatment in the Past 2 to 6 Weeks of Enrollment
|Drug: Mycobutin
|Phase 1
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|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|40 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Dosing, Safety and Pharmacokinetic Profile of Rifabutin in Children Receiving Concomitant Treatment With Kaletra
|Study Start Date :
|November 2010
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|June 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|June 2012
Experimental: Rifabutin (Mycobutin)
Rifabutin is a red-violet powder souble in chloroform and methanol, sparingly souluble in ethanol, and very slightly soluble in water. Mycobutin capsules contain the antimycobacterial agent rifabutin, which is a semisynthetic ansamycin antibiotic derived from rifamycin S. Mycobutin capsules for oral administered contain 150mg of rifabutin, USP, per capsule, along with the inactive ingredients microcrystalline cellulose magenesium stearate, red iron oxide3, silica gel, sodium lauryl sulfate, titanium dioxide, and edible white ink.
Drug: Mycobutin
Indication and Usage:
Mycobutin capsules are indicated for the prevention of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease in patients with advanced HIV Infection.
Dosage and Directions for use:
Mycobutin cab be administred as a single daily dose, independent of meals. In all cases Mycobutin is to be administred in combination regimens.
Red-brown, self locking, hard gelatin capsule, size 0, containing a violet powder.
- To assess dosing, pharmacokinetic profile, and safety of rifabutin when given concomitantly with LPV/RTV for 14 days in HIV-infected children age < 5 years. [ Time Frame: 6-12 months ]
- We hypothesize that a clinically significant drug interaction exists between rifabutin & /lopinavir/ritonavir in young children (age < 5 years) such that rifabutin dosing for concomitant administration of RBT & LPV/RTV needs to be developed [ Time Frame: 6-24 months ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|5 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children with confirmed HIV infection. Confirmation can be by two rapid tests (children age > 18 months) or virologic test (children < 18 months), and detectable viral load prior to starting ARVs.
- Age ≤ 5 years old - rationale: changes in body composition and maturity of metabolizing enzymes and organs result in age-related differences in drug clearance, especially between children ≤ 5 years and children > 5 years of age.
- Receiving an ART regimen containing 2 NRTIs + LPV/RTV at standard dose
- Successfully completed TB treatment in the past 2 to 6 weeks. Successful completion of treatment will be defined as children with good clinical response (resolution of TB symptoms) to treatment.
- RBT has not yet been approved for treatment of TB in children. Participating children can therefore not be in need treatment for TB as this may lead to substandard treatment.
- RBT monotherapy in the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis can lead to the development of resistance. Excluding active TB is difficult in children, especially those that are HIV co-infected. Children who have just successfully completed a treatment for TB can be assumed to be free of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- A minimum of two weeks is needed between RIF and RBT administration to ensure wash-out of any enzyme inducing effects of RIF.
Exclusion Criteria
- History of symptomatic clinical hepatitis during TB treatment
- Abnormal liver function defined as ALT > 2.5 times the normal upper limit (corresponding to the US National Institute of Health Division of AIDS scale grade 2)
- Abnormal bilirubin defined as > 1.5 UNL (≥ DAIDS grade 2)
- Abnormal serum creatinine defined as >1.1 x ULN
- Anemia defined as hemoglobin < 8gm/dL
- Neutropenia defined as < 1.0 x 109/L(corresponding to grade 2)
- Abnormal platelets defined as <125 x 1012/L
- Pre-existing eye conditions
- Any condition that the clinician feels would predispose the child to toxicity
- Children required to take any drug known or predicted to interact with rifabutin (see appendix)
- Children who do not meet inclusion criteria and/or whose parents refuse consent.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01259219
|Contact: Shobna Sawry, MSc (Med) Epi & Bio BScHonours
|Contact: Annelies Van Rie, MD & PhD
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|Harriet Shezi Children's Clinic, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, WHI, University of the Witwatersrand
|Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 1864
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|Harriet Shezi Children's Clinic, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, WHI, University of the Witwatersrand
|Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 1864
|Principal Investigator: Henry (Harry) AJ Moultrie, MD
|Harriet Shezi Children's Clinic
|Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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|Henry (Harry) JA Moultrie, MD, Master's in epi
|Harriet Shezi Children's Clinic, Chris Hani Baragwanth Hospital, WHI, University of the Witwatersrand
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|Dr Harry Moultrie, Harriet Shezi Children's Clinic, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, WHI, University of the Witwatersrand
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|NCT01259219 History of Changes
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Rifabutin (RBT)
|First Posted:
|December 14, 2010 Key Record Dates
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|December 14, 2010
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The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has produced a new code of practice, and guess what? Botox parties are off the agenda. New guidelines say only fully qualified doctors with surgical training should carry out procedures on medical premises, so it's farewell to bubbly and canapés — unless you happen to have some medically-approved resuscitation equipment and other required paraphernalia knocking around your flat.
The plan is to prevent a "relaxed" attitude to cosmetic treatments, and to ensure that who inject Botox or fillers are doctors, nurses, or, interestingly, dentists. So, you could end up with a filling and fillers next time you get your teeth checked out.
Buy-one-get-one-free and other financial deals and discounts are also banned under the new guidelines, the Independent reports. Doctors and surgeons are now advised to consider sending patients for assessment by a clinical psychologist before they give them any treatment. They'll also be required to ask patients about any eating disorders, and document any signs of Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Beyond that, the new code of practice also stops surgeons from promising patients that they will look like specific celebs after treatment. It adds that emotive words like "nicer" and "better" should be avoided and to opt instead for unambiguous words such as "smaller" when talking about the procedures. There should also be a cooling-off period of at least two weeks between the initial consultation and the procedure, the guidance adds.
There's been a lot of buzz around the unveiling of these new RCS guidelines and from our first scan we think that, regardless of which side of the fence you sit on when it comes to cosmetic surgery and injectables, they sound sensible and smart. If you're a Botox user, while it might be a drag that you can't get your injections done at home, at least you know you'll be getting the best possible care.
For the moment these will remain as guidelines and not the law of the land, but this new code of practise pre-empts a wider review about cosmetic surgery regulation by the NHS medical director, Sir Bruce Keogh.
What do you think? Do these guidelines go too far when it comes to controlling the cosmetic surgery industry— or are they long overdue?


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COHASSET, Mass. (WKRC) - What would cause anyone to drive their SUV over a couple of parked cars? For a woman in Massachusetts, she says it was her shoes' fault.
The 67-year-old is blaming her pair of flip-flops, saying that one sandal got wedged in the pedals of her vehicle. This allegedly caused her Honda Pilot to drive onto the top of two parked cars.
Apparently, driving with inadequate footwear isn't a crime, but police still cited the woman for "negligent operation."


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Each user has the ability to set start date, end date or time interval in the text boxes located on the top of the page. If you place the cursor in one of the fields a calendar shows automatically, where you can easily select a date. Click "Search" and the screen will display statistics for your ads for the selected date or time interval.
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CALGARY—Ralph Klein was being remembered Friday as an impishly grinning, jowly jawed political force of nature who carried the flag for a conservative revolution in Canada while remaining so popular that voters called him by his first name.
"To me, he wasn't King Ralph, as some described him," said Prime Minister Stephen Harper in a news release.
"Instead, during a colourful political career he remained Citizen Ralph — a man equally at home in the Petroleum Club as he was in the St. Louis Hotel. A man who said what he believed and did what he said.
"Alberta and Canada have lost a unique and significant leader. While Ralph's beliefs about the role of government and fiscal responsibility were once considered radical, it is perhaps his greatest legacy that these ideas are now widely embraced across the political spectrum," added Harper.
Klein, Alberta's premier from 1992 to 2006, died Friday at age 70 in a care facility in Calgary after battling a form of dementia, lung problems and pneumonia.
Alberta Premier Alison Redford hailed her predecessor as a visionary who loved people and instinctively understood what he was doing and why.
Redford, in a conference call with reporters, recalled working for Klein as a campaign volunteer at his Calgary-Elbow constituency and hearing him tell stories from his nights of door-knocking.
"It was usually standing in a coffee room, him leaning against a counter just talking about whatever struck him that day," said Redford
"It was always about the personal story, about understanding exactly how the work government was doing impacted people and always being very thoughtful about that."
Redford said condolence books will be set up in government buildings across the province. There will also be an online tribute page. Deputy Premier Thomas Lakaszuk said the province has offered a state funeral, but there has been no word on whether Klein's relatives would accept. "Families have their own ways of dealing with a loss," he added.
Klein's wife, Colleen, said she'll remember her husband of 42 years as a man who knew his priorities and values.
"In his public life, while many will now debate what he stood for, he himself simply believed that public service was important, that it need not be complicated, and that it revolved around people," she said in a news release.
"In his private life, his greatest gift to his family was that when the long work days were over, and he came home, it was his sanctuary and the politics stopped at the door."
Klein began his political career with a stint in civic politics — as mayor of Calgary — and he proudly presided over the Winter Olympics in 1988.
Calgary's current mayor, Naheed Nenshi, made it clear on Friday that the city has suffered a particular loss.
"The many highlights of his career and political legacy will undoubtedly be shared over the coming days, and many Albertans will mourn him as a beloved former premier," Nenshi said in a release. "But Calgary was always the city he called home. A true born-and-raised Calgarian, he served as mayor from 1980-1989 and, to me, he will always be Mayor Klein."
Klein's family has asked the City of Calgary to organize a public "celebration of life" for Klein and the city said details will be shared as arrangements are made.
Former prime minister Jean Chretien told The Canadian Press that he was friends with Klein since the early 1980s and that while the two had their differences, he always found him fair and co-operative.
Chretien saluted Klein for not being brash about Alberta's wealth, saying the premier was aware he was privileged to have resource revenue but showed a great desire to keep Canada united.
"He was populist, close to the people and ... he was not a guy who wanted to play the big shot," said Chretien.
Klein ran the controls in Alberta in the worst of times and the best of times.
When he became premier in 1992, the province was $23 billion in debt, riding a deep trough in oil prices, and his Progressive Conservatives were facing a looming election defeat at the hands of the Liberals. Klein led the party to victory and began cutting jobs to bring the debts and deficits under control.
It was not a popular move, but he stayed the course. Slowly the deficits turned into multibillion-dollar surpluses as oil prices first rebounded, then soared through the roof.
Calgary resident Pat Morton, interviewed on the street on Friday, said that while Klein was a character, he will probably be remembered most for his financial thoughts.
"He brought the province out of debt and had the attitude if you didn't have the money, you didn't spend it," he said.
Former Ontario premier Mike Harris said he will miss Klein and his passionate approach to public service and life.
"Ralph was my colleague, my mentor and, most importantly, my friend."
Former Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow said the brash Klein so often portrayed in the media was not the whole story.
"He was a committed Canadian and I think when the full story is written he will get much more credit for that, and for me that is a very important contribution for any premier to make," said Romanow, who also noted that Klein was more quiet and thoughtful at premiers conferences than his sometimes outspoken public persona would suggest.
"He certainly was more flamboyant in the public eye than behind closed doors."
In Alberta, Klein's legacy lives on not only on the government benches, but also on the opposition side.
In the last election, the right-of-centre Wildrose party became the official opposition on a Klein-esque platform of balanced budgets, smaller government and prioritized spending.
"We've lost a hero of the conservative movement," said Wildrose leader Danielle Smith.
"He was an amazing man who had a very clear vision of what he wanted to accomplish, set out and did it. He made mistakes along the way but was always humble enough to admit it.
"He really was a rare politician, and will be sorely missed."
With files from Dean Bennett in Edmonton.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 59 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
Product: Dirigible
Company: Resolver Systems
We are working on a new project, codenamed Dirigible. We'll be launching a private beta over the next few weeks, and going public shortly after that.
Dirigible's purpose is to help programmers build large-scale number-crunching applications to run "in the cloud" using a spreadsheet-like web interface. You can see a mockup of the main page here: http://projectdirigible.resolversys…mockup.jpg
If you win, your logo will go in the top left of that page.
Our main product -- apart from Dirigible -- is a spreadsheet called Resolver One; you can see its page and logo here: http://www.resolversystems.com/ However, there's no requirement for the Dirigible logo to match or even resemble Resolver One's.
The target audience for this product is computer programmers writing new applications, scientists analysing anything from genetic data to particle physics, people in finance and insurance, and indeed anyone who needs to create large-scale number-crunching applications. Some of them will be "serious, professional" types, so unfortunately the design can't be *too* edgy...
* Colour combinations that do not clash with the colour scheme of the mocked-up page at http://projectdirigible.resolversys…mockup.jpg
* Clean, simple design. The "toolbar" icons in the mockup are a good example, though white-on-blue/flat is not a requirement.
Not requirements, but suggestions (there's nowhere else to put these in the "Create a brief" form):
* I'm interested in seeing designs both with and without the product name in them. There's no need to have the company name in there at all.
* "Dirigible" is synonymous with "Airship", so designs using Zeppelins could work well -- though this isn't a requirement!
* Because Dirigible is a tool for building "cloud-based" or "grid-based" applications, clouds and/or grids could also work well as design elements -- but probably as a secondary element, perhaps combined with an airship or something like that, as early entries based on clouds have tended to catch my eye less than those based on other ideas.
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Investigators: Dreamliner battery fire was severe
Federal safety investigators described damage to the battery from a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that caught fire in Boston as severe and finding the cause of the problem won't happen overnight.
WASHINGTON -- Federal safety investigators on Thursday described damage to the battery from a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that caught fire in Boston as severe and said finding the cause of the problem won't happen overnight.
Deborah Hersman, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said Thursday that the significance "cannot be overstated" of the fire Jan. 7 on a Japan Airlines plane and a smoldering battery on Jan. 16 that forced the emergency landing of an All Nippon Airways flight in Japan.
"The expectation in aviation is to never experience a fire aboard an aircraft," Hersman said.
Hersman said the fire damaged the plane's structure and its components within 20 inches of the battery called an auxiliary power unit (APU). Pictures showed a battery with eight adjacent cells packed in two rows of four cells charred black from the fire, as well as damage by the hot liquid, called electrolyte, inside the battery.
"The APU battery was spewing molten electrolyte – very hot material around the APU battery," Hersman says.
The lithium-ion battery from the Boston plane has signs of short circuits and a "thermal runaway," which is a chemical reaction that overheats the battery and cannot be controlled. But Hersman couldn't say yet which event came first or why they occurred.
"It is answering the 'why' question that will ensure that the appropriate corrective actions are taken," Hersman said.
Besides Boeing, NTSB officials are working with: Securaplane Technologies in Tucson, which made the charger; United Technologies Aerospace Systems for a battery controller in Phoenix; and Kanto Aircraft instrument for battery monitoring in Japan. NTSB officials are also learning about lithium batteries from the Naval Surface Warfare Center's Carderock Division.
Investigators have X-rayed, CT-scanned and taken apart the Boston battery. So far, Hersman said, the damage reflects the symptoms of the problems rather than what caused them.
"We are looking for contaminants or defects," she said. "We are working very hard to determine what happened and why it happened."
Joseph Kolly, director of NTSB's office of research and engineering, says a thermal runaway could be caused by a short-circuit or damage from a neighboring cell that overheated or short-circuited.
"It just cascades down the row of neighboring cells," Kolly says.
Hersman couldn't say how long the investigation would take. But she said a draw-down test of the battery takes a week.
"This is not something that we are expecting will be solved overnight," Hersman said. "There is a lot of technical work and a lot of complex work to understand."
The NTSB update came the same day as an earnings call for United Airlines, which is the only U.S. carrier with the plane. United officials say after getting six Dreamliners last year, they are confident the problems will be solved, and they expect to get another two this year.
"History teaches us that all new aircraft have issues and the 787 is no different," says Jeff Smisek, United's chief executive officer. "We continue to have confidence in the aircraft and in Boeing's ability to fix the issues, just as they have done on every other new aircraft model they have produced."
Boeing has halted deliveries of the planes, with nearly 850 on order. Airlines have canceled flights into mid-February while waiting for a remedy.


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The Prisoners of War/Missing in Action flag is a familiar sight to many Americans, but its significance is increasingly lost as the years pass by. But as the years go by since POW/MIA advocates successfully fought to bring the black flags into prominence, some Americans have forgotten their significance over the years.
They're the soldiers who never returned from war, their whereabouts unknown or their remains never recovered. But, as the familiar black flag reminds Americans, "You are not forgotten."
The Prisoners of War/Missing in Action flag is a familiar sight to many Americans, but its significance is increasingly lost as the years pass by.
But as the years go by since POW/MIA advocates successfully fought to bring the black flags into prominence, some Americans have forgotten their significance over the years. Many young people may have no idea what the flags represent.
The flags, and POW/MIA ceremonies, serve as a reminder of the nation's obligation to reunite the prisoners or their remains with their families. In fact, the U.S. government still devotes a great deal of time and resources in such recovery efforts.
Through September, the Joint Prisoners of War, Missing in Action Accounting Command — known as JPAC — is scheduled to deploy more than 85 investigation and recovery teams on 30 missions to 11 different countries; 60 of them to support Vietnam War POW/MIA operations.
But as the years pass by and the memories fade, so too, has the will of some to fund and support such recovery actions.
"Notice you go into various parades and towns, and the POW/MIA flags are becoming less and less visible," said Maureen Dunn, was the featured speaker at a recent POW/MIA ceremony in Taunton, Mass. Dunn told the story of her husband, Navy Commander Joseph P. Dunn.
Cmdr. Dunn was in a plane that was shot down over the northeast coast of Hainan Island, China, in 1968. An immediate mission to recover him was abandoned.
"He was actually heard on the beeper," Maureen Dunn said. "There was a board sent to go closer to him and pick him up, then ordered back."
She has continued as a strong advocate for POW/MIA for the past 44 years, helping to create the POW/MIA flag back in the early 1970s as part of the National League of Families.
Cmdr. Dunn is one of 39 Massachusetts service members who have not been returned from Vietnam. Still, Massachusetts is more fortunate than other states in that regard, according to Dunn, because the commonwealth has the highest per-capita rate of returns of POW/MIAs of any state in the country.
"Why is that? Because of this. Because people continue to care," she said. "And … it's a law that we won, that there is to be a POW flag in at least one municipal building in every city and town in the commonwealth. And the Defense Department did have a riling that all color guards were to carry a POW flag."
To this day, 1,677 Vietnam War POW/MIAs from across America remain unaccounted for. There were 2,500 when recovery efforts started.
As Massachusetts Rep. Shaunna O'Connell said at the ceremony, "We have a solemn duty to our veterans and our current military members to never give up, to never forget, and to bring them all home no matter how long it takes, for they still wait."
These service members fought for us. As a nation, we must continue to fight for their return.
"If you don't want to fight for the POW/MIAs, then you're abandoning your soldiers, people who are fighting for your country. You can't do that," said Dennis Proulx, vice president of the Taunton Area Vietnam Veterans Association, which organizes the annual ceremony.
Meanwhile, POW/MIA Day is recognized on the third Friday of September by resolution of Congress. Communities throughout the country hold annual remembrances on that day. It is a day of remembrance and hope for the return of American prisoners of war and those still missing in action.
The POW/MIA ceremonies are also held to make public the efforts to return the remains of the nation's fallen servicemen and women missing of not only Vietnam but also World War II and the Korean war.
"This POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony means a lot to me," said Vietnam Veterans of American member Donald Pearce Sr. of Taunton. "There are people from my hometown who are still missing."
The POW/MIA ceremony served as a reminder that their return is a responsibility that must continue.


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Very nice Review Dan!
I myself don't mind the long pelvis piece of Tallstar. It looks elongated just as if Tallstar just stretched.
And since I'm ging to display her with her extensions, It'll be no problem to me at all.
Sucks about that leg peg though...
On a side note, there's something i noticed in most of your video reviews:
The parts with you showing the figures is pretty loud compared to the closeup shot parts.
Could you look into equalizing the volume of the sound of the filmed parts for future reviews?
Hope you don't mind me asking that
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Those pelvic pieces don't look terrible, but they certainly don't look good either. Thank the Goddess most of the other females in POP wear skirts that will hide those horrible pieces.
Thanks for another stellar review Dan. I find these so darn helpful, and my kids look forward to the reviews before we get the figs. It really builds up their anticipation...
By the way I agree with Dan 100 percent, that while fans surely want Glimmer, Frosta and many other higher profile Pop characters, adding to the Pop ranks in any way is a great thing.
great review!!! so excited to get these girls...my most anticipated release since their reveal.
Starla looks perfect. It really sucks that your Tallstar is messed up, hopefully, thats an isolated incident. I'm not sure if I love how her neck looks extended but I'm definitely using the arm and leg extensions...another beautiful figure. I agree Jewelstar is the ugly sister but I still really like her. A deep shade of red would've gone a long way in improving her but I'm happy with the final product as well. Glorybird is nice too.
So so so excited this set was moved back to January. I'll have them in a week or so and I couldnt be happier.
Good review Dan.
I'm actually looking forward to the Star Sisters. If I can't have the Sorceress this month, at least I'm getting three figures instead. It also gives She-Ra and Bow some much needed backup against Catra, Grizzlor, Leech, and Hordak.
I would have preferred the original toy colors though. Whoever made the decision to go with the Filmation colors screwed us over on that one. They still look look good as a group though.
WOW! Your video presentation of these three might work wonders as far as winning people over! Your particular quality control issues aside, these three look waaaaay better than they appeared in any of con appearances or some of the early online review photos. I'm actually looking forward to them now that I've seen them "in motion". I think they look pretty great lined up with She-Ra, Bow, and Swift Wind- the colors all look pretty good all together like that. Not that I'm going to buy multiples, but I'm assuming it's possible if you had more than one Tallstar to be able to stack more extensions to make her even taller? The crotch pieces don't look as bad to me as they have in some of the previous photos, but it IS something Mattel should hear feedback on and improve upon for future females (though I can only imagine styleguide versions of Angella and Glimmer suffering from future dumpy crotch- as I think all the other PoP gals sport skirts in Filmation? More reason why fans should clamor for actual toy-based versions of Glimmer and Angella- otherwise if they go the Filmation route they too might get the same granny panties... LOL!).
I guess I am the odd man out , as Jewelstar is my favorite of the 3 figures.
Thank you Dan for another awesome review
Feedback Thread http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...d.php?t=213737
The general look of the Star Sisters is awesome. Although I thought at first they looked too girly, I have to say that Starla looks beautiful, and Tallstar's head and face is gorgeous. I COULD have bought them...
Unfortunately, there are way too many QC issues with these figures for me to buy them. They're sold 100 euros over here, and it is very clear they don't deserve this kind of money. The Tallstar flawed and falling leg alone was enough to dissuade me to buy this set.
I agree that the "diaper crotch" looks utterly stupid and bad. It's actually the only thing I don't like aesthetically-wise.
It is a real shame that Mattel wasted such beautiful sculpts with QC issues and stupid "granny panties"...
I feel bummed out... Female figures almost always have a quality and/or design problem. This causes me not to want to buy more female figures, except those who I really want AND who'll be made properly, with no flaws.
I really think that Pixel Dan's display of all the POP figures looks wonderful. Unfortunately, I didn't buy Swiftwind because of the legs problem, and I won't buy the Star Sisters because of the QC issues. Let's hope things do improve in the future.
This was a very good and detailed review of the Star Sisters, Dan ! Please, Pixel Dan, could you show us some pictures of the Star Sisters with actual weapons and/or shields ? I'd like to see them fighting evil alongside She-Ra...
Great review, Dan!
Glad to hear someone else voice a "meh" on Jewelstar, Dan. However I agree with you that her cape looks real nice, and you may or may not have meant to subtly hint that it would be a good effect to have on Glimmer, but I liked that too!
Oy, I keep having problems with the birds' colors. Why doesn't Glorybird have paint aps? No different colors for the beak or feet, just all solid pink like she's made out of pink playdough?
For some reason I feel this set should be on sale at Epcot Center in Florida. It might be the colors and the slightly futuristic sheen on Jewelstar, but I suspect girls would love these toys if they were sold there (at $65, parents won't, but everything at Disney is overpriced already).
Real quick on the QC issues...
Veebs from Fwoosh has reported that his are all perfect, and do not have the paint issues my Jewelstar has, or the peg issues my Tallstar has.
Tallstar/Gay.net also did not have these issues. As Tallstar mentions above, his Tallstar figure has the stress marks that my Jewelstar has, but no paint chips or irregular pegs.
So far, I seem to be the only one who has had these issues, which is a GOOD thing! This may just be an isolated issue, and I got an unlcuky set. HOPEFULLY that is the case, and the final product that ships out next week will be perfect for everyone!
Thanks guys! Glad you are enjoying the review. I do think after getting these in hand that they are all very pretty (Jewelstar to a lesser extent ) Starla is my favorite from the set, hands down. But I do love Tallstar's sculpt. The paint on these looks MUCH better than the prototypes I saw at Power-Con, as others have already mentioned.
I'll see if I can grab some more pics for you guys as requested, but I still have three more MOTUC reviews to work on, so it may have to wait until I get a little more work done on those.
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I was looking forward to them, I love obscure characters (especially form POP), but the "dumpy crotches" look horrible. Tallstar's crotch is huge and the legs are still set so low, it just looks wrong.
Starla's hair could use some shading, I don't know why they did one solid color, it looks too "plasticky." Jewelstar's color is a turn off as well, red would have looked so much better...hopefully they will repaint these down the road.
I'm happy Dan really address the granny panties, we need to be vocal about this so Glimmer, Scorpia, etc don't have the same issue.
Great review Dan, I'll pass though. They are very nice but it doesn't seem they share the same aesthetic updating as the other pop motuc figures do, like Catra Bow and She-ra.
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Why do they keep using that longer crotch piece? It looks so stupid, get rid of it. And as far as articulation it's really amazing that none of the figures in the line are uniform except the fact that all with long hair, can't look up or move around very well. Some are missing the boot cuts, some are missing the foot rocker, some are missing the hip swivel.... It's so stupid what they are doing to the women in this line, It's not that hard to get it right, and shouldn't be for a company that has been around all this time, but sometimes you'd think they just started making toys.
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Recent.... HATMOTU Beast Man & Evil Seed
Wanted.... Filmation Mer-Man, Teela & Sorceress
Needed.... MOTUC Lord Masque
Oh man, did I forget to use these [sarcasm][/sarcasm] again? Sorry....
Looking forward to the Sisters. They kind of remind me of the Magus Sisters from the Final Fantasy games--some ancient trio of very powerful women that you could summon to decimate your enemies. I also like their magazine colors better than the original toys, (sorry Jim)--more variety in the colors on Tallstar and Jewelstar.
Speaking of Jewelstar, I'm surprised that there wasn't much concern over her missing action feature than enables her transformation into a jewel. Was that a "choosing your battles" type thing? I think there might be a problem if Rokkon and Stonedar don't transform.
I don't know whether or not to display Tallstar tall or normal. Usually this is the case where I buy two of a figure, in this case one to display Tallstar as normal and the other to display her as tall. (I don't like constantly switching accessories in this line. The figures are hard enough to get and if something breaks or becomes weakened from too much changing, it wouldn't be easy to get a replacement) I think Tallstar might be the most popular Star Sister if fans want to buy more extensions.
Did anyone have the notion of taking Tallstar's face out of that hair, painting it to She-Ra colors and replacing it with She-Ra's new unmasked head?
The Official 200X Sorceress vs 200X Evil-Lyn 2 Pack Support Thread
The Blonde Teela Thread
Sagitar (Jetlag) Azdar Belzar Chazdar 200X Evil-Lyn 200X Teenage Prince Adam 200X Teenage Teela 200X Sorceress General Rattlor (MYP) 200X King Randor and Queen Marlena 200X Battle Armor King Randor and Battle Armor Queen Marlena Ice Armor He-Man WMD Roboto
btw, this is who some folks think Tallstar resembles.
Famke Janssen
Wonderful figures but the big diapers are terrible and a big problem for me :-(


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You might have already seen this clip of A.J. Pierzynski going deep off Jason Isringhausen in the seventh inning yesterday afternoon, since Pierzynski set a White Sox record by homering in his fifth straight game. But a reader named Chris alerted us to where the ball wound up: just inches in front of the head of a child who was instantly terrified by the screaming baseball that ricocheted off his belly.
Watch the video below and be sure to stick around for the slow-motion replay at the end. There were adults on either side of the child. Both of them bailed and left the kid completely exposed. But, hey, at least they got the ball! Fun for the whole family!
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Cellulitis in Children
What is cellulitis?
Cellulitis is a deep bacterial infection of the skin. The infection usually involves the face, or the arms and legs. It may happen in normal skin, but it usually occurs after some type of trauma causes an opening in your child's skin. Other causes may include human or animal bites, or injuries that occur in water. This opening can lead to an infection.
What is the cause of cellulitis?
Cellulitis is usually caused by a bacterial infection of a wound, or an area of skin that is no longer intact. The most common bacterial causes of cellulitis include the following:
Group A beta - hemolytic streptococcus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
What are the symptoms of cellulitis?
The following are the most common symptoms of cellulitis. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
Swelling of the skin
Warm skin
Red streaks from the original site of the cellulitis
Local lymph node swelling
Some cases of cellulitis are considered an emergency. Consult your child's doctor immediately if you notice any of the following symptoms in your child:
A very large area of red, inflamed skin
If the area affected is causing your child to complain of numbness, tingling, or other changes in a hand, arm, leg, or foot
If the skin appears black
If the area that is red and swollen is around your child's eye(s) or behind his or her ear(s)
If your child has diabetes or has a weakened immune system and develops cellulitis
The symptoms of cellulitis may resemble other skin conditions. Always consult your child's doctor for a diagnosis.
How is cellulitis diagnosed?
Diagnosis is usually based on a medical history and physical examination of your child. Blood and skin samples may be taken to confirm the diagnosis and the type of bacteria that are present.
Treatment for cellulitis
Specific treatment for cellulitis will be determined by your child's doctor based on:
Your child's age, overall health, and medical history
Extent of the disease
Your child's tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
Expectations for the course of the disease
Your opinion or preference
Immediate treatment can help prevent the spread of cellulitis. Treatment may include:
Oral or intravenous (IV) antibiotics
Cool, wet dressings on the infection site
Surgical intervention
If your child has an extremity (arm or leg) that is affected, his or her doctor may have you elevate the extremity and decrease the amount of activity
Based on the physical examination, your child's doctor may treat your child in the hospital, depending on the severity of the cellulitis. In the hospital, your child may receive antibiotics and fluids through an intravenous (IV) catheter.
Are there any complications from cellulitis?
Complications can be reduced with prompt and accurate treatment by your child's doctor. Local abscesses are the most common complication.


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BFS necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 56 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
We are a software engineering company operating through a few divisions. Each division delivers a particular service, but all of them are about software engineering. Each division has its own website and each website uses the same template, they only differ in contents and logos. Here are two of our divisions:
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We need a header for our division template. The header should be universal and work for any of our division websites, it will be placed on all of them. This is easy to achieve because the template is the same for every division. An example of a similar header created for a similar website template is here: p a g u s a n o . c o m. Don't confuse this example with what is required in this contest, this is just an example to illustrate WHAT needs to be done, not HOW.
Coporatations and SMEs buying software engineering services.
Contents: The header should create an impression of a website of a robust, precise, well managed, medium sized, friendly software engineering services provider. The contents should work for any type of software engineering service, including software development, web development, support and maintenance, third party software implementation and customisation, and so on. Clearly the headers should not contain anything specific to one division only, however it is okay to use specific things in a general context, like depicting a range of services. Meaningless stock pictures should not be used (like a few men wearing suits and doing something irrelevant to real work). Creative approach, authoring are welcome.
Technical Details: The header should be a picture (width: 595px; height: 197px;), or preferably a set of a few pictures with a similar style that would rotate in the header. If you can deliver a flash rotating those pictures that's even better. The colours of the header should not contradict the template colour scheme, the header should blend into the surroundings. The header will be located to the right of the logo as in the similar website given above.


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Freshman Alex Steinroeder along with his fellow freshmen have made a positive impact on this year's squad as the team has seen a metoric rise up the ITA rankings. (Gil Talbot)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard men's tennis team (13-1), continued its ascent up the ITA rankings this week, as the Crimson now sit as the No. 16 team in the country, according to the poll that was released this afternoon. Harvard's new spot in the rankings is the highest Harvard has been this season after most recently coming in at No. 26 in last week's poll.
Harvard continued its strong play this past weekend when it traveled to San Diego, Calif., the Hilton Mission Valley Spring Classic. Harvard swept its competition by beating UC Irvine on Friday, 6-1, followed by San Diego State University and No. 23 University of San Diego, on Saturday, 4-3, 4-2, respectively.
The Crimson will be at home this weekend when it takes on cross-town rival, Boston College on Wednesday night. The match is slated for 6 p.m. Check back later tonight for a preview for tomorrow's match.


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There's the hard, tough Kanye West, and there's the sweet, so-in-love Kanye West!
During his appearance on "The Kris Jenner Show," the new daddy shows off his soft side, gushing about how much he loves Kim Kardashian and baby North West.
"I could have people saying this is going to damage your credibility as an artist or as a designer, and I say, I don't care. I love this woman," 'Ye tells Kris. "Or someone could say you know, 'When the paparazzi surround you, how could you ...everyone knows you don't like paparazzi, but why would you, why would you be with this person?"
PHOTOS: See the first pics of Kim and baby Nori
His answer? "And I'm saying I'm being with this person because, you know I love this person," he says. "And she's worth it to me."
"She's my joy," he adds, "and she brought my new joy into the world."
And Kim didn't just welcome Nori into Kanye's life--she introduced him to the whole Kardashian-Jenner clan. "After I lost my mother [Donda West, in 2007] there was times I felt like I would put my life at risk. I felt like sometimes I didn't have something to live for, and now I have two really special people to live for," the rapper says, looking to Kris, "A whole family to live for. A whole world to live for."
Kanye loves Kim so much, he has to restrain himself from going full Tom Cruise on-the-couch.
"I just dreamed about being next to her, and any time I could just--I don't know," he grins. "I keep saying it, but, I don't wanna start jumping up and down on the couch or anything..."
"Oh, please," Kris tells him, laughing at his cutoff lovefest for Kim. "That would be so fabulous!"
That would be awesome, yes, but even more exciting is the fact that Mr. West will be debuting his and Kim's 2-month-old daughter on Friday's "Kris Jenner Show". Yes, for real. Check your local listings for tune-in information.
And, don't miss a new episode of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" this Sunday at 9 p.m., only on E!


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It's been a while since I've done a UI post and it's been updated a fair bit over the last year or so.
A good UI is an important aspect of raiding, especially for healers. Having all the information I need on-screen and placing somewhere easily visible (but without causing unnecessary clutter) helps a lot with my awareness and reaction times.
I need to make sure my UI tells me everything I need to know. As a resto druid and healing lead, here are the important things:
- The health levels of the whole raid
- The mana levels of the raid
- Who has a debuff that I can get rid of
- Who has a debuff that needs to be healed through
- When my abilities are off cooldown
- Who my HoTs are ticking on and for how long
- Who has aggro
- Who is out of range
- When a boss is casting or using a special ability
- The status of everyone's healing/mitigation cooldowns
- When other healers are using certain abilities
To me, determining the things that are not important and can be cleared from my screen is almost as important as determining the things that are important. Things like trade skills, mounts, spells I never use in raids, and holiday items do not need to be visible on my screen. I don't even use healing/threat meters in my UI because I feel like they take up too much space (and I'd rather look at healing in World of Logs anyway).
Here's what my UI looks like while in a raid (though I usually have my achievement tracking turned off).
And one while in combat:
Here are the addons I use:
Action Bars
Dominos is my main bar mod. With it I can arrange my action bars as I like. One of my favourite things about this addon is the 'faded opacity' settings. With this I can keep abilities that aren't used much in combat (mounts, bags, menu buttons, and in my case dps abilities) on my bars but have them invisible until I mouse over them. In the above screenshot all the bars outlined in red are normally hidden.
GreenRange turns buttons red when abilities are out of range.
OmniCC adds numerical countdowns to abilities that are on cooldown so you can tell exactly when they'll be ready for use again.
X-Perl is what I use for my self, target, target-of-target, focus and pet (if applicable) frames. I also use the X-Perl cast bar.
VuhDo is what I use for healing. I made the switch to it from Clique a few years ago and now I can't imagine using anything else. I use VuhDo to keep track of everything I need to know about the raid (health, mana, debuffs, my HoTs) and I do all my healing through VuhDo's built-in mouse bindings.
Tidy Plates are tidy (duh) and customizable name plates. I use the Grey/Damage theme.
Combat Text and Notifications
Deadly Boss Mods is what I use for raiding. I keep the boss timers off to the side of my screen and then they move front and center when an ability is about to happen.
Mik Scrolling Battle Text makes it easier to see combat information like your healing done and incoming damage and heals. I used to use the font MS Porky's just to drive people crazy, but I just changed it to match my X-Perl and VuhDo font.
oRA3 is a raid assisting addon. I mainly use it to track raid healing and mitigation cooldowns.
Power Auras Classic gives big, visual (and sometimes audio as well) reminders. I use this to track when spells are available for use and my Harmony uptime. I previously wrote a post on my power auras.
Raeli's Spell Announcer (not shown) announces when I use certain spells in whichever chat channel I choose. I like for all my healers to use this mod so we can all see when a cooldown is being used in healer chat.
Fatality (not shown) announces the last damage a person took before they died. Usually the raid leader uses this, but I make sure to turn mine on if she's not in the raid. I feel lost without knowing immediately what killed someone (and if I could have prevented it).
Other Nifty Things
SexyMap sexifies my minimap. It makes it look all leafy and druid-like and hide all buttons until I mouse over the map.
Prat 3.0 (not pictured) is what I use for my chat frame. The main thing I use it for is to move the text input box so there's no longer a gap between the frame and the bottom of my screen.


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The Ravens deactivated a few surprises for Sunday's home game against the Dallas Cowboys, including starting left guard Ramon Harewood.
Harewood had started the first five contests, but he appeared to struggle slightly in his last two outings. The Sun reported Friday that Harewood would be replaced in the starting lineup by Bobbie Williams.
The team also elected to sideline kick returner Deonte Thompson. The undrafted rookie ranked 13th in the NFL in kick return average (25.9 yards), but he did lose a fumble in Sunday's 9-6 win against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Wide receiver Jacoby Jones could be asked to add kick return duties to his plate, which already includes punt returns.
The Ravens deactivated offensive tackle Jah Reid (strained right calf), outside linebacker Sergio Kindle, defensive tackle Bryan Hall, rookie cornerback Asa Jackson and rookie defensive end DeAngelo Tyson.
The Cowboys will play without starting outside linebacker Anthony Spencer, who did not practice all week because of a strained pectoral. Dallas outlets reported late Friday that defensive coordinator Rob Ryan said he did not expect Spencer – who ranked second on the team with two tackles and was tied with outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware for the lead with nine quarterback pressures – to return for several weeks.
Victor Butler is slated to start for Spencer.
Dallas also deactivated punter Brian Moorman, who strained his right groin before Wednesday's practice. Chris Jones is expected to punt for the first time since spraining his left knee in the team's Week 3 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Defensive tackle Marcus Spears, guard Ryan Cook, linebacker Orie Lemon, safety Matt Johnson and wide receiver Cole Beasley are also inactive for the Cowboys.


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Hello everyone and happy Sunday to you! All of us at Garden Supply want to wish you mothers out there a very wonderful Mother's Day. How fortunate we are to have these special women in our lives! If you are lucky enough to have your mom in town with you, plan on a visit today and let her stroll through the gardens at leisure. And if you're a mom yourself, take a few minutes to unwind here. It's so beautiful right now. I hear so many times from you how nice it is just to "come and wander around".... I agree! I am one of the lucky ones to have my mother visiting, and for Mother's Day this year, we spent our time together at Garden Supply. Of all the activities we could have planned for the weekend, we both chose to spend some quality time together strolling the gardens. The excitement of all the beautiful plants in bloom is absolutely contagious. Mom and I want to make a "Mother's Day Garden" in my backyard that we can watch flourish and grow in the years to come. I can't think of a better Mother's Day gift. Now I will have a constant reminder of Mom every time I look out my windows.
I would like to share with you our creative journey of this garden to perhaps inspire you if you have a similar area at your home that could use a little special touch. I am working with a border area up against the back foundation of my house. The area receives a bit of morning sun, but for most of the day, this zone is in the shade. So step one was to head to the shade plant area at Garden Supply, where there are so many gorgeous plants to choose from. We decided on Hostas as our main focus. Hostas are extremely popular, hardy herbaceous perennials grown primarily for their beautiful foliage. They are easy to grow, shade-tolerant plants. Leaves come in a wide range of shapes, colors, sizes, and textures and may be solid in color or variegated in different combinations of blue, green, white, and gold. The plants are low maintenance and with the huge selection of choices at Garden Supply, your options are boundless.
After weighing all the choices, we decided to go with a variety of hostas in a chartreuse-green color palette. Chartreuse foliage is highly visible, even from a distance, and brings light to low-light areas. Choosing a variety of cultivars brings some interest to the border, while sticking to a chartreuse color palette unites the border into a cohesive planting.
Our hosta selection included: Great Expectations, Stained Glass, Atlantis, Fragrant Bouquet, Guacamole, and Sum & Substance. We then decided on a few companion plants for our border to add more depth and interest, sticking to the shade area plantings at the garden center. We paired the hostas with the dark purple foliage of the 'Plum Pudding' Heuchera (Coral Bells) which do well in sun or light shade, and the light and airy foliage of the 'Cinnamon' Fern. The contrast of these 3 plants provides a ton of visual interest.
For my 20-foot border, we selected 9 hostas, 3 coral bells, and 4 cinnamon ferns. Allowing for adequate planting space, this was the perfect number of plants to fill the area.
I hope this has given you some ideas for those of you with similar planting opportunities in your yards. Come back and visit soon to see our completed Mother's Day Garden. And in the meantime, we'll see you down at Garden Supply.
Happy Mother's Day!


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Much like the glass of a greenhouse, gases in our atmosphere sustain life on Earth by trapping the sun's heat. These gases allow the sun's rays to pass through and warm the earth, but prevent this warmth from escaping our atmosphere into space. Without naturally-occurring, heat-trapping gases—mainly water vapour, carbon dioxide and methane—Earth would be too cold to sustain life as we know it.
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Today's atmosphere contains 42 per cent more carbon dioxide than it did at the start of the industrial era. Levels of methane and carbon dioxide are the highest they have been in nearly half a million years.
The Kyoto Protocol covers six greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride. Of these six gases, three are of primary concern because they are closely associated to human activities.
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Nitrous oxide, released by chemical fertilizers and burning fossil fuels, has a global warming potential 310 times that of carbon dioxide.


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Isle of Wight Weekend, Saturday 19th October 2019
This weekend overnight break travels across to the Southern British Island in the English Channel, the Isle Of Wight. The Island, in the county of Hampshire, is separated from mainland England by the Solent and has been popular with visitors since the Victorian Era as a holiday resort.
Known for its natural beauty and its world famous sailing based in Cowes, the Isle of Wight is home of Osborne House, the Royal Seaside Palace of Queen Victoria and her family. Entrance and free time at Osborne House is included on our arrival on the Island on the Saturday afternoon.
We'll be staying overnight in a hotel in Sandown (on some weekends we will stay in nearby Shanklin), where breakfast on Sunday is included. You'll have the rest of Saturday to explore this lovely seaside resort.
On the Sunday, after breakfast we'll travel to Godshill, tour the Island and travel to view the famous Needles - a row of three distinctive stacks of chalk that rise out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight, England, close to Alum Bay.
Tour Includes:
Entrance Osborne House
1 Night Hotel Accommodation with breakfast (in either Sandown or Shanklin - confirmation available within 48 hours of departure)
Visit to view the famous Needles
Tour of the Island with a visit and free time in Godshill
Return luxury coach travel
Return ferry crossings
Services of an Anderson Tours Tour Manager
- Day 1 - Saturday 19th October 2019
- 07:30 After our London . pick-ups we travel by coach to Southampton where we'll board the Red Funnel Ferry to cross the Solent to East Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
- 10:00 Ferry crossing from Southampton to East Cowes.
- 11:00 approximate arrival in Isle of Wight. We'll then travel to Osborne House- the seaside palace of Queen Victoria and her family.
Entrance and free time is included to explore the area before we head to Sandown (on some weekends Shanklin) to check into our hotel.
The rest of the day will be for you to enjoy the popular seaside town of Sandown/Shanklin at your leisure.
- Day 2 - Sunday 20th October 2019
- 08:00 Breakfast is included at the hotel.
- 08:00 After breakfast, meet your coach & tour manager outside the hotel. for another day of sightseeing on the Island.
During the day we'll visit Godshill (has its own model villag)e.
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Ian Bell knows it is time to take personal responsibility to end England's "hurt" against India.
Bell has mustered only 33 runs in three Test innings as England have conceded a 1-0 deficit in the five-match Investec series which has put Alastair Cook's captaincy in jeopardy this summer.
A sequence of 19 innings without a Test century also lags not that far behind Cook's barren run of 27 - all of which leaves Bell in no doubt that he urgently needs to start helping his captain.
"It's a very frustrating time, no doubt about it - there a lot of guys hurting," said the 32-year-old four-time Ashes-winner.
"As a team, the last four games we have had windows to potentially win all four games, but we've just never taken those opportunities.
"We haven't backed them up so we've ended up putting ourselves under a lot of pressure, which is disappointing."
England's 'new era', after last winter's whitewash Ashes defeat, first began to hit significant trouble when they lost match and series against Sri Lanka in Leeds last month.
"At Headingley, we got in a great position - 311 for three, and then only got a 100 lead," added Bell.
"They are the moments you have to grab and absolutely bury teams.
"We haven't done that.
"Again at Lord's [on the way to a 95-run defeat], when they were 140 for seven, that was our opportunity to really hurt India and bat big.
"In last year's Ashes, we were winning those little periods - and at the moment, we aren't.
"We have to get back to doing that. We need to get back to being ruthless."
Bell remains optimistic nonetheless.
"There is another opportunity this week to go out and put it together," he said.
"I have found some strange ways to get out - even in the Sri Lanka series.
"(There are) no excuses, though - when you are in the top order your job is to score runs."
Cook, he insists, is bearing up in tough times.
"He doesn't give too much away to the group," said Bell.
"He maybe was hurting a lot inside, but you still see a guy round the dressing room who is full of confidence - and gives confidence to the guys, whether he has got runs or not.
"He is a proud guy; he loves captaining, he loves playing for England - we all want him to go out and do well."
It is incumbent on senior players such as Bell to start matching performance with reputation again - for Cook's sake, as well as their own.
"He is okay," Bell added of his captain.
"He is gutted - certainly about the way the Lord's game finished.
"But he is a tough guy, a tough cricketer...and he is fighting.
"He is desperate, but he's in a good mood this week.
"We've had a team meeting and he wants us to go out and be positive and take India on.
"We have some guys playing well and some who aren't - and I am one of them (who isn't).
"I would love to score some runs for Cookie."
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White Sox trim Major League camp to 33 players
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The White Sox made five roster moves on Sunday morning to reduce their total in camp to 33 players.
In the process, they gave sharper focus to the few remaining position battles for the 25-man active roster.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The White Sox made five roster moves on Sunday morning to reduce their total in camp to 33 players.
In the process, they gave sharper focus to the few remaining position battles for the 25-man active roster.
Outfielder Jordan Danks, third baseman Matt Davidson and right-handed pitcher Jake Petricka were optioned to Triple-A Charlotte. Right-handed pitcher Dylan Axelrod was reassigned to Minor League camp and, in a somewhat surprising move, the team requested waivers on right-handed pitcher Mitchell Boggs for the purpose of granting his unconditional release.
Boggs had a 12.79 ERA over seven games, but was also just two years removed from standing as one of the National League's top setup men. General manager Rick Hahn said that Boggs showed some improvement after delivery changes suggested by pitching coach Don Cooper. But he ran out of time and got beat out by other pitchers.
"This gives [Boggs] the opportunity to, perhaps, catch on with someone else before Opening Day," said Hahn. "As I told him directly, if he does not, we would be very happy to have him in Charlotte and continue on some of the progress we felt we made."
Maikel Cleto will be part of the Opening Day roster. The hard-throwing right-hander, whom the White Sox claimed off of waivers from the Royals, is out of options but also has pitched well enough to earn that bullpen spot. Add in consistency to throw strikes to the 100-mph stuff he possesses, and Cleto could be a future closing candidate.
Zach Putnam, David Purcey and Daniel Webb are competing for one remaining relief spot, assuming Matt Lindstrom has no further problems with his left oblique. Purcey gives the White Sox a third left-hander, while Webb is one of the organization's top pitching prospects and could become a late-inning fixture. Putnam would be more of a long-relief possibility.
Putnam, 26, had surgery in August to remove bone spurs from his right elbow, so his expectations weren't sky-high for his first White Sox Spring Training. But he has added in a little cutter/slider to go with his splitter and has liked the results.
"I've thrown the ball pretty well. But a lot of other guys in here have, as well," Putnam said. "They are going to make a decision based on merit -- and all you can do as a player is hope that you are the guy."
There's no question that Davidson, 23, remains the White Sox third baseman of the future. He did little to change that opinion during the last month, showing improvement defensively ever since a hitter's camp in mid-January, and showing improvement with a change offensively made in his timing mechanism.
But with Conor Gillaspie entrenched at third base and the White Sox in need of a utility infielder with both Jeff Keppinger and Gordon Beckham possibly moving to the disabled list for the start of the 2014 campaign, there wasn't a spot for him. The White Sox are viewing Davidson as they viewed Avisail Garcia after acquiring him last July: Davidson will be at the Major League level once he has everyday playing time.
"We view [Davidson] as a long-term solution, someone who's going to be part of a successful White Sox club for many years -- and we really aren't hung up about whether that starts March 31 or May 1 or Aug. 1," said Hahn. "It's going to begin when he's in a position to have success at the big league level, not just survive."
"I came in and I feel like I put myself in a good spot, as far as having a good collective 2014 -- whether how long I'm in Triple-A or if I was in the big leagues," said Davidson, who hit .308 with a .906 OPS and finished Spring Training with 10 hits in his last 21 at-bats. "It was a goal from the start. Obviously, I wanted to start in the big leagues. But you can't always have what you want."
Danks had to be the toughest move for the White Sox, after he hit .333 with five homers, 10 RBIs and an impressive 1.116 OPS over 45 plate appearances. Dayan Viciedo and Alejandro De Aza remain entrenched in left field. With the last bench spot going to a utility infielder, there was no room for the left-handed hitter.
Any future move made in the outfield almost certainly would bring Danks back into the Major League mix. Hahn also told the young outfielder that they wouldn't block opportunities elsewhere for him.
"Jordan has really done everything we have asked of him over the last couple of years, in terms of coming up and being prepared when the opportunity does arise in Chicago," Hahn said.
"They've just got too many outfielders," Danks said. "One thing they did say was not to be discouraged about it -- that I'm definitely one of the guys that could be helping them on this team. So [I'll] go down there and continue to hit and, like they said, just be ready."
With Sunday's moves, the White Sox have 14 pitchers, three catchers, 11 infielders and five outfielders in camp. The White Sox 40-man roster is at 39, meaning there's room to add a non-roster invitee, such as Putnam, Alex Liddi, Hector Gimenez or Purcey.
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Lil Wayne has been hospitalized after having a seizure, but according to his camp and his official Twitter account - he's OK.
The multiplatinum rapper was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Friday and reps confirmed he was "recovering." He apparently tweeted to his fans from his official account on Friday night: "I'm good everybody. Thx for the prayers and love."
A person close to the superstar's camp who asked for anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter confirmed that Lil Wayne had a seizure. He has a history of seizures in recent years that have led to previous hospital visits.
While there were some reports that Lil Wayne was fighting for his life, members of his Young Money camp denied it on Twitter.
Before the tweet from Lil Wayne's account, rapper Mack Maine tweeted: "Wayne is alive and well! We watching the Syracuse game...thanks for the prayers and concern. he will update you all soon."
Rapper Birdman, Lil Wayne's mentor, also downplayed reports that Lil Wayne was in grave condition, tweeting: "My son is in good spirit..feelin much betta...be home soon.''
The 30-year-old New Orleans native, whose given name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., is one of the biggest stars of not only his genre but in all music. He's due to release his 10th album, "I Am Not a Human Being," on March 26.


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Mobo - ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE LGA 1155 Intel Z77
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HDD - 2TB SATA III (haven't narrowed down a brand yet)
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Police say 44-year-old Sheridan Veney fired five shots at his estranged wife inside the Applebee's restaurant on Lane Avenue on Sunday night, killing her.
Sgt. Shawn Coarsey with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said that Veney entered the restaurant about 7:47 p.m. His wife, 42-year-old Lisa Veney, got up from the table to leave, he followed her to the door and shot her.
She was taken to UF Health at Jacksonville, but died of her injuries.
Police say Veney (mug shot, below) stood by and waited inside the restaurant for police to show up. There were about 40 people inside the restaurant when it happened, according to JSO.
The couple's 18-year-old daughter, who is in the military station in North Carolina and was in town for a visit, witnessed the shooting but was not injured. She went to the hospital and was with her mother when she died.
"The suspect was meeting his daughter there for dinner," JSO Assistant Chief Chris Butler said.
Friends say Lisa Veney was a great mother and the biggest Jacksonville Sharks fan they knew, but some were aware she was having a difficult time in her marriage.
A neighbor who said she knows the family pretty well told Channel 4 the couple split up about a year ago and the husband went into to state of depression, but he never expected this. Police said the husband and wife were living in different places.
"They were just a real sweet family, it just really devastates me, to think something like this can happen," said Linda Dennison, who lives across the street. She said the Veneys also had a son.
Lisa's friends said they were having a tough time dealing with what happened and couldn't sleep after they found out.
"Shock, really. I went numb," Sharks PA announcer and close friend Joshua Jackson said. "Her kids were her life. Her family was her life. She was just really Christian oriented and really just loved life and loved everything about it."
"She always had a smile on her face, whatever problems she had, she never really showed it," said Jackson. "She always had that smile on her face and every time I saw her she had a smile and a hug and an encouraging word."
Another friend said both Lisa and Sheridan were military veterans.
On a Facebook page for the Jacksonville Sharks, a team spokesman wrote "Lisa Freeman Veney will be sorely missed by all. Our condolences go out to her family. She loved the Sharks and we loved her."
A check of court records found Veney has no criminal history locally, but was arrested twice in Maryland in the mid-90s -- once for battery against Lisa.
In civil court, Lisa Veney filed child support proceedings against him in 1996, but dropped them a year later.
Over the summer, Deutsche Bank began foreclosure proceedings on the couple's home, and friends say Sheridan was sinking into depression.
Lisa Veney latest victim of domestic violence
It's domestic incidents like this that the CEO at Hubbard House, Ellen Siler, said happens time and time again.
"There were 6,970 domestic violence police reports in Jacksonville last year," said Siler. "If we have that many people calling the police, there are two or three times that number who are not calling us."
FDLE showed last year Duval County had the second highest number of domestic violence related murders, only behind Miami-Dade. There were 15 murders in Duval, seven in St. Johns and five in Clay County.
Police are still investigating what happened at the Applebee's over the weekend -- why Sheridan snapped and decided to take his wife's life. It's something the Hubbard House hopes to put an end to.
"Sometimes a person can do all they can to keep themselves safe," said Siler. "They can take all the precautions they want and sometimes it just isn't enough."
The Applebee's where the incident happened remained closed. Contractors were installing new windows and doing various repairs.
Corporate spokesman Dan Smith told reporter Vic Micolucci that the company was working closely with police. He extended his deepest condolences toward the family of the woman killed.
In August, 2 people were shot and injured outside another Westside Applebee's, at 103rd Street and Blanding Boulevard. Police have not announced any arrests.
Police say a man asked for money, and the group of people gave him a couple dollars, but apparently he wanted more.
The restaurant closed at 2 a.m. but police say a group of people continued to hang out. Officers say a man walked up to the group and asked for money. After being given $2, investigators say the man started to walk away, but then turned around and showed a pistol.
They say he then demanded the group's wallets and phones. The people in the group said they didn't have any more money, and one person in the group stood up. Police say that person was shot in the chest, and another person, still sitting on the bench, was shot in the chin.
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