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This publication was a three-year project researching and chronologically documenting the Owens family history. The author continues to receive material and plans to publish a supplement in a year or so. The family tree grew from about 1200 names to over 2500 names. Order your copy today!
Our Owens' saga begins over 200 years ago in the North West part of Ireland near Donegal. We are unsure of exactly where our Owens family originated. Most likely Welsh in origin, and brought to Ireland in the 17th century in the anglicizing of Ireland. Originally, the name was (Eoghan) which in Gaelic meant, (first born). Spelling was not standardized and so MacEoin meant the son of Owens. The name was also spelled Eoin, Eoghan, Oh-Eoghan, or later Hoyne. All of these variations were pronounced the same, that is (Hoyne). In 1848, there were 719 Owens families in Ireland. They only counted heads of households so the actual number of Owens was likely about 5000. Because of the potato famine, this had dropped to 350 families by 1864. In Fermanagh, our area of origin, there were 73 families before the potato famine. Please follow our history through articles, stories and pictures in this website.
It was a leprechaun that told to me not that long ago that the Owens Name Represents the following: O is the earth and the rest of the letters are the directions of the winds that we have planted our seeds , so whenever you see green grass it is of the OWENS variety , however it does glow greener in the heart of our planet Ireland. Where upon all of our seeds began .


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An open letter: Support the Dover Street Teachtown plan
Dear Ald. Jim Bohl, et al.:
I've been following the story of the proposed Teachtown redevelopment of the vacant Dover Street School for some time now, as a journalist, a Milwaukee Public Schools teacher and a homeowner in the 14th aldermanic district. I am writing to offer my strong support for the proposal, which would pour $18 million of investment into the neighborhood, add significantly to the tax base and provide a space for young teachers new to the city to find their roots and develop a love of this city that I, too, have adopted as my home.
When rumors of a plan to turn the old Dover school into teacher housing first bubbled up, I was skeptical, to say the least. I've followed what happened there since MPS first proposed merging Dover – a good school but whose enrollment was falling – with a nearby school in 2007.
I watched as a charter school that wanted the space sputtered out and as a group tried but failed to get the capital together to make the building a community arts space. I have been in there, and I get why the dozens of other groups that expressed an interest in the property before Teachtown all bailed: It is old, asbestos-filled, short on bathrooms and lacking in any amenity you can name, from an elevator to modern wiring.
Indeed, I tried selfishly to score the space for me and my students at Bay View High School for an extension of our new creativity and innovation program. But I was told flatly that no, there is no chance that MPS will make the necessary investment to bring the building up to code so it could legally open its doors again.
For a long time since then, I assumed I would stare at the vacant hulk of building forever from the windows of the high school, since no one who could afford to fix it wanted it, and no one who wanted it could afford to fix it.
Until Teachtown.
Here, for the first time, is a proposal that has both teeth and legs. Teeth, because it is a smart, well researched plan modeled on successful developments in Baltimore and Philadelphia that provide apartments and support for young teachers who would otherwise have trouble finding a place to live in a new, expensive city. Teachtown Milwaukee helped find housing for 109 such teachers in 2013, so I believe they could easily fill 90 units on the Dover site with teachers.
And it has legs in that there is financial and influential muscle behind the project – MPS, the Greater Milwaukee Committee and a respected local developer.
If I were Melissa Goins, the developer, I would have walked away months ago, despite the plan's teeth and legs. This is because the rampant NIMBY-ism and the literally parochial concerns of a nearby voucher school have made this whole process a frustrating mess.
Showing that they are better people than I, though, Goins and Ellen Higgins (of CommonBond properties, a property management group with more than 40 years of experience maintaining properties like what Teachtown would be) bent over backwards to accommodate the complaints of neighbors and concerns of St. Lucas Lutheran School.
They changed the plan from three additional buildings on the site to just one building that will be shorter in height than the current Dover building and turned perpendicular to the street to minimize the effect on neighbors' lines of sight. They cut the number of planned apartment units by almost 20 percent. They are adding more than one parking space per apartment unit. And they are willing to turn over a massive chunk of the property, nearly a third of it, to St. Lucas as a playground that could continue to serve the neighborhood the way the current playground space does.
A lot of opposition to the plan comes from people projecting onto it rather than thinking about what the life of a real young teacher is like. At a community meeting on March 24, the single biggest complaint was parking and increased traffic in the neighborhood.
"How many of you," one neighbor asked the 300-person audience, "have more than one car for your household?" And, sure, a lot of hands went up. But the people moving into Teachtown aren't going to be families with lots of cars, but rather single 23- and 24-year-olds on a budget lucky to own one car and unlikely to throw lots of raving parties (seriously, that came up more than once at the meeting).
They'll also be less than a block from public transportation on Kinnickinnic Avenue. Young people moving to Milwaukee are more likely than older residents to live a car-free lifestyle, according to a recent story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
That proximity to KK is important to note, too. Many neighbors are concerned that this development would change the flavor of the neighborhood, which is full of single-family houses. But the Dover property is located right near KK, separated only by a non-single-family building – St. Lucas Church. It's across the street from a very large non-single-family building (the St. Lucas School) and near other multi-unit apartment properties in the neighborhood, not to mention many commercial spaces on KK.
As a resident of Ald. Tony Zielinski's district, I am disappointed that he has chosen to oppose the plan. Zielinski told the Daily Reporter earlier this month that he would support a plan that just redevelops the Dover building into housing. But that is a pipe dream. Both Goins and another developer quoted in that story say there is no way to make such a project financially feasible.
Instead, what is likely to happen to the space if you shoot down the Teachtown plan at your April 21 meeting, is nothing. My fears about staring at that empty shell of a building every day forever will be realized after all.
So please move this project forward, and please honor the work that Goins and her team have done to make this project fit the demands of the residents. MPS, the tax base and the future residents of this fine neighborhood will thank you.
emills81 | April 17, 2014 at 11:51 a.m. (report)
After reading up on the issue a little more. My concern would be on the sales price. Im for giving away distressed properties the city owns to give citizens ownership in the community. This project seems to be a giveaway to a corporate developer out of MN. The sales price of $350,000 is extremely low in my mind. The sales price was compared to Jackie Robinson school on 37th and Burleigh. To claim these areas have comparable values is ridiculous. Its hard to find a 3 bedroom in bay view for under 200k but MPS is willing to let this prime piece of real estate go for a song. just to obstruct the growth of private/charter schools? Nowhere did I see anything about teachers in the proposal besides it being marketing to them. I did see a stipulation about having percentage be low income housing. That means there will be taxpayer dollars subsidizing a fair amount of the tenants rent. Sounds very similar to whats going on with Malcolm X.
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folkbum | April 16, 2014 at 9:48 p.m. (report)
emills81: This has been a big issue in Bay View for months. For background, here's some Bay View Compass articles to catch up on: http://bayviewcompass.com/dover-street-school-development-includes-three-new-buildings/ http://bayviewcompass.com/dover-street-school-developers-faq-handout-from-march-24-public-meeting/ http://bayviewcompass.com/zielinski-will-push-for-councils-rejection-of-dover-school-redevelopment-plan-2/
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emills81 | April 16, 2014 at 4:31 p.m. (report)
@ Bum - I found the article very vague, not having heard of this prior. What is the vote on/for? What is the alderman against? If this is just a developer with no tax dollar or tax incentives whats the hold up? As a young person I would have loved the opportunity to have something of my owe for free, instead of flushing $700+ down the drain each month. Yes these properties do need some work but that would be the catch. The house is free but the city provides equity loans for the repairs that are paid back at low interest. This would also be a help in dealing with the residence rule being revoked.
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folkbum | April 16, 2014 at 1:53 p.m. (report)
emills81: A couple of things-- One, as a former young teacher, I would not have wanted a house in my first year, especially as I was moving to a new city and had large student loans. Further, the houses the city owns are not move-in ready like you see on House Hunters. If they were in good shape, the city wouldn't own them in the first place. When I was working 60 hours a week at a brand-new job and trying to figure out my career, I had no time or money to spend to bring a money pit house up to code or livable conditions. Two, the $18 million investment is not taxpayer money. The developer plans to use traditional private-sector financing. So the taxpayer benefits--a large parcel of vacant land starts producing tax revenue, there are construction and maintenance jobs, and the local businesses (like the two nearby coffee shops, for example) get new customers.
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emills81 | April 16, 2014 at 11:57 a.m. (report)
18 million in tax dollars to develop a building that gives discounted rent to teachers? With the amount of city owed properties I dont think we need to spend 18 million to convert an abandoned school into rentals. I suggested a deal with the city that requires a teacher to sign a 4 year contract that then lets them pick a City owned house for free. Teachers get a FREE place to live, tax payers save 18 mill, the city gets debt off their balance sheet and earning property taxes. WIn, Win, Win.
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BENEFITS Street is set to make a depressing return to our screens on Channel 4 - and like most trash TV epics it poses a conundrum.
Just who I will end up despising the most at the end of the first episode, as the makers move from Birmingham to Stockton-on-Tees?
The TV producers who fill the idiot box with socially-inept 'characters' - or the commissioning editors who sign on the dotted line for this tosh?
'Oh no!', I hear you type, 'it's those workshy scroungers who deserve to be loathed and ridiculed, those feckless sorts who haven't done a decent day's work in their entire lives.'
And ordinarily, as an occasional Daily Mail reader, I'd be inclined to agree wholeheartedly.
Yet even if they didn't have TV crews on their doorsteps, with 'researchers' egging them on to evermore degrading lows, the point is they would still be there, in Teesside and elsewhere.
Because there's nothing more mouthwatering for our TV arbiters than being on the breadline. Or a bit dim. Preferably both.
Even before the next Benefits Street has aired a new anti-hero is gearing up for her turn in the lowlight. The newly-dubbed Orange Dee, a perma-tanned gran with a regrettable employment record is just aching to share her wisdom and shuffle sideways to Channel 5 for one Big Brother variant or another.
Strike me down though, but in a world where the Made In Chelsea squad are sent out to New York, those wastes of of oxygen from Geordie Shore are indulged with beach holidays, where will it all end?
It's the kind of mentality which saw the BBC malign a working-class estate in Blackburn for some cheap programming, and earn many residents' undying emnity in East Lancashire.
Tiny devices can bring you the weekend's football or rugby from any corner of the globe, bullet trains can zoom travellers at 225mph (though not around here clearly), nano-technology may revolutionise medicine and more.
And for your entertainment, some maladjusted folk, not doing an awful lot, except act as puppets for a bunch of conscience-free middle-class ghouls. What's on Radio Four again?
* It's not often this column provides a valuable public service to anyone, not even me.
But here is a piece of free and valuable advice, especially for those who drive across the Tesco car park regularly.
That bit of black and white striped highway, with the flashing beacons, outside the HJ? Just because it's on supermarket territory, the Highway Code still applies.
Just ask former councillor Pauline Nelson who, like myself, took her life in her hands trying to make it to safety after the Huddersfield game.


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Jumeirah Frankfurt
Top Business Hotel
Thurn-und-Taxis-Platz 2, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse
0.3 mi from
Everything. Best hotel for the value. Breakfast buffett was really goo The food at the Lebanese restaurant was just o k
Most everything Nearly nothing but if there is complementary water in the room
Center of the city location, perfect for both shopping, dining and business. Modern decor, great rooms with city views. Front desk is a pleasure to deal with....quick, knowledgeable and will do all possible to help every way the can. No lines or wait time checking in or out. Breakfast is fantastic, both assortment and service. The only hotel really to stay in Frankfurt. For those expecting massively large reception hall, this is not it. It is a boutique hotel, but what a hotel this is.
Great location and beautiful rooms. If you workout, you have access to a fantastic health club which next to the hotel. The rooms were what I would expect for a hotel of this calipher. However, common areas such as the lobby were small and became crowded with guests checking in and out. I was disapointed with the level of service from the staff. I had a maid wake me up on a Saturday morning before 8 AM wanting to clean my room. I wasn't even checking out that day. It took a number of staff levels and a fair amount of my time to get that situation resolved to my satifaction.
Everything Breakfast's price is a bit pricy
Rooms were very nice and luxurious. Could of had more selection or bigger areas for eating and drinking on site.
The hotel is extremely nice, definitely on par with places like the Ritz Carlton. The staff are very friendly and accommodating, and they do a special rooftop sunrise that was an unexpected addition. The only thing that was a bit odd was that the restrooms have only large floating glass doors which don't fully close or lock in any way, so... Let's just say you hear absolutely everything from the toilet in the entire room.
I feel that i am in my country It need to renew
Personal attention to guests needs and wishes. Rooms were luxurious, comfortable and well kept, I will come back.
An absolute gem. Make sure you stay there. Nothing
I had a sudden problem with personal transportation, and CARL, the concierge, took care of this problem right away.
The french restaurant, we asked to have a healthy, without animal fat dinner and we got it, it was great. We got a room, which was not made (still not cleaned).
Loved the Hotel. Front Desk was fantastic. They upgraded our room when they couldnt find a twin room for us. Very nice breakfast with lots of choices.I will stay there again!
*great location , very friendly staff ,excellent service
Good service at arrival and with the checkin to the flight. Nice room. Dinner and breakfast excellent. Difficult to shop in this district.
The reception at the hotel was very friendly and helpful, although what was meant to be an upgrade because I had stayed there many times before turned out to be a room for the handicapped! The hotel is impeccably maintained and very well-equipped. I am always impressed at how friendly and efficient the staff are; Bravo to them and the managers behind their training!
Amazing hotel close to to the shopping area and the Romer. Rooms were were well furnished and the staff was excellent. I accidentally left my glasses at the hotel, and they even shipped them to another German hotel free of charge (the hotel offered to shipped to our house in the US, but we wa tee them so I er so they had no issue shipping the to our hotel in Rothenburg). Everything. Great location, great staff and nice rooms. Highly recommend.
general atmosphere nothing
well restored, older hotel parking was difficult, but that seems to be a common issue in the european cities
the location,services, welcoming,location, friendly the restaurante of the hotel called Oscar, food wasnot that good, the atmosphere of the restaurante below the emageof thehotel, but thier waters served kindly.
Great location. Great bed and linens French restaurant was closed on Sunday. Bathroom cabinet and mirror frame had some damage due to humidity
relaxed environment
Girl on reception who gave excellent service and help with our booking could not remember her name, also the beds were very comfortable. Disapointed because the television service in english was not working and we had to visit cinema instead.
Resturant,Service,Room small reseption
Very good location, really great room and bed. Breakfast was really good.
A good business hotel in the centre of the city
Great location, 5 minute walk to the shopping area and 10 minute walk to the heart of the Christmas markets. Staff very helpful and accomodating. Breakfast was included in our booking and this made it very good value. We also had free movies included in our stay and free wi-fi. The paternoster lift was a good experience. Lovely, comfortable, spacious, superior room. No complaints, great experience.
great room and seervice great breakfast buffett need and interior roonm street noise too loud
Close to metro and shops The room did not have a bath
Beautiful rooms with a great view.
Spectacular view on the frankfurter Skyline from the terrace restaurant and bar No direct access to the hotel doorstep for cabs or cars: you have to carry your load from the parking or the square in front of the hotel; breakfast is poor and the part of the restaurant devoted to breakfast tables carries heavy reminiscences of fryin oil still in the morning...
The location was nice. And the glass shower... Was awesome! The food was okay if you like to eat nothing! Luckily there was a subway down the street! Also I got the Deluxe weekend package...and they never served the champane on arrival...
4 meters hight сeiling, transparent shower cabin inside the room, nice viev from the window, spacious room - these all tune a to a good mood!
The rooms were tastefully decorated and very spacious and comfortable. The syline views were wonderful especially at night and the children loved the lifts! We had two fairly young children but were told the hotel could only add one single bed in addition to the double. Considering the amount of furniture in the room the writing desk space could easily have been removed and made way for another single. We had to take an inflatable for our second child which was OK but perhaps could have been avoided.
Design and location
The hotel is great; comfortable and clean... ...but reception staff is not friendly enough and no help for carrying the baggages. It is a nightmare when you checkout with your baggages.
Central location. Great view. The staff kept hounding me for my "voucher." I explained that I booked through Kayak and there was no voucher. I showed them my receipt, emailed them the receipt twice and printed the receipt out and gave it to Laura on the second night of the stay. Then, when I check out, they ask me for the voucher again! I get back to the U.S. and get an email from them...wanting the voucher. I expect that they'll charge me twice for the room and I'll have to do a charge back through my credit card. The beds are not fit for human consumption. P.S. a "double" room does not mean two beds - it means that you get a room that does not have the toilet and shower completely open!? They charged us 40 euro/night for a roll-away.
The highlight of this fine hotel has got to be the view! For the lack of a better word: it's perfect! Furnishings could be better. Old school tv / radio but that would only matter if you actually pay attention to such things.
location, quality of accomodation
We have a room at twenty nineth floor with wide windows. there is a imagine view to the city at the day and at the night
View of city very expensive phone calls
We had wonderfull view and well furnished, comfortable room. Excellent highlight after long-haul flight to Frankfurt.
Nice location. Gives an excellent view of the Frankfurt Skyline.
I enjoyed the feeling of security and the convient location. I would have like a clock in the room
Excellent Location in Frankfurt which is near Hauptwache. I could go shopping and take things back to hotel easily and continue shopping again. The nice room and nice view. I have the sickness and hotel staff are willing to help and send me to hospital. Next time I will stay in this hotel again.
Location,quitness ,staff,room,total lobby environment +elevators. definitelly amenities in the bathroom which are poor comparing to the total style and the reputation of the hotel.
Quiet Hotel - Minibar attendant entered room without knocking- when he found I was eating my lunch he did not excuse himself he just continued to open the ninibar and access and refill the items. Very inconsiderate! The chambre maid did not understand English therefore could not understand my instructions. The price of the breakfast of Eur29 is very high for a buffet breakfast - the same price as the room service breakfast. the equivalent to USD35+ for a simple breakfast is extremely high.
The staff were friendly and the location was excellent. Service was a bit slow at the breakfast buffet.
reception excellent service I have agreed for qiuck check out, but now I dont have the final bill. If you can send me by e-mail&
Hotel location. Bath and living rooms interior finish, furniture conditions and quality.
The location is excellent. I have booked a executive floor room and got instad a normal double bed room on the 10th floor. One the lower floor there was refurbishment goining on. There was a loud noise so we could not stay in the room. We paid a lot of money for a room that was not usable, because we had to work outside in a cafe. Only by night the noise stopped.
Gym is not complementary. Free internet only in the lobby, internet in room not complementary and very expensive.
The Breakfast was nice.The staff were good .
Liked the high quality of service and the very comfortable room Very much set up for the business person on expenses very expensive breakfasts for example
Very nice hotel and Frankfurt was great. Wireless Internet was slow within the hotel.
Male front desk staff.
The room I stayed in was lovely; elegantly furnished, it was actually a bedroom plus kitchen/office area with French doors to a balcony overlooking the charming garden. I also enjoyed the breakfast served in my room, especially the large pot of good coffee. Although there was a little kitchen, I wanted to make a cup of tea, and was given a pot to boil water, which was fine. I am thinking of booking again, and hope more kitchen related items would be available, as I sometimes like to fix a light dinner.
Good location in a residential area close to the train station. Although we had a kitchnette, there was no place to eat (only 2 chairs and a small desk) and no cooking utensils provided (only plates, silverware, cups). We had a balcony, but no chairs to put outside and sit. The breakfast was a fixed price (10.50 Euros) with no options for more or less food at differing prices, so we opted to eat at the train station. There was no reception area to sit and wait for friends to arrive and street parking is scarce.
Plenty of space for a good price. Quiet area.
Helpful staff, tasteful furnishing,situated very near to banks and opera nevertheless quiet
Very clean and comfort. Easy access to the city center.
Good location, good rooms, friendly staff As stated by others there is no lift and the stairs are steep and difficult to navigate with any reasonable size suitcase. The breakfast option is limited and rather expensive, eat elswhere..........
location and quality of the room & amenities no airconditioning
room quality, staff professionalism lots of steps and no elevator
-Rooms are very spacious and clean. Once heating turned on it is quite powerful and heats room quickly. Quiet location. -It was disappointing that the guesthouse did not provide a Kettle with Tea/Coffee provisions especially as rooms have a kitchen. --The heating could do with being turned on for a few hours on the day of the guests expected arrival as the room can get quite cold in winter with the heating switched off.
free wired internet worked perfectly
Room was wide and clean. Rooms facing against street is noisy. Room was hot during night. Front desk made us feel we aren't welcomed.
Nice stylish hotel, with free parking round the back. initially they gave me a smoking room although had requested a non smoking room. they quickly changed this for me with no fuss.
good location, nice room design
friendly staff, and room was good. breakfast was excellent. there was no shampoo for the shower, and maybe something on the walls would make the room more nice.
good for parking auto at site of hotel to much noise from other room, no sound proof anything thru wall to wall
Excellent receptionist - really helpful and friendly
Perfect location, very central and close to main facilities and amenities Hotel located on a noisy street.
Good location, good value for your Euro, free parking (!). Rooms on the upper floors facing the city have a good view and are not too noisy, in spite of being right on a busy street. As an alternative breakfast try La Maison du Pain just around the corner. If one travels with small children then beware of a relatively small elevator as a stroller may not fit in.
Much good in price even they serve good room quality! Never be likely such low price hotel quality. This hotel is enough worth of much higher price. Location is not super. but, there are even good cafe and shops near there, and not far from U-bahn station. Also, can walk to Hauptwache by walk easily.
Room was spacious and location was good. no air-conditioning. Mini-bar was defective and staff showed no anxiety to rectify.
It's very close too Fair and center off town. Verry silent part off Frankfurt.
Location is great. Close to all museums and centre of the city. rather poor choise of bath supplies
Staff were very helpful all the time. Physical proximity to the fair. Breakfast buffet was limited, quantities of food a little considering the fully booked nature of the hotel. Some plates on the buffet were left empty and were not replaced although everybody came to breakfast at the same time. There are no coffee pots on every table, to have another cup of coffee you have to wait until you catch the waiter's eye to ask for more coffee.
free internet
excellent position - very close to city centre/clean/very friendly and helpful staff/nicely decorated rooms a bit too small especially our twin room
The location was very convenient to the train station, without being in the red light district. It was in a very quiet neighborhood and very relaxing. I pity all those attempting to book near the train station and winding up in a hotel right next to a strip club. I booked this hotel after reading horror stories from other readers about hotels with cockroaches, bed bugs and all-night clubs. I'm very happy with the decision I made. It's only a 5 minute walk from the train station and as you're walking through the red light district to get to the hotel, you'll see how lucky you are not to be staying in a hotel any closer. Everything was sparkling clean, the staff was most helpful, and the breakfast downstairs in the morning was very tasty. The first half of my first night there was one of the worst in my life, though I managed to adjust and the rest of my stay was very pleasant. All the pillows they have are Euro Squares, which, as an American, I was not quite used to. The first pillow I asked for was very lumpy, so I asked for another and they obliged. The blanket also doesn't hang off the edge of the bed as I was used to, but came to just about the edge of the bed with one person under it. Also, it is quite a walk to the main shopping area, but that was OK with me because I only went to explore that area once just to see what was there. Strangely-sized bed dressings aside, this is a fantastic hotel.
The hotel is a 10 minute walk from the main Frankfurt train station. The hotel is a short walk from the Opera house and square where we had a nice dinner at an outdoor cafe (there were 4 cafes to choose from). We took the ETS tour of Hiedelberg and Rhine River. I would not recommend this tour company. We were leaving early (6:00a) on the last day of our stay and requested breakfast earlier than the scheduled time. The hotel accomodated our request. We were a couple and our beds were not close together...we had two separate twin beds. We enjoy sleeping together so that was a disappointment. This hotel is probably more appropriate for business than pleasure.
very pleasant stay No complaints
Helpfulness of staff
Close to the fair ground, nice small hotel, near restaurants, friendly staff. Bed, matress quality very poor!!! It was not horizontal and sinking/sloping to one side.
Excellent location. Close to Train station. Quiet, friendly place.
Clean and overall a nice hotel with a downtown location. The WiFi was slow when I stayed there. It worked best early in the morning. The hanger for the shower-head didn't hold the shower-head well enough. The shower was nice though.
The neighbourhood was too hood
the cost for a bed in a 6 bed dorm was cheap, the facilities were very clean and modern, WiFi was free and the hostel was very close to Frankfurt HBF. And for 7 Euros, the breakfast was really good. nada
Cheap, clean, nice place The neighborhood was not the nicest
About this hotel I enjoy its location (near the train station) and its nice rooms. Breakfast was good too. On the street the hotel is located there were many homeless and junkies screaming and making noises.
The room was big and we didn't have to share it with no one else. We were lucky no more people show up for those two night. We have the room for ourselves The elevator. In general everything looked very cleaned. The beds were neat with white new linens and comforter.
The location was great for easy pulic transit access The room was clean Nice pillow and duvet. The neighborhood was not very nice especially at night.
Excellent location....friendly staff.....nice view as my request.... No air conditioner in the room
best location!
Lovely comfortable hotel. Very clean room and bathroom. Quiet room at the back of the hotel. The staff were efficient and friendly. Excellent location close to good shopping and Christmas markets.
Best possible location in the hearth of the city if you like to explore most landmarks by foot. Nice breakfast buffet. All in all excellent value for your money, Difficult to load and unload luggage due to very agressive taxi dirvers at their stand in front of the entrance. Near parking house not easy to find.
The location was great, very convenient for a weekend city trip. Very close from everything. Very friendly people. Breakfast buffet was very nice. Room was clean and all equipped.
Excellent position for access to city.and the breakfasts are first class.and the staff are very polite and helpfull No
free good quality wi fi
cetral location. near fressgasse and other points of interest. pretty old fashioned.
Friendly staff, comfortable bed, good breakfast, free internet use. There was a strange smell in the room all the time.
Staff Price, rooms
clean room and hotel, kindness of staff breakfast buffet quite pour, couldnt use my notebook as lack of useable electricity devices.
i ordered a non smoking room, got a smoking room, unbelievable smell...
This second time at the Carlton I got an excellent room, the wifi service was perfect, the staff people are nice and welcoming, the breakfast is very good and is included in the price. It is perfect for a single man travelling for business at the Book Fair, taking into consideration the specificities of the hotel industry in the city of Frankfurt.
Staff is good, breakfast is good, near to station..wifi available in rooms bathrooms are terrible, rooms space are very small
The staff were very helpful and well spoken in english, the breakfasts were well displayed and fresh. No complaints at all.
safe, sleep, cleen, internet good. no
it is near the near station and with in walking distance to many stie attraction. We manage to check in early after our flight from singapore. It is clsoe by the casio and red light. No very safe to move around at night. Check out time of 1100H not later. WC is small and breakfast is very simple.
hotel staff, services, cleanliness and easy to find on map
We were met at check-in with such a lovely, helpful man who went out of his way to carry our suitcase because the elevator was broken. He also took the time to look up if the post office was open and showed us how to get there on a map. The room was clean, comfy, and spacious. Wide variety for breakfast in the morning! The two double beds put together to make a full bed were on wheels, so it was hard to cuddle together without pushing the beds apart!! It was also a bit stuffy with the windows closed, but a bit noisy with them open (our room overlooked the front, where drunken shouts were heard all night and construction started very early!) But these are minor issues for us. The most concerning thing was the incredibly rude and sour man working behind the desk in the morning. Complete opposite of the man who welcomed us! We heard this man speak curtly and impatiently with several customers as we sat for our breakfast. He should take notes from his kinder, older colleague!
Excellent location near shopping / eating area, easy access to the Messe - journey time just 15 mins. No English language channels on the TV!
Coffee available all day free of charge. Nice small outdoor area for my room. Nothing really.
staff not applicable
City center location, small hotel with relaxing atmosphere and without noise and croud of people. No
Excellent location for the Frankfurt market, comfortable rooms. Minor comments only:No tea/coffee making facilities. TV had 1 channel only!
Central location Very poor heating in the room at the 5th floor
The Location of the hotel was fantastic - directly in the centre of Frankfurt, near shopping, tourist attractions etc. There was nothing I didn't like about the hotel.
stayed in frankfurt 5 times in different hotels This location was great rooms clean when we did find hotel from station it was right on shopping center directions are rubbish
location perfect reception staff might have been more friendly and welcoming
good location No air conditioning in 30 degree heat. No english channels on the TV. Hotel is extremely basic but the room rates are very low.
Perfect location, just several meters from the Romer square! Metro station "Hauptwache" is just 2 minutes away. Small, but comfortable rooms. Bathroom was good, but the bath tube was rather small. It was difficult to wash the hair:-) Friendly staff and good choice for breakfast. maybe the leder was too narrow..


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KARACHI: The Pakistani government had complained to the US about being unaware of American funding provided directly to the Pakistan military, reveal previously unpublished American diplomatic cables. The reports also disclose tensions between the civilian government and the army over the use funds provided for counterinsurgency operations.
In a November 2009 meeting with former US Ambassador Anne Patterson, then Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin "appealed to the ambassador to keep him informed of funds the US directs to the Pakistani military.
"Promising that he would not reduce the military's budget based on US assistance flows, Tarin said that the finance ministry needs to be kept aware for overall budgeting purposes. Army Chief of Staff General Kayani does not pass on this information."


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Whistleblower Panel Discussion
The Government Accountability Project (GAP) presented The American Whistleblower Tour: Essential Voices for Accountability at Tulane University on Tuesday, February 28th. This tour featured a panel presentation by prominent national and New Orleans-based speakers discussing how whistleblowers promote transparency and accountability in key issues facing local residents. Co-sponsored by GAP, Tulane University, and NOCOG, the Whistleblower Tour explored the relationship between whistleblowers and institutional support networks. The panel presentations covered four distinct cases of whistle-blowing in a context of institutional support.
Tom Devine of the Governmental Accountability Project discussed how GAP is assisting divers like Scott Porter in spreading the word about adverse impacts from the BP oil spill. Scott himself addressed the failure of either BP or the government to disclose the health consequences of diving in a toxic soup of dispersants and oil.
Ivor Van Heerden was the original whistleblower who established that design failures by the Corps of Engineers caused the flooding of New Orleans. In her remarks, Sandy Rosenthal discussed how a civic organization like Levees.Org was able to build upon the initial revelations in a continuing campaign that held the Corps accountable for its flood protection activities in subsequent years.
The Office of the Independent Police Monitor provides institutional support from within government for police informants who want to blow the whistle on police misconduct. IPM Susan Hutson discussed another institutional suppor from within government—a forthcoming consent decree with the Department of Justice that will likely transform NOPD operations.
Steve Beatty, Editor of The Lens (a NOCOG partner), said that investigative journalists couldn't do what they do without the assistance of whistleblowers. The press plays a unique role in supporting whistleblowers by publicizing misconduct based on the inside information they supply, then protecting these same vital sources of information from retaliation by vengeful employers.
Overall, the panel presentations made a compelling case for institutional supports to enhance the effectiveness of whistleblowers. Whistleblowers need and deserve the support of public interest law firms, civic organizations, governmental watchdogs, and members of the press. Whistleblowing is a civic virtue that holds businesses and government accountable for their actions. We are all beneficiaries of whistleblowing.


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Wonder Festival 2017 Winter: Wonderful Hobby Life For You
Feb 21
// Tianxiao Ma
Figures from Good Smile Company and more
There were some intriguing Nendoroid and figma announcements at Wonder Festival but the scale figure previews weren't as interesting. Under the Wonderful Hobby Life For You banner, Good Smile Company and associated groups sho...
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Wonder Festival 2016 Winter: Good Smile Company part 1
I'm so sick of bunny outfits
Feb 09
// Tianxiao Ma
Good Smile Company's Wonderful Hobby Life For You display is like the all-you-can-eat buffet of Wonder Festival. By my quick internet research I estimate they have infinity figures. And I feel like half of that infinite numbe...
Top sales 8/31 to 9/6
Top selling toys in Japan for week of 8/31 to 9/6
Waving that Good Smile Company banner
Sep 15
// Jeremy Emerje Crocker
Normally we see the top hobby sales go to Bandai, mainly dominated by Gunpla. Not this week. This time around it's Good Smile Company (with an assist from Phat!) dominating. Bandai is still taking over the overall ranking, bu...
Miyazawa Model Exhibition Spring 2015: figma
All the figures you're still waiting on pre-orders for
Apr 14
// Jeremy Emerje Crocker
Back in February we got our first look at a bunch of new figma from Max Factory, Phat!, and FREEing. Since then we really haven't heard a whole lot outside of an occasional appearance here and there. While there's nothing her...
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Max Factory, Phat!, FREEing, and Gift show off the goods at Miyazawa Model Exhibition
Although it's a lot of stuff we've already seen in one form or another
Nov 20
// Jeremy Emerje Crocker
Kahotan made good on her promise and posted a second gallery for figures on display at Miyazawa Model Exhibition Autumn 2014. This time around the focus is on the companies of Max Factory, Phat!, FREEing, and Gift. Most ...
Wonder Festival
[Updated] Wonder Festival 2014 Summer: Good Smile Company Announcement wall
So. Much. Awesome.
Jul 27
// Jeremy Emerje Crocker
[List updated!] Good Smile Company's favorite way of late to announce new products at Wonder Festival is to put up a wall full of new figure announcements. There are a lot of things to be excited about about so take a moment to look over the photos in the gallery. Follow the jump for the list!
Phat! Company Satsuki
Kill la Kill's Satsuki Kiryuin figure now in color!
Viva la scans! The Queen of Eyebrows is live and in color
May 22
// Rio McCarthy
Back at the Miyazawa Model Exhibition Spring we saw the unpainted prototype sculpt of Miss Satsuki Kiryuin in her Junketsu costume. Now, we can see her in her full color glory! Well, at least as well as you can in magazine sc...
Good Smile Company announces release (and delay) dates for April
Oh no!
Apr 14
// Kristina Pino
It's that time again. Good Smile Company have posted up a release schedule for April, including some delays. As more dates are announced, we'll be sure to update. Delays first: GSC's Asuna, Knights of the Blood ver. (delayed...
Kosaki Onodera
Miyazawa Model Exhibition Spring 2014: Phat! Company's Kosaki Onodera
Nisekoi's plot-lenghtener!
Apr 08
// Kristina Pino
Though I'm only one volume of the manga into Nisekoi, I'm actually pretty pleased to see that one of the characters is getting a figure. Phat! Company was showing a prototype of Kosaki Onodera, the girl who is basically not m...
Get a closer look at Phat! Company's Ryuko Matoi
Mar 17
// Martin Siggers
Fresh blood...er, I mean pictures
A lot of people were very excited when Phat! Company unveiled their take on Ryuko Matoi back in December of last year. Now, as we edge closer to her June release date, Akiba Hobby have managed to get their hands on a pre-prod...
GSC delays
Good Smile Company announces it's delaying (almost) everything
Over twenty figures hit by setbacks
Mar 17
// Martin Siggers
OK, not quite everything but man, there are a LOT of delays this month. In fact, there are so many delays that GSC took the rare step of not bundling the announcement in with its upcoming release schedule. Instead, we go...
Kahotan previews Mika Jougasaki: Charisma Girl Ver.
Too soon?
Mar 13
// Scarecroodle
Oh, Mika, I wag my finger at thee! Kahotan recently uploaded a preview for Phat Company's Mika Jougasaki: Charisma Girl Ver. (currently available for pre-order). I have to confess that I'm a little worried about Mika's career...
GSC Delays
Good Smile's here to drop some more delays
New Madoka and Deep Sea Miku both bumped a month
Feb 24
// Martin Siggers
By now the regular Good Smile Company delay post is a warm familiar friend. OK, that's a lie. It's still a crushing disappointment, but at least Good Smile is prompt and consistent about notifying us when our eagerly awaited ...
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Wonder Festival 2014 Winter: Good Smile's scale figures
Looks like even more Idolm@ster is coming your way
Feb 10
// Natalie Kipper
Armed with photos taken by our very own Kristina Pino along with supplemental ones from AkibaHobby, we now take a look at the scale figures Good Smile Company brought with them to Wonder Festival. The majority of figures appe...
Tomopop LinkUP: Mass naked figure event
Feb 06
// Jeremy Emerje Crocker
Kotobukiya has posted a gallery for their latest Shining figure, Neris, on their blog. She's a great looking figure and available now for pre-order so go find yourself one. Orchid seed isn't only offering their special chrome bikini version of Sonico at Wonder Festival that we talked about last week. They've also got a special clear A5 file of the Sorceress from Dragons Crown, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt trading cards, and Seven Deadly Sins bath salts. Vertex will be offering this very special and very limited version of Noel Vermillion at Wonder Festival. The yellow repaint is limited to only 50 and sold at 8,800 each, the same prices as the regular version. Grizzry Panda will be showing off their latest garage kit, Kongou from Kantai Collection at Wonder Festival. It doesn't seem like she'll be up for sale, but they will be bringing many of their more popular kits from previous events back for sale. RocketNews24 reported on another Licca-chan doll crossover, this time with Kumamoto city mascot Kumamon. She's sporting a cute red and black dress with bear ears and comes with a little Kumamon. The real surprise is that she went up for sale exclusively at Takara Tomy Mall on February 1 and has already sold out. Toy As Object is reporting on this really cool and unconventional Crystal-Mecha by Super7 and artist Matt Allison. It's already been released in black with an orange crystal, it is now available for US$95 in red with a translucent blue crystal stand nine inches at the Super7 store. Hot Toys posted an interview with acclaimed anime director, character designer, and mecha artist Shinji Aramaki. They talk about his latest movie, the 3D CG take on Captain Harlock and the figure HT made for it. AmiAmi blog posted a gallery for Megahouse's G.E.M Series Sasuke Uchiha figure. They did a great job with posing on this figure and he even comes with special head parts so you can swap his eyes between regular, Sharingan, and Mangekyo Sharingan. Also at the same link is the latest Naruto additions to the Petit Chara Land series. The series features Naruto (Kurama Mode with baby Kurama), Sasuke (with Aoda), Orochimaru (with Manda), Hashirama Senju (with, uh, trees), Madara (with hypnotized Kurama) and ANBU Kakashi (with Bull). Cute figures, wouldn't know they were at war. Traditionally Bandai doesn't do Wonder Festival, choosing to handle their own events. That went out the window last year when we got our first look at D-Arts Sailor Moon at Wonder Festival 2013 [Summer]. This year Tamashii Nations will be representing Bandai and bringing along a bunch of their newest figures as well as some we've never seen before. We should be getting our first look at new figures from Infinite Stratos and Tiger & Bunny plus some others they haven't revealed the source for yet. quesQ will be at Wonder Festival with a number of new limited edition repaints for sale. Up for grabs will be Flandre Scarlet in pink and Kazami Yuuka in blue from Touhou Project, Elizabeth in black and pink from Persona 4: Arena, and Percival in red from Eiyuu Senki Gold. Of course they've got other things planned to debut at the event. The Japanese AmiAmi blog posted a gallery for Prince of Tennis' Shiraishi Kuranosuke from the ARTFX J line by Kotobukiya. Fans of the series will probably find very little to complain about here. Kahotan posted a gallery for Parfom Aigis which includes a very informative interview with Phat! Company's Ootani. There's also a new look Parfom Nozomi Hoshino which acted like the prototype for the series and will make an appearance at Wonder Festival this weekend. Primal Heart updated with a look at their latest Saber garage kit from Fate/EXTRA CCC. The kit features Saber in a tiny nightgown and they really captured her well! Artist Amanda Visell made this really cute 8 inch Wood Jackalope Dunny. It's available for US$400 at the Switcheroo shop. I thought the jack in jackalope stood for jackrabbit, but I guess it stands for lumberjack. [embed]33525:37254:0[/embed] Universes collide when Filmation Skeletor voice actor Alan Oppenheimer and 200X Skeletor voice Brian Dobson come together to play with Skeletor figures for this promo video for Power-Con. Man, Alan can still do the voice perfectly! Aniplex is working on another Homura figure for Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Like most things these days this one is movie based and the figure title translates to something like Flame Time Regression ver. Should be really nice when it gets a limited release in September on at the Aniplex+ store. Need another reason to get Attack on Titan figma Armin this weekend? Try Akiba Hobby's advance gallery out and see if that convinces you. [embed]33525:37255:0[/embed] Friends of Tomopop Jesse DeStasio, Nicholas Fung, and Cade Hiser have joined forces to host a new weekly toy show on YouTube called ToyPizza. Every Tuesday they'll be talking about great toys for all ages past and present, doing outings, and just talking about the stuff we all love. The first vid is just over four minutes long so it's easy to jump in and watch. What have you got to lose? And that's it for this week. Not sure what we'll have to talk about next week with Wonder Festival over, but I'll be back again nextweek with another Tomopop LinkUP nonetheless!
We're in the final days before Wonder Festival 2014 [Winter]!
Hello and welcome back to a very busy Tomopop LinkUP! I suppose that title is worthy of a little explanation. You see, back in the heyday of anime fansubs there was a number of speed subbers that were notorious for their nons...
Ultra Tokyo Connection
GSC launches new distributor Ultra Tokyo Connection in LA
Good Smile Company and UTC to appear at Toy Fair in February
Jan 26
// Jeremy Emerje Crocker
In an attempt to bombard North America with all things otaku, Good Smile Company has launched new distribution company Ultra Tokyo Connection in Los Angeles, California. The service is being produced through a partnership wit...
Good Smile reveals their Winter WonFes exclusives
Jan 17
// Martin Siggers
Madoka! Attack On Titan! And, of course, Miku.
By now we know that Good Smile Company will always bring some extremely tasty stuff along as Wonder Festival exclusives, and this year is no different as the firm has unveiled the list of six figures and accessories that have...
Don't lose your way to these Ryuko Matoi pre-orders
Dec 25
// Martin Siggers
Phat! Company take on Kill la Kill heroine
With Kill la Kill pretty much unanimously agreed to be the greatest thing in the history of the universe, it was only a matter of time before the figures started coming out of the woodwork, and it's Phat! Company who are...
GSC Delays
Good Smile unleashes a torrent of further delays
There'll be some space under the tree at Christmas
Dec 16
// Martin Siggers
We should have known it was too good to be true. When Good Smile Company announced a very slim roster of delays just a few days ago, it looked like the company was on track for a remarkably punctual December. Turns out not so...
Phat! Company Ryuko
Phat! Company announces Kill la Kill's Ryuko Matoi
Kill la Kill hits the figure world thanks to Phat! Company
Nov 12
// Rio McCarthy
Anyone happen to be at Miyazawa Model Expo Autumn 2013? I wish I was, because I would seriously hug the folks over at Phat! Company right now. Apparently they will be making a figure in 1/8th scale for Ryuko Matoi from K...
GSC Delays
Good Smile Company announce more October delays
And we were doing so well
Oct 21
// Kristina Pino
It seems that last week's delay announcement was just too good to be true, because Good Smile Company have come through with a solid list of delayed figures, some of which have already been bumped from previous months. Expect...
NYCC: Good Smile Company
NYCC 2013: Good Smile Company part 2
Enter the magical girls
Oct 11
// Kristina Pino
In this second half of the Good Smile Company round-up, Andres caught some pictures of the magical girls of Madoka Magica fame in various formats, along with some Sword Art Online Nendoroids, the Monokuma Nendoroid, Steins;Ga...
NYCC: Good Smile Company
NYCC 2013: Good Smile Company part 1
Beware the titans
Oct 11
// Kristina Pino
In this first round-up of Good Smile Company's showing at NYCC, we've got plenty of Attack on Titan merch on display in the way of figma and Nendoroids of Mikasa and Eren, and the Colossal Titan playset, along with some detai...
Tomopop Review: Phat! Company's 1/8 Meruru
Oct 08
// Jeremy Emerje Crocker
Figure Name: 1/8 MeruruFigure Maker: Phat!Price: ¥7,429 Available at: HobbyLink Japan Starting with the box there's really not a whole lot to get exited for. From the front it's your standard window box colored entirely in eye-catching, customer luring yellow. The entire figure is visible, so there are no real surprises for anyone buying one in person. There are also windows on the sides and top giving a pretty good view from several directions. It also helps to let some light in. Out of the package it's every bit the sculpt we saw previewed. She's in a pose based in part on her standing pose in the production art, but altered into a walking pose. You can also see the final version of the base; the clear disk has now been replaced by a convex pink-frosted clear stand that looks good under the figure. Clearly a figure only intended to be seen from the front as long as the backdrop is in place. Sculpting is still good. Taking a closeup look at the face they did a great job with her likeness. Her eyes are nice and sharp, her nose isn't all awkward if not viewed just right, and her mouth has a little bit of depth to it rather than just a big, pink blob. In fact, the overall sculpt is sharp for the most part, and the paint is nice and clean. I should probably point out that the yellow is a little brighter in these photos, and the official ones, than in person. The yellow is of a much duller (though still bright) shade on the actual figure, which is the appropriate shade for the most part. Tiny crown! Pretty much the only feature on her that lets you know Meruru is a princess and not just an alchemist. All of the trim is in a light gold while the gems are painted in metallic green. There's also a chain hanging off the back with a star on the end. You've probably noticed by now that the most glaring eyesore about this figure is on the top of her head. The seam running from side to side is one thing, you almost expect those, but the top of her head is the worst. It looks like a big ball of uncooked dough. It's lumpy and has those weird lines running through it. Her braids are also kinda muddled and lack the detail that you see in the rest of the sculpt. Shame, it's like the sculptor didn't have a proper reference so they gave up. Usually she's shown with a slight part down the middle, she has braids on both sides of her head after all. The sculpt of the rest of her hair is nice with lots of tresses going every which way while she walks. It's probably being tossed around a bit too much, but you know, art and such. Come on, tell me that doesn't look like a hair octopus! Unfortunately, this is also one of the areas that they made a bit of a miss on. Her hair is inexplicably brown instead of pink. Yeah, there's a very tiny bit of pink in there, but compared to the official figure images linked above it's nowhere near accurate. In-game her hair shade ranges from light pink to a pinkish-blond, but never brown like this. Her staff is sculpted pretty much perfectly. The translucent green gem in the center is a nice touch, they could have just as easily painted on like on the crown, but they thankfully didn't. The color is interesting. They went with silver, though for whatever odd reason the game alternates between gold and silver depending on if it's game art (silver) or a character model (gold). At least it's an appropriate variant. What never appears silver in the game in any way is the trim of her outfit. No matter what art you look at her clasps, belt, sleeves, and boots and various other shiny bits are always gold. It's so strange for them to choose silver when surely their reference art did everything in gold. It's so strange that the only gold is on her crown and the pouch hidden on her back. Maybe gold paint costs more so they went with the cheaper silver? No idea, but it's a disappointing choice. Another oddity is her sleeve cuffs. The pattern printed on them is right, but it's very scarce when it should be very little empty space. It's also really strange that her right cuff here has only yellow flowers while her left cuff has all red flowers. There's no basis for that, they should be evenly spread on both cuffs. Since I'm already complaining, here's another problem. Let me start by saying the boots are wonderfully sculpted with lots of great details and even some stitching. However, if you're going to sculpt a figure in a walking pose with their foot lifted you might want to consider sculpting the bottom of their boot. How they can do such great sculpting on the top and totally forget the bottom is really beyond me! One last thing to complain about before trying to end this on a positive note: If you look at the official galleries the inside of her cape should consist of four clearly defined colors: green, yellow, pink, and purple. What you get is a muddy blur of colors; the green stands out at the bottom, but the pink overpowers the yellow and purple so much that they're barely there. And while the opalescent coating is still present it does little to replicate the art. Real shame, that's one of my favorite features of her outfit. On a somewhat positive note I do like her backdrop, if you can call it that. It has some nice pastel colors and shifts from translucent clouds to a series of stars. It's not based on anything from the series, but it does fit and maybe you can think of the transition from clouds to stars as a metaphor for alchemy. It's certainly better than the giant medallion Rorona comes on. It's not without problems, though. The star side has some really rough edges that should have been caught during production. The flowers on her cape are very vibrant pastel shades and well sculpted. The bow around her neck is also nice and a deep pink color also found on her crown, staff, pouch, and the back of her cape. Though in reality that deep pink should really be a bright pink. I'm sure someone was looking for a shot like this. What can I say, she's well sculpted. Whoever was in charge of the figure may not be able to get the deco right, but at least they know anatomy. And with that we come to an end. If you don't look too closely, this is a nice figure that will be fine standing on a shelf from a distance. Get a little closer and compare it to the character art and you'll quickly start picking it apart. If you view it from the obvious direction with the backdrop behind her the sculpting is fantastic, but from other directions you're going to notice the blobby hair and mirror finish on the bottom of her boots. The biggest drawback is the bizarre color changes. If they had spent just a little more time refining the sculpt and done a better job of color matching they would have had a perfect figure. As-is it just feels like a mock-up or a prototype that got rushed through production. Unless you're fine with the lack of accuracy, or don't know the character enough to care, then this is a perfectly fine figure. If you're looking for a perfect rendition of Meruru that matches her price then you'll either have to keep waiting or modify this one. [Thanks, as always, to HobbyLink Japan for the review sample!]
Not quite as advertised
Back in 1997 Gust Corporation introduced the world to the Atelier video game series. 16 years and 15 games (plus a few spin-offs) later the series has become a staple among JRPG fans. And yet, the series has been pretty light...
More delays
Good Smile confirm a mass of further delays
Sub-brands affected as well.
Jun 18
// Martin Siggers
Hold on Good Smile Company, I thought we'd already gotten June's delays done and dusted? Alas, it was just a trick to lure you into a false sense of security, as GSC have now unleashed a massive second announcement confirming...
Phat! Company teases their now-painted Yoshino
May 22
// Kristina Pino
Right in the wake of Plum's own Yoshino figure going up for pre-order, Phat! Company is teasing their own 1/8-scale rendition which is now painted! We've got a back view here of the figure, which we last saw at Miyazawa Model...
Good Smile announces shipping dates and figure delays
Check out what'll actually come out this month!
Apr 15
// Kristina Pino
The folks at Good Smile Company have recently updated their page with shipping info for this month as well as items that were delayed to May. Among the things you'll have to wait for a bit longer are: Max Factory's Hacker Ch...
Pre-order a trio of Nendos: Cecilia, Houki and Monokuma
Feb 26
// Andres Cerrato
Nendoroid collectors have three reasons to be excited this morning. A trio of brand-new releases will be making their way to stores this summer and are now available for pre-order! We have a pair of ladies from Infinite Strat...
Have some more Hobby Maker Exhibition photos
Danny Choo's photos shine a light on some of the smaller companies
Feb 21
// Brian Szabelski
Mikatan grabbed a few photos from Hobby Maker Exhibition, mostly centered around Good Smile and its closely affiliated companies. Danny Choo has posted some photos as well. However, he grabbed a few more photos of compan...
Wonderful Hobby Life For You!! 17 site is go!
Jan 18
// Jeremy Emerje Crocker
(Puella Magi Madoka Magica) Homura Akemi: you are not alone. ¥9,000 Nendoroid Snow Miku: Strawberry White Kimono Ver. ¥4,000 Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls - Anzu, Kaede and Rika & Live Stage Set ¥4,000 (IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls) figma Rin Shibuya ¥3,500 (IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls) figma Anzu Futaba ¥3,500 (IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls) oversized Dekacchu Kirari Moroboshi ¥4,000 threeA's WWR Hara Patrol ¥15,000 (online only) figma Egashira 2:50 - White Tights ver. ¥3,800 (online only) Tomokazu Seki: Glenfire (not available online) See anything you like? As I said I'm going for the pair of IDOLM@ASTER figma, what about the rest of you? Be sure to follow the links above for additional images as well!
Good Smile's Wonder Festival 2013 [Winter] site lauches with revealing of exclusives.
The next Wonder Festival is just over three weeks away and Good Smile Company is now ready to unveil all their plans for the big event. The website for Wonderful Hobby Life for You!! 17 has now gone live with all the show pla...
Stardust Witch Meruru aims for (and strikes) my heart
Dec 11
// Kristina Pino
MOECEPTION previewed by Mikatan and now up for pre-order!
I suppose it's pretty rare to see a figure of an anime character within an anime... moe-ception?! Anywho, Mikatan's preview of this cutie came in along with the pre-orders last night, so you'll see both the retail sample and ...
Princess Meruru pre-orders will be concocted tonight
Title character from the third part of the Arland trilogy appears in figure form thanks to Phat! Company
Nov 28
// Jeremy Emerje Crocker
Even though I've played a lot of video games over the years I'm not really what you'd call a 'hardcore gamer'. I'm the type of person who picks up a game and just plugs away at it for a couple hours at a time. There are very ...
The iDOLM@STER girls give a mini size Cinderella story
Mikatan previews the upcoming Miniature iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls.
Nov 14
// Jonathan Tubbs
Idol simulator series The iDOLM@STER is certainly something big. I mean look at how many times MegaHouse has released repaints of the girls from this series? Well, The iDOLM@STER is now even bigger than before thank...
Get to moving with Nendoroid Lily from anim.o.v.e.
Pre-orders open for the latest popular Vocaloid lady in Nendoroid form.
Oct 30
// Jonathan Tubbs
For those looking to expand their Nendoroid collection with every Vocaloid character, break out that credit card and get ready to spend. Pre-orders have opened for the latest popular gal from this series, Lily from anim.o.v.e...
The Fate series gets magical with Prisma Illya
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya has an anime coming so here's a figure from Phat! Company.
Oct 23
// Jonathan Tubbs
This one is out of left field but I guess when you're getting a new anime, you'll most likely get yourself a figure. Especially if you're a spin off of Fate/stay night. Both previewed by Mikatan's Blog and now available for p...
Good Smile Company delays your October pre-orders
What? Product delays? Say it ain't so!
Oct 22
// Jonathan Tubbs
Delays. They are a given now in the figure world especially from such companies like Good Smile Company. It's quite a list so I'm not going to waste your time. The following products have been delayed to a November, 2012 rele...
Get the right angles on Phat's Bayonetta in this gallery
Sep 12
// Chang Su
Did you look at Phat's Bayonetta and think to yourself "Gee, I sure wish there was a better view of her crotch"? If so, then Mikatan's got you covered in her latest preview. I'll let the pictures do most of the talking, but w...
Tomopop Review: Totooria Helmold by Phat! Company
Aug 14
// Tianxiao Ma
Figure Name: Totooria HelmoldFigure Maker: Phat! CompanyRetail Value: ¥9,450Available At: Otacute | Plamoya | Big Bad Toy Store At ¥9,450 MSRP Totori certainly isn't cheap. Is the package you get worthwhile? I'd say it mostly is, even if you don't know about the character, but just like cute figures with cool bases. Speaking of packages, I've included a box shot for reference. It's certainly nothing fancy, although it is small even for a 1/8-scale figure. I'm a firm proponent of compact packaging (some of you know what it's like to have nowhere to put your figure boxes) so I hope Phat! Company keeps it up! My first impressions upon unboxing were very positive. Assembly was kept to a bare minimum; all you have to do is slide the staff into Totori's hand, and put her on the base. Totori looks pretty good all-around. The base is a big part of that, adding little, interesting details and a bit of quirkiness. Totori herself is a pleasure to behold. Phat! Company translated her character design well, and really got that moe look down. Disappointingly, once you look closer, the figure's flaws begin to show. There are a lot of details packed into every inch of the figure, but not all of them are well-executed. The patterns on Totori's cuffs are clean, but the shoulder straps on her dress look rough. The little book she's holding doesn't look great either despite being positioned next to the focal point of the figure (Totori's face). I also feel like Totori's mouth could have used more definition. The various items around the base look fine. Though you might find some mould lines here and there, they're not overly distracting. There are some bigger flaws, such as this chunk missing from Totori's butt. I also spotted some stray paint, such as a tan spot on her leg. While I appreciate the effort put into cramming so much detail into the figure, the quality control does need to be a bit more meticulous. Clearly this was a shoot for the stars type deal for Phat! Company, and that's what matters most to me. They went all-out with the detailing, and used liberal amounts of clear PVC to convey the delicacy of Totori's outfit. So, despite the QC issues I still appreciate the end result. As a collector I enjoy seeing original or underrepresented characters, as they add diversity to my shelves. Totori, with her distinct character design, cartoonish base, and pastel color scheme, livens up my wall shelf a lot. Ultimately I hope potential buyers can move past the small QC issues because Totori is a lovely figure. I own plenty of figures with impeccable quality control, but which are far less interesting to look at. In fact I did two photo shoots of Totori simply because after finishing the first set, I thought of another way to shoot her that I liked better. I'm encouraged by Phat! Company's choice to go with a subject out of left field. With some support they can probably get their manufacturing up to par with the top tier companies. That'll do it for the review, but there's plenty more Totori in the gallery for you to check out. Also, don't forget to leave feedback in the comments!
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The Wendy Davis Campaign for Governor announced today that it has raised $27 million since July of 2013, surpassing the amount of money raised by 2010 Democratic governor candidate Bill White with four months to go in the campaign, 1200 WOAI news reports.
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Steve Lukather's stunning guitarwork steals the show at Ringo's All-Starr hitfest
Not all of the folks attending last night's Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band show at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver might have known who Steve Lukather was. I suspect a lot of them just went to see the ex-Beatle, hoping to hear him revive Fab Four memories with tunes like "Yellow Submarine" and "With a Little Help From My Friends", which he certainly did do.
But I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of Ringo fans left the place thinking, "Man, that curly-haired guitar dude on the left sure could play!"
The whole concept of the All-Starr Band is that it's comprised of players who've already made names for themselves in various bands. As well as Lukather—whose mainstream rock outfit Toto hit it big in the eighties—the group included pop great and acclaimed producer Todd Rundgren on guitar and vocals, Mr. Mister leader Richard Page on bass and vocals, and original Santana member Greg Rolie on keyboards and vocals.
One of the cool things about having Rolie in Ringo's touring group is that the setlist includes old Santana hits like "Evil Ways", "Oye Como Va", and "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen", all of which showcased Lukather's imaginative melding of jazz- and blues-based fretwork. The latter number also gave Starr the chance to go all Latin on our asses, although his co-drummer—studio ace and former Joe Satriani skinbasher Gregg Bissonette—was pretty hefty backup.
When Lukather wasn't boggling the minds of the guitar freaks in the sold-out crowd, the former Richard Starkey—who turned 74 last week—took centre stage to sing lead on Beatles-covered tunes like Carl Perkins' "Matchbox" and "Honey Don't" and Buck Owens' "Act Naturally". But then Lukather would blow more minds with his wild, country-flavoured rockabilly licks on those tunes as well.
Eat your heart out, Brian Setzer.
Other highlights of the two-hour show included the three-part harmonies on Toto's "Africa", Rundgren's stirring vocals on his old group Utopia's "Love Is the Answer", and a couple tunes from Ringo's post-Beatles solo career, "It Don't Come Easy" and "Photograph". It was during the latter selection—the 22nd song of a 25-song set—that a middle-aged couple snuck down onto the previously restricted area in front of the stage and started dancing, setting off a stampede that filled up the entire floor with gyrating bodies and shutterbugs in search of the best ex-Beatle iPhone photo of the day.
Since the whole vibe of the stagefront action was in line with Ringo's longstanding "peace and love" mandate, he was totally okay with it. Not once did I hear him holler: "Security! Get in there and bust some heads!"
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Ron Y
Jul 16, 2014 at 12:10pm
The undisputed 4th Beatle!
Wish I'd seen it.
Mr Ed Banger
Jul 23, 2014 at 5:47am
Toto, Mr Mister - that sounds like torture Newt. One of the guys in Toto paid for his musical sins by dying in a lawn pesticide-related death - I can only hope a riding lawnmower is somewhere in Phil Collins future.
Jul 31, 2014 at 9:12am
What an idiotic comment. Never wish death on anyone. And Jeff was one of the best drummers who ever graced the earth - bar none!
Aug 17, 2014 at 3:46am
I actually hope it's going to be ed bangers future
Nov 14, 2014 at 9:51pm
Ringo may be in his seventies now but he still bounces around the stage like a twenty year old. Good for him! Hope he has another 74 years of good life in him. And Steve Lukather is arguably the greatest pop/rock guitarist in the world also most capable of playing jazz and rockabilly too.
Sounds like folks had a good time. Rock on!


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Ankara: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will consider holding a referendum on plans to redevelop an Istanbul park that have sparked nationwide protests, in his first major concession in nearly two weeks of anti-government unrest.
The gesture came as thousands gathered in the city's Taksim Square on Wednesday, next to Gezi Park, for a 13th evening of demonstrations. The mood was subdued and peaceful, in stark contrast to the previous night when protesters fought running battles with riot police.
"We might put it to a referendum ... In democracies only the will of the people counts," said Huseyin Celik, a spokesman for Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) after talks between Mr Erdogan and protest leaders.
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A campaign to save Gezi Park's trees from being razed to make way for a replica of Ottoman-era military barracks was met with a heavy-handed police response on May 31. The crackdown sparked a countrywide outpouring of anger against Mr Erdogan, seen as increasingly authoritarian.
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Mr Erdogan has faced international condemnation over his handling of the crisis, which has left four dead and injured nearly 5000 demonstrators, tarnishing Turkey's image as a model of Islamic democracy.
Mr Erdogan has taken a combative stance against the demonstrations, warning repeatedly that he was running out of patience with the demonstrators, but he held out on olive branch by meeting with some of the protest representatives on Wednesday.
The representatives, a loose coalition of environmental campaigners, did not comment on the referendum proposal after the talks. Critics say they do not speak for most of the protesters and were cherry-picked for the meeting with the premier.
Meanwhile, riot police backed by armoured water cannon trucks looked on as demonstrators gathered peacefully around a piano in Taksim Square for a live concert, sporadically chanting: "Everywhere is Taksim, everywhere is resistance!"
Earlier in the day, thousands of lawyers took to the streets in Istanbul and the capital Ankara in protest at the brief detention of over 70 colleagues on Tuesday after they objected to the police violently reclaiming Taksim Square, which had seen no police presence since June 1.


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I didn't know it was possible to win an Olympic medal for sliding down an ice tunnel on a beer tray at high speed, so imagine my surprise when Amy Williams struck gold.
She calls her racing mount Arthur, my middle name (one of them, anyway) - but I don't suppose I'll ever get a gong, unless they're introduced for synchronised ranting.
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