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Safety and Effectiveness of a Combination Anti-HIV Drug Treatment
This study has been completed.
Glaxo Wellcome
Information provided by:
NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
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First received: April 4, 2000
Last updated: June 23, 2005
Last verified: August 2000
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to see if it is safe and effective to give HIV-positive patients a combination of anti-HIV drugs (abacavir [ABC] plus efavirenz [EFV] plus didanosine [ddI]) with and without hydroxyurea (HU).
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Hydroxyurea Drug: Abacavir sulfate Drug: Efavirenz Drug: Didanosine
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase IV 48-Week, Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Trial of Abacavir (300mg BID)/Efavirenz (600mg QD)/Didanosine (400mg QD) +/- Hydroxyurea (500mg BID) in HIV-1 Infected Subjects Failing Initial Therapy With 3TC/ZDV (or d4T) +/- Protease Inhibitor(s)
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS
Drug Information available for: DidanosineU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|July 1999
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|October 2000
Patients are randomized into one of two treatment arms: ABC/EFV/ddI or ABC/EFV/ddI/HU. In the second treatment arm, patients are further randomized to receive HU beginning at Baseline, when ABC/EFV/ddI is started, or at Week 8. Delaying HU may help offset the cytopenic effect of HU, as reflected in a blunted CD4 cell response. Patients are stratified according to their screening plasma HIV-1 RNA level (400 to 10,000 copies/ml and more than 10,000 to 100,000 copies/ml). Participants in the study receive study-related exams, lab tests, and study medications at no cost over the 48-week treatment period. The safety and effectiveness of the non-protease inhibitor rescue therapy is evaluated routinely by measuring viral load and the CD4 cell count, as well as the side effects caused by the medications. All of the medications are approved by the FDA and are not considered investigational.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|13 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Patients may be eligible for this study if they:
- Are taking lamivudine (3TC) plus either zidovudine (ZDV) or stavudine (d4T). Patients may also be taking one or two protease inhibitors (PIs). (Patients will qualify if drug substitutions were made or if the drugs were stopped for up to 2 months under certain conditions.)
- Have a viral load of 400 copies/ml or more (treatment failure) after 16 weeks of this treatment.
- Have a viral load between 400 and 100,000 copies/ml.
- Have a CD4 cell count of 100 cells/mm3 or more.
- Have consent of a parent or guardian (if under 18).
- Agree to use a barrier form of birth control (such as condoms) during the study.
- Are at least 13 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients will not be eligible for this study if they:
- Are unable to take medications by mouth.
- Have certain opportunistic (AIDS-related) infections or diseases.
- Have certain serious medical conditions such as diabetes or a disease of the liver, pancreas, or heart.
- Have a history of lymphoma.
- Have had peripheral neuropathy (a painful condition affecting the nervous system) within 2 months of study entry.
- Have been taking anti-HIV drugs for more than 1.5 years without an effect on HIV levels.
- Have ever taken ABC, ddI, or a type of anti-HIV drug called an NNRTI (such as EFV).
- Are unable to complete all 48 weeks of the study or take all of the study drugs.
- Are receiving certain other investigational treatments.
- Are receiving radiation therapy or chemotherapy within 8 weeks of study entry, or plan to receive one of these treatments during the study. (Local treatment for Kaposi's sarcoma is allowed.)
- Are taking certain medications including those that might affect the immune system or HIV levels.
- Have received a vaccine within 8 weeks of study entry or an HIV vaccine within 3 months of study entry.
- Are pregnant or breast-feeding.
- Abuse alcohol or drugs.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00005018
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00005018
|United States, California
|East Bay AIDS Ctr
|Berkeley, California, United States, 94705
|Pacific Oaks Research
|Beverly Hills, California, United States, 90211
|Altamed Medical Health Services
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90022
|St Lukes Medical Group
|San Diego, California, United States, 92101
|Pacific Horizons Med Group
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
|United States, Florida
|Gary Richmond MD
|Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33316
|Univ of Miami School of Medicine
|Miami, Florida, United States, 331361013
|Saint Josephs Comprehensive Research Institute
|Tampa, Florida, United States, 33607
|United States, Illinois
|Northstar Med Clinic
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60657
|United States, Kentucky
|Univ of Kentucky Med Ctr
|Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536
|United States, Massachusetts
|Boston Med Ctr / Evans - 556
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 021182393
|CRI of New England
|Brookline, Massachusetts, United States, 02445
|United States, Nebraska
|Univ of Nebraska Medical Ctr
|Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 681985400
|United States, New York
|Beth Israel Med Ctr
|New York, New York, United States, 10003
|Saint Luke's - Roosevelt Hosp Ctr
|New York, New York, United States, 10019
|United States, North Carolina
|Univ of North Carolina / Infectious Disease Division
|Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
|Univ of NC Infectious Diseases
|Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, 28402
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Anderson Clinical Research Inc
|Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, 19604
|United States, Rhode Island
|Miriam Hosp
|Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02906
|United States, South Carolina
|Burnside Clinic
|Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29206
|United States, Texas
|Univ of Texas Med Branch
|Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555
|Univ of Texas / Thomas Street Clinic
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|United States, Virginia
|Hampton Roads Med Specialists
|Hampton, Virginia, United States, 23666
Sponsors and Collaborators
Glaxo Wellcome
More Information
Keywords provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00005018 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|April 4, 2000
|Last Updated:
|June 23, 2005
Keywords provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
Drug Therapy, Combination
HIV Protease Inhibitors
RNA, Viral
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Anti-HIV Agents
Viral Load
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Protease Inhibitors
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers
Anti-HIV Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017


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I think I am confused about GETs, POSTs, and Redirects.
What causes a GET to come into existence?
What causes a POST to come into existence?
When you "Redirect", what is that?
GET and POST are types of HTTP requests. The client (e.g. browser) will send the request to the server which can include GET/POST values
GET will come from a query string in the URL.
$_GET['something'] will be 'value';
POST occurs most often when the user has submitted a form, and it had a method of POST. The URL won't show a change as with GET, but the data will be sent as part of the request.
<form method="post" action="script.php">
<input type='text' name='something' value='value'>
$_POST['something'] will be 'value';
POST can be sent without a form.
There are different types of redirect. Typically the server will send a HTTP header to the user agent which has a redirect instruction, or a status code indicating the resource has moved.
header("Location: http://example.com/somewhere-else.html");
Browsers will redirect in this case, but if you depend on your script end you must also call exit() because you can't trust them to redirect. It's just an instruction.
There are also HTML meta redirects and JavaScript ones, but they're not so relevant.
Why is it that when I did a redirect with a "pretty URL" that there wasn't a GET involve?
My "pretty URL" is supposed to be converted to a Query String and so based on what you said I'd expect GET to have a value...
In "article.php" I set my page to return back to...
// Set Article Title.
$articleTitle = $_GET['title'];
$_SESSION['articleTitle'] = $_GET['title'];
// Set current Script Name + Query String.
$_SESSION['returnToPage'] = $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] . '/' . $articleTitle;
And then after the user successfully logs in on "log_in2.php" my code is supposed to bring them back to the specific article they were reading on "article.php"...
// Redirect User.
if (isset($_SESSION['returnToPage'])){
header("Location: " . $_SESSION['returnToPage']);
// Take user to Home Page.
header("Location: " . WEB_ROOT . "index.php");
// End script.
But if I have a returnToPath = '/article.php/postage-meters-save-you-money then why isn't it working and creating a GET value?
Do you have a rewrite rule (.htaccess) to convert article.php/title into article.php?title=$titleIf not, then having article.php/something won't create a GET variable. You need the ? in there.
RewriteEngine on
#PRETTY: articles/postage-meters-can-save-you-money
#UGLY: article.php?title=postage-meters-can-save-you-money
RewriteRule articles/([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$ article.php?title=$1
Try this (escaping - so it doesn't get confused as part of a character range)
RewriteRule articles/([a-zA-Z0-9_\\-]+)$ article.php?title=$1
Does manually requesting articles/postage-meters-can-save-you-money work?
My mod_rewrite works just fine on its own.
Redirecting from "log_in2.php" back to "/articles/postage-meters-can-save-you-money" is the issue.
The header function is supposed to get a full absolute URL, but normally browsers can cope with a relative one. Have to echoed $_SESSION['returnToPage'] to see that the value is what you expect?
Starting to be reminded of why I redirect EVERYTHING that isn't a static file at a single index.php, then manually parse $SERVER['REQUESTURI'] instead.
Which would be my advice on it. Pathinfo, then explode on /.
What is the best way to achieve that?
Sounds like a need for my config.inc.php file which goes like...
define('ENVIRONMENT', 'development');
//define('ENVIRONMENT', 'production');
// File Root
define('ROOT', ENVIRONMENT === 'development'
? '/Users/user1/Documents/DEV/++htdocs/01_MyProject/'
: '/var/www/vhosts/mywebsite.com/httpdocs/');
// Web Server Root
define('WEB_ROOT', ENVIRONMENT === 'development'
? 'http://local.dev/'
: 'http://www.mywebsite.com/');
Would that work?
[OT]Slight note - there is an HTTP GET, and PHP's $_GET. HTTP GET is a HTTP Verb (Protocol Method), used to describe the transaction desired with a message sent to a web server. GET is used to tell the webserver "I want the following resource.". POST is likewise, but specifies to the server that there is data being passed.
A Redirect is an HTML construct as well - in response to the HTTP GET/POST, the server (whether prompted by PHP, or apache, or whatever) responds with one of a couple of status numbers that indicate the URL has been redirected (Any status code in the 300 range is classified as a Redirect)
PHP's $GET and $POST are superglobal variables that always 'exist', but are empty unless there are variables passed in the query-string section of a URL (for $GET), or in the message section of a POST operation ($POST). It is perfectly possible to pass both at the same time (Send a POST operation, aimed at a URL the contains query string variables)[/OT]

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#COForward RV Rolls Out for Colorado Women
To gear up for early voting here in Colorado, the Moving Colorado Forward RV will be hitting the road once again to let Colorado women know what's at stake in this election.
This time, the RV will host some special guests including Cecile Richards, Katherine Archuleta, Cecilia Muñoz, and Diana DeGette.
Meet up with us along the way to hear more about what President Obama has done for women across Colorado — come out to one of these events near you.
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Many familiar TV favorites were nominated Thursday morning for the 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards, but there were also some fresh faces in the mix while some very popular favorites were left out.
It was a good morning for "American Horror Story: Asylum" (which racked up 17 noms), "Game Of Thrones" (scored 16 noms), "Behind The Candelabra" and "Saturday Night Live" (which both earned 15 nominations) and "Breaking Bad" and "30 Rock" (which each got 13 nods). Also Netflix entered the Emmys race for the first time with nominations for "House of Cards," "Arrested Development" and "Hemlock Grove."
AccessHollywood.com takes a closer look at the surprise nominations and those who were snubbed!
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- "New Girl" stars Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield (who have received Emmy nods in the past) were passed over on Thursday morning.
- Melissa McCarthy failed to get a nod for "Mike and Molly," but was honored for hosting "Saturday Night Live."
- Eric Stonestreet, who won the Emmy last year for "Modern Family," was shut out this time around, though co-stars Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ed O'Neill received nominations.
- Jon Cryer was also a winner last year for "Two and a Half Men," but was passed over this year.
- Julianna Margulies, a usual Emmy darling, was skipped for her role on "The Good Wife."
- "Behind The Candelabra" scored noms for Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, but Rob Lowe's scene-stealing role as Liberace's plastic surgeon got the knife.
-"The Walking Dead" continued to be dead in the eyes of Emmy voters.
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- Kerry Washington's nom for "Scandal" is no surprise to fans, but it should be noted that she's only the fifth African-American actress in history to receive a nod in this category. If she wins, she'll be the first African-American actress to win the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Emmy.
- Connie Britton's fans love her on "Nashville," but many were surprised to hear her name read on Thursday morning.
- Netflix series stars Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright and Jason Bateman all received noms for their online-only work.
- Vera Farmiga, who always turns in stellar performances, surprised some for her nomination on A&E's "Bates Motel."
- "Girls" star Adam Driver does amazing work on the Lena Dunham HBO series, but many were surprised to hear his name read on Thursday morning.
- Reality TV singing competitions appear to be on the way out in the eyes of Emmy voters as "American Idol" and "The X Factor" were left out, but NBC's "The Voice" was honored.
- "Liz & Dick" – Lindsay Lohan's universally-panned Lifetime movie about Elizabeth Taylor – surprised everyone when Emmy voters gave it two nominations, but thankfully it was for hair and makeup and not lead actress.
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SHAWANGUNK, N.Y. -- Two 13-year-olds were arrested Sunday and charged with juvenile delinquency following an incident in which each cut the other with knives, state police at Highland said.
One of the juveniles cut the other with a knife, causing an abrasion, police said. The other juvenile retaliated by cutting the first juvenile with a knife, causing a laceration. Neither of the injuries was life threatening.
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January 8, 2013
Painting the Black
The Future of Basestealing
A few weeks ago, prior to the holidays, I called Coco Crisp the league's best basestealer. Being the best anything is a temporary position, so when you label someone the best you get people thinking about who will be the future best. In this case, that probably means Billy Hamilton. But the lack of video makes it next to impossible to review Hamilton in a thorough manner. Besides, writing "He's so fast," over and over is a boring read. Instead of Hamilton, I opted to review two other players with a shot at usurping Crisp: Mike Trout and Desmond Jennings.
After Trout's freshman season, it's hard to call him the next best anything with a straight face. To be so young and accomplish so much is setting one's self up for Tom Buchanan comparisons*, but somehow I think Trout will do okay with it. He might be, depending on Hamilton's status for the upcoming year, the odds-on favorite to take Crisp's spot in 2013. Trout showed off impressive chops by swiping 49 bases on 54 tries last season, running his big-league career total to 53 of 58 (a 91 percent success rate).
*As Fitzgerald wrote in Gatsby, "[One] of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterward savors of anticlimax."
Anyone who read the Crisp piece probably remembers the screenshot of Crisp steaming toward third base while Tim Lincecum is gazing at the plate. Crisp is three-fourths of the way to third by the time Lincecum's pitch crosses the plate. None of Trout's steals provided such dramatic imagery. Rather, this is what a typical Trout steal looks like:
On 5/11, fifth inning, versus Yu Darvish
(1) When Trout starts movement
(2) As Darvish begins the final part of his delivery
(3) As the pitch crosses the plate
(4) As the catcher releases his throw
(5) The ball arrives as Trout touches the base, no chance
Trout reaches the three-fourths mark as the catcher releases the ball; not as impressive as Crisp's theft, but look at the difference in Trout's location in the final two frames, and then at where Elvis Andrus fields the throw. Trout's explosiveness and speed (he is an 80 runner, after all) put a burden on the catcher to make a perfect throw. Unsurprisingly, Trout stole 11 of his 49 bases without a throw. Mike Scioscia loved complicating matters for opposing catchers by having Trout take off with a runner on third, as was the case on five of those no-throws.
Whereas Crisp's steals were heavy on wit, Trout's are mostly the result of his athleticism. Of those 47 stolen bases with identifiable triggers, 46 were move-based—that is, Trout waited for the pitcher to make his move toward home. That one remaining was a look-based steal. It came on a 1-2 count against Pat Neshek during an at-bat where Neshek had thrown over a few times, almost picking off Trout on one occasion. Trout took advantage of seeing Neshek throw over, and of Neshek's rotation-heavy delivery, and took off as soon as Neshek— with his bright yellow hat bill serving as a vision cone—turned his head toward the plate. Crisp would be proud.
Mike Trout Stolen Base Log, 2012
Although Jennings led the league with a 94 percent success rate last season, his career success rate falls short of Trout's 91 percent. Still, the 26-year-old managed to swipe 31 bases in 33 tries, including four swipes of third and a successful delayed double steal of home, despite missing time with a strained knee. Jennings does share similarities with Trout. Namely, both rely on reading the pitcher's motion, getting great jumps, and using their blazing speed to close the deal, as you can see in these frames of a typical Jennings steal:
On 5/6, first inning, versus Tommy Milone
(1) When Jennings starts movement;
(2) As Milone begins the final part of his delivery;
(3) As the pitch crosses the plate;
(4) As the catcher releases his throw;
(5) The ball arrives with Jennings, but in poor location
Twenty-two of the 24 identifiable triggers were move-based; the other two were delayed, one coming on a ball in the dirt, and one on a delayed double steal. If we measure a basestealer's aptitude by the percentage of uncontested steals, then Jennings tops Trout with a 26 percent no-throw rate. Only two of those eight non-acts were because of other baserunners, which might say more about the bottom of the Rays lineup than Joe Maddon's tendencies.
The one trick Jennings did deploy came on a July 1 steal against Drew Smyly. Jennings had his hands on his knees as the left-handed Smyly began his delivery, yet he still took off. In essence, Jennings played possum. (Brian Anderson, the Rays analyst, said Jennings sandbagged Smyly.) Not quite a look-based trigger, but still notable and amusing.
Desmond Jennings Stolen Base Log, 2012
Our sample of basestealers is too small to make definitive claims, but Crisp did go on looks more than Trout and Jennings combined and then quadrupled. It makes sense, as the youngsters still have their peak athleticism, while Crisp has to make up for lost steps. Think of it like breaking into a bank vault: Crisp picks the lock. Trout and Jennings can just smash their way in.
R.J. Anderson is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @r_j_anderson
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How really really fast guys steal bases is kind of a yawner.
Jan 08, 2013 09:44 AM
He's definitely not in the elite category of Mike Trout or Coco Crisp, but Everth Cabrera of the Padres did awesome this year, stealing 44 of 48 for a 92% success rate. This was only in 398 ABs and led the NL.
Jan 08, 2013 17:05 PM
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Many of us will know Henry from time spent at E-Sangha, where he has been a moderator for quite some time.
He is feeling at a low point at the moment, so if you wish to extend your thoughts to him, please do so at the following thread...
Please Pray For Me... (located at E-Sangha)
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Coal: Don't Give Up
Peter Gabriel teamed up with Kate Bush to sing "Don't Give Up"--and now one analyst is singing a similar song to coal mining stocks like Peabody Energy (BTU), Consol Energy (CNX) and Cloud Peak Energy (CLD).
I direct your attention to this industry update from Stifel's Paul Forward, which is dated yesterday. He writes:
Despite a wave of record-breaking cold temperatures to kick off 2014, shares of U.S. coal miners have underperformed: down 10.6% YTD on average, vs. a decline in the S&P 500 of 0.5%. After three consecutive years of coal stocks underperforming the S&P by at least 40% each year, we believe investors have largely given up on the sector. We favor firms operating large-scale mines that can withstand the challenge from natural gas, providing low cost fuel that stands as the "immovable object" that the "irresistible force" of shale gas cannot budge.
Forward maintained his buy rating on Peabody Energy, Consol Energy and Cloud Peak Energy.
But when we talk about coal, we're really talking about two different types, met coal, which is used in the production of steel, and thermal coal, which is used in power plants.
Why does this matter? Because when you're buying a coal company, you're also placing a bet on what's going to happen to the price of met coal or thermal coal, depending on which type dominates a company's business.
Sterne Agee's Michael Dudas and Satyadeep Jain believe the price of thermal coal will hold up better than the price of met coal. They write:
We expect US thermal stockpiles to remain under pressure while negative seaborne met supply overhang should diminish as lower marginal supplies & better cyclical demand meet 2014. We believe the disconnect between iron ore and coking coal prices provides room for coking coal prices to rise; however, Australian currency weakness remains a potential headwind.
Their favorite coal stocks: Consol Energy Peabody, Energy, Alpha Natural Resources (ANR)and Arch Coal (ACI).
Shares of Consol Energy have gained 3.9% to $38 at 12:11 p.m., while Peabody Energy has risen 0.8% to $17.72, Alpha Natural Resources has advanced 1.4% to $6.21, Cloud Peak Energy has jumped 1/7% to $16.61 and Arch Coal is up 2.9% at $4.26.


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Jamelli WBC Week 2012. The Good, Bad, and Ugly.
- Max JamelliUnited States
Another WBC week is in the books and there are so many memories for me as usual. I usually put them together in a geeklist. I'll look back on the list from time to time during the year because while it's one of my favorites to read, it's awful to write because that means the WBC week has just ended.Recommend
I made some new friends, played some new games, met up with my old friends, and played some old games. As Jimmy V said in his famous speech ... I laughed, I thought, I cried. That's a helluva week. Here it is in a GeekList.
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New York -- Supervalu Inc., which recently divested 877 supermarkets in a $3.3 billion transaction, reported Wednesday a loss of $179 million in the fourth quarter, widened from $42 million in the year-ago period.
Sales dipped 2.3% to $3.89 billion in the quarter. For the full year, the supermarket operator reported a loss of $263 million on sales of $17.1 billion.
Supervalu sold its Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's and Star Market stores as well as Osco and Sav-on in-store pharmacies to an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management in March.


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Blackjack MishapTrivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
A long time gambler sits down at a blackjack table at a casino. He is dealt two cards that come to a whopping total of twelve. He asks for a hit, receives another card, and the total of his cards is still twelve. What two cards was he first dealt? And what was his third card?
HintThere are four options for the third card dealt to him.
AnswerHis first two cards were two aces, totaling to twelve, and the third card could have been a ten, jack, queen, or king, changing the value of the two aces to one each.
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" Address: Horseshoe Rd / Bennett End / Nr Radnage / High Wycombe / Buckinghamshire / HP14 4EB / England "
Myself and parter popped into the Three Horseshoes Inn today for a nice sunday afternoon drink and to relax for and hour before picking up the kids from a friends house.
We was greeted at the bar and asked what we would like to drink, my partner asked for a glass of chardonnay and i asked for a Guinness. The barman went off i turned to read some literature on the wall regarding the Inn whilst he fetched the drinks. As i turned the barman was throwing a Guinness can in the bin and presented me with a two thirds full pint glass with the contents in! At this point i said "don't you have it on draught" as their was a draught tap at the bar. He said "no!". At this point i said "i would rather of had a draught beer instead of" which in reply i got a grunt!
He then went off got the glass of Chardonnay which he pored at the fridge and never showed us the bottle!
We were then handed the bill which we paid. Not sure why we did with little fuss i'm unsure, i'd put it down to shock!
That little encounter soured the whole time we sat in the garden and we left quite annoyed. I wouldn't of minded so much if i was told the Guinness was from a can and that i was given the option to buy it and i wouldn't of if i had, after all, Guinness from a can can be bought from any supermarket for about £1.20. Also the wine which we never saw was purely down to laziness on his behalf.
So there you have it, if you want pour manners and service go to this Inn, if you don't go somewhere else!
Fantastic, my husband and i live a few miles from this delightful pub. A pretty building with plenty of character.Friendly service, not intrusive but attentive.A beautiful garden with breathtaking views of the chilterns,with a quirky sunken telephone box with a water feature in a pond. Plenty of parking , a field for overspills if needs be. As you walk into the pub via a small wooden door you enter a pretty interior with natural wood and farrow and ballish green sage walls. A roaring fire on the left as you head towards the bar,the restuarant area is spacious and there are pretty doors that open up to the outside garden, i can't wait to come here in the summer. A perfect setting for my girls lunch i feel.
The food is wonderful, i cannot fault it. Beautifully and creatively presented, in my eyes i feel it it is as good as some michelin star restaurants that i have eaten at. Everytime we have friends or family over i take them to this pub it truly is a treat.There is always something on the menu to suit everyone and i shall be booking it for mothering sunday! You must go i cannot recommend this pub enough.


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An ongoing water shortage has changed the way we landscape in California. There are a number of ways to address the drought and still have a gorgeous garden. We'd like to share what we've learned, whether it's adopting the technology of pervious pavers, selecting drought tolerant plants, or even applying innovative landscaping methods.
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1) Pervious Pavers. These pavers have a unique texture that allows water to seep through instead of running off. With the same modular form as standard pavers, you'll still be able to enjoy the flexibility and strength of their design. Other pervious paving material include pebbles, gravel or other natural stones.
2) Consider leaving ground open. Finding a way to include open land in the landscaping means more water in the water table. This can be done by cultivating a living soil system, or simply using mulch to construct walkways.
3) Construct a swale. This is initially pretty labor intensive, but it allows active gardeners a way to irrigate even in the midst of a drought. Basically, you did a trench and backfill it with any carbon based mulch. Rain water is directed much deeper in the ground, benefiting any plants or trees on the other side of the swale.


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Executive Director of Think New Mexico—a Santa Fe-based think tank—Fred Nathan is a self-described "recovering attorney." Since Nathan founded Think New Mexico in 1999, the group has worked to repeal the food tax, provide universal kindergarten and create the Strategic Water Reserve. Its current campaign is to reform government ethics.
SFR: What differentiates Think New Mexico from other think tanks?
FN: Most think tanks develop white papers and then cross their collective fingers and hope something good happens. We're not quite that optimistic, so our office is here in Santa Fe, across the street from the Roundhouse and, when we come up with a proposal, we draft the legislation and see it through to implementation.
Think New Mexico was instrumental in the three-year fight to repeal the food tax, which was repealed in 2004—but now it's back on the table. Why?
It's only back on the table because one organization, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, has put it on the table. You would hope that [GACC] would have a better grasp of economics: This will not generate new wealth; it will destroy it. It's the equivalent of a new tax of $460 on a family of four.
If the food tax is regressive, isn't your proposed tax on soft drinks and candy regressive, as well?
That's a very fair criticism of the junk-food tax: that it falls disproportionately on those who are least able to afford it. We otherwise wouldn't be proposing this but, given the options, this makes a lot more sense, especially in a state where more than 25 percent of the population suffers from obesity and we also have a huge epidemic of diabetes.
Do you drink soft drinks?
Very few. I eat a lot of candy—chocolate mostly. I'm a chocolate addict, so this tax would also fall heavily on the Nathan household.
You're a registered lobbyist who has donated more than $3,000 to Gov. Bill Richardson, yet your ethics bill calls for banning political contributions from lobbyists.
Correct. It would apply to me and my staff the same as lobbyists for alcohol and tobacco, and I'm willing to make that sacrifice.
Is giving up campaign contributions a sacrifice?
I don't think it's ever helped me pass a bill, but there are certain elected officials I admire and want to support.
Which is more important: Electing good people or influencing them later through lobbying?
Getting good people in office. If we had that, the corrupt lobbying wouldn't matter as much.
Given your experience with government, would you ever consider running for political office?
Every now and then I get annoyed with the quality of our democracy, and the idea's occurred to me. [But] I think I'm more effective doing the things I'm doing right now.
To be an effective elected official, you sometimes can't speak your mind, and I never pull my punches in this job.
Suppose you had to run: What would you run for?
You get into a lot of trouble when you answer hypothetical questions.
I think you're totally groomed for politics with that answer.


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Vintage Kramer Necklace Signed
Kramer Jewelry Creations was in business in New York from 1943 to the late 1970's. It was founded by Louis Kramer and did some of the designs himself in the beginning. They manufactured a wide range of jewelry, from the simple to the extravagant. They used Austrian rhinestones to plastic inserts. Kramer of New York was located 393 5th Avenue, New York, New York
Kramer jewels can be marked:
Kramer of NY Kramer of New York Kramer Amourelle (these pieces are rare from 1963 and were designed by Frank Hess, former head designer of Haskell Jewelry) Christian Dior by Kramer (Yes, they produced for Christian Dior)
Some had paper hang tags from 1948 "Diamond Look" and 1950 the "Golden Look".
They are collected by few and greatly under appreciated, in my humble opinion.
Here is a picture of a Kramer Necklace I would like to share! This necklace is in nuetral tones of sage, mustard light greens w/ arorea borealis rhinestones . faux pearls and beads and looks to be one of his earlier pieces!


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HOUSTON - A father has been accused of intentionally putting his 1-year-old daughter in harm's way.
Harris County Precinct 6 deputy constables said they received several phone calls from people reporting that a man was pushing a child in a stroller in the middle of the 5000 block of Jefferson on Thursday.
"He was angry because he wasn't fully paid for some work he had done," Lt. Julio Banda said. "He was pushing the stroller in the middle of the street in front of some oncoming cars."
Investigators said they found David Barbosa with the child in the stroller. The child had a bottle of sour milk, officials said.
"An actual citizen came out with some baby clothes to put over the child because the child's clothing was dirty and torn and it was getting cold out," Banda said.
Banda said Barbosa was intoxicated. A beer bottle was found at the bottom of the stroller, investigators said.
Barbosa was arrested and charged with felony endangering a child. At the time of his arrest, Barbosa had an open warrant for not paying child support.
"Once he found out he was going to be charged, then his attitude changed," Banda said. "He became angry, frustrated and belligerent."
After being checked out at a hospital, the 1-year-old was placed in the custody of Children's Protective Services. Detectives said the child's mother has not been in contact with her family for at least six months.
Barbosa has an extensive criminal history that includes charges of criminal mischief, drug possession, trespassing, burglary of a vehicle and assault of a family member.
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Don't miss out on a lower price on this hotel
Get an overview of this hotelCity centre sanctuary close to shopping, gardens
Popular property highlights
The Paris end
Set against one side of Fitzroy Gardens and next to Treasury Gardens, this gracious hotel offers easy access to the upscale shopping of Collins Street's 'Paris end', approximately 0.5 km from here.
Health club, spa
An edgeless lap pool is set amid Grecian-inspired columns in the health club, which also features a tennis court, fitness studio, and full-service spa with a variety of tempting treatments.
Italian marble
With no two layouts alike, the 240 guestrooms and suites carry the hotel's subtle Art Deco theme and include Italian marble bathrooms with inset wall TVs for easy viewing from the deep bathtubs.
Guest Highlights
- Comfortable rooms
- Good for nightlife
- Pool
- Helpful staff
- Guestroom size
- Guestrooms were a little noisy
Park Hyatt Melbourne
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Everything from a weekend escape in the full-service health club and spa to a weekday business meeting is accounted for with the Park Hyatt's range of facilities and services. Offering a convenient location close to Melbourne's shopping, entertainment and transport hubs, the Park Hyatt offers the Park Health & Day Spa, featuring a 25-meter lap pool with loungers set amid Grecian-inspired architecture, and 2 treatment rooms offering massages. The club also features a tennis court, staffed fitness studio, steam room and dry sauna, and extensive locker facilities for men and women. Additional amenities include onsite child care (for a surcharge), concierge desk, secure covered parking for a fee. A 24-hour check-in facility is provided.
Business center: A small 24-hour business center offers basic secretarial services, postal services, and 2 computer workstations (surcharges). A computer station is also provided.
Internet access: Free WiFi is available throughout the hotel.
Conference/function room(s): Seven venues at the Park Hyatt Melbourne offer a total of 5,380 square feet (500 square meters) and allow for meetings and events in a wide variety of settings. The circular ballroom features a sunken parquet floor set beneath an Art Deco-style chandelier and holds up to 600 in a cocktail-style setup. More intimate venues include the library, which features a fireplace and custom-made boardroom table and can hold up to 32. The medium-sized Fairmont room can hold up to 150, or can be sub-divided into smaller rooms. The Trilogy restaurant and its adjacent garden are popular for social functions.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 240
- Babysitting or childcare
- Number of floors - 19
- Year Built 1998
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fireplace in lobby
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Health club
- Airport transportation
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Computer station
- Rooftop terrace
- Luggage storage
- Express check-in
- Garden
- Laundry facilities
- Shopping on site
- Library
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 6
- Multilingual staff
- Picnic area
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 5380
- Conference space size (meters) - 500
- Number of meeting rooms - 7
- Pool sun loungers
- Conference center
- Outdoor tennis court
- Sauna
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Indoor pool
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Outdoor tennis court
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Separate dining area
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Separate sitting area
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Rainfall showerhead
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Separate dining area
- Digital TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- iPod docking station
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Soundproofed rooms
- Room service (24 hours)
- Pillowtop mattress
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Radii restaurant and bar - Five staggered levels of mirrors, chrome, and marble offer everything from pre-dinner drinks in the circular lower-level bar/lounge, to an interactive dining experience near the open kitchen, and evening entertainment by the baby grand piano. A modern Australian-influenced menu is changed seasonally and includes dishes such as freshly shucked oysters, seared rare tuna, and soft-centered chocolate puddings. Some dishes are embellished with fresh herbs from the hotel's own garden. In addition to a well-stocked bar, Radii has an extensive wine cellar of white, red, and dessert wines that can be purchased by the bottle or the glass. Open for dinner 6 days a week (Monday-Saturday); reservations recommended. A breakfast buffet (surcharge) is provided in the restaurant from 6:30 AM until 10:30 AM on weekdays, and from 7:00 AM until 11:00 AM on weekends.
Tea Lounge - All-day refreshments and high tea are served in this small sunken spot off the lobby, which offers views out to the courtyard garden. In addition to a wide range of coffees and leaf teas, a selection of other beverages is available. High tea includes sandwiches, gourmet desserts, freshly baked scones, hot canapés, and sparkling wine. Open daily.
Room service - Available throughout the day for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late-night snacks.
Nearby Things to Do
Central to the Park Health & Day Spa is a 25-metre edgeless lap pool set amid a Grecian-inspired room with sandstone colonnades, a mosaic mural, and a domed ceiling. The pool is complemented by a spa tub and plunge pool. The club also features a steam room and dry sauna, and extensive locker facilities for men and women. These marble-tiled rooms include changing rooms, lockers, weight scales, and vanity stations with hair dryers and Molton Brown amenities.
A staffed fitness studio offers eight cardio machines, pinned and free weights, and four TVs. Guests can also work up a sweat at the tennis court, or relax on a lounge on the large sundeck.
Just 1 km from the Yarra River, the Park Hyatt offers easy access to rowing and canoeing facilities, as well as bicycle-hire venues. A paved riverside path is popular for jogging, and there are paved paths for short jogs in the neighbouring Fitzroy Gardens. The Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Albert Park has basketball, volleyball, squash/racquetball, and diving facilities. Upon request, the concierge can arrange special access to nearby Sanctuary lakes and Heritage Torquay Sands Golf Courses.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Pilates classes on site
- Tennis lessons on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Rock climbing nearby
Spa Services
The Park Health & Day Spa comprises seven treatment rooms, a retail area with La Prairie products, and a spa cuisine menu. A Vichy shower, hydrotherapy tub, and dry treatment rooms are also among its offerings. Treatments, based on the Elemis method, range from two-hour packages to massages, facials, and beauty treatments. The spa is open daily. Click the links below for more details.
Many of the facial and body treatments at the spa incorporate La Prairie products, which were originally developed in the renowned Clinic La Prairie in Montreux, Switzerland. The products are based on the clinic's anti-aging cellular therapy and help prevent premature aging and reduce the effects of environmental stress.
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Thai massage
- Sports massage
- Number of treatment rooms 2
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for AUD 60 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: AUD 40 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: AUD 50 per day (in/out privileges)
- Rollaway bed fee: AUD 60 per night
- Onsite credit card charges are subject to a surcharge
Hotel Name
- Melbourne Park Hyatt
- Park Hyatt Melbourne Hotel
- Park Hyatt Melbourne
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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My latest article entitled "Researching Your New York Ancestors" has been posted at Archives.com. This is one of many articles you'll find as part of the Learn from Experts series at Archives.com – check it out and you will see some familiar faces among the genealogy blogging crowd!
The most recent article discusses the basics of researching ancestors in the Empire State. Topics covered include New York history and regions, research strategies, accessing vital records and more. I also include links to websites for cemeteries, church records, military records, newspapers and more.
Visit the Articles page here at High-Definition Genealogy for my other recent and past articles on genealogy.
Disclaimer: this was an assignment for Archives.com in which I was paid to produce a an article on the subject of genealogy webinars. In addition to payment, I also received a complimentary membership to Archives.com. See the Disclosure Statements page for a list of all material connections I have with genealogy vendors.
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Midwifery Today Conference
"Reclaiming the Art of Midwifery"
Bad Wildbad, Germany • 20–24 October 2004
Hella, storytelling
Hands-on practice
Leo Sorger practicing on Naolí Vinaver
Heartfelt closing ceremony
Michel Odent as the quintessential midwife knitting
Pajama Party!
Midwives' Cabaret—singing a song from their country
Naolí Vinaver and Cornelia Enning
Midwives' Cabaret: Marta Orbis, Naolí Vinaver, Elena Piantino, Robbie Davis-Floyd
Jan with fire eater Lara Stockbridge
Demonstrating tricks
[Photo by Helene Gross]
Jan loves Bad Wilbad!
Lara doing her fire show
Woman in Stuttgart
[Photo by Helene Gross]
Bad Wildbad
Aspiring midwives enjoying the conference!
I just want to tell you how wonderful it was to be with such rich, exciting and interesting people, full of faith and enthusiasm! Thank you for the work you are doing in organizing such conferences. —Agnes Keller, Germany 2004 Conference Attendee


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Rufo's Famous Focaccia with Fresh Tomatoes
11/2 packages yeast
2 cups warm water
5 cups flour, plus more for kneading
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
Pinch of salt
Cherry or heirloom tomatoes, sliced
Fresh oregano
1. In a bowl, sprinkle the yeast on the warm water and stir to dissolve. Set aside until the yeast starts forming bubbles, about 5 minutes.
2. Sift the flour into a large bowl. Make a hole in the center, and pour in the yeast mixture and olive oil. Use your hands to form the mixture into a dough.
3. Sprinkle some flour on the work surface. Place the dough on top and knead, until it no longer sticks to your hands.
4. Transfer the dough to a large, oiled bowl. Cut an X into the top of the dough, and brush with a little olive oil. Cover with a cloth, and set in a warm place, until the dough doubles, about 11/2-2 hours.
5. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Punch down dough to eliminate air bubbles. Cut the dough into 3 equal pieces. Using a rolling pin and your hands, shape each piece into a thin, 12-inch round and transfer it to a pizza pan or baking sheet. Using your fingertips, push from the center to the sides to cover the entire surface of the pan with a thin layer of dough.
6. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, a sprinkle of salt and sliced tomatoes. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle with fresh oregano. Serve warm or at room temperature.
— Rufo Verga, Pane Italiano Qualita, Berkeley


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The Day Ahead: That Moment of Truth Will Come
"Mediocrity" is a toxic word that sends shivers down my spine. I will have none of it in my personal and investing life; that much is for sure. At first, the production of mediocre work goes unnoticed -- because it's just enough to continue driving a business forward. But, over an extended period, mediocre practices transition to something that can choke off a company's innovation and execution prowess.
The interesting aspect here is that mediocrity can also weasel its way into your investment-selection process. One can become content with riding the waves in the market, long or short, so far as the profit motive is aligned with actual profit. It's my humble opinion that investors are trading in their discipline for short-term gains amid rising market optimism. (Tulip mania, anyone?) They have embraced a state of mediocrity in their own processes, and have also ratcheted down expectations on what constitutes a healthy corporate America....532 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Brian "Botkiller" from Albuquerque, New Mexico shares his thoughts on playing live. I agree with what he says concerning doing your own share of promotion. Even if your playing an event with 10 other hot acts and you you know it will be packed you want 50 of your own superfans front and center. Remember crowds follow the lead of the people near the stage!
I talk about working with promoters and clubs and promoting your shows. – brianbotkiller
He's also correct to mention that the person who books you is probably not the only individual who you need to deal with. Getting to know a few people who work at the venue early on could save your if anything goes wrong at 2AM.
I noticed he kicks off the video by mentioning he just bought a house. Congrats to Brian but later in the video he mentions sometimes he only gets $10 for a gig! He must be in one hard working band! Maybe he has a day job? Something about his "vlog" videos crack me up but I respect him for going for it.


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The Wacky Wobbler king expands with new vinyl, plush and electronics...
Toy Fair 2010 coverage brought to you by the following fine sponsors: BigBadToyStore.com, PastGenerationToys.com, and Sekaido.com (YesAnimation.com).
Funko, home of the beloved Wacky Wobbler, continues to take pop culture by the throat by aggressively acquiring a slew of new licenses, both retro and modern. The company is also expanding in 2010 to include a host of new product outside the relam of bobble heads, including an extensive new plush line and the introduction of electronics in the form of headphones and lamps. Here's some highlights that were on display or announced at Toy Fair this year:
* CLASH OF THE TITANS: While other companies focus on the new film, Funko travels back to the 1981 classic to bring fans Wacky Wobblers of Bubo the Owl and Medusa.
* KICK-***: Not on display, but set to feature Wacky Wobblers of Kick-***, Red Mist, Hit Girl and Hit Girl Superhero.
* LORD OF THE RINGS: Wacky Wobblers of Sauron, Gandalf, Frodo, Gollum and Legolas are due out this year. Also look for new mini vinyl figures of Gandalf, Frodo, Witch King and Gollum, as well as new plushies of Gandalf, Frodo, Legolas, and an Orc.
* WIZARD OF OZ: Lokk for Wacky Wobblers of Dorthy, Wicked Witch, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Winkie and a Winged Monkey. The timeless movie will also receive a plus assortment starring Dorthy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Wickd Witch and the Flying Monkey.
* ALICE IN WONDERLAND: Another property where Funko is going classic, not new. Expect Wacky Wobblers of Alice, Cheshire Cat, White Rabbit and Mad Hatter, along with plushies of the same characters.
* ANIMAL HOUSE: Not shown at the show, this series will feature a Belushi Wacky Wobbler and Belushi Bobble Car.
* STAR WARS: A popular license for Funko, the line will expand to include new Funko Force figures (bobbling action figures) of Emperor Palpatine, Darth Maul and a Shock Trooper. Electronics also make their Funko debut using Star Wars as their main focus. These include high quality DJ headphones (Stormtrooper and Vader), retractable character earbuds (the buds are their arms) called Jambot of a Stormtrooper, Darth Vader and Yoda, and cool new lamps of a Stormtrooper, Darth Vader and Boba Ftt. The latter also feature an LED alarm clock in the base and a plug-in to play your MP3 device through the built-in speakers. The most exciting new Star Wars product from Funko was a new a stylized line of vinyl figures called Star Wars Mash-Ups (picture at top). Fully licensed and appoved by Lucasfilm, the series takes popular Star Wars characters and translates them into retro movie monsters. Look for Vader (a Frankenstein monster), Yoda (hunchback), Chewbacca (werewolf) and Stormtrooper (zombie) to launch the line.
* RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: The holiday claymation classic will receive Wacky Wobblers of Rudolph, Bumbles, Hermey and Santa, in addition to plushies of Rudolph, Hermey, Bumbles and the Misfit Elephant.
* IRON MAN 2: In time for the new movie, look for Wacky Wobblers of Iron Man Mark VI , War Machine and Whiplash, Funko Force figures of Iron Man Mark VI, War Machine and a cool clear Holographic Iron Man, Nodniks of Iron Man Mark VI and Warmachine, AND a new Iron Man MArk VI Lamp.
For a great selection of action figures and collectibles, BriansToys.com, ToyWiz.com, SmallJoes.com, MonkeyDepot.com.
For a great selection of pop culture t-shirts and apparel, check out TShirtGurus.com and 80sTees.com.


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Few places embrace just plain caramel anymore—it's always about the salted caramel nowadays. But at Il Laboratorio del Gelato, it's regular Caramel ($4.25/two-scoop small) that might be my all time favorite. It's an underrated flavor, with more unusual scoops (think mastic, wasabi, and sage) commanding all the attention. The caramel here is especially memorable because of the dark, nearly burnt caramel swirled into the buttery smooth gelato. These are not ordinary swirls, but rather generous pockets of liquid caramel that flow with each spoonful. Over the top decadent, and yet so simple. And don't forget...Il Laboratorio also makes a killer milkshake with this flavor.
Il Laboratorio del Gelato
188 Ludlow Street, New York, NY 10002 (map)
About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan blogs at Kathy YL Chan, where she chronicles her eats and travel adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.


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AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- A northeastern Ohio man says he was able to walk away after his car drove off a bridge and plunged into the Cuyahoga River.
It happened early Tuesday when 50-year-old Robert Bugge said he swerved to avoid a deer and drove off a bridge in Akron. His car slipped through a gap between the east and west bridge lanes and skidded down an embankment into the water.
Bugge says the car landed on its top, temporarily trapping him inside and underwater. He managed to free himself and, nursing cuts and bruises, continued home on foot.
The Akron Beacon Journal (http://bit.ly/PW3kXs ) reports that Bugge didn't report the crash then. Someone who saw the car in the water called police, and officers went looking for him. He then returned to the scene.
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DALY CITY — On Christmas day 1938 a couple named Minnie and Fred sent a telegram to Emma Gonzales in San Francisco telling her they'd arrived in Reno and wished her a happy holiday.
Nearly 75 years later a Daly City police detective fished the creased and yellowed message from the backseat of the car of a postman accused of pilfering credit and gift cards from letters bound mostly for San Carlos homes. Sr. Detective Joe Bocci wants to get the message back to its rightful owner.
"I think someone was passing down some family history," he said. "It means something to somebody."
Police believe someone dropped the telegram into the mail in the run up to the holidays. It ended up among the thousands of letters allegedly stolen by postal employee Romeo Natan, 38, of San Bruno. Authorities believe he targeted Christmas-colored envelopes, hoping they contained items like gift cards he could turn into cash.
Natan, who is behind bars in San Mateo County, and two accomplices were hit with felony charges for the thefts. A fourth conspirator has already cut a deal with prosecutors and faces jail time, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. If convicted of all eight charges, which include identity theft, Natan could get up to eight years behind bars.
During the investigation, Bocci searched Natan's red Toyota in the parking lot of a San Carlos postal facility on Dec. 19. He found a heap of letters as well as something unexpected. Among the modern correspondence was a yellowed Western Union envelope. Out of curiosity he pulled out the folded message, which read: "ARRIVED SAFELY, NO SNOW BUT REAL COLD NICE TRIP BE BACK MONDAY MERRY XMAS TO ALL = MINNIE & FRED."
It was sent to "Emma Gonzales 4434 3 St" at the Western Union office that once sat at 2397 Mission St. in San Francisco. The address was recently a liquor store which is no longer a Western Union agent. No one answered the phone Wednesday listed at 4434 3rd St., which was apparently Gonzales' address.
Bocci said he's tried to find the people named on the telegram, but has come up with nothing so far. The telegram was separated from the envelope that carried it into the postal system.
He's worried this piece of family history could end up being destroyed once the case wraps up, as is procedure for old evidence.
"I want to get it back to someone," he said. "I'd want it back if it were mine."
Natan's defense attorney said his client has already admitted his role in the case and will do everything he can to help reunite the letter with its owner.
"He took total responsibility for what he did," said attorney Michael Hroziencik. "He's trying to make amends."
Hroziencik said his client got involved with the thefts because of a relapse into methamphetamine use. Natan had kicked the drug and got his life together 10 years ago, but a recent near tragedy sent him over the edge.
His 13-year-old daughter underwent emergency surgery after doctors found a tennis ball-size tumor in February attached to her heart. It turned out not to be cancerous, but the stress nudged Natan toward relapse. He eventually turned to crime to feed his habit, Hroziencik said.
"My client is ultimately responsible," he said of Natan, who's on administrative leave from the job with the agency he joined in about 2007. "It's not an excuse."
Anyone with information about the owner of the telegram can contact Daly City police Sr. Detective Joe Bocci at 650-991-8119.
Contact Joshua Melvin at 650-348-4335. Follow him at Twitter.com/melvinreport.


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The most notable thing about the market action today was the light volume, especially on the NYSE. That was primarily a function of the Veteran's Day holiday, but it also shows how market players want no part of this market right now. As I've often written, a market bottom often comes with a whimper rather than a bang, and this market is whimpering.
Like many traders, the lack of action frustrates me but there's no choice but to be relatively inactive until things improve. Since the folks in the media have nothing else to do, they make it sound like interesting things are going on, but they are just filling up air time. There is no reason to be doing anything major now....97 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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soaresjo wrote:Champ Valk 170
Champ Orc 167
Champ Teebird 174
Pro Shark 177
KC Pro Roc 175
KC Pro Aviar 172
Those are the discs I like the most and they all get about equal use. I am happy with those discs but would like to try out some new ones and like what discraft has to offer. With that being said I also need to fill in a couple gaps. From the discs I already normally play with what additions would you recommend?
As far as discraft and my little 2 cents:
Aviar = Challenger Elite-X Soft
Pro Roc = Elite X Wasp (if ya preffer overstable. for Stable go Buzzz)
Valk = Xs
Teebird = Cyclone
Orc = Crush
Most of my bag is Discraft so I'm biased...


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Berries remain at the top of retail sales trends, thanks to several marketing techniques, including cross-promotions.
Watsonville, Calif.-based California Giant Berry Farms tries to take advantage of consumer impulse buys.
"Primarily, berries are purchased on impulse when consumers see them in the produce department at their local store. It is critical that the display is front and center and well maintained to capture those purchases," director of marketing Cindy Jewell said in an e-mail.
Displays are even more effective when multiple kinds of berries are displayed in a variety of sizes.
"The best promotional tool for selling berries during this peak season is to provide customers with a complete selection of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries," Kyla Garnett, marketing manager for Naturipe Farms LLC, Estero, Fla., said in an e-mail.
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Michelle Deleissegues, director of marketing for Red Blossom Sales, Oxnard, Calif., said offering berries in a display with variety boosts sales volumes, citing studies from the California Strawberry Commission.
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She mentions that customers may have come into the store to buy just strawberries but end up buying strawberries and another berry, such as blackberries, because they are nearby with good quality or special pricing.
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Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) have announced program details for their annual Gala on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 6:30PM at The Edison Ballroom (240 W. 47th Street). The event, which will honor Tony Award winner Tyne Daly (Master Class, Rabbit Hole, Gypsy), and producers and Primary Stages Board members Jamie deRoy and Ted Snowdon, will feature performances by Tony Award nominee Tom Wopat (Sondheim on Sondheim, A Catered Affair), actor/director/producer Tamara Tunie ("Law & Order: SVU," "As The World Turns"), Lewis Cleale (The Book of Mormon, Spamalot, Call Me Madam), and Garrett Sorenson (Master Class). Speakers will include Julie Halston (Anything Goes, Olive and the Bitter Herbs), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Michael Cristofer (The Shadow Box, The Witches of Eastwick), and Executive Director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) Tom Viola. The Gala Chairs are Barry Feirstein and Tom Kirdahy.
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Tyne Daly, the renowned stage, screen and television actress, most recently starred in Master Class on Broadway and on the West End. She has won six Emmy Awards, as well as a Tony Award for her brilliant performance in Gypsy.
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Just finished watching Luck's Pro Day.... Final pass perfect throw, receiver blew it..... 70 yards. He's going to be a good one.
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Just finished watching Luck's Pro Day.... Final pass perfect throw, receiver blew it..... 70 yards. He's going to be a good one.
You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....
Watching ESPN this afternoon and all three commentators including Polian agreed that the kid has good arm strength and can throw the deep ball well.
thing of beauty
It's really starting to hit me how fortunate we are to have a prospect like this. Think how many franchises would kill to be in our position right now.
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And think now that everyone knows the Colts are going to draft Luck over RGIII, and nobody thinks they're crazy.
You pretty much knew this was going to happen the second the Colts secured the 1st pick. Irsay knows the long term value of having the #1 pick in the year that a can't miss franchise QB comes out. He knows what could've been with Elway, what was with Manning and what can be with Luck. No way he was ever going to do anything other than draft Luck.
I'm all in on Luck. I think the only way he is not successful is if he gets hurt.
Why so SERIOUS
I do think RG3 is going to be decent in this league, but I think people are buying in to some fool's good quite a bit. I still think he's going to be decent though.
Luck... he's the one to take #1. Watching their demeanor and motion.... RG3 has an almost mechanical/scripted motion (albeit in a very athletic way). It's a little less smooth, a little more violent in the release, it's like he has to put more on it to match Luck's velocity, who's doing it almost effortlessly. Luck looks ridiculously comfortable in his stance, in his motion --- as if he shared the womb with a football and was born to do nothing else except throw the football.
His build is sturdy as hell, whereas RG3 has the Greek god look about it. RG3 threw in a controlled environment for pro day --- Luck threw outsite and chose to throw *against* the wind. That says a lot right there that Luck is a "football player". He had only 1 incompletion all day that was on him.... 3 incompletions, but 2 were complete receiver drops. So 1 incomplete throw out of 50??? And then for dessert, goes out and launches a bomb to dismiss all the "mediocre arm strength" rumors. Everyone was saying 70 yards ---- no, it was 75 yards. 75 yards in the air. Watch it again:
He drops back to the 20 yard line, inches up to the 25, and hits the end zone line!
I hope Grigson/Irsay don't pull something crazy and go with RG3 in this... not that I think RG3 will be bad, but Luck is the one to take here.
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There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Also browsed through some Redskins forums after they watched Luck's pro day. Even with their admitted bias of knowing they're getting RGIII, most said after watching Luck that any team picking #1 would have to take him.
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RGIII has showed promise for a long time, and I truly believe if he would have went to a bigger named University there would be a good chance that he could go #1, he had been putting up good numbers and showing potential since his freshman year.
Just thinking about the hurdles that he had to overcome this year in regards to taking the top spot, many had him as a 2nd round pick to start the season. Mel Kiper would not even give him any Heisman consideration until late in the season when Brandon Weeden started messing up. There is no way he would be able to overtake luck who has been the consensus #1 pick since the end of his freshman year.
Typically I think of hype as something that is unwarranted, I think RGIII has earned all the attention that he is getting, I do however think Luck should still be the pick for the Colts. If they choose RGIII I will truly be surprised.
I remember the Peyton Manning drafting saga was it him or Leaf, I thought we would get Leaf, and I am extremely happy that we did not, I also thought we would get Ricky Williams instead of Edge, I am happy that we did not in that case as well.
Why so SERIOUS
Another thing about pro day that wasn't said: Luck said he purposely threw some passes high and behind receivers to showcase their ability to make tough catches.
He didn't tell any scouts beforehand that he was going to do this. I know it's just a little subtlety, but it speaks well of him as a teammate. He was out there trying to make his teammates look good at the risk of making himself look bad.
I think the right decision now is Luck. But.... I don't think RG3 will have the downfalls that Leaf and Ricky had. He may not be as good as Luck, but he's gonna be good.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Why so SERIOUS
Luck is a hell of a player, though as I said in another thread I really do not think either team will go wrong with either player.
I dont know much about Luck, but from the little I have seen/read about him I really do think he is a great team player.
That speaks a lot for any athlete trying to go profession, but especially for a QB
Who has the faster release?
Also, I don't know if you guys realize that he threw that ball on Pro Day 75 yards into the wind. The wind was blowing hard right at him. They commentators were sure to remind everyone about this the whole time. He throws a spiral that is so tight, it is as if the wind has little to no effect on his throws.
It doesn't really matter I am laughing at this who people really think a pro day matters at all and debating who had the better pro day. JaMarcus Russell had the best pro day of all time Mike Mayock said he calls them useless and I tend to agree.
Really is useless and Mayock said no scout is picking a guy based on a pro day.
also people ripping RG3 for laughing and having fun really?? LOL that is all I can say to that.
Agreed P4E.
I heard a few Skins fans mention how they thought RG3 was throwing effortless while Luck kind of threw with all his mite.
I honestly barely focus on all these events, as I honestly think they are at the point of "over-scouting" and borderline insane with our non stop 24/7 coverage and breakdowns
This is exactly the opposite of what I saw.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
I dont think their release time is a big deal both look really fast and clean(i cant tell who is faster by the naked eye). I mean we aren't talking about either one having a bad motion like a Byron Leftweft or even Cam Newton is a bit herky jerky. Both are quick IMO I would guess Luck is going to be quicker early in his career making reads due to already playing in a pro style system.
also saying that Luck he is Rodgers is a bit odd. I mean Rodgers mechanics were pretty bad at CAL best thing that ever happen to him is getting to sit behind Farve and have the GB coaches fix his motion. He had so much wasted motion before they fixed it. I guess I never see Rodgers as the gold standard. With that said his mechanics are terrific now and he has a solid release. To me Matt Stafford has one of the best releases in the NFL I have always been a big fan of his mechanics he has 0 wasted motion. I like both RG3 and Lucks motion both are very fast and have unique follow thru but both look very good IMO.
Can't believe the Colts have the opportunity to draft another franchise QB. First Elway, then Manning, now Luck
....But Elway had to go and screw the Colts.... Well maybe Kush screwed the Colts
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Release is not as big for both, but RGIII has the quicker release. I think both will be fine though.
So ready for the draft.
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I've been a proponent of the Internet as a maintenance tool since I began using it in the office and at home.
Looking back, it is hard for me to believe that I got along with a 2.4 Kbps connection to Compu-Serve and America Online. But it was fast enough for e-mail, receiving manuscripts from authors, obtaining information from discussion forums, and running other text-based applications.
The World Wide Web got started about the time we invested in new computers with built-in 14.4 Kbps modems. But I didn't get to know the Web until I got a local Internet service provider that charged a flat fee, allowing me to search the Web without an hourly charge or long-distance telephone call.
An upgrade to 28.8 Kbps made Web pages load faster and what used to be a 1 1/2 hr wait for a software download was cut to 45 min. But my frustration grew as Web sites began sporting more fancy graphics and animation, making them load slower and slower with my current modem. Time for an upgrade.
My cable television company came calling with a deal I couldn't pass up–a broadband gateway to the Web over my cable connection. I signed up and hit the jackpot. It was like moving from radio to color television overnight. Now Web pages seem to load immediately, as if they are already on my hard drive. The 45 min download now takes only 1 min. I'm cruising the information superhighway in the fast lane at 1,400 Kbps, 50 times faster than before.
I've loaded up with browser plugins–Real Audio, Shockwave, Real Video, and more. It was easy because the software downloads in a flash. Games, videos, music, animation: they all work great.
This is what the World Wide Web was meant to be–immediate information with text, video, and sound. A mouse click on an embedded address link in your e-mail, word processor document, or database table brings the linked information to your monitor in a flash.
I'm more enthusiastic than ever over the potential of Web technology as a tool for maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, and managers. Think of it. Work orders, inventory records, job plans, parts catalogs, drawings, regulations, instructional videos, safety data sheets, troubleshooting guides, and more linked together and just a mouse click away over the network.
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Under sunny skies and with the distant sound of Ferraris racing nearby, federal officials on Saturday dedicated nearly 15,000 acres of habitat as Fort Ord National Monument.
Among officials at the ceremony, which drew about 200 people, were Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Deputy Secretary David Hayes; Nancy Sutley, chairwoman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality; Bob Abbey, director of the Bureau of Land Management; and Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel.
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I'm guessing OKC takes the west this year
They are better defensively than I thought, and their "complementary" players are pretty good.
I'm not sure we have a good answer for Westbrook.
It would be a good series.
We would need our backcourt to step up to beat them.
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HAYWARD, Calif. — Impax Labs has appointed a new president of its generic pharmaceutical division.
The drug maker said that Carole Ben-Maimon will be responsible for expanding the generic business. Recently, Ben-Maimon served as Qualitest Pharmaceuticals' SVP corporate strategy consulting. Additionally, she served as the chairman of the board of the Generic Pharmaceutical Association from 2000 to 2003.
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Effective Nov. 5, Hanley Wheeler, SVP operations has assumed responsibility of CVS/pharmacy's Western and Southwestern markets while continuing to have responsibility for the company's retail operations in its Midwest and Southeast markets.
Assuming responsibility for CVS/pharmacy's retail operations in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic is Kevin Hourican, SVP operations, who joined the CVS/pharmacy in June 2012 from Macy's.
A pharmacist by training, Wheeler began his career at CVS/pharmacy in 1994 as an area VP. During his tenure at CVS and among his many accomplishments, Wheeler played a key role in the successful conversion of the acquired Osco and Sav-on stores, and led CVS/pharmacy's organic growth into Chicago, Southern California, Las Vegas and Phoenix, as well as its entry into Puerto Rico, the company's first market outside of the 50 U.S. states.
Prior to joining CVS/pharmacy, Hourican served as Macy's SVP and Mid-Atlantic regional director of stores. He also served as Macy's SVP direct-to-consumer logistics and worked for Sears from 1999 through 2006 in a series of increasingly responsible operational roles.