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The Independent's Guide to Film Exhibition and Delivery 2013
By Ted Hope
By Jeffrey Winter
2012 was a profound and often painful year in terms of the rapid technological change impacting the delivery and exhibition of independent film.
2012 was the year we wrapped our heads around the idea that there are virtually no more 35mm projectors in theatrical multiplexes, and that the Digital Cinema Package (DCP) has taken its throne as king – right alongside its wicked little stepchild, the BluRay.
2012 was the year it became clear that the delivery and exhibition formats we've been relying on for the last few years (especially HDCAMs) are no longer sufficient, and that in order to keep pace with the marketplace, we must now embrace the next round of digital evolution.
There are many filmmakers who will now want to stop reading, thinking "ughh, techie-nerd speak, that's for my editor and post-supervisor to worry about." You may believe you are first and foremost an artist and a storyteller, but in today's world your paintbrushes are digital capturing devices, and your canvas is the wide array of digital delivery systems available to you. To shield yourself from the reality of how technological change will affect your final product is to face sobering and expensive complications later that will dramatically impact your ability to exhibit your film in today's venues (including film festivals, theatres, and other public screening venues), as well as meet the needs of distributors and platforms worldwide.
And, so, for this New Year, I offer this "Guide to Exhibition & Delivery 2013," a quasi-techie survival guide to the landscape of technological change in the foreseeable future, keeping in mind that this may all look very different again when we revisit this just a year from now…
What changed in 2012?
As 2012 began, major film festivals worldwide had largely coalesced around the HDCAM (despite slight but annoying differences in North American and European frame rates); and distributors and direct-to-consumer platforms were largely satisfied with HDCAM or Quicktime file-format deliveries, although varying platforms required different file specifications which could prove difficult for independent filmmakers to match (most notably iTunes). In addition, a large sector of the distribution landscape, including small film festivals, educational institutions (universities, museums, etc), and even small art house theaters remained content to screen on DVD and other standard-definition formats. The high-definition BluRay – with its beautiful image quality and powerful economic edge in terms of cost of production, shipping, and deck rental — was also emerging as an alternative to HDCAM, Digibeta, and DVD exhibition, despite the warnings by the techie/quality-control class that BluRays would be perilously unreliable in a live exhibition context.
But behind the scenes, the engine of the corporate machine driving studio film distribution was already fast at work driving top-down change. Finally, after years of financial impasse as to how to equip the theatrical network with digital projectors, the multinational Sony / Technicolor / Christie Digital / Cinedigms of the world had immersed themselves fully in the space and converted the North American multiplex system to a digital, file-based projection standard set by DCI LLC (a consortium of the major studios) – saving the studios immeasurably in print and shipping costs, as well as standardizing and upgrading image quality and providing additional security against piracy. This standardization as defined by the DCI studio consortium had already been growing in Europe for years before the North American market caught up, and became known worldwide as the DCP (Digital Cinema Package).
Once the largest technological and exhibition purveyors worldwide had made their move towards standardizing film exhibition, the writing was already on the wall, although it would take several more months to make its impact fully felt in the independent world.
What is a DCP?
A Digital Cinema Package (DCP) is a collection of digital files used to store and convey digital cinema audio, image, and data streams. General practice adopts a file structure that is organized into a number of Material eXchange Format (MXF) files, which are separately used to store audio and video streams, and auxiliary index files in XML format. The MXF files contain streams that are compressed, encoded, and (usually) encrypted, in order to reduce the huge amount of required storage and to protect from unauthorized use (if desired). The image part is JPEG 2000 compressed, whereas the audio part is linear PCM. The (optional) adopted encryption standard is AES 128 bit in CBC mode.
The most common DCP delivery method uses a specialty hard disk (most commonly the CRU DX115) designed specifically for digital cinema servers to ingest the files. These hard drives were originally designed for military use but have since been adopted by digital cinema for their hard wearing and reliable characteristics. The hard drives are usually formatted in the Linux EXT2 or EXT3 format as D-Cinema servers are typically Linux based and are required to have read support for these file systems.
Hard drive units are normally hired from a digital cinema encoding company, sometimes (in the case of studios pictures) in quantities of thousands. The drives are delivered via express courier to the exhibition site. Other, less common, methods adopt a full digital delivery, using either dedicated satellite links or high speed Internet connections.
In order to protect against the piracy fears that often surround digital distribution, DCP typically apply AES encryption to all MXF files. The encryption keys are generated and transmitted via a KDM (Key Delivery Message) to the projection site. KDMs are XML files containing encryption keys that can be used only by the destination device. A KDM is associated to each playlist and defines the start and stop times of validity for the projection of that particular feature.
As a result of all the standardized formatting and encryption features, the DCP offers a quality product generally considered to be superior to 35mm (while simultaneously conforming to the beloved 24 fps rate of 35mm), and a product that can theoretically be shared around the world with less variables and greater reliability than most formats (since 35mm) to date. Given the confusing array of formats facing filmmakers in recent years, there are many ways that the DCP revolution seems a singular advancement worth applauding, and at least on the surface, as a clear way forward for film exhibition and delivery for years to come.
So what's wrong with that?… DCP survival for independents.
Before running out to master your film on DCP now, it is important to consider at least the following mitigating factors, 1) the utility of the format, 2) the price of DCP (including the hidden costs), and 3) the newness of the format and the inherent dangers associated with new formats, and 4) the ways that DCP will not save you from the usual headaches of delivery, and is in many ways an existential threat to independent film distribution as we currently know it.
With regards to the utility of DCP, remember that it is currently a cinema exhibition product, not a format that will be useful for delivery to distributors, consumer-facing platforms, DVD replicators etc. So, obviously you must be quite sure that you have actually made a theatrical film, and by this I mean theatrical in the broadest sense possible…i.e. will your film actually find life in cinematic venues including top film festivals etc. Following the industry at large, film festivals around the globe are in hyper-drive to convert to DCP as their preferred or even exclusive format. Going into the film festival circuit in 2013 and forward in any mainstream/meaningful way without a DCP…especially for narrative features….will be challenging to say the least (although likely still doable if you are willing to forfeit some bookings and some quality controls). But if you aren't sure yet if your film will actually command significant public exhibition at major festivals and theatrical venues, you probably shouldn't dive into the pool just yet.
Not surprisingly, the largest concern to independents is the issue of price. While nowhere near to the old cost of 35mm, DCP does represent a significant increase in mastering cost over HDCAM, Digibeta etc. In researching this article, most labs quoted me a rate of approx. $2,000 for a ninety minute feature, plus additional costs for the specialty hard drives and cables etc. that put the total closer to $2,500 +. As is the case with most digital products, however, it appears the costs are already headed downward as more and more independent labs get into the space, and it seems reasonable to assume that the price-conscious shopper should be able to find $1,500 and even $1,000 DCPs in the near future (especially with in-house lab deals working for specific distribution companies).
Following the initial mastering costs, the files can be replicated onto additional custom hard drives for prices in the range of $300 – $400, which is at least relatively commensurate with HDCAM replication. This replication process is controversial however — there is no doubt that one can decide to skirt this cost by transferring the files to standard over-the-counter hard drives that run in the range of $100 (we have already distributed one film theatrically and successfully using standard, low-price hard drives). But many labs and exhibitors will warn you against this, telling you that using non-custom hard drives and cables increase the chance that the server at the venue will not be able read the files, and therefore unable to ingest and project the film when it counts most.
In fact, to avoid these potential compatibility issues with differing hard drives, cables etc, some exhibitors (most notably Landmark) are requiring distributors and filmmakers to use specific labs who encode all their content, which perilously puts the modes of production in the hands of the few, and may ultimately keep the cost artificially high. And while indeed there are many reasons to fear compatibility issues between DCP and server (I have already heard of/attended numerous screenings cancelled or delayed in 2012 due to DCP compatibility issues), it is in fact this level of lab and exhibitor control over the product that makes me very nervous about the future of DCP in the independent distribution space.
The most dramatic example of the DCP "threat" to indie distribution is the emergence of the onerous VPF (Virtual Projection Fee) that is now being applied at many (if not most) mainstream theatrical venues (including art house chains like Landmark). The VPF is an $800 – $1,000 per screen fee that is added to the distributor or DIY filmmaker's distribution costs, either leveraged against the film rental or added as a an additional cost to the four-wall. This fee may go down after 20 or so screens, or in a films 3rd or 4th week of adding cities, but otherwise it is largely a fixed fee tacked against the already low profits of most independent theatricals today.
The reason for the fee stems from the fact that the projection companies mentioned earlier (Sony, Christie Digital, etc.) in fact financed the introduction of the digital projectors into the theaters, so the VPF fees largely go towards the recoupment of their investments. But, even once these initial investments have been paid off, it is likely that the VPF will continue as a valuable money-maker for the tech companies, and is not likely to disappear any time soon. And in this age where the financial model of independent theatrical distribution hangs so perilously on a knife's edge anyway, the VPF almost feels like a coup-de-grace dooming small theatrical releases from the get-go.
Another troublesome aspect of DCP distribution is the very encryption technology that was meant to make the product safer from piracy, but also adds an additional level of bureaucracy and cost that most independents cannot realistically afford. The encryption keys (known as KDMs) are controlled entirely by large labs like Technicolor, and are transferred directly from companies like Technicolor to specific theaters within specific venues for limited windows of time. Anyone who has been involved with the free-wheeling nature of independent distribution knows that relying on large labs for print trafficking and shepherding is expensive and time-consuming, and cuts deeply into already marginal profits. And if you are creating DCPs for film festival distribution, the very idea that a single theater in a far-flung locale must rely on a 3rd party lab to get a specific KDM code for its screenings seems akin to courting disaster to me. Indeed, I know several independent festivals that are not accepting DCPs at this point, simply because they refuse to subject themselves to the whims of the studio KDMs.
For the above reasons and more, I've encountered several Industry folks who have been so blunt as to tell me, "DCPs were invented to put independents out of business."
While I'm not quite ready to go there, I will add that the most pernicious aspect of DCP introduction into the market in my opinion is the way that they are already creating a new two-tier distribution market between those larger festivals and venues that can afford DCP projection and those mid-sized and smaller than cannot and perhaps never will be (given the prohibitive cost of the projector technology). As such, DCP does not replace the HDCAMs, Digibetas etc of old, it is rather an additional format that independents must contend with – good in some situations, useless in others – and yet an additional cost to add to your contemporary distribution budget.
As a result of the emerging two-tiered system; with DCP for the better-funded venues and alternatives for the smaller, less-funded; there remains a gaping hole in the contemporary exhibition system which is increasingly filled by the most seductive and problematic format available to independent filmmakers today – and by that of course I mean the BluRay.
The bastard step-child, the BluRay.
Yes I used the word bastard deliberately and with purpose, because the BluRay is the most enticing and simultaneously cruel of the contemporary exhibition/delivery formats.
For independent filmmakers and exhibitors (including theaters, festivals, and other venues) alike, the BluRay seems at first glance an ideal option – inexpensive to produce and inexpensive to ship – to go along with inexpensive players and projectors that can be bought at consumer-level prices. And the quality of both image and sound is usually shockingly good – usually commensurate with the best HDCAM ever had to offer.
As such, the economics of film exhibition have lead to an explosion of BluRay use in 2012, with the format beginning the year as an enticing alternative but quickly emerging as the mainstay of mid-to small size venues in both North America and Europe. But just as quickly as BluRay has emerged, a truism about today's BluRay technology has become painfully clear – it exists at consumer-level pricing because it is not a professional product – and its failure rate in live exhibition context is dangerously (if not outright unacceptably) high.
Consider the following: In recent years prior to 2012, it was nearly unheard of that a booking at a theater or festival should need to be cancelled or delayed due to exhibition format failure…because formats like 35mm or BetaSP or Digibeta or HDCAM were nothing if not reliable. But suddenly in 2012, the cancelled screening, or the delay mid-screening, or the skipping and freezing of a disc mid-screening became commonplace. To our dismay, it has become normal in 2012 to stop a screening mid-stream for a few moments to switch to a back-up DVD to replace a faulty BluRay. In our haste to transform to the miracles that BluRays seemed to afford us, a variable of chaos and unreliability has been introduced…and as yet there are no easy answers to this conundrum anywhere in sight.
There are numerous factors that account for BluRay unreliability – too many in fact to list in their entirety in this posting. There are many compression issues – resulting in variable gigbyte-per-layer Blurays from 25GB per layer to dual layer to triple layer to quadruple layer discs etc. These are profoundly complicated by player-compatibilty issues – meaning that many BluRays that play perfectly in one player will not even load in another. There are also significant regional differences between BluRay formats – similar but even more complicated than the old PAL vs. NTSC coding schemes. Layer onto this the fact that BluRays are fragile and scratch easily and do not traffic well and are easily lost, and we have arrived upon a formula for delivery chaos, to say the least.
As of today, as we go to print on this post, an uneasy truce on the proper protocol of BluRay delivery seems to be emerging Industry wide…for the moment at least. If you are going to screen your film on BluRay, you must provide at least a DVD back-up in case something goes wrong. Ideally, you should provide 2 BluRays, each of which have been tested, and a DVD back up as well. You still might experience screenings where your film will be stopped mid-stream, and replaced by one of the back-ups, but at least you won't likely face the humiliation of a fully cancelled screening.
It's hard to call this progress….but for the moment this is the price we are paying for digital evolution. The irony is…if BluRays were just a little cheaper than they currently are (generally somewhere between $10 – $40 each following an initial $300 – $500 investment), we might all dispense with attempting to traffic them completely, and just provide pristine BluRays for each screening (with somewhat less propensity for failure). This might solve some of the trafficking and delicacy issues, but this does not seem realistic for most filmmakers just yet, especially as so many other factors still come to bear. To be clear, the issues of BluRay unreliability are far more complex than just scratches and trafficking issues, so providing pristine BluRays to each booking will not solve all the issues, and DVD backup will still be necessary for the foreseeable future.
The further irony here is that DVDs, long since seen as less reliable although in all other ways preferable over the old VHS format, have now become the stalwart back-up to the BluRay…for even the traditional 5% failure rate for the DVDR format have become models of reliability as compared with the mercurial nature of the contemporary BluRay. Thankfully, today's DVDs rarely fail in a pinch…
Where do we go from here?
When finishing a film in early 2013, filmmakers are now faced with the question of what delivery formats to create to meet delivery and exhibition demands. However, given the volatility of the current delivery landscape, it may be actually best to NOT commit to any particular exhibition format, and instead finish your film in a digital (hard-drive) format that you can keep as a master at a trusted lab for future needs down the road. It is advisable to have your film in the most flexible format possible, until you are forced by circumstance to deliver a specific format for a specific purpose.
The most flexible and useful format to initiate most exhibition/delivery formats at the moment is the Apple ProRes 422 digital file. Apple ProRes is a line of intermediate codecs, which means they are intended for use during video editing, and not for practical end-user viewing. The benefit of an intermediate codec is that it retains higher quality than end-user codecs while still requiring much less expensive disk systems compared to uncompressed video. It is comparable to Avid's DNxHD codec or CineForm who offer similar bitrates which are also intended to be used as intermediate codecs. ProRes 422 is a DCT based intra-frame-only codec and is therefore simpler to decode than distribution-oriented formats like H.264.
From your ProRes 422 file, you will be able to make any format you need for today's distribution landscape….from DCPs and BluRays to HDCAMs and any digital files you may need for platform distribution worldwide. This makes it ideal as an intermediary format as you consider your next steps forward.
In 2013, the needs of your exhibition formats and delivery formats will likely be determined by how successful your film turns out to be. If your film turns out to be truly theatrical, you will likely need a combination of DCPs and HDCAMs and BluRays to meet the demands. But if your film turns out to have limited public exhibition applications, then perhaps a mix of BluRays, DVDs, and digital files may be all you need. Rather than make those decisions in advance, we recommend you pursue a delivery strategy that lets the marketplace make those decisions for you.
In 2013, these delivery strategies will be impacted by the rate of technological development, just as they were in 2012. For the time being, it seems to wisest to counsel that we not get ahead of ourselves, and deliver films as a ProRes 422 file available for quick turnaround at a trusted lab with multi-format output capacity. From there, we can be assured of the ability to take our opportunities whenever and wherever they may lead us.
Jeffrey Winter is the co-executive director of The Film Collaborative and is drawn to the act of championing independent film because of his love for the process by which good movies can effect positive change in our world today. Jeffrey's areas of specialty include niche distribution, niche marketing, and festival/non-theatrical/ special events distribution.
To find out more about The Film Collaborative, please visit our website http://www.
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2011 Prince Amukamara (Nebraska), New York Giants, 19th pick.
2011 Jimmy Smith (Colorado), Baltimore, 27th pick.
2008 Aqib Talib (Kansas), Tampa Bay, 20th pick.
2007 Aaron Ross (Texas), New York Giants, 20th pick.
2005 Fabian Washington (Nebraska), Oakland, 23rd pick.
2003 Terence Williams (Kansas State), Dallas, fifth pick.
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2003 Sammy Davis (Texas A&M), San Diego, 30th pick.
2002 Quentin Jammer (Texas), San Diego, fifth pick.
1998 R.W. McQuarters (Oklahoma State), San Francisco, 28th pick.
1997 Bryant Westbrook (Texas), Detroit, fifth pick.
1997 Michael Booker (Nebraska), Atlanta, 11th pick.
1997 Chris Canty (Kansas State), New England,, 29th pick.
Gilbert is poised to become the first OSU player picked in the first round since Justin Blackmon and Brandon Weeden were first-round picks in 2012. OSU hasn't had a first-round defensive player since defensive end Kevin Williams was picked by San Francisco in 2003. McQuarters was the last OSU first-round cornerback.
Despite the success for TCU during the Gary Patterson period, the Horned Frogs have had a first-round pick only once when Jerry Hughes was drafted by Baltimore with the 31st pick in 2010. Patterson also coached LaDainian Tomlinson in his final game in 2001 as an interim coach.
Verrett is poised to become the highest TCU defensive back to be picked since Jim Shofner was the 13th pick in the first round by Cleveland in 1958.

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Skip to comments.Spain: Too Big to Fail and Too Big to Save (Cash transactions over 2500 will be banned)
Posted on 04/20/2012 10:52:29 AM PDT by dennisw
Cash business transactions over 2500 are to be banned, Hacienda has said they will not fine anyone who admits that they have been making payments of more than 2,500 over the previous three months. The cash limit is part of the Governments anti-fraud plans which have been approved today. Those Spaniards who have a bank account outside the country now face the legal obligation of having to inform Hacienda about the account. The Government hopes its anti-fraud measures will bring in 8.171 billion .
My fellow US citizens will be saying to themselves, "So what? We have to report our foreign bank accounts, and any large cash transactions are flagged." But gentle reader, this is much different. This is new law for Spain, basically currency control writ large, and bells have to be going off all over Europe.
This is the new Spanish government revealing serious desperation. The government's back is to the wall. They have to know they will not collect the taxes they need to generate, but are going to try anyway to demonstrate to the rest of Europe (read Germany) that they are doing everything they can.
In a side note, on Wednesday, Spain's interior minister introduced new measures to thwart plots using "urban guerrilla" warfare methods to incite protests. And the local papers are printing op-eds by economists talking about how the effort to comply with German austerity demands will just make the economy worse, and that the government is not taking into account the resolve of labor unions to oppose them. "Germany is the problem." It pains me to say this (truly it does), but this is what we were writing about Greece, not all that long ago. We are seeing footage of demonstrations, verging on riots. It is a familiar pattern.
Why don't they just get rid of currency? They could put a mark on everyone, and if citizens wanted to buy or sell stuff, they could just show the mark and then take what they need from the communal pile. [/s]
Yep. Or at least to avoid any further flight of capital.
LINK>>>>>>>> http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/04/17/spain_too_big_to_fail_and_too_big_to_save_113870.html
yea a step towards capital controls....coming soon to a country near you!
Franco IS dead. That's why they're having problems.
they will.
A university education in economics.
And the first two are optional.
No worries there. They can book the "uncollectable" fines as receivables.
Boy is life about to get miserable for the hombre en la via.
So what happens to a nation whose people have forgotten how to work, whose people has been taught entitlement since birth, when their all-knowing government can no longer borrow the money to support them?
Good case to watch -
'cause we'll be repeating it here in five years or so.
I'm sure it was.
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Basketball fans always find adventure in Vegas during March Madness. Spanning from March 18th (first round play) until April 7th (championship game), you can do a lot more than watch college hoops on a gigantic screen while knocking back a cold one with your buddies. Here are a few of the more "special" events taking place:
Carmine's, The Forum Shops, Caesars
Carmine's, located inside Caesars Forum Shops, is offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity during the second and third rounds of March Madness. Turning one of their private dining rooms into the "ultimate man cave" for your group of 25, you can relax all day in recliners, watch all the games on big screens, play video games, beer pong, eat some kick-ass Italian food (including their famous 45-ounce Porterhouse) and enjoy an open bar (yep, unlimited brewskis and anything else your heart desires). If the games leave you tense, a massage therapist is available or maybe you'd like to partake in the free throw contest and win $1,000? After the games are over, the Hangover Heaven Bus will give you a tune-up to put you in shape to finish your evening with a VIP experience at PURE Nightclub. The cost to book one of the 8 available days is $50,000, which may sound excessive, but for a group of 25 that shakes out to be $2,000/person for an all-day and all-night extravaganza that you will brag about for years. Reservations can be made by calling 702.473.9700.
Hoops & Hops, The Chelsea, The Cosmopolitan
The Cosmopolitan if offering a more reasonably priced MM package at The Chelsea. The event, dubbed "Hoops and Hops," will offer an exclusive sports lounge setting where you can watch the action, take advantage of multiple betting stations, access to a basketball court, video and arcade games, as well as pool tables. Running from March 20-22nd, there are four package options to choose from.
Main: open seating and 2 free drinks ($45/day or $112.50 for 3-day pass)
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Consumers are not told they can negotiate lower fees for financial advice - a fact that has been virtually overlooked in the debate about how superannuation fund fees should be disclosed.
"If you don't know what you are paying, and you don't know whether it's negotiable or not, what chance have you got?" said Chant West Financial Services director Warren Chant, an industry consultant who has tested fee disclosure models for the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.
The very public disagreement between ASFA and rival lobby group the Investment and Financial Services Association over the best way to disclose fees has exposed the financial services industry to accusations that it is structurally flawed.
The Australian Consumers' Association says because financial institutions are competing for distributors - the financial planners - products are designed to suit financial advisers, not consumers.
That was borne out by a report released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission last week, which suggested financial planners had often recommended expensive investments just to boost their own pay.
However, Financial Planning Association chief executive Kerrie Kelly said the ASIC survey was conducted two years ago, before the tough new Financial Services Reform Act made it mandatory to disclose fees.
But Mr Chant said the whole financial services industry was still geared towards making life easier for financial planners.
For example, he argued a consumer might be told that the fee for a product was 1.5 per cent, with 1 per cent to go to the institution and up to 0.5 per cent to the adviser.
While there was the option for the consumer to negotiate a fee of between zero and 0.5 per cent with the adviser, Mr Chant said the institutions did not make it clear that the fee was negotiable.
Melbourne financial planner Kevin Bailey, executive chairman of Money Managers, said because it was not compulsory to disclose fees in dollars, financial planners benefited at the expense of consumers.
"Consumers need to know what the cost of advice is, the cost of administration and the cost of funds management," Mr Bailey said.
"Having things above the table rather than below the line allows people to shop around, to negotiate, and to be allowed to get a better deal for themselves."
When asked whether the FPA expected its members to disclose their fees to clients in dollar figures, Ms Kelly said: "The obligation is the disclosure of the fee or the commission which is being charged.
"There is no legislation that says it has to be in dollar terms."
Catherine Wolthuizen, senior finance policy officer with the Australian Consumers' Association, said consumers had little capacity to drive competition in financial services because it was virtually impossible to understand the products.
"Consumers simply are not in a position where they can question (the fees)," Ms Wolthuizen said.
"No one is forcing planners or fund managers to justify their fee structures or product designs because very few consumers understand where to start."
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text: [JURIST] Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora [BBC backgrounder] formally asked UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan [official website; JURIST news archive] Saturday to extend the inquiry into the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri [UN materials; JURIST news archive] for six more months after its December 15 deadline, and be open for further extensions. Lebanons government agreed Thursday [JURIST report] to ask the UN to continue the Hariri assassination probe of the February 14 truck bombing. The chief investigator, German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis, plans to leave his job immediately following his final scheduled report on the investigation on December 12, but Annan assured Siniora that he would try to persuade Mehlis to stay and complete the investigation. In an October interim report [text], Mehlis suggested the assassination was planned by top Syrian officials and their Lebanese allies. Reuters has more.


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This lesson presents and overview of the art and architecture of the ancient Sumerians.
Image of Standard of Ur (War Panel), PD-1923, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Standard_of_Ur_-_War.jpg; Image of Great Ziggurat of Ur, Public Domain, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ziggarat_of_Ur_001.jpg; Image of Mesopotamian Male Worshipper, Creative Commons, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mesopotamia_male_worshiper_2750-2600_B.C.jpg; Image of Eye Idols, Public Domain, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Augenidole_Syrien_Slg_Ebn%C3%B6ther.jpg; Image of Mask of Warka, PD-1923, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UrukHead.jpg
Sculptures placed in a shrine in fulfillment of a vow.
A Mesopotamian temple shaped as a pyramid tower and having a number of stories that is winding and round.


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I was just looking at the phones ST has on their site and came across the LG 231C. I'm currently using an LG 220C and have been happy with it, but a camera and MMS messaging would be nice to have.
The 231C appears to basically be the same as the 220C +camera & MMS added.
Anyone gotten a 231C ?
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PILLORIED for years as a financial black hole and mocked for creating unwanted mountains of surplus beef and lakes of milk and wine, the Common Agriculture Policy was given a facelift a decade ago.
The move cut farm spending as a share of the EU budget from nearly 75% to about half and farmers were still guaranteed cash handouts for whatever they produced.
EU taxpayers will still be propping up farmers to the tune of #30bn a year - but the idea is to get better value for money.
The CAP was the first major EU-wide policy designed to guarantee Europe's food supply after the post-war shortages and rationing.
The spur for radical change was the enlargement of the EU to 25 countries from next May. Most of the 10 newcomers are agriculturally backward and would qualify for hefty farm subsidy levels under the current CAP arrangements. They will still benefit by joining the EU, but not at the risk of reviving surpluses regardless of supply and demand.


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Gary Guyton became the newest Cowboy on Wednesday, practicing for the first time. He agreed to terms Tuesday after working out for the Cowboys, the second inside linebacker signed since Oct. 24.
"We're a little thin there with the injuries, so we just got to make sure we have another guy who can go in and play defense for us," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. "We're hopeful at some point that he can help us on special teams as well."
The Cowboys have had a string of injuries at the position.
Sean Lee is out for the season with a foot injury. Orie Lemon (hamstring) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday to make room for Guyton. Dan Connor was limited in practice with a neck injury that kept him out of Sunday's game as well as all but 10 plays of the Giants game.
Ernie Sims, signed Oct. 24, was forced to start against the Falcons and played 45 of 67 plays.
Guyton made 32 starts with 4.5 sacks and three interceptions from 2008-11 with the Patriots. He was in the Dolphins' training camp this summer.
"I'm comfortable in this defense," Guyton said. "I've done it when I was in New England. I'm comfortable inside, outside. I did both things out in New England, so I'm comfortable with the 3-4 defense."
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Access to cable television can open up a world of home entertainment possibilities, but many people are not aware of all of the service providers in their area. Anyone who finds themselves asking "What cable companies are in my area?" should take the time to do some research prior to purchasing a plan.
The answer to this question can typically be found through an online search, but it may not be simple to find all of the service providers available. People who would like to find out which providers service their area may have to visit the website of each provider individually, and anyone who does not know all of the possible providers in the area may miss an opportunity to receive the programming that they want at a reasonable price.
Telephone directories both in print and online provide listings of local cable service providers for people who are new to the area. It is also common for people who are new to a neighborhood to receive advertisements from cable companies in the mail, and many of these new customer offers involve deep discounts.
New neighbors are also a great resource when it comes to services available in the area. Getting to know everyone in the neighborhood is an added benefit to gathering information about the cable companies that service the area.
A final option that works for people who have had cable and are moving is keeping the same cable provider if the company services the new area. The provider can be contacted to discuss the possibility of transferring a current account.
Contacting Cable Service Providers
Cable service providers often allow customers to order a package with the desired channel offerings online. This feature involves reviewing information about which channels are included in each package, choosing the package that best fits the needs of the customer and setting up an appointment for installation.
Many cable companies give customers the option to have a self-installation kit sent to their home address for any package that does not require the assistance of a technician. Customers who opt for additions like DVR services may not be able to install their cable service alone.
Contacting a customer service representative directly to discuss package options may be beneficial for first-time customers. Most people who are new to a company can negotiate a temporarily discounted price, and speaking with a representative also offers the benefit of being able to ask questions for a direct answer that requires no searching.
Choosing the Best Cable Company
Making a choice when it comes to local cable companies involves researching prices and offerings, but service quality is also a factor. Any provider will claim that their services are provided with minimal interruption, so it is important to ask current and past customers for details related to their experiences prior to making a final purchase decision.
An online search for reviews is the first step in choosing the best provider, but remember that reviews posted on the Internet could be manipulated in favor of certain providers. If anyone is able to post reviews on websites, an unscrupulous company could potentially have their employees increase their number of positive reviews. These companies could also maliciously post negative reviews for their competitors.
Online reviews should not be ignored, but information should be gathered elsewhere to supplement these recommendations. Ask friends and family members about their cable service providers in order to hear about real experiences others have had in the past. A cable provider that has a positive reputation overall may have trouble providing reliable cable services to customers in a particular region, so connecting with people in the immediate area regarding which cable company to choose can help make the decision easier.
Whether a family is new to an area or just new to cable in general, researching the available providers in an area and finding reviews about the quality of service is a must. Go beyond the question of "What cable companies are in my area?" to determine which company can provide the best service at the best price. Discussing customer satisfaction with friends and family members in a specific region can hep make the choice easier.


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5 Online Courses for Improving your Skills as a Blogger
If you are into blog content writing, you can consider getting enrolled in some online courses to sharpen your writing skills. I know that many of you have certain reservations about online courses. Well, I cannot really blame you because I too held such a view at some point in life. But, over the years, I have realized that online courses do offer some benefits over the conventional degree programs.
Firstly, such a course gives you the liberty to study at the pace and time that is suitable to you. Secondly, it is relatively more economical because you do not have to travel on a daily basis to a distant location. Rather, you can study in the comfort of your house.
However, if you are still not sure about pursuing a degree course online, you can at least opt for some short-term courses which can be very helpful if you belong to a creative field like blogging.
There are some who blog for fun or earning some extra bucks. However, there are some who earn their livelihood from it. For the latter group, it is imperative to take some constructive steps that can help them make their mark as bloggers in this highly-crowded online market. Short online courses especially meant for bloggers can be very helpful in this regard.
Let us have a look at 5 such online courses that every blogger must enrol in at some point in their careers:
Writing: One of the pre-requisites for being a blogger is to possess the ability to write interesting and meaningful prose. You can expect to achieve success as a blogger in spite of being not very good at internet marketing or SEO but if you do not know how to express your thoughts in a precise and clear manner in words, you can never earn the reputation of a good blogger. A writing course is concerned with teaching you to think, write and also self-edit your work like professional writers. It can not only help in improving the quality of your writing but also contribute to your rapid rise as a blogger.
English Language: There are many in the field of blog content writing whose first language is not English. If you are one of them, you can consider opting for an English language course. This is because if your blog contains grammatical and syntactical errors, weird expressions or poor sentence structure, it can hamper your reputation significantly. It is not that everyone whose first language is not English is prone to making mistakes. But, it is always better to be the best in whatever you do and an English language course can help you become one in the field of blogging.
SEO: You may be adept at churning out brilliant posts consistently but do your posts attract enough readers who can admire or appreciate them? It is very important for a blog to get unique traffic in order to keep it up and running. The biggest traffic source, at this point, is Google and you need to prominently feature in its search results to gain unique visitors. One easy way of ensuring that is blog optimization for relevant keywords. However, it involves certain techniques which can be best learnt by enrolling for a short online course in SEO or search engine optimization.
Webinars: Earning options from blogging were, so far, restricted to paltry commissions from affiliate product sales and ad clicks. However, the scenario is not the same anymore. If you are truly proficient in a particular subject or topic and have a considerable fan following, you can arrange a webinar on the concerned topic and charge a registration fee. It can be a wonderful way of earning handsomely from your blog. There are several online courses available that teach you how to conduct such webinars.
Blogging: The above-mentioned courses are very specific and only address a particular aspect of blogging. But, a full-fledged blogging course will include all aspects including writing, English language, monetizing and SE optimization. Many veteran bloggers offer such courses online in order to help emerging ones excel in the art of blogging.
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If you can squeeze out some time from your busy schedule, you should go for these short-term courses to better your skills as a blogger. You are the one who will benefit from it in the future.


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Data Management Plan (EX1504L3) : CAPSTONE Leg III, Main Hawaiian Islands and Geologists Seamounts (ROV/Mapping)
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Dumfries Raid Marker, E-82
On 26 December 1862, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart led 1,800 cavalry out of Fredericksburg on his third and last major raid. Stuart divided his column and on 27 December launched a two-pronged attack on Dumfries, a major Union supply base. The garrison thwarted the Confederate cavalry commanded by Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Brig. Gen. W. H. F. ("Rooney") Lee, despite the efforts of Stuart's legendary horse artillery. Stuart continued the raid through Occoquan, Burke's Station, Fairfax Court House, Warrenton, and Culpeper before returning to Fredericksburg on 1 January 1863. During the raid, Stuart seized some 200 prisoners, as many horses and mules, and 20 wagonloads of equipment.
Marker Information:Year On Marker: 1993
Geographic Location: Prince William County
Physical Description of Location: 17785 Fraley Boulevard (US 1) northbound, Dumfries, VA 22026.
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What goes around comes around.
For Ensworth, Memphis University School comes around in the Division II-AA state championship game. That's the team the Tigers last saw Aug. 17 in 35-28 victory to open their season.
The teams will arrive in Tennessee Tech in Cookeville three months later, Nov. 29, in a game with a bit more riding on the outcome.
In their respective semifinal wins last Friday, two-time defending champion Ensworth trounced rival Montgomery Bell Academy 35-7, and MUS overcame a 23-0 deficit and dealt Brentwood Academy a heartbreaking 46-45 defeat with a last minute field goal.
It was MUS (10-2) that gave the Tigers (12-0) their closest scare of the season.
The first meeting was tied 14-14 at the half. Corn Elder scored three of his four touchdowns in the third quarter, which gave the Tigers a 35-14 lead. Then they hung on for dear life.
MUS quarterback Jordan Rodgers passed for 385 yards, the most against the Tigers this season, with three touchdowns. MUS outgained Ensworth 387-333.
"We just barely hung on, it was real fight," coach Ricky Bowers said. "Their quarterback Rodgers is outstanding. He has signed with Tennessee for baseball [as a pitcher]. He is just a great all-around athlete.
"In the last couple of decades, I think MUS has the best football program in the state, and that includes Maryville, any of them. They play the best competition out there, just this year they played the Arkansas state champs. They are consistently good."
In addition to what promises to be an excellent final, both teams showcase a DII-AA Mr. Football finalist – Elder at Ensworth and Rodgers at MUS.
The Owls' only other loss was out of state to Olive Branch, Miss., 43-33. They also beat Arkansas power Fayetteville and have won seven straight.
BALANCED EFFORT BEATS MBA: The last time Ensworth lost a playoff game was in 2009 at home. MBA edged the Tigers 27-24 in a game the Big Red trailed 24-7 in the third quarter.
The Tigers haven't lost to MBA since.
After a five-yard second quarter touchdown by Gary Jackson, Ensworth didn't allow the MBA offense in the red zone. The closest the Big Red got was the 23.
It was players like backup linebacker D'Andre Ferby who led the defense, making six tackles, recording two sacks and making a big hit on an MBA receiver, setting the tone.
"I found out early in the week that our starting linebacker Patrick Miller was injured and that I would be playing," Ferby, who is 6-foot-1, 190 pounds, said. "I wanted to make the most of my chances. The coaches had me in the right places, and our defense had a great night."
Elder fumbled on his first two carries (he lost one) but recovered from that ominous start to finish with 284 yards in 25 carries and three touchdowns.
"I had those two fumbles, no reason for that," he said. "But then things picked up, our offensive line was great again, and we got the win."
The Tigers got some passing balance as well with junior wide receiver Kiambu Fentress catching touchdown passes of 37 and 50 yards from quarterback Andrew Bowers.
"I'm working with a good group, and Andrew hit me right in stride," he said. "To be in the state championship once again, it's great for our team, great for school. To be able to win three in a row would be awesome."
The last obstacle is no different than the first.
• TSSAA Decisions: The TSSAA will move the girls state soccer tournament from Chattanooga to Murfreesboro, starting next year, it was decided at last Thursday's Board of Control meeting.
The four tournaments will be held at the Siegel complex for the next four seasons (2013-216), beginning next May. A scheduling conflict in Chattanooga, which had hosted the event since 1997,mandated the move.
Also, the Board voted to hold the state golf tournaments at Willowbrook Course in Manchester through 2016. The club and TSSAA will be able to opt out of the agreement on a yearly basis.
In wrestling, the board approved individual wrestling championships for Class AAA and Class A/AA, starting in 2014.
• Nashville Christian School (11-2) advanced to the TSSAA Class 1A semifinalss for the first time with a wild 35-28 victory at Collinwood. Phillip Booker's nine-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter was the game-winner.
The Eagles will travel to Huntingdon (11-2) Friday for a chance to get to finals.
• Christ Presbyterian Academy (13-0) looks for some revenge when it hosts Milan (11-2) in the Class 3A semifinalss. Milan derailed the Lions last year 16-14 on a late safety in the same round.
• The Metro Schools athletic department has announced the five finalists for the annual Hume Award in football. They are: Christian Molina (Antioch), Michael Collins (East Nashville), Joseph Occhipinti (Hillsboro), Tracey Bowler (McGavock) and Brandon Orr (Overton).
The winner will be announced at a luncheon Dec. 4 at Bridgestone Arena.
• William Darnell, whose teams went 0-20 in his two seasons, resigned as head coach at Hunters Lane last Friday. No replacement was immediately named.


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With the rising tuitions of academic institutions such as Boston University making college degrees an unattainable dream for low-income students, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama held a summit to address college affordability Jan. 16.
The summit, which was attended by over 100 university and college presidents, sought innovative solutions to increase the accessibility of higher education to students from low-income backgrounds.
"At this point, higher education has to look very carefully at how it's going to provide access to people who have different needs … because at present, private education is unaffordable to significant groups of the population," said School of Education professor Evangeline Harris Stefanakis. "That makes it almost unattainable … It's critical that we have a national summit with the presidents of universities and the president [of the United States] to think about what creative solutions they can offer."
Obama, while congratulating university leaders on the strides they had made in assisting students from low-income backgrounds with financial aid, encouraged institutions to develop more methods of making college education a realistic possibility for disadvantaged students.
"We still have to do more training and development, and ensure that the curriculums are ones that maximize the chances for student success," Obama said during the summit. "When young people are properly prepared in high school, we've got to make sure that they can afford to go to college."
Stefanakis suggested universities forge outside of the traditional financial aid systems to develop strategies for ensuring that disadvantaged students not only gain admission to college, but also finish their education.
"It needs to be considered in terms of not just a financial aid structure, but that we actually have programs that allow more people to finish," Stefanakis said. "For example, if someone were able to commit to a two-and-a-half year thing and they could work while they went to school."
Vice President for Enrollment and Student Affairs Laurie Pohl said BU strives to ease the burden of finances for students who are qualified and may struggle to afford the tuition.
"We give out 25 full tuition scholarships each year," Pohl said. "It is full-need based and we don't make them take out any loans … If you get in and we cannot give you enough money, it's disappointing … If you can't get your finances together then it can be difficult, so we have programs that help to lower and, if not, remove, that barrier for coming to BU."
Madison Bouldin, a College of Arts and Sciences freshman, said BU should take into consideration the financial strain they put on families who do not qualify for aid.
"My parents are at the cutoff where they earn just enough that we have to pay the full thing, but it really hurts us financially," Bouldin said. "… My dad is unemployed, and my sister is also in college. My mom has to pay for both of us, and it's a lot."
Natalie Fritz, a College of General Studies sophomore, said she thinks BU should publish a comprehensive list of how each student's tuition is spent.
"They [BU] could allocate differently to reduce costs, just like smaller fees where we don't even know what we're paying for," Fritz said. "One thing I think they really should do is publish a list of everything we're paying for because we don't even know. It would give us a more realistic look at we're actually paying for."
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Thomas said that the "current home care system cheats Ontario residents of the quality of care they deserve. Too much money is diverted to executive paycheques and profits. The Auditor General's research shows that only 61 per cent of the government funding actually goes to face-to-face treatment of patients. The public needs to know these facts."
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Only 100 meters from a ski run, this semi-detached vacation house in the Valais is not only steps away from hitting the slopes, but it's also within walking distance to the resort town of Nendaz! With shops and restaurants nearby, being outdoors during the summer or winter will be simply lovely, and so will having a nice cup of Swiss hot chocolate in this welcoming holiday accommodation. You probably have many reasons to visit Switzerland so don't waste a moment second-guessing your accommodations. Instead, choose this one where you're sure to find peace, quiet, and great views!
(2000m2) Situated in an elevated position with views of the mountains, valleys, and ski runs, this semi-detached house is within a landscaped garden. Although the garden is shared, there is a private patio with a table and chairs and two balconies. The garden features a children's playground with a swing. Access to the property is steep and snow chains are necessary in the winter. Parking is available within the property grounds.
Lower Ground Floor: The entrance to the house is located at this level. There is one bedroom with two 90 cm single beds and one bathroom with a sink, toilet, shower, and tub.
Ground Floor: The living room has couches, a fireplace, large windows, and access to the garden. On one side of the living room is the dining table with chairs and the kitchen corner equipped with a cook-top, oven, microwave, and dishwasher. A separate lounge has cable TV, a DVD player, and VCR. There are two bedrooms, each with a 160 cm queen-sized bed. There is one bathroom with a sink, tub, and separate toilet.
First Floor: There is one bedroom with a 200 cm king-sized bed, cable TV, access to the balcony, and an open bathroom with a sink, shower, and separate toilet.
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The property is located 100 meters from a ski run, 400 meters from a restaurant, and one kilometer from the center of Nendaz. Nendaz is a resort village with shops, restaurants, markets, a post office, bank, and fitness center. In summer, there are beautiful hiking trails that go through orchards in the valley, up through the mountains and from June to October, a cable car can take you up where you'll have panoramic views. During the winter, it'll be nice to know that Nendaz is within Les Quatre Vallées (the Four Valleys) ski region and features hundreds of kilometers of ski runs and snowboard tracks as well as an ice rink and ski school. A short drive to Sion would be an excellent choice for a day trip for not only is it the capital of the Valais, but it's also the third largest wine making region in Switzerland. The main sites include the Valère Basilica and the Chateau de Tourbillon, both offering gorgeous views. Saillon: 24 km Sion: 14 km Nendaz: 1 km Restaurant: 400 meters Ski run: 100 meters
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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is gung-ho about his Kolkata Knight Riders winning the eighth Indian Premier League lung-opener on a day his youngest son AbRam had his maiden match experience.
The Bollywood superstar said he is "extremely happy" that his children enjoy the matches and understand the value of losing and winning.
"Happy match was in our favour cos it was AbRam's 1st match. Nerves…fielding on both sides as brittle as Gauti's bat tonite…love u Kolkata," he posted on Twitter.
Defending champions KKR sailed to a seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the IPL opener here on Wednesday.
"I want my children to enjoy sports… this game and I love IPL. It's very personal to me so I feel extremely happy that my kids come and understand the value of losing and winning. Tonight (Wednesday) was winning…it had to be… all there were here," said Shah Rukh Khan, who landed in the city with his three children on Wednesday to cheer for his team.
Son AbRam, youngest of the lot at less than two years, was seen running around the pitch post the game and attempted to hug KKR captain Gautam Gambhir after the win. This was AbRam's first IPL match.
"You can't come with three kids and let them down. Tonight is important because after a long time I am together with them. I will come for all the matches," he said.
He jokingly said he and his three sons are the cheerleaders of the team. He also commented that he was the "packaging" of the team.
"I would honestly like to take the whole responsibility for it but I would be lying. I stand by them. There is Gautam and the rest of the boys and Venky sir and Jai bhai."
"They spend so much time that they have completely made sure that I am now just the packaging of the team and when I become boring… I bring my children to the game. I just come and cheer. I am the cheerleader of the losing team and now we have three cheerleaders," the KKR co-owner responded to a poser on his contribution to the team's performance.
King Khan took to Twitter earlier on Wednesday about his trip to Kolkata with his kids.
"Taking so many kids for the KKR match…it's like I am a class teacher Incharge of Nursery to Higher Secondary," he posted on Twitter, as KKR took on Mumbai Indians at the historic stadium.
Known for his emotional connection with Kolkata, the superstar stressed this sojourn was also an introduction of AbRam to the "maximum love" that the city has to offer.
"The fact that I have got my under two year old son here is to introduce him to the maximum love I have got anywhere in the world while failing repeatedly and I want him to know the people that love you, love you unconditionally, so I thank Kolkata for unconditional love," he said.


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High school soccer season has ended. For many players, club soccer begins.
After 7 years of having my daughter play competitive soccer year-round, in the past 2 years we have finally figured out the best times to rest her from soccer. She suffered an overuse injury in the summer of 2007 — patella tendonitis — which took her off the playing fields for 2 months. She did physical therapy and nothing else. She missed trying out for the varsity in her sophomore high school season. So we learned the hard way: rest is important.
Here is a good article on overuse injuries in young athletes. Here how it begins:
Advances in medical knowledge and technology have enabled sports physicians and trainers to help young athletes get back on the field, but one of the most effective treatments they can prescribe is also one that many patients won't use: rest.
I've found that as players get older, the winter season is a good time to rest. Competitive indoor soccer games have minimal benefits. Training, simply getting touches on the ball, is the biggest benefit of indoor. Getting wrapped up in indoor games, leagues and tournaments for the older girls is simply a waste of time and money.
Team managers and coaches, take my advice: keep indoor leagues to a minimum, find time to rest your players, and look for ways to keep your young athlete in shape that don't involve playing the same sport year-round.
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Aaron Kalish and Taylor Vavruick combined on a three-hitter and Kyle McAlonie had four singles in four at-bats as Shenendehowa got past visiting Guilderland 3-1 in a Suburban Council baseball game on Monday afternoon.
Kalish pitched the first six innings for the Plainsmen, allowing only three hits, two walks and striking out five. Shen closer Vavruick pitched a perfect seventh inning to notch the save.
Cory Moore had an RBI single for the Dutchmen.
Baseball: Cori Winch pitched a complete game for Greenwich, striking out 13 in the Witches' 4-1 win over Hoosick Falls Winch contributed offensively with an RBI double and a run scored. Hoosick Falls' Logan Brogue led the team with a double and a run scored. Greenwich is 8-1 overall. Hoosick Falls is 5-1. ... Fort Plain shut out Schoharie 7-0. Marcus Failing led the Hilltoppers (5-0) with a single, triple and two RBIs.
Softball: Kayla Doty pitched a five-inning perfect game with 12 strikeouts as Chatham routed Catskill 22-0 in a Patroon Conference game. ... Briana Bowen tossed a three-hitter and struck out 14 as host Cohoes nipped Watervliet 4-3 in a Colonial Council game. The Tigers (5-2, 3-1) got a double and single from Danielle McComber and a pair of singles from Bryanne Holdridge. ... Maple Hill's Sierra Pizzola outdueled Greenville's Jaimie Staunch as the Wildcats blanked the Spartans 2-0 in a Patroon Conference encounter. Pizzola allowed only three hits and struck out 10 for Maple Hill (6-3, 5-0). Staunch allowed four hits and fanned 11. Alysa Kelly had a run-scoring triple for the Wildcats. ... MacKenzie Nitz nailed a grand slam in the first inning to give Averill Park an early lead over Shaker The Warriors held on for a 9-2 win with Nitz adding a single and finishing with five RBIs. McKenzie Bump had a homer and single for Averill Park.
Boys' lacrosse: Stephen Polsinelli had five goals and Cody Dyer added four goals as host Guilderland beat Colonie 12-7 in a Suburban Council contest.


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Dave Navarro has landed a role on Sons of Anarchy Season 5.
Not a lot of information is available regarding his role, but the rocker will stop by the FX smash later this fall as an associate of Jimmy Smits' Nero, who, of course, got into business with Jax and SAMCRO on last Tuesday's episode.
Sons of Anarchy rolls on tomorrow night with "Small World." Watch the official promo now and then return to TV Fanatic as soon as the episode ends for my detailed review.
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Clare Kramer gives you the best of television, streaming and film this year, to make life fun even after all those cute little cookies with the Hershey Kisses on top are gone.
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Only one new movie this week, but the horror film 'Incarnate' barely registered with those buying tickets for the silver screen.
'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' had a solid second week, however, losing less than 40 percent of its opening audience.
'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' finishes second as we get an early start into the holiday moviegoing weekend.
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USD/JPY Potential Exhaustion Signal
USD/JPY has triggered a potential DeMark™ exhaustion signal after its recent surge higher above 82.00.
Watch for confirmation above 82.65 and 83.85, to resume the bullish recovery which has already risen over 7% since late January.
Support remains at 80.59 (07 March swing low) and 80.00 (psychological level), a break beneath here will target further setbacks into 79.60.
These levels are expected to hold and offer renewed buying opportunities for USD/JPY's major long-term 40-year cycle upside reversal.
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Newly-promoted Pescara have struck a deal for Hajduk Split striker Ante Vukusic, who caused Inter problems in the Europa League.
According to numerous reports, the 21-year-old Croatian forward is ready to put pen to paper on a €3m transfer.
He'll sign a four-year contract, but is unlikely to have all the red tape sorted out before Sunday's Serie A opener against Inter.
It would've been the third game against the Nerazzurri this summer, as Vukusic was in the Hajduk Split squad that caused many problems for them in the Europa League preliminary round.
Inter won the first leg 3-0 in Croatia, but were beaten 2-0 at San Siro with Vukusic on target.
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Natalia Varchenko Crowned Miss Ukraine Earth 2013
Natalia Varchenko was crowned Queen of Ukraine Earth 2013 or Miss Ukraine Earth 2013. The 23-year-old beauty will represent Ukraine at the upcoming Miss Earth 2013 pageant.
Anastasiya Senina was crowned Queen of Ukraine 2013, the main title of the pageant. Anastasiya previously competed at Miss Earth 2010 in Vietnam representing Crimea. She will represent Ukraine at Miss Model of the World 2013.
Queen of Ukraine Air is Anastasia Sukh, Queen of Ukraine Water is Tetiana Khorosha and Queen of Ukraine Fire is Oleksandra Volok. Crimea's representative to Miss Earth 2013 will be later revealed. It might come from the Top 5 or from the semifinalists.
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Hi, I have a 2005 Ford Focus SES Zx4 with 103,000 miles on it. I bought it with 98,000 miles and had it checked out and everthing seemed good. However lately I noticed that my acceleration has been inconsistent; sometimes it is really good while other times even if I almost floor it the rpm either barely goes up or I get the acceleration of something like a minivan. Overall though it's automatic and changes gears fairly smooth and the engine sounds pretty good.
I was hoping to get your opinion on fuel injector cleaners and intake manifold cleaners. Do they work for a car of this mileage? I was thinking maybe built up carbon may be causing a loss of acceration but would the cleaners be strong enough to clean carbon that's been on there for a long time?
Lastly, what is your opinion on spraying a product like Sea Foam into the Air Intake manifold? I see videos of lots of smoke coming out of the exhuast, supposedly being carbon deposits, but I'm not sure what the real experts think about it.
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