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Line Up for Cruise To The Edge 2014
YES, Marillion, Steve Hackett – Genesis Revisited, UK, Queensryche, Tangerine Dream, Renaissance, Saga, Three Friends (former members of Gentle Giant), Patrick Moraz, PFM (Premiata Forneria Marconi), Lifesigns, Stickmen, featuring Tony Levin of Peter Gabriel, IOEarth, Strawbs, The Pineapple Thief, Soft Machine (Legacy), Sound of Contact featuring Simon Collins, Electric Asturias, Presto Ballet, Moon Safari, Pamela Moore, Scale the Summit, The Prog Rock Orchestra, Heavy Mellow & Cheap Thrill
Also featuring The Art of Roger Dean.
Hosted by Jon Kirkman.
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Booking Update – 20 Aug 2013
Dear Cruise to the Edge Fans,
It's the moment you have all been waiting for…the first update for the 2014 Cruise to the Edge!! Get ready for your own personal slice of heaven as we roll out one of the greatest lineups in Progressive Rock history!! Your host, YES would like to make it official and invite you to the party! We are ready to go so let's prepare you to reserve your place aboard!!
In order to provide advanced information prior to the opening of our cruise reservation center, here are some important details about the cruise and the reservation process.
7 Reasons Cruise to the Edge is the World's Greatest Prog Rock Cruise
- At least 18 New Bands (more TBA) including MARILLION, Queensrÿche, Three Friends, Renaissance, LifeSigns and more! All bands will sail for the entire cruise!!
- 5 returning classic favorites including YES, Steve Hackett, UK, Saga and IOEarth! All bands will sail for the entire cruise!!
- World's newest and most amazing floating festival ship, the MSC Divina…with the best sound and venues.
- 5 night itinerary…see real Caribbean ports, not just the Bahamas.
- Prices start at $799 USD per person, based on double occupancy. Cruise includes stateroom, meals, concerts, events and more!
- Only $100 per person deposit holds your reservation with special 4-payment plan!
- International travelers can save up to $500 per cabin with the exclusive AIRPASS PROGRAM!
The Cruise
The Ship
The spectacular new MSC Divina is the site for Cruise to the Edge. This incredible state-of-the-art superliner has the world's largest and finest performance theater and will soon feature the largest deck stage ever built…just in time for YES and our all-star lineup! But don't take our word for it, check out this video:
What's Included
Practically everything is included: stateroom, meals, concerts, events, activities, selected band meet and greets and more. Most featured bands and artists will be performing at least twice during the cruise…the music never sleeps! Please note that all featured bands will be sailing for the entire cruise! THIS IS A FULL SHIP CHARTER WITH MUSIC FANS ONLY. THIS IS NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S CRUISE…NO BINGO, NO NAPKIN FOLDING, NO BALLROOM DANCING, ETC!!
We have selected the perfect itinerary for our 5-night voyage as we visit the pristine waters of Isla de Roatan, Honduras and the white sandy beaches of Cozumel, Mexico. Enjoy great music and new friends while exploring two enchanting ports! It all begins on Monday, April 7th, as 2014's Most Anticipated Progressive Rock Event departs from Miami, Florida!!
Booking Information
Full Website Launch
Please note that the Official Cruise Website, www.CruiseToTheEdge.com will go live on or before Thursday, August 22, 2013, at 2 pm Eastern. This will allow you time to review all the details before Priority Booking and General Reservations begin as described below.
Priority Booking
Priority Booking for Cruise to the Edge Past Passengers, begins at 2 pm Eastern on Monday, August 26, 2013. Past passengers will receive their own personal booking link via email to give them first shot at stateroom availability. All instructions for booking will be included. Past passengers will receive this email on Thursday, August 22, 2013.
General Reservations
General Reservations will open at 2 pm Eastern on Thursday, August 29, 2013, at www.CruiseToTheEdge.com. Simply click the BOOK NOW link at the top right section of the navigation bar on the home page to access the online booking portal. In addition, a toll free Reservation and Guest Services line will be available from Noon to 6:30 pm Eastern, Monday thru Friday. For calls within the 50 United States, please call (855) 330-2883. For passengers calling outside the 50 United States, please call (954) 417-6264.
Due to anticipated high demand, we encourage you to book online, if possible. It will expedite the booking process and will limit your wait time.
Cabin prices start at $799 USD per person (double occupancy) with Quad cabins available (4 people sharing cabin) for only $550 USD per person. The sooner you book, the better your cabin and theater seating assignment…as with the first Cruise to the Edge, cabins and seats are assigned in the order of guest booking.
Due to anticipated high demand, we encourage you to book online, if possible. It will expedite the booking process and will limit your wait time.
VIP & Suites
Large Balcony VIP
Cabins are available for $1,799 USD per person. These cabins include premium concert access and other amenities as follows:
- Early Entry to and best seating assignments to all Main Showroom Performances…Guaranteed first 12 rows.
- VIP Check-in
- VIP Cocktail Party
- VIP Commemorative Gift and Goody Bag
- Special Cruise to the Edge VIP Credentials
Due to the limited number of Yacht Club and Aurea Suites, we will not be taking reservations initially. However, an allotment of suites will be made available via random drawing in order to make it fair for everyone who is interested. If you would like to purchase one of these suites, you will be able to make a request after you have completed your booking. Here is the process:
Make your booking either online or via our toll free number.
Once your booking is completed, you will receive an email with a link to a registration page to request entry into the Suite Upgrade Program.
Complete the Suite Upgrade Program Request Form at the provided link.
Names will be randomly drawn on Wednesday, October 30, 2013. Guests will be contacted the following week in order of the draw and will be given a choice of the available suites.
Guests will be required to pay the cost difference between their existing booked cabin and the suite that is selected. The cost difference will require no additional initial deposit however, the Payment Plan due dates (see below) shall apply. If any guest selected in the drawing decides not to take advantage of the suite upgrade, additional names will be selected as required until all the suites are taken.
Please note that only booked guests may join the Suite Upgrade Program.
Yacht Club and Aurea Suite pricing ranges between $2,399 and $3,299 per person and will include VIP amenities that will be announced in the next few weeks.
For more on the Yacht Club, visit: http://www.msccruisesusa.com/us_en/MSC-Yacht-Club/Overview.aspx
Payments & Discounts
Payment Plan
You can reserve your cabin for only $100 USD per person deposit, (until October 3, 2013), with the balance spread out over 3 (three) additional payments as follows:
October 3, 2013 – $400 USD per person
November 22, 2013 – 50% of the remaining balance due
January 23, 2014 – Remaining balance due
Paid in Full Discount
In an effort to reduce costs even further for our Cruise to the Edge family, your CTTE Cruise Team is offering a Paid in Full Discount for the 2014 cruise. When booking your cruise, you may select the Paid in Full option during the booking process and receive a 5% cabin discount (basic cruise fare only) on the purchase of your cabin. Full payment must be received within 72 business hours of booking your cruise to receive the offer. Discount is applicable to base cruise rates only and is not offered on the fee supplement. The entire cabin must be paid in full to receive this discount.
International Airpass Program
Fans throughout the world are invited to be a part of Cruise to the Edge, scheduled to depart Miami, Florida on April 7, 2014 on a five-night journey to the Caribbean. In an effort to assist with the cost of international air travel, CTTE has announced the INTERNATIONAL AIRPASS PROGRAM. The program, designed for travelers flying into Florida from world destinations outside of the 50 United States, provides a significant cabin credit applied directly against the cost of the cruise. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer or promotional code, with the exception of the Paid in Full Discount. Credits are available as follows:
Travelers from Canada & Mexico – $75 USD per person
($150 per cabin maximum)
All other International Travelers
Inside Cabins – $100 USD per person
($200 per cabin maximum)
Oceanview & Standard Balcony Cabins – $150 USD per person
($300 per cabin maximum)
Large Balcony & Suite Cabins – $250 USD per person
($500 per cabin maximum)
Please follow the following booking procedures
When booking online, look for the "Promotional Code" box on the first page of the booking form and type in "AIRPASS" in the box.
Complete your booking with deposit by September 30, 2013*
The travel credit will be applied to your cruise booking and your balance will be adjusted accordingly after your reservation has been reviewed by our Customer Service Department to confirm your departure country as noted above. Please note that this is a manual process so the adjustment will not appear on your reservation confirmation.
In addition, many European travelers can realize considerable savings due to favorable Euro to US dollar exchange rates. Early booking is recommended for best cabin selection.
*Bookings must be made on or before September 30, 2013 as instructed above. Travelers may be asked to show proof of international air purchase to receive offer. Offers and promotions are capacity controlled and may be terminated at any time. All prices and promotional discounts are in US dollars and cannot be redeemed for cash.
Events & Activities
Special Themed Events & Activities
We are carefully planning every detail of the cruise to optimize the experience for you, our valued customer! Expect some new surprises plus some encore events that made the inaugural Cruise to the Edge such a hit! Specific events, activities and announcements (with full descriptions) will begin in the early Fall to give you plenty of time to make plans.
Extend Your Cruise
Cruise Extension Discount Offer
For guests who wish to extend their cruise for an additional 5 days and nights, with even more music and world-class artists, we are offering a limited number of extension packages to the Moodies Cruise the world's premier Classic Rock cruise. This package will be available with HUGE $$ SAVINGS when combined with the Cruise to the Edge and will be offered to you via email a few days after you have completed your Cruise to the Edge booking. Here are some Moodies Cruise highlights:
Departs on April 2, 2014, aboard the MSC Divina, and returns April 7, 2014, the same day Cruise to the Edge departs from Miami, FL. Stay in your cabin for the full 10 days (April 2-12, 2014)…no need to pack and unpack!
Features some of the greatest artists in rock history plus some new, rising artists…take a look:
More Artists Coming Soon!
Visit two new ports of call, Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos and Nassau/Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Cruise back-to-back on the MSC Divina (10 nights total). The Paid in Full Discount can only be used on the Cruise to the Edge portion of the booking. In addition, the INTERNATIONAL AIRPASS PROGRAM may be used only once (if you qualify). All other Promotional Programs (current or future) ARE NOT combinable with this offer.
Watch for an email with full details, instructions and booking link to the offer within a few days after booking your Cruise to the Edge cabin. Offer redemption will be available as long as space is available or until the offer is suspended.
We are ready to rock the seas aboard Cruise to the Edge and we want you there! This is an historic event and the pre-cruise buzz has been off the charts! For returning CTTE alumni, don't forget Priority Booking day, Monday, August 26, 2013 beginning 2 pm Eastern. For CTTE Newbies, no excuses, reserve your cabin on Thursday, August 29, 2013, starting at 2 pm Eastern…it would be a shame to sail without you!
Guest Services
Please note our new phone numbers
(855) 330-2883 – Toll Free in the United States & Canada
(954) 417-6264 – All Countries
12:00 NOON to 6:30 PM Eastern (-4 hours GMT time)
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Pacific Standard Time (-7 hours GMT time) [email protected]
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Subdued Serena Set For Sixth Title At Melbourne Park
A belated discovery that tranquility makes a useful ally in the pursuit of glory has Serena Williams in the box seat to win a third consecutive grand slam title at the Australian Open next week.
The Williams of explosive on-court tantrums and off-court drama has largely been banished, and a calmer, more mature prototype arrives at Melbourne Park with her game rivaling the peak of her brilliant career.
Pundits are already talking up the chances of a sequel to the "Serena Slam" - the non-calendar grand slam that the 31-year-old American completed during the 2002-03 seasons - and Williams herself believes the best is yet to come.
"I was looking at a lot of old matches on YouTube, and I feel like right now I'm playing some of my best tennis," she said after winning the Brisbane International at the weekend.
"I feel like I want to do better and play better still, and I've always felt like I could play better."
William's smooth preparations for the year's first grand slam lie in stark contrast to her troubled lead-in to the 2012 tournament, when she arrived in Melbourne with a foot injury after a season blighted by illness and injury.
Having played two matches in five months, Williams strained ligaments in her ankle at the warm-up tournament in Brisbane, and lasted four rounds at Melbourne Park before being dumped by Russia's Ekaterina Makarova.
A sensational first-round loss at the French Open sparked another round of career obituaries by sports writers.
But Williams, who had survived a life-threatening blood clot in her lungs the previous year, began rebuilding her game with the help of French coach Patrick Mouratoglou.
In a four-month blitz, Williams clinched her fifth Wimbledon trophy, singles and doubles gold at the London Olympics and her 15th grand slam title at the U.S. Open, underlining her status as one of the greatest players to grace the game.
She then capped the year by winning the season-ending WTA finals in Istanbul without dropping a set.
Williams, who lost the U.S. Open final in 2011 to Australia's Sam Stosur and the 2009 semi-final to Kim Clijsters following explosive outbursts at match officials, credited her stunning second half of the season to a more relaxed approach to her game.
"I really think starting in 2011, the summer, I really started being more calm on the court and just relaxing more, if it's possible for me to relax," Williams said at the Brisbane International.
"I feel better when I'm more calm."
A serene Serena is bad news for her rivals, who have already conceded her world ranking of three is scandalously inaccurate, and likely to be corrected in short time.
World number one Victoria Azarenka, the defending Australian Open champion, came close to upsetting Williams in the tense U.S. Open final, but the Belarusian finished the year 0-5 against the American.
Curiously, Azarenka dodged a re-match in the Brisbane semi-final against Williams last week, blaming a toe infection caused by a bad pedicure.
World number two Maria Sharapova completed a career grand slam with victory at the French Open, but lost all three of her encounters to Williams last year, including a stinging 6-0 6-1 loss for the Olympic singles gold at London.
"It's surprising to win two grand slams, the Olympics, Madrid and the Championships and to be number three," Mouratoglou said after Williams won in Istanbul.
"If there is a bug somewhere (in the rankings system), someone has to find it."
Williams can fix it with her own racquet by winning a sixth Australian Open title, a feat achieved only by Australia's Margaret Court in the modern era.
That would see her succeed compatriot Chris Evert as the oldest world number one in women's tennis - a nice, albeit sobering idea for Williams.
"I'm really boring now," Williams said in Brisbane. "I used to be fun.
"I could be the oldest number one. I don't know how that goes with the funnest."


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It looks like the holidays may not be quite so merry for Lindsay Lohan.
The actress, whose new TV movie Liz & Dick premieres Sunday on Lifetime, is going to have her probation revoked for allegedly lying to police, TMZ reports.
Ian Somerhalder? Sofia Vergara? Make your picks for TV's sexiest eye candy now!
According to the website, Lohan lied to authorities when she said she wasn't driving last June on the day when her Porsche hit an 18-wheeler on the Pacific Coast Highway. Sources tell the site that Lohan, 26, will be charged with lying to a police officer in Santa Monica and then the case will go to arraignment, where L.A. County Superior Court Judge Jane Godfrey is expected to revoke her probation and call for a full hearing.
It is unknown exactly when the Santa Monica City Attorney will file the charge against Lohan, only that it will happen "soon," according to TMZ.
Lohan is currently on "informal" probation until May 2014 for pleading no contest to stealing a necklace from a Venice jewelry store in January 2011. She completed her supervised probation this past March after finishing her community service and required therapy.


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Leonardo DiCaprio Pictures After Breakup With Blake Lively
Exclusive: Single Leonardo DiCaprio Cozies Up With a Huge Snake After Split With Blake Lively!
A newly single Leonardo DiCaprio looked relaxed even with an enormous snake dangled around his neck during a weekend trip to the Australia Zoo, which was founded by the late Steve Irwin. Leonardo had his mother along for the adventure Down Under as well as his good friend Tobey Maguire and his family. The whole crew boarded a private plane out of Sydney headed to the Sunshine Coast, where the zoo is located. Tobey's wife, Jennifer Meyer, stuck close to their two kids, Ruby and Otis, as they checked out the wildlife and the Crocodile Hunter's family, Terri and Bindi Irwin, gave the A-list crew a personalized tour of the zoo.
Leo has been in Australia shooting The Great Gatsby since August, and just yesterday he made headlines with the news of his recent breakup. Leonardo and Blake Lively's reps confirmed their split marking the end of their whirlwind five-month long courtship, which brought them from Italy to NYC and even Sydney, where she visited him on set. Luckily Leo has his buddy Tobey with him in Australia to help get over the breakup, and soon he'll have the promotional duties for J Edgar to also keep him distracted. Leonardo is never solo for long, and apparently Blake might be moving on already as well. She was spotted out with her Green Lantern costar Ryan Reynolds in Boston.


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Prep Time and Total Time: 1hour
Ingredient List and Recipe Steps:
1lb hamburger
1lb sausage
1 box unclebens wild rice
Waterchestnuts (chopped)
1 can of mushroom soup
1 tsp. worcestershire sauce
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Brown your hamburger and your Sausage and drain off the fat.
Cook your rice according to the directions on the box.
Add the rice and the meat to a mixing bowl.
Add your soup, waterchestnuts and the worcestershire sauce mix well.
Add to a casserole dish and bake for 30 to 45 min.
Servings: 6-8
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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 75: Can (and Should) I Give Up the Flavored Liquid Habit?
I have managed to kick the Diet Coke habit. But I certainly haven't given up on diet sodas or soft drinks as a whole. Last night I posted about the joys of Fresca. I drink Snapple Diet Cranberry Raspberry Drink because it doesn't have any caffeine. When I'm up on Cape Cod, I drink Cape Cod Cranberry Dry. It's a local soda made with 5% cranberry juice concentrate. I know I shouldn't, but I drink a bottle a day of the stuff. At least I did last week. I've been drinking a lot more plain seltzer lately (I loathe flavored seltzer), but plain seltzer does not satisfy my flavor jones.
I'm a flavor junkie. That's the bottom line. And as a flavor junkie I'm loathe to give up flavor in my cold beverages even though every diet book I read tells me to do just that.
I guess my real fear here is that if I switch to all water, all the time, my desire for flavor in everything I eat and drink will drive me to consume more calories. The scenario goes something like this: If I can't have a flavored diet drink I'll have a pretzel or some almonds or even God forbid, some potato chips. Nothing good comes out of that scenario.
I'm not sure what the answer is. This past week the answer was Cape Cod Cranberry Dry. It's got 10 calories per serving, but it's worth it, at least to me. Long term, I guess I'm just going to have to deal with this issue day by day, week to week.
The Weigh-In
I think the Cape Cod Cranberry Dry helped this past week. I did manage to restrict my pie intake (and curb my impulse to embark on an all pie diet) to two small slices of strawberry rhubarb pie (Mrs. Blake's version was far superior to Pain D'Avignon's). But the truth is reflected by what's on the scale. Here we go: 213. Same as last week. Maybe if I had drunk water instead of all those 10 calorie servings of Cape Cod Cranberry Dry Diet Cranberry, I would have lost a pound or two. Stay tuned.
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Small Business Web Conferencing Provider Pushes Innovation in Browser-Based Real Time Communications
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA- Aug 15, 2013 – AnyMeeting (http://anymeeting.com), a leading provider of web conferencing software for small business, announced that it has deployed WebRTC technology into its full-featured web conferencing platform — leading the conferencing industry in applying this emerging technology standard.
WebRTC is an open framework for the web that enables real time communications (RTC) in the web browser. It includes the fundamental building blocks for high quality communications on the web, such as network, audio and video components used in voice and video chat applications.
"As one of the leading providers of web conferencing for small business, AnyMeeting is committed to implementing the latest technology to improve the online meeting experience," said Costin Tuculescu, founder and CEO of AnyMeeting. "We've always been focused on building best-in-class web conferencing technology that doesn't require an external download or software installation, and now WebRTC helps us take this vision even further," Tuculescu added.
While other web software products have begun utilizing WebRTC, AnyMeeting is one of the first companies to apply the technology to a full-featured web conferencing product, supporting video and audio conferencing, screen sharing, document sharing, recording, and much more. Currently available to users of Chrome 27+ (with Firefox support coming soon), the AnyMeeting WebRTC-enabled platform delivers exceptional audio performance through best in class echo cancellation, low latency response times, and high quality audio codecs. The company still supports older browsers through Flash technology.
The company has long been a supporter of the WebRTC movement, hosting a WebRTC hackathon earlier this year, as well as sponsoring core WebRTC initiatives in open source projects.
About AnyMeeting
Based in Orange County, California, AnyMeeting pioneered the small business web conferencing market in 2009 with a completely free, full-featured and easy-to-use web conferencing service tailored for small business. Since then, it has grown to more than 400,000 small business users of both its free ad-supported service and low-cost ad-free options. Designed specifically for small business, AnyMeeting offers a complete web conferencing and webinar service built on the company's proven Software as a Service platform. Meeting hosts are able to invite up to 200 attendees per meeting with no time limits, and enjoy a full range of features including integrated video conferencing, screen sharing, presentation sharing, recording and social media integration. AnyMeeting is the best choice for small businesses, independent professionals and just about anyone who can benefit from online meetings. Current investors include Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Maverick Angels, Sand Hill Angels and Keiretsu Forum. For more information, please visit http://www.AnyMeeting.com.


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Health roundup: Meatless Mondays are official in LA
Your Monday morning health roundup:
Meatless in LA: If you are reading this over breakfast in Los Angeles, you better put down the bacon -- at least if you want to stay in line with a city-wide "Meatless Monday" effort just endorsed by the city council. Participation is voluntary, of course, but backers of the international movement say that going vegetarian at least one day a week is good for health and the environment. Los Angeles is the largest city in the nation to join the campaign. (NBC News)
Trouble with zippers: More than 16,000 adults each year show up in U.S. emergency rooms with genital injuries caused by products ranging from bicycles to zippers, a new study shows. Men suffer more of these mishaps than women, researchers say. (ABC News)
Poison mushrooms: Two elderly women have died and four other people have been hospitalized after eating poison mushrooms accidentally served in a soup at a California assisted living facility. California health officials are repeating warnings that it's not safe to eat mushrooms grown in the wild. (Associated Press)
Today's talker: Can you eat your way to better body odor? The makers of a new edible deodorant suggest that you can -- and that eating rose-flavored Deo Perfume Candy will "leave your skin with a beautiful rose fragrance." But scientists are skeptical, ABC News reports. The whole popular idea that sweat smells like what you eat -- even if it's garlic or curry -- is untested, the experts say.


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Blown call + errors Cards beat Braves 6-3
Just like last year, the Braves lost out on a spot in the NL division series to the St. Louis Cardinals. Only this time, Atlanta was knocked out with the help of what will be remembered as one of the most disputed infield fly calls in baseball history.
Trailing by three runs, the Braves would have had the bases loaded with one out in the eighth inning. Instead they had runners on second and third with two outs, didn't score again and lost 6-3 Friday night in baseball's first, one-and-done, wild-card playoff game.
Just like that, the focus shifted from Chipper Jones' impending retirement and the end of Kris Medlen's winning streak to a call that led to a 19-minute delay caused by enraged fans throwing debris and a protest by Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez.
"Ultimately I think that when we look back on this loss, we need to look at ourselves in the mirror," Jones said. "We put ourselves in that predicament, down 6-2. You know, that call right there is kind of a gray area. I don't know. But I'm not willing to say that that particular call cost us the ballgame. Ultimately, three errors cost us the ballgame, mine probably being the biggest."
Jones leaves with just one World Series title, in 1995.
"Today my heart is broken," he said. "Not for me, my heart is broken for my teammates and my coaching staff, and all these fans that have been so great to us this year."
Attention was on Andrelton Simmons' fly ball into shallow left field, which fell between shortstop Pete Kozma and left fielder Matt Holliday, sparking the furor. Just before the ball dropped, left field umpire Sam Holbrook raised his arm to signal an infield fly, meaning Simmons was out.
The call was later than is usual on an infield fly, a rule designed to prevent fielders from deliberately letting balls fall in attempts for a double play. This ball landed at least 50 feet beyond the infield.
Gonzalez ran onto the field and argued the call with Holbrook and other members of the umpire crew.
Holbrook, crew chief Jeff Kellogg and umpire supervisor Charlie Reliford defended the call as coming on a play in which Kozma could make the play with "ordinary effort."
Ordinary? At least 50 feet from the infield?
"Well, it's a judgment," Reliford said in a postgame news conference that included MLB executive vice president Joe Torre, a former manager of both the Braves and Cardinals.
"I think as you watch that tape, the guy was not only under it and clearly waving that he had it, I think he had reasonably stopped his momentum, and he was under it and it was clearly the correct call," Reliford said.
Asked about the timing of the call, Reliford said an infield fly call should not be made before the ball begins its descent.
Holbrook said he "absolutely" thought he made the right call after watching a replay.
"I saw the shortstop go back and get underneath the ball where he would have had ordinary effort and would have caught the baseball, and that's why I called the infield fly," Holbrook said.
Torre said he told Braves general manager Frank Wren and Gonzalez the protest "just didn't make sense" due to the lack of time before the division series begins on Sunday.
"I spoke to them, asked them what they were basing their protest on, and I ruled basically to disallow the protest based on the fact that it was umpire's judgment call," Torre said.
Torre said he was informed during the news conference that Wren dropped the protest.
Gonzalez scolded Braves fans for littering the field and putting players and umpires in danger.
"I think we have very passionate fans here in Atlanta, and I think I'm a little disappointed with the reaction of throwing bottles and beer cans and you name it," Gonzalez said. "For me, that's uncalled for.
"I understand the disappointment. But we can't do that. As Atlanta Braves and people from Georgia, it doesn't look good, and I'm a little disappointed in our fans from that point. You get people injured out there."
It was the same type of ending as last year, but different.
Last season, the Braves led St. Louis by 10 1/2 games in the wild-card race before play on Aug. 26 and still were up by 8 1/2 games on the morning of Sept. 6. Atlanta went 9-18 in September, ended with a five-game losing streak and finished a game behind the Cardinals, who went on to win the World Series.
This year, with a second wild card added, the Braves went 94-68 and the Cardinals 88-74, setting up the wild-card matchup in the expanded postseason.
Atlanta then played one of its worst games of the year, blowing a two-run lead, making three errors that led to four unearned runs and going 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position. The Braves had the fewest errors in the NL during the regular season.
One of the errors was by Jones, whose bad throw on a potential double-play grounder helped allow the Cardinals to score three runs in the third and go ahead for good. Second baseman Dan Uggla and shortstop Andrelton Simmons also made throwing errors in the seventh, helping the Cardinals add two runs.
The 40-year-old Jones was 1 for 5, reaching on an infield single in the ninth and ending his career stranded at third base when Uggla hit a game-ending groundout. Jones tipped his helmet before his final at-bat.
"I walk out of here knowing that I brought it every single day," Jones said. "When you know that, it makes it easier to walk away."
Even after the controversial call, Atlanta had a chance in the eighth. The Cardinals brought in closer Jason Motte, who loaded the bases with a walk to pinch-hitter Brian McCann before striking out Michael Bourn on a 3-2 pitch.
Atlanta had won a record 23 straight starts by Medlen, who was 9-0 with a 0.97 ERA in 12 starts this season. He had not lost as a starter since May 23, 2010, at Pittsburgh. In this one he allowed five runs - two earned - and three hits in 6 1-3 innings.
David Ross' two-run homer put the Braves ahead in the second, but after Jones' error the Cardinals went ahead on an RBI double by World Series star Allen Craig, Yadier Molina's run-scoring groundout and David Freese's sacrifice fly. Holliday homered in the sixth to make it 4-2.
After Uggla's error on Freese's leadoff grounder in the seventh, Simmons made his bad throw on a grounder by rookie Pete Kozma and Matt Carpenter hit a run-scoring infield single to the pitcher.
Bourn's RBI grounder in the seventh was the only other run the Braves could muster. Atlanta sent the tying run to the plate in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings.
And now the Braves have all winter to think about another season with a sour ending.


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The Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund of the American Museum of Natural History was set up by Ms. Elsie M. B. Naumburg in memory of Dr. Chapman, a long-term Chairman of the Department of Ornithology at the Museum. Grants for research in several aspects of ornithology are supported by the Fund. A Committee composed of Curators in the Ornithology Department at the Museum, along with the Museum's Richard Gilder Graduate School and other representatives of the Museum and non-Museum communities, handles the administration of the Fund and the grants.
Three categories of grants are available from the Fund, based on a competitive evaluation of the nature and quality of the proposed research.
Chapman Grants: Modest short-term awards for research in ornithology are available to advanced graduate students (and occasionally to post-graduate researchers) for expenses associated with their research. These awards are highly competitive (recent success rates are approximately 30 percent; they average approximately $1,000, but occasionally are as large as $2,000-$3,000. Salaries and stipends are not funded. Wildlife management and other applied proposals are rarely funded. There is one competition per year with a submission deadline of November 15th. Awards are normally announced in early to mid April.
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I was sliding across the floor -- or more precisely, my dapper, gentleman cyborg warrior was sliding across the floor -- though I wasn't sure why exactly. The reasons didn't matter, as sliding is simply fun. I slid right through a door, and started to fire round after round from my oversized hand-gun. Yippee kay-yay mother-- I was sliced in half by a sunglasses-wearing monk wielding an energy blade before I could finish my battle roar.
The Showdown Effect is immensely silly. It's a smorgasbord of '80s tropes from cringe-inducing one liners and larger-than-life caricatures, to sanguine gore and flashy violence. That analysis is merely surface-deep, however.
After only half an hour of deathmatch shenanigans, it became clear that this ultra-violent multiplayer deathmatch bonanza is also a precise, skill-based affair that draws from a broad pool, including Super Smash Bros. and GoldenEye, the two games that Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt cited as major inspirations for the game.
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Developer: Arrowhead Game Studios
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Released: Q1 2013
Playing The Showdown Effect in a room with 20 or so other journalists was an interesting experience. Being an online PC title, most folk will be playing it in their rooms on their own, only connected to other people via the witchery of the interwebs. Playing it in an auditorium, however, made me feel like I was in everyone's study, bedroom, living room, or wherever they house their PC, listening to them all yell, hoot, curse, and exclaim as they decapitated a foe with a double-bladed axe or stabbed a chap with a crucifix.
Have no doubts about it, when you are playing this online, your headset or speakers will be filled with such noises, and you'll find it hard not to revel in it. It's impossible not to just get carried away with the mayhem.
As I leaped from my perch on the level above two slowly moving foes, bringing down my massive hammer on top of them, squashing one with a satisfying splat, then dispatching the other using my pistol as I scrambled up a wall to make my escape, I kept thinking "Damn, maybe I should be taking notes." But I was far too busy enjoying myself.
Half an hour isn't really long enough to become proficient in a game that's as surprisingly nuanced as The Showdown Effect, but thankfully when you are playing against other people in the same boat, things balance out. The shouting and laughter was punctuated by questions like, "How the hell did I do that?" More than once such queries were uttered by yours truly.
I confess that I beamed with pride when I saw my score at the end of a couple of matches, more due to the sheer surprise that my luck held out. I'm not exactly good at killing stuff. It's the sort of game that gives players plenty of opportunities to pull off some really crazy moves even while they are still getting the hang of things. I got to decapitate Paradox Interactive CEO Fredrik Wester on more than one occasion, and he's demonstrably more badass than I.
The comparisons to the N64 classic GoldenEye may seem a little odd, but the inspiration Bond's greatest videogame outing has had on The Showdown Effect is actually very significant. Levels may not be nearly as expansive as those found in the beloved shooter, but they are unexpectedly complex, and filled with interesting nooks and crannies, begging to be explored, memorized, and eventually exploited. The game goes even further by making the environments extremely interactive, from the walls that can be slid down or climbed up -- all the while shooting at enemies -- to elevators that can be used to make quick getaways.
The level of customization also harks back to titles like Smash Bros. and GoldenEye again, and Arrowhead promises a myriad of options such as one-hit kills, rocket launchers only, no extra weapons, and a whole bunch more to fine tune one's multiplayer experience. Will there be a big-head mode? I admit I forgot to ask. Next time I won't be so remiss.
Ah yes, the weapons. The lovely, deadly, brutal weapons. Character loadouts can be selected before each match, and on top of each character's special ability, two weapons can be selected. This, however, does not mean that players are restricted to this initial choice. All over the levels are a plethora of obvious weapons from axes to hammers, as well as less obvious things like cushions, chairs, shields, and even God's own passive-aggressive weapon of choice, the crucifix.
Weapons within a particular class are all identical beyond their visuals, but each class is separated by things like their weight, speed, and damage. Some like the cushion or the chair are more defensive in nature, allowing players to block attacks and push foes back, or, indeed, off ledges.
The player classes work similarly, in that they are all identical beyond their appearance, personalities, and their unique special ability. Johan Pilestedt explained the decision to make all characters equal. "We wanted the game to be really skill-based, like in GoldenEye when you got to choose a character. The ability that each of the characters have was originally a tech item that you could attach to each character, but instead of doing that, we thought we could just integrate that into the character and have a hero ability itself ... We didn't want to alter the game too much, but we also want you to get the feel of playing a specific hero."
The two modes shown off in the hands-on session were the Showdown mode, The Showdown Effect's take on the deathmatch mode, which had a twist with last man standing, and Team Elimination -- which I absolutely loved. Small details like the team names and team poses really added to the delightful cheesiness of the experience.
In Team Elimination, your team loses when all members are dead at the same time, and each time an individual perishes, their respawn counter increases. It made for some horribly intense moments that crescendoed in nerve-racking chases and entire teams of four stalking a solitary survivor. It reminded me of the original Die Hard, with McClane sneaking through that glass and steel tower, hunted by an army of terrorists -- and he didn't even have his shoes!
Johan's inspiration for those moments came from an unlikely source. "We took a lot of inspiration from League of Legends and DOTA when you're trying to gank somebody. You eliminate two of their team, and then they start falling back because they're out of power -- we wanted to get that chase going, and also that's inspired by '80s movies because there's always a chase."
Given the relationship between Twitch.tv and The Showdown Effect (players will be able to stream their games at the press of a button at the start of a match), and the skill-based gameplay, there were more than a few people wondering if some e-sport stuff was in the cards for the title. This doesn't look like it will be the case, however, as Arrowhead wants to focus more on fun and straight-up entertainment than competitiveness and long-term rivalries.
"If you look at how you design and balance games," Johan told me "e-sport games really need to be balanced and that has to come first, and certain features are not allowed to be in an e-sports game just because they are fun... we just wanted to make a game that's really fun. It could become an e-sports game on its own, but from a design standpoint we just wanted to design a game that was fun, not an e-sports game."
At a time when fuddy-duddies like Warren Spector bemoan the violence so prevalent in our industry, The Showdown Effect reminded me that what's most important is that games are fun. Making a facsimile of John McClane slice open a monk dressed up as an extra from The Matrix with a sword from the future is definitely the type of fun I like.


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Anonymity is sometimes necessary, it is sometimes a quirk of fate and it is also sometimes cowardly.
Sadly, the latter is the case this week, as an anonymous website – whose URL I have no intention of publicising, for attention is all they seek – has chosen to try to gain credibility and presumably a few Twitter followers by sullying the success of the winning filmmakers at Tropfest 2013.
Nicholas Clifford's We've All Been There, the tale of a pay-it-forward gesture of kindness in a country town, has been unkindly, inaccurately and maliciously accused of imitating or plagiarising a 2000 music video Chain of Love.
The difference between the line "We've all been there" (in the film) and "I've Been There Too" (in the music video) is, admittedly, slight.
The difference between a music video and a short film is an interesting topic of debate.
The difference between the drive-in cinema portrayed in the music video and the Tropfest outdoor theatre at the Domain on Sunday night is an audience of 100,000 or so people, who loved the film made by Clifford and his team.
Most crucially, the difference between plagiarism and adaptation is huge. Legally and morally. Let's be clear: Nicholas Clifford has done nothing wrong, everything right and his reputation and the joy of victory have now been tarnished without any justification.
Tropfest has many traditions, not least of which are the catch cries that can be heard echoing around the Domain each year. After "The wrong film won!" and complaints about films failing to include the annual "signature item" (this year's was "balloons") the most common accusation is that the winning film is a copy – usually of a lesser-known work only the particularly plugged-in accuser and a few million of his or her closest friends have seen on YouTube.
It happens every year, because short films have a familiar style – particularly stories with twists.
Sure enough, this year We've All Been There has been tarred and feathered by some crafty individual with a bit of spare time and a half-witty URL. Well, to that particular web warrior, whoever you are, may I just say you are a spiteful, pathetic troll. Do your research before you publish next time.
For those who have heard the accusation, please don't believe a rumour on social media. Look at the facts.
The film acknowledges its source (the music clip doesn't, but oddly, that's not a topic for debate) with a clear statement at the beginning of the film. The source is, ironically, an anonymous story.
The filmmakers' lawyer vetted their actions. Tropfest then separately vet every film on their short-list before selecting a finalist. They do an exhaustive analysis looking for any potential copy-cat claims. They did that this year and duly gave We've All Been There the green light.
Henry Kalaf, the film and entries manager for Tropfest, who oversees that process, said "it's ridiculous to think that honest and open adaptation is under scrutiny for plagiarism. Both Tropfest and the filmmakers went through a vetting process."
The films were then judged on their film making – of which story is only one of a range of factors – and this film made the final 16, before being judged by an entirely new panel of judges to be the best on offer.
Sadly, one ignoramus with a website ignored the facts and since then a national newspaper has happily run the headline "Tropfest winner is the third to be accused of plagiarism in six years". That's called a beat-up in my language, giving a megaphone to a bitter little mouse, before quietly acknowledging the inconvenient facts.
Tropfest are rightly frustrated that this story is dominating discussion and the organisation "stands behind the jury's decision to award Clifford's film first prize", said Kalaf.
It's sad that a film about rewarding good deeds should be so unjustly vilified. It's sadder still that a film that acknowledges its source should be attacked by anonymous parties, rebroadcast by individuals who should know better.
So, if someone tries to tell you that this year's Tropfest winner was a rip-off, a copy or a cheat, please make the effort to correct them.
If, on the other hand, someone says the wrong film won – well, have a healthy debate, because that's what Tropfest is all about.
Giles Hardie is a film critic and entertainment reporter for Fairfax.


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According to researcher Edward Weiss, Ph.D., assistant professor of nutrition and dietetics at Saint Louis University, study participants who lost weight through exercise alone had a nearly two-fold greater reduction in intermuscular and visceral fat than study participants who lost comparable weight through diet.
"Our research demonstrates the importance of frequent, vigorous exercise, such as a brisk hour-long walk each day, in reducing some of the especially unhealthy fat deposits in the body," Weiss said.
High levels of intermuscular and visceral fat are associated with insulin resistance, a condition in which the body struggles to regulate blood sugar levels that often leads to type 2 diabetes. Conversely, both weight loss and exercise, regardless of weight loss, are independently associated with improved glucoregulation, or blood sugar control.
Because study participants in the exercise group lost weight and exercised, researchers expected to see a greater improvement in glucoregulation in the exercise group than in the diet group. However, both groups experienced similar improvements in glucoregulation.
"We have a few theories that may explain why the exercise research group did not see a greater improvement in glucoregulation," Weiss said. "We performed the follow-up testing two days after the last exercise bout, so it is possible that the exercise effect, which might be short-lived, may have worn off. Another explanation would be that diet affects more than just one's weight. It's possible that physiological changes in the intestines caused by diet improved glucoregulation."
Weiss is studying both of these possibilities in his current research, which will compare the effects of diet, exercise or a combination of diet and exercise in improving overall health, disease risk and aging. Learn more about the study here: http://www.slu.edu/x38037.xml
Altogether, 39 participants completed the one-year study. Study participants were sedentary 50-60 year old men and post-menopausal women with a body mass index of 23.5-29.9. They had no history of diabetes or other health issues including high blood pressure or coronary heart disease.
Study participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: an exercise group, diet group and a control group. With the help of dietitians, participants in the diet group decreased their calorie intake by 16 percent during the first three months and by 20 percent during the remaining nine months of the study. Personal trainers helped participants in the exercise group increase their energy expenditure by 16 percent in the first three months and by 20 percent during the remaining nine months of the study. Study participants in the control group had access to general diet information and yoga classes, but received no formal coaching.
Study coauthors include Joan C. Murphy, Jennifer L. McDaniel and Katherine Mora from Saint Louis University; Dennis T. Villareal from Washington University School of Medicine; and Luigi Fontana from , Washington University School of Medicine and Istituto Superiore di Sanita in Rome, Italy.
The study was supported with grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
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The debut of UltraViolet and streaming on sites from Amazon to Facebook in 2011 boosted digital delivery. Meanwhile, Blu-ray saw a surge in sales as well as its profile in the ubiquitous Redbox kiosks. The industry maneuvered through a year of evolution, laying the groundwork for what many hope is future growth in both digital and packaged media.
» Consumer spending on packaged media and digital delivery in 2010 reached $18.8 billion, just 3% less than the revised $19.4 billion total reported for 2009, DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group announces.
» Underperforming fourth-quarter titles and imbalances in available titles at kiosks hurt Redbox's fourth-quarter results, causing the company to lower its full-year financial expectations.
» Netflix says its streaming service will become a standalone feature (red button) on a series of remote controls accompanying new Internet-connected televisions, Blu-ray Disc players and related media devices.
» Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei says executives are in no hurry to finalize a new licensing deal between subsidiary Starz Entertainment and Netflix.
» Ralph Schackart with William Blair & Co. in Chicago says Blu-ray player sales will top 32 million units in 2011.
» Dell bows transactional VOD movie service VideoStage as part of the computer manufacturer's updated user interface on new tablet computers.
» Kiosk vendors for the first time generated more disc rental transactions than traditional video stores, according to new data from The NPD Group.
» Amazon reaches an agreement to acquire the remaining shares of LoveFilm, the United Kingdom-based online disc rental and streaming service.
» The Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice approve Comcast Corp.'s $30 billion majority acquisition of NBC Universal, set to close by the end of the month.
» Blockbuster Express says it will deploy 3,000 new kiosks in 2011, bringing its installed base to about 10,000 units by the end of the year.
» Executives at Time Warner, Viacom and News Corp. say they will consider licensing content to subscription video-on-demand platforms (Netflix), in addition to tweaking release windows and pricing.
» Bankrupt Blockbuster puts itself up for auction with an opening bid of $290 million from its debt holders. It expects the sale to close by April.
» BTIG Research analyst Richard Greenfield says studios must cut the theatrical window by 50%, with Netflix subscribers topping 20 million, Amazon on the cusp of launching a streaming service and January box office revenue significantly down from the previous year.
» Summit Home Entertainment files a complaint seeking payment of more than $9.5 million from Blockbuster for disc shipments ofThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse, among other titles.
» Hulu generated 323 million hours (19.4 billion minutes) of viewing in 2010 — more than twice the combined viewing hours (162 million) of all the major network websites, a new report says.
» Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment ups the unit disc price it charges rental kiosk vendors, notably Redbox and Netflix. The studio announces the All Access digital platform, enabling consumers to buy content directly and watch it on myriad connected devices.
» Netflix tests its streaming service in South America.
» Movie rentals downloaded from the Internet (transactional video-on-demand) will overtake digital movie sales by 2013, according to an IHS Screen Digest report.
» Amazon bows a streaming VOD service offering more than 5,000 TV shows and movies to annual subscribers.
» Redbox accounts for about 35% of the physical DVD rental market in the United States in January, the first time the kiosk operator has taken the overall lead in physical media rentals, according to The NPD Group.
» Warner Home Video's windows on new-release movies offered to Netflix and kiosks help the studio realize a 15% margin lift, compared with titles not embargoed at least 28 days from street date, says Time Warner CFO John Martin.
» DirecTV is set to become the first to offer theatrical releases in the home in an early window via premium video-on-demand.
» A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge rules Blockbuster can proceed with an auction process — thereby avoiding what many observers believed would be Chapter 7 liquidation.
» An increase of studio new-release combo packs that incorporate Blu-ray Disc, DVD and digital copy is "dangerously" taxing global Blu-ray production facilities, according to a new research report.
» Redbox ups the profile of Blu-ray Disc titles in kiosks, in addition to incorporating user interfaces that enable consumers to view either high-definition or standard-definition rentals.
» Warner becomes the first studio to offer movie rentals on its Facebook movie page, with 2-year-old release The Dark Knight.
» Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger tells "The Charlie Rose Show" that packaged media isn't dead — just challenged by alternative home entertainment options.
» Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes says subscription-based video-on-demand services such as Netflix and Amazon could challenge Hollywood's ability to make movies and TV shows.
» Netflix subscribers are streaming more than six out of 10 movies watched online, topping digital sellthrough and transactional video-on-demand, according to a new report from The NPD Group.
» Netflix spends upwards of $100 million to outbid pay-TV networks for remake series "House of Cards," starring Kevin Spacey and directed by Oscar-nominated David Fincher (The Social Network).
» Samsung unveils seven new wireless Blu-ray Disc player models that enable easier access to Internet-based content through upgraded user menus.
» Netflix's streaming service takes a major body shot when pay-TV channels Starz Entertainment and Showtime Networks separately announced plans to delay or remove select content from the popular service.
» Blockbuster Express kiosks begin offering select titles, including Black Swan, on street date at premium prices.
» Netflix signs an agreement with Paramount to stream all of the studio's first-run theatrical releases in Canada. It also secures U.S. streaming rights to all four seasons of the drama "Mad Men."
» Dish Network wins the bidding for bankrupt Blockbuster with a $320 million ($228 million in cash) offer and announced it initially will keep 575 stores operating.
» Redbox says it is on track to introduce a digital offering in 2011.
» Dish Network says subscribers who include pay-TV channel Epix in their monthly plan can access 3,000 movies for free at DishOnline.com.
» Issues surrounding the cost of 3DTVs and required eyewear continue to negatively impact sales, according to a new report.
» Apple readies a cloud-based subscription digital storage system that would focus on video content, including movies and TV shows, an analyst says.
» Combined spending on 3D Blu-ray Disc will reach nearly $214 million worldwide this year, a rise of more than 530% over 2010, according to a report from IHS Screen Digest.
» Arco-based ampm convenience stores begin offering $1-per-day DVD movie rentals at branded kiosks throughout Central and Southern California.
» Mobile entertainment company mSpot.com launches a loyalty program, allowing members to rent new-release movies at discounted prices on portable devices, including the iPad, iPhone, Android, tablets, connected TVs, PCs, Macs and related smartphones.
» Redbox begins offering $2-a-day video game rentals, expanding on limited market tests the company launched in mid-2009.
» Blockbuster Express reports a first-quarter operating loss of $15 million, widened from an operating loss of $12 million during the prior-year period.
» Dish Network formally closes its $320 million acquisition of Blockbuster and delays a final decision on the fate of more than 1,100 video store leases.
» DirecTV is considering launching a fee-based Netflix-type streaming service, according to a detailed survey sent to select subscribers.
» A drop in the box office revenue of movies released on disc is being blamed for a nearly 10% drop in consumer spending on home entertainment in the first quarter of 2011, according to numbers from DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group.
» Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group acquires movie recommendation website Flixster.com and its popular Rotten Tomatoes movie ratings service. Time Warner CFO John Martin says the deals are geared toward setting up consumer apps for the soon-to-be-activated cloud-based UltraViolet service.
» CBS negotiates streaming deals with Netflix for the online disc rental pioneer's pending foray into Latin America, according to CEO Les Moonves.
» Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes says he remains bullish on physical media, notably Blu-ray Disc and 3D movies.
» Dish Network asks NCR Corp. to stop using the Blockbuster trademark on its 9,000 Blockbuster Express rental kiosks. The request is declined.
» Google announces a deal with three major studios that adds more than 3,000 films for rent on YouTube, with some titles available day-and-date with DVD.
» A Canadian judge orders Blockbuster Canada to be put into receivership after major Hollywood studios call for payment of more than $67 million owed them by the chain's U.S. parent.
» Netflix signs a multiyear distribution deal with Miramax that will allow its subscribers to stream hundreds of movies from the studio founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein.
» Dish Network includes three months of free access to Blockbuster By Mail movie rentals to new satellite TV subscribers.
» The dormant 3DTV market is poised for a dramatic comeback, with growth topping 500% in 2011, driven by unit sales in Europe, according to a new report.
» NCR Corp. files a lawsuit against Dish Network, saying the new owner of Blockbuster does not have the right to halt a license agreement NCR holds to operate more than 9,000 Blockbuster Express kiosks.
» Blockbuster LLC, which is owned by Dish Network, cuts the single-day rental price on most movie titles to 99 cents — the same fee charged by many kiosks.
» Miramax and Hulu sign a multiyear agreement that gives the studio's catalog to the online content aggregator co-owned by The Walt Disney Co., News Corp. and NBC Universal.
» Lionsgate licenses episodes from its "Mad Men" franchise to a Latin American digital buyer — a move it expects to generate $10 million in incremental revenue.
» The Walt Disney Co. terminates about 200 positions in its studio operations, including home entertainment positions. Lionsgate downsizes its workforce 2% from a total workforce of 500.
» The Walt Disney Co. revamps its namesake website (Disney.com) to include access to video games and movies via subscription video-on-demand (SVOD), transactional VOD and ad-supported streaming.
» Warner says it will begin offering new-release and catalog titles on demand to consumers' TVs in China, making it the first studio to do so.
» Amazon ups video offerings on its Prime Instant Video membership loyalty program with the addition of more than 1,000 new movies and TV programs.
» Hulu's owners — The Walt Disney Co., News Corp. and NBC Universal — put the online repurposed-content aggregator up for sale.
» Redbox tests $1.15-a-night rentals in the Portland, Ore., area, the latest pricing test by the DVD kiosk chain to see whether consumers are willing to pay more than $1 a night. Blu-ray Disc rentals remain $1.50 and video games $2 a day.
» Sony Pictures Home Entertainment pulls its movies from Netflix's streaming queue due to contract issues with aggregator Starz Entertainment.
» A new In-Stat study projects that CE products incorporating wireless connectivity will top 419 million units by 2015 — including 54 million HDTVs by 2013. But stationary devices, such as Blu-ray players, are just getting beginning to take advantage of wireless technology.
» Blockbuster LLC unveils new summer discounted movie rental pricing, which includes DVD/Blu-ray Disc titles available for $1.99 for the first night.
» Netflix says it will launch a new streaming service in 43 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
» Blu-ray Disc movies and related content will represent more than 50% of packaged-media sales in 2014, according to a new report.
» Studios' attempts to sell premium VOD access to movies in the home for $29.99 months before their disc release may be doomed, according to a new report.
» Netflix separates subscriber plans into DVD-only and streaming-only offerings for $7.99 each, raising the base price for the hybrid disc and streaming plan 60% to $15.98.
» The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem, or DECE, launches its UltraViolet licensing program for content, technology and service providers.
» NCR Corp. CEO Bill Nuti says the company is looking at partnerships for its Blockbuster Express-branded kiosk business, or possibly to put the business up for sale.
» Mitch Lowe, who co-founded Netflix before joining Coinstar Inc.-owned Redbox in 2003, leaves the kiosk company to pursue "entrepreneurial and other interests," according to a company statement.
» Blockbuster says it will continue operating 1,500 stores and employing 15,000 employees nationwide.
» CBS and Amazon enter into a multiyear agreement that allows Amazon Prime loyalty members to stream upwards of 2,000 episodes from the network's TV library.
» Borders Group agrees to sell its assets to a group of liquidators led by Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers Group.
» The f.y.e. (For Your Entertainment) retail chain begins offering proprietary in-store automated movie rental kiosks at select locations in Southern California.
» Walmart-owned Vudu begins offering 99-cent movie rentals.
» Amazon inks a license agreement with NBC Universal Domestic TV Distribution that allows its Prime loyalty members free streaming access to select Universal movies.
» Warner announces the launch of its first home entertainment discs to include cloud-based digital locker UltraViolet with the fourth-quarter releases of Green Lantern and Horrible Bosses.
» Three weeks after Netflix's price hike, consumer perception of the company remains negative, according to YouGov BrandIndex, which tracks public perception of brands.
» "Seinfeld" star Jason Alexander releases an online video as a faux public service announcement asking viewers to donate $6 a month to the "Netflix Relief Fund" for subscribers facing a 60% price increase to stream and rent movies.
» Veteran home entertainment publicist Maria LaMagra dies Aug. 7 following a long battle with lung cancer.
» The NPD Group says more people buy DVD movies — especially box office new releases — than stream content on Netflix.
» Total consumer spending on home entertainment stabilizes, with a second-quarter decline of just 3.6% to $3.99 billion, from $4.14 billion in the same period in 2010, according to numbers compiled by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group.
» Lionsgate announces that in December it will bow yet-unreleased theatrical title Abduction, starring "Twilight" actor Taylor Lautner, digitally for a two-week period priced at $6.99. The action film would open in theaters Sept. 23 and is slated to debut on disc Jan. 17, 2012.
» Netflix reaches 1 million subscribers in Canada — 10 months after launching its first international operations in the country.
» Warner launches a beta test of a social media application that allows users to organize, display and buy movies online.
» Trans World Entertainment says it would consider opening new f.y.e. stores in 2012 and 2013, given the shrinking entertainment retail landscape and accompanying opportunities in select regions.
» Redbox begins charging a 15% to 20% premium for nightly $1 DVD movie rentals at kiosks in Austin, Texas.
» Miramax partners with Facebook to launch an app that gives users access to about 20 movies for streaming rental.
» Netflix and Telemundo sign a streaming deal covering more than 1,200 hours of Spanish-language TV programming annually.
» Starz Entertainment ends content license renegotiations with Netflix. As a result, Netflix will lose access to movies from Sony Pictures and Walt Disney Studios, among others, when the agreement expires Feb. 28, 2012.
» Apple stops offering 99-cent rentals of TV programs on its signature iTunes content store and Apple TV.
» Bankrupt Blockbuster Canada ceases operations after prospective buyers of the chain fall through, according to a filing with an Ontario court.
» The Walt Disney Co. names Bob Chapek president of Disney Consumer Products, reporting directly to CEO Bob Iger.
» Netflix reports revised third-quarter guidance (ending Sept. 30), saying it will lose 1 million more subscribers than previously thought. It also formally bows a streaming service in Latin America.
» Dish Network bows a Blockbuster Movie Pass streaming service that is available to new satellite TV subscribers for an additional $10 monthly fee.
» Netflix separates its disc rental business and names it Qwikster; subscriber defections soar.
» Warner Home Video is set to expand the 28-day delay of new releases from kiosks to video stores, beginning early next year, according to sources.
» Dish Network launches a Blockbuster-branded subscription streaming service called Movie Pass that includes movies from cable aggregator Starz Entertainment.
» Paramount Pictures combines its worldwide home entertainment, digital licensing and television licensing activities under one division, called Worldwide Home Media Distribution.
» Apple innovator Steve Jobs dies Oct. 5 after a bout with pancreatic cancer.
» Shipments of Blu-ray Disc players are set to reach 105 million units by 2015, with BD recorders replacing DVD recorders, according to new research by In-Stat.
» Failure to attract consumer interest in the cloud-based digital locker could spell doom for the home entertainment industry and movie production going forward, says Miramax CEO Mike Lang.
» Microsoft announces it is launching a repurposed TV streaming platform via Xbox Live that will offer content from more than 50 media companies globally, beginning in the fourth quarter.
» Netflix cancels the planned rollout of by-mail disc rental unit Qwikster as critics howl and the stock plummets.
» Strong sales of Thor, X-Men: First Class and Star Wars: The Complete Saga, among others, help create a renaissance for Blu-ray Disc and packaged media, according to a new report.
» Universal Studios Home Entertainment cancels plans to release action comedy Tower Heist in the premium video-on-demand window just 21 days after its Nov. 4 theatrical launch.
» Blu-ray Disc enjoys its best week ever compared with DVD in the week ended Oct. 8, kicking off the fourth quarter by contributing more than 40% of total disc revenue, according to Home Media Research.
» Redbox raises the price of DVD rentals to $1.20 from its traditional $1-per-day rate.
» Netflix loses 810,000 net subscribers in the United States in the third quarter (ended Sept. 30) — a 145% downturn from the comparable quarter a year earlier.
» Blockbuster LLC rolls out a new in-store subscription program, Movie Combo, that rewards frequent visits to its 1,500 stores.
» Blockbuster Express implements new pricing across its base of 10,000 kiosks nationwide, enabling consumers to rent new releases on street date.
» Consumer spending on home entertainment increased 5% in the third quarter (ended Sept. 30) — the first quarterly increase of home entertainment spending since the first quarter of 2008, according to the latest data from DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group.
» Netflix lets go more than 100 employees in the human resources and customer service departments — the latter involved with the recently canceled Qwikster disc rental service.
» BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield says studios should withhold new releases to all physical rental chains for 60 to 90 days.
» Blockbuster LLC reports net income of $3.3 million on revenue of $601 million — the first income since its acquisition out of bankruptcy by Dish Network.
» A proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit alleging price fixing filed against Walmart and Netflix seeks judicial approval.
» 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment launches the first-ever virtual disc store in the United Kingdom — capable of selling new-release Blu-ray Disc and DVD movies via a smartphone.
» Apple names Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Co., to its board of directors.
» Best Buy begins rolling out branded disc rental kiosks in Canada — filling a void left when Blockbuster Canada ceased operations.
» Netflix, in a regulatory filing, says it expects to generate a net loss for the full calendar year 2012 — a downward revision from the company's Oct. 24 earnings call.
» Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter issues a report undermining Netflix, calling the SVOD service a "broken" business model.
» J.P. Morgan analyst Paul Coster, in a note, says the domestic kiosk disc rental business is approaching saturation, with more than 50,000 units in operation.
» Media reports suggest Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment have renewed merger talks. Both studios decline comment.
» Two websites accused of selling and distributing counterfeit DVDs are shut down by the federal government as part of a large-scale crackdown on illegal domains undertaken on Cyber Monday (Nov. 28).
» British supermarket giant Tesco rolls out a cloud-based program that allows consumers online access to in-store DVD and Blu-ray Disc movie purchases via media devices, including the PC, tablets, PlayStation 3, and LG and Samsung connected TVs.
» Cable operators are expected to implement incremental fees to subscribers who exceed monthly limits on data accessed from the Internet, including video streams from services such as Netflix and Hulu Plus, beginning next year, an analyst said.
» Blu-ray Disc sales in the United States will reach about 115 million units in 2011, compared with 85 million units in 2010 — spearheaded by the Star Wars: The Complete Saga boxed set release, according to Futuresource Consulting.
» The U.S. Postal Service takes further steps to eliminate first-class, next-day delivery of letters, postcards and related items — such as Blu-ray Disc and DVD mailers — in an effort to save money, which could adversely affect by-mail rental services such as Netflix.
» The U.S. House of Representatives votes to make it easier for companies to share consumers' video rental history online.
» Xbox 360 owners now have access to more content and an updated user interface, thanks to a series of new updates made available Dec. 6, Microsoft announces.
» A mere 5% of the 134 million Americans with devices capable of Internet video-on-demand are actually using them to rent movies, according to a new report from The NPD Group.
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ANAHEIM -- Tommy Hanson's statistics on Saturday night were not overwhelmingly impressive, but the right-hander left a positive impression on both his manager and catcher.
"Tommy looked great," manager Mike Scioscia said after watching Hanson pitch in an Angels uniform for the first time in over six weeks. "Tommy looked like he did when he came off the DL after he couldn't make his start in Detroit. Motion looked good, ball was coming out really strong."
Catcher Chris Iannetta had similar things to say and was also impressed with Hanson's command and fastball, which was consistently in the low to mid 90s.
"I thought he was great," Iannetta said. "I thought he was awesome. "He definitely reminded me of how he was when he was extremely dominant with the Braves."
On July 23, Hanson gave up one run in 5 1/3 innings and struck out eight batters. His fastball was in the low-to-mid 90s and it appeared the right-hander was back on track.
Then came the tailspin.
In Hanson's next three starts, he posted an 8.59 ERA and was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake.
Hanson was not recalled until Sept. 16 and although he gave up three hits, a walk and two runs in 2 1/3 innings, he felt it was a step in the right direction.
"I felt really good physically," Hanson said. "I was just trying to keep my momentum going toward the plate. [The ball] felt like it was coming out good, my body felt good. I thought my stuff was really good, just wish the result was a little bit better."


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Four additional bouts today were announced for the Dec. 31 DREAM "Dynamite!! 2010" event.
DREAM Super Hulk tourney winner Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa (47-31-8 MMA, 7-4 DREAM) meets Sengoku fighter Hiroshi Izumi (3-1 MMA, 1-0 DREAM), and featherweight Hideo Tokoro (26-23-1 MMA, 4-6 DREAM) meets former boxer and K-1 vet Kazuhisa Watanabe (0-0 MMA, 0-0 DREAM).
Additionally, notable Gegard Mousasi (4-0 kickboxing) takes on Kyotaro Fujimoto (18-4 kickboxing) in a K-1 rules bout.
The organization also confirmed a Jason High (10-3 MMA, 2-1 DREAM) vs. Hayato Sakurai (35-11-2 MMA, 4-3 DREAM) welterweight bout that MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported earlier this week.
DREAM "Dynamite!! 2010" takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and airs on HDNet in the U.S.
Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem also is expected to be a part of the card, though the organization still is trying to finalize an opponent. Officials confirmed former WWE star and Strikeforce vet Bobby Lashley is a possibility. A source close to the fighter told MMAjunkie.com on Thursday the bout has a solid shot of being signed.
The latest "Dynamite!! 2010" card includes:
- Hiroshi Izumi vs. Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa
- Jason High vs. Hayato Sakurai
- Hideo Tokoro vs. Kazuhisa Watanabe
- Kyotaro Fujimoto vs. Gegard Mousasi@
- Champ Marius Zaromskis vs. Kazushi Sakuraba (for welterweight title)
- Shinya Aoki vs. Yuichiro Nagashim+
- Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Josh Thomson
- Kazuyuki Miyata vs. Caol Uno
- Akiyo "Wicky" Nishiura vs. Tetsuya Yamato@
- Champ Bibiano Fernandes vs. Hiroyuki Takaya (for featherweight title)
+ – MMA/K-1 mixed-rules bout
@ – K-1 rules bout
For the latest on the "DREAM Dynamite!! 2010," stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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