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Millennial Movie Fans: The Battle of the Five Armies
|It's a time of war.
Five forces, locked in bloody conflict, light against dark, in a fight to the death. Old adversaries clash in bitter skirmishes, as fresh rivals reveal new fronts to a timeworn battlefield. All the while, uneasy alliances are forged in the face of the common foe: malevolent and intangible, a shadowy presence hiding in plain sight, its bitter poison laying waste to the very earth itself.
|It's an ancient battle for a very modern prize: the love (and lucre) of the Millennial movie-watcher.
An appropriately dramatic analogy, perhaps, but the point is still clear: Studios, Multiplexes, Streamers (think Netflix and the like) and Brands are facing up against an army of Pirates in a conflict set to shape the future of film. So now, with the battle lines drawn for 2015, how can brands best prepare themselves to strike a telling blow in the war for Millennial film fans over the coming year?
|With this question in mind, it's worth considering the relatively unprecedented context presented by 2015: in cinematic terms, this could well be the single biggest year the industry has ever seen.
Not one, but three billion-dollar movies will be hitting screens in the coming 12 months. In May, we have Avengers: Age of Ultron – sequel to the third most successful movie of all time ($1.5bn worldwide gross, according to Box Office Mojo); Spectre, the follow-up to Skyfall (at $1.1bn, Bond's biggest ever outing), appears in November; and that's not forgetting a small production in December by the name of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the latest episode in the $4.2bn box office mega-franchise.
|On top of that, in sequel terms, we'll see the conclusion to The Hunger Games (the preceding movie having made $695m worldwide), Jurassic World, Ted 2, Mission: Impossible 5, Furious 7 and Magic Mike XXL. When you add in Pixar's Inside Out, Josh Trank's reboot of comic book The Fantastic Four and – ahem – Fifty Shades of Grey, there's something in there for just about everyone.
So where does this leave Millennials? After all, a trip to the cinema represents only a single touchpoint with Film as a passion point…and an expensive one at that. With the average price of a cinema ticket in the UK now £6.53 (a 26% hike since 2007, with London seats topping £13) and US tickets hovering around the $8 mark, it's not hard to see why a trip to the movies is becoming less of an impulse decision. In 2014, research published by Nielsen in America identified a 15% drop in attendances from the previous year amongst 12-24s.
The average Millennial's world is fast-paced and relentless. Whether picking up emails from work or endlessly checking feeds for social currency and connections, they are seldom 'off'. For the Multiplexes, this creates an interesting and relatively unique dilemma: while the cinema is considered by Millennials as one of the last places where they can still genuinely disengage from life, attendances amongst this group are still declining.
Time-poor, experience-rich
With the average length of the year's highest-grossing movies up from 118.4 minutes in 1992 to 141.6 minutes in 2012 – not counting the incremental half hour of adverts and trailers – starved of smartphones and live pausing, Millennials need to commit or quit when considering a trip to the cinema.
|What's more, it's fair to say that the cinematic experience itself at the Multiplex is generally not up to par for the young, free and single Millennials. As born multitaskers and social animals, there's an expectation that a night out offers more than just silent contemplation of an IMAX screen. Look at the popularity of Secret Cinema, the immersive movie experience encompassing themed costumes, food and event production, whose 2014 UK screenings of Back to the Future saw 17,000 of the available 66,000 tickets sell out in under five minutes. There's even proven to be an audience for East London's Hot Tub Cinema pop-up events, with the Hot Tub Time Machine 2 surely a shoo-in as content for screenings this year.
Similarly, more 'regular' viewing experiences are available for the Millennial multitasker, with the Electric, the Everyman chain and the Roxy Bar and Screen leading the charge in London in terms of luxury and/or homely seating, refreshments and even mid-movie debate. Grab a beer and order some food; make a night of it; feel sociable and connected.
While brands may struggle to have an impact on the long-term Multiplex experience itself, there may be a mindset shift occurring here, with Cineworld's acquisition of the independent Picturehouse chain in 2012 a conscious (albeit controversial) move to recognise and grow both brands in tandem.
The question is, what can brands learn from the independents that they could take to a national level in partnership with Multiplexes? One of London's most popular independent theatres, The Prince Charles Cinema, a stone's throw from Leicester Square's Empire, ODEON and Vue, provides a few clues as to how sponsors might help the chains get a little more creative, whilst engaging relevantly with Millennial audiences.
Double-bills, seasonal themes, franchise marathons, fancy dress evenings – even sing-along events (Frozen being the spectacle du jour) – you name it, the PCC could be the ultimate incubator when it comes to replicable in-theatre 'moments'.
All you can eat content
Whether the big chains like it or not, the Millennial perception of acceptable pricing policy is changing. The Streamers have it right: at £5.99/$8.00 per month, Netflix/Amazon/Hulu have this audience wrapped up, feeding the Millennial binge-watcher a constant supply of on-demand content, all for a low (or, at least, acceptable) monthly charge. So why haven't the Multiplexes adopted the same approach to generating a regular subscriber base? To date, of the UK's major chains, only Cineworld offers this with its Unlimited card, £16.40 granting you as many screenings as you can fit into a month.
Stateside, the cross-chain MoviePass subscription service lets users go to a film a day for $35, a 'premium' version of which (think 3D and IMAX showings, not just standard 2D) AMC – the second biggest Multiplex in Northern America – is also now trialling.
The question is, if the Multiplexes aren't offering this themselves, then how could a sponsor make this happen? And we're not necessarily talking for free: Orange Wednesdays – arguably the biggest thing to happen in cinemas in the past 10 years – was essentially a customer BOGOF. With EE now having walked away from the offer, perhaps a reboot is in order (this is the cinema, after all), especially now that Aleksandr Meerkat and chums are now involved.
|How about adding a premium bolt-on to your monthly mobile phone tariff and then using your NFC-enabled smartphone to claim tickets as often as you like, every month?
I'd buy that for a dollar (or even twenty).
Instant gratification
Another area where the big boys – in this instance, the Studios – could learn from the Streamers, is in how they deploy Video on Demand (VOD). The hacking of Sony Pictures' systems in late 2014 – their very own Nightmare Before Christmas – actually went some way to demonstrating that whilst physical distribution in theatres is critical, it's not essential.
Following the decision (by the major cinema chains, rather than the studio) to pull the release of the North Korea-baiting comedy The Interview, Sony Pictures finally released the movie as VOD content, making $15m in the process. Sure, this is still short of the reported $44m production budget, but (if you believe the financial documents released by the hackers) just about covered stars Seth Rogen and James Franco's fee.
|The controversy of this particular film aside, from a sponsorship perspective, the lack of a physical presence for a movie in theatres presents an opportunity for the right brand to create the necessary real-world touchpoint for consumers. Whether through Coke Zero's excellent 'Unlock the 007 in you' Skyfall tie-in, or more standard marketing real estate, sponsors have the unique ability to meet Millennials half-way, and bring them closer to the movie itself.
|Another related consideration for brands is that of simultaneous cross-platform release schedules. This is not a new phenomenon, with examples of 'opening days' synchronised across multiple media stretching back at least a decade, from such film-makers as Steven Soderbergh and, more recently, Ben Wheatley. Although unlikely to ever replace the release model for the summer blockbuster – where even the most extravagantly proportioned household flatscreen will fail to do justice to the scale and seat-juddering spectacle of a good movie theatre set-up – the provision of both immediacy of content and a choice in how to view it are drivers for Millennials across the globe. This would likely also prove popular for Gen Xers with childcare issues…
How about a sponsor-driven release day, with loyal customers or promotion winners provided unique access to either a VOD stream, DVD or viewing party – rather than just the typical activation of a local premiere we've come to expect? The trick is realigning the Studio- Multiplex licence agreement, which generally provides a 3-month exclusivity period to the theatres before movies can be distributed as hard copies or as digital pay-per-view content.
Any sponsors wanting to demonstrate how much they 'get' the Millennial film fan would also do well to consider supporting lower budget movies through this instant medium. With the blockbusters often hogging screen time at the Multiplexes, the opportunity for brands to use existing VOD technologies to drive audiences to the best new, yet otherwise unheralded films may help rather than hinder some of these productions. IMDB's #1 rated movie amongst users, Frank Darabont's The Shawshank Redemption, was almost completely overlooked when on general release, with only VHS bringing it into the homes and hearts of millions across the world. What if yours was the brand that had first said 'Welcome to Shawshank', and facilitated bringing a masterpiece to the masses?
If you love something, give it away…or, more likely, share it
It's the ultimate double-edged sword for the industry.
Avatar, the most successful film of all time ($2.87bn worldwide gross), is also the most pirated (hitting 21 million individual downloads as far back as 2011) – demonstrating a curious co-existence and begging the question of which came first.
Whilst it's often digitally savvy, legally unfazed Millennials who help perpetuate online piracy by viewing and distributing studio content, there's little doubt that sharing is critical to the movie marketing ecosystem.
Without word-of-mouth recommendations, film forum debate and the excited re-posting of trailers and outtakes, there would be no cult classics or sleeper hits, and viral teaser campaigns for movies such as The Dark Knight or X-Men: Days of Future Past would fall flat.
|Encouraging Millennials to share what you want about a movie (rather than just its BitTorrent download address) is the key for studios. This is something that the team at our sister agency Trailer Park know all about. By building excitement about the Multiplex experience, they maximise their profits, and by drawing attention to the must-see lower-budget films – which perhaps don't get so much airtime on general release – even the little guys get to benefit.It only takes a short flick through Twitter, Facebook or Reddit to discover a wealth of talented individuals lovingly creating their own take on the films that touch them. From alternative homage posters, brain-bending FullMovieGIFs and the niche but nifty 8-Bit Cinema animations – the democratisation of design has enabled credible, cool fan-made marketing campaigns to live and breathe across the social networks.Marketers that could appropriately leverage the creativity of the talented masses to deliver genuinely shareable content or relevance to the Millennial audience will win here.
As we enter into 2015 proper, for the big players in film the audiences have never been more empowered, and the stakes have never been higher. One thing is clear, however: in the Battle of the Five Armies, it's the Brands – in particular, the sponsors of film – that have a genuine opportunity to help raise the standards for the conflict ahead.
It's showtime…
Jonathan's blog comes from Synergy's Now, New & Next sponsorship outlook for 2015, which can be viewed in full here.


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Corbin's last words. "We are one people. We cannot separate ourselves now.There are many good things to be done for our people and for the world. It is important to let things be good and it is important to teach the younger generation, so that things are not lost."
July 10, 2007 (TurtleIsland). Corbin Harney Spiritual Leader of the Western Shoshone Nation crossed over at 11:00 a.m. this morning in a house on a sacred mountain near Santa Rosa, CA (Turtle Island). He had dedicated his life to fighting the nuclear testing and dumping.
That battle claimed his life through cancer.
According to witnesses present, in the morning fog, the spirits of four Shoshone dog soldiers were outside on horseback before Corbin's passing. But then one of the Shoshone present, Santiago Lozada, yelled "Tosawi Tosawi!" (White Knife). And then the fog shifted and there were thousands of spirits waiting.
Corbin passed peacefully at the end. He was only worried that he still had more to do. When he finally let go and went with the dog soldiers, Red Wolf Pope, grandson of Rolling Thunder, was present and sang him the Tosawi death song to call the dog soldiers to come take him home. Golden eagles continue to circle the house hours after his crossing."
True to form Corbin joked around several days ago that he was going to go at 11:00, and kept his promise.
Over his lifetime, Corbin traveled around the world as a speaker, healer and spiritual leader with a profound spiritual and environmental message for all. He received numerous national and international awards and spoke before the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Corbin also authored two books: "The Way It Is: One Water, One Air, One Earth" (Blue Dolphin Publishing, 1995) and a forthcoming book, "The Nature Way". Numerous documentaries have been made about his work and message.
In 1994, Corbin established the Shundahai Network to work with people and organizations to respond to spiritual and environmental concerns on nuclear issues. He also established Poo Ha Bah, a native healing center located in Tecopa Springs, California. He will be missed but always honored for his work and dedication to traditional ways.
Corbin Harney is descended from generations of Newe (Shoshone) traditional healers and was always grateful for the many extraordinary teachers who shared their knowledge in his lifetime.
Corbin is survived by his daughter Reynaulda Taylor; granddaughters Ann Taylor and Nada Leno; grandsons Keith, Jon and Joel Leno and William Henry Taylor; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and his sister Rosie Blossom's family and many cousins and other family members as well as many, many friends around the world. Corbin was preceded in death by his mother, father, sister, grandparents, uncle, great granddaughter, cousins, and friends. A very special thanks to Patricia Davidson, Corbin's caregiver in his final months; Dominic Daileda, Corbin's friend and companion for his support and compassion in hard times, and the family of Dixie and Martin van der Kamp for opening up their home and their hearts to Corbin and his family and friends during his time of need.Dates and times for services are being made with official announcement to follow. Three day services are planned at the home of Larson R. Bill, So Ho Bee – Newe Sogobe (Lee, Nevada –Western Shoshone Territory) with burial services at Battle Mountain Indian Community, Battle Mountain Nevada.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lipscomb track and field teams venture on to their next meet of the outdoor season taking place right here in Nashville Friday and Saturday.
"We enjoy competing at Vanderbilt," said Bill Taylor, director of track and field. "It's a good track and it's here in town, so it's like a home meet for us. The competition will be good. Hopefully the weather cooperates on both days."
This meet has a special purpose in preparing the athletes for the rest of the season.
"Some aspects of this meet are to set up the rest of our season," Taylor said. "Many of our top distance guys are training this week instead of racing.
"We are taking six distance women and four distance men to Stanford and San Francisco State next week for fast 5000-meter races. So some are doing shorter races this week to prep, and some aren't racing."
For the first time this outdoor season, Tucker Peabody will be making an appearance in the 100 meters and 200 meters.
"Tucker ran very well at Vanderbilt last year," Taylor said. "It will be fun to see him race his specialty events for the first time this outdoor season. He is excited and ready to go."
Also competing for the first time this outdoor season will be Gemikal Prude and Colin Dempster.
"Gemikal sat out last week, and was at NCAA I Indoor Nationals the week before, so this will be his first opportunity to high jump this outdoor season," Taylor said. "Likewise, Colin is going to get his first 400m of the season this weekend."
Capturing fantastic (a little too dramatic) results last weekend at the Shamrock Invite, Dani Walker and Madi Talbert are expected to achieve strong results this weekend as well.
"Dani Walker and Madi Talbert are in the Invitational 1500 meters Friday night," Taylor said. "Vanderbilt has some great 1500-meter runners, and the whole field is really good as well. It's a great opportunity to run well and break personal records."
April Terry broke the school record in the hammer throw last weekend and looks to push that momentum into this weekend.
"April will compete in the hammer throw and the shot put," Taylor said. "She is always pushing herself to new marks and it's fun to watch."
The team anticipates a continuance to their current streak of wins already recorded this season.
With the meet being just down the road, the track and field squads look to further their achievements with a little help from the fans.
"We always have a good response of Lipscomb fans coming over to support the team," Taylor said. "I hope we see even more people cheering for Lipscomb this weekend."


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A winner was selected from 123 designs submitted by 40 freelance designers.
We are creating a number of different online sports coaching websites. Tennis is the first one we're doing. We are an online only business, I am partnered with my brother who is the fitness expert, and I am the business/technical expert.
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On Stage
Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson brings her genre-crossing work to Adelphi University's Performing Arts Center on Friday, Continuing her groundbreaking work with voice filters, storytelling and music, she'll perform "Dirtday!," which features Anderson's stories about life in contemporary America. Politics, desire, portraits of cities and people combine with Anderson's hallucinatory use of language to make up an epic description of the current American landscape. The program will feature electric violin, keyboards and electronics. Solo violin pieces such as the Grammy nominated "Flow" from Homeland will mix with fuller electronic soundscapes to create an intimate look into the songwriting style that has made Anderson one of the most original American songwriters.
Friday, Oct. 12, 8 p.m. $45 and $35. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 877-4000 or aupac.adelphi.edu.
In Concert
Shanghai Quartet
A favorite of area audiences, the Shanghai Quartet, returns to the intimate setting of Tilles Center's Hillwood Recital Hall for the season's inaugural concert of the Music at Hillwood chamber music series on Sunday. The program features Beethoven's String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Schumann's Quintet for Piano and Strings, along with selections from ChinaSong. Artistic director and host Caroline Stoessinger will play piano and provide commentary on the music.
Sunday, Oct. 14, 3 p.m. $55. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post, Rte. 25A, Brookville. (516) 299-3100 or (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Exploring Nature
"Autumn Color" Walk
Take in the vibrant colors and delicate scents of fall's wildflowers during a two-hour guided nature walk through Muttontown Preserve. Observe the season's beauty with the help of an experienced guide, while strolling along paths and fields. See the flowers and birds that remain in the preserve's woodlands and meadows.
Sunday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m. Registration required. Bill Paterson Nature Center, Muttontown Preserve, Muttowntown La., East Norwich. (516) 571-8500.


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by Lou Mancinelli
From leaving the insurance industry to attending The Restaurant School (TRS) in University City, to an award-winning food column in San Jose, back to the east coast where he was nominated for a James Beard Journalism award in 1997 for a New York Times (NYT) piece that later became a book, food writer, editor and Chestnut Hill resident Sam Gugino has turned his sense of taste into a career.
He is currently sharing tips during a six-class workshop that started in late April at Musehouse Literary Center, founded last year and located at 7924 Germantown Ave.
After graduating with a history degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970, Gugino worked for five years in the insurance industry, but Sam and his brother talked about leaving their jobs behind (his brother was working in advertising) and following their stomachs into the work world. "I come from a great family of eaters," said Gugino. "It's no coincidence people entered our house through the kitchen."
Sam made the jump (his brother didn't) and after graduating from The Restaurant School of Philadelphia (TRS) in 1976, bought a building at 2015 Fairmount Ave. in the now-burgeoning Art Museum neighborhood where he planned to open his first restaurant, Avanti. But he failed to find financing because investors doubted the street would prosper the way it does today, 36 years later.
Sometime after Gugino graduated, the owner of TRS, Jay Guben, was approached by Vincent Fumo, the disgraced former South Philadelphia Democratic State Senator who in 2009 was found guilty of 137 counts of corruption, about opening a restaurant. Fumo wanted to know if Guben knew any skilled guys who could run a place.
So Gugino went to work at Vincenzo's, a restaurant featuring Northern Italian regional food at 10th and Tasker Streets in South Philly, as the chef and manager. He also helped to open Avanti, a Mediterranean restaurant at 22nd and Ranstead in Center City. Both were critical successes, but Avanti was not a financial success due to undercapitalization, something that sinks scores of restaurants almost as soon as they pull out of the proverbial harbor.
After Avanti he worked at different hotels but was fired because he was unwilling to dedicate his life to the hotel, something the position required. "I started to think, what do I really want to do with my life?" said Gugino.
He started to work in the food department at Chestnut Hill Hospital and in the mornings woke up early to write. He read lots of other food writers' work to see how they did it and published a few pieces in the Daily News.
In 1986, at a dinner party hosted by mutual friends, he met the food editor of the Daily News, who said he'd seen and liked Gugino's work. "I'll let you know if something comes up," the editor told him when Gugino expressed his interest in working for the paper. That fall he was hired.
In 1988 when rumors sprouted that the Daily News was going under, or at least making cutbacks, Gugino figured he'd be on the cutting board and with his wife, Mary Lee Keane, made a decision that the couple, who are city-folks, would move to California. They lived in San Francisco and Oakland Hills while Gugino worked for the San Jose Mercury News. In 1993, his columns were named 'Best in the Nation' by the Association of Food Journalists (AFJ).
But the couple missed the east coast and in the spring of 1994 moved to New York City until the turn of the century. In Manhattan Gugino realized his most productive period. He launched his "In the Kitchen with Sam" food column for "Wine Spectator" magazine, where he is now contributing editor. The following year he began a weekly wine column for the Star Ledger newspaper in Newark, N.J, a runner up in the AFJ Best Column category in 1999. After leaving the Star Ledger, he wrote a wine column for "Specialty Food Magazine" for nine years. He has also written for Cigar Aficionado, Women's Day and Cooking Light magazines.
It was his NYT story "Beat the Clock: Inspired Meals in 10 Minutes," that was nominated for a James Beard Award and later became "Cooking to Beat the Clock" (Chronicle, 1998). It was named one of the 10 best cookbooks by Amazon.com. Gugino has since published three books, including "Low-Fat Cooking to Beat the Clock" (Chronicle, 2000), named a finalist for the International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Award.
"You're an expert in blue cheese for six months, and then you forget all about it," said Gugino about learning and writing about food and wine.
"To me the most important thing is get your facts right. Tell the reader about facts in a way that is interesting so they want to read it … Don't be too cute with humor … You don't want people to read a column and say, 'Why did he do that?'"
As a man who has made a living depending on his ability to write well about the things that taste good to him, Gugino finds a lot of television cooking shows ridiculous.
"I think that stuff is all show business," said Gugino about shows like Top Chef. He likened themto reality television. "[It] has little to do with working and engaging food … It's like the Dukes of Hazzard in front of a stove."
As for restaurants in the Northwest he remains unimpressed. He prefers a BYOB that takes reservations and recommends Bistro 7 and Matyson in Center City and Modo Mio in Fishtown. "I'm just looking for good food and to not have to shout at the person across the table from me to make myself heard," he said.
Gugino, who for the past 10 years has tutored kids in math at his church, Unitarian Society of Germantown, described cooking as more of a craft than an art. "You can't just stand there and cook like Emeril," he said. "You have to learn how to chop an onion."


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Fiber Science and Technology - Memorial SymposiumActivity by Kunio Kimura | added on Mar 23, 2011 | Japan
Sponsor(s): The Society of Fiber Science and Technology
The Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan has the memorial symposium on the International Chemistry Year jointly with the annual conference on June 8, 2011. We invite three speakers from Asia and Europe for understanding of fiber chemistry.
The Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan has the memorial symposium jointly with the annual conference of our society on June 8, 2011 for better understanding, enhancement of interest in fiber chemistry and technology, and increasing enthusiasm for a creative future. Fiber science has a long history and supports the modernization of our country. During this period, fiber science is always walking along with the chemistry. Our society invites three distinguished speakers from China, Japan and Europe to give a nice opportunity to verification of the role of chemistry in fiber science. Invited speakers and titles are as follows; Prof. Meifang Zhu "Structure design & functional construction of hybrid fiber materials", Prof. Seizo Miyata "Carbone and nitrogen compounds for platinum-free catalyst", and Prof. Vladan Koncar "Research & education in France at GEMTEX/ENSAIT, and smart textiles and multifunctional fibers, overview - situation in Europe". This symposium will give the fiber scientists deep understanding for fiber chemistry and some inspirations toward the creative future.
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Sony PS3 sales pass 2m mark... two weeks late
Still on course to sell 6m by April?
Sony has shipped 1m PlayStation 3 consoles in Japan, the consumer electronics giant said yesterday, the day it hit that mark. However, the announcement was a tacit admission it has failed to hit the 2m-machine target it last year said to would reach by the end of 2006.
Last week, Sony said it had shipped 1m PS3s in the US by the end of December. However, it only passed the 2m global shipments mark yesterday. It forecast 2m PS3 shipments by the end of 2006 in September, when it also delayed the console's European introduction.
Still, Sony can boast that the PS3 has reached the 2m in less time than it took the PS2, reaching that point in a day under two months. The PS3 debuted worldwide in the US on 17 November.
All eyes are now on the company's other target: to ship 6m PS3s by the end of March, also the end of its current fiscal year. According to Reuters, investment bank Nomura Securities has cut its forecast for global PS3 shipments to 4.5m units by the end of March, citing the console's high price and the limited range of games that are available to run on it.
Nomura also cut its April 2007 to March 2008 PS3 shipments forecast from 16m units to 10m. It now expects Sony ship 11m more in 2008/09. ®
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(CNN) -- Rick Lyke was diagnosed with prostate cancer when he was 47. His response was to set up "Pints for Prostates," an organization that uses the universal language of beer to reach men with its message about the importance of prostate cancer screening.
In 2008, at the insistence of a colleague with prostate cancer, Lyke, from Charlotte, North Carolina, had himself tested for illness, even though he had no health problems.
His doctor was initially reluctant to have him tested, as men under the age of 50 aren't considered to a high-risk group for prostate cancer, but tests came back positive and Lyke needed surgery to remove the cancer.
His surgeon said that if Lyke had waited until he was 50 to be screened, he would probably have only lived another two or three years.
"I'm doing great now," Lyke told CNN. "I have to get tested every six months for the next 15 years, but I really feel like I dodged a bullet."
Prostate cancer affects one in six men American men, with 27,000 Americans expected to die from the disease this year.
The American Cancer Society believes health care professionals should discuss the potential benefits and limitations of prostate cancer early detection testing with men before any testing begins. It says that should include an offer for yearly testing with the prostate-specific antigen blood test and digital rectal exam, beginning at age 50, to men who are at average risk of prostate cancer and have at least a 10-year life expectancy.
But Lyke says other groups recommend that men should be screened once they reach their forties.
"I think it's a financial issue in a lot of cases rather than a health issue as to why that guideline is 50," he told CNN.
"The fact of the matter is not many men are going to have prostate cancer in their forties, but for those who do, if they wait until they're 50 to be tested, their numbers aren't going to look very good."
Lyke founded "Pints for Prostates" to spread the message about need for regular prostate health screenings. The organization travels to beer festivals and tries to engage with men in an informal way.
"Beer is a universal thing for men," Lyke told CNN.
"Where women get together and talk about health issues, men really don't, so we try to use an atmosphere like a pub, where guys are a little bit more relaxed, to talk about prostate cancer."
He says prostate cancer is a highly personal disease for men, in much the same way that breast cancer is for women. Treatment for prostate cancer can sometimes result in impotence.
"The pink ribbon campaign has really made it possible for women to talk about breast cancer, so we're trying to do the same thing for guys. They need permission to talk about it," said Lyke.
As well as setting up stalls at beer festivals and organizing events in pubs, "Pints for Prostates" has run adverts in magazines and Lyke estimates its message has reached about 30 million people.
A year after his own surgery, Lyke's first granddaughter was born. He is aware that by being screened for prostate cancer he has vastly improved his chances of seeing her grow up, and he hopes that by encouraging other men to be tested he will give them a similar opportunity.
He told CNN, "I'm hoping that there's a whole bunch of other guys out there who'll be able to experience the same thing [as me] -- see their families grow up and grow old."
Mark Tutton contributed to this report


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Blasts rock north Nigerian city, many feared dead
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Two bombs exploded at a crowded marketplace in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday night, and many are feared killed and wounded in the birthplace of the Boko Haram extremist network, witnesses said.
Bloodied people screaming for help were running out of buildings billowing with smoke, they said. Trader Mallam Samalia said some people were blown apart.
The second blast caught people trying to help those injured in the first explosion in the Bintu-Suga neighborhood of Ngomari suburb, he said.
It appeared to be a car bomb, from a pickup truck loaded with wood, Samalia told The Associated Press by telephone.
"I'm seeing people carrying bloody bodies," he said. "There are parts of bodies littering the street."
Mechanic Yahaya Adamu said he was on his way home when he heard the blasts, two minutes apart. "There's black smoke everywhere now. I'm running home to see if my family is safe."
The police commissioner didn't immediately answer his phone to confirm the reports.
It was the first attack in months in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state and the headquarters of a military force tasked with suppressing the four-year-old Islamic uprising that has killed thousands.
More than 300 people were killed in February alone in attacks increasing in frequency and deadliness, all in the neighboring states of Yobe and Adamawa.
There is growing anger at the military's apparent inability to halt the attacks, with soldiers reportedly abandoning checkpoints in two recent attacks that killed nearly 100 people, including 59 students, because they are outnumbered and outgunned.
That anger will be fueled by reports that a military fighter jet targeting extremist hideouts bombed a village in Yobe state and killed at least 20 civilians on Friday, according to survivors.
They said the airstrike hit Daglun, a village near Nigeria's border with Cameroon and killed mainly elderly people because most residents had fled recent violence and rumors that the military is about to mount more attacks.
Military spokesman Capt. Jafaru Nuru of the 23rd Armored Brigade operating in Yobe state said he was unaware that any airstrike had killed civilians.
An elderly resident of Daglun said he was sitting under a tree when he saw bombs dropping from a military aircraft. A nurse at the local hospital said it received many dead and wounded. A community leader said 20 people died and 25 were wounded.
All requested anonymity citing fear of military reprisals.
Jets have been bombing the area for weeks in the latest offensive to suppress an Islamic insurgency in Africa's most populous nation of about 170 million people. The country is almost equally divided between the mainly Muslim north and predominantly Christian south. Boko Haram is fighting to impose Islamic law across the entirety of Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer.
Three northeastern states covering one-sixth of Nigeria are under a 9-month-old state of emergency. The military's offensive has featured previous airstrike mistakes.
In January, a jet dropped bombs near a federal senator, who was traveling in a convoy being escorted by soldiers and police. No one was hurt. The military called the bombing "an operational blunder" though the convoy was led by a military vehicle and had a police van in the rear.
Also that month, a Nigerian jet pursued Boko Haram militants across the border into Cameroon and dropped three bombs on a Cameroon customs post, destroying two vehicles.


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Olive Green Negroni
Added Feb 9, 2013
by ThreadTheory
Victoria, Canada
I completed Colette Pattern's Negroni shirt for my husband. The pattern was excellent with extremely thorough diagrams and instructions. I was a little nervous about the pattern style-wise because it has facings rather than a button placket and a convertible collar rather than a regular collar with collar stand. My husband wasn't too keen on the collar when I got him to try it on mid-process, but the end result was entirely satisfactory and I think he really likes the extra substance added by the facing!
I made a few little additions to the pattern including shoulder details and grosgrain ribbon underneath the buttons. I also topstitched the facing down at centre front just to make double sure that it wouldn't peek out or cause problems by flapping around a little when putting the shirt on.
I've made up a tutorial/explanation of how to add the shoulder details and ribbon to the Negroni pattern. You can check it out, along with a ton more photos on my blog: Thread Theory
Material Notes
Kona cotton, grosgrain ribbon, interfacing, 7 buttons
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Feb 11, 2013, 02.42 PMby jeffrey
Very well done!
Feb 10, 2013, 12.00 PMby Cherry PixBeautifully made and styled! My dear husband likes the pattern too. Your finishing touches, especially the grosgrain, are lovely.
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Feb 10, 2013, 04.10 PMby ThreadTheory
Thanks so much! Now the real test is to see how often the Negroni gets taken out of his closet :)
Feb 10, 2013, 12.10 AMby Mary Athey
You did a smashing job on this x
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Hi Dennis,
Im of the mind set to bring it all and see as much as you can along the way, but it appears that you already have plans for the Delta. I look forward to seeing you out here.
What type of sailing do you prefer? Bump & jump, freestyle or BAF?
The thing about Sherman is you can be sailing in the exact same spot, the exact same wind and need two totally different setups depending on if it is a flood or ebb tide. Your 85 liter & 4.7 may be fine on an ebb but if it is flooding you would need your 102 and possibly your 5.5 in the same wind with a strong current. Some people only sail ebbs (wave gear) and some only sail floods (slalom/freeride gear).
At your weight I dont see you using the 8.5 much. You could probably leave the 75 liter board if you bring the 3.7 sail. If you leave the 3.7 sail there are days that you will need the 75 liter with a 4.2. Mornings and evenings tend to be the stronger winds so your 85/102 with 4.2/4.7/5.5 will get you going almost every day at that time. Unless it is a major heat wave the Delta never really goes calm, usually 10-15 mph in the afternoon. That is a little too much wind for anyone who isnt a hardcore SUP person to paddle but not enough wind for small gear. Figure from around 11 am to 4 pm for the lull. So take a nap or go to the playpen and do light wind freestyle. The major decision for you is whether to bring the Ray or SUP for those lulls. Unless you really like to paddle Id bring the Ray. It is just as good a platform for light wind freestyle as the SUP and with your 7.5 will get you planing out on the afternoons quite often.
Light wind freestyle is fun but after a couple hours of sail flips I get the need for speed. I weigh 170 & use 130 liter/7.3 setup twice a week on average at Sherman May-July.
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Coachg and jse,
Thank you so much for the great information. I should perhaps have mentioned that I don't paddle the SUP, I sail it. I tried paddling around on it one day when there wasn't any wind, and had negative fun. I am also going to try and cram my mtb into the van for use when there is no wind and when I stop off on the way to/from the Delta, San Francisco, or anywhere else I may visit on this trip.
I am planning on this trip becuase it's what Andy Brandt told me I should do!!
sounds like I should bring all sails from 7.5 on down, and all boards except 75l, considering that if I find a used 75l out there that is newer than the board I currently have, I may just acquire it.
Since you know the area, could you suggest places to stay? As I implied in my original post, I am going to try and configure my van so I can sleep in it as I have heard that a tent or popup camper would not work due to the fact that it is usually fairly/really windy. Also, I would need to find a nearby post office where I can set up a box to get my mail sent to.
oh, are weed fins necessary? I guess I'll bring them in case I sail somewhere along the way where I may need them.
type of sailing I prefer: baf, yes, b&j, yes, freestyle: just getting into lightwind freestyle.
thanks again.
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Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:57 am
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Hi Dennis,
No weed fins needed. I've never used or needed one in my life. The town of Rio Vista is just a 10 min drive away with a Post Office. If you are sleeping in your van you can stay at Powerlines for free, the Sign for a small fee. Brannan Island state park is only 5 min away and they have showers and camp sites for a fee as well. Go to
for more information. Join for $20 and you'll get a tide chart and the news letter with more information. Also, RVWA maintains the places you will camp & sail at as well as get the permits from the local ranchers to allow us the great access.
Another thing you can do is rent a small U-Haul trailer when you get here to store your gear and leave you more room form camping in your van.
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Get a box at the small and friendly Rio Vista P. O. Go to the RVWA website at
click on "Sites", click on the map and follow along. When you turn off Highway 160 onto Sherman Island Road your first stop is Delta Windsurf. Meet equipment guru Derek, check out the used boards and buy a $20 RVWA membership which comes with the all important local tide chart. Next stop is Powerlines: free camping, always room. Next is the Sign: they can probably accomodate you with a van. Check with the host. Then comes Little Baja: pretty much a kite launch now. Just before County Park is the Access, where ABK hangs out. Next is County Park (Playpen on map and often referred to as the Access as well.) $5 day use without a trailer or $50 annual pass. Best spot for freestyle or to sail on a flood as you have places to exit should you be "flooded." You might even be able to camp here, but it's usually full. $8 a night with annual pass, $12 without, last time I looked. Sherman Lake Marina has a little store with important stuff like beer and washing machines and beer. I pretty much agree with Coach G on equipment, except there was that one July about 2 or 3 years ago when the wind never--stopped--blowing. Hard. Delta Windsurf sold a lot of small stuff that month.
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sounds like I should bring ... all boards except 75l, considering that if I find a used 75l out there that is newer than the board I currently have, I may just acquire it.
Since you brought that up, I'll volunteer that a pre-2009 75 liter Naish Wave would be my first choice on the Delta on an ebb tide in good 5.2 or better conditions. There's enough chop to appreciate the ride of a board that size and enough swell to put its maneuverability to good use, and its slightly narrower planform really opens up its upper wind range compared to that 85 liter FSW.
If you find a newer one you prefer, you can swap it/sell it/discard it/bring it to me. If not, you'll appreciate the one you have many days there. The only advantage of a newer one is better planing in lulls, whereas the Delta wind is usually quite steady during its peak hours.
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great info, guys, that's the sort of stuff I was looking for and you all came through. I actually like the uhaul trailer idea, that's a good'n.
I could put my air mattress in a uhaul trailer and sleep in there, or I could find a used contractor trailer around here and convert it into a place to sleep. hmmmm.....
first, though, I need to join the RVWA. that seems like the gateway.
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Or just join when you get here. No matter. Also, people do use tent trailers on the island. Sometimes a little hard to sleep in as it usually blows all night. The a-frame pop-ups are particularly desirable, if you happen to find one. And whatever you do, just remember to set your watch to Island Time, kick back with the friendly natives and wait for the wind to come to you.
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both giving excellent advice here, Dennis_c is there all summer every summer, he works at an RV park, I don't know who coachg is personally, but seems to know his stuff.
I'm 6'4" tall and 210, slightly above average sailor I think. I've sailed 4.0 - 8.2 there, and it could be possible on the same day. Bring it all if you can.
Before you come, watch the "Delta Documentary" on my website,
It'll take about 8 or 9 minutes depending on how fast you read.
My wife and I have sailed the Gorge, Aruba, Margarita, and Maui, and we think the Delta is right up there with those places!
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no one mentioned rio viento rv park. is it still in business? are they not our freinds? too expensive?
i thought they had wifi and a hot tub.
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I walked Henry to school today and walked most of the way back home before realizing that I had a wooden hanger hanging from the belt on the back of my coat. A large, wooden hanger.
I'm telling you this to illustrate 1) how much of a dork I am and 2) how mentally and physically worn out I still am from yesterday's shoot. I have no idea why I should be this tired, because most of my day yesterday was spent sitting around. It was too much excitement for me, I guess. I am even more delicate than I believed. Or my humours are out of whack. A bloodletting is in order!
So! Yesterday was the photo shoot for Wondertime, as I mentioned previously. Present were Tim and Liz, the lovely and kind art directors from Wondertime, as well as Asger and Lloyd, the infinitely patient photographer and his charming assistant. Henry, Scott, and I were outfitted and posed and fed snacks. And we had so much fun. Draining, life-sapping fun. Here are the photos. If they don't make sense to you, well, you'll have to wait for the May issue of Wondertime to come out. Maybe you should subscribe! That's an idea I spontaneously had right now. (Please note: I am not receiving kickbacks from Wondertime.) (Unfortunately.)
Here's Henry, getting notes on what his motivation should be. "You're Darth Vader, coming out of the shower." How sweet does he look here? It's kind of killing me. Of course you can't hear him whining about the unbearable weight of the light saber, and the fact that the mask was choking him TO DEATH.
"What are you doing in the bathroom, son?"
Henry was amazing, actually. The mask was heavy, the light saber was heavy, the shirt was chafing him, the fog from the fog machine smelled funny, and it was hard to hear everyone's direction over the sound effects coming from the light saber, but my baby posed for longer than I ever could have anticipated.
On the other hand, he got to play with incredibly cool light sabers. They're worlds away from the crappy telescoping plastic kind we own. It must be horrible, having us as his parents.
Scott worked until 2:30 a.m. that morning, so he could spend his day pretending to be Luke Skywalker. Did he do it for me? I like to think so.
We tried to include Charlie in a shot or two, but he was being a prima donna about it—only letting us shoot his right profile because that's his signature look, etc. He didn't make the cut. Sorry, dog.
Henry declined the use of the mask for his Ultimate Battle with Obi Wan, so Liz gave him the option of giant movie-star sunglasses and a headband. It doesn't sound like it would work, but it worked well enough. Bonus: Henry didn't throw himself to the ground in mortal agony.
"Can you be a dear and get me a glass of sparkling water? With a little lemon juice? Not a wedge of lemon, dear, I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY LEMON, just sort of a lemon essence. Wait a minute, is this pulp? I see? That's it, you're fired."
Henry kept asking Scott, "When are you going to fall down and die?" Not for a few years, son, so meanwhile you and your Oedipal struggle best hush up.
I contemplated uploading this to Finslippy yesterday and asking, "Is this a bad sign?" Ha, ha! It's just a fog machine in my oven. DON'T PANIC.
The photographer kept saying that he wanted to make me look "elegant," which I thought was a lovely sentiment, considering that I was wearing cinnamon buns on my head and a pom-pommed bathrobe from Target.
When the shoot was over (seven hours, my friends! SEVEN) Tim and Liz gave Henry not one, but TWO of the light sabers. Was he excited? A LITTLE BIT. I'm still amazed that we got him to sleep, or eat, or stop trying to amputate our limbs for more than two minutes.
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At 17 feet long, it's an easy fit in any garage, or put a good canvas on it and leave it outside. How can the neighbors complain about a brand new boat? If you are trading down it is good to know that boats don't get much lighter than this one, so you could have big savings on your tow vehicle and its fuel bill.
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The builder has installed about all of the seating tricks in this boat that it has on her bigger sisters. By placing sockets for the seat pedestal all over the deck the anglers have some choice as to how they use the boat. One of the things we like is that the optional transom bench seat (think of all of the larger boats that don't even have this as an option!) which folds down and makes into a casting platform. Want to sit? Just plug in your seat pedestal. Crestliner is proud of the fact that all of the pedestal seats can be swiveled 360-degrees.
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It's hard to believe, but the first day of spring, March 20, is nearly here. We have already sprung an hour ahead and we are now thankfully into daylight saving time. I love having the sun shine later into the evening.
An afternoon performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, "Simon Boccanegra," conducted by James Conlon, with the title role sung by Placido Domingo, was an exciting beginning to the 14th annual Placido Domingo Awards Dinner that was held in the Eva and Marc Stern Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
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This week, in what many would term an unfortunate setback, Vermont's House of Representatives was unable to override the Governor's veto on an energy bill that would have provided incentives for renewable energy and an increased tax on the Vermont Yankee nuclear energy company. We feel for you, Vermont.
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How many stars can you spot with the lion's perch?
This next week marks the last of this year's Globe At Night citizen-science sessions, where ordinary folks like you and me lend an eye observing the night sky. This month's target is the constellation Leo. Armed with a star chart downloaded from the group's website, backyard astronomers count how many stars they can spot. You can submit results — from one or more locations — thru the 20th.
Collectively, the data mined from the Globe At Night program are used to help astronomers gauge the sky's darkness and the effects of light pollution around the world. Nearly 10,000 people sent in reports during the February and March sightings. They're aiming for a grand total of 15,000, so your support is crucial. Join in at www.globeatnight.org.
With its head and mane appearing as a backward question mark, Leo is one of the most easy-to-recognize constellations. It appears in the east with sunset, and by 10pm the lion is high in the south. You're likely to first spot the red glow of Mars, nestled a few degrees from the constellation's brightest star, Regulus. But that's an added bonus, as planets don't count in your Globe At Night tally.
It will take at least 15 minutes for your eyes to adjust to the darkness, over which time more and more stars will come into view. Once your night-vision is set, and you think you've spotted all you can, try looking askance from the corner of your eyes. You'll be amazed how many more stars you can see — at least a magnitude's worth!
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Farmingdale, NY � The Farmingdale State men's basketball team fell to 10-6, 6-3 in the conference today as Mount Saint Mary senior guard Mike Hoyt (Florida, NY/SS Seward Institute) posted 59 points, including nine three-pointers, to lead his team to victory 84-81 in a Skyline Conference upset of the Rams in Farmingdale, NY. Mount Saint Mary improves to 7-11, 4-5 in the Skyline with the win.
Hoyt scored 30 of the Blue Knights' 36 points in the first, for a 36-33 lead at the half, before pouring in 29 more in the second. He finished the day shooting 53.3-percent from the field and 47-percent from three-point territory.
Farmingdale sophomore guard Damien Santana (Brooklyn, NY/Grady) led the Rams with 24 points and sophomore forward Davon Jackson (New York, NY/Rice) finished with 23 points and seven rebounds.
The Rams will travel to Stevens in Hoboken, NJ for another conference game on Tuesday, January 30th at 7:00pm.


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