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Combing through the ever-growing glut of online clips on YouTube and elsewhere is an insurmountable task for even the most diehard cat video buff. Fortunately, a new kind of digital TV "net"-work has entered the viewing landscape to make the job a little easier. Former music critic/cut-and-paste recording artist Jason Forrest's Network Awesome is part of the growing trend of curated video-sharing websites, wherein a team of tastemakers trolls the video super information freeway, creating a pleasant scenic route detour from select clips.
What forward-thinking digital enterprises like Network Awesome offer that other video-sharing sites don't is packaging – in Awesome's case, vintage orphan archival treasures ranging from live music to old trailer mashups, all bound up in sleek retro-themed presentation. They are programmers in their own right, turning found footage into daily branded content that is as fresh and original as anything on traditional broadcast.
Forrest recently sat down with Brief to discuss his inspiration for launching the company, the task of brand imaging for video-sharing sites and how social media TV networks will rival traditional broadcasters in the near future. What follows is part 1 of a three-part conversation.
What was the impetus for launching Network Awesome?
I wanted to get involved with TV for a few years. My first priority was to figure out what the current state of TV was but my research led me to the establishment of the cable broadcasting-era networks instead. I found the way the seminal cable networks established their brands in a crowded, emerging marketplace felt like a comparable situation to today's online video opportunities.
At the same time, spending so much time in Europe traveling, I became extremely frustrated by confusing VOD sites filled with poor quality content, and even more disillusioned by the continued erosion of broadcast television quality. Eventually I reached out to my co-founder, Greg Sadetsky, who programmed the first version of Network Awesome in a few exciting days and we launched in January 2011. Our goal from the beginning was to establish Network Awesome as a brand that stands for discovery – a place where movie nerds and archivists are impressed and inspired.
Can you elaborate more on your programming philosophy?
Network Awesome curates the best, most interesting content that has fallen through the cracks of the mainstream media. That means lots of art films, documentaries, video collections by theme and TV shows that haven't been on the air in some time. There is a whole world of amazing content that never made it back onto any US channels, but it remains popular and really cool.
For example there are opportunities to connect music-related content with groups like heavy metal, punk and hip-hop fans, and we show a lot of documentaries that were on TV in the past which have no home. We also invite guest programmers to curate video collections about everything from contemporary artists to Indian disco videos to Russian animation. We curate six interesting and dependably surprising shows a day. Most of our users come back to the site daily just to see what we've come up with, and that sort of brand identification is what's missing from most people's TV habits these days.
Network Awesome definitely fosters a communal synergy between its curators and viewers. How did that come about?
One look at Network Awesome and you will see it's a site that is made with a lot of love and passion. As a result, we have a huge amount of people who have volunteered to help out. We're currently at around 250 volunteers: writers, video curators, artists, video editors – you name it. We have an open door policy and believe that our brand only gets stronger with diversity. Our team of around 30 video curators has amassed the largest meta-tagged database of YouTube video clips; around 65,000 clips that make up more than 7,000 films, documentaries and video collections. That's a lot of hard work!
Network Awesome has the vibe of a really cool indie label. Since you have a background in the music business, is this by coincidence or design?
For those who've never heard it, my music was extremely sample based; a sort of cut-and-paste pop-music that Pitchfork called "pre-Girl Talk." What I created in Network Awesome was a platform to take these concepts and apply them to video curation and channel programming for a much larger audience.
Are there plans to develop original programming?
We have a handful of shows under our production arm Radosaur. The first series, "The Network Awesome Show," is a sort of music variety show made in the image of Glenn O'Brien's seminal "TV Party" on public access in the '70s. The show has a more authentic feeling where musicians perform in an informal and more authentic way. It's proven to be far more successful than we expected, with about 40,000 views in the first month. We have nine episodes that are 15-30 minutes each in the first series and we're very excited to start Season 2 in the next month or so. We have a culture show currently in development called "Scavengers," which invites creative types to talk about one thing that inspires them. It's a show that we hope reflects our own interest in discovering new concepts, people and experiences.
What are your strategies for promoting content and establishing Network Awesome's brand identity?
We brand every aspect of our site and content. We run a lot of channel-centric video, from pre-roll introduction videos to network IDs, from programming ads to short title cards that help us put our mark on the curated content. Most people say they actually want more of our ads because they like them so much. But, to answer the question from an industry point of view, we seek to increase our profile by a number of ways: with continued top-quality curation, by hosting screenings and events, syndicating content, and production of original content. This game plan is part of our mantra: build community, be everywhere, achieve scale.
Are there any challenges with branding an online portal versus a "traditional" network?
We're doing something that is actually new and innovative. As such it can take people a few minutes to figure that out and in a world where the average attention span is based on the millisecond, that's a big challenge. Our company has been built largely with sweat equity, and I don't think many traditional networks were started that way. While we feel it's a strength to our story, it's also a handicap to not have a network's deep pockets.
Now for the devil's advocate; can the television industry actually benefit from an online aggregated model?
It's funny, I think the word aggregate doesn't really apply to us and I don't think it applies to Network Awesome any more than it applies to any other TV channel or network. We're curators, not collectors, and if our goal was collecting the largest quantity of videos regardless of quality that wouldn't make us unique nor would it make us interesting. I think that one of the reasons why YouTube continues to win small battles against the entire TV broadcasting industry is because it's an open repository of content that is not focused only on current marketing trends. It's both short and long tail.
Will this online-curated model/social media space affect the future of broadcast television and networks?
Most definitely! Take a look around, it already is! But it is no secret that "TV-as we-know-it" is at a crossroads. On one hand, you have a change in technology: the rise of cord-cutting, second screens and IPTV/VOD services that are forcing a lot of people to ask a lot of questions. Additionally, you have a lowest common denominator approach to low-cost, high-profit content coupled with a bipolar pundit neediness which continues to drive the quality of daily TV content lower and lower. The two issues are linked of course and that allows for new opportunities. Future audiences will have increasingly broad interests and the future marketplace will also be more diverse than the current broadcast channels can serve.
Are there plans to develop Network Awesome into a "traditional" network?
We feel the concept can scale to that level. Of course starting as a website and building that into a broadcast channel is a lot of work, but we're up for the challenge!
By Justin W. Sanders
To a comedy nerd, Mortensen has probably landed the ultimate job. As the newly hired director of programming and acquisitions for the recently launched My Damn Channel Comedy Network, Mortensen is guiding the ship of one of the top-rated comedy websites on the internet as it transitions into an online multi-channel YouTube entity that will premiere hundreds of debut comedy series throughout the coming year.
Many fans of Internet humor have been following My Damn Channel since 2007, when it launched with David Wain's web series "Wainy Days." Now in its fifth season, "Wainy Days" has been joined by dozens more popular MDC series including Grace Helbig's "Daily Grace" and Sarah Silverman's "Pilot Season."
Justin W. Sanders spoke with Mortensen about the "cable-ization" of the Internet, the secret to profitable digital programming and what on-air broadcasters can learn from web distributors.
What led to the decision to becoming a YouTube network?
We believe that the mass sea of content online is beginning to create the need for what our founder/CEO Rob Barnett is calling the "cable-ization of the Internet," where a small group of multi-channel networks are offering creators in certain entertainment categories the opportunity to find a wider audience as part of a network than they may be able to get on their own.
Obviously, My Damn Channel is boosted by excellent content, but what other developments resulted in the 300% revenue increase over the past year? Is it that people are more and more willing to watch online programming or has there been a shift in your marketing strategy?
Although I've just joined My Damn Channel recently, the company has been building a consistent and growing audience since 2007. Many of the breakout hits on My Damn Channel achieve significant traffic and revenue and the network has always worked with major advertisers to co-create branded entertainment for our original series [including shows such as the Subway-partnered "Tech Up" and the popular adult-themed tutorials "You Suck at Photoshop"]. Brands and advertisers continue to devote more attention and marketing dollars to online video because the audience numbers continue to show massive increases.
How would you describe your strategy of distributing content and garnering a viewership?
A big part of it is has been building a brand that is synonymous with quality and opportunity. Growing an audience is always hard, but it's nearly impossible to do if viewers can't find a trustworthy venue for discovering new things. Our brand is that venue. It makes it worthwhile for people to take a chance on something new. And once we've helped a series get their foot in the door, a world of possibilities opens up.
What's the secret to producing profitable digital programming?
The secret is in budgeting and time. Don't assume you're going to get a return right away. It takes time to build value. Focus on the horizon, be honest with yourself and spend accordingly. Do more with less. And give your audience the time they need to find you.
Two examples of My Damn Channel original series that have seen success this way are "Wainy Days" and "Daily Grace." The company teamed up with writer/director/actor David Wain when MyDamnChannel.com launched in 2007, and season FIVE – something almost unheard of in this business – was nominated for Best Comedy Series at this year's International Academy of Web Television Awards. Meanwhile, every weekday since April 2008, we have seen Grace Helbig's star shine brighter with each new daily video she uploads to MyDamnChannel.com and YouTube. Today, she is averaging 3,500 new YouTube subscribers per day, and fans reward her consistency with hundreds of thousands of views per video.
What digital moves should on-air networks be making to stay competitive?
They should be collaborating with outside content creators. They should be using their influence to support people who are trying new and different things. And they should be learning from those people. Everyone who's not involved with traditional on-air networks is essentially experimenting in public, 24/7. In the long run, the experimenters will come out ahead and they'll be way smarter. Look to newspapers for inspiration on the experimentation and collaboration front. Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight is a great example.
Before My Damn Channel, you were senior director of content and network programming at web series distributor Blip. How will your experiences at Blip inform your role at MDC?
My experience at Blip was in building something from scratch and continuing to build it for years. I view all of these indie series as startups. I've been there. I know how much work it takes. I know how much time it takes. And I know that the investment of time and effort can pay off if you stick with it. The ultimate success may be down the way a bit, but it likely won't happen at the flip of a switch. It will happen every day. Growth can be a constant if you put in the work.
We are in the thick of "TV Everywhere." How would you describe the next phase of television consumption?
First there was radio, then broadcast TV, then cable, then My Damn Channel. The next phase is the Internet doing to cable what cable did to broadcast. It will continue to be a gradual thing, but its effects will be visible to the naked eye. What we really need to do is make it easier for viewers to find great content. We can throw technology at the problem all day, but this is ultimately going to be solved by human beings with focus and good taste.
By Justin W. Sanders
After fully rebranding the channel in 2009, SuperEstudio returned recently to refresh the look of Fox Latin America's Film Zone with some spiffy new 2D and 3D animations. Read on for some highlights from the project.
Creative: Fox Latin America, concept and design; SuperEstudio, network package design and original production, 3D and 2D animation.
Campaign Led By: Andre Takeda, VP of creative services, Fox Latin America; Soledad Podesta, creative director, Fox Latin America; Nicolás Sarsotti, art director, Fox Latin America; Juan Mariano Sola, CMO, Laptv/Film Zone; Juan Mascali, director of creative services, Laptv/Film Zone; Ezequiel Rormoser, creative director, SuperEstudio.
Target Audience: Men and Women 18-49
Objective: To renovate and improve Film Zone's promotional design and animation by reinforcing the concept of good stories, all while preserving the avante-garde simplicity of the channel's 2009 rebrand.
Steps Taken: Dominated by a bold, brightly hued font and a cheerful, circular logo, the radical 2009 overhaul of Fox International Channels' Film Zone turned the Latin America movie destination into something playful, colorful and warm. But a few years later, the network decided it wanted something "with the same spirit, but more modern and renovated," said Ezequiel Rormoser, creative director at SuperEstudio, whose company worked with Fox on the 2009 rebrand and executed the 2D and 3D animation for this refresh.
SuperEstudio made the round Film Zone logo ball-like in both appearance and function, letting it bounce, swirl and spin through a series of enticing language blocks such as "Popcorn & Cine." But while the logo's stylin' dance moves are fun, the real star of the refresh is the shape-shifting typography, which squiggles, leaps, explodes and bends with fluid grace through movie clips, program announcements and more. It's a dazzling merge of form and function.
Fox, for its part, wanted "a branding that will work just with typography," said Nicolás Sarsotti, art director for Fox Latin America, and Andre Takeda, VP of creative services for Fox Latin America (who chose to be quoted as a singular entity for this piece). "This was a decision we respected throughout the design process. The typography is design in itself. A type of design that communicated the value of words. That is the key to the success of this project."
Lessons Learned: The experience for both companies was "a GREAT example of teamwork," said Sarsotti and Takeda, with which Rormoser fully agreed:
"It was great teamwork," said SuperEstudio's creative director, "and this great result was achieved because there was a clear purpose from beginning to end."
By PromaxBDA Staff
On January 31, at Trailer Park in Hollywood, PromaxBDA's latest Emerging Media Workshop informed and enlightened a packed house with speakers from Roku, Trion Worlds (and its new game/TV show "Defiance") and Machinima. Following each presentation, members could use their mobile devices to ask questions, and many took advantage.
Below, we present the complete set of member questions from the Roku and Trion Worlds presentations and the companies' corresponding answers. We will be posting answers from the Machinima presentation in the near future, so stay tuned!
Questions for Roku, Inc. Answered by: Tricia Mifsud, Senior Director of Corporate Communications Please note: While Roku's questions are answered below by Tricia Mifsud, the Roku speaker at EMW was Steve Shannon, GM and SVP of content and services.
We believe growth in streaming usage will be centered on both streaming players and smart TVs. We are focused on both of these areas. We have extended the Roku platform beyond the set-top box and into smart TVs and others devices through the Roku Streaming Stick – a small, wireless device that plugs into the TV. We have announced 14 partners to date. We have more partners than Google TV and Yahoo! combined.
How are you leveraging yourselves against Apple TV? Today we split 90% of the streaming player market with Apple TV. That's a fairly remarkable accomplishment given the size of our company versus the size and footprint of theirs.
Are you publicly traded? No, we are privately held.
Where did the name Roku come from? Roku means six in Japanese. Roku is our founder's sixth company.
What does Roku offer that Xbox and PlayStation 3 do not? Roku streaming players are very affordable, starting at $49. They are significantly less expensive than game consoles. People who want a box to stream to the TV buy streaming players over gaming consoles. We also have channels that are not available on those platforms. For example, TWC TV is only available on Roku.
In what ways do you feel having a streaming piece of hardware is more advantageous than streaming software that can be adopted by many types of hardware? Today the Roku platform is delivered through hardware which allows for us to control many aspects of product design and the user experience.
Do you foresee Roku creating or acquiring exclusive content? We haven't made any announcements regarding this and I can't speculate about the future.
Will Roku offer search engine capabilities? If you mean a browser, probably not. We don't see it as part of the TV viewing experience. We have a new search feature that allows people to find entertainment available across the major channels on Roku.
When do you foresee Roku incorporating Kinect-style motion gestures and voice commands in lieu of a remote control? People really like the remote control so I can't imagine that going away. However, we do have a mobile app that allows people to use their smartphones and tablets as a remote control. We are always listening to our customers and looking at new features. Having said that, we also believe that Roku should be incredibly easy to use. People like to relax when they watch TV.
Zeroing in on such a heavy TV-consuming demographic, and given the positive growth of Roku, do you see an opportunity or social value in positioning your device educationally a la iTunes university? Our main focus is on the consumer market.
Questions for Trion Worlds Answered by: Georgina Verdon, Global Brand Director Note: This portion of the transcription may not be republished or reproduced without prior, written permission.
What's the difference between multiplatform and transmedia? Multiplatform in gaming terms means cross-video-game platforms – PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Wii, etc. Transmedia relates to brand (IP) extensions across other forms of media (NOT in the same genre as video games), for example, TV, film, comic books, e-books, etc.
What will happen if one part of "Defiance" works while the other fails (specifically, the show versus the game)? The game has been developed with its own brand identity and storyline – if the show does not succeed the plan is to keep the game going.
How will actions in the "Defiance" video game influence the TV show? Can the game players actually change the outcome of the TV series? Basically we can gather data, run contests, etc., in the gaming space that can affect the end of the first season and certainly that can influence the second season. As you probably know, the nature of TV series production doesn't allow immediate impacts due to lead times, but when the roles are reversed – TV to game influences – we have the ability to trigger instant "events" in the game that mirror what is happening in real time in any particular episode. THAT is all about careful planning and roll out.
The core of this experience is story, so how do you account for participation via MMO? The TV series has its own story arc. The video game has a separate but similar/familiar story arc that will bridge that gap between Season 1 and Season 2 of the TV series. There is a common story thread that runs between both entities, but the common "experience" is different between the two. As per the presentation, for example, YOU the gamer are the main character lead in the video game. So you'll have hundreds of thousands of main character leads creating their own storyline in an open world environment in the game, whereas the character leads in the TV show are pre-planned.
Gamers have certain expectations and preferences that differ from a general viewer. Does this limit the thematic and narrative possibilities? Is this ultimately just a niche versus a peek at the future? Not really, because the core narrative of "Defiance" has been created in such a way that it can be manipulated differently for each entity. The "Defiance" UNIVERSE is just an umbrella, with a core set of principles (time, place, situation) that act as a guideline. We build out the video game experience from there and as long as it fits within the lore that has been created, we can pretty much go anywhere we like.
What if people unlock all the codes in the "Defiance" world? Have you now taken that into account? Yes! We only activate codes in batches, not all at once, so that on the "back end," our system will only recognize officially activated codes.
How do you keep the game play exciting for hyperactive users? We "drip feed" content to hyperactive users, drop a little piece at a time – enough to keep them satisfied but not enough to totally scratch that itch. We have regular posters on the forums who YELL at us to release more codes. We have created a community of "Arkfall" code junkies!
Will there be an iPad game? Not at launch, but it has been discussed for post-launch.
Launching in English, German and French... but not Spanish? A huge audience that's not being tapped – what's the strategy behind that? Very good question. We are launching a new IP and there is always risk in that, so I guess it was a business decision to launch with the top three languages (based on video game research) with a plan to roll out a Spanish version once it's a success.
Do you feel that non-players of the game (the viewers) will feel alienated if they
are not playing the game? Absolutely not. Both the TV series and the video game have been developed so that on their own, they are a complete experience. That "Defiance" experience is merely enhanced when both are consumed together. Someone who plays and watches will be rewarded further and should feel smug about being able to identify the links between the two/those light-bulb moments when the "dots are joined."
Do you feel the recent mass shootings, the national debate on gun violence and specifically, the role violence plays in video games, will have an impact on emerging media in the future? The video games industry has its own regulatory rating boards – the Entertainment Software Rating Board in the States – and as such, we as publishers and developers have to adhere to very strict guidelines when it comes to releasing promotional/advertising content to the public. This includes the use of age gates on any mature-rated content, trailers, etc., and clear age-appropriate markings on any packaged goods AND digital goods. The list goes on. I think moving forward that other forms of digital media WILL be impacted in a similar way, but feel the current level of control in the video game space will suffice.
By Tony Best
Following the dissolution of Monty Python in the early '80s and the waning popularity of National Lampoon, MTV would breathe new life into the sardonic humor genre with a series of on-air promos that further established the network as a harbinger of cool. In search of the funny, MTV promo producers looked outside of their in-house talent pool to begin the tradition of tapping into a not-so-obvious source of satirical content: unknown stand-up comedians and comic actors. The gamble would pay off in spades when these jokesters went on to develop a cast of characters that rivaled those on mainstream TV, oftentimes becoming stars in their own right. The fresh new material helped evolve MTV's identity beyond a quirky music video destination and, in some cases, was expanded into television properties and even feature films, supporting the careers of the then-unknown talents.
Here's a look at some of those early promos:
Donal Logue Donal Logue's loveable greaseball and bon vivant Jimmy the Cab Driver appeared in a string of iconic IDs in the early '90s, made memorable by the Canadian actor's delicate balance of endearing pathos and creepiness. Here, the baby's expression speaks volumes for Jimmy's appeal: intrigue and mild disgust.
Jim Turner If MTV had a mascot in the late '80s, it would have been Jim Turner's Randee of the Redwoods, whose loopy adventures were documented in a series of spots culminating with the network putting forward the half-baked hippie as its dark horse candidate for President.
Gilbert Gottfried Before he was a Twitter shock-meister and disgraced voiceover artist for Aflac, Gilbert Gottfried starred in a succession of bizarre, improvised interstitial MTV sketches that highlighted his neurotic take on music television programming. His rants are often nonsensical, but the uniquely irate persona on display was enough to launch him into stardom.
Denis Leary Speaking of rants, no one ever did them as well as Denis Leary, who touched a chord with alternative youth through a string of MTV promos riffing on everything from REM to, as seen here, the dangers of drug use.
Judy Tenuta TV geeks may remember Judy Tenuta from her stint on The Weird Al Show and other obscure '80s cable shows. Today, the accordion-wielding comedienne is perhaps best known for her portrayal as the "Petite Flower and Love Goddess" in this seductively strange ident.
Mike Epps Taking a cue from Def Comedy Jam, MTV tapped into the burgeoning urban comedy scene with the funny-as-shit Your Motha' promos (which would bequeath a TV show of the same name). Look close at this spot for a glimpse of Jam veteran, and future Day-Day Jones portrayer in the Friday films, Mike Epps.
By Justin W. Sanders
The big local TV rebranding news to kick off 2013 comes courtesy of Gannett, which has implemented a bold new graphics package uniting its more than 20 broadcast stations' newscasts. The updated design, drawing from a darker, glossier palate of red, gray, blue and black, also coordinates with "USA TODAY's" color scheme, thereby connecting Gannett's properties across multiple platforms.
New opens, accentuated in the first clip below, are big and flashy, dominated by reflective cubes and swirling lines that create momentum leading into the opening segment. From there, the visuals get much more pragmatic, with an array of boxes along the lower third of the screen announcing coming stories and delivering supplemental information. The headline text atop the display doesn't always match the preview text corresponding to it in the queue, resulting in a cognitive leap that confused my brain at times. But, we're still in the early stages of this new package, and the premise is sound. In time, Gannett's new look should provide a stylish and practical guide to the coming newscast, with stories ticking off in a timely and visually pleasing manner, pulling viewers along for sustained engagement.
By Jeremy Porter
As we rush pell-mell into the raging rivers of mobile, it seems like discussions of plain old web design get increasingly overlooked in favor of that hot new app or cutting-edge technology. But the best websites are still connecting points for campaigns' myriad platform experiences and, in terms of web design innovation, "it's been a while since we've seen this much change in so little time," wrote Jeremy Porter, unified communications director at Definition 6, in a recent piece wrapping up 2012. After attending Mashable's Media Summit in November, Porter was inspired to jot down four guideposts for web designers, concocting a handy primer for engaging experiences across the board, be they website-related or no, and a nice jump start for those looking to hit the new year running.
1. Reactive > Responsive
The post-PC era is here. It no longer makes sense to design web experiences around the desktop as the primary device. Device proliferation requires a new solution, one that optimizes the experience for every reader. The most buzzed-about approach to designing for this new era is responsive web design, where the experience adjusts to the device and browser used by the visitor. But responsive web design only scratches the surface of addressing the problems of device proliferation. Expect a new term, reactive web design, to creep into the lexicon in 2013. Reactive web design as a label expands upon responsive approaches and strives to adapt the digital experience to predicted needs of the user. For example, using IP lookup, geolocation, or some other known visitor data, the web experience (and content) can be tailored to render a more contextual online experience. These will be exciting times for content marketers.
2. Social > Search
There's been a lot of talk about social being the new search. I don't like this, because social is not search, but I get the point. Old-school SEO tactics aren't what they once were before Google upgraded to Panda, a version of its search results ranking algorithm that suppresses the ranking of low-quality sites. Content that is shared aggressively will drive more consumption than content that is simply linked to a lot. Shares impact SEO – in many cases, impacting search rankings more than links. When planning your content strategy, search should follow social in order of importance. Writing a great, sharable headline that gets readers to read is more important than getting high authority links to that same piece of content. If it's shared at a high frequency, search engines will reward you and the traffic will come.
3. Visuals = Traffic
Mashable reports that it generates eight times more traffic on a post with a video than plain text. Brands should use images and video liberally on their content sites, and those images and videos should be easily shareable. In many cases, the images and video themselves serve as micro-content that users will share independent of the content on the site. This is particularly evident across the newer image-centric social channels such as Instagram and Pinterest. If you have high-quality images and video in your content, people will share your content across these channels. Remember, 90% of the information transmitted to the brain is visual. Visuals are processed 60,000 times faster, and posts that leverage video generate three times more inbound links than plain text.
4. Ads = Content
If you have ads on your sites, you need to remember that they are content too. There was a lot of talk about native and responsive advertising at the Mashable Media Summit. Stated plainly, responsive advertising is the application of responsive web design to the ad units. Your ads should look great across any experience. You don't have to be a responsive web design expert to capitalize on responsive advertising. Expect ad-serving platforms to support your responsive advertising needs in 2013. Slightly different from responsive advertising is native advertising, where advertising is built into the content experience itself. Facebook's sponsored stories or Twitter's sponsored tweets are an example of this evolving ad unit.
As we move into 2013, expect to see more site experiences built around content, context and conversations.
By Jennifer Konerman
2012 was a year that saw cable start to level the ratings playing field with the big four networks, and no cable channel played a bigger part in this trend than FX. While "American Horror Story" and "Sons of Anarchy" tied for the No. 1-ranked FX telecast ever in the demographic of adults 18-34, it was "Sons" that achieved the even greater feat of repeatedly ending its night as the No. 1 show of its time period in key demographics across cable and broadcast.
To garner ratings for "Sons" that rival broadcast networks, Stephanie Gibbons, EVP of marketing and promotions at FX, and her team have cultivated a level of engagement that transcends preconceived notions of what fan involvement can be. By tapping into the show's very specific yet universally recognized niche, they have discovered "a world within a world," Gibbons said. "There's a lot of fodder for fans to really dig into in terms of motorcycle culture."
FX has proven itself unafraid to go deep into, and even become part of, that world, as evidenced by its Ride Free or Die tour in 2009 and its annual takeover of Sturgis, the summer motorcycle rally held in South Dakota. The show's actors deepen the connection by greeting fans at events, taking photos, and gladly accepting the pomp and circumstance along with the criticism. Among the series' contributors, perhaps no figure exhibits its open attitude more so than creator Kurt Sutter, who treats diehard fans as part of his family.
"What's great about this show is that it's almost a publicist's dream. You have Kurt Sutter, who's great with the media and media loves to talk to him," said Dominic Pagone, VP of media relations at FX. "You have the cast, whom everybody also loves to interview and know what they're doing. And then you have the fans that eat up everything."
Sutter satiates those fans' ravenous appetite by responding to their feedback directly on Facebook and supplying an exclusive "Before the Anarchy" video series that delves behind the scenes of "Sons," looks at on-set direction, and assesses why certain decisions were made and the purpose of certain characters.
"He is such an incredible resource for us because he's so active," said Gibbons. "He has such a distinct voice, and he is so embracing of allowing fans behind the curtain. That makes him an incredibly special creative partner for us from a marketing standpoint, which I really feel, in the social realm, has given us such a great leg up. There's an authenticity and honesty to it and an intimacy that he has with his fans that, to me – in addition to the essence of the show – has been our biggest marketing leverage point in terms of being able to connect in a very real way on social media."
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Professionals in the paralegal field advance by taking on greater responsibility; this includes a greater diversification of duties, tasks that prove critical to case work or deadlines, and supervising other department personnel. Upon completing an associate degree in paralegal/legal assisting, experience is the largest factor in advancement; however, obtaining a bachelor degree will help most paralegals advance at a faster pace and earn a higher income. Certifications are also available for paralegals who wish to maximize promotional and employment opportunities.
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Legal assistants and paralegals are taking over many duties once performed by lawyers. This saves an employer money and increases demand for qualified legal assistants.
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In the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President, Vice President, and Secretary of State. The lone woman charged, Mary Surratt, 42, owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth, 26, and others met and planned the simultaneous attacks. Newly-minted lawyer, Frederick Aiken, a 28-year-old Union war-hero, reluctantly agrees to defend Surratt before a military tribunal. Aiken realizes his client may be innocent and that she is being used as bait and hostage in order to capture the only conspirator to have escaped a massive manhunt, her own son, John. As the nation turns against her, Surratt is forced to rely on Aiken to uncover the truth and save her life.
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Multiple inline carburetor setups date back decades, but gained mythical status in the heyday of the musclecar. In the Mopar world it was a "Six Pack" and Pontiac guys had "Tri-Power," but there was never really a catchy (or affectionate) name for Chevy's 348 W-motors or the '67-69 big-block engines equipped with three two-barrel carburetors. An air cleaner decal with a "3x2" designation was pretty much it. If it wasn't running properly, people cursed them as "Triple Trouble."
Truth was the trips generally looked better than they performed. Tuning was tricky and the vacuum-operated linkages used on the 427s Vettes often made for sloppy performance. Indeed, most engine builders discourage the use of these systems for those who want maximum performance, as a well-tuned four-barrel will out-perform them on the dyno and at the track.
Still, there's an undeniable "wow" factor that comes with a trio of inline carburetors. It looks exotic. It looks "musclecar." For some, that's all the reason they need. Carb wizard Barry Grant, however, has revisited the 3x2 idea with an eye toward serious performance, not just cruise-night credibility. To that end, his company designed the Six Shooter line of manifold and carburetor systems. And while versions for Pontiac engines and Chevy small-blocks have been out for a little while now, the big-block versions have just recently hit the market.
Actually, there are two versions for the big-block Six Shooter: one for rectangular-port heads and one for oval-port heads. Thinking such a setup would enhance the underhood appeal and, with luck, the rear-wheel output of his ZL-1-powered Chevelle, Michigan-based engine builder Chris Price elected to give the big-block Six Shooter a whirl. The car is a subtle, look-at-it-twice resto-mod that's powered by the same long-block GM Performance Parts used for the limited-run Ramjet ZL-1. To say the Chevelle is a slick piece would do a huge injustice to the word slick.
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We were generally pleased with the Six Shooter kit, which included the intake manifold, trio of polished Demon carbs, carb linkage, and an air cleaner. However, there were some details that puzzled us. The water neck on the manifold pointed straight ahead, whereas Chevy manifolds typically have angled necks. This design feature necessitated some creative hose cutting to make a workable upper radiator hose. Also, a boss and tapped hole had to be cut in to the front of the manifold to accommodate an electric fan temperature sending unit. This is a common feature on other aftermarket intakes and we'd wished Barry Grant had added it to its own when it tooled-up for the Six Shooter.
We also ran into some manifold-to-cylinder-head fitment issues. Slightly askew bolt-hole alignment meant some trial-and-error grinding to elongate the manifold's bolt holes in order to produce a smooth, snag-free run-down of the fasteners into the cylinder heads. The manifold used for our story was an early production piece, so there might still have been a few bugs to work out on the production line. In fact, we brought this to the attention of Barry Grant and we feel confident the issue has been addressed.


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CHIPLEY — Friday and Saturday, the past will come to life at Falling Waters State Park.
This year will mark the tenth year that the Friends of Falling Waters, with the help of many great demonstrators, crafters and volunteers been able to give young and old a like a glimpse of a more carefree time.
The festival will take place from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. both days.
The festival will have a wide variety of unique and seldom seen sites and well as great arts and crafts, live music and great food.
The annual event will feature Civil War Re-enactors, a blacksmith, candlemakers, basket weaving, live alligator, wood crafters, storytelling and much more.
"You sometimes don't know where you are going until you get there. The Legends & Lore Festival started out as a Saturday night program in the fall of the year and now we are celebrating the 10th Annual Legends & Lore Festival," said Park Service Specialist Scott Sweeney.
"The event now takes place the third Friday and Saturday in April and has grown into one of the most significant cultural and historical events in the Florida panhandle," he said.
All proceeds and donation will be used by the Friends of Falling Waters support the many programs in the park and community outreach programs.
"We now live in a world of instant gratification, but not so many years ago you would have bartered for the necessities of life like food, shelter and a good bar of soap," Sweeney said.
"This spring festival at Falling Waters State Park recreates that time were neighbors helped neighbors and instead of running to the store for every little thing, we knew how to make things with our own two hands and fix stuff that broke," Sweeney said. "In today's world most everything has that little 'Made in China' sticker and is quick to hit the bottom of the trash can at the first sign of failing. One of the unique things about this event is that all of the crafts, artwork and unusual items are made locally and that little sticker earlier mentioned is not allowed in the park."
This event also gives children the opportunity to experience many of the crafts and skills their grandparents relied on for day-to-day living, Sweeney said.
"The main focus for Friday is set aside for the fourth graders from Holmes, Jackson, Bay and Washington County to educate our area youngsters about these various crafts and skills to take them back in time to experience life from over 100 years ago, but the general public is always welcome. On Saturday, the energy level gets bumped up a notch with live music throughout the day, Civil War re-enactors, living history demonstrations, animal exhibits, local artists and crafters, great food and more," Sweeney said.
Falling Waters State Park is a place filled with natural wonders and a rich cultural history. The park was established in 1962 to preserve what is considered one of Florida's most unique geological features but the park is so much more.
During the ensuing five decades, Falling Waters State Park added many amenities and to this day continues to improve.
The park's improvements can be attributed to the dedicated staff that continue to strive to make this state park one of the best, said Sweeney. However, in recent years the local community has become more involved with assisting in preserving and protecting one of the Florida's panhandle hidden treasure.
This year's event is in memory of Raymond Smoker.
Smoker was a big part of the success of the Legends & Lore Festival.
"This year's event is dedicated to his memory for all of his hard work and effort in the countless events he played a part in," Sweeney said. "His love for the simple things in life has inspired us all. We will miss him seeing you here with us."
Smoker was one of the festival's most avid supporters.
"He was lost to us this year while working with horses and helping others. He is a great loss to our event and the community as a whole," said Sweeney.


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Tests with a sole purpose to judge teachers; educators of 40 years who must submit lesson plans to the state; children crying to their parents every night that they are "stupid"— this is the picture of New York's public education system painted by the students, teachers, administrators, parents and even public officials who attended a forum with New York State Education Commissioner Dr. John King on November 26.
Dr. King sat on stage overlooking the auditorium at Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School — filled to capacity at 1,000 — with Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch and Roger Tilles, a regent who represents Long Island.
During the forum, Long Islanders questioned and even heckled the state officials who appeared at times to be distressed, annoyed or un-phased.
A sign held by many read, "We Are All More Than a Score" on one side and "Parents, Teachers, Students, Principals — United" on the reverse.
One man had a poster with photos of his children and the words, "These are my special interests."
Gary Karlson, a parent, third grade teacher and union vice president in the Riverhead school district, held a sign saying, "If you want to wage war on public education, keep my children out of it."
When asked why he was there, Karlson said, "I don't like feeling like a substitute teacher every day."
Questions were submitted prior to the forum and about 30 speakers were permitted to address the commissioner directly from podiums below the state officials. All but two of the speakers were overtly critical about the implementation of the Common Core Learning Standards, the testing of students, the APPR (Annual Professional Performance Review) teacher evaluation system, the use of a for-profit data warehousing company to store information on students and alleged corruption in the state's decision to use educational publishing giant Pearson in implementing Common Core.
Sag Harbor's interim superintendent Dr. Carl Bonuso and Bridgehampton superintendent/principal Dr. Lois Favre have expressed their support of a letter drafted by Suffolk County superintendents asking the state to stop over-testing and slow down Common Core implementation.
"The relevance and developmental significance of the new curriculum for our more accomplished students is questionable," said Jan Achilich, director of special education in the Remsenburg-Speonk School District, "and that concern is amplified tenfold for our students with cognitive and developmental challenges and our English language learners."
Several speakers asked the commissioner why he refused to admit the flaws of the implementation, which educators across the state have said was haphazard and harmful to children because they were assessed on things they had not yet learned proficiently. Although many admitted benefits in the educational philosophy of the Common Core, critics have maintained these were eradicated by the mismanaged rollout.
Dr. King replied the state has asked the US Department of Education for permission to curb some of the testing by allowing accelerated eighth grade math students to opt out of the state test in favor of the regents exam and to allow for two percent of students to take tests at their instructional level, as opposed to the one percent currently permitted.
"Get the feds out of it!" a heckler yelled. Another said that by no longer accepting federal Race to the Top funding, "we could do what New York does well for New York."
Bill McGrath, a Shoreham Wading River trustee and president of the district's school board, quoted Dr. King's position on how the state is unable to slow down implementation and the importance of the new curriculum.
"If all this is true," McGrath asked, "how can it be that you — as well as every regent but one — send his or her children to private schools? If these reforms are so vital to every student's future, why shouldn't the regents and the commissioner want their own children to experience them?"
Westhampton Beach school superintendent Mike Radday said it is misguided to believe a student who has always learned under the old standards should be given an exam aligned to the new standards immediately.
"It is even more misguided," said Radday, "to then take the results of those exams and tie them to a teacher's evaluation."
Less than a third of students statewide met the new standards in the tests administered last spring.
Connor Sick, a senior at Rocky Point High School, asked the commissioner, "If you have anything to say about why failure is being used as a weapon to motivate these students?"
The NYS United Teachers Union has asked for a three-year moratorium on the use of students' test scores in
teacher and principal evaluations.
Jim Kinnear, president of the Teachers Association of Sag Harbor, asked the commissioner if he would commit to having three teachers, two principals and one superintendent on the body that makes decisions on educational curriculum.
"Of those that are on the board that are making these decisions, including the commissioner, none have teaching experience," Sag Harbor school board vice president Chris Tice, who also spoke at the forum, said at Monday's school board meeting. "My impression was that very little was heard and very little constructive feedback was provided back, unfortunately."
During the forum with Dr. King, Tice and others questioned the use of a third party data warehousing company, In Bloom, to house students' scores and private information. Of the nine states that originally hired for-profit data companies, New York is the only one that does not offer parents the ability to opt out.
"New York has usurped my parental authority," said Mount Sinai's Candice Donin. "These are my children, not property of the state."
A group of New York principals sent the state a letter of concern regarding APPR regulations, which has been signed by over 8,000 New Yorkers.
In addition to outlining extensive educational research showing student test scores are not a strong predictor of quality teaching, the letter says vital tax dollars are being redirected from schools to testing companies, trainers (the state recommends administrators undergo up to 17 days of training, with sessions typically costing $120 per day per person) and other vendors.
Michael Friscia, president of the Rocky Point Teachers Association, said corruptness is at the core of the new curriculum's existence.
"Besiege our last hope — our lawmakers — to force the change necessary to save public education," said Brian Snow of the Port Jefferson Teachers Association, calling the regents' reforms "the privatization of education for their own profit."
Cyndi McNamara, a mother of two children at East Quogue Elementary School, pointed to substantial teacher layoffs and program cuts across Long Island.
"We didn't need it, we didn't ask for it, but we're going to pay for it," McNamara said of the reforms. "We don't need more testing … we simply need you to return the programs, teachers and supplies that have been taken from our schools and let our teachers teach."
At the forum, some residents also criticized the state's relationship with Pearson Publishing.
As the world's largest for-profit education business and the largest educational publisher in the country, Pearson sells tests, curriculums, textbooks, training and other programs. New York State signed a five-year $32 million contract with Pearson to produce standardized tests in 2011.
That same year, Pearson reported North American education was its largest business, with sales of nearly $4.3 billion and an operating profit of about $800 million.
Following several allegations that Pearson financed lavish international trips for education commissioners whose states do business with the company, in December 2011 New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued subpoenas to the Manhattan offices of Pearson Education and the Pearson Foundation, the corporation's nonprofit arm.
New York's $32 million contract with Pearson was awarded after former state education commissioner David Steiner attended a conference in London in June 2010 underwritten by the Pearson Foundation.
The inquiry is ongoing.
"I can't say calm down because I agree with you," Regent Tilles told the riled up crowd at the forum. "But I can say you might be more effective if you work within the system, work with your legislators, work with the government."
Dr. King said the department has made some adjustments and will continue to make others, adding, "Disagreeing isn't the same as not listening."
"I hope," State Senator Kenneth LaValle told the commissioner, "that within a very short period of time you can reinstate the hope and faith that people have in our government system – that their input counts and that they can make a difference."


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For my birthday this year my husband bought me this book (at Costco). I am always a little skeptical of Martha books, even though I loved her last craft book there was very few things I would actually make in it. So I wasn't going to get this one, but I'm happy to say I LOVE it! It has so many great projects for home, baby, kids, and its full of great stitching techniques and resources for learning. So good job Martha (or Martha's people), this one I'll actually use!
And just for kicks I had to share this vintage wall clock my Mom bought for me at one of our favorite antique stores in Seattle's Pike Place Market. I don't even know the name of the store, but its fabulous and full of treasures. This one makes me want to start collecting retro clocks.
PS. I'm featured today over at Sew It To Me. Check it out here!


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Hi, I have been relentlessly searching online trying to ID my sons Halo action figure. Our little chihuahua chewed the head off & my son cried and cried. It is his favorite action figure, he played with it every day! We own a ps3 so I'm not familiar w/the Halo characters. I am unsure if you can add a picture on here, if not, I can text someone a picture of whats left of it. We bought it a few years ago and I will describe it best I can.
It is green, but not dark green. He is about 4" tall, and had a helmet on. His neck was blue, or was a blue scarf around it, but was blue only around neck. We think he had a grey visor/eye glass area. We can not find his head:( He has black gloves & black shoes. He has silvery/grey knee pads. He is movable, his knees, feet, hands, elbows ect. He is different from the halo figures I'm seeing out now, he is not as big and bulky. He resembles the build of a GI Joe truly, but I am for sure he is a halo soldier because we bought him new several years ago. I think he had a detatchable black vest, or possibly just one my son put on him from another toy. Please, if you might know the name of it message me so I can research and see. My son really loved it, and I'm just trying to buy him one just like it, since the dog tore his up. Thank You so much


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Kids Play Ideas LLC filed as a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) in the State of Texas on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 and is approximately three years old, according to public records filed with Texas Secretary of State. The filing is currently active as of the last data refresh which occured on Monday, July 6, 2015.
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Mr. William H. Leopold of Starkville, 83, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville.
Memorial services will be held 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 at Adaton Baptist Church in Starkville with Rev. Hal Selby officiating.
Lowndes Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Leopold was born July 23, 1929 in Morristown, Pa. to the late Fred and Thea Klingy Leopold. He was a member of Adaton Baptist Church, and a veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. Leopold was a carpenter for 35 years.
Mr. Leopold is survived by son, Bruce D. Leopold of Starkville; daughter, Sandra J. Leopold of Sellerville, Pa.; and sister, Irean Griffiths.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Leopold is also preceded in death by wife, Jane Scheetz Leopold; one brother and one sister.
Memorials may be made to Adaton Baptist Church, 1975 Hwy. 182 W, Starkville, MS 39759 or American Cancer Society, 1380 Livingston Lane, Jackson, MS 39213.


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Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 introduces manual mana tapping
Duels of the Planeswalkers is back, with tons of brand new features, including manual mana tapping! Also:
- - Players Face a Greater Challenge - Magic's ultimate evil mastermind, the dragon Planeswalker Nicol Bolas!
- - 10 Fresh Decks
- - Multiplayer Game Mode – Planechase
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- - Optional Manual Mana Tapping
- - Integration between the digital and paper product offering – Duels of the Planeswalkers players get the first look at cards from the upcoming Magic 2013 Core Set releasing this summer
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- Esophagus
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- Small intestine
- Rectum and colon
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- Respiratory tract
What Adverse Effects Can Occur With Surgery and Invasive Procedures?
- Bleeding—This may require blood transfusions. The doctor will try to minimize your risk, but you may want to consider banking some of your own blood in the weeks before surgery in case you need it during your operation.
- Damage to internal organs or blood vessels—Your doctor will try to minimize this complication as much as possible.
- Reactions to anesthesia or other medicines—Although this complication is rare, it can be very serious. All your vital signs will be monitored throughout the procedure to watch for any signs of a reaction.
- Problems with other organs, such as the heart or kidneys—These are also very rare, but can be life-threatening. This type of complication is more likely to happen to a person who already has problems with these organs.
- Pain—Almost every person who undergoes surgery experiences some level of pain. Although some pain is normal, it should not interfere with your recovery. While there are many effective medicines for pain, usually it is the method of their administration that matters most. Patient controlled analgesia (PCA), for example, is a popular form of pain management that allows you to take charge of your own pain. If you are experiencing pain, it is essential that you talk with your doctor to make sure this issue is satisfactorily addressed.
- Infection at the incision site—Doctors take many precautions to minimize the risk of infection at the site of the wound, but it can occur. Antibiotics are usually given to treat these infections. It is important to let your doctor know if you detect signs of a possible infection at your incision site, such as increasing or thickening discharge, spreading redness, swelling, or increasing pain.
- Pneumonia —You are at a greater risk for this complication if you are a smoker, have compromised lung function, or had surgery done to your chest. To help minimize your risk, start deep breathing exercises and get out of bed as soon as possible after surgery.
- Other infections within the body—This is especially the case if your digestive tract was opened during surgery. Your doctor will take great care to prevent this effect from happening, and strong antibiotics are given if it does occur.
- Bleeding—This can occur either internally or externally, and can occur if a blood vessel was not sealed off during surgery or if a wound reopens.
- Blood clots—These can form in the deep veins of the legs after surgery, especially if you remain in bed for a long time. This can be a serious problem if the clot breaks off and travels to your lung. Try to get out of bed and sit, stand, and walk as soon as possible.
- Slow recovery of normal body functions—An example is movement in the intestines, which can result in constipation.
Which Cancers Are Surgery and Other Procedures Used to Treat?
DeVita VT, Hellman S, Rosenberg SA, eds. Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2001: 253-264.
Making treatment decisions: surgery. American Cancer Society website. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/ . Accessed December 7, 2002.
Otto SE. Oncology Nursing. 4th ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, Inc; 2001: 585-605.
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Mud stalls the Army of the PotomacFebruary 04,2013Harpers Weekly image
Terrible weather conditions impaired the Army of the Potomac on their attempt to flank the Confederates near FredericksburgAfter the costly defeat at Fredericksburg on Dec. 13, 1862, Gen. Ambrose Burnside withdrew back across the Rappahannock River and ordered the Army of the Potomac to construct winter quarters. To the Union soldiers, it appeared the army would not resume an offensive until winter subsided and roads became manageable.
Across the river, the Army of Northern Virginia followed suit except further strengthened their lines situated on the ridges south of Fredericksburg. What had been considered strong grew nearly impregnable.
Burnside had other thoughts. He devised a plan to launch a surprise march upstream of Fredericksburg, cross the Rappahannock River, and outflank the Confederates. It was a bold initiative, and with winter under way, would be an unexpected maneuver. The greatest factor lay in something no one had control over the weather. So far, January had been relatively dry and unseasonably warm. Would it last?
The Army of the Potomac received orders to march Jan. 20. Burnside attempted to buoy his soldiers spirits with an optimistic proclamation that The auspicious moment seems to have arrived to strike a great and mortal blow to the rebellion, and to gain that decisive weather which is due to the country.
Bands played patriotic tunes as the men departed from their camps.
By the afternoon, the weather changed. Sgt. Frederick Godfrey of the 4th Vermont described the weather front: It commenced to rain soon after we started but the bands played some lively tunes, and we minded nothing about it. After halting to set up camp, it continued to rain, only harder, and Godfrey stated, we were completely wet through.
A noreaster settled in and it poured incessantly for two days. Dry roads became quagmires. One New York soldier swore, the mud, I think, without doubt was over two feet in places. George Benedict, who wrote of Vermonts role in the Civil War, stated, The bottom dropped out of the roads; and the march of the army next day became an exhausting flounder in the mud.
Despite the rain, engineers nearly spanned the Rappahannock, but mud trapped the remaining pontoons required. Teams of horses and mules could not extract them from the gooey conditions. Soldiers added their muscles to assist, but the expected speedy movement slowed to a crawl, although men from the Vermont Brigade lugged and tugged in the mud and rain until dark. Artillery pieces sunk up to their wheel hubs and a few nearly disappeared from sight. Even putting 150 men onto the draglines failed to help.
A Michigan chaplain wrote, The scenes on the march defy description. Here a wagon mired and abandoned; there a team of six mules stalled, with the driver hallooing and cursing, dead mules and horses on either hand; ten, twelve, and even twenty-six horses vainly trying to drag a twelve-pounder (cannon) through the mire. The parson must have also witnessed much foul language as another soldier told of hearing prodigious blasphemy.
One quartermaster with the V Corps hindered the situation. Apparently he issued a generous ration to one Union brigade on empty stomachs. Soon the soldiers were drunk and two regiments, the 118th Pennsylvania and 22nd Massachusetts, who suffered from animosity, dropped their weapons and brawled in the roadway. The fighters suffered no injuries, but illustrated how badly conditions had developed.
During the Army of the Potomacs attempts to advance, the Confederates learned of the flanking attempt and shifted troops to protect their flank. A Confederate artillery officer, Porter Alexander observed, every road became a deep quagmire, and even small streams were impassable torrents. The Southerners laughed at their adversaries and some creative Confederates even erected a large sign on their side of the Rappahannock which read Burnsides Army Stuck in the Mud.
On one occasion the deep mud saved a Vermont soldier. Wallace Kendall of the 4th Vermont had both his legs run over, but the mire saved the limbs from being crushed
With any possibility of surprise long gone, and the men totally discouraged, Burnside ordered his force back to camp Jan. 23. The optimistic strategy had turned into a failure. A member of the 3rd Vermont remembered being covered with mud from head to foot and a fellow comrade complained that it consumed all forenoon to clean up my gun.
So concluded the mud march. The failed movement drove morale downwards, and desertions increased. A New Jersey officer summed up the feelings of many soldiers in the Army of the Potomac in a letter home: The Army of the Potomac is no more an army. Its patriotism has oozed out through the pores opened by the imbecility of its leaders, and the fatigues and disappointment of a fruitless winter campaign.
Within two days Burnside became a past commander of the Army of the Potomac.
President Abraham Lincoln selected Gen. Joseph Hooker, commander of the armys Right Grand Division, as the armys new leader. Would Fighting Joe become the savior of the army?
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Thank you for all the baby #3 well wishes….we are really excited and it means a lot to know most of you have been there/done that too! :)
I've had these Shortcake blocks half-way finished since March and decided that I should get a move on it and sew them up. This dark, fall-ish fabrics gives the pattern such a different look than my last Shortcake quilt…it sure makes the white pop.
This fabric is called Oh My! by Sanae for Moda. It came out awhile ago…but I still found jelly rolls here, here, and yardage here also. This particular quilt is a throw size and made with a jelly roll.
It's definitely a bright quilt. :)
The ruler winners were Briawna and SusanStitches…I emailed you both. If you are interested in buying a ruler, you can find them in some quilt shops and at Joann's online.


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BONIFAY — Holmes County Board of County Commissioners agreed to listen to a request from Bill Williams, a consultant with SCG Governmental Affairs, LLC, during their meeting Tuesday for a special session to discuss the Restore Act.
Williams is representing area counties in their collaborative effort to seek BP funding due to the oil spill that occurred in April of 2010.
"There's a pool of money from that oil spill and now they are trying to figure out how to dispense that money," said County Attorney Jeff Goodman. "The Restore Act is an effort to get the different counties on the same page to gain better leverage to push towards obtaining that money. I'll continue to go to these meetings and I hope that Holmes County will be willing to work with the other counties."
Williams said that it would basically be a commitment made by the counties to include the Restore Act in their future plans and requested that the county appoint a mediator on behalf of the county, which after discussion they agreed on County Engineer Cliff Knauer.
After some discussion the Board agreed to discuss the matter in a workshop later.
After the final reading and public hearing for the One-Cent Surtax Ordinance the Board approved.
Resident Tamphus Messer was present to request the name of Besma Road be renamed after his father, Tom Messer.
"Some time ago a woman came down here with a petition to name that road Besma Road, after herself and said she was the only one living on that road," said Messer. "The petition was signed by people who don't even live on that road, but I let it go. Last year Commissioner Philip Music said that if I could get a petition together that I could have it changed."
He said he requested it because she didn't live on the road any more and that it was his father who helped build the road.
Goodman said that there is a lengthy process in order to rename a road and requested that he present the information at the next Board meeting.
Knauer gave an update on the progress made with his meeting with the City of Bonifay to investigate an issue they were having with items being flushed down the toilets at the prison and clogging their waste water treatment pumps.
"We met and there made a report and recommendations," said Knauer. "They were saying that there were various debris being flushed down the toilet like tennis shoes, grocery bags and bed sheets and I must say what we saw wasn't very pretty. You see the prison has no garbage cans so anything you or I would've thrown in the garbage was what they were flushing down the toilet."
Knauer's recommendation was to install a rod mess box filter to catch all the excess debris, which would be cleaned daily by the inmates.
"The bad news is that it's expensive and we don't know the exact depth," he said. "Based on the info we have now it is estimated to cost anywhere between $25,000 to $50,000. I recommend that the city help with probing for the depth."
He also said there would be some expense in have to bypass the system to install it and for an override system to bypass it when an inmate was working on cleaning it each day.
"It's a big and costly situation but so is stopping pumps with bed sheets and tennis shoes and when it stops we have overflow issues; we can't have that," said Commissioner Bill Parish. "I wish there was a simple and cheap way to fix this but that's just not the case here."
Knauer said he was going to move forward with asking the city for help probing for the depth and then bring a more accurate estimation to the board at the next meeting.
Board approved of Emergency Management Director Greg Barton's request to hire Dakota Ward as the newest full time Emergency Management Technician.
Parish said that he was receiving complaints about a couple of waste management companies taking their trash home and storing it there and requested that at least those they hold contracts with stay within the land development code.
Goodman confirmed that they can require that compliance and agreed to send the waste management company a letter of compliance.
"I just recommend that if you hold one to certain standards that you remain consistent and require it of them all," said Goodman.
Board approved of re-advertising for an additional secretarial position at their office.
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Holmes County Board of County Commissioners is set for 6 p.m. on Oct. 29.


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