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And so ends another fun, revelatory training camp tour. Here are the sights, experiences and impressions that stand out most from my jaunt across the country
Thoughts on seeing 20 teams in training camps, seeing two preseason games, seeing America from a 33-foot RV … and tasting that black raspberry milk shake in upstate New York.
1. I think, after flying 6,471 miles and driving 5,498 more (well, Andy DeGory and Dan Greene of The MMQB drove; I rode) in search of the NFL this summer, I realize again why the summer camp tour is so much fun: "Nobody's lost yet." That's what Buffalo coach Doug Marrone said, and he's right. There's legitimate optimism. In the last four years, four different teams have won the NFC East; and three different teams have won the NFC North and West, and the AFC North and West. The NFL has sold parity since before most of us were born. It's on sale from San Diego to Foxboro this summer.
2. I think the single-best player we saw on our tour was St. Louis tight end Jared Cook. What a catch radius. How he caught only 44 balls last year in Tennessee I'll never know.
3. I think the best rookies we saw were:
a. Barkevious Mingo, OLB, Cleveland. Beat two left tackles with speed moves, and didn't even look like he was sweating. Just hope the lung injury he suffered Thursday night against Detroit isn't serious.
b. Tavon Austin, WR/KR/PR, St. Louis. Saw him make Cortland Finnegan, a $10 million-a-year cornerback, look very mortal on an eight-yard curl. Preview of things to come.
c. Le'Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh. Stands his ground in blitz-blocking drills against 250-pound linebackers, and he can juke safeties too. Hobbled with a knee sprain now. Steelers really need him.
d. E.J. Manuel, QB, Buffalo. Saw his eighth camp practice. Impressed by his poise and self-assuredness in and out of the pocket for a player so early in his first camp.
e. Kyle Long, G, Chicago. Played very well in the Friday preseason opener at Carolina. Poised and very strong. Looks like a 10-year pro.
f. David Amerson, CB, Washington. A feisty, combative corner, just what an aging secondary needs.
4. I think the best slice of Americana we had was in Chattanooga. I always like staying at the older hotels when possible on the road, and seeing new places I haven't seen. So after seeing a morning practice at the Falcons, and before a night game at Nashville the next day, we stopped at the midway point in southeastern Tennessee, stayed the night, watched the Double-A Lookouts play Huntsville for a few innings, sampled the local IPA, and slept in at The Chattanoogan, complete with rocking chairs in the lobby.
5. I think I left Philadelphia with the requisite respect for Chip Kelly that I thought I'd have, and something a little extra. His emphasis on running a fast-paced, no-huddle offense is making football fun for his players. I didn't see a huddle in two hours.
6. I think these are my camp tour awards:
Most intense practice: Pittsburgh (Latrobe, Pa.), Aug. 2. First tackling I saw—almost two weeks in—and a full-on blitz-pickup period between backs and linebackers. Lots of crunching. "Physicality is an asset of ours," Mike Tomlin says after practice. "In order to make it an asset, we've got to do it."
Best veteran: Robert Mathis, DE, Indianapolis (Anderson, Ind.), Aug. 14. Darted outside, crawled inside, got down on his hands and got through the gap to get to the backfield. "I still can't believe I saw that," GM Ryan Grigson said a couple hours later.
Best new coach: Nathaniel Hackett, offensive coordinator, Buffalo (Pittsford, N.Y.), July 30. Bonded well, and quickly, with E.J. Manuel, and imagination oozes out of him. Book-learned before he really got into football as a kid, and his NFL knowledge doesn't just come from his genes (his dad is long-time NFL assistant Paul Hackett). He's learned from several stints on NFL staffs, and from a trial-by-fire with Doug Marrone at Syracuse.
Best arm: Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco (Santa Clara, Calif.), July 28. What a howitzer. Said to someone on the sidelines. "Now everyone can see why Alex Smith got benched last year. Look at this guy throw."
Best hands: A.J. Green, Cincinnati (Cincinnati), Aug. 15. He caught one bomb from Andy Dalton eight inches off the ground, and reached behind himself, gumbylike, to catch another. Believe the hype.
Strangest sight: James Harrison, in a striped helmet.
7. I think, in culinary terms, the highlights of the trip were:
a. The black raspberry milkshake at the Pittsford (N.Y.) Farms Dairy. Few ice cream items in American history can top it.
b. The four-way (spaghetti, chili, onions, shredded cheese), reliving the regular dinner of my 20s life, in Cincinnati.
c. The bison dog in the bleachers at Wrigley Field.
d. The pork barbeque at Hillbilly Red's in Richmond.
e. Jake's Stadium Pizza, Mankato, Minn. Please don't tell my wife I had the pepperoni.
8. I think my worry spots from the trip would be, in no particular order: Oakland generating a pass-rush … Oakland generating points … The Niners finding a bookend receiver to Anquan Boldin … the Jets at quarterback (surprise!), receiver, tight end and running back. Have I left anything out there? … Baltimore's intermediate receiving game … Jay Cutler … Percy Harvin's durability and what he'll be like for the final six weeks when he comes back from hip surgery … Brandon Weeden and Christian Ponder keeping the wolves at bay.
9. I think the best night we had—and there were several, including an evening in the bleachers at Wrigley Field—was the night swapping tales with Indianapolis GM Ryan Grigson at Riviera Maya, a surprisingly good Mexican spot in Anderson, Ind. With live music.
10. I think I owe many people thanks for the great trip of the past 3.5 weeks: GoRVing.com, for the comfy 33-foot suite-on-wheels; drivers DeGory and Greene for keeping us alive, particularly on the 740-mile overnighter from Charlotte to St. Louis; the comic and statistical and football-knowhow relief of Pro Football Focus' Neil Hornsby; and the staff of The MMQB for keeping the home fires burning while I was out on the road having one fun day after another.
DGB - Right click the little emblem on the right hand side at the top of the page, then click archives, find Monday's articles and then click 'Andy Reid is Loving Football Again.' That's this week's MMQB.
It is now Friday, and I still can't find this week's regular MMQB column that I've been reading and enjoying for years. I'm all for progress, but if I want other news/columnists, I will read them in the standard SI pro-football section. All I want is to read Peter King's normal MMQB on Monday. It is now impossible to find with all the new distractions and features/ guest columnists and celebrity tweets.
Skyline Chili!
Whoa! With the diet you listed, I'm surprised you didn't try to eat Chip Kelly.
"I think my worry spots from the trip would be, in no particular order...Brandon Weeden and Christian Ponder keeping the wolves at bay"
How exactly is Brandon Weeden keeping the wolves at a bay a worry spot. Peter King really has a thing against Brandon Weeden. This is his second year! Give the guy a chance to prove whether or not he can be an effective quarterback. His name should not even be mentioned in the same sentence has Christian Ponder, a guy who has been in the league for 4 years. BTW, the people who say well he is so old. Who cares. Its the Cleveland Browns. If this guy can be a good quarterback for 6 years, Browns fans will take it. Browns haven't had relevant quarterback since Bernie Kosar.
Hey Peter - rename your site MMBBQ - Monday Morning Barbeque.
Let's see. You had a milkshake, spaghetti, chili, onions & cheese, a bison dog plus pork barbecue and you say don't tell my wife about the pepperoni? She has a lot more to worry about than pepperoni if that is your diet Peter.
Clown and so are the loser old men slurpers below. Bunch of jokers. This clown is no foodie and he is a classless mess. Probably like the old white chaps below posting Peter's greatness. What tripe.
Some really dumb comments today.
His lukewarm Viking analysis, will come back to haunt him. Mark my words. They will be in the Medowlands, Period.
@Kalzy Thanks Mr. expert. Hope you're laying down a bet with Vegas.
@Kalzy Should we correct the spelling before we mark them?
@KristianColasacco @Kalzy No one like internet spelling guy. and I mean "Guy" Kris.
@Kalzy @KristianColasacco Looks like the people who liked my comment do.
Stop being stupid and you don't have to worry about it.
The MMQB articles are like methadone for my NFL addiction. All of these awesome articles are great. But I know I'm not alone in saying that the regular season can't get here fast enough.
I'm a chowhound, so always enjoy your culinary enjoyment observations. I'd love to try the barbecue at Red's(?) in Richmond and esp. a black raspberry shake, anywhere. Lots of fun reading your observations on teams/players too. You'll have to expand on why you have doubts about Jay Cutler...I have a good friend who is a staunch Bears fan, but as a lifelong Broncos fan, don't miss Cutler at all. Easy to say for me, with an HOF guy at quarterback.
Peter, wonderful stuff, as always.
But please, have Under Armour provide you with more flattering tops to wear.
@dkatleman2 I don't blame the clothes for making him look blubbery. I blame the blubber.
I think Colin Catnip is starting to rise the charts up their with the Pats in Peter King Man Love
@thomasoverley He still has a ways to go to match the Favre crush.
@KidHorn @thomasoverley Yes this is true he did tend to love him some farve, of course 10+ years of NFL experience 10 NFL games experience that is a lot of love for a guy that has played so little
You can't seem to mention Kaepernick without knocking Alex Smith in the same breath. I seem to remember your outrage when Harbaugh first made the switch, saying the move was too risky, etc. Fine, but why are you now taking every opportunity to make the opposite point? Alex Smith deserves a fresh start, not a continual dig- he handled the whole situation with class, and now maybe you could try to do the same.
@letsbecivil Saying Colin Kaepernick has a better arm than Alex Smith is not "knocking" him. And he was explaining that he now understood the switch.
@letsbecivil Read that section again. He was quoting someone else.
@MyDogWally @letsbecivil The line is "Said to someone on the sidelines. Now everyone can see why Alex Smith got benched last year. Look at this guy throw."". I assume that means PK himself "said to someone on the sidelines." Otherwise, it doesn't make sense, unless it's a typo.
@letsbecivil @MyDogWally No, then PK would have said, "Said to me by someone on the sidelines." What he's saying is that he overheard a comment said BY someone TO someone else.


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Fusion Science and Technology
Volume 48 / Number 1 / July 2005 / Pages 783-786
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Humic and fulvic acid can be combined under the term 'humic substances' and are natural substances with a complex structure. The structural details are not known, however, due to the functional groups present in these compounds the formation of hydrogen bonds is easily attained. Several humic substances were investigated for their potential use as compounds, which are applicable for tritium enrichment from aqueous solution. For comparison a simple compound, malonic acid, representing only few functional groups was investigated. The experiments were performed using a cryosublimation apparatus, which was run well below equilibrium vapor pressure to avoid any isotope fractionation of HTO and H2O. A higher enrichment factor was found for natural humic acid compared to fulvic acid, however, no enrichment could be found for a synthetic humic acid and malonic acid. Interpretation of the results is difficult since no detailed information on the chemical structure of humic substances is known.
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What's "sid"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Jay Salzman" <email@example.com>
To: <email@example.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: [vox-tech] If I was to install debian
> begin: Jay Strauss <firstname.lastname@example.com> quote
> > Ok, I understand. 2.2.23 is stable. But why aren't they using the new
> > 2.4.5 kernel? Or are they (debian), but their release number doesn't
> > anything to do with the kernel version?
> i have a potato system, and it's using 2.2.14 (it's r2).
> frankly, i'm really not sure why debian is using 2.2 kernels. maybe henry
> can answer that one. i do know that a lot of testing goes on before a
> package makes it into the stable distribution; so debian (stable) packages
> tend to be older than their redhat/mandrake/suse/.* counterparts. but
> also tend to be more stable. you'd NEVER see the redhat gcc fiasco happen
> with debian.
> but i have to admin, 2.2.23 is kinda old. i'm stumped on that one.
> pete
> ps- sid packages are just as bleeding edge as everyone else; actually more
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> as an author releases a new version or bug release of his/her softwarre.
> i've never run sid; woody has been very good to me.
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It's Michelle Obama's birthday! Five reasons we love the First Lady
Big birthday wishes go out to Michelle Obama. The First Lady turns 49 today, and continues to be as fabulous as ever.
In honor of her big day, we've decided to put together a list of reasons that we adore the wife of President Barack Obama. From her great sense of style to her healthy habits, Michelle is someone we should be thankful to have around.
She promotes healthy eating habits and exercise
Michelle has admitted that her guilty pleasure is French fries, but that doesn't mean she doesn't know the value of eating right and working out. In fact, Michelle has taken it upon herself to fight childhood obesity, and has passed a bill that provides schools with new guidelines to make sure kids are eating the right foods. Her Let's Move! campaign is another part of her fight to make America healthier, and that should be something no one fights against.
She knows how to dress herself
Saying Michelle Obama knows good fashion is like saying the sky is blue. It's almost a guarantee that she will dress to perfection at all of her public outings, but what's even better is that she never breaks the bank. Take for instance the Michael Kors dress she wore on election night. Though the designer's outfits can get a bit pricy, Michelle has gotten good use out of the dress by wearing it to big public occasions three times.
She loves herself some reality television
Beyond her guest appearance on "iCarly," Michelle has made it clear that her television tastes aren't that much different than our own. When asked what her favorite reality show was, she admitted, "I do love a little 'Real Housewives' every now and then." We also respect the fact that Michelle admitted to watching "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" with her daughters, even though her husband doesn't approve.
She's a great mom
Though Sasha and Malia might not love the fact that their cell phone and television use are restricted, there's no denying that Michelle is trying to make her daughters the best people they can be. From making sure they stay modest to teaching them good morals to just generally being there for her children, Michelle example is one others should strive to -- though that 8 p.m. bed time does seem a little early.
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Love or hate the Obamas, it's nice to see them continue to stand by each other's side during Barack's second term as president.


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By KENNETH WARE JR., HOUSTON CHRONICLE | June 27, 2011
Photo By Billy Smith IIAnthony Graves speaks to media at the SHAPE Center's Harambee Building in Houston, Tx, Sunday, June 26, 2011. Graves reflected on his life as a free man after being freed from jail after serving 18 years for a crime he didn't commit. (Billy Smith II/ Houston Chronicle)
A Texas man exonerated from death row last year shared a message of hope and advocacy with the Third Ward community Sunday.
"The very system that almost took my life for something I did not do still exists. Yet I am still hopeful," Anthony Graves, 45, told a crowd at the S.H.A.P.E. Community Center.
Graves spread the same message during a recent speaking tour in Germany, France, Sweden and Switzerland.
"I went to educate people about the death penalty and the flaws of our system," said Graves, who spent 18 years behind bars, 12 of them on death row, for the murders of a grandmother and five children in Somerville.
Robert Carter, who confessed to the killings, absolved Graves of the crime in his final statement moments before his execution in 2000. He said he lied during his testimony against Graves. The federal appeals court found that the prosecution withheld statements crucial to the defense and elicited false statements from witnesses during the 1994 trial.
"Along the way I have had bumps and let-downs, but things always end up prevailing on the side of justice," said Graves, who was released in October.
Adjusting to a life of freedom has been difficult, Graves said. Technology has changed drastically and even everyday tasks like driving in rush hour can seem overwhelming.
"I have been isolated for so long," Graves said. "It took a long time for me to get used to driving in traffic."
Young people in attendance were astonished to hear Graves' story. Ja'Mel Buckner, 19, says he does not want to end up in a parallel predicament.
"This can happen to anyone, and his story should be carefully listened to by everyone," said Buckner.
Graves is set to receive $1.4 million; however, he is not exactly ecstatic about the compensation for his incarceration.
"This is a bittersweet moment," said Graves. "I did not win the lottery."
Gov. Rick Perry signed into law in-state compensation for people wrongfully imprisoned after it passed the House and Senate in May. This allows Graves to collect $80,000 for each year he was imprisoned. Texas Comptroller Susan Combs in February denied Graves the compensation because the document ordering his release did not contain the words "actual innocence."
Graves has filed a lawsuit against the Attorney General's Office.
"I want a decree from the state of Texas saying I am actually innocent," said Graves. "I have a right to have my name re-established."


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Personally, I couldn't care less because Game of Thrones is shockingly boring for a show that is sold as a show about violence and fantasy-boobs. You may like the show, which is fine. You're allowed to like whatever you want. My real problem with Game of Thrones is how much people like it. Whenever anyone finds out I don't watch Game of Thrones, they get all defensive about it. I assume it's either that they're trying to cope with the fact that they're huge nerds or it's because they also hate the show but lack the sense of self to seek out something they'll actually enjoy.
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Al Jazeera brand campaign
November 28, 2014 by KatrinaOKane
Filed under Case studies, Featured
This month, the Howorth team were tasked with the job of launching the new Al Jazeera brand campaign into the Australian market. The campaign, Hear the Human Story, focuses on the importance of telling human stories without prejudice, in the most authentic way possible. It was launched at Quay restaurant, where a cross section of influential journalists, academics and NGO's came together for a celebration of courageous storytelling.
Guests of honour were the family of detained Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste, who heard Al Jazeera English Managing Director Al Anstey deliver an impassioned address calling for the release of Peter and his colleagues, Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy. The keynote speech was given by Professor Gillian Triggs, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, who spoke about the vital role the media plays in raising awareness of human rights issues that might otherwise go unnoticed.
In the lead up to the event, the Howorth team arranged a comprehensive media program for Al Anstey, who was interviewed by ABC TV breakfast, ABC Radio National breakfast, ABC 702, ABC Radio PM, SBS, AAP, The Guardian, B&T, Adnews, Mumbrella and Marketing Magazine.
The Al Jazeera team left us with some kind words before heading back to Doha, "Thanks for doing such a great job for our trip to Sydney. Your organisation, planning, and execution of the event and all the PR was excellent. Well done. And thank you."
The Climate Institute
May 7, 2014 by KatrinaOKane
Filed under Case studies, Ogilvy Earth, The Climate Institute
Challenge: In spite of storied history and impressive track record of delivering independent and scientifically significant reports since 2005, the general public's attitude of the importance of 'climate change' and 'climate science' has been on the decline in Australia in recent years. This, coupled with a rise in the politicisation of the issue during an election year, led to a situation where The Climate Institute was having an increasingly difficult time mobilising stakeholder groups and convincing the general public of the importance of taking small actions to achieve a more sustainable and less-carbon dependent economy. And because the organisation is so focused on producing world-class scientific research, they weren't in a position to be able to allocate resources to ensure their communications efforts were adapting to an ever-increasing social and digital communications model.
Strategy: Ogilvy Public Relations has supported The Climate Institute through a strategic communications partnership for the past several years, offering the Institute an integrated team that spans their media, policy, communications, and events activities. In 2013, Ogilvy recognised that one of the critical areas where The Climate Institute was most vulnerable was across its digital and social media efforts. To ensure that a series of upcoming Institute report releases and high-profile events were strongly attended, by both the general public as well as relevant climate stakeholders across government and industry, the Social@Ogilvy team embarked on a two-pronged strategy to better understand the social listening related to climate change in Australia (and how to best position The Climate Institute to participate in those conversations) and to develop a targeted influencer strategy that could greatly amplify the Institute's thought leadership and positioning.
Results: Across a four month period (between mid-August 2013 and mid-January 2014), the Social@Ogilvy team worked closely with The Climate Institute to develop and execute two separate live events, that were also amplified in real-time via social media. The first event, dubbed "Climate of the Nation", served as a mini-debate to take advantage of the impeding election and featured renown climatologist Dr. Graeme Pearman and researcher John Scales on 29th of August. The event was moderated by The Climate Institute CEO John Connor. In addition to the max capacity 85 attendees that joined in person (media, bloggers, government policy makers), the event was live-broadcast on twitter where questions were sourced from the platform and photos were shared in real-time. The #ClimateNation hashtag was used approximately 360 times during the 60-minute event and reached approximately 415,203 Australian twitter users (approximately 20% of the entire Australian twitter community at the time). The event's social footprint was so successful that morning that the hastag was trending across Sydney for the majority of the morning. In addition to the Climate of the Nation Event, social@ogilvy also partnered with the Institute to run another event focusing on sustainable investment in the Australian Superannuation sector. During that 60 minute session, the Institute reached over 312,000 twitter users through 182 mentions of the #ClimateSmartSuper hashtag. Overall, twitter has proved to be an effective channel for The Climate Institute in reaching and engaging new audiences. On top of simple growth of the account, there has been a positive shift in sentiment and engagement as well. During the four month period, the twitter channel grew approximately 19.5% from 6775 'followers' in August to 8093 in February.
The Australian Veterinary Association
April 23, 2014 by KatrinaOKane
Filed under Case studies, Public Affairs, The Australian Veterinary Association
Challenge: There are 10,000 registered vets in Australia. Their representative professional organisation is the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA).
Vets are recognised as essential to the welfare of animals and in turn to the health of people. Despite this however, no centralised data gathering and workforce planning mechanism existed. The AVA felt that such a mechanism was essential to ensure that the nation had the right number of vets to meet the needs of Australia's animals and their owners, and that those vets were located in the places and positions where they were needed.
Strategy: The AVA saw the need for an initial comprehensive analysis that would cover the full range of demand, supply and future needs of the veterinary workforce – thus filling the data and analysis vacuum and enabling effective decision making and planning. Government ownership of the results was seen as an imperative, and consequently Parker & Partners was engaged to assist the AVA in identifying an avenue within the Federal Government where the study could proceed.
Parker & Partners recognised that a Coalition Government would be most responsive to a request for co-funding, ie: sharing the costs 50:50 with the industry. Initial high level political discussions quickly affirmed support for the initiative, while also warning of the unlikelihood of receiving "new money" given the Government's fiscal circumstances. To succeed, funding had to be sourced from existing streams within or across Departments.
Results: Through its knowledge of the various Government-funded programs and its established networks at both the Departmental and political levels, Parker & Partners was able to identify a possible pre-existing and relevant funding source. With this in hand, Parker & Partners was than able to open the doors and integrate the AVA into deliberations at the Ministerial level. Ultimately a funding opportunity was isolated and supported by the relevant Ministry. The AVA could then confidently move ahead with its plans toward the commissioning of a co-funded workforce study, thereby achieving one of its prime strategic objectives and laying the foundation for the future health of the veterinary profession in Australia.
Fitness First launched its new brand
March 28, 2014 by KatrinaOKane
Filed under Case studies, Fitness First, Healthcare
Challenge: In 2012, not-for-profit organisation febfast engaged Ogilvy PR to raise awareness and drive participation in the 2013 febfast campaign which encourages people to give up alcohol for a month and raise money to support young Australians affected by drug and alcohol issues.
Given the extreme media fatigue around thematic months such as Facebook Free February, not to mention other dry months such as Dry July and Ocsober, we faced a number of challenges in promoting the cause. Furthermore, investigation by febfast suggested that although many people actually participated in febfast, they did so unofficially and without registering. In addition to media fatigue and converting unofficial participants, previous campaigns indicated that there was only a very small window of opportunity to drive a large amount of registrations. With Australia Day marking the end of the silly season, a majority of Australians would not consider signing up until after the festivities, leaving only 5 days to drive registrations before February.
Furthermore, on the day of our official launch, the floods in Queensland had reached a crisis point and only a few days later, Julia Gillard announced to the nation the election date, both of which dominated media coverage nationally.
Strategy: Our strategy ensured continuous and consistent coverage throughout the month of January leading up to the official national launch of febfast on the 28th, allowing us to capitalise on the nation's collective Australia Day long weekend hangover and to leverage the small window of opportunity we had to drive a high number of registrations.
We surveyed over 1000 Australians on their attitudes towards drinking and their favourite and strangest hangover cures. As part of a two-pronged approach we released statistics regarding generational attitudes to drinking and Australia Day prior to the long weekend and then officially launched on the 28th releasing Australia's favourite and strangest hangover cures.
Results: The campaign continues until the end of February, with participants still able to register and also the launch of 'half-arsed febfast' a 14 day version of the 28 day challenge.
To date, a total of 278 pieces of coverage have appeared locally and nationally through radio, print, TV and online.
Building a profile in food security
March 27, 2014 by KatrinaOKane
Filed under Case studies, DuPont, Featured, Public Affairs
Challenge: Despite 212 years of history, some of the most ubiquitous products in the world, and a strong corporate profile globally, DuPont has struggled to develop a strong profile in Australia – particularly in the agriculture sector.
Parker & Partners was engaged to build DuPont's profile among a number of stakeholders, including government, industry, customers and the media so that it could be involved in public and policy conversations that ultimately affected its business.
The chosen vehicle was the launch of a DuPont-sponsored research paper developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to support the Global Food Security Index (GFSI).
Strategy: Our strategic approach was to develop a whitepaper report that highlighted DuPont's interest and expertise in food security and Australian agriculture.
Parker & Partners chose a topic that has long been on the radar of DuPont's stakeholders, but of which no company has yet taken the initiative to own: Feeding Asia-Pacific: Australia's role in regional food security.
To enhance the newsworthiness of the report we planned an event in Canberra to launch the report, including compiling a panel of experts from various relevant fields to discuss the findings of the report and food security more broadly.
The success of the event would depend on our ability to gather a high-calibre panel whose views would attract interest to the report and the event from DuPont's government and industry stakeholders, and media who were pitched stories.
Results: Parker & Partners helped develop an insightful report that produced compelling findings and exhibited DuPont's expertise in agriculture and food security.
We delivered a high profile panel including former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Tim Fischer AO, AFGC CEO Gary Dawson, and moderated by Sky News anchor, David Speers.
The event was well attended and highly praised. Media coverage exceeded expectations, including four national television, one national radio, two print and nine online clips.
In the week following the event DuPont received over 200 enquiries for more information into their work in agriculture and food security.
Getty Images: Embed Launch
March 24, 2014 by KatrinaOKane
Filed under Business to business, Case studies, Featured, Getty Images
Challenge: Getty Images is among the world's leading creators and distributors of award-winning still imagery, video, music and multimedia products. The challenge to Howorth was to generate mass awareness and positive coverage across ANZ business, technology, marketing, creative and photography media for the global launch of Embed – a tool that, for the first time ever, allows people to easily embed and share content from Getty Images' huge library of editorial, creative and archival imagery, free of charge, for personal sites, blogs and social media posts.
In addition to securing media coverage, the brief also required Howorth to position Getty Images' role in educating social media users on copyright and licensing infringements.
Strategy: A two-pronged media strategy was developed to engage traditional media and key influencers and bloggers on the significance of Getty Images' new business model; the practical applications of the tool; and, the importance of sharing licensed digital content. In executing the traditional media element, Howorth developed targeted pitches offering pre-brief interviews with Getty Images' spokesperson, Craig Peters to titles across the business, consumer tech, social media and IT spaces – Australian Associated Press (AAP), CNET Australia, Technology Spectator and New Zealand Herald. Howorth also engaged an Australian Getty Images contributor to provide 'grass roots' comment on how the Embed tool affects professional photographers.
The second element of the media strategy is to be executed in the months that follow the launch of the Embed tool and will cultivate momentum among key influencers and bloggers by offering practical activations of Embed so users begin to understand the relevance and ease of using licensed digital content in a 'right-click and share' era.
Results: The pre-briefing interviews paired with the distribution of a media release generated 24 pieces of media coverage in the ANZ region, with a potential global audience reach of 159,187,660. Each article was positive in sentiment appearing in key business, technology, creative, marketing and photography titles including: The Australian, BRW, CNET Australia, CNET global, Gizmodo Technology Spectator, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, SBS, Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand Herald, Desktop Australia and Good Gear Guide. The news was also shared across social media sites such as Twitter, reaching millions of users across the globe.
Media Management: ACT Children And Young People Death Review Committee
March 24, 2014 by KatrinaOKane
Filed under ACT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE DEATH REVIEW COMMITTEE, Case studies, Public Affairs
Challenge: Parker & Partners was engaged by the ACT Children and Young People Death Review Committee to provide media management services as the second annual report into child deaths in the ACT was released.
This was of course a very sensitive issue, and the Committee were particularly concerned that the interpretation of the data may be skewed or sensationalised, particularly with regard to deaths concerning families that were under the watch of Child Protection Services.
The Committee were also quite upset that they couldn't get their own message out to the media as their releases tended to be ignored –even when the issue was of real importance
Strategy: As a first step, we were successful in gaining media interest for the co-sleeping story, getting a run on Page 1 of the Canberra Times, WIN TV news, Prime TV news, ABC Radio news and talkback, ABC 24, Sky TV and Channel 10 news.
We then worked closely with The Canberra Times, to ensure the right messages were conveyed as the annual report was made public. The strategy was to give the Canberra Times the exclusive. We provided an embargoed copy of the report to a respected journalist whom we'd previously successfully pitched the original co-sleeping story to. We maintained continual contact to assist the journalist and in return she provided the Committee with a proof for approval prior to print (the holy grail of media management!) We also maintained contact with the Minister's media advisor to ensure they were in the loop and had no surprises.
Results: The resultant article was printed on page 3. Additionally, we wrote and pitched an opinion piece which was also printed in the same edition, attributed to the Chair of the Committee:
We then also contacted WIN TV and ABC radio to offer assistance if they wish to run a story, however as expected both have declined saying "there's nothing more we can add to the story". That was exactly the result we were hoping for.
So concluded the assignment. The client stated that they were "absolutely ecstatic" with the outcome and will certainly be recommending our services in the future.
Kronos "Hidden Workforce" Campaign
November 25, 2013 by KatrinaOKane
Filed under Case studies, Featured, Kronos, Technology
Challenge: Drive business conversations and prospect leads for Kronos in priority sectors such as manufacturing, retail, healthcare and tourism.
Improve upon the previous year's hugely successful thought leadership campaign, by sustaining the campaign & coverage over a longer period, instead of creating one large surge of activity.
- Create a voice for Kronos on a national workforce issue to drive broad awareness in general business, consumer, HR and technology media
- Develop research-based content including visual content (infographics) and thoughtful whitepaper commentary with corporate positioning and customer testimonial
- Premeditate a three-stage launch with multiple storylines to create sustained coverage
- Engage with third party industry bodies to encourage them to join the public discourse and lend credence to the debate
Campaign Concept: Howorth proposed a narrative about a missed opportunity in Australia to tap its "Hidden Workforce". The story would highlight the failure of employers to cater for specialist groups' need to work in a more flexible way and how a focus on a certain profile of worker worked to the expense of parents and older people.
The campaign was staged to be released in three parts, so we could target specific headlines aligned with the messaging. The whitepaper was finally released with the last phase and made available to all interested parties.
Alongside the positioning whitepaper, individual infographics were prepared to accompany each release, to provide sharp context for the issues raised and give media content to use in their stories.
Results: The communications-led thought leadership platform formed an integrated marketing strategy, informing everything from sales/enquiry-driving eDMs, customer roundtable briefings, email signatures and website content, to social media content and media relations.
Media coverage included:
- Phase one: 21 pieces of print and online coverage, including general and business titles such as The Sun Herald, Canberra Times, Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times, ABC News Online and Business Review Weekly. 22 pieces of broadcast coverage from pre-recorded TV interviews and radio sound grabs aired on the evening and breakfast news slots of 22 stations across the ABC network.
- Phase two: 2 pieces of broadcast coverage including Sky News and WSFM as well as 4 pieces of launch coverage in major titles including Business Review Weekly, Reuters, Human Capital and Smart Company
- Phase three: 7 targeted pieces of coverage in IT media, including ComputerWorld, CIO Magazine, Computer Daily News and Technology Spectator
- Use of the infographic on key news sites such as Business Review Weekly and Human Capital
As well as driving conversations with existing customers and prospects, the media campaign also attracted attention from a number of interested third parties, including government agencies for equality and other working groups and consultancies on diversity. Enquiries and active media commentary (in response to the Kronos news) was seen from:
- The Workplace Gender Equality Agency
- Nareen Young, chief executive of the Diversity Council of Australia
- Elizabeth Broderick, Human Rights Commission
- Helen Conway, director of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency
- Joshua Price, GM of Symmetra, a Diversity Consulting company
- Pollyanna Lenkic, founder of Perspectives Coaching
- Infoxchange – a NFP community that delivers "technology for social justice"
Auditing to assist a smooth transition
November 19, 2013 by KatrinaOKane
Filed under Case studies, Employee Communications
Challenge: UnitingCare NSW.ACT has been building a shared services model across their marketing and communication services over the last 18 months, as part of a strategic direction for sustainability and streamlining of the organisation. Communication and Marketing services for UnitingCare Children Young People and Families were next in line to be consolidated into this new model. UnitingCare wanted to ensure consistency of service through this transition, however did not have a clear picture of the activities currently taking place.
UnitingCare knew that an independent audit would be necessary to subjectively capture the complete picture of activities across the organisation. With a strong background in communication audits and effectiveness research, Ogilvy Impact successfully responded to the request for proposal.
Strategy: Ogilvy Impact were based onsite for the audit, to enable close working with the UnitingCare Communication and Marketing team. This also allowed us to see the organisation in action and pick up on nuances that would have been missed if working offsite. We also conducted focus groups with key stakeholders to develop deeper insights into perceptions of effectiveness of marketing and communications activities.
Although not part of the initial brief, Ogilvy Impact also undertook a survey of all the division's employees, as it was also important to get the wider view.
Results: The combination of the completed audit, focus groups and survey gave UnitingCare a rich picture of the current marketing and communications work to be transitioned. While the initial brief was to audit, Ogilvy Impact was able to provide additional value. We identified opportunities for efficiencies through the transition, and developed recommendations of how to improve the new structure. We also provided insights into employees' concerns about the move to a shared services model, and what they would like to see change.
As a result of this work, Ogilvy Impact has been asked to undertake a further audit and research project, to assess the rest of the organisation's communication and marketing activities.
Building trust during and beyond a site closure
November 18, 2013 by KatrinaOKane
Filed under Case studies, Employee Communications
Challenge: An FMCG company intended to move manufacturing offshore, meaning the loss of jobs in Australia. The announcement occurred at a time when consumers, unions and media in Australia were particularly concerned about the decline of manufacturing. Careful engagement of all stakeholders was needed to maintain employee trust, minimise productivity loss, prevent industrial action, and maintain the company's reputation and share of shopping basket.
Insight: Our strategy was to minimise negative reaction from all stakeholders through consistent messaging communicated via open, transparent dialogue, supported by well-equipped leaders who were always on-message.
Solution: Taking an 'inside-out' approach we ensured all communication was undertaken with care, thoroughness and sensitivity and focused first on those employees most affected. We facilitated workshops to align senior leadership around agreed key messages, and trained line managers to lead their teams through change with confidence. Our recommendation to communicate early, ensure affected employees were aware of their entitlements, and highlight benefits for the continued success of the business meant everyone felt well-informed, and trusted the organisation's leaders as the credible source of truth on the decision.
Outcome: No adverse impact on absenteeism and productivity metrics during the transition. Employees, including those who remain in the organisation, remain positive ambassadors of the brand in their communities and in media.


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• What: Summer Playground Program, Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation for children ages 5 to 11 who live in the boundaries of either Orchards Elementary or Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary schools. Fifty kids at Orchards Park, 50 kids at Evergreen Park can participate in structured, supervised play. Event includes a hot lunch and a snack.
• When: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 1-Aug. 16.
• Where: Orchards Community Park, 9800 N.E. 54th St. and Evergreen Park, 3500 E. Fourth Plain Blvd.
• Cost: Free.
• Register: Call 360-487-7100 or stop by the Marshall Community Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd.
• Information at city of Vancouver website
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Four additional free, drop-in programs that don't require pre-registration, from July 1 through Aug. 16. Free lunches provided the first 15 minutes.
• 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Oakbrook Park, 3103 N.E. 99th St.
• 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday: John Ball Park, 901 W. 23rd St.
• 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday: Hearthwood Park, 801 N.E. Hearthwood Blvd.
• 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday: Jaggy Road Park, 4500 N.E. 72nd Ave.
On the Web: City of Vancouver website
After experiencing an "aha" moment, Candace Young felt called to action.
During a Community Foundation for Southwest Washington board meeting, she heard about the need for a kids summer playground program at Orchards Community Park. However, due to budget cuts, the program couldn't be funded.
As a result, 50 kids — mostly from low-income households — might spend the summer cooped up indoors staring at television or computer screens instead of enjoying seven weeks of supervised outdoor fun with activities, games, crafts and a hot lunch.
"The parks programs have had some significant cuts in the last year or two," said Young, 65. "When I heard about this need in Orchards, I wanted to find out more. It's something that lit me up."
The Vancouver resident recalls being a single working mother stretching limited dollars and finding fun, free activities for her kids during summer vacations. Now a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst with a private practice in Portland, she holds a Ph.D. in psychology. A portion of her practice involves working with children.
"Kids need a chance to play outside in the summer," Young said.
She called her children, Margaret Gorman, 32, and Peter Gorman, 28.
"We do a lot of decision-making together about family philanthropy," Young said. "We met with people from parks and rec and we were sold on the program.
"It gives kids a safe place to go where they can be outside, do fun things and be supervised. They'll have a hot lunch provided by Share."
Young's daughter, Margaret, a middle school teacher, said, "They have a very good staff-to-child ratio. Lots of supervision."
"The economy is tough. Tax rolls are down," said her brother, Peter Gorman, a political campaign professional. "It's appropriate for private citizens to step in and fill the need."
Young and her children donated $15,500 to pay for the program.
"It seemed they were doing a lot for that amount of money," Young said. "You get a lot of bang for your buck."
The summer playground program at Orchards Community Park "is adjacent to the VHA's Orchard Glen and Share's Orchard Inn — facilities that provide temporary and/or transitional housing for low-income and homeless," said Cheri Martin, executive director of the Parks Foundation of Clark County. "We received letters of support and endorsement for the project from Syble Crow with the VHA and Diane McWithy of Share. This program will truly serve some of our children the most in need of a summer playground program and free lunch."
Evergreen Park has a similar program offering seven weeks of supervised activities and a healthy meal provided by Share. That program is entirely funded through donations. Corporate donations from the Audigy Group, Beaches Restaurant and Bar, Comcast, the United Way and Walmart provided $13,000. A plea from Mayor Tim Leavitt during the State of the City address prompted generous individual donations. The remainder of the $15,000 total was funded by grant awards from the Candace Young Advised Fund and Jan and Steve Oliva Charitable Fund, funds of the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington.
"No city or county funds are associated with running either program at Orchards Park or Evergreen Park," said Dave Perlick, recreation services manager for Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation. "As we've gone through these budget reductions, it's been a bit of an evolution."
Budget cuts affect kids
In 2011, Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation offered five playground program sites at Hough, Image, Minnehaha and Washington elementary schools and at Evergreen Park. Each site had a program similar to what is being offered at Orchards and Evergreen Park this summer: a four-hour program each weekday with a free lunch provided through a USDA grant. The average daily attendance was about 60 children at each site, serving a total of about 300 children and costing about $95,000, Perlick said.
After 2012 budget cuts, the program was redesigned to a smaller, shorter program costing $35,000 and saving $60,000 annually. The summer playground programs at Orchards Community Park and Evergreen Park each have space for 50 children ages 5 through 11 who live within the boundaries of either Orchards Elementary or Roosevelt Elementary schools. There's no cost to families, but pre-registration is required.
"Kids lose their social and academic skills over the summer," Young said. "We wanted to do some kind of intervention to help bridge those summer months."
Margaret Gorman added, "We want to encourage other families to give."
Susan Parrish: 360-735-4515; http://twitter.com/Col_Schools;firstname.lastname@example.com


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Like the R.A.T. 7 Cyborg gaming mouse, it comes with replaceable, interchangeable palm and pinkie rests, an adjustable thumb panel, weight fine-tuning, 6400 DPI twin-eye laser sensor, and customisable 4 DPI settings.
Unlike the aforementioned high-end wired mouse that has 5 programmable buttons, the R.A.T. 9 adds 1 more for better performance. Since it allows you to toggle between 3 cyborg modes, you can map up to a total of 18 macro commands, giving you a distinct advantage when executing successive commands. This lets you cast and chain spells, fire weapons one after another, deploy units and troops all across the map.
Aside from these features, this wireless mouse incorporates excellent Zero Latency technology transmitting at 2.4GHz making sure all your clicks go through as soon as you make them. It also has a spare lithium-ion battery, letting you use one while charging the other. Hot swapping batteries in between charges lets you play continuously for up to 9 solid hours.
Overall, the Cyborg R.A.T. 9 gaming mouse combines modern wireless technology with tried and tested Saitek gaming mouse features.
Take the lead and lose the wire with the top-of-the-range R.A.T. 9. The power and performance of the R.A.T. 7 combine with next-generation wireless technology for an unsurpassed gaming experience.
• Zero Latency 2.4Ghz Wireless Technology - A staggering 1ms response time ensures that your lightning fast reactions remain lightning fast.
• Wireless Receiver/Recharge Dock - Keeps gaming for as long as the gamer, the R.A.T. 9 is a 24/7 wireless beast, shipping with 2 custom built lithium-ion battery cells. One powers the R.A.T. while the other one charges in the dock, allowing the gamer to perform a ''hot swap'' whenever and wherever needed.. Up to 9 hours continuous gaming ,Up to 4 days normal use.
• Interchangeable Pinkie grips and Palm rests
3 palm rests
- One featuring the same soft-touch finish as found on the body of the R.A.T.
- One with a rubber inlay for enhanced grip.
- One that is 4mm thicker to increase the height of the R.A.T.
3 pinkie grips
- One featuring the same soft-touch finish as found on the body of the R.A.T.
- One with a rubber inlay for enhanced grip.
- One that offers a ''wing shaped'' design, allowing you to rest your pinkie finger during play for increased grip.
• Perfect your grip - How do you hunt? Whether you ''palm'' the mouse or ''claw'' it, the R.A.T. can quickly and easily adapt by adjusting in length to suit your hand size and grip style. In addition, the Thumb Panel of the R.A.T. 9 moves forwards, backwards, and pivots outwards, giving you perfect positioning for effortless gaming.
• Custom Weight System - Like it light or heavy? Maybe you change the weight to suit your game? No matter, the R.A.T. has you covered. Five 6-gram weights can be added or subtracted in an instant, giving you the perfect weight for a perfect feel. When not in use, the weights can be safely stored in the supplied Weight Storage Container and kept safe in the supplied Charging Dock.
• Precision Aim Mode - Hit your target the first time every time. Use the ST Programming Software to set your desired Precision Aim speed (mouse sensitivity), then hold down the Precision Aim button to slow down mouse movement to a level that works for you. A deadly weapon that will hit your enemy where it hurts.
• 5600 DPI - Featuring a new generation ''twin eye'' laser sensor that reads each axis separately for pinpoint accuracy, the R.A.T. 9 tracks up to a stunning 6 meters per second. Pro gamers who favor low sensitivity with high movement speed preferences will always experience correct tracking and precision.
• 4 Custom DPI Settings - Use the Rocker Switch to toggle between your custom DPI settings
• 5 Programmable Buttons - Combine your Programmable Buttons with 2 regular left and right mouse buttons and give yourself a total of 7 buttons available to punish your competition. Assign your choice of key gaming actions to Programmable Buttons to create your own custom profiles.
• 3 Cyborg Modes - Toggle between three individual R.A.T. modes at the touch of a button. Change sensitivity or Programmable Button actions in an instant and gain immediate access to a mind-boggling 15 commands!
• Powerful ST Programming Software - Change your DPI, cursor sensitivity, create custom profiles for each game, and assign commands to your Programmable Buttons. Easy, quick and the power you need right on your desktop.
• Lightweight Metal Chassis - Strong yet nimble, the solid metal frame forms the core of the R.A.T. 9 for enhanced rigidity.
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Saturday, November 3
Barnes County Auditor's Office will be open 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. for Absentee Voting for the 2012 General Election.
Jeannie and Roger Preszler invite the public to join them for the first in a series of free presentations on reducing stress during the holidays. They will present an awakening discovery on sleeping your way to reduce stress at The Legacy Place beginning at 7 p.m. Sponsored in part by Elevate Within Peer Support Group, Valley City. For more information visit www.elevatewithin.com or call (888) 387-3123.
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) have extended the Travel Alert for all areas of North Dakota, excluding the south west portion of the state due to areas of reduced visibility and slush and snow covered roadways. Wet roadways have the potential to turn into ice as the temperatures drop this evening. The Travel Alert remains in effect until Saturday morning for areas surrounding the cities of Williston, Minot, Bismarck, Jamestown, Valley City, Devils Lake, Grand Forks, and Fargo.
It used to be a front porch overlooking a little thicket of trees. Back in the day it must have been a pleasant place to hang a hat and rock in a rocker the whole day away. I'm guessing a ma and a pa had a conversation or two right there on the porch. I could imagine children opening and slamming the door as they popped in and out for lemonade and fresh baked pie. Maybe they hooked up a radio and listened to Bing, Frank and Dean Martin crooning true love tunes. Most likely the folks would watch wildlife like deer and fox and muskrats appear right there outside the five windows.
Area churches are teaming up with Barnes County Social Services again this year to offer Thanksgiving food baskets to the needy.
Katie Pommerer, human service aide for Barnes County Social Services, said four churches are involved in the combined effort: Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, Faith Lutheran Church and Grace Free Lutheran Church.
Pommerer said each church involved offers to handle a certain amount of baskets and Barnes County Social Services picks up the rest.
Faith in Action is not gone. It has, however, gone through a few changes and will soon reappear as the Sheyenne Valley Community Outreach Center. The Snowball Fling, the annual vendor show sponsored by Faith in Action, will also take place again this year on Tuesday, Nov. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hi-Liner Activity Center (HAC).


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Petition Distribution Centers
Below is a listing of distribution centers where you may pick up petitions. More will be added soon.
|Christian Educators Association International
227 North Magnolia Avenue Se 2
Anaheim, CA 92801
Hours: M-F 9-4
Phone: 714-761-1476
Calvary Chapel Chino Hills
Law Office
Capitol Resource Institute
First Baptist Church of Prunedale
Redlands Christian Center
Mission Church of Natomas
Calvary Chapel Oceanside
|Crescenta Valley Community Church
4001 La Crescenta Ave
La Crescenta, CA 91214
Hours: M-Th 8-5 (call first)
Phone: 818-249-5805 ext 23ICS Electronics
7034 Commerce Circle Suite A
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Hours: M-F 7-5
Phone: 925-416-1000
Galt Bible Church
Private Business
United Baptist Church (Iglesia Bautista Unida)
Calvary Chapel Bible Fellowship
Church of the Nazarene
|The Home Church
11451 North West Ln
Lodi, CA 95242
Hours: T-Th 9:30-5:00Private Business
2200 McHenry Ave Suite C
Modesto, CA 95350
Hours: M-F 10-7 (call ahead)
Phone: 209-985-4133
Chinese Church in Christ
Calvary Chapel West Grove
Calvary Chapel Running Springs
River Harvest Church
Joshua Springs Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel San Bernardino


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Top 10 Moments At Coachella 2010
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More than 120 bands played at Coachella 2010 over the festival's three days. The lineup was packed with so much non-stop rock, hip-hop and dance goodness, it was impossible to experience all the music the Polo Field's five stages had to offer -- but we sure as hell tried. After all the dust settled, here's the 10 bands that had to be seen.