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A synchronization system and method coordinates the provision of interactive content provided in a broadcast signal and independently of a broadcast signal.
1. A method for synchronizing enhanced content with a broadcast signal provided from a broadcast system that has the ability to insert content and/or triggers into the broadcast signal, and has a playlist with broadcast event and timing information, the method comprising:
receiving timing information from the playlist and using the timing information to generate synchronization triggers;
providing a synchronization trigger to a content server to push content to a first type of end user device over a channel separate from the broadcast signal; and
providing a corresponding content trigger to a broadcast system to cause content to be inserted into the broadcast signal for broadcast to a second type of end user device, thereby synchronizing enhanced content for end user devices that pull content from the server system based on the content trigger inserted in the broadcast video signal and devices that receive pushed content from the server system.
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9. A system for synchronizing enhanced content with a broadcast signal provided from a broadcast system that has the ability to insert content and/or triggers into the broadcast signal, and has a playlist with broadcast event and timing information, the system comprising:
a synchronization application receiving timing information from the playlist and using that timing information to generate synchronization triggers;
a content server, responsive to the synchronization trigger, for pushing content to a first end user device over a channel separate from the broadcast signal; and
a trigger insertion application, responsive to the synchronization trigger, for causing the broadcast system to insert a trigger that allows an end user device to pull content from a server using the trigger.
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generating content remotely from a broadcast device during a broadcast;
storing the content with identification information on a server;
inserting a content trigger with the identification information in a broadcast signal to cause an end user device to pull and display the content during the broadcast.
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providing content that invites user responses;
receiving and processing the user responses to created processed content; and
providing the processed content to a character generator that has one or more graphics for displaying the processed content with a broadcast signal;
the receiving, processing, and displaying of processed content being performed in an automated manner.
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[0001] This application claims priority from Provisional Application No. 60/370,993, filed Apr. 9, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference.
[0002] According to current research, 40 million computer users in the United States have a television near their computers and use the two media synchronously. At the same time, a number of one-screen devices (such as 'set-top' boxes) that can combine computer and television functionality are becoming more prevalent.
[0003] A number of television companies have produced interactive television (ITV) applications utilizing a home computer for the interactivity and synchronizing the interactive content to the television broadcast. These include TBS (Friends and Dinner & A Movie), Comedy Central (Win Ben Stein's Money), Game Show Network (Greed), and ABC (Who Wants To Be a Millionaire). In addition, a smaller number of households have set top boxes (i.e., cable boxes) or net top boxes (e.g. AOLTV, UlitmateTV) that are capable of providing television overlays for ITV applications. A number of television companies have either provided ITV applications specifically for this platform, for example, CBS (CSI), or provided interactive television applications that can be accessed by both a home computer and a capable set top box or net top box (e.g., Friends, Greed).
[0004] Typical ITV applications produced to date have been produced after the television production was completed (in case of taped shows). The interactive content was written to complement the primary video content. Close synchronization of the interactive content with the primary video content to which it related was accomplished through coordination with personnel in the broadcast studio over the telephone. The producers of ITV applications controlled the synchronization from a remote location, and triggered each segment upon a cue from the broadcast operator.
[0005] Content can be delivered through one of several different techniques. In the case of a two-screen approach in which the screen for displaying the content is a computer, an open socket can be used whereby the interactive content is pushed to the end user. It is also known to provide additional content by encoding additional data with the television signal. This process is used, for example, with closed captioning. Another known method for providing content to users, such as users of a net-top box, is to provide a trigger to the end user device, which uses the trigger to retrieve content from a server.
[0006] To coordinate these different methods for providing content, the interactive content can be scheduled based on time codes in a program such that an item of content is provided, for example, at 10:30 after the start of a program.
[0007] Content or triggers can be embedded in a vertical blanking interval (VBI) and therefore dubbed on a copy of a master tape prior to broadcast. Requirements for testing and preparation mandate that a dubbed copy be sent to a broadcast studio several hours or days prior to broadcast. Often, however, last minute changes are desired, and it may be desirable to introduce real-time content (i.e., content created or selected while a program is being broadcast). Currently, such real-time content is typically introduced through manual efforts at a broadcast system to be incorporated into a broadcast signal.
[0008] The system and method described herein can provide close interaction between an interactive television system and a television broadcast system, and greater automation than prior content insertion systems. This interaction (i) more closely relates the interactive and primary video content, (ii) allows greater automation of the interactive television programming distribution, and (iii) allows real-time integration of interactive television results into the television broadcast.
[0009] The system relates to integration of the broadcast studio with the ITV system to provide automated: (1) synchronization of the interactive content to the television program (both one-screen and two-screen devices), (2) insertion of interactive content or triggers into the broadcast stream at the appropriate time as it is broadcast, and (3) display on the television screen of user feedback (e.g., poll results or competition results) from the interactive programming.
[0010] An embodiment of the present invention includes a system and method for synchronization of ITV programming with TV programming. Enhanced TV content (ITV content) can be either produced real-time or ahead of time and resides on an ITV server system. For synchronization of content across multiple platforms (e.g., two-screen, set-top, or wireless), the ITV server system should be in synchronization with the TV signal. Television studios use automation systems ('playlists') to automatically control the order and timing of various video streams. Information in an automation system (playlist) includes video stream identification, status, start time, and duration. An example of a playlist is provided in the incorporated provisional application.
[0011] The system and method described in the embodiment of the present invention use the playlist in the studio, which holds relevant synchronization information (e.g., segment and commercial break start and end times) to interface with the ITV system, enabling the ITV system to synchronize the interactive content with the television programming.
[0012] The embodiment of the present invention allows a more efficient production of ITV programming by automating the insertion of triggers during the television broadcast, and avoiding the need for incorporating the content or triggers into a dubbed copy of a master tape. Using conventional equipment already widely used in television studios to insert data onto broadcast tapes (such as encoder/inserter equipment sold by Norpak Corporation, located in Canada), the system allows insertion of ITV content during the broadcast, controlled from a remote location by the ITV system. Thus, the system allows for more convenient introduction of last minute changes to the content, as well as data related to unfolding events in a live program. The system can base the content/trigger imbedding timing on information retrieved from the automation system (playlist) as described above, and can thus synchronize two-screen devices (e.g., PC and TV side-by-side) and one-screen devices (e.g., set-top and net-top). Content is provided to two-screen systems via a server system, and to one-screen systems via timed real-time trigger insertion, with the content provided based on the same timing information from the automation system (the playlist).
[0013] The embodiment of the present invention provides a method to automatically display, on viewers's television screens, real-time data generated by an ITV program. This provides an advantage for ITV programming by completing a feedback loop of ITV content and TV programming. Showing the data generated by the ITV program to television viewers encourages participation in the interactive content, and makes the interactive content more compelling for the viewer. This viewer-driven ITV content can be incorporated in the TV programming in an automated manner using equipment in the broadcast facility. For example, after ITV participants are polled, the poll results can be sent to character generator (CG) equipment (e.g., equipment produced by Chyron Corporation or Pinnacle Systems) in the broadcast facility to automatically insert content into an on-screen graphic template for display to all television viewers. This process also applies to trivia questions and resulting scores and leader boards.
[0014] The system and method also enable the content provider to select, in advance, ITV content assets to be marked for on-air use. For example, in an interactive broadcast there might be 25 polls created, of which a subset will be integrated into the on-air broadcast. In addition to marking content for on-air use, the timing of the on-air display is coordinated such that the full process is completely automated.
[0015] A system according to the present invention includes some or all of the following components: (1) a broadcast system with character generation equipment (Character Generator), playlist information, and data insertion equipment, (2) an ITV server system, (3) an ITV coordination authority, (4) an ITV client device, and (5) a television. Some of the advantages of the present invention can be utilized without all of the components above. For example, a system according to the present invention that does not include a character generator can still provide synchronization and live trigger insertion.
[0016] The system described herein can (1) use information already in the television studio to automatically synchronize interactive programming with television programming, (2) permit last minute changes to the broadcast video by providing live trigger insertion controlled remotely by the ITV server system, (3) utilize character generators in the broadcast facility to display ITV programming results on viewers's television screens in real-time, and (4) provide coordination between the television broadcast and the ITV server system for multiple types of devices.
[0017] While a number of advantages have been identified herein, a system may fall within the scope of the present invention and yet not have all of the advantages described here. Other features and advantages will become apparent from the following description, drawings, and claims.
[0018]FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an ITV broadcast server that communicates with an ITV server system to coordinate activities between ITV and TV programming.
[0019]FIG. 2 shows a more detailed diagram of the different applications & hardware that make up an ITV coordination system.
[0020]FIG. 3 shows the data flow in the ITV coordination system.
[0021]FIG. 4 shows a detailed diagram of a character generator application responsible for a feedback loop of ITV content to an on-air TV display.
[0022]FIG. 5 shows the flow of the acts used for content to go from generation to an on-air asset.
[0023]FIG. 6 shows a detailed diagram of the synchronization application responsible for the synchronization of ITV and TV content.
[0024]FIG. 7 shows a detailed diagram of the trigger insertion application responsible for the coordination of interactivity between one-screen and two-screen ITV client devices.
[0025] The embodiment described here has a number of related functions, including: (1) synchronizing interactive content to a program, (2) enabling the insertion of interactive content or triggers at appropriate times during transmission, and (3) displaying user feedback from the interactive content on the television signal in an automated manner.
[0026] Referring to FIG. 1, the ITV coordination system includes an ITV coordination authority 100, an ITV server system 200, and a broadcast server system 300. The ITV coordination authority 100 is preferably implemented as a software program residing on a hardware device, such as a computer, for determining the ITV content sequence and display, and can include the technical director functionality described in the incorporated applications identified below. It can maintain the logic for content sequence and display, or it can be manually controlled to determine content sequence and display. The ITV coordination authority 100 can reside on any device connected via a communication network to the ITV server system 200 and broadcast server system 300. In most cases, the ITV coordination authority 100 uses a communication network, such as the Internet, to receive information from the broadcast server system 300 (which typically resides in a broadcast operating center) via a broadcast aggregation server 240 and uses a communication network to transmit synchronization information to the ITV server system 200. The ITV server system controls interactivity with ITV client devices 230.
[0027] A detailed example of a system for providing interactive content to multiple platforms and aspects thereof are described in a co-pending applications, Ser. No. 09/804,815, filed Mar. 13, 2001; Ser. No. 09/899,827, filed Jul. 6, 2001; Ser. No. 09/931,575, filed Aug. 16, 2001; Ser. No. 09/931,590, filed Aug. 16, 2001; and Ser. No. 60/293,152, filed May 23, 2001, each of which is assigned to the same assignee as the present invention, and each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
[0028] The ITV server system 200 has one or more hardware devices (such as servers, computers, processors, and/or other logic) with software programs running on these devices. The ITV server system 200, which can be distributed across multiple physical locations or reside in one location, is responsible for the serving and running of ITV programming. Examples of the type of location are a Network Operating Center or a head-end facility. The ITV server system 200 has an ITV content server 220 that holds the ITV content 210. ITV content server 220 communicates with ITV client devices 230 to provide/display ITV content 210.
[0029] The ITV client device 230 is a local device that can interpret ITV content 210 formatted specifically for the type of ITV client device 230 by the ITV content server 220. ITV client devices 230 can include personal computers, set-top boxes, net-top boxes, wireless computers, consoles, and hand held computers. In the case of set-top boxes and net-top boxes as ITV client devices 230, the display of this client device is usually a television. In case of a personal computer as the ITV client device 230, the ITV content 210 is usually displayed on a computer monitor.
[0030] The ITV content server 220 receives information from the ITV coordination authority 100, and based on this information, it presents ITV content 210 to the different ITV client devices 230. The ITV content server 220 can service these different types of ITV client devices at the same time, allowing for synchronization to broadcast experiences across multiple client devices in real-time.
[0031] The broadcast aggregation server 240 communicates with the broadcast server system 300 to exchange synchronization/timing information and character generator (CG) data. The broadcast server system 300 is responsible for the retrieval and delivery of ITV data to broadcast devices 310 and to the ITV server system 200 (in particular the broadcast aggregation server 240). The broadcast devices 310 are the source of the TV programming displayed by a television or other such device.
[0032] Referring to FIG. 2, which illustrates in more detail different applications that make up the ITV coordination system, the broadcast server system 300 can have one or more hardware devices with several software programs interacting with broadcast devices 310 and the ITV server system 200.
[0033] A character generator (CG) application 400 communicates with a CG 410 to display ITV content 210 on-air. A character generator is a well-known device used to insert content, such as sports scores at the bottom of the television during a sports news broadcast.
[0034] A synchronization application 500 retrieves information such as start times and an identification (ID) of the events from a playlist automation system 510, and a trigger insertion application 600 communicates with an encoder 610 to provide triggers to the encoder. As will be discussed in more detail in the description of FIG. 6, in one embodiment, the ID and start time of an event passed on to the ITV coordination authority 100 by the synchronization application 500 are used by the ITV coordination authority 100 to generate a corresponding 'segment/event' trigger for the ITV server system 200. In this embodiment it is not necessary for the actual time to be passed on to the ITV server system 200, but the appropriate trigger (based on the event ID of the playlist information) will be send to the ITV server system 200 by the ITV coordination authority 100 based on the start-time of the event in the playlist automation system 510.
[0035] Referring now to FIG. 3, the character generator application 400 can interpret data from the ITV content server 220 and pass the ITV content 210 (CG data) to the CG device 410 for display as part of the TV program in a generally known manner.
[0036] The timing of the delivery of ITV content is driven by information from the playlist automation system 510, managed by the synchronization application 500 and logic provided by the ITV coordination authority 100. The ITV coordination authority 100 has a set of rules that can associate items in the playlist automation system 510 with synchronization triggers created by the ITV coordination authority 100. A rule can translate segment and show information present in the playlist automation system 510 into a segment trigger that can be read by the ITV server system 200. For example, "playlist information, segment: 2, show: Grammy" can be translated into a trigger identified as "segment=2&eventID=99." The ITV coordination authority 100 is responsible for sending this trigger at the start-time of the event dictated by the synchronization application 500.
[0037] In an alternative embodiment, the synchronization application 500 not only passes on the information from the playlist automation system 500, but also generates the appropriate data that can directly send to the ITV server system 200. In other words, in this alternative embodiment the synchronization application 500 fulfills also the role of the ITV coordination authority 100. The ITV content server 220 is responsive to these synchronization triggers from the ITV coordination authority 100 to push or make available ITV content 210 to the ITV client device 230.
[0038] The trigger insertion application 600 receives data from the ITV server system 200 based on the information that ITV server system 200 has received from the synchronization application 500. The trigger insertion application 600 then sends information to the encoder 610 for insertion of content into the video signal. This information can be delivered to the encoder 610 in many ways, depending on the capabilities of the encoder 610 or other connected devices. The result is that appropriate content and/or triggers are added to the video signal provided to end users. The content and triggers may be added to the signal in one of many different ways, depending on the operator's needs, including insertion in the vertical blanking interval, insertion in in-band frequencies, and insertion in out-of-band frequencies.
[0039] This system makes it more convenient to provide content on-the-fly or in real-time to systems that require triggers to pull content from another location. While it is generally known that a party at the broadcast devices can type in information to an encoder or character generator for transmission and display, the system described here allows a producer at a remote location to generate content, provide that content to the server, and through synchronization and interaction with a trigger insertion application 600, provide a trigger encoded with the broadcast signal to allow the user to retrieve the content from a server.
[0040] Synchronization application 500 thus synchronizes ITV server system 200, which in turn synchronizes ITV client devices 230 by sending content assets corresponding to the triggers inserted by the encoder 610 and driven by the trigger insertion application 600; This process allows different types of ITV devices 230 (e.g., set-top, net-top, PC (including MacOS ), and wireless) to share a synchronized, enhanced TV experience.
[0041]FIG. 4 illustrates components of the system that provides the functionality to automatically insert ITV content into a broadcast program. A content producer 250 allows producers to generate items of content, such as polls, and to mark one or more of those items of content as a CG content item 270. The distributor/generator system 260 generates and distributes all content (including marked content) in an appropriate format to the ITV server system 200. An example of an appropriate format would be an XML node that would describe the content asset as well as mark whether or not it is supposed to go up on-air. An exemplary XML schema is set out in application Ser. No. 10/118,522, filed Apr. 8, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference. As seen from the node below, the meta-item name is emdss, which stands for EventMatrix Data Subscription Service. The value equals onair1, which is the name of the appropriate CG graphics 420.
[0042] When a poll or trivia question is provided to users, the users can respond to the poll or the trivia question, such as through a personal computer. The ITV server system can, in an automated manner, process the responses to produce processed content, such as the results of a poll, the percent of people getting the correct answer to a question, or a leader board of scores in a trivia contest. This processed content can then be provided to broadcast devices 310 through character generator 410 (or some other device for performing content insertion). Information can be included in the process content to identify the type of processed content it is, such as poll results or leader board. This information is provided to the character generator, which selects an appropriate graphic if a number of different graphics are used and displays this process data.
[0043] As an example, ITV content can be provided to individuals in the form of a poll during half time of a football game asking who they think will ultimately win the game. If marked as an item of content for on-air broadcast, the results can be tabulated and provided to a character generator with a template for how to present poll results. The character generator will insert, in the on-air broadcast, a graphic with text such as: "Of 29,734 responding to poll question asking who would win the game, 32% responded the Patriots." This system and method thus allows for an item of content that invites responses to be processed and incorporated automatically into an on-air broadcast for all viewers of the broadcast.
[0044] The processed content can be subject to automated checks and revision before being displayed, such as making sure names used for a party in a leader board is not an inappropriate name.
[0045] Referring to FIG. 4, once the ITV server system 200 executes the CG marked content item 270 (based on timing information from the synchronization application 500), this item will be sent to the CG application 400. This application will interpret the data and pass it to the CG graphics 420 that reside on the CG 410. In addition to the CG marked content item 270, the CG application 400 can pass information describing the format, behavior, and presentation for the CG marked content to be displayed on CG 410. The data from the CG application 400 targeted to a specific CG graphic 420 will generate the CG assets 430 that will be part of the TV programming transmitted for display on TV 320.
[0046] Referring now to FIG. 5, content generation step 275 generates content using the content producer 250. The content items that are designated to go up on-air as part of the TV program are marked (CG marked content item 270). The CG graphics 420 are specified with the content to determine in which CG templates the content item 270 has to be displayed. Step 276 generates and distributes the files to the ITV server system 200 to run the ITV program. These files will include the CG marked content item 270. In step 277, the ITV server system 200 executes a CG marked content item 270, such as an interactive poll, triggered by synchronization information from synchronization application 500. In step 278, the ITV clients 230 submit poll results to the ITV server system, which aggregates the poll results as described in the incorporated co-pending applications. Step 279 publishes the CG marked content item 270 (poll results in this case) to the CG application 400. In step 280 the CG application 400 formats this data and submits it to the identified CG graphics 420, which uses the data to populate the relevant regions within the graphics to generate the CG assets 430. In step 281, the broadcast system delivers the CG assets 430 to the TV device 320 as part of the broadcast signal.
[0047]FIG. 6 illustrates the synchronization of ITV and TV programming using the synchronization application 500. The synchronization application 500 retrieves timing information from the automation system 510 (playlist) and passes this TV timing data 505 to the broadcast aggregation server 240. The broadcast aggregation server 240 passes this TV timing data 505 to the ITV coordination authority 100. The ITV coordination authority 100 has logic to generate appropriate ITV content trigger 235 for the appropriate ITV content server 220. This ITV content trigger 235 initiates display of ITV content 210 by the ITV content server 220. In an example of this system, the synchronization application 500 retrieves the start-time and ID of a playlist event (e.g., start of a segment—coming out of a commercial break) from the playlist automation system 500. The ITV coordination authority 100 receives this information (ID and start-time) and translates this into an ITV content trigger 235 for the ITV server system 200. The ITV coordination authority 100 then sends the ITV content trigger 235 at the start-time of the segment as retrieved from the synchronization application 500. The ITV trigger 235 could initiate the display of an individual content item 210 or a group of content items (e.g., all content items for this segment until the next commercial break). The display of each of the items within a group could then be based on relative timing kept internally by the ITV content server 220. Alternatively, synchronization application 500 can directly communicate with the trigger insertion application 600 (FIG. 3) and the ITV content server 220 and generate the ITV content trigger 235 and ITV data 615.
[0048] Referring to FIG. 7, the synchronization of ITV content on different ITV client devices 230 might require sending ITV data 615 to ITV client device 230 (for example in case of lower-end set-top boxes). Other ITV client devices 230 can interpret pushed ITV content 210 from the ITV content server 220 and do not need the ITV data 615 to retrieve their timed ITV content 210. The timing data 505 transformed into ITV content trigger 235 by the ITV coordination authority 100 is sufficient to synchronize ITV content with the TV programming for those devices that can accept pushed content from the server. For ITV client devices 230 that can only retrieve (pull) ITV content 210 but cannot listen for ITV content that might be available, the ITV data 615 initiates the retrieval of the ITV content 210 from the ITV content server 220. The ITV content server 220 actually sends the ITV data 615 (based on ITV content trigger 235) to the trigger insertion application 600. The trigger insertion application 600 then communicates with the encoder 610 (one of the broadcast devices 310) to incorporate these ITV data 615 into the video signal so the ITV client device can initiate retrieval of the available ITV content 210. An advantage of the system and method described here is that the timing of ITV content 210 can not only be determined in real-time, but the content item itself can be generated in real-time. This ability makes the system and method of the present invention well suited for real-time enhanced ITV content production for multiple types of end user devices. The ITV coordination authority 100 can be used to produce real-time content. The ITV content server 200 can then push that content, as well as generate the appropriate trigger, to imbed ITV data 615 using the trigger insertion application 600 in a real-time manner.
[0049] While a particular embodiment is described herein, it should be understood that modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the claims. For example, while it has been described that the trigger insertion application receives data from the ITV server system based on information that the ITV server system receives from the synchronization application, the trigger insertion application can receive instructions directly from the synchronization application.
[0050] What is claimed is:
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Josh Burns coined the title phrase, and I have been using it ever since with one tiny addition. Social media is a relational platform – not an advertising platform.
Many times when we first start working with a client they will naturally look at social media as an advertising platform. Their focus is primarily on driving clicks, views, eyeballs – however you want to say it. They ask us time and again: "How do we drive clicks to our product/site/store?"
That type of thinking comes out when you hear things like "How many likes did we get this month? How many followers did we add? What is our click-through rate of our Facebook ad?"
The Primary Function of Social
Now, let me clarify: the above are not bad questions to ask. In some ways, social is another marketing tool.
However – that is it's secondary function. The primary function of social is to establish, build, and nurture relationships. That's it.
Social works in the same way that we meet someone at a party and nurture that relationship towards friendship. When we're at a party we're not thinking (at least non-skuzzy people aren't thinking) "How do I get something out of this person?" We're thinking something along the lines of "This person seems interesting and I'd like to get to know them better."
To put that paradigm on social: it's like having that dinner party conversation infinitely with the people in our social communities. It's not about baiting them to buy. It's about building a relationship. You and I both know when we're being sold to. People in your social media communities know when you're selling.
If you want to drive business with social you have to put in relational effort first. Think of it this way: I don't mind if – in fact I cherish it – when a friend comes to me and says "this is what I do professionally, I think I can help you, here's what it would look like." But for that to be something I value and will be open to, months and years of personal relationship have been established. Social media contacts function the same way.
Seth Godin calls it "permission based marketing." Gary Vaynerchuk calls it "Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook." We call it the KLTB spectrum: Know, Like, Trust, Build.
Basically, we wanted to have a relational metrics for a relational platform. When we work with clients we use KLTB.
This spectrum was born of these four questions:
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Is social media effective at *insert your ultimate objective here* (sales, donations, more members, attendance, book sales, etc.)? Absolutely 100% freaking yes! But you have to remember that it looks different than a broadcast platform like radio, tv, print, and billboards.
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TE 80 Alex Gottlieb (William and Mary): Reserve; targeted once; 1 catch for 10 yards.
TE 87 Jeff King (Va. Tech, Pulaski High): Not active.
LS 82 Mike Leach (W&M): Reserve; did long snapping.
G 78 Earl Watford (James Madison): Reserve; no stats.
RB 34 Ryan Williams (Va. Tech, Stonewall Jackson High of Manassas): Reserve; 2 carries for 10 yards; targeted once; 1 catch for 6 yards.
Atlanta Falcons:
FB 44 Jason Snelling (U.Va., L.C. Bird High): Reserve; 3 carries for 1 yard; targeted once; 1 catch for 5 yards.
RB 30 Josh Vaughan (U. of Richmond, Hermitage High): Reserve; no stats.
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LB 49 D.J. Bryant (James Madison): Reserve; no stats.
DT 99 Chris Canty (U.Va.): Started; 1 QB hit.
OL 61 David Mims (Va. Union): Reserve; no stats. Released Aug. 25.
QB 2 Tyrod Taylor (Va. Tech, Hampton High): Reserve; 3-of-4 for 26 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT (returned for TD), 52.1 passer rating; 5 carries for 24 yards.
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Photoshop CS5 for Photographers provides comprehensive Photoshop training targeting the needs of photographers. In this course, author Chris Orwig demonstrates the fundamental skills used to enhance digital photos, including managing and correcting color, sharpening, making selections and adjustments, retouching, and printing from Photoshop. In addition to teaching the techniques that enable photographers to refine and publish their photos, the course includes live-action segments that encourage thinking photographically and shooting with Photoshop's capabilities in mind. Exercise files are included with the course.
A common and simple need for most photographers is to create and then eventually print a contact sheet. Here what I want to do is take a look at how we can actually assemble the contact sheet, using Adobe Bridge. One of the things that you want to do first of, course, is organize your images. In this case, I have my images in a folder, and as I click through them we can see these set of photographs. You know one of the problems with digital capture is that it's really easy to lose photographs, but by creating a contact sheet, it kind of gives us something analog to hold on to, so we can see certain images.
It can also help us determine which images we want to work, and it's just a nice visual to have at hand. In order to create the contact sheet, what we need to do is click on one image, hold down the Shift key and then click on the other at the opposite side to select all. Next, we'll click on this workspace button and here choose Output. In the output workspace, we have two options: Web Gallery or PDF. Let's click on PDF. And then from that Template menu, we have a number of different templates Currently, I have selected 4x5 Contact Sheet.
Here, I can to simply choose Refresh. Now one of the interesting things about this is that if we scroll through these panels, we'll discover that there are a handful of different options. Yet for the most part, these are really straightforward and direct. So I am simply just going to highlight a few things here. One is I'd like to change my size to inches, so I can actually see the paper size. We have Quality and the pixels per inch we also can control the Layout. For example, let's say we want three columns rather than four. But once we've dialed that in or modified that setting, we simply click Refresh Preview.
It will then generate a new contact sheet. Again, scrolling through this, we have the ability to add Overlays; we can have Headers or Footers. And then new to Photoshop CS5 is ability to have Watermarks. We can, of course, also have PDF's that play back, but in contact sheet we don't really need that, so we'll skip that option there, but new, as I mentioned, was this Watermarking option. And here what we can do is click on this option, and we can place that Watermark on top of each of our images. For example, I could insert some text here and in this case, I am going to go ahead and just insert some copyright information.
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It looks like a record year in the Madison Metropolitan School District, but it's not a record anyone is proud of. The district is on pace to have the most homeless students enrolled in its history.
They roam the hallways of every school in Madison, indistinguishable from any other student. They sit silently trying to concentrate on the lesson of the day, not grasping the one life has dealt.
"I do a lot of work at school so it takes my mind off of it," said student Antonio Ellis.
Ellis is 10 years old. He likes math and dreams of becoming a football player or maybe a wrestler. When the bell rings, the fifth-grader doesn't have a home to go to.
"I sleep here with my own personal cover," he said, pointing to a small bed in the corner of a long, narrow bedroom at the Salvation Army.
Antonio, his three brothers, sister and parents have been living in the family shelter for the past 90 days.
"It's been ups and downs everywhere we've been," said Kewan Slaton, the boy's father. "We stayed in close to abandoned houses, you know."
As the family tried to find stability in Chicago, the boys changes schools at least five times.
"Since she was a newborn we had been jumping around to friends' houses, his mother, family, strangers," said mother Latoya Smith. "It was to a point where we couldn't sleep."
The family found refuge in Madison.
"I'm glad we did choose to move to Madison because you have the best schools out here," said Smith.
Jani Koester runs a program helping identify homeless students when they enroll, and her work over the past 23 years has been nationally recognized.
"I will say I've seen a lot, I don't think I've seen everything," said Koester.
And this year is especially troubling.
"We're at our highest numbers that we've ever had," she said.
So far, 907 students have been identified as homeless, the largest number for this time in the school year.
"Folks are finding it hard to find the grounding that they need to keep finding places to go," said Koester. "Resources are being stretched much thinner than they have been in the past."
The Transition Education Program, or TEP, steps in providing students with resources and handing out basic items like backpacks and clothes on a daily basis. "Just hygiene: shampoo, deodorant, first aid kit," said Koester, showing some of the donations they have on hand at Lowell Elementary School.
Most students have doubled up, meaning they've lost their housing and are living with family, friends, even strangers. Others are living in motels and shelters and at least 16 students have slept in their cars so far this school year.
"Yeah, that's real," said Koester. "That's staying there with all their stuff, with everything they have and trying to stay warm and trying to stay clean."
Homelessness affects a child's ability to learn.
"Every school move a child can lose four to six months of educational progress," said Koester.
It is something Antonio said he has gone through.
"We were doing like a multiplication tree and I really didn't know how to do it. I never was taught how to do that," he said.
And then, there's the emotional impact of simply not knowing.
"Where are we going to stay the night? What's going to happen tomorrow? Will there be supper on the table?" said Koester.
"I did worry because at first I thought it was like, we're going to be here for a long, long time," said Antonio.
Thankfully, that's not the case. With the help of a Salvation Army case worker, the family has secured a duplex in Madison. Packed with a whole lot of resilience, Antonio Ellis' journey has finally led him home.
"I would like people to know that I'm feeling happy," he said, adding that he's finally home.
Koester said this is a community issue and hopes everyone comes together to help these children.
TEP is always looking for donations, especially good, strong backpacks which serve not only for books but also for clothes. Also needed are hygiene supplies and things like alarm clocks. Donations can be dropped off at Lowell Elementary School on Madison's East Side.


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Baby Lima Beans With Herbs
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|Bacon slices
|2 , cut into 1 inch strips
|Yellow onion
|1 Medium, peeled and sliced
|2 Medium, peeled and thinly sliced
|Ground nutmeg
|1⁄8 Teaspoon
|Dried thyme
|1⁄4 Teaspoon, crumbled
|Fennel seeds/Anise seeds
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|Fresh baby lima beans/1 package,10 ounces frozen lima beans
|1 1⁄2 Pound, shelled to make 1 1/2 cups
|1 Teaspoon
|Black pepper
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|Minced parsley
|2 Tablespoon
|1 1⁄4 Cup (20 tbs)
1. Cook the bacon in a heavy 2-quart saucepan over moderately high heat until crisp—about 5 minutes. Remove the bacon, drain on paper toweling, and reserve.
2. Place the onion, carrots, nutmeg, and thyme, and the fennel seeds if used, in
the saucepan with the bacon drippings. Cook, uncovered, over moderate heat until the onion starts to color—about 8 to 10 minutes.
3. Add the lima beans (breaking up the block if you are using frozen limas), the salt and pepper, 1 tablespoon of the parsley, and the water.
4. Bring to a simmer, cover, turn the heat to low, and cook, for 15 minutes. Uncover and cook another 5 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon of parsley and crumble the reserved bacon over the top.
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Little boys of all ages will love this fun and colorful Circus Daze Birthday Theme. Complete with lots of decorations and invitation ideas, this party theme would be great for any occasion. Mix and match paper designs to create a look that your child is sure to love!
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- Therm O Web Glitter Dust – Silver
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- Therm O Web 3D Adhesive Foam – Squares
- Ruby Rock-It Carnival King Collection: Pattern Paper, Garlands, Die Cuts, Project Cards, Pockets (cards & stickers), Stickers, Party Picks.
- 8×10 craft canvas, chipboard letters, acrylic paint, texture medium, coordinating cardstock (red, white, kraft)
Partially cover canvas with textured medium. Let dry overnight. Apply watered down acrylic paint with foam brush. Use a light hand and no need to cover entire surface. Apply spray ink (splatters) if desired. Again, let this dry thoroughly. Then spray with Therm O Web Silver Glitter Dust and let dry.
In the meantime, start creating 8-10 paper rosettes from Ruby Rock-It Carnival King pattern paper. Cut various widths from 1" – 1 ¾" and 12" long. Score at each ¼" mark across the entire length and accordion fold. Attach the ends using strips of Therm O Web Supertape. To flatten and secure the rosette shape, apply iCraft Dots to punched circles and press onto the back of each rosette. Another punched circle can be added to the front as well to ensure that the rosette keeps its shape.
Once the rosettes are made and the canvas is dry, adhere the rosettes near the top corners of the canvas using Therm O Web Zots. Layer the rosettes, as shown.
Adhere Die Cut paper and fabric strips to the canvas using Therm O Web Supertape.
Attach the ends of Garlands to center of rosettes with Therm O Web Zots. On the right side, attach the Garland ends with Zots near the top corner. Add other embellishments (Die Cut Tickets, Party Picks, etc.) using Therm O Web Zots and 3D Adhesive Foam Squares.
Embellish the right top corner in the same way – layering rosettes and adding other embellishment accents – using Therm O Web Zots and 3D Adhesive Foam Squares.
Sand and paint chipboard letters with black acrylic paint. Let dry and spray with Therm O Web Silver Glitter Dust, then let dry. Use Zots to adhere the letters to the bottom right side of the canvas. Apply "Big Top" sticker above a letter. Also apply small star stickers to canvas, as shown.Tip: Add a quick spray of Glitter Dust to "seal" the tiny star stickers onto the canvas.
To create the quick Greeting Card, tuck Die Cut cards behind a pattern paper "pocket" on the lower half of the card. Use the Therm O Web Sticky Dot Mini Runner to adhere the layers to the front of the card. Add a rosette created from kraft cardstock and embellish it with punched and die cut circles. Use the Mini Runner again to apply the Die Cut phrases near the bottom of the card.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Ashley Barlow scored 19 of her career-high 22 points in the second half and Notre Dame (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 16 AP) rallied to beat Purdue 61-48 on Saturday.
Charel Allen scored 10 points and Lindsey Schrader added eight points and 10 rebounds for the Irish (8-1).
Danielle Campbell had 13 points, seven rebounds and six blocks for Purdue (3-5), but she was 5- for-13 from the field. Kalika France scored 11 points and Lakisha Freeman had five points and 11 rebounds.
Notre Dame won its sixth straight and claimed its first win over the Boilermakers in nine tries at Mackey Arena. The Irish shot 52 percent from the field in the second half, while the Boilermakers shot just 26 percent.
Purdue has lost five of its past six, including all three matchups with ranked teams.
Purdue led 36-32 early in the second half before Barlow made back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Irish a 38-36 edge with 12:07 to play.
Barlow made another 3-pointer to give Notre Dame a 47-41 lead, then Devereaux Peters scored on a putback to make it 49-41 with 5:46 to play. The Irish led by at least six points the rest of the way.
Notre Dame led 15-14 before Purdue went on a 7-0 run, highlighted by a 3-pointer from France, to take a 21-15 lead with 4:48 left in the first half. The Boilermakers led 25-20 at halftime, despite shooting 36 percent from the field. The Boilermakers held Notre Dame to 35 percent shooting in the first 20 minutes.


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She knew Peterson's arrest was coming because she had been working with authorities, and she hoped justice would finally be done.
May 13 would have been Kathleen Savio's 46th birthday, her sister noted. Every year, she said, family members visit her grave and relive the pain of her death. This year, she added, there will be some relief.
Savio's divorce from Peterson was nearly complete at the time of her death. She had received an order of protection in 2002 against Peterson, alleging a pattern of physical abuse and threats.
Doman said she wants to encourage battered women to get out of bad relationships, claiming Drew Peterson battered her sister.
"No matter how strong you are, get out," she said she would tell other abused women.
A lawyer for the Savio family, Martin Glink, told ABCNews.com the family is "very grateful and relieved that at long last he [Drew Peterson] is going to be charged.
"We're hoping that Mr. Peterson will get a measure of justice," Glink added. "We're looking to have the right thing done and that obviously points to Drew Peterson."
Stacy Peterson, then 23, vanished Oct. 28, 2007, after reportedly telling her minister that Peterson had confessed to killing Savio.
Earlier this year, a grand jury was convened to decide whether to indict Drew Peterson for Stacy Peterson's disappearance, but it has not done so. Like Savio, Stacy Peterson told family and friends that she feared her husband.
Drew Peterson has maintained that Stacy Peterson ran away with another man.
In November 2007, when the state announced it wanted to reopen Savio's case, Peterson told ABC News that he would put more investigative stock in the first determination that Savio's death was an accident.
"I put more faith in the first autopsy because it was fresh," he said at the time.
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EOPS is designed to provide academic and support services to students who are financially and educationally disadvantaged. Your acceptance into EOPS means that you are willing to work cooperatively with the program to attain your educational as well as career goals. You remain eligible for EOPS for six(6) consecutive semesters or until you complete 70 degree-applicable units, whichever comes first, as long as you comply with the following requirements:
You are required to attend a new EOPS student orientation prior to receipt of program services.
Academic Program Plan:
Students who have completed less than 24 units are required to enroll in a three (3)-unit CSU and UC transferable Learn 50 or IDST 50 class during their first or second semester of enrollment in EOPS.
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You are required to enroll in 12 or more units each semester and must consult with your EOPS counselor before you add/drop units.
Academic Progress:
You are required to make normal academic progress toward your educational goal by completing a minimum of 12 units each semester with a minimum grade point average of 2.00, and graduate from City College, transfer to a four year college/university, or be awarded a Certificate after completing 70 degree applicable units as defined by Title V, and utilize the student support services recommended by your EOPS counselor.
Academic Counseling:
You are required to meet with your EOPS counselor to develop a Student Educational Plan (SEP) during your first month in EOPS. In addition, you are required to meet with your EOPS counselor three(3) times each semester. You must also inform your EOPS counselor if you have an academic advisor, if you are enrolled in a semiprofessional program.
EOPS Probation:
Students who complete their first semester in EOPS with a cumulative grade point average BELOW 2.00 will be placed on EOPS academic probation. EOPS students on academic probation will enroll only in those courses mutually agreed upon with their EOPS counselor, and that their cumulative grade point average must improve within two(2) consecutive semesters. Failure to meet and comply with this policy may result in disqualification from EOPS.
You are required to regularly attend each course in which you enroll. If you have an emergency that will keep you out of class for an extended period, contact your instructor(s). If your absence will be longer than your instructor permits, call your EOPS counselor, or the Dean of Students for advice. Make an appointment with your EOPS counselor if you plan to take a Leave of Absence. You are required to re-establish your EOPS eligibility by completing a new EOPS application, and Board of Governors Enrollment Fee Waiver Application (BOGW), if your leave exceeds two (2) or more consecutive semesters.


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Getting some decent wickets there. 3 in the first match and 1 in the second despite being dropped to 6th bowler.
Got some runs opening too. Good workout.
Getting some decent wickets there. 3 in the first match and 1 in the second despite being dropped to 6th bowler.
Got some runs opening too. Good workout.
Himann not taking wickets? Literally a first.
"I will go down as Darren Sammy, the one who always smiles" - Darren Sammy
Not good enough from Morne, although the second bowling effort was decent.
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Dyer is Dire tbh.
Finally happy with the bowling performance
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You have got to earn the right to be aggressive.
Glad to get some runs in that first game, shame it didn't go so well though and we didn't get it over the line, hopefully we'll win the next ones.
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- DiC Entertainment, MGM Entertainment, 4 Kids Entertainment
- Cartoon Characters: Major Gus Bonner, Draga, R. J. Harrison, Pahk'kal.
- Voice Actors: Dale Wilson, Kathleen Barr, Mark Hildreth, Mackenzie Gray.
- Directed By Will Meugniot.
- Produced By Erik Lewald, Mike Maliani, Andy Heyward.
- Written By Francis Moss, Ted Pedersen.
- First Aired on October 19, 2002.
- Originally Aired on FOX TV (USA).
- Running Time: 30 minutes.
- Season: 1
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"Copper prices had their biggest single daily fall in about five years – it was pretty dramatic."
NZ dollar falls to week low as investors shun riskier assets
Already fragile global sentiment has taken another knock.
Upbeat Chinese trade data boosts NZ dollar after commodity drop
But give up your dreams of parity with the Aussie.
NZ dollar declines due to investors' yen for Japanese currency
Commodity-linked currencies avoided due to global growth concerns.
NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may advance this week amid dearth of local data
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NZ dollar flip flops as investors mull US jobs data, Fed interest rate hikes
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Store hours are 11:00 to 6:00 Monday-Friday, 11:00 to 5:00 Saturday and 11:00 to 4:00 on Sunday.
We have an extensive inventory of toys and collectibles from the 70's to present. Including the largest inventory of Transformers (G1 and up), Star Wars, GI Joe, He-Man, ...
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I buy used video games! Nintendo, Sega, Playstation, Xbox etc.
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I buy just about everything from Atari 2600 up to the latest consoles. This includes but is not limited to: Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, Intellivision, ColecoVision, Nintendo NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Gameboy, Wii, Sega Genesis, 32x, CD, Saturn, Dreamcast, Playstation and Xbox.
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Xbox 360 slim, 250gb hard drive, 3 games. black ops 2, modern warfare 3, and borderlands 2, 1 black controller and 1 silver halo edition controller. You get all the cords for the Xbox too. There's nothing wrong with it I just don't have time for it because of school. I ask that you pick up or if needed i can ship it. I live in Aberdeen (grays harbor). SERIOUS BUYERS ONLY.
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Lets start with the basic facts: if your central vacuum uses a real central vacuum motor you do not need to worry about a suction relief valve. True central vacuum motors do fail for various reasons, but they do not under normal operation overheat and "burnout" from a clog in the system. Modern central vacuum power units already include a manufacturers built-in overheat protection system, some units even have more than one .
Auxiliary motor protection or suction relief valves sold as a "necessary part" by some online dealers are a cheap attempt at trying to make a few extra bucks. If a website promotes the use of suction relief valves it's likely they are trying to pass off inferior central vacuums using cheap thru-flow motors from portable vacuum cleaners. True central vacuums use bypass motor systems and do not require suction relief valves.
The "motor protection" or "suction relief" valve is largely an internet product that gives our industry a bad name. Ask most professional CVS installers for a "motor protection" valve and you will receive a puzzled look. Your new central vacuum is already protected from overheating, usually with a thermal breaker either built into the motor or the control board.


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Losing is always tough. Wasting four home runs in an 11-8 setback to St. Louis felt particularly galling to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. The loss gave the visitors a three-game sweep in Kauffman Stadium just a week after KC took two out of three on the Cardinals turf. ''It's real disappointing any time you drop three straight,'' said Mike Moustakas, the second-year third baseman who hit two of the home runs and had three RBIs. ''We played good baseball today and battled back, but we just couldn't get there at the end.'' Carlos Beltran had a three-run home run and Matt Holliday and Allen Craig each drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who had scored just eleven runs their three previous games but amassed 41 hits and 30 runs in routing the Royals on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Starter Jonathan Sanchez and reliever Tim Collins (4-2) combined to give the Cardinals nine walks on Sunday. And while two of the walks were intentional, that just means the pitchers had done something...
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On Friday, March 9, plant experts from Bristol Zoo Gardens and Somerset Wildlife Trust visited Catcott Primary School in Somerset as part of a combined effort to reintroduce extinct plants on the Somerset Levels.
The pupils received a horticulture lesson from Bristol Zoo's Horticulture Manger, Mike Adams, and Somerset Wildlife Trust's Brue Valley Development Officer, Mark Steer.
As well as playing pollination-themed games, pupils at the school were shown how to plant and nurture seeds from a rare West Country plant species called Devil's-bit scabious - an attractive perennial herb with flowers that provide an important source of nectar for butterflies, bees and hoverflies.
Later in the summer, the children will transfer the young plants to Shapwick Moor Nature Reserve, on the Somerset Levels, as part of The Flowering for Life Partnership.
With help from the Somerset Rare Plants Group, Natural England and the Hawk and Owl Trust, the Flowering for Life Partnership aims to reintroduce rare plants to the fields of Catcott nature reserve and neighbouring Shapwick Moor, increasing the number of plants for pollinator insects such as bumblebees, butterflies and hoverflies.
Mike Adams, of Bristol Zoo, said: "It's great that Catcott Primary School is keen to get involved in this fantastic project to help increase biodiversity in the fields on their doorstep. We hope we inspired these children to become actively involved in the future protection of these valuable sites."
Mark Steer, Somerset Wildlife Trust's Brue Valley Development Officer, added: "Getting hands-on is a great way to learn about wildlife and habitats. We hope that growing the plants helped the children understand more about how important our bee and insect pollinators are and that we can all help create a healthy natural environment."
In addition to the Devil's-bit scabious, the partnership will aim to reintroduce the rare greater water parsnip, which has been classified as 'nationally scarce' and is listed on the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP). Just 50 individual greater water parsnip plants are left on the Somerset Levels. It has declined massively across southern Britain due to the loss of wetland habitats and intensive land management practices.
Bristol Zoo's expert gardeners are currently growing the greater water parsnip from seed in their nurseries. The young plants will then be transferred to Inaura School, also in Somerset, whose pupils will grow them on and plant them out at the two nature reserves.
Both Catcott nature reserve and Shapwick Moor contain fields that are being restored as flower-rich hay meadows a habitat that has declined by over 97 per cent. A survey of both nature reserves highlighted the best areas for reintroductions and also that some of the other fields at Catcott are already amongst the most species rich in the Somerset Levels containing rarities such as marsh stitchwort, marsh pea and milk parsley.
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Kyle Wellwood: One of my hefty heroes
Mar 10, 2010, 5:00 PM EDT
For most people, the Marc Savard concussion/Matt Cooke non-suspension is the story of the week. I have to admit, though, that Kyle Wellwood's blubbery embrace is the kind of trailblazing moment that deserves more discussion. The Vancouver Sun spoke to Wellwood, who admitted that he probably plays a little better when there's more of him to love.
I would also guess that "Wellfed" must have been frustrated from hearing all of the fat jokes when he wasn't fat anymore. I mean, he's basically a one-man Internet meme generator (take for instance: the #KyleWellwoodisSoFat thread on Twitter). You may look at Wellwood as a mediocre forward or an easy punchline but I look at him as something different.
I look at him as a hero.
Indeed, we all need role models and considering the evolution of sports into year-long jobs and glorified body building competitions, it's quaint and wonderful to see the misshapen gain some success too. With that in mind, I thought I'd take a look at some of the most successful fatties in recent sports history (Babe Ruth was an all-time great, but come on. Baseball players used to be chain smokers and worked full-time jobs on the side. It's more impressive to be a chunky athlete now.)
Hockey has two other prominently plump players: Martin Brodeur and Keith Tkachuk. Both have had wildly successful careers, with Brodeur defying shapely logic by being an iron man with a soft gut.
Sure, it's easier for a baseball player – especially a pitcher – to get away with being chubby but that doesn't stop it from being funny. Prince Fielder is one of his sport's best sluggers, C.C. Sabathia won a World Series despite having a brontosaurus neck and David Wells pitched a perfect game with a hangover and the body of a bowler.
Obviously, the NFL has its offensive and defensive linemen. Even basketball had its superstar sumos in the form of "The Round Mound of Rebound" Charles Barkley and the perpetually overweight Shaq.
Let's get to the meat of this lesson: Wellwood and players of his expansive ilk show that you don't have to be svelte to succeed in sports. Keep that in mind the next time you laugh at old lardy right up until you get passed by.
- Opiated Sherpa - Mar 10, 2010 at 5:14 PM
Ha ha ha… that's pretty well said. I think the best thing about the Kyle Wellwood fat jokes are kind of refreshing, when you can consider making fun of him for being a bad ex-Maple Leafs player.
- Alan Smithee - Mar 10, 2010 at 5:41 PM
So let me get this straight. You name-check Marty Brodeur, arguably the greatest goalie of all time if not his generation, and Keith Tkachuk, one of the greatest American-born players of all time. And Kyle Wellwood is your hero?!
- James O'Brien - Mar 10, 2010 at 6:10 PM
You make a good point, but I tried living up to childhood role models like Mario Lemieux and realized that I just can't compare. So now I make sure that my role models have a lower ceiling 😉
- hildymac - Mar 10, 2010 at 8:13 PM
Hey, now, Walter's lost weight! Well… I'm sure missing 5 teeth helped. Talk about an un-subtle hint from Oshie.
Somebody get that man a puddin' cup!
- James O'Brien - Mar 10, 2010 at 9:57 PM
"I'm sure missing 5 teeth helped" hahaha. That's awesome.
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What, if anything, is to blame?
For the human toll, many experts blame the poverty and poor building practices that – in Haiti especially – allowed an earthquake to take so many lives. For the sheer volume of extremes, climatologists say we are suffering because of man-made global warming. Many scientists believe that climate change is not only warming the planet; it has also made it more likely that a mellow climactic event will become a ferocious one.
In any event, we cannot blame Mother Nature for everything. 2010 has been a pretty rough year in the man-made-disaster category, too. Any retrospective will highlight the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and mining collapses the world over -- though the best-known of those brought us an unabashed good-news story: the successful rescue of those 29 hardy men of the mine near Copiapo, Chile.
So, farewell, 2010. And if we are to suffer such calamity in 2011 (and sadly, it is all but certain we will) let us raise a toast to these propositions: That the new year brings us fewer of them, first; and second, that when they come, they are the Copiapo brand of disasters. As in, the ones that end in joy.


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SAN FRANCISCO, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Women's Dermatologic Society (WDS) is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 presidency of Suzanne M. Connolly, MD, who took office at the recent WDS luncheon during the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Connolly moved into the presidential role from this past year's position as WDS Vice-President and National Service Chair for the past three years. Mary P. Lupo, MD, served as the WDS 2007-08 President.
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Emblematic of her passion for working together to serve others, Dr. Connolly cited a favorite quote from Henry Ford as she assumed the presidency: "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success."
Under Dr. Connolly's exemplary leadership as Service Chair, the WDS conducted an award-winning community service outreach, Families Play Safe in the Sun, designed to educate, encourage and empower families to make sun safety a way of life. The 3-year, 15-city grassroots educational campaign was made possible by a generous grant from the 3M Foundation. Through this WDS Service project, nearly 400 WDS members across the nation have volunteered in communities where they work and live to educate the public about sun safety and provide free skin cancer screenings at large-scale events, reaching nearly 2 million people directly and creating 122 million media impressions. Thanks to a new grant from L'Oreal Foundation, the organization's efforts to educate the public about sun safety will continue through Play Safe in the Sun, geared for golf and tennis enthusiasts.
Dr. Connolly is an Associate Professor of Dermatology at the May
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On Tap Today: Post-election diversions
Welcome to the first day in more than a year without political commercials. See? Told you we'd get there.
We can finally put all the bickering and posturing aside -- at least until the 2016 presidential campaign starts up, which should be, oh, sometime tomorrow. Till then, here's some stuff that'll take your mind of politics. »Read Full Blog Post
Singing, acting both stellar in 'Figaro'
Actors are taught to act and opera singers are taught to sing - and all too rarely do the twain really meet.
The Florentine Opera Company's production of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro," directed by Candace Evans, cast that notion aside Friday evening with a spot-on blend of absolutely sterling singing and audience-connected acting. »Read Full Article
Theatre Gigante taps dark, creative energy in 'Electra'
While her father is out of town on business, her mother takes a lover. When her father comes home, Mom and her new consort stab him. She herself is thrown out of the house. Her baby brother now lives in exile.
No wonder Electra has a complex. The question is whether her righteous anger regarding the murder of her father (Agamemnon) can justify plotting with her brother (Orestes) to murder Mom (Clytemnestra) and Mom's new squeeze (Aegisthus). »Read Full Article
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Fourteen films by students, faculty and alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres have been accepted into the short-film showcase at this year's Cannes International Film Festival, which kicks off Wednesday on the French Riviera.
The total is more than double the number of short films that made it into the Cannes Court Métrage Short Film Corner last year. »Read Full Article


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Singh worked as a doorman in a local hotel and Kaur was a waitress.
She returned to the lobby, and asked the doorman if he had seen the nanny and her other children.
The doorman beckoned conspiratorially and ushered us out one door and in through another to stand at the back of the $500 line.