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Methods and systems are provided for predicting an event's occurrence and notifying one or more interested applications that an event has been predicted to have occurred.
1. A media processing system for predicting rendition times of events associated with one or more media content samples to be rendered in a media processing application, comprising:
a processing unit configured to perform the media processing application;
a plurality of sources including the one or more media content samples to be processed by the media processing application;
an interface, selectively coupled to the plurality of sources, to generate and implement the media processing application, the interface comprising a plurality of filters to define a filter graph that is designed to process the plurality of sources that go through the filters, the filters comprising at least a source filter, a transform filter and a rendering filter; and
an event prediction module operably associated with the filter graph to process the one or more media content samples that are to be rendered for a user, the module being configured to:
receive event notification requests from the media processing application pertaining to a plurality of events associated with the media content samples; and
predict rendition times associated with the individual events by computing the individual events' rendition times without actual occurrence of the individual events through rendering processing within the filter graph,
generate event notifications in accordance with their predicted rendition times; and
send the notifications to the media processing application
whereby the event prediction module facilitates the event notification to be sent to the media processing application in a timely manner and avoids any lag in notification due to the event notification having to be back propagated through multiple filters in the filter graph in a conventional mechanism.
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5. A computer-implemented method for predicting rendition times of events associated with one or more media content samples upon request by a media processing application, the media processing application rendering the media content samples through a filter graph that comprises multiple filters in a media processing application, the method comprising:
receiving an event notification request from the media processing application, the event notification request requesting a notification pertaining to whether events associated with the one or more media content samples to be rendered take place;
predicting rendition times associated with the individual events by computing the individual events' rendition times without actual occurrence of the individual events through rendering processing within the filter graph; and
sending at least one event notification to the application responsive to the associated event having been predicted to occur at a particular rendition time;
whereby the method facilitates the event notification to be sent to the media processing application in a timely manner and avoids any lag in notification due to the event notification having to be back propagated through multiple filters in the filter graph in a conventional mechanism.
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9. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to predict rendition times of events associated with one or more media content samnles upon request by a media processing application, the media processing application rendering the media content samples through a filter graph that comprises multiple filters in a media processing application, the computer-readable instructions causing the one or more processors to:
receive an event notification request from the media processing application, the event notification request requesting a notification pertaining to whether events associated with the one or more media content samples to be rendered take place;
predict rendition times associated with the individual events by computing the individual events' rendition times without actual occurrence of the individual events through rendering processing within the filter graph; and
send at least one event notification to the application responsive to the associated event having been predicted to occur at a particular rendition time;
whereby the computer-readable instructions facilitate the event notification to be sent to the media processing application in a timely manner and avoid any lag in notification due to the event notification having to be back propagated through multiple filters in the filter graph in a conventional mechanism.
10. The computer-readable media of
11. The computer-readable media of
This application is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/055,135. This application is also related to and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/062,570, the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference herein.
Recent advances in computing power and related technology have fostered the development of a new generation of powerful software applications. Gaming applications, communications applications, and multimedia applications have particularly benefited from increased processing power and clocking speeds. Indeed, once the province of dedicated, specialty workstations, many personal computing systems now have the capacity to receive, process and render multimedia objects (e.g., audio and video content). While the ability to display is (receive, process and render) multimedia content has been around for a while, the ability for a standard computing system to support true multimedia editing applications is relatively new.
In an effort to satisfy this need, Microsoft Corporation introduced an innovative development system supporting advanced user-defined multimedia editing functions. An example of this architecture is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,913,038, issued to Griffiths and commonly owned by the assignee of this document, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated herein by reference.
In the '038 patent, Griffiths introduced an application program interface which, when exposed to higher-level development applications, enables a user to graphically construct a multimedia processing project by piecing together a collection of "filters" exposed by the interface. The interface described therein is referred to as a filter graph manager. The filter graph manager controls the data structure of the filter graph and the way that data moves through the filter graph. The filter graph manager provides a set of object model interfaces for communication between a filter graph and its application. Filters of a filter graph architecture implement one or more interfaces, each of which contains a predefined set of functions, called methods. Methods are called by an application program or other objects in order to communicate with the object exposing the interface. The application program can also call methods or interfaces exposed by the filter graph manager object.
Filter graphs work with data representing a variety of media (or non-media) data types, each type characterized by a data stream that is processed by the filter components comprising the filter graph. A filter positioned closer to the source of the data is referred to as an upstream filter, while those further down the processing chain is referred to as a downstream filter. For each data stream that the filter handles it exposes at least one virtual pin (i.e., distinguished from a physical pin such as one might find on an integrated circuit). A virtual pin can be implemented as an object that represents a point of connection for a unidirectional data stream on a filter. Input pins represent inputs and accept data into the filter, while output pins represent outputs and provide data to other filters. Each of the filters includes at least one memory buffer, and communication of the media stream between filters is often accomplished by a series of "copy" operations from one filter to another.
A filter graph can have a number of different types of filters, examples of which include source filters, transform filters, and render filters. A source filter is used to load data from some source, a transform filter processes and passes data, and a render filter renders data to a hardware device or other locations (e.g., to a file, etc.).
Typically, an application program or application 112 provides a means by which a user can interact with the content that is processed by the filter graph. Responsive to a user interacting with the application, the application can issue commands to the source filter 104. Examples of commands can include Run, Stop, Fast Forward, Rewind, Jump and the like. The source filter receives the commands and then takes steps to ensure that the commands are executed at the right time. For example, the source filter 104 typically receives data and provides timestamps onto data samples that define when the data sample is to be rendered by the render filters. The source filter then hands the timestamped data sample off to the decoder for further processing. The render filters now know, because of the timestamp, when the data sample is to be rendered.
It can be desirable, in situations such as this, for the application to be informed when a particular data sample has been rendered, or when an event associated with a particular data sample has actually occurred. This is because the application may have other tasks that need to be accomplished and which cannot a be accomplished until certain events have occurred. Events can include the start of the stream, end of the stream, changes in the stream's content, specific points of interest and the like. Changes in the presentation rate, such as the playback speed or direction, can further complicate the situation.
Presently, the way that the application is notified when particular events occur is that the render filter 110 is notified that the application wishes to be informed when a particular event occurs. The render filter waits until the particular event actually occurs (e.g. a data sample is rendered), and then sends a notification to its upstream filter—in this case the transform filter 108. The transform filter 108, in turn, sends the notification to the decoder filter 106 which then relays the notification to the source filter 104 and then onto the application.
Relying on the render filters to notify the application increases the design complexity of the output components and their workload responsibilities. Additional problems with this approach include that if the application requests a notification when a particular event has transpired, then the request itself must be either sent as a separate piece of data along with details indicating when the message should be sent, or the request must be attached to the data to be displayed. Additionally, a delay accumulates as the request propagates down the filter graph and as the notification returns from the filter. The delay can also be affected by process scheduling or network conditions and is beyond the control of the application.
Another approach to notifying the application when a particular event has transpired can be to establish a direct connection between the application and the render filters. This, however, is undesirable because it necessarily binds the render filter to the application and makes re-using the render filter for different applications impossible since each filter must have complete knowledge of the other. Different render filters cannot then be used with the same application.
Products utilizing the filter graph have been well received in the market as it has opened the door to multimedia editing using otherwise standard computing systems. It is to be appreciated, however, that the construction and implementation of the filter graphs are computationally intensive and expensive in terms of memory usage. Even the most simple of filter graphs requires and abundance of memory to facilitate the copy operations required to move data between filters. Complex filter graphs can become unwieldy, due in part to the linear nature of filter graph architecture. Moreover, it is to be appreciated that the filter graphs themselves consume memory resources, thereby compounding the issue introduced above.
Accordingly, this invention arose out of concerns associated with providing improved methods and systems for processing media content. In particular, the invention arose out of concerns associated with providing improved filter graph systems and methods.
Methods and systems are provided for predicting an event's occurrence and notifying one or more interested applications that an event has been predicted to have occurred.
Methods and systems are provided for predicting an event's occurrence and notifying one or more interested applications that an event has been predicted to have occurred. In various embodiments, the events are associated with media content samples that are to be rendered on a computing device.
In one embodiment, multiple filters are provided and define a filter graph. The filter graph is configured to process multiple media content samples and includes one or more render filters that render the media content samples. An event prediction module, associated with the filter graph, receives event notification requests from an application and predicts rendition times associated with the individual events. Event notifications are sent to the application in accordance with the predictions that are made. The event prediction module can be located upstream of the render filters and, in some embodiments, can comprise part of one of the filters in the filter graph such as a source filter.
The various inventive embodiments described herein can effectively eliminate problems associated with back-propagating event notifications through a filter graph to a requesting application. Thus, problems associated with lags that can be inherent in back-propagating systems can be greatly mitigated. In addition, the inventive embodiments can enhance the flexibility of filter graphs with which they are employed because render filters are not bound to event-requesting applications.
Exemplary Computing Environment
It is to be appreciated that computing environment 200 is only one example of a suitable computing environment and is not intended to suggest any limitation as to the scope of use or functionality of the media processing system. Neither should the computing environment 200 be interpreted as having any dependency or requirement relating to any one or combination of components illustrated in the exemplary computing environment 200.
The media processing system is operational with numerous other general purpose or special purpose computing system environments or configurations. Examples of well known computing systems, environments, and/or configurations that may be suitable for use with the media processing system include, but are not limited to, personal computers, server computers, thin clients, thick clients, hand-held or laptop devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, set top boxes, programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, distributed computing environments that include any of the above systems or devices, and the like.
In certain implementations, the system and related methods for processing media content may well be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The media processing system may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote computer storage media including memory storage devices.
In accordance with the illustrated example embodiment of
Bus 206 is intended to represent one or more of any of several types of bus structures, including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, an accelerated graphics port, and a processor or local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures. By way of example, and not limitation, such architectures include Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, Enhanced ISA (EISA) bus, Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) local bus, and Peripheral Component Interconnects (PCI) bus also known as Mezzanine bus.
Computer 200 typically includes a variety of computer readable media. Such media may be any available media that is locally and/or remotely accessible by computer 200, and it includes both volatile and non-volatile media, removable and non-removable media.
Computer 200 may further include other removable/non-removable, volatile/non-volatile computer storage media. By way of example only,
The drives and their associated computer-readable media provide nonvolatile storage of computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, and other data for computer 200. Although the exemplary environment described herein employs a hard disk 228, a removable magnetic disk 232 and a removable optical disk 236, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other types of computer readable media which can store data that is accessible by a computer, such as magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, digital video disks, random access memories (RAMs), read only memories (ROM), and the like, may also be used in the exemplary operating environment.
A number of program modules may be stored on the hard disk 228, magnetic disk 232, optical disk 236, ROM 208, or RAM 210, including, by way of example, and not limitation, an operating system 214, one or more application programs 216 (e.g., multimedia application program 224), other program modules 218, and program data 220. In accordance with the illustrated example embodiment of
Continuing with
A monitor 256 or other type of display device is also connected to bus 206 via an interface, such as a video adapter 244. In addition to the monitor, personal computers typically include other peripheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers and printers, which may be connected through output peripheral interface 246.
Computer 200 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 250. Remote computer 250 may include many or all of the elements and features described herein relative to computer 200 including, for example, render engine 222 and one or more development applications 216 utilizing the resources of render engine 222.
As shown in
When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 200 is connected to LAN 251 through a suitable network interface or adapter 248. When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 200 typically includes a modem 254 or other means for establishing communications over the WAN 252. The modem 254, which may be internal or external, may be connected to the system bus 206 via the user input interface 242, or other appropriate mechanism.
In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the personal computer 200, or portions thereof, may be stored in a remote memory storage device. By way of example, and not limitation,
Exemplary Event Prediction Module
In the illustrated and described embodiment, event prediction module 300 includes an interpolator 302, an event list 304 and a clock 306. Although these components are shown together within the confines of the event prediction module 300, it is to be appreciated and understood that the individual components of module 300 need not reside within the module itself. For example, clock 306 can simply comprise notifications that are sent to the event prediction module to provide a current clock value.
The event prediction module 300 receives event notification requests and maintains each requested event in the event list 304. Along with the event requests, the rendition time (or occurrence time) of each of the events is stored in the event list. The event requests can be received from an application that requests a notification when a particular event has occurred. The event prediction module 300 can also receive a presentation rate which is the rate at which data samples are being presented or rendered. As this rate can change, the event prediction module 300 can receive updates on the presentation rate as it changes. Alternately, the event prediction module can calculate the presentation rate.
Clock 306 provides a measure of the time and can correspond to the time that various data samples are presently being rendered. Interpolator 302 is configured to compute an event's actual rendition time and then cause the event prediction module 300 to generate an event notification that can be sent to the application to notify the that an event has occurred. Notice here that the interpolator computes or predicts that an event has occurred without actual notice that an event has, in fact, occurred. Thus, event notifications can be sent to the application in a timely manner. This can advantageously avoid any lag in notification due to the event notification having to be back propagated through the filter graph. Accordingly, the render filter need not be concerned with generating any event notifications. In addition, intervening filters need not be concerned with receiving and forwarding event notifications. Further, since the render filter is not bound to the application, the render filter can be flexibly employed with other applications.
Consider for example event list 304. There, five different events have been listed with their corresponding rendition time. The interpolator 302 knows the current time based on clock 306. The interpolator also knows the presentation rate. Based on these two pieces of information, the interpolator can calculate when an event notification should be sent for each of the events in the event list.
As a more tangible example, consider
Assume also that the application has generated an event request for each of the four above events because, for example, the application may have to perform some associated tasks when each event concludes. Specifically, the application has requested that it be notified at the conclusion of each of the events. As part of the process that takes place, the decoder filter can adjust the timestamps for the relevant samples so that the samples' output timestamps now comport with the events (or commands such as "play", "fast forward at 2�" and "fast forward at 5�") that the application has provided. For example, in order to render the data samples that originally had timestamps of 11-20 (10 timestamps in total) at 5 times the play rate, those samples will need to be rendered as if they had timestamps of 11 and 12 (i.e. 2 timestamps in total).
So, with this in mind, consider again
Now, recall that the event prediction module 300 knows the presentation rate associated with each of the data samples as well as the current time. Accordingly, interpolator 302 can calculate the rendition time of each of the events and make entries in its event list as follows:
Now, when the clock 306 indicates that the time is at a value of 10, the event prediction module 300 generates and sends an event notification to the application. Similarly, when the clock indicates that the time is at a value of 12, the event prediction module generates and sends an event notification to the application notifying the application that the first 5� play has concluded and so on. Accordingly, the application is notified in a timely manner that a particular event has occurred. It should be noted that the event prediction module assumes that the render filter is going to perform its job at the allotted time.
Thus, in this example, the event prediction module can generate and send event notifications to the application independent of the render filter. This means that the event prediction module need not have any knowledge of the render filter. As a result, very minimal delays (if any) are incurred between an event transpiring and an application's notification that an event has transpired.
The event prediction module can be located at any suitable location where it can generate event notifications. For example, in some instances, so-called "smart applications" can embody an event prediction module so that the application receives notifications at the appropriate time. In other instances, the event prediction module can be located within the filter graph, upstream of the render filter.
As an example of the processing that can take place in the event prediction module, consider the following: If the event E is contained in the presentation time interval (Pi,P+1) and the presentation rate Ri of the interval is available, then the source filter (or event prediction module) can compute the actual rendition time T of the event given the initial rendering time P0 by linearly interpolating:
Thus, if the presentation rate Ri is 1.0 for all intervals, then the rendition time T is equal to the event's presentation time E less the initial rendering time P0:
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Step 600 receives an event notification request. The event notification request is typically generated by the application and sent to the source filter. In the past, this request was sent down the filter graph to the render filter so that the render filter could watch for events, and then send a notification back up through the filter graph to the application. In the present example, this request is not sent down to the render filter and, in fact, is received upstream of the render filter. The request can be received by an event prediction module such as the one described in connection with
Step 602 computes a rendition time of the event associated with the event notification request. For example, typically commands from the application are sent to the source filter. These commands typically contain a presentation time or time interval in which a particular event is to occur. Additionally, these commands can include the presentation rate at which presentation is to occur (e.g. render samples 1-10 at 5 times the playback speed). The event prediction module can process the presentation time or time interval of a particular event, along with the appropriate presentation rates and compute or estimate the rendition time of the event. One example of how this can be done is given in
Step 604 determines whether the current time is equal to an event rendition time. For example, as noted in
The described methods and systems provide a general solution that can be applied to many multimedia streaming and network scheduling applications. The inventive methods and systems can remove requirements of output filters having to notify various applications concerning events that transpire during rendering of media samples. This, in turn, is advantageous in that it simplifies filter designs. This also increases the robustness and accuracy of the events by eliminating the a need for notifications to propagate back from the output filters.
Although the invention has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological steps, it is to be understood that the invention defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or steps described. Rather, the specific features and steps are disclosed as preferred forms of implementing the claimed invention.
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The only problem with north part of Iraq is that it's really hard to buy a bike here.
Since January I live in Erbil, which is capital of Iraqi Kurdistan - autonomous region in the north Iraq (basically everything going north from Mosul/Kirkuk).
Region is safe, there is absolutely no danger to travel inside Kurdistan. A lot of countries (all EU, USA, Canada and few others) have "visa on arrival" which you can get at the airport or on the border. This visa allow you to travel for 15 days across Kurdistan only, you cannot go to other parts of Iraq. It's important to remember about it when you plan to go from Turkey border to Erbil, google maps will always suggest road through Mosul, but you are not allowed to go there (I know people who did it, again soldiers were friendly, but you loose a lot of time on explanation at the checkpoint) and it's not that safe as Kurdistan.
Traveling is very easy. There is a lot of checkpoints, but soldiers are usually lazy and friendly. I traveled quite a lot by car and after few trips you master the "hand wave" and they don't even stop you. Even if they do, they are friendly and very often (especially far from the capital) want you to go out from the car to take a picture ;) I met & hosted a lot of hitchhikers from Europe, bicycle travelers and they all were positive about Kurdistan.
Kurdistan is different than Iraq in every way. There is a lot of nice views, google pictures from Rawanduz, Soran, Shaqlawa, Duhok, Dokan lake and the capital - Erbil. I I'm considering for next year to go home (Poland) buy a bike and come back on it. Then I will spend every weekend for trips.
Concerning time when to come. Now it's too cold I guess, max 5 C during the day and sometimes below 0 during the night. Even worse in the mountains, where is snow. In the summer (July/August) temp reaches 50 C. The best time to visit is during the spring. From middle of March all the way to June. 21st of March is a big Kurdish holiday - Newroz, new year's eve in Kurdish calendar. It's warm enough, so everyone is going out of town to Shaqlawa or Rawanduz for campings, etc. Everything is nice and green. Autumn is ok with temperatures, but everything is burned by the sun so it's closer to desert and air is very dusty.
wow, that's a looong post for a first entry to the forum ;)
Anyway, if you would like to plan trip, I'm sure it's worth it. For now I'm planning to stay littlebit longer in Erbil, so if you need some help, advise with the route or just ask some question about Kurdistan, write me and I will try to help.
If you need a place to stay, there is a lot of people using Couchsurfing so there is a big chance you can find it.
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CORPUS CHRISTI - So far, an investigation into a company bidding to redevelop Memorial Coliseum has revealed only the lawsuits and bankruptcy filings some council members and city staff have known about for months.
The preliminary report, dated Jan. 14, summarizes suits and bankruptcy filings against Leisure Horizons and its sister company, QDSI, and Joseph Prevratil, who controls both companies. Information about some of those suits was sent to city staff as early as Oct. 30.
The city paid $1,500 for the investigation, which is not complete.
Leisure Horizons is the only remaining company from a city consultant-led effort to solicit bids for the building's redevelopment. An effort to force a vote on whether to raze the coliseum is about 3,000 signatures short of the needed 7,504, said its organizer, former Councilman Joe McComb. His deadline is Monday.
And the city also is in discussions with Corpus Christi IceRays majority owner Tim Lange to convert the building, which opened in 1954, into an indoor ice rink where the minor league hockey team would play games and where the public could ice skate.
That proposal, which has not been formally considered, asks the city to put forward $1.5 million, Councilman and Coliseum Committee Chairman Mike Hummell said.
In a statement on behalf of Lange, IceRays minority owner Brent Chesney said the plan is in the idea phase and is awaiting feedback from the City Council.
"We simply want the opportunity to see if we can make it work," the statement said.
Leisure Horizons' request asks for $5 million from the city for repairs to the coliseum and for the city to sell an $18 million bond for the company. The company would make payments on the bond, but the city would be responsible for it should the company default.
Leisure Horizons also would pay $1 million in rent a year, the proposal said.
Leisure Horizons, which managed the Queen Mary ship in Long Beach, Calif., plans to convert the coliseum into an interactive gaming center, arena and retail center with space for meeting rooms and traveling exhibits.
Prevratil's management of the Queen Mary ship led to one of his companies filing for bankruptcy, a Long Beach city audit and lawsuits. As part of a lawsuit settlement, the ship's lease was auctioned and another company took over its operation.
The Caller-Times requested a copy of the preliminary Leisure Horizons investigation report Jan. 15 and again Tuesday. On Friday, city legal staff provided a copy of some documents after being asked for documents provided to City Council during an open meeting.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Business Wire) -- Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ:CSOD), a global leader in cloud-based talent management software solutions, today announced the recipients of the 2013 Cornerstone Client Excellence Awards. The awards were presented earlier today at Convergence 2013, Cornerstone's annual client conference. Winners were evaluated across a wide range of criteria and recognized based on their innovative approaches and business impact achieved via talent management and use of Cornerstone's solutions.
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AFC Durbin United ended Newbridge's 100 per cent record with a 2-1 victory in the Roper Rhodes Bathrooms Bath & District Saturday League Upper Division.
Nick Archer gave Durbin the lead in the first half, only for the table-toppers to equalise through Justin Carter.
The second half saw plenty of end-to-end football before Lewis Johnson grabbed the winner.
In the battle for second spot, current incumbents Trowbridge House were beaten 3-1 by Stockwood Wanderers.
Stefan Lee, John Pinches and Sam Baker found the net for Stockwood as they inflicted only House's second defeat of the campaign.
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HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 17: Legendary MMA Superstar and two time Olympic Wrestler Dan Henderson attends the CBS' Strikeforce MMA Fighters Open Media Workout on March 17, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
Who was the opening act in Ronda Rousey's UFC debut? That's going to be a trivia question fight fans will be asking each other 10 years from now. UFC 157 will be a watershed event for the planet's premier mixed martial arts promotion. Not only will it mark the first time two females have headlined a UFC pay-per-view broadcast, but it will also be the first time an openly gay fighter takes the Octagon in Liz Carmouche. However, the latter storyline isn't receiving nearly as much pub as the prior. While many pundits have questioned why Rousey would receive top billing in a UFC show which features a potential light heavyweight top contender scrap between Dan Henderson (Pictured) and Lyoto Machida, Henderson is unfazed with his co-main event status. "I am perfectly fine as the co-main," Henderson recently tweeted. "I will get to relax and enjoy the women go at it [once my fight is done]." UFC president Dana White's decision to have 'Rousey vs. Carmouche' plastered across the billboard shouldn't come as a surprise. He has long stated that championship affairs will always receive the star treatment, regardless of weight class, and in this case, sex of the contestants. UFC 157 takes place February 23rd inside Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
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Through the Roof pediatric therapy nonprofit in Hernando, still getting on its feet organizationally, will get fundraising off to a running start with a 5K set for Dec. 8.
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"Our goal is to be fully funded for a year before opening and providing services," said Donna Sularin, pediatric physical therapist and founder of Through the Roof. "I would provide physical therapy, and we would need to hire an occupational therapist, a speech therapist and a special instructor.
"We've made a significant dent in our budget for a year, and this is our second big fundraiser," she said.
Sularin got approval of city aldermen for morning road closings around the town square for the race, which follows the same route as the Optimist Club's A'Fair 5K in the spring. Through the Roof's fundraising walk/run is called "Jingle All the Way," and registrants can find it on racesonline.com. Advance sign-up is $25; race-day registration is $30 and starts at 6:30 a.m. at the parking lot of the Trustmark Bank at 2510 U.S. 51 South across from the DeSoto County Courthouse.
"The walk/run starts at 8 a.m. and should be wrapped up about 10:30 a.m.," said Sularin. "There's a special treat for participants and supporters — Memphis Street Cafe will serve a pancake breakfast starting about 9 a.m."
Shelly Johnstone, city community development director, said the 5K reflects groups' rising interest "in healthy activities to raise funds in our community. We hope there's a good turnout."
Busy as she is with raising money and awareness for Through the Roof, Sularin already holds two jobs. She contracts with the state for early-intervention services for children from birth to age 3 — "I've been doing this for 16 years," she said. And she works at Clifton Farms on Robertson Gin Road with fellow therapist Faith McCormick's Bit of Balance, which employs "hippotherapy, horses, as a treatment approach. 'Hippo' is the Greek word for horse."
Sularin says Through the Roof will serve at-risk children up to age 18 "who, for whatever reason, have any type of developmental challenge, including Down syndrome, cerebral palsy or genetic disorders.
"Sadly, a lot of children never have a proper diagnosis," she said. "Treatment is so much more successful if problems are identified early on. In the 5 years from birth, the brain is what experts call 'very plastic,' more subject to influence and intervention than at any other period of a person's life."
At-home services three days a week are envisioned for children, with services at the nonprofit's facility two days week, said Sularin. "We've been offered free of charge for our use a guesthouse behind a private residence. That's a huge blessing for us, because it takes a big chunk out of our budgeted costs."
"It would help to fill a niche," said Johnstone of Sularin's plans for services. "And we're pleased that Donna's focused on the need in our area."
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