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Soccer is big in the Europe. In fact, for many teenagers, it's pretty much an obsession. The only thing that competes is their use of social media. So when Nike's #RiskEverything tournament came to London in May, it was a chance to blend many teenagers' two favorite pastimes into one social phenomenon. But how? XYZ, local event organisers for Nike in London, showed Nike's campaign managers what NewTek TriCaster and 3Play systems could do with video content on the big screen and on social media - at the same time.
XYZ designed and built 'Phenomenal House,' a venue created for the event in the heart of London to highlight Nike soccer gear innovations to fans and players. The enormous space housed a caged 4-a-side soccer pitch, a museum charting Nike's 40 years of sports innovations, competition spaces to test and promote Nike's latest soccer boots, a 'club house' featuring table foosball, soccer video games on Sony Playstation systems, and a Nike store.
The continuous soccer action focused on a 4-a-side tournament where winners from previous heats played in a knockout competition, with the tournament champions claiming places at a Nike Academy pre-season experience. Outside of the main competition, other teams were able to register via the Nike website for 'open play' each day.
Compelling video content and consumer-led social media activity are crucial in connecting Nike with its target market, and the high-octane soccer action provided fantastic source material.
"We faced two challenges: to produce an exciting live and interactive soccer experience for players and spectators at the venue, including instant replays and rich animated graphics on the big screens, and to be able to push that content to social media almost instantaneously," says Will Mould, Managing Director, XYZ.
XYZ contracted Chuffed Productions to provide the broadcast production to meet the brief. Two Sony PMW300 camera operators zoomed in on the fancy footwork while five GoPro fixed cameras set up around the pitch captured the action. The live cameras fed a NewTek TriCaster 8000 multi-camera live video production system for vision mixing and network-style output to live screens around the venue, complete with Nike brand graphics. A NewTek 3Play 4800 integrated sports production system provided live replays of goals and hero skills for the big screens and for social media sharing.
"One of the best things about the set-up was the new 3Play 4800 system with its eight camera inputs," says Ben Baldwin, Director, Chuffed Productions. "The wide choice of shots enabled us to deliver highly professional-looking content – really important at a fast-paced event like this."
The intuitive interface of the TriCaster and the 3Play let staff work across different systems. "We had professional operators experienced with either the TriCaster or the 3Play, and they found it easy to swap from one to the other", says Ben. "We also had work experience trainees who picked up both systems very quickly."
There were 50-60 games each day. Every game was captured on video, broadcast to the big screens and packaged for highlights and replays. It all added up to a huge amount of footage to be managed live.
"I thought I knew what the capabilities of TriCaster were – that's why we brought it on board – but what I experienced with TriCaster and 3Play was beyond my wildest expectations," says Will. "The pace of the replays and the speed at which we were able to get them out to Nike's target audience was brilliant."
Historically, selecting the highlights among 50 to 70 short matches per day would have been a time-consuming task in post-production. In contrast, using 3Play, clips were selected and uploaded directly to social media networks including Facebook and Twitter. The clips were also emailed immediately to the players, who then shared these videos with the hashtag #RiskEverything, providing Nike with reach in the most authentic way.
As Will says, "It was critical to get the highlight clips out straight away, while the content was still relevant. These players spend their lives on social media; they want to share what they've done, right away. TriCaster and 3Play enabled us to do that."
"When the client first saw the action on the big screens, they were blown away. And when a player is still on the pitch and can look up and watch a replay of his goal, it makes him feel like a professional soccer player," says Ben. "I can't do that without TriCaster and 3Play. NewTek allows me to deliver affordable, professional-looking content to the big screen and social media."
The event exceeded Nike's targets for attendance and digital reach, with over 10,000 guests through the doors across the six days, and the shared video connecting with hundreds of thousands more consumers. Will concludes, "Nike were overjoyed with the whole event. The TriCaster set-up played a huge role in allowing us to create an amazing live experience."
To read more studies on how end users are taking the television industry by storm with NewTek products, check out NewTek Customer Stories.
Basketball Travelers Inc. leverages TriCaster's live streaming capability and social media support to build interest and audience for the annual basketball tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
When the University of Maryland captured the Paradise Jam Championship in November 2013, tournament organizer Basketball Travelers Inc. posted a screen grab on Twitter of the triumphant team with its trophy even before the tournament's broadcast partner CBS Sports was off the air with its game coverage.
That Twitter post is an example of how Sean Christensen, Basketball Travelers director of media, sees social media evolving into a vehicle that builds fan interest, makes sharing game memories easy and ultimately drives viewers to game coverage.
"Increasingly, people are online while they are watching games on their TVs or streaming over the Internet," he says. "They probably are sharing their thoughts about the game they are watching with Twitter. If we are posting game highlights an hour and a half after the game, we have missed the window to spread the word as the game is going on."
Basketball Travelers, a company specializing in organizing tours and tournaments for U.S. college and high school teams in foreign countries, turned to the NewTek TriCaster 8000 production system as the centerpiece of its production setup for Paradise Jam, an eight-team NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament held annually in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Complementing the men's tournament is a pair of NCAA Division I women's tournaments the following week, which Basketball Travelers streams online, as well.
Brian Ratzliff, executive director, special projects, for Basketball Travelers, says that streaming live game coverage and highlights of the tournament is becoming a "huge component" of the company's distribution model, simply because younger people want instant access to content on whatever device is at hand. "They are not going to a cable guide to find that. They are going online and finding that via social media. That is what is driving their awareness. So being able to use social media - and working in our case with partner schools that are attending our basketball events, as well as some media outlets that feel pretty good about promoting through social media - we are able to drive an audience into the kind of offerings we have that we are now streaming," says Ratzliff.
This year's Paradise Jam was the first time Basketball Travelers deployed TriCaster to do double duty as the platform used for its HD multi-camera, live streaming tournament coverage, and the source of game highlights and other content for new social media distribution. While CBS Sports held the rights to produce and distribute six tournament games for its domestic audience, Basketball Travelers' TriCaster setup produced the rest of the games and streamed them live. "We put together a six-camera shoot with two up cameras, two down cameras and two GoPro cameras on the backboards," recalls Christensen. "The ability to put that many HD cameras on with professional graphics and statistics from a folding table in the Virgin Islands. was amazing," he says.
Social media workflow
Christensen and his team had two main tasks to complete during Paradise Jam games: produce live streaming, HD coverage and create and post video clips and screen grabs of tournament highlights to a variety of social media destinations, such as Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.
Conscious of production budgets, Christensen found the combination of the TriCaster production solution and 3Play instant replay system not only provided a level of game production on par with what viewers expect to see on TV, but also that is was an efficient way to go about the production. "The combination of TriCaster and 3Play basically saved us having to have another position on the crew," says Christensen. "Rather than having just one person doing social media, the setup allowed us to reduce the number of people we needed to support our streaming and social media activities." According to Christensen, the 3Play operator for the tournament not only put together replays and highlight packages for streaming game coverage, but also was responsible for doing screen grabs and clip packages for YouTube that were assembled and posted during dead balls, time outs and other breaks in game action. "The 3Play operator was able to make screen grabs and Tweet out pictures and upload clips to YouTube. Rather than just waiting for play to resume, we were active on our social media networks."
NewTek's 3Play, in particular, gave the streaming presentation of the games added sizzle not normally found online, says Christensen. "We are not exactly on the ESPN or CBS end of production, but you normally don't see a lot of replay on a free stream of a game," he says. "I got several comments from coaches after the tournament about how easy it was to watch our streaming coverage and how they wished they could get this quality of production online, all of the time."
Ratzliff, too, received good feedback about the quality of his HD production of the games for a streaming audience. "We had a comment from an NCAA Division I school who watched the streamed games and said that was the best streaming experience they had ever seen online. We were ecstatic with how it looked from a viewer's eyes, and the schools that were there that had their games streamed reported back to us that their fans were extremely impressed with what they saw," says Ratzliff. Christensen adds he was pleasantly surprised that the person running 3Play only needed two days to learn the replay system before using it without hesitation for the production on Paradise Jam.
Future jam
Last year's Paradise Jam experience with TriCaster and 3Play simply whetted Christensen's appetite for finding new ways to enhance Basketball Traveler's video offerings in the future, and he has already identified one area for improvement, he says. Typically, Basketball Travelers provide the video coordinators of participating universities with DVDs of the games. While using TriCaster at Paradise Jam, Christensen learned it is possible to upload to the Internet on-demand game segments, such as the first half of the game, even while TriCaster is being used to produce live streaming coverage of the game.
"If we can upload as we go, most coaches will be happy to have the opportunity to download those files, so they can review a play at half time. That will definitely be an improvement over DVD distribution," he says. TriCaster also will enable Basketball Travelers to stream coverage of other collegiate athletic competitions. BTI, another company managed by Basketball Travelers, puts together a variety of events, including the World University Games for Team USA, and a host of other tournaments around the world. "We want to show these games to the world," says Christensen. "Having TriCaster means you are going to start seeing a lot more college athletics streamed online by our company." Ratzliff adds that the impact of TriCaster on sports production extends well beyond Basketball Travelers.
"The technology is now getting so good you can deliver via the Internet, and you can conceivably see the day when most sports content you are trying to get back to the United States is going to be delivered through IP packaging like this."
To read more studies on how end users are taking the television industry by storm with NewTek products, check out NewTek Customer Stories.
Off the wall action
All the young dudes were out in force one sunny August weekend, when the Vans Downtown Showdown skateboard event rolled into Paris.
With €50,000 prize money at stake for the twelve teams in competition, the event promised to be serious fun. The live streaming specialists, 3XScreen Media, captured it all using NewTek TriCasters, 3Play instant replay and LiveText graphics.
Van's designs and distributes a wide range of specialist shoes and apparel targeted at the skateboarding community, both skaters and fans. The brand is promoted using a packed calendar of sponsored global events and a constantly updated Web and social media presence. Vans' brand strap line is "off the wall" and the coverage for the event, just like their in-house VOD channel at www.offthewall.tv, needs to promote the brand as young and exciting, urban and immediate.
"We've done BMX and skateboard events for Vans before, but Downtown Showdown is by far the biggest event of any kind for Vans in Europe, and the biggest skateboard event in Europe," says Scott Robinson, Managing Director, 3XScreen Media, which produced the event with Factory Media.
No-barriers outreach
Nick Street, Senior Marketing Manager, Vans EMEA, explains: "Only so many people can actually come to the event, so live streaming is a way of making a wider audience part of the experience. VANS consumers engage on multiple social platforms, and they consume media a lot quicker; they want to go and get things instantly, and they want to be part of it. That's really a great opportunity for us."
"These events are great for promoting our brand", Nick continued, "The style of production aligns with our brand values. Skateboarders are a global community that want immediate access to, and involvement with the events."
The skateboard competition saw twelve teams skating four obstacles, each one representing a Parisian icon; from the Eiffel Tower, to a designer suitcase obstacle representing Parisian chic! The skaters, as well as peripheral art and music events, were filmed and streamed live to screens around the venue, as well as to various Web platforms, and the footage was recorded for later use.
Multi-camera, multi-action
3XScreen Media has been using NewTek TriCasters for three years, producing around 60 productions each year. "TriCaster and 3Play are a fundamental part of our live production workflow," says Scott. "Without them we couldn't do the kind of productions our customers expect."
The workflow for the Downtown Showdown consisted of 12 cameras, all feeding back to an on-site production studio which housed a TriCaster 850 and a TriCaster 855, plus a NewTek 3Play system for instant slo-mo's, replays and highlights, plus NewTek LiveText for graphics. The 850 was used to feed the local screens, principally the programme output that was also streaming to the Vans website, while the 855 was the principal production machine for both the sport side of the event and the interviews, and reporting during the competition.
The camera set-up included a number of innovations to keep the content fresh and exciting. "We had Go Pro Hero 3 cameras on small travel jibs for capturing the action from above. We can use those with the TriCaster as we can input almost any signal." says James Peilow, Online Video Producer and Engineer, 3XScreen Media. "We also used the Teradek Bolt wireless system which allowed us to use our overhead camera without cables, and the camera team had some handheld wireless cameras to get around the venue easily without worrying about being tethered or getting in the way of the skaters."
TV-quality highlights
Instant replay is a huge part of any sporting event, and the slow motion element provided by 3Play instant replay system beautifully highlighted the movement of the skaters. The system also brought other benefits to the production, as Scott explains.
"Being able to link 3Play into our live sports productions like Downtown Showdown, makes a huge difference to the production values of the event. Traditional replay machines are out of our league in terms of hire and operator costs, but 3Play allows us to bring in cost-effective instant replays and highlights packages," he says. "In addition, using 3Play in conjunction with TriCaster on this event meant that we could take eight cameras into the TriCasters and a further four into the 3Play over the network. On an event like this, camera sources are gold! So being able to bring in network sources is very beneficial, and the two systems work together very well. Our team is also multi-disciplinary, and everyone is familiar with all of the NewTek kit, which means that the same guys who do live switching can also do replay."
The slow motion element provided viewers with multiple angles of the same action, and gave the production team some breathing space, since they could create a playlist to play out between events while they were preparing for the next lot of live footage.
Gleaming the production cube
The live stream programme output was sent back, via LiveU to 3XScreen Media's master control room in London where it was recorded through another TriCaster. Some additional graphics were added and then it was published through Elemental encoders to eight different platforms and around 100 different websites. Various versions of the programme output – dirty, clean, with and without commentary – were also recorded for the later creation of a TV programme.
Scott credits the NewTek equipment as a major factor in the creation of a high quality yet cost-effective production. "For this kind of production, if we didn't have TriCasters and 3Play, we'd need an OB truck five times bigger than the one we had, we'd need a huge production crew plus drivers, riggers and the like. Today, thanks to NewTek, we are able to do a 12-camera, broadcast-quality production with 15 people."
To read more studies on how end users are taking the television industry by storm with NewTek products, check out NewTek Customer Stories.
YouTube tackles sports
YouTube Sports sets its sights on live streaming sports, every sort of sport imaginable.
Every minute, 100 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube; more than one billion unique users visit the website each month; watching 6 billion hours of video. And, if YouTube were a cable TV channel, it could boast that it reaches more 18 to 34 year olds in the United States than any other cable network.
It's no secret YouTube is transforming how people watch and distribute video. The facts speak for themselves.
What may be a bit more surprising is the growing role YouTube is playing as an online distributor of live sports coverage. It seems every sport imaginable is getting in on the action. Whether it's a local bowling league, high school football team, collegiate athletics program or even major professional sports leagues and TV sports networks, YouTube is giving sports enterprises a way to reach audiences, extend their brands and drive revenue.
Doing so, however, hasn't been without its hurdles. Perhaps the most challenging has been making it easy for those with no particular technical training to distribute their sports online. After all, while large TV sports networks are important users of the service, they aren't representative of the majority of organizations YouTube is working to enlist as providers of live sports content. Who could even approach these TV stalwarts when it comes to video production background and overall technical expertise? "Some folks are just getting started," says Perry Tobin, Technology Manager for YouTube Sports. "Some know what it takes to produce a live event; some have never done it at all."
To make things simpler, YouTube has spent the past couple of years putting in place the technology needed to deliver high-quality live sports action, via the Internet. They've also developed the cloud-based transcoding software needed to make it simple and fast for users to distribute their live sports content to devices, ranging from desktop and laptop computers, to media tablets and smartphones.
Taking the plunge
For the Olympics, NBC partnered with YouTube, which provided its Internet video player and live-streaming infrastructure to support worldwide distribution of more than 3,000 hours of live event coverage, interviews, and other exclusives on NBCOlympics.com. Likewise, Baumgartner's Red Bull Stratos live supersonic jump into the history books in October 2012, drew intense public interest. And, while the event itself took less than three hours from balloon liftoff, to the safe touchdown of Baumgartner on terra firma, the spectacle garnered more than 8 million YouTube views – a record for the most concurrent live streaming views ever.
"What these two big projects did for YouTube was to help us make the platform very robust," says Tobin. The events and the public's reaction to them also brought immediate credibility and visibility to YouTube as a legitimate platform for the delivery of live sporting events.
"Both the NBC Olympics and the Stratos Jump streaming coverage were nominated for outstanding, innovative sports coverage," says Tobin. "While NBC Olympics did not win that Emmy, the YouTube Stratos Jump did."
Recognizing this opportunity to tap into a previously underserved vertical market with a proven Internet delivery infrastructure, YouTube assembled a team of people, including Tobin, who were focused on securing partnerships with leagues, teams and universities –basically, any entity that had a sports event people wanted to watch online.
The result has been a steady progression of successes securing partnerships with those wishing to live stream sports, starting with premium partners such as MLB, the NBA-D League, Major League Lacrosse and the National Women's Soccer League, and progressing to any sports entity with 1,000 YouTube channel subscribers, such as collegiate athletic teams and leagues. And most recently, to any entity with barely more than 100 channel subscribers, such as high school sports and even bowling leagues.
Video production & streaming
Other sports organizations, however, wish to replicate with their YouTube Sports presence the video production value people are accustomed to seeing on television. For this group of YouTube Sports partners, multi-camera live game coverage with TV-style switcher effects and transitions, graphics, lower-thirds, slow-motion replay and other higher-end production elements is necessary. In some instances, Tobin says, these sports organizations want to step up their production quality to attract viewers. In others, they simply are trying to match the production quality already being achieved by broadcasters producing some of their games for TV.
"The ACC Digital Network, and a lot of our partners who put half of their games on TV and half on YouTube, are good examples of cases where having production value that is equivalent to TV is a must," explains Tobin.
Another example is Major League Lacrosse. "They have quality standards that they live by," explains Tobin. "They can't really reduce the quality just to put it on YouTube. They want their product seen in the best possible light and in the best possible way."
However, these sorts of TV productions traditionally come with high price tags. It's not uncommon for a multi-camera TV production truck packed with all of the high-definition technology needed to present top-notch live television sports productions to cost tens of thousands of dollars to rent for a single game.
"In the past, that has been prohibitive," says Tobin. "Fortunately, products like NewTek TriCaster and 3Play have lowered the barrier of entry into this space. Where you used to have to pull in a satellite truck, now all you need is an Internet drop, a TriCaster and 3Play, and you are good to go to have instant replays, green screens, and all of the things you've come to expect with cable TV-produced content."
TriCaster allows sports entities to enhance the production quality of their shows, whether they are being live streamed or broadcast, without requiring the capital outlay needed to buy traditional video gear, or incurring the operating expense necessary to roll in a TV production truck.
"While YouTube has a policy of remaining 'platform agnostic, and not recommending technology' in an effort to 'play fair,' says Tobin, "we do acknowledge the platforms that are working well for us," adding that "we work with companies like NewTek to ensure compatibility with our network."
Beyond production technology, for YouTube Sports to reach its full potential, there is a need to make the transcoding process required to live stream content to multiple types of platforms "as frictionless and as low-cost as possible," explains Tobin.
"One of the key features we rolled out this year was the ability to transcode in the cloud. In the past, if folks wanted to get their content online, they would have to create multiple bit rates – perhaps 1080p if they wanted to do something really high quality, but also 360p for mobile," he says.
To simplify the process, YouTube developed its cloud transcoding in a way that lets users submit one high-resolution stream that is transcoded into all of the other bit rates needed to distribute to the various viewing options consumers use today, and thus guarantee compatibility and reach.
"We realize the YouTube generation wants its content on the closest device at hand. That might be a cell phone; that might be a tablet; that might be a laptop computer," says Tobin.
Game changer
"It is a revenue-share deal that is supported by ads, and those ads can come from a lot of different places," explains Tobin. "In general, Google sells ads on YouTube. So any YouTube partner who signs up, Google sells ads on their behalf. There is a revenue split that typically is 55 percent to the partner and 45 percent to YouTube." There are also provisions for YouTube Sports partners who sell their own commercials, he adds.
Tobin acknowledges the non-financial benefits of partnering with YouTube Sports can be just as important, if not more important, than revenue to a sports organization, depending on its goals. For instance, greater visibility for a collegiate athletic program – particularly at small schools or for sports not typically televised - can pay handsome rewards when it comes to player recruitment. Another benefit, Tobin says, is deepening the bonds sports programs or teams have with their fans by giving those fans a way to watch games not scheduled to air on TV. Streaming also gives fans a way to keep up with the latest team developments during streamed coach interview shows and feature reports.
Connecting on this level, via YouTube Sports, with fans and recruits can be game-changing events for teams and athletic programs looking to achieve a higher level of success. Not only does the YouTube Sports offer these organizations a way to bypass traditional television gatekeepers, but it also gives them an avenue to reach their fans consistently over the long haul.
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"Whether it's the announcing, the technical aspects or instant replays – all things that make a production engaging - there is a big difference in the sort of entertainment value that is delivered, if it is done right," he says.
Granted, YouTube Sports appeals to a broad group of audiences, so it depends on what the expectations are for any given group of viewers. But having access to powerful, yet affordable television production technology, like TriCaster, that is simple to learn and use, means even those involved in live streaming sporting events to YouTube channels with only hundreds of viewers can produce an end product that is engaging and better informs the audience.
"I have learned that a lot of folks think they can become the next broadcaster and bring that level of quality they are used to seeing on television," says Tobin. With tools like TriCaster, they can satisfy those ambitions.
To read more studies on how end users are taking the television industry by storm with NewTek products, check out NewTek Customer Stories.
Taking a new direction.
TheStreet's new TriCaster control rooms are helping the financial news outlet enhance its brand and work more efficiently.
Traders, investors and just about anyone else who likes their financial news with equal measures of "booyah" and bravado are bound to know Jim Cramer and his popular nightly "Mad Money" show on CNBC.
His legendary rants, frenetic caller lightning rounds, as well as his copious use of props and sound effects, coupled with a quick wit and unique financial insight have made his show popular with a legion of fans.
With an on-air presence like that, Cramer has set the bar pretty high in the minds of viewers who regularly visit TheStreet, a popular financial Web destination he co-founded with Martin Peretz in 1996. While satisfying those expectations isn't particularly easy, doing so is essential.
For Elisabeth DeMarse, who took over as president, chairman and CEO of TheStreet in March 2012, delivering engaging and informative financial news that's fresh and on-target is imperative. DeMarse likens people seeking financial news to sports fans who are passionate about their favorite sport. They want to be up to date on the latest developments, and they don't have much interest in anything less.
TheStreet, however, wasn't set up to produce timely video reports when DeMarse arrived. Things had to change. That's why she contacted former colleague, Brooke McDonald from her days at Bloomberg, who now runs Houpla, Inc., a Baltimore-based media consulting and content creation company.
McDonald and her partner at Houpla, Michael Brassert, knew when taking on the assignment that the goal of transforming TheStreet's video operations was to put in place a modern HD television infrastructure focused on producing timely, high-quality financial video news reports that leveraged technology to make the production workflow highly efficient.
"We had to find a way to upgrade the video product in TheStreet's business in a manner that increased brand awareness, upgraded the brand image and also drove business," says Brassert.
"In the case of TheStreet, the video products they had were being plagued by lack of vision, lack of branding and lack of a goal to move forward with a video product that was integrated as a viable part of their operation to drive business."
While McDonald, who has a long list of journalism credits, including positions with CNN, Bloomberg, Reuters and Maryland Public Television, worked with TheStreet's journalists to replace their print-like workflow with something more akin to a TV newsroom workflow, Brassert focused on video production workflow.
"The first thing I noticed was the workflow was hindering the video product," says Brassert. "They were in a traditional post-production workflow. They were trying to do multi-camera work. This is a news organization mind you."
Out with the old
TheStreet was using a three-camera setup for interviews. Video was recorded to removable memory cards, ingested into a nonlinear editing station and cut together along with graphics and titles. "Because of this workflow, they weren't getting their videos out for sometimes days or even weeks," he says.
"The solution was to put in place a live, switched video production workflow," says Brassert. "This would allow TheStreet to post reports to their websites within minutes, not days or weeks."
Brassert began looking for technology that would allow TheStreet to produce video in a way that would remove the post-production element. "By doing that, it forced journalists when preparing their stories to have all of the information they needed. They weren't going to be fixing it in post," he says.
At the center of this new live production workflow is a pair of NewTek TriCaster 8000 broadcast-integrated production platforms, used for 1080i HD production of all video shows produced for distribution on TheStreet's websites, and via partners like Roku. One is used in TheStreet's main control room; the other serves the dual roles of switching shows produced in a secondary control room and being a backup.
Brassert chose TriCaster 8000 for TheStreet because it allows the company to compete at the same level, in terms of video and production quality, as bigger media companies with deeper pockets.
TriCaster 8000 is a video content publishing hub with eight simultaneous live HD and/or SD video inputs; five integrated digital media players, including two digital disk recorders; eight fully configurable M/E channels with re-entry, real-time motion tracking and effects support; four downstream keyer channels, and four additional key layers per M/E bus; plus 3-D and TransWarp effects support.
Additionally, it provides access to control of up to eight live, pan-tilt-zoom cameras; offers more than 30 live, HD virtual studios; supports direct content upload to YouTube and other social media sites; streams live, HD video content, and comes with an integrated multi-channel audio mixer.
"With TriCaster, we have taken TheStreet to the level you would find in many network news control rooms and studios," says Brassert. Using TriCaster, a single operator can output broadcast-quality video over fiber to other news organizations, record it for possible post production if needed, stream shows live via the Internet, and create video-on-demand clips that can be posted online in a really short amount of time," he says.
Brassert selected TriCaster 8000 after investigating other traditional video production switchers and digital disk recorders. "We found that putting all of those components together would have been one way to go, but it would be much more expensive than using the TriCaster," he says.
"Nowadays, viewers expect the same quality on their smartphone or tablet that they would get on their television, and with technology like Tricaster 8000, we can produce HD quality video at a fraction of what it would've cost a decade ago."
Taking it to TheStreet
TriCaster offers TheStreet another important benefit. With its location in the heart of the financial district of New York City, space is at a premium. There was only 600 square feet available for the new control rooms and studios.
"A big part of what TheStreet is doing is social media-related, and TriCaster is providing the backbone to a system developed at TheStreet to integrate Tweets into the shows," says Ramirez. "One example is integrating Tweets from thought leaders into a show focused on commodities."
The closing bell
While TriCaster 8000 provides all of the production capability TheStreet needs to compete with other financial media, perhaps its biggest contribution to the company's success is helping TheStreet build its brand and promote its subscription products.
"This was all designed to improve the business of TheStreet," explains Brassert. "The video content is basically financial news, and is a free service provided to the public. The whole video element of TheStreet is a bit of a marketing tool to drive its subscription business and to help visitors make informed financial decisions. So the quality of that product is really core to the success of all of TheStreet's businesses."
With a production platform as powerful as TriCaster, TheStreet can be confident it is well equipped to compete and continue building a top-notch brand that is widely recognized and respected. And that's enough to make anyone exclaim: "Booyah!"
To read more studies on how end users are taking the television industry by storm with NewTek products, check out NewTek Customer Stories.


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This is soooo early this week that I might as well post it myself...
Wow, did NOT expect such an early release this week. Let's see...
Obito's new powers are pretty intense, but it seems like he doesn't recognize himself at the moment. At least he might lack the presence of mind to unleash his Moon's Eye Plan (for now).
Madara still has a "trump card" beyond rigging Obito's body? Or perhaps Obito didn't fully break Madara's control? Whatever the case, it doesn't seem like Madara is the "main villain" of the two any more... I expected a change of heart from Obito to ultimately take down Madara, but instead Obito has surpassed Madara completely.
Obito's "Bijuudama swords" are pretty cool! I wonder if Naruto will manage a similar feat... they're way different than anything else I've seen from a Bijuu/Jinchuuriki.
We've still got a few more plot developments before Kishi exhausts the pieces he's put in play for us:
1. Orochimaru / Kages need to arrive
2. Naruto's connection to the Bijuu needs to be utilized, not just hinted at on a sensory level
3. Naruto needs to receive the Kyuubi chakra from Minato (once their individual halves prove fruitless)
I'm sure there are other possibilities (Guy going Eight Gates, Bee being absorbed to further the Juubi's transformation, Kakashi escaping from Kamui, the Alliance helping Obito recover his mind), but for now it's hard to predict where this fight will go, despite a few clear options being on the table.
The hell is this?! Wow, it's like I'm reading Claymore, Obito is a lot like Priscilla. His powers are out of this world, allthough it's interesting to see that it's like his mind isn't there right now. This means he might be redeemed somehow.
This might lead to interesting plot development, especially Madara and what he's planning. What's his "trump card" anyway?
So, is Madara going to aid Hokages now ? Because from what it looks, he isn't too happy Obito became the jinchurki and he can't accept it.
So, is the Trump Card the CS3 ? After all, Madara knows how powerful is Natural Energy from looking at Hashirama and Jyubi, it would be strange if he didn't have any way to absorb and use it now. Or perhaps the Sharingan Army, or perhaps it has something to do with that Flower that is still there in the hideout or even both ?
Is Madara hyped to fight Obito, since he is stronger than Hashirama now ?
Damn and here I was sure that under that matter, there would be the Jyubinegan instead of normal Sharingan.
Obito is now quite puzzling :P.
I wonder if he can still use his MS ?
Is it just me, or does this look like Obito smashed through a Wood Clone of Hashirama? http://www.mangapanda.com/naruto/638/19
It would make sense that Madara would have a backup plan to handle Obito. It might actually have to do with his eye that's implanted in Obito, since that would have allowed Madara an option to handle Nagato if necessary.
Well well, Impressive for only a few seconds of attacks. So I don't think he sucked the Juubi into his other dimension. That would explain a lot, but I would think Kakashi would be affected as well. Though actually, did we even see Kakashi this chapter?
Would be sick if Sasuke used Izanami on Obito, but i think the battle will end with brute force.
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The Ten-tails Jin hella powerful wonder how they gonna stop Obito now. Naruto + Sasuke teamwork?
^ Hashirama's Wood Sucker could help, but I'm not sure if he can absorb Natural Energy. On the other hand there is Madara and his Rinnegan, which can suck NE.
There is also the mind switch and control that might be helpful.
There is Naruto that might be able to draw out the NE from Obito and then perhaps channel it back to nature ?
There is Oro or Kabuto that might jump out with Hashirama blockers, although it seems that Obito's Hashirama cells have heavily mutated so it might not work any longer.
There is Madara's Trump Card.
From the looks of it, none of the barrier or banding jutsu will work, still Garaa's sand might hinder his movement enough.
There over 10 Kage-level ninja that might do something.
There is Onoki and if he were to be power upped by Naruto-Kurama, then he might have enough force to own Obito, unless he is still capable of fully utilizing his eye jutsu.
There are others, but really, Madara x Hashirama + Sasuke x Naruto might actually prove enough.

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An inconsistent performance from play-off contenders the Crusaders ended in a 30-7 victory over the upstart Western Force.
An inconsistent performance from play-off contenders the Crusaders ended in a 30-7 victory over the upstart Western Force.
Johnny McNicholl's sixth try of the season and two penalty tries late on with the Force reduced to 14 men ground out a tough win for Todd Blackadder's side, as they kept their recent good form going.
Ever so slightly disjointed from losing several players to the All Blacks training camp earlier in the week, the Crusaders didn't execute anywhere near their best with loose passes being flung into touch or going forward.
Yet they still won by a margin of 23 points, underlining how much Matt Hodgson's Force outfit struggled to work their way into the contest in Christchurch until the second half.
The Force have always been industrious this year but the extra touch of skill required here was absent, their best efforts often coming undone inside the opposition 22.
A rusty opening ten minutes for the Crusaders eventually yielded some points through the boot of Colin Slade, one of many New Zealand fly-halves eager to impress ahead of the Test series with England.
That 3-0 lead wasn't a fair reflection of how the home side were dominating territory and possession, but loose passes and last ditch tackles such as the one from Nathan Charles on Nemani Nadolo were keeping the Crusaders out.
An offensive on the hosts line saw Richie McCaw and Dominic Bird stopped short but Slade added a second penalty as the Force toiled at the scrum.
Momentum though was building and eventually the Force cracked, unlocked by a half-break from Israel Dagg as he contorted his body around the defence and offloaded to a grateful Johnny McNicholl for a try in the corner.
McNicholl thought he had another a few minutes later after some sublime handling put him into the corner, but the play was called pack due to an illegal block on Sias Ebersohn by Tim Perry in the build-up. Slade added another three before the half was out to have the Crusaders comfortably ahead 16-0 at half-time.
The Force were not going to be nilled though. A scrambled pass bounced kindly for Nick Cummins and although he was held up, the Force had valuable field position.
They struck from it through Dane Haylett-Petty, coming off his wing and stepping his way through under the sticks to put the Force on the board well into the second half.
Not by coincidence, the Crusaders were growing sloppy. As the Force racked up scrum and breakdown penalties and benefited with territory they posed a significant threat. If only they could stop the deluge of turnovers they conceded at the breakdown.
Work ethic has been a huge part of the Force's success this year but their endeavour bore little fruit, a 20-phase barrage in the Crusaders half coming to nothing.
Penalties were now going against them and as the Crusaders fought back Sam Wykes was sent to the bin for coming in at the side as the Force stood dazed. The penalty try that came as a result felt inevitable, a Crusaders driving maul too difficult to stop close to the line and forcing the Force into illegal action.
Kieran Read's breakout interception could have lead to a second try for McNicholl but he was brilliantly stopped by Cummins with a try-saving tackle inches short of the line, underlining the Force's effort and the Crusaders' night. That said, Steve Hansen will have been encouraged to see Read stretch his legs after six weeks out.
One last show of dominance however remained from the Crusaders as their scrum splintered the Force apart repeatedly on their own line, leaving Mike Fraser no choice but to run under the sticks again to add some gloss on the scoreboard with the hooter having already sounded. Despite a second half blip, their scrum had been ruthless.
It might not have been pretty but the Crusaders bagged another crucial win, extending the gap momentarily at the top of the New Zealand Conference to five points with their ninth victory of the season to move second.
The scorers:
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Tries: McNicholl, Penalty Try 2
Cons: Slade 3
Pens: Slade 3
For Force:
Try: Haylett-Petty
Con: Ebersohn
Yellow Card: Wykes
Crusaders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Johnny McNicholl, 13 Tom Taylor, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Nemani Nadolo, 10 Colin Slade, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read (capt), 7 Richie McCaw, 6 Jordan Taufua, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Dominic Bird, 3 Nepo Laulala, 2 Ben Funnell, 1 Tim Perry.
Replacements: 16 Corey Flynn, 17 Wyatt Crockett, 18 Owen Franks, 19 Jimmy Tupou, 20 Luke Whitelock, 21 Willi Heinz, 22 Adam Whitelock, 23 Nafi Tuitavake.
Western Force: 15 Jayden Hayward, 14 Dane Haylett-Petty, 13 Patrick Dellit, 12 Chris Tuatara-Morrison, 11 Nick Cummins, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Ian Prior, 8 Angus Cottrell, 7 Matt Hodgson (c), 6 Brynard Stander, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Sam Wykes, 3 Kieran Longbottom, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Pek Cowan.
Replacements: 16 Heath Tessmann, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Ollie Hoskins, 19 Adam Coleman, 20 Ryan Hodson, 21 Justin Turner, 22 Zack Holmes, 23 Dillyn Leyds.
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Mike Lash (New Zealand), Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
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Frankie Boyle: I Would Happily Punch Every One of You In the Face
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Following his epic record-breaking tour in 2008, Frankie Boyle, star of BBC2's Mock the Week and one of the hottest and most controversial comedians of the moment, is back on the road in 2010 with an all new live show entitled I'd Happily Punch Every One of You in the Face.
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michele castorina - 05/05/2011
He is just fantastic!
Orson_Kart - 09/12/2010
I just saw Frankie in Aberdeen last night. He was highly offensive, trod all over people's sense of high morality, and showed brutal disregard for the feelings of others. I feel refreshed - the guy's a genius!
Sam - 08/12/2010
I think he is totally shit and would love to punch him in the face!
willbhoy - 13/07/2010
I saw his latest tour in Newcastle. Have to say it was very pedestrian. found myself finishing off his gags. It looked like he wasn't enjoying the gig. He took to ridiculing the audience but without the wit of other comics I have seen. It all seemed quite vitriolic.
Daniel Bentley - 01/05/2010
I have just heard some of this ugly little punk's antisemitic rant- you think this is funny?
graham clowes - 10/04/2010
This man has little regard for his audience and no interest in whether you are enjoying the show or not. I went to his last tour and he was just offensive - no wit or humour. It was poor - and would have been cheaper to have sat in the pub listening to the resident know it all. I didn't like him on stage (although I like him on TV). Attend at your peril and prepare for disappointment.
Andy B - 18/03/2010
Saw the second night of this tour in Glasgow on the 17th March. The sellout crowd cheered him to the rafters even when all he did was introduce the support act. A couple of times in the show he said after a particularly offensive gag "Fuck it this is my last tour anyway - I don't care". Truth was that he did care. He is often accused rightly of re-using material but this time it was original for the most part. The few items that were familiar had been tweaked to be slightly different. The gags themselves were caustic offensiveness personified but none the worse for that. A few hecklers were stamped all over in an almost joyous way. As with all comedians who have a high one liner rate the audience flagged a bit but a couple of seriously offensive and seriously funny one liners woke everyone up. I would recommend to anyone except vicars, grannies, maiden aunts etc etc
chelsea-anne - 17/08/2009
if musicians can sing the same song twice why can't a comedian tell a joke he told on telly? He isnt the only comedian who does it. His last tour was fab
James H - 31/07/2009
In regards to Beth, this IS his last tour. In regards to Alex, there is a gap between Mock the Week 2009 ending and his tour beginning, so hopefully new stuff! I can't wait. Was outside the Manchester Apollo on my way to work this morning and got front row seats! Wooooo
beth - 31/07/2009
Since he's retiring soon, it'd be nice if he wrote fresh material for this one. (As in, material not already televised)
Alex Maple - 29/07/2009
I suppose this will be all the material we see each week on Mock The Week, just like his last tour.
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No Dascha.ReplyCancel
Guilana scares me.
The Scott brothers were there?ReplyCancel
Who are half of these folks? Yeesh. Bottom of the barrel if we're scraping out the half-wit daughter of a permanently drug addled former rocker.ReplyCancel
Agreed that Dascha is very pretty but that dress is not flattering on herReplyCancel
The men all look good.
Rancic's too blond for her. No bueno. But I think she wears clothes very well, and she seems very professional.
Agree about Dascha. Too small on top, the dress that is, and the gathers if the skirt hit in a bad spot. Maybe not the gown for her.ReplyCancel
Dascha wouldve looked so good if her top fit. Why would her stylist not say something.
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Guiliana looked so bad. Watching her on the carpet coverage, she just looks bad.ReplyCancel
That Dasha person looks frightening. Ugh, those arms…the fit of that dress…..all a NO.ReplyCancel
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Doesn't The Emmys includes all those shows on HGTV and Food Network etc and Kelly O is on Fashion Police. They are all on TV shows. Go Property Bros.ReplyCancel
And dare I say it I think Kelly O looks good there.ReplyCancel
It says a lot of these days sexuality that the most badass dude in business is a four foot tall guy.ReplyCancel
Peter: Peter Hayden Dinklage! Take your hands out of your pockets right now! This is a formal event. You do look great, though.
Kate: Great fit. Nicely accessorized. Well done.
Drew and Jonathan: I like your suit, but it's not evening appropriate. I have mixed feelings about the kilt (although it is a beautiful kilt). I realize that the Emmys are not a sombre event, but a formal evening event (outside of Scotland, no less) is not the time for a gent to be outré.
Dascha: Would they only loan you a dress that was too small for you? Was that it? In that case, you should have bought your own, even if you could only afford something modestly priced.
Kelly: Why are you not embarrassed?
Kristen: Perfect fit on the torso, but too long. The hair is aging. Nice styling, though.
Melissa: This deserves to be ignored.
Kim: Beautiful.
Gerald: Very poorly fitted. The pocket kerchief is far too visible. Have you been blowing your nose on it?
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Oh, Dascha's dress is awful. I like her, she needs a new stylist.
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Essex Historical Society Museum
This historical site features a one-room schoolhouse and historical artifacts contained in an adjacent brick building. Learn about area strip mines that date back to the 1900's. This Kankakee museum is open by appointment and during special events.
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: That material is Corning Ware made by Dow Corning and not Dupont. Dishes out of this stuff were called corelle, but i think the bakeware and other stuff was just called corning ware.
: : These are not exactly plumbing problems, but hopefully there's enough remodoling experience around to help.
: : I also think I want a built in cutting board or corelle insert in my kitchen counter. The cutting board fits into a cutout in the counter and has a stainless steel rim. The cutting boards used to be fairly commen in the early 70's and I know somebody made a similar unit with dupont correlle.(I may have the name of that material wrong, it's the stuff they make pots and baking dishes out of). Is there a reason they apparently don't make either of these anymore?
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Skip to comments.Big brother to log your drinking habits and waist size as GPs are forced to hand over
Posted on 02/03/2013 6:29:46 AM PST by Texas Fossil
GPs are to be forced to hand over confidential records on all their patients drinking habits, waist sizes and illnesses.
The files will be stored in a giant information bank that privacy campaigners say represents the biggest data grab in NHS history.
They warned the move would end patient confidentiality and hand personal information to third parties.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
This law is in direct conflict with previous medical privacy laws.
Remember, anything that Obozo's administration says is a LIE. Nothing else can shield their intend.
Tar and feathers and a side order of rope offered up by the American people.
This particular story is about a program in the U.K.
Coming to Amerika.
The "secretary shall deem it to be so".
Remember, in Obamugabe's DEATH PANEL LAW, the Secretary of Health and Human Services has carte blanche—unlimited power—to demand anything from anyone regarding your health.
Even if you own a gun. Mental health and all that.
Did not expect that, found this on Drudge. Guess I should have read more closely.
Will re-examine.
Yes, but don't kid yourself. The same is coming to the US too.
Yep, they have already proposed forcing Doctors to question patients if they have guns in their household.
Whew! For a minute I was worried. /s
Sorry, I have no interest in sports. Never have. Ran track and played football in highschool. It ended there.
Am a news junkie and I love this country. I will resist oppression like my ancestors. It is in the DNA.
My GP asked that question, 3-4yrs ago. Since I CCW into his office 2x/yr, I said, "WTH do you think, Dr Mark?" Heh. He put down "No".
My doctor is X-military and has more guns than I do. He is a very good friend. I know the response.
STDs can maim and kill. Better profile everyone's sex habits (including promiscuity). For now, the health industry and academia support the sex positive agenda of "if it feels good, do it".
One it considered a "birthright" while the other needs to be restricted "for your own good" (demon alcohol isn't a "pure" as saintly cocaine or marijuana, apparently).
Good on him. All of our medical info/data has been computerized in massive healthcare systems' databases, like Wellspan, Geisinger, Kaiser-Permanente etc, so it's easily-shared and vulnerable to hacking. I knew this crap was coming, when I first saw computers show-up in the patient exam rooms, back in the mid-to-late-90s.
Its already been done in Minnesota. Fairview Clinics has made it a standard question, even when stopping by because of a case of the flu.
What will the idiot left do when they face the health facts associated with their protected minority homo class is exposed? AIDS is almost exclusively connected to that class, with an extension to street drug users by association.
That said, the price of our own lost privacy is not worth exposing them. The current left will never admit the connection. It does not fit their agenda.
They already do ask about guns in the home. People are already telling stories about taking their children to the hospital or urgent care for illnesses and being asked to LEAVE the room when it comes to the question. If the parent refuses to leave, they turn the computer monitor to the child only and ask them to read and then type the answer!
Have not seen it here. It may come, but I somehow doubt it.
Obamacare is going to be very difficult to actually implement. And it will definately fail. There is no way that the plan will work. BUT THAT is exactly the plan. To implode the system.
exactly - so after the system crashes due to the intentional destructive nature of "ACA" - they will have to convince the nation that A)The implosion was the fault of insurance companies and republicans, and B)They have the solution — single payer.
There once was a time I would have predicted Americans were too smart to fall for this... but that time has passed..
Not all the nation is like that.
Subjection here will only come from conquest. Not treachery and deceit.
It will not come quickly nor without a price. Oppositon will come at the state level, not by neighborhood.
You can take that one to the bank.
My thoughts exactly. I think ppl got sucked in by "NHS". England is so over. Why are they allowing this to happen? What is happening to the former world power that they are being so emasculated without a fight? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE OVER THERE!? (Yes, I know, we are in our throes, but they are OVER!)
How do the states fight a Supreme Court that appears to have been bullied into submission?
There is aanother sinister "upside" to this plan.
As the Death Panels reduce the lifespan, the financials for Soc Sec and Medicare improve giving the Fedgov even more to spend.
Oh it will come whether you or even the MD's like it or not. With the electronic records system, responses to questions MUST be entered to continue with an appt, etc... If a question is skipped, when the practitioner tries to submit, it will say you have to enter, just like on any other computerized form. It won't be at the md's discretion not to ask because they don't want to or don't like the question. They may say, I'm sorry I don't like this but I still have to ask, but they will have to log an answer and you will end up on some list accordingly.
Then immediately move to France.
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"High on a mountaintop on the Japanese island of Miyajima, we were informed by a sign on the protocol should we encounter a monkey on the trail...lucky for us, we did not."
"In India, there's a pecking order among modes of transport with everyone sharing the same limited street space, and all use their horns to get others to move over. Mumbai has numerous public service signs like this one. My drivers thought the signs were a success and claimed 'It's much better this year than it was last year.' I can't imagine!"
"Caution! Watch out for winos in Nairobi, Kenya."
"During our cruise on the Yangtze River in China, our tour group visited the Three Gorges Dam. This sign was at the entrance—good thing I didn't bring my 'pretend' plastic knife (from breakfast) that morning! Nor my shampoo bottle (which had 'exploded' during my overseas flight)!"
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"I noticed that only tourists were sitting in the area marked for no sitting. A couple of the ladies were speaking English, but I guess they couldn't read English!"
"Safe pathways? This sign was on the grounds of a lodge in Tanzania. So I guess this means that you are safe as long as you stay on the pathway!"
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"This sign greets tourists on the journey down into Cenote Dzitnup in the Yucatan. We weren't sure what "slepering" meant, but we were careful anyway."
"Japan is known for its beautiful gardens…thus, a Kyoto display of its VIP moss!"
"So you can only ride bikes uphill? Sign seen on the city wall surrounding Xi'an, China. You could walk, or rent bicycles to ride around the 'old city' on top of the city wall, but it was mostly flat—I didn't see any 'Downhills'!"
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"While my sister-in-law and I were admiring the beauty of Rome and the Vatican, I noticed my husband and his brother laughing and taking a photo. There they were cracking up at this sign, saying something about "no one-legged women are allowed in the Vatican." They laughed about that forever. Men!"
"A bank sign in Calcutta, India. I couldn't help wonder if this sign was serious. Or was it just kidding."
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JACKSON – A spokeswoman said state Medicaid officials remain hopeful the health care agency will be reauthorized and funded for the new fiscal year, which begins July 1.
But spokeswoman Erin Barham admitted, "We are currently reviewing guidelines regarding the procedure for notifying interesting parties of possible impacts if the Legislature does not fund and re-authorize the agency."
Legislation to continue the agency for the upcoming fiscal year died during the 2013 session, which ended in early April, as a result of a fight between House Democrats and Republicans on whether to expand Medicaid to cover those earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level or about $15,000 annually.
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant maintains the state cannot afford the expansion, which is allowed under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Democrats argue the federal government will pay the bulk of the costs of the expansion – 100 percent during the first three years – and that the expansion will provide health care to about 300,000 Mississippians, primarily the working poor.
The current Medicaid program covers the disabled, the elderly and poor pregnant women and poor children. Under the current Medicaid program all single people and most married people are not eligible for Medicaid regardless of their income level.
Federal and state guidelines mandate notice when changes are made in coverage for Medicaid recipients. But it is not clear what would happen if the entire program shut down.
Barham said Medicaid officials do no anticipate that happening, but said they are "aware of the situation and are looking into the potential cost of notification, but do not anticipate the need for sending letters to beneficiaries at this time."
Bryant, who appoints the director of the Division of Medicaid, has said if no agreement is reached to continue the program he would run it by executive order and let someone take him to court to shut it down.
But most agree that it would be troublesome for the governor to run the program with no legislative appropriation and authorization. For instance, if the program is not re-authorized, Barham said nearly $390 million in provider taxes used to match and draw down federal funds would be repealed on July 1.
Bryant has indicated that he will not call a special session to take up Medicaid if Democrats continue to insist that a vote be taken in the House on expansion.
Over in the Senate, according to a report in the Hattiesburg American newspaper, Sen. Billy Hudson, R-Hattiesburg, has said he plans to vote to expand the program when the governor calls a special session.
Other Republicans legislators have said that expansion should be considered, but Hudson is the first to publicly support expansion. According to the report, Hudson said he supports expansion because without the additional federal money generated the state's hospitals will be hurt.
In 2009, Medicaid was not funded and re-authorized until only hours before the new fiscal year began. At that time, Medicaid, under the direction of then-Gov. Haley Barbour, did not send out any notices of the possible loss of health care benefits.


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The team is coached by Ferd Allred and Yory Allred with Buck Taylor assisting.
The wrestlers fielded opponents from throughout the state and were unable to come up with a win.
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Admission is FREE
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He earned his Master of Arts in Management from the University of Redlands in Redlands, California. He also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from California State University in San Bernardino and an Associate of Arts in Administration of Justice from Riverside Community College.
Albert retired after 34 years in law enforcement, 22 of which were with the Riverside Police Department, 4 with the Perris Police Department and 7 with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. He worked his way up from sergeant to lieutenant to commander. He also served as a facilities and operations lieutenant at two California detention and correctional centers and worked with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department for several years.
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