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TINY DEER BORN MEASURING JUST 6 INCHES TALL!

--SUPERS--\nChster Zoo\n\n--VIDEO SHOWS--\n- Tiny deer just 6 inches tall (video loops).\n\nPRESS RELEASE:\nTiny deer, measuring just six inches tall, born at Chester Zoo\n•<tab />Meet the baby belonging to one of the world’s smallest species of deer, who was born at Chester Zoo measuring just 6 inches tall \n•<tab />Weighing only 900 grams at birth, staff at the zoo say the tiny pudu fawn “makes Bambi look huge” \n•<tab />The newborn will only reach 1.5ft (18 inches) in height when fully grown \n•<tab />Precious fawn is part of a conservation breeding programme to protect the species \n\nMove over Bambi! A southern pudu, one of the world’s smallest deer species, has been born at Chester Zoo. The tiny animal will only grow to around 18 inches tall. \nChester Zoo has welcomed a rare baby Southern pudu – one of the world’s smallest species of deer. \n\nThe tiny male fawn, named by his keepers as Paolo, weighed less than a bag of sugar (900g) at birth and stood at little over six inches tall – similar in size to a guinea pig. Small mammal experts at the zoo say he will only grow to around 18 inches (1.5ft) tall when fully developed. \n\nBorn to parents Serena and Oden, the baby deer is part of an international conservation breeding programme working to ensure a genetically viable insurance population in zoos to help with the long-term protection of the species.\n\nSouthern pudus are native to rainforest areas in southern Chile and south-western Argentina where they are listed as near-threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), meaning the species could face an uncertain future.\n\nConservationists believe the number of pudus in the wild has declined rapidly in recent decades, largely due to loss of its rainforest habitat and illegal poaching. \n\nCaroline Wright, a pudu keeper at the zoo, said:\n\n“Pudus are the smallest deer in the world – and so you can just imagine how tiny a new born is. In fact, being similar in size to a guinea pig, Paolo [the zoo’s new arrival] makes even Bambi look huge! \n\n“But while they may only be tiny and have little legs, they are excellent sprinters. And what they lack in size they make up for in strategy – running in zigzag patterns to help them fend off the interest of less nimble predators.\n\n“Pudu fawns have distinctive flecks of white fur on their backs to help with their camouflage. These fade as they get older but Paolo, at the young age he is, is very much sporting these for the time being. We’re ever so pleased with his development so far and hopefully he’ll not only help us to put a spotlight on these wonderful animals, but also go on to play his own part in the conservation breeding programme to protect the species.”\n\n\nPudu facts\n•<tab />A male’s antlers only grow to four inches long\n•<tab />A single youngster is born after a gestation of 210 days\n•<tab />The fawn (Paolo) was born on 17/05/2023 \nENDS\nNotes to editors\n\nChester Zoo\n•<tab />Chester Zoo (www.chesterzoo.org) is a world-leading conservation and education charity that’s committed to preventing extinction and dedicated to raising awareness of key conservation and environmental challenges.\n•<tab />The zoo’s 128-acre site in Chester, which is home to more than 27,000 animals and more than 500 species, is where this species-saving work is made possible\n•<tab />As a not-for-profit, the zoo ploughs everything into its conservation mission, both here in the UK and around the world.\n•<tab />It works with more than 3,000 species globally, including 140 international animal conservation breeding programmes, which are ensuring the survival of species on the very brink of extinction. It’s also home to five national plant collections, comprising of more than 1,000 species.\n•<tab />Experts from the zoo are recognised by governments and NGOs across the world as leaders within the global conservation community. Currently, the zoo is saving species on behalf of the Bermudan, Spanish and Portuguese governments, among others.\n•<tab />The zoo works with over 100 partners in more than 20 countries to recover threatened wildlife and restore habitats, including orangutans in Bornean rainforests, elephants and tigers in Indian grasslands, lemurs and frogs in Malagasy forests, rare fish in Mexican lakes and a host of species here in the UK.\n•<tab />The zoo influences policy both in the UK and internationally, forcing governments worldwide to take action to halt the biodiversity crisis.\n•<tab />Its millions of annual visitors and huge online communities are part of the educational, scientific and conservation jigsaw, empowering them to be part of solutions for wildlife, creating a future where nature can survive and thrive.\n•<tab />Chester Zoo lives and breathes conservation – from its animal and plant care, to its scientific breakthroughs, to its policy work and its vital role in inspiring and educating people about the natural world and the impact humans have on it – creating and nurturing the conservationist in us all.\n\n-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----\n\n--KEYWORD TAGS--\n

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COMMERCIALS

Selection of winning commercials from 1972. Spots include: Levis Slacks and Jeans (animated), Ford Pinto, Stroh's beer, Peanut Butter No Jelly candy bar, Johnson's Baby Shampoo First Rinse Cream, Heinz Tomato Juice, Alka Seltzer "Try it You'll Like It," Ivory Snow w Madison Reese, Aqueduct and Belmont Park Horse Racing, Perdue Chicken featuring Frank Perdue's promise, Polaroid, Drug Abuse PSA "10 Little Indians," McDonalds "You Deserve a Break Today," Aurora Skittle Score-Ball w Don Adams, Virgin Islands, AT&T Bell Telephone, "Help Us Un-Sell the War, Write your Congressman PSA, American Tourister Suitcases train hits the case and it holds up, Anti Drug PSA from Metropolitan Life Ins., Pontiac Ventura, Western Harness Racing, Urban League anti racism spot "Fantastic Demonstration" (man applying black face to make point), Shaefer Beer "When you're having more than one," Canadian Advisory Board "Oh Canada," Pepsi "Pepsi Break," Sharp Calculators "LC8 World's Smallest Calculator" (it's huge)

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World's Smallest Dog

In Cumbria, England, Tinkerbell the tiny German Pomeranian plays with her owner. Standing at two inches at the shoulder, Tinkerbell could claim the title of worlds smallest dog. PLEASE NOTE News anchor and reporter image and audio, along with any commercial production excerpts, are for reference purposes only and are not clearable and cannot be used within your project.

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Livestock shop for children in London. M/S Road with traffic passing, pan to Livestock dealer at corner. C/U dealer. C/U notice 'Entrance'. Smallest Zoo in the world. M/S buyers looking at animals woman with children looking at kittens. C/U kittens C/U of tropical birds in cage. canaries, budgerigars etc. M/S rabbits with children watching. C/U Children watching. C/U another child watching. C/U rabbits. guinea pigs in cage, children watching. M/S children looking in cages. C/U goat. ducks. tropical birds. L/S children looking at duck pond. children stroking donkey. children holding baby goat.(?) L/S livestock.

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Production of petroleum at oil refineries and its transportation in United States, before and during World War II

Documentary titled, ' Oil Is Blood ' on production and transportation of petroleum and its by products in United States. Crude oil in a pit. Man takes samples from the pit. View of derricks at an oil drilling site. Derricks at sea. Exteriors of a building near the derricks. Service station attendants, pumping gas and cleaning the windshield, on a 1942 Lincoln Continental convertible, at a "Tydol Flying A" gas station. Scenes of busy highways and plenty of fuel give way to empty roads, closed gas stations, and restricted hours for obtaining fuel, as it is rationed during World War 2. Views of persons obtaining ration stamps and books. Various gasoline ration books including the "A" books (allowing the smallest amounts) and "B", "C", and other books allowing larger rations to more essential users. Oil rig "roughnecks" inserting new sections of pipe and proceeding to drill. Closeup of a "gusher" before it is capped. Men filling railroad tank cars with petroleum products. A long train of tank cars pulled by a steam locomotive. Animated map illustrates the ocean shipping lanes that formally served as means to transport fuel and oil, before the German U-Boat threat made them too dangerous for general use. Drums of fuel and oil being loaded aboard a ship to supply the Allies during the war. A convoy of ships heading to the war zone of North Africa. Location: United States USA. Date: 1943.

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Circus Tour In Ohio

Known by many as "The Greatest Show On Earth"...Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus is making a 1999 summer national tour. This week's stop is in Columbus, Ohio...where it's been more than 10 years since the show has been seen in the Buckeye state capital. Circus Producer Kenneth Feld and his creative team have searched the globe to bring back a mind-boggling barrage of incredible acts. Along with some of the most exotic animals in the world...the 128th annual edition of the show features the world's tallest man at eight feet in height. In contrast...fans will also be introduced to the smallest man on Earth...a mere 33 inches tall. The show will be in Columbus through June 6th.OHIO_VAL

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US Small Cat - Tiny kitten expected to be named smallest cat in the world

NAME: US CAT 20060325I TAPE: EF06/0256 IN_TIME: 10:21:45:06 DURATION: 00:00:50:00 SOURCES: ABC DATELINE: El Cajon, 24 March 2006 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST 1. Close-up of kitten on scale, UPSOUND: (English) Unknown: "We've got what, 1.24 pounds." 3. Close-up of kitten in someone's hands 4. Mid shot of kitten playing with end of ruler, UPSOUND: (English) Unknown: "Now you can see that his head and his body seem to be fairly appropriately sized" 5. Close-up of kitten in someone's hands, UPSOUND: (English) Unknown: "He's 2 and 3 quarter inches tall. The 2-year-old cat that currently holds the world record is 3 and 3 quarter inches tall and is about 3 pounds. So in the next few months we are expecting it to grow a small amount but the veterinarians do not believe he's going to grow that much. So this is a world record attempt that we are doing right here today. We are going to submit this information to the Guinness Book." STORYLINE A kitten in the US state of California may be headed for the record books. Heed, a 9 week-old kitten from El Cajon, is only 7 centimetres (2.75 inches) tall and weighs just over half a kilogram (1.24 pounds). The kitten is so tiny he is expected to win a place in the Guinness Book Of World Records soon. A 2-year-old cat currently holds the Guinness World Record for smallest cat and is just under 10 centimetres (3.75 inches) tall and weighs 1.36 kilograms (3 pounds). Heed will be full size in 6 to 8 months and veterinarians believe he will then be the smallest cat in the world. keyword-animal

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LILIAN MAX PRESENTS THE WORLD'S SMALLEST TRAPEZE ARTIST

A young girl - about 10 or 11 years old poses behind a tiny monkey swinging on a trapeze - she is presumably Lilian Max. She walks away and the monkey performs somersaults on the bar. He then sits and swings on the trapeze. C/U of the monkey. He performs other tricks - hanging from the bar by his feet etc. Acrobatics and gymnastics. Monkey swings and does somersaults. Lilian Max - whoever she may be - comes on and undoes the monkey's safety line. The monkey wears a white outfit with shiny trousers - really quite revolting! Was item in Eve's Film Review issue 431.

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US Zoo Births - Two rare animals give birth at San Diego Zoo

TAPE: EF01/0832 IN_TIME: 04:54:47 - 07:38:40 DURATION: 2:19 SOURCES: ABC RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: San Diego - November 30, 2001 SHOTLIST: 1. Mid shot baby eland running, mother joins it 2. Close up baby eland with mother 3. Wide shot baby eland with mother 4. Mid shot baby eland with mother 5. Close up baby eland walks over to eat with two adult elands 6. Close up adult eland eating 7. Mid shot baby and two adult elands eating 8. Mid shot baby anoa with mother 9. Close up baby anoa 10. Close up mother anoa 11. Mid shot baby anoa with mother 12. Close up baby anoa 13. Mid shot baby and mother anoa eating 14. Close up baby and mother anoa eating STORYLINE: San Diego Zoo recently welcomed two new arrivals, born to animals there. One was born to the world's largest antelope; the other, to the world's smallest cattle. An Eastern giant eland female calf was born on November 21st. The elands are native to Central Africa and are the largest antelopes in existence. The newborn calf weighs only 58 pounds (26 kilogrammes) but could reach up to two-thousand pounds (909 kilogrammes) as an adult. The other calf is a baby lowland anoa. Anoas are from Indonesia and are sometimes called dwarf water buffalo. They are the smallest wild cattle alive today and are highly endangered. Zoo officials say both the eland and anoa births are special because the animals are rarely found in zoos.

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SPACEDEV / ASTEROID (1997)

SpaceDev announces intent to become the first private company to launch and land a spacecraft on a near earth asteroid to collect and sell scientific data and stake a claim for commercial mining, with James Benson, SpaceDev chairman and others.

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MEET PEARL - THE WORLD'S SHORTEST DOG!

\nhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/americas/pearl-world-shortest-dog-scli-intl/index.html\n\nPearl is no ordinary handbag dog. She’s so tiny, her owner can just slip her into her pocket.\n\nThe two-year-old chihuahua, who measures around the same length as a dollar bill, has been named the world’s shortest dog by Guinness World Records.\n\nBorn in Florida on September 1 2020, Pearl is shorter than a Popsicle stick at just 3.59 inches tall. She is 5 inches long – around the same as a dollar bill – and weighs a tiny 1.22 pounds, a huge gain on the less than one ounce that she weighed at birth.\n\nPearl is related to previous record holder Miracle Milly, who measured 3.8 inches tall. She died in 2020, before Pearl was born. Pearl’s mother is one of Milly’s identical sisters, according to Guinness World Records.\n\nHer owner Vanesa Semler, who was also the owner of Miracle Milly, told Guinness World Records: “We’re blessed to have her. And to have this unique opportunity to break our own record and share with the world this amazing news.”\n\nPearl was recently unveiled on “Lo Show Dei Record,” Guinness’ TV talent show in Italy.\n\nAppearing alongside her at the studio in Milan, Semler said Pearl was “a bit of a diva,” though she seemed calm and unfazed in front of the live studio audience.\n\nSemler is the owner of three other dogs, all of whom are of “normal” size, she said.\n\nDescribing her pet as “small like a ball” and slightly taller than a teacup, Semler said Pearl is accustomed to a high quality diet of chicken and salmon.\n\nShe also loves “dressing up nice,” according to Semler. “We have lots of fun together,” she said, adding that her adult dog is still a “child at heart.”\n\nPearl’s record was confirmed after she was measured at the Crystal Creek Animal Hospital in Orlando, Florida, where she was born.\n\nAccording to Guinness’ official guidelines, each measurement was taken from the base of the front leg foot up to the top of the ridge between her shoulder blades in a straight vertical line.\n\nThe smallest ever dog, a dwarf Yorkshire terrier, stood at just 2.8 inches tall and measured just 3.75 inches long, from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail. Owned by UK-based Arthur Marples, the tiny terrier died in 1945, before its second birthday.\n\n\n\n--SUPERS--\nCourtesy: Guinness World Records (pre-fonted)\n\n--VIDEO SHOWS--\n\n--LEAD IN--\n\n--VO SCRIPT--\n\n--SOT--\n\n--TAG--\n\n--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--\n\n-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----\n\n--KEYWORD TAGS--\n\n--MUSIC INFO---\n

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VIRAL VIDEO SHEDS LIGHT ON DANGERS FACED BY SUN BEARS

***This package/segment contains third party material. Unless otherwise noted, this material may only be used within this package/segment.***\n\n--SUPERS--\n:00-:10\nWeibo\n\n:10-:13\nDouyin\n\n:13-:18\nWeChat/Hangzhou Zoo Children's Park\n\n:18-:22\nParadise Wildlife Park\n\n:26-::33\nSiew Te Wong\nFounder, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center\n\n:41-:46\nSiew Te Wong\n\n:48-:53\nSiew Te Wong\n\n1:01-1:05\nSiew Te Wong\n\n1:13-1:18\nIvan Watson\nHong Kong \n\n1:31-1:40\nSiew Te Wong\n\n1:40-1:45\nDouyin\n\n1:45-1:49\nXiaohongshu\n\n1:49-1:53\nDouyin\n\n1:53-1:56\nXiaohongshu\n\n1:56-1:58\nDouyin\n\n2:00-end\nSiew Te Wong\n\n--LEAD IN--\nA VIRAL VIDEO IS RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT ONE OF ASIA'S MOST ENDANGERED AND INTRIGUING ANIMALS.\nNOW SCIENTISTS HOPE THE ADDED ATTENTION WILL HELP SAVE THE SUN BEARS.\nIVAN WATSON REPORTS.\n\n--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--\nTHIS VIDEO PUT A ZOO IN CHINA IN A BIND.\nWHEN CHINESE SOCIAL MEDIA EXPLODED WITH CLAIMS THIS ANIMALWAS A HUMAN IN A COSTUME...\nTHE ZOO DECIDED TO GRIN AND BEAR IT, ISSUING A STATEMENT IN THE VOICE OF THE ANIMAL SAYING: “I’M A SUN BEAR.” \nA MESSAGE ECHOED BY ANOTHER ZOO IN THE U.K.\nIvan Watson, Hong Kong: Have you seen that video?\nSiew Te Wong, Founder, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center: Yes, I have seen that video and I am very, very convinced, 100% sure that it is a sun bear.\nSIEW TE WONG IS A BIOLOGIST AND FOUNDER OF THE BORNEAN SUN BEAR CONSERVATION CENTER.\nSiew Te Wong, Founder, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center: This is a male. We’ve got Joe over here.\nIvan Watson, Hong Kong: And I think that we can confidently say that that’s a bear, not a human in a costume?\nSiew Te Wong, Founder, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center: Yes that is a bear. \nTHIS FOREST ENCLOSURE IN MALAYSIAN BORNEO SHELTERS 44 RESCUED SUN BEARS. \nSiew Te Wong, Founder, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center: They are the smallest bear in the world. They look very similar to people when they stand up.\nSUN BEARS ARE ALSO AN ENDANGERED SPECIES.\nTHEIR TROPICAL FOREST HABITAT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA IS SHRINKING.\nIvan Watson, Hong Kong: What does the future look like for the sun bear as a species in the wild right now?\nSiew Te Wong, Founder, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center: If the forest is not big enough, if hunting and poaching continue the future is very bleak for the sun bear. Because they need much forest in order to survive.\nWONG SAYS THERE’S AN ILLEGAL MARKET FOR SUN BEAR CLAWS, TEETH AND ORGANS USED FOR TRADITIONAL ASIAN MEDICINE.\nNOW, THE CHINESE VIRAL VIDEO IS GIVING THE WORLD’S SMALLEST BEAR A MOMENT IN THE SUN. \nIN RECENT DAYS, ATTENDANCE SURGED 30% AT THE ZOO IN HANGZHOU.\nIT DOESN’T LOOK HUMAN AT ALL WHEN YOU SEE IT IN PERSON, THIS MAN SAYS.\nSOMETHING TO BEAR IN MIND, THE NEXT TIME YOU’RE SENT A VIRAL VIDEO.\nIVAN WATSON, CNN, HONG KONG\n-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----\n\n--KEYWORD TAGS--\nBEAR VIRAL VIDEO HUMAN CHINA \n\n--MUSIC INFO---\n

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PATHE NEWS 1938

Titles read: "The Cumberland Plate" Carlisle, Cumbria. Monks Mead wins the Cumberland Plate horse race at Carlisle. rious shots of people milling about a racecourse before the start of the Cumberland Plate race. The horses start off and we see several shots of the race. Monks Mead wins. High angle view of the crowds dispersing after the event. Titles read "London" A procession from the Victoria Embankment to St, Martins in the Field for the P.D.S.A. "The Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals". The procession is led by a large Shire horse followed by columns of men in bowler hats and riding suits, ladies, and the general public. Driving behind them are two Caravan Dispensary's marked P.D.S.A. They are greeted at St. Martins by Padre Tubby Clayton and Mrs M. A. Dickens M.B.A. and a ceremony takes place Titles read: "THE THOUSAND ISLANDS BRIDGE". United States of America (USA) and Canada. President Franklin D Roosevelt sits in an open car with Canadian Prime Minister MacKenzie King. They both hold one side of a pair of scissors and snip through a ribbon across the new Thousand Islands Bridge between Canada and America. They are driven over the bridge at the official opening ceremony. Roosevelt makes a speech on a platform in Canada, saying the bridge stands as an open door, that where the boundaries are crossed the only words will be "Pass, friend". Roosevelt is made a Doctor of Law by the Canadians and in ceremonial robes makes another speech, acknowledging Canada as part of the British Empire and says the Americans will not stand idly by if domination of Canadian soil is threatened by any other empire. Titles read: "ROAD RACE Amateur Drivers in Duel of Speed". Alexandria bay New York. United States of America (USA) Racing cars hurtle through the streets of Alexandria Bay in a 50 lap race. The race is won by Miles Collier, he crosses the line averaging 56 m.p.h. Titles read: "ALPERTON" London. Two million gas masks are being prepared and packed in case of WAR. "A.R.P. marches on". Title reads: "TENNIS in New York". At the N.Y. West Chester Country Club, Joe Hunt of Los Angeles plays Bobby Riggs of California for the Eastern Grass Court Championship. Riggs wins after two hours. Title reads: "ON BOTH FRONTS in SPAIN'S CIVIL WAR". Scenes of destruction in Alicante after heavy bombing. Children in hospital beds The insurgent army is seen fighting its way to Barcelona. A Pathe cameraman hand cranks a movie camera. Soldiers are seen running across scrub land. Dead soldiers in bunkers. Title reads: "PUDSEY" Len Hutton is the guest of honour at his home town Pudsey. He is greeted by the mayor at a large banquet which includes the Yorkshire cricket team. Flash back to Hutton scoring 364 runs at the last test match. Title reads: "LEE, S.E." A man and woman lower a car onto the ground. The tiny open sports car is the smallest in the world with a two and a half H.P. engine. The couple drive the car past Lee Station. Title reads: "AUSTRALIA'. Sydney N.S.W. The Empire Flying Boat "Coolangatta" takes off from Sydney on an experimental flight to Southampton U.K 85 flying hours. Shots of plane flying over Sydney. Interior shots as a meal is served and drinks prepared. Passengers relax into their seats. Ariel shot flying over the Timor Sea. Title reads: "SCOUTS AT WINDSOR CASTLE". Scouts parade in quadrangle of Windsor castle in front of the Royal Family. Commentary describes them as "the future of the Empire, youth that is determined to serve". The parading scouts enter St. George's Chapel.

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CLINTON ADDRESSES DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP (1995)

PRESIDENT CLINTON SPEAKS TO THE MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP COUNCIL.

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USA/SPACE: NASA SEARCH FOR NEW PLANETS

TAPE_NUMBER: EF00/0359 IN_TIME: 03:28:14 - 07:40:29 - 10:25:50 LENGTH: 01:31 SOURCES: NASA TV RESTRICTIONS: No Access Internet FEED: VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) SCRIPT: English/Nat Astronomers searching for planets orbiting distant stars have found the smallest planets yet beyond the solar system. It's an important step toward being able to detect Earth-sized worlds which have the best chance of containing life as we know it. A team of planet-hunting astronomers on Wednesday announced that they have found evidence of the smallest planets yet discovered to be in orbit of stars other than the sun. Both planets are smaller in mass than Saturn, a solar system planet that is about nine times wider than Earth. According to Geoff Marcy of the University of California, Berkeley, it's an important milestone because it suggests there may be other planets out there. SOUNDBITE: (English) "We have discovered the first Saturn-sized planets ever found outside our Solar System." SUPER CAPTION: Geoff Marcy of the University of California, Berkeley The new planets are thought to be hot, gaseous giants, rapidly orbiting their stars and are probably devoid of life. Both of the new planets are slightly smaller than Saturn, a gas giant that is the second largest planet in the solar system after Jupiter, with 95 times the mass of Earth. A new instrument attached to the Keck Telescope in Hawaii enabled the team to detect the smaller planets. Heidi Hammell, a scientist at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado maintains that this is a critical step toward finding terrestrial-sized planets orbiting other stars. SOUNDBITE: (English) "The discovery of Saturn-sized objects is an extremely critical step towards finding terrestrial-type planets. We are now as we've said pushing boundaries that we have not pushed before and so that is why we are all very excited about today's results." SUPER CAPTION: Heidi Hammell, scientist at the Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado Current technology will never be able to detect Earth-sized planets, but astronomers suggest said that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is developing a program to eventually be able to visually detect worlds beyond the sun. SHOTLIST: Washington DC, Mauna Kea, Hawaii/USA - 29 March 2000 Recent Washington 1. NASA animation showing interstellar activity 2. NASA animation of planet showing moons and stars 3. Wide shot of scientists Washington - 29 March 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Geoff Marcy, astronomer at the University of California, Berkeley. Washington 5. NASA animation Washington - 29 March 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Heidi Hammell, scientist at the Space Science Institute, Boulder, Co. 7. Medium shot of press conference 8. Tight shot of scientists at their computers Mauna Kea - recent 9. Wide shot of Keck Observatory, Mauna Kea, Hawaii 10. Tight shot of Keck Observatory, Mauna Kea, Hawaii 11. Tight shot of Keck telescope moving slowly into upright position Keyword-space XFA?

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VA: VOLUNTEER SHOWS PATIENTS REASON TO SMILE

--SUPERS-- \n:00-:05\nMonday, \nHarrisonburg, VA \n\n:23 - :31\nPete Wright \nHospital Volunteer\n\n--LEAD IN--\nBEING IN THE HOSPITAL THANKSGIVING WEEK MIGHT BE CAUSE FOR GLOOM.\nBUT, A VOLUNTEER IN VIRGINIA GIVES PATIENTS A REASON TO SMILE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.\nCHELSEA CHURCH INTRODUCES US TO PETE WRIGHT.\n--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--\nPete Wright/Hospital Volunteer: "There's nowhere that I go that I can't get a smile,"\nEVERY WEDNESDAY-- YOU'LL FIND PETE WRIGHT RIDING THROUGH THE HALLS OF SENTARA R-M-H...\nNats\n...HOPING TO BRIGHTEN SOMEONE'S DAY...\nPete Wright/Hospital Volunteer: "To make people happy, to make 'em smile and to help where I can, when I can, with what I've have. That's my goal in life: to help others,"\nOVER THE PAST 16 YEARS -- HE'S ADDED ITEMS TO HIS CART -- AND HAS WORN SEVERAL DIFFERENT COSTUMES.\nPete Wright/Hospital Volunteer: "Sometimes I think I've over did it. I get a lot of comments of the animals and things that I have,"\nBUT HE SAYS HE LOVES IT, AND SO DO THE PEOPLE HE MEETS.\nNats\nAND WRIGHT SAYS THOSE INTERACTIONS ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN ANY PAYCHECK.\nPete Wright/Hospital Volunteer: "I've had some people say, 'Do you get paid?' I say, 'I sure do, but it's not in money,'"\nWRIGHT STARTED VOLUNTEERING IN 2004 AFTER HIS WIFE PASSED AWAY AND A TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT FORCED HIM INTO AN EARLY RETIREMENT.\nTHOSE INTERACTIONS ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN ANY PAYCHECK.\nPete Wright/Hospital Volunteer: "They got me to volunteering in the east side and the west side of the old hospital transporting patients to and fro across the hospital to the cancer center and back and everything, and I just loved it."\nAND IN 20-17 -- WHEN A SLIPPED DISC PARALYZED HIM FROM THE WAIST DOWN -- VOLUNTEERING WAS ONE THING THAT KEPT HIM GOING AND GOT HIM WALKING AGAIN.\nTHOSE INTERACTIONS ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN ANY PAYCHECK.\nPete Wright/Hospital Volunteer: "The only thing that was on my mind while I was doing that rehab and going through that was, how am I going to do this in the hospital and how am I going to go to church?"\nEVEN THROUGH THE DIFFICULT TIMES IN HIS LIFE-- WRIGHT SAYS VOLUNTEERING AT SENTARA R-M-H HAS TAUGHT HIM YOU CAN FIND JOY IN EVEN THE SMALLEST THINGS.\nPete Wright/Hospital Volunteer: "Life goes on and there are so many things, but there's so many good things, too. A lot of times we don't recognize the good things enough."\nAND HE HOPES HE CAN HELP MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, ONE SMILE AT A TIME.\nPete Wright/Hospital Volunteer: "No one person can help everyone, but one person can help someone,"\n--TAG--\nWRIGHT SAYS HE PLANS TO KEEP VOLUNTEERING AS LONG AS HE CAN.\n-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----\n\n--KEYWORD TAGS--\nTELL ME SOMETHING GOOD MEDICAL HEALTH \n

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WORLD ELEPHANT POLO CHAMPS 2008

Nepal hosted one of the Worlds most unusual Championships, an International challenge of Jumbo proportions for the 27th World Elephant Polo Championships. Players from across the globe including the USA, Scotland, India and England assembled to form Eight International teams of Man and Beast. The tournament is played at a small village, Meghauly, on the edge of the famous Royal Chitwan National Park, highly appropriate for this most majestic of sports. The sport was founded 27 years ago by Brits Jim Edwards and James Manclark a fellow adventurer, in a drinking session at St Moritz after tobogganing on the Cresta Run. Its rules have evolved over the last 2 decades and the game now has its own governing body; World Elephant Polo Association (WEPA). Each game consists of two chukkas of ten minutes. The smaller, younger elephants are the fastest and are primarily used in an attacking position. Opposing teams swap elephants at the end of the first chukka to negate any advantage of a particular set of elephants, although there are tactical advantages of choosing the fastest set of elephants first. The Elephants are controlled by ‘mahouts’ or drivers, whilst the players concentrate on wielding extra long polo sticks, but communication between all three (mahout, player and elephant) is crucial. The rules of the game are similar to horse polo, but the pitch is 3/4 length and there can be no more than three elephants in one half of a pitch at a time, to avoid the dangers of the animals’ herd instincts crowding them into a semi-permanent huddle. Fouls can include standing on the ball, hooking an opponent’s stick and deliberately crossing in front of a charging elephant. Professional polo players are handicapped in the same way as horse polo whilst seasoned elephant polo players also carry a goal handicap. During the first three days of this event, the eight teams competed in heats to see which four teams progressed through to the final stages and climax of the competition. The championship embodies superb skill and daring and is undertaken in a spirit of fun and goodwill but it’s the gentle giants of the Jungle who always prove to be the stars of the show, deservedly so! However, there is a more serious side of the sport as the annual tournament has created over 1000 jobs and raises money for wildlife conservation, education and healthcare projects in the local area and elsewhere in Nepal. The education and healthcare projects have transformed the lives of many villagers, some of whom travel up to 50 miles to watch the tournament which is testament to how important it is in the region; indeed it is the highlight of the sporting calendar in Nepal. Early in the morning, as the mist lays heavy over the prestigious Royal Chitwan National park, mahouts and their elephants leave their home at the famous Tiger Tops Lodge and make their way across the river for surely one of the World’s most unusual Championships. The sport of Elephant polo was founded 2 decades ago by Brits James Manclark and Jim Edwards and now in its 27th year draws players from across the globe who head out to this Jungle Retreat to form Eight International teams. Hoping to regain their past glory the Chivas Regal team, representing Scotland, were the tournament favorites and whose members included Torquhil Campbell, the 13th Duke of Argyll and former Indian horse polo player captain Colonel Raj Kalaan from Delhi.The rules are based on Horse polo, except competitors use longer sticks and the pitch is smaller for the slightly less agile elephants. Each player is assisted by a driver or "mahout" who knows the elephant and is able to steer and control the animal. During match play the rivalry is fierce as the teams demonstrate their skills and strategy to gain a tactical advantage. But as soon as the games are over the rivalry disappears as the victors are modest in their success, the losers gracious in defeat. Whilst each team of elephants is evenly matched, opposing teams swap elephants at the end of the first chukka to negate any advantage. The smallest elephant on each team is the fastest, a sort of GTI version, and these elephants play a pivotal role in the match. However, in the game of Elephant polo communication is the key to success not only between mahout, player and elephant but also fellow team members. During play ball boys clear any elephant dung to avoid the matter being splattered during contact with the polo sticks. Presiding over the matches, the referee is perched upon an impressive tusker.After a week of intensive competition, the final lined up a challenge of jumbo proportions as England’s Team Air Tuskers faced the mighty ex-champions; Chivas from Scotland. Since Team Scotland was comprised of seasoned Elephant Polo players the handicap system meant they started the match with a 5 goal disadvantage. Only one goal was scored in the final but this was enough to give the English team victory and the final score of 6 to 1 concealed the closeness of the match. But as always it was the gentle giants of the Jungle, the elephants, who stole the show, they clearly enjoyed their role and proved to be the real stars of the tournament and were rewarded with plentiful supplies of their favorite food, deservedly so! Winners: Air Tuskers from England Captained by Robert MackenzieRunners up: Chivas Regal from Scotland.

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