''Wild America'' - A Reminder of Home to GIs Stationed in the Middle East.PRINCETON, N.J. -- Fond childhood memories coupled with today's DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. technology are bringing smiles to the faces of American soldiers stationed in the Middle East. All it took was one e-mail from a servicemember who spent years watching the long-running PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, television series, "Wild America," hosted by Marty Stouffer, to bring a piece of America to Afghanistan. Master Sgt. Carl Morton "Wild America" features spectacular film footage of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. wildlife and landscapes, and has a "down home," unpretentious flavor largely due to host and producer Marty Stouffer. TV Guide once called "Wild America" the "next best thing to being there." In Morton's camp, the DVDs are just that: a piece of home away from home. When the series was recently released for sale on DVD, it was Morton who placed the first order via e-mail from his base in Afghanistan. Seeing the order was an emotional moment for Stouffer. "I read his e-mail and said there's no way this guy is going to pay for the series. We're sending him the shows for free," Stouffer stated. Morton received his DVDs and began sharing them with his unit. "I started with the 'Belligerent as a Badger' program," wrote Morton. He thought the guys would be able to relate to the "rude rude - [WPI] 1. Badly written or functionally poor, e.g. a program that is very difficult to use because of gratuitously poor design decisions. Opposite: cuspy. 2. Anything that manipulates a shared resource without regard for its other users in such a way as to cause a " behavior of this feisty animal. "I'll attempt to make conservationists out of them before we return home." Marty Stouffer's long running series began airing nationally in the 1980s. He still is known as America's favorite wildlife cameraman and program host. "I've always believed that people, no mater ma·ter n. Chiefly British Mother. [Latin m  ter; see m where they live, are fascinated by wild animals WILD ANIMALS. Animals in a state of nature; animals ferae naturae. Vide Animals; Ferae naturae. ,"
commented Stouffer. "If our shows help our troops abroad stay
connected to America, that's great. I'm really proud to be a
part of this effort."
The entire library of 120 "Wild America" programs and 12 one-hour specials is available for purchase on DVD. More information can be found at www.wildamerica.com. Wild Empire (www.wildempire.com) manages the production and distribution of content acquired from traditional media and offers it to businesses and consumers. Beginning with Marty Stouffer's popular and well loved "Wild America" series, Wild Empire is collecting the rights to distribute content from wildlife, outdoor sports, adventure travel and entertainment feature producers via DVD, digital broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). and other media. Wild Empire combines proven distribution channels with new, innovative online community services and activities to bring content to millions of people worldwide. Wild Empire, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control ., is an affiliate of the Innovativ Systems Design family of companies. |
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