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Local school system exploring something new. Kindergartners, first- and second-graders at Churchland elementary school in Portsmouth participate in Music Speaks, a pilot program that aims to introduce children to foreign languages.

Where I live and when I was growing up, there were some very colorful street people. One in particular that played the trumpet (didn't try to play it well) was a real interesting but Out" there personality. Others shouted hymms and sang them (or maybe it was the same guy different day) ... anyway ... I use to do a little traveling, and would see (& sometimes meet) the street people in the towns/cities we played. I so like what these guys did ... I wish I had a way to add/contribute to what they have done. I am just impressed as I can be. This video gave me goose bumps ... the same feeling when everything is perfect ... enough wasted days/wasted nights rambling on typing ... here is the video. in no other space/time would being the 1,952,542 person to view something still feel like only a few came before ...I am just surprised that 19+ million had not viewed this .... Here is their site: http://playingforchange.com/

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When tings move slow, it can feel like an inch is a mile long and a year in the future. WiMax / Clearwire / xohm must feel that things are moving as slow as a glacial flow. This article about the new modem is sorta like a global (okay not on a global scale) warming up to connectivity? Sprint Nextel Corp. to release dual-network modem 1 hour ago KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sprint Nextel Corp. on Wednesday unveiled a new laptop modem that will allow users to switch between the company's normal cellular network and the new high-speed WiMax network. The Overland Park, Kan.-based wireless carrier said the USB Modem U300 will go on sale Sunday in Baltimore, the only market where Sprint is currently offering the so-called fourth-generation wireless service under the Xohm brand. WiMax, similar to the WiFi broadband services found in airports and coffee shops, can cover an entire city and provide download speeds up to five times faster than Sprint's standard wireless network, which uses C

It is frustrating to see something so clearly. It is the difficulty of finding others that share the same view and the resistance from those that would benefit most. Blah blah blah ... Where I live, there are unlimited opportunities to bring people together, and a huge pool of talented people yet to be connected to create opportunities. Patience is a virtue. David Weinberger , Harvard Berkman Center for Internet & Society , Harvard University. Live streaming video by Ustream Of course Michael Crichton Predicted Media Demise

The Frauenhofer Institute's research in the field of Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) and developed a new polymer material and basic processes, with which advanced technology can be implemented.

Invitation to Innovation, Interactive conference Doug Engelbart's 1968 Demo Expands on Engelbart's ideas on the technology and tools that increase Collective Intelligence and an example of how it works. December 8 & 9 FOR ALL CONFERENCE MEDIA, VIDEO, SLIDES, LINKS, AND VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION CLICK HERE December 8
- Workshops at The Tech Museum of Innovation, with Featured Speakers * Professor Thomas Malone, Founding Director, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence * Professor Hiroshi Ishii, Associate Director, MIT Media Laboratory * Peter Norvig, Director of Research, Google * Andries van Dam, Professor, Brown University * Alan Kay, President, Viewpoints Research Institute * Steve Wozniak, co-founder, Apple Computer, Inc. Also mentioned on the schedule is a tour, led by , President of The Tech Museum, Peter Friess of the largest US exhibition of da Vinci's engineering, anatomical studies and art. "In celebration of the Mother of All Demo'

December 1, 2008, 12:00pm – 1:30pm "Green Recovery: A Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a Low Carbon Economy," finds that to promote economic mobility, growth, job creation, and regain technological leadership in the global innovation marketplace, we must fundamentally change how we produce and consume energy in this country and transform our economy to a low-carbon model. Investing in clean energy and efficiency will enable the United States to regain technological leadership in the global innovation marketplace, grow our economy, reduce global warming emissions, and invest in national security. Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman

... video for some time. I decided to add it here for easy access. Besides a decent mic there is a need to work with your firewall. A lot of great info can be found on The Conversations Network & the forums . The following is a "Must watch video" covering preference settings for your OS, Firewall and much more when using Skype to Record Live audio from different locations. ".... From Doug Kaye's Weblog Skype for Interviews - A How-To Video After years of discouraging the use of Skype for interviews here at The Conversations Network, we're now saying a resounding Yes! Paul Figgiani and I have prepared this audiovisual presentation that covers all you need to know in order to get true broadcast-quality Skype recordings. http://tr.im/dkaye_skype ..." Skype for Interviews View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: podcast interviews )

The Scarlet is affordable & modular , getting plenty of press, both praise and criticism. I'm reading some of the opinions on whether the Scarlet is Good or Bad, written by some folks that are regurgitating what they read. I'll give an estimate ... 80% (a percentage pulled from my hat) of these reviews are by knuckleheads. Knuckleheads? That's right. Knuckleheads pretending to know what they are talking about. Had they worked on a set, shot an industrial or commercial, I might be less harsh. The Scarlet is a logical improvement in design & use of technology. Every business that spends over 200K a year (a low threshold for sure) on training videos, advertises on TV, Cable or Web, or is currently using Teleconferencing & webinars should evaluate the Scarlet. Video bloggers, small, medium & large production companies, & hobbyist now have a camera that can be in use for many years. There is always going to be a new & improved. RED's entry price of a

and lost the source. I do think it was from an email subscription notification, but it could have easily been a RSS feed, Twitter post (Although I doubt it, having just searched several sites that use the Twitter API). It is possible it was mentioned in one of several videos or in an article from one of many news sources I check daily. Nano-Techpower, Inc. LEADING BY EXAMPLE TOWARDS A CLEANER FUTURE & EFFICIENT POWER. "...Nano-techpower is looking at Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) technology compatibilties with our battery technologies within PoE IEEE standards, which find its applications Wimax Base station, fixed devices, and house appliances." more... Power Over Ethernet Compatibility

Video overview : How ICT powered the Democrats to victory. Info on building a global business during an economic crisis. Need for enterprise security.

From TelecomTV and the GSMA A special preview to the Mobile Asia Congress in Macau this month. Overview of developments in the mobile sector: gaming, retailing & future applications.

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Reminder/suggestion to check the system preferences followed by another user realizing the potential of the service.

This is the first three debate clouds I created using http://tweetcloud.com/ . Watching last night I wanted a word cloud in real time that would give me a visual of what they were saying and the choice of words each used. Of course I did not create this on the fly last night. I used the transcript published on the NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/us/politics/16text-debate.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print) site to create the following: The link back to the Entire Debate Tweetcloud: http://www.tweetclouds.com/user_pages/entire%20debate_1208437643.html The link back to the Obama Debate Tweetcloud: http://www.tweetclouds.com/user_pages/Debate%20Obama_1208437421.html The link back to the Clinton Debate Tweetcloud: http://www.tweetclouds.com/user_pages/Clinton%20debate_1208438626.html I plan to double check my work and also add a cloud for each of the moderators. May not get to it in the next hour but it will be done. Thanks for looking, leave a comment if you'd

Lewis Black on Daily Show (Back in Black) on Spitzer

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Reposting in entirety. Call for submissions for Rosebud Festival For 18 years, the Rosebud Festival has awarded large cash prizes, film and video products, and promotional opportunities to deserving film and video artists in DC, Maryland and Virginia. The Rosebud Festival seeks works that are innovative, experimental, unusual and deeply personal. Each year an independent panel selects 20 nominees from all entries received. All 20 finalists will be screened at a special Nominee Showcase, on Saturday, June 14, 2008, at the Rosslyn Spectrum Theater. The 5 winners - including one Best of Show - will be announced at a gala awards celebration, on the evening of June 15th, at the beautiful Clarendon Ballroom. In addition to promotional opportunities and special screenings, the 5 winners will each receive $1,000.00 cash. In addition to the cash prize, the Best of Show winner will receive an additional $500.00 of video tape and production services, courtesy of Arlington Independent Media. The R

Good looking stuff - If you build it Adobe may buy you. Local or Global - leave a comment.

COLLABORATION!!! Finally, the word is Cool.

I have been playing with the two words (seesmic/seismic) together for some time now. I think this week, with the attention on DAVOS and CNN partnering with seesmic, this modest but ground breaking role, will prove to be the seismic origin or seismic wave, that will alter the way we use the net and communicate, as individuals and with traditional sources of news and entertainment. I for one have been waiting for a service/tool like seesmic for a very long time. DAVOS/CNN/Loïc Le Meur (CNN) -- While many blogs are seldom read outside the bedroom they're written in, Frenchman Loïc Le Meur's are hard to miss. art.loic.jpg Loïc Le Meur says he wants to spark debate with his blogs. The 35-year-old has emerged as one of the world's most prominent digital diarists, pushing the boundaries of the blogosphere through his postings and technical innovations. As a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, Le Meur launched the WEF's own blog in 2004 and has been advising and b

I am all over the place when it comes to what interests me. One of the first books I bought after being introduced to AI (Artificial Intelligence) was Ray Kurzweil"s "The Age of Intelligent Machines " I am lucky to be a part of Howard Bloom's Media Lab and had until this summer participated in his Sunday net meetings. One (of the many very creative and brilliant) group members is a integral part of KurzweilAI.Net . So when Eric posted this today I was motivated to grab the embed code and share it here. Next I will see if these two hit it off. AI matchmaking in a social media setting ... Will let you know if they meet. The next great social hack!