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An ever-changing LED display makes for an interesting show. An LED table powered by tweets makes the light show that much more exciting. This Twitter-enabled device builds on a previous project which had uses 81 RGB LED modules in a 9×9 grid arranged atop an IKEA coffee table.

The “Live Twitter Table” extends the multi-colored LED display by adding a Bluetooth Arduino Shield which wirelessly connects to a nearby MacBook Pro. The table is controlled by tweets broadcast with the #ledtable hashtag and formatted with pixel coordinates for the LED matrix.  A Twitter interface code parses the incoming Twitter posts and transmits it via Bluetooth to the Arduino microcontroller. A continuous stream of Tweets sets up the changing display on the LED table.

Macetech details the entire project from the stage of putting together an IKEA coffee table with LED grid including the source code. For your own LED project, you can try hooking up several wireless devices to a central computer and have them display your own LED designs.

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There is an ever increasing trend for events and weddings to take a more environmentally friendly approach to everything from the food to the decorations and the party favors. If you are not sure what you can do to make your wedding greener then read on to see how painlessly you can do your part to help save the planet. After all, a lot of little things make up one very big thing, in other words every little bit helps, even something as simple as buying LED Christmas lights instead of the regular wedding lights that use incandescent bulbs.

Invitations are the first on the list that should go. Why waste all that paper and the lives of so many trees when electronic delivery is so much quicker and cheaper? It’s definitely more reliable and you can also save a lot of time. Imagine filling hundreds of envelopes and writing out all those addresses. Now, all you have to do is select all the email addresses of your family and friends and then just hit “send”.

Next on your list should be the decorations. Take a close look at what you will be using. Make sure you have only LED Christmas lights versus incandescent because the former are a much greener option as they need a lot less power to run even though they are much brighter than regular lights. Also, try and use silk flowers instead of regular flowers, but if those are not an option then at least make sure the flowers are locally grown. This way you will be cutting down on the transport required to get them to your venue and help reduce the carbon footprint.

Another area that you can work on is the buffet or food, if you are having a sit down dinner. The first thing you should do is find a caterer that uses organic ingredients that are locally produced. However, this all depends on your budget because organic ingredients are often much more expensive. However, try to at least buy food that is local and try not to buy prepackaged goods, including washed lettuce and salad ingredients. The more packaging there is, the higher the number of processes that food has gone through and the higher its impact on the environment. Therefore, try going to a market rather than a supermarket. You might even pick up some vegetables you had never tried before.

Immortalizing the wedding is extremely important for the future, so you can look back and remember the amazing moments you shared. However, this doesn’t mean that you need disposable cameras at every table, because after all, few of the pictures every come out right. Instead, let the photographer do his job but make sure he only works on a digital platform which means less chemicals to hurt the environment and it also means no loss of quality for your photos.

There are many other things you can change to make your wedding more environmentally friendly, but remember that it is a lifestyle not just a moment’s trend. Just by purchasing LED Christmas lights instead of your regular incandescent version you will be doing a lot to help save the planet. Something as small as a set of LED Christmas lights can have an immense impact on the environment due to all the processes it must go through to go from raw materials to the LED Christmas lights you see in the store.

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MIAMI – Florida International University is creating a database of fluent Haitian Creole speakers willing to volunteer their time to help with a number of ongoing efforts to support South Florida’s Haitian community in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated Haiti last month.

Interpreters are needed right away to assist the College of Law’s Carlos A. Costa Immigration and Human Rights Clinic as it helps Haitian immigrants apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). FIU also is responding to a number of requests from its community partners who need Creole interpreters.

This need became evident during the first meeting of the FIU Haiti Relief Task Force, a group of leaders from around the university brought together by FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg for the purpose of coordinating the short, mid- and long-term efforts of the university in response to the Haiti disaster.

Throughout FIU, various departments are identifying and harnessing the knowledge and skills of faculty, staff and students to address the medical, infrastructure and other relief and recovery needs for Haiti. FIU also is committed to assisting its students with ties to Haiti who are experiencing hardship as a result of the earthquake.

The task force’s chairwoman and coordinator, Senior Vice President for External Relations Sandra Gonzalez-Levy, said she was impressed with the number of efforts already under way and wants to support them by creating a centralized database of Creole speakers that can be called upon to assist on different projects over the next few weeks and months.

“We have a very generous university community that wants to help, including eager students who were quick to respond to the call for relief” Gonzalez-Levy said. “This committee will support and amplify those efforts by identifying resources, leveraging partnerships and facilitating information.”

College of Law Dean Alex Acosta explained that the TPS application process is quite detailed and it is imperative that law students and faculty who volunteer to help local Haitians fill out the paperwork have the support of fluent Creole speakers as interpreters.

“We need reliable interpretation because people’s right to obtain TPS status hangs in the balance,” Acosta said. “I’m certain that within the university community we have the people to fill this need.”

Anyone interested in volunteering may fill out the form on the FIU Hope for Haiti:Doing Our Part website. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and other members of the South Florida community are welcome.

Media Contact:  Madeline Baró at 305-348-2234.

 -FIU-

 About FIU:

Florida International University was founded in 1965 and is Miami’s only public research university. With a student body of more than 38,000, its 17 colleges and schools offer more than 200 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations and law. More than 100,000 FIU alumni live and work in South Florida. FIU has been classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a “High Research Activity University”. In August 2009, FIU welcomed the inaugural class of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu.

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We made a selection of some blogs of the speakers who have participated during the last editions in the International Seminars of the UNESCO Chair.

• Stephen Downes:  www.downes.ca

• Brian Lamb: blogs.ubc.ca/brian

• George Siemens: www.elearnspace.org/blog/

• David Wiley: opencontent.org/blog/

• Laura Czerniewicz:  cloudworks.ac.uk/user/view/1125

• Teemu Leinonen: flosse.blogging.fi/

• Tim Unwin: unwin.wordpress.com/

• Sugata Mitra: sugatam.blogspot.com

• Larry Johnson: www.nmc.org/blog/ljohnson

• Tony Carr:  www.tonicarr.com/blog/

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HBA Global Announces Call For Speakers

Industry Experts Wanted for Leading Beauty and Personal Care Educational Conference

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NEW YORK, Feb. 2

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ — HBA Global Expo is seeking speaker proposals for its renowned educational program taking place September 28-30, 2010 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. Leaders in all areas of the health and beauty business including marketers, product developers, consultants, educators, researchers, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers are encouraged to submit an application.

HBA (www.hbaexpo.com) is the leading product development forum for the cosmetics, personal care, skin care, fragrance and wellness industries. The trade show and conference annually attracts more than 16,000 industry professionals including the world's top beauty brands and suppliers.

This September, the three-day HBA educational program will feature its popular Marketing and Technical Conference along with dedicated conference programs focused on Green Cosmetics, the Global Perspective, and Future Trends.

"As an event that covers all aspects of the industry, HBA's educational program provides conference delegates with proven strategies, latest innovations and tools as well as unrivaled access to industry experts to propel their new product development plans," said Jill Birkett, Brand Director, Beauty & Wellness. "This year we look forward to improving the educational experience and fostering an even greater exchange of fresh ideas and best practices."

Most sessions in the HBA Conference Programs are 90-minute panels and include three speakers addressing different elements of a similar topic. Some of the topics that will be covered at HBA include an in-depth look at product categories, market and distribution trends, creating successful brands, package design and consumer appeal, innovation and idea generation, regulatory update, social media, connecting to the consumer, and real-world case studies.

Those interested in speaking at HBA should submit a 150-word description of a proposed topic along with a brief bio, including previous speaking experience, and full contact information to Rebecca Fraimow, Education Program Director, at rebecca.fraimow@ubm.com. More information about HBA, including last year's sessions and speakers can be found at www.hbaexpo.com/conference-programs-2009 or call 212-600-3085.

About HBA Global Expo & Conference

HBA Global Expo & Conference (www.hbaexpo.com) is the leading product development for the entire beauty community including skin care, cosmetics, fragrance, personal care and well-being industries. For three days the top brand manufacturers from mass to prestige, as well as independent and niche beauty companies will gather to learn about industry trends and discover new products from the world's leading suppliers. The HBA educational conference is renowned for providing an unparalleled look at both the marketing and technical drivers in the health and beauty space and provides proven strategies for business growth. For year round HBA information including HBA's Honest Beauty Blog and supplier resources go to www.hbaexpo.com.

SOURCE HBA Global

Contact

Rebecca Fraimow, Education Program Director, rebecca.fraimow@ubm.com, +1-212-600-3085

Speaking – To convey thoughts, opinions, or emotions orally, to express yourself.

My rationale is built on the premise that to be a better public speaker, one needs to feel free from the fear of the act itself ; and the more experience at it, the better.

History

America – The land of freedom

Most modern Americans can trace their roots to their immigrant ancestors, who came to America to be free.

The immigrants were seeking freedom from religious persecution, economic troubles, political oppression, famines. Others who were brought in forcefully (as slaves or deported criminals), stayed on even after they were freed.

America’s policies throughout time have been democratic and have encouraged immigration (barring recent years).

India – The land of culture and society

India, on the other hand, has always been bound by culture and traditions. (I am not labeling this as good or bad. It just is.) Each person’s value was as estimated in the eyes of society.

Our inherent closeness to our family and friends has meant that almost everything we generally do or say takes a second thought to think about how it will be perceived in society.

We look, and rarely leap.

Even our freedom movement was driven by rebelutionary individuals rather than the masses. We fought for freedom from the English oppression,  to go back to our culture and traditions.

Education System

America – Flexible, Fostering independent thinking. Historically, no of opportunities > no of people.

America’s education system encourages students to choose their subjects right from high school. It also happens to be a system designed to boost self-esteem in classes. (Although getting everyone to pass in school lowers standards in high-school and so on, that’s not the focus of our reasoning.)

An effect of this choice for students is that many opt out of mathematics (which builds a foundation for logical thinking), and as a result Americans tend to do and say impulsively, rather than rationally.

This system encourages and demands independent thinking and ability to express opinions. Even relationships with professors are engaging, almost as if they are equals.

India – Methodical, Herd mentality. Historically, no of people > no of opportunities.

In India, the education and social system is hard on students. If you dont perform (which is largely dependent on how well you memorize stuff), you are labelled stupid and looked down upon. This memorization approach does not recognize or encourage independent thinking.

Classroom discussions are conspicuous by their absence. Even teachers are treated as Gurus with respect, raising barriers to open and engaging communication. (That teachers tend to use their dictatorial powers to harm students who oppose them does not help either.)

Effectively, Indians tend to be deprived of a platform to express their views.

As a result of these, Americans are better speakers than Indians.

This post is guilty of generalization (of course).

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Simple to set up—even easier to use

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How do I hate thee, let me count the ways – Grant Fukui – UCSD, CA USA
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Everyone who’s been within earshot of a radio in the past quarter century knows Larry “Supermouth” Huffman.

 

You may not know him by name. But you’ll recognize Huffman’s voice when he spews his hyperbolic, gravelly, reverb-laden intonations promoting monster truck exhibitions. Usually at a nearby arena. And of course, on “Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!!!”

 

Congress rarely calls weekend sessions. And if it does, it’s typically on a Saturday.

 

The House worked all day on a Saturday a few weeks ago to approve its version of the health care reform bill. The Senate voted to clear a major procedural hurdle just to launch debate on the health care reform package on the Saturday night before Thanksgiving. And the Senate met again this past Saturday to debate the health care reform bill.

 

But official word came late Friday that the Senate would be in session this Sunday. And there would be votes. And then came the announcement that President Obama would travel to Capitol Hill for a closed-door session with Senate Democrats.

 

All on Sunday.

 

Or, as Larry “Supermouth” Huffman would say it, on “Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!!!”

 

This is as exciting as it gets for a Sunday Senate session.

 

Monster trucks Big Foot, Grave Digger and the Raminator weren’t on hand. But you can’t beat the allure of the president of the United States, a vote on an amendment by Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and a protracted, closed-door meeting about the public option.

 

You could almost imagine the flames shooting out of tailpipes and the trucks soaring into the air before crushing a line of Chevy sedans with their 66-inch Terra tires.

 

It frankly wasn’t very exciting.

 

The Senate’s not had a big Sunday session since December, 2005 when members sparred over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). And Republicans were quick to remind journalists that Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) denounced the GOP when it called a Sunday Senate session in October, 2004.

 

“Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy,” Byrd read from the Bible on the floor during that Sunday session five years ago. “Six days shall work be done. But on the seventh day, there shall be to you a holy day. Whosoever doth work therein shall be put to death.”

 

Talk about death panels…..

 

The Senate wing of the U.S. Capitol buzzed early Sunday afternoon. TV crews waited outside the Senate carriage entrance to grab video of senators arriving for the session. Plainclothes and uniformed U.S. Capitol Police officers roamed the halls, their radios crackled with info about street closures for the president’s motorcade. Dozens of Senate Democrats ran a gauntlet of reporters to get to the room where the president would speak.

 

But once Mr. Obama arrived at the Capitol, he barely stayed more than a half hour. The president didn’t address the media. He didn’t try to carve a deal on the public option or abortion. The president just glided in and out.

 

“The message was the same,” said Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM).

 

“It wasn’t a negotiating session,” said Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA). “It was a unifying message of staying together until we get this done. Not be distracted by distortions thrown by the other side.”

 

That’s anti-climactic. Especially for a Sunday Senate session.

 

In fact, Democrats were so focused on their session with the president that they temporarily gave the Senate keys to Republicans while they huddled with Mr. Obama across the corridor.

 

Some Republicans groused that the entire Sunday meeting was staged to give the nation the impression Democrats were toiling hard on the health care bill. In fact, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) even asked him why it was “fair” to Republicans to hold a Sunday Senate session just so Democrats could hear from President Obama.

 

Historically, a member of the majority party always presides over the House and Senate. While at the dais, that lawmaker is the ultimate authority over who controls the floor and parliamentary rulings. Which is why the majority party always fills the presiding officer slot with one of their own. But ceding control of the Senate chamber to the GOP enabled all Democrats to hear from President Obama.

 

“It’s rarely done. I’ve never seen that happen before,” Reid said of granting Republicans free-reign of the Senate.

 

McConnell wryly described Reid’s blessing as “the first bipartisan moment on this bill.”

 

Surrendering control of the Senate to the other side could prove perilous on such a flammable issue. After all, the Senate’s basic stricture is “unanimous consent.” In other words, any GOP senator could have conceivably done anything to the health care bill. And nobody would be there to stop the Republicans since all of the Democrats were in the other room hearing from President Obama.

 

“I trust implicitly McConnell (and Minority Whip Jon) Kyl,” of Arizona, Reid said. And Republicans didn’t pull any capers while the they minded the cash register.

 

Democrats may be lucky the Salahis didn't try to crash the Senate chamber while they were off meeting the president.

 

Late 1994 was the last time anyone could recall either the House or Senate permitted the minority party to take control of a chamber. During a lame-duck session, former House Speaker Tom Foley (D-WA) permitted then-retiring Minority Leader Bob Michel (R-IL) to wield the gavel over the final House debate of the year. Michel served in the House for nearly 40 years. But he never presided over the House once because Republicans were always in the minority. Foley, lost re-election that year. And in the interest of comity, the Speaker gave Michel one chance to preside before leaving Congress.

 

There may not have been drama in Sunday’s session. But there was some action. If you knew where to look for it.

 

Far away from the television cameras, President Obama dispatched his health care reform go-team to caucus with a group of moderate and progressive Democrats in an out-of-the-way Senate room to try to forge a compromise on the government-run “public option.”

 

Reporters staked out the hallway, waiting for some signal as to how the talks were going. The meeting finally broke up and a few senators trickled out. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Blanche Lincoln rushed past the scribes. Then Landrieu materialized and started speaking. Until Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hollered to her.

 

“I thought we weren’t going to say much to the press,” Schumer said.

 

At that point, the New York Democrat took charge.

 

“We have had a really intense three hours of discussions. We’re not there yet,” he said.

Schumer then returned to the meeting room and shouted loudly to the remaining senators and staff.

 

“Folks, there’s a bunch of reporters out here,” Schumer warned.

 

Thus, Schumer essentially squelched any of his colleagues from talking much to the press. And by taking command of the situation, Schumer simultaneously assured himself the few, select quotes from the meeting in Monday’s papers.

 

Early last week, Harry Reid prepared everyone for what to expect in the Senate this month.

 

“There is not an issue more important than finishing this legislation,” Reid said. “The next weekends – plural – we will be working.”

 

Everyone realizes the weight of this legislative lift. They understand how critical the issue is. Whether they support the bill or not. But this weekend, some on Capitol Hill lamented that they felt like they were cast in the cult movie classic Office Space. And the boss needed them “to go ahead and come in on Sunday, too.”

 

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday. It’s not official, but it’s possible the Senate faces a month of Sunday sessions. It might not be as exciting as a monster truck demolition. But in the words of Larry “Supermouth” Huffman, everyone on Capitol Hill is sure to “Be there!!!!!!”

 

-         Chad Pergram covers Congress for FOX News. He’s earned an Edward R. Murrow Award and the Joan Barone Award for his reporting on Capitol Hill.

 

-         The Speaker’s Lobby refers to a long, ornate corridor that runs behind the dais in the House chamber. Lawmakers, aides and journalists often confer there during votes.

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Buying LG 32LH30 32-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV, Gloss Black



Bought it because I considered it the best value among 32 inch LCDs. Am quite satisfied.

The LG 32LH30 is a solid, no fuss, TV that delivers a good picture with excellent sound clarity for speech. With non-HD satellite as input, have not noted significant image blurring on sports programs. That is, players and balls always appear as solid, clear images. On other programs, such as newscasts, faces of commentators are sometimes soft when they move their head or the camera angle changes. Color is quite natural and consistent, aided by good contrast. Was easy to set up and configure. Nicely done stand. One can swivel and tilt the set easily.

The one complaint is the inability to size the image as I would like. The options provide for a smaller image than the screen size – the picture is a smaller rectangle surrounded by a lot of black (like 24 inch inside a 32 inch area), a full screen with `squished’ vertical and elongated horizontal, or, using the zoom setting, a full screen that cuts of maybe an inch or two of the picture at the top and bottom – you don’t see much of the crawl, if any, at the bottom or the score box shown at the top of a sports program.

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Release Name: Heroes.S04E12.HDTV.XviD-LOL

Release Date: Dec, 01, 2009

Filename: heroes.412.hdtv-lol.avi

Source: HDTV

Size: 350 MB

Genre: Drama | Sci-Fi

Season 4 Episode 11 – The Fifth Stage

Noah gets some unexpected visitors, while Claire arrives at the carnival as Samuel’s plans progress. Elsewhere, Peter confronts Sylar and discovers that extreme measures are necessary to stop him.

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