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  • Help Us Win! (please?)

    For our latest video contest entry, my daughter and I teamed up.  My daughter has become a video editing enthusiast in her own right and checks several online web sites about once a week for contests she wants to enter.  She found the Green Eggs and Ham “Ham it Up” Contest being run to celebrate…

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  • “Barefoot” Running: What the Services Think

    Although at times I get some strange looks, apparently I’m not the only one in the military trying out Vibram’s “almost barefoot” FiveFingers shoes (see my previous post). The Army Times – and its sister publications – has an article on “who can wear ‘toe shoes’ during unit PT – and who would want to”.…

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  • DIY Space Video

    Want to make a video of the earth from miles above it (17 to be exact)?  This family figured out how to do it, using items you probably have lying around the house.  And in the end it didn’t end up costing a dime, because they recovered (nearly) everything they used.  This is amazing –…

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  • Fair Use in Online Video

    I just received my periodic newsletter from American University’s Center for Social Media, and was reminded of an excellent talk I heard last year by its director, Pat Aufderheide.  She started off by explaining that the purpose of copyright was to support creativity.  She showed a brief video giving snapshots of YouTube favorites and asked…

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  • Kris Allen performs

    American Idol winner Kris Allen came to town.  Kinda cool – he’s supporting the USO, and he gave a performance in our small community in the Netherlands – for free – to support servicemen and women and their families.  I have 3 things to say about that. Part 1: Lesson learned – I should have…

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