Football's Hidden Story - global photo feature now available

Football (soccer) has a tremendous significance for normal people around the world. This new photo reportage takes you to 16 different countries and gives you a look at the positive effects of the sport.

PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 19, 2008 – "Football's Hidden Story" is a series of 31 unique photos from 16 different countries, including small text pieces of 100-200 words, describing how football (soccer) has touched and affected people living around the world, far away from the glamorous professional games, leagues and tournaments. There are some truly touching and amazing stories here, be it the amputee ex-child soldiers of Liberia, the street children of Nepal, the schizophrenic patients in Italy who play a national football tournament with their doctors or the tsunami survivor in Banda Ache, Indonesia, who went on to meet several of football's international super-stars -- just to mention a few examples. Please have a look at: http://pa.photoshelter.com/gallery-show/G0000g6j.cSvse5w to see the photos and short-stories. The packet of world-class photos and stories is available for print publications around the world, please contact marketing officer and photojournalist Morten Svenningsen if you are interested: e-mail: morten(at)msmediaservice(dot)com / phone: (+977 1) 98030 43859 / web: http://www.msmediaservice.com/

Creative Shipping Vado HD Pocket Cam

The new 720p-capable camera includes an HDMI cable for 1080i output.

December 09, 2008 by Rachel Cericola
With plenty of holiday shopping time to spare, Creative has started shipping its Vado HD Pocket Video Cam.
The super-thin Vado HD is small enough to stuff stockings, promising 720p HD quality images at the touch of a button. However, Creative says that you can output to 1080i, with the included HDMI cable. Included? That has to be a first.
Creative says that the rechargeable battery should provide two hours of recording and/or playback. Other features include a 2-inch color LCD screen and 8GB of memory, which should hold about two hours of high-def video. Plug the unit into your PC’s USB port, and you can store and share videos with ease. The unit comes with Vado Central software, which includes YouTube or Box.net buttons for one-touch uploads.
The Vado HD is selling now through Creative and Amazon.com. It retails for $230. Other accessories you can add under the tree include a storage pouch ($15), extra batteries ($15 each), a power adapter with charger station ($30), and an underwater diving pouch ($30).

source http://www.electronichouse.com/article/creative_shipping_vado_hd_pocket_cam/C157

Tell me what I am--- a blind joke

A snake and a rabbit were racing along a pair of intersecting forest pathways one day, when they collided at the intersection. They immediately began to argue with one another as to who was at fault for the mishap. When the snake remarked that he had been blind since birth, and thus should be given additional leeway, the rabbit said that he, too, had been blind since birth. The two animals then forgot about the collision and began commiserating concerning the problems of being blind. The snake said that his greatest regret was the loss of his identity. He had never been able to see his reflection in the water, and for that reason did not know exactly what he looked like, or even what he was. The rabbit declared that he had the same problem. Seeing a way that they could help each other, the rabbit proposed that one feel the other from head to toe, and then try to describe what the other animal was. The snake agreed, and started by winding himself around the rabbit. After a few moments, he announced, "You've got very soft, fuzzy fur, long ears, big rear feet, and a little fuzzy ball for a tail. I think that you must be a bunny rabbit!" The rabbit was much relieved to find his identity, and proceeded to return the favor to the snake. After feeling about the snake's body for a few minutes, he asserted, "Well, you're scaly, you're slimy, you've got beady little eyes, you squirm and slither all the time, and you've got a forked tongue. I think you're a lawyer!"