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Beautiful paper prototyping

Exceptional paper prototyping for Google Russia - done by Saatchi Moscow.

Run For the Fallen

Connecting the spiritual part of running with the memory of the American soldiers who have fallen during the conflict in Iraq ...

From their site:

Over the course of the past five years America has been involved in an ever-growing conflict inside Iraq. Over 3,930 American soldiers have lost their lives and over 28,000 have returned wounded.

Beginning June 15, 2008, a dedicated team of runners will run across America in honor of those who have fallen during the Iraq War.  Every mile in this memorial run, Run for the Fallen, will be dedicated to a fallen soldier and marked with an American flag and personalized sign card. These dedication markers will create a memorial trail across the United States, which will allow the memorial to connect with towns and citizens and propagate the memories and lives of those who fought in Iraq. We run in honor of the soldier.

See the soldiers and the map here.

Run for the Fallen will begin outside MCLB Barstow in Barstow, CA, the DPC where many American soldiers deploy to serve their term in Iraq. The memorial run will culminate and end at Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place and end for many of the soldiers returning from Iraq. Run for the Fallen symbolizes the journey of the fallen soldier.

The run is a symbolic memorial. While each flag will represent a soldier who has fallen, the run will stand as one large stitch spanning the width of the nation, coast to coast.  The run is an active healing process, and the miles manifest themselves as healing stitches.  One mile of sweat and pain to pay homage to one soldier's life.  It is through the embodiment of each mile that we reflect upon and activate the memory of those who gave their lives.

Jott It!

In my ongoing battle to stop driving and emailing / driving and texting / driving and Twittering, I've discovered a really simple cure - Jott.com.

It helps manage all the myriad of thoughts, ideas and to-dos that fly through my head all day - I can now simply call Jott (toll-free number) and it "Jotts" down any piece of information by automatically transcribing my voice into an email or text message or blog post using their real-time, voice-activated system. No more keyboards for me while I'm driving or traveling ... Laptop can remain at home / the office.

I can:

• send myself email reminders,
• update my to-do list,
• post to Twitter,
• post to my blog or Tumblr,
• send a voice message to a group of people that is simultaneously transcribed into an accompanying email to the group,
• update a spreadsheet,
• add to your BackPack
•  ... (26 apps in total are linked to Jott)

all by simply using my voice.

Check it out ...

The Sound of Swans

My 6 year old daughter came up to me this afternoon and asked, "Dad, what do swans sound like?" As I was thinking about how to best answer her, she said, "Let's just search on Google ... type in "the sound of swans" here (pointing at the Google search bar on my Firefox browser) ... and see what we get."

That's from a 6-year old - WOW! If that's her consciousness as a 6-year old, just imagine how she'll learn, interact and engage with the world as she grows up ... Totally incredible!

If you want to know what swans sound like, check it out:

• Tundra Swans have a high-pitched, often quavering OO-OO-OO accentuated in the middle; or WHO, WHO-HO, WOO-OO-WOOO, or WHO-WHO. If that description is a bit hard to get your mind around, you can hear a Tundra Swan call in flight.
• Trumpeters have an unmistakable resonant, loud, trumpet-like call. Hmmmm...I wonder how they got the name Trumpeter Swan. Hear a few happy Trumpeters right HERE!
• Mute Swans are generally silent but not "mute." However, their grunts, snorts, and quiet whistles cannot be confused with the distinctive calls of Trumpeter and Tundra Swans.