This Christmas why not give something that will really make a difference?

Designer Kiseung Lee wants people to roll up their sleeves to help save someone’s life – a child with leukemia, a mother during childbirth, or someone involved in a car crash. His conceptual stocking-shaped blood packs were on show as part of Helsinki Design Week in September, although they were filled with red pigment rather than actual blood.

A blood donation is the perfect gift. It’s noble, painless, and costs nothing but a little time. To find out where you can donate, visit your local Red Cross website.

[Hat tip to Dezeen]

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Stocking-shaped blood packs

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mothers out there!

It’s true! Not all superheroes wear capes!

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Happy Mother’s Day 2011

Ever since Google bought YouTube for $1.6 billion in the fall of 2006, they haven’t really had much need to give attention to Google Video. And this week, the search engine giant announced via email that Google Video is shutting down for good.

If you happen to have any materials posted on the video sharing website, better head over and save them because starting on April 29, your videos will no longer be viewable. A download button has been added so you can grab any video content you want to save. However, that feature will be disabled after May 13.

Here’s the email the search engine giant sent its Google Video users this week:

Dear Google Video User,

Later this month, hosted video content on Google Video will no longer be available for playback. Google Video stopped taking uploads in May 2009 and now we’re removing the remaining hosted content. We’ve always maintained that the strength of Google Video is its ability to let people search videos from across the web, regardless of where those videos are hosted. And this move will enable us to focus on developing these technologies further to the benefit of searchers worldwide.

On April 29, 2011, videos that have been uploaded to Google Video will no longer be available for playback. We’ve added a Download button to the video status page, so you can download any video content you want to save. If you don’t want to download your content, you don’t need to do anything. (The Download feature will be disabled after May 13, 2011.)

We encourage you to move to your content to YouTube if you haven’t done so already. YouTube offers many video hosting options including the ability to share your videos privately or in an unlisted manner. To learn more go here.
Here’s how to download your videos:

1. Go to the Video Status page.
2. To download a video to your computer, click the Download Video link located on the right side of each of your videos in the Actions column.

Once a video has been downloaded, “Already Downloaded” will appear next to the Download Video link.

If you have many videos on Google Video, you may need to use the paging controls located on the bottom right of the page to access them all.
Please note: This download option will be available through May 13, 2011.
Thank you for being a Google Video user.

Sincerely,
The Google Video Team

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Google Video shutting down for good

From all of us here at Daily Contributor, we would like to greet you a very Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year!

We would like to greet all of our readers and followers a very Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas

2010 is just around the corner and I’m sure you will celebrate on New Year’s eve one way or another. If you like watching New Year’s eve celebrations from different countries then you’re in luck because UStream.tv will have lots of New Year’s Eve Celebration Live Streams available for your viewing pleasure. Below are a few:

First on the list is New York’s famous ball drop in Times Square. At 11:59 (NY), the ball begins its descent as millions of voices unite to count down the final seconds of 2009. If you want to join the countdown, then watch the stream via the CBS News channel.

You can watch the Times Square New Year’s Celebration live stream here.

The world-famous fireworks display from Funchal Harbor on the island of Madeira off the coast of Portugal. Funchal Harbor’s fireworks display is Guiness’ record holder for having the world’s largest fireworks display. You can check the stream at 3 p.m. PST or 6 p.m. EST.

You can watch the Funchal Harbor Fireworkds Display live stream here.

On the first day of 2010, be sure to tune in for the Junkanoo Festival live stream from Nassau, Bahamas. The Junkanoo festival is a street parade where thousands of people dance wearing bright colored costumes. Junkanoo occurs in the towns of Bahamas during December 26th and January 1st.

You can check the Junkanoo Festival Parade live stream here.

Happy New Year to all!!!

[via UStream]

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New Year’s Eve Celebration Live Streams

It’s the time of the year again! Time for sharing and caring, time to give gifts, time to tell your loved ones how much you love them, and time to kiss and hug them, but most importantly, Christmas is the time to give thanks to the Lord.

In behalf of the Daily Contributor Team of writers and contributors, we all want to greet our readers a very Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!

Best,
Randy

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Merry Christmas!

It has finally arrived! Daily Contributor application for the iPhone and iPod touch has been approved and now available on the Apple AppSotre.

The DailyContributor app is a quick and up-to-date reader free to download on your iPhone and iPod Touch. At first you need to have a Wi-Fi connection to  access the latest updates but once it’s cached, you can read the downloaded articles even without an internet connection.

DC app is arranged via the major categories namely: Technology, Entertainment, Sports, World News and Fun. You can also read the latest post in order by tapping “Latest” on the screen.

The file size of the application is just 0.5 MB so it won’t eat up a lot of space on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

If you want updated news and stories then fire-up your iTunes and download the DailyContributor app here: DailyContributor App

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Daily Contributor app for your iPhone and iPod Touch

Halloween, (originally spelled Hallowe’en), is shortened term from All Hallows’ Even – e’en is a shortening of even, which is a shortening of evening. This is ultimately derived from the Old English Eallra Hālgena ǣfen. It is now known as “Eve of” All Saints’ Day, which is November 1st.

TRICK-OR-TREAT!
The American tradition of “trick-or-treating” probably dates back to the early All Souls’ Day parades in England. During the festivities, poor citizens would beg for food and families would give them pastries called “soul cakes” in return for their promise to pray for the family’s dead relatives. (via history.com)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

-From the Daily Contributor team.

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Happy Halloween!

Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there!

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Happy Father’s Day!

The Philippines observes its 111th Independence Anniversary today (June 12).

The Filipinos have, time and again, demonstrated their adherence to freedom and sanctified it with their blood and sacrifices.

Our annual celebration of this event should remind us all that liberty is a priceless gift handed down to us by our forefathers. Let us preserve it.

Happy Independence Day!

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To all things brown and beautiful

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Happy Mother’s Day to Super Moms Everywhere!

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Happy Mother’s Day!

We at the Daily Contributor are wishing all our Christian readers a good Palm Sunday.

On this day, special services and processions are held to commemorate the victorious entry of Jesus Christ into the holy city two millennia ago.

In Vatican, Pope Benedict called on Catholics to consider a life of sacrifice and renunciation before a festive crowd waving palm fronds and olive branches.

“A successful life without sacrifice does not exist,” said Pope Benedict, seated on a dais in front of St. Peter’s basilica.

“If I throw retrospective look back on my personal life, I have to say that the moments when I said ‘yes’ to renunciation were the biggest and most important moments of my life.”

In Jerusalem, Catholic pilgrims, clergymen and local Christians attended mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally held to be the site of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection.

Here in the Philippines, there are some places where a re-enactment of Jesus’ triumphal entry occurs. Palm branches, called palaspas, are taken home after the Mass and are hung beside, on or above doorways and windows. According to tradition, this ritual will drive away evil spirits.

Orthodox Christians, who use a different calendar, will celebrate Palm Sunday on April 12.

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Christians mark Palm Sunday

Happy Heart’s Day Everyone!

From The Daily Contributor Team

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Happy Valentines!