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ComeAliveUSA uploaded a new video
(3 weeks ago)
"Make A Better Day" was prepared as a special tribute to scien...
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"Make A Better Day" was prepared as a special tribute to science, technology and President Obama upon the occasion of the 2nd Annual Presidential Science Fair, held in the White House on February 7, 2012.
Representing the Society for Science and the Public (SSP) and the Broadcom MASTERS Science Fair, and also nominated by the Maker Faire, Ben Hooker Hylak, creator of the award-winning MAYA Armed Telepresence Robot, was invited to participate in this elite fair which honors America's brightest young scientists and engineers.
President Obama graciously viewed this video in the State Dining Room as part of his one-on-one interview with Benjamin. President Obama highly praised the scope and application of this project and its young inventor, and highlighted both in his remarks to the press later that morning.
"Some of you are here because you saw a problem in your community, and you're trying to do something to solve it," President Obama said. "Benjamin Hylak -- where's Benjamin? There's Benjamin right here -- was worried that folks at his grandmother's senior center were getting lonely. So he built a robot with a monitor and a video camera, so it's like a moving Skype. And it moves around the center, and it allows seniors to talk to their kids and their grandkids, even when they can't visit in person. So inventions like Benjamin's could make life better for millions of families."
While tracking the amazing progress on this nationally-honored robot, this video juxtaposes the daily duty and passionate drive of one teenager in his quest to "make a better day" with a low-budget invention that could directly impact the health care industry, alongside the grueling though vital efforts of lawmakers and legislatures to work together -- to "make a better day".
"The Broadcom Foundation has partnered with the Society for Science and the Public (SSP) to sponsor and run science fairs, which will involve over 100,000 students from over 350 SSP science fairs around the nation..."
CONGRATULATIONS to the 30 ALUMNI FINALISTS of the "Class of 2011" FIRST ANNUAL BROADCOM MASTERS NATIONAL SCIENCE FAIR!!
Thank you to the Broadcom Foundation and the Society for Science and the Public for this encouraging program setting young scientists on the path to becoming future leaders and innovators.
Thank you to the MAKER Faire and the MAKE movement for encouraging science, invention, thinking and passion on so many levels.
Please support the Broadcom MASTERS by encouraging science fair participation in your area in conjunction with the Society for Science and the Public.
Words and music by Joseph Lee Hooker. ASCAP.
(Ben Hylak's very proud dad)
©Copyright 2011. All World Rights Reserved.
Distributed via iTunes, amazon.com.
Lyrics:
Make a Better Day
If ever the time be one... to stand beneath the Son
Holding hands together -- we can pray, we can pray...
Doing all that we can for our fellow man
Together, we can make a, make a better day...
(chorus)
All through the years we've seen nothing but fear
All together, we can make a, make a better day...
And now that the time be one -- so much work to be done!
Together, we can build it, day by day, day by day...
Yeah, we can be one, whose love shines like the Son!
Together, we can make a, make a better day...
(chorus)
Ohhh! Make it better! Day by day, day by day, day by day... Make it better!
Ohhh! Better! Ohhh!!!
(repeat verse and chorus)
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ComeAliveUSA uploaded a new video
(3 months ago)
Who's on your caller ID?
If the name "God" showed up, would you...
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Who's on your caller ID?
If the name "God" showed up, would you rush to answer...?
Or... would you possibly hesitate, wondering what He could want... or need to tell you?
Or maybe... would you avoid the call altogether, thinking it's been too long, too difficult... and that the call would be too emotional, too much of an effort, to even bother answering...?
Every day, in so many ways, this is exactly what happens. Maybe we don't take as much notice as we should, but messages, people, signs and events happening around and through us are all moments of "God Calling" to each one of us, in different ways and with different levels of urgency as we make our way through life.
The lyrics of "God Calling" present a powerful challenge:
God calling YOU
Is the line busy? Is your mind busy?
God calling YOU...
Are you listening... or just existing...?
Packed with contemplative and soul-searching tracks such as "Lord, Here I Am," "A Change of Heart" and "Don't Be Afraid," all set to the mellow backdrop of award-winning singer/songwriter Joseph Lee Hooker's penetrating and unforgettable vocal quality, "God Calling" will leave you wanting to answer...
God Calling sets the mood for an inspirational journey of looking inside, listening outside and finding the TRUE voice to guide our step.
"God Calling" from the CD "God Calling" by Joseph Lee Hooker. Available on itunes, amazon.com, etc.
(Production of the "God Calling" music video is currently on hold until the necessary resources to license video clips and images are available. Clips/images awaiting licensing are appropriately "watermarked" in this demo version.)
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Grammy Award Winning Producer Phil Nicolo shares the following perspective on this thought-provoking release:
"Listen carefully to God Calling.
You'll hear beautiful melodies,
wonderful lyrics,
and a passionate voice,
that of Joseph Lee Hooker.
"The most important thing you'll hear
is a man who's deeply in love with God,
and who sings because he feels
afraid of who he was,
grateful for how far he has come,
and compelled to share that with others.
"He sings, too, as a way to keep moving forward...
"It's all these things that make
Joseph Hooker's music so special.
Listen carefully..."
-Phil Nicolo
Grammy Award Winning Producer
Board of Trustees, NARAS
(Nat'l. Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences)
President, Studio 4 Recording
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ComeAliveUSA uploaded a new video
(4 months ago)
The MAYA Telepresence Robot was designed and created by Benjamin Hylak a...
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The MAYA Telepresence Robot was designed and created by Benjamin Hylak and has won numerous awards nationwide, most notably:
Second Place ($10,000 and a Silver Medal) in the Broadcom MASTERS National Science Fair, October 2011.
The Broadcom MASTERS is a program sponsored by the Broadcom Foundation and the Society for Science and the Public.
World Maker's Faire, September 2011 (New York Hall of Science), FOUR "Editor's Choice" Awards from:
Dale Dougherty (Founding Editor and Publisher, MAKE: Magazine) and Sherry Huss (Producer/Maker-In-Chief, Maker Faire)
Marc De Vinck (Director of Product Development, MAKE: Magazine)
Louise M. Glasgow (Producer, Maker Faire)
Tim O'Reilly (Founder, O'Reilly Media)
Following is a list of a few other of MAYA's awards (Ben was ESPECIALLY proud of the award from the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers, as he is really interested in EE as an eventual career):
Chester County Science Fair, Rourke Fair-- 1st Place in Computer Science Division
Chester County Science Fair, Rourke Fair -- 1st Place, Best of Show Gold Medalist across all divisions
Northeast Regional Science Fair (DE Valley Science Fairs, Inc.), Albert Einstein Science Fair -- 1st Place in Computer Science Division
Northeast Regional Science Fair (DE Valley Science Fairs, Inc.), Albert Einstein Science Fair -- 1st Place, Best of Show Gold Medalist across all divisions
Northeast Regional Science Fair (DE Valley Science Fairs, Inc.) -- Broadcom Masters Nominee*
Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers -- 1st Pace IEEE Special Award in Engineering and Computer Science across all divisions AND all AGE GROUPS (6th through12th graders)
US NAVY -- The Office of Naval Research Naval Science Award
US NAVY -- Official Recognition/Commendation for Engineering Design Project
American Society of Naval Engineers -- Official Commendation for Engineering Project with wide applicability to Naval Engineering
United States Air Force -- Outstanding Engineering Project
BROADCOM INTERNATIONAL -- Broadcom MASTERS National Semifinalist (1 of 300 students)*
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Recognition, 1st Place in Computer Science, Chester County
World Maker's Faire (New York Hall of Science, Sept. 17 & 18, 2011) -- Approved Exhibitor
Mini Maker Faire (New York HILTON, Sept. 22) - Invited Guest Exhibitor
BROADCOM INTERNATIONAL -- Broadcom MASTERS National Finalist (1 of 30 students)*
World Maker's Faire 2011 (New York Hall of Science), FOUR "Editor's Choice" Awards (listed above)
Invited LECTURER & Presenter, MIT (October/December 2011)
MIT also expressed interest in purchasing/assembling/having Ben help them build a prototype of MAYA Telepresence Robot for use in their International Health Lab in Nicaragua. MAYA and her creator were also invited to travel to NYC for a show on the Discovery Channel... Ben received numerous other invitations for events around the country... MIT's invitation is one that particularly made him feel proud and excited.
*NOTE: Over 6,000 students, from over 100,000 science fair competitors nationwide, were nominated as Broadcom NOMINEES. From this group, about 1500 nominees submitted entries, resulting (eventually) in the 30 finalists.
From the US Congressional Record:
"The Broadcom Foundation has partnered with the Society for Science and the Public (SSP) to sponsor and run science fairs, which will involve over 100,000 students from over 350 SSP science fairs around the nation..."
MAYA "Me And You Anywhere" Telepresence Robot
Designed and created by Ben Hylak (began at the age of 11 and finished at 13)
Patent Pending
"Come Back to Me"
Words and music by Joseph Lee Hooker
©Copyright 1988-2011 Joseph Lee Hooker
(Joseph Lee Hooker is Benjamin Hylak's very proud papa!)
Photos by Blaise Hylak and Robert Furmanak
Thank you to the many volunteers and research participants of LUTHER HOUSE I, II, III and IV, West Grove, PA for their warm reception of this new technology, and for sharing their opinions.
Thank you to the many schools who allowed MAYA to travel their halls.
CONGRATULATIONS to the 30 ALUMNI FINALISTS of the FIRST ANUAL BROADCOM MASTERS NATIONAL SCIENCE FAIR!!
Thank you to the Broadcom Foundation and the Society for Science and the Public for this encouraging program setting young scientists on the path to becoming future leaders and innovators!
Please support the Broadcom MASTERS by encouraging science fair participation in your area in conjunction with the Society for Science and the Public.
Thanks also to the WORLD MAKER FAIRE and the great encouragement it provides to young scientists. MAKE something!
Thank you as well to sweet little "Hanna" who thinks MAYA "is really cool!" ;-)
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