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Hello Black Talk Radio Community,

I am helping to run a website called Brainyflix.com which is hosting Vocabulary Contests sponsored by MIT university and Salesforce.com. The goal of these charity contests is to create a free resource of user-generated videos and images that teach SAT & ACT vocabulary in a fun & novel way.

To encourage students to participate, we are offering iTunes and Cash prizes. :) Having sponsors is very nice, isn't it?

First up, we have the Brainypics Flashcard Contest

Brainypics submitted between NOW and DECEMBER 7, 2009 will compete for a $200 Grand Prize with half of the money going to the Brainypic creator and the other half to his or her school. We'll announce the winner on DECEMBER 10, 2009.

* How will the winner be chosen? Every week, we'll pick our 5 favorite Brainypics, and those 5 will qualify for our final round of judging. The contest lasts 10 weeks, so we'll be choosing out of 50 total Brainypics. (By the way, we're looking for guest judges, like a teacher or Justin Timberlake. Please be in touch if you are interested in judging!)
* Uhhh, what is a Brainypic? Oh, c'mon. OK, OK you can see it here: Brainyflix.com.
* Who can participate? ANYONE!
* How many times can I submit a Brainypic? As many times as you want! You can have more than 1 Brainypic in the final round of judging if you are kicking butt every week. And on top of that, we'll give you 1 free 99 cent iTunes song for every 5 Brainypics you submit.
* Will there be runner-up prizes? YES. We like giving stuff out! We'll pick 10 runner ups. Last time we gave out iTunes gift cards.
* What do I have to do to win? We can't guarantee you victory, but here is what will you give the best chances of winning:

1. Use the word correctly with proper grammar! You'll be surprised to see how often this doesn't happen.
2. Make the word as memorable as possible. FYI We're suckers for stuff that makes us LOL.
3. Pick a word that doesn't have already have a Brainypic. You'll see the number 0 next to each word on our word list that could use some lovin'. We like this because we really don't need a gajillion Brainypics for the word "abduct"!
4. Get your friends & family to vote for your Brainypic. We receive many submissions, so those with high vote totals will get our attention.

For full details, go to brainyflix.com/main/contest_rules.

And Do You Have A Brainyflix Video Contest?

Good question. Glad I asked it. YES. The Video Contest will happen.

There's a $600 Grand Prize and iTunes goodies, of course. We'll accept video submissions starting on JANUARY 1 up until MARCH 15, 2010. And the video that receives the most votes from our users will be our winner.

The Video Contest is still a few months away, so I won't bore with you with the details here. For all the info, please go to brainyflix.com/main/contest_rules.

Please help spread the word! As the saying goes, the more, the merrier.

- Jack