Nikon is currently sponsoring its Short Movie Festival, which you can submit your own video to for a chance to win a top prize of $100,000 and a Nikon D5000 D-SLR kit. One of the conditions is that the movie reflects the essence of your day – be it funny, sad, profound, or touching.

To jump-start your creativity, we have launched the new featured Short Movies channel, where you can also find more details about submitting your own short movie to the contest. The channel is a compilation of impressive Oscar-nominated short films. A great one to begin with is Our Time is Up. Unfortunately, if you’re outside of the US, this content is not available due to its content providers, but we are working to expand our international offerings.

Good luck and hope you enjoy our selection of shorts!

CBS, who brings you top shows like NCIS, Three Rivers, CSI, and Late Show with David Letterman in Cooliris, is now using the Cooliris Embed Wall.

CBS’ TV.com show page helps you find your favorite programs more quickly using the Cooliris Wall.

Browse a Wall of show titles, or filter by genre to select TV.com episode summaries, guides, and videos.

We are always excited to work with premier destinations like TV.com to help enhance their sites and hope you enjoy! To browse other shows and entertainment from CBS and other providers, visit our Channels page.

Here at Cooliris we’d like to take a moment to thank our troops on Veterans Day. There are 23 million living veterans and active duty service members of the US Armed Forces, and Veterans Day commemorates both their courage and that of their families.

Keeping with tradition, President Obama presented a wreath today at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Veterans Day was initially celebrated as Armistice Day, to commemorate the end of “The War to End All Wars”, World War I. Woodrow Wilson declared it a national holiday in 1938, and in 1954, President Eisenhower signed a bill declaring November 11th to be Veterans Day. In the UK, the holiday is still celebrated as Armistice Day.

This particular Veterans Day, several of the Navajo Code Talkers who helped transmit confidential messages during World War II spoke up on their experiences. With only roughly 50 of the original 400 still alive, their story (which you can read about here) risks being lost to the ages. Many veteran groups are similarly few in numbers – and it is important that their tales are retold.

My own grandfather stormed Normandy on D-Day, earning two Purple Hearts for his injuries. He always had a great respect for those he served with, both the survivors and those who had fallen. He possessed a certain patriotism and pride in his service that transcended politics, and this pride was just one of many admirable traits I remember him by.

Take a moment today to honor a veteran in your family or community – both as service members and as human beings. A simple “Thank You” goes a long way.