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Senior quarterback Russ Harbaugh led the Wabash College Little Giants to a season-opening 46-6 home win Saturday over Kalamazoo College.
Harbaugh, who played most of the season at quarterback last year but often shared snaps with Dustin Huff, turned in a stellar performance. He hit on 23 of 31 passes for 329 yards and three touchdowns. (See opening day photo album of the Little Giant victory. Also see other photos, and community day highlight photo album.)
"Coming back to camp I felt like a different quarterback," the Evansville native said. "I spent some time in San Francisco this summer and sort of got my head on straight.
"I came into camp ready to be the guy and not second guessing myself any more. I've done that for three years, and hopefully we're done with that. I'm ready to be the guy. I'm ready to take charge of this team and see how far we can go."
Harbaugh took charge in the first quarter after Kalamazoo notched the game's first score. Stan Peplinski caught a nine-yard pass from Hornet quarterback Tim Kaselitz after Harbaugh's first-possession pass was deflected and intercepted.
But just three minutes later Don Juan Brown broke free for a 55-yard run to put Wabash ahead for good. With less than a minute to play in the first period, Harbaugh hit a wide-open Geoff Walker in the corner of the end zone from 19 yards out to start the runaway win.
Brown had the other big day offensively for the Little Giants, rushing for a career-high 133 yards and a touchdown. Brown and Harbaugh played just the first three quarters.
The usual rowdy Wabash boosters and students watched the Little Giants cruise offensively, and the defense flex its muscles in recording the season-opening win.
Sophomore linebacker Adrian Pynenberg led the defense with seven tackles and a sack. Wabash held the Hornets to just 151 yards and eight first downs.
The game marked the return of senior running back Chris Ogden, who was injured early in training camp, and senior linebacker Aaron Selby, whose season ended at Homecoming last year when he sustained a broken leg.
Ogden gained 47 yards and scored a touchdown on eight fourth-quarter carries. Selby recorded one tackle. "They kept running traps and I couldn't get in there," said Selby.
Sophomore defensive tackle Jared Lange had his best day as a collegian, registering six tackles and a sack.
Other offensive stars for Wabash included J-back Kyle Piazza, who caught six passes for 62 yards and rushed for a two-yard touchdown. Mike Russell (2 yards), Geoff Walker (19 yards), and Ray Green (55 yards) each caught touchdown passes from Harbaugh.
Before the 1 p.m. kick off, members of the community celebrated Wabash College on Community Day. Free hot dogs, drinks and cookies were served up on the campus mall. The Montgomery County Animal Welfare League was the featured charity Saturday.
While the Sphinx Club collected monies for Hurricane Katrina relief, the Animal Welfare director said everyone feels for the people in Louisiana and Mississippi but there are needs close to home as well.
"We are in such awful shape that if we don't raise a lot of money we're not going to be here a year from now," Director Jesse McKinney said. "We are just so excited and so pleased that Wabash College would host us here today. We're so thankful."
More than $250 was collected along with several toys, bags of dog food and treats.
Hewitt is Wabash College's Director of New Media/Web Editor. Photos by Wabash College Director of Public Affairs Jim Amidon.
In photos: Top right: Adrian Pynenberg recovers a blocked field goal. Lower left: Tamarco White sacks Hornet quarterback Kaselitz.
On homepage: Harbaugh rolls out to pass.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee State women's golf team will take to the links for its final tournament of the fall at the Braun Intercollegiate hosted by the University of Evansville. The Tigers will play 18-holes on Monday and Tuesday at the Par-71, 6,012 yard Quail Crossing Golf Club in Boonville, Ind.
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Earlier this month multiple outlets suggested the star and her actor husband Javier Bardem were set to welcome a sibling for their 2-year-old son Leo, but the couple refused to confirm the baby news.
Now the 38 year old, who is currently working in the U.S., has been forced to comment on the rumors after declining an invitation to attend the 27th annual ceremony, where she's nominated for a Best Actress award.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is looking to breathe new life into dormant Mideast peace talks in meetings Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli and Palestinian officials, amid talk of modifying a decade-old Arab plan that's long been greeted with skepticism by the Jewish state.
A day after meeting one-on-one with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Kerry spent the morning of Israel's Holocaust memorial day at Yad Vashem, laying down a red, white and blue wreath at the nation's official monument for the 6 million Jews murdered during World War II. He met privately Monday with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Israeli President Shimon Peres before a dinner with Netanyahu and other Israeli officials.
Kerry said he believed peace was possible.
"I wouldn't be back here for my multiple-whatever-umpteenth trip here as a senator and secretary, and for my third trip to the region as a secretary already," he told staff at the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem. "I believe that if we can get on a track where people are working in good faith to address the bottom-line concerns, it is possible to be able to make progress and make peace."
Kerry is trying to end a 4 1/2-year stalemate between the Israelis and Palestinians during which they've hardly negotiated peace at all. Making his third trip to the region in a period of two weeks, he has yet to outline any new plan but U.S. officials say he is exploring several ideas to try to corral both sides back into direct talks.
Palestinian and Arab officials have pointed to one idea in particular: An attempt to revive, with modifications, the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative that offered a comprehensive peace with Israel for a pullout from territories captured in the 1967 Mideast war.
The officials say Kerry is seeking greater Arab-Israeli security commitments and softer language on borders as part of the plan.
But key obstacles remain. Israel has not softened its objections and the Palestinians say they turned down a request from Kerry for the proposed changes.
Kerry "welcomes efforts to enhance the constructive role the Arab Peace Initiative can play moving forward," a senior State Department official said, while denying that he was proposing changes to the plan. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of Kerry's orders not to brief reporters.
The Arab initiative, revolutionary when it was introduced by Saudi Arabia's then crown prince, King Abdullah, was later endorsed by the 22-member Arab League at a summit in Beirut. However, it was overshadowed by fierce Israeli-Palestinian fighting at the time and never won Israel's support. The Arab League re-endorsed the offer in 2007 and technically it remains in effect.
In the 1967 war, Israel took control of the West Bank, east Jerusalem, Gaza Strip, Sinai and Golan Heights. Israeli returned the Sinai to Egypt in 1982 in the framework of a peace treaty and pulled out of Gaza unilaterally in 2005. Israel annexed the Golan Heights in 1981 and peace talks with Syria over the territory have repeatedly failed.
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks have been deadlocked since late 2008, in large part over the issue of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. The Palestinians refuse to talk while Israel settles its population on the occupied territories where they want to establish their state. They have demanded that Israel accept the 1967 lines as the basis for a future Palestine, but Netanyahu rejects a return to the 1967 lines and calls for talks with no preconditions.
Abbas spokesman, Nabil Abu Rdeneh, said the Palestinian leader called for a solution based on the 1967 lines in his Sunday meeting with Kerry. He did not say whether the Arab peace initiative was discussed but confirmed Abbas was leaving Monday for talks on the plan at an Arab League meeting in Qatar.
There, a special committee will hold an "urgent meeting" on the subject Monday, said Mohammed Subeih, the Arab League's undersecretary for Palestinian affairs. Qatar's prime minister will chair it and the foreign ministers of key countries such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the Palestinians will participate.
Subeih said the committee would form a delegation led by Arab League chief Nabil El-Araby and the Qatari prime minister to travel to Washington in the coming weeks with the goal of drawing a new roadmap to "end Israeli occupation."
The chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, said Kerry has been floating the Arab initiative as a possible way out of the deadlock.
Officials say Kerry has proposed two small changes to make it more palatable to Israel. He wants language saying the 1967 lines can be modified through mutual agreement and providing stronger security guarantees.
But Erekat said the plan could not be changed.
"Kerry asked us to change a few words in the Arab Peace Initiative but we refused," he told the Voice of Palestine radio station on Sunday.
Israeli officials refused to comment on the matter.
Israel has rejected a return to the 1967 lines for both security and spiritual reasons, arguing that the frontiers are indefensible and would mean a withdrawal from east Jerusalem, home to the city's holiest Jewish, Muslim and Christian religious sites. In the past, however, Netanyahu has described the peace initiative as a welcome sign of acceptance from the Arab world while refusing to accept its conditions.


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By Vibhuti Agarwal and Margherita Stancati
A young woman who was allegedly beaten and raped on a moving bus in Delhi on Sunday night is in critical condition but recovering, according to a medical update provided by her doctors Wednesday afternoon.
The woman is being treated at the city's Safdarjung Hospital, where she was admitted early Monday morning. The woman underwent surgery earlier Wednesday and is now on life support, B.D. Athani, a doctor at the hospital, said during a press conference. He wasn't able to say whether she was out of danger, describing her injuries as serious. "It is difficult to predict," he said, "she continues to be critical." The name of the woman has not been made public.
He said the girl was drowsy but conscious, and was able to communicate with her mother and other relatives by scribbling notes.
The incident drew widespread condemnation in India, with politicians calling for harsher punishment against those who are found guilty of rape, and vowing to take steps to protect the safety of women in the city.
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday said more police cars will be patrolling Delhi's streets from now on. Addressing lawmakers, he also said his department is introducing measures to improve the safety of public buses and other commercial vehicles. India's home ministry oversees law and order in Delhi.
Last year, Delhi recorded 572 rape cases, more than any other city in India, according to government data. But the real number of such incidents is likely to be higher, as many women are reluctant to speak about sexual abuse because of the social stigma attached to it.
Some women-rights advocates say the government's response so far has been too narrow, saying that a focus on law enforcement alone is not sufficient to address the broader problem of crimes against women in the country. They say that challenging a widespread patriarchal mentality that does not value women as equals, and which discourages women from denouncing abuse, is crucial to addressing the problem in the longer term.
The Indian public responded strongly to the brutal assault on the young woman, with angry messages posted on social media and protests staged in Delhi.
A group of students from New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University assembled near the India Gate monument to express their anger on the latest rape incident in their city. They were carrying placards saying things like "Hang the rapists," "Castration for the rapists." Others were more moderate: "We demand safety for women in travel, in the workplace, at home, always," said one poster. Addressing the crowd – an equal mix of men and women – one of the leaders of the protest said: "She is one of us, that's why we are here."
Earlier Wednesday, television footage showed law enforcement authorities using water cannons to disperse protesters gathered outside the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
Corrections & Amplifications: An earlier picture on this post misidentified the protesters. A caption said a group of women were protesting in New Delhi this week. The picture was actually taken in November, 2010.
Krishna Pokharel contributed to this article.
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Harvard University President Lawrence Summers' recent statement that innate differences between the sexes might explain women's poor representation in science and engineering has generated strong public debate. Summers' "call for more research" (especially as President of one of America's most prestigious academic institutions) suggests that there is no overwhelming body of serious scholarship that informs this topic [www.president.harvard.edu/speeches/2005/nber.html]. Yet there is substantial research that provides clear and compelling evidence that women, like men, flourish in science, just as in other occupational pursuits, when they are given the opportunity and a supportive environment.*
Measures of gender differences in such areas as verbal, mathematical, and spatial abilities have changed over time showing virtually no differences at the present time. While contestations remain in the research over explanations for the source of any differences in performance, the far greater explanatory power lies in differential access and support. Studies show that social and culturalassumptions and stereotypes about differences in women's and men's abilities are the cause of noticeable differences in their interests and performance. Not surprisingly, therefore, such assumptions also have a larger impact on judgments about people's potential job performance and success.
The most compelling patterns shown by research are that people's abilities, as measured by job outcomes, are shaped by and interact with social influences. For example, objectively assessed math and scientific ability differences between males and females have changed substantially over the past three decades. In the United States they have become non-significant and in some other countries, the United Kingdom, for example, girls' performance exceeds that of boys at all levels of schooling. That gender differences in these abilities have shifted so substantially over such a short period of time makes it impossible for biological changes to have been influential. This period, however, was one in which girls' access to school courses, counselor encouragement, career opportunities, and role models changed (and improved) significantly — but not their biology.
Another documented pattern is that when ability differences have favored women, their superior ability has not typically been translated into occupational achievement. Girls' measured advantages in verbal skills, reasoning problems, verbally presented math, school grades and other achievement areas did not, in the recent and distant past, result in women's dominance in related areas of academic or occupational achievement such as English literature, law, or philosophy in our major universities. Relatively fast social change and a consistent pattern of female disadvantage in converting individual ability into occupational success imply the presence of important institutional factors at work and, indeed, these factors have been and currently are being subjected to scientific study. What is important about this research is that the social processes of inequality it empirically documents are amenable to intentional change in policy and practice that can and will produce greater gender equality if implemented, monitored, and studied.
Sociological research provides ample empirical evidence of the importance of social phenomena in creating the gender gap in science and math achievement at the highest levels and, therefore, why it is a social problem. Fortunately, sociological research also provides evidence about areas in which policy changes can foster behavioral changes that would remedy this problem. As real structural opportunities have opened to women, as a result of legal challenges and other social pressures for change, they have demonstrated increased interest in, and rapidly joined, fields from which they had been excluded. As late as 1964, women were only four percent of all law students in the United States because they faced overt discrimination in professional schools' admissions policies. Legal challenges outlawed overt discrimination, and women are now 50 percent of law and medical students, and they are closing the gender gap within professional practice areas as well. A recent report of the American Institute of Physics notes that women with bachelor's degrees in physics are as likely as men to make their way up the academic ladder.
Nevertheless, scientific research continues to demonstrate that a significant proportion of senior males (and even some females) believe women are different, do not welcome them on professional teams, and therefore do not offer the informal training needed for the highest positions in established professions. A vivid example of this is, of course, Summers' own remarks and the ensuing debate in which one side assumes the preeminence of biological causes without reference to the scientific knowledge base, and views "political correctness" as the foundation of any attempt to temper such statements with a realistic view of the interaction of social process and biological potential.
"Scientific correctness" can help us here. Decades of social-scientific research provide a solid base of empirical knowledge about the power of unequal opportunities, limitations in access to formal and informal training, a lack of social and domestic supports, and lowered expectations about women's capacity to achieve that sap their educational and professional confidence. Studies also show that peer pressures to conform to stereotypical behavior and exposure to popular media affect women's and men's choices and opportunities in the occupational world. These changeable social factors, not innate biological differences, provide the most powerful explanation for the continuing gap between women's abilities and their occupational attainments.
The Council of the American Sociological Association goes on record as recognizing the scientific basis of overriding social determinants that structure the skewed distribution of women's participation in many domains of professional life, urging public and private polices and practices that further the goal of gender equity.
Suggested Reading
Boaler, Jo. 2002. "Paying the Price for 'Sugar and Spice': Shifting the Analytical Lens in Equity Research." Mathematical Thinking and Learning. 4 (2 & 3):127-144.
Bussey, Kay and Albert Bandura. 1999. "Social Cognitive Theory of Gender Development and Differentiation." Psychological Review. 106:676-713.
Correll, Shelley J. 2004. "Constraints into Preferences: Gender, Status, and Emerging Career Aspirations." American Sociological Review. 69:93-113.
Epstein, Cynthia Fuchs. 1988. Deceptive Distinctions: Sex, Gender and the Social Order. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Epstein, Cynthia Fuchs. 1999. "Similarity and Difference: The Sociology of Gender Distinctions." Pp.45-61 in Handbook of the Sociology of Gender, edited by Janet Salzman Chafeta. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
Freese, Jeremy, Jui-Chung Allen Li and Lisa D. Wade. 2003. "The Potential Relevance of Biology to Social Inquiry." Annual Review of Sociology. 29:233-56.
Leahy, Erin, Guang Guo. 2001. "Gender Differences in Mathematical Trajectories." Social Forces. 80:713-732.
Hyde, J.S., E. Fennema and S.J. Lamon. 1990. "Gender Differences in Mathematics Performance: A Meta-Analysis." Psychological Bulletin. 107:139-155.
Hyde, J.S. and M.C. Linn. 1988. "Gender Differences in Verbal Ability: A Meta-Analysis." Psychological Bulletin. 104:53-69.
Ivie, Rachel and Kim Nies Ray. 2005. Women in Physics and Astronomy, 2005. Washington, DC: American Institute of Physics. [www.aip.org/statistics/trends/reports/women05.pdf] Reported in: Chang, Kenneth. 2005. "Women in Physics Match Men in Success." The New York Times. February 22, p. D2.
Lamont, Michele, Alexandra Kalev, Shawna Bowden, and Ethan Fosse. 2004. "Recruiting, Promoting, and Retaining Women Academics: Lessons from the Literature." Prepared for the Standing Committee for the Status of Women, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University.
Long, J. Scott. 2001. From Scarcity to Visibility: Gender Differences in the Careers of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. Available in open book format on the web at www.nap.edu/books/0309055806/html/.
Reskin, Barbara F. 2003. "Including Mechanisms in Our Models of Ascriptive Inequality." American Sociological Review. 68:1-21.
Smith-Doerr, Laurel. 2004. Women's Work: Gender Equality vs. Hierarchy in the Life SciencesBoulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Xie, Yu and Kimberlee A. Shauman. 2003. Women in Science: Career Processes and Outcomes. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press.
Xie, Yu and Kimberlee A. Shauman. 1998. "Sex Differences in Research Productivity: New Evidence About an Old Puzzle." American Sociological Review. 63:847-870.


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John Esposito
writer and professor of Islamic studies
John Louis Esposito (born May 19, 1940) is an American professor of International Affairs and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He is also the director of the Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim–Christian Understanding at Georgetown.
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Speech at the UN seminar on Islamophobia in 2004Edit
- We find statements by religious, polital leaders and the media that incite Islamophobia. I'm going to give you some, otherwise we wind up talking in very true but general statements. And I think we need to hear the actual words, because these are the words that people, who are in churches, people who are watching the media, hear. And if they don't have a context within which to place them, they will draw us out of conclusions. While George Bush and Tony Blair may distinguish between Islam and extremism, Franklin Graham tells us that "Islam is a very evil religion. All the values that we as a nation hold dear, they don't share those same values at all … these countries that have the majority of Muslims." You might think of Franklin Graham as an individual, but if you are in the Muslim world, you know that Franklin Graham gave the invocation at the first inauguration of president Bush, that Franklin Graham a year and a half later was asked to speak on Good Friday at the Pentagon. That sends a signal. Pat Robertson: "This man [Muhammad] was an absolute wild-eyed fanatic, he was a robber and a brigand. And to say that these terrorists distort Islam … they are carrying out Islam. I mean: This man [Muhammed] was a killer and to think that this is a peaceful religion is fraudulent." Benny Hinn at a pro-Israel rally: "This not a war between Arabs and the Jews, this is between God and the devil." And there are many others.
- While Islamophobia like anti-Semitism is centuries old, it too will not be eradicated easily or soon. Therefore we all have a critical role to play: Government policy makers, educational institutions and the media, religious and political leaders, educators, media people, believers and unbelievers, the private and public sectors and international organisations like the UN are charged today to address and promote inter-religious and inter-cultural dialog to build a world based upon a modern notion of tolerance, that is grounded in mutual understanding and respect for others. For the end of the day Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance know no religious, racial, tribal or national bounderies or limits. The message at the end of the day is simple and clear: Islam is not the enemy, religious extremism is.
- Speech at the UN seminar "Confronting Islamophobia: Education for Tolerance and Understanding" in December 2004 [1]
External linksEdit
- Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
- John Esposito's CV
- John Esposito's Homepage
- Oxford Islamic Studies Online, edited by Dr. John L. Esposito
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What is the Mobile Insider team?
The Mobile Insider team are Telstra customers that are selected to be part of a social review team. This means that they trial new phones/tablets which they receive free of charge and provide honest opinions on them.
This time, you get the chance to review the brand new Sony Xperia Z3. Its waterproof, with a 20 megapixel camera.
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The products are yours to keep. You will need to use it and provide your opinion on Crowd Support, answering community member's questions for two weeks.
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To be considered for this program, pease tell us in 1 paragraph why you would like to review the Z3 and how you would review it. We're looking for fresh new ideas (eg videos, photo experiments) and enthusiastic team members. Good luck
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I had the original Xperia Z until I dropped it one too many times out of my top pocket and smashed the front glass, LOL.I've had the Xperia Z1 for quite a while now, and the thing that really interests me is the extra long battery life. I'm out for a large part of the day, and an extensive user, including using it as a WiFi hotspot, as well as answering emails, using NFC (yes), tripview, mapping and the odd facebook and twitter message, oh, and taking and making phone calls and sms. Then when I'm on my way home, I usually relax with an ebook. So it's a challenge to last a full day sometimes. I'd be testing the new stamina extensions.
I know, I know, a long complicated 1 paragraph
I'd love to review the Sony Xperia Z3 because I'd wanted to experiment with accessibility options and see how friendly this phone is to use for a totally blind person. The specifications of the phone make it a really good contender in today's fast changing world.
I am an avid iOS user, an iOS and Apple Fanboy if you will. I have done product reviews in the past as a blogger including my favourite which was a three part review of a Canon EOS 1000D camera.
I would be really curious to give the Sony Xperia Z3 a try as I am wondering what it is like outside the iOS ecosystem and how the Android ecosystem has progressed.
Furthermore I want to grill it's camera and battery life as those are my two biggest gripes with the iPhone 6, I would be testing its suitability as a day to day camera, how well it holds up for video (would LOVE to see its 4K video in action) and do some youtube examples of how the video holds up and what it is capable of. This would include testing in low light conditions, shutter speeds (i.e. how it holds up for quick moving subjects) and just for a laugh what sort of pics it can take underwater. For the first two at least, these are things that some cameras on phones really do struggle with.
I am an avid Social Media user (Twitter @StuartCRyan) and would be more than happy to field questions there and on CrowdSupport especially looking at it from how well this can compete with the iPhone 6 from a FanBoy's perspective.
I'm a current Xperia Z1 user and I'd love the opportunity to review the Xperia Z3. I commute into the city from a regional area so would be able to comment on call and data/network quality in a regional and urban area. I give my current phone a full workout throughout a normal day including calls, text, browsing, bluetooth, music and portable hotspot (connect my laptop for Internet access during the commute). I'll be taking photos regularly ranging from beautiful scenes around the Illawarra to random musings that I come across, I was slightly underwhelmed with the Z1 camera so I'll be very interested to look for improvements. I'm active on Twitter and am happy to visit CrowdSupport more frequently to provide comments and assistance.
I am a granny and dream of owning a Sony Xperia Z3 but the compact would be my preference due to having small hands. Would love to test the Sony Xperia Z3 from an older person's point of view!
YES! YES! YES! This is the one I have been waiting for! This is the one phone that could sway my whole eco system away from Apple.. The main features im after and why?
That camera... I currently own a Canon 5Dmk2.. as much as I love that camera, im looking at testing out the Sony's capture results.. The Waterproofing... I have just finished installing a swimming pool.. As a self proclaimed nerd, Im quite proud of the fact I built that with my own two hands.. now its time to enjoy it, and its time to capture the moment the kids enjoy it.. someone pass me the phone.. im taking it underwater... photos of the kids, photos of my handy work!
Remote Play.... The Ps4 is newly opened and plugged into the TV... but now comes the arguments with thy loving wife over the TV.... Stuff it.. show me remote play! Let me see how good that works.. If there are no arguments (atleast over this) then its a win in my books! You know what.. for arguments sake.... Im willing to do, just for you, sitiing in the pool, while playing PS4 on remote play..Makes absolutley no sense, but I can so why not!
Please oh please Telstra!
Hi katroberts
I certainly would be interested in trialing the Xperia Z3.
I currently have the Xperia Z1.
I currently participate on "crowd support" and also with "My Telstra Experience.
Hey there, I would love to be selected to trial the Sony Xperia Z3 as I am very into tech. I maintain an active discussion and following on Twitter, @AdrianGHughes, and also run my own blog at LumiaJourneys.com . I have conducted detailed camera quality comparisons on Lumia handsets versus Android handsets before, and would love the opportunity to take the Z3's 20.7 megapixel camera for a spin. Would also do detailed video reviews of this handset. Also love helping out others on discussion boards and forums; I am one of the top contributors at Nokia Discussions, and on HERE Maps company blog at 360.here.com.
I'd love to give the Z3 a spin in my job as a social content creator. Because I shoot a lot of video and stills it would be great to do a little video and blog piece on how I can use the camera for end to end content creation with lightboxes and filming on the street. I could use the steadyshot and video editor apps as part of the showcase. Plus if it rains it would still be good!
I would like to be on the testing team as I am on the hunt for a phone that is a great pick for a high usage user like myself. Working in marketing I am on the go and need something with a great camera, long battery life and resistant to wear and tear. I also have various experience in designing user interfaces and know what most users want in a phone no matter what demographic they are and I am also very social and happy to take any questions or talk about all the tech functions.
I'd love to review the Sony Xperia Z3, I'm an gadget junkie, I love the new and shiny, but not for it's own sake, more what you can do with it. I've been a fan of the Google Nexus line so I'm familiar with Android and would like to try another company's take on it. I'm particularly keen on the Z3 for the camera and the water proofing. My last phone died because I left it in my pocket while was swimming with my daughter, that brings me to the other rason: baby photos, my daughter is nearly 1 year old and I'm constantly taking photos of her, and food, and her and pets and her and ... well you get the idea. I'm also pretty active, swimming, cycling and kyaking and I'm a recreation photographer so I'd really like to explore what I can do with all that.
I would love to do the product review for you. I already review a number of other products about the place and try to do so with a sense of humour, yet also brutally honest. Here is my latest video review for beard oil company thegroomedmanco.com : https://instagram.com/p/sPba-eJhAN/
I would love the challenge of road testing the Sony Experia Z3. I've tested the waters of Apple and Nokia and would like to see how the Experia Z3 compares to them. I think I'd be a great candidate because I'm a fairly heavy phone user; calls, emails, social, photos, video and gaming content are all part of my daily use. I also just became a proud owner of a PS4 and would love the opportunity to test the remote play ability of the Experia Z3. #mobileinsider #Sony #ExperiaZ3
Hi katroberts,
I would love to be considered as part of the review team to test the Sony Xperia Z3. Considering my lovely Samsung Galaxy S2 is near its end life (and am sure that there are other people out there in the same situation as me), I would like to test what the Sony Xperia can do from a "basic point of view" (message, tweet, ring, browse the net, take and manipulate photos, play music) to some more intermediate tasks such as syncing data online, backing up data (something which my Samsung S2 is not good at) and see what the advantages and disadvantages between the two phones are.
I've previously own the original Xperia Z, loved the design & waterproof features, but hated the camera so much I sold it off. The phone was waterproof, but couldn't actually be used under water. Would be nice to see if these have been fixed or not and take the 20MP OIS camera out for a spin - trying it in real user scenarios.
Yes I would like to use Z3, as the phone takes day to day practicality in use and in different conditions . I would use it, abuse it, reuse it, recycle it, re-install and install softwares again and do a robust testing. I am sure the phone will pass with flying colors. and let crowdsupport know about how I did well with the Z3.
I am currrently using two phones, Xperia Z2 and Lumia 920. I have a Nexus 5 and an iPhone 5s that i use for work. The Xperia Z2 is my current main phone. I have been using Sony phones since they were Sony Ericsson. I work in IT Support and need to be familiar with all the major platforms to be able to support our users.
I am a hobbyist photographer and my choise of phone depends on how good the camera is. I have taken some decent shots with the Z2. The Nokia still does better low light shots but no doubt i am using the Z2 for most of my photos. The other benefit i have with the Z2 is how i can mirror it to Sony & Samsung TVs.
I have had some perfomance issues with Sony flagships and i found myself rebooting the phone more often than i am happy with. Have had the camera hit up and not take any shots on a 35 degree day due to over heating.
Very keen to see how well the water proofing works on the Z3 and remote play (which i hear will work on the Z2 as well).
I would like to try the new Xperia Z3 as I'm currently on an old iPhone 4S, I've owned and used HTC Diamond, Blackberry, various Nokia's and a Samsung, I've got an iPad 2 and a Samsung Galaxy Tab S so I know a bit about what makes a good or bad device. I'm ready to try the Z3. I'd review it by using it as I do my current phone, at least then I would know if it's good enough for a road warrior. Lets see if it can handle two weeks of syncing with my email, social media and home servers and see how it stacks up.
Like many people, my smartphone is my go-to device for taking photos and shooting video clips. The problem is that there aren't many devices with cameras that are fast enough, durable enough or even good enough enough to snap pictures of my fast-paced little boys (aged 2 and 4) that are worth keeping. I would like to test how well the Sony Xperia Z3 can function as a full camera and camcorder replacement. The boys are at the stage of their life when they're only just learning how to be independent, and it makes for prime photographic and video fodder - not to mention excellent content to embarrass them with on their 18th birthdays! They're just learning how to swim, so the Z3 will be perfect for chronicling their progress. We are also going camping over the Christmas break, which will be a great test of the Z3's IP55 rating. Finally, the high quality of the video recording, including the SteadyShot technology and 4K resolution, along with the excellent Movie Creator app, will help me make amazing videos that I will publish on YouTube everyday while I'm testing the Z3, so that far-flung friends, relatives and anyone else that's interested can see what we're up to over Christmas.
I am an avid Sony fan who owns an Xperia Z2 Tablet and Phone, I believe I am exceptionally qualified to compare, rate and review the phone as well as I seem to be a part of what the Z3 aims for with it's remote play functionality, a gamer. I am a self professed tech junkie but come from a non tech family so I am very used to explaining all the nuances of new tech in simple and easy to understand ways. I also live right on the coast and love scuba diving, with the water proofing and many camera features I would love to take it for a swim and take some underwater photos. I am always looking for the latest and greatest gadgets, the next big thing, and I beleieve with it's life log functionality, high quality camera, water proofing, remote play, noice cancelling capabilites and more, the Xperia Z3 may just be it, possibly taking the big dogs (Apple & Samsung) down a peg.
I have been an avid Phone and tech enthusiast for several years now. Dating back to when i moved from my simple dumb phone to an iMate Jasjam back in the mid 2000s. Since then i have owned iPhones, android phones, windows phones, Hiptops and several import phones not sold in Australia. In the last few years i have started making Youtube unboxing and review videos on phones, tablets, laptops, USB powerbanks and other sorts of tech. (Youtube channel is TheColinputer). I would love the opertunity to join the Mobile Insider team and review more devices than my own pocket can afford, Starting with the Xperia Z3. I use social media all the time and love helping people pick the right phone for their needs. I have a very strong understnaidng on the Mobile industry ranging from phone hardware to network load and frequency bands. Over the last 8 years i have been posting on the popular Whirlpool forum (also under the username TheColinputer) and frequent the Mobile sections there.
I would love to review the Z3 for a number of reasons. I am currently a user of iOS and would love to try an android handset. I am in the process of using an current WP8 handset for a personal review, so if I were selected to review the Z3 I would offer comparisons between the devices from a 'Joe Average' point of view. I'd like to compare photo taking capability, though probably not taking my iPhone or Windows phone into the pool! I would also like to offer views on transitioning from small screen devices to a larger screen and the advantages and challenges this presents. I'd love to see if there is a phone that can last me an entire day without needing to put on a charger. I can offer insights of using the device in a regional area (though still 4G) and how it performs coverage wise, which is important to more and more people.
I'm going on a 5 week camping trip over Christmas. It will be the perfect opportunity to put this phone through its paces. Some remote locations will test out its ability to pick up 4G reception. It would be coming in the canoe to test out it's gps tracking ability and, no doubt, it's great feature of waterproofness. Some of the camp sites out west will also be very dusty so I'll find out exactly how dustproof the Z3 really is. Power points will also be few and far between so the touted battery life of Sony's flag ship will be under the microscope. I also have a camping blog so this phone will be under pressure to take some great photos of the locations along the way. I reckon that would all add up to a very comprehensive review of this highly anticipated device.
Hi guys,
I'm an experienced freelance writer whose articles have been published around the world, including on sites such as TheRegister.co.uk. I'm currently the journalist in residence at WeBreakTech.com. In my daily job I work as a Technical Evangelist helping clients more effectively utilise social media and forums as part of their marketing strategies. I have experience reviewing products objectively, both for clients and for publication. I'm definitely interested in joining the #MobileInsider team and I think I could bring a range of review types to the team - eg "unboxing" first impression video's, articles. I could even arrange for non-destructive standardised testing as well as (potentially) ruggedisation (water resistance, drop resistance etc) testing for those items that advertise it as a feature.
i would love to test this phone . i have had a lot of experience with all different phones and brands ranging from high end to make-do's. i have almost 7500 followers on twitter who are into gaming and technology and would love to hear about this phone. i maintain a good repoire with my followers and daily converse and intereact with them and my fans and also keep my account pg. i tweet tech, gaming, goss and comedy and i find that these are great topics because they are relevant to today's culture and these are real people and real fans so i find that when they like something, they are loyal.
so i would be able to spread my word there on twitter as well. i am also an easy going person and love to find new tech and i love nothing more than learning about a new device and seeing how easily i can incorporate it into my everyday life. i think that it's important that other phones get mentioned and tried because now days everyone just goes for the most popular phone and i really think that manufacturers and companies really have to step their game up to get noticed.
i would love to review this phone and will be happy to share my reviews. thanks for reading and considering this
Oh yes I sure would!.. I had the first water-resistant phone that I ever heard of - there might have been others before, but I didn't know about it - so when I saw the ads on the televison that said you can have the Motorola Defy by the pool, and it was toughened - so that I could be more carefree - are you kidding? I was 'in like Flynn' and got my first 'smart' phone!...
Even though I don't generally drop things - of course I did with my brand new smartphone - and it was in the tropical rains in Far North Queensland - for about 2 hours before I worked out where it was! and guess what? I was terrified - it wouldn't work - but it sure did!...
So I am rather sold on the toughened water resistant/proof type of phone forever after that!!
Well, she died! and I am using a clunky old phone - and I have been eyeing the Sony for a while now - and I sure would like to get my little hands on this groovy looking phone - to see if this 'old girl' (me) and it can get on well together
Cheers and here's hoping I get to give it a go
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Happy Equal Pay Day!
MomsRising.org, April 17, 2012
By Carol Joyner
I agree with those of you who were bothered last week by Hilary Rosen's statement that ,"Ann Romney never worked a day in her life". But I think I would have been ok if she only added two words – "for pay". (That is assuming Ann Romney never has worked outside of her home for pay). Truth is that wealthy women like Ms. Romney have choices and most women who stay home don't – they can't afford the costs of working for pay. This is the part of the story that was glossed over. Now that today is "Equal Pay Day", we can shine a light on the real point that I think Ms. Rosen wanted to address. But first, a story.
My sister Jaye, a college graduate, had her first son at the age of 25. She made a decision to continue working even though the cost of childcare, office attire, gas and other work related expenses were a huge challenge. When she became pregnant with twins – 5 years later, she knew what it would mean. After discovering that the cost of working exceeded her wages, they decided that she would stay home with those beautiful boys until they went to school. Jaye didn't have a choice. Her wages didn't pay enough to offset the cost of working. Her husband worked additional hours to make ends meet; they struggled financially, and put off buying a home until she was able to go back to work – for pay. Imagine if she and her husband, earned as much as her white, non–Hispanic male counterparts. – but they didn't. After 22 years, the boys are graduated from college, and my sister and brother–in–law can dig themselves out of a financial hole that they might not have been in if pay equity existed. This clearly is not Ann Romney's story.
So, imagine if we had an equal pay law. According to the National Partnership for Women and Families'new Wage Gap fact sheet, women earn .77 cents to a white, non–Hispanic male's dollar. Black women earn .68, almost $20,000 less per year and Latina women .54, almost $24,000 less per year. I know that pay equity would make a difference to millions of women and families, especially female–headed households. Pay equity determines how much food you can buy, whether you can pay your rent or mortgage, buy clothing, engage in saving or retirement planning, and in some cases it can determine the academic success of your child.
Now that we've considered the personal impact, think about the tax dollars that aren't paid simply because the worker is a woman. In these dire economic times, when State budgets face unprecedented deficits, can our nation really afford a wage gap? We are trying to balance our State and Federal budgets on the backs of women and their families – really? Fairness must prevail.
The Pay Check Fairness Act passed in the House of Representatives in 2010 and 2011 but failed in the Senate. It's been reintroduced. Adding teeth to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Pay Check Fairness Act is a deterrent to wage discrimination.
It prohibits employers from enforcing paycheck secrecy – retaliation for sharing your wage information; it makes gender based discrimination equal to other forms of wage discrimination; women can sue for damages in wage discrimination cases; Employers will have to prove that the wage disparity is justified for a job–related reason; it will help women and girls learn negotiation skills; recognizes employers for their good pay practices; provides businesses with technical compliance support and enhances the administration's ability to investigate and enforce pay discrimination. This is a bill that can change lives.
Our families need the Pay Check Fairness Act. Our State and Federal budgets need the Pay Check Fairness Act. I'm convinced that Hilary Rosen was heading in this direction – had she been given a chance. Click on these fact sheets to learn more about Equal Pay Day and take action to make a difference right now.
To Jaye, Patti, Hilary, Ann, Vibhuti, Netsy, Jenya, the MomsRising Gang, NWLC, my husband and millions of families: "Happy Equal Pay Day" – take some action for equity!
Carol Joyner
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Yana Lewis came to India in 1998, on the 80th birthday of her guru, Shri B. K. S. Iyengar. About her visit, Yana says that the moment she stepped foot in India (Chennai), she knew that she had to start a trust to take dance to the street children in the country. She saw and met children in the slums in Chennai. Having performed for as diverse and unfortunate groups as the mentally retarded and individuals in reform homes, she had the appropriate capability and concern to initiate the trust. She feels that it is important to take dance to the less privileged to open up the world of imagination and visual stimulation for them, which can give them the ability to dream and aspire beyond their circumstances.
In 2004, The Enchanting Extravaganza enthralled Bangalore audiences with performances from the Company and over 400 students from the Academy. The first day of the show was open only to less privileged children from several NGOs while the second was for the public. The same year also saw the devastating tsunami. The Foundation responded immediately by collaborating with the Red Cross and hosting a fund raiser which collected over Rs. 9.5 lakhs.
In 2005, a unique interaction with a multinational company for their annual celebrations made the Foundation come up with the concept of "Make a Difference Day" where corporate instead of celebrating with gala dinners can organise a dance camp for street children. In 2006, as part of the 'Dance for a cause' initiative, in collaboration with the Inner Wheel Club of Bangalore, the women's wing of the Rotary club, the Foundation raised over Rs. 3 lakh for Mitra Jyothi, an organisation for persons with disabilities.
In 2009, as part of the follow up to an Indo-Swiss collaborative event, the Company went to Switzerland to perform at the Client National Institute of Fashion Tech., Winterthur, Switzerland. In the same year, we came up with our second production, Fantasy & Fairytale, a showcase of sequences from famous ballets and musicals like Coppelia, Midsummers Night Dream, Gulliver's Travels & Cats, that attracted a wide ranging audience from the international community in Bangalore to local connoisseurs of art and dance. Following the tradition of previous productions, the first day of the show was open only to the less privileged children from various NGOs. This production was possible due to generous contributions from our patrons and sponsorship from companies like Mercedes Benz, Abharan Jewellers, Vividha and Fitness & Fairies.
2010 saw a series of workshops for our partner NGOs along with several performances for corporate events. Following the tradition of biannual shows, this year the Foundation is working on the The Nutcracker which will be staged on 10th and 11th of December, 2011. One of the less-privileged students who has been trained under sponsorship from the Trust for the past 3 years will play the lead role.
The Lewis Foundation reaffirms its committment to the belief that dance is for everyone, and that it can be used as a medium of self-expression and personal development, as well as being a beautiful art form in its own right. The Foundation aims to lay the foundation for classical ballet in India and is working towards building India's first National
Ballet Company and setting up an Institute of Dance offering full-time professional 3-year Diplomas in Dance employing the best instructors from around the world. TheFoundation has lived up to its premise of "shaping the future through dance" and shall continue to do so.
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Synopsis: Hailed as "impossible to put down," the Hex Hall series has both critics and teens cheering. With a winning combination of romance, action, magic and humor, this third volume will leave readers enchanted.
Just as Sophie Mercer has come to accept her extraordinary magical powers as a demon, the Prodigium Council strips them away. Now Sophie is defenseless, alone, and at the mercy of her sworn enemies—the Brannicks, a family of warrior women who hunt down the Prodigium. Or at least that's what Sophie thinks, until she makes a surprising discovery. The Brannicks know an epic war is coming, and they believe Sophie is the only one powerful enough to stop the world from ending. But without her magic, Sophie isn't as confident.
Sophie's bound for one hell of a ride—can she get her powers back before it's too late?
Thoughts: "Holy hell weasel" perfection. Spell Bound is faultless and a brilliant ending to the series. I could not have asked for more.
Spell Bound picks up where we left off in Demon Glass... Well kind of. Sophie's powers have been sealed off and she now finds herself with the Brannicks. But they have a plan and Sophie is the key. Then, suddenly, Sophie finds herself back at Hex Hall and she'll need the help of Jenna, Cal, and Archer to defeat the evil demon raising Casnoffs.
I fell in love with all of these characters in Hex Hall and throughout Demon Glass and to Spell Bound my love for them all just continued to grow. I adore Jenna and think she's a fabulous best friend. I adore Cal and totally want him for myself. I adore Sophie's family. I adore the villains and friends. I'm in love with Archer Cross and his arrogance and sexiness. And mostly, Sophie Mercer. Who is a protagonist full of wittiness, who's heart is always in the right place, who is powerful and overall brilliant.
It's an ending not without sacrifice, but where I still sighed with complete happiness when I was done. I couldn't have asked for a more enjoyable and witty series. I loved every part of the Hex Hall series and I cannot praise Rachel Hawkins enough for it.
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After some high-profile breaches, legislators want to impose harsher penalties on public employees who peek at private data and force local governments to disclose more about such incidents when they occur.
At a Wednesday news conference, a DFLer and Republican joined forces on the bill, one week after the state Department of Natural Resources revealed that an employee had improperly looked at thousands of drivers license records over several years, including some politicians and journalists who later came forward -- most of them female.
In pursuing new data breach laws, bill sponsors cited a Star Tribune investigation showing that drivers license records are often misused in Minnesota.
"The time is ripe," said Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville, the bill's House sponsor. "I think everybody recognizes that we don't have the proper systems and procedures in place. And those individuals that are doing these things that are obviously illegal have to know we're serious about it."
The bill would have broad implications for breaches of all government databases, but is aimed particularly at misuse of driver and vehicle services (DVS) data. That database, which is protected under state and federal law, contains photographs, addresses and driving records of Minnesotans who have a license.
A Star Tribune analysis of state records last fall showed that 160 individuals, mostly in government agencies, improperly used the DVS database over two years. Discipline ranged from reprimands to termination; criminal charges were rare.
Sen. Scott Dibble, chairman of the Transportation Committee, is sponsoring the bill in the Senate. Two female legislators whose information was breached in the DNR case joined Dibble and Holberg at the news conference.
A tougher charge
The legislation would make it a gross misdemeanor if a public employee inappropriately accessed private data on more than one person, or on one person repeatedly, currently a misdemeanor. It also clarifies that "intent to cause harm" is not a factor in determining if misuse has occurred.
Local governments discovering misuse would have to send out data breach letters -- now only mandated for state agencies -- and publish a full report of their investigation online. Holberg said the goal is to change the "culture" in government offices, particularly since she heard that the unnamed DNR employee was a "really nice person" whose colleagues were making similar lookups.
"If this had happened one time it would be pretty bad," said Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis. "But it's happening multiple times. And it's happening at the hands of people who we invest a great deal of trust in."
The bill introduction precedes a much-anticipated report from the state's legislative auditor, which is expected to focus partly on the DVS database. That report is due in early February and could affect the proposal.
Patrick Hynes, a lobbyist with the League of Minnesota Cities, said his organization shares the goal of preventing unauthorized access of private data. But, he added, members hope to strike a balance between eliminating misuse and imposing overly onerous mandates for the 800-plus cities they represent.
"We don't really know what ... the impact and the cost will be, especially on smaller cities," he said.
But misuse can also come at a price, which many cities learned this year when former St. Paul police officer Anne Marie Rasmusson was awarded more than $1 million in settlements from local governments after suing over DVS misuse.
Learning names
The name of the DNR employee has not been released, which illustrates the difficulty breach victims can have learning just who's been looking at their data. If no discipline has been imposed, it can be nearly impossible to find out who made the breach. The bill includes a provision that could require disclosure of employees who have misused data, even if no discipline was imposed.
The DNR says the employee is no longer with the agency, but more information cannot be released because the case is not yet final. That usually means the employee is fighting the discipline in arbitration.
Rep. Sarah Anderson, one of the lawmakers whose data was breached, was disturbed that she did not know who viewed her file.
"I could meet him at a coffee shop and not realize that this is information that he has had access to or has gone after [improperly]," said Anderson, R-Plymouth. She was joined by Rep. Peggy Scott, R-Andover, whose information was also accessed.
They aren't alone. Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek was stonewalled by the Department of Public Safety after trying to learn the names of employees at 21 agencies who had accessed his data. The bill, however, makes no changes to an obscure section of the state's open records law that the department cited in withholding the names.
"The fun thing about this issue is it's bipartisan," Holberg said about the need for the bill. "It affects everybody. And we can solve this."
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Mystery Photo
This is another in a huge series of photos I inherited from my Great-grandmother Margaret Godfrey Jarvis Overson. Any ideas of the identity of this couple? By the way, the square shadow on the image came from an adhesive label attached to the outside of plastic slip the glass negative was stored in. It goes to show that somethings can harm old photos even if it is not touching the negative.
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Mass Studies created this wonderful dream-inspired pavilion for Denver's Dialog:City last summer. Known as the Air Forest, the pneumatic pavilion absorbs passing wind currents to stay inflated and provides shade while allowing sunlight to filter through, creating a vibrant public space. The 1,400 square meter structure is easily transported, sets up in a snap without any building materials, and at night it lights up in a beautiful display of luminous pillars.
Mass Studies designed the Air Forest to playfully interact with its environment, rather than standing against it. The nylon structure consists of 9 hexagonal canopy units and is stabilized by anchors and lighting equipment in each of its 35 columns, allowing it to undulate and shift in wind and changing weather. The reflective silver dots that cover the structure mimic the surrounding scenery and give it a fun visual texture. As the pictures show, the canopy provided shelter from the afternoon sun as well as an amply lit arena for the evenings.
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As you know, I've been doing the vegetarian thing for awhile now. Lately, though, I've been feeling as though I should go the extra mile and banish all animal products from my diet, including eggs (no big loss there) and dairy (nooooooo!). The thing is, I love cheese. And (milk) chocolate. And cheese. Did I say cheese?
The other day, I found a pretty darn good non-dairy mozzarella cheese substitute to put on my whole wheat flatbread pizzas (which I call pita pizzas because it's just catchier). So, the cheese objection crossed off my list, I moved on to the chocolate conundrum.
And then I found Katie.
Everything she makes looks amazing—and it's all vegan. She's even got sugar-free, gluten-free and even raw variations.
But the proof is in the pudding—or in my case, in the blondies (that's them in the picture; mine didn't turn out that pretty looking, but they sure taste good!). I'd had some problems making conventional (from-a-box) desserts and subbing in egg replacer and soy milk instead of eggs and cow milk, so I was ready to tackle making some desserts from scratch. And, honestly? These were easier to make than Betty Crocker's brownies. Including the prep work and bake time, it took me maybe 50 minutes to make these—and I had them in the oven for 38 minutes.
Oh, and the taste? Out of this world. I made them last night, and I've already eaten half the pan.
But the best part (beside the taste and the vegan thing) is they're healthy. Everything on Katie's site is. And that means dessert doesn't have to be a guilty pleasure anymore; it can just be something to enjoy. Awesome.
Next up? I'm going to try the cake batter shake.


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There's an old political saying that holds that voters start out as liberals and wind up as conservatives as life experiences push them across the political spectrum. There's no old saying about how people's views about getting punched and kicked in the face differ over time, but it's safe to say that it is something people enjoy less as they enter their golden years. Herschel Walker is doing his best to disprove that theory.
The former Cowboys, Vikings, Eagles and Giants running back has signed with mixed martial arts organization Strikeforce and will fight as a heavyweight on their cards at some point in the near future. At 47, it seems like an odd move but then you remember articles during Walker's NFL career that outlined his fanatical fitness regimen which included copious amounts of martial arts. Okay, that doesn't really make it seem much less odd, but it does explain why he'd be willing to expose himself to grievous bodily harm at this point in his life.
Strikeforce, a promotion that is trying to compete with industry leader UFC, has a television deal with CBS starting in November, but outside of Fedor Emelianenko they don't have many well-known fighters under contract with their company. That makes you think signing Walker may be more about shock and publicity value than actually thinking he can have a long and fruitful career, but Strikeforce's director of communications insisted that wasn't the case in an interview with Ariel Helwani of FanHouse.
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"This isn't a publicity stunt or a gimmick," Mike Afromowitz said. "Herschel Walker has tremendous athleticism, and he has always shown that off the gridiron. He's accomplished a lot in his life and in the world of sports. His accomplishments speak for themselves, and we hope that his athleticism can transition into a successful MMA career."
We hope so too, because we don't want to see Walker get beaten to a bloody pulp just so a nascent organization gets a little more media coverage. You'd guess that he won't step into the cage with anyone too fearsome, but experience counts for a lot as numerous failed crossovers into boxing will tell you.
Athletic exploits aside, there's a lot in Walker's history to suggest that his desire to join up with the buzzy world of MMA is genuine. This is not a man who likes to miss a trend. He joined up with the USFL when people thought the new league had a serious shot at challenging the NFL for American football superiority. Walker then moved into bobsledding during that sport's brief but heady bump in visibility as a result of the Jamaican team at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Finally, and most recently, he jumped on the reality TV bandwagon as a contestant on the latest season of "The Celebrity Apprentice."
What drives a man to try so many different walks of life? It can't hurt that Walker suffers from multiple personality disorder. Hopefully the one that wants to be a simple dirt farmer in Moorhead, Minnesota doesn't pop up while Walker's in the middle of an MMA fight. Beyond the utter panic going on inside Walker's head, the resulting bloodbath could deal a fatal blow to the sport's efforts to gain full mainstream acceptance.
Josh Alper is a writer living in New York City and is a contributor to FanHouse.com and ProFootballTalk.com in addition to his duties for NBCNewYork.com.


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Maryland touts own civil rights accomplishments
Progress made in Maryland something we can be proud of
As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for jobs and freedom, jobs and justice remain major issues today, just as they were in 1963.
For the civil rights movement, 1963 was a year of rallying support for the cause and triumph of the success of a nonviolent movement for change. While there is still work to do, there is a lot to celebrate.
In Maryland, we now have the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History and Culture, the largest African-American Museum on the East Coast. The 82,000-square-foot facility contains 13,000 square feet of exhibitions that bring Maryland history and culture to life through permanent exhibitions and educational programs.
The $40 million facility was named after Reginald Lewis, a Baltimore entrepreneur and philanthropist and CEO of TLC Beatrice International, the largest American company owned by an African American during his lifetime.
The education curriculum is designed to educate 850,000 students of all ages and 50,000 teachers about the contributions and experiences of African-Americans. That's progress that we can all see and be proud of.


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Fitzstone necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 378 diseños de 46 diseñadores freelance.
belle morgan
This is a family owned business, started by my husband, who has high standards in designing and producing kitchens and wardrobes.
Exceeding his customers expectations is his priority.
While the business will start out focussing on these pieces, my passion for design and style, will broaden the business to cover design, plus a range of home-lifestyle pieces such as wall units/systems, bedroom furniture, coffee tables, wall units and (perhaps on the long-distance future) appliances.
The personality of the business, reflected in its values including aspirational, stylish, innovative and sophisticated, honest, practical and functional.
The company is named after our children, 'Belle' (from Isabelle) meaning beautiful, and 'Morgan' (well respected, calm and understated), which represents our life passion - family, home and friends.
Generally, home owners, men and women between 35-59 (baby boomers) who are focussed on investing in furnishing and decorating their home with high quality, custom-made furniture.
If Belle morgan were a magazine it would be 'belle'. Thus our target audience are readres of this magazine. See visuals - http://www.acp.com.au/belle.htm
Editor Neale Whitaker, says ".. contemporary, showcasing beautiful homes plus all the news and trends in interior design, architecture, furniture, home accessories, fabrics, art, luxury goods and beauty products. Even our food and travel pages have a unique design focus."
Price is not an option for these people - they are not willing to sacrifice good quality, style and aspiration.
Interior designers wanting unique pieces (not off the shelf products from Ikea)
A simple design, using the words - either in capitals or lower case.
A core competitor in our market, producing similar style of furntiture (kitchens and cabinetry) is 'Poliform' http://www.poliform.com.au
We require print format - .ai (CYMK), and web-design .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
The logo needs to be easily recognisable and transfer well across platforms such as digital, websites, signage, printed and electronic marketing material.
Stay away from pastels, pinks, red, yellow or flurosecent colours. Colours that inspire us attached.
The logo also needs to work on branding actual furniture pieces or appliances (eg. MIELE appliances) - thus, it will need to work on opaque backgrounds, and possible be embossed or stamped on the inside of cupboards/wardrobes etc.
The logo needs to stretch into new categories, such as home appliances and will therefore need to be simple and bold (eg. KitchenAid, Jamie Oliver)
Attached is a copy of the front cover of belle magazine, which reflects the style and aspiration of our market - we love the look.
This feature in Vogue Living - March/April 2010 is also a taste of our style - http://digitalvl.vogue.com.au/voguelivin...
Black is still the 'new black' for kitchen appliances and accessories: underscore the drama with natural timber or cork, adding warmth and depth to the look.
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Sizzling Lake Austin Turns in Third Toyota ShareLunker of the Season
Feb. 15, 2012
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Latest catch is a recapture of a fish caught in 2010 and returned to the lake
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ATHENS—So far five fish have been entered into the Toyota ShareLunker program for the 2011-2012 season, and Lake Austin has produced three of them.
Wesley Hayden of Round Rock caught Toyota ShareLunker 527 from Lake Austin February 11. Landon Glass of Jarrell caught No. 528 from the lake February 14.
Brett Ketchum caught No. 526 from Lake Austin January 29, starting the three-fish streak.
Hayden was fishing in four feet of 57-degree water about 2 p.m. using a jig when he hooked the 13.22-pound fish. It was 26 inches long and 21.25 inches in girth.
Glass caught his 13.03-pound Toyota ShareLunker while fishing in 10 feet of 58-degree water with a Sixth Sense football jig. A scan of the fish revealed it is the same fish caught February 27, 2010, by Carl Adkins of Austin, at which time it became Toyota ShareLunker 481. At that time the fish weighed 13.1 pounds. DNA testing at the time revealed the fish to be pure Florida largemouth.
The explosion of big fish from Lake Austin has its roots in years past. "I believe a combination of our Florida bass stocking program and good habitat have led to great production over the years," said Marcos DeJesus, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's fisheries biologist in charge of managing the lake's fishery. "There were probably a couple of good year classes several years ago, and some of those individuals are now breaking that ShareLunker barrier."
Every fish entered into the Toyota ShareLunker program has a passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag injected into its body cavity for tracking and can be identified if recaught. One fish from Lake Alan Henry was caught and entered into the program three years in a row.
Both Lake Austin fish were picked up by a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries staff member from the A.E. Wood Fish Hatchery in San Marcos. Since the Glass fish is pure Florida largemouth, it will be taken to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens for the duration of the spawning period. DNA testing showed ShareLunker 527 to be an intergrade. Intergrades, mixtures of Florida and northern largemouth, are returned to the lake where caught as soon as possible.
Lake Austin will receive a portion of any Toyota ShareLunker fingerlings produced during the current season. Any lake that produces a ShareLunker receives a share of the season's fingerlings, whether any of the fish from that lake are spawned or not. These fingerlings will be the offspring of pure Florida females paired with pure Florida males that are themselves the offspring of ShareLunkers.
"We feel that this selective breeding process results in the best possible genetics being returned to the lakes, increasing the chance of more trophy bass being produced in the future," explained Allen Forshage, director of TFFC. "Although these big females have no doubt spawned in years before they were caught, they did not necessarily mate with a pure Florida male. Everything we know about genetics tells us that the parents with the best genes produce the highest quality offspring. This is the scientific basis of our selective breeding program."
Forshage also noted that the main purpose of stocking ShareLunker fingerlings is not to produce trophy fish for anglers to catch. "The reason we stock these fish, and the reason we want to use only pure Florida bass in the selective breeding program, is that we know Florida bass grow bigger and faster than native northern largemouths, and by stocking pure Florida fingerlings from trophy fish, we will have a greater impact on the genetics of the overall largemouth population in the lake," he said. "In addition, since fingerlings from different parents are mixed before being stocked, these stockings help to promote genetic diversity."
TFFC also uses some of the ShareLunker offspring to produce broodfish for TPWD's regular largemouth bass stocking program, which annually stocks millions of fish into Texas public waters. "In this way we are introducing ShareLunker genetics into the general largemouth bass population," Forshage said.
Recent advances in DNA technology now allow TPWD to determine if a fish entered into the Toyota ShareLunker program is an offspring of a previous ShareLunker. This technology has been available only since 2005, and it takes seven to 10 years for a bass to reach 13 pounds and be eligible for the program. "We are looking forward to the day when we get the DNA test results from a ShareLunker and can say, 'That is one of our fish,'" Forshage said.
Anyone legally catching a 13-pound or bigger largemouth bass from Texas waters, public or private, between October 1 and April 30 may submit the fish to the Toyota ShareLunker program by calling program manager David Campbell at (903) 681-0550 or paging him at (888) 784-0600 and leaving a phone number including area code. Fish will be picked up by TPWD personnel within 12 hours.
Anglers entering fish into the Toyota ShareLunker program receive a free replica of their fish, a certificate and ShareLunker clothing and are recognized at a banquet at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens.
The person who catches the season's largest entry will be named Angler of the Year and will receive a prize package from G. Loomis valued at $818. If a Texas angler catches the largest entry of the season, that person also receives a lifetime fishing license valued at $1,000.
For complete information and rules of the ShareLunker program, tips on caring for big bass, a list of official Toyota ShareLunker weigh and holding stations and a recap of last year's season, see http://tpwd.texas.gov/sharelunker. The site also includes a searchable database of all fish entered into the program along with pictures where available.
Information on current catches, including short videos of interviews with anglers when available, is posted on www.facebook.com/sharelunkerprogram.
The Toyota ShareLunker Program is made possible by a grant to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation from Gulf States Toyota. Toyota is a long-time supporter of the Foundation and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, providing major funding for a wide variety of education, fish, parks and wildlife projects.
EDITORS NOTE: No picture of Sharelunker 527 is available at this time.


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Facebook's Instagram launched a New Year's Eve website where users can upload their photos and garner looks at everyone else's New Year's celebrations across the world.
People can go to the site and navigate through the time zones to spy on photos from Tokyo, Kathmandu or Tehran, as well as favorite or comment on them, according to the Next Web.
The odd part we found was there was no common hashtag on many of them, so photos can be of last week's laundry or Christmas celebrations, basically whatever you post on midnight in your timezone. The later timezones, however, seem to be using #2013.
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The website is new for the young photo-sharing app now owned by Facebook. There is some talk that this kind of curated display may be used more often. Think of all the times you could use a designed slideshow of images? It would be a desirable feature if it could be done on a personal level as well as one curated around timely events.


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See scenes from some of the Bard's greatest hits at the ballpark.
Free tickets to Shakespeare at Fenway become available at noon Friday. The event – in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Commonwealth Shakespeare – features Commonwealth Shakespeare actors and local and national celebrities performing scenes from Shakespeare in Fenway Park at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19. Tickets also are available for preferred seating for $35 and priority seating with a post-performance reception for $125. For tickets, go to www.redsox.com/shakespeare, call (877) REDSOX-9, or visit the Fenway Park ticket office.


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Wabash will welcome 10 international students as part of the 2009 freshman class. Those 10 get a head start this week with an international student orientation.
But there will be two additional international students who have already started their college careers on campus this week as well.
Simon Noirhomme, from Belgium, is the first student to participate in the College's new Student Exchange Visitor Program.
"This program was set up through the efforts of Professor Warren Rosenberg who spent a recent sabbatical in Belgium," Director of International Students David Clapp said. "It will allow a current Wabash student studying French to spend a semester at Universite Louvain-la-Neuve very economically."
Noirhomme will be here studying English for one semester.
A second program will bring a Russian student to Wabash for the entire school year. Ruslan Galiakhmetov will be studying Economics and American Studies. He is a fellow with the International Research & Exchange Board. The IREX is an international non-profit organization specializing in education, independent media, Internet development, and civil society programs.
IREX seeks to develop the capacity of individuals and institutions to contribute to their societies.
"Ruslan faced a competition involving more than 5,000 students from all over the former Soviet Union," Clapp said. "Only the best 300 were selected for the IREX program. The program is operated in conjunction with the U.S. State Department.
Noirhomme and Galiakhmetov will join 10 international students starting their Wabash careers for orientation. The program begins Aug. 17. The students will see the Present Indiana presentations, learn about campus and community resources, and have time with their student mentors to set up local bank accounts and learn their way around town.
They will also get a quick dose of Hoosier culture. Thursday schedule includes a trip to see the WNBA's Indiana Fever professional women's basketball team. The students will venture back to Indianapolis Friday to take in the State Fair.
The fun activities continue Sept. 3 with an Indianapolis Indians baseball game and big fireworks show.
In photo above: Dr. John Roberts '83 goes over health insurance and offers health advice to the international students Aug. 18.


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This post is written by Dana Biermann, Digital Marketing and Communication Manager.
Yesterday, Ashley Kuenstler (our Content Specialist) and myself went out to our Temple Corps in St. Louis City to get some pictures of the kids in the evening programs that are offered there.
We got to spend the evening watching kids play kickball, while other tiny ones were in the Moonbeams character building program carefully creating hand-print art for their moms, and another group was practicing the National Anthem to perform for our Behind the Red Shield Gala this Friday.
Now, judging by the after-school programs and evening activities I had growing up, I was expecting chaos: TONS of kids, leaders shouting to get their attention, kids being mean to each other… just general rowdiness.
And I could not have been more wrong.
The kids were so well-behaved. They were so supportive of each other, and even during kickball when the tiniest of players had his turn kicking the ball (and his team expected he would get tagged out), the bigger kids were cheering him on and being very patient. All of them were having a blast. And when one child kicked the ball so hard that he homered into the street, the leaders very calmly and patiently brought all the kids together and they listened intently as he reminded them of the safety procedures when someone gets a home run and why their safety was so important. They all nodded in agreement, and went back to the game.
This made me smile so big. Our motto is Doing The Most Good, and yesterday, I saw the most good being encouraged in these kids by the amazing leadership at Temple Corps. We don't have these programs for the sake of having them: we have them because they are needed. Kids need positive outlets in nurturing environments in all neighborhoods, and in Benton Park, we have that. We also have it in North City, Maplewood, and South City, and all over the county and the region. And for the kids in these programs, the benefits are priceless.
We need your help to make sure that our city corps have the after-school funding they need by voting for us to win $20,000. You can vote every day and know that it is going toward the betterment of these amazing kids in great programs. But we can't do that without you. Stop by Monsanto's Grow St. Louis Facebook page and vote for us every day through May 19th.
On behalf of all the kids in our programs, thank you!