The work for equality is holy work. It is work deeply rooted in the ancient call of the prophets to do justice and in the example of Jesus to stand with and advocate for those on the margins: to make manifest the power of God’s inclusive love.
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The orange carpet of this year’s Kids’ Choice Awards was all about crazy colors, metallic prints and fun fashion statements. From Katy Perry’s bright crop top to Kristen Stewart’s shiny blue shorts, our favorite celebs rocked the 2013 KCAs wearing some seriously bold looks.
Click through some of the most eye-catching style moments in the slideshow below and tell us in the comments: Who was the biggest style star of the night?
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A 12-minute drought without a field goal. Six made baskets in the second half. Fifteen missed free throws.
Those ugly offensive numbers somehow added up to an NCAA tournament win for Syracuse thanks to a suffocating zone defense that took California and its hometown fans out of the game.
As a professional basketball player, I have had amazing opportunities to use my talents, to play with the best players in the world, and even to represent my country in the Olympics. All of those opportunities began at home.
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We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is from Christopher, who wants to brave the world of Bluetooth cans for his daily rounds. If you’re looking to ask one of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.
“Yeah, okay. ‘Audiophile’ and ‘Bluetooth’ don’t go together, but I’d really like a good pair of Bluetooth cans to use with my iPhone. Naturally, we’re talking about headphones / cans rather than earbuds, ideally with track control buttons, a microphone and noise canceling — but what I’m after is clean, beautifully reproduced audio above anything else. What can you suggest for less than £300 ($455)?”
Engadget’s resident audiophile is a Klipsch evangelist, so it’s probably best to start by talking about its Image One Bluetooth headset. It’s £199 / $249 and comes with A2DP and aptX for high-quality audio, and we’re fairly sure the company wouldn’t put its name to a headset unless it was sure it was half-decent. Still, if you’re sure you want to max out that headphone budget, then for £259 / $399, you can get Parrot’s Phillippe Stark-designed Zik cans, which come with noise cancellation, jawbone microphone and touch-sensitive controls. Then again, we can only offer you so many suggestions before we open this question up to the folks in the peanut gallery — so what do you peeps down there think?
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When an iPhone app creator discovered it went viral in Brazil, he was shocked to find out that it was for a very peculiar reason. As it turns out, the name of the app had everything it took for it to become famous.
QUANTICO, Va. — A Marine who shot two of his colleagues to death and then killed himself was a tactics instructor at a school that tests Marines who want to become officers, military officials said Saturday.
Sgt. Eusebio Lopez, 25, gunned down 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Sara Castromata and Cpl. Jacob Wooley, 23, on Thursday night inside barracks at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in northern Virginia. Other than to say the three Marines worked together at the school, military officials have not described their relationship or released a motive for the shooting.
After years of toppling Goliaths in the NCAA Tournament, Gonzaga found itself on the wrong end of an upset.
In a scintillating back-and-forth affair, No. 9 Wichita State shocked No. 1 Gonzaga, 76-70, in the third round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament. The Shockers took a 36-31 lead into halftime but needed to rally late after the Bulldogs went ahead midway through the second half. Ron Baker, Tekele Cotton and Cleanthony Early all sank key three-point shots as Wichita State roared toward the final buzzer. After a three-point shot by Gonzaga’s Kevin Pangos staked the Bulldogs to a 61-54 lead with 5:32 remaining, the Shockers outscored them 22-9 the rest of the way.
“They never quit,” Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall said after win, via The Associated Press. “You know we got the big lead, Gonzaga makes a great run as a No. 1 team in the country would, and these guys dig down.”
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Vander Blue scored 19 second-half points to rally third-seeded Marquette out of another hole, and the Golden Eagles survived No. 6 Butler 74-72 on Saturday to reach the Round of 16.
Like November’s first meeting between the teams at the Maui Invitational, won 72-71 by Butler on Rotnei Clarke’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer, this was a back-and-forth, high-intensity affair, that came down to the final shot.
Only this time, Butler missed.
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Watch out, Google Maps for Android, it looks like Apple’s iOS Maps may soon be entering the building — when it comes to indoor GPS tracking anyway. The Wall Street Journal’s Digits blog is reporting that Apple has confirmed it purchased WiFiSlam, a startup that specializes in WiFi-assisted indoor-GPS functionality for phone apps. Interestingly, Digits notes that the company was founded by a few ex-Googlers a couple of years back and that one of its investors has included a Google employee. Further, a quick Google search confirms that any WiFiSlam-related apps that may have been on Google Play are all but dead links now.
The word on the street is that Apple handed over $20 million to claim the company, although it wouldn’t confirm any numbers — or a specific reason for the purchase — with the blog. While there’s no actual telling whether this means we’ll see indoor mapping on iOS maps at any point, it’s hard not to imagine it now that Apple’s made the purchase. We’re seeking comment from Apple on our end, and will be sure to let you know what we hear back. For now, check out an old demo of WiFiSlam in action after the break.
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