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I however, totally flaked when it was my turn. I am being completely honest when I say that I blanked and said something stupid that did not at all describe how great 2013 was. I may have indicated that "not much" happened in 2013. Lies! Completely and utterly false. I mean, really! 2013 was an awesome year! I clearly just needed a few more
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- Joe and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary and while "dating anniversary" sounds like a really weird thing, 2013 also marked the fifth year we've been together and the sixth year we've known each other. With a year of marriage under our belts, I've become very aware of my life existing in two phases - the life, growth, and experiences I had before we met and the life, growth, and experiences I have lived and continue to live with him in my life. They mark distinctly different versions of me and honestly, I think I like the me he has helped me become more than the me that existed prior to his presence in my life. Reaching this first year milestone is what really got me to the point where I stopped, reflected and began to appreciate and accept the profound impact another (romantically linked) person can have on your life. Especially because for as mature and grown up as I thought I was at 23 (my goodness), the last six years have been pretty intense in terms of personal development - with a lot of that coming in the year preceding and following our wedding. Being married and letting someone occupy that much space in your existence is both exhilarating and terrifying on a daily basis - often with both feelings spurred by the same realities. This year was full of a lot of quiet moments full of no thought other than holy shit, I'm married! Being married is a pretty exciting adventure.
- I read 36 books (yea, weird transition from the above, I know)! Not nearly my goal of 50 but I am proud of myself for not letting my job (and various other obligations) consume my life. Those 36 books represent time I took to enjoy myself and enrich my life.
- I turned 29 (eek!) and for my birthday, Joe took me to see Beauty and the Beast at the Pantages. It was my first time at the Pantages and seeing Beauty and the Beast got me closer to my goal of seeing 50 Broadway shows by the time I turn 50. (I have a long way to go on both of those.)
- Because the Harry Potter series may have ended but still lives on in my heart, I went to Irvine with Joe and my friend Tara to see Potted Potter. Tara and I spent a lot of time deciding what Harry Potter attire we'd wear and ended up being the only ones at the show fully embracing the fandom. I was disappointed in all the alleged Harry Potter fans at the event.
- I made my first post graduation trip back to South Bend and realized how much I love and miss Notre Dame. Is it normal to love your graduate school as much as your undergrad university? Well, I don't care! I do! This trip also allowed me to regain my winter weather credibility, as it was snowing and cold the entire time we were there. I walked around campus (in the snow!) like a boss - in a dress, heels, and no nylons. Take that Midwestern winter! (Side Note: I'd totally die in this polar vortex business you guys had going on. The winter weather we experienced in South Bend during our visit was a joke compared to what people experienced a few weeks ago). I also got to see some people I miss nearly every day of my life. You know who you are.
- I made my first and second trips to the Hollywood Bowl, seeing Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes for the first time and my homegirl Kristin Chenoweth for the second time. Both concerts were spectacular and the Hollywood Bowl is amazing. It is one of my new favorite summertime destinations.
- The Dodgers made the playoffs and I went to TWO division series games. I got to see them clinch a spot in the NLDS and saw Brian Wilson (swoon!) and Clayton Kershaw pitch. I had a great time experiencing my first ever live postseason and hope the Dodgers make the postseason every season.
- I fulfilled three dreams decades in the making and saw the Backstreet Boys, Everclear, and We are Scientists live. Actually, I saw a lot of concerts in 2013. I also saw Bruno Mars and Ellie Goulding at Staples Center. So worth all the late bedtimes and standing out in the hot sun.
- I started out 2013 by meeting Sonia Sotomayor and she signed my copy of her memoir! I managed to tell her .0001% of how much I love her before the very scary bodyguard (secret service? US Marshall?) barked at me and told me to keep the line moving. Also, I highly recommend her memoir. It was a great read.
- I helped plan two fundraisers for two organizations I care for deeply and attended a handful of fundraisers in 2013. My jet setting also resulted in my picture appearing in local publications more than once.
- I was slated for a leadership position in the Junior League and invited to serve on an ad-hoc committee. True to form, I accepted both and spent 2013 serving on several committees. It has been a lot of work but these committees have been two of the most rewarding endeavors. I've learned so much and gained the support of so many amazing women. Taking on these roles has made me a better (and more organized) person.
- I found the courage to chop off all my hair and get a pixie cut! Which, now that it has been almost a year with this haircut, I almost can't believe I ever had hair longer than this. Seriously ladies, short hair is where it's at. Along the way I also realized that really, it is just hair.
- I visited San Diego and Nashville for the first time and LOVED both. Long vacations are great but 2013 taught me that sometimes you really need to just get away. If you can't take an entire week off of work (or afford an entire week away) sometimes a three day weekend is all you need to recharge your batteries and explore a (little bit of) a new city. We already have our first weekend trip of 2014 planned - Phoenix, AZ in March!
- I ran (and partly walked because I actually hate running) my second 5k! It was a lot of fun and is quickly becoming a family Thanksgiving tradition. I hope later this year I'll be saying 2014 saw me running my third 5k!
- I joined a CSA and have expanded both my cooking and baking horizons. I really love the fresh produce available in California. It might be one of my favorite parts about living here. In joining the CSA, I not only expanded my cooking repertoire but also learned the difference between delicious fresh organic produce and the junk you sometimes find in the produce aisle at your local supermarket. Leaps and bounds, you guys!
- I started spinning and weight lifting - my quads and triceps have never been happier. I've seen the light and I am never going back!
So see, despite my mental freeze, 2013 was a pretty amazing year! 2014 is already off to an interesting start with lots of possibilities and a few accomplishments already under my belt! I can't wait to see what it has in store for me.


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This was in one word - AWESOME. I made as stated except instead of tomatoes with jalapeno's I used diced tomatoes with chipotle peppers. What flavor, loved it!
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This is an excellent recipe, minus the rice. You don't have to be from texas to know how to make great chili. Everyone I know on the east coast puts beans in their chili AND green peppers. I can't imagine it WITHOUT them.
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Not a bad recipe, but definitely not Texas chili. Rice? Green pepper? Kidney beans? Heh.
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This coming from a young wife who rarely cooks, and is pretty much addicted to fast food.. Made this last night and was pleasantly surprised how good it was. Hubs was impressed. Will definitely be making this again.
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I kick up the chili powder and usually skip the rice. I love this tuff, make this once every few weeks and the leftovers freeze beautifully. BTW, this tastes twice as good the day after, when the flavors have a chance to blend.
fishstitch Posted: 12/04/12
Texas chili NEVER has beans. NEVER!!! It is a good recipe, but you definitely didn't get it from a true Texas because in addition to NO beans, you do not serve it with rice - please!
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I cannot understand all the bean talk. I actually had an extra can of beans and added them and thought it tasted good. Probably would be good minus the beans as well. Served mine over pasta and thought it was good with plenty of kick for my wife and would need a little more spice to satisfy my daughter. Seemed the sauce part was a little thin and would not work by itself in a bowl. Was better than any package chili seasoning I ever tried.
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I agree with some of the previous reviews about NO rice in chile. I personally don't like beans in my chile either, but a lot of people do. The only thing that goes in my chile is cheese and crumbled saltine crackers, both on the top!
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Great dish but NOT from Texas! As fishstitch said, Texas chili has no beans - ever - and you never serve it on rice. Texas is home to the annual world finals chili cook-off, and as you may have guessed, Texans take their chili pretty seriously, much like other "countries" and their cuisines. :-D (Yes, I'm a native...) You may, however, serve chili on top of Fritos to make a Texas State Fair favorite - Frito Pie! Yum!


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Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said he will wait a little while before deciding where next to run It's Tricky, who won Monday's Grade 1, $400,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap by three-quarters of a length over Cash for Clunkers.
There isn't a Grade 1 opportunity for It's Tricky in New York until late August – either the seven-furlong Ballerina or the 1 1/8-mile Personal Ensign – at Saratoga.
In the interim, McLaughlin said he would consider races such as the $750,000 Delaware Handicap at 1 1/4 miles on July 21 or the Grade 2, $200,000 Molly Pitcher going 1 1/16 miles at Monmouth Park on July 29.
McLaughlin said the competition might have something to do with whether he stretches It's Tricky out to 1 1/4 miles in the DelCap.
"My feelings are she can go a mile and a quarter," McLaughlin said. "The track is a little funny, but if we go it depends on who's running. If everybody else is a little afraid of the track, then maybe we go; maybe we're the favorite."
It's Tricky earned a 95 Beyer Speed Figure for her winning effort.
I would guess that if a bunch of allowance horses show up for the Del Cap then he will stretch her out to 10 furlongs, but that is very unlikely. I would think that Royal Delta is heading towards the Del Cap and if that's the case then I would imagine that they will go the opposite direction as this filly that relishes 10f.
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On the 19th November 2011 the ARLRA was honoured to induct to new members of the refereeing world into the ranks of the ARLRA Life Members when the Chairman, Mr Dennis Spagarino, presented them with their badges and plaques at the AssociationÕs Annual Dinner.
Barrie Keenahan
has been a member of the Illawarra RLRA since 1964 and has over forty-six years of commitment to refereeing in the Illawarra. He was awarded Life Membership of that Association in 1985, giving him twenty five years of service to refereeing as a Life Member. Barrie has committed his time to refereeing at all level as an active member as well as an administrator and in the later years, coaching referees. Barrie has also contributed to the ARLRA through his involvement in the Level 1 and 2 Referee Coaches Courses. It is also through these courses that Barrie has become a mentor to countless referees and referees coaches from across NSW and Australia
Eddie Ward
(right) is no doubt a prominent refereeing identity who has been a member of the Brisbane RLRA since 1971 and a Life Member of that Association for 20 years. His on-field record is the envy of most referees; he has refereed multiple Test and State-of-Origins, as well as Grand Finals, at the elite levels of the game. Off the field, he has contributed significantly to the development of referees, particularly in Queensland. This has had positive ramifications in regard to recruitment and retention of referees across the state.
On 20 November 2010 the ARLRA inducted two well known refereeing personalities into the ranks of its life members when the Association Chairman, Mr Dennis Spagarino, presented life membership badges to Mr Nick Best and Mr Kevin Riolo.
Nick Best
of the South Coast/Group 7 Rugby League Referees' Association is the current President of the CRLRA and Deputy Chairman of the ARLRA. He is a life member of the South Coast/Group 7 Referees of which he was President for twelve years, the CRLRA and the CRL as well as a member of the CRL General Committee and the CRL Appointments Board. He has served as the CRLRA's head for the past thirty years after having been Deputy President for the two years prior to that. He was a foundation member of the NRAS and has served on that body since 1992 and was a member of the planning committee set up to establish the ARLRA and has sat on the Board of our Association since its inception.
Kevin Riolo
(right) is a life member of the Illawarra Rugby League Referees' Association as well as their representative on the Illawarra Rugby League Board of Management. He is also a life member of the CRLRA, of which he has served as that Association's Secretary for the past thirty-four years, as well as a life member of the CRL. Like Nick he was a foundation member of the NRAS and a member of the steering committee set up to establish the ARLRA of which he has been a Board member since its inception. He is also a member of the Australian Rugby League Development Council.
Both of these gentlemen are truly deserving of life membership of the Australian refereeing peak organisation for their outstanding contribution to refereeing which between them totals approximately ninety years. They have made significant contributions in the area of referee coaching and development both formally and informally and this has included coaching visits to overseas locations on behalf of the ARL. All of this is in addition to their onfield contributions to the game in that both are former CRL representative referees of significant note and have controlled numerous top grade grand finals in their own district associations.
On 21 November 2009 two new deserving members of the refereeing fraternity joined the ranks of the ARLRA life members when they were presented with their badges by the Chairman of the ARLRA, Mr Dennis Spagarino.
Tim Bliss
of the Toowoomba Rugby League Referees' Association is a former QLD State Cup referee who has reached the heights of the game as both a referee and touch judge officiating at Test and State-of-Origin level. But apart from his on-field exploits Tim has made a significant contribution at the administrative and coaching level within his own association and that of his state. Theer are too many of today's top referees who walk away from their craft after their active days are over but Tim is not one of them. As a regional coordinator for QLD he overseas the development of some of that state's up and coming young referees and the future of our game will be well served as a result.
Richard Johnston
(right) is one of our game's legends and a prolific creator of coaching and development resources for referees. There is practically nothing that Ritchie doesn't know about rugby league and refereeing and yet he is proud of the fact that he is forever learning new things about both. His contribution to refereeing development is probably unsurpassed in that the bulk of the tools that we have in our refereeing education arsenal today can be seen as attributable to Ritchie and his long time fellow referee developer, Mick Stone, both of whom are valued coaching and development consultants to the ARLRA. Ritchie is particularly interested in the development of younger referees and has had significant success in helping them reach the peak of officiating and at the same time aiding in their development them as good people. Ritchie has made a truly massive contribution to refereeing in Australia and overseas.
On 6 December 2008 the ARLRA inducted two more very worthy referees into its esteemed group of life members.
Michael Stone
of the Western Suburbs District Rugby League Referees' Association is probably one of the best known whistleblowers of recent years, not only becasue of his on-field record but also because of the significant amount of work that he has put into the development of refereeing education that has benefitted referees from all around the nation. He has the reached the pinnacle of his craft having officiated in grand finals at the elite level, State-of-Origin fixtures and Test Matches. Through all of this he has not lost touch with refereeing at the grass roots level and has continued to offer his services to coach and develop younger up and coming referees from both the city and the bush. Michael is truly the epitome of what it means to be a life member of the ARLRA.
Don Courts
(right) is from the Penrith District Rugby League Referees' Association of which he is a life member and past Vice-President and President. Over the past thirty-five years tehre have been many a very successful referee from the Penrith District gone on to bigger and better achievements under Don's astute guidance and the Penrith Association itself has been at the forefront of refereeing due largely to Don's leadership. He is one of the truly remarkable men involved in refereeing today.
The 28th of October 2006 saw another two ARLRA life memberships presented to well known refereeing identities by Association Chairman
Nick Euclid OAM
Dennis Spagarino
of the Western Suburbs District Rugby League Referees' Association has not only reached the elite level of refereeing through his appointments to First Grade level in the ARL, but has also been instrumental in the development of many of the top grade referees that we have in the Australian game today through his involvement in training and development within the NSWRL structure.
Bob Styles
(right) is from the Canterbury-Bankstown District Rugby League Referees' Association of which he is a life member and past Vice-President and President. He is also a life member of the NSWRLRA and was a recipient of the Australian Sports Medal in 2000. A former top grade touch judge, Bob was one of the driving forces in the establishment of the ARLRA in that he served as its inaugural CEO from 2001 to 2003. Just like the life mebership recipients before them, both of these gentlemen have made enormous contributions to the development of refereeing in Australia.
On the 20th of November 2004 we saw two more refereeing legends presented with life membership of the ARLRA by Association Chairman
Nick Euclid OAM
Noel Bissett
of the Canberra District Rugby League Referees' Association has had a long distinguished career both on the field as a representative referee and off the field as an administrator. He has controlled 275 NSW Country First Grade centres and over 100 Winfield Cup fixtures as well as matches involving visiting international teams before becoming an NRL video referee in the late 1990's. Noel has been awarded life membership of Group 8 Country Rugby League, Canberra & District RL Referees Association, Canberra & District Rugby League (Raiders) and the NSWRL Referees Association in recognition of his tremendous contribution to refereeing.
Doug Wintin
(right) is from the Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby League Referees' Association of which he has been a member for 40 years and a life member for 29 years. He is also a life member of the NSWRLRA, NSWRL and Cronulla-Sutherland Junior Rugby League. He was a recipient of the Australian Sports Medal in 2001. Doug's refereeing resume reads like a who's who with enormous involvement as an active referee, an administrator and a coach, all at both local and NSW level. Both of these gentlemen are truly worthy recipients.
Three more life memberships of the ARLRA were presented by
Chairman Nick Euclid OAM
on the 14th of November 2003 when
Kevin Jeffes
Tony Young
Bruce Chapman
joined our two existing life members.
The first recipient for 2003 was
Kevin Jeffes (dec)
from the Parramatta District Rugby League Referees' Association who made an outstanding contribution to not only his local association but also to the NSWRLRA over a period exceeding forty years. He had been a coach at junior and senior levels, Advisory Board member at district and representative levels and held numerous positions in refereeing development. Kevin passed away in March 2010.
Tony Young's
rugby league resume is awesome and covers nearly sixty years from the time he started his playing career in country NSW. His life memberships include NSW Group 9 Referees, NSW Group 9 Rugby League, NSW CRLRA, Riverina Referees, Riverina Schoolboys' Football Carnival, Boorowa Junior Rugby League Club, NSW Group 9 Junior Rugby League, Young & District Junior Rugby League, NSW Woodbridge Cup Rugby League, Young Junior Rugby League Club, NSW Group 12 Referees and NSW Woodbridge Cup Referees. Truly a remarkable record and deserving of life membership of the national Association.
Bruce Chapman
was a development officer with the NSW CRLRA and a life member of Canberra & District Referees' Association, NSW Group 8 Rugby League and the NSWCRLRA. He is also a recipient of the Denis Braybrook Award "For Service to the Game and for Junior Referees". As well as an outstanding record of on field achievements including numerous representative NSW Country representative fixtures, City v Country and matches featuring visiting international touring teams, Bruce's contribution on the administration side has also been enormous. He is a former Deputy Chairman of the NSW CRLRA and member of the former NSWRL Exam Board. He has held the positions of President and Secretary of NSW Group 8 Referees as well as being the Chairman of the NSW CRLRA Coaching Panel. His involvement in the organisation of the NSW CRLRA annual workshops is legendary.
The 15th of November 2002 saw the presentation of the ARLRA's first two life memberships when Association Chairman
Nick Euclid OAM
presented this prestigious honour to
Ian McCall
Eric Cox OAM
. Both Ian and Eric have made outstanding contributions to refereeing in Australia with the fruits of their efforts being evident in local, national and international arenas.
Ian McCall
(left) is a former President of the New South Wales Referees' Association (of which he is a current life member) and was also the founding Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ARLRA. He already holds life membership of the Parramatta District Rugby League Referees' Association and the New South Wales Rugby League. His 26 years of active refereeing saw him reach the top as a touch judge with appointments to Great Britain v. Australia test matches in 1979 and 1984, Queensland v. New South Wales State-of-Origin in 1981 and Winfield Cup First Grade Grand Finals in 1980, 1981 and 1984.
Eric Cox OAM (dec)
(right) was a legend in rugby league circles. A former top grade referee and director of referees for the elite Australian competition, he was a life member of the St George Referees' Association, the New South Wales Referees' Association and the New South Wales Rugby League where he was a Vice-President and served on a number of its committees. Eric passed away in November 2006.
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How Many Turkish FriendFeed Users Are There?
Arda Kutsal | November 25, 2009 | One Comment
As social media increases its popularity, one of the questions I hear most is "How many Turkish FriendFeed users are there?"… Sometimes this question is directed at me, while I see it in discussions about FriendFeed at times. A large number of users refer to FFholic for the answer, without knowing its owner, or give link to data I share on FrendFeed.
Firstly, I'd like to clarify that, FFholic (or you can call it FriendFeedHolic ) is a service that I cofounded, meaning it is not foreign and 100% Turkish capital.
We'll be publishing a detailed and global report concerning FrendFeed in the coming days. But before that, I wanted to clarify this issue of the number of Turkish FriendFeed users that is being widely talked about.Read More
Webrazzi is Just in the Middle of Social Media!
Hasan Başusta | November 25, 2009 | No Comment
While I was having a look at Google Trends data today, I saw two interesting and pleasing data. According to this data, Webrazzi is one of the most visited websites visited by people who visit FriendFeed in Turkey (see Also Visited).
For Twitter, Webrazzi is the second of the websites visited the most. It is not hard to see the website that topped in the list did so due to its domain name and the article Arda wrote for Webrazzi.Read More
NotebookPlatformu.com and Its Earnings Model
Hasan Başusta | November 25, 2009 | No Comment
Notebook Platformu is a service with the aim of gathering all laptop users under a single roof. Established in 2007 and been fully active for only one year, Notebook Platformu has 58 thousand members. The service is the newest initiative of Hayal Akademisi, which realized Kulüp Vaio project, is based on a similar but wider concept this time.
There are some other web sites such as Notebook.gen.tr and Sadece Notebook which aim to provide the most appropriate information to Turkish Internet users who plan to buy laptops. However, what I find most interesting is the earnings model of Notebook Platformu, as it makes projects to brands under sub domain names creating joint ventures in addition to usual advertising-marketing model. A classic example to this is the address 3g.notebookplatformu.com. These sub domain names are created in accordance with the corporate identities of the brand names and the contents are provided by the brands as well. Notebook Platfomu has already managed to add Turkcell and Intel to its joint venture portfolio.Read More
93 Percent of Turkish Internet Users Googled in September!
Ali Altuğ KOCA | November 24, 2009 | One Comment
comScore released a new report concerning Internet usage in Turkey based on September data. According to this report, than 19.7 million people age 15 and older accessed the Internet from a home or work location in Turkey during the month, viewing an average of 3,070 pages of content and spending an average of 31.6 hours per person online
The report reveals that Google Sites was the most popular property in Turkey in September with 18.4 million visitors, reaching 93.0 percent of the total online population, followed Microsoft Sites with 17.6 million visitors. Facebook.com ranked third with 16.1 million visitors, having grown 26 percent in just the past six months.
comScore's figures of 6 months earlier shows the increase in the tendency of Turkish internet users towards social networking. Just six months ago, social networking accounted for 9 percent of total time spent online in Turkey, but in September social networking represented 15 percent of all time spent online.Read More
Miaposta: Life Guide with One E-mail a Day
Arda Kutsal | November 9, 2009 | No Comment
Gone online in May 2009 with the motto "Lifeguide for urban women", Miaposta is a service that shares content that may interest its members via sending them one e-mail a day. This service has sped up its growth with the huge awareness it has created among Internet users.
The founders of this initiative are Etel Ozsarfati, with MBA degree on Finance at London School of Economics and Hande Oynar, with journalism MBS at Columbia University in New York. The number of members the service has is 7500 as of today.
The concept has reflected on its member profile, as 90 percent of the members are women, while 85 percent are over 25. The service works like a e-mail account of a fictional character Mia, and 148 short but useful contents have been sent to members from this account until today.
I am sure some of you have heard Daily Candy, which works with the same model and is globally very popular. Miaposta aims to provide exclusive content for each city one day like Daily Candy that has 12 different contents for 12 cities, even the Istanbul phrase on its logo is a sign of this goal.Read More
Minister Binali Yildirim's Reaction to Google Tax Issue
Hasan Başusta | November 9, 2009 | No Comment
As we have mentioned in the previous article, Webstar Turkey awards took place with Minister of Transport Binali Yildirim's address to the audience. Yildirim's speech lasted for half an hour and he made striking comments on Google's tax issue. In the awards ceremony, Yildirim underlined without naming Google that tax penalty of 71 million Turkish liras issued to Google was fair, and made the below statement:
"It does not matter for us if a company is large or small. There are laws and regulations in this country and one cannot acquire illegally here. They are making a fuss because we have blocked their website. In some platforms, people are publicizing that the government does not know about these things. It is totally false. There are two people in the world that haven't been brought to heels, and one of them are Turks. Therefore, if you are here, you should obey the rules. We do not want to be treated differently, just do what you do in Israel. I feel very aggrieved at this issue, that's why I brought this topic up."
Tayfun Acarer, Chairman of Information Technologies and Communications Authority, made a speech at the ceremony, saying that they have started to work on a homemade search engine, but did not give any details concerning the issue.
Minister Binali Yildirim told "We support every activity that aims to make an asset with effort. Our doors are open to the young, and we have our money, as well as our laws. We have all we need. We are going to make an announcement soon."Read More
Whispurr: Micro-Whispering Service
Fırat Demirel | November 9, 2009 | No Comment
We have started to see new models on micro blogging in Turkey and worldwide following Twitter. One of these is Whispurr, a new micro blogging service that seems more functional with its features and targets.
The service, which gets its name from the verb whisper, is trying to make micro blogging a more active and efficient activity. Whispurr lets you post private and general messages limited to 300 characters and share your videos up to 30 seconds. The project uses its own url shortening service, and its API's are not open yet still will be available soon.Read More
A New Guide to Activities and Places: Aktifite.Net
Arda Kutsal | November 6, 2009 | No Comment
Created combining "aktif" (active) and "aktivite" (activity), Aktifite is a social platform that is still in private beta. The initiative is very new yet, and the service lets its users find the information on activities easily and fast with the network built around activities, places and artists. Aktifite calls itself "an activity agenda".
While it supports its users to share content with the site's scoring system, Aktifite.net also plans to provide its members with some advantages, such as free tickets to activities with the points they get.
The service is in private beta for the time being, since it aims to get feedback from its users within this period, in addition to making a start with a quality member profile. The owners of the initiative have sent us 100 private beta invitations, considering that Webrazzi readers' comments are very valuable at this step.
If you want to try Aktifite.net with one of the 100 invitations exclusive for Webrazzi readers, sign up at http://www.aktifite.net/davetiye/?webrazzi.Read More
oDesk Exceeds $100 Million… We Want a Freelancer Website in Turkey!
Ali Altuğ KOCA | November 6, 2009 | One Comment
oDesk, one of the websites bringing freelancers and project owners together, exceeded the limit with the economy it has created. oConomy counter has been counting the amount of money that is paid and received for the projects completed since the website was launched and it has exceeded $100 million.
The website has a wide range of ads that include mostly software development projects, ranging from blog writing, web research, translation and even accountancy. The website allows members to post job ads if they want to hire freelancers and evaluate the applicants' qualifications using the tests on the web site, and the service also provides a decent platform for freelancers. In Turkey, there are 381 freelancers going after projects via oDesk.Read More
For Those Who Think About Football 24/7: Ofansif.com
Arda Kutsal | November 5, 2009 | No Comment
Ofansif.com is a website for Internet users who think about football 24 hours a day. It provides social and content sharing service for football fans. This start-up which was launched a short while ago, has more than 15 thousand members in the first month.
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Manchester, England (Sports Network) - There was high drama at Old Trafford on Monday, but for once, it was not Manchester United producing a late goal.
The United States booked a place in the gold medal match of the 2012 Olympics as Alex Morgan's stoppage-time header in the second period of extra time gave the Americans a 4-3 win in a thriller against Canada.
Christine Sinclair netted a hat trick for Canada while Megan Rapinoe's brace and Abby Wambach's penalty saw the Americans level the score by the end of regulation.
The match appeared to be heading for penalties until Morgan's late header clinched the victory, giving the United States the opportunity to win their third straight Olympic gold medal.
The Americans will face Japan at Wembley on Thursday, a rematch of the 2011 Women's World Cup final. Japan defied the odds on that occasion, edging the United States 3-1 on penalties.
Canada took a shock lead midway through the opening period when a well-worked move was capped by a neat finish from Sinclair. Canada's all-time leading scorer collected a pass inside the box, danced past an American defender and quickly slotted a shot past goalkeeper Hope Solo.
The United States came out for the second half firing on all cylinders. The Americans put their northern neighbors under intense pressure and eventually broke through nine minutes after the restart.
Rapinoe came up big with a superb corner kick delivery, catching the Canadian defense napping and sneaking her set piece into the back of the net at the near post.
What ensued was an enthralling period of play that saw Sinclair and Rapinoe alternate goals, combining to score three times in the span of five minutes.
Canada went back in front in the 68th minute when an inch-perfect cross was met by a rising header from Sinclair, and Solo could not conjure a save.
Not to be undone, Rapinoe scored three minutes later when she ripped a shot from the corner of the box that struck the inside of the far post on its way into the back of the net.
Sinclair gave the Canadians the edge for a second time, using her head once again to get on the end of a corner kick and nod the delivery back across goal and just inside the post.
Controversy struck in the 79th minute when referee Christina Pedersen awarded the United States an indirect free kick inside the penalty area, whistling Erin McLeod for handling the ball longer than the six seconds that a goalkeeper is afforded.
Rapinoe hammered a shot on goal with the ensuing kick, which appeared to strike the arms of a couple Canadian players as the ball ping-ponged through traffic. Pedersen noticed the infraction and immediately pointed to the penalty spot.
Wambach stepped up in the high-pressure situation, slotting a shot off the left post and past McLeod for her fifth goal in her five games in the London Olympics.
The Americans nearly produced a late winner in the second period of extra time when Alex Morgan curled a beautiful cross into the box. Wambach nodded the delivery toward goal, but McLeod pushed the header onto the crossbar before the Canadian defense cleared their lines.
McLeod was helpless to stop the American train moments later as Morgan got on the end of a pinpoint cross from Heather O'Reilly to send a looping header over the Canadian 'keeper and into the back of the net.
Canada, which led a match against the United States for the first time since 2003, will play France for the bronze medal at the City of Coventry Arena on Thursday.


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The funeral of former Ravens owner Art Modell has been scheduled for Tuesday morning at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation.
The 11 a.m. service will be followed by an invitation-only luncheon and a private interment.
In lieu of flowers, the Modell family is asking that contributions be made to The SEED School at 200 Font Hill Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21223 or www.seedschoolmd.org
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A silent viewing and fan tribute to Modell is being held Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Modell's casket will be on the field with the Vince Lombardi Trophy next to him that the Ravens earned with a victory over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV.
Free parking is available to fans in Lots B and C with fans asked to enter the stadium through Lot A via Unitas Plaza.
Modell, the former majority owner of the Ravens and Cleveland Browns, died at age 87 at 4 a.m. at Johns Hopkins Hospital on Thursday morning.
A moment of silence will be held before each NFL game this weekend.