Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Apple trademarks new FaceTime logo, settles on green

Apple trademarks new FaceTime logo, settles on green

There's certainly been a lot of brouhaha surrounding the new design language Apple introduced for iOS 7 at WWDC. Some (ourselves included) feel it's modern and fresh while others loathe the brighter palette and simpler, flatter icons. A lot can change between now and the launch of iOS 7 this fall, but if Apple's recent trademark filing is any indication, FaceTime's new logo / icon -- which consists of a stylized white video camera inside a rounded-off green square -- fits squarely (ahem) within the aesthetic we saw on stage in San Francisco. Of course, companies often trademark logos, so we can't really say this comes as much of a surprise, either. If you're curious where Jony Ive might have found his inspiration for the pastel colors and thin lines showcased in iOS 7's iconography, check out Otl Aicher's design work for the 1972 Olympics in the "more coverage" link after the break.

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Monday, July 1, 2013

Brian Brown: Same-sex marriage not inevitable nationally

When asked whether same-sex marriage bans across the country will eventually be struck down following the landmark Supreme Court decisions on same-sex marriage, National Organization for Marriage President Brian Brown told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, that he didn't think that it would be " inevitable."

Despite this week's rulings, which declared part of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and dismissed an appeal made by supporters of Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage in California, Brown downplayed the victories claimed by gay marriage supporters, saying that the Court did not establish a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in Hollingsworth v. Perry , the case that considered the California ban passed in 2008.

"The court said, well, the proponents don't have standing. It did not say that there was a constitutional right to redefine marriage," Brown said on "This Week" Sunday.

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President of the Human Rights Campaign Chad Griffin also joined "This Week" and said he's prepared to continue to "fight this battle on all fronts," through referenda, state legislation and federal court cases to expand same-sex marriage rights further.

Brown said the precedent set in California, where state officials refused to defend Proposition 8 - a law passed by popular referendum - is "horrific for our republic."

"If the governor and attorney general don't to want defend that law, you've just gutted the initiative and referendum process. This is not an American value," Brown said.

Brown called Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority decision in the DOMA case an "absolute travesty" and "incoherent."

He added that Justice Kennedy "says something that is patently untrue," that a person who believes "this truth, that marriage is the union of a man and a woman is somehow motivated by animus and discrimination."

Such an assumption, Brown said, "leads to discrimination against those of us who know that there's something unique and special about husbands and wives, mothers and fathers coming together in marriage."

"There will be a lot of attempts to use this decision to redefine marriage in other states. And we will stand for the truth wherever it is," Brown said.

Griffin, an advocate of gay marriage whose wins this week prompted congratulatory calls from President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, spoke of the broader status of same-sex marriage across the United States.

"At the same time while we celebrate, we have to acknowledge that there are 37 states in this country that still don't have equality," Griffin said.

Asked if he thought gay marriage supporters will win victories to expand same-sex marriage to other states, Griffin said, "I have all expectation that we will."

Griffin pointed to the history of social movements to predict the outcome of the same-sex marriage debate.

"This country has always moved historically - whether it was women's rights, or the Civil Rights Movement of the 50's and 60's to today - we have always moved to greater inclusion and treating all of our citizens equally under the law," Griffin said.

"We're well on our way. We're not there yet, but we're well on our way," he added.

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Ecuador president: Snowden can't leave Moscow

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, speaks during a interview with The Associated Press in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, June 30, 2013. Correa said he had no idea Snowden?s intended destination was Ecuador when he fled Hong Kong for Russia last week. He said the Ecuadorean consul in London committed ?a serious error? without consulting any officials in the capital, Quito, when the consul issued a letter of safe passage for Snowden.(AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, speaks during a interview with The Associated Press in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, June 30, 2013. Correa said he had no idea Snowden?s intended destination was Ecuador when he fled Hong Kong for Russia last week. He said the Ecuadorean consul in London committed ?a serious error? without consulting any officials in the capital, Quito, when the consul issued a letter of safe passage for Snowden.(AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, center, jokes as he prepares before an interview with The Associated Press in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, June 30, 2013. Correa said he had no idea Snowden?s intended destination was Ecuador when he fled Hong Kong for Russia last week. He said the Ecuadorean consul in London committed ?a serious error? without consulting any officials in the capital, Quito, when the consul issued a letter of safe passage for Snowden. At left AP reporter Michael Weinssenstein, at right Gonzalo Solano. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, laughs during a interview with The Associated Press in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, June 30, 2013. Correa said he had no idea Snowden?s intended destination was Ecuador when he fled Hong Kong for Russia last week. He said the Ecuadorean consul in London committed ?a serious error? without consulting any officials in the capital, Quito, when the consul issued a letter of safe passage for Snowden.(AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, speaks during a interview with The Associated Press in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, June 30, 2013. Correa said he had no idea Snowden?s intended destination was Ecuador when he fled Hong Kong for Russia last week. He said the Ecuadorean consul in London committed ?a serious error? without consulting any officials in the capital, Quito, when the consul issued a letter of safe passage for Snowden. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa sings during his weekly live broadcast "Enlace Ciudadano," or "Citizen Link," in Manta, Ecuador, Saturday, June 29, 2013. While the Ecuadorean government appeared angry over U.S. threats of punishment if it accepts U.S. National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, there were also mixed signals about how eager it was to grant asylum. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador (AP) ? Edward Snowden is "under the care of the Russian authorities" and can't leave Moscow's international airport without their consent, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa told The Associated Press Sunday in an interview telegraphing the slim and diminishing possibility that the National Security Agency leaker will end up in Ecuador.

Correa portrayed Russia as entirely the master of Snowden's fate and said Ecuador is still awaiting an asylum request from Snowden before deciding its next moves.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has distanced himself from the case since Snowden arrived in Moscow last week, insisting the 30-year-old former NSA contractor remains in the transit zone of the capital's Sheremetyevo Airport and that as long as he has not legally entered Russia, he is out of the Kremlin's control.

At the same time, the Kremlin said Sunday that it will take public opinion and the views of human rights activists into account when considering Snowden's case, a move that could lay the groundwork for him to seek asylum in Russia.

"This is the decision of Russian authorities," Correa told the AP during a visit to this Pacific coast city. "He doesn't have a passport. I don't know the Russian laws, I don't know if he can leave the airport, but I understand that he can't. At this moment he's under the care of the Russian authorities. If he arrives at an Ecuadorean Embassy we'll analyze his request for asylum."

Last week, several members of Russia's Presidential Council for Human Rights spoke out in support of Snowden, saying he deserved to receive political asylum in the country of his choice and should not be handed over to the United States. And a handful of protesters picketed outside the Moscow airport in what appeared to be an orchestrated demonstration on Friday, holding signs reading "Edward, Russia is your second motherland" and "Russia is behind Snowden."

Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Ekho Moskvy radio that while Snowden is not Russia's concern, the Kremlin is aware of the viewpoints of Russian experts and representatives of human rights organizations.

"Public opinion on the subject is very rich," Peskov said in the radio interview. "We are aware of this and are taking it into account."

Correa said he had no idea Snowden's intended destination was Ecuador when he fled Hong Kong for Russia last week. He said the Ecuadorean consul in London committed "a serious error" by not consulting officials in Ecuador's capital when the consul issued a letter of safe passage for Snowden. He said the consul would be punished, although he didn't specify how.

Analysts familiar with the workings of the Ecuadorean government said Correa's claims that the decision was entirely Russia's appeared to be at least partly disingenuous. They said they believed Correa's administration at first intended to host Snowden, then started back-tracking this week when the possible consequences became clearer.

"I think the government started to realize the dimensions of what it was getting itself into, how it was managing things and the consequences that this could bring," said Santiago Basabe, an analyst and professor of political sciences at the Latin American School of Social Sciences in the Ecuadorean capital, Quito. "So it started pulling back, and they'll never tell us why, but I think the alarm bells started to go off from people very close to the government, maybe Ecuador's ambassador in Washington warned them about the consequences of asylum for Snowden."

Correa said Snowden must assume responsibility if he broke U.S. laws, but added the broader legitimacy of Snowden's action must be taken into consideration. He said Ecuador would still consider an asylum request but only if Snowden is able to make it to Ecuador or an Ecuadorean Embassy to apply.

The U.S. is seeking the former NSA contractor's extradition for leaking secret documents that, among other things, detail U.S. surveillance of international online activity. On Sunday, German magazine Der Spiegel reported that classified documents taken by Snowden also revealed U.S. spies had allegedly bugged European Union offices.

Correa never entirely closed the door to Snowden, whom he said had drawn vital attention to the U.S. eavesdropping program and potential violations of human rights. But Correa appeared to be sending the message that it is unlikely Snowden will ever end up in Ecuador. He repeatedly emphasized the importance of the U.S. legal process and praised Vice President Joe Biden for what he described as a courteous and appreciated half-hour call about the Snowden case on Friday.

He similarly declined to reject an important set of U.S. trade benefits for Ecuadorean exports, again a contrast with his government's unilateral renunciation of a separate set of tariff benefits earlier in the week.

"If he really could have broken North American laws, I am very respectful of other countries and their laws and I believe that someone who breaks the law must assume his responsibilities," Correa said. "But we also believe in human rights and due process."

He said Biden had asked him to send Snowden back to the United States immediately because he faces criminal charges, is a fugitive from justice and has had his passport revoked.

"I told him that we would analyze his opinion, which is very important to us," Correa said, adding that he had demanded the return of several Ecuadoreans who are in the United States but face criminal charges at home.

"I greatly appreciated the call," he said, contrasting it with threats made by a small group of U.S. senators to revoke Ecuadorean trade privileges. "When I received the call from Vice President Biden, which was with great cordiality and a different vision, we really welcomed it a lot."

Ecuadorean officials believe Russian authorities stymied the country's efforts to approve a political asylum application from the former NSA systems analyst, according to government officials with direct knowledge of the case.

Those officials said Ecuador had been making detailed plans to receive and host Snowden. One of the officials said Russia's refusal to let Snowden leave or be picked up by Ecuadorean officials had thwarted the plans. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the case by name.

One of the officials said Snowden had intended to travel from Moscow to the Ecuadorean capital of Quito. The official said Ecuador had also asked Russia to let Snowden take a commercial flight to meet Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino in Vietnam or Singapore, where Patino was on an official trip.

The Russians rejected all of Ecuador's requests to let Snowden leave Moscow, or to let an Ecuadorean government plane pick him up there, the official said.

Asked Sunday about those accounts, Correa responded, without elaborating, "We don't have long-range aircraft. It's a joke."

Snowden's path to Ecuador would have gone through Cuba, which said little about the case all week, including whether it would have allowed him to use its territory to transit.

Cuban leader Fidel Castro praised Correa's rejection of U.S. trade pressure, expressing his "sympathies" for the Ecuadorean leader in a Sunday editorial in the state press.

_______ Gonzalo Solano contributed from Quito, Ecuador. Lynn Berry in Moscow contributed to this report.

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City Parks & Rec offers sports and holiday festivities | Business ...


Clrksvlparks&rec-topspot-color logo_image001The Clarksvelle Department of Parks and Recreation issues its weekly events report with Independence Day celebration events and special sports opportunities for youngsters of all ages.

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Free Sports Tournaments ?

Get out on the court and show everyone what you?ve got!? Free 5-on-5 basketball and 7-on-7 flag football tournaments will be held as part of the Mayor?s Summer Night Lights program!? These sports tournaments are open to ages 11-14, 15-17, and 18 and up.? Those wanting to play must be at the location no later than 5:45 p.m. to sign up.? Free food and drinks will be provided!

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Basketball tournaments will be held at Bel-Aire Park, Summit Heights and the Kleeman Center.? Teams must have five players. The schedule of basketball is as follows:

  • Bel-Aire Park ? June 24
  • Kleeman Center ? July 1
  • Summit Heights ? July 3
  • Bel-Aire Park ? July 8
  • Kleeman Center ? July 15
  • Summit Heights ? July 17
  • Bel-Aire Park ? July 22
  • Kleeman Center ? July 29
  • Summit Heights ? July 31
  • Bel-Aire Park ? August 5

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Flag football tournaments will be held at Pettus Park.? Teams must have seven players.? Tournaments will be:

  • June 26
  • July 10
  • July 24
  • August? 7

DoggiePalooza2010The 6th Annual Doggie Palooza will be held June 29 after being previously rained out. This free event is from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Heritage Park Bark Park. Bring your pooch for a day full of demonstrations, contests, prizes and more!

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Independence Day Celebration

Join your friends and neighbors? as Clarksville celebrates our nation?s independence with the 6th annual Independence Day
Lighting Up The Cumberland Fireworks-16Celebration at a new location!?Enjoy the festivities on Wednesday, July 3, at Liberty Park offering food, fun and entertainment for the entire family.? Activities begin at 6 p.m. and will include performances by local bands Brio and The Beagles and will
conclude with the city?s largest fireworks display starting at 9:30 p.m.!

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Guests are encouraged to park at the 7-acre grass area adjacent to the park, or at the old Josten?s building, located at 1312 Hwy 48/13. Clarksville Transit System will provide free rides to and from the parking areas beginning at 4 p.m. with the last bus departing from Liberty Park at 10:30 p.m.

Wonder Kids Triathlon

Don?t miss the first-ever Wonder Kids Triathlon, presented by Jack in the Box, to be held August 3!? This event is open to boys and girls ages 3-12 and will take place at the New Providence Pool and surrounding property.

junior_triathlon_05Wonder Kids Triathlon participants will participate in three legs of the event, swimming, biking and running.? Courses vary depending on age:

  • 3-5Yrs: 25m Swim, 300yd Bike, 100yd Run
  • 6-8Yrs:?50m Swim, 600yd Bike, 300yd Run
  • 9-12Yrs: 100m Swim, 1mile Bike, 1/2mile Run

All floatation devices must be Coast Guard approved.

Cost is $25 per child and pre-registration is required with a limit of 100 participants in this year?s event so register early!? Cost covers t-shirt, medal, swim cap and goodie bag.? Registration can be completed at recpro.cityofclarksville.com, at our Community Centers or Main Office, no later than July 29.? Register by July 12 to guarantee correct shirt and swim cap size.

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