Awards spotlight youth-led efforts to create positive social change

Baltimore, Maryland, USA - A formerly homeless youth working to help street children create new lives in Nairobi, Kenya, a Palestinian youth who uses the power of music to promote peace, and a young American who is mobilizing citizens and communities throughout the U.S. to put an end to genocide are among the winners of this year's YouthActionNet awards.

"Each of the twenty winners has developed creative solutions to urgent social challenges," said YouthActionNet Manager Ashok Regmi. "Their efforts reflect a growing global youth movement as young people work across national borders and harness the power of technology to contribute to their local and global communities." 

Launched in 2001 by the International Youth Foundation (IYF) and Nokia, YouthActionNet is a program that invests in the power and promise of young people to create positive change.

Among the winners of the 2006 YouthActionNet awards are:

- Twenty-three year-old Selene Biffi, who established Youth Action for Change, a web-based initiative in Italy, that has trained thousands of young people in over 80 countries to be change-makers in their communities; 

- Michael Eskenazi, 25, of Israel, who is leading efforts to promote greater understanding and dialogue among Israeli and Palestinian young professionals; and

- Gautam Gupta, age 23, who founded Activists in Action for Women, AIDS & Justice in India, to advocate on behalf of victims of domestic violence and rape. 

Ranging in age from 18 to 28, the award winners come from diverse backgrounds, but share a common goal to mobilize their peers and others in solving urgent social challenges.  They were chosen following a peer review process in which previous recipients of YouthActionNet awards select the next round of awardees.  Each winner is awarded US$500 to support his or her work, receives visibility through electronic and print materials, and becomes eligible to participate in international meetings sponsored through YouthActionNet.

IYF and Nokia first announced the YouthActionNet awards competition in January 2002.  To date, nearly 100 young change-makers have received awards, with applications having been submitted by more than 2,700 young people representing over 60 countries.  Recipients are selected on an annual basis, with applications currently being accepted for the next round of awards to be announced in July 2007.

Through its awards program, dynamic website, advocacy, training, and networking opportunities, YouthActionNet offers young leaders ideas, resources, and connections to like minds around the world.

By Nokia

Capture, Analyze, Compare and Improve your game with Pro Session Golf by Nokia

Nokia today announced the availability of the Nokia N93 Golf Edition, a special package combining the unparalleled mobile video capabilities of the Nokia N93 multimedia computer with a unique golf application that enables you to capture your golf swing, analyze and improve your game by split screen swing comparison and other advanced analysis tools.

The Pro Session Golf by Nokia application has a ready to use golf-tailored viewfinder that instantly captures a player's swing from the correct angles and distances. Unlike current video analysis solutions, Pro Session Golf is portable and instantly usable with no additional cameras, cables, or computer needed. Everything you need is already included in the Nokia N93 Golf Edition! Golf teachers and players alike can share ideas, swings, drawings, tips, lessons and opinions, both face-to-face and remotely via e-mail and multimedia messages (MMS).

"The combination of fantastic video quality and the ability to analyze your golf swing with a device that's always with you is going to appeal to golfers who want to use the latest mobile technology to improve their game," said Mads Winblad, vice president, Multimedia Sales and Channel Management, EMEA, Nokia.

Nokia Nseries is an official sponsor of the European PGA Tour for 2006 and 2007. At five of the tour events*,  visitors will be able to experience the latest Nokia Nseries multimedia computers first hand as well as have the possibility to purchase the Nokia N93 Golf Edition.

The Nokia N93 is the ultimate mobile device for spontaneous video recording. Offering uncompromised digital camcorder, telephony and rich Internet communication functionalities, the Nokia N93 features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, DVD-like video capture and 3x optical zoom. You can connect the Nokia N93 directly to your compatible TV for a widescreen movie experience or upload your images and video to online albums or blogs. Moreover, you can create high-quality home movies and burn them to DVD with the included Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 software.

Available online from today in 15 countries across Europe,,the Nokia N93 Golf Edition will also go on sale through local distributors such as selected golf clubs and regular Nokia Nseries retail channels. The Nokia N93 Golf Edition includes a Nokia N93 multimedia computer, the Pro Session Golf by Nokia application, a 1GB miniSD memory card, a golf instruction DVD as well as a Get Started guide. 

* The five events are the Entercard Scandinavian Masters (Malmö, Sweden), the KLM Open (Zandvoort, The Netherlands), the BMW International Open (Munich, Germany), the HSBC World Match Play Championship (Surrey, United Kingdom) and the Volvo Masters (Valderrama, Spain).

By Nokia

For the first time, football fans can watch live television coverage of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's enshrinement weekend activities via Sprint's (NYSE: S) wireless service. NFL Network will air eight hours of live coverage of the enshrinement ceremony from Canton, Ohio, on Saturday, Aug. 5, as well as a two-hour NFL Total Access pre-ceremony show beginning at 11 a.m. ET, and a one-hour post-ceremony show.

Sprint customers will also be able to view NFL Network's comprehensive coverage of the enshrinement weekend festivities with more than 14 hours of programming beginning Thursday, Aug. 3. Coverage will be streamed live and exclusively to Sprint TV customers giving fans access to Hall of Fame programming when and where they want it on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network.

Sprint, the industry leader in meeting consumer demand for mobility, is the NFL's official wireless telecommunication services sponsor. Sprint continues to add to an already comprehensive package of NFL information via its exclusive NFL Mobile application by providing multiple ways for fans to track the NFL throughout the season while on the go.

Below is a day-by-day look at NFL Network's 14 hours of 2006 Hall of Fame weekend coverage.

Thursday, Aug. 3

• 7 p.m. ET – 8 p.m. ET – NFL Total Access sets the scene in Canton for Hall of Fame weekend

Friday, Aug. 4

• 3:30 p.m. ET - 4:30 p.m. ET – 2006 Hall of Fame Inductee Press Conferences

• 7:00 p.m. ET – 8 p.m. ET – NFL Total Access featuring coverage of the 2006 Hall of Fame dinner

Saturday, Aug. 5

• 11 a.m. ET —1 p.m. ET – NFL Total Access Pre-Ceremony Show

• 1 p.m. ET – 5 p.m. ET – 2006 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

• 5 p.m. ET – 6 p.m. ET – NFL Total Access Post-Ceremony Show

• 7 p.m. ET – 8 p.m. ET – NFL Total Access re-caps Hall of Fame ceremony

Sunday, Aug. 6

• 6 p.m. ET – 8 p.m. ET -- NFL Total Access Hall of Fame Game Pregame Show

• 11 p.m. ET – 12 a.m. ET-- NFL Total Access Hall of Fame Game Postgame Show

In addition, Sprint customers can watch each of NFL Network's three one-hour shows during Hall of Fame week highlighting the 2006 inductees. Each show is detailed below.

By Sprint

Certain mobile phone features may not be available throughout the entire network or their functionality may be limited. All features, functionality and other product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

By Motorola 

They are from Norway and are made by Handy Fashion. Miracle scarves are fancy and at the same time a very special technical feature, because they protect you effectively against radiation from mobile phones.

The metal silver gloom makes the scarfs stylish and not only looks very nice on your head and fits to most of the colours of your wardrobe but protects you against microwaves.

You can put your cell to the ear and speak as long as you want. No microwaves will affect on you because you are protected by the miracle scarf which costs about 100$.

But it’s said it is not the only dignity. With its help you can also be “invisible” for the other phones. Wrapping your cell phone into a miracle scarf you will be out of range, that’s all.

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