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Meta told to pay walkie-talkie app $175 million for infringing its patents

TechSpot

Army veteran Tom Katis, a former Green Beret, began developing comms tech in 2006 after witnessing communication issues on the battlefield while serving in Afghanistan. Voxer's complaint (via the LA Times) states that after reenlisting following 9/11 and serving as a communications sergeant with the Army Special Forces in 2003,

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

I see this work in public maps like Open Green Map. She originally founded the Voice of Women Organization (VWO) to educate girls in Kabul in secret schools under the Taliban, and has since expanded to support and assist underprivileged women and children throughout Afghanistan. I see this lesson in the work of 350.org.

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Mother's Day Donation Ideas

Have Fun - Do Good

. * One of GlobalGiving's "Mom Knows Best" projects like Education for 900 Rural Girls in Burkina Faso or Fast Tracking Education for Women and Older Girls in Afghanistan. * A Kiva.org gift certificate so your mom can choose a woman entrepreneur to give a loan to. *

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Equitable and Inclusive Messaging: Retaining Donors in a New Age of Storytelling

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Example: Kids without hunger in their lives, like those now at Green Avenue Elementary, enjoy better focus at school, which leads to academic success, improved graduation rates, and more opportunities in our community and world. Example: Sam came home from Afghanistan with PTSD that threatened his family, his job, and even his life.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Nonprofits Lead Fortune 500 in Social Web Adoption, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Green Laptops One Laptop Per Child give one, get one has been extended to December 30th. Your donated laptop will reach a child in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Haiti, Mongolia or Rwanda in the same early 2008 timeframe. Stephen Downes says the death of blogging is greatly exaggerated. Here's why.

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How crunch took over our taste buds

Fast Company Tech

Duckweed, or water lentils, for example, is emerging as an alternative high-protein choice to other leafy greens, the report says. Her other top pick is an artisanal snack brand out of Afghanistan called Ziba. I want to mention international snacking, too, because thats an extension of crunch, says Whole Foodss Vescio.

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The most popular posts on Facebook are plagiarized

The Verge

9 link on Facebook’s list , a speaking agency of former Green Bay Packers players that got 87 million views thanks to players adding the link to low-effort meme posts. You’ll find it on the “Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans” page and, more logically, the Vietnam Veterans page. But because you are a hero, all you need to pay is $20.00

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