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Apollo 10½ review: A charming blast into the past

Digital Trends

Netflix's Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood is an exquisite new animated film from Dazed and Confused writer-director Richard Linklater.

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How Hollywood is unlocking the fountain of youth with de-aging technology

TechSpot

For example, when a director wants to show a scene from the protagonist's childhood, they will typically cast a child actor who looks similar to the adult version of the character. The characters we see on screen usually adhere to the laws of space and time. But what if an. Read Entire Article

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New Ideas at TED2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Beyond debating the stimulating topics of major talks—such as Edward Snowden’s appearance by telepresence robot and t he response to it by Rick Ledgett , the Deputy Director of the NSA—I spent much of my time speaking about my favorite topic: technology for social good. Improving childhood nutrition.

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Two Ways To Use Crowdsourcing for Face-to-Face Conferences

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On March 2nd, one of the highlights of the agenda is a keynote conversation with David Brooks , New York Times Columnist and Lois Salisbury , Director of Children, Families and Communities Program, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The platform allows viewers to vote on ideas and add their own. Crowdsourcing the Conference Agenda.

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News In Brief: Blackbaud, RKD, Moore

The NonProfit Times

To comply with generally accepted accounting principles, were planning to record this noncash charge in the fourth quarter, Mike Gianoni, president, CEO and vice chairman of the board of directors at Blackbaud said via a statement.

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Tribe and Arkam back Jar app to help millions in India start their savings journey

TechCrunch

Nishchay AG , former director of mobility startup Bounce, and Misbah Ashraf , co-founder of Marsplay (sold to Foxy), founded Jar earlier this year. “That’s when the dots started to connect,” said Misbah, drawing stories from his childhood. “I come from a small town in Bihar called Bihar Sharif.

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How the ACCO Used Crowdfunding to Help Kids with Cancer

Tech Soup

We spoke with Program Director of the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO), Amber Masso, who told us about their previous fundraising methods: mass mailing, cold-calling, etc. One of TechSoup's members just finished up an extremely successful crowdfunded apparel campaign, raising nearly $7,000 for their cause!

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