Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 3, 2014

She would bring books especially for children and women, and conduct a couple of days of workshops on wide-ranging topics about enterprise, culture, history, poetry and books. She was the first woman bookseller in Morocco. Over the time I corresponded with Jamila by email, she started becoming better known in Europe.

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The Verge

AUGUST 20, 2020

Tesla envisions using radar imaging to measure body size so it can tell the difference between adults and children. Tesla cites National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data that found “more than 50” children died of heatstroke in a car in 2018 and 2019, mostly because someone forgot them there.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 28, 2022

When you're flying, you'll inevitably be confronted by a multitude of unpleasant sounds, from crying babies to the roaring engine of the plane. Active noise-canceling technology is more accessible than ever nowadays, so it’s easy to find a variety of headphones with the ability to block out nearly all unwanted ambient sound.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Here's how he originally sounded pic.twitter.com/fAZLpzxtuk — Rhett Bartlett (@dialmformovies) November 29, 2020. His biggest role prior to Darth Vader was as the Green Cross Code Man, a hero who promoted street-crossing safety to children in a government public service campaign. #RIP

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Blue Avocado

OCTOBER 22, 2024

AVOs are among the most important and most invisible building blocks of our communities: Members of all-volunteer organizations read to children, care for the dying, get clean water legislation passed, serve as volunteer fire departments, help people overcome alcoholism, bring music into prisons, and help refugees get settled.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 5, 2008

The article makes this sound like a new idea, but The Hunger Site (and their later projects for breast cancer, children’s health, literacy, rain forest protection, and animal rescue) has been doing this since 1999. The San Francisco Chronicle published an article about everywun.com , a new click-to-give site.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 8, 2025

He was just 15 when, in a bid to attract more avians, he began planting several hundred native seedlings beside his house to create a 2-acre thorn forest a term he prefers over the more common thornscrub , which sounds to him like something to get rid of. Ive already heard 15 species since we walked in, Dale said. to life again.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

That’s important when you’re selling an affordable computer, and it’s especially important when you’re selling an accessible device to help children learn to code. It’s not just children learning to code to whom the company wants to sell Pi 400s. The Pi 400 is meant for children, adults, and even businesses.

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The Verge

JANUARY 6, 2021

The parts of the US Amazon plans to invest in include Washington state’s Puget Sound region that encompasses Seattle, as well as Arlington, Virginia and Nashville, Tennessee where Amazon has opened fast-growing offices. It will also help local families achieve long-term stability while building strong, inclusive communities.”.

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The Verge

JUNE 28, 2021

Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned buyers to keep Apple AirTags away from young children, saying it’s too easy to remove a potentially dangerous battery from the tiny location trackers. It raises particular concerns about Apple’s design making those batteries too readily accessible.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2013

Southeast Nebraska CASA volunteers (and CASA volunteers nationwide) get to know children, look out for their best interests, and help figure out the best place for them to grow up. Expanding the Program to Serve More Children. about working with children and families and about the juvenile court. " Other Donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

The Kony story resonates because it’s the story of an identifible individual doing bodily harm to children. The proposed solutions – a ban on the use of “conflict minerals” in mobile phones – sounds good on paper. The victims are Ugandan children. Has Invisible Children been transparent?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

jpg could be “children-learning-to-grow-food-community-garden-seattle.jpg.” Avoid Over-Optimization : While it’s good to include relevant keywords, ensure your anchor text sounds natural and avoid keyword stuffing. Name your images: A generic name like “IMG_1234.jpg” jpg” means nothing to search engines.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 17, 2011

Sounds simple on the surface, apparently not so easy to do. Next there’s the ability to report on multiple children at the same time. I have built a number of custom objects, most are the children of the account or contact. I kind of like to call this the “raise your hand if you’re not here” report.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2021

The early-stage startup is launching with an explicit focus on serving the approximately five million children in the United States that have a communication disorder. Put simply, Expressable connects children to speech-language pathologists on a recurring basis. million seed round. What it does.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Sounds complicated, how would we do that? In your head it may sound complicated and your knee-jerk reaction may be to wonder whether it’s really worth it to segment. Where children don’t feel hurt, alone, scared, and afraid. Where children don’t feel hurt, alone, scared and afraid. Do I have the technology to segment?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

With that as background, it might not seem like the best time to launch an NFT platform, let alone one geared toward children. And yet, NFT startup Cryptoys is raising tens of millions of dollars with the goal of building a blockchain-based toy company that can expose younger users to the ideas of digital ownership and NFT mechanics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Sounds pretty awesome, right? I have to admit it sounded more than a little daunting for several reasons. The time, money and effort also sounds overwhelming. Learning in Public – Guest post by Victoria Dunning. Learning in Public. First, the risk – standing there learning naked with everyone else.

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VisionLink

JANUARY 21, 2013

Instead of cooperating with the other side, our politicians sound like Groucho Marx in Horsefeathers: " Whatever it is I''m against it." I too dream of a day when we live out our creed, of a day when we treat each other as equals, of a day when children. Free at last!

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Since 1980, more than half a million critically ill children and their families have been given precious moments of hope and happiness by Make-A-Wish. The wishes of other children and families in need were heard and granted. The care available to children with critical illnesses has also progressed. And donate they have!

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

EaseVRx includes a VR headset and a device that amplifies the sound of the user’s breath to assist in breathing exercises. Its clearance for back pain comes around a month after the FDA approved another VR treatment , used to treat a visual disorder in children.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 10, 2025

Specially designed graphics and sounds: Engages your kids without overstimulating them, offering a calming, gentle gaming experience. Montessori method: This learning method was created by Dr. Maria Montessori in the early 1900s to encourage greater creativity and exploration among children , all while helping them gain essential life skills.

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VisionLink

JULY 4, 2010

We hear the sound of freedom, just like that young boy heard during that Independence Day parade many years ago. In our arguments over the war on terror and our Afghan policy we hear the sound of freedom. In our arguments over energy policy and off-shore drilling we hear the sound of freedom.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 29, 2021

Example: In our city, 1,500 children go to school hungry each year, which means they struggle in school, can face health struggles, etc. Example: Every week we provide more than 1,000 meals to children who are hungry. It may sound silly to spell this out, but it really does help people take the next step. This need is important.

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The Verge

JULY 4, 2021

I know that might sound silly, but let me explain. Randomly, but very often, the song I’m trying to listen to will devolve into a flurry of high-pitched, digital-sounding squeals, like I’m listening to a 100 Gecs song playing on a Discman that’s being vigorously shaken.). There are a few reasons why Apple should make a new iPod.

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Classy

JULY 30, 2021

Sample Email Subject Lines: Help [organization name] reach children in need. You can help feed 100 children this month. Give 50 children the gift of a better life – clean and safe drinking water. Make It Sound Urgent. One click can help [impact] provide to hundreds. The best gift you can give someone is a gift of change

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M+R

JUNE 5, 2023

The third catches you off guard: Dear Friend: Do you believe that children should have the right to sue their parents for being “forced” to attend church? Should children be eligible for minimum wage if they are being asked to do household chores? Do you believe that children should have the right to choose their own family?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2021

If that sounds like your nonprofit’s typical summer, here are some things you can do to offset that summer slump with an unexpected windfall: 1. For many of us, summer fundraising can be frustrating because often our donor communications during this season yield less-than-ideal results. .

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Bloomerang

JUNE 18, 2021

What do you want to teach your children and grandchildren? . One human services charity I know was approached by a donor wanting to give their city residence so the nonprofit could use it as a shelter for children with disabilities. The residence would house a maximum of four children at a tremendous annual operating cost.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Connected, driverless cars, for example, would take away the stress of the morning rush hour, letting you log on and get ahead of the day, kick back and have a coffee, or work in a little extra playtime with the children. It is no longer a question of whether there is enough data yet, or if technology can process it.

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The Verge

MAY 19, 2021

Sphero, a long-time maker of robotic toys , has announced a robotic toy car that’s designed to teach young children about the fundamentals of programming ( via Gizmodo ). Image: Sphero. Image: Sphero. The app lets kids change how indi reacts to the colors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Our cause, providing free after-school training for children with dyslexia, encompasses centers spread across several states. My secret for rocking the social webs for the nonprofit I work for - Colorado Children's Immunization Coalition @ImmunizeCOKids - is real relationships. This book sounds fantastic.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Maisonette , a four-year-old, New York-based company has aimed from the outset to become a one-stop curated shop for everything a family might need for their young children. Indeed, even as COVID could have crimped its style — sales of children’s dress-up clothes slowed for a time — its DIY and STEM toy sales shot up 1,400%.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2023

They work towards this mission with programs catering to community-based and school-based mentoring relationships, children of military families, and children with incarcerated parents. To find your own local affiliate, head to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America website and search for your area!

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2021

The complaint alleges that Roblox “actively preys on its impressionable user base and their desire for popular music, teaching children that pirating music is perfectly acceptable.”. It accuses Roblox — a massively popular, kid-focused platform for games and social experiences — of hosting a shared library of copyrighted but unlicensed songs.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

That catchy alliteration makes him sound like a comic book character, like Clark Kent or Lois Lane, Peter Parker or Bruce Banner. Focus on one sense at a time Conjure a specific time and place by focusing on ONE sense — sight, sound, smell, taste — and draw the reader in with an evocative physical description. Still reading?

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2021

It sounds a lot like TikTok but aimed at younger children with strict moderation built in, and a Lego twist that makes most of the UI built in real-world Lego bricks instead of toggles in an app.

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