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2012 Member Appreciation Month: Week One Round Up!

NTEN

Making the Case for Going Open Data. Last week's winners are: for renewing your NTEN Membership: Ken Montenegro, Asian Pacific American Legal Center. Some highlights include: Build, Buy or Borrow: Choosing the Best Software Development Path. Livestream! Nonprofits in the Cloud: Technology in the Stratoshere. prizes, of course!

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Daily Crunch: In SEC filing, Accenture reveals plans to dismiss 19,000 workers over the next 18 months

TechCrunch

of its global workforce, but an eye-opening figure nonetheless. Do Kwon in custody : It looks like law enforcement caught up with Terra creator Do Kwon, who was reportedly arrested at the Montenegro airport, Jacquelyn writes. Accenture announced today that it will cut 19,000 jobs, Manish reports. That represents about 2.5%

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GeoGuessr made figuring out where on Earth you are the hottest new esport

The Verge

A few minutes later, Davies touches down on a tranquil river and investigates a few highway signs bearing some telltale script: “I think this is Montenegro.” That makes it easy for someone to open a surreptitious tab and Google the name of whatever street they happen to land on, totally derailing the spirit of sportsmanship. “It

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Announcing the 2015 Award Winners!

NTEN

Also announced was the winner of this year''s Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest , an annual award of a $10,000 cash grant to one individual who has created or led an effort to create an open source software product of significant value to the nonprofit sector and movements for social change.

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

Children go door to door dressed as an angel reciting verses from the bible story and opening piñatas filled with presents and candies. Throughout larger cities and many Southern states, it’s an important cultural milestone in the calendar. This festival is a little like a Christmas version of trick or treating.

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Tesla is launching sales in Saudi Arabia, where the obstacles do not (yet) include Musk protests 

Fast Company Tech

Tesla’s Saudi debut also lags that of Chinese giant BYD, which opened its Riyadh showroom in May 2024. Around 70% of the cars BYD sells in Saudi Arabia are hybrids rather than pure EVs, Montenegro said. The kingdom is investing an estimated $39 billion in developing the EV sector, according to a 2024 report by consultants PwC.