The focus of the “You Have a Purpose Project” is to let LGBT kids know that they do have a purpose and that we care. There is something visceral about seeing someone’s expression and hearing another person’s voice when they tell you that you matter.
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Anna Karenina, one of last year’s most talked-about productions, is a product of a longstanding friendship between a director and his muse. The relationship between Knightley and Wright harks back to that 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Then came 2007’s Atonement.
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HTC was slapped by the FTC over a security issue that left users’ information vulnerable. This was the result of the company altering the OS on its smartphones and tablets in such a way that the additional features implemented left information open to collection by malicious programs. Just a bit ago, the FTC announced that HTC has settled the matter.
The security vulnerabilities, which are said to leave such information as location and call logs at risk, was discovered in 2011. In response, HTC rolled out patches to correct the problem. Those that have not been fixed, however, will be in the relatively near future, according to a statement from HTC earlier today. This is not the only thing the company has to do as part of the settlement, however.
HTC is also required to set up a “comprehensive security program,” which will presumably be in place to prevent such security vulnerabilities from happening again. Likewise, the company is not allowed to make misleading or otherwise false statement in regards to the security it offers, something that seems more or less common sense.
The FTC has been cracking down on the issue of mobile security for a while now, having recently published a manual of guidelines for app developers, providing information on how to deal with security issues. Likewise, last month California issued a report of mobile privacy recommendations, most of which were common sense.
[via Washington Post]
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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss was buried in a private ceremony on Friday.
The team says Buss was buried in front of family and close friends at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills.
This article was written by teen reporters from The Mash, a weekly publication distributed to Chicagoland high schools.
By Victoria Gonzalez, Riverside Brookfield, Rosemary Anguiano, Whitney Young and Jessica Hawkins
Directioners and Beliebers, move aside! Apparently, star-struck girls aren’t the only teens who go crazy over celebrities. Fanboys are here and they’re coming on just as strong.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ray Lewis drew plenty of flags during his 17-year NFL career.
On Sunday, he’ll get to throw one for a change.
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The treacherous snow storm blanketing much of the midwest has been linked to at least four deaths as of Friday evening. Three of the deaths are reportedly from traffic accidents caused by as much as 18 inches of snow in certain areas. The storm has hit Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, and Iowa, among others.
The weather has led to cancelled flights and closed schools. Local Kansas station News Channel 9 reports the fatalities include a 70-year-old Kansas woman who died when her car collided with a train. Witnesses told The Wichita Eagle that her car had begun to slide before the accident.
According to Newser, the other deaths were reported in Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa. A St. Paul driver was killed when his car slid into oncoming traffic and hit another vehicle and a 12-year-old boy died in car accident on a highway northern Nebraska. A western Iowa woman was killed when she was run over by car, which had been stuck on her driveway.
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel isn’t using it, but candidates Eric Garcetti and Emanuel Pleitez are. So are five of 12 candidates vying for City Council District 13, and half the candidates running to replace Councilman Bill Rosendahl on March 5. Eric Swalwell, 32, used it to beat 20-term California congressman Pete Stark, and after the Scottish National Party used it, it saw its best election in 77 years.
Over the last decade, organizations like GE, P&G, DARPA and LEGO have pioneered working with crowds to brainstorm. And in recent years, startups like Quirky, Localmotors and Giffgaff have put “crowdstorming” at the core of their strategies to bring better products and services to market.
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If you’re feeling a little freaky on this Friday night but not freaky enough to dip into hallucinatory drugs, watch this video instead. Basically, you stare at the video and then look at a wall and watch everything collapse. The world just kind of starts melting and spinning and it’s totally like being on drugs. Don’t get addicted! More »
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