Fred has a background in social enterprises so his Facebook platform has a strong social change orientation, through games.

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Accelerometers are used heavily in the design, and this allows the screen to change orientation simply by turning the phone.

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Some point out that Germany's economy cannot quickly change its orientation towards domestic demand.

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The key change was the addition of copper strips to the metamaterial that shields an object from incoming light to create a better material, couple with a slight change in its orientation to solve a problem caused by dividing the metamaterial of the cloaking device into quadrants.

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For the first time a majority of respondents -- about 56 percent -- said they don't believe a person can change his or her sexual orientation.

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In a similar poll in 2001, 45 percent said orientation couldn't change.

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As with other social changes involving race, gender, sexual orientation, the status of women, and abortion, change happens slowly, then all of a sudden we realize we are living in a different social world than before.

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"Currently, the BSA is discussing potentially removing the national membership restriction regarding sexual orientation, " Boy Scouts spokesman Deron Smith said in a written statement announcing the proposed change last week.

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