An orphan goes to church and asks someone, anyone to adopt him

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Davion always longed for a family. His caseworker took him to picnics, put his portrait in the Heart Gallery, an organization devoted to helping foster kids find permanent homes. But he had thrown chairs, blown his grades, pushed people away.

When he learned his birth mother was dead, everything changed. He had to let go of the hope that she would come get him. Abandon his anger. Now he didn’t have anyone else to blame.

”He decided he wanted to control his behavior and show everyone who he could be,” Going said.

So someone would want him.

The company behind Healthcare.gov

Healthcare.gov has definitely had it’s problems since launching two weeks ago.

While the Obama campaign pulled off a nearly perfect technical campaign, the president’s biggest initiative has failed miserably from a technical standpoint.

A friend on G+ just noted that he ran a WC3 validation on the site and the site was littered with errors – even in the meta tags. Doh!

The Washington Post takes a look at CGI Federal, the Canadian company that won the bid to develop the federal site.

Morning Cup of Links 10/16/13

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Design

Designer sends handwritten notes from her phone instead of text messages

Mobile

Six mobile myths

  • Myth #1 – Mobile Devices are Used on the Go
  • Myth #2 – Only Mobile Users are Distracted
  • Myth #3 – Mobile Should Support a Pared-Down Set of Tasks

Lifehacks

Give your team 10 minutes to create new solutions for broken systems

Leadership skills for life

10 things you can do on a PC without ever touching the mouse

Gadgets/Technology

Head-up display projects phone information on windshield

Health care discounts for wearing a tracking bracelet