Motorola has a brand new Moto E, which packs a quad-core processor and LTE into a low-cost package that’s available to everyone. The Moto E starts at just $149, and goes on sale today in 40 markets around the world. It’s a good deal, especially now that Motorola has brought a number of high-end features from the Moto X to the lower-cost device, but even more impressive than the… Read More
Arthritis, or any hand pain, can be very limiting. Pain can impair performance on the simple things we do every day, like closing a jewelry catch or fastening buttons on your shirt. Assistive gadgets have less of a stigma than they used to, and they’re actually getting cooler as more people are using them… because they actually work and make life easier. Here are 10 new really cool and “handy” gadgets that just make routine movements less taxing on our hands. They even make great gifts!
We had reported back in December that Ting, a pre-paid MVNO, could offer a GSM service in 2015. Ting was previously testing a GSM service on an invite only basis and there was considerable interest in its new endeavor given that its a MVNO that’s increasingly becoming popular for the value for money it offers. Ting has now announced that its GSM service has entered open beta which means anybody who has its SIM card can hop onboard without requiring an invite.
Before this open beta kicked off Ting was only compatible with CDMA devices because it used to run on Sprint’s network. For GSM the MVNO has opted for T-Mobile as its network partner.
Since T-Mobile is powering the GSM service your experience with Ting will depend upon how good or bad T-Mobile’s service is in your area. To get onboard just get the $9 universal GSM SIM X1 card from Ting and pop it inside an unlocked GSM phone.
Since the service is in open beta right now some features are missing, international roaming and international long distance to be precise, the former isn’t really that big an issue because if you’re using an unlocked device you’re likely to go with a local carrier in the destination country because the rates will most certainly be cheaper.
International long distance could be a problem, and until Ting fixes it, users will have to rely upon services like Skype and FaceTime to get in touch with their loved ones abroad.
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In January, Google decided to make Google Earth Pro free for everyone —that means we can all make use of features that previously cost $400 a year, and one of those features is the ability to record HD video of your tours. From floating along the Grand Canyon to zooming into your local neighborhood, here’s how to record your own fly-throughs using the software.
We know sea levels are rising. We can even project how the rising ocean will change our cities. But seeing how drastically our world will be changed, thousands of years in the future? That’s something else.
For the second night in a row, mysterious drones have appeared above Parisian landmarks. The authorities are baffled—and worried.
Last week Andre Landeros Michel debuted his second collection, entitled Version II, during New York Fashion Week.
The New York-based designer founded his label LANDEROS NEW YORK in 2013 and since then has been churning out his “dark, romantic and gender neutral” clothing, as he describes it, which is inspired by the goth, punk, new wave and industrial music of his youth.
The Huffington Post caught up with Michel after his NYFW presentation to chat about his stunning new collection, why he’s committed to the idea of genderless clothing and more.
(Andre Landeros Michel)
The Huffington Post: I’m often surprised by what influences your work — and how those influences manifest themselves in your collections. Tell me what inspired your newest collection that you just showed at New York Fashion Week.
Andre Landeros Michel: Each collection starts with the music. I immerse myself for weeks at a time in the music of my youth. Bands like Scritti Politti, Arcadia, Propaganda, Cabaret Voltaire all help to inform my design process. I spent countless hours as a kid watching their music videos and reading everything I could get my hands on at the time especially magazines like Smash Hits and NME New Musical Express. Like a sponge, I absorbed all the fan knowledge I could and stored it up until now. Then I just connected the dots. The album artwork for the band Arcadia, Duran Duran’s side project, had been created by the notorious fashion illustrator Tony Viramontes. His extreme contours, fluid brush strokes, strong women and softer men have had a huge impact on my work to this day.
Other references in the collection come from various sources: The sci-fi animated cult classic “Fantastic Planet,” (La Planète Sauvage) by René Laloux; the art of famed artist Dan Flavin; the works of contemporary dance choreographers Michael Clark and William Forsythe; Japanese traditional clothing; and a metal dress form on the album artwork of ’80s band Propaganda.
My LANDEROS NEW YORK Fall 2015 collection, titled Version II, pays homage to the ’80s band Scritti Politti, whose alternate versions of tracks were simply referred to as ‘Version,’ hence “Version II” — my second NYFW presentation.
The clothes are referred to as “genderless.” Talk to me about that. Is there a political foundation to that decision?
Initially I started out creating clothes for men. However, I quickly realized the need to expand my reach to accommodate smaller sizes. Designing for a specific gender to me felt a bit antiquated especially given my penchant for blurring the lines between the two. I’ve never differentiated before, so why start now?
It seems that the idea of “genderless” or unisex clothing is catching on — Selfridges in the UK is now only selling gender neutral clothing and other designers have talked about moving in that direction. Do you think genderless clothing will be the norm in the future?
I would like to think so. For my brand LANDEROS NEW YORK, from a design and production vantage point, it makes total sense. From a sales perspective I hope ultimately the customer will be able to educate the retailer about their wardrobe needs, instead of a preassigned sales approach based on sex.
Do you consider yourself a queer designer? How does (or doesn’t) your sexuality inform your work?
Above all else, I consider myself an outsider. Growing up on Long Island listening to New Wave radio station 92.7 WLIR/WDRE featuring punk, goth and industrial music and being an active member in those subcultures labeled me an outsider. I gravitated towards the misfits, punks, goths and club kids who wholeheartedly embraced the LGBT community. During my club kid years I was fortunate to experience the glamour and excess of New York underground nightlife and soon realized for myself it was a non-issue.
Who are you making clothes for? Who is your customer?
For a confident person who loves luxe fabrics and non-traditional materials combined in an unexpected manner.
What’s up next for you?
Hopefully more artist collaborations! I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with the swedish design duo MURKY Mike Årsjö and Emelica Lidman on neck collar pieces using recycled silver for my fall 2015 collection. I throughly enjoyed the collaborative process and hope to continue with them and other artists with a similar aesthetic.
Check out a slideshow of images from the LANDEROS NEW YORK Fall 2015 collection below. For more from Andre Landeros Michel, visit his official website. Also make sure to check the label out on Instagram and Facebook.
PARIS (AP) — French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve proposed a plan Wednesday aimed at promoting a better dialogue with France’s Muslim community, that includes training imams at university.
The plan would promote an Islam “faithful to the values of the Republic,” Cazeneuve said, insisting on France’s tradition of secularism. The creation of a new representative body would help Muslim leaders and French authorities address issues such as security, prevention of radicalization and preventing anti-Muslims acts, he said. This body would meet with the government twice a year, on a model inspired by the dialogue the French government has had with leaders of the Catholic church since 2002. The French government also regularly consults with Jewish community leaders via the country’s main Jewish organization, the CRIF council.
The plan has been decided together with leaders of the existing French Muslim council, the CFCM, created in 2003.
It is important for the Muslim community in France to be able to count on “trained and well-qualified people to take out of (Muslim) religion all poisons of fanaticism and fundamentalism,” the president of the CFCM and rector of Paris’ mosque, Dalil Boubakeur, said Tuesday.
The training at university would be mandatory for Muslim chaplains who work in prisons.
The plan comes amid increasing religious tension in France following the Jan. 7-9 terror attacks in Paris by Islamic extremists against a satirical weekly, a policewoman and a kosher grocery store that claimed a total of 17 victims.
Anti-Muslim acts in France in just the month after the attacks totaled the same as the entire previous year, Cazeneuve said.
If you are searching for a new job and are over the age of 50, it’s understandable that one of your biggest concerns is age discrimination.
According to a recent article in The New York Times “workers over 54 remained unemployed for an average of 47 weeks in New York City during the second half of 2013, compared with 41 weeks for the labor force as a whole.”
Age bias is real, but not insurmountable, if you know what recruiters and hiring managers want. Here are six tips for overcoming it.
1. Get With The Program
If you were a COBOL programmer working on mainframe computers in the 1980s and don’t know a thing about Java, C++ or Python, it’s time to update your skills. Technology evolves in a matter of months and by the time you become expert in a particular programming language, it can already be considered obsolete. Regardless, if you are a software programmer or financial analyst, your skills need to match the current needs of hiring companies.
2. Identify Your Marketable Skills
One of my clients worked for years in the traffic department of a publishing company, managing the scheduling and workflow of print magazines. With print publishing on the decline, looking for work in that industry was unlikely to yield promising results. When we did an assessment of his skills, he realized he was good at developing work schedules, organizing tasks and meeting deadlines. After extensive networking, he landed a job in an advertising agency managing the daily workflow of multi-media advertising projects; TV, print, radio and digital.
3. Make Social Media Your Friend
If you were born before personal computing was a gleam in Steve Job’s eye, let alone before the Internet, learn to become comfortable with social media. This doesn’t mean you have to pose for selfies and post them on Instagram, but it does require that you get comfortable with business networking sites like LinkedIn. Since the recruiter who interviews you is likely to be half your age, and very tech savvy, the first place they will vet you is on social media.
4. Update Your Image
Like it or not, people will judge you by how you look. The fastest and easiest way to combat age discrimination is by updating your image. Start with your glasses. If you haven’t bought a new pair of eyeglasses since Clinton was in the White House, now is the time. Nothing ages you more than out of date eyewear. The same goes for clothes. Investing in a new suit or dress is well worth the money.
5. Project Energy
It’s not necessary to dye your hair or get Botox injections unless they help you feel younger and more confident. On the other hand, projecting energy and enthusiasm on interviews or when networking is essential. People hire job candidates they want to work with and exuding excitement and interest is a sure way to convince a hiring manager that they want you on their team.
“By animating your body language, you engage others. Body gestures, facial expressions, and a vocal tone that demonstrate passion leave more memorable impressions, whether on a stage or around a meeting table,”says psychologist Ruth Blatt.
6. Have Plans B, C, and D
Pinning your hopes on one opportunity or one company may leave you disappointed. Creating a target list of employers and researching their needs will enable you to demonstrate your knowledge and problem-solving skills on interviews, setting you apart from others less prepared.
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Until just a few years ago, Boeung Kak Lake in the capital city of Phnom Penh was a prime tourist location and home to thousands of Cambodians. Today, it lies under the sand.
In 2007, a company owned by well-connected Cambodians received a lease to develop the land around the lake. Just a year after it took control, the company started pumping the landmark full of sand, making way for a high-end building project. Thousands of people were forcibly evicted in the process.
A resident of Boeung Kak rows a wooden boat against a storm moving in over Phnom Penh on July 7, 2011. The new buildings of the Council of Ministers and the office of the prime minister can be seen in the background.
The upheaval in Phnom Penh is one of the subjects of the forthcoming photography book Transitioning Cambodia, a collaboration between photojournalist Nicolas Axelrod, journalist Denise Hruby and designer Fani Llaurado. The book covers modern development in Cambodia and the effects on its society and landscape.
“For the hundreds of families that were violently evicted from their homes in the city center, development meant that they were relocated to barren plots of land. Schools, health-care centers, markets or any income opportunity were out of reach,” Hruby writes in an article about the book for the Asian Correspondent. “The ones who fought for their land were violently suppressed, driven out of their homes with tear gas and water canons.”
Axelrod has been documenting the rapid pace of development in Cambodia and its impact on the country since 2008. After covering the situation in Boeung Kak, he started photographing other Cambodian communities facing eviction, as well as the emerging middle class who moved in to take their place.
“It’s a phase of Cambodia that we will never see again,” Axelrod told Voice of America Khmer. “It’s impressive how quickly the middle class has grown and there is so much more wealth than before. But what worries me and what I am scared of is that a lot of people have been left out in this change,” he said.
Take a look at a selection of Axelrod’s work below, and go to the Transitioning Cambodia crowdfunding campaign to support the book.
A worker dismantles a house on Boeung Kak, Phnom Penh, on Aug. 23, 2010. Residents had the option of accepting 8,500 dollars in compensation or receive 500 dollars to relocate to housing provided by the developers on the outskirts of the capital.
Vin Thy (center) and Chanty (center right) sit in front of their corrugated iron homes in the center of Phnom Penh on March 3, 2009. Their community is slated for a second eviction. The first one saw them move out of their homes in Borei Keila and relocated to a nearby community; their pending eviction will send them to live on the outskirts of the capital.
An elderly resident of what is known as the ‘Green Buildings’ in Phnom Penh packs her family’s belongings during an eviction on March 3, 2009. The community, made up mostly of families with at least one member affected by HIV, was relocated to corrugated iron sheds in the outskirts of Phnom Penh, with no access to jobs, running water or adequate health care.
A child plays in muddy water that is spraying out of a broken pipe in Phnom Penh on March 27, 2009. The pipes are pumping sand into a natural lake in Borei Reakreay community. The community was evicted from their homes in mid-2009 to make way for residential complexes.
Residents flee a bulldozer as it charges into the rubble of destroyed homes during the forced eviction of Dey Krahorm, Phnom Penh, on Jan. 24, 2009. The community of Dey Krahorm in central Phnom Penh was largely made up of artists and musicians. The eviction saw residents relocated to the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
Camko City, an urban development project three kilometers north of central Phnom Penh, pictured on Jul. 27, 2012. The high-rise buildings and town houses in the satellite city were largely built on land reclaimed from natural lakes.
Salespeople talk on the phone during an expo about Cambodia on Koh Pich, or Diamond Island, on March 30, 2014. Satellite cities have been developed all around Phnom Penh, offering kit houses in vast residential complexes. Koh Pich was once home to a community of farmers, called Sambok Chap, who were evicted in 2006.
A group of women look at fried chicken on display at Aeon Mall on Jun. 30, 2014. Aeon Mall is Cambodia’s first mega-mall. The inauguration was attended by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and groups of residents from various economic backgrounds were trucked in to attend the event.
Kunthea and her son Panha (right) travel in a tuk-tuk with her cousin in central Phnom Penh on June 5, 2014. Kunthea is a single mother, working as a cleaner for four different expat families.
Roza preforms at his friend Sam’s birthday party in Phnom Penh on Nov. 30, 2013. Sam is the lead singer of ‘No Forever,’ the first post-hardcore metal band in Cambodia. Along with her band members, she is pushing alternative music in Cambodia.
A model poses for a fashion shoot in a boutique hotel in Phnom Penh on Feb. 10, 2012. In 2009, fashion became a trendy investment in Cambodia, with high-end labels starting to become available in the capital. In 2011, Cambodia hosted its first annual fashion week.
Monks get ready on day four of a 10-day human rights march into Phnom Penh on National Road 6, Kampong Thom, on Dec. 4, 2013. After Cambodia’s general elections in July 2013, groups of monks took an active role in politics and promoting human rights.
Radio station owner Mam Sonando (not pictured) and his supporters clash with riot police during a demonstration in Phnom Penh on Jan. 27, 2014, demanding the government expand his radio’s reach and allow him to open a TV station. Television stations are largely controlled by the state, though foreign newspapers and some radio stations are allowed to operate independently.
Crowds gather in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh to pay their respects to King Father Norodom Sihanouk on Oct. 21, 2012, after he passed away on Oct. 15. The death of the late King Father marked the turning of an era, as he had overseen Cambodia since the country’s independence from France in 1953.
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