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Netflix announces 'unlimited' maternity and paternity leave (NFLX)

Employees at Netflix will now have unlimited time with their newborns during the child’s first year after birth. According to a recent post on Netflix’s blog, the company is offering “unlimited” maternity and paternity leave to its employees.
The post says Netflix employees “can return part-time, full-time, or return and then go back out as needed. We’ll just keep paying them normally, eliminating the headache of switching to state or disability pay.”
Netflix already has unlimited time off, so this change doesn’t mark a substantial shift in policy as much as it shows a willingness of the company to be kid friendly. Netflix says it wants to compete for the best workers, and is acknowledging sometimes these workers are parents.
Perhaps the company just wanted to give a little something back to its employees, who helped it reach another all-time high on Tuesday. The stock rose more than 8% in trading, as high as $122.79 per share.

Not Impossible Labs Creates Open-Source Technology for Transformational Good

PSFK by Simone Spilka

Not Impossible Labs aims to create accessible technology on an open-source platform in the spaces of mobility, health and communication, and then use storytelling to inspire others to do the same.



The company with a massive vision to do good for humanity first caught our attention when developing the EyeWriter, an open-source software that enabled TEMPT, a paralyzed graffiti artist with ALS, the ability to paint again. The technology, a low-cost pair of eye-tracking glasses, allows TEMPT to control a virtual paint brush by blinking to turn it on and off, and moving his eyes to draw.

PSFK catches up with Not Impossible Labs Founder Mick Ebeling about his new book Not Impossible, the journey in working with TEMPT and other DIY initiatives that have the power to improve the lives of people around the world.

PSFK: Can you tell me about your background and that of Not Impossible Labs?

Mick Ebeling: Not Impossible Labs started after being inspired by TEMPT and creating the EyeWriter, looking at its success and questioning why we shouldn’t do it again.

I’m a political scientist, but I am a producer. Science isn’t my background. The reason we’ve been successful is the way in which we approach things from the perspective of a producer. A producer looks at what needs to be done regardless of whether or not they have the expertise, then figure out how to pull it off.

A Coffee Roastery Serves Up Jobs for the Homeless

Lucy, a barista at Old Spike Roastery in London, isn’t your typical coffee shop employee. She’s very friendly, but she has only just started to learn English. She can make a mean flat white, yet she learned how to do so only five months ago, when the shop’s owners hired her right off the street.
And her story is emblematic of the mission at Old Spike, a coffee roastery founded by Cemel Ezal and Richard Robinson, that focuses on helping the local homeless population as much as it does on serving up conscientious cups of joe.
The pair initially began speaking with Lucy—who is originally from Romania—when they saw her selling copies of the Big Issue outside a train station, drawn in by her consistently positive attitude. After a few conversations through Google Translate, they convinced her to join Old Spike as the store’s first barista.

Coca-Cola : This Vending Machine Encourages People to Share by Giving Two Bottles

Published: Jul 22, 2015
JetBlue and Coca-Cola teamed up to create this cola ad and publicity stunt that encouraged people in an airport to share a coke. The coke machine was set up to produce two coke bottles each time someone used it. Instead of keeping both bottles the consumers were encouraged to share the second bottle, which read "humanity" on the label.

This public display was captured on a hidden video camera inside New York’s Penn Station. The machine was set up for one day. During that one day over 150 people used the machine and 70 percent of those users shared their second bottle of coke with a stranger. This heart-warming cola ad was implemented to support Coca-Cola's 'Share a Coke with Humanity' stance.

Each person who shared a coke with a stranger was congratulated for their humanity-supporting act by receiving two free flight tickets. While the consumers had no idea there was an incentive for their kindness, it made the entire interaction even more special.

Des frigos dans la rue contre le gaspillage alimentaire à Berlin

Avec notre partenaire Spicee, le nouveau média 100% vidéo. A Berlin, les habitants laissent ce qu'ils ont en trop dans des frigos en plein air. Une idée simple contre le gaspillage. Regardez.

 

À Berlin, le projet de mosquée-synagogue-église collecte plus d’un million d’euros

par Mathieu Piccarreta

“House of One” (ou “Maison de L’un”) est un lieu de culte qui entend réunir musulmans, chrétiens et juifs dans la capitale allemande.

Accueillir les fidèles des trois religions sous un seul et même toit, c’est le principe d’un projet colossal mené à Berlin. En réalité, cette initiative n’a rien de nouveau puisque nous vous en parlions déjà en 2014. À l’époque, nous évoquions les difficultés financières auxquelles était confronté ce projet de lieu de culte inter-religieux. Pour palier à cela, une campagne de financement participatif avait été mise en place. Mais la cagnotte ne se remplissait que timidement.

Si “House of One” revient aujourd’hui sur le devant de l’actualité, c’est parce qu’un nouveau cap a été franchi pour son financement. En effet, la collecte de fonds a dépassé la somme d’un million d’euros grâce à plus de 1700 donateurs. L’idée est que chaque contributeur peut acheter des briques – vendues à 10 euros l’unité – qui serviront ensuite à la construction de l’édifice.
Même si nous sommes encore bien loin des 43 millions d’euros nécessaires à la réalisation totale du lieu multi-culturel, ce million d’euros représente une somme rondelette, qui pourrait à l’avenir convaincre les pouvoirs publics à donner un coup de boost au projet.

Un espace trois en un fondé sur l’échange

“House of One” est une initiative de trois dignitaires allemands, tous de confession différente. Il s’agit du rabbin Tovia Ben Chorin, de l’imam Kadir Sanci et du pasteur Gregor Hohberg. Tous trois entendent ainsi réunir sous un seul et même toit trois lieux de cultes différents.

Le bâtiment aurait une entrée commune à tous les croyants et donnerait accès à une salle ouverte à tous, tandis que des escaliers mèneraient à trois salles de prières propres à chacune des religions représentées. Les salles de prières seront de tailles égales mais de formes différentes.
À Berlin, édifier un lieu de culte commun aux trois religions monothéistes n’est pas une utopie. La ville s’est en effet construite sur le mélange culturel. C’est sans conteste ce qui explique la volonté des initiateurs du projet, à savoir : favoriser l’échange et le partage entre les diverses communautés. Au rabbin Tovia Ben Chorin d’ajouter :

En fait, ce lieu dont l’histoire comporte des pages sombres, peut être un lieu de paix potentielle.

En atteste la charte de l’établissement qui met en avant les principes suivants : la non-violence, la solidarité, le respect et le fait de vivre avec intégrité et égalité.
Par les temps qui courent, cette belle initiative a tout intérêt à être relayée dans les médias ; cela peut bien entendu contribuer à l’avancée de la campagne de financement participatif. D’ailleurs, celles et ceux désireux d’apporter leur pierre à l’édifice ont rendez-vous ici. Il s’agirait d’un joli pied de nez à ceux qui voudraient nous faire croire en l’omniprésence des tensions communautaires. Affaire à suivre.

Transgender Model Agencies

Apple Model Management is an Agency Exclusively for Transgender Talent

Published: Jul 29, 2015 • References: applemodels & refinery29

Apple Model Management is a Thai agency that deals entirely with transgender models that will soon be opening up a Los Angeles location. While the Thai division currently represents around 22 transgender models in Asia, the launch of the trans-only agency in LA will provide huge employment opportunities for both transgender men and women in the United States.

As powerful women like Laverne Cox, Andrej Pejic and Caitlyn Jenner are coming into the spotlight as voices for a variety of transgender issues, the public is beginning to gain acceptance and understanding of and prejudices put upon the community.

By opening this agency LA, this could mean that transgender models could be included in more of everything from runway shows to editorials and commercials.

Millennial Employment Infographics - This Chart Contains Many Insightful Workforce Statistics

Luis Quiles’ Controversial Illustrations Comment On the World We Live In (NSFW)

Luis Quiles is a Spanish artist with a line of extremely controversial and provocative work, that features caustic and powerful scenes that comment on important social issues. In his many illustrations the artist uses disturbing images in order to show the filth and corruption that rules our world. Picking up sensitive topics like sexual abuse, religion and violence, Quiles knows how to perfectly combine his exceptional skills with his thoughtful ideas.

Your Next Adventure Can Help Impoverished Communities

Onwards Travel, a Wisconsin-based non-profit, has found a way to use tourist dollars to fuel local, small town economies. By purchasing their adventure packages, you not only get an organized tour but you also help communities fund their own development.
The startup was founded by Jacob Taddy who saw how a Dominican Republic town transformed from an agricultural sleeper into a hit destination through tourism. In the early 2000s, during the government’s decision to move farmers off from a protected forest to greenhouses, international aide organization workers flocked to Rio Limpio. The rise in visitors provided occupants to bed and breakfasts, diners for local restaurants and sent youth-led tour guides a constant stream of clients.
Taddy then found a way to accelerate this tourism-led growth through microfinance for budding local entrepreneurs. Merging both fields, Onwards Travel was born. Aside from organizing tours to its pioneering area, the Caribbean, the company also provides small loans to local business owners.
Here’s how it works: the startup’s client Raquel opens a bed and breakfast with a $950 loan from Onward Travel. The startup also books her B&B for its guests, helping Raquel pay her loan back and also providing her with a steady stream of income. Aside from micro-financing schemes, the startup also plans to provide business training and professional development for locals in the tourism industry.

To fuel the drive, Onwards Travel is now turning to crowdfunding to grow its lending pool. Eyeing a $10,000-run, the Indiegogo campaign offers those who pledge a discount off their next tour bookings with additional perks. For $50, backers can get a T-shirt and Sticker plus a $50-discount off a booking made through Onwards Travel within the next two years. For a $1,000 pledge, backers can get a spot on the next trip to a new location.
As of press time, Onwards Travel is offering two trips. An 8-day trip and a 9-day trip in the DR, the latter including a border crossing to Haiti. The trips expose tourists to rural life against breathtaking natural landscapes. Veering from “slum tourism”, Onward Travel aims to show adventurers how communities can grow and prosper through the tourism industry.

Coca-Cola Removes Labels From Cans to Fight Againt Prejudices

Coca-Cola a récemment lancé plusieurs campagnes pour le mois de ramadan. Tout d’abord, l’agence FP7 a pensé la campagne Let’s Take An Extra Second : un concept de canettes sans le logo apparent de la marque pour dénoncer les préjugés liés à un nom. Avec le slogan « Labels are for cans, not for people » imprimé, ces canettes ont été fabriquées en édition limitée.

Packaging to Show the Uselessness of Packagings

L’agence Leo Burnett Australia a créé, pour l’association WWF, un concept ingénieux de packagings permettant d’en souligner l’inutilité pour certains produits du quotidien, comme le liquide pour laver les vitres, le lait après soleil ou les bains de bouche. Les emballages minimalistes sont entièrement fabriqués à l’aide de carton biodégradable et contiennent des ingrédients naturels avec lesquels il est possible de fabriquer soi-même ces produits.

Clever Ads Feature Classic Artists Photographing Their Self Portrait

Albrecht Dürer – Poster for the camera SAMSUNG “NX mini” with a 3-inch flip-up screen.
Advertising agency Leo Burnett Switzerland created a tongue-in-cheek campaign that’ll appeal to both selfie and fine art lovers. Three posters feature the iconic artists Vincent Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, and Albrecht Dürer snapping their picture using the Samsung NX Mini camera – the tagline for the campaign is For Self-Portraits. Not Selfies. In each image, the subject holds the NX Mini as the viewfinder reveals a mirrored portrait.

Stress-Reducing Coloring Books

These Adult Coloring Books are Designed to Fight High Stress Levels

Published: Jul 14, 2015 • References: runningpress & demilked

These adult coloring books created by Hannah Davies, Richard Merritt and Jo Taylor are designed to reduce stress and increase relaxation. By soothing the cluttered mind of adults and encouraging them to focus solely on the not-so-important task at hand, it can bring peace to their busy brains.

Coloring books are designed to entertain and distract children, but they can do the same for adults. Children are happy to sit and color for hours on end and it is important for adults to retain the simple exercise they once thoroughly enjoyed.

This adult coloring book is certainly not meant for children. Each page presents a wildly intricate drawing of a creature or scene that requires time and commitment to color and complete in full. The idea behind the Creative Therapy books is to bring stress levels down and elevate calmness among adults.

Forever Young: Photographer Muir Vidler Celebrates The Age-Defying Antics Of Britain’s Senior Citizens

Muir Vidler‘s admiration for individuals who are challenging the status quo first began in a popular club called Love Muscle in London. It was there that he was inspired to start a long running, charming photographic series called Rebels Without A Pause. About people (usually senior citizens) who are refusing to ‘act their age’ and are defining their life on their own terms, the series is full of wonderful spirit and charm.
This dance club was where Vidler met Adrian Delgoffe – a man in his late 60s, wearing leather pants and a leather harness, dancing by himself. The photographer remembers applauding this man, who was older than Dad, out at night, living large, instead of being dormant in front of the TV at home. Vidler reflects:

Adrian got me thinking about people who don’t let their age define who they are, what they wear, how they act – people that make the world a more interesting and fun place, a better place. I wanted to shoot some portraits that celebrated those people, the people that never grew up. (Source)

The British born photographer tracks down interesting individuals and arranges photo shoots, usually in their private homes, or at a location of their choice. He has met several young-at-heart characters, who, in their old age are proudly covered in tattoos – and are adding more still. Isobel Varley for example, holds the Guinness Book Of Records as ‘The World’s Most Tattooed Senior Woman’ and shows no sign of slowing down: since being photographed, she has acquired many new penis tattoos on her face.
Vidler has photographed circus performers, nudists, veteran rock n rollers, old bikers, die hard roadies, leather fetishists and ‘slave owners’, Elvis impersonators, and the first openly gay skinhead. You can see his full collection of portraits and other surreal experiences on his Instagram account here.
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iHeart Street Art

Internet and Social Media inspired artworks by Canadian street artist iHeart.
Creative street art painted on buildings and walls in Vancouver, Canada.

How Victoria’s Secret Swimsuits Look On Everyday Women

This revealing photo-series compares models wearing Victoria’s Secret swimsuits and everyday women working for BuzzFeed. The shoot took place on a beach in Malibu where each woman tried to re-create the pose and look of the original Victoria’s Secret shot. Although there was ample opportunity to feel self-conscious, the experience yielded some insightful commentary.

One woman reflected, “I think everyone should get photographed on the beach in a bathing suit at some point in their life…it is a really fun experience that kind of helps you to get over any insecurities.” Another shared a similar sentiment: ”We may not all be models, but the world is a runway for ALL of us.”

These women tried to recreate swimsuit-model shots in Malibu

En Espagne, une manifestation d’hologrammes contre la « loi bâillon »

A Madrid, les opposants à la nouvelle loi de sécurité intérieure ont organisé une manifestation d'hologrammes devant le Parlement espagnol

Des hologrammes manifestent contre la "loi du bâillon" en Espagne. E.B./L'Obs

Ces manifestants là ne risquent pas de se faire embarquer par la police. La nuit vient de tomber à Madrid, vendredi 10 avril, quand démarre une drôle de procession devant le Congrès espagnol. Une centaine d'hologrammes en colère brandissent des pancartes "Liberté d'expression", "Non à la censure", ou "Stop la répression".

L'Espagne inaugure une nouvelle forme de militantisme futuriste où les silhouettes de lumières ont remplacé les citoyens amers. L'objet du courroux ? Le gouvernement de Mariano Rajoy, qui vient de faire passer en force une loi de sécurité intérieure extrêmement répressive, que les opposants ont surnommé "loi du bâillon".

2016-2017 China Design Trends Report

2016-2017 China Design Trends Report, edited by Design Strategy Lab of YANG DESIGN, is a trend forecast based on micro lifestyles in Chinese market. Four design themes are forecasted for 2016-2017. Each trend is illustrated with style, color, material, finish and pattern inspiration.The report has been purchased by renowned international and local brands in consumer electronic, transportation, fashion and luxury.