Where to Find Non-Market Apps for Young Women

January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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Young women have their own interests and specific challenges to face on their way to becoming older, more mature women. Life is full of wonder, but it’s also full of surprises, some not so nice. Discover where to find non-market apps for young women to help them prepare to face the difficult, sometimes tedious, journey ahead.

Non-Market Apps

You may shop the Droid store endlessly for certain apps to download on your Android, and you’ll still only be viewing about half of all the extras that are available for your smartphone. Many non-market, third-party apps will add a lot of fun and function to your phone. When you know where to find them, you’ll broaden your app-hunting base and get access to an entire world of possibility.

Apps for Young Women

Before marriage, before children, before life’s responsibilities bring wisdom, young women experience a unique slice of life they are not likely to revisit. Why not safely get the most out of it with the right apps for young women?

  • Circle 6 is expressly designed for college-aged women. The app works as a safety net to prevent violence against young women and keep them safe while they’re dating and interacting with romantic interests. Use the app’s features to reach out to friends, send help messages and even allow them to track you through GPS. Circle 6 is perfect for young women who might be out partying with friends, drinking at the bar or dating a stranger — something most young women do. Usually, these situations are perfectly safe… but sometimes they aren’t.
  • Young women will enjoy life’s lighter side with fun fashion apps. The Super Model Empire app is a free dress-up game filled with designer fashions, models, photo shoots and a full storyline that puts players right in the middle of the fashion industry. Download Roiworld: Fashion Fix Lite — another free app — to avoid making any fashion faux pas. The app allows women to access fashion “rules” as they play, so it’s a real fashion learning experience.
  • The iP app, also known as iPeriod, helps young women keep track of their cycles. The app is password-protected, allowing women to avoid embarrassment, and has a built-in calendar that helps them stay prepared for their monthly cycles. The email notification will send warnings of upcoming or late periods. Women who want to delve deeper into the app will find fertility and ovulation stats that will help them get pregnant if they’re trying to plan a family.

Where to Find Apps

Non-market Android apps on Technofied.net and other websites will point you quickly and easily to sites and Web pages where you may access apps for young women and people of other age groups (and genders). Non-market apps aren’t always as easy to find as those featured right on the Droid store, but third-party websites will help simplify the process so you’ll get just what you want.

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Girls’ Night Out

July 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

You and your girlfriends are a very busy group. You may all have careers, families or other responsibilities that keep you on the go. It seems like you seldom get together, so what’s a better idea than a special girls’ night out? It doesn’t have to be a special occasion, just an opportunity to gather as a group. To make this special night memorable, here are a few tips.

First, decide on a theme or a location. Do you want to go out on the town, have cocktails, and go dancing? Perhaps you’d just like to have dinner and a movie. You can also consider just meeting at one person’s home and throwing a theme night.

Consider dressing up to match the location or special occasion if it is one. Think about dressing up as your favorite celebrities for a special movie night.

Make it even more special by sending out custom invitations. Match your invitations to the theme of your night out. For instance, send out invitations that are shaped like a cocktail glass if your plans are going out on the town. Find custom invitations at search sites such as Canada 411.

If you are staying in for the special night, make sure that you decorate the house. If you’re having a movie night, get some movie posters to decorate the walls and then serve traditional movie snacks such as popcorn and movie candy.

Finally, you can always have the tried and true girls’ slumber party. You can all dress up in your favorite pajamas, give each other manicures, and just have some girl fun.

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Forgotten Women and Their Impact

July 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Throughout history there have been women that have changed the way we think, the way we dress, and what we consider acceptable behavior. While some of these women, like Cleopatra, Susan B. Anthony, and Harriet Beecher Stowe are household names, and we relegated some of the most inspirational women from history to the dusty pages of old books. Bringing some of their stories to light can help create another generation of young girls and women with the drive to change the future.

Some of these all but forgotten women have influenced history and politics. Eleanor of Aquitaine, France’s first Queen, was mother to two Kings of England. Her thoughts and political ideals helped form the basis of their reigns. Eleanor Roosevelt was more than just the wife of president. Consider one of his political aides, she went on to make human rights contributions and head the UN Human Rights Commission which drafted the Declaration of Human Rights 1947. These women, and others like them, changed history.

Other women have had an impact on the way we dress, take care of ourselves, and how the world views women. A great example of an influential woman who is all but forgotten is Helena Rubinstein, founder of one of the first cosmetic companies in the world. Thanks to women like Helena, the way we look and feel about ourselves has changed.

Taking the time to investigate the women of our past offers us an excellent opportunity to begin to change our future. Sometimes the smallest of contributions has the greatest impact.

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Companies Who are Giving Moms More Options and Benefits

May 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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In many parts of society, women who have a husband and children are regarded as little more than glorified housekeepers. They hang around the house, ferry their kids around, and the last time they worked was in college, during their husband hunt. If that gets you to roll your eyes and clench your fists, then you aren’t alone. Cricket Communications has also had it up to their necks in the passive discrimination against the bearers of our children.

If you have ever used an Android Zio, you have participated in Cricket’s network. While sitting in the bushes and chirping at people might be a personal lifestyle choice, Cricket is dedicated to providing high quality, affordable networks. They are also equally committed to providing women with options above and beyond staying home and providing taxi services to their offspring. Many moms simply have too many responsibilities to take on for a full-time job and its responsibilities. But in this day and age, very few families can live well on only one income, and it’s even worse if the husband is unable to work.

One of the ways Cricket makes their jobs great for working moms is that every employee who works 30 or more hours per week receives health insurance. Above and beyond that, they even offer tuition assistance and paid educational opportunities during work time. So a mom who wants to learn a new profession can make an income, receive health benefits, and even have a significant portion of her tuition takes care of by the company. This is a pretty good deal for everyone involved.

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The Acheivements of Shirley Temple: Onstage and Off

April 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Shirley Temple 1944

While many people know Shirley Temple as the child star who always sang and smiled, few recognize her as the influential ambassador she was for the United States.

Born in California, Shirley Temple began acting around age three, appearing in eleven films when she was only five. By the time she had reached high school, she had been in over fifty films and was even recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for her achievements. Not only was she the highest-earning Hollywood star during parts of the Great Depression, but Shirley Temple Black spent her adult years serving others and making a difference in politics.

She began by helping found the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies, an organization devoted to helping comfort and cure those with multiple sclerosis. She was motivated to begin this federation because of her brother, who suffered from the disease.

Shirley Temple Black also began to work behind the scenes of several organizations, working on the board for organizations like Walt Disney Company and the National Wildlife Federation. At age 39, she ran for United States Congress.

This began her career in politics. She served as United States representative to the United Nations, and was then appointed ambassador to Ghana in 1974, and then as ambassador to Czechoslovakia in 1989 during the Cold War. She also served as Chief of Protocol at the White House under President Ford, and as a Foreign Affairs officer under President Reagan.

With such grand achievements, Shirley Temple Black proves just how much a woman can accomplish in tumultuous times.

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The Women Behind the Camera

February 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Since the creation of the camera and the earliest development of the art of photography there have be female pioneers. Brushing aside any gender bias, women have excelled behind the camera.

And the tradition of leading female photographers has persevered, as women continue through the many creative doors opened by those before them in everything from photojournalism to portraits.But like in other areas of life, they could always use a few more good women.

History

It didn’t take long for women to explore their artistic prowess with the camera. Julia Margaret Cameron, for example, didn’t just advance photography for women, but advanced photography in general with her unique portraits comprised of soft tones and up-close shots. Her models included many historical figures like Charles Darwin.

As the very first war correspondent in the world, Margaret Bourke-White also became one of the best photojournalists in the world. Her harrowing work of the 1930s and 1940s that captured everything from the Great Depression to concentration camps are still considered the standard for good photojournalism today.

Present

Women continue to push artistic boundaries in the field of photography. Most notable of all present female photographers is Annie Leibovitz.She is considered to have stretched the possibility of intimacy in portrait photography.Her portraits have captured the most famous people in the world, from Oscar-winning actors to world leaders.

Another stalwart of photography in modern times is Anne Geddes. Her most famous subjects have been small: babies. The creative vision of photographing babies in unique surroundings has earned her a following the world over.

Future

The future of women in photography will undoubtedly be determined by their continued participation in the art. If history is any indication, the future looks bright. Women now have the ability to learn the craft at an art school or by getting an online photography degree.

Needless to say, photography owes a lot of credit to women.

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Make-up Tricks the Star’s Use

February 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Want to shine like the movie stars without feeling as if you need a face lift? Here’s some help.

  • Learn how to emphasize what you like about your face and minimize what you don’t.
  • Don’t be afraid to experiment with product. Obtain samples if necessary. If something doesn’t work, trade it in for something that will.
  • Learn how to put it all together, so that your make-up, clothes and accessories work well together. You want a monochromatic look, which means using more than one tone for your foundation, blush and lips.
  • Don’t spend a lot of money on make-up.
  • Work on the techniques you learn until you get it right.
  • Bronzers go on the outside of the face, not by your eyes or nose.
  • Use a shimmer highlighter instead of blush for your cheeks. This keeps you from allowing your face to look too pink.
  • Use a good moisturizer; one that keeps your skin looking smooth for the day and doesn’t allow for dry creases in your foundation. Top foundation with a light powder that will set it.
  • Red lips are all the rage now with the stars. When wearing red especially, make sure to line your lips, purchase the right shade of red for your skin tone, and make sure that you blend the liner and the lipstick. You will look more put together and your lipstick will last longer.
  • Get long lashes by using fake lashes. Tricks include: lining your upper lid with liner, glueing close to your lash line, and finishing by curling your lashes with an eyelash curler before applying mascara.
  • Don’t over pluck your brows!
  • Cosmetic manufactures have great ideas on applying make-up. Check out Cover Girl and Max Factor.

In the long run, your best face will be the face that looks the most natural; the freshest. Less makeup is more, and learning the tricks of the trade will only help you with the star look you want.

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Best Women in Film

February 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Who was remarkable in film say 10 or 20 years ago? Who stole the screen and make us remember them even years later?

Perhaps it would be safe to say here that women in film at their best rarely needed to be seductive to be well represented. The fact is, the best women in film burst the bands in which we made for them and went about their own journey as regular women should; what they asked (and still ask) for us in return is to see them in honest and surprising ways, like these:

1939. Gone with the Wind. Vivien Leigh as Scarlett has some big time trouble in keeping husbands—and the Civil War doesn’t help much.

1956. The King and I. Deborah Kerr is a schoolteacher hired to teach the children of the King of Siam. How can she do it with such a vast culture barrier in place?

1958. Auntie Mame. Rosalind Russell plays a spinster woman who has just inherited her orphaned nephew. How does a “free thinker” like herself take care of a child and a boy child no less?

1980. A Coal Miner’s Daughter. Loretta Lynn was not always a country music star. Though poor and a mother at age 13, Loretta Lynn makes a name as well as a living for herself and her children.

1989. Driving Miss Daisy. Jessica Tandy as Daisy doesn’t really want a chauffeur; she thinks she can drive herself where she wants to go.

1996. Emma. Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma tries to get all of her friends married, but doesn’t think of marriage for herself.

1998. You’ve Got Mail. Meg Ryan has a quaint children’s bookstore that is quickly losing ground because of some big name competition.

Remarkable women are strong and capable. They’re less than perfect, but filled with real dreams and personality that ultimately fill the big screen. So much for the perfect hairdo and sexy gown.

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Drew Barrymore: Child Actress Turned Huge Success

January 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Few names in film history ring truer than Drew Barrymore. She’s right up there with greats like Lucille Ball, Julia Roberts, and Halle Berry. Drew’s timeless look, exceptional acting chops, and even her troubled past, have made her “America’s sweetheart.” Drew Barrymore encompasses all that women in film should seek to attain: beauty, fame, triumphant, and classic appeal.

Drew first captured our hearts when she debuted as a young child in the movie “E.T.” Her wide eyes, adorable smile, and sweet voice immediately drew her into the audience’s circle of love. She became the girl that everyone in the country loved. Plus, her acting, especially at such a young age, was simply astounding. Her immediate rise to fame from “E.T.” led her to star in many more films. As is common with many child actors and actresses, Drew’s quick rise to fame led to her almost as quick of a downfall.

Not even in her teens yet, Drew Barrymore found herself addicted to drugs and alcohol. At a time when most children are worrying about what dress to wear to the prom or applying to college, Drew was in and out of alcohol and drug treatment centers. Many people in the film world considered Drew’s career over. American nearly wept at the loss of such a young talent because of her draw to drugs and alcohol.

But, it was Drew’s sheer determination that helped her rise from the absolute bottom back to the top. She cleaned up her life and found herself the star of the big screen again. Since her days in treatment centers, she has starred in films like “50 First Dates,” “Charlie’s Angels,” and “Music and Lyrics.” She’s also made a name for herself as a talented director.

For those who love film and the movies, Drew Barrymore is certainly one who has captured our hearts.

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Women’s Cinema: Defined

December 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

It’s an assumption of actresses, the screen sirens and Hollywood beauties — with images carefully crafted, meant to withstand all public scrutiny. The notion of women within films has been shaped to simple expressions. Most believe an entire gender to be limited to playing roles in front of the camera, never stepping behind it, never defining the intentions of cinema.

This is neither true nor reasonable.

Instead the movie industry has forever been influenced by women — from Alice Guy-Blaché and her accomplishment of the first narrative (La Fée aux Choux) in 1896 to the modern triumphs of Kathryn Bigelow (the first woman to win an Academy Award for direction). And understanding films demands a more precise explanation of this.

Simply defined, women’s cinema is the efforts of all female directors, screen writers and cinematographers. It’s not a reflection of acting, as so many deem it to be. Instead it details the power wielded by women on the set of a movie. These individuals are the driving forces of projects, crafting them as needed.

Women’s cinema is not, however, meant to include the efforts of costume designers, make-up artists or similar careers. While these roles are vital to the completion of any film, they’re not considered the defining factors of them. The purpose of this genre instead is to seek out those who are responsible for the entire process, rather than just a specified part of it.

And all must be aware of this term — if only to finally abandon the notion that all women are meant to act and nothing more. Too long has this philosophy remained, with all efforts of female directors and writers dismissed (simply because they weren’t even thought to exist). While none could deny that the cinema remains a male dominated field, none should also deny that women have contributed much to it.

There’s more to discover in films than simple acting. There’s instead true creativity, determination and power.

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