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Watch Dogs
|Watch Dogs
|Ubisoft Montreal[a]
|Jonathan Morin
|Dominic Guay
|Danny Bélanger
|Patrice Zink
|Kevin Shortt
|Brian Reitzell
|Single-player, multiplayer
Watch Dogs (stylized as WATCH_DOGS) is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. Set in a fictionalized version of Chicago, the plot follows hacker Aiden Pearce's search for revenge after the killing of his niece. The game is played from a third-person perspective, and the world is navigated on foot or by vehicle. An online multiplayer mode allows up to eight players to engage in cooperative and competitive gameplay.
Development of the game began in 2009, and continued for over five years. Duties were shared by many of Ubisoft's studios worldwide, with more than a thousand people involved. The developers visited Chicago to conduct field research on the setting, and used regional language for authenticity. Hacking features were created in consultation with the cyber-security company Kaspersky Lab, and the in-game control system was based on SCADA. The score was composed by Brian Reitzell, who infused it with krautrock.
Following its announcement in June 2012, Watch Dogs was widely anticipated. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Wii U in 2014. The game received generally favorable reviews; praise was directed at the gameplay, mission and open world design, combat system, hacking elements and mission variety, while criticism was expressed concerning technical issues, the discrepancy in graphical quality between marketing and the real game, plot, and protagonist. Watch Dogs was a commercial success, breaking the record for the biggest first-day sales of a Ubisoft game and becoming the biggest launch of a new intellectual property in the United Kingdom at the time. The game has shipped over 10 million copies; its sequel, Watch Dogs 2, was released in November 2016. A third game, Watch Dogs: Legion, is in development, and is planned to be released in October 2020.
Watch Dogs is an action-adventure game, played from a third-person view. The player controls hacker Aiden Pearce, who uses his smartphone to control trains and traffic lights, infiltrate security systems, jam cellphones, access pedestrians' private information, and empty their bank accounts.[3][4][5][6] System hacking involves the solving of puzzles.[6] The game is set in a fictionalized version of Chicago ("Windy City"),[4] an open world environment which permits free-roaming.[7] It has a day-night cycle and dynamic weather system, which changes the behavior of non-player characters (NPCs).[8] For melee combat, Pearce has an extensible truncheon; other combat uses handguns, shotguns, sniper rifles, machine guns, and grenade launchers.[6][9][10][11] There is a slow motion option for gunplay,[12] and the player can use proximity IEDs, grenades, and electronic lures.[6][9] Lethal and non-lethal mission approaches can be enacted.[13]
Pearce can scale vertical surfaces, hack forklifts and aerial work platforms to reach places otherwise unreachable,[14] and can crouch behind walls to hide from enemies.[15] The player has an array of vehicles with which to navigate the setting, including motorcycles, muscle cars, off-road vehicles, SUVs, luxury vehicles, sports cars, and speedboats.[8][9] The car radio is customizable, with about fifty songs.[16] If the player steals a car, its driver can summon the police;[9] if the player has a good reputation, the driver may acquiesce. A good reputation may be gained by detecting (and stopping) crimes, and a bad reputation results from committing crimes.[17][18] The skill tree is upgraded with points earned from hacking, combat, driving, and crafted items.[19] Money can be used to purchase guns, outfits, and vehicles.[6][9] There are several minigames, ranging from killing aliens to controlling a large, robotic spider.[6][9][16] QR codes and audio logs are included as collectibles;[9][16] ctOS towers unlock map icons and side missions.[6] Multiplayer mode can host up to seven other free-roaming players,[20] with whom the player may complete hacking contracts and engage in races. The player can also be hacked by others, who will perceive the target as an NPC (leaving the target to find the perpetrator). In-game invasions can be disabled, but this will reset the multiplayer skill rank to zero.[6][16][21] Free-roaming with multiple players and decryption mode, where two teams of four are tasked with acquiring and holding data, were excluded from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions.[9][22]
In October 2012, hacker Aiden Pearce and his mentor and partner, Damien Brenks, conduct an electronic bank heist at the high-end Merlaut Hotel in Chicago and trigger a silent alarm set by another hacker. Brenks tries to find the hacker, giving himself and Pearce away. Fearing for his family, Pearce drives them to safety in the guise of a surprise trip to the country. On the way, hitman Maurice Vega fires a gunshot which crashes the car; Pearce's niece Lena lapses into a coma and dies. 11 months later, Pearce tracks down Vega at a baseball stadium in the Parker Square district of Chicago. After a fruitless interrogation about Vega's contractor, he leaves Vega in the hands of his partner, fixer Jordi Chin. While investigating, Brenks approaches Pearce with a request to find the other hacker from the Merlaut job. Pearce refuses, and Brenks retaliates by kidnapping his younger sister, which forces Pearce to comply with Brenks' demands. With the help of Clara Lille, a member of the hacking syndicate DedSec, Pearce tracks down the second hacker—gang leader and Army veteran Delford 'Iraq' Wade—and obtains a data sample from Wade's servers. He and Lille discover that Wade has information on almost every citizen of Chicago, protecting his gang from the authorities.
When they come across encrypted data beyond Lille's ability she tells Pearce to find Raymond 'T-Bone' Kenney, whose hacking caused the Northeast blackout of 2003 which led to the implementation of the ctOS operating system. After meeting Pearce and completing several tasks for him, Kenney agrees to help decrypt the data. Pearce assaults Wade's compound, and downloads its server data. Wade confronts him, but Pearce kills him and leaves the compound. Another hacker, JB "Defalt" Markowicz, infiltrates their system, steals the information and deletes it from their servers. Markowicz leaves a recording that discloses Lille's involvement in locating Pearce and Brenks during the Merlaut job, which resulted in the death of Pearce's niece. Pearce angrily tells Lille to leave. When the authorities later confront Brenks about the loss of the server data, he tells them Pearce's identity. Pearce and Kenney find and take down Markowicz, retrieving the data.
Pearce discovers where his sister is being held, frees her, and they drive to nearby Pawnee for safety. Kenney finds the contractor who ordered the hit on Pearce that ended up killing Lena: Dermot "Lucky" Quinn, the Irish Mob boss who owns the Merlaut Hotel. Pearce confronts Quinn, shutting off his pacemaker by hacking it. The dying Quinn says that he ordered the hit because he thought Pearce was searching for secret video footage of Mayor Donovan Rushmore (with whom Quinn is associated), who accidentally murdered his secretary when she threatened to expose his dealings with Quinn. After Quinn dies, Pearce races to Lille (who is ambushed and gunned down by Brenks' men). Pearce uploads the video of Mayor Rushmore, driving him to commit suicide. He tries to find Brenks, who has unlocked ctOS (giving him access to the city). Pearce infects ctOS with a virus that shuts down the system, causing a citywide blackout. He thus reaches Brenks, who is hiding in a lighthouse. Chin arrives, claiming to be on Brenks' payroll, but Pearce injures him and kills his former mentor. Chin calls Pearce one last time to tell him where Vega is kept; Pearce heads there, and decides his fate.
Bad Blood[edit]
A year after the main events of Watch Dogs, in 2014, Kenney decides to leave Chicago after performing what he thought was his last hacking job: removing more data about him from the Blume servers and planting a fake trail to lead Blume away from him. However, he later learns that this isn't the case as he receives a call from former colleague Tobias Frewer, asking for help after he had been kidnapped by Fixers and stuffed in the trunk of their vehicle. After rescuing Frewer, Kenney realizes that if the Fixers knew where to find Frewer, they would eventually find him. He decides to get the Fixers off of his and Frewer's scents completely.
Kenney learns that Markowicz is the one behind the Fixers who have been looking for him. After learning where he is, Kenney manages to sneak inside the building and find mannequins representing the people who had died during the blackout he had caused eleven years ago. He later comes across an empty room with TV screens playing news footage of what had happened in 2003, causing an angry Kenney to smash the screens in, all while screaming that he had no intention of anyone dying during the blackout. Suddenly, a hanging mannequin with a Defalt mask comes falling from the ceiling as Kenney realizes that Markowicz's brother was one of the people who had died in the blackout, and that for Markowicz this whole thing was on a much more personal scale. Kenney manages to escape the building after killing the Fixers who were sent to kill him.
With Frewer's help, Kenney finds out where Markowicz is hiding, making his way there along with Frewer. Once inside, Kenney is stuck in a room and faced with not only Markowicz but also the other people whose loved ones were killed by the blackout. The room is then filled with gas; Markowicz's last attempt to kill Kenney. Luckily for Kenney, Frewer has his phone on him, which Kenney hacks in order to reroute the ventilation in the room he is in and the room Markowicz is in, killing Markowicz in the process. Managing to survive, Kenney decides to stay in Chicago, once Frewer agrees to help him in his fight against Blume, also hoping to recruit Pearce into their group.
Beginning in 2009 with ten people and expanding to over a thousand,[23][24][25] Watch Dogs was developed over five years (from prototype to finished game)[26] on a budget of about $68 million.[27] Before its announcement in 2012, the game had the working title of Nexus.[28] The initial sales pitch was the notion that one could control an entire city with the push of a button.[26]
Watch Dogs runs on the game engine Disrupt, which developer Ubisoft Montreal created for it[29] (although it was originally intended for another game in the Driver franchise).[30] According to producer Dominic Guay, Disrupt has three pillars: simulation of the environment and its contents, how the environment can be affected, and the connectivity of a seamless online experience.[31] Director Jonathan Morin said that the PlayStation 4 technology allowed for better wind and water simulations and artificial intelligence.[23]
Regional colloquialisms specific to Chicago were added to give the game authenticity. The developer traveled to the city several times for field research, photos, recording audio, meeting people, and interviewing the Chicago Police Department to gain insight. Landmarks were designed to only resemble their real-life counterparts, because their artistic rights would have tripled the budget. Fictionalizing Chicago allowed them to fit several district themes on one map.[25][32] The city was chosen as the setting for its contradictory nature, with great wealth and abject poverty.[14] Morin said that after it was chosen, Chicago became the most-surveilled city in America.[33]
The developers noted that character movements in games like Assassin's Creed were the same in every situation, and attempted to rectify this in Watch Dogs to contextualize protagonist Aiden Pearce.[23] The in-game control system ctOS was based on the SCADA system, and the story was inspired by the cyber-attack by the computer worm Stuxnet on SCADA.[34] The developers consulted the cyber-security company Kaspersky Lab (which discovered the Stuxnet worm) about the hacking features to increase their authenticity.[35][36] To create hacking factions in the game (like DedSec), the developer was influenced by the hacktivist group Anonymous, state-sponsored hackers, and tales of corporate espionage.[34]
Grand Theft Auto and Saints Row were studied to develop complex controls, so the core hacking mechanic was reduced to a single button.[26] When the game was delayed, ideas long set aside (like the hacking of a headset) could be implemented.[37] The score, by Brian Reitzell, was released on vinyl and CD by Invada Records in partnership with Ubisoft Music on July 28, 2014.[38] Reitzell began composing by reading the script, concluding that krautrock would suit Watch Dogs.[28] The game was released to manufacturing in May 2014.[24]
Ubisoft announced Watch Dogs at its June 4, 2012 E3 press conference, confirming it for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.[4] A QR code that appeared in the first gameplay demonstration as viral marketing led to a website called DotConnexion, which contained information about the in-game world.[39] PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U were announced in early 2013 as additional platforms for Watch Dogs, which was scheduled for release later that year.[40][41][42] Originally set to be released that November,[43] the developer delayed it until early 2014 to "not compromise on quality".[44] The final release date was set for May 27, 2014,[45] before its release for the Wii U on November 18 in North America, November 20 in Australia and New Zealand, and November 21 in Europe.[46][47] A free mobile app was released for iOS and Android devices, with Watch Dogs players connecting with console or PC users for two racing modes.[48]
Four collector's editions were available,[43] and the GameStop pre-order version contained a poster by Alex Ross.[49] An eBook, //n/Dark Clouds by John Shirley as a continuation of Watch Dogs, was released in conjunction with the game.[50] Watch Dogs was marketed with a live-action sequence directed by Devin Graham and a three-part documentary series by Motherboard, Phreaked Out.[51] After promotional material was sent to Australian media as a safe containing the game and a voicemail explaining the delivery, the Sydney offices of Nine.com.au (unaware of the voicemail) called a bomb disposal unit when the safe beeped; Ubisoft apologized to the staff.[52] Downloadable content (Bad Blood, with playable character Raymond Kenney) was released in September 2014.[53][54]
Watch Dogs' reveal at E3 2012 generated favorable reception from critics.[5][65] According to leaked marketing material, it received over eighty E3 awards and nominations and G4tv called it a "truly next-gen adventure".[66] At E3 2013, the game received over fifty awards and nominations.[67] The following year, Ubisoft was accused of graphical downgrading after a NeoGAF forum post compared its 2012 visuals to 2014 video footage.[68]
According to Ubisoft researcher Thomas Geffroyd, studies and quantitative analysis indicated that about sixty percent of gamers changed their view of technology after playing Watch Dogs.[69] Chris Carter of Destructoid liked the virtual rendition of Chicago and the detail of non-player characters, concluding that the gameplay was fun. His favorite feature was the extra content, like collectibles and minigames.[16] Eurogamer's Dan Whitehead found the car-handling "slick and intuitive" and called the visuals "dazzling".[6] In Game Informer, Jeff Marchiafava wrote that the hacking added meaning to the combat, the shooting mechanic "make[s] full-scale firefights enjoyable", and praised the stealth approach. He found that the variety of gameplay and environments in the campaign missions provided an "entertaining" experience.[59] Kevin VanOrd of GameSpot thought the game's primary strength was in combat and was grateful for the hacking component's contribution. VanOrd said that the story only flourished when it left behind the "revenge-story cliches", and he felt more attached to supporting characters than to Aiden Pearce. He praised the game's open world, particularly its extra content.[9]
At GamesRadar, Andy Hartup said he enjoyed the set pieces and individual missions: "You'll enjoy Watch Dogs' narrative in piecemeal, rather than as a whole". He praised the setting's details (which he thought revealed "the city's true beauty"), and called the combat and hacking "satisfying".[60] Dan Stapleton of IGN praised the game's visuals and the open world's "intricately detailed" map. He also enjoyed the combat: "The cover-based gunplay feels good".[62] PC Gamer's Christopher Livingston called the hacking the game's most positive feature; although he liked the stealth, his favorite approach to battle was gunplay.[63] For Polygon, Arthur Gies praised the combat's gunplay feature and wrote that it was "aided by a good, functional third-person cover system, which helps with more than just shooting — it also allows for effective stealth".[12] Steven Burns of VideoGamer.com called the game "undoubtedly enjoyable, but it won't linger long in the memory".[64]
Carter was dissatisfied with the story, citing "lifeless" characters and calling the plot's events "fairly predictable and cliched"; the graphics were thought inferior to the game's marketing footage.[16] Whitehead criticized the hacking for resorting to "tired old PipeMania-style" puzzles and saw the story and main character as the game's weakest aspects, saying that the script avoided the moral dilemmas offered by its set-up.[6] Marchiafava agreed with Carter that the graphics were less impressive than they were in early videos, criticizing poor character design and the story for not living up to its gameplay.[59] Like Whitehead, VanOrd said that the predicament surrounding technology "rarely reaches any conclusions or digs very deeply".[9] Hartup criticized the main character, calling him "a bit of a dullard", and faulted the story for its reliance on "unimaginative stereotypes".[60] Jeff Gerstmann of Giant Bomb criticized the story and characters for a lack of organization, which he said made it difficult to care about the game.[61] Stapleton disliked the main character's lack of personality, and found the supporting cast more interesting.[62] Livingston saw little to like in the story, and also preferred another character to Pearce.[63] Gies wrote, "After a promising (albeit well-trod) start, Watch Dogs' plot struggles to remain coherent", and likened the characters to caricatures.[12] Tom Watson wrote in New Statesman that the game "has so many complex side missions and obligatory tasks that it becomes dull; it's humourlessly derivative of the open world of Grand Theft Auto V".[70]
Watch Dogs was Ubisoft's most pre-ordered new intellectual property (IP), their second-highest pre-ordered title, the most pre-ordered game of the year (more than 800,000 copies), and the most pre-ordered game for the eighth generation of video game consoles. The company's executives predicted over 6.3 million copies in overall sales.[1][51]
The day it was released, Watch Dogs sold the most copies of any Ubisoft title in a 24-hour period.[71] It was the bestselling new IP ever in the United Kingdom in its first week (beating Assassin's Creed III's record by more than 17 percent), and was the seventeenth-largest game launch of all time in the UK. Most sales were for PlayStation 4, whose hardware sales increased by 94 percent because of Watch Dogs.[72] After the first week, four million copies of the game had been sold.[73] Watch Dogs sold 63,000 copies of the PlayStation 4 version and 31,000 for PlayStation 3 in its Japanese debut.[74] By July 2014, the game had sold over eight million copies.[75] It was the biggest video-game launch of the year in Britain until Destiny was released in September, and the third-bestselling game during the second week of that month.[76] Nine million copies had been shipped worldwide in October, two-thirds of which were for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.[77] According to Ubisoft's sales figures, Watch Dogs had sold ten million copies by the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2014.[78]
|30th Golden Joystick Awards
|One to Watch
|31st Golden Joystick Awards
|Most Wanted
|Most Anticipated Game
|32nd Golden Joystick Awards
|Best Original Game
|Best Multiplayer
|Best Gaming Moment (being invaded)
|Game of the Year
|Studio of the Year (Ubisoft Montreal)
|NAVGTR Awards
|Lighting/Texturing (Jean-Philippe Leroux)
|Performance in a Drama, Supporting (Aaron Douglas as Jordi Chin)
|Game, Original Adventure (Jonathan Morin)
|Control Design, 3D
Adaptation and sequels[edit]
In June 2013, Variety reported that Ubisoft Motion Pictures was planning a film adaptation.[87] That August, Sony Pictures Entertainment and New Regency were announced to be partnering with Ubisoft Motion Pictures on the project.[88] Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese were later commissioned to write the film.[89] A sequel, Watch Dogs 2, was released in November 2016.[90] A sequel to Watch Dogs 2, Watch Dogs: Legion, was teased by Ubisoft on Twitter ahead of its E3 2019 announcement.[91] An animated series is also in development.[92]
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TALLINN - President Toomas Hendrik Ilves said on Feb. 10 in a speech at the opening event of the Year of the Gulf of Finland that protection of the Gulf of Finland needs the cooperation of the countries of the region, but this doesn't necessarily mean restricting human activities, reports Postimees Online.
"We, who are located at and live by the Gulf, are responsible for the Gulf of Finland primarily. It is, first and foremost, the joint responsibility of Estonia, Finland and Russia to make sure our living environment is clean," said Ilves.
"This doesn't mean that human activities have to be avoided on the coasts of the Gulf. On the contrary, I hope that our reciprocal ties across the Gulf get more active, that the Gulf would connect us more with our neighbors. We have to favor and support activities of people at the coast and sea, where it, due to the occupation, has somewhat decreased over time. But we will also have to be responsible for the activities, by preserving the nature of our sea, not wasting it."
Ilves said that the aim of the Year of the Gulf of Finland is to give more impetus to trilateral cooperation between Estonia, Finland and Russia to improve the environmental state of the gulf.
"Estonia has over the past ten years invested over 600 million euros for improving the state of the Gulf of Finland waters," said Ilves, adding that attention has to be paid also to the pollution inland that reaches the sea by rivers.
"During the Year of the Gulf of Finland this year, joint research will be supplemented by including the people living by the Gulf of Finland into acknowledging environmental problems and looking for solutions. This is also the reason why we, with colleagues from Finland and Russia, started to support the Year of the Gulf of Finland and are its patrons," said Ilves.


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There is a great article about Michael Bernard Loggins on the front page (section A, page one) of the SF Chronicle today. Written by Meredith May, the article describes ways that Loggins spends his time at some of his favorite San Francisco spots and the language he uses to describe them in his two books Fears of Your Life and Imaginationally. You can read it here.
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My anxiety is through the roof.
I've had what seemed like wonderful job opportunities come up in the last month, and one by one they aren't working out.
I talked to Missy and Melissa at church a few weeks ago and let them know that we are really struggling financially, and that I would most likely have to get a typical job in order for us to make ends meet. That would mean that I would probably have to take a step back from the serving that I have been doing in the Children's Ministry at church, which completely sucks because that is where I truly feel called. They suggested that I talk to our associate pastor and see if there was any way the church could hire me at least part time. I did speak to her, but there is no money in the budget, so that's a no-go.
I've also been occasionally babysitting for a family (who originally wanted me several hours a week until summer, and then wanted me practically every day, but then they were incommunicado for WEEKS before finally booking me for a few hours every few weeks) and was supposed to be getting a schedule for the summer sometime soon. Unfortunately, today the mom contacted me and they aren't going to need me at all this summer. Instead, they are going to coordinate childcare through someone in Cincinnati, where the mom's business is located. Which totally sucks for me. Not only financially, but I was really bonding with the kids.
So now I'm waiting to hear from two more jobs. One is very occasional contract work, but I think I have a pretty good shot at it, plus it looks like tons of fun. The other job is full time (but probably won't start until August) designing fun and educational programs for kids, which sounds amazing, but I'm nervous about it because it's a brand new situation for me with people I don't know. Sheila pointed out, though, that being new is a good thing because you can ask people for help, which makes me feel a little better, but I'm still nervous. Plus, I don't even know if I'll get the job. And I really need the job. And I want the job too. They said I should hear by the end of the month, so here's hoping.
I know that God is closing doors that need to be closed, and that He will open windows that are supposed to be open, but it is very hard to wait and be patient. And to trust in His plan. I just need to keep my head on, and it will be okay.


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Italy's importance in the history of fashion truly cannot be understated. You would have to have lived under a rock your entire life not to be even vaguely familiar with the broad lineage of Italian brands, designers, fashion houses and high-end labels that have each contributed to the shape of style today.
In addition to this, the storyline goes past an italian man , brands themselves. Even these days, Italian manufacturing remains revered as a few of the greatest quality on the planet, with numerous family-owned companies producing clothes for brands including Chanel, Ralph Lauren, Paul Smith and a long list of others. Put simply, fashion runs through the Italian blood.
That being stated, the sheer scope from the subject, combined with mythology surrounding a lot of its most well-known players, has produced a global that frequently feels impossible to understand in the outdoors. Possibly you realize what they are called, Perhaps you know the names, but not their stories; or maybe you're familiar with iconic designs but don't know where they fit in the bigger picture.
Whatever your height of understanding, you will find most likely a large number of elements for your type of dress contributing, some way, to an italian man , fashion brands. Knowing that, here's an extensive help guide to the fundamental Italian brands and just how all of them made their names:
Bottega Veneta
Converting roughly to "Venetian Workshop" or "Venetian Atelier," Bottega Veneta is really a luxury Italian brand founded in 1966 by Michele Taddei and Renzo Zengiaro, focusing on premium leather goods and accessories.
Although the label now produces entire clothing collections for both women and men, it's unquestionably most widely known because of its "intrecciato" leather, a complicated, hands-woven technique that mix-hatches leather or suede to produce a textured checkerboard pattern.
Confronted with falling sales toward the finish from the twentieth century, the company really attempted variations of branding, together with a large 'BV' insignia, nevertheless its distinctive intrecciato has shown to be its finest trademark, and it is the sole exterior indicator from the Bottega Veneta brand.
This subtle method of luxury branding is one thing that Vogue magazine highlighted to illustrate "stealth wealth": covert use of luxury without always being flashy about this. Regardless, Bottega Veneta is an ideal situation study inside a practice which has defined most of the world's most effective fashion brands: locating a unique aesthetic and taking total possession from it.
What to say of Valentino Garavani? A 1-man fashion powerhouse, the designer studied fashion from your young age, eventually going after formal education in Paris. In 1960, he came back to Rome to spread out their own fashion house, and channelled the grandiose, opulent nature from the Parisian fashion brands into their own clearly Italian brand.
Valentino made his name using the distinct shade of red he employed for the majority of his dresses, to the stage it grew to become referred to as "Valentino Red." Within the half a century that adopted, Valentino truly built a real business, creating the Valentino brand like a red carpet staple with numerous celebrity fans.
If Italian brands possess a status to be ostentatious, it's because of Valentino Garavani.
Dolce & Gabbana
Though it is true that there is a thread of glamour running through just about all Italian brands, Dolce & Gabbana is a label that actually has a particular degree of flair.
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana founded the legendary label in 1985, and thru every component of their brand – from runway shows to adverting campaigns to celebrity endorsements – the duo has produced a world of total opulence. Vogue magazine has reported the designers' passion for Italian cinema and classic twentieth century glamour as key influences, although others have described their style like a truly home-grown, Mediterranean flair – something which encapsulates the myths, fantasies and realities of Italian luxury.
Quite simply, Dolce & Gabbana make women look sexy they create men look masculine they create celebrities seem like celebrities plus they make style look… well, stylish. Top that served by vague, unsubstantiated whispers on the web about connections towards the mafia, and you may practically hear the awesome oozing from D&G.
If Valentino is ostentatious and Dolce & Gabbana is glamorous, then home of Versace are only able to be described – in the easiest way possible – as brash and audacious.
Founded in 1978 by Gianni Versace, an italian man , brand encapsulates everything we have started to imagine about luxury. This can be a brand that appears costly, feels costly, and it is – you suspected it! – costly. Now approaching its fortieth year, Versace is renowned for its vibrant colors, bold patterns and Vibrant Graphic Designs. Even using Medusa within the brand's emblem draws to the Greek mythological character and her capability to completely consume whomever checked out her.
Since Gianni Versace's murder in 1997, Donatella Versace required over because the label's Creative Director, and it has arrived at embody everything concerning the brand together with her own bigger-than-existence style. The company has ongoing to thrive recently, and, because of its ethos of wealth and hedonism, is becoming probably the most pointed out brands in rap lyrics, Migos or else.
It is also important to note that Versace is among very couple of global fashion brands that continues to be majority-of the initial family. Fashion happens to be filled with drama, but home of Versace truly is really a empire.
Before we go any more, let's acquire one factor straight: it's pronounced "mos-KEY-no." Founded in 1983 by Franco Moschino, an italian man , brand continues to be among the greatest influences on contemporary fashion as you may know it.
Deviating in the typically insular and hierarchical perception of designer that a lot of us have within our heads, Moschino accepted popular culture and everyday iconography in a manner that nobody had considered to do before. Pop art, cultural ephemera, corporate branding, comics and lovable toys counseled me wealthy causes of inspiration for that Moschino brand.
The company was particularly yelled out alongside many other brands by Well known B.I.G. in "Hypnotize," as well as in the late 1990s, their all-over print jeans, flashy graphics and large logos grew to become mainstays from the United kingdom club scene (plus the equally glamorous Gucci and Versace) cementing an unusual link between high-fashion Italian brands and street-level culture which has granted Moschino an long lasting essence of authenticity.
In 2013, equally-cool designer Jeremy Scott required over because the brand's creative director, getting their own next-level undertake contemporary culture to some revered Italian fashion house. Love him or hate him, it's kind of a match produced in paradise.
Founded in 1921 by Guccio Gucci, the eponymous label is one of the oldest Italian brands in contemporary history.
Gucci founded his luggage label after being inspired by the luxury lifestyles of people he met whilst working in the Paris and London hotel trades. Combining this aesthetic with the skilled local craftsmanship of Tuscany, the company quickly became popular with Italian gentry and international shoppers who would visit his bottega.
Gucci also proved popular with the equestrian community, which inspired the label's distinctive metal "horse bit" logo. In the decades that followed, the brand's blend of quintessential luxury and Italian flare made it a mainstay of Hollywood fashion amongst celebrities and movie stars. In 1994, Tom Ford took over as Creative Director, injecting his own fearless approach to style into the brand.
Recently, with Alessandro Michele in the brand's creative helm, Gucci has reinvigorated its identity even more, embracing its recognition among more youthful consumers and celebrating an eccentricity rarely seen from the high-fashion institution. Using its legendary eco-friendly and red stripe, G monogram and unique air, there's just something about Gucci that provides everything an impression more class.
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Another historic Italian brand, the foundation of Fendi could be tracked to 1925. Couple Adele & Edoardo Fendi founded the label like a fur and leather goods shop in Rome. Though you may be most acquainted with Fendi's distinctive double-F monogram, they're revered among the global government bodies on fur and therefore are famous for pioneering work in the area of fur fashion.
Within the 1940s, generation from the Fendi family – five siblings Paola, Anna, Franca, Carla and Alda – required over operations and started injecting a brand new and youthful perspective towards the label. Within the 1960s, Karl Lagerfeld became a member of the label and pressed reinvention and experimentation, redefining real furs which had fallen from favor using the brand's wealthy clientele and getting a modern day perspective towards the historic brand.
Through the 1990s, an increasing network of family people started to place stress on the label, and also the brand was offered to LVMH. Nevertheless, the company still carries its classic identity of Italian style, empowered by decades of understanding apply.
Giorgio Armani
Surely a label that requires no introduction, the Giorgio Armani name is a that immediately conjures imagery of razor-sharp black suits, clever leather goods and also the stylish extravagance that just Italian brands can make.
Armani began his fashion empire in 1975, rooting his design vision in people and design for the roads. This kind of approach has demonstrated well-liked by fashion fans of census, and today the company comes with an extensive roster of diffusion labels including Emporio Armani, Armani Exchange, EA7 and Armani Jeans.
Like Versace, the Armani empire remains independently owned, that is really quite poetic – if Versace is definitely an exercise in Italian glamour, then Armani is definitely an exercise in Italian class: toned-lower, softly-spoken and effortlessly awesome, but nonetheless making all of the necessary statements.
Another historic Italian brand, Prada, like many more, has its own roots in luxury leather luggage goods. Founded in 1913 by Mario Prada, the home rapidly experienced meteoric success, as well as in 1919 was confirmed being an official supplier towards the Italian royal household. It was signified through the legendary knotted rope that frames the label's Logo.
Prada entered a brand new phase through the 1970s when Mario Prada's daughter Miuccia inherited the label, injecting a brand new energy and modern perspective in to the brand (out of the box frequently the situation with historic houses). Within the next 40 years, Prada cemented its brand denoting timeless, easy chic, embodied by understated branding and minimalist designs.
Among the label's signature motifs is its utilization of Saffiano leather, a textured leather printed having a mix-hatch pattern that's both hard-putting on and visually appealing. For clothing designs, Prada has proven an eccentric flair recently, creating collections that ooze with color, patterns and flashy designs. However, this eccentricity is definitely tempered with a certain class that keeps all things in order.
Besides, if you are searching for something really crazy, you're best looking at Prada's daughter label…
Miu Miu
Founded in 1993 by Miuccia Prada being an kind from the historic Prada brand, Miu Miu (pronounced "mew-mew") got its name from Miuccia's family nickname, and it is unquestionably the youthful, exuberant Yin to Prada's timeless, storied Yang.
Most widely known because of its ready-to-put on and handbag collections, Miu Miu isn't lacking color and, and it has an eccentric disregard for that rules more frequently observed in Japanese fashion. An Italian Man , brand disregards minimal branding and softly-spoken lines embracing chains, sequins, fur, gold, splashes of color and, indeed, anything certain to make heads turn rather.
That Miuccia Prada can move effortlessly between two polarized styles (Prada and Miu Miu) is simply incredible, and she or he isn't any small a part of why is these two Italian brands so legendary.
The company began out while using family's fur business being an avenue to test out fur and textiles, however creates full collections, including ready-to-put on, luggage, jewellery and accessories. Most significant would be the brand's footwear designs, which blend timeless shoe styles having a unique flair.
Couple of high-fashion labels have produced a sneaker as compelling because the aptly-named "Marni's Sneaker" (even when it will borrow pretty heavily from the certain adidas EQT silhouette). However, the complete favourite needs to be their kilted derby footwear, which, for the way they're styled, can build a part of any look – from classic to cute.
Marcelo Burlon
Marcelo Burlon is obviously one of the main names within the new generation of Italian brands, with bold, geometric graphics and slimline contemporary cuts – as shown in the collaborations with celebrities like Pusha T and Lebron.
Although the Italian brand only produces T-shirts, sweats and accessories, Burlon has built a unique aesthetic that comes with creatures, camouflage and Patagonian symbols into striking graphic designs.
It may be contended that Burlon's success inside a country noted for its historic factories and age-old production techniques highlights fashion's evolution in the last 2 decades. It's a global no more controlled with a couple of dozen families, opening rather to anybody having a unique perspective and fresh ideas.
Palm Angels
Although the emerging Italian brand continues to be in the infancy, Palm Angels is rapidly turning heads. Initially a photography task for Francesco Ragazzi (better referred to as art director at Moncler), the label takes inspiration in the skateboarders of Venice and Manhattan beaches in L.A., after whom the work is known as.
Though earlier collections left a great deal to be preferred, the company has rapidly developed and effectively channelled stylistic elements much like individuals of their contemporaries, including extended cuts, camouflage patterns along with a courageous mixture of streetwear, high-fashion and contemporary style.
Part grunge, part catwalk and part Dogtown, the label has laid itself out as you to look out for 2017.
Launched in 2013 by Loris Messina and Simon Rizzo, Sunnei is really a youthful Italian brand in most senses. The designs are modern, the cuts are contemporary, and you may begin to see the influence of streetwear and street culture through the brand's collections.
Messina and Rizzo make not a secret of the need to change an Italian fashion landscape covered with historic houses and cultural dogma, as well as their oversized fits and tracksuits just do that inside a country covered with silks, real furs and luxury fabrics.
Indeed, their aesthetic isn't different to individuals of Gosha Rubchinskiy or perhaps a-COLD-WALL*, but in addition, there's a mixture of art and culture in each and every piece that will take a look at home within the assortment of a Scandinavian brand like Soulland or Wood Wood. This isn't Italian opulence or rustic charm – it's laid-back awesome done perfectly.
I understand what you're thinking: Moncler is French, right? This is correct: the brand's name is definitely an abbreviation from the Grenoble village Monestier-de-Clermont, and it is hard to consider Moncler without imagining well-heeled French families skiing within the alps.
However, Moncler was purchased in 2003 by Remo Ruffini, also it was Ruffini nobody pressed Moncler from as being a high-finish outdoors brand for an legendary indication of the truly amazing outdoors.
As a result, you cannot really discuss revered French master from the quilted jacket, Moncler, without also speaking concerning the clearly Italian flare that introduced Moncler to collaborations with Thom Browne, Off-White-colored, Pharrell Johnson and FriendsWithYou.
Although the brand was acquired entirely by its South-Korean subsidiary in 2007, FILA is among the earliest (and largest) Italian sportswear brands, having a wealthy history to choose it.
For that first couple of decades of operation, the company made mountaineering equipment. However, within the 1970s it embarked into the field of tennis and rapidly found security in what can become referred to as sportswear industry. Although the brand may have fallen from favor using the streetwear crowd, FILA's name within the late '80s and early '90s was symbolic of wealth.
Taking advantage of its Italian roots along with a then-untapped well of potential in creating "luxury sportswear," FILA was perhaps among the first companies to create high-fashion prices to street-level fashion, which formula managed to get a well known choice among rappers, dealers and the many other usual suspects.
Its subsequent journey in the upper echelons to becoming an affordable alternative is really a fascinating one, and Gary Warnett's article about them is essential-read for just about any streetwear historians.
Sergio Tacchini
Another classic Italian brand that fell through the wayside, Sergio Tacchini has credible, authentic roots. Began within the late '60s through the professional tennis player of the identical name, the label was an attempt to change the boring, all-white-colored dress code of tennis with exciting colors and new materials. Because the brand's distinctively "high-fashion" emblem suggests, the company been successful in getting class and luxury to sportswear.
Throughout the heyday of European football's casual culture within the 1980s, an italian man , brand was coveted among football fans. Because the story goes, football fans who travelled to Europe to aid their teams were considered superior to the house supporters. Once they travelled to Italian metropolitan areas for any match, they'd shoplift their favourite Italian sportswear from shop-proprietors who have been completely unprepared for any range of thirty football hooligans thrilled for that game.
They are saying any publicity is nice publicity, and when individuals are risking arrest abroad simply to own your clothes, you've got to be doing something right. In 2007, the company declared personal bankruptcy and it was offered to some Hong Kong businessman. Possibly the brand's recent collaboration with Gosha Rubchinskiy will open it up up to and including new generation of shoppers, though, and reinvigorate the classic, casual style that made Sergio Tacchini symbolic of Italian sportswear.
Founded in 1976 by Renzo Rosso and Adriano Goldschmied, Diesel can be a premium Italian brand masters in Italian-made jeans. Though it's possibly most likely probably the most familiar names popular, the actual identity of Diesel is a touch a mysterious, that is purposely.
Over its forty-year history, the organization has produced a standing through its esoteric and absurd advert campaigns that discuss philosophy and conceptual thinking more than the specific clothing. At its essence, Diesel makes menswear and womenswear with subtle stylistic twists. Classic wardrobe essentials are reinvented by getting an eccentric perspective, and there's heavy concentrate on individuality and self-expression.
It seems sensible an Italian brand that channels the famous Groucho Marx quote: "I wouldn't wish to be along with any club which will have me just like a member." Pure anti-everything.
Stone Island / C.P. Company
When a lot of us consider Italian brands, we imagine luxurious silks, wools, leathers and real furs – the essential Italian opulence. It's precisely this association which makes Massimo Osti's two clothing labels such fascinating anomalies.
Surely probably the most under-celebrated figures in contemporary menswear design, Osti's creative process is really unparalleled, and the method of fabric continues to be referred to as less tailoring than "creating a recipe". Unique textile blends, pioneering experimentations being produced and truly left-field thinking has witnessed Stone Island and C.P. Company produce probably the most fascinating clothing seen, including jackets that change color based on the temperature, "self-healing" fabrics and cotton fabric glued to stainless.
C.P. Company premiered in 1978 and it was rapidly adopted by Stone Island in 1982. Both pressed the envelope when it comes to form, fashion and functionality unlike any other brand before. Again, the era's football casuals were keen on Stone Island's stunning, immaculately-designed, hyper-technical gear that stored them warm during lengthy stands around the terraces and dry around the walk to the stop.
Though the past few years have experienced the second brand expand in to the U.S. and claim its difficult-earned streetwear kudos through collaborations with Supreme and Nike, Stone Island and C.P. Company's significance when it comes to ground-breaking fashion design can't be overstated.
Using its vibrant, sunny emblem and easy laid-back aesthetic, one take a look at ellesse leads you to definitely just one conclusion: tennis brand, right? Oddly, however, this really is only half the storyline.
Leonardo Servadio (L.S…. ellesse… have it?) initially founded his brand in 1959 like a skiwear company and endeavored to bridge the space between sportswear and elegance. The emblem symbolizes both a tennis ball and two ski-tips and, through the brand's history, has encapsulated the fantasy of sport as leisure, weather around the tennis court or even the ski slopes.
In later decades, ellesse branched out into football, running, athletics along with other sports, nevertheless its deep link with tennis has always suffered. Recent collaborations with the kind of Wood-Wood and elka have elevated the company having a healthy dose of Scandinavian design, however it remains somewhat in the edges from the casual world of fashion nowadays, that is a great shame.
Loro Piana
It's one factor to understand a specific style or aesthetic it's another factor entirely to understand a textile itself. Like Scotland's Harrison Tweed, John Smedley's Ocean Island cotton or Horween's tanned leathers, Loro Piana is absolutely the authority around the very finest wools, including merino made of woll and cashmere.
The company produces a comprehensive selection of its very own designs, and they're just like you'd expect: classic, unfettered and timeless clothing. However, an italian man , textile house also supplies its fabrics with other brands. Within the streetwear world, Supreme makes regular utilization of Loro Piana made of woll in the more premium releases, although Noah has utilized the brand's luxurious, humanely-collected baby camel made of woll to create the best baller garm: a $600 Loro Piana hooded sweatshirt.
The Loro Piana emblem is really a seal of quality by itself – there simply isn't such factor like a low quality Loro Piana outfit.
Not even close to a way label, Vibram (pronounced "Vee-bram") is really a manufacturer of rubber more particularly highly-durable rubber to be used in high-intensity performance footwear for example mountaineering and work boots.
Vitale Bramani founded his company in 1935 following the deaths of six buddies out climbing, and he's credited as allowing the first rubber "lug" sole. 80 years later, there's less distinguishes Vibram from other kinds of rubber (just speaking the reality here), but there is a certain degree of gravitas that is included with being the initial.
Similar to Loro Piana with made of woll, the manifestation of a Vibram emblem in your sole is really a mark of quality. The company is frequently used by a few high-finish brands – most particularly, Hiroki Nakamura's Visvim.
For dads purchasing a new set of hiking boots, this Italian brand provides reassurance that they'll depend on the job ahead. For style aficionados, it's reassurance the hefty cost tag reaches least partially justified.
Online resources Italian knitwear, Missoni, is really a truly legendary Italian logo and offers a really particular aesthetic. Lengthy story short, Missoni may be the proud master from the zig-zag, and it is vibrant, multi-colored scarves really are a true wardrobe required for any fan of classic style.
An Italian Man , brand can also be noted for its intricate, beautiful knits that flow over the entire color spectrum but in some way still have the ability to look very stylish. The company began in 1953 like a family business and stays so even today.
Versace might understand how to knock you to definitely the ground with color and glamour, but Missoni uses individuals same ingredients to create distinctively visually-arresting pieces. If you are a person just to walk via a store rubbing each fabric involving the fingers and analyzing each weave, avoid wandering in to the Missoni section – you will never leave.
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Math Structures the World around Us
From Google searches to sunflowers' structures, we can look at and understand the world around us through the lens of math. Watch this video by Techsploration to know more about the critical skills you can develop by studying math. Math can not only help us understand the structure of the world around us but also lead to many job opportunities, from epidemiology to finance and from business to teaching. The cool thing about math is that it's all around us. Whether you realize it or not, you are using math and…Read More


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Hi Friends!
Time for another round of Bean Bytes! If you're looking for the Foodie Penpals Reveal Day post, CLICK HERE. Here's what I've rounded up for you this week:
For the athletes:
How To Pick A Race via Mom's Little Running Buddies
How Athletic Training Builds Character via Wildly Fit
Benefits of Strength Training via Slim Sanity
Discomfort vs. Pain via Run to the Finish
Improve Your Cadence via Miss Zippy
6 Tips For Staying Energized on Training Days via Fit Betty
On body image:
8 Tips To Have Positive Body Image & Stop Obsessive Eating Habits via Trainer Paige
Bikini Ready Beach Body via Love Life Surf
Learn all about it:
Spotlight on: Quinoa via The Fueled Athlete
A new approach:
If At First You Don't Succeed…Quit via Carla Birnberg
On leadership:
Lead Where Others Dare Follow via Fun & Fit
Skipping A Workout Won't Make You Fat via Feminine Muscle
Embrace Tough Times via Nut Butter Runner
Great resource for bloggers:
Launching My New Blog + An Ebook via Oh My Veggies
What do you think?
Are Most Bloggers Liars? via Erica D House
Nutrition Is Complicated- You Can't Figure It Out On Your Own…Or So You've Been Told via Lift Like A Girl
Good tips!
5 Tips For Interacting With People You Admire on Twitter via The Daily Muse
The 15 Minute Social Media Audit Everyone Can Do via The Buffer Blog
Pinterest Type Layouts Could Take Over Your Gmail Soon via Hubspot
Check them out:
The 41 Best Resume Template Ever via The Daily Muse
Love these:
The Well-Oiled Machine via Kath Eats Real Food
When Your Career Doesn't Define You via Perfection Isn't Happy
Get dirty:
How Germs Can Be Your Child's Best Friend via Huff Post
How To Put A Toddler To Bed in 100 Easy Steps via Huff Post
Why We're Removing Comments on Copy Blogger via CopyBlogger
Good ones:
5 Affordable Blogging Investments via The Mommy Mess
11 Things You Didn't Know You Were Doing Wrong On Twitter via Hubspot
Buck The Work-Life Balance Myth and Do This Instead via Brazen Life
Creating an Online Identity via Caroline Winn
Do you agree?
Why Magazines Geared Towards Women Suck via Olive To Run
Liars and Criminals via Just A Colorado Gal
That Trap of Clean Eating Treats via Real Mom Nutrition
Good tips for scheduling/organizing
The Well Oiled Machine- Part 2 via Kath Eats Real Food
Food for thought:
How Food Challenges Can Re-Ignite A Diet Mentality via The Big Man's World
30 Pilots & Flight Attendants Confess What You Didn't Know About Airplanes
Read and learn:
Antioxidants 101 via Nutritious Eats
Foto Friday: Focal Length via Caroline Winn
Put Your Blog Footer To Good Use via Slim Sanity
FAQs: All About Paint via DIY Playbook
Great resources:
8 Online Education Tools via Brazen Life
Great info about a new My Fitness Pal feature:
What's New & Good via Eating Bird Food
Homemade for the win:
How To Make Vinaigrette vi Healthy Ideas Place
Tahini Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Espresso Banana Pancakes
Gluten-Free Blueberry Poppyseed Cookies
Sweet Potato & Apple Patties
5 Healthy Spring Salads
Hot & Sour Noodle StirFry With Peanut Chicken
Lebanese Chopped Salad with Chickpeas
Avocado Tuna Spinach Salad
20 Healthier Recipes For Easter
Barbacoa Pot Roast
Kitchen Sink Cookies
Savory Or Sweet Protein Crepes
Snickerdoodle Hummus
Breakfast Tacos with Sweet Potato Mango Salsa
The Best Lemon Bar Tart
21 Sneaky Vegetable Recipes
Almond Cashew Crackers
Banana Nut Teff Parfait
Cinnamon Sugar Crusted Banana Bread
Lemon Vanilla Brown Rice Pudding
Cashew Almond Oat Bars
Twice Baked Oatmeal Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Strawberry Chia Baked Oatmeal Pie
Healthy Nutella Shake
Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bites
Double Chocolate Paleo Brownies
54 Ways To Have Breakfast For Dinner
Sometimes, when you go to bed before your hubby, you wake up to texts with photos like these.
Poco enjoying the sunshine.
Marcus enjoying his new cat scratcher with fresh catnip!
Just a little Spring snow!
Ready for sunshine.
Wedding fun.
Wearing shower caps to protect our curls from the rain!
That face…
Not fun driving with a broken wiper in the rain.
So true.
All dolled up…and then back to my normal uniform of sweats 🙂
How To Take Better Food Photos
How To Become A More Mindful Eater In Less Than 30 Minutes
Being Skinny Fat- Why Your Health Is At Risk
18 Songs From The 90's You Grew Up Singing But Shouldn't Have
Science Compared Every Diet and the Winner Is Real Food
4 Questions To Ask Before Deciding What To Share On Social Media
Sorry Selfie Bandits, I'm Not Impressed
5 Ways Dr. Oz Scares Me
How To Treat Tight, Sore Hip Flexors
No BS Guide To Food Photography
How To Build SEO Backlinks Naturally
Science Compared Every Diet & The Winner Is Real Food
Scientists Fix Errors in Controversial Paper About Saturated Fats
15 Things You Didn't Know Your iPhone Could Do
3 Reasons Women Should Lift
How To Deal With Emotional Eating
Nutrition Coaching Helpful in Reducing Depression in Older Adults
Activity Level in Moms and Kids Directly Linked
Popular Probiotics Have Few Cons
Meet The Super Taskers
Consumers Still Confused About Food Labels
Google Tool Offers Ultimate Nutrition Smackdown
That's all for this week!


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Now every business have their own websites and mobile applications .. and its common .. when i surfed over internet i come across with a website http://www.rhlvision.com/ ..
I have seen a lot of websites with flash and +jQuery .. and here its much different ..
By using your inbuild webcam of your laptop or webcam of pc you can control the navigation of the website .. its cool naa ..
In this TOUCH-LESS WEBSITE
Click "Allow"
And here is some tips to make how your website much technically and aesthetically Best
you will be navigated to the home page of the website
and the animations to the each tabs shows the perfect coder behind the website .
Like any other i have searched for the source codes of the site and i found that the touchless things code doesn't suits use for any other domain
and the website can be using in conventional navigation methods ,using mouse and keyboard , he just added navigation using webcam too
Responsive website in all means , it works pretty good in ipad,Blackberry Playbook and in most of the laptops with different resolutions.
Design wise also its much elegant and Technical website . even though its a technical website is doesnt have overload e with overly complex design, animation, or other effects just to impress the viewers
User-Friendly Navigation - A good website has content that is easy to find. Pages should be organized and named in a way that the target audience will easily understand.
and i am very much eager to meet this guy who coded so i navigated to the about us page and The tech pirate behind this website is +ROHILDEV N .. and when i read his profile i was much excited ,his projects are just awesome .most of them are of touchless and he is the king of touchless computing and kinect hacker
And here is some tips to make how your website much technically and aesthetically Best
A site must be visually appealing, polished and professional. Remember, it's reflecting your company, your products and your services. Your website may be the first, and only, impression a potential customer receives of your company.
An attractive site is far more likely to generate a positive impression and keep visitors on your site once they arrive. As businesses large and small continue to populate the web, your challenge is to attract and keep users' attention. Ideas like this are what PR professionals pay attention to keep their businesses successful.
- Good use of color: an appropriate color scheme will contain 2 or 3 primary colors that blend well and create a proper mood or tone for your business. Don't overdo the color, as it can distract from the written content.
- Text that is easily read: The most easily read combination is black text on a white background, but many other color combinations are acceptable if the contrast is within an appropriate range. Use fonts that are easy to read and are found on most of today's computer systems. depending on your audience. Keep font size for paragraph text between 10 and 12 pts.
- Meaningful graphics: Graphics are important, as they lend visual variety and appeal to an otherwise boring page of text. However, don't over-use them, and make sure that add meaning or context to your written content. Don't overload any one page with more than 3 or 4 images.
- Quality photography: A simple way to increase visual appeal is to use high quality photography. High quality product images are especially important for online retailers.
- Simplicity: Keep it simple and allow for adequate white space. Uncluttered layouts allow viewers to focus on your message. Don't overload your site with overly complex design, animation, or other effects just to impress your viewers.
Along with style, your site must have substance. Remember that your audience is looking for information that will help them make a decision, so it should be informative and relevant. Use this opportunity to increase visitor confidence in your company's knowledge and competence.
- Short and organized copy: Clearly label topics and break your text up into small paragraphs. Don't bore your visitors with visually overwhelming text. You've got less than 10 seconds to hook your visitors, so grab their attention by being clear, concise and compelling.
- Update your content regularly: No one likes to read the same thing over and over again. Dead or static content will not bring visitors back to your site!
- Speak to your visitors: Use the word you as much as possible. Minimize the use of I, we and us.
- Consider a pro: Unless you're an especially good writer, consider using a professional to write or edit your text content. A good writing resource is How to Write for the Web.
But What About the Glitz?
Flashy graphics and animation are tempting, and can have a very positive impact on user experience. Just use them appropriately and keep some simple guidelines in mind:
Use multimedia to entertain and enlighten your prospects. An animated banner, snappy video or interactive content will add to your site's "interest quotient" and keep your visitors around longer. BUT -- don't force your visitors to endure something they're not interested in or don't have time for, and don't let the "rich media" overwhelm your other content.
Make it "to go". Provide downloadable podcasts, presentations and forms for users who can't stay long, but want to take some of your information with them.
Don't neglect your HTML content for the sake of glitz. Search Engines don't have ears, and can't read Flash, JavaScript or even PDFs .
Every component of your site should work quickly and correctly. Broken or poorly constructed components will only leave your visitors frustrated and disillusioned with your company. Across the spectrum, everything should work as expected, including hyperlinks, contact forms, site search, event registration, and so on.
Error-free copy: Remember the exposure your website will get. Double-check your facts and figures, as you don't know who may be quoting you tomorrow. Nor do you want to be recognized or remembered for typos, incorrect grammar and punctuation, or misspellings. Spelling mistakes and bad grammar are as unforgivable on a website as they are in other company materials.
A critical, but often overlooked component of a successful website is its degree of usability. Your site must be easy to read, navigate, and understand. Some key usability elements include:
- Simplicity: The best way to keep visitors glued to your site is through valuable content, good organization and attractive design. Keep your site simple and well organized.
- Fast-loading pages: A page should load in 20 seconds or less via dial-up; at more than that, you'll lose more than half of your potential visitors.
- Minimal scroll: This is particularly important on the first page. Create links from the main page to read more about a particular topic. Even the Search Engines will reward you for this behavior.
- Consistent layout: Site layout is extremely important for usability. Use a consistent layout and repeat certain elements throughout the site.
- Prominent, logical navigation: Place your menu items at the top of your site, or above the fold on either side. Limit your menu items to 10 or fewer. Remember, your visitors are in a hurry -- don't make them hunt for information.
- Descriptive link text: Usability testing shows that long link text makes it much easier for visitors to find their way around a site. Long, descriptive link text is favored by Search Engines, too. Back links are important to give users a sense of direction and to keep them from feeling lost. Use a site map, and breadcrumbs, if necessary.
- Cross-platform/browser compatibility: Different browsers often have different rules for displaying content. At a minimum, you should test your site in the latest versions of Internet Explorer (currently, versions 8 and 9), as well as Firefox and Safari.
- Screen Resolution: Screen resolution for the typical computer monitor continues to increase. Today, the average web surfer uses a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. However, you need to make sure that what looks good at this setting will also work nicely for other resolutions.
Search Engine Optimized (SEO)
There are hundreds of rules and guidelines for effective search engine optimization, and this isn't the place to cover them all. For starters, follow these simple rules:
- Include plenty of written content in HTML format. Don't use Flash, JavaScript or image-only objects for your navigational items.
- Use your important keywords frequently and appropriately in your copy.
- Minimize the use of tables and use Cascading Style Sheets for layout and positioning; keep your HTML code clutter-free.
- Leverage your links -- make them descriptive and use your keywords in the link text


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Reda, a salesman for Les Stanford Chevrolet Cadillac, a family-owned dealership based in Detroit, racked up total sales of 1,582 new and used vehicles over the past year, according to this report from the Detroit Free Press. If validated by Guinness, Reda would be the new worlds record holder for auto sales in a year.
Is frugality a Yankee (vs Southern) value?
The American author E. B. White came up with a funny summary of how to keep the term straight. It shows how, in the end, who is and isn't a Yankee is all about the geographic perspective:To foreigners, a Yankee is an American.To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner.To Northerners, a Yankee is an Easterner.To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander.To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter.And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast.


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Seven charged with smuggling after 9 tons of pot are seized
Seven men from San Diego and Tijuana have been charged in U.S. federal court with drug smuggling after authorities discovered 9 tons of marijuana inside a tractor-trailer at the Otay Mesa border crossing, officials said Friday.
The estimated value of the marijuana was put at $13 million.
The discovery occurred Tuesday when an X-ray search showed the trailer packed with bricks of marijuana, officials said. Federal agents followed the truck to a junkyard on the U.S. side of the border where the seven suspects were arrested.
Five of the seven are listed as being from Tijuana, two from San Diego County.
Woman's body found in rental car
Man dies in water fountain at shopping center in Studio City
Black Friday shooting outside Bay Area Wal-Mart injures one person
--Tony Perry in San Diego
Photo: Seized tractor-trailer that officials say was carrying 9 tons of marijuana. Credit: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement


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Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Megyn Kelly is a feminist.
There is nothing redeeming about a mother rejecting her primary God given duty. It is the exact same as a man rejecting his God given duty to provide. They deserve zero approval. They are the very reason conservatives find themselves in logical stalemates. Intelligent women need to birth and raise children while supporting their husbands. They need to educate those children and raise them to guide society towards God and His will. When they fail to do that, our society collapses.
There is no such thing as equality. God spoke it thus as He kicked them out of Eden. This is not news to a Christian. The foundation of a community starts at the family level and these women are disgusting in that regard.
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- CarlottaOctober 10, 2013 at 1:02 PM
Which is why the Republicans lost me with Sarah Palin, instead of gained me. I pulled out of all church things because I was sick and tired of hearing how she was Esther too.ReplyDelete
Same old thing. Sure, if you are a women you should follow the Bible...unless you are special like me.
Who doesn't want to be above the rules?
Mrs. Duggar and Miss Kay are better role models then either of them!
Amen, sister, and well put.ReplyDelete
I would include all the high IQ ladies in this, too. Do you know how high IQ ladies can be of the most use to conservatives and to their Lord? By making high IQ babies. We don't need female engineers and female lawyers and female doctors, or not many of them anyway. What we need are decent mothers who have more than one child.Replies
This reminds me of the blog post my oldest daughter wrote comparing me to Sarah Palin, way back in 2008.ReplyDelete


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Over 200 Minis to arrive in Lincoln for 10th annual event
Over 200 Minis are expected to line the Brayford Waterfront this weekend as Lincoln BIG prepares to hold its 10th annual Mini Day.
The event, which takes place on Easter Sunday, April 16, will see a host of the iconic vehicles return to the city.
As always, the event is free to attend and will run between 10am and 4pm.
Trent Valley Mini Owners Club and Lincoln BIG have invited all types of Mini to this event, so expect displays from the oldest to the newest cars.
In the meantime, Lincoln BIG have released a trailer showcasing last year's event.
The Lincolnite welcomes your views. All comments are reactively-moderated and must obey the house rules. Please stay on topic and be respectful of other readers.


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Posts Tagged 'economics'
Rial continues to fall
Just as a reminder, the currency war in Iran continues, in tandem with the ousting of al-Assad. From the San Francisco Chronicle (here):
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's currency hit a record low against the U.S. dollar in street trading, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported Sunday.
Mehr says the rial dropped nearly 7 percent in a single day, to 24,300 rials to the dollar. Street traders say the rial rose slightly later on Sunday to around 23,900 rials to the dollar.
Fixing the rial
Since March, when I last posted ("Iranian oil empire?") about the currency war in Iran, things have visibly and significantly cooled. But just because there are no pipeline explosions, naval exercises, or military threats doesn't mean the situation hasn't progressed. Let's start where we left off, with an Iran inconvenienced by sanctions, but essentially unfettered in its oil production and export capabilities—especially in transactions with the BRICS.
Chris Cook, former director of the International Petroleum Exchange, suggests that the sanctions on Iran may not just be ineffective, but counterproductive; and that Iran is actually better off (as March 20th might have suggested) without a market for dollars. Anyone who can foster a good relationship with an off-market Iran will now have incentive to buy discounted crude (relative to global prices) for refining and resale at a profit.
Even more significant is the possible end result of a developing energy voucher system in Iran designed to decrease domestic demand and wasteful energy use.
Taken to its logical conclusion, where this policy leads is for Iran's Central Bank simply to fix a new rial – with several zeroes removed – to a suitable unit of energy, and for energy prices to be set against this unit. This could be implemented in a similar way that a deficit-based abstract currency unit was fixed to participating European currencies at the launch of the euro.
The transition process would need to be properly and transparently managed by a monetary authority – probably the Central Bank – in close liaison with the oil and gas complex. The outcome of adopting an "energy standard" and an energy dividend in this way would be to rapidly reduce profligate use of energy at the same time as addressing the problem of inflation.
Instead of debasing Iran's rial entirely, the U.S. may only be encouraging Iran to rethink its currency in new, energy-based terms. If this becomes reality, the Iranian rial would effectively become a hedge against volatile global crude oil prices and dollar-denominated market manipulation. Put simply: If each rial in your reserves guarantees a fixed amount of Iranian oil, free from market volatility, you're going to buy more rials.
I don't think that's what Obama intended.


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Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton + More Dish on Best Advice They've Received
Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Willie Nelson, and Merle Haggard aren't boys -- they're men. They've experienced a bit of life and recently dished the best advice they've ever received, as well as what they're most looking forward to in life. The outcome? Some age-old wisdom and a few laughs, of course!
In Esquire's 'The Life of Man' issue, the magazine featured 80 "accomplished, extraordinary men, one born in each year of Esquire's history." And four of those men happened to be the fan-favorite country music stars.
McGraw revealed the best advice he's received, and it came from a country singer, Johnny Paycheck. "He looked at me right in the eye and said, 'Son, always go hard and fast, so when you hit the ditch, you can come out the other side.'"
Although the 'Highway Don't Care' singer is obviously focused on his stunning career, he doesn't mention a word of that when asked what he's most looking forward to. Instead, his hopes completely revolve around his family, as he said, "To see how my daughters settle into their lives."
Shelton's best advice came from his dad, and it's comprised of two simple words: "Be patient." However, when asked what he's most excited about, the jokester had to throw a little humor into the sentimental interview, saying, "November. It's my favorite month of the year. Because I like it when s--t dies." He's probably referring to his avid love for hunting -- and hoping he'll bring back a trophy or two in the form of meat.
Haggard, 76, also received memorable advice from his dad, and revealed, "My father told me to always be honest." And, as he's getting on in his years, the 'I Am What I Am' singer isn't focused on seeing his family grow up, or the next hunting season. Instead, he answered, "My next birthday."
Never afraid of being different, Nelson's ex-father-in-law gave him advice that has stuck with him through the years, which is, "Take my advice and do what you want." Perhaps he knew that the 'Always on My Mind' singer would do exactly that. Nelson also told the magazine that he's just excited for touring. "Getting onstage, then getting back on the bus. Then heading somewhere else, getting onstage, and getting back on the bus," he stated.
This issue, on newsstands now, is chock full of advice from some great men (of all ages) features other notable wisdom from Bill Clinton, Matt Lauer, Michael Douglas, and others.


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Hello everyone,
Not posted up here for a while, just been really busy.
I did a road race last month, the Inter-club 25 mile at Donnigton and came 6th in 1:01:34. Not a great time but it was rather windy, and Sleaford Wheelers, my road club, took the win in the team event.
Next up was the BMBS race at Margam, some proper hills at last. It had rained constantly the day before but race day was lovely and sunny. We therefore had the unusual combination of deep mud and general bogginess and lack of grip combined with sunburn and dehydration. I usually hate the wet but this was a bit of a race of attrician (attricion. No. Attrishun, definitely not. No spill checker on here), which is the kind of thing I usually like. I was still moving at the end and finished 25th. Steve unfortunately wasn't still moving at the end. Not moving at all in fact due to being immobilised because of a suspected neck injury, see his blog for his account of his helicopter ride.
Another road race, the Lincolnshire 50 mile at Great Limber, near Scunthorpe. This was a nice undulating course, a total of 2,119ft of climbing. I finished 13th in 2:11:54, which was good enough for silver in our team championship.
And last but not least, the Midland Series race at Hanchurch last weekend. Another fantastic course from them, shame it's private land as it would be good to go back between races. The forecast rain never really happened, a little bit on the first lap, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Finished 8th in the end so quite happy with that. Andrew C had a less successful race, which ended in a heap on the floor and a slow painful walk back.
Next up, Nationals at Richmond, Yorkshire not Surrey, on Sunday (Saturday for Jon) We'll be there from Friday night, come and say hello if you see us.


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I just found out from a site I frequent that the book, "Against All Grain" is on sale in Kindle format for $1.99. We don't have a Kindle yet but I do have the Kindle Reader that you can download. Here is the link to the book if anyone is interested:
Though we do eat grain, I stay away from it while losing weight or trying to keep it off. Matthew has early diabetes due to his eating habits for the first 45 years of his life so this book may help us in some areas. Anyways, it just looks good and I wanted to share the blessing. I just bought it today.
By the way… two more days until my appointment. Maybe we'll find out for sure if baby is a boy or a girl. : )