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Bershka | www.bershka.com
People of good taste prefer to choose, when we have the opportunity to find everything that pleases us, we feel at ease and with the total freedom to feel identified.
The same happens when we have the pleasure of entering a store of the firm Bershka; in total inspiration with the latest trends in urban fashion with a contemporary and modern style.
Bershka is a firm that belongs to the Spanish group Inditex, was born in 1998 with a concept of the retail store, to serve a market of young people who demand changes and constant updates of the fashion to dress.
This company includes the entire system of design, manufacture, distribution, and sale of the different lines of clothing, shoes, and accessories for the young male and female public.
The Bershka style advanced very fast since its inception, in just two years it managed to consolidate its image by growing and locating stores around the world. It is currently present with around a thousand stores in more than seventy countries around the world, offering the latest fashion trends with its particular style of adventure inspired by the season of each new collection.
Bershka is defined by its flexibility in each new collection, which allows it to adapt to the adventurous and demanding spirit of the public that follows it, loaded with new and active information, with a passion for the modern, music and the urban. This is due to the originality of all its lines, which are combined between the simple but novel, romantic and adventurous, casual and urban; of everything a little that turn their garments into unique designs.
This brand is identified worldwide because it is located in the most strategic places for the exhibition and sale of all its products. In general, this firm is presented in the best commercial areas of each city where it is present, and in centrally located and large spaces that allow to fit spaces for the different lines using a decoration with many colors and modern furniture, resulting attractive and cozy for the young audience offering a musical atmosphere, with striking lighting of maximum adventure and freedom, where you can find from blouses, jeans, shoes, jackets, dresses, evening clothes, casual clothes, accessories and even basic clothing and clothing intimate for the female audience, and for the young male audience also sportswear, casual wear and fashionable clothes, adapting their style and brand design.
In Bershka they always find a reason to meet and satisfy the needs and tastes of this type of public, a task that is not easy due to their constant demands and adventurous spirit.
Today, at 19, Bershka is the brand of the most daring young people, it remains more current than ever offering collections with the quality and style with which we are accustomed, satisfying the demands and needs of a highly energetic and adventurous market that never it runs out and every day expects more and new proposals.
Russell & Bromley | www.russellandbromley.co.uk
Russel and Bromley is a retail brand of British origin dedicated to the world of footwear and handbags was founded in 1873 when a shoemaker named George Bromley, married the daughter of his employer Albion Russell who had inherited a footwear factory The family shop. By the year 1880, the shop established in Eastbourne was the first to bear the name of Russell and Bromley on the door.
By the time of World War II Russell and Bromley had more than 20 branches in the United Kingdom, but it was not until 1947 when they opened their first store on Bond Street in London where a deep change of focus in the business was developed oriented to become a high-end retail company, which was completed in 1968 with the closure of a quarter of its branches, since then the brand has evolved by expanding its range of products that once specialized in shoes only to pass to produce bowling pins and belts.
Russell and Bromley offers a wide range of footwear from its star product moccasins with tassel to boots glamorous suede boots whose length covers up to the knee, the wide collection of shoes Russel and Bromley adapt to any occasion and are specially designed and made with materials Such as the gauza, plush, soft fur and come decorated with striking ornaments.
However, the world of fashion changes dramatically what it demands from brands of design and world-famous designers possess the gift of reinventing themselves and adapting their products to new trends and consumer demands, aware of this Russell and Bromley has gone diversifying more and more its range of products.
Currently, the firm has a collection of footwear for men where you can discover a wide range of craft selection models made with every detail and style and with the best Italian leather which makes them not only aesthetic but also very comfortable. You can enjoy from traditional moccasins to Chelsea boots and formal oxford laces.
It also offers an exquisite collection for ladies with super versatile models ranging from traditional moccasins with tassel to their fabulous boots made with materials of the highest quality.
You can not miss the collection track for the little ones in the house. Since the beloved T-bars and traditional style Chelsea boots are specially designed to meet the needs of our small and delicate children, it also offers its line walkers for babies and children small, a collection of sports shoes and others for school.
Last but not least Russell and Bromley offer a wide range of luxury handbags for ladies, has evening bags, for work, leather backpacks.
And in case little Russell and Bromley puts at your disposal your website that will provide you with all the necessary information to choose the product that best suits your needs and desires, you can also see the updated product catalog because for us your comfort is what counts
Pull and Bear | www.pullandbear.com
Pull and Bear is part of the Textile Industry Anonymous society, a Spanish multinational company, born as a brand in the year of 1991, with the purpose of dressing the young man and woman, with a relaxed attitude, free spirit, without stereotypes that are guided by the trend of fashion clubs and street currents; One of the strategies that as a brand has been key in the rapid development of Pull and Bear is mainly the simple and comfortable way of their designs and the accessibility in the matter of prices of the garments. It has approached the fashion world to that segment of the population that before the birth of the brand, did not even think about following any kind of trend.
The growth of the brand in this segment of the market has been dizzying and has remained constant throughout these almost three decades, thanks to a renewal of the team of designers since it has always kept its eyes on what is the interest of young people over the years.
The Pull and Bear collections of both ladies and gentlemen have lines differentiated according to age; collections are presented for the adolescent segment group, which is the most sporting and informal clothing with sweatshirts, t-shirts, jeans, shorts, caps, and with cotton as the main fabric.
Meanwhile, there is another line aimed at more adult men and women, usually faithful followers of the brand since its inception; For them, the brand has created garments inspired by the latest international trends to use both day and night, and both to take to work and to use in their free time. This line adapts these tendencies to the needs of the clients, relaxing them and converting them into practical and easy to wear garments.
Apart from the clothing collections, the Pull and Bear brand has been expanding into complementary pieces of clothing such as footwear lines, accessories, costume jewelry, fragrances, wallets, bow ties, purses, caps, accessories for smartphones and sunglasses.
One of the key features of Pull and Bear garments are natural materials such as wool, cotton, linen; in unicolor tones and in funny and different prints, t-shirts alluding to music and television characters that have been icons of a generation; all according to the segment of the population to which it is directed; always maintaining the premise that comfort and originality are not negotiable. Regarding the style of the shoe line, the trends mark the season of the year, whether sneakers (extremely comfortable in colors and shades and uncommon), boots and booties (with metallic details of rings and eyelets); always characterized by that irreverent and carefree style that is the hallmark of the Pull and Bear brand
UNDER ARMOUR | www.underarmour.com
Under Armour came into being in 1996 when a North American athlete from the State of Maryland, named Kevin Plank, at his grandmother's house, when he was very young, had an idea of entrepreneurship to design comfortable clothes under his personal seal, at that time it was a football player so his preference leaned towards sportswear, shirts, shorts, hats, quality that remained dry despite physical activity, began his sales between football teams and among his closest friends, in the year 2006 incorporated sports footwear into its line of designs.
The inspiration to innovate usually appears in the least expected moment, when Kevin Plank in his time as a university student and athlete, during his training, had to change often because sweat was drying his clothes, tired of always the same, one day thinking, that would be ideal for an athlete at the level of clothing, it came to mind that the ideal was to absorb the sweat from a synthetic material and to be comfortable and elegant at the same time. By then there were obviously other sports brands, to name a few Addidas, Reebok, the famous Nike, they soon followed this initiative and included in their designs clothes with the characteristic of Waterproof (waterproof).
Under Armour since its foundation in 1996, has grown as one of the most recognized brands worldwide for its quality, prestige and models that please the most demanding consumers, placing the brand as one of the most preferred in the market, which brought as a consequence, a vertiginous increase in sales, in a short time around 3 years in 1999 achieved a successful negotiation that promoted and achieved a consolidation of the brand along with others already established and known.
Although in the beginning the designs were created for the discipline of American football, over time it has already covered and currently sponsors other sports disciplines, unisex, such as baseball, Olympic skaters, rugby, athletics, basketball, boxing, gymnastics, martial arts, skating, swimming, surfing, tennis and athletes in particular.
Under Armour, today is recognized worldwide as one of the best representatives of sportswear and has opened branches of factories and multiple stores in other countries of high economic activity such as Canada, Scotland, and China, in addition to other States of North America. Although the clothes and the accessories throw in the assets of the company great profits, it is the item of the sports footwear, that represents greater sales. Among the policies of the Company created by Kevin Plank is to make donations to sports representatives.
Under Armour is a complete brand, with quality sports articles, which offer the consumer a state of comfort while exercising his body, his products are made with the strictest materials, you will not feel the sweat on your body, nor the heat, nor the fatigue, you will feel that the garment you are wearing is like your own skin, free, hygienic, healthy and fresh, with designs created only for demanding tastes, who knows, what is the quality know Under Armour.
Forever 21 | www.forever21.com
Forever 21 is the brand name of the fifth largest retailer in the United States, specializing in the manufacture and marketing of fashion clothing. Its founders are a South Korean couple resident in E.E.U.U, Mr. Do Won Chang and his wife Jin Sook and the opening of the first store was held on April 21, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, under the name of Fashion 21.
Fashion 21 marked the beginning of a millionaire story in the world of retail clothing, at low cost. This first store still exists and maintains its original name. The daughters of the couple joined the family business later, Linda Chang leading the marketing department and Esther Chang in charge of the design.
The creator of the brand and CEO of the company, Mr. Do Won Chang, says that observing the luxury cars owned by the owners of the stores was what motivated him to take an interest in the business of selling clothes. What began as a small store, today represents one of the fashion firms that millions of more invoices a year in the United States, so that Forbes magazine included it in the list of largest private companies in America.
During the first year, the business figures reached $ 700,000, so Mr. Chang outlined the plan to open stores every 6 months, and he also changed the name of the brand to Forever 21. Currently, about 75 stores are opened each year and the franchise has a presence on all continents, with the exception of Antarctica. In 1995 they opened the first store outside of California, in Miami; and in 2003 they create the online store.
The style of clothing offered by Forever 21 is casual, both for day to day and for special occasions, shirts, pants, shorts, dresses, skirts, swimsuits, among others, but also accessories, shoes, jewelry, handbags, and sunglasses, all at affordable prices. The style of the stores in the US is inspired by the "California Girl" who enjoys summer, sun, and beach, but in the rest of the world, the stores adapt to the fashion of the country where they are.
Although Forever21 is primarily aimed at a young audience, it is not exclusive. The brand has several lines that are designed to reach a wider audience, such as Forever21 + (designs in large sizes), Love21 (designs a little more formal for ladies over 21), Forever21 Girls (for a female teen audience) and 21Men (for gentlemen). On the other hand, the XXI Forever is the flagship stores of the brand, the largest (that exceed 7000mts 2) and For Love21 are the boutique style specialized in accessories and makeup.
The Chang family is Christian, which is why in all the bags of the store where the purchases are delivered, it is printed in the bottom part, the verse of the Bible John 3:16 "Because God so loved to the world, which he has given to his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost, but may have eternal life"
BIRKENSTOCK | www.birkenstock.com
Birkenstock is a footwear company of German origin inspired by orthopedic products and whose success is based on the so-called "Carl Birkenstock System" through which, its creator expresses his conception of "the walk desired by nature" or "system of the printed tread ". A special footwear with a highly beneficial system for foot health.
The flagship product of the brand is the internal template or footwear base (in German "Fußbett") created anatomically, which in addition to being unique in its genre, meant a revolution in the footwear market. This template is the fundamental basis from which Birkenstock can offer a product that is unprecedented and that currently remains a model of functionality and well-being. Sandals ideal for those who suffer from spinal or orthopedic problems, but also for those who simply look for a comfortable and durable footwear.
The origin of the brand as a manufacturer of the so-called comfortable footwear is found in the Birkenstock family, who since 1774 was engaged in shoemaking in Germany. With them begins the sale of flexible templates and the idea of custom footwear manufacturing with a template inside. In 1947, Mr. Carl Birkenstock successfully published his book on foot orthopedics and healthy footwear, which became the bestselling book of his time. In 1963, with the manufacture of the "Madrid" sandal, the first with a recessed and flexible base on the market, the foundations are laid for the comfortable shoes that are known today.
The Birkenstock is a worldwide brand and is among the first five "Global Footwear Brands". Most of its production takes place in Germany, specifically in Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and Saxony. Its products are sold in 90 countries on 5 continents and have distribution branches in E.E.U.U, Brazil, Spain and Hong Kong.
The purpose of the company is the manufacture of footwear that stands out for its extraordinary comfort and quality, as well as for its functionality, characteristics that favor the well-being of the consumer. These benefits are what distinguish them from other shoes present in the market, which often only obey fashion, always so changing, or at low prices, which are never accompanied by comfort or durability.
Concerned about applying the welfare concept also to the planet, since 1990 the company reduced its energy expenditure by 90% and, on the other hand, the raw material used (cork, natural latex, copper, brass, wool felt and the best skins ) has a sustainable origin.
The brand has a website; Birkenstock.com, where you can find 2 lines, "Papillio" and "Betula". The first one is addressed to the ladies with designs of wedge and platform in colors and striking patterns, comfortable and fashionable. The second is designed for the whole family, sweaters, and sandals for daily and for free times, made with special materials that are healthy for the skin, have good elasticity and have excellent cushioning, all this, with an excellent quality-price ratio.
PRIMARK | www.primark.com
Primark is a chain of shopping centers that was born in Ireland, specifically in Dublin in 1969, under the name of "Penneys" (Pennies, referring to its low prices), which offers a wide range of products in the areas fashion, accessories, beauty products, home and confectionery items, among others. The subsidiary belongs to the Associated British Foods group and its main market is the European Union. It is present in the United Kingdom, Spain, Holland, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Austria, and France. The first store in the United States opened on September 10, 2015, in Boston.
Much more than its breadth and variety (thousands of square meters), the popularity of the brand is based mainly on low prices, to the point that when opening a new store anywhere in the world, the frenzy of queues, which on many occasions has needed the intervention of the authorities to avoid chaos. For many people, Primark represents the place where you can get the latest trends in fashion and a lot of variety at the most competitive price in the market.
The success of the franchise is such that the so-called "Primark effect" is studied in the retail world, cashiers always busy and long lines of people with full baskets that give the impression of buying wholesale, the paradise of fashion at incredible prices.
The Spanish teacher Julián Villanueva, who has dedicated himself to studying the way the brand works and why its economic products, explains what are the keys to success "The first pillar is based on having an efficient supply network, that is, looking for products with simple designs, economical materials, and reasonable quality. Primark breaks with the stigma, deeply rooted, that cheap clothes are of poor quality".
The second refers to low operating costs. The rent of the premises is negotiated better because the firm attracts many people, which benefits the commercial center in full. On the other hand, there is no investment in advertising since customers personally take care of it, through word of mouth. In addition, assisted sales do not apply to most of the staff is in the box.
The third fundamental factor and a flagship feature of Primark, are its extra large stores, which can reach 12,000 m2, meaning a large volume of daily sales. With these dimensions, it is possible to offer a great variety of products with the very attractive possibility of buying much more with less money.
Primark has joined the movement of Environmental Sustainability and Ethical Trade that for some years has reached the textile and fashion market. For this reason, with a team of more than 90 experts located in the key countries of acquisition of the products marketed by the company, it supervises all the factories with which it works, to ensure compliance with the internationally established standards in environmental and slavery matters, with this they want to assure their clients that they acquire a product that has been created respecting the planet and the people.
Asics | www.asics.com
A healthy soul in a healthy body is the philosophy that is part of the commitment of Asics, a Japanese company that is responsible for designing sports shoes and whose primary objectives are; through his vision: "Create quality lifestyle through the use of intelligent sports technology", and its mission; "Offer goods and services that encourage a healthy lifestyle".
Asics Corporation is a brand of sports clothing and footwear created in 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka in the city of Kobe in Japan. He is responsible for designing and marketing clothing and shoes for different disciplines; basketball, soccer, athletics, tennis, fitness, for women, men and children.
In 1949 Asics launched its first shoe design for basketball, since then it started to gain popularity and since then it has been constantly growing. This has allowed it to maintain a payroll of more than five thousand employees distributed among its 14 locations in Japan and the nine international branches. This level of development allowed it to be placed during 2010 as the fifth sports brand in the world. As well as reaching profitability estimated at 1.6 billion euros in sales.
Asics is using mechanisms to achieve greater expansion in the short and medium term, currently focusing its efforts towards the promotion of its responsible and transparent corporate service and value policy to attract new investors and develop online commerce.
In constant look towards its future evolution, it has been proposed to transform its organizational structure to implement new technologies such as platforms and applications that allow it to expand the sales market through online commerce, to attract especially the youngest public worldwide. For this purpose, it has provided the necessary resources to train the appropriate personnel to cover these new demands.
In Asics Corporación always ready to adapt efficiently to the constant changes of the market, it remains attentive not only to design if not to redesign and improve its products, for that reason it aims to redirect all its processes towards a new purpose where all its proposed objectives converge the goal for the year 2020 and continue creating products that satisfy customers and allow them to have a more direct relationship with them from and to the whole world.
With more than six decades in the sportswear industry, Asics has a wide catalog of products of high quality, versatility, and durability. His original collections of clothing and footwear and the use of exclusive materials in each garment he offers for a wide variety of sports disciplines place him in a highly competitive place along with other high-level brands.
Asics Corporation is not simply a factory of sportswear and footwear, together with each garment creates a dream and sets a lifestyle along with its philosophy, creates a new value for its followers.
Ashes | www.ashesclothingco.com
Ashes is a fashion clothing brand created by Colombian designer Vanessa Gómez and the line for ladies within the signature A New Cross founded by Nicolás Rivera (designer clothes for gentleman elaborated by hand). The style of the brand is urban and clean lines, whose collection is characterized by being entirely handmade, with the exclusively Colombian raw material. The fabrics are lightweight and the designs have an androgynous and sophisticated air.
Its creator, Vanessa Gómez, began her journey in the world of fashion at the "Universidad de los Andes", where she studied Design with an emphasis in Communication. Since then he has wanted to show the world a personal reinterpretation of urban fashion. Her ideas, always different and avant-garde, led her to become the creative mind of the Ashes brand.
Although the color black is a fundamental part of the style of A New Cross, Ashes widens the palette to offer women's clothing that includes pink and orange, without leaving the sober and characteristic brown, gray, white and black. The collection always attracted attention since its first appearance in public during various fashion events in Colombia in 2014 (as "Fucsia Esden designer looks" or Colombiamoda2014), for showing designs that mixed romanticism and sensuality with great success, femininity and androgyny, making the firm a vanguard model in the traditional world of Colombian fashion.
The mix of textures is key in the Ashes designs, in addition to the excellent finishes; all from the hand of a meticulous craftsmanship, which gives importance to the garment both inside and outside and that gives the brand a unique value. The materials used by the designer include cotton, silk, linen, and viscose, which allowed each design to give the feeling of delicately wrapping the female figure while transmitting strength and personality.
The collection is composed of wide dresses and camisoles with unusual necklines, as well as diagonal cut skirts, all designs of fluid and lightweight materials. Also, jackets and trousers can be found, these last ones with closing on the right side of the garment, instead of in the center, of clean cuts and elegant lines. The line also includes felt hats whose wings are cut irregularly.
To complete the collection Ashes includes a line of shoes and leather boots, as well as an interesting proposal of jewelry (in conjunction with the Ex umbra in solem brand) with pieces of geometric cut iron.
The goal of Ashes is to offer women's clothing that you can take anywhere in the world, but with Colombian stamp and craftsmanship. That is, universality based on local elements. His designs, due to their flowing characteristic, break with the striking and tight fashion that traditionally prevails in Colombia. It is no longer a question of suffocating the female body, but of embracing its silhouette in an elegant way, without losing the sensuality that differentiates the Latin woman from the rest of the world. Ashes are avant-garde, for women with personality and sophistication.
Berghaus | www.int.berghaus.com
Fashion is a social phenomenon that has trapped people all over the world for decades. In the past there were only some areas of our lives in which we were worried about going elegant and fashion, special social events like, Weddings, Awards Ceremonies, Anniversary were just some of the events that we thought we should take special care of our image, however today design and fashion have opened a space in each and every one of our vital moments, existing trends currently ranging from all types of clothing to sleep, to relax, to do sports whatever the discipline to practice, for the day to day, for the work, the fashion is present in each one of those spaces although we are not adept at it.
In the world of trekking, fashion has also set an example of this "Berghaus", a firm founded in 1966 by climbers Peter Lockey and Gordon Davison whose headquarters are located in the Sunderland city of the United Kingdom and are dedicated exclusively to the production of specialized clothing for hiking, climbing or outdoor sports. Initially, they only produced their own clothing, but today they cover a wide range of products and clothing for outdoor sports aimed at Knights, Ladies, and children among which we can find waterproof jackets, underwear, legwear, fleeces and an Exclusive selection of outdoor accessories and footwear.
It all starts with the frustration felt by Peter Lockey and Gordon Davison, who love hiking and outdoor sports, for what they considered an absolute absence of equipment and decent clothing for practicing outdoor sports, so they decide, import and sell your own.
His shop specializing in outdoor items was known as LD Mountain Center and he quickly gained a reputation for selling the best high-performance outdoor products such as Atomic Skis, Marker Bindings, and Nordica Ski.
With Berghaus you have the confidence to be wearing a clothing specifically designed for your discipline in the air with the best quality because it pays careful attention to the quality of the materials with which they are made always looking for the best and most functional to provide protection, good performance , comfort without neglecting the style and aesthetics of each one of its garments, whether they are their own or those of other brands that they market, in fact, they have been pioneers in the use of Gore-Tex for their creations. Berghaus always offers the best because it is aware that when it comes to mountaineering and climbing mistakes can go very far even to end up costing your life.
If you are a person who is passionate about hiking, climbing, camping, Berghaus is the best alternative 'where you can find everything you need for outdoor sports clothing, footwear, tents, waterproof jackets, jackets for resist low temperatures, accessories such as tracking sticks, sleeping bags and much more, visit its physical stores or if you prefer you can also make your purchases from the comfort of your home on its website, with Berghaus you guaranteed quality.
FOSSIL GROUP | www.fossilgroup.com
Fossil Group, Inc. is the product of an opportunistic vision to obtain possible large profits by importing retail products manufactured in the Far East for the United States of America. That suggestion was made by Kosta to his brother Tom Kartsotis in 1984. He started importing fashion watches at moderate prices with retro aspects. He gave it the name of Fossil in honor of the nickname he and his brother gave his father.
By 1990, they were designing and manufacturing leather products under the Fossil brand and their Relic watch line.
By the beginning of the 21st century, the company decided to establish a Swiss presence in the United States, which is why it buys the Zodiac Watch brand and carries out a complete restructuring of that line of watches in order to reflect a modern retro style of the 70s. a high-end watch. The acquisition in 2004 of Michele Watch completes the cycle decided to offer in the US market a high-end Swiss watch with a touch of its design.
Currently, Fossil Group Inc. has design studios in Biel, Switzerland, near the Rolex company. It also has factories in China and distribution centers in the United States, Germany, and Asia.
Fossil's financial success is due to the design and manufacture of its own brands, which has allowed them to receive a number of offers to produce licensed watch lines. For example, in 2001 Fossil in collaboration with the designer Philippe Starck created the Starck Fossil watch collection. This collection is a fashion icon because it has ultramodern designs and a unique movement. Other lines of watches that Fossil designs manufacture and distribute are Burberry, DKNY, Emporio Armani and Armani Exchange, Columbia Sportswear, Diesel, Frank Gehry, Karl Lagerfeld, Tory Burch, Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Callaway Golf, Davis Cup, Marc Marc Jacobs, Skagen Design, Michael, and Adidas.
Their own brands are Fossil, Relic, Abacus, Michele Watch, Skagen Denmark, Misfit, WSI and Zodiac Watches.
In addition, Fossil Group Inc. manufactures allegorical collectible watches for popular Pop movies and characters, such as Superman, Wonder Woman, Ordinance, Elvis Presley, Flash, The Pirates of the Caribbean, Snoopy, Green Lantern, Pokémon, Chronicles of Narnia, The Matrix, Vehicle Brands and Star Wars.
In 2006 Fossil Group Inc. innovated in the world of watches with the manufacture of a call identification clock and established an association with the National Football League of the United States to manufacture the Official Collection of Watches for each of the teams who participate in the said league.
Fossil Group Inc. has specialized in locating clients and establishing alliances in special markets that want or seek to produce product lines in a personalized way.
They have obtained many recognitions among which stand out the location in 2013 and in 2015 among the 100 best companies that have activities within the United Kingdom. Also in 2016 Fossil won the Fashion Tech Collection of the year for its analog smart watches and connected jewelry. These special collections extend to their authorized brands Diesel, Emporio Armani, Michael Kors and Kate Spade.
Larsson and Jennings | www.larssonandjennings.com
When we mention terms of precision, we think of accuracy, punctuality or a mechanism of rigor. When we need something we begin to value the time, and when we refer to time we think in a clock.
For many people, the use of the watch is a fashion accessory that complements the style of dress, for many others, it is a luxury and for others, it is a necessity, a key piece that adapts to their lifestyle, needs, and personal interests.
There is a universe of watchmaking brands that offer a wide spectrum of models to attract more followers, but not all watchmakers design an assembly system with strict art and precision. Larsson and Jennings; is a Swiss watch brand with an important influence of its London and Stockholm origins, which have decided to put into practice innovative processes for the design and manufacture of watches with the best quality and style.
Larsson and Jennings is a brand created in 2012, and since then it has been distributed through a wide network in more than 100 luxury boutiques and also has its own stores in the city of London.
The design unit of Larsson and Jennings has built a close and important relationship with the best suppliers of parts and components of the best quality to create the best watch that you can use every day. The primary attribute of this company is to guarantee the quality of the finished product, and as a premise to meet a 5-year guarantee, the company submits all the watches to a strict process of quality control, which allows verifying a perfect operation before to be offered to the public.
At Larsson and Jennings, the whole process is taken very seriously, from the design sketch, the selection of the materials, the assembly and the finishing. For this, they have the human resource specialist and highly trained to achieve the art and precision desired in each piece.
This company makes investments in raw materials of the highest quality and range, in the offer of its catalogs we can find a wide variety of designs ranging from the most classic for daily use, to the most elegant and sophisticated, all designed with originality, style and quality with materials such as jewels and precious stones such as ruby or sapphire stones, quartz crystals in the components of the internal parts, apply special coatings with gold and 18-carat rose gold baths, titanium bath, Physical Deposition of Steam to guarantee the durability of the piece, use different fabrics and materials for the belts that come from countries like Italy, Great Britain and Switzerland, and the metal ones made of stainless steel to guarantee its durability and resistance to work and daily wear but without lose its aesthetic value. They also use suede belts, Italian bovine leather that is treated to turn them into waterproof and washable straps that are more resistant and durable.
Jeager | www.jaeger.co.uk
When talking about time, we talk about the physical magnitude of the period that elapses between two situations produced consecutively, in a few words, a situation that started in the past with a view to a future going through the presence of the situation.
The time allows ordering all the events in a certain sequence. This is how the man was able to conceptualize the past, the present and the future. Throughout history, the evolution in methods of measuring time has been remarkable, as a result of the creation of innovative instruments such as sun, sand, hourglasses or water clocks, etc.
For the nineteenth century, Antoine LeCoultre set up a small watchmaking workshop in Switzerland, in which he perfected his creative watchmaking talent. In 1844 he invented the most accurate measuring instrument in the world, the Millimetre instrument capable of measuring the micron; and for 1847 it eliminates the use of keys to wind the clocks and to adjust the time in them.
In the 1860s and 1870s, Antoine and his son decided to place different watchmaking trades under one roof and found the first partially mechanized watch manufacture with 500 employees. At the beginning of the 20th century, Edmond Jeager, a Parisian watchmaker and the sole supplier of the French Navy, proposed to the Swiss watchmakers a challenge, which consisted in producing the extra-flat calibers of this invention. LeCoultre & Cie accepts the challenge and creates a series of ultra-flat pocket watches.
In 1907 the jeweler Cartier, one of the main clients of Jeager, decides to sign an exclusive contract with the brand where all the watches manufactured during 15 years would be owned by the jeweler; and Jeager entrusts the manufacture of these watches to LeCoultre. As a result of that agreement, in 1937, the company Jeager-LeCoultre was born.
Since its foundation, Jeager-LeCoultre has manufactured more than 1,242 different calibers, more than 400 patents and has developed a hundred inventions.
The creations under the name of Jeager-LeCoultre show the company's mission to combine tradition and innovation with the ultimate goal of measuring the passage of time.
Among the most emblematic models we have:
The Reverso was created in 1931 to withstand the onslaught that occurs in Polo games, by means of a turning mechanism that protects the sphere. It is considered an emblem object of Art Deco. It is still happening.
The Duoplan, with him, was able to combine miniaturization with precision, which by the time, 1925, was almost impossible.
The Joaillerie, 1929, is still today the smallest mechanical movement in the world.
Atmos is a pendulum endowed with an almost perpetual movement that does not require human intervention.
Memovox, 1950, was the first automatic watch with alarm clock in the history of watchmaking.
Geophysical, 1958, hermetic watch resistant to shock and magnetic fields.
Other models are Master Compressor, Duométre, Rendez-Vous, AMVOX, Hybris Mechanica and High Jewellery.
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One of the 100 people named as most influential in the year 2010 of the Time Magazine, Marc Jacobs, an American fashion designer born in New York on April 9, 1963. He created his brand in 1993, Marc de Marc Jacobs International Company Ltd and with only 30 years of age begins to build the empire that holds today.
In 1994 Marc launched his first collection as a designer of his own brand in New York, counting at that time with renowned top models such as Naomi Campbel who appeared on the catwalk as a collaborator in support of the collection, so this designer starts on the right foot.
From that moment, this young designer has not stopped growing, in 1996 he is encouraged to present his first men's collection and in 1997 he is named designer of the firm Louis Vuitton, allowing himself to offer a more modern and avant-garde look to this brand of high fame and reputation, obtaining not in vain the prestige he enjoys as a high-end designer.
Marc Jacobs manages to make alliances to market his designs with other brands around the world for several years but always focused on continuing to grow. In 1997 he also managed to open his first store in Mercer street, 163 in New York City, and in the year 2000, he opened a new Boutique in San Francisco.
As it is in a frank expansion, Marc Jacobs designs new footwear collections for both women and men, a collection of handbags and purses, as well as creating a Marc Marc Jacobs second line with the intention of providing the public with more affordable prices. In this same decade, he also ventures to launch his first fragrance for ladies that he called Marc Jacobs perfum, to later launch that of gentlemen.
By the year 2003, Marc Jacobs was already offering his new designs for the home. For this designer who works non-stop as if it were not enough for the year 2005, he launches both his first line of lenses in conjunction with another company, as his first line of watches with which he opens a store in Paris, France.
Marc Jacobs has a history of constant success, due to his perseverance and talent, as well as a remarkable ability and success for alliances and businesses. All these characteristics have led it to remain always current and currently leads to be present in more than 200 stores in 80 countries in America and Europe. Marc Jacobs markets through his company extensive and varied product lines such as clothing, footwear, accessories, handbags, watches, perfume lenses and home phone lines through all its brands; Marc Jacobs, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Little Marc aimed at children and Stinky Rat.
A particular feature of Marc Jacobs is his ability to design based on the needs and interests of his followers, and that his proposals for contemporary women in America are markedly differentiated by their simpler and more urban designs, while designs for women European countries stand out for sober, elegant and sophisticated lines.
Ray-Ban | www.ray-ban.com
Protecting yourself from the incidence of solar rays goes beyond fashion, nowadays it is a real necessity to subtract the impacts generated by sun exposure during the day, doing your job, practicing some sport or simply doing the day's activities day.
It has been verified by scientific studies that the results of excessive exposure or without adequate protection trigger serious damage to people's health. At present, adopting mechanisms to protect against sunlight is not a luxury; it is a need that goes beyond fashion. However, when we make the decision to protect ourselves, we must also choose between the best of the best that guarantees a product of excellent quality and maximum durability if we decide to make such a serious investment.
There are many lens manufacturers in the market but it is a challenge to find the one that suits our personal needs and tastes. That's why there is Ray-Ban, an American company that designs and manufactures sunglasses, and was created in 1937 by Bausch & Lomb. Actually for the date begins to be called Ray-Ban that means "barrier against the rays", leaving behind his first name Anti Glare that means "anti-glare" and for which he was not so recognized.
Ray-Ban creates the first lens of the sun for the North American aviation, the pilots of the air force needed to protect themselves of the direct incidence of the solar rays during the flights since every time they flew the airplanes to a greater height, the reason why they needed besides protection, ensure a wide and completely clear visibility. This lens was called Ray-Ban Aviator Large, they are also popularly called green lenses. These lenses were designed specifically for pilots but then they were used by all the military.
Later he launched a similar model aimed at specific sectors of sport, very similar to the original but smaller in size and in various colors, called "Little Aviator" and in a short time was within the reach of the general public, with the best-selling lens out of the North American air force.
Since then Ray-Ban has gained popularity and preference for his sunglasses, standing out for creating designs to meet real needs of different sectors, such as sports and for outdoor activities such as hunting and exposure to fog, applying new technologies that allow a good vision and greater solar protection.
In the decade of the 40s, the fame of Ray-Ban grows, and their lenses were used as any other garment and fashion accessory by great Hollywood figures, for outdoor shootings became almost indispensable. However, the main objective of Ray-Ban is to design lenses with a protective purpose and not as a fashion item.
However Ray-Ban is always in constant growth, during years of innovation has incorporated plastic frames, is this one of the most sold until today, since the 70s offers graduated lenses for every need, and a variety of designs that they keep it in full force and vanguard.
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UGG is an American brand of boots made of sheepskin, founded in 1978 on the coast of California by an Australian surfer. In the beginning, the brand was a symbol of the relaxed culture of Southern California, but in 2000 it evolved into elegant and luxurious shoes and boots. Let's take a chronological walk through the history of a very popular brand in the United States.
In 2003 the brand made an innovation that was an instant success, offering for the first time the classic boots in pastel, blue and pink, which meant an exponential increase in sales.
In 2006, the brand opened its first retail store in Soho, New York, which became the flagship store and where customers had the opportunity to experience first-hand the breadth of its product line. In the same year, he established another store in Japan, which meant the first step towards international expansion. In 2008 it was the turn of China, specifically Beijing, where they opened the first of the 50 stores they have in that country. They also placed a branch in London in the same year.
In 2010 UGG teamed up with the Swarovski Elements company offering custom designs that included crystals and diamonds, looking for icons of style, informal but elegant attitude that represents the essence and inspiration of the products of the brand, in 2011 UGG partnered with Field Marshal Tom Brady.
In 2011, the brand launched its first luxury collection named UGG Collection to the world, fusing traditional sheep's clothing with the art of Italian shoemaking.
In 2012, UGG opened its first store for men on Fifth Avenue in New York. They added to their list of international expansion to France, in whose capital they placed another store.
During 2013, the brand expanded to the field of home decoration, creating the Home Collection which transmitted comfort with elegance, or what they call "luxury comfort". It was in this same year that the UGG by You campaign was made, which consisted of a line that offered classic designs, but that could be customized to the consumer's taste. This customization included thousands of possible combinations of colors, transfers and Swarovski stones. Another of the innovations of that year was the Twinsole initiative of interchangeable insoles, of which the client could choose if he wanted to use traditionally padded insoles or luxury wool insoles.
With the Made in USA collection of 2014, the UGG wanted to celebrate both the manufacturing process and the high-quality materials with which their products were made, which were entirely from the USA. UU It was a demonstration of the best American craftsmanship.
Another success of the company was the I Heart UGG line, dedicated to the new fashionistas of the new generations, glamorous girls who could print their personality in the designs of the line which gave the sensation of exclusivity.
In 2014, the "THIS IS UGG" campaign was launched, dedicated to the most loyal customers of the brand, with the intention that they share their "UGG moments", a form of communication with their consumers, through the leather boot of most iconic sheep.
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Can diabetes be a (possible) cause of fatigue, leg and lower back aches? I have had bursts of energy for 10 to 15 minutes, but then need to sit for about 10 minutes, and I'm ready to go full steam again. PLEASE, Thank You, Mike
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Dear Mike:
Thanks for an important question, as a lot of people with diabetes complain of these symptoms. The answer is that diabetes itself probably is not the cause of your fatigue, lower back and leg aches. The things that cause type 2 diabetes (also called adult onset diabetes), such as a weight problem and lack of exercise, are commonly the cause these symptoms.
Fatigue incorporates three components: 1. The inability to initiate activity. 2. Reduced ability to maintain activity. 3. Difficulty with concentration and memory.
Fatigue should be distinguished from sleepiness, shortness of breath on exertion and muscle weakness, although these can also be associated with fatigue. Fatigue lasting six months or more is referred to as chronic fatigue. Chronic fatigue is not necessarily the entity known as chronic fatigue syndrome, which is a diagnosis after exclusion of all other causes.
Fatigue in anyone should be evaluated by a health care provider to exclude all possible causes and to get counseling on how to treat it. Other medical causes of fatigue are the side effect of drugs, thyroid dysfunction, high calcium levels, rheumatologic illnesses, adrenal, kidney or liver problems.
Some infections such as tuberculosis or hepatitis can cause fatigue, and indeed, fatigue can be their only symptom. Depression is also a major cause of fatigue.
While unusual, uncontrolled diabetes can be the cause of fatigue. These patients generally also have other symptoms of diabetes such as excess thirst, frequent urination and blurred vision. Some drugs used to treat diabetes can cause fatigue by causing anemia or a metabolic change known as lactic acidosis. These are unusual side effects.
Many patients use the word fatigue to complain of sleepiness. A significant proportion of adults and especially a significant proportion of those who who are obese have obstructive sleep apnea. This is a condition in which the sleeping person literally stops breathing for a few seconds, several times a night. Each time, they wake up to start breathing again.
People with obstructive sleep apnea usually do not realize that they disrupted their sleep several times during the night. This leads to sleepiness throughout the day because the person literally did not get a good night's sleep. Sleep apnea is commonly treated with a continuous positive airway pressure machine, commonly known as CPAP, which increases the pressure of air breathed in during the night.
If a root cause of the fatigue cannot be found, it can often be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy or graded exercise therapy. A regimen of activity and exercise is frequently successful.
While your complaints do not sound like it, many diabetics with pain in the feet and lower legs have it because of diabetic damage to nerves. This is known as diabetic neuropathy. Diabetic neuropathy can also manifest itself as numbness in the feet and lower leg. Diabetic neuropathy is very common and can be treated.
Nonspecific pains in the lower back and legs are most commonly because of muscle weakness. Strengthening of the abdominal and low back muscles can frequently bring amazing relief to a lot of low back pain. Pains running down the back into the legs are possible signs of nerve irritation and even impingement in the spine. This, too, can often be treated with appropriate exercise supervised by a physical therapist.
As you see, this can be very complicated and involve several different problems. An internal medicine or family practice physician can usually begin the evaluation and determine whether a specialist needs to be consulted.
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To meet changing market needs, Airbus DS Communications is transitioning from a hardware and software provider to a full-service solutions integrator, taking on complete lifecycle management of emergency services call center implementations: space design, layout and build, workstation setup, including hardware installation and software configuration and overall project management.
Airbus's aging and heavily customized ERP platform was ill-equipped to handle the additional complexity of its new business model. Airbus sought a more streamlined approach to tracking projects and performing revenue accounting activities.
"Avanade was flexible in its approach to teaming and staffing the project, working alongside independent consultants and our own development team to integrate the ERP system to third-party solutions."
Airbus selected Microsoft Dynamics AX to handle the additional complexity of the new business model and turned to Avanade to assist in its second phase implementation. Dynamics AX was integrated with back-end systems to help with data management and to enable project team members and decision makers to access and act on information. The integration was enabled via a number of other Microsoft technologies, including SharePoint, Project Server, SQL Server and an Avanade-developed supply chain asset.
The scalable and flexible ERP platform has enabled a digital workplace at Airbus, helping the enterprise make the strategic shift from a product-centric organisation to an integrator that manages everything required to deploy police, fire and paramedic call centre solutions. A digital approach empowers Airbus employees to more effectively manage complex, large-scale projects and meet the changing needs of customers.
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Serena software has announced a new release of its Serena Development Manager Solution in a bid to win over more converts to its application delivery management approach.
The product itself drills into the processes needed to ensure that any software configuration change gets reviewed, approved, and implemented for all impacted distributed environments and mainframe platforms, including Java, .NET, z/OS, and z/Linux.
The company suggests that modern development shops have to cope with seismic shifts in terms of how they can rapidly respond to customer requests, while still maintaining the integrity and control of software development processes and code.
According to Serena, many organizations continue to struggle with the hybrid usage of Agile and waterfall methodologies across global teams and partners. Add this complication to the rapid growth of mobile, tablet, and cloud platforms — and we have a technology challenge that spans multiple form factors, programming languages, and architectural considerations.
"We're excited to offer our customers the ability to streamline and speed the overall application development delivery process," said Steve Brodie, Serena Software's Group VP for the application lifecycle management business unit. "Added innovation will allow global application development teams to design and develop new technologies in a highly efficient, transparent, and traceable way, regardless of development methodology, platforms, or process."
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In the past, when young children cracked open their piggy banks, they might buy candy bars or a toy. Today, they're just as likely to have a 529 college savings plan on their minds, new research finds.
Half of parents will discuss the importance of saving for college with their children when they're between the ages of 7 and 12, according to a new survey by student lender Sallie Mae, and 80% of parents discuss college savings plans with their teenage children.
"People are much more aware of the rising price of college," says Erin Condon, vice president at Upromise, the savings division of Sallie Mae, which obviously has a vested interest in student finances.
The wealthier the family, the more likely they will talk about financial planning earlier, the survey of 800 parents found. Around 46% of families with household incomes above $100,000 said they had talked to their children about saving for college when they were 7- to 12-years-old, while families with a household income less than $100,000 were more likely to talk to their kids about it when they were teens. Both sets of respondents agreed on one thing: saving early motivated college aspirations among their kids.
And most parents expect their children to help pay for college expenses. Some 60% of parents expect their teenagers to have afterschool or summer jobs during high school. Condon – who has three daughters aged 2, 5 and 7 – started discussing saving for college when her first daughter started pre-school. "From birth we've talked about her going to college," she says. "We started that conversation with our 5 and 7 year old and they're really excited about it. They have separate piggy banks for their college savings."
The subtext for kids in America? "Start saving your nickels, there ain't no one coming down the chimney," says Anthony Carnavale, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. "It's like telling a child there's no Santa Claus. But it reflects the current reality. Parents are aware of what it costs to launch a child into the middle class now."
Indeed, about 1-in-4 households headed by an adult under 40 carries student debt—the highest share on record, according to new data from Pew Research.
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The financial crisis in 2008 spurred parents to be more proactive, says Joyce Serido, an assistant research professor at the University of Arizona. Nearly one-quarter of 2,000 college freshmen surveyed said their parents talked to them about saving for college before the age of 13, according to research carried out by Serido in 2008. "After the recession, many parents were not in the position to help their children through college and some of the money they had saved for college with the market crash dissipated," she says.
Indeed, parents are also saving more money earlier in their child's life, a separate study shows. Some 53% of parents of high school students say their parents had saved more than $5,000 for their college education, up from 45% in the aftermath of the Great Recession and 49% in 2007, according to the annual survey, "How Youth Plan to Fund College," carried out in 2014 by the College Savings Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Arlington, Va., that helps families achieve their education savings goals.
Despite starting the conversation so early in a child's life, however, that's not always enough to get a child into a college of their choice. More than half of high school students say they wished their parents had saved more money for their college education, the College Savings Foundation concluded, while 36% say that college funding had created anxiety in their household. The bottom line: 76% of all high school students said that costs of third-level education would "definitely or possibly" affect their choice of college.
For some, that first conversation is a hard one. Logan Robinson, 25, a project manager for Nestle Purina pet care company in Fredonia, N.Y., was 14 when he first spoke to his parents about college. His parents didn't go to college. "It was a new thing for them too," he says. He won a $24,000 University of Arizona grant to study chemical engineering and he received an $8,000 grant in his final year; the rising cost of tuition left him with a $35,000 10-year student loan. "It was a learning process for my parents and myself," he says.
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As this might be your first time studying with Coventry University and Deakin University, we've put together a few tips to help you get the most out of the experience.
FutureLearn is all about learning through conversation.
Instead of using separate forums or discussion boards, the platform encourages you to leave comments, share your thoughts and engage in conversation on individual steps as you work your way through the course.
You can also 'like', bookmark, filter and reply to comments – even follow your associate lecturers and fellow learners.
To see recent comments, simply select the activity icon at the top of a step. You can then filter this list to show only the comments of people you're following or any that you've bookmarked.
To get the very best learning experience, take a look at these tips and tools for social learning. Don't forget, while robust debate is encouraged, it's important that you follow the FutureLearn code of conduct and are respectful of your fellow learners.
Capturing your thinking
A great way to get the most out of your course is to consistently capture your thinking. Exactly what you choose to record will be different for everyone, but it will probably include your notes, useful resources and reflections on your progress.
We call this collection a 'learning log'. The aim is to allow you to regularly look back on what you've learned and articulate your thoughts and feelings about the experience. A learning log is informal and can be kept private. However, in the spirit of social learning, you're encouraged to share as much of your work with your fellow learners as feels comfortable.
It's up to you how you record your log entries but you might want to consider:
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If you're a registered Coventry University student, you also have access to Microsoft OneNote as part of Office 365. You can find out more about this in your induction.
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(Pocket-lint) - Logitech announced a new thin, or as they like to call it ultrathin - everything needs to be "ultra" these days - keyboard case for the iPad in April. Two months later the keyboard case has now gone on sale in the UK.
But is the new Ultrathin Keyboard Cover something that you should be coveting, or one to avoid? At £89.99 you don't want to make a mistake now, do you?
Accidental Surface tribute
Logitech probably didn't realise this at the time, but the Ultrathin Keyboard Cover now gives iPad users a very similar setup to what Microsoft Surface for Windows RT tablet users will get with the Touch Cover.
The idea is that the cover clips to your iPad and allows you to get to work, typing as you would at your computer, and doubling as a stand at the same time. In the flesh, it's about the same thickness as the iPad 3 and clips on to the iPad in the same was as Apple's Smart Cover - using magnets. Like the Smart Cover it won't protect the back of your iPad, but it will keep the glass nice and safe.
Clad in a metal finish, Logitech has done a good job in matching the style of the iPad and at a quick glance you wouldn't know the two were different. Once the cover is fitted, you end up with something that looks like a baby MacBook Pro.
Quick and simple to use
In use the cover is quickly detached, thanks to those magnets, and you are then free to set up the keyboard dock by placing your iPad in the grove that spilts the iPad-sized device in two.
Connected by Bluetooth rather than the dock connector, the groove that the iPad sits in has been designed to hold your iPad vertically or horizontally. That's really handy if you're tight for space, or want to be less obvious when typing from your lap. The groove is deep enough for you not to worry about the iPad being unstable and tipping over. It works really well.
The keyboard itself is black and glossy and the keys well spaced-out, making it very suitable for typing. One strange aside is that the keyboard letters aren't printed on to the keys, rather they are stuck on, meaning we were able to feel the transfers as we used the keyboard. We know that's taking things to the extreme a little bit, but for £90 we wouldn't have expected Logitech to scrimp. The firm is clearly doing this so it can build one keyboard for all markets and switch around the letters later. Understandable, but still a minor strike for quality. The rest of the build quality is good though.
For those hoping to type quickly there are several shortcuts, including a dedicated home screen key, as well as multimedia and office-based shortcuts. What apps you are running will determine whether the shortcut is supported. For those looking to do some serious typing the keyboard also lets you do Command+C style commands for quickly copying or cutting text.
The keyboard is very easy to use, allowing you to type quickly. We've written this review on our iPad 3 and it has been no more or less bother than if we were to have done it on our laptop. And yes, you can use it perched on your lap.
Battery and miscellaneous quibbles
Battery life is quoted as being six months for a full charge of the internal battery. Because it is Bluetooth it won't drain your iPad's battery either. We've had no problems so far.
Qualms? Due to the extra weight in the ultrathin keyboard cover over, say the Apple Smart Cover, the magnets holding it to the iPad aren't as strong as we would have liked - meaning it will get dislodged in your bag fairly easily. That means that your iPad won't be as well protected as you were perhaps hoping.
At £90 we can't help but want more from the Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard. The magnets should be stronger to hold the cover on better, and we don't want to be able to feel the letters on the keys either.
Those two points aside, the keyboard works very well, it's comfortable to use and the docking groove and angle the iPad is supported in allow you to operate effectively. Bluetooth means you'll be future-proofed, should Apple change the dock connector on the iPad 4 as it has with the iPhone 5.
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Many STI symptoms will go away or change quickly. This does not mean that the STI has gone away. It will be harder for your health professional to diagnose your STI after the symptoms have changed. A delay in being evaluated may lead to a more serious illness.
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Anybody who's surfed through some of the off-the-beaten-track cable channels has likely experienced some disorienting moments when stumbling across a program that lies on the fuzzy border between infomercial and badly-produced news show. This problem has been exacerbated by the development of what are called "video news releases" (VNRs): short video segments that are formatted to appear as if they were news reports. VNRs attracted a lot of attention when they were used to promote government policy, but the technique has been adopted by businesses as well. Now, in what appears to be the first action of its kind, the FCC has fined a Comcast station (.doc) for failing to identify the sponsor of a VNR.
The action comes in response to a joint letter (PDF) from the Center for Media and Democracy and Free Press, in which they reference a study that describes the broadcasting of corporate VNRs without any indication of their origin by nearly 100 stations. The FCC fine focuses on one of those cases, involving Comcast station CN8, which serves the mid-Atlantic region, and there is no word on whether similar actions are pending against any of the other stations. The fine itself was minimal—$4,000—but CN8 apparently ran the VNR for free, so the fine won't be offset by advertising fees.
The complaint letter dates from almost a year ago, and the FCC spent the intervening time doing its own investigation and allowing Comcast the opportunity to respond. That response wasn't very reassuring. Comcast argued that the FCC rules rely on a statute focused on broadcast television, and thus its cable channel was exempt. Even if it did apply, notes Comcast, they broadcast the VNR for free, so there was no sponsor to identify. The FCC rejected Comcast's "anything goes" approach to free content, apparently reasoning that if the station were so desperate for content that it was willing to broadcast a VNR for free, the material itself was a form of compensation.
The Center for Media and Democracy has posted the VNR itself (.mov), which promotes an herbal treatment called The Nelson's Rescue Sleep. The product is one of a large number of heavily-advertised alternate medicines on the market, but the VNR is clearly designed to appear as a standard consumer report that would air on a local newscast. The only aspects that separate it from what one would expect to see on the news are its focus on a single product and the lack of identification for the talking heads that play the role of "experts" in the VNR.
Although the FCCs decision is welcome, it's not clear whether a $4,000 fine will even register on a station that has over 400 employees. The FCC has also done nothing to clarify what may wind up being just as significant: defining what amount of identification information would be acceptable for a VNR. The ruling may allow stations to minimize the indications of sponsorship in such a way that the FCC rules will be satisfied, but the public left in the dark.


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I have struggled with the question, since up until then I had never thought about it. I only know that money is not what motivates me.
Maybe being able to contribute motivates me. To be someone who can add value, get results, and be effective in what I do.
Maybe success is what motivates me.
Finally I have decided that what I want to be able to say is "God's love is what motivates me." God's love is unchanging. It could be good times, it could be bad times, whether I am successful or unsuccessful, God's love is there. To be able to move forward, to put forth my best effort, to remain positive no matter what the circumstances ... because I know that God's love is there.


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An important lesson that I learned about Lent actually came from a Jewish friend. While working at Purdue University, I served under Dr. Robert Ringel, a devout man who approached his religious observances with deep care. In the first year that I worked for him, he came into my office to seek forgiveness for any wrong he may have done me. This was part of his preparation for Yom Kippur, a high holy day for the Jewish people and a day of atonement for sins against God and his people.
Bob Ringel's act of contrition reminds me that Lent, our spiritual journey from death to life, is communal in nature. We cannot make good with God without making good with neighbors; our offenses against them are offenses against God. Jesus taught repeatedly (in Mark 11:25 and Matthew 6:14-15, not to mention the Lord's Prayer) that forgiveness from God calls for recognition of our own sinfulness. Genuine repentance opens our heart to the wrong we do others and the self-righteousness with which we bind them.
Our transgressions are not only personal in nature, as Pope Benedict noted in his encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), but are also embedded in political and economic systems that leave people without the necessities for human dignity and flourishing. In the penitential rite at the beginning of Mass, we confess not only to almighty God, but "to you, my brothers and sisters."
Catholic Relief Services' annual Lenten program, CRS Rice Bowl (crsricebowl.org), facilitates prayer, fasting, and almsgiving by bringing God and neighbor into our daily Lenten offering. Pope Francis writes in his Lenten message, "In imitation of our master, we Christians are called to confront the poverty of our brothers and sisters, to touch it, to make it our own and to take practical steps to alleviate it." Each week, through videos and different teaching resources, CRS Rice Bowl showcases one country (for example, Guatemala) struggling with a specific challenge (child labor) to bring a person, a family, or a community along with their struggles and hopes into our homes.
As we would with friends and relatives, we can listen to their stories, pray for them, and share our meals and blessings. We are invited to prepare a meatless dinner like the ones they would have. This year, we launch the CRS Rice Bowl phone app that delivers a daily prompt for prayerful reflection at the time we designate. It also enables us to choose an item we would sacrifice for the day, records its price, and keeps a running tally through the 40 days of Lent.
While CRS tries to make the Lenten experience as accessible as possible, we should remember Pope Francis' words: "Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to help and enrich others with our own poverty. Let us not forget that real poverty hurts; no self-denial is real without this dimension of penance. I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not hurt."
For more reflections in our Lenten series, click here.
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Small Business Owner Receives 504 Loan, Purchases Office and Warehouse Space
Kaikor Construction Company, Inc. is a Honolulu-based general contractor specializing in concrete structure contracting, with services including bridge construction and repair, precast installations, foundations, marine superstructure and pervious concrete, a porous, more environmentally-friendly material than the traditional concrete material. Although a well-established company with a 25-year history, Kaikor has remained a nimble operation, successfully navigating the ever-changing business environment and adapting to Hawaii's unique island economy.
Garrett Sullivan, CEO, has been at the helm, shifting the business' position and engaging employees in proactive problem solving. With his leadership and innovative approach, the company competes with the larger contractors by focusing on core competency and being a leader in a specialized field.
Focused on cultivating a healthy workforce environment, the CEO supports the Kaikor team by providing tools and training to help them master their trade and maintain a competitive advantage. Sullivan and his employees are involved in community service projects, supporting key projects with Moanalua High School, the Hawaii Foodbank, Kidney Foundation and Hawaii International Child. With 36 employees currently on the payroll, Kaikor is consistently recognized as one of the "best places to work" in Hawaii. Employees also enjoy 401K and health plans and other wellness benefits.
This savvy CEO is also a resource to his industry, balancing the competitive edge as a provider of niche products with the attitude that helping others in the industry raises the standards overall. Sullivan is on top of best practices for his industry and is an active leader in the General Contractors Association and the Construction Financial Management Association, an organization that measures financial performance in the construction industry.
In 2002, Kaikor Construction received assistance from the SBA in the form of a 504 loan to assist in the purchase of their current office and warehouse facility in Kalihi. Sullivan has steered Kaikor through economic downturns, emerging more profitable and reslient each time. Since inception, Kaikor Construction has completed more than 407 projects valued at more than $147,000,000, with on-time delivery every time.
Garrett Sullivan has been named SBA's 2010 Small Business Person of the Year for the City and County of Honolulu.


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Norma, preferment worked out great. Attached are photos of the latest attempt, bacon, carmelized onions and potato. Thanks again.Danes Dad
Thanks Norma,The oven is 550. Stone is on 2nd from bottom shelf. Crust is parbaked for 4min on stone. Then brought out to cool and put back in for 3min (1.5 min on stone then 1.5 min under broiler. Parbaking has been the only way I can get the crust fully cooked w/o burning toppings and rim.The preferment was mixed and left at room temp (80 degrees) 7hrs then added to final dough. I could not get the preferment calculator to give breakdown for yeast in preferment so I used .7% (.62grams)of water weight for the preferment and used remaining amount (.75grams) in final dough. Dough ball was put in fridge Friday about midnight and pizza was made on Monday evening, probably a day or so too long. The pizza was very good, but I can't say it was noticeably better than a straight Lehmann dough left in fridge for 3-4 days. I need to do a side by side comparison, same night and see if I can tell difference.Total Formula: Flour (100%): 341.53 g | 12.05 oz | 0.75 lbs Water (65%): 221.99 g | 7.83 oz | 0.49 lbs Salt (1.5%): 5.12 g | 0.18 oz | 0.01 lbs | 0.92 tsp | 0.31 tbsp IDY (.4%): 1.37 g | 0.05 oz | 0 lbs | 0.45 tsp | 0.15 tbsp Total (166.9%): 570.01 g | 20.11 oz | 1.26 lbs | TF = 0.1 Preferment: Flour: 88.8 g | 3.13 oz | 0.2 lbs Water: 88.8 g | 3.13 oz | 0.2 lbs Total: 177.59 g | 6.26 oz | 0.39 lbs Final Dough:Flour: 252.73 g | 8.91 oz | 0.56 lbs Water: 133.2 g | 4.7 oz | 0.29 lbs Salt: 5.12 g | 0.18 oz | 0.01 lbs | 0.92 tsp | 0.31 tbsp IDY: 1.37 g | 0.05 oz | 0 lbs | 0.45 tsp | 0.15 tbsp Preferment: 177.59 g | 6.26 oz | 0.39 lbs Total: 570.01 g | 20.11 oz | 1.26 lbs | TF = 0.1FYI, just picked up a infrared thermometer, from Harbor Freight, $29.99http://www.harborfreight.com/non-contact-laser-thermometer-96451.html?utm_medium=cse&utm_source=googlebase&hft_adv=40010&mr:trackingCode=4F780F9E-782A-E011-B31E-001B2163195C&mr:referralID=NADanes Dad
That looks great! The bubbly pizza reminds me of when I use 100% Bouncer flour.It makes alot of bubbles like that! Btw,I have never seen a pizza cooked at such extreme cold temps before. -450 F Below? WOW! I have the same IR gun.Is that - stuck on the screen all the time?It comes on mine as soon as I pull the trigger but it goes away as the screen lights up.
I did the same experiment I did last week, again this week, to see how a preferment Lehmann dough bakes at a lower temperature in the deck oven. As can be seen the baking temperature on the stone was 453 degrees F, right before I slid the pie into the deck oven. My dough ball wasnt warmed-up enough either, as can be seen how it wanted to bubble in the middle in the picture. I used my bubble popper to deflate those bubbles. I know a deck ovens bakes differently than home ovens, but just wanted to show that a deck oven can bake the preferment Lehmann dough into pizzas at a lower bake temperature. The bottom crust even gets brown. Norma
NormaI love the look of that pizza....it's just a picture though......can you describe it in comparison to the ones you bake at hotter temps...likes , dislikes......like I said, I think it looks fabulousJohn
Norma that Greek pie is just beautiful looking.


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Strawberry jam is sandwiched between an oat-filled peanut cookie crust that doubles as a streusel topping, then baked until bubbly.
The classic combo of peanut butter and jelly tastes great in a sandwich, so why not baked into a chewy bar cookie for dessert? Mix rolled oats and chunky peanut butter into a crumble that does double duty as both the bottom crust and a sweet, nutty topping.... Read More
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A man in Pasadena, Texas, who pleaded guilty to killing a little girl's kitten reportedly got one year in jail.
According to Houston's KHOU-Channel 11, Ricardo Payta-Brondo was upset that the cat had been keeping him up at night. Jurors considering his punishment were told that the lack of sleep added to Payta-Brondo's stress, which included marriage problems.
"He goes into work at five in the morning. The cat was constantly scratching at his window, waking him up, keeping him up all night. Concurrently, he was having family problems with his wife. Everything just kind of boiled up in one action. Something that he's sorry for," said defense attorney Ralph Alvarez.
The 8-year-old, Michele Arizpe, was playing in an apartment complex's courtyard during the January attack, KHOU says. She says she watched as Payta-Brondo snatched the cat from her and took it inside his apartment. He then killed it and dumped it at a trash bin, KHOU says.
From the witness stand, Payta-Brondo told jurors his wife left him after the incident. He also asked for forgiveness, but added the same thing could have happened to anyone at any time.


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Every week, Inside Africa takes its viewers on a journey across Africa, exploring the true diversity and depth of different cultures, countries and regions.
(CNN) -- Can a photo competition change the world? Probably not, but when paired with the brainpower of IBM and the problem-solving capabilities of the world's most advanced artificially intelligent computer systems, it might just stand a chance.
Last November, IBM opened its 12th global research lab -- and first on the African continent -- in Nairobi, Kenya. Though the lab employs 25 PhDs from the world's best universities, as well as Watson -- the AI supercomputer that won Jeopardy against human competitors in 2011 -- the company recognized that in order to truly shape innovation in the continent, it had to first hear from the people who live there.
"If we're going to solve the grand challenges of Africa it has to start here in Africa with us identifying and underscoring what they are," says Erik Hersman, founder of Nairobi's iHub tech hub and CEO of BRCK, and one of the four photo contest judges.
To better understand what areas to invest in, IBM launched its The World is Our Lab photo competition, which invited anyone with a camera (or mobile phone) to contribute images that highlight the continent's grand challenges, city systems and examples of innovation. After three months (and 1,200 submissions), they chose a winner in each of those three categories.
The competition even succeeded in offering the judges a few surprises.
"I saw places in Nigeria I didn't even imagine existed," says Kenyan Mutua Matheka, official photographer for The World is Our Lab project and another judge in the competition.
"The winners each shared an Africa that most of us didn't know or didn't have access to."
Kenyan TV producer Frank Odwesso won in the City System category with his image of a woman on the back of a "boda boda," or bicycle taxi. The judges felt the picture demonstrated how locals in Western Kenya and Nyanza circumvent an unreliable public transport system to create a more efficient means of getting around. Mainly, though, it was the strength of the image that they were drawn to.
"It had the most vibrant colors, and it really summed up Africa to me," admits Matheka.
See the best photos from the competition here
Imole "Tobbie" Balogun won the Grand Challenges category with "Baby Sitting," which highlights the very adult responsibilities imposed on many of Nigeria's children -- either because poverty forces them into jumpstarting their working lives, or because they have to assume the role of caretaker for their siblings.
Visual artist Lawrence "Shabu" Mwangi won the Innovation category, and the competition overall, with "Digital Migration," a shot he took of children playing with scrap in Nairobi's Mukuru slum.
"We have these big dumping sites in Mukuru, and though we try to prevent the kids going to them, they find a way and use the scrap to play with," says Mwangi, who also grew up in the area.
"These kids were playing a role in the television. None of them have a TV at home, but here they had a chance to be reporters -- they could be anything they wanted to be within that television. I just wanted to capture the happiness in that moment," he adds.
The competition is part of IBM's $100 million Project Lucy initiative, which will employ Watson and other cognitive computing technologies to advance development and create business opportunities in Africa over the next 10 years.
Matheka, a former architect and one of the continent's most respected photographers, says the competition has also shown him how photography has grown in Africa.
"I feel like a lot of African photographers have observed how those in Europe and the U.S. have photographed in Africa, and many us still use that as a template of how Africa should be captured. I think we're starting to get out of that now," he says.
"I think photography is starting to feel more approachable, to include the African public and focus on the textures and people of Africa. We're starting to tell stories for Africans. It's important, because our stories matter, and we need to hear them and to see our heroes so that we can know what is possible."
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