04/14/2012 Air Jordan Retro 4 GS
487724-108 White/Ultraviolet-Black

Air Jordan 4
Black/Orange Blaze-Old Royal
308497-027
May 12, 2012 Release
£160

Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic’s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ‘Global Wings™’ logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic’s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ‘Global Wings™’ logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

Customizing WordPress Child Theme

In this tutorial we will create Custom Post Types and add variables and functionality to them. Also we will add some styling for more user-friendly display in the dashboard.

Having set up our basic Child Theme structure we will now proceed with the customization. But before that we will do some basic WP configuration and go through the settings. You may be used to building WordPress based sites and therefore you may have some habits in as much as settings and configuration are concerned.

Semiomantics XO Custom Magazine for WordPress

Here is what I do in the dashboard:

1. Trash and permanently delete the Hello World Post.

2. Delete the default Links.

3. Set Permalinks to: /%category%/%postname%/

4. Under Settings General enter Blog Name and Tagline; for the purpose of this exercise I use  as a Title: WordPress TTP and as a Tagline: Tips, Themes and Plugins

5. Add some content to test content display by importing an RSS feed using a plugin such as Feedwordpress. I pulled into a new category called Blog the feed from my author-blog at:

http://yorgonestoridis.com/feed

We have set up a basic child theme for the purpose of modifying and customizing the Parent Theme. Creating structural modifications such as creating Custom Posts and Taxonomies are not strictly speaking theme relevant but should apply to all themes or as the case may be, to multiple themes in a Multi-user installation.

For this reason we will lodge the file which defines the custom posts outside any specific theme folder but inside wp-contents/themes.

We create a file called posttypes.php in wp-contents/themes. This file serves to define our custom post types and the way they integrate into the WP architecture.

In order to include the new Post Types in our Child theme, we include the posttype.php using an include function. This we doby adding a new file to our child theme; this file we call functions.php.

As you know, every WP theme contains a functions.php file; when creating a child theme which needs to expand the functions existing in the parent theme, then we just add a file with the same name, ‘functions.php’ to the child theme and append the functions defined in the parent theme.

Note: functions.php of the child theme does not override existing functions in the parent theme as is the case with styles (‘style.css)!

PHP allows us easily to include files in a script with the ‘include’ function and then by adding the URL to the file you wish to include.

Our ‘functions.php’ file will look as follows:

<?php
include_once (ABSPATH . 'wp-content/themes/posttypes.php');
?>

Please note that we use the ABSPATH function to construct the URL as the normal url path

 url(".../themes/posttypes.php") 

does not work here.

Save functions.php into your Child Theme Folder.

In order to set up our post types we proceed step by step:

1. Set up Custom Post Types
2. Add advanced Variables to Post Types
3. Add advanced custom post type functionality
4. Change the Menu Position (Dashboard) of the Custom Post Types
5. Add custom post type icon

Custom Post Types allow to separate different content from the traditional blog content. Blog content usually is edited as Posts and Pages, whereas Pages (static content) can be organized in a hierarchical way and posts are sorted by categories and tags. In order to display static content (pages) using customized layout, we can create different page templates easily.

Custom Post Types allow to sort content by Posts and Custom Post Types whereas custom post types are similar to posts but using custom taxonomies and as the case may be custom layouts or design adapted to the content. A typical example is a single product page from a shop compared to a single post page on the blog section of the website.

For the purpose of our exercise we will create 3 Custom Post Types

• WordPress Tips
• WordPress Themes
• WordPress Plugins

Setting up post types is relatively easy; while we could use plugins to create custom post types, I think hard-coding is a more solid and professional way of creating them. To create a new Custom Post Type we just need to add a few lines of code to the functions file or in our case to the abstraction file at posttypes.php which will then be included int the functions.php as per above where we have added the include function into functions.php.

We will create now the 3 Custom Post Types whereas the code used for each of them is the same except for the post type names and the function names.

To create the first post type, edit posttypes.php and paste in:

<?php

// Add new post type for WP Tips
add_action('init', 'wordpress_tips_init');
function wordpress_tips_init()
{
$args = array(
'label' => _x('WP Tips'),
'singular_label' => _x('WP Tip'),
'public' => true,
'publicly_queryable' => true,
'show_ui' => true,
'query_var' => true,
'rewrite' => true,
'capability_type' => 'post',
'hierarchical' => false,
'menu_position' => null,
'supports' => array('title','editor','comments')
);
register_post_type('wordpress_tips',$args);
}

Save the file.

At the top we type a comment explaining what the following code is all about (Add new Post Type for WP Tips). Then we call the function in to WordPress with ‘add_action’ and at the bottom we register the post type. As you can see the function consists of a number of arguments which we will look into later ($args).

Check out your Dashboard now and you will see that the new post type is added to the menu just above ‘Appearance’.

To add new post types, you just need to copy and paste the above code and make simple changes to the name and labels of the post type.

The above post types work, however they are not well refined. For this reason we will add some more variables. As the new posts are still called “Post” in the editor for example we will need to relabel to display the real name of the post type. For this we will write a label variable which can take an array of labels and we thus relabel all instances of our Custom Post Type.

The variable we create with the array of labels looks as follows:

$wordpress_tips_labels = array(
'name' => _x('WP Tips', 'post type general name'),
'singular_name' => _x('WP Tip', 'post type singular name'),
'all_items' => __('All WP Tips'),
'add_new' => _x('Add new WP Tip', 'wordpress_tips'),
'add_new_item' => __('Add new WP Tip'),
'edit_item' => __('Edit WP Tip'),
'new_item' => __('New WP Tip'),
'view_item' => __('View WP Tip'),
'search_items' => __('Search in WP Tips'),
'not_found' =>  __('No WP Tips found'),
'not_found_in_trash' => __('No WP Tips found in trash'),
'parent_item_colon' => ''
);

We will insert this piece of code just before our block of arguments and then change the arguments accordingly as follows:

<?php

// Add new post type for WP Tips
add_action('init', 'wordpress_tips_init');
function wordpress_tips_init()
{

$wordpress_tips_labels = array(
'name' => _x('WP Tips', 'post type general name'),
'singular_name' => _x('WP Tip', 'post type singular name'),
'all_items' => __('All WP Tips'),
'add_new' => _x('Add new WP Tip', 'wordpress_tips'),
'add_new_item' => __('Add new WP Tip'),
'edit_item' => __('Edit WP Tip'),
'new_item' => __('New WP Tip'),
'view_item' => __('View WP Tip'),
'search_items' => __('Search in WP Tips'),
'not_found' =>  __('No WP Tips found'),
'not_found_in_trash' => __('No WP Tips found in trash'),
'parent_item_colon' => ''
);
$args = array(

/*      'label' => _x('WP Tips'), */
'labels' => $wordpress_tips_labels,
/*      'singular_label' => _x('WP Tips'),   */
'public' => true,
'publicly_queryable' => true,
'show_ui' => true,
'query_var' => true,
'rewrite' => true,
'capability_type' => 'post',
'hierarchical' => false,
'menu_position' => null,
'supports' => array('title','editor','comments')
);
register_post_type('wordpress_tips',$args);
}

As you can see from the two commented lines, we have changed ‘label’ to ‘labels and defined with the variable from above ‘$wordpress_tips_labels’ and we have deleted the ‘singular label’ as it is replaced wby ‘singular name’ from the label variable.

For the other new post types it’s the same game, just copy and paste and change the labels accordingly.

Save posttypes.php and check it out in your dashboard.

You will now see all labels added and your site becomes a lot more user-friendly and less confusing.

We can define the functionalities of our new post types with an array under the variable ‘supports’; basically the ‘supports’ line defines which functionalities should be supported, i.e. which content should be displayed.

In our example, the line above looks like this:

'supports' => array('title','editor','comments')

When you go to your dashboard, and add a new WP Tip you will see the editor shows the ‘title’, ‘content’ and ‘comments’ fields.

While we can go crazy on adding supported functionality, we will here just look at some standard functionalities. To add more functionality we just need to append the array in the supports variable like so:

'supports' => array('title','editor','author','thumbnail','excerpt','comments','custom-fields'),
'has_archive' => 'wordpress_tips'

By adding the above functionalities to the supports variable, we get something pretty close to the standard post editor, since we add the author, excerpts and custom fields as well as the featured picture functionality.

Also we can add a new variable, such as ‘has archive’ and then name the archive, in our example ‘WordPress Tips’.

This archive variable allows us to create an index page just for the WP Tips post  types.

Our Code for the WP Tips Custom Post Type is as follows:

<?php

// Add new post type for WP Tips
add_action('init', 'wordpress_tips_init');
function wordpress_tips_init()
{

$wordpress_tips_labels = array(
'name' => _x('WP Tips', 'post type general name'),
'singular_name' => _x('WP Tip', 'post type singular name'),
'all_items' => __('All WP Tips'),
'add_new' => _x('Add new WP Tip', 'wordpress_tips'),
'add_new_item' => __('Add new WP Tip'),
'edit_item' => __('Edit WP Tip'),
'new_item' => __('New WP Tip'),
'view_item' => __('View WP Tip'),
'search_items' => __('Search in WP Tips'),
'not_found' =>  __('No WP Tips found'),
'not_found_in_trash' => __('No WP Tips found in trash'),
'parent_item_colon' => ''
);
$args = array(

/*      'label' => _x('WP Tips'), */
'labels' => $wordpress_tips_labels,
/*      'singular_label' => _x('WP Tips'),   */
'public' => true,
'publicly_queryable' => true,
'show_ui' => true,
'query_var' => true,
'rewrite' => true,
'capability_type' => 'post',
'hierarchical' => false,
'menu_position' => null,
'supports' => array('title','editor','author','thumbnail','excerpt','comments','custom-fields'),
'has_archive' => 'wordpress_tips'
);
register_post_type('wordpress_tips',$args);
}

Copy and paste with the necessary changes for the other custom post types and save the file.

Check it out from the Dashboard Menu and the Editor.

As per now, our custom posts menu in the dashboard is positioned just above appearance and below comments. As custom posts are similar to posts, we want to move the custom post tabs just below the Posts tab.

As you can see from our code above, the menu position is set to ‘null’. The value ‘null’ makes that the custom post types are added at the bottom of the first section of the dashboard menu.

Depending of where you want to position your custom posts, you will need to change the value ‘null’ to another value according to the below reference scale:

0 — at the very top
5 — below Posts
10 — below Media
15 — below Links
20 — below Pages
25 — below comments
60 — below first separator
65 — below Plugins
70 — below Users
75 — below Tools
80 — below Settings
100 — below second separator

As we aim the spot below “Posts” we will use the value ‘5’, which will result in

...

'menu_position' => 5,

...

If you want to set a particular order, you can also use 3 different numbers, like 4,5 and 6 respectively.

Do the modification inside the arguments of each post type and save.

By repositioning the custom post type menu items , we signal priority and importance.

Check it out from the dashboard and note that our custom posts are right below ‘Posts’ now.

In order to make our custom post types stick out from the menu and to add user-friendly visual identifiers, we replace the default icons with custom icons.

There are two sizes needed, 16px and 32 px for the menu and the page title area respectively.

I have created sample icons and psd files for your convenience: please download from HERE.

Decompress the downloaded rar file and copy the image folder into wp-contents/themes (as we had done with posttypes.php, as we want to make these images available to all themes.

To add these icons we introduce a new function to posttypes.php with a function batch including some css/html code for styling purposes:

// Add new Custom Post Type icons
add_action( 'admin_head', 'wordpress_icons' );
function wordpress_icons() {
?>
<style type="text/css" media="screen">
#menu-posts-wordpress_tips .wp-menu-image {
background: url(<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/wp-content/themes/images/tips-16x16.png) no-repeat 6px !important;
}
.icon32-posts-wordpress_tips {
background: url(<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/wp-content/themes/images/tips-32x32.png) no-repeat !important;
}
#menu-posts-wordpress_themes .wp-menu-image {
background: url(<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/wp-content/themes/images/themes-16x16.png) no-repeat 6px !important;
}
.icon32-posts-wordpress_themes {
background: url(<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/wp-content/themes/images/themes-32x32.png) no-repeat !important;
}
#menu-posts-wordpress_plugins .wp-menu-image {
background: url(<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/wp-content/themes/images/plugins-16x16.png) no-repeat 6px !important;
}
.icon32-posts-wordpress_plugins {
background: url(<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/wp-content/themes/images/plugins-32x32.png) no-repeat !important;
}

</style>
<?php }

Note the incomplete php delimiter at the end which is needed to switch back to php from css/html code.

At this stage, your posttypes.php looks as follows:

<?php

// Add new post type for WP Tips
add_action('init', 'wordpress_tips_init');
function wordpress_tips_init()
{
$wordpress_tips_labels = array(
'name' => _x('WP Tips', 'post type general name'),
'singular_name' => _x('WP Tip', 'post type singular name'),
'all_items' => __('All WP Tips'),
'add_new' => _x('Add new WP Tip', 'wordpress_tips'),
'add_new_item' => __('Add new WP Tip'),
'edit_item' => __('Edit WP Tip'),
'new_item' => __('New WP Tip'),
'view_item' => __('View WP Tip'),
'search_items' => __('Search in WP Tips'),
'not_found' =>  __('No WP Tips found'),
'not_found_in_trash' => __('No WP Tips found in trash'),
'parent_item_colon' => ''
);
$args = array(
/*        'label' => _x('WP Tips'), */
'labels' => $wordpress_tips_labels,
/*        'singular_label' => _x('WP Tips'),   */
'public' => true,
'publicly_queryable' => true,
'show_ui' => true,
'query_var' => true,
'rewrite' => true,
'capability_type' => 'post',
'hierarchical' => false,
'menu_position' => 5,
'supports' => array('title','editor','author','thumbnail','excerpt','comments','custom-fields'),
'has_archive' => 'wordpress_tips'
);
register_post_type('wordpress_tips',$args);
}

// Add new post type for WP Themes
add_action('init', 'wordpress_themes_init');
function wordpress_themes_init()
{

$wordpress_themes_labels = array(
'name' => _x('WP Themes', 'post type general name'),
'singular_name' => _x('WP Theme', 'post type singular name'),
'all_items' => __('All WP Themes'),
'add_new' => _x('Add new WP Theme', 'wordpress_themes'),
'add_new_item' => __('Add new WP Theme'),
'edit_item' => __('Edit WP Theme'),
'new_item' => __('New WP Theme'),
'view_item' => __('View WP Theme'),
'search_items' => __('Search in WP Themes'),
'not_found' =>  __('No WP Theme found'),
'not_found_in_trash' => __('No WP Theme found in trash'),
'parent_item_colon' => ''
);

$args = array(
'labels' => $wordpress_themes_labels,
'public' => true,
'publicly_queryable' => true,
'show_ui' => true,
'query_var' => true,
'rewrite' => true,
'capability_type' => 'post',
'hierarchical' => false,
'menu_position' => 5,
'supports' => array('title','editor','author','thumbnail','excerpt','comments','custom-fields'),
'has_archive' => 'wordpress_themes'
);
register_post_type('wordpress_themes',$args);
}

// Add new post type for WP Plugins
add_action('init', 'wordpress_plugins_init');
function wordpress_plugins_init()
{

$wordpress_plugins_labels = array(
'name' => _x('WP Plugins', 'post type general name'),
'singular_name' => _x('WP Plugin', 'post type singular name'),
'all_items' => __('All WP Plugins'),
'add_new' => _x('Add new WP Plugin', 'wordpress_plugins'),
'add_new_item' => __('Add new WP Plugin'),
'edit_item' => __('Edit WP Plugin'),
'new_item' => __('New WP Plugin'),
'view_item' => __('View WP Plugin'),
'search_items' => __('Search in WP Plugins'),
'not_found' =>  __('No WP Plugin found'),
'not_found_in_trash' => __('No WP Plugin found in trash'),
'parent_item_colon' => ''
);

$args = array(
'labels' => $wordpress_plugins_labels,
'public' => true,
'publicly_queryable' => true,
'show_ui' => true,
'query_var' => true,
'rewrite' => true,
'capability_type' => 'post',
'hierarchical' => false,
'menu_position' => 5,
'supports' => array('title','editor','author','thumbnail','excerpt','comments','custom-fields'),
'has_archive' => 'wordpress_plugins'
);
register_post_type('wordpress_plugins',$args);
}

// Add new Custom Post Type icons
add_action( 'admin_head', 'wordpress_icons' );
function wordpress_icons() {
?>
<style type="text/css" media="screen">
#menu-posts-wordpress_tips .wp-menu-image {
background: url(<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/wp-content/themes/images/tips-16x16.png) no-repeat 6px !important;
}
.icon32-posts-wordpress_tips {
background: url(<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/wp-content/themes/images/tips-32x32.png) no-repeat !important;
}
#menu-posts-wordpress_themes .wp-menu-image {
background: url(<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/wp-content/themes/images/themes-16x16.png) no-repeat 6px !important;
}
.icon32-posts-wordpress_themes {
background: url(<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/wp-content/themes/images/themes-32x32.png) no-repeat !important;
}
#menu-posts-wordpress_plugins .wp-menu-image {
background: url(<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/wp-content/themes/images/plugins-16x16.png) no-repeat 6px !important;
}
.icon32-posts-wordpress_plugins {
background: url(<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/wp-content/themes/images/plugins-32x32.png) no-repeat !important;
}

</style>
<?php }

?>

Check it out from your dashboard and you should see something similar to this:

Custom Post Types with Custom Icons

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Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic”s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ”Global Wings™” logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic”s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ”Global Wings™” logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

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Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic’s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ‘Global Wings™’ logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic’s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ‘Global Wings™’ logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic’s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ‘Global Wings™’ logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

The Nike Air Jordan 3 Retro was an iconic sneaker and Micheal Jordan himself had some special moments wearing these, most noticeable would be the slam dunk competition he won with a freethrow line ‘slamdunk’ which got Micheal Jordan his iconic Jumpman logo. It has a beautiful elephant print around the edges and a sleek design to not only look good but also give ultimate comfort.

This is the ‘Flips’ edition, as you can see the elephant print that usually occupies the toe box has now been flipped to the main outsole, which gets the name ‘Flips’, this is a very limited sneaker and only available for the ladies.

Color : Cool Grey/Glow Blue
Item Code : 441140-015

Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic’s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ‘Global Wings™’ logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic’s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ‘Global Wings™’ logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic’s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ‘Global Wings™’ logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic”s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ”Global Wings™” logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic”s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ”Global Wings™” logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

Need nineties Nikes? This summer is ripe for the picking for fans of old school trainers, thanks to the Swoosh bringing back all sorts of silhouettes. From the new take on the Air Trainer Max 2 ’94 we saw yesterday to this new Air Trainer Huarache offering, the variety is of options is vast. Fresh Water is the highlight color on this one, appearing as the choice hue for the toe, booties and various branding bits. The remainder of the shoe relies on a white majority and black accents head on down to Global Sports & check out the retro Swag.

Global have integrated their fresh and classy look and scaled it onto the old skool snapback with a lot of new skool design. All designs are vocally focused on the home city of Global’s Flagship store which is London. As you can see from the pictures, the caps have a different take on design from all the leading brands out there that are boring and mainstream, Global have only stocked 50 pieces of each cap so there is a high feature of exclusivity which is what we are very well known for.

Made from 100% Wool.

Global have integrated their fresh and classy look and scaled it onto the old skool snapback with a lot of new skool design. All designs are vocally focused on the home city of Global’s Flagship store which is London. As you can see from the pictures, the caps have a different take on design from all the leading brands out there that are boring and mainstream, Global have only stocked 50 pieces of each cap so there is a high feature of exclusivity which is what we are very well known for.

Made from 100% Wool.

Global have integrated their fresh and classy look and scaled it onto the old skool snapback with a lot of new skool design. All designs are vocally focused on the home city of Global’s Flagship store which is London. As you can see from the pictures, the caps have a different take on design from all the leading brands out there that are boring and mainstream, Global have only stocked 50 pieces of each cap so there is a high feature of exclusivity which is what we are very well known for.

Made from 100% Wool.

Made with, 80% cotton & 20% polyester, Fleece is smooth on one side with a soft fuzzy interior, 7 button front, Ribbed cuffs, Hem and Neck brace, Split ribbed pocket opening with opposite colour accent,
Our ‘Londons Finest™’ Logo embroidered on the right chest, ‘LF™’ Logo embroidered on left chest, ‘Global Wings™’ Logo embroidered on the back. Permitted wash style dry clean.

Made with, 80% cotton & 20% polyester, Fleece is smooth on one side with a soft fuzzy interior, 7 button front, Ribbed cuffs, Hem and Neck brace, Split ribbed pocket opening with opposite colour accent,
Our ‘Londons Finest™’ Logo embroidered on the right chest, ‘LF™’ Logo embroidered on left chest, ‘Global Wings™’ Logo embroidered on the back. Permitted wash style dry clean.

Made with, 80% cotton & 20% polyester, Fleece is smooth on one side with a soft fuzzy interior, 7 button front, Ribbed cuffs, Hem and Neck brace, Split ribbed pocket opening with opposite colour accent,
Our ‘Londons Finest™’ Logo embroidered on the right chest, ‘LF™’ Logo embroidered on left chest, ‘Global Wings™’ Logo embroidered on the back. Permitted wash style dry clean.

Made with, 80% cotton & 20% polyester, Fleece is smooth on one side with a soft fuzzy interior, 7 button front, Ribbed cuffs, Hem and Neck brace, Split ribbed pocket opening with opposite colour accent,
Our ‘Londons Finest™’ Logo embroidered on the right chest, ‘LF™’ Logo embroidered on left chest, ‘Global Wings™’ Logo embroidered on the back. Permitted wash style dry clean.

Made with, 80% cotton & 20% polyester, Fleece is smooth on one side with a soft fuzzy interior, 7 button front, Ribbed cuffs, Hem and Neck brace, Split ribbed pocket opening with opposite colour accent,
Our ‘Londons Finest™’ Logo embroidered on the right chest, ‘LF™’ Logo embroidered on left chest, ‘Global Wings™’ Logo embroidered on the back. Permitted wash style dry clean.

Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic”s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ”Global Wings™” logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

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Color : Grey/Black
Item Code : 384664-002

The Air Jordan release which bring never before seen color ways into the franchise. The Air Jordan VI ‘Oreo’ comes in a black suede and white leather upper with a speckled black-and-white pattern on the midsole, pull tab and lace locks. The colorway resembles that of the ‘Carmines’ and ‘Olympic’ OG color ways. A really anticipated release by all Jordan fans.

Color : White/Black
Item Code : 384664-101

Build a Custom WP with Semiomantics XO

This post focuses on setting up our Main Theme and a Child Theme. For the purpose of this exercise we will use Semiomantics XO as the parent theme because it’s flexible, user-friendly and highly optimized. In fact you can use most any decent WP theme to follow this tutorial, namely the TwentyEleven which comes with the WP installation.

Semiomantics XO for WordPress — Custom Magazine

Like on any live site, our test site on BitNami allows us to add themes either from the Dashboard (upload the theme’s zip file) or by pasting the theme into the themes folder in wp-contents.

Access your BitNami environment using Windows Explorer and surf to the themes folder. You will see the same folders and files structure under htdocs as you are used to when accessing your WordPress folder on a server using an FTP client.

Folders on BitNamy WP Stack

In order to add Themes, we just drop theme folders into the ‘themes’ folder as per above. As you can see, I have amongst others) added my Semiomantics XO (the ‘xo’ folder under themes). XO will serve as the parent theme of the new website. Instead however of customizing XO directly, I will create a child theme which will contain all modifications. The advantage is clear: when an update or upgrade of the theme becomes available, the parent theme can be updated without destroying the child and restarting the customization job from scratch.

A WordPress child theme consists first of all of a Folder to which we add a style-sheet.

This style-sheet contains a commented header which defines the parent theme folder as well as other optional data and it usually imports the parent theme’s style-sheet with a simple line of code (no need to copy paste the whole style-sheet). Also we will add a screenshot which will serve as a thumbnail in the Themes tab of our WP Dashboard.

Style-sheet for Child Theme

As you can see above, I am editing my files using the free PSPad which is handy to edit the various files we need to develop.

1. Add a new folder to the WP Themes folder under wp-contents/themes; name it as you like your theme to be named, in my case: yorgo12

2. Create a new file called style.css using your editor and save it into the new theme folder.

3. Edit the style.css file by adding a commented section defining:

• Theme Name  (yorgo12 in the above case)
• Theme URI    (this is optional and can be your website where you may talk about your theme; in my case: semiomantics.com)
• Description    (Optional; I have added a simple description, but you may well describe your Child theme, for example: 3 column minimalist child theme for Semiomantics XO.
• Author:           (Optional; put your name.)
• Template:  This is important: put the FOLDER NAME of the parent theme, in my case xo.
• Version:          (Optional: I start with version 1.0)

You could add other data as some authors do, such as Author’s URI and more, but that’s not necessary.

NOTE: All the above information sits between comment tags (/*.….….*/)

Next, we import the style-sheet of the parent theme with the following line of code:

@import url("../xo/style.css");

I have then added a comment to remind that you should not edit above unless you know what you do.

Your style.css file reads now similar to the following:

/*
Theme Name:       yorgo12
Theme URI:        http://semiomantics.com
Description:      Child Theme for Semiomantics XO 12
Author:           Yorgo Nestoridis
Template:         xo
Version:          1.0
*/
@import url("../xo/style.css");
/* Edit here below*/

Save the file into the new Child Theme folder.

4. Add a Thumbnail

Usually the image represents a screenshot of the new site but it can also be a brand logo or any other image. Important: the image should be called ‘screenshot’ and be in png format to fit into WP. Use image size 300px x 225px for best display.

screenshot.png

Drop the image into the Child Theme folder.

Let’s now activate our new Child Theme from the WP Dashboard under Appearance/Themes.

What you will see is an out of the box XO when looking at the front-end of the site.

Having set the base for our custom development, we will start now to adapt the site to the needs of the hypothetical customer. Continue reading the next post.

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2. Semiomantics XO Transparent WordPress Drafts
3. How to make WordPress Themes Responsive
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5. WordPress 3.4 Beta

Custom WordPress Design and Developments

This post will start a series of articles about building custom Websites based on WordPress and the Semiomantics XO Theme.

We will therefore use most of our remaining daily Ycademy calls this month to go into advanced customization issues. But first we will start at the beginning by planning and formulating a project which will allow us to test code, functions and design.

Semiomantics XO Custom Theme for WordPress

For the purpose of this exercise, we will build plan and execute a hypothetical customer’s project.

The new website will be about WordPress, namely about WordPress Tips, Themes and Plugins. It’s a site for a WordPress developer and web designer.

The structure of the Website will be based on WordPress and include some static pages such as the About, Contact, Imprint and Privacy pages as well as structured dynamic content.  As the site will focus on 3 main topics, Tips, Themes and Plugins, we will build for each of these topics custom Posts and Taxonomies.

To build the new website in a test environment, we install BitNami and namely the WordPress stack (free download). BitNami creates an independent (Apache) server environment with MySQL server and installed WordPress, ready to use via our browser. If you are used to Firefox and Firebug, you will find it easy to customize your styles and designs.

Now we can access the WordPress Dashboard via the browser and the files using windows explorer.

We are ready to start working on our project. Please look forward to the next related post where we will start adding Semiomantics XO and start building our custom child theme.

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Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic’s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ‘Global Wings™’ logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

The Spizike has a mixture of the Jordan 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. All these Jordan’s were all beautiful in their own way, but to have all the best parts of each sneaker into one, it creates something that leaves you speechless, esspecially with the different colours that are available, which makes this sneaker one of the greatest ever of its time if not all time and definatly the best sneaker to not be embraced and worn by MJ himself.

The element that garnered the most attention on this shoe is the black patent leather sections (side panels, collar area). This Spizike also features the elephant print in black as well. Other features include a red, scripted inner lining and a stealth grey outsole.

Color : Black/Black Patent
Item Code : 315371-001

The Air Jordan 8 was first released in 1993, it embodied the theory school of thought of concentrating on technique, the shoes launched a big cutting-edge in pattern, probably the most well known. The midsole pattern idea through the trainers and so the Air Jordan shoes were lighter. Its tongue was created out of towel material and appears with a jumpman logo. This is a classic sneaker with alot of history.

Color : Black/True Red
Item Code : 306157-061

The Nike Air Jordan 3 Retro was an iconic sneaker and Micheal Jordan himself had some special moments wearing these, most noticeable would be the slam dunk competition he won with a freethrow line ‘slamdunk’ which got Micheal Jordan his iconic Jumpman logo. It has a beautiful elephant print around the edges and a sleek design to not only look good but als give ultimate comfort.

These are part of the “Black History Month” Edition, The upper is constructed with black leather and suede, offering a unique look that combines matte and semi-gloss finishes. Gold accents appear throughout and the “BHM” logo seen on other 2011 “Black History Month” appears on the underside of the tongue. Reportedly, only 3000 pairs were made.

Color : Black/Black
Item Code : 455657-001

Global have integrated their fresh and classy look and scaled it onto the old skool snapback with a lot of new skool design. All designs are vocally focused on the home city of Global’s Flagship store which is London. As you can see from the pictures, the caps have a different take on design from all the leading brands out there that are boring and mainstream, Global have only stocked 50 pieces of each cap so there is a high feature of exclusivity which is what we are very well known for.

Made from 100% Wool.

Color : Black/White/Grey-Khaki
Item Code : 308866-028

The Air Jordan 5 was released in 1990 and once again featured innovative and creative designs and features. Jordan also hit his personal best when he hit 69 points again Cleveland. Jordan also hit 92 three-pointers compared to only 68 in all of the prior seasons combined! Jordan again took home the scoring title, All-Star, First Team, and All-Defense. The High Flying Design of The Air Jordan 5 featured a unique style cooked up by Tinker Hatfield. The Air Jordan 5 was inspired by the WW2 Mustang fighter plane. The most obvious element of the inspiration is the shark teeth shapes on the midsole of the shoe. The Air Jordan 5 also was the first Jordan shoe to have a clear sole. This not only added a nice look to the Air Jordan 5, but provided far better traction. The Air Jordan 5 also featured an iridescent reflective tongue and lacelocks.

This is a very limited release which was specifically made for the streetball tournement ‘The Quai 54 Streetball Championship’ which is held in Paris, the colour way is outstanding with a vibrant range of colours throughtout.

Color : White/Black-Metallic Silver Radiant Green
Item Code : 467827-105

The Air Jordan 5 was released in 1990 and once again featured innovative and creative designs and features. Jordan also hit his personal best when he hit 69 points again Cleveland. Jordan also hit 92 three-pointers compared to only 68 in all of the prior seasons combined! Jordan again took home the scoring title, All-Star, First Team, and All-Defense. The High Flying Design of The Air Jordan 5 featured a unique style cooked up by Tinker Hatfield. The Air Jordan 5 was inspired by the WW2 Mustang fighter plane. The most obvious element of the inspiration is the shark teeth shapes on the midsole of the shoe. The Air Jordan 5 also was the first Jordan shoe to have a clear sole. This not only added a nice look to the Air Jordan 5, but provided far better traction. The Air Jordan 5 also featured an iridescent reflective tongue and lacelocks.

Color : Light Graphite/Grey
Item Code : 136027-005

Timeless, classic, unparalleled. The Air Jordan I debuted in 1985 and changed the way we view athletic shoes. No longer functional footwear, sneakers became art and the Jordan I was the beginning of a long legacy. Rejected then retroed and re-retroed, but never forgotten, the Air Jordan Retro I is sure to be a favorite.

To celebrate Michael Jordan’s induction in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Jordan Brand has released the Air Jordan Hall of Fame Pack. This pack contains three sneakers that represent stages of Jordan’s career. The three sneakers include the Air Jordan 1 (the beginning), Air Jordan Six Rings (the six championships), and the Air Jordan 2009 (the future/legacy). All three sneakers feature a graphic treatment displaying many of Jordan’s statistical accomplishments (32,292 career points, 30.12 ppg scoring average, etc.). All in all, the Air Jordan Hall of Fame Pack is a great way to celebrate the greatest of all time.

Color: Black / Varsity Red-White-Metallic Gold
Item Code : 371498-012

Color : Military/Brown/Haze
Item Code : 325514-231

The Nike Air Jordan 3 Retro was an iconic sneaker and Micheal Jordan himself had some special moments wearing these, most noticeable would be the slam dunk competition he won with a freethrow line ‘slamdunk’ which got Micheal Jordan his iconic Jumpman logo. It has a beautiful elephant print around the edges and a sleek design to not only look good but als give ultimate comfort.

This is the anniversary pack.

Color : White/White
Item Code : 398613-102

The Nike Air Jordan 3 Retro was an iconic sneaker and Micheal Jordan himself had some special moments wearing these, most noticeable would be the slam dunk competition he won with a freethrow line ‘slamdunk’ which got Micheal Jordan his iconic Jumpman logo. It has a beautiful elephant print around the edges and a sleek design to not only look good but als give ultimate comfort.

Color : White/Fire Red
Item Code : 136064-161

The Nike Air Jordan 3 Retro was an iconic sneaker and Micheal Jordan himself had some special moments wearing these, most noticeable would be the slam dunk competition he won with a freethrow line ‘slamdunk’ which got Micheal Jordan his iconic Jumpman logo. It has a beautiful elephant print around the edges and a sleek design to not only look good but als give ultimate comfort.

Color : White/True Blue
Item Code : 136064-104

The Nike Air Jordan 3 Retro was an iconic sneaker and Micheal Jordan himself had some special moments wearing these, most noticeable would be the slam dunk competition he won with a freethrow line ‘slamdunk’ which got Micheal Jordan his iconic Jumpman logo. It has a beautiful elephant print around the edges and a sleek design to not only look good but als give ultimate comfort.

Color : White/Cement
Item Code : 136064-105

Color : Obsidian/Action Red
Item Code : 487654-400

Color : White/Varsity Red-Black
Item Code : 392813-101

Timeless, classic, unparalleled. The Air Jordan I debuted in 1985 and changed the way we view athletic shoes. No longer functional footwear, sneakers became art and the Jordan I was the beginning of a long legacy. Rejected then retroed and re-retroed, but never forgotten, the Air Jordan Retro I is sure to be a favorite.

Color : Black/Varsity Red-White
Item Code : 392813-001

Color : Metallic Silver/White
Item Code : 414823-001

Model: Nike Air Max 97 ‘White VT’
Release Date: 12/03/12
Product Code: 456582-100
Colour Code: Pearl White/White

Color : Black/Anthracite
Item Code : 414823-002

This is only available for women.

Color : White/Black/Sport Red
Item Code : 352738-161

The Nike Air Jordan 3 Retro was an iconic sneaker and Micheal Jordan himself had some special moments wearing these, most noticeable would be the slam dunk competition he won with a freethrow line ‘slamdunk’ which got Micheal Jordan his iconic Jumpman logo. It has a beautiful elephant print around the edges and a sleek design to not only look good but also give ultimate comfort.

Now For Women.

Color : White/Crimson
Item Code : 441140-101

The Bordeaux Air Jordan 7 is made up of grey and black suede with a burgundy tounge. The outer-sole is made out of gum and features accents of transparent-white and Red. The mid-sole comes in grey color, contrasting with the upper that uses suede. Toe-box is black suede material. The inner lining comes in black.

Color : Black/Graphite
Item Code : 304775-003

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

Model: Nike Air Trainer Classic SC Low ‘Wolf Grey’
Release Date: 23/11/11
Product Code: 488059-010
Colour Code: Wolf Grey/Neptune Blue

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product  
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

• 100% Wool
• High crown fit
• Contrast top button, eyelets, and visor
• Standard gray undervisors
• Officially Licensed Product 
• Snap Back Closure

Mitchell & Ness are the leading cap makers, being established since 1904 and having all the sporting logo licences makes them the originators in the hat market.

Model: Nike Air Huarache ‘BBall Sport Red’
Release Date: 1/7/2012
Product Code: 488054-061
Colour Code: Black/Fire Red

Model: Nike Air Huarache ‘BBall Sport Red’
Release Date: 1/7/2012
Product Code: 488054-061
Colour Code: Black/Fire Red

Nike have released a few different colour ways for the Air Huarache recently, but now they have released the hightop versions with some beautiful colours for all you sneaker heads. Make sure you check out the lineup that Global have to offer…

Model: Nike Air Huarache ‘BBall Sport Red’
Release Date: 1/7/2012
Product Code: 488054-061
Colour Code: Black/Fire Red

Model: Nike Air Huarache ‘Volt’
Release Date: 1/3/2012
Product Code: 488054-100
Colour Code: White/Black/Volt Yellow

Model: Nike Air Huarache ‘Mahogany’
Release Date: 19/7/2012
Product Code: 488054-661
Colour Code: Mahogany/Black/Sport Red

The Fire Red Air Jordan IV also know as ‘Marsblackmon’ has been the Holy Grail of many collectors over the years. The fortunate few who had a pair were envied by the thousands of Jordan heads who were still searching. Released in 1989, finding a pair in deadstock or decent condition was hard enough. Many collectors were happy to score a pair that needed a reconstructive restoration job. Upon completion, the pair of Jordan IV Fire Reds would usually be for display only never to see the basketball court or be on someone’s foot ever again.

In May of 2005, a limited edition version of the Jordan 4 Fire Red was made available exclusively. Only members had the ability of purchasing a pair of the Laser Jordan 4 Fire Reds. At $200, many considered this to be a steal. So many that there are estimates that more than half of the Laser Jordan 4 Fire Reds were bought with the intent to resell. The Laser Jordan 4 Fire Reds hit eBay immediately after orders were confirmed. Some sellers were fetching over $500 for this package that they themselves had not yet received. The Jordan 4 Fire Reds caused complete havoc.

Model: Nike Air Jordan 4 Retro ‘Mars Blackmon’
Release Date: 7/22/2005
Product Code: 308497-162
Colour Code: White/Fire Red/Black

It’s been nearly a decade since Nike last gave us the Air Trainer SC in a lowtop form, and given the response that model and its sequel enjoyed over the past few years, this newer introduction is all but guaranteed a strong following. The Nike Air Trainer Classic gives us a bit of that classic ‘seatbelted’ SC look in a bold mix of Wolf Grey nubuck, silver/grey and Neptune Blue.

Model: Nike Air Trainer Classic SC Low ‘Wolf Grey’
Release Date: 23/11/11
Product Code: 488059-010
Colour Code: Wolf Grey/Neptune Blue

SuperMoon 2012 Image

The edited version of the SuperMoon 2012 from Vouliagmeni.

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• super moon 2012
• supermoon in greece
• super moon greece

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Vouliagmeni Moon Photo with Point and Shoot Camera

Believe it or not, it is possible to shoot the Moon with an average point and shoot camera. In fact, for as long as you dispose of a reasonable optical zoom (300–400 mm equivalent) and the possibility to switch to manual settings, you should be able to catch some details of the surface of the moon. Of course there will be a lack of detail and sharpness, but at least you won’t end up with just a white spot on a black background.

As today the Moon is at it’s closest to the earth for this year, I did a test run last night and brought back the following shot:

This is about as good as it could get

The above was shot with the following

F-stop:                   f/6.3

Exposure time:    1/250

ISO-speed             ISO-400

Focal-length:        49 mm

35-mm focal length:  389

Exposure Program: Aperture Priority

The idea was to figure out different settings to catch at least some of the texture of the surface of the moon.

Tonight I found a nice spot, just above Vouliagmeni’s Limanaki to catch the moon rising above the Varkiza Bay.

Click to view the bigger version for more detail.

This time I went for Shutter Priority and ISO 200 which resulted in an Exposure Time of 0,77 sec. Also I used an Exposure Bias of +0.7 step.

Of course this is not the kind of quality you could expect from a professional picture, but it shows what you can do with most any point and shoot.

The temptation to pull such pictures through Photoshop is evident and I have not resisted just for the fun.

And a cooler version, filtering out some red which we usually see when the moon rises at the sea:

• moon may 5 2012
• full moon may 5 2012
• full moon may 2012
• moon
• THE MOON TONIGHT MAY 5 2012
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• may 5 2012 moon
• greece moon may 5
• full moon in greece may
• pics shot the moon may 2012

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Say No More !!!

The Nike Blazer Mid: Premium design, iconic fit more stock just in !!!

These classic Nike Blazer Hi Suede Vintage trainers are the proud re-issue of the iconic 1973 basketball shoe worn by NBA legend George ‘Ice Man’ Gervin. Finished in vintage effect and constructed from premium suede Nike is looking to go back to their roots with The Nike Blazer Mid: Premium design, iconic fit

These classic Nike Blazer Hi Suede Vintage trainers are the proud re-issue of the iconic 1973 basketball shoe worn by NBA legend George ‘Ice Man’ Gervin. Finished in vintage effect and constructed from premium suede Nike is looking to go back to their roots with the release of this new Nike Blazer Hi Vintage pack.

Do you hate the look of a brand new, fresh pair of clean looking kicks? Well Nike are the kings of offering a vintage looking silhouette without actually putting them through any wear and tear. These brand new Nike Blazer Hi Suede Vintage trainers are another reminder of how they have earned this title. Their vintage collection is second to none and these new Nike Blazer trainers arguably sit right at the top of the pile.

These retro Nike trainers have arrived for Summer 2011 in two vintage yet vibrant looking colourways. The outer sole has a vintage ‘pre-worn’ look with faux scuff marks which sits perfectly alongside the premium suede uppers. The suede upper creates the washed out look that gives the Blazers their vintage look and feel. As well as the Grey, Green or Copper suede upper, these Nike Blazer trainers feature an oxidized outsole and an old-school Nike swoosh. Say you’ve been wearing them since 1973…no one would doubt you.

Love it or hate it these Nike Blazer Hi Suede Vintage trainers are proof the vintage look is here to stay.

Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic”s made with premium velvet flock; superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ”Global Wings™” logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic’s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ‘Global Wings™’ logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

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Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic’s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ‘Global Wings™’ logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

Made with 100% combed cotton, 205 gms, taped neck and shoulders, seamless double- needle collar sleeves and bottom hems. Graphic’s made with premium velvet flock & superior paint effects to excell in the products quality. Every product has the trademark ‘Global Wings™’ logo engraved in the back, solidifying this products exclusivity.

iPhone Simulator or Emulator for WordPress?

Subsequent to last week’s Ycademy Seminar, I read on Bianca Gubalke’s blog a post about the difficulty to create a WordPress Mobile version without having recourse to a preview tool. As I agree with this statement, I will show you here below a simple method to preview your WordPress Mobile version for iPhone, iPod and iPad.

The first question is: Do we need an iPhone Simulator at all? I have not seen a single free online iPhone Simulator which would render the mobile version of our WordPress sites. Online Simulators are therefore useless for our purpose.

Semiomantics Mobile Developments

Free online Emulators I have come across do not generate a preview of the mobile WordPress version. There are some paid solutions which are however pretty cool and accurate, namely the MobiOne emulator included in the Studio version. There is a 14 day free trial, thereafter a $99 fee.

Surprisingly the emulator included with TheAppBuilder does not render the mobile version — this would be a real plus since it’s a free tool until you want to publish your app to a store.

There is a much easier to use solution out there which is accessible to anyone and available for Mac and Windows:

The quick solution to Bianca’s and still many other people’s problem has been solved by Apple itself. The Safari Browser is equipped with Developer Tools which allow to preview websites under multiple user agents amongst iPhone, iPod and iPad.

Here is how to get there:

1. Download Safari

2. Once Downloaded, go Edit -> Preferences-> Advanced

3. Tick “Show Develop menu in menu bar”

4. From the Develop Menu under User Agent select Safari iOS 4.3.3 — iPhone

5. Your Browser will switch to the Mobile view; reduce browser width to minimum to get the best idea of what it would look like on an iPhone.

To get an iPad preview, just switch the user agent to iPad.

Other solutions are available, such as the iPhone Simulator from Apples Development Tools or the Firefox user agent extension; the latter is not as satisfactory as the Safari solution detailed above.

There is no more excuse for not customizing your Mobile WordPress version, namely if you work with WPTouch Pro :-).

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App Look for WordPress

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Mobile Developments for Small and Home Business

The rapid expansion of the Mobile Web and the success of smartphones and tablets open new opportunities and imperatives for Website Developments. In as much as Semiomantics is concerned, the focus is set on two main issues:

• Conversion and integration of web content into an App
• Publishing on Multiple Platforms
• Optimization

Whether it is a simple blog or a shop, a photo site or a video library, a directory or any other content, your website can be converted and integrated into a mobile App. Production cost will vary in function of the complexity of the development. I mention cost at this point because for the time being, App developments are still relatively expensive, but that’s the price to pay for a seat in the front row.

The mobile web and mobile devices and platforms offer today many features designed to enhance conversation, feedback and interaction which are much more dynamic, flexible and user-friendly than those offered on traditional websites. Also, an App is much easier to use on a smartphone than surfing a website.

Bookmarking a website and then accessing (loading) it at a later time is one thing; accessing an app with the content already downloaded to the device is a completely different story. Surfing the web on a smart device is in many countries relatively slow and linked to excessive cost for bandwidth. The App is a onetime download and thereafter only updates will need to be downloaded, which saves time and bandwidth.

Communication between the user and the App owner or amongst the users can take place using all mobile features, from email, over SMS to Push Notifications which will display an alert immediately. Skype integration (or other communication plugins) is a plus.

The mobile web has been dominated by Blackberry first, today by Apple (iOS, iPhone, iPad), Android Operating System by Google and Microsoft with Windows Mobile. Producing for multiple platforms is costly but seems to become a necessity for as long as no uniform standards prevail.

Like publishing a website, App publishing has to do with visibility, traffic and sales. Mobile web users are active on Google, Facebook and in App Stores to find what they are looking for. This is a key issue: Apple’s App Store with over 500 000 Apps has become a real search heaven. If your name, brand or product is not available there, you are losing out on the potential of the mobile market.

You can write the best App in this world, if it cannot be discovered by interested people, it’s worthless. As mobile web users surf the stores to find Apps corresponding to their needs, it is important to

1. Optimize the App you submit to a store and to monitor downloads and reviews
2. Market the App inside and outside the store.
3. Make sure search algorithms can detect and become aware of the existence of your app and as the case may be optimize for top ranking.

For the time being it is not clear how Search Engines will deal with Apps nor how App stores will make more App related info available to bots, however it can be expected that sooner or later Google will include App results as they have included Video and Images or Local Content into their search returns.

• alert update app

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Common Changes

This post lists some CSS snippets to customize WPTouch Pro.

Note: When removing the page title area we recommend using a child theme’s stylesheet and applying the code below to its corresponding stylesheet, per the instructions on applying custom CSS.

In the iPhone theme:

.page-title-area { display:none !important; }

In the iPad theme:

.page .title-area {display: none;}

.idevice .post .thumbnail-wrap { -webkit-box-reflect: none; }
.idevice .calendar-box { -webkit-box-reflect: none; }

Change every instance of 46px to your desired size

.post .thumbnail-wrap { height: 46px; width: 46px; } .post img.attachment-post-thumbnail { width: 46px; height: 46px; }

.post img.attachment-post-thumbnail { -webkit-mask-box-image: none; }

p.nocomments, #respond { display:none !important; }

#respond, ol.commentlist, a.com-toggle { display: none !important; }

.comment-bubble { display:none !important; }

.archive-text { display: none !important; }

#header { background-color: #ffffff !important; }

where #ffffff can be customized to suit.

#hellobar-container, #hellobar-wrapper, #hellobar-pusher {display: none;} 

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