Google Logo... Did you notice??

WHAT ARE GOOGLE DOODLES?

Since 1998 Google creates special logos, called doodles to celebrate holidays, birthdays and special events. They mission is to bring all these great logos together, including logos from YouTube, Orkut and Gmail.

                                               

The first Google Doodle was in honor of the Burning Man Festival of 1998. The doodle was designed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin to notify users of their absence in case the servers crashed. Subsequent Google Doodles were designed by an outside contractor, until Larry and Sergey asked then-intern Dennis Hwang to design a logo for Bastille Day in 2000. Hwang has been designing the Google Doodles ever since.Clicking on a Google Doodle links to a string of Google search results about the topic, which can drive a lot of traffic to unsuspecting sites.

                                                    

Google has had several logos since its renaming from BackRub. The current official Google logo was designed by Ruth Kedar, and is a wordmark based on the Catull typeface.The company also includes various modifications and/or humorous features, such as cartoon modifications of their logo for use on holidays, birthdays of famous people, and major events, such as the Olympics.These special logos, some designed by Dennis Hwang, have become known as Google Doodles. As of 14 February 2011, Google's own gallery features 1002 logos.^[3]

                                   

                                                   Pierre de Fermat

In 1998 Sergey Brin created a computerized version of the Google letters using the free graphics program GIMP. The exclamation mark was added, mimicking the Yahoo! logo."There were a lot of different color iterations", says Ruth Kedar, the graphic designer who developed the now-famous logo. "We ended up with the primary colors, but instead of having the pattern go in order, we put a secondary color on the L, which brought back the idea that Google doesn't follow the rules."




                       
                                              Lunar Eclipse 2011

In 2010, the Google logo received its first major and permanent overhaul since 1999. The new logo was first tested in November 2009, and was officially launched on May 6, 2010. It utilises an identical typeface to the previous logo, but features a distinctly orange-colored "o" in place of the previous yellowish "o", as well as more subtle shadow rendered in a different shading style.

The Google logo font is Catull BQ, and it was created for Berthold in 1982 by German designer Gustav Jaeger. Catull has a calligraphic feel with contrasting stroke weights and distinctive serifs.

Pac Man Logo

Google's interactive Pac-Man logo

On Friday, May 21, 2010, the 30th anniversary of the arcade game Pac-Man, Google unveiled worldwide their first interactive logo, created in association with Namco. Anyone who visited Google could play Pac-Man on the logo, which featured the letters of the word 'Google' on the Pac-Man maze. The logo also mimicked the sounds the original arcade game made. The "I'm Feeling Lucky" button was replaced with an "Insert Coin" button. Pressing this once enabled you to play the Pac-Man logo. Pressing it once more added a second player, Ms. Pac-Man, enabling 2 players to play at once, controlled using the W,A,S,D keys, instead of the arrows as used by Player 1. Pressing it for a third time performed an "I'm Feeling Lucky" search. It was then removed on Sunday, May 23, 2010, initially replacing Pac-Man with the normal logo. Later on that day, Google released a permanent Google Pac-Man site, due to the popular user demand for the playable logo.

And now you know how did this happen and where it came from. If you want to know more, just google the word "Google Doodle". Like my post? Don't forget to be my follower.

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London police probe riots amid spreading tensions

London police probe riots amid spreading tensions

London police launched a "major investigation" into the city's worst rioting in years as violence sparked by the death of a local man in a police shooting raged on early Monday.

Thousands looted a giant electrical retail store in the southern area of Brixton in Monday's early hours and gangs of youths pelted police with missiles, AFP correspondents reported.

Scotland Yard said "copycat" looting had spread to a number of boroughs in the capital's north, east and south, while a mob of around 50 youths damaged property in Oxford Circus, at the heart of the city's tourist area.

Several arrests were made after youths vandalised a police car and smashed windows in Enfield, a north London suburb three miles from Tottenham, the area at the heart of the previous night's mayhem.

Additional police resources were deployed in the volatile neighbourhoods with three officers requiring hospital treatment after being hit by a car.

Commander Christine Jones said: "This is a challenging situation with small pockets of violence, looting and disorder breaking out on a number of boroughs."

In the first night of violence, homes were torched, two police cars and a double-decker bus torched and shops looted late Saturday in Tottenham, conjuring memories of 1985 riots in the same area and dampening the mood in a city hosting the Olympic Games in a year.

Police said 26 of its officers were hurt, while three members of the public also needed treatment following the surprise violence. By Sunday, all the injured police officers had been discharged from hospital.

A total 55 arrests were made after Saturday's riots. Prime Minister David Cameron's office described the violence as "utterly unacceptable."

Metropolitan police announced that officers working on the Operation Withern probe would interview witnesses and review hours of CCTV footage to locate the Tottenham rioters.

The violence followed a protest over the death of a 29-year-old man last Thursday during an apparent exchange of gunfire with police.

The killing of Mark Duggan, a father-of-four, was "absolutely regrettable," police commander Adrian Hanstock said in a statement, adding that an investigation into the shooting was underway.

According to the Guardian newspaper, initial ballistics tests on a bullet which was found lodged in a police officer's radio when Duggan was shot revealed it was a police issue bullet, raising doubts over the early explanation of events.

Duggan's brother Shaun Hall called for peace.

"I know people are frustrated, they're angry out there at the moment, but I would say please try and hold it down. Please don't make this about my brother's life, he was a good man," he told Sky News television.

Staff at the looted Curry's electrical store in Tottenham told AFP that the thieves had immediately headed to the security rooms and deactivated the cameras, suggesting professional gangs had flocked to the area.

London has seen student and trade union protests turn ugly in the last 12 months but this outbreak of rioting was the worst seen for years away from the capital's centre.

One witness said Saturday's scene resembled the Blitz, or when parts of London burned following German bombing in World War II.

Scene: London riot turns district into war zone

"So many people have lost everything. It's just crazy. It looks like it's the Second World War. It looks like the Blitz where we were living," Tottenham resident Stuart Radose told Sky News television.

Duggan was killed when specialist firearms officers stopped a minicab in which he was travelling to carry out a pre-planned arrest.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission, which investigates all police shootings, said they were accompanied by officers from Trident, the unit focused on tackling gun crime in the black community.

The march against Duggan's death began at Broadwater Farm, a 1960s public housing estate in Tottenham that is notorious across Britain.

In 1985, police constable Keith Blakelock was hacked to death on the estate in some of the worst urban rioting in Britain during the past 30 years.

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Time to get tough

Positive thought, positive vibe or positive feeling plays a very important role in keeping us going when life gets tough. I'm sure you've heard the phrase "when the going gets tough, the tough get going".

Positive thought will attract positive thought and negative thought will attract negative thought. This is the a universal law we learn from the principle of law of attraction.

But how do you stay positive when your life gets tough?

Here are some suggestions...

Everyone in his/her life will experience those days when everything seems to go wrong despite the best efforts. This is very normal and when it happens, you must learn to stay calm and positive because if you freak out, things will get worse. So what you need to do is to deal with it. You'll feel much better if you do that. Upsetting over or dwelling on your misfortunes is a waste of your energy. Things will get better if you react and use the energy in the positive way.

For the hard ways, you can do like this :

1. Don't smile

Smiling gives someone permission to think you don't really mean what you say as you have this big grin on your face

2. Stand your ground

Backing off is wishy-washy. Standing your ground gives weight to your intention. This means both physically and verbally

3. Tell the truth

Let the other person know what you are feeling. Let them know you aren't comfortable with what they are doing

4. Agree when it's unexpected

If someone tells you you're being silly, agree. They have no place to go after that. "You're a bit touchy." "You're right, I am." It takes the wind out of their sails

5. Don't point fingers

If you intend to tell someone you don't like their behaviour, start sentences with how you feel, not what's wrong with them. Pointing an accusatory finger will only make them more defensive

6. Make up a list of handy excuses

This will get you out of situations long enough to see clearly what's going on before you put yourself back in the fray

7. Change your mind whenever you want to

You have the right to change your mind, whether it's two minutes, two hours or two months after the fact. There will be times when you don't want to honour your commitments

8. Keep things short and sweet

Gabbling won't help, it just gives the other person rope to hang you with

9. Don't engage

Never apologise or explain. Don't supply fuel for someone to use against you

10. Get your 'no' in quickly

Set your marker right at the beginning of the discussion. You can always change your mind later, but if you say it fast, it's out on the table and can't be ignored

I don't offer apologies or excuses, nor do I put someone else's needs before mine. Becoming less nice has made me a nicer person.


So the best action to take when life gets tough is to stay positive. Remember that every adversity carries with it the seeds of a greater benefit.


How being nasty can improve your life

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1Kampus.com : a Bit RevieW Part 2

Isi masa yang terluang untuk buat 1 entry blog yang menarik berkenaan 1kampus.com, dan korang mungkin pemenang yang bertuah! Just for fun untuk mereka yang nak dapat duit raya lebih. hehehe..

Syarat-syarat penyertaan
1. Peserta terdiri daripada member 1kampus.com. If belum join bleh join. (guna facebook connect pun boleh)
2. Buat satu entry yang menarik berkenaan "1kampus.com" dan postkan diblog anda.
3. Letak link 1kampus.com kat bawah entry yang korang da buat.
3. Sharekan link blog anda di FORUM 1Kampus.com - ( bit.ly/rayacontest )
4. Blog anda akan kami iklankan dalam facebook 1kampus - facebook.com/1kampus 5. Like terbanyak untuk entry anda terbanyak membantu anda untuk menang contest.
Hadiah :
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Tempat Kedua
RM20 + 3 Tahun Hosting Percuma Tajaan CoolServer (Tanpa domain) + RM 30 Voucher dari The 7th boutique

Tempat ketiga
RM10 + 3 Tahun Hosting Percuma Tajaan CoolServer (Tanpa domain) + RM 15 Voucher dari The 7th boutique

Saguhati x 4 Orang
Tempat keempat
Topup RM5 + 16 muffins (worth RM35 include postage) tajaan The 7th Muffins
Tempat kelima
Topup RM5 + 9 muffins ( worth RM 25 include postage) tajaan The 7th Muffins
Tempat keenam
Topup RM5 + 4 muffins (worth RM13 include postage) tajaan The 7th Muffins
Tempat ketujuh
Topup RM5

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(Blog pemenang akan diberi topap extra rm 5 sekiranya kami spotted dalam google bila search 1kampus)

Tarikh Penyertaan :
1. Buat entry dan postkan di forum: MULA = 03/08/2011 (Rabu) dan TAMAT = 25/08/2011 (Khamis)
2. Proses meng'like' entry & blog: MULA = 03/08/2011 (Rabu) dan TAMAT = 31/08/2011 (Rabu)
3. Keputusan akan diumumkan pada 1 syawal ( 01/09/2011 ) Khamis.

Permarkahan Blog :
30% = 6 juri yang terdiri daripada krew 1kampus.
70% = Like daripada juri awam yang terdiri daripada ahli facebook.com

Ciri-ciri yg diadili oleh 6 juri (1 juri max 5 markah):
1 ) Ada link ke 1kampus.com (1 markah)
2 ) Rekabentuk blog yang menarik (1 markah)
3 ) Entri contest (1kampus) yang menarik (1 markah)
4 ) Ada slogan pertandingan "1Kampus.com Saya mahu duit raya! Yeah!" (1 markah)
5 ) Happy point, klu juri seronok baca, 1 markah korang dapat (1 markah)

Jadi, setiap juri akan bagi anda 5 markah berdasarkan 5 kriteria kat atas. Total markah adalah 30 markah dari 6 juri dari krew 1kampus. Krew yang join contest tak boleh judge entri sendiri. Apa-apa pun, 70% adalah markah penentuan yang datang dari non-krew di facebook. Lagi banyak like, lagi senang nak menang duit raya. 

Contest adil dan saksama, ramai-ramai jadi saksi bleh tengok sapa bakal menang live dari fans pagefacebook.com/1kampus

Contest akan terbatal secara automatic sekiranya penyertaan kurang dari 10 orang.

Good luck All! I wish you all the best! Amalkan persaingan yang sihat!
(Klu contest ni dapat sambutan ramai, next contest hadiah akan lagi up!)

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1) CoolServer Hosting
2) The 7th boutique - www.facebook.com/the7thboutique
3) The 7th Muffins - www.facebook.com/the7thmuffins

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Good luck kepada para blogger yek. Untuk kengkawan yang baru tahu, jom kita join ramai-ramai. Lagi ramai, lagi meriah. Blogging for Comunity

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