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radwolf76 · 4 years

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FLASHBack: Week 92 - www.Kubrick2001.com

So far on FLASHBack, we've covered over ninety Flash animations that were intended to amuse and entertain in some fashion or another, either with humor, stunning visuals, catchy music, or over the top action movie style violence. This time around, we're going to do things a bit differently, and look at a Flash that was made to educate the viewer on a particular point of view. In 1968 Stanley Kubrick released the landmark science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey, loosely based off of the short story "The Sentinel" by Arthur C. Clarke (Published in 1951 under the title "Sentinel of Eternity"). As a cinematographic work, Kubrick's intent was to leave its meaning up for interpretation, but this left many a moviegoer wondering just what it was they had watched. In honor of the fact that by one reconstruction of the story's timeline, this week in 2002 (September 21th to be exact), the spaceship at the core of the film, Discovery-1, launched from lunar orbit to set out for Jupiter, we're going to look at an early Flash animation that offers up one possible interpretation of 2001's themes and meaning. The site www.kubrick2001.com went online, aptly enough, in the year 2001, on 20 January. In its original form, it was available in eight different languages, selectable in an interface patterned after the scene in the film where National Council of Astronautics Chairman Haywood Floyd checks in with voice print at Space Station V's Customs Desk. Over the years, another four languages have been added. They've also upgraded from Flash to mp4 video, at a 20x increase in file size. Their videos are also now upscaled from the original 550x290px Flash Animations to 720x1008px (vertical), targeting consumption on mobile devices. It has garnered many accolades, including a Golden Web Award for 2001-2002, USA Today's Hot Site of the Day, El Mejor Sitio de 2001 from Yahoo! en Español and mentions in major international newspapers such as O Dia, Le Monde, and la Repubblica.

Now, normally on FLASHBack, there's an explanation of the content of the Flash. However this Flash is already an explanation, and we don't need to go deeper into the layers; this is supposed to be about Stanley Kubrick's 2001, not Christopher Nolan's Inception. (Though I can understand the confusion, the sets were pretty similar at a quick glance.) So, I'm going to follow the strategy of the very first FLASHBack post and just say go watch the thing, especially if you're familiar with 2001 itself. What I can do, however, is note some minor changes from the original Flash and its current video form. At the end of the Dawn of Man section, where the commentary notes that when facing the Monolith on the Moon, man "shows none of the ape's fear and wonder", the Flash would go on to note "Instead, he makes a video ...". It's not clear why this line was cut from the script; It coincided with audio of Neil Armstrong's "One small step for (a) man", so it's possible it could have been cut to distance this commentary from the Moon Landing Deniers who claim Kubrick was in on the conspiracy, but the fact that the second half of the quote, "One giant leap for Mankind", remains in the current version makes that reasoning unlikely. In the Jupiter Mission section, the scene where Bowman first goes outside the ship to retrieve the AE-35 unit is uncharitably described as "the scene where a lot of people get up and leave", this was later revised to a more neutral statement on the length of the scene. The offer to skip it is present in both, but in the original flash, there was a working skip button. The scene where HAL takes over the EVA Pod by remote control to attack Poole during his spacewalk has been re-edited: The original is a straight zoom in whereas the current version makes it clear that the target is Poole's air hose. Another edit occurs at the scene where HAL refuses to open the Pod Bay doors for Dave: where the mp4 version asks "Game over?", the original Flash reads "The computer has won" followed by several cuts back and forth from the EVA Pod's view of Discovery and Discovery's view of the Pod, echoing the back and forth of the dialogue during the standoff in the scene from the film. One final difference in this section is that the original flash labeled the screwdriver. Unfortunately as this Flash was structured as a main Flash that loaded other Flash files in the background, I haven't been able to find an archived version of the final section to compare to the modern video version. It is worth noting however, that the current version pays homage to the notion that Pink Floyd's song Echoes synchs up nicely with the opening to the Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite portion of the film. And on that musical note, we'll close for this week. Next week, more music.

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ronaldleesg · 2 years

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learnkoreans-blog · 3 years

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Unit 0 lesson 2

Learning Hangeul ( the Korean alphabet ) is really easy! It is also really important as to be able to read and write you need to know it, if you get the chance to go to Korea everything will be written in Hangeul without romanisation. So if you want to learn Korean a good starting place is the alphabet!

Vowels - vowels can be split into two categories, basic and double. Let’s start with the basic vowels:

ㅏ (a) - similar to the a in “want

ㅓ (eo) - similar to the o in “done”

ㅣ (i) - similar to the ee in “keep"

ㅗ (o) - similar to the o in “tow” (to help you remember this, I think of the vertical line being Over the horizontal line)

ㅜ (u) - similar to the u in “rude” (to help you remember this, I think of the vertical line being Under the horizontal line)

ㅡ (eu) - similar to the u in “push”

And that was all the basic vowels, if you learn those learning the double vowels will be super easy!!

ㅑ (ya) - similar to the ya in “yahoo”

ㅐ (ae) - similar to the e in “pet”

ㅒ (yae) - similar to the ye in “yes”

ㅕ (yeo) - similar to the yo in “young”

ㅔ (e) - similar to the e in “pet”

ㅖ (ye) - similar to the ye in “yes”

ㅛ (yo) - similar to the yo in “yodel”

ㅠ (yu) - similar to the yu in “yule”

ㅘ (wa) - similar to the wa in “want”

ㅙ (wae) - similar to the we in “wet”

ㅚ (oe) - similar to the we in “wet”

ㅝ (weo) - similar to the wo in “worry”

ㅞ (we) - similar to the we in “wet”

ㅟ (wi) - similar to the wee in “week”

ㅢ (ui) - similar to the u in “push” plus the ee in “keep”

And thats all the vowels!! So lets move onto consonants, these can also be split into categories - basic, double and strong. We’ll start with the basic:

ㄱ (g,k) pronounced similar to k at the beginning of a word and end of a syllable, in other positions, it is closer to g

ㄴ (n)

ㄷ (d,t) pronounced similar to t at the beginning of a word and end of a syllable, in other positions, it is closer to d

ㄹ (r,l) pronounced similar to l at the end of a syllable, in other positions, it is closer to r

ㅁ (m)

ㅂ (b,p) pronounced similar to p at the beginning of a word and end of a syllable, in other positions, it is closer to b

ㅅ (s,sh) pronounced similar to sh before the vowels ㅣ , ㅕ , ㅑ , ㅠ , ㅛ in other positions it is closer to s

ㅇ (no sound, ng) has no sound when it comes at the beginning of a syllable, but is close to ng when it is at the end of a syllable

ㅈ (j,ch) pronounced similar to ch at the beginning of a word, in other positions, it is closer to j

Let’s move onto double consonants, these consonants pronunciation is harder than their singular, basic version:

ㄲ - kk

ㄸ - tt

ㅉ - jj

ㅃ - pp

ㅆ - ss

And finally strong consonants! When you speak these they should make a forceful sound:

ㅋ - K

ㅌ - T

ㅊ - Ch

ㅍ - P

ㅎ - H

Thats the Korean alphabet!! It’s pretty simple and despite the fact it looked a bit daunting, I hope this helps in your studies and good luck!!

Extra:

The word hangeul 한글 is made up of 2 syllables and 6 characters, a syllable will never start with a vowel which is why ㅇ makes no sound when its in the first position as it acts a place holder so that the first sound made in the syllable can be a vowel sound.

That's all today

사랑해요 💜

@learnwithme3

#Unit0lesson2

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mobappdevelopmentcompany · 3 years

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An Overview of New-age Location-based Apps and their Development Procedure!

Location-Based Services (LBS) are one of the most trending services nowadays. These services are utilized in countless applications like on-demand apps, travel and transportation-related apps, banking apps, social media apps, event planning apps, etc. to name a few. From Instagram to Uber, from Runtastic to Tinder, these apps have impacted millions of peoples’ lives positively. They have eased out several tasks of day-to-day life and made the customer experiences more comfortable.

Here are some top predictions about the location-based services and their applications.

· The LBS market is expected to cross $39.2 Billion by the year 2025, as projected by MarketsandMarkets!

· Another report by Fortune Business Insights forecasts that by 2026, the LBS market size will cross $66.61 Billion.

It is evident from these stunning reports that the LBS and the location-based apps are high in demand. These are being leveraged by several entrepreneurs, start-ups, and business enterprises across the globe at a fast pace.

Top Functions of the Location-Based Tracking Apps

· Communication: Businesses can register their address or any related places on maps. People can add reviews, leave feedback, and also refer to these reviews. Businesses can even link certain content on the map.

· Marketing: Geo-location technologies are used in incentive marketing campaigns for creating interaction mechanics with end-users.

· Information: Customers can get real-time information about the location of a person, place or a bus/train, etc.

Major Types of Location-Based Apps using Geolocation Technologies

On-demand Apps like Uber, Zomato, etc.

Social Networking Apps Facebook, WhatsApp, etc.

Location Tracking Apps like Google Maps, Waze, etc.

Dating Apps like OkCupid, Tinder, etc.

eCommerce Apps like Amazon, eBay, etc.

Travel and Tourism Apps like TripAdvisor, Expedia, Booking, etc.

Health and Fitness Apps like MyFitnessPal, Nike Running Club, etc.

Photo Location Finder Apps like Explorest, Google Photos, etc.

Weather Apps like Weather by Apple, Yahoo Weather, etc.

Some of the examples of the location-based apps developed by us are as below:

1. MastR: This is an eCommerce app that enables customers to do virtual shopping. The product categories displayed are based on the location of the product. It also enables scheduled pickups and deliveries.

2. BeachCaddy: This app enables end users to request assistance from beach caddies to help them carry beach items. Travel of caddies is tracked through the application.

3. Otego: It is restaurant management and a food delivery app. Orders placed by the customers can be tracked on the map.

After looking at these live examples of location-based applications, we are now going to discuss the mobile app development process used for creating apps using geo-location technologies. So let’s commence.

How to Create a New-age Location-based App?

Step 1: Thorough Market Research and Finding a Reliable Tech Partner

You should first decide which type of location-based app you want to build by studying its scope in the market. Market research is mandatory to get the answers to questions like-

What is my target audience?

How my app idea will benefit them?

Who are my competitors?

What innovation can I offer to my target audience?

Should I develop an MVP or a full-fledged mobile app?

How to go about the location-based app development process?

Which are the top mobile app development companies and whom can I partner with?

Step 2: Deciding the Apt Geolocation Features

It is essential to integrate some core geolocation features and functionalities in your app to make it highly beneficial to the users. These functionalities include Map view, GPS coordinates, user location detection, location history, route mapping, location-based notifications, etc.

Step 3: Selecting the Right Technology Stack

Selecting the right tech stack for geolocation app development is a necessity. Find below the list of a few set of tools required for location-based apps to choose from:

Web:

HTML5 geolocation API

iOS:

Google Places API

Google Maps API

Google Maps SDK

Core Location API

Apple MapKit

Android:

android.location package

Google Maps API

Mapbox

Google Location Services API

Google Maps Directions API

Google Distance Matrix API

Yandex Maps

MapView class

Open Street Map

Step 4: Wire-framing, Designing the UI, and Developing the App

The next step is creating several visual prototypes of the app that match your app idea/concept. After wire-framing, design a user-friendly and responsive app UI. Now begin with the development of a feature-rich location-based application. Pay attention to detail, and get your app developed by an experienced team.

Step 5: Applying Safety and Security Measures

Ensuring data safety is of paramount importance, especially because location-based apps carry sensitive data. So, consider all the existing legal regulations of different countries you are going to target and strictly adhere to their safety regulations.

Follow the below-given practices too for making your app secure:

Using multi-factor authentication

Using an SSL certificate

Encrypting communications

Using App Transport Security for iOS or Network Security Configuration for Android

Not storing high-importance data on user devices

Encrypting sensitive information with algorithms like RSA or AES-256

Step 6: Final Testing of Complete App

The last step is to carry out rigorous testing of the app. Make sure that the app meets all the code requirements. Test-driven development (TDD) is another effective approach. These will help you reduce the potential bugs, and enhance the app quality.

Final Thoughts

Needless to say, location-based apps are enjoying extreme popularity across diverse industries. Owing to their vast benefits, almost every mobile app development company in the market is utilizing this functionality in some of their apps.

So, do you have a great idea for developing a location-based application? Or do you want to enhance your existing app with this amazing functionality? Reach out to the world-class location-based app development company in Texas, USA, for further assistance.

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vice-s-assistant · 7 years

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Voices of the FGC: Andre/Dream Boy Purple of Skullgirls Latin American (SG LATAM)

Over the last five years, Skullgirls has been the “Lil’ Darling” of the Indie movement in Fighting Games. It the game that’s thrived when people said it was “dead”, multiple setbacks, from its former publisher, and various other hay-makers that come with its game development. Through all of that though, it has not only survived, but grown. Now as the actual final patch for the game comes out, the current call for the game, it’s a good time to look back and see it lasting effect on the fighting game landscape. I sat down with a friend of mine, Andre/Dream Boy Purple, who was the lead organizer for SG LATAM, a Skullgirls Latin American group, for his thoughts on Skullgirls, its effect on him, and his organization.

Vice’s Assistant: Alright let's start off with your name for the folks who don't know and what you do with Skullgirls?

Andre/Dream Boy Purple: Name is André, well basically I created and have been running SG LATAM a Latin American focused community for Skullgirls, as well as trying to use the group itself as a medium to spread the word of SG on other LATAM communities.

Banner from SG LATAM Facebook page

VA: How did you find out about Skullgirls?

Andre: Well, back in the day of 2011, I happened to stumble upon a trailer for Double, a character in the game before the game came out. It honestly left me pretty surprised: just the sight of the animation was pretty cool on itself, but it also looked like a really fun fighting game, especially considering I was into Marvel at the time. It was a no brainer (sic) that I soon got it for the 360 when it released.

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VA: And when you first got the game, did it just "click" with you, or did that just come on later down the line?

Andre: Ha ha, that's actually a curious question. When I first got the game, I had my fun with it, but I guess there were a bunch of things that I didn't really enjoy with it. Things like the speed, the constant touch of death combos, the animation having to display the hitboxes for it to run smoothly, and even the netcode even though it was still rollback. It was in a rougher state than the one we have now, I endend (sic) up playing it casually during that time and no thinking much about it.

VA: After you spent time with it though, when did things start to feel like "I really dig this game"?

Andre: That was way down the line, after the whole fiasco with Reverge Labs having to dismantle and reform into Lab Zero, and the launching of their crowdfunding campaign. I started to take interest in the game again after all there were a lot of things that were issues of mine adressed (sic) on the game since then like the speed or balance patches (we didn't get those on the 360 at the time sadly), plus new characters and a PC port after hearing that I made up my mind of giving the game a second chance and ended up falling in love with it then.

VA: Nice. I kind of started to dig the game after I've spent time with a few months later. Skullgirls was my "burnout" game after I would do long sets in SSF IV AE. After a while started fooling around with Fortune and started to realized I like her rush down stuff...even though I was probably abusing some of her nasty damage stuff she had in Vanilla Skullgirls.

Andre: Yeah, damage was kinda ridiculous in vainilla (sic) I remember seeing some videos of Severin back in the day of him killing characters anywhere on the screen with just one bar.

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Couldn’t find a combo of Severine killing with one bar but here’s a 100% combo. These were common (and annoying) in Vanilla Skullgirls.

VA: I couldn't do that kind of stuff, and still can't, but I remember basically using the head to trip someone, going to rekkas, blockbuster. It was super easy to do and boy howdy you could get some nice chunks of damage off.

Moving forward, what in you decided that you wanted to foster your local community to get more people into the game?

Andre: Well when I really started to get into the game once again I started wanting to play more against people and Quick Match did only so much. So I searched around forums and Facebook groups for a LATAM community only to find out there were really none. I found a couple that talked about the game, it's (sic) lore, and played casually but not really one focused to compete with each other. So I quickly took action into it. After all if you want something done you should do it yourself. I created a very basic logo in PS and started a FB group which I tried to promote constantly to friends and in FGC groups. Thinking back to it, it was probably annoying for them to see me do that but I was determined. Ha ha.

VA: Since starting it, how has thing’s gone?

Andre: Well it has been growing pretty nicely and steadily. We're around 600-700 unique members between the FB, Discord, and Steam groups. The Discord is pretty active every day and people are constantly talking and playing on it. We got an actual logo for our group and not just a photoshopped SG logo. We have done plenty of tournaments now under the name "Trifulca en el Ring" with custom flyers for each edition. We've also since have partnered up with Arcade Rumble (a FGC Latin American group) and they have helped us do things like have better production streams, bigger audience to announce our stuff, and in ocassions (sic) even give out money prizes for our tournaments.

Poster done by Abraham Rodriguez

VA: Beyond just the SG LA community, how do you think Skullgirls has grown within the last 5 years? The prevailing joke is "Skullgirls is dead," but the truth is the opposite: Skullgirls is one of Steam's best selling fighting games (CORRECTION: Skullgirl is not one Steam’s best selling fighting games, far from it, but there are a lot more people who have then you think) , showings a plenty tournies, and even a "mini" convention at AX in Phoenix, AZ (Correction AX is in Los Angeles, California, not Phoenix, AZ).

Andre: The SGC (Skullgirls Community) has grown a lot, right now we have things like the Skullgirls Tour which is basically or own version of CPT or KI's world cup with 12 tournaments both offline and online. A lot of people have also joined through the PC community, thanks to it being a complete steal at just 15 bucks for the game, having one of the if not the smoothest online in a fighting game beautiful animation, great gameplay, and the low specs it has. You see new people trying out the game constantly, be it the Skullheart* or Steam forums, as well as in the SG LATAM community. We get people who are new all the time and it also helps the abundance of helpful people and events that are run online by the community. Things like Skullbats, Monday Night Blockbusters, SG Brazil weeklies, and even our own "Trifulca en el Ring" series just goes to show that SG was never or ever will be dead. You'll always have people to play with, you just gotta look for them.

VA: With the last patch finally out, do you feel the game has finally reached its ideal state? Or are there things to feel still need worked on?

Andre: Well considering how Mike Z is, he will always find something to work on, but as it stands, the game is really balanced to the point where tier list are pretty universaly (sic) thought as a matter of opinion, and even then there isn't that much of a diff (sic) from the bottom to the top. Considering SG is pretty unique with it's (sic) focus on resets, I think in it's (sic) current state it will pass the test of time just fine.

VA: What do you think Skullgirls' lasting legacy will be?

Andre: That a community and it's game can last and grow as long as they keep pouring love into it. There's only so many big tournaments for SG (biggest being Combo Breaker) since the whole EVO ordeal of 2013, and barely losing to Smash SG hasn't really been a mainstream fighting game at all. Which to my eyes only makes more impressive what it has been able to acomplish (sic) thanks to the developer support and the constant effort by the community to run events; making tech, helping the devs find bugs, the community being so inclusive. I think SG will still be played many years from now, and until the eventual SG 2, I doubt the constant income of players will slow down anytime soon.

VA: Finally, do you have any advice for people still timid about getting into Skullgirls?

Andre: Well SG is a fighting game, and like any of them, it's not easy to get to certain competitive level. That's the first fact that you have to accept but there's so many resources and people willing to help: on Discord and the Skullheart forums as well as groups targeted towards new players that you'll have people around your level to play against. A lot of people get discouraged because they jump online first thing, and they get massacred since SG is a fast game, and also focused heavily on resets. Even people with past fighting game experience have a hard time when they first play against experienced people, but it really doesn't take that long to get the hang of it, and SG having such an amazing training mode also helps. To sum it up, I know it may seem overwhelming now, but there's so many people willing to help you, and it really is worth it to form (sic) part of such an amazing community.

VA: One last thing: Where can people reach you and be a part of SG LATAM?

Andre: People can reach me personally through my Tumblr or Twitter

http://dreamboypurple.tumblr.com/

https://twitter.com/DreamBoyPurple

For SG LATAM they can reach either through our (sic) FB group or Discord, Discord being the more active one of the 2

https://www.facebook.com/groups/SGLATAM

To both Andre for the interview and Yahoo’s E-sports’ Michael Martin (https://twitter.com/Bizarro_Mike) for advice with interviews

You can also watch Andre attempt to go against the world in a 100-man quick match kumite in Skullgirls today at 6 CDT on his Twitch channel:

https://www.twitch.tv/dreamboypurple

#Interviews #my written work #Skullgirls #SG LATAM #skullgirls 2nd encore #Skullgirls Encore #Skullgirls 2nd Encore+#lab zero games #dreamboypurple

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Chinese Exchange Launching Southeast Asian Crypto Trading Hub

Chinese exchange Zb.com has set up a branch in Thailand with a plan to turn it into the regional crypto trading hub in Southeast Asia. The move came as the Thai government finalizes the country’s regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings.

Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space

Creating Regional Hub

Dawei Li. (Photo credit/Matichon)

Chinese cryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider Zb.com recently announced that it has set up a full-fledged branch in Thailand, called Zbthailand (Zbth), with the aim for it to become the regional crypto trading hub in Southeast Asia, according to local media.

Zb.com already has a presence in China, the US, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, and South Korea, Matichon publication detailed, adding that Zb.com currently has over 3 million customers. According to Coinmarketcap, Zb.com lists 59 coins with a 24-hour trading volume of $160 million.

Dawei Li, the exchange’s co-founder, told the publication:

The company plans to expand its digital currency trading platform in Thailand…in addition to providing knowledge and understanding of blockchain technology and investment in digital assets to Thai investors, including recruiting strategic partners to attract more foreign investors to invest in Thailand.

The new exchange offers the trading of 16 cryptocurrencies against the Thai baht, BTC, and ETH. The supported cryptocurrencies at the time of this writing are BTC, LTC, BCH, ETH, ETC, EOS, QTUM, NEO, SNT, AE, ICX, ZRX, EDO, FUN, MANA, and TZB. “All transactions fees are 0.1%,” according to the new exchange’s website.

In November last year, Zb.com partnered with licensed Japanese exchange Quoine and Chinese bitcoin mining solution provider BW.com “to support and facilitate liquidity across isolated cryptocurrency & fiat markets,” the companies jointly announced.

Thailand’s Crypto Regulatory Framework

The decree to regulate cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs) went into effect in Thailand on May 14, putting the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in charge of the regulation and “requires sellers and operators of such assets to register with the SEC within 90 days,” Reuters details. The last day for registration is August 14, according to Matichon publication.

The Commission is expected to issue the regulations by the end of June after holding a public hearing. SEC secretary-general Rapee Sucharitakul was quoted by Reuters:

Offerings of digital tokens will not be allowed until the regulations are announced.

According to Rapee, the public hearing will take approximately 2-3 weeks “because investments in digital tokens are complicated and carry high risks.”

What do you think of Zb.com setting up a hub in Thailand? Let us know in the comments section below.

Images courtesy of Shutterstock, Matichon, and Zb.com.

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We rounded up the best fashion and beauty sales to shop ASAP

The best post-holiday fashion and beauty sales are happening right now. (Photo: Getty Images)

You’ve handed out the gifts and packed away the wrapping paper. Now it’s time to treat yourself.

As any smart shopper knows, the can’t-miss fashion and beauty sales kick off right after the holidays, just in time for the new year. Whether you want to revamp your wardrobe, stock up on winter essentials for the kids or overhaul your skin care routine, now’s the time to shop for it all.

From Everlane’s famous “choose what you pay” sale and Nordstrom’s Half-Yearly Sale, below are the can’t-miss fashion and beauty sales happening right now.

The editors at Yahoo Lifestyle are committed to finding you the best products at the best prices. At times, we may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page.

American Eagle: Score 50 percent off clearance items and buy one, get one 50 percent off all AE jeans and joggers.

Anthropologie: Take an extra 40 percent off sale items during the winter tag sale.

ASOS: Select women’s and men’s items are on sale, up to 70 percent off. Shipping and returns are free.

Banana Republic: Get an extra 50 percent off sale styles and up to 40 percent off “must-have styles for her.”

Becca Cosmetics: Take 50 percent off select palettes while supplies last and get free shipping.

Boohoo: Save 25 percent off everything, including sale items.

Catherines: Get 50 percent off coats, 30 percent off tops and activewear, plus up to 75 percent off original prices. Standard shipping is $7.95 and the sale runs through Jan. 6.

Dermstore: Get 30 percent off a selection of skin care, makeup, hair tools and more on top of free shipping.

ELOQUII: Use the code SALE2018 to get 40 percent off ticketed prices, and get $5 shipping when you spend $125 or more.

Everlane: Through Jan. 1, take advantage of Everlane’s epic choose what you pay winter sale. Items are going superfast because as the name indicates, you pick what you pay for jackets, pants, shoes and more. If you’re a first-time buyer or order two or more items, you get free economy shipping.

GAP: Get up to 75 percent off on markdowns and an extra 4o percent off of everything (including markdowns) using promo code FORYOU. You can also score free shipping on orders of $50 or more.

Janie and Jack: The supercute kids brand is having a major blowout sale, offering up to 60 percent off select styles, with free shipping on orders of $75 and more.

Lands’ End: Use the code SHINE and pin 6428 to get 20 percent off your order, score up to 65 percent off winter sale items and get free shipping when you spend more than $50.

Lane Bryant: Buy one clearance item, get one free, through Jan. 10. Plus, buy one full-price bra, get a second one half-off.

LOFT: The site has thousands of new markdowns and you can score 50 percent off select full-price styles using code LOVEIT.

Macy’s: Take an extra 15 to 20 percent off select sale items with code JOY through Jan. 1 and get free shipping with purchases over $49.

Matches: Get up to 60 percent off regular-price designer pieces and score free shipping.

Net-a-Porter: Save up to 70 percent on everything from clothing, shoes, bags and beauty.

Nike: Use the code SAVE25 to get an extra 25 percent off sale items through Jan. 5.

Nordstrom: The beloved Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale is here! Thousands of items are up to 50 percent off through Jan. 2, with free shipping and returns on everything.

Old Navy: Score up to 75 percent off during the twice-yearly clearance event.

Primary.com: During the sidewalk sale event, get up to 60 percent off kids clothing and free shipping on orders over $25.

Saks Fifth Avenue: The annual designer sale is epic — save up to 60 percent off big names like Prada, Jimmy Choo and more. Use the code FREESHIP for free shipping, too.

Sephora: Beauty Insider members get an extra 20 percent off already marked-down items with code TWENTYOFF through Jan. 1.

Shopbop: Score up to 70 percent off everything from bags to jackets to sweaters. The site has free shipping and free returns, but some items are final sale.

StriVectin: Get 30 percent off sitewide plus free shipping! Use code RINGIN19.

Tarte Cosmetics: Score up to 70 percent off select products.

Ulta: Buy one get one 50 percent off during the Buy More Save More event.

Zappos: The retailer has an enormous selection of items on sale, while supplies last.

The editors at Yahoo Lifestyle are committed to finding you the best products at the best prices. At times, we may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page.