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For the first time in human history, the world will soon have more older people than children. The human race is ageing and we are unprepared. Unless we change the way we think and act about ageing, we will miss the opportunity to age in good health and to build a society where older people are respected and valued members of society. That is why this year the World Health Organization (WHO) is dedicating it's birthday - on 7 April - World Health Day - to healthy ageing.
Every year, World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. World Health Day is a global campaign, inviting everyone – from global leaders to the public in all countries – to focus on a single health challenge with global impact. Focusing on new and emerging health issues, World Health Day provides an opportunity to start collective action to protect people's health and well-being. It is an opportunity to engage in finding solutions that benefit us all.
"Good health adds life to years"
Ageing and health - to which each and every one of us can relate - is the theme of this year's World Health Day. Using the slogan "Good health adds life to years", campaign activities and materials focus on how good health throughout life can help older men and women lead full and productive lives and be a resource for their families and communities.
Populations around the world are rapidly ageing. This is a cause for celebration. In part it reflects our successes in dealing with childhood disease, maternal mortality and in helping women achieve control over their own fertility.
Challenges and opportunities
Ageing will also present both challenges and opportunities. It will strain pension and social security systems, increase demand for acute and primary health care, require a larger and better trained health workforce and increase the need for long term care, particularly in dealing with dementia.
However, the opportunities are just as large. Older people are a wonderful resource for their families, communities and in the formal or informal workforce. They are a repository of knowledge. They can help us avoid making the same mistakes again.
Indeed, if we can ensure older people live healthier as well as longer lives, if we can make sure that we are stretching life in the middle and not just at the end, these extra years can be as productive as any others. The societies that adapt to this changing demographic can reap a sizeable "longevity dividend", and will have a competitive advantage over those that don't.
This Toolkit will help you plan activities to celebrate World Health Day in 2012. It includes the following materials:
Anyone who wishes to organize World Health Day events or activities is welcome to use the Toolkit and its materials. Our partners include governments, members of the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities, and non-member cities and communities who wish to become age-friendly. Individuals, academia, professional and older people's associations, civil society and private sector organizations may also find inspiration for action on ageing and health.
Watch and share the official World Health Day 2012 video, and join the conversation on healthy ageing on Twitter #AddHealth2Life to be part of the change.
Secretary-General's message on World Health Day
WHO Department of Ageing and Health
Follow the campaign topic on twitter (@WHO), hashtag: #AddHealth2Life
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::Thanks for the information and the Graph - this explains a lot. I think it would be good to mention this on the page? Would it be possible/allowed to link to this graph? --[[User:Osiris|Osiris]] 13:06, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
::Thanks for the information and the Graph - this explains a lot. I think it would be good to mention this on the page? Would it be possible/allowed to link to this graph? --[[User:Osiris|Osiris]] 13:06, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
== Entrance pupil shift ==
== Entrance pupil shift ==
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I am confused by the terms "horizontal" and "off-axial" adjustment.
It seems like they should be "horizontal" and "vertical".
And these depend on camera orientation. The distance between camera base and lens axis is "horizontal" only if the camera is in portrait orientation. In landscape, that same distance is "vertical".
Pictures should make this clear.
Perhaps it would be even more clear to refer to these offsets as "basal" and "lateral", or some such.
Is there a standard nomenclature for these things? Where is it defined?
I agree with you. Initially I had x, y and z but that would probably be just as arbitrary. I have not had the time to take pictures of the setup to show what I mean. The descriptions I had in mind are based on a portrait setup.
I am not sure if there are standard definition for it. I was not able to find it. Any help or suggestions would be helpfull.
- 1 Number of picture for 360 / Degrees between picture
- 2 Tripod Mount Length L1
- 3 Tripod mount to NPP : L, L1 and L2.
- 4 Focal Length / # of pics for 360° / Degree between pics
- 5 Enhance
- 6 Canon 5d Mark II
- 7 Canon 5d Mark III
- 8 Tables
- 9 Panasonic Lumix LX3 Lens Base
- 10 Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX
- 11 Entrance pupil shift
Number of picture for 360 / Degrees between picture
Thanks for adding your measurements.
I have a question. I thought the degrees between the pictures would only be applicable to Fisheye lenses ? Does that also apply to normal lenses ? Or is the difference only noticable in Fisheye lenses, and too small have an impact on normal lenses.
-- Korffr 10:40, 22 May 2005 (EDT)
Hi Richard,
Sorry, I don't know if there is a difference between fisheye and normal lenses. For me it is more an information about the number of pictures needed for 360 degrees with enough overlap. These values are for portrait orientation. Probably we should make a third table with additional things like this then put all the informations in one table, isn't it?
--Pitdavos 11:31, 22 May 2005 (EDT)
Tripod Mount Length L1
The text for this measurment includes "For fixed lens camera's this column is not applicable." Is this really true ? A lot of "Fixed" lens cameras do allow the addition of an adaptor tube which then permits the additional lenses to be added - whilst this implies that such cameras are not "Fixed lens" the way it reads now I suspect puts people off inserting a measurment for cameras which include a Fixed lens.
Unless there is another reason I would propose to change the text to read; "Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the middle of the tripod mount to the base of the lens base, or base for adaptor tube. For fixed lens camera's which do not allow use of adaptors this column is not applicable."
Thoughts ?
OK well no comments after several weeks so, changes made and the Fuji S7000 is listed with the length of its adaptor tube as well as an example
Tripod mount to NPP : L, L1 and L2.
Problem : The list includes a number of "third-party" SLR lenses (Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, Zeiss, etc) which are available with different lens mounts (Nikon F, Canon EF, etc). Each distinct mount system usually has a different flange-back-distance (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_mount#List_of_lens_mounts), ... which means that the L2 distance for nikon-fit Sigma 8mm f/4 will be different from the canon-fit version. Where the mount system is not known, this ambiguity renders the current L2 data less than useful.
Proposed solution A : Following the example of http://olypedia.de/Nodalpunkte_E_System let L2 be measured from "NPP to image plane" (ie the sensor or film plane) because - to the best of my knowledge - this will be consistent for a given lens regardless of the lens mount system. Also let L1 be from "tripod screw to image plane".
- Task 1 : Updating L2 data for all the 'known mount' lenses is a simple job : for Canon-EF lenses add 44mm, for the Nikon-Fs add 46.5mm, for Minolta-AF add 44.5mm, etc. For the 'unknown mount' lenses, as I say, the current data is unusable, so no useful data is lost by switching over the image plane measurement system. Perhaps the 'ambiguous' data could be preserved - in the hope of future clarification - in a separate table, possibly here on the discussion page ?
- Task 2 : Updating L1 is simply a matter of subtracting the appropriate FBD from the current L1 value (eg: Nikon D90 = 40mm - 46.5mm = -6.5mm). The instructions for how to measure L1 could be updated to something like "measure from tripod to mount flange and then subtract the appropriate FBD ..." ?
- Task 3 : Data for H and C are unaffected by this change. (That's an easy one!)
- Task 4: Many cameras with fixed-on lenses will also have an exterior image plane marker (circle with a line through it), but IMO it would be easier to have a separate table for fixed-lens cameras which might as well indicate NPP to tripod socket (L) directly.
Comments most welcome! --Beeswax 02:17, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
Focal Length / # of pics for 360° / Degree between pics
The number of pictures for 360° and the angle between two pictures doesn't depend only on focal length... It also depends on the size of the sensor. For instance the angle is roughly the same for 28mm on an EOS 5D (24x36 sensor) and 17mm on an EOS 350D (APS sensor).
I suggest to put this information to a separate table. JX 16:46, 10 April 2008 (CEST)
- Good idea. (When setting up this table there where almost no full frame sensors available. Could you contribute values?--Erik Krause 18:19, 11 April 2008 (CEST)
- I will.. when I get time, probably in May. JX 18:13, 14 April 2008 (CEST)
- Perhaps this "Number of pics for 360°" info deserves its own page/article rather than being appended to the already lengthy "Entrance Pupil Database" ? --Beeswax 02:23, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
The Entrance pupil database needs constant enhancement. Please enter the NPP-settings you found for your camera.
Canon 5d Mark II
Does anyone have these measurements for the Canon 5d Mark II? -Dvmorris 17:29, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
Canon 5d Mark III
Does anyone have tested if Mark II and Mark III are the same? - Skal 13:37, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
My suggestion would be to, to split the tables or to mark them with a color according to the manufacturer Dezen 19:48, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
Panasonic Lumix LX3 Lens Base
Just wondering if anyone who's familiar with the LX3 could clarify where the lens base is - is it where the lens section protrudes from the main body of the camera, or is it after the ring that contains the aspect and focus controls (i.e., where the 46mm accessory thread is)? Any help would be greatly appreciated. --Martan74 17:09, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX
I just did some measurements and found an Entrance Pupil Length of 47mm for this lens. Since there are three other measurements I don't know what to put on the page.
--Osiris 11:30, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
- Could well be all of them are right. Fisheyes don't have a single NPP: See this Graph --Erik Krause 18:54, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks for the information and the Graph - this explains a lot. I think it would be good to mention this on the page? Would it be possible/allowed to link to this graph? --Osiris 13:06, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
Entrance pupil shift
A number of lenses show strong entrance pupil shift (See the animations by Pierre Toscani!!) by angle from center. The Nikon 10.5 and 16mm fisheye's entrance pupil shifts by around 15mm, the ideal LPP point for panoramas is therefore a bit of a compromise, depending on the amount of image overlap and I don't know what else. The Nikon 14mm f2.8D and other wide angles do this too
I observe a number of entries for the same lens, (Nikon 10.5mm) probably as a result of this.
For micro lenses and zooms the present solution of multiple entries works fine, I think.
Any comments on how to enter this in the table in the most useful way for most people, but still have the details for the more technically oriented?


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On the eve of the Swedish football season Andy Hudson brings us an exclusive interview with John Alvbåge and introduces us to the biggest team in Sweden you may never have heard of, until now....
A quiet revolution was taking place in the Allsvenskan last year; a revolution that went almost unnoticed on these shores. A revolution instigated by a Finn.
When I mention Örebro SK to most English people there's an immediate look of confusion. When they think of Swedish football they'll think of AIK or IFK Göteborg or that 1994 Swedish national team. When they think of Swedish players they'll think of Zlatan, of Larsson, of Brolin and Dahlin; players who all register as a result of becoming etched on your brain when accomplishing much outside of Sweden. Due to the ability of the Finnish coach Sixten Boström there's a quiet hope that Örebro, runners-up in the Allsvenskan twice in their history and runners-up in the Svenska Cupen (Swedish Cup) a solitary year, could start to make in-roads on the collective brains of fans across Europe.
Boström took over at the Behrn Arena in 2008. One of his first acts was to dispose of the 442 system and change to a 433 system. Fans said that the change of system would not work and early results suggested that they would be right. But Boström held his nerve and his tactical ideaology. Coaching and savvy dealings in the transfer market for players such as Roni Porokara helped the system to bed. In the words of John Alvbåge, Örebro's goalkeeper and fans' favourite, Boström "changed the club's DNA; we were quite a boring, defensive team to watch but now we attack and are a spectacular team to watch".
After finishing sixth during the 2009 campaign there were hopes amongst players and fans that the club could improve. Alvbåge told me he "had a dream that we would be a top team but I didn't actually think we would be. But I did know that we had it in us; if you look at our first choice team we have top quality in every position".
Stand-out performers last season were players like Nordin Gerzić, the creative heartbeat of the side; the American international Alejandro Bedoya, signed from Boston College at the start of the 2009 season and who seems to run a marathon every game; the central defensive pairing of Magnus Wikström, a giant figure at the back who rarely loses a header, and Michael Almebäck, one of the fastest players in the Swedish top-flight; and Alvbåge himself, the Swedish back-up 'keeper at the 2006 World Cup and who will surely find himself in another international squad soon courtesy of his top-class, consistent performances. Still to have his "special day" since signing for the club originally as a youngster in 2003 before moving away for a three year spell first at IFK Göteborg and then the Danish club Viborg before returning to the Behrn Arena in 2008, Alvbåge points to the 3-0 home victory against Helsingborg, who would go on to claim second place, in August 2010 as an "awesome day for the club".
Last season saw Örebro finish third and and as such will take their place in the Europa League qualifications rounds during the summer of 2011. There was much talk of Boström leaving the club at the end of the season. Scandanavian media linked him to the vacant Finland national team role when ex-Örebro player and youth team coach Stuart Baxter left the position in November 2010. According to Alvbåge it would have been "a catastrophe for the club if he had stopped his project; his style of play is still under development and we have come so far". As the club gears up for their 2011 season opener against IFK Göteborg they have their influential manager still at the helm.
Boström's project is vital to the future of the club in the eyes of the fans and players alike. Alvbåge also identified other improvements needed for the club to progress even further in 2011. "We can be better everywhere" he told me, "but if we look only on the pitch then we have to perform better away from home next season; we are so strong at the Behrn Arena. If we can add one or two experienced players to our young squad then that will aid the team for the season ahead".
According to Niklas Landmark, a Behrn Arena season ticket holder, there's agreement in the stands with Alvbåge. "Qualifying for Europe has helped us keep most of our players but if we can add a couple to the squad with experience, along with a striker who will reliably score, then we can be in the title race in 2011".
Örebro have made close-season signings to complement their forward options. Two signings made for the 2011 season are Kosovans; hopes are high that at least one will become a reliable goalscorer. Valdet Rama has arrived with Bundesliga experience with Hannover 96 while Kushtrim Lushtaku has signed from 1860 Munich. Combine these players with the youthful talent of Marcus Astvald, who improved a lot during 2010 and is the Swedish player to watch in 2011, and other recent signing Andreas Haddad, who scored 8 goals in 14 games for Superettan team Assyriska FF last season, then there are goals in the team.
And how do I think Örebro will get on in the coming season? Away form is vital but if they manage to keep hold of their youngsters during the summer transfer window then there is no reason why they won't be challenging for the title. If Alvbåge can cement his position as the best goalkeeper in the Allsvenskan then Örebro will be very difficult to beat .
2011 could end up being the greatest season ever for the club if they break their duck and clinch some major silverware. Beyond this season they may very well struggle as bigger clubs will take their crown jewels such as Boström and Alvbåge. I'll be at their second home game of the season, a Monday night game against Gefle, reporting for EFW to see what kind of start they make.


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ROCHESTER >> Meadow Brook Theatre partners with Oakland University's Center for Autism—OUCARES on Saturday, March 22, for an evening dedicated to raise money for autism services at OUCARES.
Meadow Brook Theatre will present the play "Falling" by Deanna Jent. "Falling" explores the dynamic and complicated reality of a family with an autistic young man. When a relative comes to visit, the entire family is thrown out of equilibrium, with everyone trying to balance what is best for them. The play bravely speaks the truth about love and family, and about hopes and dreams. The work is based partly on the experiences of playwright Jent, who will join OUCARES ticketholders for an open discussion following the fundraising performance.
Autism is a neurological disorder that affects the brain's functioning. It is a lifelong condition that has no known cure. It is not a mental illness but rather a spectrum disorder, which means symptoms and characteristics appear in a wide variety of combinations ranging from mild to severe.
Autism statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identify around 1 in 88 American children as on the autism spectrum — a tenfold increase in prevalence over the last 40 years.
The rise in prevalence has dramatically increased the demand for services that OUCARES offers the autism community.
With the funds raised through this special partnership with Meadow Brook Theatre OUCARES will be able to continue to offer programs that help to improve quality of life for someone that is on the autism spectrum.
"Partnering with other nonprofit organizations gives us a chance to give back to the community around us. This is a great opportunity to make a difference by supporting the works of another organization, especially one who shares our home right here on the Campus of Oakland University," said Cheryl Marshall, MBT's Managing Director.
"We are hoping for a great turnout for this and every performance of 'Falling.'"
Each OUCARES ticket of $50 will reserve a seat at Saturday's opening night performance, while also making a generous donation to help OUCARES continue its work providing autism support services.
"We are thankful that Meadow Brook Theatre is raising autism awareness by presenting Falling and grateful to them for giving us this opportunity to help raise funds for the many OUCARES programs that we provided for individuals with ASD and their families," said Kathy Sweeny, OUCARES director. "As a nonprofit organization without this kind of generous support we would not be able to do what we are able to do"
Fundraiser tickets must be purchased directly through OUCARES. For tickets or information about OUCARES, please visit the website.
Regular tickets for Saturday evening's or any other performance during the run of "Falling" are available by calling the Meadow Brook Theatre box office at 248-377-3300 or online at Ticketmaster.com.
OUCARES "Falling" performance and discussion fundraiser is 6 p.m. March 22. Tickets are $50 available at www.oakland.edu/oucaresstore. Regular Performances of "Falling," by Deanna Jent, are March 19 through April 13. Individual tickets are $25-$41, available by calling 248-377-3300 or at Ticketmaster.com. More season and show information at mbtheatre.com.


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While there has been much discussion about how to spend the money to upgrade the infrastructure, more can be said about making the park the centerpiece of a master plan that would put it in the same league as Central Park.
For decades, residents and businesses have been waiting for Astoria and Long Island City to be on the radar for alternatives to residential Manhattan.
We have witnessed the recent transformation of the area into the best place in New York City to live. Now's the time to renovate the park with the neighborhood's new standing in mind.
Community visioning meetings about Astoria Park have elicited a variety of specific "wish list" items.
One common request is for a permanent concession stand that would sell hot chocolate in the winter and ice cream in the summer.
A concession stand has limited potential, but a 50-seat coffee shop/bakery designed by a leading architect will become a major attraction.
The Astoria Park Bake Shop, our version of Tavern on the Green, would be a five-star glittering greenhouse set amid towering trees.
It would serve breakfast, lunch and dinner 365 days a year from a modestly priced menu created by a celebrity chef, and serve as a venue for weddings and other formal events.
It would generate foot traffic to the mom-and-pop businesses on Ditmars Boulevard, and would be an asset if the plan to convert the diving pool into an event space is ever realized.
And the beauty of it is that it would not alter the park's footprint. It could be erected in the parking lot or sited on the concrete deck above the swimming pool.
This is not an expensive proposition; prospective vendors would submit design/build proposals, leaving the $30 million untouched.
A design competition, similar to the one run for Governor's Island, would give Astoria residents voting rights and bring national and international publicity to the area.
The Astoria Park Bake Shop would become not only the crown jewel of the park, but also would be the catalyst for other commerce.
The proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector will more than likely be routed to stop at the park, making the 21st Street corridor and nearby Welling Court area prime spots for artist boutiques and other hip shops.
Thus, a visit to Astoria Park becomes a fun-and-sun day trip.
A big-picture version of Astoria Park and the surrounding area requires not only good ideas, but great planning.
This is a chance for the community to cull proposals from major architects to create a vision that will carry Astoria Park well into its second century.


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The University of the South
Education in Sewanee, TN
Throughout the years, The University of the South in Sewanee has had a huge impact on the Cumberland Plateau and the Grundy County area.
The idea of a "University of the South" began in 1857. The Board of Trustees for the proposed university met for the first time in the summer of 1858 in Beersheba Springs, a resort location for many of the planters from Louisiana and Mississippi. These planters longed to escape the swamps of the "deep south," and the diseases like yellow fever that came with them.
The trustees selected a tract of land in Sewanee that was offered to the university. This was an ideal location on the new railroad that was built connecting the Nashville and Chattanooga road with the coalmines of Grundy County.
The corner stone for the University was placed and construction began. The Civil War, however, delayed the building of the university and took its founders away to fight for the Confederacy. After the Civil War the founders renewed their efforts and completed the university.
Originally the school was designed to be a military academy and boy's school. The founders desired that it rival West Point.
Throughout the years the University of the South has become commonly known only as Sewanee. It has produced many of the leaders of this nation and prominent citizens of society.
Sewanee students are responsible for saving lives in wars, fighting yellow fever allowing the Panama Canal to be built, and serving the nation as leaders and educators. The War Memorial Cross was constructed in honor of these people.
The campus itself remains a masterpiece of artwork, and its beauty attracts thousands each year. It consists of 10,000 acres and offers miles of walking trails, scenic bluff overlooks, and gothic architecture. The design of the campus came in the Gothic tradition of Oxford and Rhodes Colleges in England. Craftsmen from the mountain helped construct much of the university, where the buildings are made of native sandstone.
Sewanee, which has boasted a coeducational student body since 1969, was originally designed to house a school of law along with a medical school and a school of theology. It was also to have a school of arts and sciences.


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The discussions surrounding raising the minimum wage always bring out the best in people, don't they? Take financial commentator Peter Schiff, for example. Sam Bee of The Daily Show sat down with him recently to discuss strikes amongst fast food workers and he brought up some very interesting (and compassionate!) points on why we should keep the minimum wage as low as possible. Stuff like do you really want to pay a little more for a burger so that an adult doesn't have to work two jobs to support their family? and what would happen if we eliminated the minimum wage altogether?
Great things, it turns out! For example, by eliminating the minimum wage, "mentally retarded" people could work for $2 an hour. You know, WHAT THEIR LABOR IS WORTH.
Honestly, though? Peter Schiff is a dirt person.
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