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Between 2010 and 2030, unprecedented growth will occur in the elderly 65+ population of the United States. This group will:
- Increase from 40.2 million to 72.1 million persons.
- Expand from 13.1% to 19.3% of the overall population.
- Constitute more than half of our total population growth—31.9 million of 63.3 million persons overall.
Thus, we very reasonably can anticipate that these shifts will lead to major social and cultural changes as well. Because one of every five Americans will be elderly, compared to slightly more than one in 10 now, many more locales in the United States will have the look and feel that Florida does today. This will be particularly true of rural areas, which already have large elderly populations. More of our leaders will be elderly (witness the two Presidential candidates this year). More elderly persons will remain in the workplace into their 70s and 80s, and more enclaves of elderly persons will exist in our urban communities. Our businesses and culture will cater much more to the elderly, because this population group will represent such a large segment of the market, yet many elderly persons also will be poor.
These demographic shifts will have dramatic effects on the prevalence of behavioral health conditions. In 2030, about 18 million elderly persons will have one or more mental illnesses, compared to 10 million elderly persons today. Similarly, about 5.3 million elderly persons will have a substance use condition, compared with 3 million elderly persons today. For each group, the growth in prevalence of these conditions among the elderly will exceed the total number of persons being treated in the public sector for these conditions across all age groups today.
Equal attention
Since the founding of the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) in 1949, and even much earlier, behavioral healthcare has focused upon the care of adults. About three decades ago, care of children also became a focus. Yet, despite the fact that the elderly population already is very large, this group has yet to receive equivalent attention, either in our college and university training courses or in our community care settings.
Today, the elderly population no longer can be ignored by behavioral healthcare. The demographic shifts described above will generate dramatic new demands for care by elderly persons. Without careful planning, we will run the risk of this new demand for behavioral healthcare overwhelming our state, county, and city care systems.
What can be done now to avert this coming crisis?
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Indoor White Balance -- Mixed Lighting
Indoor White Balance -- Mixed Lighting, or as I like to call it Gymnasium Lighting
This essay concerns itself with a specific type of failure that is common and predictable: taking pictures with mixed lighting can result in colors that don't match reality.
When we shoot outside there is usually one source of light. A camera's white balance system is very good at determining the average color of the light in a scene. At different times of the day, the sunlight will be more orange colored (warmer) or more blue color (cooler); but as long as sunlight is the only source of light, or at least the dominant source of light, the camera's white balance detection will seldom have trouble determining true white in the scene and will then adjust all the other colors accordingly.
When we shoot photos indoors we often rely on artificial light. This light might be florescent light, halogen light, tungsten (traditional light-bulb) light, LED light or even sunlight from a window. As long as there is only one source of light our cameras will also do a good job of setting the right white balance and then adjust the other colors as well.
Cameras tend to start to fail at adjusting white balance when a scene has a mixture of light sources. The human eye is a million times better than a digital camera sensor at determining true colors, even in mixed lighting settings. This means that sometimes the photographer has to manually adjust the camera's white balance in order to accurately reproduce colors.
A school gymnasium (or other areas with similar lighting) is the place I have found that cameras fail in a regular and predictable manner. Gymnasiums often use a mixture of light source. Many use sodium vapor lamps, similar to street lamps, as a primary lighting source. They often also have fluorescent lamps and halogen lamps to complement the sodium vapor lamp. This type of mixed lighting is a recipe for disaster if you plan on letting your camera just sort things out. More often than not, photos will turn out with a weird green, yellow, or orange tint. Never fear, there is a way to fix things, but it means that you have to take a little control away from the camera and make some decisions that the camera just is not good at doing in a mixed light source situation.
This essay is going to cover fixing color problems in mixed lighting when you are shooting jpg images and have no desire to do any post processing. This essay will also cover the process used by people that shoot RAW and fix the color at the computer after the images have been taken.
1) Evaluate your lighting when you enter a room.
This is the lighting at a local museum play area. When I entered the area I immediately noticed the lights. There are Sodium Vapor Lamps, Fluorescent, Incandescent (Tungsten), and LED lighting fixtures. When I saw this setup I knew this room would be impossible to shoot in if I was to rely on my camera to determine white balance.
2) Find something that is supposed to be white or, if you planned ahead, take out a white piece of paper that you keep in your camera bag or pocket just for these occasions.
I found this sign. It looked white to my eyes. Cameras can and are fooled by mixed lighting. To the camera this white sign looks a weird orange/green/yellow. I can tell right away that any photo taken in this light is going to be a disaster if white balance is left up to the camera.
3) Set the camera white balance manually (this is most likely going to cause you to pick up the book that came with your camera, or take a walk through the menu settings of the camera and then hope that it is a intuitive). DSLR cameras often have a dedicated button just for white balance options.
White balance menus are often very similar, even between camera manufactures.
This is what the typical white balance icon looks like. Again your camera may be different, so be sure to consult the documentation that came with your camera.
Once you have found the manual white balance icon, the process of setting a custom white balance is generally simple. In most cases it involves pointing you camera at a white surface and following on screen instructions to sample the white area and then the camera is calibrated to see that particular color as white and will adjust the other colors accordingly.
4) Take a photo to check the settings.
The photo on the left was taken with auto white balance and the photo on the right represents the results of a manual or custom white balance.
5) Pay attention to your lighting as you move around the room. The custom white balance you set may not work well in every part of the room since the intensity of the various lights may vary greatly in different areas of the room.
This enlarged portion of a snapshot was taken in the same room where my white balance sign was located and is a good example of how just moving to the other side of the room can change the white balance drastically.
This enlarged portion of a snapshot was taken moments after the first image but it has a manual/custom white balance that is specific for the part of the room in which the photo was taken. Notice how much more natural the colors look. The colors could be improved upon in post processing but they are very close to where they need to be in-camera.
6) Do not forget to reset your camera to auto white balance when you finish shooting.
1) Evaluate your lighting when you enter a room.
This shooting situation is tricky because it has fluorescent overhead lighting and incandescent (tungsten) lighting as accent lighting.
I carry a white balance card with me. Here I have proped it up against some equipment in front of a wall I was preparing to photograph. You do not have to worry about the focus being spot on just as long as you have a photo of the gray color on the card.
3) Take your photo and remember that when the light conditions change then just take another reference photo of the white balance card.
4) Load the images into your favorite post processing program. In this example I will be using DxO Optics Pro 9.
5) Find your gray card reference frame and use the White Balance Eye Dropper tool to sample the gray area of the card. Taking a sample on the gray area of a gray card is more accurate than sampling white (which is why I recommend purchasing an actual 'calibrated' gray card for photography).
7) Copy the correction settings from your photo of the reference card. In most programs, you simply right click on the photo or photo thumbnail and select Copy Correction Settings (or a similarly named feature).
8) Paste the correction settings onto your photos that were taken in the same lighting conditions.
That is it. You will have a good white balance even in terrible mixed lighting conditions.
The photo on the left is pre-white balance correction and the photo on the right is after pasting the color correction from a white balance correction card. The stone wall was actually more tan than it was gray, and the white balance correction, as seen on the right, generated an accurate depiction of the color of the stones.
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2007-2008 EWB ExecutiveSubmitted by Arash Ardeshiricham on 25 February 2007 - 10:14am
We are very excited to announce the incoming chapter leaders. The results of the election have been tabulated and the following are the Vice Presidents and President that will be leading the chapter as executive members for the 2007-2008 year. To contact any of the executive: Contact EWB President: Mr. Derek Mortensen Vice Presidents: Alison Silversides - Communication Dean Jansen - HSO Arash Ardeshiricham - Administration Tyler Beatty - Member Education Leticia Michalishen - Human Resource Heather Ostapowich - HSO


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Adele's Song 'Hello' Tops the Billboard Charts Once Again!
Adele waves to her fans as she arrives back to her hotel on Monday evening (November 16) in New York City.
The 27-year-old entertainer rocked a pair of sneakers with her black dress.
Adele's hot new song "Hello" just topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the third consecutive week! The song is also tied for the biggest leap to the top spot by a song in the chart's twenty-five year history. Jay Z and Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind" had the same trajectory.
Adele is in town to perform a concert in New York City on Tuesday (November 17) and she will be hitting the stage at SNL this coming Saturday.
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As a photographer, I always try to find strong shapes in my photographic subjects. The circularity of the plates are highlighted by their juxtaposition within the rectangular frame of the photo. Circular shapes don't have to show (pun intended) the full circle. Composing a single circular object outside of the frame is an effective way for the viewer to connect the dots and keep the object interesting. The SUNBURST RATTAN MIRROR is photographed in a similar manner. I love the small irregularities in the design as it reminds me that is an object that was handcrafted with love by artisans.
The CHAIRS are probably the easiest object to fall in love with. The rattan Love Chair, available in natural rattan or a white finish, is a fun and elegant object. A flower petal design makes this a unique object for your home – something to be enjoyed on it's own. You can fall through the rabbit hole with the Alice of Wonder Stool. This white bunny chair is magical and purposely designed for children. My suspicions are that this little bunny chair is not only kids for kids to fall in love with. Soft faux fur for a seat and wooden legs with white socks are things that dreams are made of!
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I *did* grow up watching DuckTales, so I'm curious whether I'll find the cut scenes more enjoyable. (Though I hear you can just skip them with the start button regardless.) I was hoping for a slightly cheaper price point to cram in my current budget, though, so I may wait for a sale.
@Kirinn Yeah. You can skip them, but the problem is that they happen so frequently, they break up the action and ruin its flow. It's like dealing with pop-up ads while reading a really enjoyable article....
Oh lordy. That nonsense was bad enough in Mario & Luigi. I'm totally happy to pass on this one. I just picked up the Game Boy Duck Tales ports for about the cost of this game, and I have a feeling I'll like them a lot more... even if the graphics only come in four shades of dirty green.
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@YoyoMcDingdong Having played some of that already, I have high hopes. It really felt spot-on. Still original, but just fettled enough to bring it bang up to date. Here's hoping!
@Kirinn The WiiU and Steam versions are $15, not sure about XBox360/PS3 versions, not the $20 the side bar says.
@lonecow I think s/he will probably like the cutscenes!
I for one love the cut scenes. I know I'm in the minority, but as someone who cherishes my childhood memories of coming home from school to an episode of DuckTales every day for years, this takes me back. I'm guessing I'm the audience Capcom had in mine, albeit it turns out it may have been even more niche than the basic nostalgia for DuckTales was already going to be....
@jeremy.parish I seriously doubt you will enjoy the Game Boy DuckTales games more than this. She said right in the review that this was a super-fun gameplay experience, just not a stellar one. The Game Boy DuckTales games are ... lacking.
The GameBoy's library has not, as a rule, aged well. Though many gamers still swear by the original Tetris, and a few other green-tinted gems like Link's Awakening still manage to be rewarding despite their obvious technological limitations, those classics are rare exceptions. For the most part, the pre-color GameBoy library represents a thousand titles which simply can't compete with the more refined creations available for the system's successors.
@jeremy.parish The hand-holding tutorial stuff isn't so bad and it's confined to just the opening level (a new creation designed just to teach via level design and text boxes). After that, the game shuts up about which buttons do what and turns you loose. The cutscenes do set up what you need to do in each level (collect plane pieces, gather Gizmoduck's suit, etc.), but that's about it. It's up to you to study the boss attack patterns and other challenges. No hints there!
This should be a $9.99 game. It's 15 euro which is far to much. They are just hinging on gamers nostalgia.
I had a bad feeling that this was going to be the case when I watched the videos released a few weeks back and they frequently ground the game to a halt to have Launchpad and a very tired-sounding Scrooge blather at each other... Almost-but-not-quite seems to be the usual story when it comes to WayForward. I'm disappointed.
@lonecow That's great to know! It's funny - I was going to talk about whether or not the cutscenes would appeal to a younger audience (and indeed question whether young kids might want to play this), but I ended up thinking that might water down the review somewhat. But it seems that's the case. I've talked to another person whose 5 year old loves playing this game and giggles at the cutscenes. In a way, that makes me very happy - a near-25 year old game still manages to resonate with very young kids, while also making their parents happy. That is a good thing!
Pricing is not an appealling feature for me, I'll skip this one for a while. I grew up watching the show, and love the game, I still get goosebumps from listening to the moon level. But this price, I hope they release the NES version on the 3DS.
I thought you could disable the map and in-game hints in the higher difficulty levels, isn't that so? If not, that's disappointing..
@MattG I'm not wary of tutorials, I'm wary of forced-in story cutscenes. People were confused about this in my Mario & Luigi review, too. Excessive tutorials are bad, but excessive talking that breaks up the flow of the gameplay is just as offensive. And by all indications, including this review, that's a serious problem here.
I'll eventually play this game, but I need a break after Dream Team. That game broke me.
@jeremy.parish Well, yes, there is a lot of in-level talking that brings things to a halt for a moment. It's charming on the first playthrough, and the voice acting is fantastic. After Dream Team I can understand your reluctance to jump into another game with the same behavior. I've been using the Skip Cinematic option on repeat plays of DuckTales just to keep things moving.
After purchasing the PC version, I unfortunately have to echo many of the same sentiments expressed in the review. It's frustrating, because the game is so close to being a fantastic remake. It just feels a bit rushed. The in-level cut scenes frequently interrupt the flow of playing through a level, which is infuriating in a game with so few lives/hearts to spare. The intro cut scenes did not bother me so much, but the pauses/remarks every time Scrooge picked something up really wore on me.
Anyone else occasionally have issues with controller response? As in, pressing the button to pogo simply doesn't seem to work sometimes?


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Last night I went to a party I greeted some of my friends with Happy New Year and the discussion began: When do we stop saying Happy New Year?
Is it once the first few weeks are done with, when January is over or when you've wished all of your friends and family a Happy New Year?
I think I'm just about done with my own personal Happy New Years for this year except for you, my blog followers -
Happy New Year to you all :)
Sunday, 15 January 2012
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Grigor Dimitrov discusses his victory against Pablo Carreno Busta at the Nitto ATP Finals on Friday. Watch live tennis at Tennis TV.com.
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Vernon Valley via Appalachian Trail is a 10 mile moderately trafficked point-to-point trail located near Vernon, New Jersey that offers scenic views and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from April until November. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
dog friendly
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Absolutely beautiful we got married here on the suspension bridge. Easy hike they are re-doing the wooden walkway.
Clean ... keep it that way please ❤
Nice hike until we arrived on the boardwalk. Some stupid woman came through with a double baby stroller that took the whole width of the boardwalk., and everybody heading in had to turn around and go back just to let her pass. Stupid selfish woman!
Nice combination of boardwalk and slight uphill climbs. You even cross a cow pasture. We didn't climb up to the stairway to heaven part but will next time. We did a total of 5 1/2 miles from road in Vernon where we parked to the base of stairway to heaven and back the same way we came.
Great for all ages. Easy on the board walk and gets a bit more difficult. Scenery is a plus.
Great hike!! Loved the overlook and was just the right amount of difficulty. The only thing I wanted to mention is that when selecting the 'driving directions' feature through the app it brings you to the wrong location. You can use it until it brings you route 94 but know that the trail head is actually right BEFORE Prices Change Road on the right hand side of route 94. You will see a parking lot leading up to the trail. :)


text: Computation Period is the period of lifetime average earnings on which Social Security benefits are based. Currently, that number is 35 years. The computation period is the number of years of earnings which is used to count the AIME. In every country there is a computation period. It is actually a way to be safe in the future, when one is old and can't make money by earning. It is, in other words, a pension plan. When you are in your twenties, you get a job and your working career starts. You can change jobs, improve in your career, or you can have a few years when you don't work for some reasons. All of the working years, until you are in your sixties are summarized, and according to that, the height of your pension is decided. In some countries you are entitled to get the old-age pension, after the age of 65, even though you maybe don't have enough working hours and years in your resume. In fact, the sooner you start with your working career, and the more years you can manage to work, the bigger pension you will get, and than have more money to enjoy in your old days.


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NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) --It's move-in day at Temple University. That means one thing: school is about to start.
A little over 5,000 freshmen and 2,400 transfer students are set to join Temple for the 2017-18 academic year.
"We have a lot of events set up on campus. This campus will be alive for the next several days as we get students acclimated, meeting one another, socially engaged and hopefully, as we get toward the weekend, also prepared to study a little bit, as well. So they can prepare hopefully to have the best time of their life. That is what this is all about," T.J. Logan, Associate VP for Student Affairs, said.
Class of 2021 is arriving to campus, eager to experience the college life.
Students from 60 countries and 45 states are moving into the 27-story Morgan Residence Hall and Dining Complex which is the university's newest and largest residence hall.
And they are ready.
"Packing, the worse thing ever, would not recommended it. But it was so fun. I was so excited to move in. I love my roommate. Temple is the best school ever, come on," Grace Lukasevics of Northeast Philadelphia said.
"I am so excited and pumped for the next year. I am looking forward to meeting new friends and learning new things about getting freedom and moving on in life," Matthew Clifford of Wyndmoor, Pa. said.
It's an annual tradition with family friends and relatives helping the newest Owls unpack and settle in to their new home.
Once the unpacking is done, then comes the goodbyes and the beginning of a new chapter for these students.
Parents are just as nervous and excited.
"We are ready. He's ready. We are ready. It's time," Johnathan Weinhold of Wyndmoor, Pa. said.
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Atlanta-based, nonprofit youth development organization that provides high quality, STEM based learning opportunities along with a wide range of services that support the overall personal, social and leadership development of youth residing in some of the city's most distressed neighborhoods.
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RE is pleased to announce that it will be hiring several students as summer youth employees! These students will help with office work and plan and complete a summer park project as well as develop life-long skills that will be useful for school and future family and job situations. We are excited for the summer to start and are working to make it all a success!
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Where to Stay in Ilfracombe > Hotels > Bath House Hotel
Bath House Hotel
The Bath House Hotel in Ilfracombe, North Devon, has 20 en-suite bedrooms and is ideally situated opposite the Tunnels beaches, close to the High Street and just a few minutes walk from the harbour. The Bath House Hotel has a large fully licensed bar, lounge and restaurant.
One of a few hotels in Ilfracombe that has such excellent facilities, so if you feel like a work out, or simply want to sweat it out in the sauna, the fully fitted gymnasium, solarium, steam and power showers are all available free of charge when staying at the hotel.
The Bath House Hotel has 22 guest rooms all with superb en-suite facilities, colour TV, tea/coffee, telephone and hairdryer.
Luxury rooms have a four poster bed, jacuzzi bath and balcony. The luxury suite also has a separate lounge.
The Bath House Hotel has a large, fully licensed bar with plenty of seating area and comfy sofas offering a wide range of beers, wines, spirits and soft drinks served at pub prices.
Bar snacks are available.
If you just want to relax there is also a large lounge area with sofas and colour television.
Breakfast is served in the restaurant which can seat up to 40 people.
The restaurant is open most evenings serving a Table d'hôte menu at £14.00 for 3 courses and £11.50 for 2 courses.
Please note that booking for our restaurant must be made by 17.00 on that day.
The superb fitness suite is available free of charge for all Bath House Hotel guests and includes a fully fitted gymnasium, steam tub and sauna.
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Serving to debunk the stigma that comes with aging, a foursome of fabulous females are joining forces in the new Lancome Love Your Age launch.
Kate Winslet (39), Lily Collins (25), Penelope Cruz (40) and Lupita Nyong'o (32) all pose with the new Lancome Advanced Genifique product, said to be the "perfect potion for all ages, skin tones and ethnicities."
Lancome also posted images from the new ad campaign via Instagram and told followers, "Beauty is not about hiding your age, it's about embracing it. Do you#LoveYourAge? Tag your beautiful friends and stand proud!"


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Croeso i Dosbarth Taf!
Our teacher is Miss Gregory and our LSO is Mrs Stonehouse. We have lots of exciting activities planned this term relating to our topic 'Traditional Tales'. We shall base our Language lessons around Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs and The Elves and the Shoemaker. We are all looking forward to learning news skills and becoming independent learners.
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"Game of Thrones" is a wonderful show with plenty of action, romance, deception, betrayal and some gory death scenes. But if we're being honest, the biggest draw when it comes to George R.R. Martin's fantasy tale is one thing and one thing only: dragons.
And while the those little fire-breathing hellions are the real stars on "GoT", they aren't the only flying lizards in television and film. So, how do the Mother of Dragons' babies stack up against others of their kind? The Daily Dot created this chart comparing the size of Dany's little monsters, Drogon, Viserion and Rhaegal, to other famous dragons. (Just in case you've been in a heated battle of words with "Hobbit" fans since the release of "The Desolation of Smaug.")
When it comes to sheer size, "GoT" burns the competition. Other notable dragons on the list include the Hungarian Horntail from "Harry Potter" and Smaug from J.R.R. Tolkien's series, who comes in third place.
In case you haven't read the books, Balerion, the "Black Dread," the biggest dragon on the chart, is Aegon The Conqueror's reptilian counterpart in George R.R. Martin's series. Martin recently revealed a portrait of Aegon riding Balerion in a companion novel he's been working on for the "A Song of Ice and Fire" collection. Apparently, these dragons get big -- like Boeing 747 big.
Though the current "GoT" dragons are still in their "adolescent" phase, showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff did confirm they'd be going through a significant growth spurt by the end of the season. And because we know that dragons never stop growing, we can only assume Dany's will be causing more chaos and destruction as the show goes on.
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Cell Culture Laboratory
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A global leader in contract research providing drug discovery, development and lifecycle management services sought Strang's council for the expansion of their cGMP assay laboratory located in the Madison area. This facility will help meet the growing needs of clients seeking to validate bioassays for product release and stability testing. Through the expansion, our client's cell lab will now support a significantly greater volume of bioassay development, validation and testing and provide a broader range of product testing capabilities.
This cell-based lab renovation initially was created to address and respond to requirements for development, validation and testing under established U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, International Conference on Harmonisation and U.S. Food and Drug Administration cGMP guidelines. The cell lab facility has been expanded to add approximately 6,800 square feet, which will allow for a much broader range and increased volume of testing capabilities. The expansion will add the ability to handle ISO-certified clean-room growth and qualification of cell lines; quarantined segregation of early development projects; increased bioassay capacity and segregation of projects; and BL2/3 isolation for working with viral-based products.
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Street View is the best available vantage point looking, if possible, towards the location of the building. In some locations, Street View may not give a view of the actual building, or may not be available at all. Where it is not available, the satellite view is shown instead.
Latitude: 52.0555 / 52°3'19"N
Longitude: 1.1557 / 1°9'20"E
OS Eastings: 616451
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OS Grid: TM164443
Mapcode National: GBR TMW.50K
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Entry Name: 8, Lower Brook Street
Listing Date: 19 December 1951
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1037710
English Heritage Legacy ID: 275493
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4
County: Suffolk
District: Ipswich
Town: Ipswich
Electoral Ward/Division: Alexandra
Built-Up Area: Ipswich
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A C18 front with a low parapet. The ground storey is of painted brick
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with a frieze and cornice. 2 storeys, attics and cellars. The main block
is 3 window range and an extension at the north and is one window range,
double-hung sashes. The centre panel on the 1st storey has a 3 light oriel
bay window with glazing bars and the outer windows have single vertical glazing
bars and plain stucco architraves, the ground storey windows are without
glazing bars. The north extension is of painted brick with double-hung sashes
with glazing bars, in flush cased frames. The ground storey window is 3-light.
Roof tiled, with 3 flat healed dormers.
Nos 6 to 18 (even) and No 18A form a group with Nos 7, 9 and 15.
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Tyre Safety Tips From Crash Services
Why Should You Check Your Tyres? Worn tyres significantly impede the performance of your car – low tread depths reduce the effectiveness of braking, steering, and acceleration, all of which are vital to staying safe on the road. You are not insured when driving with illegal tyres. A defective tyre could lead to a £60 […]...Posted: 1st February 2016


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-3537?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12580607#action_12580607 ] Martin Zaun commented on DERBY-3537: ------------------------------------ Not 100% sure I understand your suggestion, but I think you mean changing a) method NetworkServerControlImpl.directShutdownInternal() from private to package access, b) ClientThread to call parent.directShutdownInternal() instead of parent.directShutdown(). This would circumvent both checks, authentication and authorization (once it's enabled), for a shutdown from ClientThread in case of an SSLException. I don't think method NetworkServerControlImpl.directShutdown() can be made package-local, since it's also invoked via reflection java.engine.org.apache.derby.iapi.jdbc.DRDAServerStarter.java. > Invalid use shutdown authentication checks in NetworkServerControlImpl.directShutdown() > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: DERBY-3537 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-3537 > Project: Derby > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Network Server > Reporter: Daniel John Debrunner > Priority: Minor > > If ClientThread hits an SSLException exception it will call NetworkServerControlImpl.directShutdown(). > DERBY-2109 added privilege checking to directShutdown() that includes authentication. > I can't see how this call by ClientThread can be valid. Authentication is not required to start the network server, thus a NetworkServerControl with no user,password may be used and thus passed onto directShutdown() failing authentication and then failing to perform the failed shutdown? > I think the error was adding the privilege check in DERBY-2109, it looks like this method is for use only within the network server (actually this is the only use of it), maybe the correct security mechanism would have been to make the method package private? -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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— By Suzanne Beckman
In the temperate Carolinas, it's almost November, and we still have green leaves and no frost on our pumpkins. It is, however, sweet potato time. Growing sweet potatoes in my school's garden is one of my favorite group of lessons.
I had never grown sweet potatoes before. I didn't realize that growing sweet potatoes is almost a year long process that begins in February by starting sweet potato "slips," or little plants that sprout from a mature sweet potato. Inspired by a session at a REAL School Garden Evergreen training, I enlisted the help of the big kids, in particular, a boy named Corey who loved to garden, but struggled with the rest of his school experience. In this endeavor, Corey became the leader of the pack. He carefully watched the young sprouts growing in his classroom window. He conscientiously checked to be sure they didn't run out of water, researched how to care for "his babies" and took pride at explaining the process of growing sweet potato slips to anyone who would listen.
The great thing about sweet potatoes is that once planted, they require little care. I recommend them as a garden cover crop during the summer at schools that don't have a summer garden. Not only do they keep the weeds down by sprawling across their designated bed, they also cover the surrounding area by a yard or two and thrive by producing beautiful morning glory like purple flowers. The kids can't believe their eyes when they return in August to see what their planting efforts have done while they were on break.
At the end of October or the beginning of November, it's sweet potato harvesting time. The kids dig the sweet potatoes by hand so that they don't damage the tender skin. Damaged skin leads to mold and rot. I remember that once I explained the process, the students took to their task like bees to honey. One student exclaimed, "I feel like I'm digging for buried treasure. This is better than finding GOLD because we get to these!" They were hooked. Long after I was ready to quit digging, my students were certain that there were more sweet potatoes to be found. You know what? They were right! The sweet potato vines had grown through the landscape fabric that lined the bed, under the wooden sides of the bed and in the mulch surrounding the bed. The kiddos weren't satisfied that their job was done until they had ferreted out every possible location that a sweet potato could grow.
What was the result, you may ask? From two 4' x 8' beds, hundreds of sweet potatoes of all sizes, from 10-pound whoppers to tiny fingerlings and colors, orange, purple and white. Sparky, the garden cart, strained under the weight of the over-filled loads of sweet potatoes that we took them inside to cure. After about 2 weeks of curing, they are ready for culinary use. We enjoyed sweet potato smoothies, sweet potato wedges, sweet potato pancakes and sweet potato muffins. The students experienced the entire progression of sweet potato development: planting, tending, harvesting, preparing and eating. What a memorable learning experience!
Here are a few academic connections:
- Writing: Another school heard about our sweet potato success! Using your science journal, describe how to grow sweet potato slips, plant sweet potatoes, or harvest sweet potatoes. Be sure to use enough details that the students could grow their own sweet potatoes from your work.
- Reading: Read informational texts and/or view videos to determine how to grow sweet potato slips, plant sweet potatoes, or harvest sweet potatoes. Follow the directions to plant and grow sweet potatoes.
- Math: Weigh sweet potatoes that are harvested, based on price per pound at the grocery store calculate the value of the sweet potato crop.


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Celebrity Fashion
Channel Kylie Jenner With These Celebrity Style Tips
If there is one celebrity starlet whose style is seriously taking over the spotlight, it is the adorably stunning Miss Kylie Jenner. You wouldn't really expect anything less from a member from the Kardashian clan, but Kylie is even giving her own sisters a run for their money as she quickly climbs the ranks of fashion, confidence and beauty. Every guy is crushing on this lady and every female officially has a new girl-crush. Here is your ultimate guide to channeling her celebrity style with pieces already existing in your wardrobe.
Keep It Classic
Kylie likes to incorporate black -- her favorite color -- into many of her attires, but she doesn't shy away from white, either. These two tones are forever-classic and add chic poise to any outfit you put together. Kylie can almost always be found with some sort of black or white fashion pieces and sometimes even both, which truly makes for a crisp look. The best thing about having these tones within your wardrobe is that they are so versatile, you can honestly pair them with anything.
Allow The Flow
Low-cut, flowing tops are a must-have when trying to replicate Kylie's fierce celebrity style. She loves to show off some cleavage in a sophisticated way, and the free flow of her shirts balance out the entire look so that it's neither too promiscuous nor conservative. Other styles you'll certainly want to incorporate into your closet include oversized hoodies, boyfriend-styled tees, and halters.
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She Wear Short Shorts
If you got it, flaunt it, and Kyle Jenner definitely has it. Her celebrity style is all about showing off her legs, with many of her shorts and skirts are cut short and well above the knee. She also likes to incorporate high-waist styles -- the perfect items to accent both her boho chic appeal and her high-class profile. Just be sure to keep your shorts and skirts long enough that your booty isn't hanging out, because that just isn't Kylie Jenner. When all else fails, distressed denim, it is!
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The Tighter The Better
With the Kardashian booty certainly rubbing off on Miss Jenner, it's no shock that she likes to show it off with tight pants, leggings and skirts. To achieve this look with pure perfection, balance the tightness of your pants with a loose top or emphasize their sexiness with tight cutout or crop tops, one of Kylie's favorite pairings for achieving her own personal celebrity style.


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We're excited to announce GlassDevCamp.
GlassDevCamp is a not-for-profit developer event for , encouraging development using . The event will focus on the creation and demonstration of new apps (aka timeline cards) for Google Glass. The event is operated by unpaid volunteers as a celebration of the emerging Google Glass platform. Maybe you've been to one of our events before – iPhoneDevCamp, iPadDevCamp, and iOSDevCamp. We've been producing them since 2007.
GlassDevCamp will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area during summer 2013. We're still working to finalize a date and a venue. We will post details as soon as they're available.
Our developer events are held over a weekend, from early evening on a Friday through late afternoon on a Sunday. People will gather, form teams, build cool timeline cards for Google Glass using The Google Mirror API, get up onstage to demo their creations, and then prizes are awarded for the best timeline cards created during this Hackathon. You can look at the event agenda for more information. To get a sense of what the event will be like, check out our .
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We're excited about the possibilities for this new platform and we're looking forward to seeing all of the great ideas that come from the developer community at GlassDevCamp!
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Trump Accuses Obama Of Secretly Planting Recorders In The Oval Office
Wait – did President Donald Trump just accuse Barack Obama of bugging the White House? After admitting he didn't make 'tapes' of his conversations with James Comey, Trump blamed Obama of using 'surveillance' on him.
"Well, I didn't tape him," President Donald Trump, 71, said about ex-FBI director James Comey, 56, during a June 23 interview with Fox & Friends, per TMZ. Donald was asked why, after admitting he didn't have any recordings of his conversations with the former FBI leader, and he responded with a bunch of word salad that seemed to accuse Barack Obama, 55, of being the culprit behind these alleged tapes. "You never know what's happening. When you see that the Obama administration, and perhaps longer than that, was doing with this 'unmasking' and, uh, 'surveillance,' and you read all about it.
"And I've been reading about it for the last couple of months, about the seriousness of the – and the horrible situation with surveillance all over the place," the seemingly paranoid president said. "And you've been hearing the word unmasking –a word you've probably never heard before – so you never know what's out there, but I didn't tape, and I don't have any tape, and I didn't tape." For those who forgot, the president tweeted on May 12 that James Comey "better hope there are not 'tapes' of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press," a threat that seems to imply someone may have recorded their conversations.
After being hounded about these alleged recordings, the sitting president of the United States finally admitted (over a month later) that they didn't exist. "I have no idea whether there are "tapes" of recording of my conversations with James Comey," Donald said in a pair of surprisingly coherent tweets on June 22, "but I did not make, and do not have, any such recordings." Hmm. Trump, while speaking with Fox & Friends, seemed to say that his bluff (aka his lie) about there being "tapes" may have forced James to "change his story" about whether or not Donald allegedly asked the FBI to drop its investigation into Michael Flynn's 58, possible connections to Russia.
Donald has a history of using threats of alleged recordings to intimidate people close to him, according to CNN. Tim O'Brien, a Trump biographer, said that Donald told him that he was recording their conversations, and these alleged tapes came up during a deposition. "My attorney said, 'Mr. Trump, do you have a taping system?' And he said no. And he said, 'Well then, why did you say this to Mr. O'Brien?' And he essentially said, 'I wanted to intimidate him,'" Tim said. So, this lie of a tape is just part of Trump being a bully? Check.
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Sunday, 3 September 2017
you've bought a house?
HELLO. or should I say, I'M SORRY. I've been away for so long. I have neglected the blog. i'd fallen out of love with the world. but lucky for you, i'm back and i'm ready for a new challenge. As you can see, i've bought a house with the boyf. A big step but as they say, when you know you know. This house is actually a huge project, we're talking six months a year and the rest in renovation. But no need to rush, we've got all the time in the world. So if you'd like to see 1930's meets 2017 marble/rose gold/industrial/two millennials ruin Kirk Ella then strap yourself in cos we're OFF!!!!!
I've always liked the idea of putting my own stamp on a home. I like to think of myself as a practical all rounder, but as proven last week, I find it quite difficult to take a wardrobe to pieces when James offers advice such as 'kick it'. Anyway, 2 hours later, and a little (a lot) help from my dad the worlds most hideous wardrobes have gone! pictures to follow soon. You'll see above in my pink menu bar the tab homeware, this is where you'll find my updates so keep coming back.
The most hilarious aspect of this entire thing is that someone let me buy a house. I mean i'm 4 feet 9 inches for god sake. Everyone that knocks on the front door asks if my mum is in. No Mr Postman she isn't. I am the co-owner of this land. Anyway you get the gist. Stay tuned folks.


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How do we learn about ourselves in relation to our lives and the lives of others? Do we simply observe reality and determine its value? Is there a Sensory Hierarchy that we experience from our environment? Or do we simply perceive based on what we have previously perceived in relation to what we are perceiving now?
There are four ways that we 'learn' from our experiences in our environment. In the physical realm we learn from the collation of kinesthetic and tactile information. In the emotional realm we learn from auditory and visual information. In the mental realm we learn fromour thoughts, feelings, beliefs, words, imaginations, affirmations and visualizations. In the spiritual realm we learn from meditating, listening, sharing and empowering others. We observe our environments, perceive what our experiences mean to us and either react to (fight or flight) or proact from (evaluate and plan out) our experiences.
Following are the realms and their learning centers:
Kinesthetic – Musculation – feeling of movement, discomfort, pain and vibration in your body.
Tactile – Feeling of objects and chemicals in your environment.
Tactual – Touch – feeling of liquid or solid physical contact.
Gustation – Taste – feeling of liquid or solid chemical mixtures.
Olfaction – Smell – feeling of gaseous odors and fragrances.
Auditory – Hearing – feeling of mechanical sound waves.
Music – Sounds having rhythm, timbre, melody and harmony that awaken your emotions positively.
Voice – Sounds from words that have meaning to you and create thought processes that are compared to previously learned information.
Noise – Sounds not having rhythm, timbre, melody and harmony that create dissonant, discordant and negative feelings.
Language – Sounds that have meaning from words that you have learned to comprehend and understand.
Visual – Seeing – feeling of electromagnetic lightwaves.
Movement – Observance of objects moving forward in time.
Color – The ability to distinguish different visual frequencies and feel their tones.
Learning – Listening, processing and memorizing information.
Thinking – Collating images, words and movements in concentration or contemplation.
Speaking – Uttering words from the images you see, sounds you hear and feelings you feel in your mind.
Imagining - Creating graphical pictures in your mind to represent observations.
Affirming – Creating feelings from words that assume the end result as if it has already happened.
Visualizing – See a picture of the end result of your innermost desires and feeling the joy from experiencing the images.
Meditating – Becoming still, silent and focused within your mind and heart by blocking out all external chaos and letting go of all thought.
Listening – Hearing what has been said and actively embracing the feelings generated by it.
Sharing – Giving what talents, skills and abilities you possess to help others discover theirs.
Empowering – Encouraging others with Divine love and experiencing it as a result. ~Dean A. Banks, D.D. (Spirituality Guidance Channel)


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We are sure you have heard it all. "I had to take my kids to the dentist plus my dog had surgery that day." Employees make excuses all the time, sometimes for real emergencies and sometimes when they have had enough and need a break. Excuses never hurt anyone but in the long run excuses mean that you as the employer are not doing something right. The employees under you are lying to you to get a break from work. This is a very important issue when you think that the employee needs to hide things from you. Trust is the only thing that will maintain a good relationship between you and the employees. If that trust isnt strong enough then the company will be negatively effected in the long run.
How do you help your employees with the balancing act of maintaining a work and personal life? You take control of the situation by giving them days off. If you see that an employee is approaching burnout from workload or a current project they just finished, give them a few days off. Let them rest and get everything in order. They may have neglected things at home while giving their best at work. Reward them by realizing this fact and in return you will be pleasantly surprised by the time the employee returns, he or she will be feeling much better. Employees see things like days off by the employer without asking for them as goodwill gestures and they see that the employer really cares about them. They will care about the work more and that will benefit your company.
Another way to make your employees personal life easier is by offering them flexible schedules. Remember in todays market and with the low unemployment rate our economy is experiencing, an employee doesnt necessarily have to stick with you. The reason they do is because of the benefits and the fact that they know that you care about them. By offering those employees that you feel need flexible hours for one reason or another this option, you make them feel good about working for you and that benefits the company. Along with that, you can offer the added benefit of giving employees off on their birthdays and anniversaries. These occasions mean a lot for people who are married and have kids. These moments are special for everyone and as a parent and husband or wife you really want to be there. An employer who offers these benefits will definitely retain more happy workers than the one who doesnt.


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Mandarin Phrasebook & DictionaryBook - 2015
Presents a phrasebook covering basic Mandarin Chinese language words and phrases for common situations.
Publisher: [Footscray, Victoria] ;, [Oakland, California] :, Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd,, 2015
Edition: 9th edition
Characteristics: 255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 14 cm
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Using Travel To Escape Life: Fact Or Fiction?
If we would be comfortable and satisfied just the way we are in our home environment, why would we even long to leave? To see new things, yes. But people find themselves in circles of routine and emotionally burdensome situations. This is when the planning of the so called "great escape" begins. Even for a short period of time we want to feel free and leave everything behind. But if we focus ourselves not on random vacations in the sun, sea and sand style; but rather than than on the long-term travels, that exact way out is a way inside ourselves.
As the famous travel writer Paul Theroux writes in his book The Tao of Travel: "I wanted to find a new self in a distant place, and new things to care about. Elsewhere was the place I wanted to be." I am more and more sure about the fact that the escape is nothing less but the entrance in a new way of one's life.
People would usually say that someone who disappears for a month or even more for the reasons of travelling is irresponsible and that the only thing he or she is running away from is reality and adulthood. But traditional life in which we are almost forced into is not meant for everybody. Besides, why should we all be the same? People who are satisfied with that one week of summertime vacation and monotony for the whole year after seem to a travelling soul like the prisoners of one long and boring day. The hardest thing to understand is how can someone be in one place for a whole life when we have a chance to go anywhere (if our financial status allows it, of course).
The thing is that once you travel in the truthful meaning of travelling it easily becomes a way of life. The reason is simple: when we are at home in the company of the same people for the majority of our time, it only comes naturally that we have to join a new class or something so that we keep evolving ourselves; but, when travelling, this is inevitable. If you meet new people, find yourself in difficult situations and become a part of a new rythm – all of which is very common when travelling – you will discover the parts of yourself that you never knew existed. I myself got adduced with that feeling; the feeling of thousand possibilities. Even before I go I imagine in what way will I come back different.
I have seen Spain, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Croatia, Great Britain, Austria and Italy, but I truly travelled just once. When I was 16-years-old my parents went through a divorce. It was a hard time for my family and, as a young girl in puberty, I wanted to be anywhere else but where I had been. Thankfully, my schoolmate gave me a chance to go away for a month when she introduced me to voluntary work with European Voluntary Service.
In the summer of 2011 I lived with a local family in Rosoman, Macedonia. Being in a new enviroment allowed me to work on my thoughts independent from the people who have been trying to point me in the "right" directions and their directions. For the first time I was allowed to think for myself and not being preached to by people who were around me all the time. I changed because I was free of that.
Ever since, I am longing to travel somewhere and explore what the world and what more do I have to offer. I always seem to use travelling as a manner of running away. But maybe the run away part is not true. After all it's not running away, but running towards oneself. And that is what makes it so addicting.


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In these tough financial times, people are being forced to take care of their finances. Businesses are doing everything possible to stay afloat and of course ahead of the pack. This applies in particular to the car rental industry where people are less likely to rent a car because of budgetary constraints. They are looking for all means to save on car rentals. As such, car rental service providers are striving to offer competitive deals to attract more customers. Whether you are planning a vacation, business trip, or you just need a ride, knowing how to find perfect car rental deals will be necessary. The following pointers will help you in finding decent car deals in Gold Coast.
Search the internet
The internet is the absolute place to find car rental goal coast, Visit various car rental service websites and have a closer look for those that provide special deals and discounts. Coupons can also help you rent high-end cars at unbelievably low prices. Search the internet for the coupons, print and take them to the rental office. It's important to understand a promo scheme before accepting it.
Compare quotes
Before renting a car in Gold Coast, it's a grand idea to compare quotes from various car rental companies and consider those with the best deals. Besides, you need to review the vehicle hire agreements and look out for hidden extra charges. In some cases, you will discover that some firms offer insurance at an added fee.
Book in advance
Booking a car early enough is another perfect way to get decent deals on Gold Coast car rentals. Perhaps, the biggest advantage of renting a car in advance is that you can be able to cancel the initial booking at no extra cost. And that is not all. Hiring a rental car in advance may work to your advantage if you do it before the peak season starts. During this period, many car hire companies have many modern cars in their collection and are always willing to cut down their prices.
Insurance is a must
You need to make sure that the rental cars available have the appropriate insurance and are in perfect condition. If not you might get yourself into trouble when on the road or when interrogated by cops. So, whenever you think of hiring a car insurance should top your priority list.
Check fuel
Ensure that you keenly inspect the fuel tank before taking the car for a ride.Some cars have fuel filled to the brim while others are partial. So it's a good idea to return the vehicle with the same amount of fuel that you found in it. Otherwise, some companies will make you dig deeper into your pocket just for that.
It's essential to find out who will be held responsible in case an accident occurs to the car while you are driving it. If you will be liable under any and every circumstance possible then to look for another company that will not hold you responsible.
With these pointers in mind, you will be ready. So what are you waiting? Find a reliable and trusted car rental company and enjoy your journey.


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"A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones (Proverbs 12:4)." Let this scripture marinate with your soul for a minute.
In my season of being pursued by an awesome man of God, I would ask women who have been married for 20 years or more for biblical advice. I had one woman tell me that I have a choice to be one of two women. Then she referenced Proverbs 12:4. I went back and asked her after reading and meditating on the scripture, how can a woman be rottenness to a man's bones? See I assumed that any woman getting married shall want to encourage and build him and she would want to submit to him as unto the Lord.
This particular lady then told me that a marriage will depend on our relationship with the Lord. She began to reference Psalm 1 and how there were two types of people mentioned. Wicked or righteous. Proverbs 12:4 talks about being a help within the covenant of marriage, but we as women of God shall strive to always be helpers to our brothers in the Lord whether married, in a relationship before marriage, or just friends.
Now my question to you is are you a helper or hinderer?
Do you thrive to build your brothers up, dress in a modest fashion to help them in their thoughts, or pray for them to be men of valor? Or do you hinder them with your dress code and insult them? You are either one or the other. You choose.


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Best of 2013: 17 celebrity social media snaps of the year
Celebrities, like us, love to share what's going on in their lives on social media.
From Kim Kardashian sending a sexy message to Kanye West to Taylor Swift singing karaoke with Prince William, we can't get enough of these up-close-and-personal peeks at the lives of our favourite stars.
Read on for our picks of the most memorable and most viral celebrity snapshots of the year, gathered from Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr and more.
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We peer through the pages and investigate the The Telescope: A short history and the hedonistic Sex, Drugs and Chocolate: The science of pleasure - something for everyone I'm sure you'll agree.
The Telescope: A Short History
By Richard Dunn
National Maritime Museum, £12.99
It's 400 years since Galileo Galilei peered expectantly through his handmade telescope at the mountains of the Moon and the four large satellites of Jupiter, and the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO have designated 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. What better time to publish a book on telescopes?
Richard Dunn is well aware of this happy coincidence - or conjunction, as astronomers would say - because he is curator of the history of navigation at the National Maritime Museum and occupies what he calls "a superb office" in the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. He is also sufficiently astute to realise that most of the population, while fascinated by astronomical discoveries in short media bursts, will not wade through a treatise on optics. His 'Short History' of the telescope is the pleasing result.
As you might expect, the book charts the development of the refracting (lens-based) telescope and the mirror-based reflector, with a nod to radio telescopes and space-based instruments such as the Hubble, but it is really the story of the individuals who developed them. We read, of course, about Galileo, Newton and the Herschels, but also about the lesser known instrument maker John Dollond, and George Airy, seventh Astronomer Royal and inventor of the transit circle (a telescope used to check and correct Greenwich Mean Time). The author also mentions Thomas Harriot, an Englishman who observed the Moon "a few months" before Galileo, but credits Galileo with having the better publicity machine and the ego to request a court position from the Grand Duke of Tuscany (in return for naming Jupiter's moons after his family). Galileo's strategy worked, which is why most of us recognise his name and not Harriot's.
It takes a great deal of skill, when you know a lot about a subject, to condense it into a 200-page book that is readable and entertaining while retaining the subject's integrity, but Dunn has succeeded. He even finds room for a timeline of telescope development, a glossary, a bibliography and an index.
The book is richly illustrated throughout with colour photographs of not only astronomical instruments, but also a wide range of artwork and other illustrations depicting telescopes - like the one from 1811 entitled 'Looking at the Comet till you get a Crick in the Neck' by Thomas Rowlandson. It shows an old man squinting through his telescope at the comet, while a younger man makes amorous advances to a woman (perhaps the older man's wife or daughter, suggests the text). Watch the skies, by all means, but know when to stop!
Reviewed by Mark Williamson, space technology consultant and writer.
Sex, Drugs and Chocolate: The Science of Pleasure
By Paul Martin
Fourth Estate, £16.99
Could a perfect state of pleasure be engineered, and, if so, would people want it? Anticipating 'The Matrix', in 1971 Harvard philosopher Robert Nozick came up with a thought experiment where subjects could be hooked up to an 'experience machine' capable of replicating any experience. 'Would you plug in?' Nozick asked.
His own answer was a firm no - Nozick intended the scenario as an attack upon the simple-minded assumptions underlying hedonism. But behavioural biologist Paul Martin is not so sure everyone would take the same view in practice, having surveyed the many diverse ways that humans pursue pleasure.
At the time Nozick was writing, it seemed science was well on the way to perfecting an experience machine. In the 1950s, researchers James Olds and Peter Milner succeeded in stimulating rats' brains to produce intense pleasure. In the following decade apparent human reward centres were located, with electrodes applied to conscious patients' brains to produce stimulating sensations.
The problem came when this was applied to remedying severe depression. No long-term improvements were observed because, says neuroscientist Kent Burridge, the sensations reported did not resemble pleasure so much as desire, including sometimes unpleasantly strong urges to drink or masturbate. Burridge's research established that people possess separate neurochemical pathways governing desire and pleasure, the first linked to dopamine and the second to natural opium-like opioids such as endorphins.
An experience machine remains some way off until our geography of the brain improves - artificially stimulating an ongoing state of desire would be anything but desirable, just ask an alcoholic.
But, as Martin recounts in this cheerfully omnivorous work, there are no lack of ways of gaining pleasure - sex, drugs and chocolate make the title, but he also covers gambling and eating, looking at history to see how attitudes have changed.
He devotes a chapter to disapproval and prohibition of pleasures, and argues that while today's society is less suspicious of pleasure many relatively harmless pleasures remain shrouded in anxiety and guilt. The fear of addiction is one reason, to which the author also devotes a section. Popularly attributed to a lack of self-will, modern brain scans confirm addicts have out-of-control dopamine circuits, indicating desire has a capacity to outpace pleasure. This is exemplified in the drug nicotine which creates addiction without any strikingly pleasurable effects whatsoever.
This is popular science with the emphasis on popular - Martin doesn't so much write as chat to you, and the life and death of Elvis Presley and Errol Flynn among others serve as case studies on pleasure-seeking given to excess - but, like finishing off a bar of chocolate, chances are the reader will find themselves craving just one bit more.
Reviewed by Sean Blair, editor of the IET's Flipside magazine
Paperback roundup
Landmark breakthroughs in mathematics have an impact way beyond that on the public consciousness. In fact, most people would be pushed to name an equation other than Einstein's summary of the relationship between energy, mass and the speed of light featured on the cover of Robert P Crease's 'A Brief Guide to the Great Equations' (Robinson, £8.99).
Yet the repercussions of what can be the culmination of years of intellectual toil, usually carried out in isolation, can be huge. Richard Feynman predicted that in ten thousand years' time, Maxwell's discovery of the laws of electrodynamics will be judged as the most significant event of the 19th century.
It's the human stories behind achievements like Maxwell's that make them so fascinating and Crease manages to convey the passion of the dedicated mathematician in ten chapters that cover the meaning of 1+1=2 all the way to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle.
Few of those featured made a fortune out of their work. If you've got a great idea - perhaps inspired by TV business shows like 'Dragons' Den' - that you think can make some money then a small outlay on a new title from Which? books might be a good place to start.
In 'The Bright Idea Handbook' (£10.99), Michael Gardner, a partner at London law firm Wedlake Bell, covers the basics of how to protect your idea and pitch for financial backing. Gardner covers dispute avoidance and resolution, and his book features a number of case studies to highlight the potential pitfalls of launching on the market so you can avoid having to call in the lawyers.
Some would have you believe that if you've got a plan with genuine potential there's no better time to get started with a business than in the lean times we're experiencing right now. If that sounds appealing, but you need a clear and quick summary of the task ahead, then this might be a good place to start.
Business relationships are clearly defined by who owns how much of the enterprise. What about the emerging ways of working on the Internet such as wikis and free software projects, which go out of their way to ensure that everyone is equal?
In theory it's a self-regulating world where members of a community earn authority depending on the quality of what they contribute. As Mathieu O'Neil explains in 'Cyberchiefs: Autonomy and Authority in Online Tribes' (Pluto, £17.99) the real virtual world can be far from perfect.
Using examples such as Wikipedia and the Debian free software project, O'Neil shows exactly why those involved see themselves as the 'tribes' of his title, and analyses the costs and benefits of alternatives to the traditional hierarchical organisation.


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Master One Online Traffic Method At a Time
What Are the Main Online Traffic Methods for Startups?
The main online traffic methods are Per Per Click Advertising (PPC), Banner Advertising and Search Engine Optimization. If you focus on any kind of paid advertising, including PPC or banner ads, you will also need to set up a landing page that does not have the navigation, sidebar and other distractions as the goal is to get new email subscribers to build you list. You can test one out with Inbound Landing Page. Here's more information about using landing pages aka squeeze page for your paid online traffic methods.
Pay Per Click Advertising
One of the easiest methods to drive traffic to your site is pay per click advertising. This advertising model has been around since the late 1990's generating hits for many different businesses with an online presence.
Pay per click advertising is an excellent way to get the word about your company to a wide audience. The process involves spotting an ad on various websites that will forward an interested party back to your website.
Part of the attraction of pay per click advertising is that the ad owner only pays when someone clicks on the ad and actually follows through on the website.
When it comes to PPC advertising, never forget the importance of keywords. Essentially, keywords are words and phrases that are considered to be common modes of searching the Internet to find desired content.
As an advertiser, your job is to come up with keywords that you believe are likely to take you to websites that are relevant to the type of business site you currently operate. The rationale is that persons who visit those sites would most likely be interested in the content of your site.
If you manage to find the right websites for your ads, then the chances of generating clicks to your site are much greater.
While the keyword model of pay per click advertising is very common, there is also the second method. Known as content match PPC, the principle is still the same.
The main difference is that rather than basing the search on keywords, the results are based on the content of the site. As an example, if you run a site that is dedicated to gardening supplies, then it would be natural for you to want to place ads on sites dedicated to gardening.
Content matching can be used right along with keywords to create a well-rounded pay per click component in your overall publicity campaign.
Finding online resources to help you with the process of placing pay per click ads is relatively easy. One of the most popular approaches is to make use of the Google Adwords program. You can get started by identifying a list of relevant keywords. You can also get help in designing the appearance of your ad, using online tools.
Adwords also includes a number of online tools, so you can keep track of how many hits get to your website through those hits. This allows you to stay on top of how much pay per click is advertising is costing you each month. By comparing the sales that result from the hits with the cost of your pay per click campaign, you can determine if the program is making money for you.
Another target for your pay per click campaign is online comparison shopping engines. These types of engines often are willing to provide feeds through the placement of ads on their searches.
Just as with the ads on informational websites, persons can click through to your website and see what you have to offer. Some of these sites provide you with the ability to see the number of hits, while others do not. Payment for placing the ad on the shopping comparison site may be in the form of a fixed monthly amount or based on a fixed rate per click.
Keep in mind that there is no such thing as exclusionary pay per click arrangement. This means you can sign up with as many keyword and ad services as you like. In fact, you may do very well to try out several different services, to see which ones seem to provide you with the best matches and coverage.
If funds for advertising are limited, go with a well-known service, and then add more services as your revenue stream builds to the point you can afford to do so. Remember that your goal is to build a solid foundation for your website, so it may take some time before you begin to see results.
Banner Advertising
Employing a banner ad strategy may also be one of the elements you want to incorporate into your overall publicity campaign. Banner ads are an approach that will cost a fair amount of money, but if they are placed in the right spots around the Internet, they can provide a huge return on the investment.
Here are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to putting together a successful banner ad.
One of the first things to remember is that a banner ad is meant to accomplish one central function. The banner ad is to grab the attention of the reader long enough to entice the individual to click on the ad to learn more about what you have to offer. As such, you need to be very careful about how you put together the ad.
A very common mistake that people make with banner ads is to try to cram too much information into a very small space. Keep in mind that the ad is not supposed to provide a lot of fine reading. Nor do you necessarily want to make it a point to include your company name or logo in the ad.
What you do want to do is use a short and sweet tagline that acts as the ideal teaser. Keep a number of words as few as you possibly can. Don't think that you need to make use of full sentences. You are selling an idea at this point.
Using the right words to convey that idea is far more important than correct grammar. If you find that two words will create a slogan or catch phrase that carries a lot of power, then go for it.
While a company name or a logo can be helpful, chances are you will do much better without cluttering up the banner ad with that information. Logos on the ads are only helpful when the company name and image are well known to the public, and popular to boot.
While all of us hear that good business means getting the company name out there, the fact is that the Internet has altered that philosophy somewhat.
Keep in mind that keeping the look of the ad simple and effective will create the opportunity for people to visit your site and look around. Your company name and logo will be on every page of your site, so the customer will certainly get familiar with your name in no time.
Thinking about the fonts and colors that you use with your ad is also important. This can be somewhat tricky, as you want the banner ad to stand out as it pops up on the screen. The ad should be different enough from the web pages that signal the banner ad to show up, but you also want it to make a point very quickly.
People tend to give a banner ad very little time to make an impression. That means the colors and the fonts can play a big role in providing those critical extra seconds to establish an interest. Bright colors for the background with a contrasting color for the fonts will often make a good impression, and entice the visitor to click through to your website.
Don't be afraid of getting too bold with the choice of colors, but do be aware of the type of image you want to cultivate. For example, if you sell natural health products, you may want to make good use of greens in your banner ad. They will help set the tone for your website.
Finding the right locations for your banner ads is also important. There is one school of thought that dictates that you worry less about the type of website and focus more on the amount of traffic that the site generates. Of course, this does not mean that you want your ad associated with content that is completely inappropriate for your products and services.
Keep in mind that depending on how you go about arranging for the creation and placement of banner ads, the cost may be minimal or it may be significant. Weigh this information against your budget and determine just how much of your advertising funds can be allocated to the use of banner ads, without hurting the other components in your program.
If you find banner ads really work well for you, there is always the chance to expand your use of these ads once there is a larger revenue stream to work with.
Search Engine Optimization
While you are running ads through one or more pay per click programs, it is important to not underestimate the effectiveness of the content of your own site. In fact, paying close attention to your own web content will help your website to show up higher on search engines. The magic way this happens has to do with search engine optimization.
Here is how the process works, and why it is so important to make the best use of this value method of publicizing your website.
When people think of search engine optimization, the first thing they think about is keywords scattered through the content that is found on the site. Keywords help people who are interested in what you have to offer to find your site.
Generally, persons entering one of those important keywords into one of the several search engines will be directed to sites that are direct interest. A judicious use of keywords on your part will help improve the chances that you will appear in those listings.
Along with keywords that are in the text of your web content, you also want to register your website with each of the various search engines. As part of that registration, you can include all sorts of keywords that will add your site to a search command.
You can use terms that have a direct relationship to the content and purpose of your site, as well as keywords that have some indirect relationship to your content. For example, if your website has to do with pet supplies, a direct keyword would be "pet." An indirect keyword might be something like cat bed or cat snacks.
Registration on all the search engines does not cost anything if you choose to take the time to do the work yourself. However, there are services that will create a profile for you and register your website with a huge number of sites on your behalf.
Many of these services do an excellent job, but be prepared to pay for what you get. Most of these registration services offer different size packages, with each package including a select number of search engines.
While some of the packages will include the more popular search engines, it is always a good idea to verify which of the engines are included. This will help you to determine if the price tag is worth it.
If you choose to go with a registration service for the search engine optimization, make sure you provide them with an exhaustive list of keywords. Once the task is done, you cannot go back and update the list at will.
Don't rush into this project. Instead, take a few days and add more keywords to the list as you think of them. After several days, you will probably have a list of keywords that is broad enough to make a real impact.
One other benefit of using a registration service is that some of them will guarantee that your site will make it to the top of the search engine results. Be prepared to pay extra for this option.
However, it may be worth the extra cost if there is a lot of competition in your line of work. You can gauge the effectiveness of the venture by the number of hits you receive, plus the resulting value of the sales you make.
Of course, you can also handle the registration site on your own. This will involve going to each search engine individually and setting up the search engine criteria. A good rule of thumb is to come up with your list of keywords and key phrases before you jump into the task.
Have the list in an electronic format, so you can cut and paste them into the registration form. This will save you a lot of time with the data entry, and allow you to move much more quickly in completing each registration.
Begin with the well-known search engines first. By taking care of major search engines first, such as Google, Yahoo and MSN, you will have an Internet presence very quickly. Once these are taken care of, you can move on to some of the smaller search engines.
Most search engines provide information about registration that will provide you with some tips on how to create the registration profile. In some cases, the process is very quick, provided you have all the details and keywords handy.
Try one or two of the search engines first, just to get a feel for how much time and effort is involved. Then, you will be able to decide if registration is something that you want to do on your own, or outsource these tasks. You'll also need to know how to write effective content with your SEO keywords.
How to Use Free Traffic and Paid Traffic
Many small business owners focus on trying to get free traffic to make sales. Some of these businesses even rely solely on the free traffic strategy. Free traffic which can come from SEO (search engines), social media and email contacts is not leveraged. Paid traffic which includes PPC advertising such as from Google, Bing, Yahoo and Facebook Ads is scaleable.
- Free traffic is traffic that comes from natural search engine results or SEO. For instance, let's say a visitor does a Google search for "best restaurants in Vancouver." Google will yield multiple pages of search engine results. As the visitor clicks on one of those webpages, it creates free traffic to that website. As a website owner, the more relevant your page is the higher in the rankings it will appear, and the more free traffic you will generate. This is called SEO.
- Paid traffic can be generated from Google Ads, Facebook Ads, or other platforms. The most common model is Pay Per Click (PPC). This simply means the advertiser pays a small fee every time someone clicks on his or her ad. No clicks, no fees. On Google, these ads are located on the right-hand side of the page and usually on the top as well, surrounding the free or "natural" results.
Very few companies have grown much without paid traffic. There's also the constant threat of the dreaded Google update, where you might wake up one morning with your website ranking on page 10 or worse instead of page 1. When you buy traffic such as PPC advertising, you are in control.
You need both free traffic from your content on your website which needs to high quality for your visitors, but you'll also need paying traffic from advertising to your landing pages to get you a continuous flow of sales leads.


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Have you ever hit snooze a few too many times or been too mentally exhausted after a day of work to hit the yoga mat? I've been there trust me. The bumper January/ February edition of OM Yoga Magazine has a section dedicated to making 2015 your best year yet. It may be February but it is not too late to start, in fact now could be the perfect time. The days are slowly getting longer and spring is right around the corner.
Come to your mat with the intention of practising for just five minutes. Often as I plonk my bum down onto the mat everything feels stiff, sleep is still in my eyes, so I make a simple intention just to move my body for five minutes. More often than not five minutes turns into thirty or more. Every day is different but I think that the key to a daily practice is listening to what your body needs that day. Some days I crave a sweaty power flow, others I need a slower more restorative flow.
Put on a YouTube video. Brain still mush and can't focus. That's where the power of the internet comes in! There are so many great FREE yoga videos on the internet, it's just a case of finding out what resonates with you.
Make some time just before bed to hop on your mat. Yes! PJs and all. I often find that spending a just ten minutes before I bed is the perfect way to get some yoga into my day. Even something as simple as quietening the mind and focusing on the breath is a perfect way to help with a restful nights sleep.
Written in collaboration with OM Yoga Magazine. All words and opinions are my own.


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Joel Shapiro
Nasher Sculpture Center
This work was created by renowned abstract sculptor Joel Shapiro in 1992, as part of a portfolio called the Skowhegan Suite, to raise money for the Skowhegan School of Painint and Sculpture. It featured prints by artists Richard Bosman, Vija Celmins, Louisa Chase, Anish Kapoor, Robert Mangold, Joel Shapiro and John Walker. This exquisite woodcut typifies the artist's Minimalist style. Though composed of abstract geometric shapes in a single color, Spill captures both the subtle splatter marks and the grain of the wood blocks that Joel Shapiro used to print it, surprisingly expressive details that document the process of its making. While many of Shapiro's woodblock prints are untitled, here, the artist's title suggests one possible formal reading of the work: a bucket tipping over. It also refers back to the controlled splatter of paint on paper. The publisher sold out many years ago and is now only available in the secondary market.
Published by: Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
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Signature: pencil signed dated and numbered on the recto (front)
Publisher: Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Joel Shapiro has built his sculptures out of wood, wire, and cast bronze, relying on space and the position and proximity of the viewer to play with perception. These seemingly simple works are constructed out of multicolored painted blocks arranged into abstract shapes or, in the case of his 2011 exhibition at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany, wooden components, from large planes to narrow planks, separately suspended by wires attached to walls, floor, and ceiling. The scale of Shapiro's installations is always significant, making the architectural spaces in which they are exhibited an important part of their impact.
American, b. 1941, New York, New York, based in New York, New York


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