The Year in Pictures: Part I

The year in Pictures: Part II The second collection of images from 2011 once again brought us nature at its full force with floods, drought, wild fires, tornadoes and spectacular images of volcanic eruptions. The death of Osama bin Laden, the attack on an island in Norway by a lone gunman, continued fighting in Libya, and protests around the globe were a few of the news events dominating the headlines. -- Lloyd Young Please see part 1 from Monday and watch for part 3 Friday. (45 photos total) A cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5. Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century on June 4, 2011, prompting evacuations for 3,500 people as it sent a cloud of ash that reached Argentina. The National Service of Geology and Mining said the explosion that sparked the eruption also produced a column of gas 10 kilometers (six miles) high, hours after warning of strong seismic activity in the area. (Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images) )

December 19, 2011 Posted Dec 19, 2011 Share This Gallery inShare1 Philip Toczylowski, of Philadelphia, sits by his son’s grave with a trumpet at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, a day after the Pentagon declared an end to the war in Iraq. Toczylowski says that he plays taps every time he visits the grave of his son, Army Major Jeffrey Philip Toczylowski, who died serving in Iraq in 2005. A patient is surrounded by relatives as he takes oxygen and saline while being treated in a hospital after drinking toxic alcohol in Diamond Harbour, near Kolkata, India, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. Pictures of the Week is a Denver Post Plog that gathers the strongest photojournalism from around the world. Philip Toczylowski, of Philadelphia, sits by his son's grave with a trumpet at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, a day after the Pentagon declared an end to the war in Iraq.

Marc and Angel Hack Life - Practical Tips for Productive Living State of the Blogosphere 2011: Introduction and Methodology - Technorati Blogging Welcome to Technorati's State of the Blogosphere 2011 report. Since 2004, our annual study has followed growth and trends in the blogosphere. This year's topics include: blogging and social media, bloggers and traditional media, traffic and analysis, brands and marketing in the blogosphere, bloggers' motivations and consequences, monetization, and changes within the blogosphere over 2011. The Blogosphere is constantly changing and evolving. In 2011 we are seeing bloggers updating their blogs more frequently and spending more time blogging. The type of information influencing blogging has shifted from conversations with friends, which was the primary influence in 2010, to other blogs, which for 68% of bloggers are having more of an influence in 2011. This year we have chosen to display our results according to five different types of bloggers: 2-3) Professional Part- and Full-Timers: These bloggers represent 18% of our total group. Continued on the next page

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50 years of the Rolling Stones in 50 photographs They have rocked the world for 50 years and the Mirror’s photographers have captured all the ups and downs On Thursday July 12, 1962 six young lads took to the stage of the Marquee Club and a legend was born. They have rocked the world for 50 years and the Mirror’s photographers have captured all the ups and downs. So when the Rolling Stones decided to release a book to mark the milestone, they knew where to come to find the best images. The Rolling Stones: 50 is crammed with amazing snaps hand-picked by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood, many from our extensive archive. “This is our story of 50 fantastic years,” the rock ’n’ rollers said of the official book yesterday. “We started out as a blues band playing the clubs and more recently we’ve filled the largest stadiums in the world with the kind of show that none of us could have imagined all those years ago. “Curated by us, it features the very best photographs and ephemera from and beyond our archives.” View gallery

Best Photos of the Year 2011 Posted Dec 14, 2011 Share This Gallery inShare10 The best photos of 2011 from around the globe. Warning: All images in this entry are shown in full, not screened out for graphic content. Some images contain dead bodies, graphic content and tragic events. We consider these images an important part of human history. SEE MORE:Captured: 2011 Best Photos of the Year, Part 1 of 3Captured: 2011 Best Photos of the Year, Part 3 of 3 Elizabeth Brodeur, 7, weeps for her slain father, Maj. Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Z-Line Designs Toyota, performs a burnout after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Royal Purple 200 at Darlington Raceway on May 6, 2011 in Darlington, South Carolina. A police officer in full riot gear sprays tear gas at a protestor's head after clashes erupted during a general strike that halted services and disrupted flights May 11, 2011 in Athens, Greece. The historic Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Station is surrounded by floodwater May 17, 2011 in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

10 simple ways to save yourself from messing up your life Stop taking so much notice of how you feel. How you feel is how you feel. It’ll pass soon. What you’re thinking is what you’re thinking. It’ll go too. Adrian Savage is a writer, an Englishman, and a retired business executive, in that order. Read full content 5 Former Design Trends That Aren’t Cool Anymore (So Stop Using Them) If you’re like me, looking at your own design work from a few years ago can often result in some laughable or even cringe-worthy moments. Design styles have been steadily evolving and most of us can’t help but be affected by these changes. Who among us hasn’t piled on the cheesy Photoshop layer effects, all the while thinking the result was downright awesome? However, some of us are a little slower to evolve than others. Today we’ll be taking a walk down memory lane and looking at five design trends that used to be super cool, but now simply tend to make your design look outdated and even ugly. If you’re currently still stuck on these trends, it might be time to move along! Let’s Make Fun of Design We designers tend to take ourselves far too seriously. The only way to escape this fact is to be a new designer, then all you’re doing is jumping on the trends of today. What Are Design Trends Good For? The key to analyzing design trends is to remember that they aren’t inherently good or bad.

The Top 50 'Pictures of the Day' for 2011 Every day at 5pm the Sifter posts the Picture of the Day. Below you will find a collection of the Sifter’s Top 50 from 2011. It’s hard to imagine the year is almost over, time seems to fly faster each successive year so it’s fun to take a moment and look back at the year that was. Click any of the pictures below to be taken to the individual post to learn more about the photographer and picture taken. Enjoy and stay sifty my friends! Best Photos of the Year 2011 Posted Dec 13, 2011 Share This Gallery inShare16 The best photos of 2011 from around the globe. Warning: All images in this entry are shown in full, not screened out for graphic content. Some images contain dead bodies, graphic content and tragic events. We consider these images an important part of human history. SEE MORE:Captured: 2011 Best Photos of the Year, Part 2 of 3Captured: 2011 Best Photos of the Year, Part 3 of 3 A libyan rebel fighter runs up a burning stairwell during an effort to dislodge some ensconced government loyalist troops who were firing on them from an upstairs room during house-to-house fighting on Tripoli Street in downtown Misrata, Libya on April 20, 2011. Tunisia officers attempt to break up a protest camp in Kasbah Square in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 28, 2011. Rally Factory's Juan Pedrero Garcia rides is motorcycle during the sixth stage of the 2011 Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally between Iquique and Arica in Chile, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011.