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After having to look this up a couple of times now, I figured I’d share my approach. While you currently can’t technically style previous sibling elements, I’ve figured out a pretty handy workaround.
Suppose you have a progress bar with steps that you want to style. You want the active step to be highlighted and all the steps before it as well (to denote that those steps are completed). Prettying up the active step is easy, but how do you handle the previous steps? You actually style the previous steps by styling the following steps.
Let me show you what I mean….
First, let’s get our step navigation built and styled.
The HTML is simply an unordered list with five list items – the first of which has an “active” class. The line between them is actually one solid line that goes behind all of the steps, added using the CSS “:before” pseudo-element and positioning it in place.
Now that the HTML and basic CSS are in place, we can think about how to style the active and completed steps.
You could change the active class of these steps in many different ways, but I’m going to keep it simple for this example.
When you click on one of the steps, the “active” class is removed from all of them and then re-added to the one that was clicked.
Again, you could change this class position in many, many different ways, but I’m trying to keep it simple.
Here’s the real secret to this whole process: you actually need to style the steps following the “active” step, not the previous ones.
Using the “~” sibling selector, we can style all the elements after the “active” element. All we need to do is style ALL of the elements as though they’re active, and then go back and style all the elements after the “active” one as though they are the normal state.
This is exactly what I did (although a bit more complex) with my CSS-only star rating pen.

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After having to look this up a couple of times now , I figured I ’d share my approach . While you currently ca n’t technically style previous sibling elements , I ’ve figured out a pretty handy workaround .
 Suppose you have a progress bar with steps that you want to style . You want the active step to be highlighted and all the steps before it as well ( to denote that those steps are completed ) . Prettying up the active step is easy , but how do you handle the previous steps ? You actually style the previous steps by styling the following steps .
 Let me show you what I mean … .
 First , let ’s get our step navigation built and styled .
 The HTML is simply an unordered list with five list items – the first of which has an “ active ” class . The line between them is actually one solid line that goes behind all of the steps , added using the CSS “ : before ” pseudo - element and positioning it in place .
 Now that the HTML and basic CSS are in place , we can think about how to style the active and completed steps .
 You could change the active class of these steps in many different ways , but I ’m going to keep it simple for this example .
 When you click on one of the steps , the “ active ” class is removed from all of them and then re - added to the one that was clicked .
 Again , you could change this class position in many , many different ways , but I ’m trying to keep it simple .
 Here ’s the real secret to this whole process : you actually need to style the steps following the “ active ” step , not the previous ones .
 Using the “ ~ ” sibling selector , we can style all the elements after the “ active ” element . All we need to do is style ALL of the elements as though they ’re active , and then go back and style all the elements after the “ active ” one as though they are the normal state .
 This is exactly what I did ( although a bit more complex ) with my CSS - only star rating pen .


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Unlocking student talent is an approach to personalizing learning? In brief, it’s about putting kids first by giving them “voice and choice” in their own learning. Integrated into the 21st Century classrooms of differentiated learning that vary the “pace and face” of instruction to target the individualized differences. These purposefully-designed student-centered classrooms, encapsulate the accepted concept of personalizing learning. It is when these three components intersect, differentiation, individualization and student-centeredness.This is the next generation of the differentiated classroom and the added refinements are clearly outlined: Personalized learning adapts a metacognitive approach that fosters self-direction, self- monitoring and self-evaluation. In essence, personalized learning is student ownership. However, this new model is guided by motivating factors that ignite, invigorate and instill the learning, as well as fostering, metacognitive, reflective, coaching and feedback. Personalized learning means greater student achievement through self-determined change (interests), challenge (goals) and choice (methods). In short, the thrust is to engage students in ways that they become the “stewards of their own learning”.
How do we prepare our students for the test of life? We teach them how to learn when they are not being taught! In other words, we give them the gift of self-reflection, self-awareness, self-initiative, self-direction, self-assessment and self-regulation – the gift of knowing when they know, and when they don’t know. Metacognition: The Neglected Skill Set for Empowering Students, is written with the teacher in mind. It is more practical than theoretical, but most definitely grounded in research findings and connected to emergent data. With the 30 ready-to-use metacognitive strategies in this book, teachers will deepen learning for their students through explicit reflections on planning, monitoring and evaluating their own work. As students learn how to “think about their own thinking”, they become more aware and, thus, better able to make adjustments on their own work. They gain a sense of ownership, and teachers get results they can count on through students empowerment. Metacognition is like magic for 21st century classrooms – it changes student behaviors before your eyes.
Thinking About Thinking in IB Schools: How We Know What We Know.
The quintessential question, “How do we know what we know?” seems to drive the quest for high performing learners to learn more, dig deeper, explore, investigate and in the end, be able to validate and justify. With rigorous principles paralleling the International Baccalaureate curriculum framework, (as well as other recognized curriculum frameworks) drive that inquiry. While “knowledge comes on the coattails of thinking, the Theory of Knowledge approach extends this, as students dig into the evidence-based scenarios about, ”How we know what we know”. This professional learning enhances the work of students with the depth and breath of mega-thinkers. It supports the remarkable curriculum work, with complementary discussions and exercises that provide that added, oomph! Grounded in principles of curiosity, confidence, connectedness, reasoning, communication, reflection and open-mindedness, practical threads of thinking, practicing and performing are ever-present. Empower students with lifelong skills that will impact every sector of their lives.
Real world application drives 21st Century, academic learning. In this generation, students don’t learn to do they do to learn. They live in a fast-paced society and are impatient with the slow and steady rhythm of the traditional classroom. How do significant curriculum shifts toward a more relevant, rigorous, inquiry-oriented approach occur within this assessment-driven culture? How do teachers guide kids to dig into authentic problems? How do they support “high-tech” applications in a digital-rich classroom? How do they foster collegial, “high-touch” teamwork on projects and papers? How do they challenge students with rigor in “high-thought” explorations, investigations, and experimentations? “The times, they are a changing”, and they are changing at breakneck speed. How do we, as leaders, retool schools to meet the challenges in relevant ways?
Nuggets of info and some great tools . . .the takeaway strategies that can be applied in the classroom immediately w/o a lot of changes to lessons will be all helpful in adding deeper critical thinking. Joey Dale, Middle School.
It's time to transform instruction with enriched Problem-based Learning in a Nutshell Here is the big secret about PBL . . . It’s not that complicated! Moving toward relevance in the curriculum that uses 21st Century, real-world applications, student inquiry models are front and center-problem-based, project, and service learning experiences are among the most frequently cited. It’s efffective to get started with tools already familiar to teachers today: graphic organizers, essential questions, rich and relevant content, rigorous thinking skills, digital-rich tools for searching and researching, collaborative team work and presentation skills. Simply put: PBL is like DIY (Do It Yourself) projects- Do It-to-Learn-It, 21st Century methodology, rather, than Learn It-to-Do-It, 20th Century traditions.
Great job of not being an educational “expert” yet, being an entertaining presenter. Wish more people had you background and experience to share with teachers. Alice McKay, High School English.
Using the Three Story Intellect to assure teachers that students are moving through the three levels of thinking-gathering, processing and applying, students learn to think more deeply. As they become more aware of their thinking, confidence increases dramatically, and the shift from the teacher-directed classroom environment to a student-centered culture of respect, responsibility and reliability is the ultimate goal. Learn how to teach kids to think, critically and creatively. Help students begin earlier, rather than later, to adapt self-dispositions of mindfulness that prepare them for test of life. Grounded in 21st Century thinking processes: productive problem solving, mindful decision-making and creative innovation, students develop awareness and control of their own actions, words and deeds. (Can substitute DOK’s or Bloom’s Taxonomy to align to district).
First and foremost, Robin and Brian, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! You really provided a new set of eyes for our Instructional Leaders. Your professional learning engagement is literally the TALK OF THE TOWN TODAY! Folks have actually thanked me for PD, which in my world, does not happen all that often!!! Even have Administrators asking for professional books/resources for their toolboxes!!! Talk about "use the next day strategies!" Saw it in action for myself today! Here is how you know that you hit a home run...we held a mini-conference today and the presenters left your session on yesterday and went back and reworked their presentations for today.Marcella Heyward-Evans, EdD Chief Instructional Officer.
Who’s Doing the Talking: Is the Brain Engaged?
Invite! Excite! Ignite! is about that mysterious, magical, confounding, frustrating, exhilarating, important, and misunderstood profession of the classroom teacher. Three million teachers currently work with 50 million students in US k12 classrooms. NCES.Gov, 2015. Among these dedicated teachers, many find that their most valuable help, often comes from other teachers, the teacher across the hall or down the wing a ways, or through chance meetings in the teacher workroom. This book is for them. It consists of ideas, strategies, quotes and notes from thousands of teacher-to-teacher interactions.
It was such a pleasure to see you work with our teachers last week. What a very talented and professional pair you are. I know our district's students will benefit from your shared expertise. I am so glad we found you.- Shelly Smede-Director of Staff Development Idaho Falls, ID.

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Unlocking student talent is an approach to personalizing learning ? In brief , it ’s about putting kids first by giving them “ voice and choice ” in their own learning . Integrated into the 21st Century classrooms of differentiated learning that vary the “ pace and face ” of instruction to target the individualized differences . These purposefully - designed student - centered classrooms , encapsulate the accepted concept of personalizing learning . It is when these three components intersect , differentiation , individualization and student - centeredness . This is the next generation of the differentiated classroom and the added refinements are clearly outlined : Personalized learning adapts a metacognitive approach that fosters self - direction , self- monitoring and self - evaluation . In essence , personalized learning is student ownership . However , this new model is guided by motivating factors that ignite , invigorate and instill the learning , as well as fostering , metacognitive , reflective , coaching and feedback . Personalized learning means greater student achievement through self - determined change ( interests ) , challenge ( goals ) and choice ( methods ) . In short , the thrust is to engage students in ways that they become the “ stewards of their own learning ” .
 How do we prepare our students for the test of life ? We teach them how to learn when they are not being taught ! In other words , we give them the gift of self - reflection , self - awareness , self - initiative , self - direction , self - assessment and self - regulation – the gift of knowing when they know , and when they do n’t know . Metacognition : The Neglected Skill Set for Empowering Students , is written with the teacher in mind . It is more practical than theoretical , but most definitely grounded in research findings and connected to emergent data . With the 30 ready - to - use metacognitive strategies in this book , teachers will deepen learning for their students through explicit reflections on planning , monitoring and evaluating their own work . As students learn how to “ think about their own thinking ” , they become more aware and , thus , better able to make adjustments on their own work . They gain a sense of ownership , and teachers get results they can count on through students empowerment . Metacognition is like magic for 21st century classrooms – it changes student behaviors before your eyes .
 Thinking About Thinking in IB Schools : How We Know What We Know .
 The quintessential question , “ How do we know what we know ? ” seems to drive the quest for high performing learners to learn more , dig deeper , explore , investigate and in the end , be able to validate and justify . With rigorous principles paralleling the International Baccalaureate curriculum framework , ( as well as other recognized curriculum frameworks ) drive that inquiry . While “ knowledge comes on the coattails of thinking , the Theory of Knowledge approach extends this , as students dig into the evidence - based scenarios about , ” How we know what we know ” . This professional learning enhances the work of students with the depth and breath of mega - thinkers . It supports the remarkable curriculum work , with complementary discussions and exercises that provide that added , oomph ! Grounded in principles of curiosity , confidence , connectedness , reasoning , communication , reflection and open - mindedness , practical threads of thinking , practicing and performing are ever - present . Empower students with lifelong skills that will impact every sector of their lives .
 Real world application drives 21st Century , academic learning . In this generation , students do n’t learn to do they do to learn . They live in a fast - paced society and are impatient with the slow and steady rhythm of the traditional classroom . How do significant curriculum shifts toward a more relevant , rigorous , inquiry - oriented approach occur within this assessment - driven culture ? How do teachers guide kids to dig into authentic problems ? How do they support “ high - tech ” applications in a digital - rich classroom ? How do they foster collegial , “ high - touch ” teamwork on projects and papers ? How do they challenge students with rigor in “ high - thought ” explorations , investigations , and experimentations ? “ The times , they are a changing ” , and they are changing at breakneck speed . How do we , as leaders , retool schools to meet the challenges in relevant ways ?
 Nuggets of info and some great tools . . .the takeaway strategies that can be applied in the classroom immediately w/o a lot of changes to lessons will be all helpful in adding deeper critical thinking . Joey Dale , Middle School .
 It 's time to transform instruction with enriched Problem - based Learning in a Nutshell Here is the big secret about PBL . . . It ’s not that complicated ! Moving toward relevance in the curriculum that uses 21st Century , real - world applications , student inquiry models are front and center - problem - based , project , and service learning experiences are among the most frequently cited . It ’s efffective to get started with tools already familiar to teachers today : graphic organizers , essential questions , rich and relevant content , rigorous thinking skills , digital - rich tools for searching and researching , collaborative team work and presentation skills . Simply put : PBL is like DIY ( Do It Yourself ) projects- Do It - to - Learn - It , 21st Century methodology , rather , than Learn It - to - Do - It , 20th Century traditions .
 Great job of not being an educational “ expert ” yet , being an entertaining presenter . Wish more people had you background and experience to share with teachers . Alice McKay , High School English .
 Using the Three Story Intellect to assure teachers that students are moving through the three levels of thinking - gathering , processing and applying , students learn to think more deeply . As they become more aware of their thinking , confidence increases dramatically , and the shift from the teacher - directed classroom environment to a student - centered culture of respect , responsibility and reliability is the ultimate goal . Learn how to teach kids to think , critically and creatively . Help students begin earlier , rather than later , to adapt self - dispositions of mindfulness that prepare them for test of life . Grounded in 21st Century thinking processes : productive problem solving , mindful decision - making and creative innovation , students develop awareness and control of their own actions , words and deeds . ( Can substitute DOK ’s or Bloom ’s Taxonomy to align to district ) .
 First and foremost , Robin and Brian , THANK YOU , THANK YOU , THANK YOU ! You really provided a new set of eyes for our Instructional Leaders . Your professional learning engagement is literally the TALK OF THE TOWN TODAY ! Folks have actually thanked me for PD , which in my world , does not happen all that often ! ! ! Even have Administrators asking for professional books / resources for their toolboxes ! ! ! Talk about " use the next day strategies ! " Saw it in action for myself today ! Here is how you know that you hit a home run ... we held a mini - conference today and the presenters left your session on yesterday and went back and reworked their presentations for today . Marcella Heyward - Evans , EdD Chief Instructional Officer .
 Who ’s Doing the Talking : Is the Brain Engaged ?
 Invite ! Excite ! Ignite ! is about that mysterious , magical , confounding , frustrating , exhilarating , important , and misunderstood profession of the classroom teacher . Three million teachers currently work with 50 million students in US k12 classrooms . NCES.Gov , 2015 . Among these dedicated teachers , many find that their most valuable help , often comes from other teachers , the teacher across the hall or down the wing a ways , or through chance meetings in the teacher workroom . This book is for them . It consists of ideas , strategies , quotes and notes from thousands of teacher - to - teacher interactions .
 It was such a pleasure to see you work with our teachers last week . What a very talented and professional pair you are . I know our district 's students will benefit from your shared expertise . I am so glad we found you.- Shelly Smede - Director of Staff Development Idaho Falls , ID .


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The democratization of data is a real phenomenon, but building a sustainable data democracy means truly giving power to the people. The alternative is just a shift of power from traditional data analysts within IT departments to a new generation of data scientists and app developers. And this seems a lot more like a dictatorship than a democracy — a benevolent dictatorship, but a dictatorship nonetheless.
These individuals and companies aren’t entirely bad, of course, and they’re actually necessary. Apps that help predict what we want to read, where we’ll want to go next or what songs we’ll like are certainly cool and even beneficial in their ability to automate and optimize certain aspects of our lives and jobs. In the corporate world, there will always be data experts who are smarter and trained in advanced techniques and who should be called upon to answer the toughest questions or tackle the thorniest problems.
Last week, for example, Salesforce.com introduced a new feature of its Chatter intra-company social network that categorizes a variety of data sources so employees can easily find the people, documents and other information relevant to topics they’re interested in. As with similarly devised services — LinkedIn’s People You May Know, the gravitational search movement, or any type of service using an interest graph — the new feature’s beauty and utility lie in its abstraction of the underlying semantic algorithms and data processing.
The problem, however, comes when we’re forced to rely on these people, features and applications to decide how data can affect our lives or jobs, or what questions we can answer using the troves of data now available to us. In a true data democracy, citizens must be empowered to make use of their own data as they see fit and they must only have to rely apps and experts by choice or when the task really requires an expert hand. At any rate, citizens must be informed enough to have a meaningful voice in bigger decisions about data.
The good news is that there’s a whole new breed of startups trying to empower the data citizenry, whatever their role. Companies such as 0xdata, Precog and BigML are trying to make data science more accessible to everyday business users. There are next-generation business intelligence startups such as SiSense, Platfora and ClearStory rethinking how business analytics are done in an area of HTML5 and big data. And then there are companies such as Statwing, Infogram and Datahero (which will be in beta mode soon, by the way) trying to bring data analysis to the unwashed non-data-savvy masses.
Combined with a growing number of publicly available data sets and data marketplaces, and more ways of collecting every possible kind of data — personal fitness, web analytics, energy consumption, you name it — these self-service tools can provide an invaluable service. In January, I highlighted how a number of them can work by using my own dietary and activity data, as well as publicly available gun-ownership data and even web-page text. But as I explained then, they’re still not always easy for laypeople to use, much less perfect.
Statwing spells out statistics for laypeople.
Can Tableau be data’s George Washington?
This is why I’m so excited about Tableau’s forthcoming IPO. There are few companies that helped spur the democratization of data over the past few years more than Tableau. It has become the face of the next-generation business intelligence software thanks to its ease of use and focus on appealing visualization, and its free public software has found avid users even among relative data novices like myself. Tableau’s success and vision no doubt inspired a number of the companies I’ve already referenced.
Assuming it begins its publicly traded life flush with capital, Tableau will not just be financially sound — it will also be in a position to help the burgeoning data democracy evolve into something that can last. More money means being able to develop more features that Tableau can use to bolster sales (and further empower business users with data analysis), which should mean the company can afford to also continually improve its free service and perhaps put premium versions in the hands of more types of more non-corporate professionals for free.
Tableau is already easy (I made this) — but not easy enough.
The bottom-up approach has already proven very effective in the worlds of cloud computing, software as a service and open-source software, and I have to assume it’s a win-win situation in analytics, too. Today’s free users will be tomorrow’s paying users once they get skilled enough to want to move onto bigger data sets and better features. But the base products have to be easy enough and useful enough to get started with, or companies will only have a lot of registrations and downloads but very few avid users.
And if Tableau steps ups its game around data democratization, I have to assume it will up the ante for the company’s fellow large analytics vendors and even startups. A race to empower the lower classes on the data ladder would certainly be in stark contrast to the historical strategy of building ever-bigger, ever-more-advanced products targeting only the already-powerful data elite. That’s the kind of revolution I think we all can get behind.
Feature image courtesy of Shutterstock user Tiago Jorge da Silva Estima.
Great article Derrick – appreciating your work on the topic here on GigaOm.
We’re seeing wider availability of reasonably priced BI and visualization software tools to help us understand that harnessing all this data is possible – and I think even consumers are beginning to understand the value of all the data, and the ability to make meaning from it. One part of the puzzle that’s missing from what I can see is the education – knowledge transfer of how individuals can use the tools, what good data science methods are, and how data citizens can actively contribute to the larger data analysis community. I see movements like the Open Data/Open Gov folks, and events like the NYC Big Apps hackathon as part of the solution – but as individuals, where do we go to take part? What is the role of an informed, curious citizen in this? More venues exist for learning some of the ‘how’ to make sense of big data as an individual taking a course online, but I’m not seeing a vision from anyone talking about how to connect all of the dots. To make sense of data, we need the tools, the practitioners, the analysis of the problems, but we also need a vision of how all of these will work. If anyone has ideas of who’s got that vision, I’d love to hear it.
I feel one of the biggest impediments to the democratization of data is access. Most people know what they would like to answer, and how the data needs to be shaped to achieve that, but getting the data to do the actual analysis with can be one of the most difficult aspects.
This is a bit of a plug, but we’re working on enabling data access that is easily attainable by everyone. Our platform http://www.quandl.com is a “search engine for data” that is able to fetch time series data from a disparate sets of sources, and provide it in a simple searchable form that allows users to extract, validate, format, merge, graph, and share it however they want.
By providing the underlying data for analysis tools like Tableau, Statwing, and many others, we feel we can help to create the tool stack that empowers people to create a sustainable DIY data culture.
In every company I’ve worked at, I’ve seen this major divide between IT analysts and Business users. Part of it was cultural, but a major reason was as you point out: “a historical strategy of building ever-bigger, ever-more-advanced products targeting only the already-powerful data elite”. The business user typically was left to use Excel to prepare and analyze data.
It took 15+ years, but thanks to new players like Tableau, Spotfire and Qlikview which were sold primarily to the business user and focused on ease of use, the data democratization process has resulted in a power shift to the business user. Some IT departments have now come around and are trying to accommodate these “shadow IT” projects by providing IT support and giving Tableau users limited access to enterprise data stores.
As for upping the ante for the traditional players, it has happened already. Over the last two years, the larger vendors have responded with products like Visual Insight (MicroStrategy), Visual Intelligence (SAP), PowerPivot (MicroSoft), JMP (SAS) etc. taking aim at this segment of the market. The Big Data market is still new, but the trend to build user-friendly (or at the very least, SQL-aware) tools on top of Hadoop is also hitting its stride.
One good thing coming out of this data democratization is the realization that it has to be supported by a Data Governance effort. Otherwise we’ll see the unfortunate return of a major problem with data democracy: data chaos. Previously it would have meant comparing and reconciling two Excel spreadsheets, now we may end up reconciling the findings from two Tableau workbooks.
Thanks for the comment, and for making a really good point about data governance. Obviously, that’s not too big a concern for personal data use, but competing findings from lots of disparate data sets would be problematic.

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The democratization of data is a real phenomenon , but building a sustainable data democracy means truly giving power to the people . The alternative is just a shift of power from traditional data analysts within IT departments to a new generation of data scientists and app developers . And this seems a lot more like a dictatorship than a democracy — a benevolent dictatorship , but a dictatorship nonetheless .
 These individuals and companies are n’t entirely bad , of course , and they ’re actually necessary . Apps that help predict what we want to read , where we ’ll want to go next or what songs we ’ll like are certainly cool and even beneficial in their ability to automate and optimize certain aspects of our lives and jobs . In the corporate world , there will always be data experts who are smarter and trained in advanced techniques and who should be called upon to answer the toughest questions or tackle the thorniest problems .
 Last week , for example , Salesforce.com introduced a new feature of its Chatter intra - company social network that categorizes a variety of data sources so employees can easily find the people , documents and other information relevant to topics they ’re interested in . As with similarly devised services — LinkedIn ’s People You May Know , the gravitational search movement , or any type of service using an interest graph — the new feature ’s beauty and utility lie in its abstraction of the underlying semantic algorithms and data processing .
 The problem , however , comes when we ’re forced to rely on these people , features and applications to decide how data can affect our lives or jobs , or what questions we can answer using the troves of data now available to us . In a true data democracy , citizens must be empowered to make use of their own data as they see fit and they must only have to rely apps and experts by choice or when the task really requires an expert hand . At any rate , citizens must be informed enough to have a meaningful voice in bigger decisions about data .
 The good news is that there ’s a whole new breed of startups trying to empower the data citizenry , whatever their role . Companies such as 0xdata , Precog and BigML are trying to make data science more accessible to everyday business users . There are next - generation business intelligence startups such as SiSense , Platfora and ClearStory rethinking how business analytics are done in an area of HTML5 and big data . And then there are companies such as Statwing , Infogram and Datahero ( which will be in beta mode soon , by the way ) trying to bring data analysis to the unwashed non - data - savvy masses .
 Combined with a growing number of publicly available data sets and data marketplaces , and more ways of collecting every possible kind of data — personal fitness , web analytics , energy consumption , you name it — these self - service tools can provide an invaluable service . In January , I highlighted how a number of them can work by using my own dietary and activity data , as well as publicly available gun - ownership data and even web - page text . But as I explained then , they ’re still not always easy for laypeople to use , much less perfect .
 Statwing spells out statistics for laypeople .
 Can Tableau be data ’s George Washington ?
 This is why I ’m so excited about Tableau ’s forthcoming IPO . There are few companies that helped spur the democratization of data over the past few years more than Tableau . It has become the face of the next - generation business intelligence software thanks to its ease of use and focus on appealing visualization , and its free public software has found avid users even among relative data novices like myself . Tableau ’s success and vision no doubt inspired a number of the companies I ’ve already referenced .
 Assuming it begins its publicly traded life flush with capital , Tableau will not just be financially sound — it will also be in a position to help the burgeoning data democracy evolve into something that can last . More money means being able to develop more features that Tableau can use to bolster sales ( and further empower business users with data analysis ) , which should mean the company can afford to also continually improve its free service and perhaps put premium versions in the hands of more types of more non - corporate professionals for free .
 Tableau is already easy ( I made this ) — but not easy enough .
 The bottom - up approach has already proven very effective in the worlds of cloud computing , software as a service and open - source software , and I have to assume it ’s a win - win situation in analytics , too . Today ’s free users will be tomorrow ’s paying users once they get skilled enough to want to move onto bigger data sets and better features . But the base products have to be easy enough and useful enough to get started with , or companies will only have a lot of registrations and downloads but very few avid users .
 And if Tableau steps ups its game around data democratization , I have to assume it will up the ante for the company ’s fellow large analytics vendors and even startups . A race to empower the lower classes on the data ladder would certainly be in stark contrast to the historical strategy of building ever - bigger , ever - more - advanced products targeting only the already - powerful data elite . That ’s the kind of revolution I think we all can get behind .
 Feature image courtesy of Shutterstock user Tiago Jorge da Silva Estima .
 Great article Derrick – appreciating your work on the topic here on GigaOm .
 We ’re seeing wider availability of reasonably priced BI and visualization software tools to help us understand that harnessing all this data is possible – and I think even consumers are beginning to understand the value of all the data , and the ability to make meaning from it . One part of the puzzle that ’s missing from what I can see is the education – knowledge transfer of how individuals can use the tools , what good data science methods are , and how data citizens can actively contribute to the larger data analysis community . I see movements like the Open Data / Open Gov folks , and events like the NYC Big Apps hackathon as part of the solution – but as individuals , where do we go to take part ? What is the role of an informed , curious citizen in this ? More venues exist for learning some of the ‘ how ’ to make sense of big data as an individual taking a course online , but I ’m not seeing a vision from anyone talking about how to connect all of the dots . To make sense of data , we need the tools , the practitioners , the analysis of the problems , but we also need a vision of how all of these will work . If anyone has ideas of who ’s got that vision , I ’d love to hear it .
 I feel one of the biggest impediments to the democratization of data is access . Most people know what they would like to answer , and how the data needs to be shaped to achieve that , but getting the data to do the actual analysis with can be one of the most difficult aspects .
 This is a bit of a plug , but we ’re working on enabling data access that is easily attainable by everyone . Our platform http://www.quandl.com is a “ search engine for data ” that is able to fetch time series data from a disparate sets of sources , and provide it in a simple searchable form that allows users to extract , validate , format , merge , graph , and share it however they want .
 By providing the underlying data for analysis tools like Tableau , Statwing , and many others , we feel we can help to create the tool stack that empowers people to create a sustainable DIY data culture .
 In every company I ’ve worked at , I ’ve seen this major divide between IT analysts and Business users . Part of it was cultural , but a major reason was as you point out : “ a historical strategy of building ever - bigger , ever - more - advanced products targeting only the already - powerful data elite ” . The business user typically was left to use Excel to prepare and analyze data .
 It took 15 + years , but thanks to new players like Tableau , Spotfire and Qlikview which were sold primarily to the business user and focused on ease of use , the data democratization process has resulted in a power shift to the business user . Some IT departments have now come around and are trying to accommodate these “ shadow IT ” projects by providing IT support and giving Tableau users limited access to enterprise data stores .
 As for upping the ante for the traditional players , it has happened already . Over the last two years , the larger vendors have responded with products like Visual Insight ( MicroStrategy ) , Visual Intelligence ( SAP ) , PowerPivot ( MicroSoft ) , JMP ( SAS ) etc . taking aim at this segment of the market . The Big Data market is still new , but the trend to build user - friendly ( or at the very least , SQL - aware ) tools on top of Hadoop is also hitting its stride .
 One good thing coming out of this data democratization is the realization that it has to be supported by a Data Governance effort . Otherwise we ’ll see the unfortunate return of a major problem with data democracy : data chaos . Previously it would have meant comparing and reconciling two Excel spreadsheets , now we may end up reconciling the findings from two Tableau workbooks .
 Thanks for the comment , and for making a really good point about data governance . Obviously , that ’s not too big a concern for personal data use , but competing findings from lots of disparate data sets would be problematic .


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Evaluating the benefits of digitising its menu boards, the John Lewis Partnership instructed Digital Media Projects Ltd (DMP), a technology company based in Harrogate to create a digital signage concept for its flagship Oxford Street store. Replacing typed A3 boards, diners visiting The Place to Eat restaurant, the Brasserie, the Bistro and the Coffee Shop now make their selection from 25 x 23” EX231W and two x 46” P461 NEC screens positioned alongside each serving section. The signage on these screens, powered by DMP’s digital signage solution can be created, amended and deployed from anywhere with an internet connection using their unique web-based Creator and CMS.
John Lewis Oxford Street, situated in London’s premier shopping district, offers seven floors of the best in fashion, home and technology, and is the largest of its 35 stores throughout England, Wales and Scotland. The Place to Eat, located on the store’s fifth floor, offers customers a superb panoramic view of the West End with seating for over 300 diners. Whilst The Place to Eat is a shopper’s restaurant within a department store, even the most discerning diners are attracted by the variety and quality of the food, accompanied by the high level of service synonymous with John Lewis. The Brasserie and Bistro on the third floor offer more upmarket meal choices with waited tables, and the fourth floor Coffee Shop provides a range of quick pick-me-ups for tired shoppers.
The retailer’s focus has always been on high quality and excellence of service, and they felt the digitisation of menu boards would not only create a more pleasant environment, but it would also allow them to make regular amendments and improvements to the choice of food served in the four establishments. Removing the reliance on printed materials meant they could react much more quickly to availability of ingredients and customer demand.
Before the digital signage system was installed, each restaurant entrance and serving area listed the day’s menu selection on a number of A3 boards. The production, distribution and fitting of traditional menu boards is costly. The boards at John Lewis need to be frequently updated to display the current menu selection to satisfy regular diners and reflect the changing seasons, for example, Mediterranean salads in the summer months and warming soups and stews in the winter. The menu selection available at various serving stations changes over to reflect the time of day, such as breakfast, lunch and late afternoon meals.
In discussions with the Head of Catering at John Lewis, digital signage specialist DMP and installer MVS Audio Visual involved NEC in order to identify the most appropriate display for the installation. The NEC EX231W met John Lewis’ expectations of image quality and reliability. The 23inch screens also matched the dimensions of the traditional A3 size signage which fitted within the restaurant environment. With 100mm 4 point VESA mounting and an ultra-light weight design, the EX231W allows for simple installation, from walls and ceilings in portrait or landscape to suit the location of the menu board. Low wattage LED backlight technology keeps power consumption and heat generation to a minimum. NEC NaviSet software enables centrally controlled asset management keeping maintenance costs to a minimum should the estate be expanded to include further sites.
A total of 27 NEC screens were installed by MVS Audio Visual throughout John Lewis Oxford Street. The solution consisted of 15 EX231W LED screens on the serving gantries and two P461 screens at the entrance to the Place to Eat, two EX231W displays outside the Brasserie and three outside the Bistro. Finally, six screens were installed in the Coffee Shop, three at the entrance in portrait orientation and three on the serving gantry in landscape. Each screen lists the appropriate menu selection alongside the price which is controlled and updated centrally by John Lewis through DMP’s web-based Content Management System (CMS). Strong contrast and appropriate screen brightness on the digital menu screens give diners a quick and easy reference from which to make their selection. John Lewis benefit from reduced costs associated with the production of traditional signage and huge potential by offering a more varied menu and special promotions, in addition to the ability to instantly react to market conditions and customer demands.

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Evaluating the benefits of digitising its menu boards , the John Lewis Partnership instructed Digital Media Projects Ltd ( DMP ) , a technology company based in Harrogate to create a digital signage concept for its flagship Oxford Street store . Replacing typed A3 boards , diners visiting The Place to Eat restaurant , the Brasserie , the Bistro and the Coffee Shop now make their selection from 25 x 23 ” EX231W and two x 46 ” P461 NEC screens positioned alongside each serving section . The signage on these screens , powered by DMP ’s digital signage solution can be created , amended and deployed from anywhere with an internet connection using their unique web - based Creator and CMS .
 John Lewis Oxford Street , situated in London ’s premier shopping district , offers seven floors of the best in fashion , home and technology , and is the largest of its 35 stores throughout England , Wales and Scotland . The Place to Eat , located on the store ’s fifth floor , offers customers a superb panoramic view of the West End with seating for over 300 diners . Whilst The Place to Eat is a shopper ’s restaurant within a department store , even the most discerning diners are attracted by the variety and quality of the food , accompanied by the high level of service synonymous with John Lewis . The Brasserie and Bistro on the third floor offer more upmarket meal choices with waited tables , and the fourth floor Coffee Shop provides a range of quick pick - me - ups for tired shoppers .
 The retailer ’s focus has always been on high quality and excellence of service , and they felt the digitisation of menu boards would not only create a more pleasant environment , but it would also allow them to make regular amendments and improvements to the choice of food served in the four establishments . Removing the reliance on printed materials meant they could react much more quickly to availability of ingredients and customer demand .
 Before the digital signage system was installed , each restaurant entrance and serving area listed the day ’s menu selection on a number of A3 boards . The production , distribution and fitting of traditional menu boards is costly . The boards at John Lewis need to be frequently updated to display the current menu selection to satisfy regular diners and reflect the changing seasons , for example , Mediterranean salads in the summer months and warming soups and stews in the winter . The menu selection available at various serving stations changes over to reflect the time of day , such as breakfast , lunch and late afternoon meals .
 In discussions with the Head of Catering at John Lewis , digital signage specialist DMP and installer MVS Audio Visual involved NEC in order to identify the most appropriate display for the installation . The NEC EX231W met John Lewis ’ expectations of image quality and reliability . The 23inch screens also matched the dimensions of the traditional A3 size signage which fitted within the restaurant environment . With 100 mm 4 point VESA mounting and an ultra - light weight design , the EX231W allows for simple installation , from walls and ceilings in portrait or landscape to suit the location of the menu board . Low wattage LED backlight technology keeps power consumption and heat generation to a minimum . NEC NaviSet software enables centrally controlled asset management keeping maintenance costs to a minimum should the estate be expanded to include further sites .
 A total of 27 NEC screens were installed by MVS Audio Visual throughout John Lewis Oxford Street . The solution consisted of 15 EX231W LED screens on the serving gantries and two P461 screens at the entrance to the Place to Eat , two EX231W displays outside the Brasserie and three outside the Bistro . Finally , six screens were installed in the Coffee Shop , three at the entrance in portrait orientation and three on the serving gantry in landscape . Each screen lists the appropriate menu selection alongside the price which is controlled and updated centrally by John Lewis through DMP ’s web - based Content Management System ( CMS ) . Strong contrast and appropriate screen brightness on the digital menu screens give diners a quick and easy reference from which to make their selection . John Lewis benefit from reduced costs associated with the production of traditional signage and huge potential by offering a more varied menu and special promotions , in addition to the ability to instantly react to market conditions and customer demands .


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Get it right round you, you Ayr p***ks.
Keep it cool big boy.
It wasn't just the unadvertised £22 entry - it included a bloke on take at the turnstile. Gave him £50 three notes and says loudly "Two please" and he give me some coins in change and then claims I had only paid for one. Only after a protracted argument and support from the queue behind me (thanks) he relented.
Wee Ayr getting big big massive Dundee United so riled. Gorgeous.
After the game, Jamie's Chippy up on the Clemington Road. Very decent fish supper - fish cooked to order - £6.30. Better!
Sincerely hope no ayr fans have to declare themselves bankrupt after being made to pay 2 whole pounds more than they expected.
Yeah, all reasonable businesses add 10% onto the advertised price.
Look on the bright side, one way or another you probably won’t have to come to Tannadice next season.
Just watched the goals again. Pav’s was right in front of where we sit; it looked s beauty at the time and looks even better in replay. McMullan deserved his for his industry and taking a chance.
Safranko and Clark leading a 4-4-2 until we’ve secured second place.
4-1-3-2. Why not, so long as we score one more goal than the opposition and with that formation/team we could.
I thought Robson was poor last night until he went to left back. I might be tempted to go with Pawlett on the left, McMullan on the right, Robson to left back in place of Booth. Harkes was poor first half past night but that was uncharacteristic. He and Butcher are generally a very good pairing.
I thought you two at least would have picked up on the sarcasm.
I’m disappointed that you were being sarcastic.
Too subtle for me, I'm afraid.

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Get it right round you , you Ayr p***ks .
 Keep it cool big boy .
 It was n't just the unadvertised £ 22 entry - it included a bloke on take at the turnstile . Gave him £ 50 three notes and says loudly " Two please " and he give me some coins in change and then claims I had only paid for one . Only after a protracted argument and support from the queue behind me ( thanks ) he relented .
 Wee Ayr getting big big massive Dundee United so riled . Gorgeous .
 After the game , Jamie 's Chippy up on the Clemington Road . Very decent fish supper - fish cooked to order - £ 6.30 . Better !
 Sincerely hope no ayr fans have to declare themselves bankrupt after being made to pay 2 whole pounds more than they expected .
 Yeah , all reasonable businesses add 10 % onto the advertised price .
 Look on the bright side , one way or another you probably wo n’t have to come to Tannadice next season .
 Just watched the goals again . Pav ’s was right in front of where we sit ; it looked s beauty at the time and looks even better in replay . McMullan deserved his for his industry and taking a chance .
 Safranko and Clark leading a 4 - 4 - 2 until we ’ve secured second place .
 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 . Why not , so long as we score one more goal than the opposition and with that formation / team we could .
 I thought Robson was poor last night until he went to left back . I might be tempted to go with Pawlett on the left , McMullan on the right , Robson to left back in place of Booth . Harkes was poor first half past night but that was uncharacteristic . He and Butcher are generally a very good pairing .
 I thought you two at least would have picked up on the sarcasm .
 I ’m disappointed that you were being sarcastic .
 Too subtle for me , I 'm afraid .


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John Beilein and the Michigan Wolverines are one win away from a national title. On Saturday the Wolverines knocked off Loyola-Chicago 69-57, outscoring the Ramblers 47-28 in the second half.
Beilein, 65, was born and raised in Burt, NY, a small hamlet in Newfane. Beilein began his coaching career at Newfane High School, where he spent three years. He then took over the basketball program at Erie Community College. After a short stint with Nazareth College and nine years at Le Moyne, Beilein returned to Western New York, where he coached Canisius for five seasons. Beilein then spent time at both Richmond and West Virginia before accepting the Michigan job in 2007.
Michigan hasn't won a national title since 1989. This will be Beilein's second championship appearance with the Wolverines, falling to Louisville in 2012-2013.

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John Beilein and the Michigan Wolverines are one win away from a national title . On Saturday the Wolverines knocked off Loyola - Chicago 69 - 57 , outscoring the Ramblers 47 - 28 in the second half .
 Beilein , 65 , was born and raised in Burt , NY , a small hamlet in Newfane . Beilein began his coaching career at Newfane High School , where he spent three years . He then took over the basketball program at Erie Community College . After a short stint with Nazareth College and nine years at Le Moyne , Beilein returned to Western New York , where he coached Canisius for five seasons . Beilein then spent time at both Richmond and West Virginia before accepting the Michigan job in 2007 .
 Michigan has n't won a national title since 1989 . This will be Beilein 's second championship appearance with the Wolverines , falling to Louisville in 2012 - 2013 .


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Emergencies are unavoidable. No matter how diligent your management team is, events may occur that are entirely out of your control. Natural disasters, maintenance issues, and even upset tenants can wreak havoc on your property. What you can control, however, is how you deal with these types of situations.
At RowCal, we know how critical it is that you maintain the ability to correct these situations. Before disaster strikes, you must proactively determine how to deal with it. Below are a few tips to help get you started.
A reserve study is a critical budget planning tool that allows you to identify the state of your reserve fund. By performing a reserve study, you can determine how you should allocate funds so that you may respond effectively to unexpected situations. Your property management company can assist you with this process and help you determine how to distribute funding appropriately.
To ensure you have adequate insurance coverage, you should always conduct an annual review of your policy. Be aware of your deductible and review which occurrences your policy covers. Many standard insurance policies do not cover losses resulting from floods, and may even exclude sewer backups or sump pump failures. If your policy does not pay for damages from such events, you will need to purchase additional coverage to avoid paying out of pocket.
In the event of an emergency, you need to know who you can trust to fix the issue. Whether it’s storm damage or major electrical outages, you will require general contracting services who will respond promptly. Your property management company should have a list of preferred vendors that they will contact in such situations. These companies are thoroughly vetted and have demonstrated professional, high-quality work. You should always know ahead of time who you will entrust with your repairs. Without a plan in place, you could fall victim to shoddy workmanship, or worse, an expensive scam artist.
You need an emergency preparedness plan, and RowCal is here to help you develop it. As an HOA management company, we specialize in financial administration, consulting services, and maintenance and project management. We are dedicated to improving your community’s experience by resolving issues promptly and efficiently with your financials in mind. To learn more about our property management services, contact us at 651-233-1307, or you can message us on our contact page.

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Emergencies are unavoidable . No matter how diligent your management team is , events may occur that are entirely out of your control . Natural disasters , maintenance issues , and even upset tenants can wreak havoc on your property . What you can control , however , is how you deal with these types of situations .
 At RowCal , we know how critical it is that you maintain the ability to correct these situations . Before disaster strikes , you must proactively determine how to deal with it . Below are a few tips to help get you started .
 A reserve study is a critical budget planning tool that allows you to identify the state of your reserve fund . By performing a reserve study , you can determine how you should allocate funds so that you may respond effectively to unexpected situations . Your property management company can assist you with this process and help you determine how to distribute funding appropriately .
 To ensure you have adequate insurance coverage , you should always conduct an annual review of your policy . Be aware of your deductible and review which occurrences your policy covers . Many standard insurance policies do not cover losses resulting from floods , and may even exclude sewer backups or sump pump failures . If your policy does not pay for damages from such events , you will need to purchase additional coverage to avoid paying out of pocket .
 In the event of an emergency , you need to know who you can trust to fix the issue . Whether it ’s storm damage or major electrical outages , you will require general contracting services who will respond promptly . Your property management company should have a list of preferred vendors that they will contact in such situations . These companies are thoroughly vetted and have demonstrated professional , high - quality work . You should always know ahead of time who you will entrust with your repairs . Without a plan in place , you could fall victim to shoddy workmanship , or worse , an expensive scam artist .
 You need an emergency preparedness plan , and RowCal is here to help you develop it . As an HOA management company , we specialize in financial administration , consulting services , and maintenance and project management . We are dedicated to improving your community ’s experience by resolving issues promptly and efficiently with your financials in mind . To learn more about our property management services , contact us at 651 - 233 - 1307 , or you can message us on our contact page .


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Body shaming has been around for ages now; the only difference is that victims have been too embarrassed to talk about it. The issue of body shaming has recently has been brought to light and people have actually started to address it. Many articles have been published against body shaming, specifically fat shaming, and psychologists have claimed that body shaming can induce depression in people and can actually lead to weight gain. Experts also request fat shaming to be made illegal because it does not have any positive effects.
There are a number of ways in which people are body shamed, such being ridiculed about their weight, height, facial features, and the list goes on. The concept of body shaming started with people making videos and writing articles that targeted people that do not fit in with the “perfect body” conjured up by society and glorified by the media.
Celebrities have been targeted by fat shaming for a long time now. Magazines have almost always been flooded with reports of celebrities that have gained a pound or two, shaming them for not fitting the so-called perfect body mould anymore, even if the pounds were gained from something as natural as pregnancy.
People outside the celebrity sphere have also become victimised, body shaming has stepped out of being limited to celebrities only and almost everyone is now considered game for this hurl of abuse. And it’s not only the media that’s body shaming anymore. Not long ago, offensive cards were handed out to people perceived as fat by strangers in London, the cards suggested how the receivers needed to loose weight and not be a burden on the NHS. Police intervention was required to put an end to the abuse.
In 2014, the NHS started an experiment where random people were chosen and were sent motivational texts over a certain period of time to help them get in shape. It actually helped people lose weight and adapt healthy lifestyles. This helped because the step was taken on a more private and positive platform.
Dove started a perfect “real body” campaign, their advertisement showed women of all shapes and sizes and it encouraged women to be comfortable in their skin and embrace their bodies as what they are. Victoria’s Secret also joined in and created their own campaign to a positive body image. These campaigns have had a positive effect of moving half of the UK’s population moves onto healthier lifestyles while ensuring they are still comfortable with themselves.
So maybe it’s time to let the body shaming go in 2016 and to spread positivity instead, motivate each other to be the best versions of ourselves and to love our bodies.

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Body shaming has been around for ages now ; the only difference is that victims have been too embarrassed to talk about it . The issue of body shaming has recently has been brought to light and people have actually started to address it . Many articles have been published against body shaming , specifically fat shaming , and psychologists have claimed that body shaming can induce depression in people and can actually lead to weight gain . Experts also request fat shaming to be made illegal because it does not have any positive effects .
 There are a number of ways in which people are body shamed , such being ridiculed about their weight , height , facial features , and the list goes on . The concept of body shaming started with people making videos and writing articles that targeted people that do not fit in with the “ perfect body ” conjured up by society and glorified by the media .
 Celebrities have been targeted by fat shaming for a long time now . Magazines have almost always been flooded with reports of celebrities that have gained a pound or two , shaming them for not fitting the so - called perfect body mould anymore , even if the pounds were gained from something as natural as pregnancy .
 People outside the celebrity sphere have also become victimised , body shaming has stepped out of being limited to celebrities only and almost everyone is now considered game for this hurl of abuse . And it ’s not only the media that ’s body shaming anymore . Not long ago , offensive cards were handed out to people perceived as fat by strangers in London , the cards suggested how the receivers needed to loose weight and not be a burden on the NHS . Police intervention was required to put an end to the abuse .
 In 2014 , the NHS started an experiment where random people were chosen and were sent motivational texts over a certain period of time to help them get in shape . It actually helped people lose weight and adapt healthy lifestyles . This helped because the step was taken on a more private and positive platform .
 Dove started a perfect “ real body ” campaign , their advertisement showed women of all shapes and sizes and it encouraged women to be comfortable in their skin and embrace their bodies as what they are . Victoria ’s Secret also joined in and created their own campaign to a positive body image . These campaigns have had a positive effect of moving half of the UK ’s population moves onto healthier lifestyles while ensuring they are still comfortable with themselves .
 So maybe it ’s time to let the body shaming go in 2016 and to spread positivity instead , motivate each other to be the best versions of ourselves and to love our bodies .


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Continuing on from our last post with a list of some blogs to inspire you, we have created another list of really great blogs and podcasts for you to read today.
This article looks at the benefits of remote, unmoderated user interviews, where participants complete pre-determined activities when and where they would like, with the researcher reviewing the recorded session later instead of communicating with the participant in real time.
Getting started in your creative career can be tough so Mitch Goldstein, a professor of design at Rochester Institute of Technology answers readers questions related to beginning a career.
Today’s chatbots guide users through simple flows and the user research in this article shows that they have a hard time whenever users deviate from those flows.
The companies with the best financial returns have a bold, design-centric vision that’s clearly embedded in the top teams. Cross-functional talent, analytical leadership, continuous iteration and user experience are included in the guidelines for how to run a company that reaps the benefits of good design.
The podcast explores the process and power of architecture and design and how great design can be all around us, have a huge impact on our lives, and yet it can be unnoticed and almost invisible, hence the name.
Have you found any interesting UX blogs that you think may interest us? Tweet us at @arekibo!

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Continuing on from our last post with a list of some blogs to inspire you , we have created another list of really great blogs and podcasts for you to read today .
 This article looks at the benefits of remote , unmoderated user interviews , where participants complete pre - determined activities when and where they would like , with the researcher reviewing the recorded session later instead of communicating with the participant in real time .
 Getting started in your creative career can be tough so Mitch Goldstein , a professor of design at Rochester Institute of Technology answers readers questions related to beginning a career .
 Today ’s chatbots guide users through simple flows and the user research in this article shows that they have a hard time whenever users deviate from those flows .
 The companies with the best financial returns have a bold , design - centric vision that ’s clearly embedded in the top teams . Cross - functional talent , analytical leadership , continuous iteration and user experience are included in the guidelines for how to run a company that reaps the benefits of good design .
 The podcast explores the process and power of architecture and design and how great design can be all around us , have a huge impact on our lives , and yet it can be unnoticed and almost invisible , hence the name .
 Have you found any interesting UX blogs that you think may interest us ? Tweet us at @arekibo !


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The Chocolate Factory’s Siro Carraro is taking part in The Open Art Competition at The Prince’s Foundation Gallery. This runs from 25th October to the 1st of November with a preview evening on October 24th from 6-9pm.
Prince’s Foundation Gallery, 19-22 Charlotte Road, Hoxton, London EC2A 3SG.
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The Chocolate Factory ’s Siro Carraro is taking part in The Open Art Competition at The Prince ’s Foundation Gallery . This runs from 25th October to the 1st of November with a preview evening on October 24th from 6 - 9pm .
 Prince ’s Foundation Gallery , 19 - 22 Charlotte Road , Hoxton , London EC2A 3SG .
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined usefulness of the recent talks between Iranian officials and Omani King Sultan Qaboos, and said the Omani King may transfer Tehran’s views on different issues, specially the regional developments, to the US officials.
Zarif told the Iranian state-run TV on Tuesday night when the officials of the friendly states come to Tehran, they usually discuss some points which relate to the US. Zarif described these talks as friendly discussions over international issues, saying that this does not mean they are conveying a message from the US to Iran or vice-versa.
“The Omani King raised the views of the American side and other countries at the international level in his talks with the high-ranking Iranian officials and heard our views,” the Iranian foreign minister explained.
“And he may transfer these views (of ours) to the other sides in the talks he will have (with the Americans),” he added.
“This is the nature of bilateral and international relations,” Zarif stressed.
Meantime, he said that Iran and the US which have cut ties after the Islamic Revolution in Iran over three decades ago can transfer their messages officially through the Swiss embassy in Tehran which represents Washington’s interests in Iran.
Sultan Qaboos arrived in Tehran on Sunday for a three-day visit to meet with senior Iranian officials.
Sultan Qaboos, who was the first foreign leader visiting Iran since President Rouhani ascended to power, headed a high-ranking political and economic delegation during his three-day visit to Iran.
The Omani king left Tehran for Muscat on Tuesday.

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TEHRAN ( FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined usefulness of the recent talks between Iranian officials and Omani King Sultan Qaboos , and said the Omani King may transfer Tehran ’s views on different issues , specially the regional developments , to the US officials .
 Zarif told the Iranian state - run TV on Tuesday night when the officials of the friendly states come to Tehran , they usually discuss some points which relate to the US . Zarif described these talks as friendly discussions over international issues , saying that this does not mean they are conveying a message from the US to Iran or vice - versa .
 “ The Omani King raised the views of the American side and other countries at the international level in his talks with the high - ranking Iranian officials and heard our views , ” the Iranian foreign minister explained .
 “ And he may transfer these views ( of ours ) to the other sides in the talks he will have ( with the Americans ) , ” he added .
 “ This is the nature of bilateral and international relations , ” Zarif stressed .
 Meantime , he said that Iran and the US which have cut ties after the Islamic Revolution in Iran over three decades ago can transfer their messages officially through the Swiss embassy in Tehran which represents Washington ’s interests in Iran .
 Sultan Qaboos arrived in Tehran on Sunday for a three - day visit to meet with senior Iranian officials .
 Sultan Qaboos , who was the first foreign leader visiting Iran since President Rouhani ascended to power , headed a high - ranking political and economic delegation during his three - day visit to Iran .
 The Omani king left Tehran for Muscat on Tuesday .


text: After trying to get a balance between textures and line work I feel this is working much better than the originals. I redid the line work and background. Harsher shadows and a little glow, more subtle color shifts hopefully looking a bit better. Speed is still a problem as a lot of layers and time spent trying to make this look quick and fluid.

tokenized: After trying to get a balance between textures and line work I feel this is working much better than the originals . I redid the line work and background . Harsher shadows and a little glow , more subtle color shifts hopefully looking a bit better . Speed is still a problem as a lot of layers and time spent trying to make this look quick and fluid .


text: Our new Diedrich IR12 roaster is now fully setup in its new home. We have also finished work on our green bean store which holds all our green bean stock at a consistent temperature. Coupled with the same profiling software we use on the 1kg roaster at the shop which enables us to record every last tweak we do during the roast, this helps us guarantee consistency between roasts. The 20kg Classic Vittoria roaster in the front of the pic is a project for later in the year!

tokenized: Our new Diedrich IR12 roaster is now fully setup in its new home . We have also finished work on our green bean store which holds all our green bean stock at a consistent temperature . Coupled with the same profiling software we use on the 1 kg roaster at the shop which enables us to record every last tweak we do during the roast , this helps us guarantee consistency between roasts . The 20 kg Classic Vittoria roaster in the front of the pic is a project for later in the year !


text: In view of the great potential of this plant for cosmetics industry, we dedicated an intensive research program, funded within the EU project, to the detailed characterisation of saponins present in different parts of the plant. The paper describes the first study of seasonal variations of surface activity of soapwort , collected in 2016 from the wild state in Poland. The plants were dried under different conditions and separated into roots/rhizomes, stems, leaves and flowers/fruits. The respective extracts were tested for the ability to reduce surface tension (crucial for the cleansing properties) and to froth (crucial for foaming). In the course of the study we have observed that during the plant lifecycle the surface activity of extracts from individual organs varied significantly. Since soapwort is a perennial plant, the changes probably reflect the saponin content alterations related to their production and storage in the plant for the next season.

tokenized: In view of the great potential of this plant for cosmetics industry , we dedicated an intensive research program , funded within the EU project , to the detailed characterisation of saponins present in different parts of the plant . The paper describes the first study of seasonal variations of surface activity of soapwort , collected in 2016 from the wild state in Poland . The plants were dried under different conditions and separated into roots / rhizomes , stems , leaves and flowers / fruits . The respective extracts were tested for the ability to reduce surface tension ( crucial for the cleansing properties ) and to froth ( crucial for foaming ) . In the course of the study we have observed that during the plant lifecycle the surface activity of extracts from individual organs varied significantly . Since soapwort is a perennial plant , the changes probably reflect the saponin content alterations related to their production and storage in the plant for the next season .


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Cystinosis: lysosomal storage disorders of unknown molecular defect, characterized by widespread deposition of cystine crystals in reticuloendothelial cells.
Cystinosis: A metabolic disease characterized by the defective transport of CYSTINE across the lysosomal membrane due to mutation of a membrane protein cystinosin. This results in cystine accumulation and crystallization in the cells causing widespread tissue damage. In the KIDNEY, nephropathic cystinosis is a common cause of RENAL FANCONI SYNDROME.
Cystinosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Cystinosis, or a subtype of Cystinosis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Cystinosis as a "rare disease".
Cystinosis (medical condition): See Cystinosis (disease information).
The following list attempts to classify Cystinosis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

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Cystinosis : lysosomal storage disorders of unknown molecular defect , characterized by widespread deposition of cystine crystals in reticuloendothelial cells .
 Cystinosis : A metabolic disease characterized by the defective transport of CYSTINE across the lysosomal membrane due to mutation of a membrane protein cystinosin . This results in cystine accumulation and crystallization in the cells causing widespread tissue damage . In the KIDNEY , nephropathic cystinosis is a common cause of RENAL FANCONI SYNDROME .
 Cystinosis is listed as a " rare disease " by the Office of Rare Diseases ( ORD ) of the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) . This means that Cystinosis , or a subtype of Cystinosis , affects less than 200,000 people in the US population .
 Ophanet , a consortium of European partners , currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000 . They list Cystinosis as a " rare disease " .
 Cystinosis ( medical condition ): See Cystinosis ( disease information ) .
 The following list attempts to classify Cystinosis into categories where each line is subset of the next .


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Note: These are the pages from the 2017 Nikon Black Friday advertisement. See this year's ad.
You've reached the archived page of the Nikon Black Friday Ad from 2017. Click below to see the current Nikon Black Friday 2019 ad.

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Note : These are the pages from the 2017 Nikon Black Friday advertisement . See this year 's ad .
 You 've reached the archived page of the Nikon Black Friday Ad from 2017 . Click below to see the current Nikon Black Friday 2019 ad .


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- Vertical ventilation; variable pitch from flat (commercial) to 45 degrees 12/12 (custom residential).
- Auto extrication door evolution.
- Drop bar carriage bolt cutting.
- Hazardous materials – dome head leak simulator.
- Confined space entry / rescue.
- Through the floor / basement rescue.
- Second story window rescue / ladder evolutions.
- Firefighter bailout drills from second story window.
- Many other possible training evolutions i.e.…rit, wall breaching, firefighter entanglement.

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- Vertical ventilation ; variable pitch from flat ( commercial ) to 45 degrees 12/12 ( custom residential ) .
 - Auto extrication door evolution .
 - Drop bar carriage bolt cutting .
 - Hazardous materials – dome head leak simulator .
 - Confined space entry / rescue .
 - Through the floor / basement rescue .
 - Second story window rescue / ladder evolutions .
 - Firefighter bailout drills from second story window .
 - Many other possible training evolutions i.e. … rit , wall breaching , firefighter entanglement .


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I know I’ve been promising reports on the food in France, not to mention the healthy eating recipes but I’m zonked after a week of celebrating (?!?) turning 30, culminating in an until-all-hours party last night.
So instead, here are pix from the drool-inducing Cours Saleya market in Nice. This is how all markets should be – a riotously colourful offering of every type of fruit and veg you could imagine and more besides. I should really go to the trouble of writing about this but brain is porridge.
Planning holidays to the south of France at the moment and to get in the mood, I bought a headily ripe wedge of Brie de Meaux this morning. As a result, the car smells like an old man farted in it but it’s worth it. The Brie is at that stinky melting stage where you can just schmear it on crusty white bread and gorge.
I ate half of it. The other half is in the fridge. The husband will have my guts for garters when he comes home and catches the wanton stench of it (which will be at the end of our street, probably).
I had a quick look online for recipes involving brie but I’m not sure that anything beats the combo of brie and crusty French bread. Mind you, a turkey, brie and cranberry toasted sambo is pretty good too.
Incidentally, this site says Brie de Meaux goes perfectly with champagne, which would have made for a very decadent solo lunch had I known earlier.
Just finished reading an extraordinary essay by Rosecrans Baldwin, one of the founding editors of The Morning News. In it, he details a gluttonous, soused weekend in Paris, taking a few detours along the way to discuss cholesterol, bilingual children, conceptual art and the difference between a cocotte and culottes.
Good food writing should make the reader hungry and after savouring his article, I am ravenous and suddenly have a desperate need to go back to Paris, like I won’t be happy if I’m not on a plane there in the next 24 hours.

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I know I ’ve been promising reports on the food in France , not to mention the healthy eating recipes but I ’m zonked after a week of celebrating ( ? ! ? ) turning 30 , culminating in an until - all - hours party last night .
 So instead , here are pix from the drool - inducing Cours Saleya market in Nice . This is how all markets should be – a riotously colourful offering of every type of fruit and veg you could imagine and more besides . I should really go to the trouble of writing about this but brain is porridge .
 Planning holidays to the south of France at the moment and to get in the mood , I bought a headily ripe wedge of Brie de Meaux this morning . As a result , the car smells like an old man farted in it but it ’s worth it . The Brie is at that stinky melting stage where you can just schmear it on crusty white bread and gorge .
 I ate half of it . The other half is in the fridge . The husband will have my guts for garters when he comes home and catches the wanton stench of it ( which will be at the end of our street , probably ) .
 I had a quick look online for recipes involving brie but I ’m not sure that anything beats the combo of brie and crusty French bread . Mind you , a turkey , brie and cranberry toasted sambo is pretty good too .
 Incidentally , this site says Brie de Meaux goes perfectly with champagne , which would have made for a very decadent solo lunch had I known earlier .
 Just finished reading an extraordinary essay by Rosecrans Baldwin , one of the founding editors of The Morning News . In it , he details a gluttonous , soused weekend in Paris , taking a few detours along the way to discuss cholesterol , bilingual children , conceptual art and the difference between a cocotte and culottes .
 Good food writing should make the reader hungry and after savouring his article , I am ravenous and suddenly have a desperate need to go back to Paris , like I wo n’t be happy if I ’m not on a plane there in the next 24 hours .


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This application shows how to configure a web-based POS system including mobile POS system. Adding mobile terminal and printer makes the operation of a speciality shop more flexible.
The Web server on the Internet provides the back office application for each shop, including on-time goods inventory report and so on.
A mobile device, e.g. tablet PC, and a mobile printer will compose the mobile POS. In case of Web based POS application, the mobile printer has to connect to the tablet PC through Wi-Fi interface.
Using mobile POS system, the clerk can check out the sales for a guest everywhere at the shop.
Using the mobile device, the clerk can show varieties of back office data, e.g. online goods inventory data, to the guest every time the guest wants.

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This application shows how to configure a web - based POS system including mobile POS system . Adding mobile terminal and printer makes the operation of a speciality shop more flexible .
 The Web server on the Internet provides the back office application for each shop , including on - time goods inventory report and so on .
 A mobile device , e.g. tablet PC , and a mobile printer will compose the mobile POS . In case of Web based POS application , the mobile printer has to connect to the tablet PC through Wi - Fi interface .
 Using mobile POS system , the clerk can check out the sales for a guest everywhere at the shop .
 Using the mobile device , the clerk can show varieties of back office data , e.g. online goods inventory data , to the guest every time the guest wants .


text: Cel-Sci market cap history and chart from 2006 to 2018. Market capitalization (or market value) is the most commonly used method of measuring the size of a publicly traded company and is calculated by multiplying the current stock price by the number of diluted shares outstanding. Cel-Sci market cap as of April 19, 2019 is $0.2B.

tokenized: Cel - Sci market cap history and chart from 2006 to 2018 . Market capitalization ( or market value ) is the most commonly used method of measuring the size of a publicly traded company and is calculated by multiplying the current stock price by the number of diluted shares outstanding . Cel - Sci market cap as of April 19 , 2019 is $ 0.2B.


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The e 906 is a professional super-cardioid, dynamic instrument microphone, specifically designed for use on guitar amplifiers to deliver the exact guitar sound you desire. It has a switchable presence filter for different user requirements with three adjustable sound characteristics; one to boost the presence range, one for "normal" presence and one to attenuate the presence range. It can also be used for percussion and brass instruments.
A more direct sound - more directly from the amp.

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The e 906 is a professional super - cardioid , dynamic instrument microphone , specifically designed for use on guitar amplifiers to deliver the exact guitar sound you desire . It has a switchable presence filter for different user requirements with three adjustable sound characteristics ; one to boost the presence range , one for " normal " presence and one to attenuate the presence range . It can also be used for percussion and brass instruments .
 A more direct sound - more directly from the amp .


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I’m a student teaching students.
It wasn’t until my final semester at college when I realized that what I really wanted to do was become an ESL teacher. My only experience with people who had taught English in other countries were college students who did it for a summer job or missionaries who were “pretending” to be English teachers.
But for me, I tell people the reason I teach is for the “lightbulb”. It’s that moment when you’re explaining a new idea or concept to someone and there’s that moment when you can literally see they’ve gotten it. Like a lightbulb has come on. And when knowledge impacts someone, it changes them.
In 2008 after graduating from Clearwater Christian College, I volunteered with S.O.S. Ministries to go to El Salvador and teach English in a small orphanage in Zacatecoluca for 3 months.
After that, I began volunteering for some youth ministries in the US as well as working at a local high school as a Doorways Mentor as well as being heavily involved in the school’s drama department.
In 2010 I went to Xining, China with ELIC as a ESL teacher to teach and train local teachers for a 3 month summer contract.
I taught over 1,500 hours of secondary school classroom experience teaching grammar and advanced conversational English.
I started and managed an after school drama club, journalism club, volunteer club and English club for secondary school students.
I organized and conducted over 300 hours of teacher training seminars focusing on methodology, classroom management and resources.
I conducted over 500 hours of private English tutoring for children to adults seeking educational and professional advancement.
Towards the end of my 1 year contract at the language center I was recruited by another department of EF operating in Shanghai: EF Academic Partnerships, which sends qualified, EF English teachers to teach at local, Chinese universities.
So, in the summer of 2015 I took the summer to get my CELTA certification through International House in Prague, Czech Republic and then returned to Shanghai to start teaching with EF AP.
I spent two years teaching at Shanghai University; teaching subjects such as Academic Writing, Public Speaking and Western Culture. It was a challenging 2 years and I learned a lot. In 2017, it was time to move on and start a new adventure.
After receiving a job offer at the American School of Wroclaw, my partner and I moved to Wrocław, Poland in the summer of 2017. At ASW I have been working as the Primary Department Coordinator as well as teaching English and Social Studies to 4th, 5th and 6th grade students. This has been a challenging year and a half as I have taken on more of an administrator role and less of a teaching role. It has been intense and difficult and I have learned a lot about myself and learned from many mistakes but this time here has been a gift. I am thankful for everything I have been able to achieve so far.

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I ’m a student teaching students .
 It was n’t until my final semester at college when I realized that what I really wanted to do was become an ESL teacher . My only experience with people who had taught English in other countries were college students who did it for a summer job or missionaries who were “ pretending ” to be English teachers .
 But for me , I tell people the reason I teach is for the “ lightbulb ” . It ’s that moment when you ’re explaining a new idea or concept to someone and there ’s that moment when you can literally see they ’ve gotten it . Like a lightbulb has come on . And when knowledge impacts someone , it changes them .
 In 2008 after graduating from Clearwater Christian College , I volunteered with S.O.S. Ministries to go to El Salvador and teach English in a small orphanage in Zacatecoluca for 3 months .
 After that , I began volunteering for some youth ministries in the US as well as working at a local high school as a Doorways Mentor as well as being heavily involved in the school ’s drama department .
 In 2010 I went to Xining , China with ELIC as a ESL teacher to teach and train local teachers for a 3 month summer contract .
 I taught over 1,500 hours of secondary school classroom experience teaching grammar and advanced conversational English .
 I started and managed an after school drama club , journalism club , volunteer club and English club for secondary school students .
 I organized and conducted over 300 hours of teacher training seminars focusing on methodology , classroom management and resources .
 I conducted over 500 hours of private English tutoring for children to adults seeking educational and professional advancement .
 Towards the end of my 1 year contract at the language center I was recruited by another department of EF operating in Shanghai : EF Academic Partnerships , which sends qualified , EF English teachers to teach at local , Chinese universities .
 So , in the summer of 2015 I took the summer to get my CELTA certification through International House in Prague , Czech Republic and then returned to Shanghai to start teaching with EF AP .
 I spent two years teaching at Shanghai University ; teaching subjects such as Academic Writing , Public Speaking and Western Culture . It was a challenging 2 years and I learned a lot . In 2017 , it was time to move on and start a new adventure .
 After receiving a job offer at the American School of Wroclaw , my partner and I moved to Wrocław , Poland in the summer of 2017 . At ASW I have been working as the Primary Department Coordinator as well as teaching English and Social Studies to 4th , 5th and 6th grade students . This has been a challenging year and a half as I have taken on more of an administrator role and less of a teaching role . It has been intense and difficult and I have learned a lot about myself and learned from many mistakes but this time here has been a gift . I am thankful for everything I have been able to achieve so far .


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Last May the Huntsville Master Chorale premiered my choral piece, Having Told the Hive the News (or “the bee piece” as the singers affectionately called it). Here’s a recording from their concert under the direction of Patricia Ramirez-Hacker.
Here’s the score for Having Told the Hive the News. The piece will be premiered next week by the Huntsville Master Chorale directed by Patricia Ramirez-Hacker. I was invited to introduce the piece to the group in February and had such fun working with the singers. I can’t wait to hear how the work has developed. I will attend the concerts and participate in pre-concert discussions.

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Last May the Huntsville Master Chorale premiered my choral piece , Having Told the Hive the News ( or “ the bee piece ” as the singers affectionately called it ) . Here ’s a recording from their concert under the direction of Patricia Ramirez - Hacker .
 Here ’s the score for Having Told the Hive the News . The piece will be premiered next week by the Huntsville Master Chorale directed by Patricia Ramirez - Hacker . I was invited to introduce the piece to the group in February and had such fun working with the singers . I ca n’t wait to hear how the work has developed . I will attend the concerts and participate in pre - concert discussions .