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SVS Animation 3827 - Perpetual Ocean

http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003800/a003827/ This visualization shows ocean surface currents around the world during the period from June 2005 through Decmeber 2007.

The Awesome "Getting to Know Alexis Thompson" Infographic

http://thegolfgirl.blogspot.com/2011/09/awesome-getting-to-know-alexis-thompson.html Although she's already quite familiar to fans of women's golf, Alexis Thompson hasn't yet become a household name, despite the fact that she's made golf history... a couple of times already. At age 16, the newly crowned Navistar LPGA Classic Champion is seen by many in golf media as the great American hope for women's golf .... and some are even suggesting she may singlehandedly save the LPGA .
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The Joy of Stats - Gapminder.org

http://www.gapminder.org/videos/the-joy-of-stats/ Hans Rosling says there’s nothing boring about stats, and then goes on to prove it. A one-hour long documentary produced by Wingspan Productions and broadcast by BBC, 2010. A DVD is available to order from Wingspan Productions. Director & Producer; Dan Hillman, Executive Producer: Archie Baron. ©Wingspan Productions for BBC, 2010
Goby is a next-gen data management framework designed to facilitate the implementation of efficient data analysis pipelines.

Goby NGS framework | Campagne Laboratory-Mozilla Firefox

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Edward Tufte

ET Modern, a museum/gallery of Edward Tufte's sculptures and prints, is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm, 547 West 20th Street, corner of West 20th Street and 11th Avenue, in New York's Chelsea art district, 212 206-0300. ET gives artist tours on some Saturdays (check with the gallery manager). Edward Tufte's one-day course, "Presenting Data and Information," will be offered at ET Modern on Sunday April 29; Monday April 30; and Tuesday May 1. See below for course information, availability, registration. BBC News video, Data scientist carves out life as sculptor.

Envisioning Information

http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_ei "Remarkable range of examples for the idea of visual thinking with beautifully printed pages. A real treat for all who reason and learn by means of images." RUDOLF ARNHEIM
"Original, beautifully presented, sharp and learned, this book is a work of art. The art here is cognitive art, the graphic display of relations and empirical data." SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

"There's a book that you simply must see. Riveting ideas on how to tell compelling stories of cause and effect using numbers and images." WASHINGTON POST "Few teachers are as accomplished as Edward Tufte when it comes to showing why good design matters in the world. His latest book is a knockout.

Visual Explanations: Quantities, Evidence

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Japan Earthquake

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What is StackOps? It is an Openstack distribution verified, tested and designed to reach as many users as possible thanks to a new and simple installation process.
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Information Architects

Data presentation can be beautiful, elegant and descriptive. There is a variety of conventional ways to visualize data – tables, histograms, pie charts and bar graphs are being used every day, in every project and on every possible occasion. However, to convey a message to your readers effectively, sometimes you need more than just a simple pie chart of your results.

Data Visualization: Modern Approaches « Smashing Magazine