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Because there are so many details to the styling, this is not exactly simple, but, if you have some technical capacity, you can override TimelineJS's CSS rules and have complete control over the look of the timeline. For details, see Using the TimelineJS CSS selectors. You will need to be able to instantiate the Timeline in javascript on your own page.

Typographical Infographics That'll Make You Go "Wow!" Apr 11 2012 Words are a really powerful tool to express what you think, but an even more powerful weapon to visualize your main thoughts and concept are graphics. To be more specific a rich combination of beautiful typographical signs, letters and symbols. By using different fonts, sizes and styles it’s possible to create stunning typographical infographics. All you need is an awesome idea and some prior knowledge on the topic to visualize your thoughts and present them to your audience. Typographical infographics are much more than simple pictures with captivating statistics. We’ve collected an amazing set of infographics made entirely of type. Typographical Infographics Panda Infographic by Lish-55 Factoid City by heyjoshboston Our Streets. Infographic of Africa by ericajloh Homicide infographic by MrDinkleman Top 100 fonts of all time by Skele kitty Got a Light by DesertViper On words by slimbos Jobs Visionary by 802.11 Advertising by Bradley R. Government by Jonathan Harris Typeface by MiaPi

Examen de citoyenneté du Canada Updated November 6, 2015 Nous avons créé ce test de pratique pour vous aider à vous préparer au test de citoyenneté canadienne. Ce test de pratique est constitué de plus de 100 questions à choix multiple, tirées de l’ouvrage intitulé Découvrir le Canada, sur lequel le véritable test de citoyenneté est fondé. Le véritable test de citoyenneté propose 20 questions à choix multiple. Edutech for Teachers Guggenheim Museum Makes 65 Exhibit Catalogues Free Online The Guggenheim is one of the real standouts in the global modern art arena. The New York-based institution is no light-weight in the area of arts education. They've now extended that mission extensively by making dozens of high-quality publications on artists available to anyone with an Internet connection. The books, art catalogues for major exhibitions at the museum, pop out into a clean, fast virtual book reader. Above: Reader view of Egon Schiele from "Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele" The offerings range from the ubiquitous Alexander Calder to Fernand Léger, from Francis Bacon to Wassily Kandinsky. They also offer theme and anthology-type books, such as 1954's "Younger American Painters" and "Amazons of the Avant-Garde" (which seems to be one of the few offerings to feature women artists). Below: Double-click on images in the reader to magnify, as in this detail of Kazimir Malevich from "Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia" Guggenheim photo by Randy Pertiet

Cyberbullying Fact Sheet: Identification, Prevention, and Response By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin This cyberbullying guide is a nine-page summary – filled with as much useful information as possible – to equip educators, parents, and other youth-serving adults to spot cyberbullying, respond to it appropriately and meaningfully, and to prevent its future occurrence among those they care for. Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. Download PDF (NOTE: We have a much older version of this Cyberbullying fact sheet available here, in case you were looking for it or had linked to it from another site:

Subway Map Visualization jQuery Plugin » TechBubble I have always been fascinated by the visual clarity of the London Underground map. Given the number of cities that have adopted this mapping approach for their own subway systems, clearly this is a popular opinion. At a conference some years back, I saw a poster for the Yahoo! Developer Services. They had taken the concept of a subway map and applied it to create a YDN Metro Map. University departments, offices, student groupsGovernmentOpen Source projectsInternet startups by category More examples on this blog: Ten Examples of the Subway Map Metaphor. Fast-forward to now. With these goals in mind, I started creating my jQuery plugin. Download or get it on GitHub Step-by-Step Guide Here is a guide to using the Subway Map Visualization jQuery Plugin. Demo: Here’s a demo of the finished map described in this guide. Referencing the Plugin The subwayMap plugin is referenced similar to other jQuery plugins by adding a script element to the HTML markup. 2. Using the Plugin HTML Markup for Plugin 01. 02.

Cyberbullying What you can do to stop CyberbullyingLearn about cyberbullying and how you can help prevent it. Would you recognize cyberbullying if you saw it? Here are some examples: Recurring cruel comments on social media sites like Facebook and Ask.Fm. Signs Your Child May Be a Victim of Cyberbullying Avoids the computer, cell phone, and other technological devices or appears stressed when receiving an e-mail, instant message, or text Withdraws from family and friends or acts reluctant to attend school and social events Avoids conversations about computer use Exhibits signs of low self-esteem including depression and/or fear Has declining grades Has poor eating or sleeping habits You may have heard stories about the results of cyberbullying—students suspended, children afraid to go to school and in rare, tragic cases committing suicide.

The top 50 iPad apps | Technology | The Observer It's easy to forget that when Apple's first iPad was unveiled in January 2010, there were plenty of cynics questioning the need for a slate-shaped device sitting somewhere between a smartphone and a laptop computer. Microsoft had pitched tablets a decade before, to little interest. So what were iPads for? Scroll on 21 months and a second-generation model later, and we have a better idea: iPads are for lounging on the sofa, browsing, emailing, tweeting and Facebooking, for sure. But they're also for playing games, reading books, discovering music, watching films and TV shows, following recipes, video-chatting with friends and much more. And if iPad has found its multiple roles, the burgeoning number of apps available for the device is a key reason. There are currently more than 100,000 native iPad apps available, although, as with the iPhone, a big chunk of those are filler. Two devices loomed large when choosing the 50 apps for this feature: the iPhone and the laptop. AUTO TRADER free.

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