Protovis Protovis composes custom views of data with simple marks such as bars and dots. Unlike low-level graphics libraries that quickly become tedious for visualization, Protovis defines marks through dynamic properties that encode data, allowing inheritance, scales and layouts to simplify construction. Protovis is free and open-source, provided under the BSD License. It uses JavaScript and SVG for web-native visualizations; no plugin required (though you will need a modern web browser)! Although programming experience is helpful, Protovis is mostly declarative and designed to be learned by example. Protovis is no longer under active development.The final release of Protovis was v3.3.1 (4.7 MB). This project was led by Mike Bostock and Jeff Heer of the Stanford Visualization Group, with significant help from Vadim Ogievetsky. Updates June 28, 2011 - Protovis is no longer under active development. September 17, 2010 - Release 3.3 is available on GitHub. May 28, 2010 - ZOMG! Getting Started
News BD Une biennale entre bande dessinée et art contemporain Du 1er au 31 octobre 2010 se déroulera la 3ème édition de la biennale d’art contemporain du Havre. L’événement s’attachera à explorer les relations actuelles liant la bande dessinée à l’art contemporain. La bande dessinée possède depuis longtemps déjà ses maîtres du trait, de la composition, de la planche et de l’art du récit. Pour ne citer qu’eux, il y eut George Herriman avec Krazy Kat ou encore Frank O.King avec Gasoline Alley. Destiné, en apparence, à un public pour enfants, l’Histoire a passé sous silence le graphisme étourdissant des récits d’un Calvo ou d’un Franquin. Des auteurs tels Robert Crumb, Moebius, Philippe Druillet ou encore Enki Bilal surent s’affranchir des critères traditionnels et amorcèrent une importante transition : la bande dessinée quitta son statut de « genre » et devint un « format », au même titre que la peinture ou la sculpture. Communiqué de presse
3 Steps to Identify Blog Topics that are Relevant to Your Audience The author's posts are entirely his or her own (excluding the unlikely event of hypnosis) and may not always reflect the views of Moz. If you're reading this post right now, chances are that you have experienced this (or know someone who has): You have the deadline of a blog post coming, but you still don't know what to write about. Sometimes you get away by writing about breaking news or a trend in your field, by doing a review of a new product or service, or by covering a recent conference or meetup that you have attended, but you can't do this all the time. You also want to write about something that is not only useful but also attractive, something that allows you to connect with your audience. And you might be an experienced blogger, copywriter, or marketer. You might also know your audience pretty well; you have built your personas, completed and developed keyword research, and have already tried some techniques to get through the "writer's block." Step 1: Gather the relevant data
FlowingData | Data Visualization, Infographics, and Statistics Lieberman dictates the terms on health reform | Muckety - See th Call him Judas Lieberman. Democrats are accustomed to Sen. Joe Lieberman voting with Republicans on defense. But he has mostly hewed to his Democratic roots on domestic issues. Recall that as a vice-presidential candidate running with Al Gore in 2000, he championed a plan to allow people aged 55 and older to buy into Medicare. Joe Lieberman “My proposals were to basically expand the existing successful public health insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid,” he told The Connecticut Post. So the Connecticut independent who still caucuses with the Democrats stunned many when he announced on a Sunday talk show that he opposed a compromise plan to allow uninsured individuals between the ages of 55 and 64 to buy into Medicare, and threatened to join a Republican filibuster to stop it. By a strange quirk of fate, the onetime Democrat who campaigned tirelessly for GOP presidential candidate John McCain in 2008 now controls the fate of President Obama’s most important domestic policy promise.
Chronique: Petit Trait de Alex Baladi Le petit trait est là, en bas à droite, debout, ou bien à plat, sur ce blanc du papier où les éventuelles trois dimensions de convention sont saturées à en être indistinctes par une lumière interne. S’il y a un bas et un haut comme dans une page, alors peut-être contemple-t-il ce titre et ces noms exactement à l’opposé sur cette couverture, et nous invite-t-il alors, d’une ondulation parcourant son être, à la tourner pour que l’histoire puisse enfin débuter. Bien sûr, puisque nous sommes dans une bande dessinée muette, ce trait, cette trace d’encre ne disant rien comme les lettres, marque sa présence pour mieux être qualifiée par le titre. En quelque sorte, signifier pour être le signifié. Avec si peu de dessin, si peu de mots, peut-il y avoir une histoire ? Mais s’agiter ne suffit pas, il faut avancer voir quelqu’un, quelque chose. A la planche six, les choses se précisent. Petit Trait récupère et va se cacher dans le gribouillis, le griffonnage, l’ombre par la saturation de traits.
The innovators: Britain's economic future relies on seeking out the new | Business If one word links great British industrial figures through history, from George Stephenson to Alexander Graham Bell, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Sir Tim Berners-Lee, then it is innovation. Without that spark, railways would not have run, factories would not have been lit and the world as we know it would not have been created. But economic growth and social progress will atrophy unless Britain overhauls its approach to innovation. With the digital revolution hammering at the door, and George Osborne's aim for £1tn in exports by 2020 posing an intimidating challenge, there is no room for hiding now. Innovation is accelerating among new technologies that have ever more uses. A society, political class and business community steeped in innovation – and how it is changing – would force such questions to the forefront of national debate. But if innovation is a key to building a modern economy, then agility, or keeping ahead, is another. What constitutes a good innovator?
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Régis Perray, NI FAIT NI A FAIRE | Bureau d'Art et de Recherche Samedi, 15 Mai, 2010 - Samedi, 10 Juillet, 2010 Vernissage: Samedi, 22 Mai, 2010 - 16:30 Rencontre avec l'artiste: Samedi, 15 Mai, 2010 - 14:30 - 23:00 C'est en 1998 que Régis Perray découvrait Roubaix pour sa 1ère exposition personnelle Déblayer, jeter, ranger, balayer, curer, laver, astiquer produite par l'association K@rl. L'exposition au B.A.R est conçue à la fois comme une rétrospective faisant écho à celle de 1998, à ses différentes expériences dans le Nord, notamment en Belgique, à Béthune et à Roubaix encore dans le cadre d'une résidence effectuée à l'Espace Croisé. 15 mai-10 juillet 2010 : exposition au Bureau d'Art et de Recherche 15 mai 2010 15H-23H : Nuit des arts 22 mai 2010 à partir de 14H30 : vernissage en présence de l'artiste 5-6 juin 2010 : rencontre avec l'artiste autour de son exposition et lecture des " Mots Propres " dans le -cadre des Rendez-vous aux jardins présenté par le BAR au Jardin de Traverse (le samedi à partir de 19H, le dimanche à partir de 12H)
UK SMEs increasingly confident in adoption of latest IT technology Node4 research has shown that 60 per cent of UK SMEs have partly or fully outsourced their IT infrastructure - with over 31,000 SMEs in the UK. This means that there are now more than 18,600 businesses that have moved some part of their IT provision off premises. The findings also highlight that one in ten SMEs have already deployed a fully cloud-based IT infrastructure - meaning that over 300,000 employees in the UK are already experiencing the full flexibility and efficiency benefits of cloud-based IT solutions. Increasingly companies see technology and IT as a business enabler, something that their organisations can’t do without. Paul Bryce, Business Development Director, Node4, commented: "Many studies continue to claim SMEs are struggling to adapt to this new landscape and are at risk of being left behind. "SMEs are not ‘making do’ with out-of-date infrastructure. Image source
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JUNG - Java Universal Network/Graph Framework Java Universal Network/Graph Framework All examples require JDK 1.4.x or better; Jung2 demos require JDK 1.5.x or better; ensure you have a recent Java plugin installed. Note: If you have installed a new JRE version over an old one, make sure you update your plug-in settings so that your browser uses the correct JRE. In Windows XP/NT/2k/9x, go to Start→Control Panel→Java Plug-in→Advanced and choose the latest version of the JRE from the drop-down list. Jung-2.0 Demos WorldMapGraphDemo The background image transforms along with the graph. AnimatingAddNodeDemo The old AddNodeDemo, but with animated transitions ShowLayouts2 The old ShowLayouts demo, but with animated transitions Tree Node Collapse Demo Demonstrates how to hide/show children of tree nodes. Vertex Collapse Demo Demonstrates how to collapse vertices into a single vertex Label As Vertex Demo Demonstrates how to use the vertex labels as the vertex shape. Annotations Demo Demonstrates an annotations layer for a graph.
Emergency admissions to hospital: managing the demand |National Audit Office “Many emergency admissions to hospital are avoidable and many patients stay in hospital longer than is necessary. This places additional financial pressure on the NHS as the costs of hospitalization are high. Growth in emergency admissions is a sign that the rest of the health system may not be working properly. Making sure patients are treated in the most appropriate setting and in a timely manner is essential to taking the pressure off emergency hospital admissions.” Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, 31 October 2013 Many emergency admissions to hospital are avoidable and many patients stay in hospital longer than is necessary, according to a report today by the National Audit Office. Today’s report points out that, at a time when NHS budgets are under significant pressure, the number of emergency admissions to hospitals is continuing to rise, albeit at a slower rate than in the past. Publication details: ISBN: 9780102986990 [Buy from TSO]