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By applying simple storytelling techniques, you can create captivating, impactful data visualizations that help them learn something new.
Take this data-driven story about turkey vultures in North and Central America, created by Sarah Bartlett.
Sarah combines text descriptions, a map, and two bar charts to visualize the migration patterns of turkey vultures at different times of the year. She beautifully illustrates different flight paths and highlights particularly interesting data points on her map.
While she starts with a general introduction to turkey vultures to create a common understanding for her audience, Sarah dives into more detail on specific birds that were tracked and to explain why migration paths differ based on whether they travel across land or sea. Her design combines the visual elements well with the numbers and facts and results in an informative data story.
What is your approach to storytelling in data visualization?
Your data will largely determine the type of story you can tell. If you have time series data, your story can unfold chronologically, increasing the impact of your message from one step to the next.
When you work with very granular data it may be best to provide a summary view before guiding your audience through the detail. This sets the scene and allows you to support your argument with facts along the way.
When you aim to educate your audience, you can use data visualization and storytelling skills to bring together different components on a single page for a comprehensive discussion of your topic.
Myx Fitness offers high-energy, full-body workouts for moms in a comfortable, non-judgmental atmosphere.
Myx Fitness is getting the holiday shopping season off to a flying start on Thursday, December 6th partnering with The Local Moms Network to “celebrate motherhood” and connecting moms with great brands and each other.
A new wellness brand, Myx Fitness, offers a boutique fitness studio and showroom located just off the corner of Greenwich Ave and West Elm St. The modern, light-filled space offers high-energy full-body workouts that “Myx” cardio, strength and restorative disciplines, giving participants the feel of a personal training session. Their flagship offering, the Myx Home Studio, offers a customizable, efficient, and affordable fitness studio (indoor bike, weights, foam roller, and more) delivered to your home.
Located at 19 W. Elm Street, Greenwich, the day-long celebration is taking place at Myx Fitness from 11 am to 8 pm and is open to the public. Attendees will have an opportunity to participate in targeted fitness classes, talks about parenting and postpartum care and shop must-have mom products and clothes.
Myx Fitness will be offering Pre & Postnatal Lengthen & Strengthen Yoga Workouts at noon and 6:30 pm. To sign-up, visit Myx Fitness Studio to save your spot. Throughout the day, attendees will be able to Test Ride bikes and learn about the soon to be released Myx Home Studio product, which will be available for purchase at a special introductory rate.
Attendees can shop New York City-based lifestyle maternity brand HATCH. The chic line, founded by former Wall Streeter Ariane Goldman, is meant to be born worn during pregnancy and after.
Luxe baby and child collection, Sammy + Nat, founded by Samantha Benson creates stylish staple pieces for little ones. With their signature line made from quality Peruvian cottons, caters to today’s design conscious millennial parents, who appreciate timeless clothing for their children at affordable prices, by offering modern designs combined with quality craftsmanship.
To help connect the fashion dots, Stephanie Trotta, noted stylist and creator of The Girl Guide will be on hand to help shoppers make “smart” choices.
Remedy Bodyworks, a health and wellness center will be offering attendees the opportunity to sample a mini-CryoFacial. This is the perfect opportunity to address your skin care needs and pamper your skin quickly on a first come basis. The Parent Collective, which offers classes for first time parents as well as second/third/time parents, will be providing helpful information on “What To Expect” as well as information on different classes couples can take, close to home and to help establish a crucial support system all new parents need throughout the day.
Popular children’s musician Graham Clarke will perform a free concert at 4 pm.
The day ends with Better Postpartum, Founder Natalie Telyatnikov leading a discussion with new and expecting moms on how to improve their postpartum experience and to alleviate any struggles of early motherhood, starting at 7:30 pm.
To make this an event to remember, Myx Kitchen will be serving complimentary refreshments and snacks in Myx Studio throughout the event. Attendees will receive a Fjällräven swag bag, from the highly sought after Swedish outdoors brand, which recently opened their doors on Greenwich Avenue. The bag, full of snacks, gift vouchers and product samples like, Made Of® will be available while supplies last.
“We’re all about ‘giving moms the gift of time,’ and this event is definitely going to do that. I’m thrilled to partner will some of the best brands, from revolutionary products to truly helpful services,” explained Layla Lisiewski, founder, The Local Moms Network, a hyper-local platform in almost 50 suburbs across the United States.
Washington--The Education Department has several "high risk" programs whose management weaknesses threaten to cost the taxpayers money, according to a report by the Office of Management and Budget made public last week.
The omb describes 73 programs in 16 federal departments and agencies in which hundreds of billions of dollars are deemed to be at risk. Richard G. Darman, director of the omb, met with agency officials to compile the list, which is designed to send warning signals to agencies to help prevent another costly scandal like the one that has unfolded at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The chief area of concern cited for the Education Department is in stu4dent financial-assistance programs, particularly in the growing rate of student-loan defaults. New management strategies should be considered, the report states, including separate legislation and regulations for proprietary schools, elimination of abuses in the "ability to benefit" provision that allows non-high- school graduates to participate, and stricter controls over the accreditation and eligibility process.
Omb officials would not expand on the report, so it remained unclear if the agency was endorsing the idea of separate financial-aid programs for trade-school students. That idea is being vigorously opposed by the proprietary-school sector as federal officials gear up for reauthorization of higher-education programs in 1991.
Lack of monitoring of formula and discretionary grants. The report states that "little is being done" to make sure grant recipients are complying with the terms of their grants.
Awarding of excessive or unnecessary discretionary grants, and the existence of expired grants that may be "vulnerable to unauthorized draws."
Management of the office of special education and rehabilitative services, whose internal operations have also drawn scrutiny from the department's inspector general and from the General Accounting Office.
Other concerns highlighted in the report include the questionable reliability of the department's accounting data and lack of proper follow-up to audits.
Thomas E. Anfinson, deputy undersecretary for management in the department, said the omb report was not a surprise because department officials worked with the budget agency to identify potential problem areas.
IMPHAL, Dec 6: The recently held review meeting for the implementation of the Border Area Development Programmes (BADP) in the state chaired by the chief secretary, DS Poonia confirmed the regularities in the implementations of the BADP schemes since its inception in the state.
According to a highly placed official source, the review meeting of the BADP was convened very recently in the state to review the utilization of BADP funds release for the state for the financial year 2009-10 and 2010-11.
The official source also further mentioned that, in the recent review meeting , it has been confirmed from the official documents submitted by the various departments that, central government has released Rs. 15.33 crores for the state scheme during the financial year 2008-09 which have been fully utilized and the Utilization Certificates for the undertaken schemes has already been furnished to the Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA).
Further, the meeting also considered the fund released by the MHA amounting to Rs. 20.30 crores which includes Rs. 13.36 crores for normal work plan in two installments (Rs.11.60 crores and Rs 2.30 crores) and Rs. 7.50 crores as additional fund in March 2010 for two new works, which includes, Rs. 2.50 crores for the constructions of Indo-Myanmar Friendship Gate at Gate No.2 Moreh (MDS) and Rs. 5 crores for the constructions of road from Kamjong to Konkan Thana via Grihiang.
During the the meeting it has been learned that Rs 7.59 crores has been utilized as of November 25 last, which 36.40% of Rs 20.86 crores and 56.83% of Rs. 13.36 crores.
The official source further mentioned that, the recent review meeting has also look into the matter against the allocation of Rs. 13.43 crores, 1st installment of Rs. 10.17 crores has been reportedly released by the government of India, out of which Finance Department has released Rs. 5.86 crores which have been released against to agencies in November, 10 last month.
On the other hand it has been learned that the scheme of BADP have been initially launched in the district of Churachandpur district on prior basis by taking up various schemes including the components of Minor Irrigation Dam like construction of MI Dams across Tuilak river at Tuilakjang in convergence with NREGS canal, Water Supply Scheme by constructing RWS at Theigotang and S Sehken villages, Public toilets by constructing 4 chambers public toilet at Tuimanja village, constructions of Playgrounds at Haingtam block and Tuima (Kangkap) villages, constructions of briges over Tuilak river between Lungthul L ( G Bualjang and Tuilakang), bridge over Tuitha river between Theiotang and Zoukhonoum and bridge between Jangnuam and Tonjang villages and constructions of water harvesting plans at Zoukhomuam and at Lungthul villages located at the border areas under Churachandpur district.
On the other hand the recent review meeting took serious concern over the failure of state finance department to released the funds of the various schemes being undertaken in the state under BADP timely which has often caused a major hindrance in completion of the schemes in time, and every matter which was brought up during the meeting by the officer concerned in the implementations of the scheme was seriously noted down during the recent review meeting the official source added.
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker considers England's new schools watchdog - and contrasts his first annual report with those of his predecessors.
A new chief schools inspector came knocking on England's school gates this week.
Teachers breathed a sigh of relief and even mustered a small cheer of encouragement.
The new man, Mike Tomlinson, is unlike his controversial predecessor, Chris Woodhead, who turned the previously semi-anonymous chief inspector's role into the most high profile bully-pulpit in education.
But those who have described Mr Tomlinson as mild and more emollient may have misjudged the impact he could have. He may not court publicity but there is some real steel behind his cautious language.
Chris Woodhead's focus was on teachers and teaching methods. He appeared to regard other issues as a distraction from his crusade.
Mr Tomlinson certainly thinks teaching quality is vital but he is equally concerned with practical factors such as the resources available to schools.
This should alarm the government. A chief inspector who highlights the shortage of teachers, the inadequacy of funding and the poor quality of much school accommodation - as he did this week - is putting the spotlight on issues for which the government, not the teaching profession, has responsibility.
So while Mr Tomlinson said there was "much to celebrate" in schools he quietly, but ominously, warned that recent progress was "at risk" because of the reliance on temporary teachers, the unevenness of school funding and growing misbehaviour by pupils.
Warnings about staff shortages and under-funding from the teacher unions can be swatted aside as special pleading by ministers; it is not so easy when the warning comes from England's senior inspector.
So watch out for the impact of the apparently grey, civil servant-like Mr Tomlinson.
He will not conjure up dramatic figures such as Chris Woodhead's 15,000 "incompetent teachers". Indeed, in a BBC radio interview he came close to rebutting that figure, describing it as "a statistical interpolation".
Precisely because he will not be cavalier with facts or judgements, his annual reports will be awaited nervously by governments of all political hues.
Under Chris Woodhead we became so familiar with the annual "state of the nation's schools" report that it is hard to remember it is still relatively new.
The idea came from the Tory education secretary, Sir Keith Joseph, as part of his drive to give more information to parents.
The first annual report, on the school year 1987-88, was unlike today's glossy number. It was a mere 75 paragraphs long, on plain A4 sheets roughly stapled together.
In those pre-Ofsted days, it was written by the unnamed, but formidably-titled, Her Majesty's senior chief inspector of schools.
The man behind that Whitehall-esque title was Eric Bolton but his name did not appear on it, nor did he give on-camera news conferences.
Contrast this with Chris Woodhead's first report, in 1995, which contained a colour photograph of the author and ran to 231 paragraphs inside a glossy green cover.
What is really fascinating, though, is the contrast in language and focus between Eric Bolton's first-ever annual report, Chris Woodhead's debut and the first contribution from Mike Tomlinson.
Most striking is the way certain problems in schools just keep coming round. The headline story from the report on the year 1987-88 was identical to this year.
The top sentence from my story on BBC News then was: "The school system in England could be seriously threatened by a shortage of teachers in key areas, the chief inspector of schools has warned."
Well the report did come out close to the film Groundhog Day.
That very first report was certainly more "teacher-friendly" than most of those written by Mr Woodhead. It noted that "too many teachers feel that their profession and its work are misjudged and seriously undervalued".
In many respects the Bolton and the Tomlinson reports are similar in tone and language. Both criticise where criticism is deserved but they also highlight the obstacles put in the way of good teaching: resources, teacher numbers, accommodation and social factors beyond the school gate.
Mr Woodhead was a different type altogether, not least because he viewed himself as an "outsider" trying to galvanise what he saw as the complacent and damaging ideologies of the education establishment. His justification was that the message had to be tough and simple if it was to hit home.
He was a masterful essayist with an arresting turn of phrase. This language is muscular, suggesting a certainty of view and a determination to act.
He used adjectives such as "bleak" or "boring" to describe what he saw in schools. His sentences were sprinkled with "musts" and "shoulds".
The annual chief inspector's report is presented as a scientific document, the distillation of thousands of individual school inspections.
Of course, there is a good evidence base, but the annual report is also a commentary which reflects the views and interests of the current post-holder.
Judging by Mr Tomlinson's debut he is more in the old HMI mould than his media-friendly immediate predecessor.
But so long as he speaks his mind, without fear of political reaction, he could yet cause as much of a stir as his immediate predecessor, albeit in a very different way.
BBC News Online plans to host a Forum with Mike Tomlinson in the near future.
Mike Baker welcomes your comments at: educationnews@bbc.co.uk although he cannot always answer individual e-mails.
This is at the Cheshire Fall Festival and Marketplace held in Bartlem Park Saturday afternoon September 20, 2003.
The Cheshire Fall Festival in Bartlem Park in Cheshire is being setup on Friday night, Septembe 9, 2005. The festival will open Saturday at 10 am.
RJ file photo - Frank Sorrentino, owner of Pasta Plus in Cheshire, takes a breather behind his booth at the Cheshire Fall Festival Sept. 26, 1998.
Jess Gianotti performs a gymnastics routine at the Cheshire Fall Festival Saturday September 21, 2002. Gianotti is with the Cheshire C.A.T.S.
Shaun Ball, an employee of Marenna Amusements, puts the finishing touches on the balloon house game at the Cheshire Fall Festival and Marketplace in Bartlem Park, September 9, 2011. The festival will be held on Saturday from 10 AM to 9 PM.
Steve Calcagni and his 3 year old son John Calcagni travel together in the helicopter ride in Bartlem Park in Cheshire during the Fall Festival on Saturday September 16, 2000.
Chris Carboni, left, and Jarred [cq] Christoff, right, of Powerstation Events in Cheshire, setup the stage for the entertainment at the Cheshire Fall Festival to be held on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006.
The 30th annual Cheshire Fall Festival will be held this weekend at Bartlem Park.
Scroll through the gallery to see photos from previous editions of the Cheshire Fall Festival.
Phillies pitcher Jake Arrieta greets a fan as he runs onto the field Wednesday during spring training.
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Jake Arrieta’s season could be delayed for the second straight year, as Gabe Kapler revealed Wednesday that the pitcher underwent minor knee surgery a few weeks before spring training.
Arrieta injured his left knee during an offseason weight-training workout, Kapler said. The manager labeled the surgery “just a meniscus cleanup” and said Arrieta has already thrown off the mound. The Phillies, because of scheduled off days, could get by with a four-man rotation until April 9.
Arrieta missed the first week of last season after he signed with the Phillies just a month before opening day. Arrieta, who will turn 33 next month, had a 3.96 ERA last season in 31 starts and is entering the second-year of a three-year, $75 million contract. Arrieta, if healthy, projects to start the season as the team’s No. 2 starter, behind Aaron Nola.
Kapler also said that righthander Jerad Eickhoff and outfielder Aaron Altherr are behind schedule because of injuries.
Eickhoff’s symptoms returned in January from the carpal tunnel syndrome he believed had been corrected by postseason surgery. Eickhoff, who did not pitch last season until September, had a follow-up with his doctor in January and was told he’s not a candidate for surgery. The Phillies will monitor his health next week after he throws a bullpen session.
Altherr suffered a right-foot injury at the end of last season and is limited to taking batting practice in the cage before the team does a “gradual build-up to running and cutting,” Kapler said.
“He might be a little behind in starting games, but we have no reason to think he won’t be fully ready to go for the season,” Kapler said.
“We learned that when we want to achieve something great, we have to lean on the people around us," Kapler said. "The idea of standing shoulder to shoulder is what you see on the first-base line or the third-base line at the beginning of the season. You see our guys standing shoulder to shoulder together. If you look at our clubhouse and you see how it’s configured at home, all of our guys, their chairs are shoulder to shoulder. And when we fight together on the baseball field, we do it shoulder to shoulder.
The Orbital ATK L-1011 carrier plane, the Stargazer, is seen in midflight during its first attempt to launch NASA's CYGNSS hurricane satellite mission aboard a Pegasus XL rocket (visible here attached to the plane's belly) in this photo taken from a chase plane on Dec. 12, 2016.
NASA aborted the planned launch of an eight-satellite fleet for hurricane monitoring on Monday (Dec. 12) due to problems with its launch system, agency officials said in a mission update.
The $157 million Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) was slated to soar into orbit on an air-launched Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rocket, but a hydraulic pump used to release the rocket from its L-1011 carrier plane had a problem, agency officials said.
Here's NASA's statement: "Today's launch of NASA's CYGNSS spacecraft has been scrubbed due to problems with the hydraulic pump that controls the release of the Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rocket from the L-1011 carrier aircraft. A hydraulic pump aboard the Orbital ATK L-1011 airplane, which is required to release the latches holding Pegasus in place, is not receiving power. Teams will assess the issue after the plane lands. The aircraft is on its way back with the Pegasus XL rocket still safely attached. The next possible launch opportunity is Tuesday, pending resolution of the pump issue."
The L-1011 carrier plane took off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida ahead of today's launch attempt and will return to the station to land and be readied for a possible Tuesday launch attempt. NASA TV will broadcast that attempt starting at 7 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT), with the potential launch at 8:24 a.m. EDT (1324 GMT).
"We did battle a lot of weather today, and we were able to fly around and over and under a lot of precipiation and bad clouds on the way out to the drop point," Dunn said. "We have a very dynamic system in Pegasus; it's a beautiful launch system to allow you that type of flexibility, [but] just like any other launch vehicle system that we use, you do have hardware issues that crop up."
"Weather looks slightly better for tomorrow, so that looks like it won't be as troubling an issue as it was today," he said. "Really the open item is will we be able to solve this hardware anomaly and then get our folks the necessary crew rest this evening to get back on console in the early morning hours tomorrow."
Here's a NASA description of the CYGNSS mission from NASA: "CYGNSS will utilize a constellation of eight microsatellite observatories that will be placed in a circular orbit more than 316 miles above the Earth's surface. With an orbital inclination of 35 degrees, the small spacecraft will concentrate on the region nearest the equator — the tropics — where these cyclones form."
Additional reporting by Sarah Lewin, Space.com staff writer.
Two deputies from the Democratic Society Party (DTP) who are awaiting trial on charges of "promoting a terrorist organization" and "assisting and abetting a terrorist organization" might be brought before the court despite their immunity as deputies.