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Dashboards have become popular in recent years as uniquely powerful tools for communicating important information at a glance. Although dashboards are potentially powerful this potential is rarely realized. The greatest display technology in the world wont solve this if you fail to use effective visual design. & if a dashboard fails to tell you precisely what you need to know in an instant youll never use it even if its filled with cute gauges meters & traffic lights. Dont let your investment in dashboard technology go to waste. This book will teach you the visual design skills you need to create dashboards that communicate clearly rapidly & compellingly. Information Dashboard Design" will explain how to: avoid the thirteen mistakes common to dashboard design; provide viewers with the information they need quickly & clearly; apply what we now know about visual perception to the visual presentation of information; minimize distractions cliches & unnecessary embellishments that create confusion; organize business information to support meaning & usability; create an aesthetically pleasing viewing experience; maintain consistency of design to provide accurate interpretation; & optimize the power of dashboard technology by pairing it with visual effectiveness." ...

Seeing is understanding. How complex ideas can be communicated via graphics. Einstein once said: If you can't explain it simply you don't understand it well enough." The amount of data we deal with today is overwhelming for everyone from newspaper readers to laboratory scientists. The good news is that there are professionals that dedicate their time & lives to helping people understand complex situations data sets or even simple schemes that can be communicated much easier via a drawing than with words. The book presents a historical perspective to the subject highlighting the work of the masters of the profession who have created a number of breakthroughs that were eventually adopted as new visual ways to communicate. Advice from leading professionals such as Nigel Holmes Paolo Ciuccarelli Richard Saul Wurman & Simon Rodgers is also included. Following an in-depth introduction are over 400 examples of works each with a fact sheet & an explanation of methods & objectives." ...

A visual guide to the way the world really works Every day every hour every minute we are bombarded by information
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From the No. 1 bestseller & author of Richard & Judy pick The Savage Garden: an atmospheric world war two crime thriller for fans of Carlos Ruiz Zafon & Jed Rubenfeld You want to know who I am? I'm the last living soul you'll ever set eyes on" Summer 1942. For the people of Malta suffering daily bombing raids the British are the last line of defence against the Nazis. & it is Max Chadwick's job as the information officer to ensure the news the islanders receive maintains morale. So when Max is given proof suggesting a British officer is murdering local women he knows the consequences of discovery are dire. With the violence on the war-ravaged island escalating daily he embarks on a private investigation hidden from the eyes of superiors friends & the woman he loves. But Max finds himself torn between patriotic duty & personal honour in his efforts to track down the killer! an elusive figure always one step ahead of his hunter." ...

The new edition of a bestseller Information Technology Control & Audit Fourth Edition provides a comprehensive & up-to-date overview of IT governance controls auditing applications systems development & operations. Aligned to & supporting the Control Objectives for Information & Related Technology (COBIT) it examines emerging trends & defines recent advances in technology that impact IT controls & audits-including cloud computing web-based applications & server virtualization. Filled with exercises review questions section summaries & references for further reading this updated & revised edition promotes the mastery of the concepts & practical implementation of controls needed to manage information technology resources effectively well into the future. Illustrating the complete IT audit process the text: Considers the legal environment & its impact on the IT field-including IT crime issues & protection against fraud Explains how to determine risk management objectives Covers IT project management & describes the auditors role in the process Examines advanced topics such as virtual infrastructure security enterprise resource planning web application risks & controls & cloud & mobile computing security

Includes:: review questions multiple-choice questions with answers exercises & resources for further reading in each chapter This resource-rich text

Includes:: appendices with IT audit cases professional standards sample audit programs bibliography of selected publications for IT auditors & a glossary. It also considers IT auditor career development & planning & explains how to establish a career development plan. Mapping the requirements for information systems auditor certification this text is an ideal resource for those preparing for the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) & Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) exams. Instructors guide & Power Point (R) slides available upon qualified course adoption.



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In 1988 IRA terrorist Sean OCallaghan walked into a police station & gave himself up. Sentenced to 539 years imprisonment for IRA crimes including two murders & many terrorist attacks OCallaghan served six of those years before being released by royal prerogative. The reason? For the previous sixteen years OCallaghan had been the most highly placed informer within the ranks of the IRA & had fed the Irish Garda with countless pieces of invaluable information. He prevented the assassination of the Prince & Princess of Wales at a London theatre; he sabotaged operations explained strategy & caused the arrests of many IRA members. He has done more than any individual to unlock the code of silence which governs the IRAs members & in effect made it possible to fight the war against the terrorists. The Informer is the story of a courageous life lived under the constant threat of discovery & its fatal consequences. It is the story of a very modern hero who is not without sin but who has done & is doing everything in his power & at whatever personal cost to atone for the past. From the Hardcover edition."" ...

An increased emphasis on an early start in group day care & educational settings for young children means that by the time children enter statutory education they may already have had several transitional experiences: each will have an impact. This book explores early transitions from a variety of international perspectives. Each chapter is informed by rigorous research & makes recommendations on how education professionals can better understand & support transitions in the early years. Contributors examine issues such as: Parental involvement in the transition to school Childrens voices on the transition to primary school The construction of identity in the early years Readers will be able to draw support guidance & inspiration from the different writers to scaffold their own thinking & development in relation to childrens transitions. Ample opportunities are offered for readers to gain confidence & competence in dealing with the range of people involved in transitions & to the benefit of everyone not least the children whose transitions capital will grow. Informing Transitions in the Early Years is essential reading for early years students practitioners policy makers & researchers. ...

Ingmar Bergman (Sweden 1918-2007) is in the world of cinema a giant whose stature is comparable to that of Beethoven or Dostoyevsky. He made around fifty feature films that caught the spirit of his times while endlessly reworking his private obsessions & anguish in the face of a silent God. In Summer with Monika (1953) Harriet Andersson plays a scandalously unconventional & sensual young woman a breath of freedom epitomizing a new modernity in film. The 1960s saw Bergman in experimental mode with Persona (1966) one of the most powerful depictions of the ambiguity of evil. Later in Scenes from a Marriage (1973) he offers a lucid examination of a couple whose mutual attraction turns to destruction while Fanny & Alexander (1982) is a joyful & nostalgic evocation of childhood memories. Bergmans last film Saraband (2003) is a spare masterpiece at once an object lesson in how to make a film & an existential exploration. ...

Stunning reissue in beautiful new cover-look of this magical & award-winning novel
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