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“…Covering 40 countries, it provides, for the first time, a direct assessment of life competencies that apply across different areas of the school curriculum. The assessment looked at students' abilities to identify problems in various settings, to choose relevant information or constraints, to represent possible alternatives or solution paths, to develop solution strategies, to solve the problem, and to communicate the solution. …”

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“…Demonstrate How Responsive Design Looks Identify Graceful Degradation Use Progressive Enhancement Get Started with HTML5 Use SPAN and DIV Elements Adjust the Fonts on a Web Page Create a Two-Column Layout Use Unobtrusive JavaScript Convert a Mouseover Script to Unobtrusive JavaScript Find Mobile Traffic in Google Analytics Find the Pages Popular on Mobile in Google Analytics Design for Mobile First Control How Pages Look as a Reader Use the Print Media Type to Create a Print Style Sheet Write Three Different Media Queries Build a Simple CSS File with Two Breakpoints Apply Best Practices for Breakpoints Give a Page a Fixed Width Layout Change the Page to a Fluid Layout Avoid Navigation Failures in Responsive Designs Add a Select Menu as a Navigation Option for Small Screens Use Media Queries to Load Web Fonts Use Rems for Font Sizes Create Quick and Dirty Responsive Images Convert an Image to a Retina-Ready Image Build a Video Background with HTML5 and CSS Embed a YouTube Video in Your Web Page Rearrange a Large Table in Small Devices Create a Scrolling Table Validate Forms with HTML Create a Data List to Make a Text Field Easier to Use Test Your Design Using a Browser Use the Viewport Meta Tag Create a Sprites File Write a Cache Manifest for Offline Viewing Test a Page in the Firefox Responsive Design View Tool Use RWD Editors Change the User Agent in Safari Customize and Install Modernizr Test WURFL with the Built-in Demo Display a Message to Mobile Customers Using WURFL Use Inspiring RWD Part 1 Use Inspiring RWD Part 2 Who Should Use These Videos Anyone who wants to learn how to design responsive websites Casual web designers and developers at all levels…”

“…Managers want great teams, but most build them around decades-old ideas and practices made popular by companies that have lost their edge. Extreme Teams looks at the new generation of teams driving growth in today’s most innovative firms. …”

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“…Covers all of the new techniques and programs in the bookkeeping field Shows you how to manage assets and liabilities Explains how to track business transactions accurately with ledgers and journals Helps you make sense of accounting and bookkeeping basics If you're just starting out in bookkeeping or an experienced bookkeeper looking to brush up on your skills, Bookkeeping All-In-One For Dummies is the only resource you'll need…”

“…Learn how to use the power of Xcode to turn your next great app idea into a reality About This Book Learn the theory and tools behind app development using Swift 3 and Xcode 8 Build a fully featured iOS app, including a companion app for the Apple Watch Optimize, debug, and ultimately release your app on Test Flight and the App Store Who This Book Is For This book is intended for programmers looking to get a jump-start into the world of iOS development. …”