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"16 Coins"
Johnny was given 16 coins by his older, somewhat meaner brother, Mark. He told him that he could keep them all if he could place all 16 on the table in such a way that they formed 15 rows with 4 coins in each row.
After 10 minutes, Johnny walked away with the coins and Mark, after complaining futilely to his mother, left with nothing.
How did Johnny place the coins?
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Our "Heads or Tails" travel bug that went missing has been found! So far it has traveled 1832 miles! Is it in your town?
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Welcome to this month's BSP Newsletter. We have a lot of educational content this month, along with some great tips and tricks and other IBM Cognos related information as always! And remember, we enjoy hearing your suggestions regarding the content you'd like to see. Please e-mail us at Newsletter@brightstarpartners.com if you have a topic you'd like to see discussed in future newsletters. |
COGNOiSe INTRODUCES NEW FEATURES TO BETTER COLLABORATE |
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As many of our readers have noticed over the past few weeks,  COGNOiSe has been reskinned with improvements in performance and other areas. With over 12,500 members worldwide and half of a million page views per month, COGNOiSe.com is the largest independent global support community around the topic of IBM Cognos software.
Today COGNOiSe just expanded its reach by going mobile. Partnering with Tapatalk, members and guests of COGNOiSe can now access content on their mobile device. Supported devices include iPhone, Android, webOS, Windows Phone 7, BlackBerry and Nokia.
In addition, we have added a live chat feature, where members can chat with other members on relevant topics.
To find out more about COGNOiSe.com, click here. |
| UPDATE ANY OBJECT PROPERTY IN BULK |
New Advanced Property Modification in MetaManager's Object Editor
In this podcast we demonstrate the new Advanced Property Modification in Object Editor. This new generic mechanism for updating properties enables MetaManager to handle many common and uncommon use cases without having to release a new version every time. Such-as a recent support request to update the subject field of all scheduled reports set to email. Are you updating more than a handful of objects with the same settings, email our support desk and ask if we can automate it in Object Editor! These features are now available on the current Support Build.
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BSP SOFTWARE RELEASES INTEGRATED CONTROL SUITE 2.2 |
 The Integrated Control Suite (ICS) was designed to grant organizations better management and oversight during the development lifecycle within an IBM Cognos environment. Tightly integrated into IBM Cognos Connection and the supporting authoring studios, the Integrated Control Suite's features and capabilities around Version Control, Change Management, and Archive Services benefit users at every level within the enterprise in a transparent manner.The ICS is comprised of three individual offerings from BSP's ever-growing product portfolio:
The ICS 2.2 release has revamped Integrated Archive Service for better scalability and performance. Also in this release is Version Control improvements and installation enhancements. |
DASHBOARD DESIGN: A FEW BASIC PRINCIPLES |
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By SJ van Jaarsveld, Sr. Consultant
 From time to time, the Business Analytics professional is faced with the challenge of creating a dashboard: the real challenge lies in creating dashboards that can communicate clearly, accurately and efficiently the most important information needed to achieve the business objectives.
Dashboards should provide quick access to the relevant information that a User needs. We need to determine how to communicate the quantitative business data effectively in the form of graphs, consolidated and arranged on a single screen so that it can be monitored at a glance.
We've formulated a set of guidelines that can assist you when designing a dashboard. For the complete article click here.
To find out how BrightStar Partners can help you implement a successful dashboard project, e-mail us at Newsletter@brightstarpartners.com. |
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Valentine's Day...
- The name Valentine is derived from a Latin word meaning valor.
- According to one legend, Valentine's Day was inspired by Saint Valentine, a Roman saint who was executed on February 14th, 270 A.D.
- Cupid, the winged child who pierced the hearts of his victims, causing them to fall in love, was known in Greek mythology as Eros, the son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
- People have sent verses to their loved ones on Valentine's Day since as far back as the Middle Ages.
- The oldest known Valentine's Day greeting, which was sent in the 1400s, is currently housed in the British Museum.
- Today, Americans are prolific senders of Valentine's Day greetings, sending more than 180 million Valentine's cards by mail, and exchanging another 700 million at school or work.
- The first mass-produced Valentine's Day card was sold in the 1840s by Esther Howland, a Massachusetts native. She originally sold hand-made, lace cards for as much as $35 per card.
- Hallmark sells over 1,300 different styles of Valentine's Day cards.
- Men spend an average of $156.22 on Valentine's Day gifts, flowers and cards, while women, by contrast, spend just $85.08.
- The red rose was believed to be the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love and the mother of Cupid.
- Americans buy and send more than 110 million roses for Valentine's Day.
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