10 Quotes That Makes You Feel Stronger TodayAbhishek Shah
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Do you struggle to finish your daily tasks, juggle your work load and keep organised at work? If so, read our top tips to help work a little smarter everyday!
Here are a few tips on selling from David Ogilvy and other experts. Can you sell?
Enter the Search for the World's Greatest Salesperson. Deadline May 16, 2010 at youtube.com/ogilvy
Pixar's 22 Rules to Phenomenal StorytellingGavin McMahon
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
Climate change presents both risks and opportunities for businesses. McKinsey estimates $9-12 trillion in annual investment opportunities by 2030 to transition to a net zero economy. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and UN agree that limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 through decarbonizing energy systems, industrial processes, and pursuing carbon neutral and carbon negative strategies. Transitioning to renewable energy and low-carbon solutions could spark a new climate revolution comparable to the industrial revolution.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like depression and anxiety.
25 stats—13 positive, 12 negative—that reflect the marketing world, including content marketing, social media, email newsletters, analytics, blogging, digital video, and more.
Keep these stats in mind when crafting your marketing strategy.
10 Quotes That Makes You Feel Stronger TodayAbhishek Shah
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Do you struggle to finish your daily tasks, juggle your work load and keep organised at work? If so, read our top tips to help work a little smarter everyday!
Here are a few tips on selling from David Ogilvy and other experts. Can you sell?
Enter the Search for the World's Greatest Salesperson. Deadline May 16, 2010 at youtube.com/ogilvy
Pixar's 22 Rules to Phenomenal StorytellingGavin McMahon
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
Climate change presents both risks and opportunities for businesses. McKinsey estimates $9-12 trillion in annual investment opportunities by 2030 to transition to a net zero economy. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and UN agree that limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 through decarbonizing energy systems, industrial processes, and pursuing carbon neutral and carbon negative strategies. Transitioning to renewable energy and low-carbon solutions could spark a new climate revolution comparable to the industrial revolution.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like depression and anxiety.
25 stats—13 positive, 12 negative—that reflect the marketing world, including content marketing, social media, email newsletters, analytics, blogging, digital video, and more.
Keep these stats in mind when crafting your marketing strategy.
This document provides 20 quotes from historical figures to inspire creative genius. The quotes encourage thinking outside the box, taking risks, being curious, breaking rules, and gaining an unfair advantage through creativity. They emphasize trusting instincts, changing the world through committed groups, and navigating without a map in creative pursuits. The document aims to banish creative roadblocks by sharing inspirational thoughts on creativity.
11 Things Healthy People Do Every MorningEason Chan
It all starts at home. A great day begins with an amazing morning. With constant distractions and the daily pressure of responsibilities, it’s important to start your morning right to get your mind and body prepared for your daily routine. These 11 tips will bring out the best of your morning, day, week, and life. Shared by: http://www.familychiropractic.com.sg/
Your brain is capable of incredible healing and constant reshaping. Through a new relationship with your brain you can transform your life. With increased self-awareness and conscious intention, the brain can be taught to reach far beyond its present limitations.
This is a visual excerpt from my book "Super Brain," which I co-authored with Rudolph Tanzi, PhD. To read more, go to: http://www.chopra.com/
https://www.wrike.com/blog - We surveyed creative teams to discover their biggest challenges and bottlenecks, from conception to completion. And what we discovered was: creative teams have to organize requests, listen to feedback, and seek approvals, all while trying to incorporate their own creative vision, making it difficult to prioritize and meet deadlines. Check out the details in our Slideshare.
Go Viral on the Social Web: The Definitive How-To guide!XPLAIN
Creating a Viral Content success story has no recipe. It has a lot of variables, not all of which can be controlled by a Brand. However, this deck offers you the ideal How-To approach in creating tasteful, inspired Content that will help your message stand out from the information noise on Social Web and make people eager to share it around.
It’s not enough that you drink water every day. You have to make sure it’s the adequate amount and it’s absolutely safe and clean. To be guaranteed about your everyday drinking water, it would be a good idea buy water filter here in Singapore or anywhere you might be in the world.
This is the first SlideShare adaption of Timothy E. Johansson's 100 Growth Hacks in 100 Days. The growth hacks that's included in the slide are 1 to 10. Timothy is the front-end developer at UserApp (www.userapp.io).
What does the future look like? Is it a dark space where we’re suffering from varying degrees of techamphetamine or are we heading towards a Utopian fantasy of abundance and harmony?
Understanding that our basic human needs and wants barely change, we explore the future state of a range of topics; from our need for physical sustenance through to our age-long fascination of transcending the limitations of our biology.
Looking at the future from a human perspective, our potential for greatness is teetering on a fine line between darkness and hope. We’re banking on the latter.
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Many of us are familiar with this saying and it is certainly a good thing to do! However, it’s not the only thing that you need to do to maintain a healthy life and lifestyle! The ABC’s of Living a Healthy Lifestyle is a fun way to help you focus on obtaining a good health.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness, happiness and focus.
Hi! We're the creative team behind Hypothesis's reports, presentations, and infographics, and we're sharing out our best tips. Please share with someone you think would enjoy this slideshow.
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How I got 2.5 Million views on Slideshare (by @nickdemey - Board of Innovation)Board of Innovation
This document provides tips for creating engaging slide decks on SlideShare that garner many views. It recommends focusing on quality over quantity when creating each slide, using compelling images and headlines, and including calls to action throughout. It also suggests experimenting with sharing techniques and doing so in waves to build momentum. The goal is to create decks that are optimized for sharing and spread across multiple channels over time.
Technology is changing customer relations rapidly. You see that technology is becoming invisible, technology is creating new experiences for customers, technology is democratizing the world and technology is making customer relations more transparant than ever. These evolutions have a big impact on doing business. In this presentation, I give guidelines for your customer strategy in the day after tomorrow. How to create a future proof customer strategy? It is build on 5 pillars: mobile first, data expertise, platform thinking, boundless experiences and customer collaboration.
10 Insightful Quotes On Designing A Better Customer ExperienceYuan Wang
In an ever-changing landscape of one digital disruption after another, companies and organisations are looking for new ways to understand their target markets and engage them better. Increasingly they invest in user experience (UX) and customer experience design (CX) capabilities by working with a specialist UX agency or developing their own UX lab. Some UX practitioners are touting leaner and faster ways of developing customer-centric products and services, via methodologies such as guerilla research, rapid prototyping and Agile UX. Others seek innovation and fulfilment by spending more time in research, being more inclusive, and designing for social goods.
Experience is more than just an interface. It is a relationship, as well as a series of touch points between your brand and your customer. Here are our top 10 highlights and takeaways from the recent UX Australia conference to help you transform your customer experience design.
For full article, continue reading at https://yump.com.au/10-ways-supercharge-customer-experience-design/
Millennials & Money: One Generation, Many Goals & ValuesEdelman
In the 2016 Millennials & Money research, the Edelman Financial Services Sector and Edelman Intelligence teams explored the role of money and financial services in the lives of Millennials throughout the U.S. The research revealed their beliefs and attitudes towards money and uncovered how their goals and values differ based on ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Read more: http://edl.mn/20R27Tj
10 Things your Audience Hates About your PresentationStinson
See it with animations! https://vimeo.com/179236019
It’s impossible to win over an audience with a bad presentation. You might have the next big thing, but if your presentation falls flat, then so will your idea. While every audience is different, there are some universal cringe-worthy presentation mistakes that are all too common. Whether you’re an amateur or a seasoned presenter, you should always avoid this list of top 10 things your audience hates. Are you committing any of these 10 fatal presentation sins?
For more presentation help, visit stinsondesign.com/blog
Game developers are increasingly using Twitch to reach new customers. Twitch viewership has grown significantly in recent years, especially among millennial males. Developers are creating original content for Twitch, engaging with streamers, gathering feedback from viewers, and holding tournaments to promote games and build communities. Case studies show how ROBLOX grew its viewership on Twitch from 100,000 to 5 million minutes by empowering its community, and how Digital Extremes takes a collaborative approach, using Twitch to get feedback and make game changes. The presentation encourages developers to embrace the Twitch community for branding, building loyalty, and leveraging streamers to spread their message.
The Future Of Work & The Work Of The FutureArturo Pelayo
What Happens When Robots And Machines Learn On Their Own?
This slide deck is an introduction to exponential technologies for an audience of designers and developers of workforce training materials.
The Blended Learning And Technologies Forum (BLAT Forum) is a quarterly event in Auckland, New Zealand that welcomes practitioners, designers and developers of blended learning instructional deliverables across different industries of the New Zealand economy.
3 Storytelling Tips - From Acclaimed Writer Burt HelmEthos3
Visit the Ethos3 blog (http://buff.ly/1B8ehRa) to get the full scoop on these tips. By reading the Ethos3 blog post, you will learn how to tell stories that will captivate even the most challenging audiences.
If you need help creating professional presentations, email us at: info@ethos3.com
Ethos3 is a presentation design agency with premier PowerPoint and presentation designers. We can create the perfect presentation for you: www.ethos3.com
15 Quotes To Nurture Your Creative Soul!DesignMantic
Every now and then, we all crave inspiration to get started. but often times, inspiration is hardest is to find when it is needed the most. but powerful words almost always do the trick. They have power that is undeniable. So for all the creative souls out there, here we share some remarkable sayings from legends to feed your mind and strengthen your design game ...
Remember, sharing is caring! :)
This document provides 20 quotes from historical figures to inspire creative genius. The quotes encourage thinking outside the box, taking risks, being curious, breaking rules, and gaining an unfair advantage through creativity. They emphasize trusting instincts, changing the world through committed groups, and navigating without a map in creative pursuits. The document aims to banish creative roadblocks by sharing inspirational thoughts on creativity.
11 Things Healthy People Do Every MorningEason Chan
It all starts at home. A great day begins with an amazing morning. With constant distractions and the daily pressure of responsibilities, it’s important to start your morning right to get your mind and body prepared for your daily routine. These 11 tips will bring out the best of your morning, day, week, and life. Shared by: http://www.familychiropractic.com.sg/
Your brain is capable of incredible healing and constant reshaping. Through a new relationship with your brain you can transform your life. With increased self-awareness and conscious intention, the brain can be taught to reach far beyond its present limitations.
This is a visual excerpt from my book "Super Brain," which I co-authored with Rudolph Tanzi, PhD. To read more, go to: http://www.chopra.com/
https://www.wrike.com/blog - We surveyed creative teams to discover their biggest challenges and bottlenecks, from conception to completion. And what we discovered was: creative teams have to organize requests, listen to feedback, and seek approvals, all while trying to incorporate their own creative vision, making it difficult to prioritize and meet deadlines. Check out the details in our Slideshare.
Go Viral on the Social Web: The Definitive How-To guide!XPLAIN
Creating a Viral Content success story has no recipe. It has a lot of variables, not all of which can be controlled by a Brand. However, this deck offers you the ideal How-To approach in creating tasteful, inspired Content that will help your message stand out from the information noise on Social Web and make people eager to share it around.
It’s not enough that you drink water every day. You have to make sure it’s the adequate amount and it’s absolutely safe and clean. To be guaranteed about your everyday drinking water, it would be a good idea buy water filter here in Singapore or anywhere you might be in the world.
This is the first SlideShare adaption of Timothy E. Johansson's 100 Growth Hacks in 100 Days. The growth hacks that's included in the slide are 1 to 10. Timothy is the front-end developer at UserApp (www.userapp.io).
What does the future look like? Is it a dark space where we’re suffering from varying degrees of techamphetamine or are we heading towards a Utopian fantasy of abundance and harmony?
Understanding that our basic human needs and wants barely change, we explore the future state of a range of topics; from our need for physical sustenance through to our age-long fascination of transcending the limitations of our biology.
Looking at the future from a human perspective, our potential for greatness is teetering on a fine line between darkness and hope. We’re banking on the latter.
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Many of us are familiar with this saying and it is certainly a good thing to do! However, it’s not the only thing that you need to do to maintain a healthy life and lifestyle! The ABC’s of Living a Healthy Lifestyle is a fun way to help you focus on obtaining a good health.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness, happiness and focus.
Hi! We're the creative team behind Hypothesis's reports, presentations, and infographics, and we're sharing out our best tips. Please share with someone you think would enjoy this slideshow.
www.hypothesisgroup.com
www.linkedin.com/companies/hypothesis-group
www.instagram.com/hypothesisgroup
How I got 2.5 Million views on Slideshare (by @nickdemey - Board of Innovation)Board of Innovation
This document provides tips for creating engaging slide decks on SlideShare that garner many views. It recommends focusing on quality over quantity when creating each slide, using compelling images and headlines, and including calls to action throughout. It also suggests experimenting with sharing techniques and doing so in waves to build momentum. The goal is to create decks that are optimized for sharing and spread across multiple channels over time.
Technology is changing customer relations rapidly. You see that technology is becoming invisible, technology is creating new experiences for customers, technology is democratizing the world and technology is making customer relations more transparant than ever. These evolutions have a big impact on doing business. In this presentation, I give guidelines for your customer strategy in the day after tomorrow. How to create a future proof customer strategy? It is build on 5 pillars: mobile first, data expertise, platform thinking, boundless experiences and customer collaboration.
10 Insightful Quotes On Designing A Better Customer ExperienceYuan Wang
In an ever-changing landscape of one digital disruption after another, companies and organisations are looking for new ways to understand their target markets and engage them better. Increasingly they invest in user experience (UX) and customer experience design (CX) capabilities by working with a specialist UX agency or developing their own UX lab. Some UX practitioners are touting leaner and faster ways of developing customer-centric products and services, via methodologies such as guerilla research, rapid prototyping and Agile UX. Others seek innovation and fulfilment by spending more time in research, being more inclusive, and designing for social goods.
Experience is more than just an interface. It is a relationship, as well as a series of touch points between your brand and your customer. Here are our top 10 highlights and takeaways from the recent UX Australia conference to help you transform your customer experience design.
For full article, continue reading at https://yump.com.au/10-ways-supercharge-customer-experience-design/
Millennials & Money: One Generation, Many Goals & ValuesEdelman
In the 2016 Millennials & Money research, the Edelman Financial Services Sector and Edelman Intelligence teams explored the role of money and financial services in the lives of Millennials throughout the U.S. The research revealed their beliefs and attitudes towards money and uncovered how their goals and values differ based on ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Read more: http://edl.mn/20R27Tj
10 Things your Audience Hates About your PresentationStinson
See it with animations! https://vimeo.com/179236019
It’s impossible to win over an audience with a bad presentation. You might have the next big thing, but if your presentation falls flat, then so will your idea. While every audience is different, there are some universal cringe-worthy presentation mistakes that are all too common. Whether you’re an amateur or a seasoned presenter, you should always avoid this list of top 10 things your audience hates. Are you committing any of these 10 fatal presentation sins?
For more presentation help, visit stinsondesign.com/blog
Game developers are increasingly using Twitch to reach new customers. Twitch viewership has grown significantly in recent years, especially among millennial males. Developers are creating original content for Twitch, engaging with streamers, gathering feedback from viewers, and holding tournaments to promote games and build communities. Case studies show how ROBLOX grew its viewership on Twitch from 100,000 to 5 million minutes by empowering its community, and how Digital Extremes takes a collaborative approach, using Twitch to get feedback and make game changes. The presentation encourages developers to embrace the Twitch community for branding, building loyalty, and leveraging streamers to spread their message.
The Future Of Work & The Work Of The FutureArturo Pelayo
What Happens When Robots And Machines Learn On Their Own?
This slide deck is an introduction to exponential technologies for an audience of designers and developers of workforce training materials.
The Blended Learning And Technologies Forum (BLAT Forum) is a quarterly event in Auckland, New Zealand that welcomes practitioners, designers and developers of blended learning instructional deliverables across different industries of the New Zealand economy.
3 Storytelling Tips - From Acclaimed Writer Burt HelmEthos3
Visit the Ethos3 blog (http://buff.ly/1B8ehRa) to get the full scoop on these tips. By reading the Ethos3 blog post, you will learn how to tell stories that will captivate even the most challenging audiences.
If you need help creating professional presentations, email us at: info@ethos3.com
Ethos3 is a presentation design agency with premier PowerPoint and presentation designers. We can create the perfect presentation for you: www.ethos3.com
15 Quotes To Nurture Your Creative Soul!DesignMantic
Every now and then, we all crave inspiration to get started. but often times, inspiration is hardest is to find when it is needed the most. but powerful words almost always do the trick. They have power that is undeniable. So for all the creative souls out there, here we share some remarkable sayings from legends to feed your mind and strengthen your design game ...
Remember, sharing is caring! :)
When you are creating a visuals and want them to look as snazzy as possible, there is a lot you can do to make your images shine with the brightness and glory of a thousand suns. You can add beautiful background textures, have perfectly complimentary fonts, or play with the orientation of your text in different ways. Even so, if you are not careful your text can look boring. Another way to make your presentation slides look spiffy (and certainly not boring) is to change up the way you display your text. Here are ten clever and easy to implement design tips for mixing up your text display and maximizing your design potential.
At Officevibe, we end our daily standup meetings with an inspirational quote to start the day on a positive note.
Whoever’s turn it is to speak holds a basketball, and the last one to speak has to come up with a quote of the day.
Everyone puts their finger on the ball, and when the quote is said, the ball gets thrown up in the air and we all say “think about it”, as a reminder to really let the hidden meaning of the quote sink in.
read the full article on Officevibe blog:
https://www.officevibe.com/blog/20-inspirational-leadership-quotes
Learn more about the simplest tool for a greater workplace:
https://www.officevibe.com/
Tired of losing sales pitches? Look no further, get some timeless advice from high-stakes presentation consultant: Cliff Atkinson on how to throw out your old sales pitch and make your next one count.
Download here: http://www.paywithapost.de/pay?id=80eb8437-7393-4e61-b8a6-175d76d9eb5b
The X factor: The Secret to Better Content Marketing Mathew Sweezey
Content Marketing is something we all must do, but we do not all do it well. The X Factor which separates the two is Agile Marketing. In this presentation I'll teach you what Agile Content Marketing is, the data to prove why Agile is better, and how to execute agile content marketing with agile lead nurturing, agile social advertising, and agile content creation.
This document provides a summary of common mistakes in PowerPoint presentation design and tips to avoid them. It identifies the top 5 mistakes as including putting too much information on slides, not using enough visuals, using poor quality visuals, having a disorganized "visual vomit" style, and lack of preparation. The document emphasizes telling a story over slide design, using whitespace on slides, consistent formatting, and spending significant time preparing presentations.
How to Craft Your Company's Storytelling Voice by Ann Handley of MarketingProfsMarketingProfs
You know your company's story, but what's the right voice to use in telling it? Find out how to craft your company's storytelling voice. Ann Handley, chief content officer of MarketingProfs and author of "Content Rules" shares tips and ideas for crafting your brand's storytelling voice.
You’re not the expert. Your customers are, and who your customer is, is changing rapidly. Learn more about the digital consumer, how to bring new life to your customer experience, and inspire your team with workshop activities. Take a deeper look into the key drivers of your business, reinvigorate your customer experience, and gain insight from one of the newest inspiring entrepreneurs, who built his business around an out-of-the-ordinary customer experience. Why not create an experience that will leave your customers talking and sharing your brand with everyone? These musings were gathered after attending the Next Generation Customer Experience Conference in San Diego, March 2015.
What REALLY Differentiates The Best Content Marketers From The RestRoss Simmonds
The document discusses the results of a study on the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on air pollution. Researchers analyzed data from dozens of countries and found that lockdowns led to an average decline of nearly 30% in nitrogen dioxide levels over cities. However, they also observed that this improvement was temporary and air pollution rebounded once lockdowns were lifted as vehicle traffic increased again. Overall, the study highlights how lockdowns can provide short-term benefits to air quality but sustained changes are needed to maintain those improvements.
40 Tools in 20 Minutes: Hacking your Marketing CareerEric Leist
Marketing today requires doing a little bit of everything from creative writing to HTML to light Photoshopping. There are a ton of free tools to make those tasks easier and scalable.
Originally presented at Suffolk University's Bridging the Gap Conference--April 18th, 2014.
WEB APPS
http://zapier.com
https://ifttt.com/
http://twitterfeed.com/
http://gaggleamp.com
http://landerapp.com/
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1033867?hl=en
http://99designs.com/
http://visual.ly
http://www.alexa.com/
http://www.hubspot.com/blog-topic-generator
http://www.wordle.net/
www.inboundwriter.com
http://litmus.com/
http://www.inboundwriter.com/
https://www.optimizely.com/
http://thenounproject.com/
http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/
https://www.facebook.com/help/459892990722543/
http://ads.twitter.com
https://plzadvize.com/
DESKTOP APPS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/caffeine/id411246225?mt=12
http://jumpcut.sourceforge.net/
http://www.gifgrabber.com/
http://www.gimp.org/
EMAIL TOOLS
http://getsignals.com
http://www.yesware.com/
http://www.boomeranggmail.com/
http://rapportive.com/
http://www.wisestamp.com/
http://verify-email.org
MOBILE APPS
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xuchdeid.clear
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cardmunch-business-card-reader/id478351777?mt=8
BROWSER PLUGINS
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/omnidrive/gpnikbcifngfgfcgcgfahidojdpklfia?hl=en-US
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/klout/
LEARNING PLATFORMS
http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/
http://www.codecademy.com/
http://teamtreehouse.com/
https://generalassemb.ly/
http://www.intelligent.ly/
http://smarterer.com/
Major hotel chains will focus less on amenities like TVs and phones in 2015, instead prioritizing free high-speed WiFi. Hotel occupancy is reaching new heights, causing room rates to rise, so hotels will emphasize savings opportunities. Travelers can expect to see more bundled packages that combine flights, rooms, and car rentals to provide affordable options. Emerging technologies like smartphone room keys and wearable devices will continue changing the travel experience.
An effective pitch presentation can be the difference between securing investment and/or support for your startup. Download our slide presentation, "Build a Better Pitch Deck," and gain insight on what content to include in your slides and how to design them for the most impact. This information is aggregated from leading entrepreneurship and investor sources both in Arizona and throughout the nation.
We Are Social's comprehensive new report covers internet, social media and mobile usage statistics from all over the world. It contains more than 350 infographics, including global snapshots, regional overviews, and in-depth profiles of 30 of the world's largest economies. For a more insightful analysis of these numbers, please visit http://bit.ly/SDMW2015
Eco-nomics, The hidden costs of consumptionJosh Beatty
Joe, an average consumer, spends $25,000 annually on goods and consumes $100,000 worth of natural resources, but he only pays the direct retail costs and is unaware of the various hidden environmental, health, and security costs associated with production and transportation. These hidden costs—which include pollution cleanup, resource depletion, subsidies, and climate change impacts—add up to over $1 trillion annually for U.S. consumers. The document urges people to reduce their consumption, support sustainable businesses, and make more informed choices to limit these hidden costs that will otherwise be passed on to future generations.
Gary Vaynerchuk provides tips for using Snapchat effectively. He notes that while only 1% of marketers currently use Snapchat, it has over 100 million active monthly users, making it a good platform to engage younger audiences. He then provides several tips, such as making emojis huge, finding hidden colors, using geofitlers to tag locations, replaying snaps once per day, drawing on an iPad for better quality, cross-promoting to other networks, using QR codes, and checking out the new Snapchat Discover feature. He encourages readers to get started using these tips on Snapchat.
This contains the entire 4-napkin health care series in one file. It makes more sense to read this one now than the others since it is the complete set all in one file.
The document discusses sustainable development and several of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It summarizes the goals of Zero Hunger, Responsible Consumption and Production, and Quality Education. It notes that hunger is increasing again globally and sustainable food production is needed to feed the growing population. It explains that responsible consumption and reducing waste are important given finite resources. It also emphasizes that quality education is needed to prepare more people to productively contribute as populations increase.
Former Senator Richard G. Lugar's remarks for the 2009 BASIS Conference on "Escaping Poverty Traps: Connecting the Chronically Poor to the Economic Growth Agenda."
The document discusses facts about global poverty, including that over 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 per day and 1.3 billion live on less than $1.25 per day. It also examines causes of poverty like unequal global policies that benefit wealthy nations and corporations. The impacts of poverty are outlined such as lack of access to clean water and high disease rates. Solutions discussed include creating employment opportunities to improve incomes and empower the poor.
This document discusses several issues related to human population growth and its impact on the environment. It notes that the global population will likely exceed 7 billion by 2015 and meeting the needs of this many people will be difficult without degrading natural resources and environmental quality. Rapid population growth in recent decades has contributed significantly to environmental problems. Other issues discussed include variations in population growth rates among countries, links between poverty, health and the environment, climate change impacts on health, and the importance of equitable distribution of resources.
In the late 1980s, Cuba had a fairly successful economy dependent on Soviet subsidies. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Cuba lost these subsidies and was pushed into an economic crisis. Food shortages became prevalent as imports slowed down and stopped, triggering human migration out of Cuba and an imbalance in their development.
The document discusses several issues relating to global food production and security. It notes that agriculture is one of the largest threats to biodiversity due to practices like pesticide use and soil degradation. Around 850 million people worldwide lack adequate food access. While the Green Revolution boosted yields in Mexico and India, continuing efforts face challenges in Africa. Solutions proposed include organic farming, genetically modified crops, and policies to support smallholder farmers. Overall, whether the world can sustainably feed itself in the future remains an open debate.
Famine is caused by a lack of access to food that can lead to starvation and death, usually impacting millions. It is the result of long-term social, political, and economic processes rather than singular causes. In 2010, 925 million people experienced hunger worldwide. Poverty is the principal cause of hunger as many lack sufficient land or income to purchase enough food, despite global food production being enough to provide everyone with at least 2,720 kilocalories per day. Progress in reducing world hunger has been marginal, with the number of undernourished people increasing to over 1 billion rather than being halved by 2015 as targeted.
Full planet, empty plates [lester r. brown] summaryKarla Dominguez
The increasing global demand for food is straining supplies and raising prices due to population growth, increased meat consumption, and the conversion of grains into biofuels. Production is limited by soil erosion, water shortages, and plateauing yields exacerbated by rising temperatures. Over a billion people now face chronic hunger, especially in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Rapid population growth in developing nations risks overwhelming land and resources unless fertility declines, but stabilizing world population will be necessary to sustainably feed the planet long-term. Reducing meat consumption, reversing biofuels policies, and making wise individual choices around transportation and diet can help address this growing crisis.
The document summarizes the enormous costs of chronic disease and poor diet on the US and global economies and environment. It estimates that chronic disease will cost the US economy $95 trillion over the next 35 years, and that fixing the food system could help address this crisis. Globally, the costs of obesity and chronic disease are estimated in the quadrillions due to their impacts on health systems, productivity, and environment. The food system also imposes heavy costs on farmworkers through low wages, poor conditions, and exposure to toxic chemicals.
Rev. Thomas Malthus was an English clergyman who published "An Essay on the Principle of Population" in 1798, providing the first major contribution to the study of population. He argued that human population grows exponentially while the food supply only grows arithmetically, so without controls like famine, disease or war, population will outpace food production. His theories helped explain the population growth that has occurred since the agricultural and industrial revolutions enabled steady increases in the human population and its associated environmental impacts like climate change, water scarcity, and biodiversity loss.
The document discusses the enormous costs of chronic disease to the US economy over the next 35 years, estimated to be $95 trillion. This would be almost five times the current annual US GDP. It notes that most chronic diseases are caused by an industrialized diet high in processed foods and low in fruits and vegetables. Fixing the food system by shifting to more sustainable agriculture and healthier whole foods could help avoid much of this economic burden and help fund important priorities. However, current government policies primarily support the commodity crops and processed foods that drive disease, rather than healthier options.
The document summarizes several of the top global issues according to world geography:
1) Climate change and global warming are causing rising global temperatures due to increases in greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide from both natural events and human activities.
2) Communicable diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis infect over one billion people due lack of access to healthcare and effective treatments.
3) Conflicts in places like Sudan, Iraq and Ethiopia have resulted in millions of deaths over thousands of years and continue to displace populations.
5th African RCE Conference Remarks by Prof. J.C. Maviiri, Uganda Martyrs Univ...ESD UNU-IAS
This document summarizes remarks made by Prof. J.C. Maviiri, Vice Chancellor of Uganda Martyrs University, at the 5th African RCE Conference on building stronger networks for transforming communities through education for sustainable development. It discusses challenges to the environment and development cited in reports like the Brundtland Commission. It also highlights perspectives on the environment from Pope Francis' encyclical. Finally, it examines three UN Sustainable Development Goals - ending poverty, ending hunger and malnutrition, and promoting inclusive economic growth and decent work - and their targets, and suggests the RCE approach can help accelerate sustainable solutions at local levels.
One of the most controversial aspects of our food system is the role of genetically engineered crop varieties. While proponents argue GE crops can increase yields to feed a growing population, critics warn that reliance on this single technological solution cannot address the root causes of global hunger. The problems with our food system lie deeper than issues of production, as evidenced by the paradox of food waste amidst hunger even in countries like the US where GE crops are most widely used. True solutions require addressing inefficiencies and inequalities across the entire food system through sustainable, locally-adapted policies and behaviors rather than promises of any single "golden ticket."
Human population growth has exploded in the last 200 years due to decreased mortality rates and advances in technology and medicine. This growth puts significant stress on limited natural resources and the environment. Factors like access to healthcare, education, economic development, and women's empowerment can help slow population growth rates. Technology will continue playing a key role in addressing these issues but also mitigating our environmental impacts as our numbers increase. The next few decades will be critical in determining what the future holds.
population development and environment is not directly linked but yet there is a indirect complex relationship between population development/ activities and environment for example urbanization, slums , mega cities emerge and the use of natural resources mush faster then they replanish
Global food security aims to ensure everyone has access to nutritious food every day. However, poverty and population growth pose challenges. Over 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day and nearly 1.5 billion live on less than $1.25, while 20,000 people starve daily. The global population is expected to grow from 7 billion in 2010 to over 11 billion by 2100. Meeting the predicted 50% increase in food demand by 2030 and 70% by 2050 requires making food accessible to all. Foodborne illnesses also negatively impact public health and economies. Addressing these issues can help governments invest in infrastructure to improve lives.
The document discusses human population growth and urbanization. It notes that:
- The human population has grown exponentially in the past 200 years due to factors like improved agriculture and health care.
- Population growth is unevenly distributed, with 99% of new arrivals between 2011-2050 expected in middle- and low-income countries.
- Most of the world's population now lives in urban areas, and urbanization is bringing problems like pollution, poverty, and unsustainable resource use.
- Cities can work to become more sustainable by reducing sprawl, promoting alternatives to cars, and using approaches like smart growth and new urbanism.
CRJ 201-PolicingPolicing in a democracy Introduction.docxmydrynan
CRJ 201-Policing
Policing in a democracy
Introduction
Discuss how public safety is organized in the U.S.
Differentiate between Federal, State, and Local law enforcement.
Describe some challenges to U.S. law enforcement agencies
Public Safety Organization
Extremely complex and expensive undertaking
U.S. approach to law enforcement is unique
Federalist Structure-no national police force.
Law enforcement is primarily the responsibility of local governments (local control)
Public Safety Organization
There are approximately 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the U.S. today.
Main Points:
LE in the U.S. is diverse and fragmented
LE in the U.S. is predominantly local
Many employment opportunities at different levels
Federal Law Enforcement
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
U.S. Marshals Service
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Firearms (ATF)
Federal Law Enforcement
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Customs and Border Protection
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Secret Service
TSA
FEMA
Federal Law Enforcement
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Executive Office for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Federal Law Enforcement
Department of the Interior
National Park Service
Fish and Wildlife
U.S. Park Police
Bureau of Indian Affairs
State Law Enforcement
State Law Enforcement
50 States-Each State decides how to operate their law enforcement apparatus
Some are centralized, others are decentralized.
Lets look at New York State
State Law Enforcement
New York State Law Enforcement
NYS Police (Troopers)
NYS Park Police
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
State Law Enforcement
Local Law Enforcement
County Sheriff
County Police
City Police
Town Police
Village Police
Local Police
COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT
Patrolled by a sheriff’s department
Duties of a county sheriff’s office vary
In larger counties there is often a county police department (e.g. Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, etc.)
Issues Affecting Police
Diversity
Resources-most police departments in the U.S. are very small
Budgets
Drug Interdiction
Lack of back-up for small jurisdictions
Anti-Terrorism
Immigration enforcement
Accountability
Training
Recruitment
Responding to emotionally disturbed individuals
International Policing
Interpol
International Criminal Police Organization
Worldwide organization established for the development of cooperation among nations regarding common police problems
Police officials of any member country may initiate a request for assistance on a case that extends beyond their country’s jurisdiction.
Next
Police Management and Organization
Chapters 5 & 6
Assignment 2: Poverty and Food Security
The members of the United Nations appreciated the content you provided on population growth. Now they are asking you to expand the whitepaper to include global food securi.
The document provides information about the Zika virus outbreak, including how it spreads and symptoms. It notes that Zika virus is mainly spread by Aedes mosquitoes and infected mothers can pass it to fetuses. While there is no vaccine currently, people can protect themselves by preventing mosquito bites, using repellent and eliminating standing water where mosquitoes breed. The most important advice is to stay informed but remain calm.
The document contains 20 quotes from Prince ranging from short phrases to full sentences on a variety of topics including music, life, freedom, spirituality, happiness, and more. Some of the quotes say music should make you feel good, life is a party that doesn't last, too much freedom can lead to soul decay, and a strong spirit transcends rules.
This list is more or less a curation of tips I've surfaced from my reading or research and from what I've observed from being around some incredible investors and successful entrepreneurs. Note, this advice is geared towards ideation through product-market fit level startups, but the life tips are universally applicable I would say.
When possible, I tried to make the tip "actionable", which I define as something that's able to be done;
or an action having practical value.
So, in no particular order, I give you the Startup and Life Tips for Entrepreneurs: a Journal of Thoughts...
Viral video challenges are more popular than ever! What is a viral video challenge? They can be fun! They can be silly, but most challenges can be dangerous...
The Syrian refugee situation, has become one of the biggest humanitarian crisis’ in the last decade. An estimated 9 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of civil war in March 2011. We see it on tv. We read about it in the news…but do we understand who and what a refugee is?
Prior to Your Pitch - 4 things to consider before presenting your #Startups t...Empowered Presentations
Four things to consider before presenting your startup to investors:
1. Focus on how you present yourself through your attire and commitment to the business, and making a good first impression.
2. Clearly outline your idea's market potential, how fast the business can scale, and the impact it will make.
3. Ensure your slide deck content is concise and designed boldly, and that your delivery is enthusiastic.
4. Consider the types of investors in your audience and how they may react.
The NFL is the most popular professional sports league among U.S. fans. 111.3 Million people watched the 2012 super bowl. That's more than the 2012 Presidential debates with only 65.5 million viewers...
#Concussion #Football #Sports #ConcussionMovie
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The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Hit Comedy-Drama series, Orange is The New Black, follows the lives and stories of women inmates at Litchfield Federal Penitentiary. We've unlocked 10 Business Lessons from Orange is the New Black.
The Democratic Party has a larger electoral advantage in this state than in any other state according to the document. This suggests that Democrats have more support from voters which could make it easier for their candidates to win elections in this particular state over Republicans. The document provides very little context but indicates that Democrats are politically stronger in this one state than in others.
HEY Olive Garden! We are sorry... #PowerPoint #OliveGarden #Darden #Starboard...Empowered Presentations
We sure hope Olive Garden survived the presentation yesterday with that 294 slidedeck that was presented by Starboard Value in hopes to restructure their business. In light of that #Deathbypowerpoint example we decided to send design them a personal message of hope and inspiration!
Are you looking for investors to help get your business off the ground? Finding investors can be daunting! But have no fear! Investors are looking to fund your business or product. It's not only about the money. Investors become part of your team...
The document discusses the ongoing debate around legalizing marijuana in the U.S. Proponents argue that marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol and support its medical uses, while celebrities and business people admit to using it. However, others oppose legalization due to health risks like lung damage and effects on adolescent brain development. The document provides historical context on marijuana and information on its chemical components and effects on the body. It encourages readers to research both sides of the debate and decide whether legalizing marijuana would make their country better or worse.
Soccer (Football) is arguably considered the world's most popular sport. Over 250 million soccer players world wide. This June, brazil will host the 2014 world cup...
Gambling has a long history dating back to 1300 BC and comes in many forms like dice, cards, horse racing, sports betting, and casinos. While Las Vegas is typically associated with gambling, the global gambling industry is now worth $125 billion with Macau surpassing Las Vegas as the world's largest gambling center. Gambling can be enjoyed recreationally but also carries risks like addiction which affects around 5% of gamblers by increasing dopamine release. It is important to remember that riches won gambling can also be lost, so people should only gamble with what they can afford to lose and know when to walk away.
Heritage Conservation.Strategies and Options for Preserving India HeritageJIT KUMAR GUPTA
Presentation looks at the role , relevance and importance of built and natural heritage, issues faced by heritage in the Indian context and options which can be leveraged to preserve and conserve the heritage.It also lists the challenges faced by the heritage due to rapid urbanisation, land speculation and commercialisation in the urban areas. In addition, ppt lays down the roadmap for the preservation, conservation and making value addition to the available heritage by making it integral part of the planning , designing and management of the human settlements.
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