2014 was a year marked by significant events around the world such as the conflict in Ukraine, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and the rise of the Islamic State militant group. Major news stories and events were captured through impactful photographs that highlighted political unrest, humanitarian crises, and changes in global security. The year 2014 in review shows some of the pivotal moments that shaped the world through the lens of photography.
Social media is a fundamental shift in how people communicate rather than just a passing fad. It allows for more customer engagement through feedback and sharing experiences which builds brand equity. Companies that embrace social media by acting as content providers and listening to customers rather than traditional advertisers will be more successful.
2014 was a year marked by significant events around the world such as the conflict in Ukraine, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and the rise of the Islamic State militant group. Major news stories and global events were captured through impactful photographs that highlighted political unrest, humanitarian crises, and changes in leadership. The year 2014 in review shows some of the defining moments that shaped our world through the lens of photography.
John Suhar and Joe Collins hiked the entire 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine over 148 days from April 18th to September 12th, 2009. The document outlines their preparation for the thru-hike, what a typical day entailed, lessons they learned, and quotes about the experience. It provides an overview of thru-hiking, the states and landmarks along the trail, and reasons one might decide to embark on a long-distance hiking challenge.
This document provides instructions for publishing a blog post on a website. It instructs the user to enter a title with the pupil's name, choose a category, and insert an image. It then tells the user to browse for an image, double click to insert it, and finally click "publish" to share the blog post.
Children and Nature an Essential Connection John Suhar
The document discusses the importance of connecting children with nature. It outlines the vision, mission, and approach of the Urban Ecology Center, which aims to provide outdoor education for urban youth. The Center has grown significantly over the years and now serves thousands of students and community members through various programs. Research suggests the Center is achieving positive impacts such as increased academic performance, reduced crime rates, improved health, and a more engaged community.
UEC Overview: Citizen Science: Linking Research & Environmental Education in ...John Suhar
The document discusses how citizen science projects at the Milwaukee Public Museum link research and environmental education in the city. It outlines various citizen science programs including summer camps, community projects, festivals, and urban adventures. It also lists the museum's partner institutions and some of the national projects focused on areas like prairie restoration, small mammal monitoring, and turtle monitoring. The goal is to engage the public and students in hands-on research through various citizen science initiatives.
This document outlines a strategic plan for an Urban Ecology Center (UEC). The plan includes a vision to provide urban children access to nature education. The mission is to educate people about nature to motivate positive community change. Goals are to maximize outreach, improve programs, and grow long-term support. Strategies include opening new branches, improving natural areas, and growing administrative capacity. Tactics include solid plans for new branches and early plans for other strategies. The plan aims to serve more youth, steward more land, and diversify funding over 10 years.
Five events in the life of every WordPress request you should knowCaldera Labs
This document discusses five important events in the WordPress lifecycle that developers should know about: init, request, pre_get_posts, template_redirect, and template_includes. It provides an overview of when each event fires and related actions and filters that can be used to modify WordPress behavior at different points. Hooks allow developers to attach custom functions to be executed at specific points, extending WordPress functionality.
This document provides instructions for publishing a blog post on a website. It instructs the user to enter a title with the pupil's name, choose a category, and insert an image. It then tells the user to browse for an image, double click to insert it, and finally click "publish" to share the blog post.
The document outlines the speaker's experience on a delegation trip to Nicaragua and their key learnings. It discusses their preconceptions going into the trip, how the trip transformed their thoughts, and how they felt after the delegation. Specifically, the trip helped them better understand efforts to overcome machismo culture through coffee and empower women's organizations like La FEM. La FEM promotes empowerment of rural women through various educational and economic projects. The value of such delegations is that they open one's eyes and allow viewing the world through a new lens.
Ken Leinbach’s 2012 Urban Ecology Center Year in ReviewJohn Suhar
This document provides information about various educational and recreational programs offered by an environmental organization. It lists programs for schools, youth, families, and the community, including outdoor education, internships, volunteer opportunities, festivals, and equipment lending. It also discusses associated research projects and national partnerships. Evaluation results are presented showing that the programs helped students learn science concepts and fostered emotional and community connections.
Just Coffee Delegation: Nicaragua July 2010 - La FEM and CALAJohn Suhar
The document summarizes a delegation to La FEM, a women's organization in Nicaragua that promotes empowerment through various projects like education, healthcare, and sustainable agriculture. It discusses La FEM's history and mission, their work organizing coffee cooperatives and promoting fair trade. Challenges include food security, domestic violence, and tensions with the government. Questions from the delegation focused on empowering women producers and building solidarity between communities in Nicaragua and the US through fair trade.
Social media allows for two-way conversations and engagement between brands and customers. It is important for brands to have an authentic personality and use storytelling to build relationships through social platforms. While social media opens opportunities for collaboration and knowledge sharing, it should be part of an integrated marketing strategy rather than relied on exclusively. Brands must listen to customers, treat them as partners, and engage authentically online.
This document is a program for Team for Kids' 2014 Marathon Celebration Breakfast. It provides statistics on the team such as having 1,700 members, raising nearly $5 million, and getting over 100,000 kids running. It recognizes top fundraisers and award winners. It also thanks the coaches and mentors for their support of the team members.
Josh Pollock #wcatl using composer to increase your word press development po...Caldera Labs
Composer, the PHP dependency manager, is a simple tool that can make it easier for you to reuse your code across projects, speed up your plugin, theme and site development, use other people’s code more efficiently and can even improve your site deployments. In this talk you will learn how to add Composer to your projects, publish Composer libraries, use other developer’s open source Composer libraries, improve your site deployments and otherwise make your life easier.
More information: http://joshpress.net/blog/gain-wordpress-development-superpowers-with-composer/
Presentation given at WordCamp Atlanta 2015: http://atlanta.wordcamp.org/2015/session/using-composer-to-increase-your-wordpress-development-powers/
2014 was a year marked by significant events around the world such as the conflict in Ukraine, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and the rise of the Islamic State militant group. Major news stories and events were captured through impactful photographs that highlighted political unrest, humanitarian crises, and changes in global security. The year 2014 in review shows some of the pivotal moments that shaped the world through the lens of photography.
Social media is a fundamental shift in how people communicate rather than just a passing fad. It allows for more customer engagement through feedback and sharing experiences which builds brand equity. Companies that embrace social media by acting as content providers and listening to customers rather than traditional advertisers will be more successful.
2014 was a year marked by significant events around the world such as the conflict in Ukraine, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and the rise of the Islamic State militant group. Major news stories and global events were captured through impactful photographs that highlighted political unrest, humanitarian crises, and changes in leadership. The year 2014 in review shows some of the defining moments that shaped our world through the lens of photography.
John Suhar and Joe Collins hiked the entire 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine over 148 days from April 18th to September 12th, 2009. The document outlines their preparation for the thru-hike, what a typical day entailed, lessons they learned, and quotes about the experience. It provides an overview of thru-hiking, the states and landmarks along the trail, and reasons one might decide to embark on a long-distance hiking challenge.
This document provides instructions for publishing a blog post on a website. It instructs the user to enter a title with the pupil's name, choose a category, and insert an image. It then tells the user to browse for an image, double click to insert it, and finally click "publish" to share the blog post.
Children and Nature an Essential Connection John Suhar
The document discusses the importance of connecting children with nature. It outlines the vision, mission, and approach of the Urban Ecology Center, which aims to provide outdoor education for urban youth. The Center has grown significantly over the years and now serves thousands of students and community members through various programs. Research suggests the Center is achieving positive impacts such as increased academic performance, reduced crime rates, improved health, and a more engaged community.
UEC Overview: Citizen Science: Linking Research & Environmental Education in ...John Suhar
The document discusses how citizen science projects at the Milwaukee Public Museum link research and environmental education in the city. It outlines various citizen science programs including summer camps, community projects, festivals, and urban adventures. It also lists the museum's partner institutions and some of the national projects focused on areas like prairie restoration, small mammal monitoring, and turtle monitoring. The goal is to engage the public and students in hands-on research through various citizen science initiatives.
This document outlines a strategic plan for an Urban Ecology Center (UEC). The plan includes a vision to provide urban children access to nature education. The mission is to educate people about nature to motivate positive community change. Goals are to maximize outreach, improve programs, and grow long-term support. Strategies include opening new branches, improving natural areas, and growing administrative capacity. Tactics include solid plans for new branches and early plans for other strategies. The plan aims to serve more youth, steward more land, and diversify funding over 10 years.
Five events in the life of every WordPress request you should knowCaldera Labs
This document discusses five important events in the WordPress lifecycle that developers should know about: init, request, pre_get_posts, template_redirect, and template_includes. It provides an overview of when each event fires and related actions and filters that can be used to modify WordPress behavior at different points. Hooks allow developers to attach custom functions to be executed at specific points, extending WordPress functionality.
This document provides instructions for publishing a blog post on a website. It instructs the user to enter a title with the pupil's name, choose a category, and insert an image. It then tells the user to browse for an image, double click to insert it, and finally click "publish" to share the blog post.
The document outlines the speaker's experience on a delegation trip to Nicaragua and their key learnings. It discusses their preconceptions going into the trip, how the trip transformed their thoughts, and how they felt after the delegation. Specifically, the trip helped them better understand efforts to overcome machismo culture through coffee and empower women's organizations like La FEM. La FEM promotes empowerment of rural women through various educational and economic projects. The value of such delegations is that they open one's eyes and allow viewing the world through a new lens.
Ken Leinbach’s 2012 Urban Ecology Center Year in ReviewJohn Suhar
This document provides information about various educational and recreational programs offered by an environmental organization. It lists programs for schools, youth, families, and the community, including outdoor education, internships, volunteer opportunities, festivals, and equipment lending. It also discusses associated research projects and national partnerships. Evaluation results are presented showing that the programs helped students learn science concepts and fostered emotional and community connections.
Just Coffee Delegation: Nicaragua July 2010 - La FEM and CALAJohn Suhar
The document summarizes a delegation to La FEM, a women's organization in Nicaragua that promotes empowerment through various projects like education, healthcare, and sustainable agriculture. It discusses La FEM's history and mission, their work organizing coffee cooperatives and promoting fair trade. Challenges include food security, domestic violence, and tensions with the government. Questions from the delegation focused on empowering women producers and building solidarity between communities in Nicaragua and the US through fair trade.
Social media allows for two-way conversations and engagement between brands and customers. It is important for brands to have an authentic personality and use storytelling to build relationships through social platforms. While social media opens opportunities for collaboration and knowledge sharing, it should be part of an integrated marketing strategy rather than relied on exclusively. Brands must listen to customers, treat them as partners, and engage authentically online.
This document is a program for Team for Kids' 2014 Marathon Celebration Breakfast. It provides statistics on the team such as having 1,700 members, raising nearly $5 million, and getting over 100,000 kids running. It recognizes top fundraisers and award winners. It also thanks the coaches and mentors for their support of the team members.
Josh Pollock #wcatl using composer to increase your word press development po...Caldera Labs
Composer, the PHP dependency manager, is a simple tool that can make it easier for you to reuse your code across projects, speed up your plugin, theme and site development, use other people’s code more efficiently and can even improve your site deployments. In this talk you will learn how to add Composer to your projects, publish Composer libraries, use other developer’s open source Composer libraries, improve your site deployments and otherwise make your life easier.
More information: http://joshpress.net/blog/gain-wordpress-development-superpowers-with-composer/
Presentation given at WordCamp Atlanta 2015: http://atlanta.wordcamp.org/2015/session/using-composer-to-increase-your-wordpress-development-powers/
