Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership’s (WLEP’s) Sixth Annual Conference has been hailed a great success.
The event, which consistently attracts a large business audience, took place on Friday (4 November 2016) at the Chateau Impney in Droitwich.
This year saw the largest attendance at any WLEP Conference with many others tuning in to watch the live broadcast. The Conference was hosted by the business author, journalist and ‘Outrageously Optimistic’, Guy Browning, with a keynote speech from the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Rt. Hon Sajid Javid MP, who was joined with other speakers from high-profile local businesses, futurist experts and other respected guests.
Bunaken Island | Nov-15 | Tourism and Energy Provision – Bunaken Island Case ...Smart Villages
By Mike Price
Off-grid electrification for development of small islands represents a number of unique challenges under the broad category of rural electrification. Small, off-grid island communities are particularly vulnerable to diesel price fluctuations and natural disasters, and thus, enhancing resilience through more sustainable and cheaper energy technologies should be a key priority. Financing the transition to these technologies – usually photovoltaic, micro-hydro or sometimes wind – is an essential hurdle to overcome. Once electricity systems are in place it is equally important that they are sustained in the longer term with effective arrangements for operation and maintenance, cost recovery etc. Related to this, is the productive use of the energy provided to increase islander incomes.
The workshop on Bunaken Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia from 3 to 5 November 2015, organised by the Smart Villages Initiative in collaboration with Kopernik, will explore these issues and develop recommendations for policy makers, development agencies and other stakeholders in energy provision to island communities.
More info: http://e4sv.org/events/off-grid-islands-electricity-workshop/
Christmas in France is celebrated with family on December 24th and 25th. Traditional meals include foie gras, oysters, salmon, duck, and buche de Noel cake. Houses are decorated inside and out with lights and trees. Children hope to see Santa and carols like "Venez or fideles" are sung. Christmas markets open selling gifts. New Year's Eve is celebrated with a lavish feast and dance before fireworks and festivals ring in the new year. Famous landmarks like Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower are illuminated during the holidays.
This document is an email newsletter from Fresh Water Cleveland containing several articles:
1) Five alternative holiday events in the Cleveland area including a life-sized Candy Land and a Christmas Story slide.
2) An organizer is planning a unity event in Cleveland ahead of the presidential inauguration called "Circle the City with Love" which was previously successful.
3) A new podcast focuses on Cleveland residents making positive change in their communities through the Neighbor Up network.
This document discusses entertainment activities in several European countries. In Germany, playing computer games and using the internet are popular among youth. In Australia, 23.5% of people over 15 regularly participate in organized sports like cricket and hockey. In France, teenagers tend to gather on beaches in summer and in bars and restaurants in winter. In Ireland, entertainment is commonly found in restaurants, with business dinners seen as social occasions. In Sweden, popular pastimes include listening to music, hanging out with friends, singing, playing instruments, and watching TV for several hours per day. In England, listening to music is also popular, with 72% of households owning a CD player and pop/rock being the most purchased genres.
This document contains the curriculum vitae of Alfonso de Castro Fondevila. It summarizes his professional experience, education and teaching experience. He is currently a full professor in the Department of Fine Arts, Design and Image at the University of Barcelona, where he has taught photography courses since 1987. His curriculum can be exported and imported to databases compatible with the CVN technology.
Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership’s (WLEP’s) Sixth Annual Conference has been hailed a great success.
The event, which consistently attracts a large business audience, took place on Friday (4 November 2016) at the Chateau Impney in Droitwich.
This year saw the largest attendance at any WLEP Conference with many others tuning in to watch the live broadcast. The Conference was hosted by the business author, journalist and ‘Outrageously Optimistic’, Guy Browning, with a keynote speech from the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Rt. Hon Sajid Javid MP, who was joined with other speakers from high-profile local businesses, futurist experts and other respected guests.
Bunaken Island | Nov-15 | Tourism and Energy Provision – Bunaken Island Case ...Smart Villages
By Mike Price
Off-grid electrification for development of small islands represents a number of unique challenges under the broad category of rural electrification. Small, off-grid island communities are particularly vulnerable to diesel price fluctuations and natural disasters, and thus, enhancing resilience through more sustainable and cheaper energy technologies should be a key priority. Financing the transition to these technologies – usually photovoltaic, micro-hydro or sometimes wind – is an essential hurdle to overcome. Once electricity systems are in place it is equally important that they are sustained in the longer term with effective arrangements for operation and maintenance, cost recovery etc. Related to this, is the productive use of the energy provided to increase islander incomes.
The workshop on Bunaken Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia from 3 to 5 November 2015, organised by the Smart Villages Initiative in collaboration with Kopernik, will explore these issues and develop recommendations for policy makers, development agencies and other stakeholders in energy provision to island communities.
More info: http://e4sv.org/events/off-grid-islands-electricity-workshop/
Christmas in France is celebrated with family on December 24th and 25th. Traditional meals include foie gras, oysters, salmon, duck, and buche de Noel cake. Houses are decorated inside and out with lights and trees. Children hope to see Santa and carols like "Venez or fideles" are sung. Christmas markets open selling gifts. New Year's Eve is celebrated with a lavish feast and dance before fireworks and festivals ring in the new year. Famous landmarks like Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower are illuminated during the holidays.
This document is an email newsletter from Fresh Water Cleveland containing several articles:
1) Five alternative holiday events in the Cleveland area including a life-sized Candy Land and a Christmas Story slide.
2) An organizer is planning a unity event in Cleveland ahead of the presidential inauguration called "Circle the City with Love" which was previously successful.
3) A new podcast focuses on Cleveland residents making positive change in their communities through the Neighbor Up network.
This document discusses entertainment activities in several European countries. In Germany, playing computer games and using the internet are popular among youth. In Australia, 23.5% of people over 15 regularly participate in organized sports like cricket and hockey. In France, teenagers tend to gather on beaches in summer and in bars and restaurants in winter. In Ireland, entertainment is commonly found in restaurants, with business dinners seen as social occasions. In Sweden, popular pastimes include listening to music, hanging out with friends, singing, playing instruments, and watching TV for several hours per day. In England, listening to music is also popular, with 72% of households owning a CD player and pop/rock being the most purchased genres.
This document contains the curriculum vitae of Alfonso de Castro Fondevila. It summarizes his professional experience, education and teaching experience. He is currently a full professor in the Department of Fine Arts, Design and Image at the University of Barcelona, where he has taught photography courses since 1987. His curriculum can be exported and imported to databases compatible with the CVN technology.
AHMR is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed online journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of Human Mobility in Africa. Through the publication of original research, policy discussions and evidence research papers AHMR provides a comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis of contemporaneous trends, migration patterns and some of the most important migration-related issues.
Food safety, prepare for the unexpected - So what can be done in order to be ready to address food safety, food Consumers, food producers and manufacturers, food transporters, food businesses, food retailers can ...
A Guide to AI for Smarter Nonprofits - Dr. Cori Faklaris, UNC CharlotteCori Faklaris
Working with data is a challenge for many organizations. Nonprofits in particular may need to collect and analyze sensitive, incomplete, and/or biased historical data about people. In this talk, Dr. Cori Faklaris of UNC Charlotte provides an overview of current AI capabilities and weaknesses to consider when integrating current AI technologies into the data workflow. The talk is organized around three takeaways: (1) For better or sometimes worse, AI provides you with “infinite interns.” (2) Give people permission & guardrails to learn what works with these “interns” and what doesn’t. (3) Create a roadmap for adding in more AI to assist nonprofit work, along with strategies for bias mitigation.
Combined Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Vessel List.Christina Parmionova
The best available, up-to-date information on all fishing and related vessels that appear on the illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing vessel lists published by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) and related organisations. The aim of the site is to improve the effectiveness of the original IUU lists as a tool for a wide variety of stakeholders to better understand and combat illegal fishing and broader fisheries crime.
To date, the following regional organisations maintain or share lists of vessels that have been found to carry out or support IUU fishing within their own or adjacent convention areas and/or species of competence:
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)
North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC)
South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO)
South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)
Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
The Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List merges all these sources into one list that provides a single reference point to identify whether a vessel is currently IUU listed. Vessels that have been IUU listed in the past and subsequently delisted (for example because of a change in ownership, or because the vessel is no longer in service) are also retained on the site, so that the site contains a full historic record of IUU listed fishing vessels.
Unlike the IUU lists published on individual RFMO websites, which may update vessel details infrequently or not at all, the Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List is kept up to date with the best available information regarding changes to vessel identity, flag state, ownership, location, and operations.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Bharat Mata - History of Indian culture.pdfBharat Mata
Bharat Mata Channel is an initiative towards keeping the culture of this country alive. Our effort is to spread the knowledge of Indian history, culture, religion and Vedas to the masses.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Indira awas yojana housing scheme renamed as PMAYnarinav14
Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) played a significant role in addressing rural housing needs in India. It emerged as a comprehensive program for affordable housing solutions in rural areas, predating the government’s broader focus on mass housing initiatives.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
AHMR is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed online journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of Human Mobility in Africa. Through the publication of original research, policy discussions and evidence research papers AHMR provides a comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis of contemporaneous trends, migration patterns and some of the most important migration-related issues.
Food safety, prepare for the unexpected - So what can be done in order to be ready to address food safety, food Consumers, food producers and manufacturers, food transporters, food businesses, food retailers can ...
A Guide to AI for Smarter Nonprofits - Dr. Cori Faklaris, UNC CharlotteCori Faklaris
Working with data is a challenge for many organizations. Nonprofits in particular may need to collect and analyze sensitive, incomplete, and/or biased historical data about people. In this talk, Dr. Cori Faklaris of UNC Charlotte provides an overview of current AI capabilities and weaknesses to consider when integrating current AI technologies into the data workflow. The talk is organized around three takeaways: (1) For better or sometimes worse, AI provides you with “infinite interns.” (2) Give people permission & guardrails to learn what works with these “interns” and what doesn’t. (3) Create a roadmap for adding in more AI to assist nonprofit work, along with strategies for bias mitigation.
Combined Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Vessel List.Christina Parmionova
The best available, up-to-date information on all fishing and related vessels that appear on the illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing vessel lists published by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) and related organisations. The aim of the site is to improve the effectiveness of the original IUU lists as a tool for a wide variety of stakeholders to better understand and combat illegal fishing and broader fisheries crime.
To date, the following regional organisations maintain or share lists of vessels that have been found to carry out or support IUU fishing within their own or adjacent convention areas and/or species of competence:
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)
North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC)
South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO)
South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)
Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
The Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List merges all these sources into one list that provides a single reference point to identify whether a vessel is currently IUU listed. Vessels that have been IUU listed in the past and subsequently delisted (for example because of a change in ownership, or because the vessel is no longer in service) are also retained on the site, so that the site contains a full historic record of IUU listed fishing vessels.
Unlike the IUU lists published on individual RFMO websites, which may update vessel details infrequently or not at all, the Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List is kept up to date with the best available information regarding changes to vessel identity, flag state, ownership, location, and operations.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Bharat Mata - History of Indian culture.pdfBharat Mata
Bharat Mata Channel is an initiative towards keeping the culture of this country alive. Our effort is to spread the knowledge of Indian history, culture, religion and Vedas to the masses.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Indira awas yojana housing scheme renamed as PMAYnarinav14
Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) played a significant role in addressing rural housing needs in India. It emerged as a comprehensive program for affordable housing solutions in rural areas, predating the government’s broader focus on mass housing initiatives.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
Creative operations teams expect increased AI use in 2024. Currently, over half of tasks are not AI-enabled, but this is expected to decrease in the coming year. ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool currently. Business leaders are more actively exploring AI benefits than individual contributors. Most respondents do not believe AI will impact workforce size in 2024. However, some inhibitions still exist around AI accuracy and lack of understanding. Creatives primarily want to use AI to save time on mundane tasks and boost productivity.
Organizational culture includes values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits that influence employee behaviors and how people interpret those behaviors. It is important because culture can help or hinder a company's success. Some key aspects of Netflix's culture that help it achieve results include hiring smartly so every position has stars, focusing on attitude over just aptitude, and having a strict policy against peacocks, whiners, and jerks.
PEPSICO Presentation to CAGNY Conference Feb 2024Neil Kimberley
PepsiCo provided a safe harbor statement noting that any forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and are subject to risks and uncertainties. It also provided information on non-GAAP measures and directing readers to its website for disclosure and reconciliation. The document then discussed PepsiCo's business overview, including that it is a global beverage and convenient food company with iconic brands, $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, and nearly $14 billion in core operating profit. It operates through a divisional structure with a focus on local consumers.
Content Methodology: A Best Practices Report (Webinar)contently
This document provides an overview of content methodology best practices. It defines content methodology as establishing objectives, KPIs, and a culture of continuous learning and iteration. An effective methodology focuses on connecting with audiences, creating optimal content, and optimizing processes. It also discusses why a methodology is needed due to the competitive landscape, proliferation of channels, and opportunities for improvement. Components of an effective methodology include defining objectives and KPIs, audience analysis, identifying opportunities, and evaluating resources. The document concludes with recommendations around creating a content plan, testing and optimizing content over 90 days.
How to Prepare For a Successful Job Search for 2024Albert Qian
The document provides guidance on preparing a job search for 2024. It discusses the state of the job market, focusing on growth in AI and healthcare but also continued layoffs. It recommends figuring out what you want to do by researching interests and skills, then conducting informational interviews. The job search should involve building a personal brand on LinkedIn, actively applying to jobs, tailoring resumes and interviews, maintaining job hunting as a habit, and continuing self-improvement. Once hired, the document advises setting new goals and keeping skills and networking active in case of future opportunities.
A report by thenetworkone and Kurio.
The contributing experts and agencies are (in an alphabetical order): Sylwia Rytel, Social Media Supervisor, 180heartbeats + JUNG v MATT (PL), Sharlene Jenner, Vice President - Director of Engagement Strategy, Abelson Taylor (USA), Alex Casanovas, Digital Director, Atrevia (ES), Dora Beilin, Senior Social Strategist, Barrett Hoffher (USA), Min Seo, Campaign Director, Brand New Agency (KR), Deshé M. Gully, Associate Strategist, Day One Agency (USA), Francesca Trevisan, Strategist, Different (IT), Trevor Crossman, CX and Digital Transformation Director; Olivia Hussey, Strategic Planner; Simi Srinarula, Social Media Manager, The Hallway (AUS), James Hebbert, Managing Director, Hylink (CN / UK), Mundy Álvarez, Planning Director; Pedro Rojas, Social Media Manager; Pancho González, CCO, Inbrax (CH), Oana Oprea, Head of Digital Planning, Jam Session Agency (RO), Amy Bottrill, Social Account Director, Launch (UK), Gaby Arriaga, Founder, Leonardo1452 (MX), Shantesh S Row, Creative Director, Liwa (UAE), Rajesh Mehta, Chief Strategy Officer; Dhruv Gaur, Digital Planning Lead; Leonie Mergulhao, Account Supervisor - Social Media & PR, Medulla (IN), Aurelija Plioplytė, Head of Digital & Social, Not Perfect (LI), Daiana Khaidargaliyeva, Account Manager, Osaka Labs (UK / USA), Stefanie Söhnchen, Vice President Digital, PIABO Communications (DE), Elisabeth Winiartati, Managing Consultant, Head of Global Integrated Communications; Lydia Aprina, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Nita Prabowo, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Okhi, Web Developer, PNTR Group (ID), Kei Obusan, Insights Director; Daffi Ranandi, Insights Manager, Radarr (SG), Gautam Reghunath, Co-founder & CEO, Talented (IN), Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social and Digital Innovation, THINKHOUSE (IRE), Sarah Yim, Strategy Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo (CA).
Trends In Paid Search: Navigating The Digital Landscape In 2024Search Engine Journal
The search marketing landscape is evolving rapidly with new technologies, and professionals, like you, rely on innovative paid search strategies to meet changing demands.
It’s important that you’re ready to implement new strategies in 2024.
Check this out and learn the top trends in paid search advertising that are expected to gain traction, so you can drive higher ROI more efficiently in 2024.
You’ll learn:
- The latest trends in AI and automation, and what this means for an evolving paid search ecosystem.
- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
Watch Sreekant Lanka from iQuanti and Irina Klein from OneMain Financial as they dive into the future of paid search and explore the trends, strategies, and technologies that will shape the search marketing landscape.
If you’re looking to assess your paid search strategy and design an industry-aligned plan for 2024, then this webinar is for you.
5 Public speaking tips from TED - Visualized summarySpeakerHub
From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
ChatGPT and the Future of Work - Clark Boyd Clark Boyd
Everyone is in agreement that ChatGPT (and other generative AI tools) will shape the future of work. Yet there is little consensus on exactly how, when, and to what extent this technology will change our world.
Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
For individuals, now is the time to pinpoint the skills the future professional will need to thrive in the AI age.
Check out this presentation to understand what ChatGPT is, how it will shape the future of work, and how you can prepare to take advantage.
The document provides career advice for getting into the tech field, including:
- Doing projects and internships in college to build a portfolio.
- Learning about different roles and technologies through industry research.
- Contributing to open source projects to build experience and network.
- Developing a personal brand through a website and social media presence.
- Networking through events, communities, and finding a mentor.
- Practicing interviews through mock interviews and whiteboarding coding questions.
Google's Just Not That Into You: Understanding Core Updates & Search IntentLily Ray
1. Core updates from Google periodically change how its algorithms assess and rank websites and pages. This can impact rankings through shifts in user intent, site quality issues being caught up to, world events influencing queries, and overhauls to search like the E-A-T framework.
2. There are many possible user intents beyond just transactional, navigational and informational. Identifying intent shifts is important during core updates. Sites may need to optimize for new intents through different content types and sections.
3. Responding effectively to core updates requires analyzing "before and after" data to understand changes, identifying new intents or page types, and ensuring content matches appropriate intents across video, images, knowledge graphs and more.
A brief introduction to DataScience with explaining of the concepts, algorithms, machine learning, supervised and unsupervised learning, clustering, statistics, data preprocessing, real-world applications etc.
It's part of a Data Science Corner Campaign where I will be discussing the fundamentals of DataScience, AIML, Statistics etc.
Time Management & Productivity - Best PracticesVit Horky
Here's my presentation on by proven best practices how to manage your work time effectively and how to improve your productivity. It includes practical tips and how to use tools such as Slack, Google Apps, Hubspot, Google Calendar, Gmail and others.
The six step guide to practical project managementMindGenius
The six step guide to practical project management
If you think managing projects is too difficult, think again.
We’ve stripped back project management processes to the
basics – to make it quicker and easier, without sacrificing
the vital ingredients for success.
“If you’re looking for some real-world guidance, then The Six Step Guide to Practical Project Management will help.”
Dr Andrew Makar, Tactical Project Management
Beginners Guide to TikTok for Search - Rachel Pearson - We are Tilt __ Bright...
West End News Spring 2015
1. West End News
Dates to Remember:
3/28, 9:30‐12:00PM:
Elmwood Ave Tree Planting (P2)
4/9, 3:30‐5:30PM:
Ribbon Cutting at Bucklin Park
4/25, 9:00‐12:00PM:
Earth Day Cleanup (P2)
5/2: WEHDC Gospel Concert
5/15: Bucklin Park Tree Planting
7/1—9/30, Wednesday Afternoons
@ Knight Memorial Library:
Sankofa World Market (P2)
What’s New At West Elmwood Housing
S P R I N G 2 0 1 5
Inside This Issue:
P2 Caught In The Act
P2 Community Building
P2 From The Home Ownership
Center
P3 Neighborhood Green News
P3 The Inside Story
P3 Neighborhood Resources
P4 Thought You’d Like To Know
2015 marks WEHDC’s 45th year of
service! Since opening our
HomeOwnership Center, we have
counseled over 4,400 clients,
including 1,350 households at risk of
foreclosure.
Since 1995, WEHDC has helped over
563 clients achieve homeownership,
while assisting over 140 homeowners
with low‐cost loans for repairs,
refinance and foreclosure rescue.
WEHDC has developed over 275
homes and we have built and manage
188 rental units. In total, WEHDC
leveraged over $100 million for real
estate and infrastructure into the
West End, including developing
25,000 sq. ft. of community garden
space.
Help us celebrate on May 2nd at our
11th annual Gospel Concert at New
Dimension Church. This concert is
annually supported by local
performers, churches, and members
of the community
Tickets are $15 for Kids, $15 in
advance, $20 at the door. All
proceeds will benefit the
HomeOwnership Center, which
provides financial fitness and
foreclosure prevention counseling.
Homes For Sale
You can own an WEHDC home
for less than it costs to rent! We
are now offering this lovely 3
bedroom house at 173 BELLEVUE
AVE for $119,900.
We are also offering this newly
refinished 3 bedroom house at
112 ALLSTON ST for $139,900.
Call Kyle Seyboth, Realtor 508‐726‐3492
2. P A G E 2
“We as a
community need
to focus on what
we can do now
while not losing
sight of what can
be done later.”
—Paul Ritualo
Volunteer and
2015 WEHDC
Board Member
Caught in the Act: From Volunteer to Board Member
Paul Ritualo has lifelong family ties to the West
End of Providence. He grew up on Dexter Street
and attended Bishop McVinney Middle School and
La Salle Academy then moved to Long Island. Paul
moved back to Dexter Street from Cranston three
years ago. He is currently a Production Engineer at
Niantic Seal in Lincoln. After volunteering on
numerous community improvement projects,
WEHDC is delighted to welcome Paul to the 2015
board.
In Summer 2013, Paul helped build marble
benches for Dexter Training Ground (Armory
Park). That same year, he partnered with neighbor
Shawn Selleck to create the Superior/Diamond
Street Sankofa Pop‐Up community garden on a
WEHDC‐owned lot. The property had been an
eyesore, but Paul, Shawn and other neighbors
cleaned it throughout the spring. WEHDC and
Youth Build installed 12 garden beds that have
been used by neighbors ever since. “The most
rewarding part,” Paul says, “was the camaraderie
of meeting neighbors—the community really
welcomed me with open arms, making the
transition of coming home very easy.” Paul’s
favorite memory of volunteering with WEHDC is
“having a hotdog with Rosa Pastor after the Earth
Day cleanup last year.”
According to Paul, volunteering with WEHDC
helped him see how he could affect and see
change in the community. He says, “Change
always starts with a core but the more people you
have who believe they can affect change, the
greater their impact.” Paul also suggests that
achieving milestones and starting with low
hanging fruit has helped him avoid “burn out.”
“I’m excited to be a new WEHDC Board Member
and help the West End develop an environment
conducive to healthy living,” says Paul, and that “a
community’s beauty runs parallel to its members’
health. We as a community need to focus on
what we can do now while not losing sight of
what can be done later.”
Community Building News From the HomeOwnership Center
W E S T E N D N E W S V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
Join WEHDC’s neighborhood improvement activities this season! On March 28,
neighbors will plant 99 evergreen shrubs in support of ongoing beautification
of Elmwood Avenue. Additionally, WEHDC will coordinate an Earth Day
cleanup on April 25th, focusing on West End streets and Bucklin Park. Call
Rolando Huerta @ 401‐453‐3220 ext. 28 to volunteer or for more info about
Earth Day!
WEHDC also offers youth programs. Fulfill the Dream is a youth arts based
program that educates on a socio‐emotional level. Incorporating Hip Hop
Culture, the program helps West End youth members realize their dreams, and
how to go about achieving them, finding creative and artistic ways of
expressing both their joys and pains in life during the process. Call Antoine
Boyer @ 401‐453‐3220 ext. 30.
WEHDC is proud to host the 2nd annual Sankofa World
Market. Sankofa World Market will be held
Wednesdays 3PM‐7PM from July 1st—September 30th
at Knight Memorial Library (275 Elmwood Avenue). Call
Adeline Newbold for more market info @ 401‐453‐
3220 ext. 11.
Support WEHDC’s Housing Education and
Counseling Services by contributing to our Savers
Clothing Drive Fundraiser!
When? March 1st‐Sept. 30th. From April 26th –
May 2nd, you can drop off your donations at the
Savers Branch Ave Providence location.
Make sure you mention WEHDC when dropping
the donations off for us to get the donation
credit. You may also drop off at WEHDC. Just call
ahead to let us
know when you’ll
be coming!
Call Debra
Abboud to get
involved @ 401‐
453‐3220 ext.19.
3. To register for a workshop:
Call Rosa Pastor @ 401‐453‐3220 ext. 17
The Inside Story
Neighborhood Resources
Parade St. Community Garden
W E S T E N D N E W S V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
P A G E 3
Neighborhood Green News
In addition to repaving roads, installing new bus
stops and many other changes, over $400,000 has
been invested in the past year in the
beautification of Elmwood Avenue.
Continuing this trend, on Saturday, March 28th
,
WEHDC will be partnering with the Elmwood
Neighborhood Association to plant 99 evergreens
along the length of Elmwood Avenue. Volunteers
are needed for this important event to beautify
and celebrate the recent transformation of
Elmwood Avenue!
Many neighbors worked hard to bring these
changes about. Join the community effort to
transform Elmwood Avenue into our
neighborhood boulevard! Call Rolando Huerta @
401‐453‐3220 ext. 28 to join the West End team in
the planting on the 28th
!
We still have garden beds available at 135 Parade
St. for residents to own for the year. Anyone
interested please call Antoine Boyer @ 401‐453‐
3220 ext. 30.
Get to know who serves you and what resources are available:
Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services: 401‐421‐2489
City Council Office: 401‐521‐7477
Commanding Officer of District 2, Lt. Oscar Perez: 401‐243‐6920
Councilwoman Mary Kay Harris: ward11@providenceri.com
State Representative Grace Diaz: rep‐diaz@rilin.state.ri.us
State Representative Scott A. Slater: rep‐slater@rilin.state.ri.us
State Senator Juan M. Pichardo: sen‐pichardo@rilin.state.ri.us
Since January 2015, 29
students have graduated from
our Homebuyer Education
Program. The four types of
courses offered this year by
WEHDC are:
(1) Homebuyers Education
(2) FastTrack Homebuyers
Education
(3) Landlord Education
(4) Financial Education
By partnering with Savers for
a clothing drive (see story on
Page 2), residents donating
clothing support our
HomeOwnership Center,
benefiting all those who
participate in our workshops
and who attend our financial
counseling services.
4. Thought You’d Like to Know
P A G E 4
About Us
West Elmwood Housing was founded in 1970 as a full service community
development agency devoted to revitalizing and engaging the West End of
Providence. We redevelop neglected historic sites, build new homes into affordable
healthy housing opportunities and rehabilitate foreclosed property and blighted
land as opportunities for first time homebuyers.
WEHDC’s HomeOwnership Center provides education and counseling services to
owners from across Rhode Island through Financial Empowerment Workshops, and
Homebuyer Education including Landlord classes and Foreclosure Intervention
Counseling. Our Lending Department programs consist of down payment
assistance, home repair loans and green loans.
Our Community Building and Engagement Department focuses on community
engagement, youth programs, healthy neighborhoods, creating economic
opportunities and an array of collaborative initiatives.
Between 2004—2011, WEHDC’s ClearCorps Program remediated over 1,300 lead
contaminated homes. WEHDC is a certified NeighborWorks Chartered Organization
and certified Green Organization.
WEHDC is delighted to have received $50,000 in grants, expert
consulting services, tools and assistance from NeighborWorks
America to develop a marketing campaign for the West End.
This campaign will highlight the neighborhood’s unique assets,
grow the sense of community pride, and encourage more
people to buy homes, open businesses, and invest in the
neighborhood. Our neighborhood was one of 17 communities
across the country selected to participate in this round of the
Neighborhood Marketing Program.
Since last summer, WEHDC and partners including the West
End Community Center, Knight Memorial Library, Genesis
Center, local realtors, residents and businesses have received
guidance from an expert marketing consultant to develop a
campaign and logo to highlight the best things about our
community. By focusing on what makes the neighborhood a
great place to live, work and visit, the marketing campaign will
lead to more positive perceptions and make the neighborhood
more competitive in the regional marketplace.
Together these partners identified that the West End is a place
that offers great opportunities for affordable and culturally rich
urban living, including education, recreation and more. The
West End is a place of creative thinking and
new ideas, with innovation in
business and community
programs.
Look for the “West End:
Opportunity + Innovation”
logo and information
throughout the
neighborhood and beyond!
“Reputation is extremely
important for a community
to attract housing and
business investment,” said
Ascala Sisk, Director,
Community Stabilization at
NeighborWorks America. “Marketing in this case isn’t about
spin – it’s about telling the real story of a neighborhood in a
way that resonates positively.”
NeighborWorks America launched the Neighborhood
Marketing Program in 2012 and is working with 32
organizations to create strong neighborhood brands and
rebuild market demand. More information about community
stabilization work supported by NeighborWorks America can
be found at nw.org.
PROUDLY SERVING AND CELEBRATING
THE WEST END FOR 45 YEARS
224 Dexter Street
Providence, RI 02907
401.453.3220
Website: www.westelmwood.org
FaceBook: WestElmwoodHousing
Twitter: @WestElmwoodHDC
Email: info@westelmwood.org