This document analyzes Diana Nyad's record-breaking 110.4 mile swim from Cuba to Florida in 52 hours and 54 minutes. It calculates her average speed to be 2.087 mph using the formula of total distance divided by total time. While her average speed was consistent, data shows she swam slower than average for the first half and faster than average at the end, finishing strongly.
Presentation on "DIY Digital" by Sean Michael Gross, Vice President at 21C Media Group, given on March 10, 2012 to the Metropolitan Opera National Council Semi-finalists.
The document contains three stories about people receiving a poem via email.
In the first case, Kelly accepts a marriage proposal but later learns her fianc辿 died in a car accident after she deleted the poem without reading it.
The second case involves Katie who sends the poem to some friends but not the requested five people. She is then killed in a hit-and-run.
The third case is about Richard who sends the poem to more than the requested people within 45 minutes. He then meets his secret love of five years and they eventually marry and have a happy life together.
The poem's message is about not taking friends for granted and expressing care and appreciation for them while you can.
The document discusses how social media can empower businesses. It notes that monolithic marketing messages no longer work in a world with many choices, and that trust is now the most important factor for customers. The document advocates using social media to engage customers, gain their trust, and allow their feedback to improve all aspects of the business. It provides examples of how various departments like sales, customer service, and marketing can benefit from an integrated social media strategy.
Three major forces, I believe, will be looming behind the headlines, driving events in
2013: the crisis of the Western order, rising sectarian strife in the Middle East, and
worries about American withdrawal from the world.
This document provides summaries of 12 mobile apps, including translation, puzzle, and casual games as well as live wallpapers. Key details included are app names, descriptions, file sizes, resolution requirements, and for some, highlighted selling points.
This document provides a summary of the key findings from Freedom House's annual Freedom in the World 2012 report. It discusses how the Arab uprisings challenged authoritarian rule in the Middle East but also faced repression in some countries. Protests spread concerns about democracy to other regions like China, Russia, and Africa where governments cracked down to prevent uprisings. Overall more countries declined than improved in freedom in 2011, extending a six-year trend. The gains in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya stood out against repression elsewhere in the Middle East and Eurasia.
How to Build Your Business Through Client and Professional Referralsmarcstein
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The document summarizes a presentation about building a business through client and professional referrals. The presentation emphasizes that people think more about themselves than a business's services. It encourages businesses to ensure prospects, clients, and peers think of them first and communicate their value compellingly. The presentation also stresses that referrals, especially from trusted advisors, are much more likely to engage with a business than cold contacts. It provides tips for businesses to get referrals from clients by "earning the right" and from other professionals by always helping the referrer.
Anatomy of an Equation: Two-Step Equations 7Media4math
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This slideshow will demonstrate how to solve two-step equations by showing the steps to take. It will explain the solution process for two-step equations.
The document discusses how modern society has gained material wealth but lost interpersonal connection and quality of life. It argues that people should make the most of every day by spending time with family and friends, enjoying favorite activities, and expressing love and appreciation to others. The key message is that every day is special and should be treated as such, rather than putting off meaningful experiences for an uncertain future.
The document contains summaries of several mobile games. Some key points mentioned across the summaries include puzzle and logic games that train observation and thinking skills, casual games with creative ideas and designs, classic games adapted to mobile, and apps that allow organizing social meetups or protecting device security and privacy.
The parliamentary elections in Ukraine are scheduled for October 28, 2012. Current opinion polling shows the top six parties - Party of Regions, United Opposition, UDAR, Communist Party, Ukraine - Forward!, and Freedom - will likely win seats. The Party of Regions may have an advantage in some regions. Polls also show a close race between the Party of Regions and United Opposition, with support fluctuating for all parties.
The document discusses various social media marketing strategies and tactics. It covers creating a presence on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and using videos, images, contests and engaging content to increase fan engagement and edge rank scores. It provides examples of how these strategies have helped grow clients' social media pages and fan bases.
Millenium Consulting Services America has managed over 700 display ads in the last three years, and we work closely with a variety of data providers and ad exchanges to figure out the best targeting available to advertisers and agencies. When it comes to comparing the availability of the biggest sets of targeting data, age and gender, Facebook wins hands down.
This document discusses strategies for engaging social media users and voters. It emphasizes the importance of building a personal brand online as a political leader. It recommends listening to what social media networks are saying about regional issues, news, events and influential individuals. It also suggests identifying target audiences and connecting with them on the social media platforms they use. Finally, it discusses leveraging networks by presenting one's best qualities and collaborating with others.
The document outlines a 20-year marketing plan with the goal of becoming a purpose-driven champion by 2030. It details the plan's mission, roles, game plan, keys to victory, and vision for the future. The plan's mission is to use God-given talents each day to positively influence others. The roles include being a Christian, son, brother, friend and businessman. The game plan involves daily spiritual habits, to-do lists, and self-improvement. Keys to victory involve mastering fundamentals, strengths, learning from mistakes, keeping focus on the goal, and realizing one is already a winner in God's eyes. The vision is to be happily married, financially secure, and leading a ministry by 20
This document discusses key concepts relating to analyzing competitors. It provides 10 multiple choice questions and explanations about factors that influence competitors' objectives, types of competitors, steps to competitor analysis, and strategies companies use to compete. The key points covered are identifying a company's main competitors, determining their objectives, strengths, and weaknesses, and developing strategies in response to emerging competitors and new technologies.
The document provides information about the Chevening Scholarships programme funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The scholarships support outstanding leaders from over 150 countries and territories to pursue one-year master's degrees at leading UK universities. For the 2015/2016 academic year, applications for Chevening Scholarships in Syria are now open and will close on November 15th. The scholarships cover tuition fees and provide a monthly stipend, as well as travel costs and arrival expenses. Eligible applicants must be Syrian citizens with an undergraduate degree and relevant work experience who are committed to returning home for at least two years after the award.
This document provides summaries of several mobile games. They include casual games involving controlling a character through gravity or reflexes, puzzle games about connecting or finding differences in pictures, and a game combining classic board and card games. Most emphasize visually pleasing graphics and requiring logical thinking or observation skills.
Anatomy of an Equation: Two-Step Equations 7Media4math
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This slideshow will demonstrate how to solve two-step equations by showing the steps to take. It will explain the solution process for two-step equations.
The document discusses how modern society has gained material wealth but lost interpersonal connection and quality of life. It argues that people should make the most of every day by spending time with family and friends, enjoying favorite activities, and expressing love and appreciation to others. The key message is that every day is special and should be treated as such, rather than putting off meaningful experiences for an uncertain future.
The document contains summaries of several mobile games. Some key points mentioned across the summaries include puzzle and logic games that train observation and thinking skills, casual games with creative ideas and designs, classic games adapted to mobile, and apps that allow organizing social meetups or protecting device security and privacy.
The parliamentary elections in Ukraine are scheduled for October 28, 2012. Current opinion polling shows the top six parties - Party of Regions, United Opposition, UDAR, Communist Party, Ukraine - Forward!, and Freedom - will likely win seats. The Party of Regions may have an advantage in some regions. Polls also show a close race between the Party of Regions and United Opposition, with support fluctuating for all parties.
The document discusses various social media marketing strategies and tactics. It covers creating a presence on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and using videos, images, contests and engaging content to increase fan engagement and edge rank scores. It provides examples of how these strategies have helped grow clients' social media pages and fan bases.
Millenium Consulting Services America has managed over 700 display ads in the last three years, and we work closely with a variety of data providers and ad exchanges to figure out the best targeting available to advertisers and agencies. When it comes to comparing the availability of the biggest sets of targeting data, age and gender, Facebook wins hands down.
This document discusses strategies for engaging social media users and voters. It emphasizes the importance of building a personal brand online as a political leader. It recommends listening to what social media networks are saying about regional issues, news, events and influential individuals. It also suggests identifying target audiences and connecting with them on the social media platforms they use. Finally, it discusses leveraging networks by presenting one's best qualities and collaborating with others.
The document outlines a 20-year marketing plan with the goal of becoming a purpose-driven champion by 2030. It details the plan's mission, roles, game plan, keys to victory, and vision for the future. The plan's mission is to use God-given talents each day to positively influence others. The roles include being a Christian, son, brother, friend and businessman. The game plan involves daily spiritual habits, to-do lists, and self-improvement. Keys to victory involve mastering fundamentals, strengths, learning from mistakes, keeping focus on the goal, and realizing one is already a winner in God's eyes. The vision is to be happily married, financially secure, and leading a ministry by 20
This document discusses key concepts relating to analyzing competitors. It provides 10 multiple choice questions and explanations about factors that influence competitors' objectives, types of competitors, steps to competitor analysis, and strategies companies use to compete. The key points covered are identifying a company's main competitors, determining their objectives, strengths, and weaknesses, and developing strategies in response to emerging competitors and new technologies.
The document provides information about the Chevening Scholarships programme funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The scholarships support outstanding leaders from over 150 countries and territories to pursue one-year master's degrees at leading UK universities. For the 2015/2016 academic year, applications for Chevening Scholarships in Syria are now open and will close on November 15th. The scholarships cover tuition fees and provide a monthly stipend, as well as travel costs and arrival expenses. Eligible applicants must be Syrian citizens with an undergraduate degree and relevant work experience who are committed to returning home for at least two years after the award.
This document provides summaries of several mobile games. They include casual games involving controlling a character through gravity or reflexes, puzzle games about connecting or finding differences in pictures, and a game combining classic board and card games. Most emphasize visually pleasing graphics and requiring logical thinking or observation skills.
Three issues at the core of this lecture: causes for the Color Revolutions, successes of the Color Revolutions, regional trends re-enforced by the Color Revolutions in Western Eurasia.
Presidential elections-2015 will direct all political processes in Ukraine for next 2 years. As Ukraine moves toward presidential elections in 2015, the media is still a long way from providing good quality objective, balanced and varied information to help voters make an informed choice.
Experiment after Experiment: Return of Capitalism into the Post-Soviet CountriesFund for Good Politics
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This lecture is dedicated to the transition of the Soviet nations to new capitalist order and dissemination of relevant new values. Author reviews the whole transitory process as another experiment (after the Soviet experiment) in establishing developed capitalism in emerging nations.The main dimensions of these experiments were connected with finding cultural foundations for new post-Soviet regimes, functioning market economy, and democracy.
PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS and SOCIAL MODERNIZATION IN RUSSIAN EMPIRE, SOVIET UNION, and POST-SOVIET REGIMES.
Motivation: why study Modernity at all?
Purpose: whats the aim of my research project?
Definitions: what is Modernity and modernization?
Methodology: how to study Modernity?
Findings so far
The document summarizes information about upcoming elections in Ukraine, including the parliamentary elections scheduled for October 28, 2012 and the mayoral election in Kyiv. It discusses the major political parties participating, current public opinion polling results, predictions for how seats may be allocated, and analyses some of the key candidates in the Kyiv mayoral race.
The parliamentary elections in Ukraine are scheduled for October 28, 2012. Current opinion polling shows the top six parties as Party of Regions, United Opposition, UDAR, Communist Party of Ukraine, Ukraine - Forward!, and Freedom. These parties are finalizing candidates and will participate in both the party list and single-mandate elections. Single-mandate districts are often unpredictable but the Party of Regions has an advantage in eastern and southern regions. The mayoral election in Kyiv will likely be between UDAR leader Vitaliy Klychko and the current chairman backed by the Party of Regions.
The parliamentary elections in Ukraine are scheduled for October 28, 2012. Current opinion polling shows the top six parties - Party of Regions, United Opposition, UDAR, Communist Party, Ukraine - Forward!, and Freedom - will likely have representation in parliament. The Party of Regions may have an advantage in some regions due to funding and lack of opposition. The race for party lists is very open and uncertain, with a high number of undecided voters.