Our generation is something the world has never seen before. Women born between 1950 and 1975 were pioneers in all areas of work and society, yet we have become almost completely invisible except to our families and friends, right at the time the world needs our wisdom, empathy and experience the most. OUR TIME IS NOW! INVISIBLE TO INVALUABLE is a celebration of what midlife women do, who we are and what we are capable of. It's a rallying cry for us to change the world for the better. With personal stories, exciting research and insights from a cast of inspirational women, Jane Evans and Carol Russell's manifesto blows open the ageism that's sidelined midlife women at work and in society, and sets out an empowering vision for a world where we can unlock our full potential. In a collection of chapters that range from the powerful to the playful and from the distant past to a brighter future, Jane and Carol show how there is no longer just 'young' and 'old' - there is a whole new middle that can be the best time of our lives. Even if we feel like we've hit rock bottom, or have disappeared entirely, there is a way back. This book will remind you how far we've come, show you what we're made of, and demonstrate how we can create a better future for all of us.
It has been estimated that more than 42 million Americans find themselves sandwiched between the needs of their own children and the needs of their aging parents. A common term in today's world, the Sandwich Generation, refers to those people in their middle years who find themselves attempting to balance their lives (and sanity) between caring for their children and aging parents, while keeping a job, stabilizing their marriage, and having little time to manage the hot flashes of life. In Sandwiched!, author Dr. Carol L. Russell openly shares her family's journey as part of the Sandwich Generation and provides unique solutions and arrangements. This guide shares a plethora of information about the blended family roles. It discusses how to address: Communication Attitude Finances Organization Teaming and collaboration Asking for help Assistive techniques and technology Advocating Respite care of the caregiver Filled with photos, Sandwiched! shares experiences, tips, and tools regarding what has worked and what has not worked, demonstrates how the family learned from mistakes, and offers strategies to keep life balanced. A positive attitude, commitment, and communication are key components to balancing life in the Sandwich Generation.
Maria Filicia Garcma took to opera like a nightingale to song. The daughter of world-famous tenor Manuel del Popolo Vicente Garcia, who was also a control freak, she made her dibut in opera at the ripe old age of seventeen on two days' notice in June 1825. Engaged to sing the leading role of Rosina in Rossini's Barber of Seville at the King's Theatre in London, she was an overnight sensation. Garcia discovered that she was having a fling with a young man and whisked her away to America. The Garcma Opera Troupe set sail for New York on a packet ship and thus brought opera sung in Italian to the New World. Maria's success at the Park Theatre in New York was equally phenomenal. Newspapers described her as 'the magnet who attracted all eyes and won all hearts" and rhapsodized over 'the silver tones of the Signorina." One of the men who fell under the spell was a ship owner named Eugene Malibran. They were married on the day before her eighteenth birthday, and soon she became well known as Maria Malibran. In addition to singing, Maria was a composer of songs, something else she probably learned at her father's knee. Garcia is said to have written 90 operas and operettas as well as many songs. Around fifty songs came from Maria's pen. The Malibran Society, a nonprofit corporation founded by Carol Russell Law, has republished twenty of them thus far. The Nightingale also contains music - the vocal lines and lyrics of nine songs and arias that play a part in the dramatic story of Maria Malibran, who was said by many to have been the first superstar of opera.
The behind-the-scenes story of how a headhunting pioneer helped shape an industry Born in Greenwich, Connecticut, Reynolds graduated from Philips Exeter and Yale before joining the U.S. Air Force as a navigator-bombardier in a B-36. After his stint in the military, Reynolds returned to J.P. Morgan as a lending officer, where he learned the lessons and began making the connections that would drive his long and illustrious career. Reynolds’s first foray into the executive recruiting industry he helped influence was with the New York search firm William H. Clark Associates. He quickly displayed his talents as a recruiter, and three short years later, on October 2, 1969, he founded Russell Reynolds Associates (RRA). That’s when the executive search business changed—for the better. Until then, the general feeling among business professionals was that executive search firms simply took advantage of easy access to corporate money without delivering real value to clients. With smart, forward-looking, disciplined marketing, Reynolds helped establish executive search professionals as important elements in the smooth running of American business—all while opening new offices around the world. Filled with cameo appearances by some of the twentieth-century’s greatest business titans, Heads is the fascinating story not only of how RRA became one of the world’s most influential executive search firms but also of how one man transformed an industry.
This multi-academic perspective on contemporary environmental issues reminds us of our oneness with the natural world and what that calls us to as moral creatures. Fashioned as a series of stories based on the model of biblical narrative, these seemingly multivalent voices and perspectives are joined together with biblical stories, references, and theological reflection to create in All Creation Is Groaning a seamless story that is both provocative and revelatory. All Creation Is Groaning provides a clear Vision of living life in a sacred universe. This Vision is linked to the biblical Vision of justice and righteousness for all of creation, and humankind's responsibility to hasten the Vision through a call to ethical practice. Critical and hermeneutical, this book reflects an interdisciplinary approach so as to build bridges of understanding between the Bible and contemporary disciplines." Chapters are *Stories from the Heart, - *New Ways of Knowing and Being Known, - *An Islamic Perspective on the Environment, - *Christian Values, Technology, and the Environment Crisis, - *Feeding the Hungry and Protecting the Environment, - *Mental Cartography in a Time of Environmental Crisis, - *Toward an Understanding of International Geopolitics and the Environment, - *Sustainability: An Eco- Theological Analysis, - *The Stewardship of Natural and Human Resources, - *Development of Environmental Responsibility in Children, - *An Ecological View of Elders and Their Families: Needs for the Twenty-First Century, - *Symphonies of Nature: Creation and Re-creation, - *A Sense of Place, - and *Hope Amidst Crisis: A Prophetic Vision of Cosmic Redemption.
BETTER THAN THAT! Delivers a gripping, no-excuses accepted page-turner! Each skillfully written poem and writing is masterfully captivating. So, get ready to be blown away! Learn how you can get real in the most difficult circumstances and move on from intimidation, fears, and setbacks to step into your anointing and best life ever. How far you go depends on how far you grow! Why? Because you are brave, bold, brilliant, and blessed! You're better than that! Build your sandcastle. When the storms come, the winds blow, and the ocean washes it away, Build it again! Carol Walker-Russell, JD
Score of "10 Christmas Tunes for Flexible Woodwind Quartet" Parts and score available in serie. Flute or Oboe, Bb Soprano Clarinet, French Horn in F or Eb, Bb Soprano Clarinet instead Horn, Bassoon or Bb Bass Clarinet. Contents titles: 1.Go Tell it on the Mountain - 2. God Rest Ye Merry,Gentlemen - 3.In dulci Jubilo - 4.O Christmas Tree - 5.O Holy Night - 6.O Little Town of Bethlehem - 7.Over the river and through the woods - 8.The Twelve Days of Christmas - 9.Up on the Housetop 10.We Three Kings of Orient Are. - Musica natalizia per quartetto di legni - Weihnachtsmusik für Holzbläserquartett - Musique de Noël pour quatuor à vent en bois - Música navideña para cuarteto de viento madera - Música de Natal para quarteto de sopros de madeira - 목관악 사중주를 위한 크리스마스 음악 - 木管四重奏のためのクリスマス音楽 - 木管四重奏的圣诞音乐 -
After finding her fiancé in the arms of her aerobics instructor, Marcia Kline calls off the wedding. When she learns her brother, Russell, is in trouble in Rio de Janeiro, she goes on her honeymoon alone to check up on him and runs smack-dab into Russell's boss, Jared Reed, whom she'd been briefly involved with two years ago. Before long, Marcia becomes entangled in the danger surrounding her brother and the seamy underworld of high-tech espionage during Carnaval. Jared Reed suspects Russell Kline is in Rio selling his latest avatar prototype. He flies to Rio to catch Russell in the act, and instead saves Marcia from being kidnapped at knife point. Jared suspects Marcia is involved in her brother's scheme, so to keep an eye on her, he decides to help her search for Russell. And finds it hard to keep his emotions for Marcia in check. In a race for their lives, will they learn to trust one another and make an everlasting Rio Connection?
Message from The Moon" is a brilliantly written daily must read! Learn how to live an exceptional lasting legacy. This captivating book provides us the rare opportunity to experience spiritually uplifting poems and writings of a poor child from Atlanta who grew up to become an accomplished Judge, Prosecutor, Defense Attorney, Law Professor, and strong community leader as never before shared. The only problem you'll have is choosing your favorite!
There's a woman in a dark place - a black, box with secrets to tell. How did she get there? What will happen to her? Peer into the recesses these women experience with six flash fiction stories that range in theme from hungry gods to zombies and bindings to freeing revelations. Collection includes six stories (approx. 16 pages) The Box by Carol R. Ward Within Six Walls by Heather Horton In a Dark Place by Heidi Sutherlin The Promised Land by Jo-Anne Russell We Play by Sarah Bella Dark Therapy by Jamie DeBree
Al día siguiente de mudarse de casa, Coraline explora las catorce puertas de su nuevo hogar. Trece se pueden abrir con normalidad, pero la decimocuarta está cerrada y tapiada. Cuando por fin consigue abrirla, Coraline se encuentra con un pasadizo secreto
Creative art experiences are a right of ALL children, regardless of ability level, culture, or native language; and can be integrated throughout the early childhood curriculum, while meeting required standards.
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