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A Butterfly Called Happiness (a children’s book, ISBN of book is: 978-0-6152-4410-5) is the centerpiece of Elisa James’ work and will be available at the Unity Church convention in Kansas City on June 8 – 12. 

 

Elisa James, winner of European songwriting and poetry contests and published author is best known as a cabaret entertainer and music teacher.  Elisa offers master classes in her trademarked course, A Holistic approach to Practical Singing and resides in Delray Beach, Florida where she is also a private vocal coach to children and adults in Palm Beach County, including amateurs, professional singers and speakers.  Elisa came to America starring in her autobiographical one woman theater event, Baroness Elisa: Embarrassing Moments.

 

Over the past several years Elisa has held Happiness workshop group sessions including the widely regarded, “Circus in a suitcase†workshop for children.

 

 

Elisa will be exhibiting at the 2009 Unity People’s Convention June 8–12 at the Doubletree Hotel in Overland Park, Kansas. The program is designed to renew, inspire, educate and give ministers impactful tools.  Elisa said, “I’m delighted to participate in “Spirit Rising†and know that my Happiness programs will be a wonderful addition to the ministries attending this important event.â€Â  James Trapp, President and CEO of Association of Unity Churches International noted, “There will be many inspiring speakers to provide leadership information and time to spiritually reconnect.  We expect 500-800 ministers, spiritual leaders, board members, lay leaders, and musicians to be in attendance during this educational and inspirational networking event.â€

 

Elisa James will present HAPPINESS Programs, Products, and Playshops all designed for, “Sharing the message of happiness and joy through creative play and learning.â€

 

• PLAYSHOP #1: “Happiness: the One-Act play†written by Elisa James and J.R. Coley is a 25 minute inspiring play that helps children of all ages learn that happiness is a choice.

 

• PLAYSHOP #2 : A reading of the inspirational children’s’ book for adults – “A Butterfly called Happiness†with Q&A session about happiness and gratitude, gratitude games and exercises and an informative DVD presentation about butterflies and transformation.

 

• PLAYSHOP #3: “Singing for happiness†playshop. This is a one hour workshop for children up to 14 years old. It begins with singing games and vocal warm-up exercises. The happiness theme song and story song is then taught to the children. The children read along with the lyric sheet until they are comfortable with the song, then they use the karaoke tracks provided to perform the song live in front of the class.

 

• PLAYSHOP #4: “Happy Scarves – Juggling to musicâ€. This is a fun group playshop for kids of all ages. Juggling with scarves helps kids focus and relax their mind while the colorful scarves float through the air in time to the music. The benefits of scarf juggling include patience, coordination, team spirit, laughter and creativity.

 

More information about Elisa James’ Happiness products and programs can be found at www.elisajames.com.

 

 

 

Elisa James

info@elisajames.com

Elisa James’ Happiness Programs

www.elisajames.com

(561) 526-2539

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Source – Kansas City Unity Church Convention to Include Elisa James’ Book

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Matt Ross

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Raw – Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler
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Smackdown – Jim Ross & Tazz

Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler is not an option.

Answer: Jim Ross and Tazz

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Who’s Firing is a weekly survey of organizations announcing (or rumoring) layoffs for the week ended 10-30-09. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies that are contracting.

Layoffs announced and rumored this week were in the Transportation, Government, Publishing, Health care, Manufacturing, Financial/Banking, and Education sectors.

Inclusion on this listing doesn’t mean the entire industry is down, as many from the same sector appeared on the “Who’s Hiring” article published 10/26/09. It is interesting to note that while Federal hiring is on the rise, a number of State and Local governments have continued to see cutbacks for over the past month.

Transportation, especially airline related companies announced significant layoffs this week, including Boeing, US Airlines, and American Airlines.

Publishers continued to shed jobs as Associated Press, Forbes, Southern Progress, and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette announced layoffs, while rumors continued at Conde-Nast about which units would face job cuts.

While many Healthcare organizations made the top hiring company lists, a number of Healthcare companies were laying off such as Quest Diagnostics (they are also on the top hiring company list), Dorothea Dix Hospital, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, LCA-Vision, and TomoTherapy. Education organizations including Michigan State, University of Maine, and State of Arizona teachers. Princeton & Dartmouth also announced layoffs, but the numbers were too small to make this lists’ cutoff (50).

Job seekers: You might want to look in greener pastures than these companies.

Organizations announcing or rumored layoffs week ended 10/30/09:

Southern Progress (Time, Inc), Birmingham AL (90)
Boeing Corp, Kennedy Space Center FL (330)
Boeing Corp, National (500)
US Airways, National (1,000)
American Airlines, Kansas City MO (700)
Quest Diagnostics, Wallingford CT (60)
Milwaukee County, Milwaukee WI (200)
Diversco, Winston-Salem NC (55)
Tracy CA (69)
State of Massachusetts (1,000)
ComScore, San Fransisco CA (50)
Target, Minneapolis MN (85)
Royal Dutch Shell, International (5,000)
Michigan State University, East Lansing MI (600)
Bath Iron Works, Bath ME (191)
YRC Worldwide Inc, Overland Park KS (900)
John D. Hollingsworth on Wheels Inc, Greenville SC (190)
General Electric, Bloomington IL (96)
Microsemi Corp, Scottsdale AZ (200-300)
Dorothea Dix Hospital, Raleigh NC (300)
Shaw Industries, Tifton GA (200)
Associated Press, International (400?)
Site, Huntington WV (112)
Aramark/Broward County Jail, Pompano Beach FL (96)
Hendrickson International Trailer Suspension Systems, Canton OH (189)
State of Missouri (700)
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida, Jacksonville FL (150)
Forbes, National (100)
Intermet/Archer Creek Foundry, Campbell County VA (192)
University of Maine School System, Augusta ME (100)
Arthur J. Gallagher, Itasca IL (400)
Harley-Davidson Inc, Talladega GA (100)
Thomas & Betts Corporation, Cleveland OH (117)
Honeywell, Springfield IL (120)
HanesBrands, Forsyth NC (240)
Solano County, CA (161?)
Georgia-Pacific Corp, Fordyce AR (300)
Caterpillar, National (2500)
Arrow Electronics, Melville NY (100)
Supreme Foam, Archdale NC (50)
Perot Systems Corp, Lincoln NE (54)
Capital One Bank, Melville NY (99)
Gianni Versace, International (350)
LCA-Vision Inc., Cincinnati OH (70)
Wood-Mode, Kraemer PA (95)
Direct Energy, Richardson TX (85)
New United Motor Manufacturing, Fremont CA (3,764)
USS-Posco, Pittsburg CA (50)
Bank of America, Pasadena CA (174)
Assurant Specialty Property Tustin, Orange, Santa Ana CA (256)
Lennox Hearth Products, Inc, Orange CA (71)
Rockwell Collins, San Jose CA (192)
Standard Chartered Bank, Miami FL (72)
Mohawk Flush Doors, subsidiary of Masonite Corp, South Bend IN (73)
GECOM Corp, Frankfort KY (160)
Miller Bros. Coal, LLC, Prestonburg, KY (225)
New River Foundry, Radford, VA (76)
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock AR (Unknown)
TomoTherapy, Madison WI (10%)
City of Cuyahoga Falls OH (53)
US Steel, Granite City IL (Unknown)
Citigroup, Las Vegas NV (75)
City of Grand Rapids MI (Unknown)
Dutchess County NY (70)
Seattle WA Department of Planning & Development (Unknown)
Fairpoint Communication, National (Unknown)
State of Arizona Teachers (described as “Massive”)
Guardian Auto Glass, Auburn IN (64)
City of Birmingham AL (800)
State of Pennsylvania (Estimated in hundreds)

Source: Google, Twitter, AllPinkSlips.com, Telonu.com, TechCrunch.com, CoStar.com, Gawker, Screwedd.com

Readers – If you know of employers announcing significant layoff plans, or employers reducing large numbers of employees, please comment below to add to this list.

For links to supporting announcements and Trackback:  http://reCareered.blogspot.com/2009/10/whos-firing-layoffs-week-ended-10-30-09.html

About the Author:

Phil Rosenberg is President of reCareered and runs Career Change Central, recently named one of Linkedin’s top groups that job seekers must join. An active blogger about career transition, Phil’s articles have been republished by Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, CIO, FastCompany and dozens of job/recruiting sites.

Source – reCareered: Whos Firing – Layoffs week ended 10-30-09

Johnson County Ks Events

Safe Kids Kansas presented their annual awards in a ceremony Tuesday at the Kansas National Education Association in Topeka. The prestigious Dr. Dennis Cooley Award of Excellence, named in honor of pediatrician Dr. Dennis Cooley of Topeka, was presented to Jan Stegelman of Topeka.

Stegelman served as the State Coordinator of Safe Kids Kansas from the program’s inception in 1991 until her retirement in June 2009. In 1991, Stegelman, then a new employee with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, was charged with developing a state injury prevention program. Later that year, an agreement was signed with the National Safe Kids Campaign and a steering committee was formed in Kansas to form a Safe Kids Coalition. Under her leadership, Safe Kids Kansas expanded to include additional member organizations and local coalitions. Safe Kids Kansas also became a 501c(3) in 2003.

“We take this opportunity to recognize Jan Stegelman for her outstanding leadership in child safety and for her exceptional contributions in the field of childhood injury prevention in Kansas,” said Cherie Sage, State Director for Safe Kids Kansas.

Safe Kids Kansas also honored one local coalition, three individuals and two coalition member organizations.

“These organizations and individuals have made significant contributions to the mission of Safe Kids Kansas, which is preventing accidental injury – the leading killer of our children in Kansas,” said Sage.

Additional award recipients include:

The Local Coalition of the Year award for 2009 was presented to Safe Kids Geary County for their success in tackling the unique complexities of their ever changing community. Safe Kids Geary County embraces challenges and coalition members work collaboratively to successfully provide education, training and programs to community members. Safe Kids Geary County has dedicated time and effort to determine what the needs of their county residents are and determine programs and activities that will work best in their communities. Safe Kids Geary County has strived to ensure individuals have the training they need to educate their population holding both a Poison Control Center train-the-trainer course and CPS recertification class. Safe Kids Geary County works vigorously to prevent accidental injury of children in the county making it worthy of coalition of the year. The lead agency for Safe Kids Geary County is the Geary County Health Department.

Service Recognition Awards were presented to three individuals who have worked determinedly to provide injury prevention education to families in Kansas – Sgt. Timothy McCool, Dean Tucker and Emma Kruger. Serving as Public Resource Officer for Kansas Highway Patrol, Sgt. Timothy McCool is a passionate advocate for safety initiatives across the state. He is an active child passenger safety technician instructor and has presented innumerous injury prevention messages at schools and community events. Dean Tucker, former coordinator of Safe Kids Osage County, worked tirelessly to teach parents how to properly restrain their children in child safety seats and provide children with education on the safest way to wear their seat belts. As a volunteer for Safe Kids Douglas County, Emma Kruger has strived to increase injury prevention efforts in her community through one on one education, presentations, grant writing, serving on committees, and representing Safe Kids Douglas County at local events.

The Outstanding Partnership for Child Safety Award was presented to Huggable Images, Shawnee Mission, for the company’s continued support of childhood injury prevention through advocacy and business acumen. Huggable Images has traveled the country, giving presentations and exhibiting at conferences and providing a unique product that greatly enhances the ability to educate parents and other caregivers. Huggable Images is a member organization of Safe Kids Kansas and provides leadership and expertise from a business perspective on the Corporate Advisory Panel.

The Outstanding Coalition Organization Award was presented to State Farm Insurance for its sustained support of Safe Kids Kansas. State Farm’s financial commitment to wheeled sports safety and vehicle occupant protection as well as partnerships between State Farm agents and local Safe Kids coordinators have enhanced the safety of children in Kansas.

Safe Kids Kansas, Inc. is a nonprofit Coalition of over 70 statewide organizations and businesses dedicated to preventing accidental injuries to Kansas children ages 0-14. Local coalitions and chapters are located in Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Clay, Coffey, Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Elk, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Labette, Leavenworth, Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Meade, Mitchell, Montgomery, Osage, Pottawatomie, Rice, Riley, Saline, Smith, Shawnee, Wilson and Woodson Counties, as well as the cities of Chanute, Emporia, Leavenworth, Pittsburg, the Wichita Area (including Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick and Sumner counties), and the Metro Kansas City Area (including Wyandotte County and several Missouri counties.) Safe Kids Kansas a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury. Safe Kids Kansas was founded in 1991 and the lead agency for the State Coalition is the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

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Source – Safe Kids Kansas Presents 2009 Awards

Evolution: On the Front Lines Part Four

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The Television Industry in American is growing very rapidly these years. Not only because the American TV productions well, but also that the wholesale DVDs of teleplay push this business widely all over the world. There are often many classic American teleplay that make us impressed, and I introduce three of them which I believe are very welcomed American TV serial DVDs for wholesale and collection in the world.

Friends
“Friends” is an American situation comedy produced by David Crand Marta Kauffman, which first showed in public on NBC on September 22 1994. The TV player centers on a group of friends in the area of Manhattan, New York, who occasionally live together and split living costs. The ten seasons introduces the six key roles: Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler, and Ross, and describe a pleasure life and relationship between them.The drop scene, which was first showed on May 6 2004, was looked at by 52.5 million American audiences,making it the fourth most-watched TV drama end in television history. Repeats of the TV play keep up on air worldwide, and all seasons have been distributed on DVDs.

The Simpsons
“The Simpsons” is an American lively TV sitcom presented by  Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The teleplay is a satiric funny copy of a middle class U.S. way of life epitomized by its eponymous home, which composes Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The play is started in the fabled city of Springfield, and satirize American culture, community and television, and lots of ways of the human condition. Hence, “The Simpsons” teleplay DVDs wholesale is also the longest-running selling market in the TV industry.

Lost
“Lost” is an U.S. serial drama TV serial. It tells about the lives of plane crash survivors on a mystical tropical island, after a merchant passenger jet flying between Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles, United States wrecks in some places in the South Pacific. Each drama typically portrays a basic story plot on the island as well as a subordinate story line from another point in a role’s daily life, even though other time-related plot devices shift this formula in later episodes. Lost will end in its sixth season with its 120th and end episode airing in May 2010. Moreover, its TV play DVDs wholesale for “Lost” is welcomed well and acquire lots of glorification from all over the world.

About the Author:

Kitty Hill has been in the wholesale business since 2000. She became one of the largest wholesale dvds importer in China.

Source – Typical U.S. TV drama DVDs

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