From roughly 1930 to 1960, Miami Beach attracted an exclusive colony of socialites, who mixed with Hollywood celebrities and dignitaries, such as Winston Churchill, as effortlessly as tonic mixes with gin. Elizabeth Taylor announced her ill-fated engagement to the son of a former ambassador in Miami Beach. Other movie stars, such as Veronica Lake, were filmed in the enclave. Beautiful model Bab Beckwith, the first Orange Bowl Parade queen, dated John F. Kennedy while he was in Miami in 1944. Speedboat king Gar Wood bought his mistress a $100,000 bayfront home and then sued to force her to vacate the property. A tumultuous affair between John Jacob Astor VI and Lucille Stiglich led to the young model serving time in the Miami Beach jail. Deborah C. Pollack delves into an era filled with excitement, style, humor and panache.
In the heart of a quaint town, where cobblestone streets wind through ancient woods, Mina Marley lives an extraordinary life. Half-angel, half-human, she lives with other supernatural beings, a secret they guards fiercely.But fate has other plans for Mina. When a mysterious dark-haired angel descends from the heavens, their destinies collide. Someone wants Mina dead. Whispers of an impending catastrophe echo through the supernatural community. The fragile balance between the mystical and mortal worlds teeters on the edge, and Mina's town becomes a battleground. Shadows lengthen, and danger lurks in every moonlit alley.A fae child, prophesied to alter the course of humanity, emerges-a harbinger of both hope and peril. But Mina unwittingly stands in the child's path. Her existence threatens the delicate equilibrium, and those who crave chaos will stop at nothing to eliminate her.As the clock ticks toward an otherworldly reckoning, Mina grapples with her identity, torn between her human desires and celestial duty. Micka, with his brooding eyes and enigmatic past, becomes her reluctant ally. Together, they unravel secrets buried deep within the town's history-a tapestry woven with betrayal, sacrifice, and forgotten oaths.In a race against time, Mina must confront her own mortality. To save the world, she must embrace her celestial heritage, even if it means sacrificing her own life. But as darkness encroaches, love blooms-a forbidden connection that defies the laws of both heaven and earth.Will Mina choose survival or destiny? The fate of two worlds hangs in the balance, and the price of salvation may be her very soul. Prepare to lose yourself in a realm where celestial beings walk among us, and where love and sacrifice collide in a battle for existence.
What if we teach young people to use something well that they currently use poorly? What if this "something" not only increases their interest in what they are learning-and by extension, their motivation to learn- but also meets the kinds of curriculum requirements that teachers need to teach (especially 21st century skills and common core skills)? What if this something also helps prepare them for life after graduation by reinforcing the very same skills that employers require? Every adult - parent and educator - knows that inspiring the innate desire to learn is the key, not only to student success now, but also in the future. Yet a great majority of young people feel that what they are learning in school is divorced from the kinds of things that truly interest them. How to inspire this critical desire to learn? Connect what they are learning - not just the content, but the skills - to activities that already inspire them. This recipe simply must include learning to use social media. Instead of blocking it during the school day, and constantly saying "NO ", parents and educators should embrace social media as one of the most inspiring ways to teach 21st century skills. In Social Media Fascination, Deborah C. Owen describes a model of teaching social media that puts Care/Serve at the center of all interactions. This is a far cry from how most people currently use social media, which is usually, "It starts with me". This model then adds Collaborate, Curate, Create, Communicate, and Connect through Community as other "facets" of use that must be incorporated, not just because they are fun and engaging - and part of the 21st Century Skills model - but because they are the kinds of skills employers are actually looking for. To build this model on real-world experience, Deborah C. Owen interviewed a number of internet and social media "gurus" with tremendous knowledge in each of these facets. These guests are: Chris Brogan, Marcus Sheridan, Mike Koenigs, Hiten Shah, Pat Flynn, Danny Iny, Guillaume Decugis, Jeff Brown, and Tim Grahl. Portions of each interview are included in the chapters supporting each facet. So who is this book for? It is for any adult - parent or educator - who would like to understand social media better. It's for any adult who is tired of emphasizing the dangers of social media, and instead wants to emphasize the positive uses that are possible. It's for anyone who wants to connect with like-minded people from around the world, and who wants to create and innovate in new, unexplored ways. In short, it's for anyone who believes that we can make a difference in the world through communicating well in connected communities, based on sharing information. This book is for anyone who is online. It's even for you
Tom and Francesca Barnett are newlyweds. Tom, Police Chief of Banner Bluff, prides himself on being meticulous and logical. In contrast Francesca, editor of the local online newspaper, is impulsive and compassionate. Together they function as a remarkable team but their marriage is suffering from the unacknowledged specter of Tom's deceased wife.A beloved sailing instructor is found bludgeoned to death down at the beach. Two days later at the Botanic Gardens a world-renowned Bonsai specialist is found poisoned in the Japanese tea house; his body artfully shrouded in red chrysanthemums.As Tom and Francesca delve into these two gruesome murders, they discover that events and people are not what they seem. Tom struggles under the pressure of mounting public discontent when Francesca makes an ill-fated decision to bring their marital differences to a head. What follows is near catastrophe for them both.
From roughly 1930 to 1960, Miami Beach attracted an exclusive colony of socialites, who mixed with Hollywood celebrities and dignitaries, such as Winston Churchill, as effortlessly as tonic mixes with gin. Elizabeth Taylor announced her ill-fated engagement to the son of a former ambassador in Miami Beach. Other movie stars, such as Veronica Lake, were filmed in the enclave. Beautiful model Bab Beckwith, the first Orange Bowl Parade queen, dated John F. Kennedy while he was in Miami in 1944. Speedboat king Gar Wood bought his mistress a $100,000 bayfront home and then sued to force her to vacate the property. A tumultuous affair between John Jacob Astor VI and Lucille Stiglich led to the young model serving time in the Miami Beach jail. Deborah C. Pollack delves into an era filled with excitement, style, humor and panache.
Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South recounts the enormous influence of artists in the evolution of six southern cities - Atlanta, Charleston, New Orleans, Louisville, Austin, and Miami - from 1865 to 1950. In the decades following the Civil War, painters, sculptors, photographers, and illustrators in these municipalities employed their talents to articulate concepts of the New South, aestheticism, and Gilded Age opulence and to construct a visual culture far beyond providing pretty pictures in public buildings and statues in city squares.As Deborah C. Pollack investigates New South proponents such as Henry W. Grady of Atlanta and other regional leaders, she identifies "cultural strivers" - philanthropists, women's organizations, entrepreneurs, writers, architects, politicians, and dreamers - who united with visual artists to champion the arts both as a means of cultural preservation and as mechanisms of civic progress. Aestheticism, made popular by Oscar Wilde's southern tours during the Gilded Age, was another driving force in art creation and urban improvement. Specific art works occasionally precipitated controversy and incited public anger, yet for the most part artists of all kinds were recognized as providing inspirational incentives for self-improvement, civic enhancement and tourism, art appreciation, and personal fulfillment through the love of beauty.Each of the six New South cities entered the late nineteenth century with fractured artistic heritages. Charleston and Atlanta had to recover from wartime devastation. The infrastructures of New Orleans and Louisville were barely damaged by war, but their social underpinnings were shattered by the end of slavery and postwar economic depression. Austin was not vitalized until after the Civil War and Miami was a post-Civil War creation. Pollack surveys these New South cities with an eye to understanding how each locale shaped its artistic and aesthetic self-perception across a spectrum of economic, political, gender, and race issues. She also discusses Lost Cause imagery, present in all the studied municipalities.While many art history volumes concerning the South focus on sultry landscapes outside the urban grid, Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South explores the art belonging to its cities, whether exhibited in its museums, expositions, and galleries, or reflective of its parks, plazas, marketplaces, industrial areas, gardens, and universities. It also identifies and celebrates the creative urban humanity who helped build the cultural and social framework for the modern southern city.
A fish in a tree? How could that be?A whimsical story full of rhyme and beautiful illustrations follows a pesky fish-shaped balloon as it adventures around where it should not be. But when a helping hand comes along, he finds a way to save everyone.Keeping our environment safe and clean is quite important, it can start at any age and even be fun
A fish in a tree? How could that be?A whimsical story full of rhyme and beautiful illustrations follows a pesky fish-shaped balloon as it adventures around where it should not be. But when a helping hand comes along, he finds a way to save everyone.Keeping our environment safe and clean is quite important, it can start at any age and even be fun
Talking Out of Both Sides of My Mouth is the memoir of Deborah C. Parsons. Ms. Parsons worked as a Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapist at Genesis Rehabilitation hospital in Jacksonville Florida. At the age of 41 she was a well-respected, strong professional with excellent skills as a therapist, then she experienced a major right hemisphere stroke. The stroke rendered her incapable of walking or being independent. She required rehabilitation therapy to regain her lost skills. To get rehabilitation therapy, she was admitted to Genesis and received therapy from her former colleagues. After six months of rehabilitation she was again able to walk and regained some independence. She was allowed to return to her former position, but the stroke had left her unable to perform her duties as she had in the past and she was no longer employable. After some time at home and learning to cope with unemployment she was able to adjust to her disabilities and was doing well until the event of a grand mal seizure took her by surprise. This became a new challenge for her and her significant other, Jerry Martin.She and her significant other, Jerry Martin decided to marry and she tells the story of this event which was briefly marred by a grand mal seizure. After returning home, eventually settling into life as a stay at home housewife she finds that her disabilities are a continuous source of difficulty in day- to- day living.Eventually, she and her husband find their way into retirement in Ocala, Florida. After many years of learning to cope with her disabilities she is finally able to return to her memoir and bring it up to date.Talking Out of Both Sides of My Mouth is an honest and informative look at the stroke and rehabilitation experience.
