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My Conversation With Liza Gershman, Author Of Cuban Flavor: Exploring The Island’s Unique Places, People, And Cuisine

Click Here To Listen Liza Gershman A lush journey through Cuba, its paladars, and its flavorful cuisine For Cubans, food is a complex story―a tapestry of love and loss woven so deeply into their culture that it goes well beyond that of history or sustenance. Gershman, who’s love affair with Cuba began long before her first visit, takes you along on a photojournalistic journey through the streets of Cuba and its paladares through her stunning photographs of the country’s glorious sights, the lively people, and, of course, the amazing variety of food. Much more than a cookbook, Cuban Flavor is an introduction to a revolutionary era of Cuban cuisine: a new frontier. Growth and transition [...]

By |June 5th, 2018|Cooking / Food|Comments Off on My Conversation With Liza Gershman, Author Of Cuban Flavor: Exploring The Island’s Unique Places, People, And Cuisine
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NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Most Leading Persons In Diversity, Training & HR 2018 Recipient: Herman Smith

Herman Smith serves as Assistant Director of Employee Relations for the Tennessee Department of Human Resources. In this role, he oversees and manages several employee relation enterprise-wide programs and functions, including reduction in force, gross misconduct, exit surveys, the employee suggestion program, and service awards. He also serves as the administrator for the Tennessee Employees Charitable Campaign, which over the last 3 years has totaled donations of approximately $775,000 to worthy charitable organizations in Tennessee that support health, medical research, human services, and social and environmental issues. In addition, Herman created the “Employee Relations Roundtables”, a monthly platform were employee relations managers enterprise-wide engage in important conversations that increase knowledge and share best practices related [...]

By |June 5th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Human Resources, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading 100|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Most Leading Persons In Diversity, Training & HR 2018 Recipient: Herman Smith
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My Conversation With Susan Bolotin, Publisher Of Summer Brain Quest

Click Here To Listen Susan Bolotin-Summer Brain Quest It's time to get ready for school! Now, the series that keeps K–6th graders sharp, active, and curious in between grades is expanding to meet popular demand: Introducing Summer Brain Quest: Between Grades Pre-K & K, covering the summer between Preschool and Kindergarten so 4- and 5-year-olds can get ready for school—and have fun doing it. Part workbook, part game, part adventure, it’s the interactive book that combines educational activities with indoor and outdoor play—with entertaining and effective results. The pullout map guides kids on a learning quest; to cross the finish line, they fulfill the curriculum-based exercises and customize their path by pursuing the bonus challenges [...]

By |June 5th, 2018|Education, Parenting, Women, Youth|Comments Off on My Conversation With Susan Bolotin, Publisher Of Summer Brain Quest
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NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Most Leading Persons In Diversity, Training & HR 2018 Recipient: Nerissa Rollins

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Persons In HR Nerissa Rollins Nerissa Rollins received her bachelor’s degree in human resources management from Middle Tennessee State University and is currently working as a Senior Regional Recruiter for a Global RPO firm in a virtual capacity. Nerissa is also Founder and CEO of Mimi Jo’s Fruit Tea, a Southern Gourmet Fruit Tea Company. Her beverage company provides beverage catering services in the restaurant and hospitality industries in Nashville, Memphis and Phoenix, AZ and more to come. She has worked in various HR capacities for organizations such as Nissan, Verizon, Vanderbilt, Calsonic Kansei and Bridgestone Americas. Nerissa’s entire career has been in the field of HR. [...]

By |June 4th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Human Resources, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading 100|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Most Leading Persons In Diversity, Training & HR 2018 Recipient: Nerissa Rollins
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My Conversation With Dr. Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, Author Of Infidelity: Why Men & Women Cheat

Click Here To Listen Dr Kenneth Paul Rosenberg What the latest science tells us about the brain's reward systems, love, and sex--and how to prevent an affair from destroying your life How can I prevent an affair from destroying my life? Whether I am the cheater or the be­trayed partner, how can I survive, even thrive, in the wake of an affair? Infidelity provides key insights to find your true sexual and romantic potential and advocates honesty, trust, and integrity--the fundamentals of love. People often cheat in a haze of delusion, believing that it will bring them real love, help them have better sex, lift their spirits, and boost their sagging self-esteem; however, very often, [...]

By |June 4th, 2018|Parenting, Relationships, Romance|Comments Off on My Conversation With Dr. Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, Author Of Infidelity: Why Men & Women Cheat
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NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Most Leading Persons In Diversity, Training & HR 2018 Recipient: Kalandrian Davis

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Persons In HR Kalandrian Davis Kalandrian Davis has been employed with Vanderbilt Health since June 2014 and is currently a Senior Talent Consultant within the Human Resources department. In her role she serves as a recruiting subject matter expert for research, clinical, and administrative positions. Kalandrian credits obtaining her Bachelors of Science in Organizational Communication and Human Resources Management from Middle Tennessee State University as a great part of her success. As a personal advocate for diversity and inclusion, Kalandrian brings her passion to Vanderbilt Health, local, national and international community service organizations. In 2016 she was appointed to serve on the Diversity and Inclusion Board at [...]

By |June 1st, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading 100, Uncategorized|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Most Leading Persons In Diversity, Training & HR 2018 Recipient: Kalandrian Davis
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DrAlvin.Com Welcomes The Music City Jazz Festival Powered by KA Digital

Music City Jazz Festival is more than an outdoor concert, it's an event! It's a place to people-watch, eat, drink, mingle, relax soak in the rays, and of course hear some of he coolest music performed by national recording smooth jazz artist. The Jazz Festival featured classy veterans who have set the standard to young lions taking the jazz scene by storm, all capturing the spirit of smooth jazz that knows no boundaries in exhilarating, intimate performances. For more information visit www.MusicCityJazzFest.com

By |June 1st, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on DrAlvin.Com Welcomes The Music City Jazz Festival Powered by KA Digital
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My Conversation With Nathan H. Lents, Author Of Human Errors: A Panorama Of Our Glitches, From Pointless Bones To Broken Genes

Click Here To Listen Nathan Lents An illuminating, entertaining tour of the physical imperfections that make us human We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution’s greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often—two hundred times more often than a dog does? How come our wrists have so many useless bones? Why is the vast majority of our genetic code pointless? And are we really supposed to swallow and breathe through the same narrow tube? Surely there’s been some kind of mistake. As professor of biology Nathan H. Lents explains in Human Errors, our evolutionary history is [...]

By |June 1st, 2018|Medical, Science|Comments Off on My Conversation With Nathan H. Lents, Author Of Human Errors: A Panorama Of Our Glitches, From Pointless Bones To Broken Genes
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NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Most Leading Persons In Diversity, Training & HR 2018 Recipient: Chandria Harris

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Persons In HR Chandria Harris Recently featured on Black Enterprise, Madame CJ Walker’s Legacy Foundation, Women on Topp Magazine and the Cool Soror Podcast, Mrs. Chandria Harris is committed to helping young professionals understand who they are and how they would like to impact the world. Committed to training and developing young professionals to become exceptional leaders in the workplace, Chandria is an adult learning, change manage and skill building young professionals performance coach who excels in creating programs and opportunities to unleash young talent potential. Chandria Harris, AskChantheHrLady, is a leading young professional performance consultant. She consults businesses on recruitment and retention and train and develop [...]

By |May 30th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Human Resources, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading 100, Uncategorized|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Most Leading Persons In Diversity, Training & HR 2018 Recipient: Chandria Harris
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