Podcasts about national life

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Weekend Sports wrap, Bidens stance on Israel, some solar eclipse talk, more Israel US Gaza Hamas Palestinian talk, Danno has called for Hamas to surrender, Tom from Port Wing, A & Dubs say it ain't so, and more...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winter rules, the park point billionaire, Ed from National Life, let it snow, Danno, were shoveling, Trump's NY court cases, Jeff from Superior, Alan from Duluth, and more...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Nikki Haley and The Prez leading story lines, Ed from National Life, is the Prez lying to us, 24K Chinese migrants crossed our secure southern border, remember what Jerry Nadler and Joe Biden said, the senseless murder of Laken Riley, and more...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Super Bowl wrap, two Israeli hostages were rescued, Ed with National Life, more Super Bowl talk, some church talk, the bubonic plague in Oregon, the Prez looks for support from Michigan, and more...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Started by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company in 1925, WSM became one of the most influential and exceptional radio stations in the history of broadcasting and country music. WSM gave Nashville the moniker “Music City USA” as well as a rich tradition of music, news, and broad-based entertainment. With the rise of country music broadcasting and recording between the 1920s and ‘50s, WSM, Nashville, and country music became inseparable, stemming from WSM's launch of the Grand Ole Opry, popular daily shows like Noontime Neighbors, and early morning artist-driven shows such as Hank Williams on Mother's Best Flour.  Join us as we sit down with Craig Havighurst and talk all things Nashville, radio, and country music in American culture.

Started by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company in 1925, WSM became one of the most influential and exceptional radio stations in the history of broadcasting and country music. WSM gave Nashville the moniker “Music City USA” as well as a rich tradition of music, news, and broad-based entertainment. With the rise of country music broadcasting and recording between the 1920s and ‘50s, WSM, Nashville, and country music became inseparable, stemming from WSM's launch of the Grand Ole Opry, popular daily shows like Noontime Neighbors, and early morning artist-driven shows such as Hank Williams on Mother's Best Flour.  Join us as we sit down with Craig Havighurst and talk all things Nashville, radio, and country music in American culture.

In this Weeks Episode here in Insurance Town, The Mayor Heath Shearon, Had the absolute honor and priviledge to record an episode with the one and only Darlene Flagg, the Mother and Mentor to many. She is the VP of Marketing and Brand at the National Life Group, and currently serves on the Women in Insurance and Financial Services(WIFS) National Board as President. In her role as President, she partners to attract, develop, & advance women in financial services. She is also the Immediate Past President of the National Tax -Deferred Savings Association (NTSA). Darlene is also one of the Executive Sponsors for theWomen's Insight Network (WIN) at National Life. These two have a phenomenal conversation about leadership and what it takes to lead people. She talks about a journey of peace and what that looks like and means. They also talk Marketing and sales and so many other phenomenal topics SponsorsSmart Choice ManscapedCoverdeskCanopy ConnectOlde School Marketing 

On Saturday, September 14th, 1957 The Grand Ole Opry signed on from WSM and the Ryman Auditorium. WSM is a fifty-thousand-watt clear channel station located in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company, the station's call sign stands for We Shield Millions. WSM first signed on October 5th, 1925. The next month on November 28th, The WSM Barn Dance took to the air for the first time. On December 10th, 1927, the program's host, "Judge" George D. Hay referred to the show for the first time, as The Grand Ole Opry. The Opry began running coast-to-coast on Saturday evenings in 1939. The show moved to the Ryman Auditorium in 1943. As it developed in importance, so did the city of Nashville, which became America's country music capital. By 1954, WSM was considered the outstanding music station in the country. That October 2nd a teenage Elvis Presley would have his only Opry performance. ___________ Meet The Press grew out of a partnership between Martha Rountree and Lawrence Spivak. Rountree, a freelance writer, broke into radio in the late 1930s. She created the panel show Leave It to the Girls in 1945, before teaming with American Mercury editor Lawrence Spivak, to produce a radio show promoting his magazine. Spivak would be the permanent panelist representing the press. They would invite top newsmakers to be put on the spot, “without preparation or oratory,” and thus “find out what they stand for.” The show debuted on October 5th, 1945 over Mutual Broadcasting. Meet the Press was soon making its own headlines. The panelists purposely pitted two editors known for their opposition to the guest's viewpoint, with one middle-of-the-road type, and Spivak. In 1947 while still airing over Mutual, a TV version began airing on NBC. The radio version aired over Mutual for five years before going off the air and moving to NBC in May of 1952. On September 15th, 1957 the guest was Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus. The discussion regarded Cyprus' quest for independence. The population was made up of both Greeks and Turkish Cypriots and had been under British rule since 1878. Greeks wanted British removal and a union with Greece. The Archbishop was one of the loudest voices in this quest. Makarios, who was in favor of bombing attacks that had occurred against government offices in 1955, was exiled in 1956, and by 1957 most leaders in the National Organization Of Cypriot Fighters' had been killed or captured. So, they turned to organizing school children riots, and killing the families of police and military personnel. The rebellion continued throughout 1958, even after Makarios had abandoned his initial demands. They finally ended in February 1959 when agreement was reached for Cyprus to become an independent republic. The radio version of Meet The Press aired until July 27th, 1986. The TV version is still being seen.

Mehran Assadi  CEO,  National Life joins KRLD's David Johnson on this episode of CEO Spotlight.

In this episode, we discuss what persecution in the community sphere of life is as we continue our miniseries focusing on each of the 6 spheres of persecution. We explain how the loss of community can be devastating to a persecuted Christian, but that's also where the global Church can step in and make a difference.  Learn about our stand against violent persecution at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/ariseafrica/ Download a copy of the 2023 World Watch List at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/worldwatchlist/ Find more resources to pray for the persecuted church at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/get-involved/pray/ Get in touch with us at podcast@odcan.org Subscribe to the World Watch Weekly podcast via iTunes, PodBean, Spotify, or YouTube. *Names changed for security purposes.

This week on the Life Science Success Podcast my guest is Cristina Varner.  Cristina is the National Life Science and Digital Health & Telemedicine Practice Leader for Newfront.  She supports the risk management needs of biotech, medical device, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, digital health and telemedicine companies from early stage on up.

The Executive Director at Hunger Free Vermont and Communications Head at National Life stopped in on Thursday to discuss Universal School Meals and Hunger in Vermont with WVMT's The Morning Drive.

Morgan comes from a family who has served Nashville well. His great grandfather founded the National Life and Accident Insurance Company, his mother helped establish Vanderbilt's Children's Hospital, his father has written 28 books on Nashville's history, and his parents were key to the restoration of the Belle Meade Farm.   Morgan has been president and CEO of Siloam Health, a faith-based, volunteer-supported clinic for people with no health insurance and limited resources, primarily immigrants. Siloam serves people from 70 nations who speak 50 languages. Morgan has also received an MA in marketplace theology from Regent College.   Siloam does not just meet the physical needs of the people it serves. It provides a place where they can feel safe and loved. It's called whole-person medicine.   This month Morgan is stepping down from his position at Siloam to become an associate professor at the Thomas F. Frist Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont, a school that in April, 2024 will begin training medical providers to treat patients as human beings and not just broken bodies.

Oral argument argued before the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on or about 01/12/2023

Join Amanda Lowe as she sits down with Library Ambassador, Fiona Hernandez, and Dr. Christina Thyssen, from UAlbany's English Department, to talk about National Life Writing Month and the art of the memoir. Music credit: bensounds.com

The war for talent is over. And talent won.  National Life has had a double-digit growth rate over the last decade—unheard of in the life insurance world. And CIO Nimesh Mehta attributes their success to a strong dedication to their people and a structure called teaming.  Nimesh Mehta joins us on Life Accelerated to share how they've adopted technology faster than anyone else in the industry. He also reveals how to create a human-centered digital strategy, how to use it to remove friction from the buying process, and how National Life leveraged it to grow so quickly. 

Our resident expert on all things Java on Azure, Asir Vedamuthu Selvasingh, gives us all the latest updates on running your Java workloads on various Azure services. He also dives into the newly renamed Azure Spring Apps service which now has more SKUs to address various use-cases.   Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode428.mp3 YouTube: https://youtu.be/PaMaWij21N0 Resources: Start Enterprise - https://aka.ms/spring-apps-EnterpriseDevelop your first Spring Boot app - https://aka.ms/Start-SpringLearn using a self-paced workshop - https://aka.ms/Learn-SpringWatch bite-size demos - https://aka.ms/Spring-PlaylistLeverage best practices - https://aka.ms/Spring-BootBuild and deploy Java apps on Azure - https://aka.ms/LearnJavaInteract with Azure services using Spring - https://aka.ms/Spring-Cloud-Azure   Technical Case StoriesFedEx - https://aka.ms/FedExNational Life Group - https://aka.ms/National-LifeDigital Realty Trust - https://aka.ms/DLRSwiss Re - https://aka.ms/Swiss-ReRaley's - https://aka.ms/Raley'Liantis - https://aka.ms/LiantisKroger - https://aka.ms/Kroger-on-AzureMorgan Stanley - https://aka.ms/Morgan-StanleyBosch - https://aka.ms/Bosch.IO   Other Updates: See how 3 industry-leading companies are driving innovation in a new episode of Inside Azure for IT https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/see-how-3-industryleading-companies-are-driving-innovation-in-a-new-episode-of-inside-azure-for-it/   Responsible AI investments and safeguards for facial recognition https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/responsible-ai-investments-and-safeguards-for-facial-recognition/   Azure IoT increases enterprise-level intelligent edge and cloud capabilities https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-iot-increases-enterpriselevel-intelligent-edge-and-cloud-capabilities/   https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-databricks-available-in-new-regions/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-sdk-for-go/   Various Load Testing updates: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-load-testing-supports-splitting-input-data-across-test-engines/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-load-testing-support-for-user-specified-jmeter-properties/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-load-testing-support-for-customermanaged-keys/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-load-testing-support-for-userassigned-managed-identities/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-load-testing-supports-quick-start-tests-with-web-url/   General availability: Azure Data Explorer connector for Power Automate, Logic Apps, and Power Apps   https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/power-platform-connector-ga/

Rob West offers advice and guidance about life insurance. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1090/29

As the US began May of 1954, there was word that a new Soviet bomber had the ability to reach the United States. It was displayed for the public for the first time at the Moscow May Day Parade. On May 7th, the Battle of Dien Bien Phu would end in a French defeat. U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles declared Vietnam non-essential to security in Southeast Asia. The U.S. would not intervene for France. And as several massive U.S. fishing vessels were sinking off the coast of Alaska, the Boeing 707 was being released after two years of development. On May 1st, NBC affiliate WSM signed on with The Big Sound. WSM is a 50,000-watt clear channel station located in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company, the station's call sign stands for We Shield Millions. WSM first signed on October 5th, 1925. The next month on November 28th, The WSM Barn Dance took to the air for the first time. On December 10th, 1927, the program's host, "Judge" George D. Hay referred to the show for the first time, as The Grand Ole Opry. The Opry began running coast-to-coast on Saturday evenings in 1939. The show moved to the Ryman Auditorium in 1943. As it developed in importance, so did the city of Nashville, which became America's country music capital. By 1954, WSM was considered the outstanding music station in the country. That October 2nd a teenage Elvis Presley would have his only Opry performance. The times, they were a-changin'. Tonight, we'll dive in for a closer look. ___________ Welcome to Breaking Walls episode 127. My name is James Scully. Tonight we keep on with our look at 1954 by picking up in May during one of the most important months of the decade. ___________ Everett Sloane was born in New York City on October 1st, 1909. At age of seven, he played Puck of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, and decided to become an actor. In 1927 he joined a Theater company. He made his New York stage debut in 1928. In the 1930s Sloane was appearing on The March of Time. It was there he met a young Orson Welles. Welles hired Sloane to be part of his Mercury Theatre. He moved from New York City to Los Angeles after Welles signed his contract with RKO. Sloane had a prominent role in Citizen Kane. In the 1940s, he worked on both coasts, guest-starring in radio on Inner Sanctum Mysteries, The Shadow, The Mysterious Traveler, and in films such as The Lady From Shanghai, Journey Into Fear, and Prince of Foxes. By 1953 he was being featured on TV and starring on radio in The 21st Precinct as Captain Frank Kennelly. The 21st Precinct debuted on July 7th, 1953 over WCBS radio in New York. It put the listener into the drama from the opening phone call until the final report. In May of 1954 it was airing Wednesdays at 8:30PM against The Great Gildersleeve on NBC. Starring with Sloane was Ken Lynch as Lieutenant Matt King and Harold Stone as Sergeant Waters. John Ives produced and Stanley Niss directed. Everett Sloane continued to be a busy actor until 1965. On August 6th of that year, recently diagnosed with Glaucoma and fearing blindness, he took his own life. He was survived by his wife Lilian and two children. Everett Sloane is buried at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.

With water incidents and drownings at an all time high this Summer in New Zealand, we chat to Allan Mundy about how to keep safe around the water.

December 19, 1959. 21st Christmas program with George Morgan (photo) who was a fixture on the Grand Ole Opry most of the period from 1948 until his death in 1975 . The Grand Ole Opry started as the WSM Barn Dance in the new fifth-floor radio studio of the National Life & Accident Insurance Company in downtown Nashville on November 28, 1925. The phrase "Grand Ole Opry" was first uttered on radio on December 10, 1927. At the time, the NBC Red Network's Music Appreciation Hour, a program with classical music and selections from grand opera, was followed by Hays' Barn Dance. That evening, as he was introducing the show and DeFord Bailey, his first guest, George Hay said the following words: For the past hour, we have been listening to music largely from Grand Opera, but from now on, we will present 'The Grand Ole Opry'.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Ole_Opry

Paul Glastris, editor in chief of Washington Monthly, assesses the first months of the Biden administration, calls for more antitrust regulation, and highlights several emerging leaders from both parties to watch for, including one who's local.

In Nigeria, several policies affect the everyday citizen, ranging from health to power to education to security and technology. Who is creating these policies, and what issues can arise for the citizens?To help citizens understand and get involved in creating the policies, the Nigerian Global Affairs Council (NIGAC) started an initiative called the National Virtual Policy Dialogue. This is essentially a platform where they bring together special advisers to governments, political analysts, even past presidential candidates. The goal is to open up the dialog to ask them very crucial questions about how the policies impact society and how citizens can get involved to help change the narrative and the direction.The NIGAC is also focused on helping connect citizens and government with business and academia. Each must have a clear view of how the policies can help govern the citizens and foster a way forward to better the lives of all Nigerians.ABOUT NIGACThe Nigerian Global Affairs Council (NIGAC) is a Technology-based and Digital media-driven Public Policy and Evidence-based Research Think-Tank focused on Policy concerns that revolve around Governance and Public Administration within the Nigerian State and how we interact with the larger World.The Nigerian Global Affairs Council is a nationally and globally focused research and evidence-based Think-Tank, Policy Forum and Advocacy/Pressure/Lobby Group/Organization made up of Experienced and Distinguished Professionals who have made SIGNIFICANT STRIDES in their RESPECTIVE fields with a STRONG CONVICTION and DESIRE to effect same change across our National LIFE through Policy FormulationLearn more

The World Famous Insurance Dudes chat with Avdhesh SaxenaWe Are Insurance Dudes!!! We Are Here To Learn From All The Incredible Insurance Dudes And Dudettes We Speak With And To Pass The Knowledge Nuggets That We Learn To Our Dedicated And Amazing DudeNation!For All Things Related To Being An Insurance Dude or Dudette,  Incredible Tips, Amazing Tools, and Valuable Resources, Check Out The Insurance Dudes Hub!Are you interested in learning  “How To Predictably Sell 6-Figures A Month From Insurance Internet Leads While Saving You Time And Money!?"Head over to our free masterclass  today! Click Here.................................................................................................................................................................................................About Friendly AgentFriendly Agent is a Chatbot based solution to digitize Insurance operations from lead generation to customer service. Consumers are spending most of their time on messaging and they don’t have 15min to fill a form or talk over phone. Also there are Insurtech startups which are directly going to insurance customers using chatbots.Friendly agent Chatbot can serve insurance customers for agencies or carriers 24/7 and provide them competitive advantage. It’s conversational user interface is easy to interact and it can hand over chat to human being whenever needed or requested. It can scale with your business and multitask with thousands of customers simultaneously.It is based on SAAS (Software as a service) model hence much more affordable compared to other products in market. We have many ready to deploy chatbots on insurance related use cases and they can be configured in short amount of time to satisfy business need.Insurance Agents/Agencies/BrokersWe have ready to install Chatbots for multiple lines of businesses which can be configured based on your business needWe can create Chatbot specific to your business needsRun marketing campaigns using online channels like Facebook Ads/ Google ads.Insurance BuyersWe can connect you to Insurance Agent who can help you in finding insurance which meet your need at best price.AMAZING THINGS AVDHESH'S MADEAvdhesh Saxena(CEO), MBA from MDI Gurgaon,India(top 10 business school) and Engineering in Electronics.Worked with large insurance companies implementing transformational programs for the last 14+ years. Some of them are Prudential, Aetna, MassMutual, Metlife ,ING and National Life. I have gained wealth of knowledge in the insurance industry and I am leveraging the same for CoverClan.Traveled more than 15 countries and have a lot of multicultural experience.I have also founded www.friendlyagentbot.com/ ,where we provide messaging and chatbot based solutions to the insurance industry. While growing this ventured I became an expert in marketing and SEO.Friendly Agent is getting thousands of visitors free of cost via SEO. If you google “Best chatbot for Insurance” you will find us as first organic result.Youtube: https://youtu.be/NC4wGbwmC34

The World Famous Insurance Dudes chat with Avdhesh SaxenaWe Are Insurance Dudes!!! We Are Here To Learn From All The Incredible Insurance Dudes And Dudettes We Speak With And To Pass The Knowledge Nuggets That We Learn To Our Dedicated And Amazing DudeNation!For All Things Related To Being An Insurance Dude or Dudette,  Incredible Tips, Amazing Tools, and Valuable Resources, Check Out The Insurance Dudes Hub!Are you interested in learning  “How To Predictably Sell 6-Figures A Month From Insurance Internet Leads While Saving You Time And Money!?"Head over to our free masterclass  today! Click Here.................................................................................................................................................................................................About Friendly AgentFriendly Agent is a Chatbot based solution to digitize Insurance operations from lead generation to customer service. Consumers are spending most of their time on messaging and they don’t have 15min to fill a form or talk over phone. Also there are Insurtech startups which are directly going to insurance customers using chatbots.Friendly agent Chatbot can serve insurance customers for agencies or carriers 24/7 and provide them competitive advantage. It’s conversational user interface is easy to interact and it can hand over chat to human being whenever needed or requested. It can scale with your business and multitask with thousands of customers simultaneously.It is based on SAAS (Software as a service) model hence much more affordable compared to other products in market. We have many ready to deploy chatbots on insurance related use cases and they can be configured in short amount of time to satisfy business need.Insurance Agents/Agencies/BrokersWe have ready to install Chatbots for multiple lines of businesses which can be configured based on your business needWe can create Chatbot specific to your business needsRun marketing campaigns using online channels like Facebook Ads/ Google ads.Insurance BuyersWe can connect you to Insurance Agent who can help you in finding insurance which meet your need at best price.AMAZING THINGS AVDHESH'S MADEAvdhesh Saxena(CEO), MBA from MDI Gurgaon,India(top 10 business school) and Engineering in Electronics.Worked with large insurance companies implementing transformational programs for the last 14+ years. Some of them are Prudential, Aetna, MassMutual, Metlife ,ING and National Life. I have gained wealth of knowledge in the insurance industry and I am leveraging the same for CoverClan.Traveled more than 15 countries and have a lot of multicultural experience.I have also founded www.friendlyagentbot.com/ ,where we provide messaging and chatbot based solutions to the insurance industry. While growing this ventured I became an expert in marketing and SEO.Friendly Agent is getting thousands of visitors free of cost via SEO. If you google “Best chatbot for Insurance” you will find us as first organic result.Youtube: https://youtu.be/NC4wGbwmC34

VOTT: Who has authority or competence to define the ‘new normal' in national life? | Feb 19, 2021Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribeVisit our website at https://www.manilatimes.netFollow us:Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebookInstagram - https://tmt.ph/instagramTwitter - https://tmt.ph/twitterDailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotionSubscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digitalCheck out our Podcasts:Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotifyApple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcastsAmazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusicDeezer: https://tmt.ph/deezerStitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcherTune In: https://tmt.ph/tuneinSoundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud#TheManilaTimes#VoiceOfTheTimes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I elaborated on the different aspects of history and its importance in diverse aspects of personal life, career, family, and National life. Be sure to listen, share with loved ones and give feedback.

September is both National Suicide Awareness Month AND National Life Insurance Awareness Month, which serendipitously combined for this mini episode about the important topic of life insurance and how not having a policy affected me and my family after suddenly losing my brother, Brenton, to suicide in 2016. thank you to our generous and informational sponsor, Policy Genius! please visit www.policygenius.com to learn more and explore your options.

Episode #7: Mehran Assadi is one of the most humble, kind, servant leaders I have ever met. He is Chairman and CEO of National Life Group, a company that has been around for 172 years. The story of exponential growth this company has experienced in the last 10 years by being a purpose driven company is remarkable. He is a dreamer and truly is shaping the world for the better. Do not miss this awesome conversation!Mehran Assadi is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of National Life Group. Assadi joined National Life in September 2003 as interim Chief Information Officer. In 2005, he was appointed the company’s President of Life and Annuity. Since becoming President and Chief Executive Officer in 2009, Assadi has led major growth in sales of National Life’s life and annuity products and worked to build a culture of collaboration, engagement and empowerment among employees. He joined National Life’s Board of Directors in 2009 and was elected Chairman in 2017. Before joining National Life Group, Assadi served as Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Information Officer at Provident Mutual in Newark, Delaware. A graduate of Towson University, Assadi has a Master's in Management Information Systems from the University of Baltimore.Contact Mehran:Website

New Covid clusters, Supreme Court hears gun arguments, National Life layoffs, and Senate approves use of force legislation.

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Episode 129- 2020.03.10 - Jim Moseley with National Life

Adam is a Level 3 Insurance Customer Representative at National Life Group. He and I cover a range of topics including: We start with a follow up to a topic briefly touched upon in the previous episode, Mac Miller. We discuss Mac’s discography, his new posthumous album and his overall impact/legacy in music. Favorite Hip Hop projects of 2019 and his anticipated projects in 2020. His current status is his photography pursuit. Ruts in creativity and techniques in breaking them. Digesting Kobe’s death and his impact on society inside and outside of basketball. His new role at National Life and the skills he’s developed professionally. His plans for the future and much, much more!

Lori Kwee has been changing the lives of kids for more than 30 years, and for that the State of Hawaiʻi and a legion of parents surely are very grateful. After listening to this episode, you will find it easy to imagine what it's like being at Ala Wai Elementary in the presence of this mentor, guide and sponsor of young children. You will find it easy to imagine her kids saving the Vaquita dolphin, developing a school culture that nurtures bullies towards kindness and compassion, and diving deep into the essential questions of life and learning. One of the reasons Lori can do what she does is the support of her visionary Principal, Michelle DeBusca. Situated in central Honolulu, Ala Wai Elementary is leading the way as Hawaiʻi becomes a model to the world of innovation and creativity in education. In a personal statement Lori writes: “I have 30 years of successful teaching in the elementary public school levelI am actively involved in leadership and collaboratively working with others to enhance students' achievement and success.  In 2018-2019, I was honored with the National Life's Life Changer of the Year Grand Prize Finalist award for work on Bully Prevention through kindness, love, compassion, forgiveness, and strategies to manage emotions. I strongly believe in empowering leaders to find their voices with self-confidence and passion.  Building relationships and partnerships with students, families, colleagues, staff, and community members are priorities that I value.  I am skilled in teaching reading, writing, project-based learning with student-led inquiry, and yoga.  Currently, I teach yoga to students and faculty/teachers at Ala Wai School. Social emotional learning is important to me so I incorporate aspects of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management into my lessons, presentations, and lifestyle.  My students and I have a business to share aloha and kindness: We sell #ShareAloha T-shirts and Jars of Aloha.  The profits go to our Ala Wai School “Peaceful Oasis” for everyone to thrive with peace and gratitude.” To learn more about Ala Wai Elementary, click here.  The post 26. There is No Doubt Lori Kwee Changes Lives appeared first on @MLTSinHawaii .

Fransis returns to talk National Holidays, Charlotte, impeachment stuffs, TV, movies, and whatever else was on our mind with the requisite snark, shade and shenanigans. Ok Boomer? Gotta love 2019! Content for days! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Eden and Maddie talk about life insurance and we add a new segment at the end in this crazy episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fifthgradefever/message

In today's episode, I'll be speaking with Dr. Ray Baker, an expert in the field of Addiction Medicine. Recently, Dr. Baker served on a national expert committee for the Canadian Centre of Substance Abuse, where he helped design and analyze Canada's National Life in Recovery Survey. Dr. Baker was the opening speaker at the "Widening The Gateway" conference in Tacoma, Washington. And he will be speaking at the International Conference of Secular AA to be held from August 24th through August 26th in Toronto, Ontario. Without further ado, my conversation with Dr. Ray Baker.

Outdoor Radio usually takes us to a mountain top, pond or forest to get close to wildlife. But this month, biologists Sara Zahendra and Kent McFarland are on top of an office building in Montpelier. For the past several years, National Life employees have been able to watch turkey vultures out their windows. The birds are drawn to the rooftop for warmth and show off their huge wingspan soaring around the building. We learn how to identify turkey vultures from other big birds and how it is that they can eat roadkill and not get sick. Follow these links to learn more about turkey vultures. Identifying turkey vultures on All About Birds . Turkey vulture population trends in Vermont from the Vermont Atlas of Life. Vermont eBird phenology chart Map of this year's turkey vulture sightings in Vermont on Vermont eBird. Vermont eBird photos. Outdoor Radio is produced in collaboration with the Vermont Center For Ecostudies with support from the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation.

Buckhead Business Show - Liberty National Life Insurance and CPA Allies ​Jeff Morris​ Company: CPA Allies Guest BIO: Jeff is an active member of the Atlanta and Cobb communities. He is a member of the Georgia Society of CPAs and the Atlanta Chapter National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), where he served two terms as President from 2015-2017. He is a mentor with the Marietta Mentoring for Leadership Program and an Ambassador for the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce. He also provides educational workshops to local colleges, universities, and industry groups. Prior to entering the financial services industry in 2008, he had a successful career at The Ritz Carlton, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) and then as an entrepreneur in the food and beverage industry. These experiences gave him a passion for providing exemplary service and helped him recognize the importance of being attentive to client's needs. He is a graduate of Johnson & Wales University and holds a Series 6, 63 and 65 securities license along with life, health and variable annuity licenses. Jeff is married and has lived in Atlanta since 1989. He has two children and stays active with basketball, martial arts and his German Shepherd. Topics to Discuss: CPA Allies is an independent, RIA firm, specializing in providing accounting and finance professionals with insurance, investment and planning services. We work with young, mid-career and senior level accountants and CPAs. We also act as trusted, unbiased partners to CPA and accounting firms who provide tax, audit and compliance services to their clients. We have two approaches: Working one-on-one with accounting professionals by providing customized financial planning services to meet their specific needs. Serving as trusted advisors for accounting firms who want to provide their clients with a resource for their insurance, investment, and planning needs. CPAs and accountants are some of the smartest and most trusted business experts you can have in your professional network. However, many times they need personal assistance making financial decisions that impact all aspects of their life. Accounting firms offer many vital services to their clients but often times lack the expertise of the protection, investment and financial planning that will complete the holistic circle their clients desire. CPA Allies was created, to serve the needs of the accounting professionals and their clients in an unbiased, transparent and ethical manner. We understand the need to have a relationship with a partner you can trust and feel comfortable working with. It is no longer acceptable for CPAs to just prepare tax returns and financial statements. The very best clients expect, demand and deserve much more value from their CPA, who must evolve into the most trusted business advisor role. CPA Allies helps you solve the complicated problems for your best individual and business owner clients. We concentrate our efforts on developing and maintaining the relationship with the accounting community. Our sole interest is in enabling them to address and solve their clients' issues, only working directly with the clients when that trust is established. This model solves their client retention risk, makes them more valuable to their client and helps them grow their practice organically. Web Site / Social Media Links: www.cpaallies.com FB and Twitter: @cpaallies.com ​Yoly Dale​​ Company: Liberty National Life Insurance Company ​Topics to Discuss: Who is Liberty National, What are our products, How do we help businesses and employees, Employees testimonials, New sponsor, Getting our name out there. How businesses can contact me and Liberty National to set up an appointment to review our products. Employer payroll tax savings. Web Site / Social Media Links: Employee Testimonials: lnlworksiteadvantage.com   ​Ericka Bolling Company:

On this episode of The Innovation Engine, we'll be looking at the importance of cause with Dr. Jackie Freiberg. Among the topics we'll discuss are how one insurance company, National Life, managed to change their industry at least in part thanks to being a cause-driven company; why it's vitally important to define your business' "why" in this day and age; and why employee behavior and overall attitude tend to be wildly different in cause-driven companies when compared to their counterparts. Dr. Jackie Freiberg joins us on this episode to discuss all that and more. Dr. Freiberg, who along with her husband Dr. Kevin Freiberg, has written numerous books about how some of the world's most successful companies build cultures that thrive on innovation. Their most recent book, Cause! A Business Strategy for Standing Out in a Sea of Sameness, was recently published and can be found in bookstores around the country. In addition to being best-selling authors, Drs. Jackie and Kevin are both sought-after speakers on the subjects of innovation, execution, and corporate leadership development. Show Notes Visit Drs. Jackie and Kevin's website: http://www.freibergs.com/ Buy Cause! A Business Strategy for Standing Out in a Sea of Sameness on their website: https://store.freibergs.com/ Follow Drs. Jackie and Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinandjackie

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/presidential-academy/Session+26+Kesler.mp3 Focus The Progressives fought for reform at the turn of the century. What principled form did their criticism take of the Declaration, the Constitution, and political decentralization take? They revered Lincoln, yet did not emulate his devotion to the Declaration of Independence, but invoked the preamble to the Constitution to make democracy more active. Jefferson's and Hamilton's views became living arguments again, but with interesting shifts. Self-government was in need of some assistance. What effect did their reforms—for example, direct primaries, initiative, referendum—have on federalism, separation of powers, and political parties? What legacy did the Progressives, Woodrow Wilson in particular, leave the nation?   Readings: Ronald J. Pestritto, Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political Writings Wilson, The State, chap. 1, pp. 31-41 Wilson, Constitutional Government, chap. 3, pp. 175-190 Wilson, "Leaders of Men," pp. 211-229 Wilson, "The Study of Administration," pp. 231-248 Woodrow Wilson, "Abraham Lincoln: A Man of the People" (1909) Theodore Roosevelt, "National Life and Character" Theodore Roosevelt, "The Rights of the People to Rule" Theodore Roosevelt, "A Charter for Democracy" Theodore Roosevelt, "The Heirs of Abraham Lincoln" The post Session 26: The Progressive Reform and Self-Government appeared first on Teaching American History.

http://theestateattorneyatlanta.com/ Nationally Recognized Atlanta Estate Planning Attorney and best-selling author Shane Smith interviews Edwin J. Coons, Jr., CLU, ChFC® Edwin (Ed) Coons has been with National Life since 1953, and has established an accomplished career in the financial services industry. Throughout his distinctive career, Ed has shown a deep commitment to the industry and continuous specialization. A graduate of Louisiana State University, class of 1954, he majored in Insurance and Real Estate. Ed served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1957 and later earned a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation from the American College, which is one of the most respected marks of expertise attainable in the life insurance profession. He also earned a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) designation, and a Certificate in Advance Estate Planning from the American College. Ed has been a member of the Atlanta Estate Planning Council (AEPC), since 1973. Ed married Ellen Reuland in July of 2008 and together they have been blessed with 11 children and 36 grandchildren. He is an active member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Alpharetta, where he serves as a lector. Professional Specialties: Retirement Planning: Qualified and Non-Qualified Business Insurance Long-Term Care Insurance 770-926-9792 coons_ed@nlvmail.com

It's National Life Insurance Month and Chris has answers to important considerations when making sure you are properly insured. How much is the right amount for your situation? What are the different types of insurances and their particular purposes? Chris also discusses the impending arrival of Obamacare and the potential government shutdown. Special guest this week is State Treasurer Steven Grossman talking about the Money Conference being held October 5 in Hyannis, MA.

It has been referred to as the “Home of American Music”, “America’s Musical Showpark” and promised “Great Shows, Great Rides and Great Times”. The park originally opened  with 120 acres of rides and attractions. It opened on June 30, 1972 and remained open until December 31, 1997. At the parks peak in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s the park enjoyed the attendance over 2 million guests annually. Welcome to Opryland USA. Opryland USA, which was usually referred to as Opryland was born due to the popularity of its namesake The Grand Ole’ Opry and the move of the Opry from its long time location at the Ryman Auditorium to its current location at the Grand Ole Opry House. But before we tell the story of the park, we’ll tell the story of The Grand Ole Opry itself… Stepping back it in time we go back to the Roarin’ 20’s, 1925 to be exact. The Grand Ole Opry started out as the WSM Barn Dance. What was WSM you may ask? WSM was an AM radio station owned by the National Life & Accident Insurance Company. The radio studio was housed on the fifth floor of their building in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. In October of 1925 the station began a program featuring “Dr. Humphrey Bate and his string quartet of old-time musicians”. A couple of weeks after the program aired WSM hired what would become their long-time program director and announcer George D. “Judge” Hay. Hay wasted no time, after coming on board he quickly recruited the seasoned 77 year old fiddler Uncle Jimmy Thompson and then on November 28, 1925 and re-launched the WSM Barn Dance, and although the phrase would not actually be mentioned on air for another 2 years, that date is credited for being the official birth date of The Grand Ole Opry. During the 1930’s the popularity of the program led to many artists, who would later become country music legends, performing on the Opry as well as the length of the Saturday night show being extended to 4 hours. Being broadcast at that time at 50,000 watts, the show became a staple in homes in 30 states eventually becoming a national show when it was picked up by NBC Radio in 1939. All the time this was happening, the live audience of the show grew quickly leading the show to being moved from its original studio to larger and larger venues to accommodate the audience size. Eventually the audience grew to such a size that measures were taken to control attendance by charging a 25 cent admission charge. That, having little effect to dissuade attendance, led to the show being moved to the Ryman Auditorium. It was during the Ryman years that music legends such as Hank Williams (who was eventually banned in 1952 due to his alcohol problems), Patsy Cline, Roy Acuff, The Carter Family, Bill Monroe, Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells, Minnie Pearl and many others came to be frequent performers on the Grand Ole Opry Stage. The Opry’s growing attendance numbers due to its popularity along with deterioration issues with the Ryman Auditorium led to the decision to find a new home for the show. It was decided by WSM, Inc., the operator of the Opry that it would be relocated nine miles east of downtown Nashville, on a tract of land that was owned by a sausage manufacturer (Rudy’s Farm) in the Pennington Bend area of Nashville, it was also decided to build a theme park and hotel/convention center with the new Grand Ole Opry House becoming the crown jewel of the grand entertainment complex. Ironically, the theme park would open on June 30, 1972 prior to the Grand Ole Opry House debuting there on March 16, 1974. The park would receive its original name from WSM disk jockey, Grant Turner’s early morning show, Opryland USA, with its own name honoring the stars of the Grand Ole Opry. Although the Grand Ole Opry had always dedicated itself to mostly featuring traditional, conservative Country Music (with only a couple of exceptions); Opryland USA’s overall theme was more of a generalized blend of American Music consisting of bluegrass, gospel, jazz, pop and rock and roll with the theme carrying through not only to the rides but the shows as well. As a matter of fact the Rock N’ Roller Coaster was a opening day attraction. WSM’s bet paid off in a big way as the entire complex proved extremely popular and spurred its first expansion in 1975. In a move that would fit right in with culture of the park the “State Fair” area was created featuring carnival games, the Wabash Cannonball roller coaster, the Tennessee Waltz swing ride and the Country Bumpkin Bumper Cars. As would become the norm because of the parks limited size, the park would have to remove an attraction in order to add a new one. In this case it was the park’s buffalo exhibit that would disappear in favor of the new attractions. But the Wabash Cannonball roller coaster would prove to be one of the favorite rides at the park until it’s closure 22 years later. In a setback for the park for its 1975 season, not too long before the park was set to open the Cumberland River experienced a large flood that inundated most of the park with some areas submerged by up to 16 feet of water. Fortunately, the park was able to recover from the flood quickly with the opening day being delayed only for one month, but on a sadder note several of the animals from the petting zoo did not survive the ordeal. Attendance continued to grow throughout the 1970’s and into the 1980’s partly due to the parks location and its ability to draw guests throughout Tennessee and several surrounding states being that there were no other comparable parks within a reasonable driving distance. Most other parks such as St. Louis’s Six Flags over Mid-America, Charlotte’s Carowinds, Atlanta’s Six Flags over Georgia and the northern King’s Island in Cincinnati were a 4 to 6 hour or more drive making them impractical for a day trip. As park attendance grew and attractions grew, it ushered in the need for a hotel in order to keep guests onsite for more than a day. In 1977 the Opryland Hotel, a large resort hotel, was built next to the park. Then in 1979 the Roy Acuff Theater next door to the Grand Ole Opry House in the plaza area and was the primary venue for the theme parks premier musical events and productions. In a shrewd business move the theater was actually built outside the park’s perimeter and while because of this you did not need theme park tickets to attend events, productions held there usually did require separate tickets from park admission and in most cases drew day guest’s from the parks to the events as well as the general public, thereby increasing the park’s revenue. In 1982, things changed for the Opryland complex in an abet, “Grand” way. The parent company of WSM, Inc., (National Life and Accident Insurance Company, later NLT Corporation) was absorbed by American General from Texas. Unlike it’s predecessor, who had benefitted from the advertising value and name recognition of owning and supporting the Grand Ole Opry, American General had no experience with or running an entertainment business and furthermore had no interest in running a theme park nor the broadcast business. It almost immediately set about the task of finding a buyer for all of NLT’s former entertainment assets and approached some of the larger entertainment and hospitality corporations such as MCA, Anheuser-Busch and the Marriott Corporations about the possibility of selling them all as a “package” deal. While some potential buyers were interested in individual parts like the theme park, the hotel, or the Grand Ole Opry itself; no one company was interested in buying them all at once. After a time, American General began considering that the only way they would be able to divest themselves of these properties would be to split them up into different entities. As fate would have it, just about that time Gaylord Broadcasting Company of Oklahoma City stepped in and bought nearly all of them lock, stock and barrel. The Opryland Complex, the WSM radios stations and it would have bought the WSM-TV station as well had they had not been at their limit of television stations that they were allowed to own by the government. After the purchase was complete, the name was changed to Gaylord Entertainments Company. In fact, Ed Gaylord, who was then heading the media empire was instrumental in Opryland’s acquisition. Mr. Gaylord, as it turned out was a huge fan of the Opry and spearheaded the effort to purchase it and keep it intact. As an added bonus, the acquisition also included then fledgling WSM cable network, TNN (The Nashville Network) and its production division Opryland Productions. TNN has since gone on to become a television network dedicated entirely to Country Music. For a number of years TNN’s offices and production facilities continued to be located on-site in Opryland as well as one of its shows, Nashville Now (then later Music City Tonight) was filmed in the Gaslight Theater within the park itself and the park was often used as a backdrop for numerous concerts and performances of popular country music stars. With Gaylord now owning and backing the park and the enthusiastic leader of the parent company as a fan, the future looked bright for Opryland USA…and for a while at least it would be, but the clouds were beginning to gather. With the purchase of the park now behind them, 1982 would bring more expansion to the park but with growth would come more growing pains due to the limitations of space. Future expansion from this point would mean that for every new addition to the park, something would have to go. In 1984, a third roller coaster arrived in the New Orleans area of the park. It was named “ The Screamin’ Delta Demon”. A second, yet more subtle park gate was also added adjacent to the parking lot as well for the 1984 season. As the 1980’s pressed on, the park would face an issue that it never really had to deal with before…competition. As I had mentioned earlier the park had faired well during the 1970’s and early 1980’s because, while other attractions did exist in Tennessee and it’s surrounding states, there we’re no direct competitors that equal to Opryland USA using te same model. But that was about to change with the opening of kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky and the former Silver Dollar City in Pigeon Forge, Tenessee rebranded and improved to become Dollywood, a partnership between the Herschend Brothers and singer, songwriter and actress Dolly Parton. Now with two other parks within driving distance and both competing for Opryland’s guest’s the park stepped up it’s game by committing to making annual changes to retain it’s local and out-of-town guests and adding major attractions such as the General Jackson Showboat (which still continues to operate to this day near Opry Mills), they also added new roller coasters and water rides until the end of the decade with the opening of the “Chaos” roller coaster.  In 1992 the Chevy-Geo Celebrity Theater opened and for two seasons the performances here were included with the regular park admission. Then in 1994 and 1995 the park began up-charging guests for the concerts held in the theater. Then in a short-lived attempt to capitalize on the success and revenue of the Chevy-Geo Celebrity Theater, Opryland added two more venues; Theater By The Lake and The Roy Acuff Theater each, receiving renovations and expansions, and added them to the concert series and billing it as Nashville On Stage. However, it turned out to be “too much of a good thing by creating more supply than there was demand for the live entertainment” and due to the lackluster sales the multi-venue concert series was moved back to the Chevy-Geo Celebrity Theater serving as the single concert venue inside the park. Many other things were promoted to bring visitors to the park such as the taping of several weeks of the popular Mark Goodson Game Show “Family Feud” featuring some of the biggest stars in country music at the time including, just to name a couple, the Mandrell’s and the Statler Brothers. Also in reference to TNN’s coverage of NASCAR and Opryland’s designation with NASCAR the annual “TNN Salute to Motorsports” would take place one weekend a year at the park starting in the early 1990’s and continuing until the parks final closing. Large events were held in the late years of the park, for example the Grizzly River Rampage was used as a course for the NationsBank Whitewater Championships, which (in 1995 alone) served as a qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. After the events were completed, the course was drained and a temporary Halloween attraction—"Quarantine", tied into the storyline of the neighboring indoor roller coaster "Chaos"—was constructed in its bed and would run during the halloween season from1995 through 1997. In 1995, in what would come to be the final large attraction would open at the park, The Hangman roller coaster was opened. Also starting in 1994, Gaylord began investing heavily in the rejuvenation of the downtown Nashville entertainment district. The company renovated an old and dilapidated Second Avenue building into what became the Wildhorse Saloon and was also behind the major rennovation and reopening of the Ryman Auditorium. With the investment made in the downtown entertainment district they began to offer a water taxi service between the downtown district and the theme park and solidified the connection between the two areas by renaming the theme park as Opryland Theme Park and using the existing name of Opryland USA as the figurehead name for all of Gaylord Entertainment’s Nashville properties. Now with all of the investment going into the area and a new coaster for the park you would think that would signal good things for the future of the park but short-sighted planning and baseless decisions would soon signal the beginning of the end for Opryland theme park. For a moment, we’re going to step back in time to 1993. At the time the theme park had grown to 200 acres in size. Let’s put that in perspective. For those of us who are familiar with Disney’s theme parks let’s compare Opryland Theme Park’s 200 acres  to Walt Disney’s Magic Kindom Park coming in at approxamately 142 acres or Disney’s Hollywood Studios Theme Park at 154 acres. Granted EPCOT is over 100 acres larger at 300 acres but I think you get the picture. Opryland at the time was not a small theme park by any means and still needed room to grow. However, that was not to be. A project that would put the final nails in the preverbial coffin for the theme park was to be called “The Delta” and it would be started in 1993 and would open in 1996. The project was huge, in fact it was the largest construction project up to that point in Nashville’s history. It would add a massive new atrium, 1,000+ guest rooms and a new convention center to the Opryland hotel. It  would also come to occupy almost every single square foot of land that would have allowed the theme park to grow and evolve. Coming back to late 1995, the Gaylord company management at the time had turned a scutinizing eye towards the theme park, and perhaps a bit of predjudice. Nashville’s climate while pleasant throughout the majority of the year, prrevented the park from operating during the winter except for a short run during the Christmas season. The park was also only able to open on weekends during the spring and fall. But the park was open daily during the summer season. According to reports, it was shown that attendance to the parks did somewhat plateau throughout the 1990’s. However, the actual number of visitors to the park made the park profitable, but obviously not profitqable enough for the executives running the company at the time. In 1997 Gaylord management decided that a move back towards it’s core hospitality business was in it’s best interest and in keeping with this directive, it was decided that the Opryland Theme Park property would no longer make a return on investment equal to what was desired for it’s properties and was unlike to do so in the future. Which in light of the consuption of property from the construction of The Delta, seemed to be a self –fufilling prophesy. Either way, one thing was clear, Opryland Theme Park’s journey was coming to an end. In 1996, a third park gate was finally added near the "Chaos" roller coaster, which allowed pedestrian traffic between Opryland Hotel and Opryland Themepark for the first time in the parks history. Previously, hotel guests wishing to visit the amusement park would have to take a shuttle running back and forth between the hotel and the entrance of the park. At the end of 1997 the "Christmas in the Park" season was promoted as "one last chance" for the residents of Nashville to see Opryland Theme Park, but guest arrived to find that only a very small portion of the park was open for the season, many of the larger attractions were already being dismantled. Then abruptly on December 31, 1997 the gates were locked and Opryland USA began to fade from reality into history. As it so often happens in the wake of closing an amusement park, efforts were made to sell off the larger rides and attractions to other parks to recoup as much revenue as possible from the dying park and in some cases they succeeded in others, deals went bad leaving some dismantled rides to either sit in outdoor storage and deteriorate or being sold off for scrap… an end not befitting the memories, laughter and fun times that they had generated for so many years before. The park site was cleared and paved over and relegated to serving as the parking lot for Opry Mills and the Grand Ole Opry House while construction of the mall took place on the site of the Theme Park’s parking lot. Opry Mills opened in May of 2000. But for a time some vestiges of the park remained, as a few still do today for those who know where to look. A long, short concrete levee wall that once separated the State Fair, The New Orleans and the Riverside areas is still visible and from the McGavock Street entrance you can still see the remains of the embankment which once supported the rails for Opryland’s railroad. The administration building that was located however briefly outside the gates of the park was moved near the Cumberland landing docks and serves as offices for the General Jackson and the Music City Queen riverboats. Quite a bit of the Opry plaza area remains intact and for that matter open for business. The Roy Acuff Theater, The Grand Ole Opry Museum, and of course The Grand Ole Opry House herself have remained in regular use before, during, and after the demolition of the park. It should be noted as well that the Grand Ole Opry show also returns yearly for a limited seasonal run at it’s original home at the Ryman Auditorium.  The buildings that once housed Roy Acuff’s and Minnie Pearls Museum became administrative offices for WSM radio and as for the Gaslight Theater it is still the only building that is still standing from inside the gates of the them park and has been used for Gaylord’s annual ICE! exhibit for a time, as a rental facility for television production, and for various other events. Though all of the rides had long since gone, the man-made channel for Grizzly River Rampage remained as a visible reminder of the park for fourteen years until Gaylord, in clearing the area for a new events center razed the course…and with that the last recognizable feature of Opryland Theme Park was gone. While many people have called for the park to be rebuilt, it was not to be. The time of Opryland Park had pasted. For it is now, like so many other parks ever to remain destined to operate only in the memory of those who can’t forget the fun they had in Opryland, USA. Thank you for joining us for this episode of Echoes Of Laughter. You can listen to this show as well as all of our other shows by visiting us at our website at: ithrivehere.com and of course at echoesoflaughter.com. Please remember that if you like our shows we ask that you subscribe to them and give us a positive rating on iTunes, after all that is how other people are able to find our shows as well. 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Panel Debate with Owen Hatherley, architectural historian & journalist, author of Militant Modernism (2009); Prof Peter Mandler (Gonville & Caius), President of the Royal Historical Society & author of History and National Life (2001) Prof Andrew Saint, architectural historian & general editor of the Survey of London