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AGRM PublicationsPlease enjoy AGRM's many publications. If you have questions or would like to submit information to one of our publications, please email Director of Communications Brad Lewis.
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Executive Session Blog
August 2014
On Behalf of the Conquered
I just drove away from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and an all-day meeting of 15 influential leaders of the Oglala Lakota Nation. While sitting beside and across from Native Americans including Wilbur Between Lodges, Paul Iron Cloud, Rebecca Chief Eagle, Doyle Pipe On Head, and Duane Shot With Arrow, the ideas flowed and the excitement rose.
I wondered what I could say that would show that I understood their situation and could empathize with their pain. But as my friend Leon Blunt Horn explained to me on a prior visit, feeling empathy for the Lakota is a nearly impossible undertaking for an ordinary white man. The Bible alone can best speak into the life of the conquered.
Please go now to "My Problem With The Bible," by Brian Zahnd.
It's difficult to be in Pine Ridge (S.D.) and White Clay (Neb.) and not get torn up emotionally by the devastation and poverty. Here are some of the statistics:
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Prayer Is Key: Introducing Robert Loggins
Nothing would be further from the truth.
AGRM's mission statement includes the phrase: to accelerate quality and effectiveness in member missions. As we strive to live out our purpose, many of the areas where we offer services will focus on professional practice. But make no mistake, the core of AGRM is—and will continue to be—the gospel of Jesus Christ that has the power to change and redirect lives that have gone terribly off course.
Still, the more we work on professional practice, the more we need to be devoted to prayer—for thanksgiving, discernment, protection, resources, and more. To remind us and assist us in this area, we have recently asked Rev. Robert Loggins, Sr., to join the AGRM team as minister-at-large. Many AGRM members met and engaged with Robert at our convention in St. Louis. He spoke briefly in the first general session and was visible at various times throughout the event.
Originally from Winona, Mississippi, Robert received his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and his master's of divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is presently enrolled in the doctor of ministry program at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Robert served as a pastor in several states and most recently was the African-American Strategist for The St. Louis Metro Baptist Association, working in church planting and racial reconciliation. He has also served as professor of New Testament Greek, Baptist History, and Philosophy at Union Theological Seminary.
As minister-at-large for AGRM, Robert will focus on five areas:
You'll see Robert at various AGRM events. In the meantime, you can connect with him at firstname.lastname@example.com, or call him at (573) 301-7439.
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Executive Session: On Behalf of the Conquered
Executive Session: The Mission District: Map View
Executive Session: Coming to Terms with Housing First
Executive Session: The Next Big Thing (Part 2)
Executive Session: The Next Big Thing (Part 1)
Executive Session: Coming to a Church Near You
Executive Session: Dust in the Wind
Executive Session: A Christmas Gift for Your Board
Executive Session: Righteous or Obnoxious?
Executive Session: A Sprinkling of Notes
Executive Session: A Burning Passion to Serve
Executive Session: Meanwhile, in Another Part of the World
Executive Session: They Found Dave Dead
Executive Session: Praising from the Proper Position
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Executive Session - One's the Limit
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South Carolina Flooding Ordeal Far from Over
Latest on Fallout from Hurricane Joaquin; Reports from AGRM Member Missions in the Region
New concerns are rising in South Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin, reports CNN. Billions of dollars in damage, dam breaks, and rivers that still haven't crested yet are just some of the issues the state is facing despite the sunshine.
"God smiled on South Carolina because the sun is out," said South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on Tuesday afternoon. "That is a good sign, but I will tell you that for us, we still have to be cautious." Gov. Haley described the damage as "disturbing" and said Federal Emergency Management Agency officials were making assessments. At least 10 of the state's dams have breached or failed and the flooding is far from over. Meteorologists say it may be another two weeks before rivers crest. The concern now is water flowing from the upstate down to the midlands and lowlands. There have already been 175 water rescues, with over 800 people currently housed in shelters.
"We're still in prayer mode," said Haley. "Don't let the sunshine fool you."
So far, at least 16 people have died in weather-related incidents: 14 in South Carolina and at least two in North Carolina. In South Carolina, at least seven people drowned and four died in traffic accidents, the state's Department of Public Safety said.
Homeless individuals often have nowhere to turn in extreme weather situations. However, there are a number of AGRM-member rescue missions in areas affected by this storm. If you or someone you know needs emergency shelter or has other critical needs please go to AGRM's Locate a Mission to find the mission nearest you.
Here are some firsthand reports from AGRM members in South Carolina:
- Wayne Fields, CEO of Oliver Gospel Mission in Columbia, reports that the mission is doing well and serving its purpose. "We have had the opportunity to serve more meals, provide more beds, and to communicate the gospel to more people." Although the mission's water was cut off Sunday evening, it's back on now. Some staff members were unable to make it to the mission's facilities because of road closures and flooding, but enough have been able to make it in to keep things running.
Wayne also says, "Homelessness is taking on a new meaning for people who are accustomed to being donors to the cause—now even wealthy people are finding themselves without a place to go, at least for the short term."
- At Miracle Hill Ministries, Inc., farther inland in Greenville, the staff reports that they have a few roof leaks in one building and a small flood in their women's shelter, but are okay otherwise. Annette Lehman says, "We praise God for his goodness and protection."
- Bryan Braddock, executive director of House of Hope in Florence, found himself on vacation on the coast of South Carolina and unable to get home due to flooding. "We had no idea it would get this bad," he notes. "Our men's and women's home are okay, but the flood waters are just feet from breaching our men's home. Florence is under curfew from 7:00 p.m.–7: 00 a.m., so we have stopped all activities and transportation for the men's and women's homes and closed our Mission Mart thrift stores." Bryan hopes to get home Wednesday.
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I often hear from many coupon skeptics that you can only get unhealthy foods cheap. I definitely know since I've been incorporating coupons and searching out deals, our family is actually eating healthier. However, instead of a tip on being frugal, I thought I'd offer a cooking tip today.
I'm still a hesitant cook at time. I often worry about straying too far from the recipe's directions. However, I always look for easy ways to make meals healthier. I'll mix in extra vegetables, add nuts whenever possible, use applesauce instead of oil, etc…
Often when a recipe calls for frying, you can use a bread crumb mixture as a coating and bake it instead. Sometimes, instead of using bread crumbs, crackers, or corn flakes, I throw whole grain Cheerios into my Magic Bullet and grind them into a fine dust to use in place of the bread crumbs. Honey Nut Cheerios taste great on baked chicken nuggets! Baking things like pancakes, waffles, bread, and more at home can also save you money and be healthier than what you'd buy at the store. Snag some recipes HERE.
Even if you aren't a chef or hate to cook, you can make simple meals healthier. Add nuts, diced strawberries, or sliced bananas to yogurt, cereal and milk, or oatmeal. My husband isn't a cook and I can pretty much well count on him to make a Betty Crocker Helper meal when I'm not around. I even make those healthier by buying the tuna or chicken ones. Or I often just use tuna or chicken in the hamburger meals, if it's a meal that takes just as well with the substitution. To make it easier for my husband, I buy the canned white meat chicken breasts, just like a I do the tuna. They often go on sale 10/$10 at Meijer!
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Latter-Day Skeptics
November 19, 2007
Mormons against Romney.
Friday Blog Talk: More On The Debate
November 16, 2007
Losing Liberals [Michael van der Galien, The Van Der Galien Gazette]: "Although the Social Security debate certainly is interesting, it's even more interesting--in my opinion--to see how rapidly Obama is losing the support from the liberal base. This is--obviously--incredibly good news for Hillary Clinton. She doesn't have to present herself as the liberal candidate." Shaming Carville [kos, Daily Kos]: "Would it kill CNN to disclose that James Carville is a partisan Clinton supporter when talking about the presidential race?
The Free-spending Eu
November 16, 2007
"EU aid for poor misspent on golf clubs," reads the headline from Wednesday's Financial Times. Actually, the EU is cursed by rigor mortis and unbelievable lassitude. But this spending on projects for which there were no appropriations happened all over Europe: in England, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania. Recipients of the "aid for the poor" money were horse riding and breeding clubs, golf clubs and other leisure facilities. 3.9 billion pounds worth.
Forward March
November 15, 2007
Only a handful of senators--perhaps most notably Strom Thurmond--have served in the U.S. Senate while in their nineties. Within seven years, their ranks could expand by three. The trio of aspiring nonagenarian senators nipping at Thurmond's heels includes Robert Byrd (who turns 90 on Tuesday) and Ted Stevens (who has announced plans to run for re-election next year, when he will be 84)--two men who have taken turns serving as Senate president pro tempore, chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee, and unofficial symbol of the geriatric Senate establishment.
Best Line Of The Debate
November 15, 2007
It may be shameless regional pandering, but Barack Obama might just have locked up my vote tonight when he was discussing illegal immigrants: "They're coming here to work, not to go to the In-n-Out Burger." You never know, they might be.
Blog Talk: Huckabee Can Win
November 15, 2007
Huck's For Real [Soren Dayton, Eyeon08.com]: " He is clearly rising in the polls into a clear second. And success begets success. And it seems clear that outside groups like NRLC will whack at Mitt Romney to drop his numbers. Lastly, everyone, other than Romney, wins by a Huckabee victory.
Aclu Of Southern California: Impeach Bush And Cheney
November 15, 2007
Do you want to know why it's so tedious sitting next to an ACLU board member at dinner? Well, now you'll know. Yes, I know this is only the Sothern California branch. And National may not follow. But here is the morally smug and politically idiotic statement issued from the beach. ACLU of Southern California Calls for Impeachment of Bush and Cheney -- Will National Follow? ACLU-SC Calls for Impeachment of Bush and Cheney The ACLU of Southern California has called for the impeachment of President George W.
Jeffrey Goldberg, Daniel Goldhagen, Nicholas Lemann Take On The Walt-mearsheimer Travesty Of History
November 15, 2007
You probably recall Jeffrey Goldberg's review in TNR of the Walt-Mearsheimer book that has barely gotten one favorable review anywhere. But it has sold many copies. Why the disjunction? Anyway, I believe that this treatment of "the Jewish lobby" is a flimsy and meretricious fraud. So I organized an evening in New York at which Jeff, the Washington editor of the Atlantic, spoke with two others. One of them is Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, the Harvard historian of genocide whose book, Hitler's Willing Executioners, rocked the world of the mind a few years ago. The other, who served as chairman o
Subprime Fallout In The Art World
November 15, 2007
You may recall my dirge a few days ago over the high prices some junk art was about to fetch at Christie's and Sotheby's. Most of them still went for unthinkable millions. But not as many millions as the auction houses had projected. One doesn't know whether it was because of a sudden fit of good taste or the fact that the markets have been very shaky. After all, the big gambles in banks and hedge funds have turned very sour. So the gamblers are more than a bit shy.The particularly ugly Andy Warhol of Liz Taylor which Christie's estimated might go as high as $35 million (plus commission a
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November 15, 2007
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Nurse Joanne Conaway fills in for Dr. Wallach. Nurse Joanne starts the show discussing an article about the importance of enough daily servings of fruits and vegatables. The article goes on to say that most Americans don't eat enough but that powdered fruit and vegatable supplements were beneficial for promoting good health.
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Doug Winfrey and Joanne Conaway discuss a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The researchers found that eating one ounce of walnuts daily helped to reduce inflammation and oxidation in arteries. They also found the walnuts when compared to olive oil helped to preserve the elasticity and flexibility of the arteries.
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The Colts defense was terrible against the Chiefs. They have terrible cover corners. They gave up easy play after easy play. They have no chance of winning next week. Compare the Colt's defense to the 49ers, the Seahawks, the Panthers, the Bengals. And the offense! Luck's best receiver is TY Hilton. He is a nice player but he is not great. Luck makes him look good. Pegano has been there two seasons. Compare that to Pete Carroll or John Harbaugh. Harbaugh and Carroll have built great defnses with late roun d draft picks and undrafted free agents. The best playersw on the Colts are from the Bill Polian era. Grigson has not brought in one great player. Mathis and Reggie Wayne are the best players on the team and they are getting old.
There is so much wrong with that rant, Bav..
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And bill belichick is a def guy. Y don't u say FIRE bill belichick becoz he can stop opponent's offense
U have no faith on our franchise! Don't forget we beat 49ers 'hawks broncos in the reg season.
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stupid,one more time...
Don't discount everything John has to say. While it may be an extreme perspective, John has valid points. If we all didn't have our rose-colored glasses on and lost last night, I suspect many would rally around John's comments.
Although I still have an ear-to-ear smile from last night, a 28 point comeback shouldn't be necessary. We continue to rely on luck and Luck to pull us out of 2-3 quarters of dismal football. All year! Everyone praises a comeback, but never asks the question why comebacks are even necessary. Its fair of John to take that stance.
I'm not sold on Pagano yet - he only had one year of DC experience before HC. GREAT guy - but may be over his head. I watched Arians out coach Pagano in person here in AZ. Pep is a bit too west coast - that relies on increased offensive plays to score - we don't have the roster to do that - Donald Brown and TY are the only assets that Luck can trust from a consistency standpoint.
I don't think Pagano's philosophy and Grigson's personnel decisions are synching yet. The only time the offense works is desperation hurry-up when we have to vary from Pep's west coast.
As for Grigson, I love his aggressiveness but don't trust his scouting ability. Vontae was a good trade, but he had the luxury of years of NFL game tape.
Luck? Yes, but Griggs can't get credit for a no-brainer.
Werner? Nope
Richardson? Like a nice pair of designer jeans that don't fit.
DHB? A telephone pole can catch passes better. And we all KNEW that before he arrived.
He's on shaky ground and his only hope is to lure some REAL free-agents here next year.
Thanks, John, for daring to keep it real.
are you serious bro? are you even a fan or bandwagon? you obviously have no clue what the game is about. go die and root for cincinnati if you want an "elite" team ( i say that with the utter most sarcasm you can imagine reading a thread)
Obviously this was posted by a 1st grader. Spelling or lack there of. Pretty funny reading, zero football evaluating talent. Stick to chutes and ladders young man.
You sound like Texams Titans Jaguars fans. 32 teams 1 champoin, a lots teams wish to be were the Colts are now!
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The Integrated Solar Array and Reflectarray Antenna (ISARA) mission will demonstrate a Ka-band reflectarray antenna that will increase downlink data rates for small spacraft from the typical existing rates of about 10 kilobits per second (kbps) to over 100 megabits per second (Mbps). The higher data rates that this technology enables will pave the way for high value science and exploration missions using small satellites. The large increase in data flow is accomplished with only a modest increase in mass, volume, and cost.
A data rate of 100 Mbps is comparable to the combined rate of 20 home high-speed internet connections. It The key to this technical advance is the integration of the reflectarray antenna into a deployable solar array would allow you to download an entire music CD in 5 seconds or a high-definition movie in less than six minutes.
The key to this technical advance is using the back of the satellite's solar panel as a reflecting array to increase the effectiveness of the Ka-band radio transmitter. The satellite being used is a commercially-available Pumpkin 3U cubesat with dimensions of 10 by 10 by 33 centimeters. The cubesat's deployable solar panel is a standard design but is being modified for this mission to serve as a reflectarray antenna. This antenna is designed to reflect a narrow radio signal from its surface toward the precise location of a specified receiver. The 3U cubesat platform was selected for this demonstration due to the wide range of available commercial off-the-shelf components, low development costs, and opportunities to launch as a secondary payload.
The ISARA project is led by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Pasadena, California with funding from NASA's Small Spacecraft Technology Program. Pumpkin Inc. of San Francisco, California is providing the cubesat bus and solar array. The Naval Research Laboratory is providing flight software support to the project. The two-year project was initiated in October 2012.
ISARA will be validated in space during a 5-month mission to measure the reflectarray antenna output and pattern to include peak gain (correlation of antenna directivity and electrical efficiency); main lobes (direction of maximum signal strength), and side lobes (signal in unwanted directions). Following a successful validation mission, the reflectarray antenna technology will be available for use on space science and other missions that need high bandwidth communications. The ISARA technology will enable cubesats and other small satellites to serve as viable platforms for performing missions that were previously only possible on larger and more costly satellites.
The ISARA mission will launch its 3U cubesat fitted with a solar array that includes the integrated reflectarray antenna, a transmitter, and an avionics subsystem that features a high precision attitude control system needed to accurately point the antenna at a ground station. After deployment, ISARA will deploy its solar panel/reflectarray antenna and ultra-high frequency (UHF) telemetry antenna and then use its attitude determination and control system to stabilize the satellite. The UHF system will be used to establish initial communications between the satellite and the ground and perform on-orbit checkout. In the on-orbit test, the ISARA Ka-band reflectarray antenna will transmit a signal, which will be received by a ground station located at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The received power versus time will be combined with spacecraft location and spacecraft orientation data to reconstruct the antenna signal pattern, which will then be compared against pre-flight ground measurements.
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Meet Our Team
Alex Hesterberg: Partner
Alex runs the business side of Sage Spoonfuls and is a doting dad to Royce, Brendan and Hayden. He is also Liza's fabulous husband.
Dr. Laura Pagnotta: Medical Advisor
Dr. Laura Ann Pagnotta is a Board Certified pediatrician and member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She served as Chief Resident of Pediatrics at Winthrop University Hospital in New York, and was mentored by renowned neonatologist Dr. Renu Aggarwal. Dr. Pagnotta is the proud mother of 3 wonderful boys—Logan, 6, Kai, 4, and Mason, 6 months. She especially enjoys using her personal experiences as a mom to help guide new mothers during the first few years of their children's lives.
Basia Ambroziak: Photography
Photography has been a passion for the Poland-born and raised Basia Ambroziak since her teens. After starting her wedding and lifestyle photography career in New York, she quickly emerged as a sought after image maker, known for her natural and timeless style. Basia's photographs have been published in The Knot New York, Washington Post, Networking Magazine, and featured in many inspirational blogs such as Merci NY, WellWed, and Style Me Pretty NY. Her incredible talent and eye for detail are featured throughout Sage Spoonfuls-Simple Recipes*Healthy Meals*Happy Babies. You can see more of Basia's gorgeous photos at www.photobybasia.com.
Erick Kuo & Warren Friesner: Creative/Design Directors
Warren and Erick are the founders and principal partners of Clear Light Interactive Corp., a New York-based graphic and digital design and development firm providing graphic and web design and development, branding, marketing, display, and packaging solutions. Clients have included Martha Stewart Living, Merck, Axel Johnson International, Schrodinger LLC, and Columbia University. Warren and Erick are both avid meditators and Buddhist practitioners and have three nieces and two cats. They are thrilled to be part of the Sage Spoonfuls Team.
Gerry Sievers: "Producer/Director"
Gerry is Director at oneglassvideo.com, a boutique new-media agency that specializes in the production of promotional and informational video content. For the past 7 years, Gerry has produced and directed content that has aired on ABC, NBC, MTV, and hulu.com. Gerry is proud uncle to five nieces and nephews and knows first-hand the positive effect of homemade cooking. He is excited to share this product line with his family.
Royce Hesterberg: Big Kid Taste Tester
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Brendan Hesterberg: Big Kid Taste Tester
Brendan, 4, likes to assert his authority at the table. While he loved his homemade baby food, he "tests the water" by only eating what he sees fit. Thankfully, he loves his mom's Too Good To Be True tomato sauce and she has pureed everything from butternut squash to beets to broccoli and hidden it in her famous sauce. Hey, what he doesn't know will only make him grow stronger.
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Travis Baker | Road Warrior Residents on East 17th See Wish Come True
The in basket: I notice that East 17th Street in Bremerton has gotten a new coat of asphalt. It must have pleased Diane Pheasant and Andrea Barros, who protested in an early 2005 Road Warrior that their bumpy, rutted street was not being attended to while a lesser street, East 13th, got new asphalt in 2004.

A year ago, the city said East 17th wasn't close enough to the top of the list of streets in bad condition to receive some of the city's limited repaving budget. Its width also made it an expensive street to resurface.

The out basket: East 17th met the criteria this year, Luke Korpi of the engineering staff told me in July, several weeks after the work was done.

At intervals of one to three years, the city has a consultant look at every street in the city and rate their condition on a scale of 0 to 100. East 17th ranged from 0 to 8, depending on the spot rated, he said, so was "at or approaching our lowest possible pavement rating."

He said residents' complaints, such as those received about East 17th, factor into decisions on which street is done when. But there are more complaints than there is money to correct the issues promptly.

Luke recently took a job in Seattle, so it's not his call any more. But he believes the next consultant ratings will be done in 2007.

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010David Martin played basketball at Lipscomb, but he is most well-known in athletics for his success as the football coach at Goodpasture Christian School. During his tenure Goodpasture has won three state championships and been the runner-up four times. Martin is also active in the Jason Foundation, a teen suicide prevention program. He has been a national award winner for his work with the foundation. High school football practice is underway, but Martin took time off from his duties to talk with Lipscombsports.com.
What sport did you play at Lipscomb?
What years?
"I played some guard and forward from 1969-73."
Who were your coaches?
Mike Clark.
What is your fondest athletic memory at Lipscomb?
"I would have to say the games with Belmont. Those games were one of my favorite things. It was always a tremendous rivalry. At the time my cousin, Bill Bandy, was coaching Belmont so that made it even better. Anybody who has been around it knows what it means, how much fun it is and how exciting it is."
Who had the biggest influence on you during your athletic career at Lipscomb? How?
"Coach Clark taught is an awful lot. He did a nice job working with us. I learned a lot about basketball, about competing, about toughness and learned that it is important how you react to things that go wrong."
What is your fondest non-athletic memory from your time at Lipscomb?
"I would say there were two big things. No. 1 was chapel. And then there was the time in the student center after chapel. That was a really fun time. Everybody got together and you were able to see and visit everybody. And the Tuesday night devotionals were a really fun time."
What is the most valuable thing you gained or learned from your time at Lipscomb?
"I think I learned as much about raising life to a different level than I had ever understood before both spiritually and academically. It was a whole new experience for a country boy who had not been out of Portland, Tenn., very much.
"I was around other successful people. I learned a lot from people on how to live life on a whole new level in serving others and serving God."
Who was your favorite professor? Why?
"Dr. John Holland. Dr. Duane Slaughter and Tom Hanvey.
"Dr. Holland was from Lafayette and we had something in common since we both grew up in the same area. He took a personal interest in me and helped me through calculus.
"I had Dr. Slaughter for several classes. He had excellent leadership and teaching abilities. He was able to relate to us in that era. He took a personal interest in us.
"I didn't feel like I got close to coach Hanvey, but you understood where he was and how demanding he was. He had high expectations of you mastering his material. That was what he expected and we had to work to meet that goal.
"My wife and I have talked about his and we have talked with other people. We went through an era where we had some of the greatest Bible teachers that Lipscomb has ever known _ Batsell Barrett Baxter, Mack Craig, Harvey Floyd, Carl McKelvey, Marlin Connelly and Carroll Ellis. To sit and at their feet and learn was an incredible experience."
Where do you live now?
"Hendersonville, Tenn.
Who is your employer? What is your occupation? What does your position entail?
"I have been at Goodpasture for 19 years. We have been on a great run in football. I got here in 1992 and it took us about four years to get things straightened out and on the right track. Since that time we have been fortunate to have a lot of great young men who made it important and have been successful.
"I also teach weight lifting classes and I have taught math."
Tell us about your family.
"My wife, Celeste Hardeman Martin, is a graduate of David Lipscomb High School and David Lipscomb College. We have been married for 36 years, 37 in December."
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Grover Cleveland is the author of Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks: The Essential Guide to Thriving as a New Lawyer, an advice book for attorneys published earlier this year. As a partner at Foster Pepper PLC, one of the Northwest's largest law firms, he helped many new attorneys learn how to practice law. While at Foster Pepper, he was named a Rising Star for three years in a row by Washington Law and Politics magazine.
Grover now holds an environmental policy position in Seattle. In this role, he has seen the world from the client's perspective. This broad range of experience both as a supervising attorney and as a client gives him a unique perspective on the skills new lawyers need to succeed. (Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks also incorporates the wisdom of dozens of other lawyers that he interviewed in the course of his research.)
Earlier this week, we chatted with Grover about his book, advice he offers to young lawyers, and the state of the law firm economy, among other topics.
ATL: Your book offers career advice for young lawyers. Tell us about your own career path.
I went to college at Washington University in St. Louis. Then I was a reporter for a business newspaper, and I worked in public relations. Then I went to law school at St. Louis University. I was a summer associate at Foster Pepper in Seattle. I went to the firm after graduation, and I became a partner there. My practice was corporate, focusing primarily on large public infrastructure transactions, but also involved litigation, because there is usually some litigation over most large public projects. I left the firm about six years ago to work for King County in an environmental policy position –- and to work on my writing.
ATL: Why did you decide to write a book?
Well, it's always been on my life list. When I started practicing law, I was surprised at how abrupt the transition was. I was surprised at how I had to go out, find my own work, and also hit my billable requirements.
I had actually started writing a book right after college, on the transition from college to the real world. Then I ended up going to law school, and that project ended up falling by the wayside. But this type of book was always in the back of my mind.
I started taking notes for the book fairly early on in my career. I think there's material in there dating from my third day on the job!
ATL: Where did you come up with the idea for the book?
I felt that people could learn from my experiences. As I progressed in my practice, I began to mentor more associates. I saw that sometimes there's a pattern of mistakes that associates make. I felt that I could really help associates avoid some of these pitfalls if I wrote about them.
ATL: How long did it take you? When did you find the time to write?
I got serious about actually writing the book about three years ago. I would try to do half an hour every day after work. Sometimes that worked; sometimes it didn't. I also took a couple of trips to fun, faraway places, so I could have a big chunk of time to do writing. I actually got the title of my book while on one of these trips.
ATL: How did you come up with the title?
I was in Costa Rica, sitting outside, overlooking this gorgeous bluff. I was working on my laptop. Another guest came up to me and told me I shouldn't be working on my vacation.
I explained to him that I was actually working on a career advice book for young lawyers. He said to me, "What are you going to call it? Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks?"
I paused for a moment , thought about it, then said: "I am now!"
ATL: What kind of feedback have you received so far?
The book was published at the end of January, and people have been very positive. When I was working on the book, I actually sent it around to a lot of different lawyers, and the comment from almost all of the younger ones was: "Wow, I wish I had had this before I started practicing."
People have said that it's an easy, enjoyable read –- and I took great pains to make it so. I wanted to make it lighthearted but also provide solid information.
ATL: A significant number of our readers are young lawyers. If you could give them a few tips, what would you say?
First, you have to take charge of your own career from the start, and realize that no one else is going to do it for you. There's no one particular path to success. If there's a kind of law that you want to practice, you need to make sure that you start practicing it. If you feel that you need to set boundaries, you need to do that yourself. You need to make sure that your career is working for you, from day 1.
The second most important thing is to do what you can to make yourself indispensable to more senior lawyers. In this economic climate, where some law firms are still looking to cut, you need to do what you can to make sure that there's someone at the firm who will say about you in a meeting, "If so-and-so isn't working for me, I can't do my job." That's one sure way to make sure you stay employed. The way to do this is to anticipate other lawyers' needs. Find a couple of areas where you are a superstar and will excel. It might be research. It might be technology, where younger lawyers have an advantage.
A third thing is to remember that what you do reflects on the firm. You need to be much more aware of what you put on your Facebook page, or what you might or might not put on Twitter, or put in email. For example, look at the recent controversy over the Harvard email.
ATL: You alluded to law firms making cuts, and how young lawyers need to look out for themselves in this environment. What's your general take on the current state of the law firm world?
I was thinking about how the age of excess in the law firm world is over, and how it's incumbent upon lawyers to make themselves shine. A former partner at Heller told me, before the firm imploded, "This is hubris, but we're all going to the Waldorf-Astoria in New York, for a big firm-wide retreat."
A few months later, the firm was gone. Those kinds of perks and that kind of ostentation are not the norm anymore. Associates are expected to work without complaint.
ATL: And what does the future of the law firm world look like?
With respect to training, firms are taking two different tracks, but there's not mutually exclusive.
You've covered the approach that Howrey and other firms are taking, which is more of an apprenticeship model. There's a move towards law firms providing more training because clients are increasingly unwilling to pay for training and to pay for first-year associates.
The other approach: if a young lawyer isn't working out, cut the lawyer quickly. There are fewer second chances.
ATL: One last question. Is your name really Grover Cleveland?
My name is Grover Cleveland. I was named after my grandfather, who was named after the president. But there's no blood relation.
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Unfortunately there is no law that says people have to love their pets. City ordinances in the metro area require that owners provide proper
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Let me give this a shot:
1. Trade a couple of minor leaguers to Oakland and pick up centerfielder Coco Crisp. Have him leadoff and give Billy Hamilton another year in Triple A for more seasoning.
2. Keep Brandon Phillips. Yes, he is the mouth that roars but gold glovers don't grow on trees. Put him in the second spot of the lineup behind Crisp. If the Reds are determined to move him, sending him to the Diamondbacks for Aaron Hill and another player might make some sense.
3. Get a righthand hitter to play LF and bat in the middle of the order. Ludwick and Heisey are great fourth outfielders but you need that bopper so Votto doesn't get pitched around. Milwaukee's Khris Davis isn't established yet but has great potential. And with Ryan Braun returning next year, there is no room for him in Milwaukee's outfield. A deal of Leake and Heisey for Davis might work given Milwaukee's need for pitching.
4. Finally with the departure of Arroyo and the trade of Leake, that opens up spots in the rotation for Cingrani and Chapman. If Broxton isn't ready to start the season, give Hoover first shot at the closer's role.
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1. Trade Bailey and Phillips to the Blue Jays for Colby Rasmus and Brett Lowrie
2. Sign A.J. Burnett to 2 year deal for $25M
3. Sign. Mark Ellis
"Man, the pitch looks fast, even in slow motion." Thom Brennaman on Chapman's fastball.
Ellis as a cheap backfill for Phillips would be OK.
Burnett won't be coming though. He's already said he wants to re-up with the Pirates or retire. My guess is he gets a QO and accepts. If Chapman moves to the rotation, I'd rather give that money to a catcher who can hit against RHP.
Bailey for Rasmus
Sign Salty
Sign Eric Chavez.
"All I can tell them is pick a good one and sock it." --BABE RUTH
Having better players makes "the right time" or "the big hit" happen a lot more often. PLUS PLUS
As for Phillips for Lowrie, you're right the money doesn't make sense, but the talent does, which might make up for that. Maybe if the Reds took Morrow off the Jay's hands it could work. Jays need a vet 2B, and are disenchanted with Lowrie. At least, it's a starting point of a deal that could make sense. I also think the Jays get an advantage with the Bailey/Rasmus swap.
"Man, the pitch looks fast, even in slow motion." Thom Brennaman on Chapman's fastball.
1. Bailey, Heisey and Y.Rodriguez for Jurickson Profar and Leonys Martin.
2. Phillips, Ludwick and Broxton for Matt Kemp and $20 million.
3. Move Chapman to the rotation and let Marshall or Hoover close.
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I could see the Rangers going for a deal involving Bailey and Martin. Bailey and Marshall for Martin, Luis Sardinas and Robbie Ross. I'd do it and be thrilled with it. Chapman into Bailey's spot. Hoover to close. Ross to late inning relief. Money to spend on Parra and a couple of bats.
"All I can tell them is pick a good one and sock it." --BABE RUTH
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Yep. Stories and articles I've been reading are pretty much agreeing with mth - the Rangers are not trading Profar unless they are knocked over in a deal. 1 year of Bailey, YRod and Heisey would not bowl them over. Bailey and Stephenson would bowl them over. And that would be insane. The Rangers will try and trade 1 or 2 other guys to make room for Profar and acquire pitching that way. I expect Kinsler and Cruz will be gone. Neither are enough for Bailey and both make too much money.
The Bailey/Marshall deal is interesting. Do you believe in Leonys Martin? His first full big league season was tantalizing but in the end came up blah. He's 25. His eye popping minor league numbers came in the PCL and Texas Leagues - notorious hitting environments. Sardinhas adds a SS to the system. Good glove - probably no better a hitter than Cozart if that (better OBP less power). Still, he'd fill a glaring need in the system. Robbie Ross is young, controllable and can pitch out of the pen (as he did for Texas) but he also can start (all he did in the minors - successfully). I don't think the talent is entirely equal - Martin is a definite risk of not blooming into anything, Sardinhas may not hit ML pitching but both have pretty high ceilings. Ross is a potential #3 starter and already a good bullpen arm but not as good as either Bailey or Marshall. Big thing for the Reds is enough talent to make shedding that payroll worth it and still keeping both the future and present intact. I think it's the best overall deal going both ways that I've seen proposed.
"If this was a court of law, the cross examination would go after the credibility of the witness." Homer Bailey on Latos snarking on the team after his trade
I understand that Marshall and Broxton have contracts that may be a bit in the expensive side, but I don't get all of the trade ideas involving them or chapman, or moving those guys and putting chapman in the rotation. Do we really want the back of the pen to be lecure parra and Hoover. They are tough relievers but don't have the swing and miss stuff if the aforementioned three. Last years injuries would make them hard to move as well. Same with ludwick. I think he'll have a solid 2014 and shouldn't be moved unless there's a huge upgrade.
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The Rays don't need a middle infielder, and Stanton isn't getting traded. After Price and Stanton, there isn't much A-1 talent available for the Rangers to use Profar to get. Now they might just keep him, but in terms of trade offers for him., they aren't going to get much better than Bailey as a centerpiece. Besides the Rangers have never considered years of control an issue. They build the best team they can year to year, and figure they can buy whatever else they need.
"Man, the pitch looks fast, even in slow motion." Thom Brennaman on Chapman's fastball.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
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CHICAGO - The DePaul Coaches' Caravan received an enthusiastic welcome by the more than 300 fans, season ticket holders and former Blue Demon student-athletes on Thursday at Lizzie McNeil's in Chicago's River North neighborhood. With live music playing outside, DePaul toasted to the upcoming 2010-11 season with coaches Oliver Purnell, Doug Bruno and athletics director Jean Lenti Ponsetto leading the crowd.
Interested alumni and fans wishing to attend the Rosemont stop of the Caravan are now encouraged to head to the Arlington Park stop on Sept. 8. The scheduled stop on Sept. 14 at Harry Caray's in Rosemont has been cancelled due to an unforeseen change in Coach Purnell's recruiting calendar.
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A 3rd District judge this week scuttled Republican leader Ozwald Balfour's efforts to disqualify the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office from prosecuting him for allegedly groping, or attempting to grope, four women.
Four sex assault cases filed against Balfour in 2005 were still unresolved last fall when he threw his support - and the free services of his two media consulting companies - to Republican district attorney candidate Lohra Miller.
Months later, defense attorney Benjamin Hamilton arranged a meeting with the new D.A. to discuss the potential dismissal of the charges, arguing there was insufficient evidence.
During the April meeting, Miller recognized Balfour's name, ended the discussion and delegated the cases to deputy prosecutor Alicia Cook, according to court documents.
Hamilton asked a judge to disqualify the entire D.A.'s office and move the cases to another county.
He pointed to Miller's January dismissal of an assault charge against a police officer - criticized as repayment for political support from police - and argued that experience would make her reluctant to resolve or dismiss his cases.
But 3rd District Judge Judith Atherton rejected that argument earlier this week, and also refused to set separate trials on each charge.
Balfour, 53, of South Jordan, is the founder of the Utah Republican Black Assembly. Miller has said that during her campaign, she was unaware of the counts against him, according to court documents.
He is charged with three second-degree felony counts of forcible sexual abuse and one count of attempted forcible sexual abuse, a third-degree felony.
A Feb. 4 status hearing is set for the cases, but Hamilton said during a Monday hearing he will appeal Atherton's rulings.
During a 2006 preliminary hearing, the alleged victims characterized Balfour as a bait-and-switch artist. One woman testified Balfour came to her home in 2003 after she answered an ad about learning Web design. She said Balfour dropped his pants, began rubbing against her and tried to put his hands up her skirt.
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One woman testified Balfour tried to get his hands under her shirt after taking her to a dark room adjoining his office. Another woman said Balfour told her, "Show me how a love scene goes," then kissed her neck and grabbed her breast. A third alleged victim said he unzipped her jacket and tried to lift her shirt.
Republican leader Ozwald Balfour cited a January decision by Salt Lake County District Attorney Lohra Miller in arguing to disqualify her office from prosecuting charges against him. In that case:
* Miller dismissed a charge of aggravated assault against Richard Todd Rasmussen, a Granite School District police officer who shot and wounded an unarmed suspect in 2004.
* Critics, including former D.A. David Yocom, claimed Miller dropped the case "to keep her political commitment" to law enforcement officers who supported her campaign. One of Miller's slogans was "Ask a Cop"; heading into the election, she had the support of the 700-member Fraternal Order of Police.
* Miller admitted she reviewed the case at the request of "a number of police officers" but denied her decision was political. She said the case was dropped because veteran prosecutors on her staff "believed there was less than a 50 percent chance of a conviction."
* Rasmussen told investigators he fired at Anthony Joe Chavez Jr. because the suspect lunged at him in what Rasmussen believed was an effort to take the officer's .40-caliber Glock pistol.
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Since there is a thread discussing which poets will come up on paper 2 here, Perhaps we should have a thread on which questions might come up for each poet.
So, here is a list of the questions that have come up (as well as some sample questions) for the poets I'm doing- What kind of questions could you see being asked on these or any other poets? Add anything that a teacher might have mentioned or given you to answer, or questions that come up on the other mocks if you can.
Robert Frost
"I'm not a nature poet. There's always something more in my poems." Do you agree with this assessment? Write a response supporting your points… (2011 DEB pre)
"Robert Frost, a poet of sadness" write an introduction to the poetry of Frost addressing both his themes and the impact of his poetry on you as a reader (2007)
"We enjoy poetry for its ideas and language" Using the above as a title, write an essay on Robert Frost (2003)
Frost is one of America's most popular poets. What in your view, is the appeal of his poetry? (Edco Sample B)
Eavan Boland
"Eavan Boland said she wanted her poetry to deal with themes that were 'parts of her world' ", Write a response in light of this statement… (2011 DEB pre)
"The appeal of Eavan Boland's poetry" Using the above title, write an essay outlining what you consider to be the appeal of Boland's poetry. (2005)
Write a personal response to the poetry of Eavan Boland (2002)
"Introducing the poetry of Eavan Boland" Write the text of a talk you would give to your fellow students on the poetry of Boland addressing themes and use of language (Edco Sample A)
William Wordsworth
Write the text of a talk you would give to a group of students on the lasting appeal of Wordsworth's poetry, fovusing on both themes and the way he expresses them… (2011 DEB pre)
"In Wordsworth's poetry there si a vivid evocation of the natural world and the mind of the poet" Do you agree? (Edco Sample A)
"In his poetry, Wordsworth demonstrates a deep sympathy for nature in simple, descriptive language" Discuss Wordsworth's poetry in light of this statement (Edco Sample C)
Emily Dickinson
"In her poems Emily Dickinson explores the full range of emotions from elation to deep despair" write a response to this statement with reference to both style and subject matter… (2011 DEB pre)
What impact did the poetry of Dickinson make on you as a reader? Answer should deal with overall sense of personality of the poet and poet's use of language/imagery. (2005)
"Emily Dickinson's poems are an intense personal account of her celebrations and despairs." Discuss this view of the poetry of Dickinson (DES Sample)
"Emily Dickinson explores the extreme states of mind in a style that is so strikingly eccentric" Do you agree with this view? (Edco Sample A)
"Emily Dickinson explores old themes in language that seems fresh and new" Discuss. (Edco Sample C)
Gerard Manley Hopkins
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Maslin Beach (1997)
Maslin Beach is an Australian film billed as a romantic comedy set in the context of a clothes optional beach. The beach itself is real (located south of Adelaide), as is its clothes optional status. If you read the IMDb link above (in particular the reviews) you'll get a good synopsis of the plot. The film can be easily streamed directly from Netflix.
My impression is that the film is a mixed bag. On the one hand, I'm thrilled to see any filmmaker attempt to set a movie in a nude or clothes optional environment. There's some fine camera work (the landscape shots are nicely done, and the sunset near the end is absolutely gorgeous), and great care is taken to simply treat the nudity of the cast and the extras as a given, without making a big deal out of it. I like that this isn't a movie about a nude beach, but one in which the nudity of the beachgoers is simply coincidental. Great care is also taken in casting: the actors are for the most part strikingly average. There are a couple "beautiful people", but the remaining actors and actresses could well be anyone who might frequent a nude beach in all shapes, sizes, and ages. In other words, the viewer gets a fair portrayal of the human body, and generally fair portrayal of nude beachgoers. For the most part, this isn't a particularly "sexy" film, which from a naturist standpoint is a good thing. Yes, there is some discussion of such matters as sexual intimacy and infidelity, but in a manner that would seem fairly tame (PG-13 maybe). There is also some implied sexual intercourse at the beach and an attempt by an older man to solicit sexual favors from one of the film's female protagonists (both of which would be huge no-nos according to prevailing standards of nude beach etiquette). Other than that, the dialogue is quite mundane - some of it actually funny.
Now, the negatives are tangible. The acting is very uneven. A couple of the primary actors seem to do a decent enough job at breathing life into their characters, while some of the other characters just seem too flat and unconvincing. Part of the problem may stem from the writing. There is a plot to be found (basically the ending of one romance and the tentative beginnings of a new romance), but often the film seems like a bunch of unrelated sketches - a few profound, a few genuinely humorous, with the rest as filler. Perhaps this is as intended. Regardless, many viewers are likely to get befuddled with the lack of a sense of focus. I suspect those who've panned it have done so precisely for that reason - that and the writing for some scenes is just plain mediocre. There are substantial stretches of viewing that I found un-engaging.
Maslin Beach doesn't fit any particular genre. Those seeking porn will be terribly bored. Nor is it necessarily an art film, or a comedy (at least in the sense we Americans understand the term, "comedy") although it does have its artsy and comedic moments. Ultimately the film can be taken as a few slices of life at a day on the beach - presented as nakedly as the cast members themselves. Neither a classic nor a disaster, it is a film that simply is - nothing more, nothing less.
As an aside, I hope to see more writers and directors try to take on films in which the nudity at a beach or naturist resort is treated as coincidental, rather than as the focal point. Done right, filmmakers might not necessarily get blockbusters, but they may produce credible, award-winning works of art, and in the process do justice to a beautiful way of life.
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What is the startle response, how might it affect you in a crisis situation, and how can you keep it from turning into full blown panic?
Startle response is a term used to describe a person's reaction to sudden and unexpected danger. For example:
- You turn a corner and there's a man pointing a gun at your chest.
- You're sitting in your car and from out of nowhere somebody knocks on your window.
- You are walking along and shots are fired from the rear.
- A loud explosion erupts and everybody around you panics.
- You wake up in the middle of the night and a stranger is standing over you holding a knife.
These are examples of situations that may trigger a "startle response."
Now keep this thought in mind: Trainers who talk about the startle response are actually being diplomatic. Startle is a polite word for panic. Nobody wants to think they may panic under stress, so we call it by another name. It helps make us feel a little bit better. For the purposes of this article, we're going to talk about "startle" as being in control and "panic" as not being in control.
What happens under startle?
First there is a stimulus: Shots are fired. Then we have a reaction: Fight or flight.
When faced with a threat that is sudden and unexpected, here's what usually happens. Stimuli trigger a flight response, the sympathetic nervous system kicks in, we retreat and lose our ability to use fine motor skills and proper tactics.
In a startle response, fear overwhelms us and our mind becomes preoccupied with thoughts of doubt, injury and death. We become convinced we can't handle the threat. We automatically succumb to a flight reaction.
When we are "panicked" our sympathetic nervous system kicks in and we lose control of our fine and complex motor skills. Complex skills involving eye-hand coordination suffer, as do hearing and peripheral vision. Our ability to focus our eyes decreases and tunnel vision sets in. And it gets progressively worse.
In this scenario, we go from stimulus to flight reaction. However, for whatever reason, we suppress the urge to flee and prepare to fight. The problem with that is that, in panic mode, our tactics and skills go flying right out the window. Our ability to survive is impaired and all we can depend upon is luck.
Remove the unexpected element and the same stimulus triggers aggression, a fight response. We stay clear-headed and in control. Our training and muscle memory responses kick in. We are able to use proper tactics.
We want to be able to respond to a threatening situation with confidence and control. To do this we must assess the threat and believe that we can handle it. And we must eliminate the unexpected aspect.
Remember, startle is a response to unexpected and sudden danger. If we expect danger, we inoculate ourselves against a startle response. Let's go back to the color code system for a moment.
In condition yellow, you say to yourself: "Today is the day that I may have to use lethal force to protect my life or the lives of others under my protection." With that in mind, when you come face-to-face with danger, you say to yourself, "I knew this would happen someday, I know what to do. I am ready for it. And I will survive, no matter what."
A panic response can only be triggered by the combination of sudden and unexpected danger. We can prevent the startle response by being in condition yellow (casually aware) at all times. In effect, we eliminate the "unexpected" from the deadly combination of sudden and unexpected danger.
We can effectively deal with sudden danger by simply expecting it to happen. Soldiers in combat do it all the time. Cops are constantly subject to sudden danger. In reality, civilians are too—just not as often.
Unexpected danger is more likely to cause a fear response. We must break the link between sudden and unexpected.
If our self-confidence is high and our skills effective, even when violence is sudden, we will progress automatically from stimulus, to aggression (controlled anger), to tactics.
It takes self-confidence and a well-practiced repertoire of effective tactics and training to walk out the door every day and remind yourself that today is the day some bad guy might try to do you in and that you expect it, are ready for it and will respond as you have been trained. With high self-confidence, you will stay calm, in control and be able to deal with any situation, problem or threat that comes along.
I am not saying that a flight reaction is wrong or bad. What I'm saying is that employing appropriate tactics is critical to our survival. If we have to make a hasty withdrawal from the scene, that's okay, but we must do so in the best way and avoid a panic reaction.
Research indicates that once the sympathetic nervous system is activated, vital functions are seriously impaired. But the good news is we can go on "automatic" and rely upon our training and motor-memory skills to handle the problem.
Once we have mastered the I CAN DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE thought process, we can easily progress from the element of surprise, to controlled aggression, to required tactics.
In your mind's eye, see yourself reacting to various sudden danger scenarios, calmly at first. Then, in your mental imagery, move into controlled anger: How dare this guy pull a gun on me. Your mind will focus and your subconscious will take over. You will automatically perform as you have trained.
One specific way to prepare for reacting after being startled is to study the startle response and incorporate it into your training. I've had the privilege of spending quite a bit of time with world-renowned firearms instructor, Rob Pincus from Integrity, Consistency and Efficiency (I.C.E.) Training. One of the things that Rob teaches is not to start your draw stroke as if you're about to do an Old West quick-draw contest.
Rather, start your draw stroke by being relaxed and then mimicking your startle response. For most people, this will mean bending the knees and dropping your weight about six inches, putting your feet about shoulder width apart, curling your spine forward slightly, dropping your chin to your chest and raising your hands to your face/neck, facing outward to protect your neck against attack.
This response puts you in a position where you can quickly and efficiently respond to physical attacks. For many people, it's instinctive to assume this pose, or something close, when they're startled.
So, the next time you're doing firearms training (live fire or dry fire) or even hand-to-hand training, try this sequence:
- Assume a relaxed position that you would be in if you were in public going about your business.
- Quickly assume the "startle" position.
- Start your firearms or hand-to-hand sequence from here.
The next time you do get startled, take a second to observe yourself and use that as your "startle" positioning in the future.
There is a very fundamental reason for training like this… you want your training to be as much like real life as possible. If you always train by starting squared up to your target with your hands at your side or at belt level in front of you and you find yourself startled with your hands at your face, your muscle memory isn't going to be very effective.
If, on the other hand, you begin your training sequence by going into your startle position, you will be training your body how to respond when you are, in fact, startled and need to respond.
This is one more instance where training like you intend to fight will pay dividends if you have to defend yourself in a violent encounter.
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Lorana Kane cannot understand why Brett Morallis, her brother Jorval's best friend, will not touch her when she knows he is as attracted to her as she is to him. When she discovers that Jorval made Brett promise never to touch her, she is livid. She has been in love with Brett for years.
Brett Morallis has always cared about Lorana, first as his best friend's little sister and later as a woman. The fact that she gives him the hots like no other woman ever has is not in question, but he promised her brother Jorval he would never touch her, and he means to keep that promise.
When Lorana overhears Brett say he is going to a sex resort called Fantasy, she sees her opportunity to be alone with him where her brother is not around, and where she can work on getting him to change his mind. She follows him to the resort, makes friends with the owners and gets them to help her set Brett up. Taking a huge chance with her heart, she finally gets what she wants, or does she?
Just This Once is hotter than hot erotic romance! The sparks that fly between Brett and Lorana are bright enough to singe air. I got a kick out of reading about how hard Brett tries to resist Lorana, and the lengths she went to in order to change his mind. I had a great time reading about Lorana's determination to seduce Brett despite his lofty ideals with regards to his promise to her brother. The sex between these two is enough to set the pages on fire! I for one cannot wait for more books from this author, and would love to see more stories set in these worlds.
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