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The Land of Swallow

And those who forsake the LORD shall be consumed. – Isaiah 1:28b There are certain cultures that don’t fit well with certain people. This is true for...

Long Term Goal Setting

When you were younger, did you ever dream of what you would be when you ‘grew up?’ I remember having this conversation myself when I was younger and telling everyone that I dreamed of becoming a Family Law Attorney because I would...

Short Term Goal Setting
Setting goals… AHH-I can remember beginning the goal setting process back in high school. No one ever suggested it to me. I didn’t take a course on it by any means. Yet, through trial and error at a young age, I figured...

Leadership Intelligence: The 4 Intelligences of a Leader

Intelligence is the ability of the mind to comprehend, use thought and reasoning for problem solving; the ability to acquire knowledge and use it practically. Intelligence is important but as a stand-alone...

Default Leadership: The Four Insidious Killers of Leadership

Have you ever wondered what keeps people from stepping out into a more pronounced leadership role? Perhaps my most recent example will help you see an insidious killer at work. Some time ago I received a phone...

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Sacramento eatery takes ‘dancing shrimp’ off menu
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Sacramento restaurant has agreed to stop serving live shrimp after an animal-rights group said the practice was cruel. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says the restaurant, Nishiki Sushi, suggested squeezing lemon juice on the shrimps’ exposed flesh so they would writhe as they were eaten. The dish is commonly [...]
Schiavone hits between-legs shot like Federer’s
NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer isn’t the only one who can hit a back-to-the-net, between-the-legs shot. Francesca Schiavone turned the trick at the U.S. Open, too. During a 6-1, 7-5 victory over 29th-seeded Alona Bondarenko in the third round at Flushing Meadows on Friday, French Open champion Schiavone produced a near-replica of the shot Federer hit [...]
Cueto leaves Reds to attend to family emergency
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto missed the team’s first series against the St. Louis Cardinals since he played a principal role in their fracas last month, attending to what the team called a family emergency in the Dominican Republic. Manager Dusty Baker thought Cueto, who last pitched on Wednesday, would be back [...]
Correction: Alaska Senate
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — In a story Sept. 2 about the Alaska Senate, The Associated Press erroneously attributed a quote to University of Alaska Anchorage political science professor Carl Shepro. The following was said by Alaska Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller on CNN’s “John King, USA:” ”So this is not a Joe Miller comes [...]
Court throws out $926 million Rocky Flats award
DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court has thrown out a jury verdict and a $926 million award to thousands of Colorado homeowners in a lawsuit involving plutonium contamination from a now-defunct nuclear weapons plant. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled Friday that homeowners failed to prove their [...]
Calif. judge: rapper 40 Glocc must heed gang ban
COLTON, Calif. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a rapper known as 40 Glocc who touted his gang member status in songs and videos is subject to a 2008 gang injunction barring him from an apartment complex in his hometown of Colton. The San Bernardino County district attorney said Friday that the judge ruled against [...]
Calif. Assembly limits media recording of sessions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly this week began enforcing a long-forgotten rule that constrains media coverage of legislative debates by prohibiting audio or video recorders without permission. The rule requires reporters, television stations and even lawmakers themselves to receive advance permission from the Assembly speaker’s office before recording Assembly sessions. The state Senate does [...]