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Throughout human history leaders, whether saints or despots, have willingly remained with their defenders, military and civilians, against their foes in order to face their destiny. Russians | Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory Although Volodymyr Zelensky is the former comedian now president of Ukraine, it appears as if this war is turning into a dark comedy for the Russian army whose progress to seize three critical cities has ground to a halt against a motivated and inspired Ukrainian urban defense. Like the 1968 cinematic classic The Producers, "director" Vladmir Putin thought it was going to be a sure-thing cakewalk with a politically divided west, weak US/Nato, outmanned and outgunned Ukraine whose non-Nato status legally eliminated direct US/Nato military intervention. But it seems like the joke is on Putin as the Ukrainian military and citizenry are demonstrating a level of vicious tenacity that Russian military intelligence, and perhaps the US/Nato intelli

Throughout human history leaders, whether saints or despots, have willingly remained with their defenders, military and civilians, against their foes in order to face their destiny. Russians | Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory Although Volodymyr Zelensky is the former comedian now president of Ukraine, it appears as if this war is turning into a dark comedy for the Russian army whose progress to seize three critical cities has ground to a halt against a motivated and inspired Ukrainian urban defense. Like the 1968 cinematic classic The Producers, "director" Vladmir Putin thought it was going to be a sure-thing cakewalk with a politically divided west, weak US/Nato, outmanned and outgunned Ukraine whose non-Nato status legally eliminated direct US/Nato military intervention. But it seems like the joke is on Putin as the Ukrainian military and citizenry are demonstrating a level of vicious tenacity that Russian military intelligence, and perhaps the US/Nato intelli

Throughout human history leaders, whether saints or despots, have willingly remained with their defenders, military and civilians, against their foes in order to face their destiny. Russians | Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory Although Volodymyr Zelensky is the former comedian now president of Ukraine, it appears as if this war is turning into a dark comedy for the Russian army whose progress to seize three critical cities has ground to a halt against a motivated and inspired Ukrainian urban defense. Like the 1968 cinematic classic The Producers, "director" Vladmir Putin thought it was going to be a sure-thing cakewalk with a politically divided west, weak US/Nato, outmanned and outgunned Ukraine whose non-Nato status legally eliminated direct US/Nato military intervention. But it seems like the joke is on Putin as the Ukrainian military and citizenry are demonstrating a level of vicious tenacity that Russian military intelligence, and perhaps the US/Nato intelli

The VGK are in a dog fight in the Pacific Division. They need every point they can find as they embark on this crucial part of the season that will determine their playoff future. Last night if you were a VGK fan, you weren’t sure what to expect at T-Mobile when they faced off against the Colorado Avalanche, arguably one of the hottest teams in the NHL, considering the stinker they played 24 hours earlier against Arizona, the worst team in the league. What the 18,333 saw was a VGK team that was able to respond in a way that is encouraging, despite the result of the 3-2 come-from-behind win for Colorado, using a mere 26 seconds in the 3rd period to ruin a strong performance by the VGK, especially in the neutral zone. Many hockey fans believe games are won and lost from the blue line down to the goal line, which accounts for 150 feet of the 200-foot length of the ice. But the importance of the 50 feet that encompass the area between both blue lines that is separated by the center ice

Throughout human history leaders, whether saints or despots, have willingly remained with their defenders, military and civilians, against their foes in order to face their destiny. Russians | Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory Although Volodymyr Zelensky is the former comedian now president of Ukraine, it appears as if this war is turning into a dark comedy for the Russian army whose progress to seize three critical cities has ground to a halt against a motivated and inspired Ukrainian urban defense. Like the 1968 cinematic classic The Producers, "director" Vladmir Putin thought it was going to be a sure-thing cakewalk with a politically divided west, weak US/Nato, outmanned and outgunned Ukraine whose non-Nato status legally eliminated direct US/Nato military intervention. But it seems like the joke is on Putin as the Ukrainian military and citizenry are demonstrating a level of vicious tenacity that Russian military intelligence, and perhaps the US/Nato intelli

(San Francisco, CA)  Janice Litvin , San Francisco based burnout expert and author of Banish Burnout Toolkit , is invited back for the third time to speak at  HR West 22 , the premier human resources conference of HR.com, taking place March 8 th -9 th at the Oakland City Center Marriott and Conference Center and online, for a hybrid event experience. Litvin's HR West talk "Banish Burnout: Move from Stress to Success," which helps leaders and their teams change their reactions to stress from the inside out, is scheduled for Tuesday, March 8 at 11:15 am PT. Janice Litvin is on a mission to help leaders and teams banish burnout in their organizations. "Burnout is a two-way street, and it is incumbent upon organization leaders to create a Banish Burnout culture, by helping employees and executives manage their own stress levels," said Litvin. Her Banish Burnout program does just that. "Stress and depression numbers increased significantly due to the Cov

For Immediate Release: Dateline: Junction City , OR Feb 26th, 2022 by Derek Humphry ALZHEIMER’S  — Ways to cope The hot-button issue of end of life choices available to a person with Alzheimer’s Disease or other form of dementia is coming up again in  March with the publication of a new book and it’s preview in ‘People’ magazine. If you would like to brief yourself on the various relevant advance care documents a good site for them is https://www.hemlocksocietysandiego.org/collection-of-forms-and-documents/ The new book is “ In Love”  a memoir by Amy Bloom (Random House) and Amazon.  It chronicles the story of her husband’s Alzheimer’s and their trip to Switzerland to get assisted dying at his request. Consider also reading my book “Final Exit” in its various updated forms at https://www.finalexit.org Tags: Alzheimer's Disease , assisted death , choice in dying , dementia , Derek Humphry , Dignitas , euthanasia and assisted death , Final Exit , Final Exit Network

For Immediate Release: Dateline: Junction City , OR Feb 26th, 2022 by Derek Humphry ALZHEIMER’S  — Ways to cope The hot-button issue of end of life choices available to a person with Alzheimer’s Disease or other form of dementia is coming up again in  March with the publication of a new book and it’s preview in ‘People’ magazine. If you would like to brief yourself on the various relevant advance care documents a good site for them is https://www.hemlocksocietysandiego.org/collection-of-forms-and-documents/ The new book is “ In Love”  a memoir by Amy Bloom (Random House) and Amazon.  It chronicles the story of her husband’s Alzheimer’s and their trip to Switzerland to get assisted dying at his request. Consider also reading my book “Final Exit” in its various updated forms at https://www.finalexit.org Tags: Alzheimer's Disease , assisted death , choice in dying , dementia , Derek Humphry , Dignitas , euthanasia and assisted death , Final Exit , Final Exit Network

(San Francisco, CA)  Janice Litvin , San Francisco based burnout expert and author of Banish Burnout Toolkit , is invited back for the third time to speak at  HR West 22 , the premier human resources conference of HR.com, taking place March 8 th -9 th at the Oakland City Center Marriott and Conference Center and online, for a hybrid event experience. Litvin's HR West talk "Banish Burnout: Move from Stress to Success," which helps leaders and their teams change their reactions to stress from the inside out, is scheduled for Tuesday, March 8 at 11:15 am PT. Janice Litvin is on a mission to help leaders and teams banish burnout in their organizations. "Burnout is a two-way street, and it is incumbent upon organization leaders to create a Banish Burnout culture, by helping employees and executives manage their own stress levels," said Litvin. Her Banish Burnout program does just that. "Stress and depression numbers increased significantly due to the Cov

For Immediate Release: Dateline: Lehigh Valley , PA Saturday, February 26, 2022   How to Get “Unstuck” When in a Rut In any field, in any walk of life, we can all fall into a rut. Even the champions among us aren’t immune to slipping into a fixed mindset every once in a while. Just look at Two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin, who recently suffered two disappointing performances at the Beijing Olympics. “Makes me second-guess the last 15 years,” said the 26-year-old after her disqualification from two competitions. “Everything I thought I knew about my own skiing and slalom and racing mentality. Just processing a lot.” Shiffrin’s experience is a reminder that no one is immune to the dangers of a fixed mindset. She is not the first champion to fall into a fixed mindset, and she certainly won’t be the last.  Following an unprecedented six-game scoring drought, Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest

Albert Goldson CEO of the Cerulean Council provided his contrarian perspectives on Putin's longevity & "de-nazification" of Ukraine, Budapest Memorandum and President Xi's perspectives during an interview on the KMJ Fresno podcast , 24 February 2022. The following is an enhanced summary with more detailed explanation on the following issues: The Budapest Memorandum This memorandum was signed on December 5, 1994 between the US, UK and Russia to include Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The gist of the memorandum was the removal of 1,900 intercontinental ballistic missiles in silos in Ukraine in exchange for Ukraine independence and sovereignty of its borders. Three key points The US would compensate Ukraine for the extraction of the highly enriched uranium from those weapons. The US would assume the cost of the deconstructing its nuclear infrastructure. Assurances of Ukrainian security. During this time Boris Yelstin was the Russian president presiding ov

Albert Goldson CEO of the Cerulean Council provided his contrarian perspectives on Putin's longevity & "de-nazification" of Ukraine, Budapest Memorandum and President Xi's perspectives during an interview on the KMJ Fresno podcast , 24 February 2022. The following is an enhanced summary with more detailed explanation on the following issues: The Budapest Memorandum This memorandum was signed on December 5, 1994 between the US, UK and Russia to include Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The gist of the memorandum was the removal of 1,900 intercontinental ballistic missiles in silos in Ukraine in exchange for Ukraine independence and sovereignty of its borders. Three key points The US would compensate Ukraine for the extraction of the highly enriched uranium from those weapons. The US would assume the cost of the deconstructing its nuclear infrastructure. Assurances of Ukrainian security. During this time Boris Yelstin was the Russian president presiding ov

Albert Goldson CEO of the Cerulean Council provided his contrarian perspectives on Putin's longevity & "de-nazification" of Ukraine, Budapest Memorandum and President Xi's perspectives during an interview on the KMJ Fresno podcast , 24 February 2022. The following is an enhanced summary with more detailed explanation on the following issues: The Budapest Memorandum This memorandum was signed on December 5, 1994 between the US, UK and Russia to include Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The gist of the memorandum was the removal of 1,900 intercontinental ballistic missiles in silos in Ukraine in exchange for Ukraine independence and sovereignty of its borders. Three key points The US would compensate Ukraine for the extraction of the highly enriched uranium from those weapons. The US would assume the cost of the deconstructing its nuclear infrastructure. Assurances of Ukrainian security. During this time Boris Yelstin was the Russian president presiding ov

For Immediate Release: Dateline: East Greenwich , RI Your Legacy is Now Life is not a search for meaning from others, it’s about the creation of meaning for yourself. For over 30 years Alan Weiss has consulted, coached, and advised everyone from Fortune 500 executives, state governors, non-profit directors, and entrepreneurs to athletes, entertainers, and beauty pageant contestants. That’s quite an assortment of people, and they run into the thousands. Most of them have had what we euphemistically call “means,” and some of them have had a lot more than that. Others have been aspiring and with more ends in sight than means on hand. Alan Weiss states: I’ve dealt with esteem (low), narcissism (high), family problems, leadership dysfunctions, insecurities, addictions, and ethical quandaries. And I’ve talked about them through the coronavirus crisis. But don’t get the wrong idea. About 95% of these people have been well-meaning, honest (to the best of their knowledge), and interes