So you had a stroke was berthed from my own stroke. While I was still in rehabilitation, I wanted to produce something to help both stroke victims and their families. I have taken some years to get this written; I believe it will be a great source of help to those people. Actually, I think every adult should read this book, because our knowledge of Brain Injuries only comes when someone has suffered; It is my hope to help prevent stroke.

The world is changing every day. It's not the relaxed, safe place we once knew when we were children. These days, it is wise to understand your surroundings, have better awareness and be able to defend yourself if needed. Those who say, It always happens to someone else, never me may regret those words if and when a tragedy strikes. Having the confidence to face our new culture is important for a happy and healthy life. The book includes: Effective self-defense techniques explained in simple terms Easy to follow pictures to help you practice at home Practical tips that can keep you out of trouble Identification of vital targets and pressure points to maximize effectiveness Master Mike Andrus has learned and developed effective techniques from many years of training in multiple styles of martial arts. For this book he has selected what he feels to be the most effective practical self-defense techniques for women to use to defend themselves against an attacker that may be bigger and stronger. His book, seminars, classes and workshops teach self-defense for individuals and their families. The training includes practical techniques designed to properly defend against attackers in a home invasion, car invasion and other scenarios related to real-world violence. His street-proven self-defense techniques also include awareness drills and tips to keep you out of trouble. Keen awareness, practical self-defense techniques and the confidence to protect yourself are necessary in today's world. Staying in the Moment The concept of staying in the moment came about from his research of how women generally respond to danger events and why. Women have a flinch mechanism and usually close their eyes and turn away from danger or perceived danger. This reaction can cause a big problem, as you can guess Turning away from something coming toward you can be very dangerous. You can't see what is happening, and you won't be able to respond properly to the situation. By understanding the reactions, Mr. Mike was able to design his program to educate women and help them change the way they respond and react to external encounters. The result is that by using the principles he teaches, women are more confident and more aware of their surroundings. They can also respond properly and focus by staying in the moment to resolve the conflict. The training involves some meditation, awareness drills, education, self-defense and the element of surprise techniques, as well as discussion about applying what you learn. Being able to apply what you learn is KEY The results have been amazing. We are finding that these principles and techniques can be used successfully in every area of our life. Women (anyone for that matter) can utilize these principles during medical exams, conversations with their boss or coworkers, when traveling and even at home with family and friends. The principles allow you to concentrate quickly and focus on what needs to done at that very moment. The result could be the difference between life and death What is interesting is that staying in the moment is not always about conflict resolution. By doing things with intent you can change the moment, the rest of your day, or the rest of your life These principles help you focus, do things with intent and get the results you desire. Wishing everyone a Safe Day

This is a unique safety and self-defense book. Zombie Safety and Self-Defense Handbook is designed to entice people, especially young people, to read it BEFORE they run into trouble. It includes a wide range of very practical ideas on how to avoid real monsters in today's world. And people in college and beyond may actually read it because it's not too melodramatic or morbid. High school students can benefit too, if they are not easily offended by references to alcohol, drugs, fighting, weaponry, and dating. It is brief, readable, up-to-date, and appropriately irreverent. The self-defense portion of the book is also different from other books. It is intentionally designed to be very simple and very practical. A person who practices the techniques is likely to actually remember them and use them if trouble presents itself.

Research has shown that an effective way to reduce impaired driving is to increase the perceived risk of being stopped and arrested by law enforcement if driving while impaired. One of the most successful strategies for doing this is the coupling of intense and highly visible enforcement with publicity about the enforcement campaign. The term "high-visibility enforcement" (HVE) is used to describe law enforcement efforts aimed at deterring unsafe driving behaviour by increasing the public's perception of being caught, arrested, and prosecuted. Two common enforcement strategies of HVE operations are sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols. Checkpoints concentrate law enforcement officers at the roadside to identify impaired drivers passing through. Saturation patrols involve an increased number of officers patrolling a limited area where impaired driving is prevalent. Both use highly visible elements (such as a concentration of law enforcement officers, bright lights, signs, and marked patrol cars) to heighten their visual impact. Enforcement efforts must be supported by an equal amount of publicity and communications. Publicity regarding the operations also raises awareness, and the perception of increased likelihood of detection of impaired driving. Research has indicated that HVE operations that are well-publicised, conducted frequently, and have high visibility deter impaired driving. This book presents case studies of HVE programs currently operating in the United States and includes discussion of the HVE program's history, enforcement strategies, visibility elements, operation, resources, use of media, educational components, funding, support from political leaders and the community, barriers encountered, and strengths of the program. This book is intended to provide information on impaired driving HVE programs for regional, state and local agencies considering incorporating HVE strategies into their efforts to curb impaired driving or to modify existing HVE programs.

Continuing in the groundbreaking format of "Lessons from Armed America" (co-written with Mark Walters and Kathy Jackson) "Lessons from UN-armed America" brings everyday self-defense stories to life. Mark Walters tells the story and Rob Pincus (one of the world's greatest personal defense trainers) follows it with analysis and commentary. You will learn from the experiences of others and, with the benefit of hindsight and many years of study and experience, the lessons you take away from this work may one day save your life.

Esta publicaci n es un aporte s lido a la necesidad del ser humano de proteger su salud y su ambiente. Est dirigida a un lector no especializado; evitando repeticiones y siempre guardando el mayor respeto al lenguaje y a la verdad. La finalidad pr ctica de esta obra es controlar las plagas dom sticas; este objetivo se persigue dando a conocer realidades que deben tenerse en cuenta en una lucha que se plantea eterna. El contenido se ha organizado de lo general a lo particular, lo cual genera que el tema anterior enriquezca a los siguientes, sucesivamente. Aunque los cap tulos y los temas pueden tratarse de manera individual, leer el texto completo los enriquece. Sepa el lector, que la informaci n contenida en esta publicaci n, bien interpretada, puede alargarle, si no salvarle la vida.

It may start with a chance meeting or a casual smile. It could begin at work, on a blind date, or at the end of a relationship or a marriage. Every year, 3.4 million Americans are stalked by former partners, by co-workers, by strangers. Despite these epidemic numbers, all too often victims' complaints continue to be ignored. Meanwhile, both the stalking dynamic and the toll it takes continue to be misunderstood. National journalist, bestselling writer and stalking expert Linden Gross provides all the necessary tools readers need to know to handle inappropriate obsessive attention. Readers will discover how to control their natural reactions (which often put victims at a disadvantage), how to stop feeding the obsessive interaction that perpetuates stalking situations, and how to protect their privacy and safety. Gross explains how these dangerous obsessions begin, the patterns they take, how targets can protect themselves, and what potential victims can do before the nightmare becomes a reality. Knowledge is power. Armed with information and perspective, stalking victims can make the decisions and choose the course of action that makes sense for them. If you're a victim, Surviving a Stalker will teach you: How to recognize and control actions and reactions that put you at risk How to handle inappropriate attention online and off How to protect your privacy and safety as well as the privacy and safety of your loved ones How to break the stalking cycle and regain control of your life If you're a professional who deal with stalking, the multitude of case studies in Surviving a Stalker will provide you with a clearer understanding of the crime and the devastating impact it has on its targets. In addition to profiling stalkers and their victims, Surviving a Stalker delves deeper into the subject, offering critical insights on how best to handle stalking while also covering police and legal issues, behavioral and psychological patterns that lead to an escalation of violence. The author was aided in her research by the prominent Los Angeles security advisor, Gavin de Becker, who wrote the book's foreword. De Becker, author of the national bestseller The Gift of Fear, is widely regarded as our nation's leading expert on stalking. His work has earned him three Presidential appointments, as well as a position on a congressional committee on stalking.

It was a rough couple of years for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers. But at least the 1959-60 season had a promising start. Team owner Bob Short had drafted college standout Elgin Baylor the year before and was rebuilding his team around this future superstar. Adding a new coach in the form of Jim Pollard along with a dose of hometown enthusiasm had fans looking up. The team even bought an airplane so they could play teams further away in the newly expanding NBA. Then something happened, completely out of anyone's control, that almost changed everything. On January 17, 1960 after a game in St. Louis, the Lakers boarded their DC-3 for the flight home. Perhaps the memory of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper perishing in an Iowa cornfield only 11 months earlier had faded. In any case, this flight would be like no other. For the first time in print, the co-pilot of that flight, Harold Gifford, tells the real, full story of what happened that almost wiped out the Lakers before that NBA dynasty even had a chance to really get started.

How safe is aspartame? Found in packets of NutraSweet(r) or Equal(r) in most restaurants, the artificial sweetener is ingested by an estimated 200 million worldwide. It is found in more than 6,000 consumables, including sodas, juices, candies, coffees, teas, pharmaceuticals, vitamins, and dairy products. Concerned about the health of family members drinking large quantities of diet soda, author Victoria Inness-Brown took a remarkable step. She raised 108 rats, giving 60 of them NutraSweet-laced water for 2 1/2 years. While the majority of her 48 controls stayed healthy, the aspartame-drinking group suffered grossly observable tumors, thinning fur, paralysis, and eye and skin disorders. Even more shocking, this addictive additive, meant to curb weight, actually caused weight gain in two of the rats The content of Are Your Diet Sodas Killing You: Results from My Aspartame Experiment are extracted from Inness-Brown's ground-breaking book: My Aspartame Experiment: Report from a Private Citizen, where she discusses and exhibits photos from her experiment that show the synthetic sweetener to be harmful. An astonishing 20 out of 30, or 67%, of her females on aspartame developed grossly observable tumors This provocative work contradicts everything the FDA and aspartame industry have been reporting regarding the safety of the sweetener. Power packed with personal stories from aspartame sufferers and supported by scientific research and painstaking documentation, My Aspartame Experiment: Report from a Private Citizen targets the scientific community. It provides full details about her protocol and how it compares to those of aspartame industry safety studies; a complete analysis of her rats' environment; exhaustive references; a comprehensive index; and all steps of her calculations. In comparison, Are Your Diet Sodas Killing You? Results from My Aspartame Experiment is a slimmed down, more affordable color version of Inness-Brown's report aimed at those most interested in her photographic results. If you or anyone you care about is addicted to aspartame, this book is for you. According to Inness-Brown, we are the rats of the pharmaceutical and chemical companies that liberally spread their synthetic chemicals worldwide. No one fully understands the long-term effects-especially the complex interactions from intermixing thousands of toxic chemicals within the plant and animal kingdoms sustaining our p

Self-Defense is more than kicking and punching; more than "stranger danger." It's also awareness, self esteem, body language and emotional boundary setting. Most of the attacks on women are not by strangers, but by someone they know. This unique approach to self defense, along with the author's own experiences, will give women and teen girls awareness skills to avoid a physical confrontation, as well as valuable tools to defend themselves physically should they be left with no alternatives. Rhonda Payne, a 7th Degree Black belt, will take you on a journey from naive and vulnerable, to confident and empowered. Find your own strengths and enhance your everyday life by reducing your anxiety associated with interactions with the outside world. Discover your inner black belt

Every year wildfire destroys thousands of homes, devastates countless lives and burns millions of acres. And every year people who've lost everything say, "We didn't think it would happen to us. If only we'd been better prepared." Now homeowners have a straight-talking handbook to help them get prepared, stay alive and rebuild their lives if disaster strikes. Surviving Wildfire's compelling combination of real-life experience and in-depth research makes it an indispensable tool for anyone living with wildfire risk. CONTENTS Assessing Your Risk; Firewise Building & Remodeling; Defensible Space You Can Live With; Advance Planning (A Pound of Prevention Can Save a Ton of Trouble); Evacuation Essentials (What to Take, When to Leave, How to Escape); Insurance (How Much You Need, What It Covers, How It Works); Filing a Claim (Insider Tips & Tactics); Recovery (Picking Up Your Pieces & Starting Over); Our Story; plus an Appendix with further resources for homeowners.

Ever wonder how easy life would be if you didn't get suffocated with anxiety, your heart didn't pound in your chest, and your thoughts didn't race a mile a minute every time you had to step onto a plane? Think you have no control over your fear of flying? Think again. "Mindfulness Meditations for the Anxious Traveler "reveals how you can calm your anxiety about traveling, cultivate self-compassion, and gain control of your fears by quieting the emotional brain and tapping into the rational brain. You can approach your traveling challenges with greater ease. The secret is in the spaces.
A leader in mindfulness psychology, Dr. Elisha Goldstein demon-strates how to use the space between stimulus and response to break free from habitual beliefs and thoughts that don't serve you. These techniques will allow you to connect to the present moment to make deep, permanent life changes. In essence, this book teaches the foundation for how the now--this very moment--can change the rest of your life.
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Learn the defensive tactics system developed for and by the Israeli Defense Forces as taught by the United States Krav Maga Association's lead instructor and third degree Krav Maga black belt Mark Slane and SWAT team trainer and LE defensive tactics instructor, SGT Brannon Hicks. Everything for law enforcement officers is covered from basic search and cuffing to deadly weapon defenses. Krav Maga is easy to learn, easy to remember, and above all, effective.

I'm losing my hair, what am I going to do? That's what over 80 million Americans have asked themselves when they started to lose their hair. With so many products and procedures on the market, how do you know which ones will be the most effective? Hair Loss: What to do if it Happens to You will help you understand the options for yourself. It will equip you with information that will assist you in finding the right solution before you spend your money. You'll learn that there are herbs that studies have shown to out-perform Minoxidil but the big pharmaceutical companies don't want you to know about them because you cannot patent an herb. They won't make as much money. You will also learn about non-surgical hair replacement; what it is and how it works, before you spend thousands of dollars. Hair loss medications do work, but will they work for you? You will find useful information on popular hair-related topics: Hair Transplants Laser Therapy Non-Surgical Hair Replacement Herbal Remedies How to handle ethnic hair There are millions of hair loss sufferers across the country. Don't be a victim, be victorious.

If you want to be an effective leader--at any level--you should pay attention to vision. Leaders who communicate a strong vision are seen by their bosses and coworkers as more effective in several important areas than those who do not. The content of your vision affects employees' perception of your organization. Your articulation of the vision affects their perception of your leadership effectiveness. Taken together, vision content and vision articulation give your employees, colleagues, and other stakeholders a powerful image of how good your organization is how skilled you are as a leader.