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My Interview on Low Tech Combat
Recently I had a chance to chat with Adam over at Low Tech Combat. He asked me some great questions surrounding traditional martial arts and their suitability for self defense training. Check out the interview here.
Low Tech Combat is a great site focused on applicable, scientific means of self defense proven through study and case scenarios. I've always enjoyed Adam's work there and was pleased to represent some of the traditional side. Although I hardly speak for everyone, I felt like it was a good chance to discuss the differences between classical and traditional training, and how valuable each can be to real self defense.
Reader Article #4: How To Be Pulled Over By the Police, Safely
GUEST AUTHOR: Jeffrey Riggs is a Viet Nam War Veteran with over 30 years in Law Enforcement. He is Kaicho of the Okinawa Kenpo Karate Renmei of America, teaching for over 25 years. His extended biography and training information can be found on his homepage: http://iwatanakarate.tripod.com.
When I was a kid the public perception of a police officer was, positive. He was an honorable and trustworthy protector of the public, who could be trusted with your most valuable possessions, even your life. This perception was reinforced by movies and televisions shows such as "Dragnet" and later "Adam 12". As I grew older, my perception, and that of the public, became more realistic with police involvement in civil rights violations and excessive force becoming common knowledge. Of course these issues were addressed and continue to be. Through all that, Law Enforcement continued to retain the public trust, though we now know that officers do make mistakes and as in all professions, there are some bad ones. But the bad ones don't last long due to established safeguards.
For over 30 years I was one of those police officers (a good one). After Viet Nam, I went to the Police Academy and my destiny was set. I also became a martial artist, teaching Okinawa Kenpo Karate for nearly as long. Because of my history and profession, I chose the more practical approach to Karate, focusing on combat and self-defense rather than the sport aspect. It proved to be a wise choice and served me well over the years. Retired now, my second career is full time teaching an art that saved my butt several times.
There is one issue that doesn't fall into "normal" self defense or martial training. That is; what do you do when your "Threat" is a police officer or someone impersonating one?
It's a new day and wackadoos abound, gone are the days when a regular person can venture forth in public without at least some concern for their safety and well being. Everyone needs to take certain precautions and increase their awareness to ensure their safety and the safety of their possessions. Even trust in our police officers has eroded, unfortunately for some valid reasons. Though perhaps not as valid as some might think.
Police Impersonation
I have been asked, "How can I be sure the police officer pulling me over is real"? Due to the occasional rapist impersonating a police officer to isolate his victims, this is a very valid question. There is also the question, "How do I know the police officer who stopped me won't rape and kill me"? Yes, that has happened.
I'll address the impersonation of an officer first. Uniformed officers in marked police cars perform the vast majority of traffic stops. I have never heard of a rapist or someone intent on committing some type of random assault go to the trouble of reproducing the "police car" and "uniform". So, if you learn what police cars and uniforms look like in your area, you're OK. If someone in a Security Vehicle or is wearing something that doesn't look like a uniform, tries to pull you over call the police and ask for verification. Red, or Red/Blue, means Police, don't stop for Orange or Yellow, and call 911 if someone with these lights try to pull you over.
Police do use unmarked vehicles and there are some marked cars that don't have overhead lights. If you are familiar with police cars these cars should be easy to spot. If not, look for permanently mounted lights on the bumper or grill. Is the officer wearing a uniform that you recognize? Is he using the radio to call in his location, your tag number and description and reason for the stop? Fake police officers don't have anyone to call in to and would have to "act the part". Be cautious of a single "Bubble Light" on the dash. They are used by police but rare for traffic enforcement, usually reserved for getting through traffic and not stopping traffic. Police stop traffic offenders; did you commit a traffic offense? If so act accordingly. If you are pulled over by an officer, marked police car or not, if you see the word "Security" or any phrase that doesn't contain the words "Police", "Deputy", "Sheriff", "Law Enforcement", drive immediately to a well lighted and public area calling 911. Those words are exclusive to legitimate police officers. Other words, meant to deceive include "Agent", "Bail Enforcement", "Officer", "Investigator" and "Detective". These are not totally inclusive, just examples. Security Guards, Private Investigators, and Bail Bondsmen use these legally, but that also makes them available to one whom would impersonate a Police Officer.
If you suspect that the officer pulling you over isn't legitimate let him know you see him and slow down a bit so that he knows you intend to comply with his stopping you. Hand gestures and eye contact work well for this. Legitimate police officers, especially those in unmarked cars understand this. Drive to the nearest populated and lighted area. Call the police and ask if this officer is legitimate, request another officer if they don't know. You may have a different agency on the phone that the one who's officer is pulling you over. When the officer approaches tell him you have the dispatcher on the phone to verify his identity. A real police officer will understand, a fake will run. On the outside chance you are accosted, drive off. Tell the dispatcher where you are and keep them on the line.
Things Not To Do
Here are some things not to do. Don't have a bad attitude. It never makes the situation better and anger is not fear. If you suspect the officer is not legitimate, you should be afraid, not angry. Anger tells me, and it should tell you, that you don't really suspect the officer to be fake. Don't drive to any other location at the direction of the officer, except to clear traffic or get further off of the road. Don't be afraid to ask for credentials, identification, or another officer to be present if you are still suspicious. Don't be an unreasonable idiot, if the uniform is legitimate, the car properly marked, and he has all the appropriate equipment such as gun, radio (working), citation book, pepper spray, and black shoes. It would be unreasonable to not comply with this person. Do not let your opinion as to the validity of the reason for the traffic stop influence your "suspicion" as to the validity of the officer's identity. You may have committed an infraction that you were not aware of or he may have stopped you for some other legal reason of which you have no knowledge. In most cases a simple question will result in a proper explanation.
I have arrested and successfully prosecuted a police impersonation/rape case. It was a terrible thing and had several things in common with many such cases. Solitary woman driver, isolated location, alcohol (the victim had been drinking), bubble light on the dash of a civilian car, uniform shirt with a badge. Healthy skepticism would have prevented this case, but the first thing alcohol does to you is impair judgement, before anything else. After this victim was pulled over she did become suspicious, but she didn't know what to look for and how to react.
In all my years I only know of two cases that involve real Police Officers committing crimes such as Rape/Murder while on duty to random victims during traffic stops. So the odds are very good that this kind of thing won't happen to you. But the horrendous nature of such a crime, who the criminal is, the vulnerability of the victim, and the law requiring compliance with a supposed trusted public servant, makes this an issue to be addressed.
On December 27th 1986, California Highway Patrol Trooper Craig Peyer stopped a woman on an isolated off ramp in San Diego and killed her. On March 4th 1990, Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Timothy Harris stopped a woman on I-95 in an isolated area of Indian River County then raped and killed her.
The odds of even knowing one of these guys is so remote it warrants no concern. So being a victim of an officer like this is nearly impossible. But only nearly, there is no guarantee that it won't happen again. Life doesn't work like that. Years ago I worked with Harris when he was a rookie, and no, there wasn't a clue to what he would ultimately do.
There are some common factors in both of these cases. A lone female driver, isolated location, both victims were relocated to more secluded locations nearby. Neither trooper called in the traffic stop. Both troopers appeared to have some type of issues involving "power". Both victims were traveling greater distances and not near their home or destination. Both crimes occurred at night. The fact that both cases involve troopers of large state agencies whose focus is traffic only and that both cases were on Interstate Highways suggests a dynamic that is beyond my understanding. Investigation into both of these cases revealed that both of these officers engaged in obviously questionable behavior in traffic stops and other incidents leading up to their ultimate crimes. If at any time an officer acts inappropriately or overly personal, you should report this to a Police Supervisor as soon as possible.
Prevention Tips
Preventing this type of crime is best effective by the Law Enforcement Agency and the certification process of police officers. But there are things you can do. Avoid being a lone female driver or driving at night if you can when traveling. If stopped in an isolated area, ask the officer to call for another officer to be present, especially at night. If stopped, pull well off of the roadway making a request to move to a "safer location" unreasonable. Turn off your radio/music but not your car, leave it running. Check to see if the officer is using the radio to call in his traffic stop, if not ask for another officer to be present. If the officer asks you to exit your vehicle, ask him to have another officer present. If you are uncomfortable for any reason, say so and ask for another officer to be present. If the officer refuses, call 911 and ask yourself. Be reasonable, the odds that the officer will assault you are extremely remote. But if he does, drop it in drive and leave, immediately and call 911. But you have to remember; unreasonably fleeing an officer will put you in jail. Unsubstantiated allegations will probably get you little sympathy from other officers, but an immediate call to 911 will verify, something happened and you were not fleeing police, just that officer.
Now there is good news. The process to become a police officer takes a long time. They don't take just anyone. There is a lengthy waiting list. A candidate has to pass a background check and a psychological examination to get into the Police Academy. The Police Academy is designed to weed out poor candidates as well as teach. There is another waiting list for employment at a police agency. There is another background check, more detailed, and another psychological examination, also more detailed. There is written, verbal, and physical testing, as well as oral review boards, followed by interviews by administrative heads. All of this is designed to weed out the less than acceptable. If a candidate makes it this far he may be offered a job. This job is "probationary", one year in some cases, two in others. The new police officer now becomes the property of a Field Training Officer. The training officer has two jobs. One is to train and familiarize the new officer to policies and procedures, and to teach him how to be a police officer. The other is to weed out the less than acceptable. The likes of Craig Payer and Tim Harris are looked for throughout the entire process and I have faith that the system works.
After the "Field Training Process" and "Probation", officers are still held to the highest standards. Any complaint of inappropriate behavior is treated seriously, thoroughly investigated and appropriately dealt with. Many times it is a misunderstanding, or a mistake that can be corrected. Sometimes it's not and the officer looks for a job more conducive to his character, not to forget that criminal acts result in appropriate prosecution. Just remember that revenge for a citation is not a good motive for an officer complaint. Providing false information on such a complaint is not only illegal and can result in you being prosecuted, you can also be sued for liable by the officer.
Being familiar with the contents of this article, paying attention while using common sense and logic while being stopped by that officer will result in a safe encounter, though maybe not an enjoyable one. Nobody likes that citation.
Reader Article #2: Three Reasons to Learn Boxing
GUEST AUTHOR: Johnny Nguyen is a boxing aficionado and owner of ExpertBoxing.com. He has been training with high level fighters for over 8 years. Throughout his training Johnny has developed an introspective and technical method of boxing training, learning and analyzing as much technique and concept as possible.
3 Reasons to Learn Boxing:
1. Functionality
Boxing at its purest forms is functional and brutal. By partaking in boxing, you very quickly learn what works and what doesn't work. Fighting goes so far beyond throwing and defending attacks. It's about learning how to fight without getting tired, how to minimize damage of landed punches, how to follow up after a missed punch, how to counter a counter, how to apply offensive pressure without striking, how to use defense as offense. Beyond on all that is how to let a fight unfold as it should.
While form and technique are important, destroying your opponent is even more so. This distinction is often lost when fighting arts take the route of being "less brutal". All fight training by nature will become brutal if they dare to be functional. There are few things as brutal as learning how to trade blows at high speed with an opponent only an arm's reach away. The use of boxing gloves prolongs the beatings making it possible to exchange more blows without fight stoppage due to cuts.
2. Athleticism
While every fighting technique should emphasize the use of technique over physicality, athleticism is still of utter importance. Being athletic is what allows you to train at higher intensity, train for longer periods, and develop higher level efficiency. In reality, athleticism and skill go hand in hand. As you become more athletic, your skill and ability will rise, furthering the upward spiraling cycle of athleticism and skills.
Boxers are in incredible shape, there is no denying that. Boxers are however made of a different kind of athleticism. They are stronger, faster, have more endurance, and can take far more punishment. YET, they can do all this without really trying. They remain strong throughout an entire fight yet rarely fight above the 50-70% pace. This is a result of boxers learning how to fight while relaxing. In fact, it's the only way to fight.
At some level, there is no excuse for not having superior athleticism. There is no excuse for being slower or weaker than your opponent. If you are athletically superior to other fighters, boxing will allow you to exercise that advantage. Moreso, boxing will help you develop that advantage to new levels. An extra inch of arm reach can help you win unscathed. A split second difference in speed will help you knock out opponents before they can respond.
3. Rhythm of Attack
I dare say that boxing is fought at the highest speed of attack. Why? Because the combatants are almost always in range of each other, in a style that is fought in combinations. When you have an art like kicking, it's common to see distance used as defense. (Using distance as defense in boxing is unpractical because you spend more energy running than you do blocking.) With an art like grappling, smothering can be used as a defense. (Using smothering as a defense in boxing can be dangerous because you run into more punches.) The main difference is that grappling & kicking attacks are more easily thwarted with a single evasion.
With boxing, evading one strike still allows the attacker to threaten with many more. Not only will you learn how to fight at a higher pace, you learn how to defend at a higher pace.
For the best examples of boxing's functionality, athleticism, and rhythm of attack, I suggest watching videos of:
- Pernell Whitaker
- James Toney
- Floyd Mayweather
- Prince Naseem Hamed
- Roy Jones Jr
- Mike Tyson
- Manny Pacquiao
- Sugar Ray Leonard
- Roberto Duran
I would suggest for you to watch their training videos and sparring videos. There are few other arts where you can see regular demonstrations of theory and principle being applied successfully on a regular basis.
Most people don't know how to watch a boxing fight. Most people watching a pro see an even chess match. I would beg some to try watching a video of a pro fighting an amateur…two come to mind:


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text: HolBoxing barlow… Spot on fella Posted November 23, 2013 6:07 pmboxing barlowAnd Calzaghe would have ate him alive. It would have been a jeff lacey style beat down imo. If you look at tbe first half of the Taylor Froch fight Froch was getting a serious beating and Calzaghe would have done this to froch and a little more, but unlike Taylor he would have not have gassed out. Posted November 23, 2013 1:13 pmboxing barlowFroch is a great fighter but does no favors suggesting he is the best uk super middleweight of all time. Calzaghe was maybe even 2 levels above. And whilst he has fought a good level of opposition Ward outclassed him, so did dirrell but threw it away by being too negative, so did Taylor before he gassed out, Kessler at his peak actually beat Froch at his own game! A peak Eubank and Collins would have been to skilled and durable enough to aviod Froch knocking them out and would have got decisions against him imo. When you look at Froch's poor defense you would have to wonder if he could have withstood Benns bombs. That would have been a hard fight to pick but 50/50 either fighter would be ko'd. Posted November 23, 2013 1:10 pmTJHOL, CARL IS the real deal, but I agree with you 100% about EDDIE HEARN… What is it about boxing and British Promoters??? I grew up in the era of DUFF, LAWLESS, BARRETT & ASTAIRE who tried to have all the cake and then W@RREN deposed them and tried to grab all the cake and now HEARN is the new kid on the block trying to take all the cake…. By taking all the cake, I mean trying to pull the ladder up behind them…. Posted November 23, 2013 9:03 amboxing barlowI think is is actually a bit mismatch and no more of a challenge than Mack wqs for Froch. The only reason this fights getting the media attention is that fact its an all brit encounter. I actually think British boxing is getting worse. They talk about generations but for me Froch was a big step down from Calzaghe and now Groves and DeGale are a big step down from Froch. Posted November 23, 2013 6:37 amJamesGroves will be in trouble by the end of round 1 and if Froch hadn't said he wanted to drag it out a bit to punish groves my money would be on a 2nd round TKO. Due to Froch' saying that I see a 6th round KO. Posted November 23, 2013 6:10 amHidalgoFroch is going to light tattoo boy up. BTW, are those Pokeman tattoos? Posted November 23, 2013 12:49 amFight AficionadoLOL. Posted November 22, 2013 8:10 pmFish EyesGroves won that face off… Posted November 22, 2013 7:03 pmHolFroch's two year media push has got him the recognition he has earned as a top fighter, but his personality is one of a man who has listend to eddie Hearn blowing smoke up his arse that much he talks and acts like he's a ATG who is beyond any criticism about anything,Ward whooped him and would do so again,kesstler beat him first time around both the Dirrell and Taylor fights could have gone either way,some might call groves disrespectfull,then again some might say Froch has got the hump coz groves is telling it like it is,Froch is a good fighter but not the ATG the yes men are making out. Posted November 22, 2013 6:38 pmRenéAnd all those big and young lads let the old little man carry the big weight machine! Posted November 22, 2013 5:39 pmAsolutely FlattenedFroch is in his element, after so many tough fights he is due an easy one. I hope Hearns can put together a GGG fight or a unification for next year. Posted November 22, 2013 5:27 firstname.lastname@example.com looked too skinny and dehydrated frochy looked good Posted November 22, 2013 4:32 pmc.morganLefthook..I was thinking the same thing. Those toothpicks have knocked out many a hard tough man Posted November 22, 2013 4:12 pmTJDOES ANYONE KNOW if St. Groves wore his salmon, pink trousers to the weight in? I think Groves is a good fighter and should have targeted STIEGLITZ and then FROCH…If FROCH takes Groves seriously, then FROCH bangs him out, but I think Groves is banking on Carl being distracted and stealing a decision. I personally want CARL to smash GEORGE to bits for the way he's gone about this. THere's a way to say things, but to rubbish TAYLOR (who beat B-HOP twice, and actually forced B-Hop into 2 of his best in-ring performances for years), PASCAL, KESSLER, ROAD WARRIOR, BUTE ABRAHAM, etc, is downright disgraceful. When GEORGE has a similar resume he can look down his nose all he wants, but for now I' m looking at his long, skinny neck, atop his long skinny body and wondering exactly what sound it is going to make when CARL snaps it off his shoulders!!!!!!! Posted November 22, 2013 4:06 pmmalachiFroch don't want anymore of Ward he knows what time it is.Ward holds the crown in this division and they all know it,but they want him to go cross the pond to get robbed,get out of here just rematch him here in the states where boxing is the mecca the fight wasn't even close to call for a different atmosphere the fix would be in before ward reached the airport…..yezzzir! Posted November 22, 2013 2:54 pmPunchGroves demeanor and body language may not be convincing but this fight is a lot closer than most people think it is. Groves in my opinion poses a lot for threat to Froch for sheer speed and just like Dirrell Froch will struggle. Unless Groves chin is as weak as most people claim it to be , it's a close decision for Groves bar robbery. Posted November 22, 2013 2:04 pmlefhookCmorgan,, those tooth picks will kill you stone dead lol Posted November 22, 2013 1:57 pmC.MorganGroves looked much thicker and bigger at the weigh – in, Froch looks really spindly with toothpicks for arms and legs. Posted November 22, 2013 1:54 pmlefhookGroves looks lost, I actually feel sorry for him. What a disgrace that he's basically all alone here for a fight of this magnitude. Crazy stuff, I mean a win over Froch n your on your way big time. Posted November 22, 2013 1:53 pmlefhookVeritas,,, Put the bottle down your going mad Posted November 22, 2013 1:51 pmigbaGO ON FROCHY Posted November 22, 2013 1:30 pmRealityLol, Froch is making millions for this fight. Ppv and 20,000 sellout in 11 minutes. how much did Ward make last time out? Posted November 22, 2013 1:12 pmLOLWARD SCHOOLED FROCH, WHO CARES ABOUT THIS FIGHT Posted November 22, 2013 12:54 pmSomethinofthequietassassinhmmm. I dunno. There's somethin of the quiet assassin about Groves and it might JUST be the right time to get Froch in the ring. Don;t care how granite jawed a fighter is when you've been in war after war that's gonna take a toll. I really can;t pick this. My heart says Frochy cos he's been great value over the years but my head says Groves. Posted November 22, 2013 12:43 pmdeepwatergo froch Posted November 22, 2013 12:18 pmNamelessFroch wins rd6 Posted November 22, 2013 12:12 pmMackGroves doing his best to try not be intimadated but couldn't pull it off. Froch is a man who knows the result already. Gingers never win at sport. Bar Canelo how many gingers are champs? especially balding gingers. I mean seriously! No booth to tell him stick to a plan. This is the easiest fight to ever predict. The people who think Groves no nothing about the sport it is that simple..George is delsuional and reality hits Saturday Posted November 22, 2013 12:07 pmNeil PomyOne-dimensional my arse ….. what you talking about. If he was one dimensional he would of easily out-boxed Arthur Abraham, out-slugged Kessler, or annihilated Bute. He can box or brawl. Posted November 22, 2013 11:59 amnamelessi like Groves demeanor, he ain't afraid. Posted November 22, 2013 11:58 amVeritasGroves by late stoppage or wide decision. Froch is one dimensional, Groves isn't. Skills count and Groves has more than Froch. Posted November 22, 2013 11:42 amPEEJThey both looked good. Seems like both made weight easily. I like the way Groves was looking at Froch. But at the end I'll take Froch by TKO. Hoping Groves wins though so Ward can get rid of another contender Posted November 22, 2013 11:30 amslim prickmanagreed groves takes this one. Posted November 22, 2013 11:23 amPinheadThe look of groves seriously deceives people, he looks like a little boy, but I am telling you he is a mad man and a great boxer, very slick and moves. Carl has never looked great against a good boxer, the belts are changing hands, Froch maybe tough but can only land when someone is standing still. Come on Georgie…..this is your time. Posted November 22, 2013 11:21 amGONZO OF NAZARETHFroch looks drained and weak. Looks like a labour camp victim. I see groves knocking him out now Posted November 22, 2013 11:17 amflydogHaven't been able to watch the video due to being at work but from the photo's that have been tweeted it looks like Froch is giving to Groves both barrels again while Groves tries not to look intimidated. Froch's dominance will continue into the fight and Groves will take a pasting once Froch gets his measure. I was thinking a mid – late stoppage for Froch but now I think Carl could end it anytime once he connects!! Posted November 22, 2013 11:12 amNeil PomyCant wait for this fight. I hope their styles jell well. Posted November 22, 2013 10:56 amAnonymousdid someone say that useless prick haye was at the weighin,thought he was havin an open toe op. Posted November 22, 2013 10:47 amGazboroBreath king is getting knocked clean out Posted November 22, 2013 10:40 amgavaniaconoI know little abt Groves apart from a couple of youtube vids, and based on what I saw, he will get molested once his runs out of steam. Posted November 22, 2013 10:02 amBrunosjabberMoneys already on a Froch win – has been since this fight was announced. Groves is still a pretty decent boxer, just hope Froch doesn't do a complete number on him as Groves is still young enough to have a great future in the sport. Posted November 22, 2013 10:01 amSilly BritCome on Carl! Posted November 22, 2013 9:47 amBrazilian Boxing FanI hope Froch wins. Posted November 22, 2013 9:38 am |


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April 14, 2007 Columbia, S.C. - Arik Hempy pitched 6.2 scoreless innings and allowed just two hits and behind a pair of three-run homers from James Darnell and Travis Jones, fourth ranked South Carolina defeated Auburn 10-1 on Saturday afternoon in game two of a three-game SEC series. The Gamecocks are now 27-8 and 8-6 in the SEC while the loss drops Auburn to 25-13 and 4-10 in conference play. The rubber game of the series is set for Sunday, April 15 with first pitch at 1:30 pm ET. Live audio, video and gametracker stats are available at uscsports.com with the game also on the Gamecock Radio Network. The 6.2 innings for Hempy was a season-high. Saturday's game was his first SEC start of the season. He struck out five and walked just four to pick up the win. Hempy is now 3-0 on the year. Auburn starter Taylor Thompson did not get out of the first inning and lasted just 0.2 innings. He allowed six runs on five hits to suffer the loss. Thompson is 4-1 this season for Auburn.
Carolina took a 6-0 lead in the first inning batting around against Thompson and on the back of the two home runs from Darnell and Jones. The frame opened with Harley Lail walking followed up by another walk issued to Trent Kline. Darnell then drove a 2-1 pitch from Thompson over the center field wall for his 10th homer of the season. One-out infield singles from Phil Disher and Andrew Crisp set the stage for Jones, who delivered on a 1-2 pitch with a homer to left center, his ninth of the year, to give the Gamecocks a six-run cushion.
The Gamecocks would add single runs in both the fourth and fifth innings as well as two more in the seventh inning. Lail and Havens each delivered with RBI doubles and Jones tallied his fourth RBI on a single. Auburn scored a run in the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly from Joseph Sanders. South Carolina out-hit Auburn 15-4 on the afternoon with Cheyne Hurst finishing 4-for-4, Jones tallying three hits and Disher and Crisp getting two apiece. Justin Smoak extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a double as well. Bruce Edwards had two of the four hits for Auburn. South Carolina will start sophomore LHP Will Atwood with Auburn countering with sophomore RHP Justin Bristow. |
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Another 10 to 15 permanent free-lancers also left for the soon-to-launch channel.
"In the last four months, we turned over more staff than I've turned over in 10 years," said NFL Network executive producer Eric Weinberger.
NFL Network already has filled most of the open positions — only three to five slots remain open. But the amount of turnover — happening around the same time — irked network officials, who believe the moves could have been handled better.
"We got phone calls in the middle of the night from people saying that they were leaving," Weinberger said. "They were done so quickly, our team would say it was messy."
Ironically, most of the staffers who left had previously worked for Fox. Even Weinberger had worked for Fox for about eight years before joining NFL Network in 2003.
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Weinberger said most of the defections occurred around the NFL draft, which is the busiest time of the NFL's offseason. "It was a daunting task to restaff this," Weinberger said. "We're a small shop."
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It depends on were you are over here you have to be 14 & completed the 8th grade
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Joe is right. Members should be 14 and have completed the 8th grade, that's the BSA regulation.
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In our town, they do not have an explorer post but rather a Cadet program which mandats the age of 16 to join. It all depends on what type of Junior program your department runs. It can varry from 14-17. Good Luck!
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You have to be 16 at our explorer post.
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16 or 15 if parent is on the dept. :
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we don't have an explorer program in my area, but most departments including mine have a jr. firefigher program that requires age of 16.
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On my dept. juniors must be 13 to join. Thats so that they can learn the ropes. To go on calls 15.
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Cheesy Potato Casserole
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1 hrGreat side dish for any meat dinner; can be served with your Easter ham, is a great substitute for the ordinary baked potato at your summer BBQ or can be served with any other dinner, anytime.
Nutrition- 2 lbs frozen hash browns (I use the diced kind)
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1⁄4 cup diced onion
- salt and pepper, to taste
- Defrost potatoes, melt butter, and mix together all ingredients.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour in a 9x13 baking dish.
- From Carol, I sprinkle it with paprika before baking.
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Very easy and yummy. I used 2 pounds of fresh diced potatoes and increased the cooking time by about 10 minutes and it was perfect! I substituted cream of celery soup for the cream of mushroom and it was delicious. I also doubled the onions and I used margarine instead of butter. My only comment is the casserole was quite oily - maybe that was because I used margarine. I think you could sugnificantly cut back on the margarine (maybe even eliminate it altogether) because the soup and sour cream mixture provides plenty of moisture. I also topped the casserole with another small handful of cheese when there was about 10 minutes of cooking time left. Bottom line - a big time hit at my house! Rich, creamy and cheesy!
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Yummy potatoes, in a great cheesy sauce! I used fresh diced potatoes. Added a t garlic powder. I cut the butter to 1/4 cup and raised the onions to 1/2 cup. This is a very good side for most any dinner! The cream of chicken soup gives this a very good flavor. Thanks, Tara for a keeper!!
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I thought this was a good recipe. We left out the onion because we don't like onions. We always substitute with onion powder or dried minced onions... It needed some salting at the table, but it was a crowd pleaser!
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Serving Size: 1 (212 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 8
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- % Daily Value
- Calories 497
- Calories from Fat 333
- 67%
- Total Fat 37.1 g
- 57%
- Saturated Fat 19.3 g
- 96%
- Cholesterol 63.3 mg
- 21%
- Sodium 512 mg
- 21%
- Total Carbohydrate 36 g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber 2.4 g
- 9%
- Sugars 3.3 g
- 13%
- Protein 8.8 g
- 17%
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Checks and Balances -- a companion mission to the Defera Invasion
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Well, it turns out Bitesize has to review a different mission, so I wrote this review instead.
I know this probably sounds self-serving, but this was an amazing review. I can't wait to play this mission. Oh, wait...
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I do have some technical stuff that I'd like to point out:
Increase size of reach marker at planet (flying between planets, moons, and debris), because I get stuck trying to avoid the atmosphere in my excelsior.
I'll look into this. I was actually using the various planets as objects to be components rather than inserting reach markers, but I'll try the latter.
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Also, I didn't understand why the ship appeared when I chose to go to the planet first. Probably a limitation of the Foundry?
That was partly due to the fact that this map in particular evolved slowly and changed pretty radically over time, so there were a few things left hanging. I've made it so the ships won't appear unless you choose to look for them. Thanks for pointing this out.
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The triggers on the desert planet seemed a litlle awkward. I could complete the task without fighting by talking to the Vulcan. She told me to return to her, so I did immediately.
Also, I would experiment with using invisible objects at the ring and the other place, when you tell people to go north, or go east, but the things to find aren't exaclty north or exactly east. Put an invis object set to go invis with this component complete. Make interacting with it the first task, whether it's disguised as something else. That should make the tricorder direct players to the scene.
Also a holdover from differing visions of the map. At one point, I thought the player would have choices about who to ask for help (or not at all) and how. And then I streamlined things. I've gone back and made things much more linear now, and I think easier to follow and find.[/quote]
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I didn't understand why I was suddenly speaking to the Prof, who stayed on the ship, when inside the ice caves. I'd recommend a popup in there, like a BO says, "Sir, perhaps if we contacted Prof..."
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Those ice caves are confusing. Anything that can be done would help, such as blocking off places that lead to empty corners, thus better directing a player where to go. That's probably hard, when it was probably crazy-making just trying to put objects on that map.
I had a vision of ice caves and couldn't shake it. It's actually not a very good map. There were a number of places where rocks hovered off the ground and the like. I also tried to put some rocks in places where Boffs kept getting stuck. I'll look into making things less trap-like even more so.
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After a meteoric rise from a team with potential to perennial title contender, the Thunder have had the weight of expectations placed squarely upon them. And at the front of that is Brooks. "I've had a lot of valuable lessons from my mother, and she's always told me this: 'You do your job every day and live with the results,' " he said. "They say you can't worry about what 'they' say. You never even meet those people. ESPN.com
Knicks coaching candidate Derek Fisher finally revealed his desire to be a head coach. He said it's his "calling'' during an emotional 20-minute press conference Sunday, the day after his Thunder were eliminated by the Spurs from the Western Conference finals. During what sounded like a farewell chat with the media at the Thunder's practice facility, the 39-year-old Fisher acknowledged the timing isn't perfect in terms of jumping into the coaching fray but added, "That's how the world works nowadays." He said new Knicks president Phil Jackson's involvement adds "layers'' to his decision. New York Post
Brooks: "I have many stories I could tell you about my mom, and that's one of them. Don't worry about them. Those are the people that told me I wasn't going to make it as a 4-11 freshman in high school, my dream of being an NBA player. I don't listen to 'they.' I always focus on what I do and try and do it to the best ability I can. I'm not looking from nobody other than doing my job and living with the results. I love what I do, and I love the team I'm with. I know I have to get better and I know the team has to get better." ESPN.com
Darnell Mayberry: Brooks when asked if it's time to turn the page on Perkins: "That remains to be seen. There's a lot of work to be done this summer." Twitter @DarnellMayberry
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The Spurs took the opener 122-105 Monday night because they took full advantage of Ibaka's absence, racking up a staggering 66 points in the paint against a Thunder team that simply couldn't find enough counters. Derek Fisher's long-range game kept them within striking distance early, when Thunder coach Scott Brooks spent so much time flipping through his playbook, now missing the crucial Ibaka pages. USA Today Sports
"We're a no-excuse team," Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said. "Serge is out. He's not coming back. We have to play better. We have to play better. If we expect to beat one of the best teams in basketball, and a very good offensive team, we have to play and we're not going to make an excuse." USA Today Sports
Collison said he would understand if Brooks wants to go small with the lineup and put him back in his reserve role. "If coach doesn't feel like that lineup is good or whatever, then that's up to him," he said. "But for me personally, I'm just trying to get in there and do what I do well and try to get to the right spots and make the right plays." USA Today Sports
Collison will find out on Tuesday if his tooth that was pushed back toward his throat will need to be glued back in place. The Thunder, meanwhile, have a repair job of their own to get to work on in time for Game 2 on Wednesday. "We weren't good enough," said Collison, the always-classy veteran who only played 15 minutes and missed all three of his shots. "Offensively, we've got to be better too. But it's not necessarily like, 'Serge is gone, replay Serge (and his role).' It's like, whoever is the five who are out there have to really play at a high level. The Spurs are great at moving the ball, finding the open man and eventually getting to the paint. We've got to be able to cut that stuff off so they're not getting in the paint and we're making them shoot jumpshots over a hand instead of letting them get to the basket so much." USA Today Sports
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Coaches currently in the playoffs believed to be on the hot seat include Indiana's Frank Vogel and Oklahoma City's Scott Brooks. Sources say neither would register on the Wolves' radar if either became available. Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau, who has two years left on his contract, would. But there's no sense the Bulls will fire him. Trading for Thibodeau, while possible, is unlikely. 1500 ESPN
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Myth #1: Breastfeeding prevents pregnancy.
It's true that prolactin, the same hormone that produces breast milk, suppresses ovulation.
And under very specific circumstances – your baby is younger than 6 months old, your periods haven't restarted and more than 90% of your baby's nutrition comes from breastfeeding – the lactational amenorrhea method (a fancy term for breastfeeding as birth control) may work.
However, gynecologists don't recommend relying on it because if your breastfeeding routine changes one iota, all bets are off.
"Women can ovulate while breastfeeding, so it's not an excellent form of birth control," says Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D., gynecologist and director of urogynecology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
"Breastfeeding shouldn't be looked at as contraception. It should be looked at as what it is intended for – an excellent way of giving nutrition to a baby or young child," Dr. Rosenzweig says.
Myth #2: You can't get pregnant if you're using contraception.
Yes, the whole point of birth control is to
But there's a reason birth control methods are evaluated in terms of "perfect use" and "typical use."
Most unplanned pregnancies occur because women don't use their birth control "perfectly."
They forget their contraception or cross their fingers that "just this once it'll be safe."
Obviously, you're far less likely to get pregnant if you use your birth control correctly
and consistently.
But even so, abstinence offers the only iron-clad guarantee.
"No birth control is 100% effective for preventing pregnancy even if you believe you're using it correctly all the time," says Mitchell Creinin, M.D., chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of California, Davis.
The fact is women have gotten pregnant after having their tubes tied, Dr. Creinin says.
Women have gotten pregnant after hysterectomies. "It's very rare," says Maryland-based ob-gyn Jean C. Hundley, M.D.
"But the bottom line is that any time you have sperm and egg, there's a chance of pregnancy," Dr. Hundley says.
Still, that's no reason to take unnecessary chances.
According to Planned Parenthood, 85% of women ages 15-44 who don't use contraception during intercourse become pregnant at some time during these reproductive years.
"The better you are at using your contraceptive method in the exact way it was intended, the closer you are going to get to 100%," Dr. Rosenzweig says.
Myth #3: Birth control pills are the most effective contraception.
Complete abstinence is the only 100% effective way to prevent pregnancy. However, women who take the pill can have less than 1% risk of pregnancy.
But what's not always understood is that this greater-than-99% effectiveness comes only with "perfect use," meaning the pills are taken consistently and correctly every single day, 365 days a year.
"For most humans, that's impossible," Dr. Creinin says. "Nobody says 'I plan on missing two pills three months from now; I plan to forget to get my prescription refilled.'"
According to Planned Parenthood, only about 28% of women who take the pill take it correctly.
And with more typical use – meaning you miss a pill or don't take it at the same time every day – there's an 8% risk of unintended pregnancy.
By contrast, intrauterine devices (IUDs) have a typical use risk for pregnancy lower than 1%.
Myth #4: Your body needs a break from birth control pills.
If you're comfortable with your birth control pills, there's no medical reason to take a break – unless you're aiming to get pregnant.
"The only thing cycling off birth control pills does is to increase the likelihood that you will get pregnant," Dr. Creinin says.
And staying on birth control pills provides many health benefits that have nothing to do with contraception – lower risk for acne, osteoporosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, ovarian cysts, anemia, PMS symptoms, and menopause-related vaginal dryness.
Research also shows that taking combination birth control pills (containing both estrogen and progestin) for as little as six months lowers a woman's lifetime risk for ovarian and endometrial cancer by about 50%.
Take them for up to 10 years, and these risks drop by 80%.
Myth #5: Condoms are for guys.
Several companies now make condoms for women.
Mostly manufactured and sold in Asia, these over-the-counter female condoms come in two types. The Female Health Company's original product, the FC (for "female condom"), was a polyurethane sheath made in China. The company's newer FC2 is made of less expensive, synthetic latex called nitrile. Both are about 6.5 inches long, with flexible rings at each end.
One ring fits over the cervix; the other stays outside the vagina and partially covers the vaginal lips. This is a plus because it can rub against the clitoris and enhance sexual pleasure.
Another product, produced by Medtech Products Ltd., in India and sold in the U.S. since 2009, is called the VA w.o.w. It's made of latex, with a triangular opening and a sponge at the other end to secure it inside the vagina.
Female condoms can be inserted up to eight hours before sex, and they're a great option if your guy gripes about wearing condoms himself.
Compared with male condoms, which are 85%-98% effective at preventing pregnancy, female condoms are 79%-95% effective.
Male and female condoms are the only birth control devices that also protect against sexually transmitted diseases.
You'll find female condoms in drugstores and online.
Myth #6: IUDs are dangerous.
Intrauterine devices (IUDs), which are T-shaped devices implanted in the uterus, got a very bad rap in the U.S. because one type of IUD, the Dalkon Shield (introduced in 1970 and recalled in 1975), caused pelvic infections that led to the deaths of 33 women and sterilized many others.
The problem with the Dalkon Shield, say gynecologists, was its multi-filament cotton tail that hung down through the cervical opening into the vagina.
"The cotton wick had these micro-niches that bacteria could get into. They could crawl their way up the string and get into the uterus and then set up infections in the [fallopian] tubes," Dr. Rosenzweig explains.
Because today's IUDs have tails made of single-filament synthetic material, infection is rare, according to Planned Parenthood.
"They are not the elevators for bacteria that the Dalkon Shield was," Dr. Rosenzweig says. IUDs can stay in place for 5-12 years depending on the device.
That's good news because fewer insertions lowers the risk of infection.
But because there is still a slight chance that vaginal bacteria will hitch a ride into the uterus during insertion, spread into the fallopian tubes and cause sterility, use condoms to protect yourself from STDs if you have multiple partners.
"An IUD won't increase your risk of getting an STD," Dr. Rosenzweig says. "But if you're exposed to someone with an STD, it can increase the risk of it becoming an upper-tract infection."
Myth #7: Plan B is a form of abortion.
No doubt because they are both pills, Plan B (aka emergency contraception or the morning-after pill) is often confused with the abortion pill, Mifeprex (aka the early-option pill).
Here's the difference: Plan B is a concentrated dose of progesterone that reduces the risk for pregnancy by 75% if it's taken within five days of having unprotected sex, although taking it within the first 24 hours is optimal.
Some regular birth control pills may also work.
Ask your gynecologist or call the national Emergency Contraception Hotline at 800-584-9911 for information on where to find Plan B or on how to use your own birth control pills for emergency contraception.
Mifeprex, on the other hand, is taken after you are already pregnant and decide you don't want to be. It works with the synthetic hormone misoprostol to end the pregnancy within the first 49 days.
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Twenty years have passed since Darth Bane, reigning Dark Lord of the Sith, demolished the ancient order devoted to the dark side and reinvented it as a circle of two: one Master to wield the power and pass on the wisdom, and one apprentice to learn, challenge, and ultimately usurp the Dark Lord in a duel to the death. But Bane's acolyte, Zannah, has yet to engage her Master in mortal combat and prove herself a worthy successor. Determined that the Sith dream of galactic domination will not die with him, Bane vows to learn the secret of a forgotten Dark Lord that will assure the Sith's immortality–and his own.
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While Bane storms the remote stronghold of a fanatical Sith cult, Zannah prepares for her Master's downfall by choosing an apprentice of her own: a rogue Jedi cunning and cold-blooded enough to embrace the Sith way and to stand beside her when she at last wrests from Bane the mantle of Dark Lord of the Sith.
But Zannah is not the only one with the desire and power to destroy Darth Bane. Princess Serra of the Doan royal family is haunted by memories of the monstrous Sith soldier who murdered her father and tortured her when she was a child. Bent on retribution, she hires a merciless assassin to find her tormentor– and bring him back alive to taste her wrath.
Only a Sith who has taken down her own Master can become Dark Lord of the Sith. So when Bane suddenly vanishes, Zannah must find him–possibly even rescue him–before she can kill him. And so she pursues her quarry from the grim depths of a ravaged world on the brink of catastrophe to the barren reaches of a desert outpost, where the future of the dark side's most powerful disciples will be decided, once and for all, by the final, fatal stroke of a lightsaber.
Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
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- $7.99
- Category: Adventure
- Published: Dec 08, 2009
- Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
- Seller: Random House, LLC
- Print Length: 336 Pages
- Language: English


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