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|August 24, 2012, 07:33 PM
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Question About Marksmanship Under Stress
I've just finished reading about the shooting at the Empire State Building today, and there was one particular part of the story that just floored me:
So here's my question for the inhabitants of this learned forum: does this actually reflect the kind of accuracy we can expect from ourselves under threat? Does this reflect the tendency of most police officers to not practice much with their firearms? Or is there some other factor I'm missing?
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|August 24, 2012, 07:44 PM
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NYPD's hit rate in officer involved shootings (including dogs and suicides in the average) is 33%. So those officers actually performed better than the typical NYPD officer. It also shows the dangers of a miss in that environment.
|August 24, 2012, 07:51 PM
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Many officers are not gun people and apparently dont practice any more than whatever minimum... Also keep in mind in very close quarters the nerve factor is going to be maxed out... So even people with normally exceptional skills may lose fine motor control...
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|August 24, 2012, 07:56 PM
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The secrets of shooting under stress is nothing more then mental management.
With enough "GOOD" practice, you develop muscle memory, via mental management.
In other words, you don't think, you act, your muscle memory takes over and you react subconsciously.
Linda Miller and Keith Cunningham addresses this in their book "SECRETS OF MENTAL MARKSMANSHIP".
They relate several stories in their book showing it works.
One they mentioned relates to your topic to a TEE.
"A state trooper made a traffic stop and as he approached the rear fender the driver steps out and starts shooting with a shotgun wounding the trooper.
The next thing the trooper remembers is reloading, scanning left and right. The bad guy is laying on the ground dead. Seven rounds out of seven, lacing the bandit from belt buckle to sternum.
The trooper doesn't remember shooting, training, practice, and shooting competition took over. Muscle memory took over in this stressful situation.
Miller and Cunningham's book is full of such incidents.
They make a point the relate at least three stories to back up their point, stories of LE officers, Military, and competition shooters.
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|August 24, 2012, 08:06 PM
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|August 24, 2012, 10:45 PM
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You're only as good as you practice.
|August 25, 2012, 12:37 AM
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I would like to see police vs citizens/CCW holders friendly match or something, see how good cops are really. I heard from some high officals from the local PD[taught classes for my college] said they are bad shooters and on average 25-40% good with aim.
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|August 25, 2012, 12:41 AM
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If you watch the video, one officer appears to take a 2-handed stance, and open fire while bobbing toward a larger planter (cover). He probably was marginally accurate. The other officer (farther away), fires from a 1-handed stance while bobbing to the side and away, with large steps.
I'm going to guess the closer officer, who had the better stance probably got more hits. The other guy looked like he reverted to "level 0" training...eg. point gun, mash trigger.
|August 25, 2012, 01:43 AM
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nothing to do with being a cop. Most have to qualify once a year and that once is the only time most even shoot. Same as gun nuts, most like guns and shoot hardly ever just drool at their guns and think in their mind how accurate they are IF they go to the range. Its that small percentage that practice month to month or week to week no matter what because they really like the sport of shooting or choose to practice and be a performer because they want to and like it that much. Thats probably the ones who would shine during something really happening. Let practice and muscle memory kick in.
|August 25, 2012, 05:33 AM
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Well, we can hope it does. I would doubt that everyone going through a given training course even at the same time will react the same way when the time comes. That's human nature. Some will do better. Everyone cannot be above average. And besides, living targets usually don't stand still and let you shoot at them, especially armed ones. I'm sure I would have done no better than the policeman.
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|August 25, 2012, 08:32 AM
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|August 25, 2012, 09:06 AM
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NYPD shooting, my input...
I read the topic posts & also saw the media reports of the shooting in New York City.
I'd start by saying, I'm not a NYPD officer or a sworn LE officer in the area so I'm not an "expert" about NYPD standards & marksmanship.
I would say that when you look at the factors involved, there may be some reasons for the way the shooting event took place.
I do know the NYPD has used DA only sidearms for decades. I owned a Ruger GPNY .38spl revolver in the 2000s. The NYPD Glocks are also given a heavy trigger pull. I've heard the NYPD P226 9x19mm trigger is awful compared to the SIG Sauer DAK system.
Heavy triggers aside, I also read that NYPD brass now only requires one(yes, one) police qualification per budget year. The agency's 34,000+ sworn members do not have strict mandates that some PDs use.
I'll close by saying this lethal force incident shows how & why doing close range or CQB type drills are important. Some violent attackers may be 20ft away but many could be 0-3ft from you. Be PREPARED!
|August 25, 2012, 09:45 AM
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I remember a training session in which we had two teams. One team were the "range marksmans" and the other team were "the other team". The task was to clear a house. The marksman team were all "chalked" during their turn. The other team team secured the facility.
I love that training scenario.
My point is you have to train more than just shooting at paper or stationary targets. However any training is better than no training.
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|August 25, 2012, 10:17 AM
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Like as has been said, officers who are serious shooters tend to be very good, and the ones who only shoot for mandatory qualification are not.
The good ones were probably good even before becoming police officers.
And which ones do you want to show up when you call 911?
Unfortunately there's no way to know.
If or when you see the cops rushing to the scene, it might be a good idea to vacate the place, like the folks in the video of this did.
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|August 25, 2012, 11:01 AM
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The general population of CCW users will do much worse than cops. They are poorer trained, have less experience with stressful situatiuons and very minimal qualifications. The total silhouette portion of a B27 target is about the size of the front door of your house. In Louisiana, you have to hit that from a max of 5 yards away with no time limit, I believe it's once every 5 years now.
The majority of CCW carriers don't practice at all, much less get ANY kind of meaningful training, and have no experience performing under stress. Why would you think they would do better than someone like a cop who at least has a little required training and practice and some experience in stressful situations?
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|August 25, 2012, 11:02 AM
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NYpost.com video...
The video clip(no audio) of the subject going down(shot by NYPD) is now on www.nypost.com .
The video is graphic but does NOT contain the full incident.
Just the uniformed police officers shooting at the armed subject.
|August 25, 2012, 11:24 AM
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One officer might have been within 8 feet, but it looks more like 10+ and the second officer might have been at 12-13 feet and opened the distance during the extent of the encounter.
Even so, none of the distances were not great at all.
Note that ALL injured/killed except the murderer's lone victim were shot by cops.
At the time of the shooting, the gunman was in rather casual flight, apparently trying to blend in with the crowd when the cops addressed him and he then pointed a gun at them. Before that time, as seen in the video, nobody around on the street had any sense of ongoing danger. The gunman was not activily threatening people and was not an active shooter. He had killed his coworker and was effecting his escape.
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|August 25, 2012, 12:23 PM
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One thing that comes to mind for me. The mayor said in his news conference that the LEOs were on a CT assignment at Empire State Bldg.
Is this a "seniority" posting?? part of an NYPD task force? A "my brother in law knows someone" assignment?? If there is a task force?? Do the CTTF guys shoot more/train more. The threat is certainly different if this is a dedicated CT posting.
|August 25, 2012, 01:09 PM
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Obviously, things went sideways for the officers. I won't blame them too much for the 6 who were injured by fragments. Pieces of bullets can fly in strange ways. I know one guy who got hit by a fragment after shooting a steel target that was angled toward the ground! We think the fragment hit the target and the ground before his hand.
|August 25, 2012, 02:45 PM
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Went sideways for the officers? They had the suspect pointed out to them and were in the immediate vicinity and took action. Things went sideways because they missed? It isn't like the bad guy was bobbing and weaving through the crowd trying to avoid the cops. In fact, he moves a whole 6 or 8 feet, slowly, stagger stepped, trying to move more into the open apparently to get a better shot at the cops. Most of the time he is being shot, he is standing still, except for collapsing, of course.
You don't blame the officers for the 6 hit by fragments, okay, but that leaves the 2 people other than the shooter who were shot by the cops. What of them?
It does't matter if the fragments were ricochets or not, they were responsible for injuring innocent bystanders.
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|August 25, 2012, 03:05 PM
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An unfortunate event to say the least. Obviously the police officers did not intend on shooting innocent bystanders. Remember now, that happened in downtown New York. LOTS of people around makes that a bad situation.
As far as the mental marksmanship topic stated earlier, it's a bit hard to replicate situations like that considering the stress level will never be the same as the real deal would be. I do agree with the muscle memory training though. Wish I could get to that level myself but can't afford that much ammo.
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|August 25, 2012, 06:05 PM
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My impression from watching the video was that the two officers were at opposite ends of the proficiency spectrum. One planted himself, took solid aim, and fired. I suspect he made the mortal hits.
His partner appears to blaze away as he clears the area, in what looks to me to be panic. It's not hard to conclude HIS shots did most of the injury to bystanders.
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|August 25, 2012, 06:56 PM
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With close together targets at IDPA, it is not unknown for the no shoots to get shot. Even by higher level shooters. Before someone critiques the police performance, we should state whether we are just square range Annie Oakleys or William Tells.
We had a very tight target with a bad guy behind an innocent and you only had a head shot at the BG. It was in a non moving, only match level stress. Out of a squad of about 10-12, only two people didn't shoot the innocent.
I didn't - I made the shot, so of course in an emergency I would be perfect - haha - don't ask me about the last stage last week (what a disaster!).
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|August 25, 2012, 07:06 PM
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When the police shoot 8 people other than the suspect, they are not above critique.
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|August 25, 2012, 07:18 PM
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No, they are not above critique but I never like the implication we get in threads that some shooter stinks but I would be a Grand Master when the situation is nasty.
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-Highly recommended by everyone and a great experience for a pre-dinner snack. The owners were very accommodating given the crowd and the language barrier. Order the raw fish (salmon and cod), which we were served with pine nuts and black olive sauce, and ask for "cecina," which is a cured beef similar to Bresaola. After trying it, we started asking for it in different shops, and we were able to find it at a place in Sitges (Chambord) for 30 euro a kilo.
Cal Pep
-We went there for lunch at around 3-3:15, and we were able to sit right away. By the time we finished (4-4:15), it was mostly empty and they were prepping for dinner. We ordered four dishes (tellarines, fritto misto, tortilla, and baby calamari with garbanzo beans), all of which were excellent. In particular, the tortilla was the best of our trip, with a soft, gooey center. With a bottle of white wine, the bill was 59 euro. We were so impressed with the flavor of the tellarines that I bought some later at a market in Sitges (about 12 euro a 1/2 kilo) and made them at our apartment with olive oil and white wine.
Santa Caterina Market
-We stayed in El Born, about 200 yards from the market, so it was very convenient for us, but also we found it a great alternative to the larger and more crowded Boqueria. It was very manageable and the vendors were very friendly. I wish I could remember the name of the local Garroxta-style cheese that I bought at a stall there. It had a slightly sharp bite to it and was perfect on bread with some honey.
El Vivero
-Located just above the Platja San Sebastian, we enjoyed a breezy, leisurely lunch with a magnificent ocean view. The menu del dia was 23 euro each, but that included a whole bottle of wine and the portions were very large: the sopa de peix was excellent and could have served three people. Also excellent was the merluza, which was (like all the fish we had in Sitges) cooked to its moist and flaky ideal.
El Castell
-An intimate space in the historic center, the vibe here is hip-urban-casual, but the crowd was a mix of Spanish families and couples. The food had a more modern, fusion-style preparation. We enjoyed the octopus with potato, prawn carpaccio, bluefin tuna with sesame and balsamic, and skewers of tuna, salmon and prawns with apricot sauce (although it would have been better without the sauce).
La Nansa
-A traditional seafood restaurant with a high level of professional service. We liked the sopa de peix, grilled razor clams, baked sea bass, and skate with romescu sauce and white beans, which was one of my favorite dishes of the trip. It was the perfect expression of the Catalan "mar y montana" approach to cooking. Complimentary sherry was given after the meal.
El Cable
-The busiest tapas bar in the historic center of Sitges (located just up from the Platja San Sebastian); we stopped here for a noon snack. We especially enjoyed the goat cheese with caramelized onions and the meatballs.
La Taberna del Puerto
-Located in the Aquadolc Port, this is a more formal seafood restaurant. Complimentary cava and shrimp come when you are seated, and after that come incredibly-sized portions of top-notch seafood. We had the lobster salad with pasta, anchovies Bilbao-style (in a pot of hot oil, garlic and peppers), which was my other favorite dish of the trip, and grilled merluza.
El Xhalet
-We were a bit wary because it's connected to a hotel, but it's located in a romantic garden on Carrer Cuba, and it offered a well-priced dinner menu with 7 or 8 choices for three courses, including wine, for 33 euro. We enjoyed the salmon, feta, and avocado salad, baby calamari and garbanzo beans, monkfish carpaccio, and steak with blue cheese.
Can Laury
-Also located in the Aquadolc Port, it is very similar to La Taberna del Puerto but the service is a bit more casual. Comparing the two, it seemed to be more a family-friendly place, but the quality of the seafood and the price are very similar. We had the crab and prawn salad, baby calamari, merluza Basque-style, and grilled turbot.
El Trull
-A cozy, fun, and friendly place in the Old Town, it was a pleasure just watching the one waiter work the room, mix the various tartares, sing to himself, and arrange the singing of "Happy Birthday" (after having turned out all the lights). Everthing was fantastic. We had an avocado and prawn salad, sopa de peix, salmon with a caviar mustard sauce, cod and mussels with a champagne cream sauce, a raspberry sorbet, and an excellent Penedes Chardonnay for 67 euro.
General Observations
FRIED CALAMARI - We are huge fans, and having stayed in various places on the Amalfi Coast, we weren't sure how it would measure up. But we had it at least 8 times on the trip, and every time it was excellent. Consistently, the calamari had a plump texture and tenderness that we found impressive. I'm not sure if this made the difference, but watching the guys batter it at Cal Pep, they dropped it right in the bread crumbs without first doing flour and then egg. Or maybe the difference is in the bread crumbs?
PENEDES WINE – Since we ate mostly seafood, we tended to order the various whites and roses (having had cava before dinner), and with the exception of once ordering a Martin Codax Albarino, we had wine from Penedes every time. The Chardonnays were particularly impressive and were a perfect match for some of the heavier seafood dishes.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE MENUS – Ask for at least one menu in Catalan. As in Italy, you seem to be at a disadvantage when you are given an English-only menu. Not only do you not get to the learn the proper name for what you are ordering, but the waiters often don't know the English menu well enough to identify what you are ordering. Looking back on it, I wish I had taken a little bit of time to pick some Catalan basics.
WATER – Once they got over the shock of our ordering water with gas (the Vichy Catalan is excellent if a bit salty), we were surprised to find that most places gave us either a quarter liter or a half liter (often with only one glass), but we were afraid to order two because every so often a place would give you a full liter. If we had spoken better Catalan/Spanish, we could have asked easily enough. Not a big deal, but we found it interesting.
DRAFT BEER – It seems to me that pouring a proper draft beer is a lost art where I live. In Barcelona and Sitges, the draft beer was consistently good wherever we went. In particular, watching the guy pour at Xampanyet was an education in itself. We also became fans of cerveza limon (I preferred the Damm Limon on tap to the draft mixed with Fanta); it's perfect for your noon snack.
If you are interested in the non-food-related details of our trip, my wife's report can be found on Trip Advisor


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ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - Helio Castroneves won more than just his first IZOD IndyCar Series race in almost two seasons on Sunday at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
The three-time Indianapolis 500 winner probably won an extension on his contract with Penske Racing, too.
There had been speculation team owner Roger Penske, although a huge backer of Castroneves through his woes with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a couple of years ago, was considering bringing in a new driver to join Will Power and Ryan Briscoe when Castroneves' current deal runs out at the end of this season.
Since the 2010 season — the last time Castroneves won a race prior to Sunday — it has been Power and Briscoe who have led the charge for Penske.
Even at that, the team has been overshadowed by the success of the Target Ganassi Racing duo of Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon.
And if you know anything about Roger Penske it is that he considers winning in IndyCar part of his personal fiefdom and he has a record 15 Indy 500 Borg Warner trophies to prove it.
So that sigh of relief that Castroneves showed at the end of the race at St. Petersburg was real.
The native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, said that all through his long winless streak he never gave up on his own talent and the ability of his team top bounce back.
And that, he said, was what made Sunday's victory that much more special.
"For our group, it's important," he said. "We never lost confidence; we never stopped believing. Especially this off-season, with the tests that we've been doing, we've been up there in testing, helping each other, so we never stopped believing.
"It's important for us as a group to know that we can do it."
Last season Castroneves appeared too often to be distracted, not his usual hard driving self. He said a lot of it had to do with rule changes made in the series, especially the controversial double file re-starts that he never seemed to be able to master.
But he said some of how that season went was his fault.
"Last year, unfortunately because of many issues, some of them were mine, some of them were bad luck, some of them were because of the new rules we have with the double-file restarts, I have to say I did not felt comfortable," he said.
There was not a driver in the entire IndyCar paddock who was more happy to see a season end in 2011 than Castroneves.
And with the introduction of the new Dallara DW12 chassis and Penske's switch from Honda to Chevrolet engines, Castroneves saw 2012 as a new beginning for him.
"I think now at this point with new car, new engine, it gives you a fresh start," he said.
While the double file re-starts are here to stay in IndyCar — mostly because the fans love them — Castroneves certainly showed on Sunday he has got past his distaste for the NASCAR-like format.
In the immediate aftermath of his win, he said he couldn't put his finger on any one thing that made his start this season so much better than last year.
"Trying to search for an answer, to be honest, it would be hard," Castroneves said. "You have to work to get the results that you want.
"As I said, everything played very well together. But at the end of the day we have to make a pass, many passes, to go for it."
One thing he did know was that he was as nervous as a rookie out there in the minutes before the race started.
"I had the butterflies in my stomach, which is a good sign," Castroneves said. "But they were flying in formation, they weren't like crazy butterflies. Everything was under control.
"I think when you kind of feel that way, good things are going to happen."
Right from the green flag he had the feeling that this was going to be his day.
"And that is exactly what happened," he said. "We were consistent, we were fast, good strategy, cautious. We had all these ingredients together, and it was a perfect race."
Now Castroneves goes to Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama to prove that Sunday was not just a one-time deal and he feels good about his chances there.
"As of right now, obviously a fantastic feeling," he said. "Again, I never stopped believing."
IndyCar Series championship standings after St. Petersburg:
1: Hélio Castroneves 50
2: Scott Dixon 42
3: Ryan Hunter-Reay 35
4: James Hinchcliffe 32
5: Ryan Briscoe 30
6: Simon Pagenaud 28
7: Will Power 27
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Yay~ DWTS is back!
I don't know if its just me, but I didn't really feel like this season was the best premiere, to me that still belongs to season 12. But this comes second. :) There are so many contenders this seasons, it's going to be really fun. I feel that the seasons with the stars are unknown or who don't bring enough 'controversy' or aren't stunt casts tend to be the more enjoyable ones.
For the scores from last night, I'm iffy about them. Some are way over scored and some are underscored.
9's??? Already? I don't believe those who recieved 9's yesterday, danced a nine, they danced well, but I still don't believe 9's should have been given out.


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As we might have mentioned just a couple of times, TopGear chased an Aston One-77 all the way from London to Silverstone last week.
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I've tried to do a little background check to see if Bridget or her kittens might be available for adoption soon, but I'm not finding anything on the Utah Humane Society's site about them other than a nice video showing Bridget nursing and nurturing her new brood. They do, however, have plenty of nice-looking cats and kittens to choose from, as well as dogs. If you're in their area and want to inquire, here is their link: http://utahhumane.org/adoptions (but click carefully, as you will want to take them all home!) Click here to see the video: Dog Nurses Kittens.
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Joe Danger 2: The Movie comes with special new content. You can create and share crazy new levels using a new Minecraft theme, which comprises a 3D backdrop and collection of Minecraft-flavoured ramps and objects, and new playable characters: Steve and Pigman. It also features the full roster of Team Fortress 2 characters, from the Spy to the Heavy, to play with and against.
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"Releasing it finally, we wanted to do PC'right', or at least not'half-assed'," says Hello Games managing director Sean Murray."We've added so much new stuff, and I can't really explain why, other than it's been fun– and we could!"
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There still is much work to be done, but Friday night football in Norwalk is one step closer to reaching new heights.
The Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District's Board of Education voted unanimously Monday in favor of placing a $375 million bond measure on the November ballot, which includes allocating money to build new on-campus football stadiums for Norwalk and John Glenn high schools.
La Mirada High School also would receive money for upgrades to its existing facility.
"We are very excited that we have support from the board and the community to put this bond on the ballot," district Superintendent Dr. Ruth Perez said. "If passed by the voters our students, teachers and staff will be in better position to move student achievement forward."
When the vote passed 6-0 (one member of the board was absent), a loud clap came from the back of the room and ignited a handful of others to join in, including members of the board. The first clap was initiated by none other than Norwalk head football coach Jesse Ceniceros.
"I'm just happy for these kids. They deserve it so much," Ceniceros, in a purple Norwalk football shirt, said outside the district offices. "For generations you had kids playing on sub-par fields and now it's finally coming around.
"Now it's in the community's hands."
Prior to the vote, the board was presented the results of a voter survey, the second in the bond process regarding the potential bond measure by representatives from The Lew Edwards Group. The survey, conducted on June 28 through July 1, revealed a combined 67 percent of those responding said they would vote yes for the measure or would be inclined to do so (47 percent were a "definite yes"). Seven percent were left undecided.
The positive results were a boost since the first survey was conducted in September of last year. Sixty-four percent of those responding gave positive feedback in possibly voting for a bond measure (35 percent a "definite yes"). The bond measure needs 55 percent of the vote to pass.
One of the issues pointed out by the group was low voter turnout in Los Angeles County (17 percent in June), but it also was noted in the presentation that education bonds had done well in the past, with 34 of the last 44 measures passing.
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The world fell in love with Australian golfer Adam Scott last weekend.
Scott is the first Australian to win the Masters, and also happens to be rather good-looking.
Twitter was abuzz after his win from golf fans and Masters-nappers alike. Business Insider said he was assumed to be single after breaking up with his tennis-player girlfriend Ana Ivonovic in January -- but turns out, he's taken.
CBS This Morning host Gayle King let him break the news. She described women crowded around a computer in the CBS office fawning over his teeth and arms.
"That's all quite embarrassing, really," Scott responded. "No, I am not single at all. I'm very much in a relationship and very happy at the moment."
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The Phoenix area isn't short on baseball programs that have collected multiple state championships and produced college and professional players.
And if schools like Scottsdale's Chaparral and Horizon High are among the fathers of high school baseball in Arizona, then Hamilton High of Chandler is the teenager still unable to drive. The Huskies could also be considered something akin to child prodigies, however, with the success they've already had.
Hamilton High opened its doors in the fall of 1998 with no senior class and only a couple hundred juniors. Since the inaugural season on the diamond in the spring of 1999, the Huskies have won three state championships, placed second three times and reached the semifinals twice.
"Our philosophy is about competing," head coach Mike Woods said. "In those first years, we just wanted to compete. If we could get our kids to play hard, keep fighting and competing and give the best effort at all times, facing adversity, good things will happen. If you play the game the right way and respect the game, good things will happen. And they have."
The first season went as expected for a new program, with Hamilton posting a 5-24 record. But that has been the Huskies' only losing season. Woods kept all of his freshmen together for that first season and moved them up to varsity in 2000. They went 17-14 that year, broke the 20-win plateau in 2001 and haven't won fewer than 20 games since.
Hamilton is a steady contender in a region known for having schools beat up on each other throughout the season, and now it will bring its show east to the USA Baseball National High School Invitational, March 27-30 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.
Birth Of A Winner
A Rockford, Ill., native, Woods moved to Arizona in 1984 to play junior college baseball. He got into a teaching program and started coaching, and from 1986-98 he coached the freshman team at Chandler High, as the town's population exploded. Chandler added nearly 70,000 residents between 1990-98, thanks in part to job opportunities created when Intel built a plant on the edge of town.
"We have like a little Silicon Valley about two miles from Hamilton," Woods said.
The swelling population eventually led to the creation of a new high school, and Hamilton High was born. Woods got the job as head baseball coach and instilled his philosophy of competing and playing hard with his staff and players.
"We took our lumps on the varsity level that (first) year," he said. "The next year, the freshmen moved up to varsity and the ball got rolling. It all started with the class that graduated in 2002. They were the first to go through four years of high school."
The 2002 class was made up of the freshmen who started together during the first season, and they led Hamilton to a regular season title and tournament championship in the Fiesta Region on the way to an appearance in the state semifinals. Their first state championship came in 2003, with a repeat in 2004. And even though the town continued to grow and more high schools opened, Hamilton's success continued.
"We have an open boundary state," Woods said. "You can go to any school you want as a freshman. Once we got up and running, we had that early success and two new schools opened up in our town. By the time they opened we were doing well. We just kept getting the players. We've been real fortunate and the benefactors of a lot of talent."
Don't confuse an open boundary rule with the ability to recruit players. There are rules in place to prevent coaches from influencing players to come to their school. They have to be careful with involvement in local leagues, and bringing kids to campus is prohibited. The early success certainly attracted young players to Hamilton, but Woods says its continuation is a result of a supportive and enthusiastic community.
"It's a baseball town," he said. "We had a core baseball community, and when all the people moved in here it just kind of took off.
"Our Little League program has sent a couple teams to Williamsport. A lot of those kids have come our way. It's been 20 years of Chandler just blowing up. We do well in a lot of sports, not just baseball. Our football team is incredible."
The Hamilton program has benefited from Chandler's upper-middle class demographic and a thriving youth baseball program. Four players on Hamilton's current roster—first baseman/lefthander Cody Bellinger, outfielder Skyler Palermo, catcher Kyle Pechloff and infielder Connor Woods—went to the Little League World Series in 2007, and 10 players teamed up to win the 2009 Babe Ruth 14-and-under World Series.
Stay Together, Win Together
The amateur baseball circuit is flooded with tournaments, showcases and camps all claiming to give the exposure needed to play at the next level—for a price, of course. Through the growth of travel ball, Hamilton has stayed true while friction between high school and travel coaches builds as they tell parents what's best for their child. Woods sees that and does his best to keep it simple for players in his program.
"We're real big on our kids playing together," he said. "In the summer when everyone is pulled different ways, we still play together. Some kids still get to go do special events. We've had those guys and I tell them, 'Hey, that's awesome, go to that.' But they always come back. We look at their schedule and our schedule. They make it when they can. I've never had a problem with our elite athletes big-timing us.
"I tell them respect is a two-way street. I'll respect their choices and they respect the other guys around here. It hasn't been an issue and that's a real credit to their families as they see the big picture."
Developing a successful program like Hamilton's has allowed Woods and his staff to expect the best, both on and off the field. His players have talent, but they also come with a strong work ethic and are held to high standards of behavior. Woods' son Connor has been around the program since it started and knows this better than anybody.
"I knew from an early age what it took to be great because I watched all the great players come through," the younger Woods said. "Watching them I figured out what work ethic it took to be to be successful so I took that into my game. You have to work hard even when you think no one is watching because someone always is. If you're not working hard, your competitor is going to outwork you and take your spot."
This year's team is no different than those from the past and expectations remain high. The Huskies' last state championship came in 2008, and they're eager to win again.
"With Hamilton, you never go under the radar and you expect to go far in the tournament," Bellinger said. "It's a lot of pressure, but the team we have this year, we'll be pretty good."
Woods believes his team is as good as any he's had the last 10 years, but that's on paper. With the loss of Mitch Nay, the 58th overall pick in last year's draft, Hamilton isn't as power-laden as before, but six other starters are back and the lineup will be led by Bellinger, who was the team's top hitter in 2012 with a .447/.528/.689 line, four home runs and 31 RBIs. He is committed to Oregon and will get support from Pechloff and Palermo, who were also among the top five in hitting last year.
On the mound, the Huskies will have to get by without Partick Murphy (Oregon), who went 5-1, 2.66 in 50 innings last year and had Tommy John surgery in July. But Hamilton has 96 more innings back, mostly from righthander Sean Rackoski (5-1, 1.20; Kansas) and lefthander Tyler Erwin (3-1, 2.06), a Grand Canyon (Ariz.) recruit.
"They expect to contend for the championship," Woods said. "We expect to be there at the end of the year. That's the way we feel. If we don't get it done, it's on us. I have a great group of kids that know the game."


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"It is mistake to look at Tiger Woods as a sports figure," Levin says. "He is a celebrity. He is not in the niche of sports. Celebrities can be cooks, actors, musicians, athletes or politicians. Each area has an A-list and a B-list, and Tiger is an 'A' and an 'A' across all categories. He is one of the most famous people on the planet, and people are interested."
That's an understatement. The news conference is scheduled to air live on CNBC, CNN, Fox Business Channel, Fox News Channel, ESPN News, Golf Channel, Headline News and MSNBC among other cable networks. SI.com and
"As to how we will play the press conference, we have to see what he says," said
The press interview room housing Woods will hold 180 reporters, with Augusta National officials limiting seating to one reporter for each accredited media outlet, with only a few exceptions. No members of the tabloid press will be there, nor will they get a sniff of the azaleas or dogwoods (at least officially) during tournament week. The Masters credential application deadline passed on Feb. 1 and
Three weeks ago, CBS News and Sports president
While Monday's news conference should be a circus, there is a consensus among the tournament's broadcasters that the coverage for the rest of the week will be focused inside the Augusta National gates. "I don't think there is a lot of reason to dwell on what has happened in the past," said McManus, "because it is one of the most exploited and overexposed stories in recent memory."
Golf Channel senior vice president for programming and news
TMZ's focus, of course, will not be on how well
But Levin did say he does not expect Masters week to produce much revelatory news about the golfer. "I think there will be a frenzy around him, but I don't think people will get much," said Levin. "What will be eventful this week is the golf course. People who are not interested in golf will be riveted by the game, and I include myself in the ranks. I don't watch golf, but I will watch this tournament."
In 2003, Burk, the then-chairwoman of the National Council of Women's Organizations, led a demonstration outside Augusta National to protest the club's male-only membership policy. Augusta residents were much more worried about that situation, according to
Michaux said Augusta National has tight control of its perimeter and complete control on site. The club has its own private security firm, Securitas, as well as a group of plain clothes agents working the gallery.
The best bet for TMZ or other entertainment outlets to get inside the club would be to purchase badges from the secondary market, such as an online broker. (Four-day badge are being offered for $2,400, according to GoldenTickets.com.) But getting photos of Woods will be difficult. No cameras are allowed on tournament dates (you can bring a camera into the practice rounds) and cell phones are prohibited.
Washington Road, the route into and out of the golf course, is the likely spot for television trucks and paparazzi, but one well-connected Augusta business owner told SI.com that many businesses have refused to sell badges or rent spaces to organizations they thought would besmirch Augusta National's or the town's image. One thing is for certain: Expect plenty of townspeople to get interviewed about the extra media presence. "It's not often I get interviewed by CNN on Easter Sunday," Augusta Mayor
If there's a wild card among the media, it's the National Enquirer. The tabloid initiated the media frenzy when it published a story on Nov. 25 alleging Woods had been seeing a New York nightclub hostess. Then came the early-morning crash two days later outside his Orlando-area home, when he suffered minor injuries after striking a fire hydrant and a tree with his Cadillac SUV. SI.com's calls to executive editor
"This has all the elements of a real-life soap opera," Levin told ESPN. "It has sex, love and betrayal. It has remorse, it has stakes, and it has sex, money and good-looking people. It is mystery with twists and turns -- the perfect soap opera. It is a big story for us and a big story for everyone. If anyone says it's not, they're lying."
Powell said his office has fielded calls from both TMZ and the syndicated TV show Extra asking about the security of the event and where they could set up. "We told them where they could be -- public property and that's it," Powell said. "We've heard they will be here and we've prepared for them, but I don't think it will be as bad as everyone is picturing it. I hope it ain't, anyway. You know, it will be nice when this will just be a golf tournament again."


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Application Deadline and Notification of Award
All application materials, including letters of recommendation, must be postmarked on or before Friday, January 30, 2016. Faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted. Only complete online applications will be considered. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all documentation is complete and that referees submit their letters of recommendation by the closing date. Awards will be announced in March, 2016.
Our University requires that all job applicants register with our University's OMNI system. This process should take no more than a few minutes. Please make sure that you upload all of your materials there. The OMNI portal is: https://jobs.fsu.edu/. Once there click on Browse Job Openings, then click on "Temporary & Student jobs," and the job opening you are looking for is 39384. Reference letters may be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com. Transcripts must be sent directly to firstname.lastname@example.com with your name and the job number which you are applying to.
In the meantime if you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Jimmy Yu at email@example.com.
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