Archive for the ‘General Interest’ Category
Monday, September 4th, 2006
This past weekend, my wife and I took another trip to North Carolina. This time our end destination was the North Carolina Zoo, located in Ashboro, NC. We traveled south on Sunday and stayed over in Greensboro. Since we arrived early, we decided to head downtown and ...
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Friday, August 25th, 2006
Jon Cliborne, my buddy from Crater Criminal Justice Training Academy, forwarded this short pamphet that was put together by CBP Officer Michael R. Fowlkes for use by cops. It probably contains most of the info you will ever need to know about social security cards and numbers. This is a ...
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Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
New research suggests that older people with above-average intelligence tend to be disagreeable.
However, the study authors did say that superior intelligence does not always result in surliness. Apparently smart young people are actually more likely to be open to new situations and not disagreeable.
The study included 381 healthy adults ...
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Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
VML recently sent out the following information regarding heat related issues. Many workers spend some part of their working day in a hot environment. Workers in foundries, laundries, construction projects, and bakeries -- to name a few industries -- often face hot conditions which pose special hazards to safety ...
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Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
A USA Today article describes a new registry that will list those indivduals from 20 participating states who have had their law enforcement certifications revoked. Virginia will not be participating but we will benefit from the information that will be provided by the other states.
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New registry will identify ...
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Sunday, July 23rd, 2006
The following messages are taken from the IPMBA e-mail list. This is potenially a very serious issue and I thought I would post the original message and some of the responses from veteran police cyclist instructors.
Original Message - PCI Matt Langridge
Following an incident involving the near-strangulation of a bike ...
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Friday, July 14th, 2006
I recently had an inquiry from an officer who is preparing for a promotional interview and he was looking for some resources to help him prepare. Of course anyone who has been through a promotional panel interviews knows that it is a high stress experience. However, you can help minimize ...
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Monday, July 3rd, 2006
You may not be Donald Trump but you may have more assets than you realize. Most police officers and deputies participate in the Virginia Retirement System or some other pension fund through their employing municipality. Do you have an IRA, stocks, real estate or other assets? Are you planning to ...
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Sunday, July 2nd, 2006
I was recently doing a little research into body language and its possible uses during an interview situation. I thought I would compile a short list of the meanings behind some of the more commonly observed and unconsciously sent messages. Here are just a few of the ones I found:
Crossing ...
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Friday, June 23rd, 2006
If the two sides do not agree to merge into one facility, the estimated cost of two separate projects could be $10 million.
This article, which was written by Reed Williams, appeared in the Roanoke Times on June 23, 2006.
Roanoke and Roanoke County both want new police academies.
Officials from the ...
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Sunday, June 18th, 2006
Since I have been writing so many serious blog entries lately, I thought I would lighten things up a little. These little gems were in an e-mail I received last week so I thought I would share them with you.
You know, I spent a fortune on deodorant before I realized ...
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Thursday, June 15th, 2006
1. COWS
2. THE CONSTITUTION
3. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
1. COWS
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that our government can track a cow born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she sleeps in the state of Washington? And, they tracked her calves ...
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Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
The following article was written by Cody Lowe (981-3425) and published in the Roanoke Times on Wednesday, June 14, 2006. Mr. Lowe attempted to contact representatives from Cardinal Criminal Justice Academy prior to writing the story but was unable to do so due to the late hour of the Supervisors' ...
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Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
Flag Day is a day for Americans to celebrate and show respect for our flag, its designers and makers. Our flag is a symbol of our independence and unity as a nation. Our flag has a proud history. It has been present at every battle fought by Americans and many ...
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