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Driving Simulator Demonstration Fairfax Academy

The Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy has invited the Doron Precision System Inc. to demonstrate a police driver training simulator on May 3, 2005, from 0800 to 1600 hours, and May 4, 2005, from 0800-1200 hours. The demonstration will be held in Classroom #1. There have been many advances in this field and currently major agencies across the United States are turning to driver training simulators to assist in training their officers. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and Los Angeles Police Department are utilizing police driver training simulators to assist their officers with decision making.

If you need further information, please contact Major Tyrone J. Morrow, Director, Fairfax Criminal Justice Academy at 703-449-7200. No R.S.V.P. is required for this demonstration.

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Website: Google Image Search Game

Here is a fun site to visit. The site uses a table of images that were gathered using Google?s Image Search. The objective of the game is to guess the search term that was used to gather the pictures. Give it a try but be careful because it is somewhat addicting.

You must have the free Flash Player 7. If you don?t have it on your computer, you?ll be prompted to download it.

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Google Image Search Game

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Websites: Department of Labor Poster Page

Some of the statutes and regulations enforced by agencies within the Department of Labor (DOL) require that notices be posted in the workplace. The DOL provides electronic copies of the required posters. Some of the Department of Labor’s posters are available in languages other than English. They are also available in electronic form.

Government agencies are not required to post all of the posters but it might be a good idea to review the posters and make sure that your agency in in compliance with this federal labor requirement.

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Department of Labor Poster Page

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Creating a Custom Menu Bar

For those who don’t know, the menu bar is at the top of the window. It includes the words File, Edit, View and so on. Each of these includes a long list of items, some of which have submenus.

You can create a custom list, which would include only those items you use. To do it, click Tools>Customize. Click the Commands tab. Under Categories, scroll down to and click New Menu. It will now be shown in the Commands box to the right.

Click once on New Menu in the Commands box, and drag it to the Menu bar at the top of the window. Then, in the Categories box, click the headings in turn that include your favorite commands. As the commands appear, drag them to the new menu item in the menu bar.

This works in all Microsoft Office programs, not just Word. The new menu bar heading, along with its dropdown menu, will be saved in Word or whichever program you choose. Each time you open a new document in that program, it will appear.

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Update Background on Multiple Slides at Once in PowerPoint

You can change the background color or fill for multiple slides at once using the Slide Sorter. Simpley switch to Slide Sorter View and hold down [Ctrl] ([Shift] in PowerPoint 97 and 2001) as you click on each slide you wish to modify. Then, choose Format |Background to open the Background dialog box and select the color or fill effect that you want put in place on the slides. Click Apply when you’re satisfied with your changes.

Applicable to 97/2000/2002/v. X/2003

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Congratulation to Dr. Randy Hollandsworth

Congratulation to Randy Hollandsworth, of the Radford University Business Assistance Center for successfully defending his doctorial dissertation at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Randy submitted his dissertation entitled, “The Theoretical and Practical Considerations for Effective Design, Development, and Evaluation of an Asynchronous Review Module on Interpersonal Communications” as the final step in his pursuit of a Doctorate of Philosophy in
Curriculum and Instruction (Instructional Technology).

Randy is a former police officer who served with the Salem Police Department and the Norfolk Southern Railroad Police Department. He has also served as a presenter at our Governing Council In-service. On behalf of the academy, we congratulate him on a job well done.

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Website: New Specialized Food Pyramid

You may have heard that the government’s food pyramid has changed. The new pyramid is really great because it is individualized based on your age, sex and physical activity. When I put in my information, I was permitted to eat up to 2400 calories per day including 6.5 ounces of meat or beans. This is a nicely constructed site that will provide you with tons of useful health information.

CLICK HERE:

Food Pyramid

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Man Gets Jail Instead of Ride From Police

STATESBORO, Ga. – Sgt. Jason Kearney sat in his marked patrol car Thursday, waiting for his colleagues to join him for lunch when Ron Stone asked him for a ride.

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Full Story

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Gun Goes Off While SAPD Officer Goes To Bathroom

SAN ANTONIO — An off-duty San Antonio police officer had a bad day off Wednesday when his service revolver went off in a public restroom.

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Story Details

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Website: Classic Car Manuals

The Old Car Manual Project is a compilation of classic car manuals. The scanned pages are clear and easy to read. Plus, you can zoom in for more detail. You?ll also want to check out the brochures. Some of them date to the 1930s. And it?s fascinating to see how much cars have changed!

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www.tocmp.com

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Important Dates

Secretary’s Day is next Wednesday, April 27, 2005 and Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8, 2005. Life will never be the same if you forget either of these dates.

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Farewell Tour For Lance Armstrong

(AP) AUGUSTA, Ga., April 18, 2005

Lance Armstrong said Monday he will retire from professional cycling after this summer’s Tour de France.

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Farewell Tour

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Problems Spill Out of Festival at Radford

Police Capt. Jim Lawson said a near-riot off campus ensued when about 2,000 people filled streets and surrounded officers.

By Joe Eaton
381-1665
New River Current

RADFORD – Two days after police arrested 26 people and issued more than 400 citations – mostly for underage drinking and open alcohol – police, students, residents and Radford University officials are questioning whether the annual Quadfest will continue.

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Roanoke Time Story

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Fast Navigation Using a Scrollwheel Mouse in PowerPoint

Versions 97/2000/2002/2003

If you use a scrollwheel mouse, you automatically have additional ways of navigating through your slides on a Windows system. If you scroll the center mouse wheel up or down while you’re in Normal view, you can move through all of your slides sequentially.

To zoom in on a certain section of a slide (or zoom back out again), hold down the [Ctrl] key as you work the scrolling wheel.

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