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One last promise
Rajib Bhattacharjee Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityI recently had the most profound privilege to attend the one-year memorial of a police officer who gave his life in the course of his duties. Indeed, there can be no greater demonstration of one's devotion to a belief than to give one's life to the cause.
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What can pharmacists learn from this robbery story?
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalIt was a chilly 19 degrees outside — normal for late December in Akron, Ohio. Akronites accept this frosty climate. Their winters are generally cold, but sitting 40 miles south of Lake Erie they see less snow than the northern areas of the state's "snow belt" region.
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Practice smarter: The physiology behind learning
Eric Lamberson Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityIn Part 1 of this series, I discussed the principles of deliberate practice. In this article, I discuss practice physiology and how it affects our skills. When we learn a new skill, we are changing how our brain is wired on a deep level — deliberate practice literally rewires our brains. Neuroscience uses the term plasticity to describe the brain's ability to form new connections between brain cells (neurons) and to reorganize itself throughout our lives.
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Defiant winds threaten to spread California wildfire
Michelle R. Matisons Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityIt has been another challenging week in Southern California, as several fires are now contained. However, the historic Thomas Fire, is still burning. Now considered the fourth-largest in California's history, it is already responsible for the destruction of 250,000 acres, 972 structures and two lives.
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Better resources today for firefighters at major working fires
Frank R. Myers Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityAt some point, a firefighter will experience a "major working fire." These types of fires are usually large in scale and require 6-12 hours (or more) of active working, crew changes, staging areas and subsequently a "fire watch" with one unit on standby at the scene after the fire has been extinguished to assure there are no rekindles.
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New FBI report details crime in 2016
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityIn September, the FBI released its annual report on national crime statistics in 2016, showing violent crime has increased for the second consecutive year by 4.1 percent. Property crime has shown a steady decline for the 14th straight year, falling by 1.3 percent compared to 2015.
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New app collects spare change toward bail
Michelle R. Matisons Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThe U.S. prison industry currently holds 2.2 million people behind bars. Of that number, an estimated 700,000 people sit in jails awaiting trials. They are locked up because they are unable to post bail.
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Los Angeles inferno wraps up 2017’s year of disasters
Michelle R. Matisons Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThere's no rest for the weary, is there? 2017 has been a year of natural disasters related to climate change. We ended hurricane season barely intact, as Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico are recovering from a string of now-notorious hurricanes. Then, we had the northern California wine country fires in a year when California has witnessed 1 million acres burn — the most in any one year, ever.
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The blind blue line
Rajib Bhattacharjee Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThose who have been fortunate enough to never have dialed 911 may be unaware of the standard procedure of the call. Some of the typical questions asked by an emergency dispatcher are the standard "who, what, where, etc." line of journalistic inquiry.
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Practice smarter: Information is key to improving shooting
Eric Lamberson Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThere is an old joke about the tourist visiting New York who asks a musician how to get to Carnegie Hall, the musician replied: "Practice, practice and practice!" Are you practicing enough? Are you practicing correctly? The answers to these questions often govern our development as shooters.
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