Police Activities League strengthens community-law enforcement relationships, and The Social Contract and Criminal Justice

A.M. Cannon Park was full of police officers on Tuesday- but not for a reason you might think. KXLY4's Caroline Rourke reports. [Video below]

The Social Contract and Criminal Justice

By: Claire Williams

The ‘Social Contract’ was first introduced around the 17th and 18th centuries by a group of thinkers including Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau. The underlying idea is the basic assumption that an individual will agree to give up some of their freedom in return for their freedom to not be imposed upon by others. It often falls to the state in order to police the line between different individual’s freedoms. Due to the ongoing malfunctions of the global economy we have seen a rise in the number of protest groups across the world. These protests have range from outright industrial strikes that pull individuals together to march against supposed wrongs, to the disparate Occupy movements that have been seen across the world, to the so called ‘Arab Spring’ where revolutions have occurred across the Middle East and North Africa. Tactical Workouts  Revolutionary Tactical Strength And Conditioning Program Provides A Simple Training Blueprint To Help Cops, Soldiers, And Prepared Citizens Gain Tactical Muscle In order to contain these protests, enforcement teams have been employed to confront supposed activists who have sought to cause damage to property and individuals. It is at this point where we have to ask at what point does a protest become a dangerous situation? The argument over the strength of the supposed resistance by police officers has come to the fore with incidents in the U.K. where protestors are often combatted by policing methods which including ‘kettling’. This is where protestors are contained in a small area, often forcibly, and not allowed to leave. Secondly, the recent images of a police officer using pepper-spray on students at a peaceful protest at a U.S. university were described as, "chilling" by the chancellor of the University of California. It is incidents such as these that are driving the current debate over whether the ‘Social Contract ‘is breaking down. Questions are being asked and society itself is now asking whether a new idea is needed to consider how to form a political community in the face of ongoing economical, political, and societal fractures. There are a number of online schools which provide courses where students can study such activities. Indeed, by studying an online Criminal Justice degree, individuals will learn about law enforcement and, for example, how the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to criminal law in that country. There is a great range of online degrees catering for students of Criminal Justice from a range of online schools. Whether you are interested in studying a Bachelor of Criminal Justice or a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice the range of topics available enable the student to learn more about the ‘Social Contract’ within a framework that covers a variety of topics. The average cost of a Criminal Justice degree can range from $12,000 a year to anything up to $25,000. If considering a career in Criminal Justice, it would be worth looking in to online schools which can generally provide online Criminal Justice degrees for a fraction of the cost of actually attending face-to-face lessons at another university. C Williams is a freeland writer who has worked with a number of education companies and institutions.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries Featuring: The Measure of Faith

Romans 12:3 tells us that God has given everyone “the measure of faith.” What does that mean, and how can you have the full measure of faith? Gloria Copeland and George Pearsons answer these questions and more on this episode of Believer’s Voice of Victory. Don’t miss it! Get more out of this broadcast! Download the notes @ kcm.org/notes. Livestream more episodes for FREE @ kcm.org/watch. Subscribe to get a daily faith boost from Kenneth and Gloria Copeland delivered to your inbox @ http://bit.ly/2mmE5XW. ABOUT THE BELIEVER’S VOICE OF VICTORY TV BROADCAST: Believer’s Voice of Victory (BVOV) is a daily Christian TV broadcast produced by Kenneth Copeland Ministries (KCM) that teaches Christians how to live a life of faith and victory using principles from the Bible. Learn more about KCM and how we can help you live an overcoming, victorious and successful life @ http://www.kcm.org/about-us. [Video below]

Keep Quiet

Kenneth Copeland

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. Proverbs 29:11

One of the things that you and I as believers must learn if we want to be faithful servants in the kingdom of God is how to keep our mouths shut. Very few of us have mastered that skill.

When we get our backs up about something, we think we have to let everyone know about it. “I’m just going to give them a piece of my mind,” we say.

Don’t make that mistake. No one wants or needs a piece of your mind—and if you give it to them, you’ll only end up alienating people and bringing harm to yourself. Learn, instead, to keep quiet.

This especially applies in the area of spiritual insight. When the Holy Spirit gives you discernment about a situation, don’t go spreading it all over town. If you do, you’ll come to the place where the Lord can’t trust you with revelation and insight into things and situations.

I’ve seen that happen. I’ve known intercessors who have received revelations about someone’s weaknesses or needs. They have been given insight into the problem in someone’s life, so they could pray for that person. But, instead of keeping that information between themselves and God in prayer, they told others about it. As a result, they lost their effectiveness as intercessors.

Don’t let that happen to you. Develop the quiet art of the wise man, and the devil will find it increasingly difficult to harm your prayer life and ministry to others.

Scripture Reading:

James 3:1-13

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Minding Your Business! The Sustainability of Listening: When listening becomes a recipe for organisational and brand success

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By: Ephraim Zvarevashe

Communication involves speaking and listening. When kids are growing up they are mostly taught how to speak. Rarely are children given a listening lesson by their parents. The same mistake is happening in our organisations every day where organisations are ignoring customer complaints as if they know what is best for their customers. It is very important for organisations or brands to master and execute the art of listening. When your customers start to complain, it is time to stop playing your usual jingles, put your ear on the ground, meditate upon those things which made them for in love with your brand in the first place, retrace your footsteps and bounce back with a much stronger positioning strategy. Sustainable brand-customer intimacy and advocacy is sown, cultivated and nurtured through the ability to listen attentively to what the customer is communicating. In other words, it is sustainable and it pays for businesses to make a conscious decision to listen to their customers. Feedback from customers should be viewed as a low-hanging fruit for those organisation or brands wired to go that extra mile. Brands like these listen and collaborate with their customers to deliver exactly what their customers want and more. Combine this with an organisation’s listening and follow-through abilities and you are serving your customers a winning formula as a brand. Nothing beats serving a happy customer with exactly what they want. They will certainly keep coming back for more and make all the right noises about your brand. Business Mail - Get 1000 GB of Free Space w/ Yahoo Business Mail! Listening always guarantees sustainability for every company or brand. Everything which is done by employees and their bosses start from someone having listened. Decisions must be taken after realizing that strategies or some product portfolio have to be changed in the organisation to ensure a brand stays relevant and the organisation a going concern. Inability to properly listen is likely to result in bad or incorrect decisions being made or even if good decisions are made, they still have to be communicated to subordinates. The subordinates have to master the art of listening to eliminate blind spots between decision making and implementation. When customers are complaining about certain aspects of a product or brand, the biggest favor an organisation can do for itself is to listen and take corrective action. Being stubborn or appearing to be stubborn about it is a very good recipe for customer churn. This is especially true in an industry where barriers to exit are almost nonexistent or next to zero in terms of taking a financial hit from leaving a current supplier. A good example is the mobile telecommunication industry. In Zimbabwe, the cost of buying a new SIM card is only a $1, in South Africa it is Zar0.99 or sometimes free and in the UK it is only one pound or sometimes free. This implies the financial cost to the customer of moving to competition is negligible. However, the cost to the organisation of acquiring new customers is huge especially if the customers leaving are prepared to spread their displeasure to anyone who cares to listen. Thanks to social media platforms like facebook, whatsapp or twitter, every current and potential customer is subconsciously being forced to pay attention. Information, especially about a company or brand failing to deliver what it promised, is now readily available to everyone and customers no longer have to sweat to access it. A simple complaint about a brand performance sent on twitter is potentially re-tweeted across the world within minutes for everyone to potentially see it. If customers are complaining it means there is something which an organisation is not doing properly or to the expectation of the customer. It could also mean the promises made to the customers were not met or the service or product quality being delivered has deteriorated. At times brands might find it beneficial in the long run to encourage customers to raise complaints against them so that they can fix whatever concerns being raised in the early stages of a brand life cycle. In an industry where there are many players with equally good or better products, customers can easily switch over to competition. The loss of customers only serves to sustain competition’s growth. Competition in the business world is akin to the food web approach where rival organisations feed off each other in the customer acquisition race and the fight amongst brands providing the same solutions to the same market segment is always to get to the top of the food-chain (segment chain). Organisations prepared to embark on a sustainable growth trajectory should make it very difficult for their customers to leave. The starting point in tying customers down is through listening to their concerns and doing the right and well calculated things to address them. History is rich with a lot of once leading organisations which folded after failing to simply listen to the voice of reason. Kodak, at one point a market leader in their industry filed for bankruptcy in 2011. This was simply because when the digital camera was introduced, Kodak ignored their customers’ change in tastes and assumed they know what was best for the market instead of listening to what the market was communicating. Blackberry also fell into the same trap when it ignored customers’ need to have cheaper and powerful smart phones. The company believed they knew batter what their customers needed, but they were wrong and the market forces punished them to leave them close to insolvency. It proved to be a myopic disaster for the company. Samsung and Apple thrived where Blackberry failed. They listened, learnt and provided customers with what they wanted and more. Coca Cola also had their low point with the introduction of the "New Coke" after making a very bad assumption that they also knew what their customers wanted. These brands failed because they could not realize that sustainability is only for those brands prepared to listen to customer sentiments. The spectacular collapse of investment bank, Lehman Brothers, during the global financial crisis in 2008 is also a classic case of what happens when organisations stop listening. The bank failed to pay attention to basic economic principles. Unfortunately, the collapse of just this single bank had a contagion effect and triggered what came to be known as the global financial crisis. On the other hand, there are also a number of leading organisations which have achieved random growth and success by making a conscious decision to be customer centric in everything they do. Such brands are able to build a sustainable brand advocacy pool amongst its customers. New product ideas are generated from paying attention when customers are speaking. In addition, customer loyalty and a strong fan base is a product of employing strategies to listen to the feedback from customers. Examples include search giant, Google, which has been refining customer search experience and introducing new products after paying attention to customer requirements and feedback. Amazon evolved from being simply a books only online store to an online store for almost everything and also a device manufacturer, thanks to aggressively following a customer centric strategy. Apple proudly looks at its customers as its own fans. Only a handful of organisations across the world have the potential to turn customers into adoring fans. There is sustainability for a company or brand in the ability to listen to what customers are asking a brand to provide them with. Customer centric "listening devices" through every touch point provides a great recipe for winning the war against competition. Companies should never assume they know better what customers want than the customers themselves. Such myopic behavior belongs to the "grand-father" companies, most of which closed shop a long time ago simply because they were too stubborn to listen to their customers. Customers sustain brands through their patronage and customers who are whole-heartedly in love with a particular brand would register their objections through the brand’s available touch points in the hope their concerns will be addressed. If they feel they are not being listened to they would simply vote with their wallets by way of taking their business to rival suppliers. It is, therefore, rewarding for companies and brands to listen to their customers. Listening ensures: •Sustainability of a company and brand •problems with a product are detected early and corrective measures taken •new product ideas are generated •customer loyalty and retention is secured and new customers are recruited •organisational growth and success •employee morale receives a boost Ephraim Zvarevashe writes about sustainability. Email ezvarevashe@gmail.com Twitter @ezvarevashe Blog Sustainability TipOff

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Kaycie Wenzel - Softball Recruiting Video - 2019 and 3 Softball Drills To Do At Home

Kaycie Wenzel softball recruiting/skills video. Manteno High School Class of 2019 and Illinois Stars [Video below]

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3 Softball Drills To Do At Home

• By Brandon Ogle
 

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All while simply using regular household items to work on their game. It’ll not just get them more focused on the sport, but also at the same time, I’m sure you will see some rapid improvement with their on-field performance. Throughout this article, I’ll walk you through some at-home drills you can teach your players.

Drill #1: Posterboard Strike Zone

This drill you can do with a number of different things, but I’ll suggest using a posterboard. Grab some tape and create a strike zone on the board. Then, tape it about a foot off the ground. Once you have your strike zone built, head upstairs and grab a few pairs of socks rolled up (in other words, your softballs). The last item you’ll need is a camera. Anything will do here, you can even tell them to grab one of their parent’s phones. Set it behind where you’ll be pitching from and set it to record video.

Finally, now that you’re ready to practice, work on the motion of going through the windup and throwing the socks (i.e. softball) into the posterboard. With the video footage, you’ll be able to dissect the motion and overall throwing process. Some valuable insight that most youth players never evaluate.

Drill #2: Arm Strength and Hands Drills

A major part of being an effective softball player is having soft hands and a strong arm. An easy drill for this only requires a net or a wall. For the hands aspect of this category, all you have to do is throw the ball off the wall. This will allow you to practice various ground balls, short hops, and so on. Then, for arm strength, just use the wall as a way to practice throwing. Work on arm motion particularly here.

Don’t have a solid wall to use? No worries, just use a tennis ball and the garage. Trust me, it works just as well.

Drill #3: Take Some Cuts

This final drill might just be the simplest one for your players to practice. For this, they’ll just need a mirror and a bat. The player will get in front of the mirror and simply take full cuts while seeing in-person how their stance looks, as well as the swing. While it might sound like a nominal drill, it’s actually key to developing a consistent swing.

As for how often it would be recommended to do this drill, I’d suggest having them take 15-20 swings at a time on 3 different instances each day.

Practice, Practice, Practice!

In the end, one of your primary jobs as a youth softball coach is to develop the work ethic necessary to grow as a player and a person. Even though you won’t be working first-hand on these drills with your players, you will be the one responsible for growing their love for the game!
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OUR TEAM BPI COMPETITORS (From September 2017)

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Competing on the big stage takes hard work and dedication. We’re proud to present our ambassadors, demo reps, NPC reps and campus reps that competed in the month of September:

ALEX GAUCIN

On September 10, Alex made his dreams come true by stepping on stage at the NPC Heart of Texas Championships. He placed third in his novice division.

ALEX JAMAL

In the Mr. Olympia amateur division, Alex took 15th out of 27.

DEVON TILLMAN

Devon competed in the NPC Desert Storm show on Sept. 22-23.

JAMES MANLEY

Missing his pro card by only one place, James placed third in MP class B.

KATIE MCNALLY

At the NPC Pride of the Midwest in Kenosha, WI, Katie won the Novice Open Class B and the overall! Congrats, Katie!

KRYSTEN WONDRACK

Krysten participated in the North Americans in Pittsburgh, PA and took ninth out of 34 women in Bikini B.

LYNSAY BROWN

At the Ruby Championships in Boca Raton, FL, Lynsay won her class, Bikini C. Congrats, Lynsay!

ROBIN HAMMOND

Robin competed at the Ohio State Championships, placing second in the open division and winning her Masters class! Congrats, Robin!

ZACK PALMISANO

On Sept. 4, Zack won first place at the Muscle Beach Championships for Classic Physique short. Congrats, Zack!

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What is Toxic Illness?

By: John Ellis

Toxic illness is a general description that encompasses any illness that a person contracts from prolonged exposure to toxins or hazardous chemicals. Hazardous chemicals or toxins can enter the body either through inhalation or absorption by physical contact. Prolonged exposure can lead to a toxic illness. Many illnesses are caused by prolonged exposure to toxic substances. Inhaled toxins can lead to respiratory illnesses and diseases including cardiopulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and other diseases. Inhaled toxins can also lead to illnesses that cause brain and nerve damage. Toxins that are absorbed by the skin can enter the tissues and blood stream and cause cell damage. Absorbed toxins can lead to many different types of cancers (Leukemia, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) and other life-threatening illnesses. Toxic substances may be found in any number of places, but overexposure is often experienced in the workplace. The U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), maintains a list of nearly 1,500 hazardous chemicals commonly found in industrial workplaces. When workplace chemicals are not labeled and utilized properly, damage, injury, and illness can occur. To strengthen safety warnings, OSHA has now adopted the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for labeling and classifying hazardous chemicals. The new system classifies hazardous chemicals into 11 health hazards and 16 physical hazards. Contaminants can come in many forms. The most common come in the form of air contaminants, mineral dusts, mold spores, paints, fuels, solvents, powders, and other mixtures. Many contaminants are no longer actively used in the United States, such as asbestos, commonly used in building materials in, but can still exist in older structures. Other chemicals, such as benzene which is found in petroleum products, have been banned in the U.S. Yet, many workers in the industry are still vulnerable to toxic illnesses, such as illnesses caused by benzene absorption or inhalation, especially if they work with imported products from foreign countries. Individuals who work in industrial settings and with chemicals of any nature should see a physician regularly for check-ups, especially if they begin to experience any symptoms which could be related to a toxic illness. Symptoms of toxic illness vary depending on the cause or contaminant and the disease or illness. Bodily health systems affected by toxins include physical, mental, and neurological systems. Noticeable symptoms may include: respiratory issues, skin irritation, vision problems, hearing problems, disorientation, dizziness, confusion, anxiety, depression, memory loss, weight loss, hair loss, reproductive issues, fatigue, recurring cold or flu like symptoms, chronic aches and pains, and more. Certainly many of these symptoms are naturally caused by aging. Yet, early or rapid onset could also be an indication of a toxic illness. Thus, it is important for those who work with hazardous chemicals to be proactive about their health care by following the recommended protocols and seeing a physician for regular physicals. Yet, no matter how many precautions are taken, sometimes accidental exposure or overexposure to harmful chemicals occurs. In occupational exposure situations, it is important for individuals to note what chemicals they may have been exposed to, and when, where, and how often they were exposed. These factors are important in helping physicians determine the cause and extent of the toxic illness.

Public order demonstrating brick tactics - Sussex Police People #10dayslive Day 1 and General Law Enforcement Training, Educational Requirements and Job Description

If you have ever wondered what it would be like faced by a line of riot police, this might give you a flavor! If you missed the fun at our Kingstanding training day, there are other events taking place. [Video below]

General Law Enforcement Training, Educational Requirements and Job Description

	The general requirements in order to become a law enforcement officer are to *Obtain a POST ID (Peace officer Standards and Training ID) *Attend a training academy for law enforcement *Take necessary certification tests and become certified as a peace or law enforcement officer The amount of education you need to become a law enforcement officer varies as the career themselves. Some college experience is enough in becoming a police officer, while a undergraduate bachelors degree is necessary to pursue a career as an FBI, DEA, ATF or Border patrol agent. Many agencies and departments urge their employees to pursue a degree in criminal justice or obtain a post high school education. Courses in criminal justice include but are not limited to criminal justice, humanities, ethics, police organization, administration, leadership development, analytic reasoning, and communications. It's very important to keep in mind that it's important to complete and get your high school diploma. If not, continue forward in your education by getting your GED. You can do so by your local adult education center. None the less, it's always better to acquire some years or a four year college education. Tactical Workouts  Revolutionary Tactical Strength And Conditioning Program Provides A Simple Training Blueprint To Help Cops, Soldiers, And Prepared Citizens Gain Tactical Muscle  The most attractive elements about working as an officer and in the criminal justice field are the routine and scheduling. The possibilities are almost endless with a career in criminal justice and enforcement of laws. A typical day for someone who works in different fields of law enforcement varies depending on the career path you pursue. Generally an enforcement officer may work in the office cubicle of the agency or more exciting in the field. An officer may encounter things differently everyday from keeping a watchful eye on citizens during a political convention, tapping into a phone call of a fugitive or pretending to be a young girl online to lure a pedophile into a sting operation arrest, assisting with a riot or preventing a terrorist crime from happening. The qualities officers must have are common sense, respect and sense for and of their community, intelligence, mindful of their environment, the courage to make smart decisions when necessary and when to hold back and stay calm, be educated, stay grounded and be realistic about the career field they are in. For those inspired to pursue a career in criminal justice enforcement; the financial and job security are well in place. More importantly, the kickback and personal reward of helping people, saving lives, and keeping the community safe when stressful or dangerous situations arise. For those inspired to pursue a career in the United States law enforcement task force, the financial and job security are well in place. More importantly, the kickback and personal reward of helping people, saving lives and keeping the community safe.