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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:49:16 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>The Cop Secret</title>
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      <description>If you have made the decision to be armed, which is made after all because you are in the profession of law enforcement, then being in condition white is counter-productive to your original purpose of being armed.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/officerrss/editorial_features/~4/HkNGl8ofmBA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:39:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Dating, Pt. 4</title>
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      <description>Engagement is more than just planning the wedding.  It is also about building a rock solid foundation for a lifetime together.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/officerrss/editorial_features/~4/l3HdxVnvtpg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Street Smart vs. Book Smart</title>
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      <description>Many studies support higher education for police officers, encouraging the disciplines beyond what is actually taught. In &lt;em&gt;Stoning the Keepers at the Gate&lt;/em&gt;, Lawrence N. Blum, Ph.D. describes several characteristics that formulate a good officer. A look at a few of these qualities along with how higher education supports these offers an incentive to take a few classes or get a degree.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/officerrss/editorial_features/~4/YusfuqhCBEo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:14:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Muzzle Up or Depressed? Pt 3</title>
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      <description>If all you had to do was keep your finger off the trigger and there would be no problem, then there would be no need for the safeties on single-action guns to remain engaged until we actually wanted the gun to fire.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/officerrss/editorial_features/~4/nDiKkxvxBgw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Buck Knives Vantage</title>
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      <description>Remembering what the knife was designed for, it performed well.  It's a good looking blade that hides good capability behind a &lt;em&gt;gentlemanly&lt;/em&gt; appearance.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/officerrss/editorial_features/~4/-LGPcPmX7Lo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:14:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Fitness: Inconvenient Wellness</title>
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      <description>How do you implement a POST employment fitness program and have the crews adhere to those norms?&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/officerrss/editorial_features/~4/OitJyWdM4ig" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Jul 2009 07:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Assessment Centers, Pt.2</title>
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      <description>Knowing how assessment centers work, and understanding the impact they can have is important whether you like them or not.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/officerrss/editorial_features/~4/0BersXYYpZs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Jul 2009 07:19:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Focusing Our Energy</title>
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      <description>Self-thought and self-talk are some of our most important weapons&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/officerrss/editorial_features/~4/2PCgxumh9FQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Jul 2009 07:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>More Top News</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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