Urgent Update! A story from CNN . For the first time in 15 years, the violent crime rate has jumped significantly in the United States, with the biggest increase in the Midwest!
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/06/12/crime.rate/index.html

Crime Safety:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4327893
This is the link to cable news channel MSNBC's "CRIME and PUNISHMENT section, to give you daily updates.

http://www.ncvc.org
This is the link to the NATIONAL CENTER for VICTIMS of CRIME, where you can obtain information about how to help people who have suffered at the hands of criminals.

These are current Federal Crime Statistics from the WHITE HOUSE, provided by the BUREAU of JUSTICE as of

TRAINING NEWS Note:

The Benefits of Unilateral Training
Unilateral training, exercising one side of the body at a time-is a very effective and alternative training method. Unilateral training creates more muscle involvement because of bilateral deficit. This means that the total weight you can lift with each limb, independently, is greater than two limbs working together. Australian researchers found that fast unilateral training is a good change of pace, which may boost you to the next level of performance(from the Journal of Applied Physiology, 99: 2005)

NUTRITION NEWS Notes:

"NUTS PROTECT AGAINST HEART ATTACKS"
Including nuts in your nutritional plan lowers blood cholesterol and reduces the risk of heart disease. People often avoid them because of the Fat content. However, many studies show that Macadamias, Almonds, and Peanuts, provide health benefits, showing that people who ate four or more servings per week, cut the risk by 35-50%, in a wide variety of subgroups; men and women, Blacks and Whites, young and old.(Nutrition Action Health Letter, NOV.2005

More links of interest:

http://www.menshealth.com for the Men's Health site

http://www.womenshealthmag.com for Women's Health site

http://www.worldblackbelt.com for the World Black Belt site

http://www.ideafit.com/newsletter/fit_tips_current.htm for IDEA Health & Fitness

Here a car pulls up to a refueling vehicle to steal a
women's purse from the passenger door.

Thanks to the Broward County Sheriff's Office in Florida for this MUST SEE video information on safety from theft of valuables in your car. PPT advises you to have a PLAN of safety, and this backs it up: http://www.sheriff.org/videos/psa_cartheft.html