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In the News (Thu 16 Feb 12)

  
  Aggressive skating -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Aggressive skating is a stunt-based form of (The sport of skating on a skateboard) skateboarding or inline skating, though it is more commonly used with the latter.
The term aggressive skating is a name only used outside the industry to describe the specific style of inline skating, but not a term most within the sport enjoy hearing or using.
Aggressive skating is sometimes referred to as street skating, however there exist subtle differences between the two.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ag/aggressive_skating.htm   (668 words)

  
 Aggressive Driving
Aggressive driving is defined as driving "in a manner that evidences a pattern of dangerous conduct contributing to the likelihood of a collision or necessitating evasive action by another operator of a motor vehicle to avoid a collision."
Aggressive driver is defined as a person convicted of four or more violations occurring at the same time or three violations with one of the offenses being exceeding the speed limit by at least 30 mph.
Aggressive driving in the third degree includes driving with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another person in a manner contrary to law, or changing lanes or speed in a manner that serves no legitimate purpose and creates a substantial risk of injury or death to another.
www.ncsl.org /programs/transportation/498RAGE.htm   (2733 words)

  
 Links -- Aggressive Driving Issues Conference
Aggressive drivers see red twice in Minnesota — Some aggressive drivers in the USA can now watch an "instant replay" of their bad driving, filmed by an overhead plane.
Aggressive driving: background and overview report — January 2000 document (17 pages) produced by the U.S. National Conference of State Legislatures offers a succinct overview of the problem and prior research.
Aggressive driving & road rage: they aren't the same — Article by the Arizona (USA) Department of Public Safety maintains that aggressive driving consists of traffic offenses, while road rage involves criminal behavior.
www.aggressive.drivers.com /links.html   (374 words)

  
 AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety - Resources
"Aggressive driving" is defined for this study as an incident in which an angry or impatient motorist or passenger intentionally injures or kills another motorist, passenger, or pedestrian, or attempts to injure or kill another motorist, passenger, or pedestrian, in response to a traffic dispute, altercation, or grievance.
Responding to vehicular attacks by aggressive drivers, police were forced to fire their weapons and wound or kill at least 38 drivers and passengers involved in the 221 reported cases.
Aggressive tailgating (62 percent) was the most common form of "road rage," followed by headlight flashing (59 percent), obscene gestures (48 percent), deliberately obstructing other vehicles (21 percent) and verbal abuse (16 percent).
www.aaafoundation.org /resources/index.cfm?button=agdrtext   (14161 words)

  
 Aggressive Driving | Description of Strategies
For aggressive driving, Volume 2 of this report is important because aggressive drivers who often commit traffic violations also are likely to have had their driver’s licenses suspended or revoked.
This would be an area that is experiencing a high level of aggressive driving, as determined by such indicators as crashes seemingly related to aggressive driving, observations by law enforcement or other highway safety agencies, or a number of credible complaints from road users indicating the existence of perceived aggressive driving.
Responses to a survey of aggressive driving scenarios from safety experts indicated that three actions closely linked to environmental factors were representative of aggressive driving: driving on the shoulders or medians, running red traffic signals (see http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/srlr.htm and http://www.ite.org/library/redlight/index.asp), and aggressive behavior in work zones (see http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/workzone.htm).
www.ch2m.com /nchrp/AggDrvr/description_of_strat.htm   (8247 words)

  
 Understanding aggressive behaviour
Aggressive office colleagues are much like the school playground bully.
The aggressive person is often quite an obvious problem and can take up a lot of time and energy to manage.
Aggressive managers are authoritarian and rarely listen to reason argument.
humanlinks.com /manskill/aggressive.htm   (609 words)

  
 understanding aggressive behavior in dogs-dumb friends league/humane society of denver   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A dominantly aggressive dog may growl if he is disturbed when resting or sleeping, or if he is asked to give up a favorite spot, such as the couch or the bed.
Predation is usually considered to be a unique kind of aggressive behavior, because it’s motivated by the intent to obtain food, and not primarily by the intent to harm or intimidate.
Working with aggressive dogs can be potentially dangerous, and should be done only by, or under the guidance of, an experienced animal behavior professional who understands animal learning theory and behavior.
www.ddfl.org /behavior/agg_dog.htm   (1368 words)

  
 Aggressive Driving Index and Overview
According to the study, it seems that a relatively minor traffic event which turns into an aggressive driving incident may be the result of a series of stressful events in an individual's life which culminates in extreme violence.
Aggressive tailgating -- Riding the bumper of the vehicle in front of you is both annoying and unsafe.
Aggressive horn use -- Leaning on the horn to express anger is aggravating.
www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us /aggr-ndx.htm   (3540 words)

  
 AGGRESSION AND ITS INTRICACIES. Free term papers for college, book reports and research papers. Welcome to Master Essays
Aggressive behavior is defined by Encyclopedia Britannica as any action of an animal that serves to injure an opponent or prey animal or to cause an opponent to retreat.
What might seem like a terribly aggressive act to one person, most often the victim, might seem like an induced response to the perpetrator.(3) Psychologist Arlene Stillwell performed an experiment where she assigned ordinary college students at random to play the role of a victim or a perpetrator in a small incident.
Following the genetic track of aggression is the undeniable fact that aggressive behavior also declines sharply with age.(10) Another physiological factor that might affect the aggressiveness and even violence level of a person is that of cerebral trauma, especially diseases.
www.masteressays.com /essay/000875.html   (3165 words)

  
 Aggressive Driving   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Aggressive Driving Prosecutors' Planner was developed to assist prosecutors in addressing the issue of Aggressive Driving.
Stop Aggressive Driving/"Alto al Manejo Agresivo" was designed to reach as wide an audience as possible and features everyday people, such as young professionals, blue-collar workers, and moms picking up their children at daycare.
In January 1999, NHTSA held a national symposium consisting of law enforcement, prosecutors and members of the judiciary to solicit ideas for developing guidelines for law enforcement and the judiciary for charging and sentencing, treatment of offenders and materials to increase awareness of the issue.
www.nhtsa.dot.gov /people/injury/aggressive   (658 words)

  
 VA DMV: General Information: Safety: Aggressive Driving
Aggressive driving is driving behavior that endangers or is likely to endanger people or property.
Although individuals who exhibit aggressive driving behaviors cross all age, race, socioeconomic and gender lines, most aggressive drivers are relatively young, poorly educated males who have criminal records, histories of violence and drug or alcohol problems.
If an aggressive driver is involved in a crash farther down the road, stop a safe distance from the crash scene, wait for the police to arrive, and report the driving behavior that you witnessed.
www.dmv.state.va.us /webdoc/general/safety/aggressive/faq.asp   (338 words)

  
 Aggressive Behavior
Extreme aggressive behavior may be manifested through a physically aggressive act or when the act is restricted through words, looks, or thoughts.
When it becomes necessary to remove the child from an aggressive situation it should be done without comment and with as little aggression or physical restraint as possible on the part of the adult.
Providing aggressive children with alternative and constructive ways of coping with interpersonal frustration has been found to be a highly successful method in modifying aggressive-domineering personality patterns.
www.accg.net /aggresive.htm   (754 words)

  
 FHP News Release - Aggressive Drivers to be Targeted in New Campaign/022404
Troopers piloting seven FHP aircraft will be used during daylight hours to spot aggressive drivers from the air and then direct troopers on the ground to pull them over and initiate appropriate enforcement action.
When a trooper stops someone for aggressive driving, the violator will receive a traffic citation for the offenses committed, and the trooper will check an "aggressive driving" box on the citation.
Although no additional fines or driver license points are assessed for aggressive driving, the Patrol has found that traffic court judges, upon noticing that the trooper has checked the aggressive driving box on the citation, tend to impose higher fines or require that defendants take an eight-hour aggressive driving course.
www.fhp.state.fl.us /misc/News/Releases/04_02.htm   (456 words)

  
 Washington State Patrol - Aggressive Driving/Road Rage
The reduction in incidents of aggressive driving/road rage is critical to the mission of the WSP.
Aggressive driving has become a serious public safety threat in communities across the nation.
CVD statistics show that in 2002, 76% of the fatality collisions and 45% of the injury collisions involving a commercial vehicle and a passenger car were the fault of the passenger car.
www.wsp.wa.gov /traveler/roadrage.htm   (1386 words)

  
 Aggressive Driving
Aggressive drivers speed, run red lights, barely pause for stop signs, weave through traffic, hang on your bumper and lean on their horns.
Aggressive driving is the operation of a motor vehicle in an unsafe and hostile manner without regard for others.
Aggressive driving also may include running stop signs and red lights, passing stopped school buses, failing to keep right, driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, and reckless driving.
members.cox.net /kdconway/westlawn/autos/aggrsive.htm   (1175 words)

  
 Aggressive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
UK based aggressive inline skating website featuring video clips, pictures, events, skater profiles, chat and a message board.
The aggressive skate team was founded in Seoul, Korea.
A professional aggressive jam skating team that attempts to push the limits of what can be done on quad skates.
canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Sports/Skating/Roller_Skating/Aggressive   (334 words)

  
 AGGRESSIVE DRIVING TEST
Aggressive drivers are high-risk drivers who climb into the anonymity of their vehicle and take out their frustrations on anybody, at any time.
Aggressive driving is not the same as road rage, but, in extreme cases, it can lead to road rage.
Aggressive driving is operating a vehicle in a way that endangers or is likely to endanger people or property.
www.dot.state.pa.us /penndot/districts/district4.nsf/020110-s2-cooloper.htm   (453 words)

  
 Check Point Software: IKE Aggressive Mode   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Aggressive Mode IKE has inherent security limitations, including the transmission of cleartext usernames and exposure of a VPN gateway to certain DOS attacks.
The following three claims regarding the Check Point implementation of IKE Aggressive Mode in VPN-1 4.1 have been made; two of these basically document known IKE limitations, and the third is addressed by the publicly available hotfix.
Because of such well-known weaknesses in the IKE Aggressive Mode standard, Check Point authored and published an extension called Hybrid Mode which allows the secure use of all supported authentication schemes (e.g., RADIUS or TACACS) without sending usernames in cleartext.
www.checkpoint.com /techsupport/alerts/ike.html   (347 words)

  
 IGN: Aggressive Inline Review
Aggressive Inline is everything that the respectable Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 promised to be, and everything it should have been, and it makes inline skating look like the kick-ass, mind-numbingly radical sport it truly is in real life.
Aggressive Inline takes the formula made popular by NeverSoft (and not so coincidentally, Z-Axis) and puts it to the metal, creating a phenomenally huge, compelling skating game that boasts the largest levels ever seen in a game of its kind.
I'm quite sure Aggressive Inline won't revolutionize the industry like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater did years ago, but it's upped the level of gameplay, graphics, and size, and style in one shiny, tight package that's impossible to deny and that's hard to match.
ps2.ign.com /articles/359/359581p1.html   (707 words)

  
 Open Directory - Sports: Skating: Roller Skating: Aggressive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Aggressive Inline Austria - Articles and information about aggressive skating in Austria including places to skate, skater profiles, photos, videos, and related links.
Aggressive Skaters Association - The ASA organizes two aggressive inline skating series every year called the ASA Pro Tour and the ASA Amateur Tour.
Breaksk8 - A professional aggressive jam skating team that attempts to push the limits of what can be done on quad skates.
dmoz.org /Sports/Skating/Roller_Skating/Aggressive   (533 words)

  
 Aggressive Skates, Custom aggressive inline skates, razor skates, 4x4 wheels, Salomon skates, rollerblade
Rollerblade has stepped up to the plate with an awesome new line featuring the all new red and white Alpha 3 TRS skate that is following the style of a classic basketball shoe design along with the highly acclaimed Franky Morales pro skate.
USD is the first to offer skates of this caliber with collaborations from the best within the industry such as, Senate, Kizer, Mindgame, Second Regime, Reign, Fifty-50, and Ground Control.
K2 skates: K2 has been around since the inception of aggressive skating being the first ever to offer the soft boot skate.
www.aggressivemall.com   (1109 words)

  
 Overly Aggressive
If your dog is aggressive towards the neighbor's kids, have them come over when the dog is in the crate and feed the dog meat treats through the door of the crate.
("He is barking aggressively at me, and this shows him that he is not to do that.") They did not hit her golden, but she was very upset and left.
When we arrived today we were told that Skye was "too aggressive to train" and they recommended putting her to sleep.
www.leerburg.com /aggresiv.htm   (7239 words)

  
 BBC News | HEALTH | Video games 'increase aggression'
They warn that violent video games may be more harmful than violent television or films because they are interactive, and require the player to identify with the aggressive character.
The first showed that young men who are habitually aggressive may be particularly vulnerable to the effects of repeated exposure to violent games.
A short time later, the students who played the violent video were found to be more aggressive than those who had played the non-violent game.
news.bbc.co.uk /low/english/health/newsid_720000/720707.stm   (529 words)

  
 Aggressive Driving - Fairfax County, Virginia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
On a national level, aggressive driving violations are on the rise an average of 7% yearly since 1990.
Traffic Safety Watch is designed to enlist the support of citizens in educating non-users of child safety seats and safety belts and to educate aggressive drivers.
Public education and awareness are important factors in stopping aggressive driving and the unnecessary risk some children face.
www.co.fairfax.va.us /police/trafficwatch.htm   (410 words)

  
 FHP In The News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A motorist must commit at least two moving violations in the presence of a police officer to be cited for driving aggressively, according to a state law passed in 2001.
If a trooper stops someone for aggressive driving, the violator will likely get a ticket for the offenses committed, and the officer will check an "aggressive driving" box on the citation.
Though no additional fines or driver's license points are automatically assessed for aggressive driving, a traffic court judge could impose a higher fine or make the defendant take an eight-hour aggressive driving course, said Mary Mossie of the Broward County Clerk of Courts Office.
www.fhp.state.fl.us /html/FHPInTheNews/FHPnews010904.htm   (588 words)

  
 Aggressive Inline (Xbox)
Aggressive Inline is the first Inline Skating game for any next-generation console.
Aggressive Inline is the only title to exclusively feature the founding father of Inline Skating, Chris Edwards and the 2001 X Games Inline Vert Champion, Taig Khris in addition to eight other pro-inline skaters.
Aggressive Inline turned out to be a solid, well crafted and rewarding game.
games.teamxbox.com /xbox/457/Aggressive-Inline   (106 words)

  
 Passive-aggressive . . .
A passive aggressive may accept a task, for example, but then express resentment by doing it really slowly.
We could be having a nice lunch out and I'd be under the impression she was enjoying herself and yet, she would give me "THE LOOK"....meaning she didn't like was I was saying or she'd rather not be there at all.
My N is always accusing me of being passive aggressive because I get upset when I catch him cheating/lying..., etc, and then get quiet because I'm depressed.
www.suite101.com /discussion.cfm/npd/92353/800098   (857 words)

  
 Can Finger Length Predict Who Is Aggressive?
In men, a smaller ratio, meaning the two digits are more similar in size, is thought to be associated with higher testosterone exposure before birth.
A new study shows that men with lower, more masculine, finger length ratios are more likely to be physically aggressive.
Although researchers say finger length only accounts for a small portion of the differences in men's aggressive behaviors, they explain that the results are consistent with previous studies that have linked men's finger length to the amount of testosterone a fetus is exposed to in the womb.
my.webmd.com /content/article/101/106273.htm   (433 words)

  
 PTypes - Aggressive Personality Type
""Aggressive, militant, assertive, self-assertive, pushing, pushy are here compared as applied to persons, their dispositions, or their behavior, and as meaning conspicuously or obtrusively active or energetic.
Aggressive implies a disposition to assume or maintain leadership or domination, sometimes by bullying, sometimes by indifference to others' rights, but more often by self-confident and forceful prosecution of one's ends...
The noteworthy examples of the Aggressive personality type are examples of a *type*, not of a disorder.
www.ptypes.com /aggressive.html   (2550 words)

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