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The Impact of Water Supply Reductions on San Joaquin Valley Agriculture During the 1986-1992 Drought (1998)
L Dale
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This report attempts to improve understanding of the likely effects of water supply reductions on agriculture.
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The Cambridge Starfinder Pack contains three essential items to get you started on the fascinating hobby of astronomy. The Star Chart is an attractive wall chart (approximately 3 feet by 4 feet) showing all the stars visible to the naked eye. The chart is arranged into three maps to cover the whole sky. Fainter clusters and galaxies visible in binoculars are included. Constellations, double stars and variable stars are listed. The Moon Map shows 500 craters and other features on the nearside in beautiful detail. Landing sites of spacecraft, including Apollo, are shown. Finally, the Planisphere is a traditional and practical star finder for locating stars and constellations at any hour of the year. Observers in Canada and states located north of an arc through San Francisco, St Louis and Washington will need this 42° version. Those in states south of this arc require the 32° version (ISBN 0521 669545).
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Krav Maga is today's cutting edge self-defense and hand to hand combat system. Initially developed by Grandmaster Imi Sde-Or (Lichtenfeld) for the Israel Defense Forces and other national security services, Krav Maga has been thoroughly adapted to meet civilan needs. The method was designed so that ordinary citizens, young and old, men and women alike, can successfully use it, regardless of their physical strength. This is the first and only authorized, comprehensive manual on the Krav Maga discipline, written by its founder, Imi Sde-Or, and his senior disciple and follower, Eyal Yanilove. This volume especially focuses on the various facets of dealing with an assailant armed with a sharp-edged weapon, a blunt object, or a firearm.
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Practical Self-Defense.......2007-04-12
These martial arts techniques will truly work in real-life self-defense situations. You'll actually be able to learn Krav Maga from this well-organized book.
Excellent presentation but probably not applicable to *you*.......2007-03-01
Before you Krav Maga fans downvote this review just because it is critical, I would be grateful if you'd hear me out. I think that no matter how heavily invested you are in this system, you'll probably agree with me, and if not, please leave a comment, and I'll be glad to reconsider.
I'd be glad to give this book five stars if it had a different title. But the title states that this book will show *you* how to defend *yourself* against armed assault. The fact is that the vast majority of persons whose eyes fall upon this book-- and perhaps this review-- should not try to do what it depicts. For the vast majority of us, these techniques are suicidal, period. The only reason the book is presented as a manual of defending *yourself* against armed assault is that the market absolutely dictates it. A book on how experts and professionals might defend themselves would not sell enough copies to cover costs, and so you would probably never hear of it, and you certainly wouldn't see it on the Sports shelf of your local mega book chain, which is where I found it.
As the book states, Krav Maga was devised by a champion boxer and wrestler living in a violent place and time. It is taught to Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and other top-notch professionals. Knowing this, you need to ask yourself a question: "am I a champion (or even competitive) wrestler or boxer or a top-notch professional soldier or policeman?" If the answer is "yes," then by all means, try the techniques shown here. If "no," then you might want to reconsider.
The book provides many excellent examples of what I mean. For instance, look at the frontispiece illustration for the section on knife defenses. It shows the Krav Maga practitioner countering a knife attack with a punch to the jaw. Now, if Grandmaster Imi Sde-Or punches a guy square in the jaw, the guy is probably going down. But if you or I punch a guy square in the jaw-- that is, if we lesser-trained couch potatoes and desk jockeys are lucky enough to land such a punch on a determined attacker-- it might just hurt him enough to make him mad. A boxer's punch is a devastating weapon, but very, very few of us are boxers.
Furthermore, the jaw is a much bigger, heavier bone than most people think, and many people who succeed in punching it wind up with broken bones in their hands. This is a huge problem even among police, whose level of training and readiness is generally far above the average person's.
Don't get me wrong. If you are a good amateur boxer, chances are that you can hit a moving attacker with enough force to shatter the bones in his face. But if not, and you try what this book depicts, then you are putting yourself in the position of trading licks with a guy who is stabbing, not punching. In short, unless your punch is a lethal weapon, you are choosing to engage in a fight at an extreme disadvantage, where your life depends on the outcome. It is Bambi versus Godzilla, and you are Bambi. Does that sound like a good decision?
As I look at the pictures, I want to ask the defender some questions. "If you didn't notice that the attacker had a knife until he got close, then how is it that you are not already stabbed and dying? And if you did see the knife attack coming from a distance, then why on Earth did you not maintain that distance?" Put yourself in the defender's shoes and try to answer this interrogation. All the answers I can think of sound pretty lame.
Also bear in mind that no matter how much this is touted as self-defense for civilians, it is a basic fact that police and soldiers have completely different priorities than most of us when it comes to confronting armed and homicidal persons. No amount of verbiage and logic and argument will ever change this fact. It follows that what is best for the IDF is not necessarily best for Joe Commuter. No "system" can simultaneously address the needs of both. As far as I'm concerned, that is a thing that speaks for itself.
So if I were to evaluate this book solely on its ability to teach self-defense to the average person, as its title implies, then I would give it one star, and that only because there are no zeros. Teaching people like me to grapple with knife-wielding maniacs can only get us killed, and for what? Nothing.
On the other hand, as many others have pointed out, the book serves very well as a manual for someone who is devoting himself to Krav Maga classes-- and indeed is not at all practical otherwise. It's also a valuable source for those of us who like to look at various fighting systems as spectators and students. For these purposes, the book is perfect, and so I can't very well give it a big fat zero. The best I can do is average the two ratings and say that it's a fine book, but you should only try putting it into practice if you meet certain very special qualifications.
Again, if I've said anything inaccurate or upsetting here, I'd be glad to hear about it and reconsider.
Great Overview On Defending Against an Armed Attacker.......2006-11-02
Being the author of several books on the martial arts and fighting, I am always looking for books of exceptional quality to add to my library. If I have a book in my library, it's definitely worth owning. One such book is Imi Sde-Or and Eyal Yanilov's, "Krav Maga: How to Defend Yourself Against Armed Assault."
This book starts out with a basic definition of Krav Maga and the basic principles behind the self-defense system and the techniques in which it encompasses. I am a firm believer in the underlying principles being far more important to a particular technique than the technique itself, and I am glad to see that the authors of this book feel the same way. Throughout the entire book, each section begins with the basic principles on which the techniques are based and how they are to be applied. This is a true sign of an excellent martial arts/self-defense book.
The next chapter takes a look at various ways of holding a knife during an attack. As well as, a few defenses that can be used against an imminent knife attack. These defenses are primarily against stabbing attacks. One negative comment that I must make concerning this book is the authors' use of high section kicks to the head as a counter to a knife attack. Although I will be the first to admit that it is possible, it is not something that I personally would recommend that anyone try, even if you are extremely adept at high section kicks. It would only take one small mistake for you to end up a hen instead of a rooster, if you know what I mean.
The following chapter goes over several various techniques that can be used when you are threatened by someone with a knife. This is quite a bit different than being attacked by someone with a knife, and is some cases, is a lot more dangerous. This is followed by a chapter on various defensive techniques that can be used if you are attacked by someone yielding a stick.
The next couple of chapters really bring out the meat and potatoes of Krav Maga. That is the sections dealing with defenses against an opponent armed with a firearm. The first section briefly explains the difference between a revolver and an automatic pistol. It then jumps right in on how to deal with threats from an attacker yielding a handgun, and how to disarm them. The second section deals with how to defend against attacks with a rifle, shotgun, and submachine gun. Although these things may seem a rarity in American society, they are all too real in Israel where Krav Maga was born. Therefore, I tend to believe that these can be effective. However, in my opinion, you should only try them as a last resort.
I found the next chapter to be quite unique, especially the section on how to deal with a hand grenade. I surely hope that I never am faced with a situation where this becomes an issue, but if it does; this book shows some very practical ways to deal with it. After the hand grenade portion, this section goes into a detailed look at how to handle a situation where you aren't the person directly threatened, but a third party is. For example; say a friend or loved one. Now I have numerous books in my personal library and have read even more, and I don't recall ever having read a book that dealt with this particular subject. Even though it was a brief section, I still found it very insightful and worthy of an entire volume on its own.
The authors also include a small section on the use of common everyday items that you can use as weapons to defend yourself against an attacker. The items mentioned in this chapter include the following: pens, forks, mops, pencils, keys, coins, etc.
The next two chapters go over some basic defensive uses of the stick against an attacker with a knife, and also against an attacker with a stick. As with all the technique chapters in this book, the very first thing that is discussed by the authors is the principles behind the techniques. This is followed by some basic defensive maneuvers that you can do with a stick to defend yourself against an armed attacker.
This next chapter, like the previous one on dealing with a third party being attacked instead of you, was very unique in that it deals with how to defend yourself against an attack by not one, but two armed attackers. Even though it was a brief section, I still found it very insightful and worthy of an entire volume on its own.
Now I have to admit to a bit of confusion concerning these next two chapters, "Principles Behind the Defensive Techniques" and "Dealing with a Violent Incident" would, in my opinion, been more effective right at the beginning, rather than at the end. But that's just me.
The book finishes off with separate sections devoted to various training methods, safety issues in training, and a brief history of Krav Maga. This system is one of the few newer systems to come around that was actually born and developed on the modern day battlefield. This was done by taking various components from other fighting arts and incorporating it into their own unique fighting system. This makes it a very effective means of self-defense, not only on the battlefield, but also on the street.
Great defensive techniques and philosophy, but greater force may be needed.......2006-01-04
Krav Maga: How to Defend Yourself Against Armed Assault is straight from the horse's mouth. Krav Maga is a "combatives" system of hand-to-hand combat. I refer to fighting systems as "idiot systems" and "expert systems"-not very flattering, I know. The idiot systems are quick to learn and easy to retain and effective when used ruthlessly. The expert systems take a long time to learn and consistently dedicated refresher training to retain, but when mastered are more effective than the idiot systems. I prefer the idiot systems, myself. These idiot systems include combatives such as Krav Maga, Russian Sambo, and the various hand-to-hand combat systems used by the world's militaries. I must explain that my background is military-hand-to-hand combat includes both unarmed fighting and weapons used in close quarter combat.
NOTE: this is a book about self defense-"don't get hurt" and "act correctly" are two of its principles. My initial hand-to-hand combat training in the Marines had a different purpose-kill the other guy first because I was in a desperate situation and unarmed against an enemy who was duty-bound to kill me. This book doesn't specifically teach you how to kill-the emphasis is defensively removing the threat long enough to escape. The target audience of this book isn't the police officer charged with apprehending a violent criminal or the soldier confronted with an enemy who must be killed or disabled immediately (if not sooner)-this book is aimed at the private citizen who counters the assailant's attack. While I like the counters, and feel that they will work, a determined attacker will not be dissuaded simply because his pet technique fizzled the first time. Sometimes, as the text says, "if someone comes to kill you, kill him first." Krav Maga is a defensive art (Sambo is much more offensive) and the goal of "Defend Yourself Against Armed Assault" is "Become proficient, so that you will not have to kill."
Sorry. I won't be proficient enough to both avoid getting killed by multiple armed assailants and to stop deadly force assaults without really hurting them. I am not Superman. The techniques in this book do give me lesser force options because not every assault is a deadly force situation.
"How to Defend Yourself Against Armed Assault" covers counters to knives, guns, sticks, and hand grenades. Several "real-life stories" testify to the effectiveness of Krav Maga as a combatives system. The Page 93 and Page 108 stories of self-defense are compelling because they cover people foolishly misusing handguns and successfully disarming them without injury to either defender or careless person. Many self-defense problems do not require that the defender kill the attacker. Police use the force necessary to subdue and apprehend. Private citizens use the force needed to stop the assault-not always a "deadly force" assault, but will you stand still while someone pounds on you? In the two cases mentioned in the sidebars on pages 93 and 108 people were fooling around with loaded guns, not intending to hurt anybody.
Other sidebar antecedents: an armed soldier attacked at close range--and using hand-to-hand combat techniques to gain enough time and space to charge his rifle (military people usually have "unloaded weapons" when on sentry duty to limit accidental discharges, a practice that is often ignored in high-threat areas) and shoot his knife-armed attacker; a chess master who loses several chess matches to a "nobody" (the moral: "never underestimate your opponent"); Diane's use of a fire extinguisher beccause tear gas wasn't available; other Krav Maga success stories.
There is a chapter on expedient improvised weaponry and two chapters on using the stick as a defensive tool.
The illustrations are clear and concise. Each step in the technique is detailed. I could train from this book, given a training partner and a referee. The text gives instructions on training without an instructor, but I recommend an impartial referee both for safety and to improve training effectiveness. There is a chapter devoted to setting up a training program and training site. Safety is emphasized, though perhaps not as "safe" as litigation-conscious American commercial training centers and their legal advice would feel comfort with.
The history of Krav Maga is there for us amateur historians, too.
Many other books on hand-to-hand combat exist. I can train with this one. I would like an index, but I can use this as a defensive training textbook. My sole reservation is that I may need to move up the force spectrum when purely defensive techniques prove inadequate.
Good companion to the class.......2005-08-02
I picked this book up a couple months into my Krav Maga training, and it has helped me to learn some of the more advanced techniques. True to the book's title, there is really nothing on defeating an unarmed adversary, but that probably wouldn't have sold as well.
I'm a year and a half into my training, and I flip through the book about once a week and still find it very useful. I do not think it would be practical for someone who is not in a Krav Maga class. While the moves are "simple", there are subtleties in the moves that only a qualified instructor can teach.
For instance, a reviewer claimed that the defense for a gun held to the head would result with the gun pointed at the defender's groin. Not true! The defense is based specifically on keeping the business end of the gun away from one's body. The issue of endangering innocent bystanders is true and depends on the defender's skill.
I recommend Krav Maga training (this book alone is not enough)to people that don't have the patience to learn "sportfighting" or ritualized martial arts, and want an effective system for the street.
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Unlike other guides, FPTGWC in New York covers New York City proper as well as the rest of the state and surrounding areas, including sections on nearby northern New Jersey and western Connecticut. From the Adirondacks to the Ziegfield Theater, here are 250 kid-friendly attractions in and around the Empire State.
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New York with kids made easy!.......2000-04-06
Who would have guessed it could be this easy! We found lots of great places to go and had a week of fun with the kids. This book is right on target, without the trendy babble. Can't wait to visit New York again.
A vacation must for ideas with kids........1998-11-05
Fantastic guide to cruise the backroads and major roads with a car full of kids. Both the well known attractions and the obscure are covered. Check the web sites to preview places to go before your vacation. Informative but not cluttered with useless information.
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What Daddy Did: A Novel
Neal Shusterman
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Just One Big Happy Family...
That's the way Preston Scott would have described his all-American family. His parents seemed to have everything, including the ideal marriage. But then their perfect life started to unravel. Mr. and Mrs. Scott began to. fight-vicious, hurtful, drawn-out battles that went on day after day. Finally one day Mrs. Scott moved out. And that's when Preston's nightmare began...
Now, three years later, Preston's dad is getting out of prison, and Preston is no closer to coming to terms with his feelings about him. Because how can you forgive your father for killing someone...when that someone was your mother?
Here is Preston's searing true story about upheaval, growth, faith ... and the power of love.
No one has an inkling that handsome, athletic, and talented Preston Scott is carrying a terrible secret: His father was imprisoned three years ago. Now Mr. Scott is coming home to live with Preston and his little brother, Tyler—and Preston has yet to come to terms with his feelings about him. Because how can you forgive your father for killing someone . . . when that someone was your mother? This unforgettable novel is a fictionalized account based on the words of the boy who experienced these events firsthand. "Impossible to put down . . . a stunning novel." —V.
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Why did he do this?.......2006-06-09
The book What daddy did is about a boy who suffers a tragic loss. It tells about how the father shoots and kills the mother. He felt lonely since he had no mother and father was in jail. When his father got back from jail, he finds a new women. Her name is Mandy. Mark really dislikes her he calls her "the man". His little brother, Anthony likes her, but that's because he doesn't know anything. Mark tells him to stop calling her mommy. Because she isn't family yet. He killed the mother after they got into a big fight. If this happened to my parents I would be having a hard time too.
I liked the book What daddy did because, my friend's parents got a divorce. Now I know how she feels. It must have been really hard on her going from one house to the other until her mother died... She didn't go to school for two whole weeks. I felt really sorry for her.
If a was a book reviewer I would give this book four stars. It is amazing to get the exact image of how kids feel. When their parents are separated. I loved this book.
Bored me to Tears.......2006-05-17
This book bored me to tears. You keep on waiting and waiting until the end. A shocking end but stupid end. I waited for a boring end!
How Could He Do Such a Thing to his Son!.......2006-01-05
Preastons parents were so happy.Until they started to fight.The arguments wre hurtful and vicous and mean.So Preaston's mother Meagan move in with her sister Jackie.Well,the next thing you know is Danny had shot Preastons mother.He spends three years in jail.When he gets out will Preaston forgive or forget?Will he treat him differently or the same?
How Could He Do Such a Thing to his Son!.......2006-01-05
Preastons parents were so happy.Until they started to fight.The arguments wre hurtful and vicous and mean.So Preaston's mother Meagan move in with her sister Jackie.Well,the next thing you know is Danny had shot Preastons mother.He spends three years in jail.When he gets out will Preaston forgive or forget?Will he treat him differently or the same?
A book You won't put Down.......2005-09-30
Preston's parents had a perfect marriage. They were always happy, until they started to fight. The fights were hurtful, mean, and vicious. Mrs. Scott Preston's mom moves out and goes live with her sister Jackie. Preston starts to have nightmares about his mom.
Three years later Preston's dad is getting out of prison and Preston is in dolt. How can he forgive the man who killed his mom? Travel with Preston has he struggles through faith, fears, and love as he struggles to forgive or forget about what his dad did. How can his grandparents be so forgiving towards the man that killed their daughter and Preston's mom?
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