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		<title>Distracted Driving and Kill Zones</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/distracted-driving-and-kill-zones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have developed an iPhone Application on Distracted Driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) driver distractions are the leading cause of most vehicle crashes and near-crashes.  The App came about when we looked at a study released by the NHTSA and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI).  The study discovered that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&blog=3934743&post=555&subd=tonyscotti&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Protective/Evasive Driving</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/protectiveevasive-driving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tony Scotti&#8217;s Vehicle Dynamics Institute is offering our Protective/Evasive Driving program at the Louisiana State Police Joint Emergency Services Training Center (JESTC). Dec. 9th  &#8211; 11th. It is the last program in 2009.
Regarded by many in the security field as the most advanced and effective driver training available today, this intensive three day program provides [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&blog=3934743&post=547&subd=tonyscotti&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SOME BASIC THOUGHTS ON DRIVING FAST</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/some-basic-thoughts-on-driving-fast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The difficulty associated with driving fast depends on three issues, the skill of the driver, the vehicle they are driving and the environment they are driving through. On an ice covered road 30 MPH can be exciting, on a four lane highway with the sun shining, 80 MPH could go unnoticed. In a three vehicle [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&blog=3934743&post=543&subd=tonyscotti&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SecurityDriver News</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/securitydriver-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Security Driver News – is a new Blog developed specifically for Security Driving and Executive Protection community. It is a frequently updated electronic magazine that can be added as an icon to an iPhone. There will be some cross over between this Blog and SecurityDriver News (SDN). This Blog will continue on but it will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&blog=3934743&post=539&subd=tonyscotti&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Executive Protection Institute and Nine Lives Associates</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/executive-protection-institute-and-nine-lives-associates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will be speaking at the Executive Protection Institute and the Nine Lives Associates is annual conference in Winchester, VA on December 3-6. Other speakers will include; Dr. Richard Kobetz, Tony Scotti, Joe Autera, Brig. Gen. Joseph Stringham, Dr. Hector Torres, John Weisman, Eliot Jardines, and others. Topics will include Executive Protection and Driving, Counter [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&blog=3934743&post=536&subd=tonyscotti&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrity Protection</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/celebrity-protection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrity Protection is a unique segment of the business, requiring a unique set of skills. My only association with this part of the business came a few years back. I had the opportunity to work on an assignment involving a huge celebrity with a very credible threat. As a side note my biggest challenge was trying [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&blog=3934743&post=526&subd=tonyscotti&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VDI In The UAE</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/vdi-in-the-uae/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two of our instructors, Larry Side and Jerry Lucas, are in the UAE conducting a series of training programs. I can remember being in the Middle East when it was a major project to make an in country phone call. I communicated with my office in the US with something called a Telex, and good [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&blog=3934743&post=517&subd=tonyscotti&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Jaunt with Julianna</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/a-jaunt-with-julianna/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At first this may appear to be a departure from the goal of the Blog. But it is not.
A new study estimates that 1 in every 91 children in the U.S., ages 3 to 17, and has an autism spectrum disorder, 1 in every 58 boys. Every 20 minutes another child is diagnosed with autism.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&blog=3934743&post=510&subd=tonyscotti&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Book &#8211; ADVANCE: The Guide For Conducting A Protective Security Advance</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/new-book-advance-the-guide-for-conducting-a-protective-security-advance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A new and needed book, ADVANCE: The Guide For Conducting A Protective Security Advance, by David L. Johnson, is available at Varro Press. It is good for the industry to have someone with three decades of experience willing to share his knowledge with others. Dave has protected people with threat levels ranging from negligible to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&blog=3934743&post=499&subd=tonyscotti&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Training &#8211; Instructor Development Program</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/upcoming-training-instructor-development-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Course Dates &#8211; Oct 26th to Oct 30th
Widely acknowledged as the most advanced train-the-trainer driving programs offered today, this intensive five day course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the scientific and objective approach to driver training and evaluation.  Through a combination of classroom and hands on field exercises, students learn to use internationally [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&blog=3934743&post=495&subd=tonyscotti&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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