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Violence in sports committed by athletes Black Walter Payton Jersey , especially when guns are involved, can affect and even end careers. Even an athlete's freedom could be at risk.

Ask New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress, who in 12 months went from Super Bowl hero to prison inmate without his gun leaving his pocket. Now, Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas is facing questions by authorities for bringing a gun into the locker room, ostensibly to impress a teammate who had lost money to Arenas in a card game on a team flight and hadn't settled his debt.

Burress Eddie Goldman Jersey , who accidentally shot himself in the leg with an illegal gun in a New York City nightclub in November 2008, was sentenced to two years in prison in late September. His best case scenario is for release in May of 2011, meaning he will have missed two football seasons. He will be 34 by the time the 2011 season starts, which is on the old side for receivers not named Jerry Rice. His playing career is likely over.

Arenas brought two unloaded guns into the Wizards practice locker room on Dec. 21. Reportedly, this was the upshot of a back and forth exchange on a team flight between Arenas and Javaris Crittenton where Crittenton had jokingly threatened to shoot Arenas in his surgically repaired knee.

Arenas has issued the following statement:

"As I have said before Kevin White Jersey , I had kept the four unloaded handguns in my house in Virginia, but then moved them over to my locker at the Verizon Center to keep them away from my young kids," the statement read. "I brought them without any ammunition into the District of Columbia, mistakenly believing that the recent change in the DC gun laws allowed a person to store unloaded guns in the District. On Monday, December 21st Cody Whitehair Jersey , I took the unloaded guns out in a misguided effort to play a joke on a teammate. Contrary to some press accounts, I never threatened or assaulted anyone with the guns and never pointed them at anyone. Joke or not, I now recognize that what I did was a mistake and was wrong. I should not have brought the guns to DC in the first place, and I now realize that there's no such thing as joking around when it comes to gun--even if unloaded."

Despite the contrition, Arenas has put his own career and the Wizards' season in jeopardy. He has been called into a series of meetings with federal authorities Leonard Floyd Jersey , and recently was suspended indefinitely by NBA commissioner David Stern.

Arenas is one of the best players in the league and the focus of the Wizards offense. He has started all 31 games in which he has played, averaging nearly 23 points and seven assists per contest. Some veteran observers of the NBA expect Stern to show his aversion to violence in sports by suspending Arenas for the remainder of the season. This would cripple the Wizards, a team with playoff aspirations going into this season, and potentially force the team into a series of personnel moves.

Despite the ignorance that created this mess, Arenas is aware of the affects of his actions and has expressed regret. "I am very sorry for the effect that my serious lapse in judgment has had on my team Eddie Jackson Jersey , my teammates, the National Basketball Association and its fans," Arenas said. "I want to apologize to everybody for letting them down with my conduct, and I promise to do better in the future."

Unfortunately for the Wizards, their fans Tarik Cohen Jersey , those holding tickets to see Arenas and his team play, and especially the African American youth who see Arenas as a role model, Arenas' brush with violence in sports is very likely to put that future on hold, and could temporarily cost him his freedom.
Planning and preparing before you begin to send out resumes could save you some embarrassing moments when you receive that unexpected call.


You just never know when that phone is going to ring. Let's say the phone rings just as you are about to sit down for dinner, but this time it's not a pesky telemarketer -- it's a company recruiter calling. The voice on the other end of the phone says she is calling about a resume you sent in six weeks ago. 'What -- six weeks ago? I sent out 40 resumes in the past six weeks? Who exactly are you and what was the job you are calling about?' You've been caught off-guard!


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Even though you cannot control the timing of these calls, there are some steps that you can take to not be caught off-guard.


1. Get organized.


Set aside your materials as though you were going to a face-to-face interview. Have a folder with job postings or ads you have answered, along with company information. If you have several versions of your resume, attach the one relevant to the particular job posting. Keep this folder in a specific place so you can get to it in less than a minute. When the phone rings at an unexpected moment Mitchell Trubisky Jersey , tell the caller to hold and then grab your folder.


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This is key to any interview, but for the telephone interview it is essential. Practice with a tape recorder to hear the level of enthusiasm in your voice. The key to telephone interviews is projecting an upbeat image through the sound of your voice and the words you use.


3. Know what they are looking for.


Look over the job description to see what the company is seeking in a candidate. If you don't have a good description, look at other postings of similar positions to see what is being asked for. Compare what you have to offer against what they are looking for. Be ready to let the interviewer know what a good match you are for the position.


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