"Nothing comes from one who doesn't try."

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"Nothing comes from one who doesn't try."

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Defend oneself!  Gut a (shot)gun!

A story from the iPad edition of the Bay Area News:

Machete-wielding burglar encounter highlights Contra Costa sheriff understaffing

Download more Bay Area News apps from the iTunes Store today!

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Subject: Front Sight's Monday Blog: Is Front Sight For Sale?
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Dr. Ignatius Piazza Monday, July 11, 2011 Dear robert, I have been giving fair warning to all Front Sight students and members that they should take advantage of purchasing any of the lifetime memberships currently available and if already a member, upgrading to any of the higher level memberships currently available before we make a huge, positive announcement regarding Front Sight's long term development and stop accepting any more new members! I cannot divulge the huge positive announcement regarding Front Sight's long term development yet, but I can tell you that I AM NOT SELLING FRONT SIGHT. However, in anticipation of the announcement, I am systematically closing down all lifetime memberships and special offers. Here is what I have done so far: The Lifetime Diamond Membership is now sold out, never to return. The Lifetime Liberty Tree Membership is now sold out, never to return. The Lifetime Protector Membership is now sold out, never to return. The Millionaire Patriot, 5 Day Defensive Handgun course with 30 State CCW and Bonus XD Pistol is now sold out, never to return. The next amazing lifetime membership to close out is the MID WEEK Legacy Lifetime Membership for only $797. GRAB IT NOW because after midnight, this Thursday, July 14, 2011 you will no longer be able to get 11 mid week courses that you can attend as many times as you wish for the rest of your life for a ridiculously low single payment of $797. Here is what you get with a Front Sight MID WEEK Legacy Membership... Attend the following courses MID WEEK (Monday through Thursday) Free of Charge and As Many Times As You Wish for the Rest of Your Life: Two Day Empty Hand Defense Two Day Edged Weapons Two Day Defensive Handgun Two Day Tactical Shotgun Two Day Practical Rifle Four Day Defensive Handgun Four Day Tactical Shotgun Four Day Practical Rifle Two Day Handgun Skill Builder Two Day Advanced Tactical Handgun Four Day Handgun Combat Master Prep With a Front Sight Legacy Mid Week Lifetime Membership you have the opportunity to achieve a level of self defense Comfort of Skill at Arms that most people could spend and entire career in the military or law enforcement and still not receive. This is not marketing hype. There is a good reason why Marine Corps officers, and law enforcement firearms instructors become members at Front Sight... It's because we can provide them with more consistent and expert firearms training than they get from their own agencies. And when you become a Front Sight Legacy Lifetime Member you will get to train right along side our nation's finest peacekeepers and warriors helping build a lifelong bond between the law abiding armed citizens who are the backbone of our country's defense and the brave men and women who place themselves in harms way on a daily basis to protect and serve our nation. Guaranteed Placement in Your Courses with Two Weeks Advance Enrollment... No worries about whether your can "get into a course." As a member your spot is guaranteed. Just fax or e-mail your Application for Training within two weeks of the course date and you are in! Like everything else we offer, no other school can offer you such flexibility with your scheduling! Invitation to Annual July 4th Lifetime Members' Reunion Celebration... So you and your family can celebrate July 4th each year in a manner that makes our Founding Fathers proud! Name etched in First Family Monument... So generations from now, your grandkids will know you were part of the patriotic group who built Front Sight! Password to access exclusive and restricted First Family areas of web site and e-mail forum... Now you can positively converse with all of our like minded First Family members! First Family Card and First Family Hat... Identifying you to all students and staff as a loyal and supportive patriot assisting us in positively changing the image of gun ownership in our lifetime! So What's the Cost? Single payment of $797. Your read it correctly. $797. But you must be among those lucky subscribers who read this e-mail, this weekend and respond before midnight, Thursday, July 14, 2011. Don't blow this opportunity by missing the deadline. You will never see this offer again. There is only one way to enroll: Call My Office at 1.800.987.7719 between the hours of 8:00am and 6:00pm PST and tell my assistants, Jon, Doug, Mack, Bob, Phil or Robert that you want a MID WEEK LEGACY Lifetime Membership before they are sold out, never to return. Call 1.800.987.7719 TODAY to avoid constantly busy phone lines as the Thursday, July 14th Deadline approaches! This is a stand alone offer, it cannot be combined with any other offer, and we cannot accept trade-ins or credit toward it from any other purchases. Remember, this is a lifetime membership for MID WEEK COURSES (Monday through Thursday) ONLY and you are getting your LAST SHOT at this amazing opportunity. Yes, you can forward this offer to family and friends but they too must take advantage of it by midnight, Thursday, July 14, 2011. Sincerely, Dr. Ignatius Piazza Founder and Director Front Sight Firearms Training Institute 7975 Cameron Drive, #900 Windsor, CA 95492 http://www.frontsight.com info@frontsight.com 1.800.987.7719

Front Sight Firearms Training Institute is committed to the best email practices and has been accredited by the Institute for Spam and Internet Public Policy as meeting the requirements for listing in their SuretyMail IADB Email Accreditation Program. Our IADB registration number is 2007043000543. For more information see http://www.SuretyMail.com This Email Newsletter was sent to: robert@byrobert.com on 7/11/2011 1:08:53 PM. ID#723897

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The Department of Homeland Security plans to use Twitter and Facebook to warn citizens about threats with its new National Terrorism Advisory System. The new program will in part replace the old color-coded system, put in place following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, that’s being phased out. Please RT, etc.

The new system, which the AP says is expected to launch on April 27, will post warnings to the social networks “when appropriate.” In truth it’s probably not too far removed from the emergency broadcast system warnings and tests that go out over TV and radio. Might as well tap into Twitter an Facebook if people are on them all day long, right?

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via yellowpagesoptout.com

Now you can opt-out of the delivery of the White and Yellow Pages!

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I found the following story on the NPR iPhone App:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2011/01/10/132803768/200-000-recordings-donated-to-library-of-congress?sc=17&f=1001

- January 10, 2011

The Library of Congress today announced the donation of over 200,000 recordings from the Universal Music Group. Besides being the largest single donation of audio the Library has ever received, the gift is notable for being made up of mainly metal master recordings of the audio, the highest standard where archival purposes are concerned.

Recordings by Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and many other famous musicians are included in the donation, which is in the process of being transferred from a Pennsylvania storage facility to the Library of Congress. According to a statement, the recordings will eventually be available to be streamed by the public from the Library's website.

First though, the collection will have to be digitized and preserved. In addition to the 200,000 metal masters, the donation includes between 8,000 and 10,000 reel to reel tapes and 15,000 lacquer discs. A metal master is the plate that stamps a record -- it's got ridges instead of grooves -- and is easier to preserve than the original or lacquer discs onto which original recordings were once made.

The set of recordings, made between the late 1920s and the end of the 1940s, is thought to include clean takes of many familiar songs as well as in-between-song chatter from recording sessions.

Universal comes out of the deal smiling. The material that comprises this donation is from the 78 era, so the label has likely remastered and digitized anything that it felt had monetary value. Universal negotiated the right to have access to the digitized files but would have to pay for any special digitization requests. The New York Times reports that another gift of recordings from the 1950s and '60s is likely if the process goes well. [Copyright 2011 National Public Radio]

To learn more about the NPR iPhone app, go to http://iphone.npr.org/recommendnprnews

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I was testing my iPhone's recording quality.

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via lifehacker.com

What the heck is a 4G network?

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See the full gallery on Posterous

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via gizmodo.com

Although I have iOS v4 on my iPhone v4 or my 3G, I could not replicate this password bypass!

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"Give me the tools...I'll make something with them." -robert

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via gawker.com

You have to be aware of this!

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"Pastefire is the ultimate action oriented desktop-to-iPhone pasteboard utility. Get it at http://getap.ps/pastefire."

"Give me the tools...I'll make something with them." -robert

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If you're clinging to your BlackBerry because of physical keyboard, you just lost your last excuse: this TK-421 iPhone 4 case includes a physical keyboard that flips out whenever you need some thumb-tapping typing action. More »

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