Greetings!
In New Bern, North Carolina, the pace of life is slower than what we were used to up north in New England. In fact, there is only one newspaper here in town. Yes, I, Ms. Social Media, read the newspaper. How could I not, especially when the Sun Journal has the liveliest "Letters to the Editor" I have ever read. The recent debt ceiling crisis filled the editorial pages with all sorts of letters condemning the President and the Democrats. Some blasted the Republicans, while others blasted the whole darn government. Writers blamed everything from processed foods, illegal immigrants, the Internet, apathy, socialism, you name it. I look forward to the Sunday paper when the letters get a whole 2 page spread in the paper. My neighbors are indeed a lively bunch, mostly retired, good deal have served their country (I'm near Cherry Point), and almost all are frankly tired of politics, or perhaps the politicos. And I couldn't agree more. Those "elected officials" in DC have taken themselves too seriously for too long and no longer represent true Americans. While this crisis demonstrated again how our "DC Dandies" are more worried about their appearance or electability and could give two hoots about you and I. But now that the new bill has passed both houses and the President has signed it, I guess the heat in the editorial pages may cool down as well as in most of our country. So now, we can get back to what is really important to Americans and in New Bern its about your electric bill, a local POA, the crime in Greenville, or the new bar downtown all found and shared in a small local newspaper.
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Learn the Israeli Instinctive Combat Shooting Method from American Gunsmithing Institute
TERRORIST ATTACK! Learn what to do to survive a gun fight - FAST!
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Learn to shoot FAST, safely and with deadly precision. This fast-moving course from American Gunsmithing Institute will show you step by step methods taught to "special units in Israel." You will learn how to confront a threat, pull a concealed weapon, chamber a round and fire - all in less than a second! Plus, the secrets of good peripheral vision, reducing your silhouette and employing lethal tactics against multiple threats.
Israeli Instinctive Combat Shooting Method Revealed!
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Read more after the jump.
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The ATN Night Arrow6-2
The Gen2 Night Vision Riflescope for Varmint Hunting
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 American Technologies Network now offers their ATN Night Vision Riflescope in Generation 2 providing excellent observation, target acquisition and aiming capabilities for sport shooters or varmint hunters. The 6 times magnification scope with ATN's proprietary Total Darkness IR System offers the best optics, tubes and performance in a commercial riflescope on the market today.
The Gen 2 Night Arrow riflescope is built with ATN's standard 2nd generation tubes with exceptional brightness and resolution. Each tube has a micro channel plate, multi-alkaline photocathode with a built-in power supply. The micro channel plate consists of millions of short, parallel glass tubes. When electrons pass through these short tubes, thousands more electrons are released. This additional process over a Gen 1 Tube offering, allows the Gen 2 units to amplify the light many more times than any Gen 1.
Read more after the jump.
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Update on International Training Inc.'s Alignment with the G4S banner
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 Some weeks ago we alerted our readers that International Training, Inc. (ITI) would be renamed to more clearly align with the G4S banner. The completion date for "re-branding" remains the end of 2011, but today ITI knows how it will be "rebranded" and they're already moving in that direction. The new identity of "ITI" isn't that far from its current brand name - they'll become known as G4S International Training, Inc., or G4S ITI in abbreviated form.
Again, ITI has been part of that company for three years with WSI as their immediate parent company. When you visit their website, Facebook or actually at their facilities you will begin to see changing logos on backgrounds, shirts, signs and documents. ITI looks forward to seeing you at one of their great training venues that you have come to know, respect and occasionally visit over the past two decades of service to the industry.
The ITI byline is "Securing Your World," so you will begin to see that phrase, along with the G4S logo, as part of their publications, clothing, signs, etc. as 2011 progresses toward the Christmas season and year's end.
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LaserLyte® Laser Trainer 50% Smaller Than Previous Versions
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LaserLyte®'s Laser Trainer fits .22-.50 caliber and works great with the Laser Target. Find out more at www.laserlyte.com. This Laser Trainer is 50% smaller than the previous version.
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MGI Welcomes Newest Distributor, J&T Distributing
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MGI is pleased to announce our newest Distributor, J&T Distributing. J&T will be carrying MGI's aftermarket improvements for the AR platform, such as: our Rate and Recoil Reducing Buffer, Rifle adapters, Adjustable gas tubes, 2X Main Springs, the Enhanced Reliability 7.62x39 firing system, D-Fender D-Rings and our Conversion Packages for the Hydra (MARCK-15) Modular Weapon System. J&T Distributing can be reached at 888-736-7725.
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The Dangers of Hydrochloric Acid to First Responders
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 Let me take you back in time, a long time ago, when you were in chemistry class. Remember labs? How about the fun with pH indicator litmus strips? Sticking them into all sorts of liquids to see if they would turn pink or blue registering the acidity or basicity of the liquid? Who would ever think that this simple test would someday be used by first responders to test for the deadly presence of hydrochloric acid - a result of the combination of a low pH acid hydrogen chloride with plain old H2O! And did you know you don't even need to have water available to get a reaction. Hydrogen chloride will form hydrochloric acid with the water found on and within YOU! Besides the traditional acid redness and burns by contact, inhalation of the fumes will burn your respiratory system, making you cough, choke and in severe cases, it will cause pulmonary edema, circulation failure resulting in, well, you guessed it; death. Hydrogen chloride is commonly used to make hydrochloric acid in the industrial world of making rubber, producing vinyl, etching semiconductor crystals and even to delint cotton. Now when our little friends HCI and H2O play illegally together they create all sorts of hazards. Whether in an industrial accident, the making of heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine or producing a "detergent" suicide formula in the back seat of a car, their injurious results are often seen in police, EMS and first responders to any of these scenarios. Police and first responders innately want to rescue the victim, and this normal reaction to a bad situation is what often puts them in Harm's Way, especially when the danger present is invisible. Police and first responders now need to be trained to handle chemical situations in a whole new light and as a tool the Chameleon Chemical Detection Kit provides lifesaving information to the first on the scene. Worn on the wrist or attached to a vest, the Chameleon alerts the wearer to the presence of toxic chemicals, such as hydrochloric acid, before it can affect the wearer through its unique color changing system.
Low pH acids, such as hydrochloric acid can be identified in all three of the Morphix Technologies Chemical Detection Kits; Hazmat, Clan-Meth and the new Chemical Suicide Detection Kit.
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Revision Demonstrates Soldier Systems Capabilities Through $2 Million U.S. Army Helmet Development Contract Award
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Revision officially marks its expansion into the Soldier Systems helmet business with a significant 3-year contract to develop the U.S. Army's next-generation head protection system. The $1,990,340 award is for Revision to continue the design, development and demonstration of a modular and scalable headgear system for mounted and dismounted soldiers, and to mature it to a Te
chnology Readiness Level 6. The new system is intended to provide impact protection improvements over current generation helmets and the integration of electronics and power. It will also allow soldiers to tailor their protection level and operating equipment to the specific mission at hand.
Read more after the jump.
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S.W.A.T. Magazine Now Selling Digital Subscriptions for Mac, PC, iPad and Android Tablet
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 S.W.A.T. Magazine is now selling digital subscriptions to their magazine for the Mac, PC, iPad and Android tablet through Zinio. You can also purchase just a single issue.
All advertiser links are "live" in the articles and ads. Price remains reflective of the print edition.
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Laura Burgess Marketing provides public relations and marketing services to companies within the law enforcement, tactical, military, shooting sports, boating and recreational fishing markets. With over 20 years of experience in marketing, corporate management and public relations, Laura Burgess Marketing helps companies to build better brand awareness to the media and their customers through traditional and the new social media methods.
Sincerely,
Laura Burgess
Laura Burgess Marketing |
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GEARHOG.com Launches New Deal Site for Hunting, Shooting Sports, Fishing and Outdoor Related Community
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GEARHOG.com is proud to announce the official launch of their site, offering unbeatable daily deals on hunting, shooting sports, fishing and outdoor related products. GEARHOG negotiates huge discounts - usually 50% - 70% off - with popular businesses. After signing up as a member on the site, a deal is sent to you and thousands of other subscribers each day in a free daily email.
"The popularity of daily deals sites has really taken the world by storm and we're absolutely thrilled to now have a site catering to shooting, hunting and the outdoor world! So far the response to our offer has been overwhelming and we can't wait for the next one," commented Clayton Whipple of Brownells on their first GEARHOG deal.
How GEARHOG Does It:
The concept is simple: there's a lot of good that comes with buying numbers. Businesses let GEARHOG offer steep discounts to large online audiences, so the whole group can get a discount! Buying in numbers benefits everyone.
How It Works:
When a customer sees a deal that he or she likes, here's what to do:
- BUY. Get in on the deal of the day.
- SHARE. Get $5 in GEARHOG bucks when someone the customer invites buys their first deal.
- WAIT. The customer's deal will be ready to print within 1 business day.
- PRINT. Follow the instructions on the deal to redeem it.
- SAVE. Customers enjoy their favorite outdoor sporting goods at huge discounts.
If you're a fan of great daily deals, then signup today for GEARHOG.com:
www.GEARHOG.com
Looking for a Career with GEARHOG?
GEARHOG is currently seeking a sales person to join the GEARHOG Team. If you are interested, please submit your resume and references to Careers@GEARHOG.com.
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S.W.A.T. Magazine August Facebook Sweepstakes now going on!
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The Latest from Trainers Command Post & The LBM Blogger
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LBM Wants YOU...To Be a Contributing Blogger | |
LBM is looking to expand The LBM Blogger and we're looking for upstanding bloggers to contribute. We've already been able to get some fantastic bloggers to start posting content on our site. Perhaps you've seen their work. If you are a blogger who has contributed outstanding work to the industry, we'd like you to share your wisdom with our readers.
Getting started as a contributing blogger is easy. Contact Ashley Burgess to have your profile created.
Once your user profile is created, feel free to contribute as often or as little as you'd like!
All posts will be publicized through our Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn accounts. We may even feature you in our bi-monthly newsletter as well! |
LBM Now Offers Advertising in Bi-Monthly Newsletter | |
Are you looking to gain exposure but don't have the budget to launch a full scale PR / Marketing campaign? LBM is proud to announce that we are now accepting advertising in our bi-monthly newsletter for companies large and small. Contact us today to schedule your ad in the next LBM newsletter. |
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