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The LEA must submit a budget form to the ADE School Finance Department with your K-3 funding. Monies are funded to districts/charters in their M & O budgets. The K-3/MOWR funds do not appear as a separate budget line item. For A and B districts/charters, funds are released immediately upon submission and State Board approval of their literacy plan. For C and D districts/charters, funds are released upon submission, review and approval of their literacy plan by the State Board of Education. Current school year funding is approximately $130.00 per K-3 student as shown on the 100 day count.
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Field house to open Sept. 8Foothills: A long wait for opening dayBy: Don Patterson | Posted: Friday, Aug 29, 2014 04:53 pm Local sports groups will have more place to train, play and compete when the Foothills-Okotoks Field House opens next week. The long-awaited facility will open to the public on the morning of Monday, Sept. 8. It�s something Okotoks Mayor Bill Robertson has been looking forward to for a few years now. �I am so excited, it�s going to be phenomenal,� he said. �This was one of my election promises from 2010. It�s taken this long, but it�s going to be a fantastic facility.� The facility includes three fields for soccer and lacrosse. There is also a multi-purpose gym for a variety of sports like basketball, volleyball or tennis. The field house also has a concession, three multi-use meeting rooms and a fitness room for a variety of programs. A running track will open two weeks after opening day. The Town of Okotoks and MD of Foothills split the $20 million cost of the facility, located just off Highway 7 east of Okotoks. The High Country Sports Facility Fundraising Society was tasked with raising one million dollars to buy equipment and furniture for the facility. It�s been a long road to opening day. Construction on the facility began in the fall of 2012 and it was first hoped the facility could be open by fall 2013. However, work was delayed after the first sections of the building were blown over in a windstorm in December 2012. The facility then faced a number of other delays forcing the opening date back further. It�s all worth it for Robertson, saying the facility will provide much needed space for sports groups in the foothills. As well, he said the facility has enough room to meet the region�s needs for years to come as foothills� communities continue to grow. �It�s not going to be fully utilized when it opens, there�s going to be room for expansion,� he said. Facility manager Shannon Kleibrink said equipment is being moved in this week to be ready for opening day. �We will have everything in place by that date,� she said. According to Kleibrink, the facility will first be open on a drop-in basis to give people time to try out the facility. �We�ve scheduled a bunch of drop in activities that are all on our website and on the following week, a bunch of the user groups will start,� she said. Open gym times will be available when user groups don�t book fields. Drop in rates for the walking track and the play fields or gym are $6 per person for adults and $5 for seniors and youths. For more information, to book times and to see a schedule for the field house, visit www.foothillsokotoksregionalfieldhouse.com. Comments
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McDermott has noon deadline for SSCVA money
By Carrie Napoleon Post-Tribune correspondent July 2, 2014 10:44PM
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HAMMOND — The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority board members say the offer to sponsor Festival of the Lakes for $40,000 is still on the table if the city can provide the authority information on what is included in the sponsorship package by Thursday's deadline.
Vic DeMeyer, chairman of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority board, said board members in an emergency executive session Wednesday decided after a long and spirited discussion to leave Monday's offer of a $40,000 sponsorship on the table despite the apparent rejection of that offer by Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr.
"The board is unanimously in favor of supporting this event. Nothing has changed," DeMeyer said.
DeMeyer said the SSCVA's attorney is forwarding a letter to McDermott today seeking to confirm the mayor has rejected the sponsorship offer.
"We are waiting for the mayor's response. We certainly hope he takes us up on it," he said.
McDermott said he is upset Speros Batistatos, SSCVA president and CEO, was unable to deliver what the men agreed upon behind closed doors.
"I don't know the status of the offer," McDermott said Wednesday. "The terms of that deal weren't honored… I shook hands with the man. What am I supposed to do if Speros can't honor the terms?"
He had not yet received correspondence from the SSCVA's attorney on the status of the sponsorship and said he was unaware of what the agency was offering in light of the broken pact.
"Is this a $40,000 sponsorship with strings attached or just plain sponsoring?" McDermott said.
He said he would gladly take a $40,000 sponsorship and offer the SSCVA all that would come with the sponsorship at that level if it is not contingent on the terms of the truce that he said is no longer valid.
"If they are going to require Mayor McDermott to not be able to speak his free mind, to lobby legislators in the General Assembly; if I take it and they expect me to shut up not tell you how I feel, I can't do that," McDermott said. "If they are able to throw around money to shut up public officials, I don't appreciate that."
The board convened in emergency executive session to discuss the apparent breakdown Tuesday of the deal brokered by DeMeyer and Batistatos in June with McDermott.
In exchange for increased financial support to Festival of the Lakes, McDermott apologized to the SSCVA board and agreed to stop disparaging its members and Batistatos in the press and social media over the move of the South Shore Air Show from the Lake Michigan shoreline in Gary to Fair Oaks Farms in Newton County. McDermott had also agreed to hold his tongue on state legislation seeking to bring the SSCVA's budget under county council scrutiny.
McDermott returned to social media Tuesday after the SSCVA board Monday failed to approve $50,000 in sponsorship for the Hammond festival, instead opting to sponsor at $40,000. He laid blame for the breakdown of truce at the feet of Batistatos.


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Sun- Dried Tomato Tortellini Soup
1½ tsp olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup ¼-inch-thick slices carrot
2/3 cup chopped celery
2 cloves garlic, minced
6 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken (or vegetable) broth
2 cups water
1¼ cups sun-dried tomato halves, packed without oil, chopped (about 3 ounces)
½ tsp dried basil
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 whole bay leaf
9 ounce package fresh cheese tortellini
1 cup chopped bok choy
Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Sauté 5 minutes. Add broth and next 5 ingredients (through bay leaf); bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 2 minutes. Add pasta and bok choy; simmer 7 minutes or until pasta is done. Discard bay leaf.
Servings: 6
Serving Size: about 1 1/2 cups
Nutritional Information
Per Serving
Calories 212
Calories from Fat 43
Total Fat 5g
Saturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 18mg
Sodium 808g
Potassium 792mg
Carbohydrates 33g
Dietary Fiber 5g
Sugar 0g
Net Carbs 28g
Protein 10.5g
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February 5, 2014
About the Cisco Visual Networking Index
About the Cisco VNI Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast, 2013–2018
● The ongoing implementation of tiered mobile data packages: First introduced in 2009 and 2010, the majority of mobile users have now been migrated to tiered plans. Many operators across the globe have eliminated unlimited data plans.
● A continued slowdown in the number of mobile-connected laptop net additions: The number of mobile-connected laptops in Western Europe grew only 6 percent last year, reaching nearly 39 million at the end of2013. Western Europe was the only region to experience single-digit laptop growth; all other regions exhibited at least 17 percent or higher laptop growth. Because mobile-connected laptops have historically been a major contributor to mobile data traffic volume, the slowing growth has had a significant impact on our estimates.
● An increase in the amount of mobile traffic offloaded to the fixed network: Operators have encouraged the offload of traffic onto Wi-Fi networks, and offload rates continue to be high around the world. Tablet traffic that might have migrated to mobile networks has largely remained on fixed networks.
● By 2018, global mobile data traffic will reach 15.9 exabytes per month, or a run rate of 190 exabytes annually.
● Smartphones will be 66 percent of total mobile data traffic in 2018, compared to 62 percent in 2013.
● 4G connections will be 15 percent of total mobile connections in 2018 and will account for 51 percent ofmobile data traffic.
● Globally, the average mobile network connection speed increased 2.6-fold in 2013 (1.4 Mbps) and willnearly double by 2018, reaching 2.5 Mbps.
● 52 percent of global mobile data traffic will be offloaded in 2018, up from 45 percent in 2013.
● By 2018, 69 percent of the world's mobile data traffic will be video, up from 53 percent in 2013.
● The Middle East and Africa will have the strongest mobile data traffic growth of any region over the forecastperiod, with a 70 percent CAGR, followed by Central and Eastern Europe at 68 percent and AsiaPacific at 67 percent.
● Globally, 79 percent of smartphones and tablets will be IPv6-capable in 2018, up from 46 percent in 2013.
● Nonsmartphones: Handheld phones with a closed operating system.
● Smartphones: Mobile phones offering advanced capabilities such as the ability to run applications, oftenwithfunctionality like that of a PC. Smartphones run complete operating system software and providea standardized interface and platform for application developers.
● Laptops: This category includes laptop computers, netbooks, and ultra-mobile PCs connected to the mobilenetwork through mobile broadband data cards, dongles, embedded modems, or mobile hotspots.
● Tablets: This category includes mobile-connected tablets (typically with average screen size of 7 inches) and what are usually referred to as mobile Internet devices (typically with average screen size of 4 to 6inches).
● Other portables: This category includes e-readers, handheld gaming consoles, digital cameras and camcorders, digital photo frames, and in-car entertainment systems. E-readers are handheld consumer electronics devices that can access and store a wide rangeof digitized books for portable use. Newer generations of e-readers are also taking on tablet-type functionality. Photo frames can read, store, and display digital photos in slideshow mode (the most popular screen sizes fall in the 7-inch to 8-inch range). Cellular-enabled digital photo frames can download photos from online photo sites through an embedded cellular modem card. In some cases, the digital photo frame is assigned a phone number or email address sothatpictures can be sent directly from a mobile phone to the frame.
● M2M modules: Machine-to-machine technologies that allow systems to communicate with other devices ofthe same capability, such as utility metering, security and surveillance, fleet management, GPS and navigation, asset tracking, and healthcare record devices.
● Wearable devices: Devices that people wear with the capability to connect and communicate to the network, either directly through embedded cellular connectivity or through another device (primarily a smartphone) over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and so forth. These devices come in various shapes and forms, ranging from smart watches, smart glasses, heads-up displays (HUD), health and fitness trackers, health monitors, wearable scanners and navigation devices to smart clothing and more.
Handset-related applications:
● Email and instant messaging
● Gaming and game downloads
● Enterprise mobile applications
● Mobile Internet
● Music streaming and downloads
● Picture messaging and downloads
● Text messaging
● Social networking
● Application downloads
● Video downloads
● Video messaging and calling
● Video streaming
Portable-related applications:
● Internet video (includes video communications)
● Internet gaming
● File sharing (peer-to-peer [P2P] and web-based)
● Voice over IP (VoIP)
● Web browsing and other data
Detailed definitions, assumptions, methodology, and analysis are available in the Cisco VNI Global Mobile Data Forecast, 2013–2018 White Paper.
Findings indicate that the top 1 percent of users is different each month. For example, out of 1000users, thereare not only 10 heavy users (1 percent) per month, but 35 users (3.5 percent) that areinthe top 1percent at some time during the course of a year.


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Dear fellow handgun-owning American,
Let me ask you a question. Are you satisfied with your handgun accuracy?
If your handgun is for self-defense, would you feel confident venturing into a dark alleyway – armed with your handgun and the skills you currently possess?
Or if your handgun is a hobby… something that you do with your buddies – are you content with where you stand among them, as a marksman?
When is the last time you shot your handgun? Were you as accurate as you want to be? If so, how do you know that you're STILL as accurate as you want (or need) to be?
I don't mean to bombard you with questions, but the bottom line is, I'll bet your handgun accuracy could stand some improvement.
Because at the very least, there's no feeling more rewarding than to set your handgun down after firing a magazine at the range, look over at your buddies, and realize that they're staring at you in disbelief… as if to say: "Where did this guy come from?!"*
And my goal today is for you to leave here completely confident that you're on your way to finally obtaining this critical skill – and keeping it firmly embedded in your mind and body for the rest of your life.*
To know beyond a shadow of a doubt – whether it's now, or tomorrow, or six years from now – that you have the ability* to get the job done with your handgun, whether you're in the line of duty… or in a competition… or on the street with your family who depends on you for safety.
I haven't always had the handgun accuracy skills that I now have. In fact, the first time I ever picked up a handgun and tried to shoot a target that stood a measly 20 feet away… I was positive someone was playing a trick on me, and had loaded my new handgun with blank ammunition.
I had always been a great shot with a rifle – and an impressive one with a shotgun on the trap line – and I just couldn't believe that those skills weren't helping me out with my handgun.
I could hit a paper plate at 20 feet and I thought that was good enough. It wasn't long after that when I first set foot on the path of becoming proficiently armed and trained… after a terrifying near-miss I'd had.
It was well into the evening – pitch black outside – when an unfamiliar car pulled into my driveway. I wasn't expecting any visitors, so I approached the back door cautiously as I saw the car come to a stop, and its dome light illuminate as the men inside began getting out.
My heart stopped and my eyes snapped open, seemingly zooming in completely on what one passenger held in his hand: a chrome .45 caliber 1911.
The men exited the car and turned toward the back door where I was standing. I had kept all the lights off, so they didn't see me. I ran in a panic to a bedroom, where an old Smith and Wesson model 10 was waiting.
I had only fired the handgun on a few occasions, and I didn't put much stock in the weapon, because I just wasn't any good with it. I had zero confidence with it, and since there were four guys and I only had six bullets (there certainly wouldn't be time for a reload), I knew this six-shooter wasn't going to save my life.
All I could think of was my family… my friends… all the people who I would never see again, and all the things I would never do in my life.
I had no idea who these guys were or why they were at my house with guns – and it didn't matter. They were there. When I heard my back porch screen door open… and the knob to my kitchen start rattling, I began praying for some kind of miracle – and if no miracle would come, then at least for mercy, an easy death… and to have the chance to take out at least one of these guys who felt they had the authority to steal my life from me.
I used the phone in my room to call 911, and by the time I put the phone down to listen, and ready myself for a fight, the men had given up on the back door and moved around to the front of the house. I heard them on the front porch, near the window, testing the front door.
And then, my miracle arrived. They left. My house had been pitch dark except for the TV, and so they must have assumed nobody was home. I heard their car doors shut, and the car left the driveway. Not 5 minutes later, and my house was surrounded by four police cars.
I later learned that those men were looking for someone else, but that couldn't make me forget the intensely pitiful, miserable feeling of sitting there completely outgunned and outnumbered… feeling like a cornered fox surrounded by hounds.
It reminded me of those headlines you see of people who were attacked… tied up… and even though they cooperated with their attackers… they were still killed.
The bottom line is, it's not enough to just own a handgun. And it's not even enough to have it on you all the time. And even if self-defense is the furthest thing from your mind, owning a handgun without being able to drive tacks with it might as well be one of the 7 deadly sins.
But even if your handgun isn't for self-defense, wouldn't it be fantastic to be known by all your buddies as the best shot in your group? After all, there's a lot of pride wrapped up into how well you can shoot a handgun!
There are two false beliefs out there that have to be dropped like bad habits (literally) if you want to develop the abilities* of a master marksman.
At one end of the spectrum, you have people telling you that you've got to fire 5,000 rounds in order to develop the skills necessary to impress people at the range, and keep them safe in the streets. These same people then say that thousands more rounds fired per year are necessary to maintain that skill level.
But this is completely unrealistic. For one thing, that would amount to over $2,000 per year in ammunition costs, even if you were able to get your hands on cheap, 35 cent-per-round ammo… which is becoming almost impossible to do.
Who has that much money, let alone, time? Our country needs skilled marksmen more than ever, and the idea that you can't become one unless you can scrape together a few grand per year for ammo is preposterous.
But at the other end of the spectrum, you've got people arguing that it's not about how much ammo you fire- that it's about how much time is dedicated to practice.
They say that you've got to put in several hours of practice per week in order to keep up your skills. Unfortunately, most of the people pushing this belief are professional trainers whose incomes depend on people eagerly taking and re-taking their classes.
I've got no problem with trainers – we need them – but very few people have time to dedicate their lives to staying good with their handguns. After all, as the old saying goes: we don't live to bear arms- we bear arms to live. Our lives.. and our families.. and our jobs come first. Our handguns merely support us in those roles.
And the time we DO get to shoot our handguns should be spent enjoying punching out bulls eyes and impressing our friends, our families, and ourselves- not sweating over techniques, and getting frustrated and embarrassed because we can't hit what we're aiming at.
It's far more beneficial to STOP looking at handgun shooting as something that needs to be constantly practiced… and instead, think of it more like riding a bicycle.
It's always a good idea to keep any skill sharp, but it is very possible to learn to shoot a handgun the right way… one time… and then lock those skills permanently into your mind no matter how much time goes by*.
The first step to learning how to do this is learning exactly why shooting a handgun accurately is so difficult in the first place. Let's take a look at the trigonometry of it all, even with a very short distance- 10 yards.
Now, with a long gun, this might as well be point-blanc range. You don't even have to try to put each bullet through the same hole… but the reason it's so much easier has NOTHING to do with the rifling in the barrel of a long gun, or the speed of the bullet, or any of those factors.
I've witnessed professionals who can hit 12-inch steel gongs with factory GLOCK handguns at 200 yards!
There is only one reason shooting a handgun is more difficult than a rifle: and that is, barrel wiggle.
Rifles were designed around the human body, leveraging many dozens of skeletal support points in order to achieve an incredible level of stability, even when shooting from a free-hand position.
Handguns, on the other hand, were designed independently of the human body, often with the sole goal of size and form factor. Not only that, but they're fired using the two least stable parts of our bodies: our hands.
Let's say you're shooting an average sized handgun with a 3.5 inch barrel… and you're shooting at an average distance – say, 10 yards.
When you do the math, you can quickly see that even just 1/16th of an inch of barrel wiggle… which is barely detectable by the human eye… causes your bullets to shift away from their intended point of impact by 6 inches.
That means that even if you can't see your barrel wiggling as you squeeze the trigger, your grouping at just 10 yards can be as wide as a 12 inch circle- and that is terrible accuracy, no matter who you are!
And if you're shooting a gun with a stiff trigger – such as a double action revolver – it's not uncommon to see barrel wiggle in the area of 1/8th of an inch. Even though 1/8th of an inch doesn't look or feel like very much… that's going to cause your bullets to land all over a 25 inch circle at 10 yards.
And so that is the real secret to handgun accuracy success: In order to put bullet after bullet through the same hole at any reasonable pistol distance, all you've got to do is hold that pistol perfectly still while you fire it.
I know… that sounds overly simple on one hand, but on the other hand, it sounds impossible.
I assure you that perfect accuracy IS possible even with the shortest barreled handguns- simply lock a Ruger LCP in a pistol vise, and you'll see that each bullet lands right on top of the one before it.
However: the human body is not a pistol vise… and we can't possibly learn to be as still as a vise… can we?
You've got to learn to hold that handgun perfectly still every time you pull the trigger- no ifs, ands, or buts. IF you want to drive tacks with your handgun, THEN you must learn to be as still as a vise.
I promise you- it IS possible, because myself and thousands of experts all around the world have already done so… and we've done so, using the concept of Muscle Memory.
You've probably heard all about muscle memory. It's the mechanics inside your body that connect your brain and muscles, and allow them to perfectly re-create a series of actions… all without any conscious thought.
Think of something as simple as tying your shoe. You tie your shoes without a second thought- your body just does it. You don't have to think, work, or even be awake – your body just does it- right?
That is muscle memory. The simple act of tying your shoe is an incredibly complex series of hand motions has been committed to your muscle memory.
The same is true for guitar players. If a person had to think about each chord's finger placement, we'd still be listening to caveman music. Even the simplest songs would require an immense amount of concentration. But with muscle memory, people can play the guitar at incredibly fast tempos… while singing… while walking around on stage.
This is the concept of Muscle Memory, and it's exactly how you're going to learn to be as still as a vice*, and therefore:
The question then becomes- what do we practice?
The answer lies in the 7 Foundations of Handgun Accuracy. We've identified the 7 areas of a shooters' body that need to be ingrained with the concept of muscle memory.
Once you understand muscle memory, you can then use the exact right amount of practice – while practicing the exact right series of motions – to drive the perfect stance and form into your automatic reflexes.
Through all of my time and experience in the self-defense and handgun accuracy 'world', I've developed a very specific, month-long training regimen for ingraining the perfect handgun shot directly into a person's muscle memory*.
And it works regardless of how many bad habits a shooter has developed, or even if the shooter has no experience to begin with.
Now… there are three things that make my training regimen unique – three reasons why my Incredible Handgun Accuracy From the Ground Up program is making huge waves in the industry, and is causing thousands of people to become excellent marksmen*.
1) My program is done from the comfort and security of your own home.
2) My program requires ZERO ammunition to be fired… and ZERO special tools or equipment (other than the handgun you want to get good with).
3) My program takes only 15 minutes per day for just one month to take the average shooter to 300% – 600% tighter groups on target. And most likely, if you stick with the program, you'll be shooting quarters off of fence posts in just a couple months*.
Ours is the only Handgun Training program that's done from the convenience and security of your own home, which first reveals to you the 7 critical foundations of handgun accuracy…
And then teaches you to program them into your instinctive reflexes, so that incredible handgun accuracy is an auto-pilot response for you, whether you're on the range, in the field, or in a situation where your loved ones are depending on you to stop threats with your handgun*…
When you open your Incredible Handgun Accuracy from the Ground Up package, you'll find both halves of this battle-tested system…
The first half of the program is a DVD called "The 7 Foundations of Handgun Accuracy: What Every Shooter Must Know To Achieve Expert Handgun Accuracy"…
This 70-minute program is going to teach you the 7 Foundations of Handgun Accuracy necessary to achieving the perfect shot every time you pull the trigger*.
In short, it's going to teach you to use your entire body to fire your handgun- and to TRANSFORM your body into delivering vise-like accuracy, shot after shot*.
of Handgun Accuracy:
You'll always rest comfortably and confidently, knowing that you can pick up your handgun – no matter how long it's been since you've practiced – and use it to impress your friends at the range, and possibly save your own life, or that of a loved one, on the street*.
The Foundations of Handgun Accuracy is a program that is simple to follow along with, and enjoyable to learn from.
It'll be like having a favorite instructor right in your living room, letting you in on some of the most closely-guarded secrets of the pros who charge thousands for their multi-day training courses.
> How thumb-position is critical to gripping your handgun…
> Why most people drastically over-think sight-alignment, and how/why
you won't have to…
> How firmly you should be gripping your handgun, and why most people get this wrong…
> The mistakes most shooters make with their feet, and finally:
> How to shoot with both eyes open, WHILE keeping a clean sight picture.
Think of this first half of the program as "What You'll Be Practicing, and Why."
And after you've finished this first half of our program, that's when the real work can begin with Part 2:
Part 2 is what actually programs the perfect handgun shot directly into your brain and muscle memory,
So that every time you pull your trigger, whether it's 2 months from now, or even 2 YEARS from now, you will hit exactly what you're aiming at as a reflexive, auto-pilot response*…
Part 2 is our 'secret sauce' that allows us to guarantee "30 Days to 300% Better Accuracy or Your Money
It's a 15-minute per day follow-along program that guides you through our coveted in-home training exercise,
…Which will effortlessly program your body to be able to quickly and precisely fire one perfect shot after another*.
It takes everything you learned about the 7 Foundations of Handgun Accuracy, and packages it into an enjoyable, rhythmic, Muscle-Memory-Building training routine that you'll do for just 15 minutes, 4 or 5 times per week, for one month. And we guarantee you that by the end of it, you will have done far more for your shooting ability than you would in any expensive training course*…
Your grouping will be 3 to 6 times tighter than before, and those groups will be punching out the bull's-eye like never before, and you'll be able to perform at this level of accuracy while shooting much more rapidly than you've probably ever thought possible.*
All you'll need in order to follow part 2 of our program is your handgun and a computer or DVD player to watch the DVD Disc…
No special tools are needed – in fact, you won't need to buy or use any ammunition, or even leave
the comfort and security of your own home. You're probably wondering by now – how on earth is this possible?
It's possible because you'll be using another well-known technique called Dry-Fire Practice, where you don't actually load any ammunition into your pistol.
Dry-Fire practice is as simple as checking and triple-checking that you have an unloaded, and safe handgun, then cocking it (or racking the slide), and squeezing the trigger on an empty chamber.
Now it used to be a widely circulated "old wives tale" that dry-fire could damage your handgun. Of course, now we all know now that this myth is completely unfounded for modern handguns, and that dry-fire practice is perfectly safe for virtually all modern handguns manufactured since the 1960s – and is even encouraged by firearms manufacturers…
Now, here's why our program leverages dry-fire practice so heavily…
One of the biggest benefits of dry-fire practice is the fact that while 15 minutes of live-fire practice costs about $40.00-$50.00, the same amount of dry-fire practice costs nothing…
BUT: That's actually NOT the reason why we are such BIG fans of it. Heck- even if it cost MORE to dry-fire, we'd STILL recommend it…!!! – Here's the REAL reason why it's so darn beneficial…
It's a fact of human nature that shooting live rounds actually programs your mind to expect and anticipate the recoil of your pistol – no matter how often you shoot, or how little your pistol recoils…
And when this happens, you begin to do all sorts of things without realizing it, anticipating the recoil by flinching, jerking, dropping, pushing… and on and on…
In fact, it programs your brain to NOT expect any sort of recoil, loud noise, or anything at all.
The result is that with enough dry-fire practice, you completely drop most bad habits and reactions which all DECREASE your ability to shoot a handgun well… you stop flinching, pulling, jerking, anticipating, and so on.
And since you can dry-fire FAR more than you'll ever live-fire, your brain will stay locked in that state of "expecting no recoil" any time you fire a shot – and provided you're following the 7 Foundations of Handgun Accuracy, you'll begin to notice your handgun accuracy getting tighter, and tighter, and tighter*.
The more you dry-fire practice, the more accurate you get*.
And so with Part 2 of our program, we combine the incredible technique of Dry-Fire practice, with our special program for ingraining our 7 Handgun Accuracy Principals into your auto-pilot reflexes.
And it's not difficult- doing the 15 minute Dry-Fire Training Program will almost seem too easy as the steps fall into place, one after the other.
Remember: Shooting your handgun accurately isn't hard – you just have to use the right fineness and technique, so that you become like a vise. Our program not only makes this possible, but it's the easiest, most effective way to ingrain all the correct habits into your head*…
And as an unexpected benefit, if your pistol is used for concealed carry or self-defense, we'll be showing you how you can add a few more steps to our dry-fire training exercise. We'll guide you through using muscle memory to ingrain into your auto-pilot a few critical maneuvers that can help survive a violent encounter – which includes drawing and reacting while moving…
And we'll also discuss the importance of committing your draw-stroke to muscle memory, and perhaps most importantly, we'll discuss what NOT to commit to your muscle memory.
Now, there are two more freebies that I've put inside this program solely for the purpose of helping you.
The first is a 5 minute exercise program that I've put together to help you develop upper body strength. You see, during the chapter on upper-body stance, we talk about how beneficial upper body strength is to handgun accuracy.
Now, you probably have all the upper body strength anyone would ever need – but in case it's something you would like to work on, I've created a nice program that you can follow along with using two dumbbells, to work the muscles most beneficial to handgun accuracy.
Now for the second free bonus.
You see, I'm also involved with The Carpal Tunnel Institute, where I help people, through physical therapy, overcome Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Carpal Tunnel is a big problem in the world, because doctors always resort immediately to surgery, but that's almost always just a temporary band aid.
Well anyway, a couple years ago I created a 25 minute video program that guides the user through 20 exercises and stretches for your wrists, which all work together and can help relieve and remove the constricted and inflamed connective tissues in your wrist which can Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
This program alone sells for $47 each, but you get it for free. I've added the 25 minute program to the 'bonus content' section of disc 2, so just in case you, or someone you know has to deal with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, you'll have our program forever.
Okay, so getting back to handgun accuracy, we all know that shooting handguns can get expensive…
The gun is expensive, the ammunition is expensive, and the cost of training is astronomical – from $250 for a very cheap, low end course, up to several thousand dollars for a course taught by a real professional…
However: Even in these $2,600 handgun accuracy courses, you're still just one of a dozen students, and you'll rarely get the personal attention of the trainer, and in these situations – if you can't keep up with the rest of the class, they just move on without you.
Not to mention, most of these classes demand that you bring about 1,000 rounds of ammunition to them, which would cost about $600 depending on which caliber you shoot…
…and that is IF you can even find the ammunition. And I don't know about you… But shooting up my precious ammo is the last thing I want to do right now. If I can train and get good WITHOUT going through my precious supply- then I'm going to save it!
And since you'll be gaining far more skill, ability, and confidence with our program without wasting a single round of ammunition…
That makes our 2-part system well worth its traditional price-tag of $147, which is roughly the cost of 5 boxes of ammo, some targets, and an hour of range time.
And even though it teaches lifelong skills worth far more than even that price tag, you won't be paying anywhere near that amount today, even with all the freebies.
And not only will your investment be a lot less than that today….
We're actually going to put our money where our mouths are and personally guarantee the investment you make in our program: from me to you, one handgun shooter to another…
And we'll do it using our 60-day 100% Refund Guarantee. Here's how it works:
Now it's not a requirement, but before you start our program, we'd like you to head to the range, and fire 6 or 10 rounds at a target of your choosing, as accurately as you can. And then, tuck that target away someplace safe.
And then, after following our program for at least 30 days, we'd like you to go back to the range, and shoot 6 or 10 more rounds – this time without even warming up. Now, here's our guarantee:
If your new grouping isn't at least 3 times better than your first one, then all you have to do is mail your two targets and your copy of our program back to us here at Instant Accuracy, LLC,
And we'll put 100% of your purchase price – your entire investment – right back on your credit card or mail it to you in a check- whichever you prefer. THAT's how confident that our program is going to work for you.
Yet, after all these years, meeting thousands of fellow handgun enthusiasts and concealed carriers, I've learned one incredible truth:
The kinds of people who dedicate their time and energy to a pursuit as noble as becoming skilled with their handguns are the cream of the crop among our fellow American citizens. In fact, in all these years, I've never met a single one of my countrymen who owned and kept or carried a handgun to whom I didn't feel an instant connection – a bond of camaraderie…
For that reason… and frankly, because I believe our country NEEDS good folks like you to be well and responsibly armed… Your investment today will NOT be the regular price of $147…
Your investment today – as part of our seasonal, patriotic special – will be just $97 for the whole program- the cost of just three or four boxes of practice ammunition.)
Even though that amount isn't even a hundredth of the cost of ammunition normally needed to achieve this level of accuracy, I understand that it might be more convenient for you to break your payment up into two installments. That's going to make sure that nothing stands in the way of you gaining this incredible skill, and having it for the rest of your life. I'll show you how to make this investment in just a moment. The bottom line is, we want to empower YOU with these skills, which are critical to the Safety and Freedom of our families and communities.
Now… One last thing: given the political climate that we're now living in, I don't know how long it'll even be legal for us to offer our program… So please: if you depend on your handgun in any way, shape, or form…
If not now… When?
Ammo is NOT getting cheaper, and it's NOT getting more plentiful. Many industry leaders predict that it'll be YEARS before the supply catches up with the demand, and they're not sure if prices will EVER come down – even then.
So take action today.
I'm going to throw in a big perk for those resolute citizens looking to get prepared TODAY…
Order right now, and I'll throw in free, first-class shipping. That takes ALL the risk away from you trying "INCREDIBLE ACCURACY FROM THE GROUND UP".
Okay: Now Is Your Chance. Use the button below to place your order, and make this investment into you and your skillset today.
You may use the orange button to save 12% and pay all at once, or the blue button beneath that, where you can use to break your investment up into two bite-sized installments of $54 each. If you choose this option, you'll pay one installment now, and the other in exactly 30 days.
…Get Your Copy of our 2-part Incredible Handgun Accuracy from the Ground Up package on its way to your home today…
You'll be taken to our 100% secure checkout page, where you can choose to pay with a Credit Card or PayPal account.
You'll be billed for an investment of exactly $97 and not a penny more OR for $54 now, and a final installment of $54 in 30 days if you choose to go that route.
After you order, you'll instantly receive your receipt through email. This contains all of our contact information, in case you need to get in touch with us for any reason.
And when your order is shipped, you'll receive another email that will contain a tracking number, so you can know for certain when your package will arrive.
If you're inside the US, you can expect your package in as few as 3 – 5 business days.
If you'd prefer to pay with a check, you can simply mail it to:
Instant Accuracy, LLC
P.O. Box 2677
Grand Rapids, MI 49501
And you'll receive both halves of our coveted Incredible Handgun Accuracy from the Ground Up package:
The first half, The Foundations of Handgun Accuracy, will teach you the 7 Foundations of Handgun Accuracy, as well as helping you to eliminate any previously established bad habits that you may already have acquired*…
The second half, our Dry Fire Training Program, is a 15-minute exercise routine that you'll follow 5 times per week for just one month according to the schedule which you'll find printed on the inside of your DVD case. That second half is going to ingrain everything you learned from the first DVD directly into your Muscle Memory…
So that firing one accurate shot after another with your handgun is an automatic reflex that your body executes without even thinking*.
Because as any professional soldier or police officer will tell you: In your moment of truth, if you have to think, you won't stand a chance…
That's because thinking means hesitation, and hesitation means your attacker has the critical advantage on you that he needs to defeat you.
Our program ensures that you won't have to think, if you ever find yourself in a situation where your loved ones are depending on you and your handgun for survival*…
Also, don't forget about the bonus content that I've included on this program – which is accessible from the DVD menu on both discs.
The first piece of bonus content is a short workout program designed specifically to help you develop upper body strength in the areas of your body most critical to handgun accuracy…
The second is the complete 25 minute stretch and exercise program designed to help keep your wrists healthy.
It's called Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Solution, and the Carpal Tunnel Institute sells about 12,000 copies of this disc per year for almost $50.
But you get it for free along with your copy of Incredible Handgun Accuracy: From the Ground Up.
So look below this video right now, and click on that big, orange, "Add to Cart" button to get started with your purchase…
Don't you owe it to yourself, and to your loved ones, to do as much as you can to ensure that you could protect them if you needed to?
Incredible Handgun Accuracy from the Ground Up not only makes it possible to learn these skills – it makes it easy, fun, and fast*.
And with our 60-day 100% Guarantee and free shipping, you've got nothing to lose and everything to gain.
While you're placing your order, let me demonstrate just how powerful the basic principle of Muscle Memory is: The idea of programming an action into your body's natural reflexes…
This is a true story from WW2 – the fight in the Pacific against the Japanese.
An American journalist was on patrol with a small squad of US Marines when they came under fire from a Japanese ambush. The journalist dove for cover just as a machine gun team of two marines began returning fire with their browning M1918 machine gun.
As the journalist looked up at these two men courageously returning fire at their enemies, the Marine on the trigger was tragically struck by a bullet, resulting in an almost instantly fatal head wound.
Well, as this marine's body fell away from the machine gun, the journalist saw his left arm fly up, slapping the assistant-gunner on the back of the helmet…
…Which was the signal all machine gunners used to tell their assistant gunners that they were stepping away from their gun.
Even though this poor, brave US Marine had suffered massive, instantly fatal head trauma from a Japanese bullet, his body's muscle memory was SO POWERFUL that his body Did Its Job…
That is how muscle memory works, and that is exactly the level of pure instinctive ability that our Incredible Handgun Accuracy from the Ground Up program is going to give YOU.
But only if you stand up and make this decision to invest in yourself today.
The time to give yourself and your loved ones this gift of safety and security has arrived.
And I promise you, our program is by far the most cost effective way to give them these two necessary gifts*.
They will thank you for them, and they'll be proud of you when they see these skills of yours in action.
After all, isn't that your most important, most basic duty to your loved ones? To make sure that you're as competent and proficient as possible at keeping them safe?
As armed citizens, we can either be prepared or we can be victims of our hesitation…
Now, if you choose to be prepared you can either try our program now and know that in 60 days you'll have the skill you need* or you'll have your money back…
Or you can spend five, or even ten times the price on ammunition and perhaps only end up turning bad habits into bad instincts, making critical errors a part of your instinctive handling of your gun.
The Incredible Handgun Accuracy from the Ground Up package works with all handguns, pistols, and revolvers, and it works for all shooters*…
Using the potent Muscle Memory Technique, you're going to actually imprint the 7 Foundations of Handgun Accuracy directly into your brain – so that your body performs them automatically with ZERO traces of delay or hesitation*…
Having these 7 foundations ingrained into your muscle memory is going to make firing perfect shots every time you pull the trigger an automatic reflex*.
And the reason it can work so well – and yet seem so easy – lies directly in the simplicity of an age-old truth known to the professionals of virtually every physical sport and activity:
Studies have shown that it takes only 350-500 repetitions of a series of actions to burn them permanently into your muscle memory – and that's what our program does for you…
And the more you follow along with it, the more accurate your shots will become – and the faster you'll be able to squeeze off these highly accurate shots*…
Okay… Thank you so much for your time… Good luck, and good shooting.
– Patrick Kilchermann


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Seems like every time we hear about Noah Cyrus she's doing something totally innapropriate for her age.
Whether it's dressing like a dominatrix for Halloween, skipping around a pole-dancing pole or performing the totally un-PG hits 'Smack That' and 'Tik Tok', we suspect this nine-year-old could easily notch up more scandals than her big sis by the time she hits her teens.
She'll be teaming up with her pint-sized best friend Emily Grace to launch a children's lingerie collection for 'Ohh! La, La! Couture'.
Here's a clip of this poor Emily Grace kid dressed up in a pair of fishnets and chatting about her underwear line with Miley and Noah...
We weep for the future.


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After reading of people liking soy gel here, we picked up a quart yesterday. Tried it out on a small section of baseboard to see If it would work - wow. So cool! Couple of hours and The paint peeled away with the plastic wrap. I'm gonna need more. And am Guessing that I'll be stripping more trim tomorrow! |
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- Posted by party_music50 z5a NY (My Page) on Tue, Jan 1, 13 at 11:50
I've been thinking about ordering some soy gel to try, so appreciate this post! I have some old kitchen cabinets -- definitely solid wood, but I'm not sure of the type of wood. I'd guess they're coated in polyurethane. I'd like to try soy gel on the cabinets *and* on the handles and hinges to remove the years of grime and (poly?) coating on them. Does anyone think or know soy gel would do the job? :) I'm also curious about your "plastic wrap" comment. Is plastic wrap somehow used in the stripping process? The video I watched showed them 'painting' the soy gel on, waiting, and waiting some more, and then removing the layers of the gel goo and softened paint with a scraper. |
This post was edited by party_music50 on Tue, Jan 1, 13 at 11:55
- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Tue, Jan 1, 13 at 12:22
Hi, I have heard nothing but positives about it, I have always been a heat gun+strong chemical guy, but I have my staircase railings to do, and that set of techniques isn't going to cut it. This adds more fuel to the fire to try the SoyGel stripper. Casey |
- Posted by sapphire69 (My Page) on Tue, Jan 1, 13 at 16:10
Count me in as a Soy Gel fan! There isn't a lot of trim left in my house but all of it was painted with layers and layers of paint. The most recent color was a brown that was almost black. I bought several of the caustic paint strippers and even the heat gun. What worked was Soy Gel. So much so that I bought a five gallon bucket! I am using it on wood trim, metal handles and hinges, items that I spray painted that didn't turn out right, and everything else that has paint on it that needs to come off. I didn't use the plastic on it (placing plastic over the piece helps to keep the Soy Gel from drying out, making it easier to scrape off) and I had a contractor over to give me a quote on some work. He laid his hand on the trim and the paint and Soy Gel came off on his hand. He was ready to panic until he realized his flesh wasn't burning off. Of course, he had to know what it was that was removing the paint without removing his skin! I'm a fan for life! |
- Posted by ImaginarySister (My Page) on Tue, Jan 1, 13 at 23:40
Does Soy Gel work on shellac? How do you dispose of it? Thanks!! |
It's biodegradable and cleans up with water - I'll try to post some before / after pics later. Still have some Clean up where the paint really got stuck in the grain (Doug fir) but still a fan - pretty cool stuff. |
Holy cow Katy-Lou! I'm going to try that on the wretched mauve the previous owners coated all our lovely old wainscoting and doors/trim. It's rather thick so I'm interested in seeing how much penetration you get with the soy gel. Thanks for adding the photos - that was a great show of its' abilities. Ging |
- Posted by ImaginarySister (My Page) on Wed, Jan 2, 13 at 21:45
Thanks for the information, I'm definitely going to pick some up. |
- Posted by tuesday_2008 (My Page) on Thu, Jan 3, 13 at 14:43
Does it work well on polyurethane? |
- Posted by kashka_kat (My Page) on Fri, Jan 4, 13 at 12:27
Am thinking of trying this - questions though. What do you use to wash it off - just plain water? don't like having to buy expensive wash to get the stripper off. How does it smell? If I don't use it up right away can it be stored or does it go bad? Citristrip can be stored almost indefinitely, this other product (forget the name) went bad within weeks and had to be thrown out. |
Best to go to the source: http://www.franmar.com/technical-tip-sheets.html |
I cleaned up with just water per instructions on bottle. Worked well. And faint smell similar to TSP substitute. Very minimal. |
- Posted by sapphire69 (My Page) on Sun, Jan 6, 13 at 17:21
And I have had my five gallon bucket for five months and it works as great as day one. I also have a small container of it that sits without a lid to inspire me to slather some on a hinge or a piece of trim whenever I walk by it and that also works like a charm! |
Just wanted to put my praise in for Soy Gel, too. It works better than any other stripper I've used, and it also doesn't make me feel sick like the others! I generally slather it on thick and leave it for 24 hours, unless it's only a very thin coat that needs to be removed. It hasn't let me down yet. It is a little pricey and hard to find (I order mine from Amazon), but to me it's worth it because it makes the job so much easier. |
We used Soy-Gel to strip very tough paint off the brick exterior of our home. There were multiple layers of paint and yes, it removed all of them. We love the stuff |
- Posted by momcat2000 (My Page) on Sun, Feb 3, 13 at 19:28
Dang! How come everytime I come back to THS I discover another job I need to do. Soy-Gel on stair rails, Check! |
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Joe Dean Lanning, 73, a native and lifelong resident of Polk County, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in a Chattanooga hospital.
He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Delano. He retired from Bowater after 30 years of service.
He was an avid golfer and hunter. He enjoyed sitting at the Roundtable at the Corner Market. He was a wonderful father and grandfather and will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorene Prueitt Lanning; parents, R.L. Lanning and Irene Sewart Lanning; and grandchildren: Joey Brancefield and Amanda Perry.
Survivors include his two children: Jodi Lanning of Delano and Robby Lanning and wife, Kim, of Reliance; two grandchildren: Seth Wyrick of Delano and Bo and Gatlin Lannig of Reliance; three great-grandchildren: Jade Brancefield of Delano, Aierie Walker and Aalen Wyrick of Benton; one brother, Larry "Ode" Lanning and wife, Dianne, of Etowah; special friend, Angie Vaughn of Reliance; great-aunt, Jean Eaves of Delano; several nieces, nephews and other extended family members and good friends also survive.
A graveside service was conducted Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Benton Memorial Gardens with Pastor Robbie Hatcher officiating.
There will be no formal visitation.
The family requests that memorials be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or the Cleveland or Athens Animal Shelter.
Serenity Funeral Home and Cremation Center, LLC of Etowah is in charge of the arrangements.
We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Lanning family guest book at www.serenityfunerals.com.


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Berrima, Australia.
Australian commentary, transcript on file refers to the new owner of the inn Graham Percival and states the inn was named after Sir Thomas Mitchell.
CU. Town sign "Berrima" in N.S.W. GV. Shanty town of Berrima. LV. Holy Trinity Church in Berrima. MS. Stained glass window. GV. Presbyterian Church, Berrima. MS. & LS. Walls of old Berrima Jail. GV. Old Court House where first trial by jury was held in Australia. GV. Surveyor General Inn, the oldest licensed hotel in Australia, built in 1834. CU. Auction Sale board. VS. Exterior of Inn. CU. Man's foot on bar foot-rail. MS. Behind the bar of the Inn. VS. Dungeons and cellars under the Inn. MS. Man stoking coal fire in cellar. GV. Inn.


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- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Ocean City already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
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- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Domestic Shorthair breeders who help with Domestic Shorthair rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Ocean City paves the way for another one to be saved.


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On View: Power Figure (Nkishi)
The Tetela and the Songye are closely related groups who make figures for personal religious rituals. Carving styles and materials for these...
Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
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Persephone and I took a photo of Xy raking up the "street salad" left behind by Hurricane Isaac. Then we drew our own interpretation based on the photo. Persephone drew the gusts and leaves; I drew the branches and the figure with rake, but Persephone drew the face.
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Gonzalez Gets Playoff Hit
Cheering for Pirates' players and friends in winter league playoff games…
Estrellas de Oriente 9, Gigantes del Cibao 4 — A pair of 2-run homers in the first two innings got Los Estrellas off to a good start. Three singles added two more runs in the 6th for Los Estrellas. Five singles, including one by Ronny Paulino, and a fielding error by RF Rich Thompson (the second in 2 days) added another 3 runs in the 7th. By then, Los Gigantes were out of it. They scored one run in the 1st on a passed ball, a single, and a sacrifice fly. Los Gigantes rallied for 3 runs in the 8th. A single and a grounder force out left Thompson on first base. He advanced to second base on a fielding error, then scored on an RBI double. Another ground out and a single brought in two more runs.
Senadores de San Juan 2, Gigantes de Carolina 0 — A pitching duel, with each team held to just 4 hits. 2B Benji Gonzalez and CF Luis Matos hit back-to-back singles in the 5th, and that was the closest Los Gigantes came to scoring. Three of Los Senadores' hits were singles in the 3rd inning, and combined with a sacrifice bunt and a throwing error, that brought in their two runs.
Caribes de Anzoategui 7, Bravos de Margarita 1 — More team-jumping here, this time with reliever Jean Machi and catcher JR House jumping from Los Navegantes del Magallanes to Los Bravos de Margarita (and House had been with Los Gigantes del Cibao in the Dominican League before that). House went 0-for-3 with a walk for Los Bravos. The walk led off the top of the 3rd, but he was left on base. Los Bravos scored their only run in the 5th, on a hit batter, a double, and an RBI ground out. Los Caribes scored all their runs in the first 4 innings — 2 in the 1st, a 3-run homer in the 2nd, and 2 more in the 4th. Machi came on to pitch for Los Bravos in the 7th, and he worked around a lead-off single, keeping any more runs from scoring.
Bit Hits For House And Thompson
Just a few more days in the winter leagues' regular seasons…
DOMINICAN LEAGUE (round robin playoff series)
Leones del Escogido 6, Gigantes del Cibao 4 — Three runs in the bottom of the 6th gave Los Leones the win, despite being out-hit 13 – 12. Former Pirate Rich Thompson made his first Dominican League appearance, playing right and center field for Los Gigantes. He singled twice and walked, and drove in Los Gigantes' first run in the top of the 2nd inning.
Toros del Este 4, Estrellas de Oriente 0 — Los Estrellas also had the better hit totals (8-6) but still lost when they couldn't push any runners across the plate. DH Ronny Paulino, taken from Los Tigres del Licey in the pre-playoff draft, doubled for Los Estrellas.
Leones de Ponce 7, Gigantes de Carolina 1 (Game 1) — Los Leones scored in each of the last four innings of the 7-inning game, posting 12 hits. Los Gigantes managed only 4 hits, and scored their only run on a solo homer in the bottom of the 7th. Eric Krebs came in from the bullpen for Los Gigantes when another reliever was ejected (after hitting a batter). Krebs threw a wild pitch, moving runners to second and third bases. A ground out brought in the runner from third base (charged to the previous pitcher), then Krebs ended the inning with a strikeout.
Leones 7, Gigantes 6 (Game 2) — Benji Gonzalez got the start at second base for Los Gigantes. He doubled to lead off the bottom of the 1st, and scored on a ground out and a fielding error. Gonzalez walked to load the bases in the 5th, and a sacrifice fly gave Los Gigantes a second run. Ponce scored 3 runs in the 3rd on two singles and two doubles, then 2 runs in the 5th on a single, a walk, and a 2-RBI triple. A single and a pair of doubles gave them two more in the top of the 7th, and Los Gigantes were behind 7-2 going into the bottom of the 7th (a 7-inning game). With RJ Rodriguez on the mound for Los Leones, Los Gigantes rallied in the bottom of 7th. Gonzalez opened the frame with a walk, then went to second base on a passed ball. With two outs (both strikeouts), A double plated Gonzalez, then a walk, a wild pitch, and a triple gave Los Gigantes two more runs. The second wild pitch of the inning brought in the 4th run. CF Luis Matos was hit by a pitch, but Rodriguez finally got a third strikeout to end the inning and the game.
Dominican Playoffs Begin
Back in action…. cheering for some Pirates' players and friends in Sunday's winter league action:
Gigantes del Cibao 11, Toros del Este 7 — The Dominican League's round robin playoff series began this evening, and Los Gigantes took their first game with a 6-run 8th inning. Los Toros scored 4 runs in the 1st and 3 runs in the 6th, but it wasn't enough. SS Pedro Ciriaco went 0-for-4 for Los Toros, and he also reached base on a fielding error in the 6th, which allowed a run to score. Former Pirate Juan Perez pitched to one batter for Los Gigantes, finishing the 6th inning after Los Toros' runs had scored.
Senadores de San Juan 3, Gigantes de Carolina 1 — 2B Benji Gonzalez and CF Luis Matos were both hitless for Los Gigantes, who scored their only run in the 8th inning, on a single and a double. Former Pirate farmhand Eric Krebs came on to pitch the bottom of the 5th for Los Gigantes, which he began with a ground out. But a walk, a single, and Krebs' own throwing error on a pick-off attempt brought in one run for San Juan. A wild pitch and another fielding error added a second run, and Krebs was relieved. Los Senadores scored again in the 6th on a walk, a stolen base, and an RBI single.
Venados de Mazatlan 9, Caneros de los Mochis 6 — Los Venados scored 5 runs in the first two innings,a nd did not give up their lead, as they posted a total of 15 hits. Rogelios Noris entered the game as a defensive replacement in the bottom of the 6th, to play right field. He had one plate appearance, in which he struck out. Then in the bottom of the 9th, Noris moved to the infield to play second base — something he hasn't done for at least 2 season, if he played there at all in the VSL. He's not a natural there — he made a throwing error which extended the game, though no runs scored because of it.
Dominican & Puerto Rican All-Stars; Claggett's Third Win
The Dominican and Puerto Rican All-Star squads faced off this evening (Sunday), and a four of the Pirates' former players and friends were involved, all on the Puerto Rican team:
Puerto Rican All-Stars 4, Dominican All-Stars 3
The Puerto Ricans and Dominicans put runners on base in the first three innings, but couldn't get any of them around to score. The Puerto Ricans finally got onto the scoreboard in the bottom of the 4th. Two singles and a ground out put two runners into scoring position. Former Indy Indian (2007) LF Luis Matos reached base on a throwing error at short, and both runners came in to score. A double brought in Matos to give the Puerto Ricans a 3-0 lead. The Dominicans came right back to tie the game in the top of the 5th. A double and a single plated one run, and a 2-run homer by 3B Victor Mercedes made it a 3-3 tie. The Puerto Ricans scratched out another run in the bottom of the 7th. A single, the third error by the Dominican shortstop, a ground out, and an RBI single gave the Puerto Ricans the lead. Former Pirate farmhand RJ Rodriguez pitched the top of the 8th for the Puerto Ricans. He struck out the first two batters of the inning, then finished it with a fly out. Former Indy Indian (2004) SS Luis Figueroa singled for Puerto Rico in the 1st inning, but didn't score. Former Pirate 3B Ramon Vazquez doubled in the 2nd, and also did not score.
Aguilas de Mexicali 2, Venados de Mazatlan 1 — A pair of singles around a sacrifice bunt gave Los Aguilas the first run of the game in the top of the 1st, and they repeated the trick for another run in the 6th. Two singles and a throwing error brought in Los Venados' only run in the 7th. RF Rogelios Noris singled in the 8th for Los Venados but was left on base. His fellow Pirate farmhand Matt Hague came in to play first base for Mexicali in the 8th, but did not get a plate appearance.
Machi's 6th Save
Checking in on some Pirates' players and friends in Friday night's winter league games:
Navegantes del Magallanes 7, Bravos de Margarita 5 — Jean Machi pitched a perfect 9th inning to earn his 6th Save for Los Navegantes. His teammates took a 5-1 lead in the bottom of the 6th with a two-out rally, scoring 5 runs on two doubles, four singles, and a walk. They added 2 more runs in the 7th on four more singles. Los Bravos put their first run on the board in the 3rd with three singles. A grand slam by CF Frank Diaz in the top of the 8th brought Los Bravos closer, but Machi held them off in the 9th. Just released SS Argenis Diaz came into the game to play shortstop in the top of the 9th, and he scooped the grounder that was Machi's first out.
Tigres de Aragua 8, Aguilas de Zulia 1 — Two Pirates' teammates on Los Tigres…. one tendered a contract, one not… SS Ronny Cedeno was hit by a pitch in the top of the 1st, stole second base, then scored on a 2-run homer. C Raul Chavez's home run in the 2nd inning gave Los Tigres a 3-0 lead. In the 5th, a throwing error and a single put two runners on base. Cedeno bunted them both into scoring position, then CF Lastings Milledge drove in one run with an RBI single into right field. Los Tigres capped their scoring with 4 runs in the 6th. A single and two walks loaded the bases. Chavez was hit by a pitch, forcing in the first run. A single brought in the second run, and Cedeno's ground out plated the third run. A walk to Milledge loaded the bases again, and another walk forced in Chavez with the fourth run of the inning. Chavez had an embarrassing moment in the 5th — with runners on first and second bases, Chavez lined right to the Zulia third baseman, who started a triple play.
Criollos de Caguas 4, Gigantes de Carolina 3 — Los Gigantes had the early lead, starting with a run in the 1st, when former Indy Indian LF Luis Matos doubled and scored. In the 2nd, a ground-rule double, a walk, a fielding error by 3B Ramon Vazquez, and a single gave them a 3-0 lead. An RBI single by SS Luis Figueroa drove in Los Criollos' first run in the 5th. Then a single, a triple, and a 3-run homer in the 6th gave Los Criollos the win. Figueroa also singled in the 1st, and Vazquez singled in the 3rd.


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With the outrageous prices of modern vintage knockoffs and the scarcity of quality used denim pieces, it is no wonder why many people are looking for an easier alternative to owning a pair of vintage jeans. One inexpensive method is to simply make your own from an old pair of jeans you no longer wear.
Hear is a quick list of techniques you can use to make those worn-once jeans look like they just came out of a time capsule.
Cut Them Up
If you are looking for the swiss cheese effect, then the best place to start is with razor or utility knife. Both of these tools are sharp enough to cut, but they are also easy to control so you won't accidentally go overboard. The cutting process is simple enough, but you'll need to fray the cuts so they look more authentic. Do this by gently rubbing them with a coarse piece of sandpaper. You can also use this strategy to create more natural looking holes without actually cutting the denim.
Wear Them Down
In order to achieve the natural aged look you'll need to speed up time by using sandpaper or a cheese grater. Start with the knees and work your way up to the thighs. It is important to work on each leg a little bit at a time to avoid an unbalanced look. Once you start seeing the white of the threads you should be gentle since unintended tears can occur.
Bleach Bomb
This is where most people ruin there hard work. Unless you are looking for an acid washed effect then you have to be careful with how much bleach you use. Always start conservative by adding just a capful to your wash after the water has filled up. Each pair of jeans will react differently and you won't know what to expect until after a couple of wash cycles. If you want to spot treat them, apply a mild solution of bleach and water with a spray bottle before putting them in the machine. Use the "mist spray" setting for an even application.
Fray the Edges
In order to get the most authentic look, you will have to work on fraying the edges of your jeans. This includes the waistband, pocket area, and leg cuffs. Once again sandpaper is your best friend. Sometimes it is easier to attach a large piece of sandpaper to a board or wall and run these edges over the surface. This lets you cover more ground in a shorter amount of time.
Add Some Mileage
While you can spend hours trying to vintage your jeans, one of the most effective things you can do is simply wear and wash them repeatedly. Obviously you want them to look good before you take them out on the town, but there are plenty of opportunities to add some miles to them without making public appearances. You can wear them while doing household chores, light construction, and even when you are walking the dog. Just make sure you don't do any activities like painting that may stain them forever.
Making your own vintage jeans will take some effort, but it is a great alternative to high priced retail outlets or trying to hunt for the perfect pair at a thrift store. Once you have made a couple of pairs you will have a system that will make future attempts that much smoother. Who knows – if you get good at it then you can charge your friends for your vintage services.