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|I feed Fromm to my GSD's and Earthborn Holistics to my other adult dogs
Wellness Core or Fromm is what I would recommend.
I like to have a meat and then a meat meal as the first two ingredients in any dog food I am feeding. Dogs are designed to break down, absorb, and thrive on animal protein. If you're going to feed a kibble, I would get one that has a decent amount of animal protein in the first ingredients. Ideal Balance is largely brown rice and oatmeal. It has chicken as the first ingredient, but they weigh it (including water weight) before processing. There is actually much less of it than the ingredient label makes it seem after the chicken is dried up and added in.
For better kibble, you could look at Fromm, Taste of the Wild, Acana, Castor & Pollux, Wellness, Merrick, or Go!
I feed raw for my dog. I feel it is the best diet for him because it is very easy for his digestive system to digest and pull nutrients from raw animal protein. The higher water content of an all meat diet means he doesn't dehydrate as easily when working. In general, a raw diet typically gives better skin, coat, energy, and alertness as well as promotes clean teeth, good muscle, and good stimulation through breaking down meals.
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Is there another brand of puppy food you suggest?
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Thoughts on "Hill's Ideal Balance" Puppy food; and thoughts on chicken meal?
I noticed almost every brand in walmart and petco/petsmart has "Chicken Meal" as the first ingredient. After doing some research, it seems like chicken meal contains more protein than actual chicken meat does (after removing the water).
"Chicken meal, according to the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), is the dry rendered product from a combination of clean chicken flesh and skin with or without accompanying bone, derived from whole carcasses of chicken, exclusive of feathers, heads, feet and entrails.[1] A meal in general is "an ingredient which has been ground or otherwise reduced in particle size."[2]
Chicken meal is ground up chicken meat that has been carefully dried to a moisture level of 10%. The protein content is 65% and the fat level is 12%. Regular chicken contains about 70% water with 18% protein and 5% fat. To create chicken meal, ingredients are placed into large vats and cooked.[3] This rendering process not only separates fat and removes water to create a concentrated protein product, it also kills bacteria, viruses, parasites and other organisms. Because meat can be rid of infectious agents through the rendering process, "4D" animals (dead, dying, diseased or disabled) are allowable chicken meal ingredients. While not always present, the possible inclusion of these ingredients makes chicken meal always considered unfit for human consumption.[4]"
Chicken meal, however can be used in a finished food at levels much greater than chicken meat. Chicken meal in a finished food provides roughly 4-5 times the nutrients as the same weight of chicken meat because of the differences in moisture.
So, a pet food made of chicken meat may only have 20% of the chicken in the final product, providing only 3.6% protein. An equivalent proportion of chicken meal would provide 13% protein.
Chicken meal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I assumed that real chicken would be better, but now I am considering getting a different food for my puppy. I currently bought a small bag of Hill's Ideal Balance for her to try out and it has been working good for her, zero stomach/GI issues what so ever.
I guess my questions are:
1. What are your thoughts on Hill's Ideal Balance Chicken/Brown Rice Puppy Food? Ingredient panel below.
2. Is there a much better option you would recommend?
3. If you feed your dog actual food (human food) and raws, please give me some information about that and why you think it is best/optimal for their health. Thank you.
Hill's Ideal Balance ingredient panel:
Chicken, Brown Rice, Whole Grain Oats, Cracked Pearled Barley, Chicken Meal, Pea Protein Concentrate, Chicken Fat, Flaxseed, Dried Egg Product, Chicken Liver Flavor, Dried Beet Pulp, Lactic Acid, Fish Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Vegetable & fruit blend (Green Peas, Apples, Cranberries, Carrots, Broccoli), Iodized Salt, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Beta-Carotene, Natural Flavors."
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University of Tennessee Women's Head Coach Dan Colella and Head Diving Coach Dave Parrington's swimming and diving squad edged out the Ohio State Buckeyes, 151.5-147.5, at the Mike Peppe Aquatic Center in Columbus, Ohio, as the Big Orange captured nine of the 17 available titles. The Orange and White also notched a new pool standard in the 200y medley relay with a 1:45.47 clocking, which re-wrote the previous mark of 1:45.56 set by Northwestern in 2000. The Lady Vols moved to 4-2 overall in dual meets.
"The meet came down to the wire and it was pretty exciting from that standpoint," Colella said. "We finished up the season with a 4-2 record. We really feel good about our prospects going into SECs and NCAAs. Today, we didn't have some people stand up how we needed them to. That is why it came down to the end, but our relays took care of the win. I applaud the win, but we have a few things we have to work on. We are a really young team and I am proud of them pulling out the win in the end."
Parrington's crew of divers opened up the meet as junior Lauryn McCalley (Moultrie, Ga.) captured the one-meter title with a career-high 313.20 mark, which is the fifth-best effort in program
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Tomes, continuing her dominance of the freestyle events, posted another provisional in the 200y freestyle with a 1:50.35 to claim the crown, while Brockman took runner-up status with a 1:54.71. Christy finished in third in the event with a 1:54.85 clocking. In the 100y backstroke, Fessel narrowly missed a provisional time after seizing the event title in 56.46, while Vogel posted a third-place 58.94. Senior Taryn Ternent (Edenvale, South Africa) rounded out the UT effort in the event with a fourth-place 59.10.
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Tennessee swept the top three spots in the 50y freestyle, as Terveer claimed the title with a 23.90, Blevins took second with a 25.46 and Ternent recorded a third-place finish with a 25.51. Terveer followed up that effort by claiming the 100y freestyle crown in 52.16, while Christy took third place with a 53.39 and freshman Meghan Keefer (Fort Wayne, Ind.) placed fourth with a 53.61.
In the 200y backstroke, Fessel captured the event crown with a 2:02.52, while Vogel finished in third with a 2:05.64. Yeager closed out the Tennessee event presence with a fifth-place 2:08.61. In the 200y breaststroke, Clay claimed runner-up status with a 2:21.89, while McGrath took fifth with a 2:40.52.
In the 500y freestyle, Tomes became the 14th-fastest Lady Vol in the event with a first-place 4:54.41, while Cain took fourth place with a 5:24.65. In the 100y butterfly, Fessel tied for second with a 58.10, while Breece-Rodriguez registered a fifth-place finish with a 1:00.19 and Athayde took sixth with a 1:00.31. Brockman took third in the 400y IM with a 4:33.79, while Clay took fifth with a 4:42.34 and Yeager finished in sixth with a 4:47.29.
In the final swim of the meet, Tennessee clinched the dual meet win as Terveer, Ternent, Christy and Tomes captured the event crown with a 3:27.63 effort, while Keefer, Vogel, Athayde and Brockman took third place with a 3:34.63. The squad of Blevins, Lutz, McGrath and Ridgway exhibitioned to a 3:46.58 clocking.
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A bloodthirsty plant and the talented cast of the Foothill College production of Little Shop of Horrors, helped the Foothill Commission raise $16,500 at its winter musical fundraiser at the Foothill College Lohman Theatre in Los Altos Hills March 7. Proceeds will be used to benefit award-winning Foothill Music Theatre productions.
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Started playing my Barbarian again last night reached level 37 after a long time of not playing and everything was so different it threw me a bit and took me awhile to get used to ,Made a crusader but haven't played it yet so far so good found a couple of legendary items and a bunch of upgraded equipment. My other chars are sitting at around level 7 and 10.
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Not sure how I'm supposed to join Adventure Mode in Public Games, there seems to be a bug where it automatically places you on a finished run everytime. I actually made a room and waited for people to join, but nope, finished it by myself and not a single person got in. :/
For non-RoS content 180k is enough for T1 but from 60-70 everything grows exponentially, numbers just go insane high.
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Just saw a 650k dps crusader on twitch, solo clearing T6 act5 like it was nothing. Actually his dps was much higher, had like +75% holy dmg, lmao. Seems legit balance.
Sheet DPS is only half the DPS you can actually have. The real deal hides in the right pieces of equipment. No one should rely solely on the Damage you see on the character sheet because then you will never get to torment.
But the ways to Torment 6 are only 2 in the end. Either Crit Chance/Damage or Elemental damage.
EDIT: So I fiddled around the Enchanter and I just enabled myself in Torment I. Enchants can do insane shit and increase your damage output so much.
Now I am 549k unbuffed, 659k buffed. Add 17% Fire Damage increase and 25% Seismic Slam damage increase which deals Fire damage and together with weapons enchanted to do Fire Damage, mobs just melt in Torment I. The best part is that I only have half the equipment I need. Can't wait to see how stupid strong you can get with all the collected equipment.
Definitely do not underestimate Mystic because I did and simple visit changed everything. Though you shouldn't bother with equipment you will be changing soon or is not permanent.
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Am i doing it right ?
At lvl60 I was able to easily run torment IV solo at very decent speed (wizard, 250k dps buffed back then), with that gear it was actually very challenging to finish Act V on torment I.
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"I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum and I'm all out of bubblegum"
the only good thing was the RM auction, RIP Diablo
Hey guys, so I've zero interest in buying RoS but I'm a bit tempted to play some D3. How does the new expansion work? Do I need it to raise the level cap to 70 and Act 5, or is it like D2 where the level cap's available by default?
without expansion max is level 70, no adventure mode, no rifts, no crusader.
You get access to loot 2.0, the new difficulty system, paragon levels, and can party with people who have the expansion.
Not sure about enchanter
My feet hurt and I'm having trouble peeing.
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- The Crusader class. You will be limited to the same 5 classes that originally launched.
- Act 5. The story will end with Diablo.
- The Mystic. You will only be able to use the Jeweler and Blacksmith. The mystic allows you to customize ("Transmogrify") the visual style of the armor and weapons, and enchant items (change a single stat on an item to another).
- Level 70. You will not be able to get past level 60. This means you will also not be able to get artisans higher than level 10.
- Adventure Mode. You will be limited to the story mode. You will not be able to do bounties or Nephalem Rifts.
- Blood Shards. You cannot collect blood shards or gamble.
i bought the expansion so i have no idea what those without it get :P
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Eh lame, I would have been fine without Act 5 or Crusader.
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No Man's Sky (PC)
Waiting for:
Chronicles of Elyria (PC)
Man it is not $20 anymore.
Anyone know when this deal will happen again?
EDIT: Got 2 the most unusual legendary drops yesterday from Torment only I assume. Bottomless Potion of Regeneration and a Templar Relic which unlocks ALL of Templar skills. Besides other legendary crap I have yet to find Torment only great legendaries, I am looking at you Thunderfury (is it really Torment only?)
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ARSC HPC Users' Newsletter 403, May 8, 2009
- ARSC Summer Visitors Arriving in June
- More Cachegrind Feedback
- Raw Binary Data Analysis with Paraview
- Book Review: The Principles of Successful Freelancing
- Quick Tip
ARSC Summer Visitors Arriving in June
Summer 2009 is shaping up to have a rich array of visitors and projects. Over ten weeks, ARSC will host twelve interns, four computer engineering graduate students, two Cadets from the US Military Academy at West Point, and a visiting faculty member. These visitors bring diverse skills and interests, and will work on projects with ARSC staff members, as well as with UAF faculty.
Major research themes at ARSC include climate (encompassing weather, oceanography, sea ice, and other high-latitudes phenomena), and next-generation computing systems and technologies. Both themes will get major attention from visitors, as will topics such as geographic information systems, computational chemistry, and computing portals.
Visitors will utilize ARSC's supercomputers and other systems, and will receive the training and mentoring needed to be successful.
More Cachegrind Feedback
Here are more hot memory analysis tips from Newsletter readers. Jed Brown recommends the tool KCachegrind for visualizing the output of Cachegrind and other profiling tools. It is installed as part of the K Desktop Environment (KDE) as of KDE version 3.2. Jed also likes Oprofile, a system-wide Linux profiler, because of its low overhead. So many tools, so little time.... It looks like we've got some more work to do here at the HPC Newsletter.
We also got a great pointer from reader Martin Lüthi. At LWN.net is a massive article titled "What every programmer should know about memory" ( http://lwn.net/Articles/250967/ ). It's a nine-part treatise on, well, memory, covering everything from schematic diagrams and timing charts to performance tools, such as Cachegrind and Oprofile.
Many thanks to Jed and Martin for their helpful contributions!
Raw Binary Data Analysis with Paraview[ By Patrick Webb ]
Raw binary data is easy to produce but can be difficult to visualize. There are methods and tools that are very capable of visualizing and analyzing binary data, and in this article I will focus on one specific tool: Paraview. Paraview is a versatile and powerful visualization and analysis tool developed by Kitware and is available freely as open-source from www.paraview.org . Paraview is also installed on all ARSC workstations. It is accessible by typing "module load paraview" to load the module file for the latest installed version, and then typing "paraview" to launch Paraview.
Paraview is based on the VTK library to provide its engine for rendering data to the screen. The basic idea behind VTK is to organize the rendering into a 'pipeline' where data enters at one end, goes through several transformations applied in order, and is then rendered in its final form. Because Paraview is built on VTK, the majority of its data-handling is based around reading and writing VTK or VTK-derived file formats.
Paraview is quite capable of reading raw binary data. For simple flat binary files (such as a single frame) the process is rather intuitive. However, there are a few tricks that can make reading 3D binary data, and time-stepped data much easier.
First, let's discuss the loading of binary data. Open the binary data file. If it has the file extension of ".raw" then Paraview will treat it as a raw binary file. If the data file does not have the ".raw" extension, you will be presented with a large menu of data readers to choose from. You can press 'R' to skip down to the raw (binary) data reader.
The Object Inspector Properties pane will now contain the fields necessary to describe the incoming binary data. Let's decipher each one in turn. The File Prefix field contains the path to the file in most cases. It works with the File Pattern field to point Paraview to the correct file. The File Pattern field uses a syntax much like C's printf function. "%s" will be replaced with the text from the File Prefix field. Other operations such as "%d", to represent a digit, and plain text can be added to the File Pattern field. For most purposes, these two fields can be left alone.
Data Scalar Type tells Paraview what data type the data is (float, char, unsigned int, etc.). Data Byte Order tells Paraview whether the data is big endian or little endian. File Dimensionality defines whether or not the data is 2D or 3D. Having the file dimensionality wrong will not necessarily cause a failure to load the data, but the wrong dimensionality can cause problems if you need to handle slices or multiple files.
Data Origin defines the position offset when rendering the data. The three fields in order define the X, Y and Z offset. Data Spacing defines the size of each grid point, in the X, Y, and Z direction.
Data Extent defines the size of the data in terms of the number of values along each axis. In order, they are Xmin, Xmax, Ymin, Ymax, Zmin, Zmax. The Zmin and Zmax fields are used when dealing with 2D data that has multiple frames or 3D data that has been separated into slices.
Scalar Array Name allows you to define the name that is attached to the data array that is read in. Labeling the data array is helpful when dealing with multiple data files, so as to be able to keep track of which field is which.
Finally, the File Lower Left check box allows you to tell Paraview that the data file starts at the lower left corner of the image as opposed to the default upper right corner.
Fill in or ensure that each of these fields are set appropriately for the binary data file, and hit "Apply" to load the data!
To handle 2D time-stepped data, an extra step needs to be taken. Paraview does not recognize a 3rd dimension as a time-dimension, so animating along the 3rd dimension will require some work outside of Paraview. First, split the binary file into separate files so that each file consists of a single frame. It would be a good idea to label them along the lines of filename.123 where "123" is the number of the frame.
In Paraview, load one of the frame files (the first is fine, but any will do), and navigate to the Object Inspector, "Properties" pane. The "File Prefix" field contains the path and name to the data file. Change it from "/path/to/filename.123" to "/path/to/filename". Note that the only thing removed is the number at the end of the file prefix. In the "File Pattern" field, change "%s" to "%s.%d". The "%s" will be replaced with the file prefix and the "%d" will be replaced with a digit that will correspond to the frame number.
Now the frames can be animated by controlling the Zmin and Zmax fields of the Data Extent fields. Open the Animation Inspector panel and set up two keyframe tracks for Data Extent(4) and Data Extent(5) . Keyframes are part of the animation controls of Paraview. They are the points in an animation that have concrete values associated with them, while regular frames have interpolated values between each keyframe. The Data Extent(4) and Data Extent(5) fields need to be kept synced in order to properly step through the frames. Set up your keyframes to animate your data as you see fit!
Book Review: The Principles of Successful Freelancing[ Review by Lee Higbie ]
Because of the sagging economy, many computer engineers must be considering striking out on their own. I recommend Miles Burke's book for them. It discusses many aspects of working as a consultant, a "freelancer" in Australian English, I gather. He has one chapter suggesting how to start working as a consultant, which may be out of date for you. It assumes you have a job you're considering leaving. The departure choice is being forced on many of us.
After the chapters discussing the considerations and preparation for going into business by yourself, Burke covers all (so far as I could see) of the areas where many engineers are weak:
- Managing your money, both for yourself and for the tax man
- Setting up an ergonomic office
- Managing to have a life (Don't you need to get one, even with a job?)
- Selling, the weakest skill area for many engineers
- How to keep your customers, your career, and your family
When he discusses ergonomics, he points out the importance of moving around. For some reason, perhaps it different down under, he misses the most obvious solution for me, and most software and web developers. Because we live on cola and pizza, we drink lots. Hence we're forced to get up often. I would simply recommend more coffee, Coke or Pepsi so you are forced to get up from your computer often.
Not only do engineers typically lack sales skills, we often are arrogant, thinking "we can do it," and "why should sales people be the only ones to receive commissions?" As Burke points out, good salesmen are good listeners, as they all know but many engineers don't. A potential consultant may be asked for a presentation. The best sales tactic is usually a short presentation and a long time listening to the client's problem. No listening, no understanding of what they think they need and probably no sale.
Burke stresses the importance of integrity and maintaining a good reputation—be proactive, give great service, communicate clearly, and so on. One argument he missed is the effort required to undo a slip. Seems to me I've heard that it is 100, or maybe it was 1000, times as hard to recover a good reputation after a minor sin, than to avoid the sin in the first place. Most customers assume honesty, for example, but one lie and they'll remember that transgression and avoid future business with the liar.
The only criticism I have of the book is that he follows two case studies, describing how Emily and Jacob deal with the problems of the chapter. I would like to have seen more discussion of the merits and shortcomings of the approaches they use. The "case studies" were too sterile and rah-rah for me.
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Suddenly, automotive composite production abounds
There are at least eight composites manufacturing systems targeting high-volume automotive production.
The automotive industry has long been the Holy Grail of composites manufacturers everywhere, but the complex recipe required to allow carbon fiber composites in particular to move into production vehicles has been daunting. Among the ingredients: Low-cost carbon fiber, reliable carbon fiber supply, design systems that cater to carbon fiber composites, retooling to accommodate carbon fiber, consistent and repeatable part quality, and high-speed manufacturing systems that can provide the hundreds of thousands of units per year part counts found in production carmaking.
The composites industry has not been blind to these demands and is working steadily on all fronts. In particular, equipment and material suppliers have shown, over the last couple of years, a true dedication to high-speed manufacturing systems. At last count, there were in the composites industry at least eight processes either in production or in development that aim to reduce the composites curing process to just minutes. The companies and/or partnerships that CW is aware of include:
- BMW: Resin transfer molding (RTM) of carbon fiber/thermoset composites for the 2013 i3 and 2014 i8; cycle time unknown.
- Plasan Carbon Compostes/Globe Machine: Pressure press molding of carbon fiber/thermoset composite roof and hood for 2014 Corvette Stingray; 17 minutes part-to-part (look for full report in March issue of High-Performance Composites).
- Cannon Group: Carbon fiber/epoxy composites, compression molded, for parts for passenger cell structure for a European automaker; 5 minutes part-to-part. Click here for more on this.
- Teijin/General Motors: Carbon fiber/thermoplastic compression molding process, still in development; 60 seconds part-to-part.
- Dieffenbacher/KraussMaffei: High-pressure RTM (HP-RTM) of carbon fiber/thermoset composite, producing parts for European automaker; 3 minutes part-to-part.
- Gurit: Compression molding of carbon fiber/thermoset composite parts; 10 minutes part-to-part (look for full report in March issue of High-Performance Composites).
- Dow Automotive/Ford: Unkown process; emphasis on development of low-cost carbon fiber.
- Toray/Fuji Heavy Industries: Carbon fiber composites parts for Toyota Lexus; process and cycle time unknown.
One of the big variables here is the definition of "part-to-part." Plasan, for instance, includes layup of the part, which adds to the overall time. Others processes, however, just measure cure time. However it's measured, what's clear is that there are multiple processes that appear to hold great promise for automotive composites.
The question is, what now? Some developers of these processes will tell you that the next hurdle is resin matrix chemistry. What's needed, they say, is a low, low viscosity epoxy with short and adjustable snap cure capabilities. Feedback CW is hearing suggests that resin suppliers are working hard in this direction. Stay tuned.


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Borger uncritically proclaimed lobbying reform a "very personal issue" for McCain
During a report on a dispute between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, CBS' Gloria Borger uncritically presented McCain's side of the dispute. While she noted that McCain accused Obama of distancing himself from McCain's reform proposals for "partisan reasons," she said: "It's very clear that lobbying reform is a very personal issue for John McCain. It's very important to John McCain."
In a February 6 CBS Evening News report on a dispute [1] over lobbying reform between Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), CBS News contributor Gloria Borger [2] uncritically presented McCain's version of the dispute. Noting that McCain accused Obama of distancing himself from McCain's reform proposals for "partisan reasons," Borger proclaimed: "It's very clear that lobbying reform is a very personal issue for John McCain. It's very important to John McCain." But in touting the importance of lobbying reform to McCain and suggesting that it explained the tone of McCain's letter [3] to Obama, Borger left out some relevant facts.
While Borger has noted on numerous occasions that clients of former Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff [4] have contributed money to congressional Democrats and suggested that, as a result, Democrats are also tainted in the Abramoff scandal, she has never reported -- and did not report on February 6 -- that McCain has also received contributions from Abramoff clients. Moreover, viewers would never know from Borger's February 6 report that -- as Joshua Micah Marshall noted [5] on his Talking Points Memo weblog -- McCain's own Senate investigation into Abramoff's activities steered clear of any examination into the possible culpability of his fellow lawmakers.
The Center for Responsive Politics reports [6] that McCain received $5,000 from the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians while Abramoff was the group's lobbyist: $1,000 during the 2000 election cycle and $4,000 during the 2004 election cycle. While simply receiving campaign contributions from Abramoff clients is not an indication of corruption, Borger's reports, as well as other news reports, have portrayed such contributions as tainting lawmakers, as Media Matters has documented [7]. Borger has previously reported that Democrats participated in a "bipartisan stampede" to return "Abramoff-tainted money," because "while Democrats haven't received any money from Abramoff's own checkbook, they did receive one and a half million he directed to them through his clients" [Evening News, 1/30/06]. She has also reported that "almost 100 congressional Democrats and Republicans have raced to get rid of their Abramoff-tainted money," [Evening News, 1/9/06] and quoted, without challenge, former Rep. Vin Weber's (R-MN) assertion [8] that "Abramoff did give more money to Republicans than Democrats, but his people gave money to Democrats as well" [Evening News, 1/4/06].
Borger also ignored that, as chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, McCain steered a Senate investigation into the Abramoff scandal away from examining any potential wrongdoing of Republican lawmakers. Roll Call reported on March 10, 2005, that McCain assured colleagues Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT) and Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) they would not be caught up in the investigation into how Abramoff bilked $82 million from the American Indian tribes he represented, stating "We stop when we find out where the money went."
From the March 10, 2005, edition [9] (subscription required) of Roll Call:
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has assured his colleagues that his expanding investigation into the activities of a former GOP lobbyist and a half-dozen of his tribal casino clients is not directed at revealing ethically questionable actions by Members of Congress.
At a Senate Republican luncheon last Wednesday, McCain told the gathering that his own probe, being run through the Indian Affairs Committee, is simply looking into potential "fraudulent" activities perpetrated against the tribes by Jack Abramoff and his associates.
"It's not our responsibility in any way to involve ourselves in the ethics process [of Senators]," McCain said Wednesday, explaining the comments he made to his fellow GOP Senators. "That was not the responsibility of the Indian Affairs Committee."
McCain's comments to Republicans, made at the weekly lunch of the GOP's Steering Committee, came on the same day a trio of stories landed in Washington newspapers raising questions about the legislative actions taken by two GOP Senators and political donations to an interest group established in 1997 by Interior Secretary Gale Norton.
Because of those stories - and several other news reports touching on Abramoff's relationship with Members - McCain said he wanted to let Senators know that he was not trying to air any of their dirty laundry.
"There were all kinds of rumors that were flying," he said. None of the stories were sourced to the committee and McCain said he played no role in them.
His investigation, in which a new round of hearings are expected later this spring, would continue to instead center on "where Indian tribes were defrauded," and focus specifically on the $82 million that Abramoff and his public relations associate, Mike Scanlon, charged to six tribes over a three-year period, McCain said.
His disclaimer came as two Senators involved in the latest round of Abramoff stories, Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) and David Vitter (R-La.), said they welcomed any investigation and promised to help McCain in any way.
McCain said Wednesday that his committee continues to examine all the financial angles of where the $82 million ended up, as well as other political and charitable contributions the tribes made at Abramoff's request. But he reiterated that he was following the money trail, not the legislative actions taken by Members of Congress. "We stop when we find out where the money went," he said.
From the February 6 edition of the CBS Evening News, which featured interim anchor Bob Schieffer [10]:
SCHIEFFER: Republican Senator John McCain is trying to put together a bipartisan team to draw up a reform plan in the wake of the congressional corruption scandal, but one of his recruits, apparently, had other ideas today, and McCain literally exploded. He says that freshman Democratic Senator Barack Obama told him privately he wanted to work with him. But when Obama sent word today that he had decided instead to work on a Democratic plan, McCain sent Obama a letter that comes very close to calling him a liar. Said McCain: "I'm embarrassed to admit that after all these years in politics, I failed to interpret your previous assurances as typical rhetorical gloss." Well, Gloria -- Gloria Borger is in our Washington bureau.
Gloria, this is extraordinary. What is this all about?
BORGER: Well, I've never seen anything like it, Bob. It's very clear that lobbying reform is a very personal issue for John McCain, it's very important to John McCain. And he believes that Senator Obama gave him a private assurance to work with him on bipartisan reform. He thinks -- that Senator Obama backed out for partisan reasons because like most Democrats, Senator McCain thinks, Senator Obama would rather have the issue than solve the problem heading into the 2006 election.
Now, just minutes ago, Bob, we got a letter that Senator Obama sent back to Senator McCain, in which he said: "I have no idea what prompted your response." And that gives us some idea of how tough this issue is going to be to solve in Washington.
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With all these posts about shooting, number of guns owned, favorite this and that...how about..How often and for how long do you Dry Practice per week..??? Be honest..
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With all these posts about shooting, number of guns owned, favorite this and that...how about..How often and for how long do you Dry Practice per week..??? Be honest..
Every time I open the safe, which is every 1-2 days. Total about 20-30 min per week. I also do it on various pistols. I should do more.
You asked...If I had to make a suggestion, I would cut back on the time per session. 10-15 minutes is optimal, beyond that the results to be gained drop off percipitously. Your freguency is good to maintian your edge. It is also beneficial to practice just one segment of a given drill per session for maximunm results....Good luck..
I practice dry firing (w/snap caps) about twice a week... I've also started working on drawing from my holster(s) as well.Quote:
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A couple a times a week. Just depends. I tend to do it a lot when I get a new gun, and then taper off. I've been doing it a lot with my new compact USP.
I used to find my self prying my revolver from it's case to dry fire it quite bit. Until it's repaired (main spring adjustment), that habbit has been put on hold. :(
Just wondering- are the snap caps considered very important to prevent damage to the fireing pin/mechanism? Do people here consider them un-important or necessary? Also, it seems to me that dry fireing with an SA only like a Glock would be quite a chore?
I think it is much safer to do it w/ the snap caps. I can see maybe pulling the trigger a few times with a Glock or similiar gun. BUt, I don't feel comfortable doing it dozens, or even hundreds of times in a sitting. On Glocktalk, people have posted pics of cracks slides around the firing pin hole.
For the amount of dry practice that anyone of us will do with any of our weapons, NO harm should come to the parts where you would get metal to metal contact. If we were Dry Practicing 500 hours a week for three months, than one can see the distinct possiblilty for considerable damage to metal parts. You would simply wear the gun out..!! These alledged cracks etal are probably the result of some other activity. As far as snap caps are concerned...I am not in favor of their use and from the comments here on this forum, you can find a wide divergence of opinion on that subject.
Dry practicing with a Glock should be a "Slamdunk"....!! Simply place your trigger finger on the trigger, take the slack out pause at mechanical resistence, start a SLOW steady pressure to the rear(Your focus is on the front sight) and let the shot "break". HOLD the trigger to the rear(Important). Reset the slide by moving it slowly to the rear about 1/2"...this will reset the trigger and striker. SLOWLY ease the trigger forward to reset and you should hear a distinct click. Hold the trigger there, get back on the front sight and slowly repeat the process....... Noto problemos....Good luck
Actually, until the past year when HK updated the firing pin design, it wasn't uncommon for the pins to break from excessive dry firing. Have heard of many Beretta 92s having the same issue.
I think it is cheap insurance for an expensive gun
i agree with shipwreck, though i've been lucky in the past,dry firing my rugers ....shew, i don't even want to begin to try to figure how many times, i now use snap caps just as a precaution.
The more you use something, the more it will wear... I wore out a Ruger Single Six as a kid practicing my "quick draw"... Use it and enjoy it, that's why your buying it!
Snap caps= good (maybe) I use them for an extended dry fire session...
The more important issue, which seems apparent, but which is often over looked is Saftey... Double and triple check your firearm...
Don't load and unload multiple times, you'll forget which is which! (Experience talking here)
And remember; The most dangerous gun in the world is an unloaded gun!
Exactly Hal8000...my point is that NOTHING...NOTHING goes into my weapon when I am dry practicing....!!! MY weapon is EMPTY at all times , including especially "Snap caps". I chamber check it twice before I start and twice when I end the session. I could not conduct the practice sessions with the knowledge that anything is in my magazine...ergo my firearm. Practice sessions should be conducted with an empty firearm...at all times. I have an exact and defined proceedure that I faithfully follow for each session, even as to the area that I conduct this practice session. Just watch, sometime in the future, we will hear of an ND and the defendent will say "Gee, I thought I had snap caps in my magazine." Just wait..!!
One more rule learned the hard way;
"Never point your weapon at anything you don't want to kill"
The thing about shooting is that at sometime, you will have a ND... Whether it's your fault, a mechanical failure, or someone else's fault, you will have a gun go off sometime when your not expecting it...
So, a person has got to develop a safety procedure of some sort or another. And follow it...
Most people's personal safety procedures are mosaic, meaning they are made up of several different instructional methods. Of course some will be better than others and it's up to each of us to recognize this and to up grade our personal methods on a regular basis... Safety is an on going process and good (read safe) gun handling practices (read habits) are imperative to not only your personal safety, but to the safety of those around you. (this includes people miles from you)
Rerum novarum cupidus!
(Remain unbiased and curious!)
I normally practice dry fire daily with either pistol o revolver (revolver mostly in da)...and some "dryfire" reload,like this http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...2363935&q=IDPA


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So I intended to start a WIP thread for the painting of my ROTJ MOW Gauntlets. I had been working on the left one first, uploaded the photos and several photos somehow got corrupted during the upload.
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I'm doing the layered paintjob using Polly Scale Acrylics.
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I recently got a great deal on a Gerber Gator knife. Overall it is one heck of a knife! Got the drop point:
I am shopping around for similar knives of other manufacturers. I am partial to Gerber and Buck, but I am open to USA-made alternatives.
A friend works at the local BPS and we spent a good hour fondling all the knives they have behind the counter. Lots of nice knives, but the balance on most leave something to be desired.
I learned that SOG knives are all made overseas - as are some of the other brands' "budge" lines. So that's flat-out for me.
I *really* like - REALLY - like the feel of the Buck Alpha Hunter. Unfortunately it doesn't come in "blackout" or "coated" finishes. I may get one anyway:
What I would think is IDEAL would be a folder with the blade features of the Gator - serrated blade, coated blade finish, attached to the Alpha Hunter. The A.H. is HEFTY and feels like you have something significant in your hand. Not sure on the rubber grips but I like them. I like the overall shape of the "drop-point" Gerber and the A.H. knife (straight point?). Similar to a Tanto blade in that it has a good penetrating tip, but also a large enough sweep on the blade to provide utility cutting / deer skinning / etc. The serrations to me seem like a "must have" feature but perhaps I'm being too picky. If you add serrations and an oxide finish (in other words a non-shiny finish) to that A.H. folder, then that for me would be the perfect tactical / utility knife! Seems like all the nice utility knives are "Tactical" and more spendy - I guess mall ninjas need matching accessories too :rofl:
I can get a black oxide finish on the A.H. via Buck's custom knife department, but only in the FIXED blade. Personally I would like that in a folder.
Balance on the good Buck knives are correctly in the handle. Most of the other mfr models are weighted in the blade, meaning they aren't balanced and are meant to be seen more than used. Even the Buck "nite hawk" or whatever it is called - the long K-Bar shaped one - is even blade-heavy. Compare that with a real working knife like K-Bar etc. and it feels like it was made for kids and mall ninjas.
So I am really not impressed with most of them. Not saying they aren't good knives, but I am wanting something that feels better in my hand. More than a pocket knife / swiss army knife but less than a full-length hunting knife like a K-Bar. I have yet to find that and unless I modify an A.H. I don't know that my ideal knife exists. Any recommendations?
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In response to requests to limit search results to more relevant date ranges, Ancestry.com has added a new feature that automatically limits your search results to the years you specify for birth and death, helping you to locate your ancestors faster.
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Nice acquisition! I don't know if I will ever be happy with my Boba until I have one of these.
I've attended military shows for years and never actually seen one, so it was pretty sweet. I must have been stopped a dozen times as I carried it around by people wondering what it was, so I got to educate on the Star Wars connection. I could have flipped it several times for a profit. LOL.
Nice grab! Also, thanks for spreading around a little Fett awareness while you're at it.
Very cool. Looks well taken care of. I like the look of these unmodified, no wonder it was a people-stopper while carrying it around.
Well done dude...I've first refusal when you have to sell it.. Lol..what did you pay if you don't mind me asking?
Thanks! It is tempting to modify, but I'm sure I'll keep it original. I'm locating some flares to shoot out of it. It is still fully functional.
The dealer was asking $1200. I ended up getting it for $800 cash.
The few searches I've done suggest that is a pretty sweet deal. Nice! If you keep it unmodified, it might be cool to display it with some or all of the additional parts of the prop Fett blaster, but leave them all in their original state. Sort of like one of those expanded-view parts diagrams. That's almost more interesting to me than the completed prop. I know I enjoy having my graflex on my desk with the original flash reflector still on it. People sort of recognize it at first, and then I get to tell a more interesting story than just "yep, that's a lightsaber."
edit: Not that an accurate, completed graflex saber isn't interesting, but it's so iconic and so embedded in their childhoods, people can't really wrap their heads around it originally being something else unless they hold it in their hands.
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That's pretty sweet. Very nice acquisition!
boba fett shame not to use it as that.if I ever get hold of one I'll troop the life outa it...lol
These should work. Have fun! I know I'm buying a pack for next 4th of july
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