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Sword Warrior Guide By C0mput3r / Argonaut
[Table of Contents]
1.0 Warrior Job Upgrade System
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Starting Ghost Online
1.3 Stats for a Peasant
1.4 Skills for a Peasant
1.5 Recap of Skills by Lvl 10
1.6 Training as a Peasant
1.7 1st Job Advancement
2.0 Stats for a Warrior
2.1 Fraction Advancement
2.2 Sword Warrior Skills
2.3 Clan Skills
2.4 Training as a Sword Warrior
2.5 Sword Warrior Skill Build
2.6 Recap of Sword Warrior Skills by Lvl 60
3.0 2nd Job Advancement
3.1 2nd Job Sword Warrior Skills (Order)
3.2 2nd Job Sword Warrior Skills (Chaos)
3.3 2nd Job Sword Warrior Skill Build (Order) Under Construction
3.4 2nd Job Sword Warrior Skill Build (Chaos) Under Construction
4.0 Training Places
5.0 FAQs
5.1 Credits
[1.0 Warrior Job Upgrade System]
[1.1 Introduction]
Sword Warriors are a fun class to play with in Ghost Online, they are a melee class that specialize in using a Sword as their main weapon. They are one of the fastest training classes but lack a little in PvP compared to other classes. Sword Warriors may not be as strong in PvP as their Blader friends but they make it up with their fast training speed. So if you want a class that can train fast and isn't so bad in PvP with practice then I would suggest a Sword Warrior.
[1.2 Starting Ghost Online]
When you first make your character in Ghost Online there are 2 tutorials for players to teach them the basics of the game, if you're an experienced player you can just skip the tutorials and start your life as a Peasant. Also in game if you press the esc key right above the "Exit Game" button there are the "Help" and "KeyConfig." buttons which can help you because there's way too many people asking in game where this place is what key to do that this will set you apart from those noobs .
[1.3 Stats for a Peasant]
Stat points don't really matter when you are a peasant because when you get Lvl 10 and finish your job advancement you will have all your stat points reset back to 3 but I suggest you to add all your stat points into Str to make it easier to train and so you don't die as often but some people like to put all points into Dex instead by all means do so if you feel that its better.
[1.4 Skills for a Peasant]
I highly recommend you max this skill simply because it makes you run fast in game what's better than increasing the speed of your game play.
Wind Jump
This skill is good because it helps you jump higher and is just as useful as Sprint. Wind Jump helps you later on to getting pass Snake Cave and getting to Goat Lord map.
This skill I find useless because later on in the game you're not going to be using it often and just end up forgetting about it.
Wind Blast
This skill is useful in the beginning but eventually this skill will be obsolete to your other skills and the level 50 skill is much better than this one.
I recommend following this build for your peasant, unlike stat points, skill points don't reset. Note: instead of getting Lvl 6 Meditate you can get Lvl 5 Wind Blast and Lvl 2 Meditate it's really just a personal choice. If you do decide to do this don't add all remaining points into wind blast because then it will cost double the MP.
Lvl 1: Start Your Life as a Peasant
Lvl 2: +2 Sprint (3)
Lvl 3: +2 Sprint (5)
Lvl 4: +2 Wind Jump (3)
Lvl 5: +2 Wind Jump (5)
Lvl 6: +2 Wind Jump (7)
Lvl 7: +2 Wind Jump (9)
Lvl 8: +1 Wind Jump +1 Meditate (2)
Lvl 9: +2 Meditate (4)
Lvl 10: +2 Meditate (6)
[1.5 Recap of Skills by Lvl 10]
5 Sprint
10 Wind Jump
6 Meditate
1 Wind Blast
5 Sprint
10 Wind Jump
2 Meditate
5 Wind Blast
[1.6 Training as a Peasant]
Training as a peasant isn't hard just kill monsters outside of Blue City and you will find that you will be Lvl 10 in no time. Doing the quest that are in your Quest log can help pass the time and help with the training. During Lvl 5-10 I would suggest you get 20x Sealstone Ropes, 10x Scorpion Tails, and 10x Grabbers Bone, these items will later be needed for the 1st job advancement, these monsters can be found in Blue Plains 4 and Southern Plains 1.
[1.7 1st Job Advancement]
So now that you are Lvl 10 you are ready for your job advancement.
Go to Blue Plain 2 and find Steel Blade Scot.
Items needed for 1st job advancement:
20x Sealstone Ropes
10x Scorpion Tails
10x Grabbers Bone
Congratulations you are now a Sword Warrior are you can start your long journey as a Sword Warrior.
[2.0 Stats for a Warrior]
4 Str - This build is a basic build that alot of ppl follow because it will give your warrior stable damage and good amount of HP but does lack in Def compared to a build with Phy.
3 Str / 1 Phy - This build gives your good stable attack, high HP and good def so you don't take that much damage from monsters but in the end you don't do as much damage as a other builds. If you are going to do this build don't put Phy every Lvl add Phy every other Lvl and also capping it at a certain amount isn't too bad.
4 Dex - This is also a notable choice for a warrior this build gives your a bigger damage range so you can pack a heavier punch but pay for it with a low amount of life and crappy Defense.
3 Dex / 1 Phy - This build is another build that isn't bad I would suggest this over a Pure Dex build. It gives you a good amount of damage than Str and the Phy makes up for the low HP and defense. If you are going to do this build don't put Phy every Lvl add Phy every other Lvl and also capping it at a certain amount isn't too bad.
If you don't like any of the builds here you can always make yourself a customized build.
[2.1 Fraction Advancement]
Choosing a fraction is an important decision in Ghost Online. This will not only effect your guild placement but also your 2nd Job Skills so pick wisely. If you pick Order every level you will get 1 Attack and 2 Defense and if you pick Chaos vice versa, 2 Attack and 1 Defense.
When you are level 40 head on over to the fraction leader, Order leader is located in a building in Blue City[S] and Chaos leader is located in a building in Blue City[N].
Level 40
Items Needed:
30x Ginsengs
[2.2 Sword Warrior Skills]
Sword Mastery - Lvl 10
This skill is a must max simply because it increase your damage when using a Sword enough said.
Dragon Thrust - Lvl 13
I wouldn't recommend adding points into this skill since it cost more Mp than Double Slash and isn't as effective as Double Slash in training. Although this skill is better than Double Slash in PvP so after maxing all the main skills if you do decide to add this it is up to you.
Double Slash - Lvl 18
This is one of the most useful skills for a Sword Warrior. It's good for training and good for PvP and when in use you are invulnerable so that a plus. This skills is OK is PvP simply because after using this skill you are vulnerable from getting get by others so make sure when using this in PvP that the hit connects.
Warriors Soul - Lvl 23
One of the best skills for Warriors I suggest you max this skill right after Double Slash because you get extra damage when using this skill, only down fall is that you lose Def but not alot the defense lost can be cover with a skill like Defenders Soul or a Mage skill called Barrier which cast upon all in Party.
UpSideDown - Lvl 28
Good for PvP but not so much in training. A few points into this skill comes in handy for PvP. I suggest Lvl 5 for this skill because at Lvl 5 for 25 HP if recovers 200 MP that's enough for a couple more Double Slash and a Dragon Strike.
Defenders Soul - Lvl 33
Raises your Def not a bad skill to get but is up to you if you want to get this skill or not. A good skill to help cover the Def lost from Blood Fury. A Mage skill called Barrier does the same this so instead of getting this skill you can find and Mage with Barrier and Party up with them and have them Barrier.
Guardian Soul - Lvl 38
This skill I find only good for PvP since you don't block in training so adding points into it is up to you.
[2.3 Clan Skills]
Demonic SoulBurn - Lvl 40
By far one of the most useless skills it replaces your old rage. All that happens is that you turn into a demon; you can't use skills and can only attack. Only time this skill would be useful is if you Max this skill or have it have a high Lvl and you can use it to own in PvP and GvG.
Dragon Strike - Lvl 50
This is a range skill and very good with a Sword Warrior. This move is good for rounding up those monsters into a mob so you can finish them off with Double Slash and great move for PvP.
[2.4 Training as a Sword Warrior]
I find training as a Sword Warrior quite simple you want to take full advantage of the invincibility frames you get from Double Slash. What I do is jump forwards and use Double Slash and turn around and repeat making a "∞" symbol around a group of monsters. When you learn Dragon Strike you can use it to round up the monster then Double Slash then to death. This way it's simple and quick to train.
[2.5 Sword Warrior Skill Build]
If you want to make your own Skill Build feel free to go ahead but this build is a suggestion for a skill build and the one I used.
Lvl 10: Learn Sword Master
Lvl 11: +2 Sword Mastery (3)
Lvl 12: +2 Sword Mastery (5)
Lvl 13: +2 Sword Mastery (7) ; Learn Dragon Thrust
Lvl 14: +2 Sword Mastery (9)
Lvl 15: +2 Sword Mastery (11)
Lvl 16: +2 Sword Mastery (13)
Lvl 17: +2 Sword Mastery (15)
Lvl 18: +2 Sword Mastery (17) ; Learn Double Slash
Lvl 19: +2 Sword Mastery (19)
Lvl 20: +2 Sword Mastery (20) +1 Double Slash (2)
Lvl 21: +2 Double Slash (4)
Lvl 22: +1 Double Slash (5) Save Point (1)
Lvl 23: Save Points (3) ; Learn Warriors Soul
Lvl 24: +5 Double Slash (10)
Lvl 25: Save Points (2)
Lvl 26: Save Points (4)
Lvl 27: +5 Double Slash Save Point (1)
Lvl 28: Save Points (3) ; Learn UpSideDown
Lvl 29: +5 Double Slash (20)
Lvl 30: +2 Warriors Soul (3)
Lvl 31: +2 Warriors Soul (5)
Lvl 32: +2 Warriors Soul (7)
Lvl 33: +2 Warriors Soul (9) ; Learn Defenders Soul
Lvl 34: +2 Warriors Soul (11)
Lvl 35: +2 Warriors Soul (13)
Lvl 36: +2 Warriors Soul (15)
Lvl 37: +2 Warriors Soul (17)
Lvl 38: +2 Warriors Soul (19) ; Learn Guardian Soul
Lvl 39: +1 Warriors Soul (20) +1 UpSideDown (2)
Lvl 40: +2 UpSideDown (4) ; Choose Between Force Of Order or Chaos ; Learn Demon Rage (Optional)
Lvl 41: +1 UpSideDown (5) Save Points (1)
Lvl 42: Save Points (3)
Lvl 43: Save Points (5)
Lvl 44: Save Points (7)
Lvl 45: Save Points (9)
Lvl 46: Save Points (11)
Lvl 47: Save Points (13)
Lvl 48: Save Points (15)
Lvl 49: Save Points (17)
Lvl 50: Learn Dragon Strike ; +19 Dragon Strike (20)
Lvl 51: Save Points (2)
Lvl 52: Save Points (4)
Lvl 53: Save Points (6)
Lvl 54: Save Points (8)
Lvl 55: Save Points (10)
Lvl 56: Save Points (12)
Lvl 57: Save Points (14)
Lvl 58: Save Points (16)
Lvl 59: Save Points (18)
Lvl 60: Save Points (20)
Note: If your find that you are in need of Defense you can add points into Defenders Soul instead of saving the points. All saved points go towards a 2nd Job Skill.
[2.6 Recap of Alternate Sword Warrior Skills by Lvl 60]
20 Sword Mastery
1 Dragon Thrust
20 Double Slash
20 Warriors Soul
5 UpSideDown
1 Defenders Soul
1 Guardian Soul
1 Demon Rage (Optional)
20 Dragon Strike
20 Saved Points
All saved points go towards a 2nd Job Skill.
[3.0 2nd Job Advancement]
Level 60
Joined Force of Order or Force of Chaos
100 Reputation
Things needed for 2nd job advancement:
10x Goat Lord Scrolls
25x Porgy
Kill 30 Monkey Lord
10x Jade Stone
Getting 100 Reputation by Lvl 60 isn't quite that hard just simply win a PvP in the Arena in Night Castle or by finishing a Quest.
You might be wondering where you can get a Jade Stone, in the Arena there are a set of Red Portal go into it and every so often a Terracotta Warrior should spawn. He is really simple to kill he doesn't attack you and walks really slowly but has a crazy amount of HP so you might find yourself talking a while to kill this Monster. After you kill him he might drop a Jade Stone.
[3.1 2nd Job Sword Warrior Skills (Order)]
Hp Up - Lvl 62
Increase Max HP.
Sp Up - Lvl 62
Increase maximum SP.
Moon Flash - Lvl 69
Launch area attack towards enemies in front of the character.
Soul Collect – Lvl 76
Value of soul demon increases for certain period of time when character is attacked.
Sword Energy – Lvl 83
Form sword energy to launch attack.
Beastial Roar - Lvl 90
Let out a roar to the surrounding enemies, causing enemy to receive additional amount of damage and suffer instant death at certain rate.
ATK Reflection - Lvl 97
Upon activation of skill, attack received by the first time will be defended.
Dragons Force – Lvl 104
Launches attack of the dragon force from the ground towards enemies in the area of effect.
[3.2 2nd Job Sword Warrior Skills (Chaos)]
Hp Up - Lvl 62
Increase Max HP.
Sp Up - Lvl 62
Increase maximum SP.
Vampiric Sword - Lvl 69
Restores certain amount of HP when attack is successful
Art of Ghost - Lvl 76
Increases max SP for a period of time
Sky Breaker - Lvl 83
Spins the surrounding enemies and launches attack
Dark Pulse - Lvl 90
Let out a roar to the surrounding enemies, causing enemy to receive additional amount of damage and stun enemy at certain rate
Energy Guard - Lvl 97
Character will not be able to attack for a period of time. Character will not receive damage as well
Universe Breaker - Lvl 104
Consumes own HP and SP to deal maximum damage
[3.3 2nd Job Sword Warrior Skill Build (Order)] Under Construction
[3.4 2nd Job Sword Warrior Skill Build (Chaos)] Under Construction
[4.0 Training Places]
Lvl 1-4: Blue Hill 1, Killing Firebos & Nikos
Lvl 5-9: Blue River 5, Killing Facefishes, Sealstones & Scorpion Kings
Lvl 10-12: Blue River 8, Killing Yabi & Mantress
Lvl 13-16: Northern Plains 2, Killing Umbrellans & Ghost Eggs
Lvl 17-19: Hidden Northern Plains 3, Killing Ghost Eggs & Jumper Eyes
Lvl 20-23: Hidden Northern Plains 2, Killing Jumping Dead and The Eyes
Lvl 24-32: Bamboo Forest 1 or 2, Killing Turtlesnakes & Skeletons
Lvl 33-41: Hidden Bamboo Forest 1, Killing One-Legged Ghost
Lvl 42-47: Hidden Night Plains 1, Killing Horned Kebis & Bandits
Lvl 48-54: Yellow Cavern 1, Killing Green Snails
Lvl 55-63: Iron Steam 1 or 2, Killing Snail Ladies
Lvl 64-67: Hidden Iron Hill 2, Killing King Stones
Lvl 68-69: Hidden Iron Hill 3, Killing Trees
Training places after this point have not been released in gGO yet.
Lvl 70-76: KL Road 3, Killing Trees, Foxes and Crows
Lvl 77-80: Tie Wan Valley 7, Killing Elephants
Note: Feel free to stay in training places longer or move to a different training place earlier if you find that it's faster you don't have to follow this guide 100% of the time.
[5.0 FAQs]
Q: Where can I find Steel Blade Scot?
A: He is located at Blue Plains 2; use the world map to find the location.
Q: Why should I not add skill points to Palm Force?
A: Later on there is skills called Dragon Strike which is way better range and hits multiply targets.
Q: Why not max Meditate?
A: Later on you will be so busy training that you will not have the time to waste to just sit there and meditate all your HP/MP.
Q: Can I get both Sword and Blade Skills?
A: Yes, I've done that and sometimes for fun play around with the blade skills
Q: How do I earn a lot of Gen?
A: If you are running into money trouble you can go fishing and AFK. Instead of buying your Equipments from NPC shops go to market to find a cheap seller or train at monsters that drop the Equipments you need. Don't sell Equipments to the NPC instead sell them to other players for a little higher price than what you would get from the NPC.
Q: Which Fraction did you choose?
A: Order in mGO & Chaos in gGO
Q: I see people with a glow on their weapons how do I make my weapon glow?
A: You have to GP Fusion your weapon with a 100% Seal Items at the Bookstore in the town and hopefully get it +21 or more for a glow. YOu can do this with various combination of Seal Items
More questions will be added later on.
[5.1 Credits]
C0mput3r / Argonaut - For making the guide.
See a mistake or have any suggest for changes/additions to my guide just PM me.


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what is the best grain 9mm ammo for defense. i have noticed that 124 and 147 are the most common grain. which is best and why?
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what is the best grain 9mm ammo for defense. i have noticed that 124 and 147 are the most common grain. which is best and why?
I like 124 grain. No particular reason other than I am a speed freak and 147's are slow. :mrgreen:
They both make holes in paper and I use my 40 for PD.
I usually lean toward the 115s, but I've slowly been convinced that a little bit more penetration might be a good thing in some cases. So I went with 124, above.
I have no use for the 147s.
Agreed w/ DJ. A good mix of speed (energy) and weight (momentum).
Availibble everywhere too.
In a subcompact gun, lighter is better.
I, too, prefer the 124s with a good modern premium bullet (Gold Dot, Golden Saber, whatever). Still, I'd have no particular qualms about using modern 147s if that's what's available. Either will work fine with proper shot placement.
I'm less picky about ammo than a lot of guys, though.
Looking at the street results, either is just fine for social work.
115gr has been the darling for a long time however, glass, doors, walls etc take the steam out quickly as would heavy clothing.
124 and 147 (NOT sub-sonic) loads running over 1,000 fps with good bullets will do every time.
Law enforcement MAY take another look at the 9mm since things have vastly improved.
All that heavy breathing about .40 and .45's lends itself to one thought, do you really want to catch a 9mm anywhere on your pink little self?
A Gold Dot will expand to about 50 -60 cal even if bone is not hit. OUCH!
I tend to gravitate towards the 124s as a PD round. At the moment, I have 125gr Cor-Bons in the magazine.
When at the range, I shoot 50 115s (Wal-Mart), then switch to a 1/2 mag of my PD round.
Then I do a similar drill with my revolver, 50 rounds .38 special (round dujor), then one cylinder of my PD load in .357, again Cor-Bons.(110 jhp)
115 or 124 grain, i don't care what you have heard about 9mm ammo. don't ever use anything over 125gr in a 9mm handgun for defense
I personally have no preference and admit I've shot very few rounds of 124gr. I've heard from range members of my that 147gr. is too heavy But as mentioned by bruce333, the same is true here that the Walmart only carries 115 gr. And I buy it cause it's cheap!:smt023
My PD rounds are Federal Hydra-Shock 124gr hollow-points. There's a cone in the center of the point that increases expansion: first, more damage dealt to Sparky the BG; second, less chance of killing the neighbors with an exiting or missed shot.
New guy here and green in every way to this CCW and Ammo stuff...with that said, after reading some posts on 9mm ammo, why wouldn't I want a heavier load ? I'm not a "target shooter", I carry for "protection only" and want my ammo to STOP the bad guy....so why do I want to use a smaller grain? By the way, I have one box of ammo a friend gave me, SPEER LAWMAN 9mm Luger 115 gr. TMJ ......is this stuff worth carrying or should I use it for target practice?
Thanks for the info guys I appreciate it.
Personally, I think the answer lies in looking at the tissue damage a particular bullet causes. Pistol bullets, unlike rifle bullets, can generally only destroy tissue they physically touch. Thus, if we examine the depth of penetration and the expanded diameter of a bullet (which will tell us how much tissue the bullet physically contacted), we have a pretty good basis for comparing loads.
If a lighter bullet penetrates to the same depth and expands to the same diameter as a heavier bullet, it should be equally effective. But the light bullet will often recoil less, thus aiding with speed of follow-up shots. This could be one reason for choosing a lighter bullet over a heavier one.Quote:
so why do I want to use a smaller grain?
Good ammo info can be found here: www.firearmstactical.com.
Of course, I think people generally make way too big a deal about choosing guns and ammo. As long as your gun/ammo combination is reliable and you choose any premium hollowpoint load from a reputable manufacturer, you should stop wasting mental energy and move on to more important things. Mindset, marksmanship ability, gunhandling skill, and tactics are all far more important than the particular gun and load you choose.
Thanks for the info :smt023. I checked out the site you provided...little out of date though?
i use:
winchester white box 115gr fmj's for target
Federal hydra shok 124gr jhp's for home defense
im looking to try out some new JHP home defense round's:
Speer Gold Dot 124gr
Hornady TAP 124gr
Federal HST 124gr
i dont see the need for 147gr
How do you all feel about Corbon 90gr JHP rounds?
From chuckhawks.com:
This is unquestionably the world's most popular pistol round. For this reason it has been the subject of a lot of experimentation, because 9mm ball - used by every army in the Western world - is a mediocre manstopper. Jacketed hollowpoints are a must if one wishes to rely on the 9mm as a defense round. Use ball ammo for practice only.
9mm ammunition is available in two pressure levels: standard and "+P." The latter should only be used in newer guns (made since 1985 or so), and is best used sparingly. I will deal here with only commercially available ammunition: there are specialized loads available only to law enforcement personnel. Civilians should not worry, as there are commercial loads as good or better than anything restricted to law enforcement usage.
I will now tell you the best 9mm Luger load for self-defense: it is the Cor-Bon 9mm 115 grain +P Jacketed Hollowpoint. This is the most powerful and street-proven manstopper available in this caliber. It is a high velocity (1340 fps) and high pressure round, and more effective than any load restricted to law enforcement use (such as the Federal 9BPLE).
Unfortunately, it is also likely to jam many older guns. For this reason I add a table at the end of the 9mm section discussing round suitability for different guns. Modern hollowpoints may either (a) jam, or (b) be too powerful for some older guns. This load is suitable only for First Class pistols (see table).
The best standard pressure 9mm load is the Federal 115 grain JHP (9BP). Its effectiveness and accuracy make it the world standard. Buy several boxes. Other excellent standard pressure 9mm loads are the Winchester Silvertip 115 grain (X9MMSHP), and Federal 124 grain Hydra-shok (P9HS1).
For guns that may jam with the Cor-Bon or Federal 115 grain hollow-points, the Remington 115 grain +P JHP is a good choice (R9MM6). For older guns I would use the Remington standard pressure 115 gr. JHP (R9MM1).
Now it is time to impart some crucial information: NEVER use 147 grain ammo in a 9mm pistol! There was a stupid fad for 147 grain hollowpoints a few years ago, and many were suckered into buying these weak, worthless and malfunction-prone rounds. I don't care what you've heard: never use any 9mm hollowpoint heavier than 125 grains. 147 grain hollowpoints often jam in many popular 9mm guns like the Browning Hi-Power, SIG, Beretta 92, S&W and Glock. Ignore the gun magazine hype and stick to what works. If you want to gamble, go to Reno. Don't gamble with your life. 147 grain ammo sucks.
Bad 9mm Loads to avoid (and certainly NEVER carry). Numbers given:
Federal Gold Medal 9mm 147 grain JHP (9MS)
Federal Hydra-Shok 9mm 147 grain JHP (P9HS2)
Winchester 147 grain 9mm Silvertip Subsonic JHP (X9MMST147)
Winchester 147 grain 9mm Super-X Subsonic (XSUB9MM)
Remington 147 grain 9mm JHP (R9MM8)
Remington 147 grain 9mm Golden Saber JHP (GS9MMC)
Remington 140 grain 9mm JHP (R9MM7)
Remington 88 grain 9mm JHP (R9MM5) This bullet is far too light.
CCI Lawman 147 grain 9mm PHP "Plated Hollow Point" (3619)
Chuck Hawks seldom gives sound advice. His bashing of the 9mm/147 is a case in point. The guy knows some about some kinds of rifles, mainly hunting, but taking him as an authority on fighting pistols is a big mistake.
I am surprised submoa hasn't come along to correct this, like he corrected me. And he was right. :mrgreen:
yeah i definitely take anyone seriously who uses words like stupid, suckered, and sucks in his supposedly analytical writing.
124g Gold Sabers & Gold Dots. They work for me!
Nothing wrong with the 124s GD/GS loads. They work for a lot of people - they cycle guns reliably, and the shooters can shoot them fast and well.
And I'll just point out, fhf, that JohnnyFlake trumps you in experience by just a wee bit: http://www.handgunforum.net/handgun-forum-introductions/11756-hello-henderson-nevada.html.
I have never had to shoot anyone yet, however, it did come close a few times, but those are stories for another time. Although, there is no need for me to respond to such an irresponsible comment, I'll just say that over the years, I have found the 124g 9mm round functions extremely well in almost any brand of 9mm weapon. They have just enough bang to properly operate all handgun recoil and ejection systems. That is not true of the lighter 9mm rounds. The 147g rounds certainly have enough bang to operate all handgun recoil and ejection systems, and sometimes too much bang, especially for many compact and sub-compact weapons. IMHO and experience, too many rounds of 147g ammo can and will begin to wear and/or simply damage many compact and sub-compact weapons.
As far as my choice of GS and GD rounds, those are simply my choice. I've been using them ever since I can remember. What else can I say?


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This new product is a LaserMax red laser sighting device for the Ruger 10/22. It instals in the place of the front barrel band. It is sighted at 25 yards and visible at 100. It is adjustable for elevation and windage. It is only sold through Ruger. It sells for $129.95.
It might be a good item to have.


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imagemagick command, which provides image manipulation capabilities through a command line interface. As I described back then, when I write reviews, I usually take lots of screenshots to provide visual context, all of which are generated as PNG images by default. In the past, I used to manually convert all of those images into JPG format to reduce their size, but I also had to manually create thumbnails for all of them... Quite tedious, if you ask me.
Using the extremely flexible and powerful
imagemagick command, I created a script to automate some of the most common image manipulation activities I do. Originally,
PiConvert.sh only converted PNG files into JPG, creating the corresponding thumbnails in the process. Since I completed the first version, though, I kept adding options based on my needs and now this simple script does a number of interesting things.
All available options are depicted in the screenshot below, which incidentally is the menu that shows up when the script runs.
An interesting piece of functionality that I often use when an artistic vein kicks in, converting color pictures to black and white is also one of the most popular image conversions available. Unfortunately,
imagemagick conversion is not the smoothest I have seen, but I wanted to make it available anyways.
A simple example of how a sample color image is turned to black and white using
Converting color images to Sepia tones is another one of my favorites. In this case,
imagemagick manages it better, and with the right setting, results look great.
For this example, I used the latest Fedora 15 default wallpaper, whose intense blue color makes the conversion to sepia stand out.
When I find cool wallpapers for my PCs, it doesn't take long before they end up in either my iPod4 or BlackBerry 9700. I thought
PiConvert.sh could help me save some time there, so I added two new options to cover my needs there.
NOTE: The iPhone default screen resolution is a bit difficult to achieve with landscape wallpapers, so while I find a good way to do it, I am simply squeezing pictures to fit in. Not perfect, I know...
NOTE 2: I know, I know,
PiConvert.sh code is anything but fancy, but I can hardly find any time to keep adding options. At some point I hope I will find time to optimize my code and remove any redundancies. For now, I just concentrate on getting it to do what it was designed to do, it is a very simple script after all...
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text: For those of you who had doubts about Mr. Sharpe, check out this article. We may indeed have a very good player on our hand. Monday, June 30, 2008 Sharpe's stock soared as NBA draft neared The Pistons traded down three spots and out of the first round to draft Walter Sharpe. If the NBA draft had been this week instead of last, chances are they would have had to trade up to get him. That's how quickly the stock of perhaps the biggest surprise of NBA draft '08 was rising. "As of the first of June, all he had been doing for months was trying to get eligible" to come back and play at Alabama-Birmingham as a senior, Sharpe's agent, Danny Servick, told me. "He had not been training. He was doing classroom work. He was 252, 253 pounds at that point. It was like, could I even get a workout with anybody? When he worked out for the Pistons (last Tuesday and Wednesday), he was 232 pounds. That shows you how quickly he got going." Sharpe's workout schedule got crowded pretty quickly in the three weeks leading up to the draft. The Celtics, fresh off their first NBA title in 21 years, tried to get him in on the morning of the draft. Sharpe wound up working out for eight teams and in most of those workouts, he was going up against a group consisting of some or all of Darrell Arthur of Kansas, Anthony Randolph of LSU and Donte Green of Syracuse – all first-rounders that many had pegged going in the lottery. "I would say, at a minimum, he held his own against all of those guys – at a minimum," Servick said. "When he worked out for the Pistons, I think they had Jason Thompson, who went 12th; J.J. Hickson, I believe, who went 19th; and J.R. Giddens, who went 30th. The second workout (with the Pistons) was Serge Ibaka and Nathan Jawai. I think it's safe to draw assumptions about what the Pistons saw." Servick said that when news began spreading on the NBA grapevine that the Pistons had held Sharpe over for a second day of workouts, everybody's eyebrows arched a little higher. "When people found out he spent two days in Detroit right before the draft, everybody kind of follows the Pistons as validation of guys," he said. "The Celtics tried to get him in the day of the draft. The Lakers squeezed in a workout. Teams were scrambling. "He's just one of those special talents. When people saw him at all the workouts, they were like, 'Wow.' Everybody had somebody in the organization who was aware of him, but because there was so little to go on from only having played 18 games the last three years, there were others in the organization who'd say let's move on to the next guy. We were joking on draft night that they had more footage of some guys from Russia or Eastern Europe and had nothing on Walter. It was funny watching (ESPN analyst) Jay Bilas stumble. It caught everybody completely off-guard." Servick said Sharpe put his name in the draft at the urging of UAB coach Mike Davis as a hedge against the possibility the NCAA would reject his appeal of its ruling him ineligible. The appeal was based on Sharpe's diagnosis of narcolepsy, which he contended should qualify him for special consideration. But as the June 16 deadline approached for removing one's name from the draft and Sharpe's academic standing was still unresolved, he and Servick decided to stay in the draft. Davis requested Servick come in as Sharpe's agent. Though Servick, a Huntsville, Ala., resident, was well aware of Sharpe's talents as an Alabama schoolboy, he was at first skeptical of representing him because of the red flags on Sharpe's record – from his academic missteps at Mississippi State and UAB, to the disorderly conduct charges, since dismissed, against him for a nightclub incident, to being shot two years ago as an innocent bystander. "I'd been very familiar with him as a talent," Servick said. "Mike Davis is a friend of mine. He asked me to come down at the end of December. My initial reaction when he told me about Walter … he had a lot of problems going to class, he was shot. But when he told me the story about him as a person and he explained the whole story of his narcolepsy, that's when I was like, wow. That was judging somebody before knowing him. You're going to see, once you get around him and come to know Walter, he's an incredibly likeable person and he's thrilled to be coming to Detroit to play for coach (Michael) Curry and Joe Dumars and his whole organization." Servick said the Pistons are getting a highly skilled player who, had he been able to play a full college season, would have never been available to the Pistons at the top of the second round. "He is a first-round talent and a lot of scouts told me that had he played more and more people been able to see him, he had lottery-type talent and potential. I think he'll be a real surprise. You're getting a 6-9, incredibly skilled player. Handling and passing are two of his greatest abilities. He's athletic. He really knows the game." When Servick got the go-ahead from Sharpe and Davis just a little more than three weeks before the draft to start aggressively soliciting workouts from NBA teams, he wrote a letter to all NBA teams explaining the situation. "I said he was essentially a first-round talent," Servick said. "I really thought someone in the second round would take him, but I was just hoping he'd get drafted. I didn't know what point that would be. But to find somebody at 6-9 with his skills and his athleticism, I just thought he was a steal. And that's what it was. "His workouts got better and better as he started getting in better shape. If there was another two weeks before the draft, there's no telling where he would have gone. All these other guys he was going up against in his workouts had played a full season, the NCAA tournament and then immediately began training for the draft. A lot of guys put off their classwork to do that. He came right out of playing for a week or two, so when he's going toe to toe against these guys, you kind of start scratching your head." By draft day, Servick had a pretty good sense Sharpe would be taken and hoped it would be the Pistons. "I was hopeful Detroit would be interested in him," he said. "I was hoping the Pistons would be the bookends for him (with their picks) at 29 and 59. I had a lot of teams calling me with picks in the middle of the second round saying they were trying to move up to get him, but you don't ever know. I wasn't sure. Walt really clicked with the whole staff when he was up there in his interviews – coach Curry and his whole staff, Mr. Dumars, Scott Perry, George David. He really felt comfortable. "I was joking with Walt after the first day, he said this is where I would like to be and I said, 'This isn't like going to college – they have to pick you,' " Servick said. "In the end, I'm so happy it was the Pistons. Detroit's got a history of success with Mr. Dumars taking guys that a lot of people thought were taken too high. Some thought (Rodney) Stuckey went too high and when Tayshaun (Prince) was selected or Amir (Johnson). All those guys were set up to have success. "Once the public starts to see him, he won't be such a secret any more. My hope is one day they'll laugh about how they didn't have any video of him on draft night."


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'Even Don Cherry, who rarely passes out compliments towards anything with a Buffalo before it, says the Sabres are "the team to watch" next season. If there only IS a next season. But even that has a bright side for Tom Golisano. He says he'll actually lose LESS money if there's a work stoppage, and when the two sides finally agree to agree, the Sabres will still be in Buffalo and ready to move forward.'
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text: 2nd Round Game 2 - Chicago 8pm tv: TNT I am not sure what to expect here after the game #1 shlacking from the Pistons. If the Bulls are able to put game #1 behind them then they will really impress me. I don't think the Pistons are going to take the night off. They showed in the Orlando series that they are all business this year. My pick - Pistons by 8.


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Sanchez Watt is being fast-tracked at Leeds, according to Arsène Wenger.
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text: I agree TaS....no matter if Tmac is the perceived leader of the so called mutiny or not, you can't just sit him without providing a bona fide reason why??? Otherwise he could been delt to a contender before the trading deadline. We know the coach is a lame duck and maybe Joe too in the long run... but even if we were to clear some additional cap space in the near future what free agents would want to come play in Detroit seeing how they treat players here ?? As the national sports pundits say "its a mess there in Detroit..not just the players but it starts at the top with the absentee ownership, hands-tied GM, and the coaches and assistants that don't have a clue as to what to do with this team..


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Symmetrizing function arguments
I'd like to define a quasi 6j symbol which has tetrahedron
symmetry in its 6 arguments. At the moment (I'm a n00b, still :-)
I use a cheap hack:
f[a_,b_] := If[a>b,F[a,b],F[b,a]];
Bingo, f now is commutative and sorts by descending arguments,
and NOOOOO endless loops. My, am I proud of myself :-)
Needless to say, using this method to implement the symmetries
of h[a_,b_,c_,d_,e_,f] is a royal pain in the backside, as you
see with the hassle needed already for just 3 arguments...
...especially considering all the subcases needed when two arguments
are equal.
Surely, you can offer a more elegant way? It more or less suffices to
bring the largest value to position 1 and the second-largest to 2 or 3
(assume a,b and c,d and e,f are the opponent edges of the tetrahedron),
but optimal would be if none of the 24 tetrahedron operations gives
a smaller lexicalic ordering even in the case of equal entries.
P.S. No, the inbuilt 6j symbol is useless - wrong Lie group :-)
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Brandon Phillips hit a grand slam and matched his career high with six RBIs, and the Cincinnati Reds extended their dominance over the Chicago Cubswith a 6-2 win Monday night in foggy conditions at Wrigley Field.
Phillips had an RBI single in the first, connected off Scott Feldman(5-5) in the third and an RBI groundout in the sixth for his fourth-career game of six RBIs.
Across town, the Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jayswere delayed over an hour because of a dense fog but the Cubs and Reds were never halted.
The Reds were coming off a weekend series loss to NL Central-leading St. Louis and had lost four of five overall.
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Allow me to first apologize for posting here. I understand that these forums are geared more toward BackTrack - up to BackTrack 4 Pre Final. This is a BackTrack 4 Final question. I wanted to post here and not on the new forums.
I've been trying to work out how to get this image: on the EeePC 701.
I've used the BackTrack Support Search Engine, the search function within these forums, google, and have been tinkering around with fix-splash and resolutions within /boot/grub/menu/lst.
The closest I could come to a solution was this thread.
The best result I can get is a clean install of BackTrack 4 Final without changing anything. There is no splash, but I do not receive errors concerning unspecified video modes.
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Fruit pop with chocolate dip
These chocolate fruit pops are fruit in disguise. They are a great to make in the kitchen with kids and it's something they will actually eat!
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- 6 strawberries, green tops removed
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- ½ rockmelon, seeds removed, sliced into triangles
- 2 bananas, peeled and cut into chunks
- 400g white chocolate melts
- 400g dark chocolate melts
- 4 tbsp cream (thickened or thin is fine)
- pop sticks or lollipop sticks
Thread fruit pieces onto pop sticks and place onto a serving platter.
Melt white chocolate in the microwave in a glass bowl. Heat on high for 1 minute, remove, and stir vigourously. Return to microwave and heat for 20 second bursts, taking care to stir well in between until the chocolate is melted. Add 2 tbsp of cream and stir well.
Repeat for the dark chocolate.
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- You can dip these fruit pops then freeze for very cool ice blocks.
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16 February 2013 , 9:53 AM by Rob Minshull
The author and journalist Christopher Hitchens once said: "Everybody does have a book in them, but in most cases that's where it should stay"!
This weekend, Warren Boland is talking to a Queenslander who decided he didn't have just one book in him, he had quite a few! And he didn't let them out until he decided to retire.
His name is Noel Mealey. His first novel, Murder and Redemption, was published to critical acclaim early last year and he's just published his second novel, The Icon Murders.
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Really enjoyed the interview Noel. A very polished performance. You will be on the Speakers circuit next. Can't wait to read the new novel Hope the book launch went off well. We enjoyed the one in Sydney at a little Italian Restaurant in Paddington
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text: Lest we think that figure skating is recovering in Canada, here is a harsh dose of reality. Here are the TV ratings for Skate Canada International. This is in an Olympic year with three Canadian world medalists competing! Fri Oct 25: Skate Canada 228,000 TSN Sat Oct 26: Skate Canada 666,000 CTV The break down of those numbers aren't easily accessed publicly but no matter how you cut it these are bad numbers. Especially when you consider they likely skew older. The disconnect to the casual fan is really bad. And TV numbers matter for visibility and sponsorship, and for that matter, staying on TV. One can only imagine where these numbers will be next year, especially if high profile skaters (a bit of an oxymoron apparently) retire. The inaction of the federations and ISU is killing this sport.


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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by LA Dre, May 22, 2007.
DraftExpress: Filling in the blanks: Rodney Stuckey all about the STuckey
OK, he's no Dwyane Wade...but is he like a Vinnie Johnson?
Vinnie Johnson now perhaps.
Good article. So it still sounds like they go with Law or Crittenton if available, but if not on to Stuckey. But you know, they still could take Splitter in there.
Oden sounds like a cool kid. I hope he stays that way. Oden works out for the Blazers
Draftexpress has julian wright slipping down the charts.
Ah heck, just draft Darryl Watkins...............We can wait for his potential to blossom...................
I have Wright listed as the #4 player in thisw draft. I can't see him dropping down to #15. Maybe if he slides we could jump up a couple of picks for a second rounder or two. I would be salivating over a bench that featured both Mydyess and Wright.
some mocks have him at 16.
Julian Wright is the most "Rodney White" of anybody in this draft... The thing is that I've also seen enough that I wouldn't be surprised if he was a game changing player for 10 to 15 years either, like a bigger Corey Brewer. I'll be shocked if he can't guard 3's at the NBA level. Imagine the shot blocking of Wright, Tay, Amir, Samb, Sheed, Max as your frontcourt rotation... Wow. This guy is a roll of the dice, but if we lose Dyess he and Thorton (99% sure he won't be there when we select) become very very attractive.
I may have been a little exuberant listing him at #4. I have him behind Oden, Durant, Horford, Brandan Wright, Corey Brewer, and Mike Conley...maybe Noah. I think that he could develop into a more explosive Josh Howard. If he's sitting there at #15, then I take him. There might be guys who put up more points, but this guy does a lot of stuff to help his team win. If his hot can come around, then he could be a star.
some poster on realgm mentioned he had a sprained ankle...that could be factoring in
draft express' podcast is mentioning that Seattle is dealing Ridnour for the #11 pick. The guy handling the prospects is Detroit's former guy Perry. So there are indications that Stuckey could go as high as 11. Rumor mill
McCosky: Pistons will grab Acie Law if available - Detroit Pistons Full-Court Press - MLive.com The question is... Was Scott Perry part of the Detroit contingent that was pretty high on Acie Law?
NBA.com: Who's That Guy? nba.com piece on Stuckey
Anybody that has Dwayne Wade qualities is OK in my book and deserves to be in a Piston uniform. Acie is cool, but we know he will probably gone by 15, but if Stuckey can be that rare unknown sleeper at 15 that can be the first star off the bench for us, then lets hope he is shaking Stern's hand with a Piston cap on tomorrow night. :fingerscr
Or is he the product of Joe Dumars and Chad Ford Kool-Aid inc.? This is really sitting uneasy with me right now. Noone was talking about this guy like this until a few months back when he showed up for Detroit in Chads first mock. Then someone "leaks" that Stucky has a promise from the Pistons. All of a sudden not only is every draft guy putting him down for Detroit, but now supposedly other teams GM's and scouts are saying to themselves "Whoa, what kind of diamond has Joe Dumars found here?" And all of a sudden Stuckey is possibly #10, #11, #12 on the draft board. Whats more, Pistons fans that have really never seen him play at all or not much at best are hoping beyond hope Joe takes him. When are we going to learn? We did this with Darko, we did this with White. I don't know if I am ever going to blindly endorse a Joe Dumars guy ever again, especially when Chad Ford is involved. Stuckey= Joe Dumars and Chad Ford creation. Are we really going down this road again? Does this sound familiar? It should. Michael Jordan did it with Rodney White. I'm almost hoping this is a red herring designed to make another guy drop to us.
It seems like, even this morning the only two guys guaranteed to go in fixed positions are Oden and Durant. I think there will be a lot of fluidity in the draft. I don't know ANYTHING about this Stuckey guy, but remember that Dumars and Rodman were steals that other people overlooked. So was Prince. Has Chad Ford ever been right about anyone?
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Yesterday I read that students of the martial arts have decided that cauliflower ear is now actually cool. When they get hit in the ear and the ear gets damaged from repeated trauma, many of these athletes elect not to have the treatment to correct the injury, seeing it as a badge of honor.
And everyone knows that talking on the phone also can lead to a minor version of this malady.
So I have decided, since I don't box, fight, or wrestle, that I will begin to schedule more conference calls.
Calls at 7AM on Monday mornings. Calls at 3AM to keep the worldwide teams happy. Calls about benchmarks that nobody cares about.
Weekly calls will become daily. Calls scheduled for one hour will now become two. Meeting participants will be allowed to babble on and on.
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June 10, July 8, 29 & 30
Saturday June 10 is the return of our popular Learn Your Lizards guided walking tours . Lizard walks and other weekend nature tours are included with daily admission of $12.50 for adults and $5 for ages 5-12.There is no pre-registration required, just be in our lobby by tour start time.
Casa Grande reptile enthusiast and educator Wild Man Phil Rakociis among our most popular guides - check his website for dates. Not just for kids, these walks lure all ages who enjoy Arizona's most common, colorful and charismatic little reptiles. Read more about Wild Man Phil, and
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Other guides this summer include Arizona Audubon naturalist Steven Prager and also Dan Leavitt from the Arizona Game & Fish Department -- and Jamie Wisenall; check out this
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Lizard walks are popular here -- and having multiple guides allows our leaders to split large tour groups into smaller ones, for a great morning in the gardens -- and plenty of time for kids to ask all the questions they want about lizards, snakes and reptiles.
Preview Arboretum Lizard Walks with a YouTube Lizard Walk video clip posted by Arboretum volunteer and videographer Mike Rolfe. This short flim showcases our special guest tour guide and shows you some of the scenes and gardens explored on this walk.
Lizard Walks are the most popular guided tour we offer for kids, so make sure to invite yours - or bring along grandkids, nieces and nephews -- but please remind them not to capture or harass the Arboretum lizards. Our trained volunteers are allowed to safely catch-and-release lizards during these once-a-month guided tours in order to help educate visitors, but the speedy little critters prefer to be left alone and can be injured if you're not careful catching and handling them. Make sure to bring your camera for close-up pictures of lizards, because Wild Man Phil will safely catch and release colorful lizards such as the ones shown on this page. Also make sure to carry a water bottle on the walk -- but leave your butterfly nets and lizard nooses at home.
Have you ever stopped to wonder why Arizona lizards do those comical pushups to display their "abs of azure?" Learn Your Lizard walks are a chance to learn why. Mesa Community College Prof. Andy Baldwin is an expert on the subject of lizards and scorpions. Participants in the guided walks this summer will have many chances to observe unique reptile behavior and learn why lizards have blue bellies and other Sonoran esert adaptations. Dozens of entertaining reptiles scurry across the main trail at the Arboretum, where a variety of species are common and many of the lizards are more accustomed to people walking by than their cousins out in the desert. Summer mornings are hot, so wear sunscreen, a wide-brimmed hat and carry a bottle of water. Carry along binoculars for a close-up view of reptilian colors, and a field guide to reptiles if you own one.
Visitors will learn the meaning of the word "herpetologist" and are likely to see a variety of "herps," and perhaps even a handsome western diamondback rattlesnake basking quietly in the shade near the Boojum trees in the Arboretum's Cactus Garden. Reptiles around the Arboretum trails are more easily observed than along desert paths where their survival depends on being wary and furtive. Just ask Dr. Baldwin:
"Plants provide lizard habitat, and what better place can you go to find shady forests to open cactus deserts where all the plants are in prime condition than the Boyce Thompson Arboretum? For great lizard diversity in a one-morning walk, you can't beat it. In a couple of hours walking quietly around the trails, we start to observe not only the lizards that are present, but the ways they move, sit, and the type of habitat where you can find them. These are bits of information that become very useful in identifying the lizard species.
"Every lizard walk offers different species given the time of day, month of the year, the trail you take, the weather -- your luck that day -- and who knows what else? Last Summer our groups saw Tree Lizards, Greater Earless Lizards, Tiger Whiptails, Desert Spiny Lizards, and even Side-Blotched Lizards. Less common are Zebra-tailed Lizards, Collard Lizards.... and maybe even a Gila Monster. Sometimes, if we're lucky, we will see a snake such as a coachwhip, gopher snake, or rattlesnake."
Baldwin is on the Life Science Faculty at MCC. He earned his Ph.D. at the
University of Texas at Arlington with a study of evolutionary history of reptiles
and amphibians; his master's degree at Appalachain State University in North
Caroline with research on scorpions in west Texas and his bachelor of science
degree at University of North Carlina at Charlotte with a study of the ecology
of carnivorous pitcher plants. Dr. Baldwin's publications in herpetology range
from East Coast salamanders to Texas geckos and even cobras in South Africa.
His present ressearch is on scorpions of the Superstition range.
Do you want to see more images of native Arizona reptiles? Check out the great website: azreptiles.com
The impressive lizard closeup photographs on this page are used courtesy of our Arboretum friends and photographers Patsy Akers, Gale Racut and also Richard Ditch. To see more of their work or inquire about copyright and reprinting, check their websites via the links on this page.
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The jungle nymph (also known as the giant thorny phasmid) is found on the Malay Peninsula, especially in the Camaron Highlands of West Malaysia. It belongs in the family Phasmatidae, in the order Phasmatodea.* The phasmid order, with more than 2,500 stick and leaf insect species, includes Palopus titan, at more than 1-foot (30.3 cm) long, it is the largest known insect living today. Mantids, grasshoppers and cockroaches are closely related to the phasmids, and were previously classified in the same order.
Tropical rain forest.
Among most stick insect species, there is sexual dimorphism (males are different in appearance and size from females). A mature female has a bright, light green color and a length of about 7 inches (18 cm). She can't fly, but uses her small, pinkish colored wings to make a startling hissing sound, or hides them under leaflike wing cases. Her abdomen broadens from a slender mesothorax, then narrows to a point. A slight, toothed flare along each side of her exoskeleton, plus many thornlike spines dotting her body and legs, effectively mimic thorny vegetation. Males are smaller, growing to about 4 inches (10 cm) in length, and can fly. Brown wing cases with a bark-like appearance cover their mottled brown, cylindrical bodies and conceal large, reddish-purple wings. Both males and females have thin antennae, small heads and strong legs.
In captivity, adults live at least 12 months. Their life span in the wild is unknown.
In the wild: In the Wild: Guava leaves and those of other large-leafed tropical plants. Blackberry bramble leaves, oak leaves and other plants.
Jungle nymph eggs resemble chocolate brown, 1/8th-inch (3.2 mm) diameter seeds. The mobile males search out females to mate with, which then lay more than 100 eggs by ovipositing, or burying them into the soil. Hatching occurs 12-16 months later, usually in the spring. This, and some other phasmid species' eggs, can hatch more than a year after they're laid, driving populations to high levels every other year. Delayed hatching may actually protect jungle nymphs from over-predation. Predators form strong, lifelong prey search images in their first year of foraging. During those years when the phasmid populations are low, young predators are less likely to learn to recognize them.
Hatchling nymphs are about 1-inch (2.6 cm) long, and resemble miniature adults. The young hatch at night by pushing open a specialized egg cap, called an operculum, then climb the nearest stem and wait. The next night they begin their search for food plants. Females mature after molting their exoskeletons six times, males after five.
Different species of phasmids are displayed in the continually changing collection in Woodland Park Zoo's Bug World. You''ll go "buggy" while viewing exciting displays that take you on a journey to different bioclimatic zones around the world. You may come face-to-face with recycling cockroaches, assassin bugs, web-spinning spiders or scuba-diving beetles, to name only a few. The best way you'll find out which bugs you'll encounter is by visiting Bug World. Don't miss it!
These insects are still common in part of their known range. The substantial trade in them however, with thousands being exported for the pet trade, causes concern for the long-term survival of the species. In addition to the pet trade, the rain forests they live in are under severe pressure. Logging and conversion to agriculture threatens the habitats upon which thousands of species depend. Extinction threatens many insect species along with other animals and plants.
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i would have to go with weapon mounted cuz it gives you a free hand
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I have night sites on all my semi's for this very reason. I carry a small LED flashlight as part of my carry gear. I've never been a fan of weapon mounted flashlights. You can hold both a hand held light and a gun just as easy, if you know the proper technique. That's one reason I didn't buy the Springfield Operator, I didn't want a gun with rails. Both my XD and my P220 have rails, which look good but really don't serve me no purpose, other than cosmetic.
I agree with L8models but I do use one as my nightstand gun. If I'm awaken and need to move fast I don't want to be looking for my flashlight. If I had the time I would rather use a hand held flashlight when clearing an area inside or out. I don't like the idea of becoming a target.
I choose weapon mounted. I like being able to illuminate my target and keep a strong two hand grip on my weapon so I can get faster follow up shots. It helps when you have a herd of raccoons running around.
3 D cell Mag light I won at a match that I came in first in my division. If I run out of bullets, I can beat 'em with the light.
Hand held streamlight strion w/zenon bulb......
Lights up a walmart parking lot like daylight and blinds anybody ya aim it at even in the daytime:mrgreen:
If you have one gun that is going to be the designated "nightstand gun," then the weapon-mounted light makes good sense. Because I tend to rotate my nightstand guns, my light is an old 3-cell Bianchi B-light, which, as others have noted, can be used effectively as an impact weapon.
For carrying outside the house, once you put a light mount on the gun, you make most of your holsters useless. (I've got a big holster collection. I bet a lot of other people do, too.)
The other advantage of a separate light is that it can be used for "non-combat" illumination. Last week, I was at the movies, and a fellow was having trouble finding his seat, because his eyes had not become accustomed to the darkness. I pulled out the G2 and illuminated the floor for him (shielding the light with my hand). I would not have wanted to do that with a weapon-mounted light. :-)
Also, a couple of months ago, I went to a restaurant, parking lot was full, had to park in a dark place. I kept the G2 in my hand walking to the restaurant (and later, back to the car). Again, would not have been appropriate to have had the gun in hand.
I have a SureFire lightgrip on my 12ga, which makes an excellent tool in that it blinds anyone I point it at. But, as 'milquetoast' pointed out, one may not always want to illuminate something and point a firearm at it at the same time.
I've heard that police are trained to hold their flashlight away from where they are so as to fool anyone who might shoot at them into firing in another direction. Pretty good tactic, in my eyes.
I've tried so many different kinds of flashlights that I've lost count. I haven't tried a Surefire yet because they are a little pricey. I use to use one everyday when I was plumbing.
I prefer a tac light on my gun for a nightstand gun.
I prefer night sights and a small tactical light like Streamlight's Scorpion. Multi purpose. I can see them, their blind, and it is also an impact weapon. :numbchuck: Never did care much for hanging a bunch of items off my pistols.
Thought I'd throw a pic of my flashlights on this thread.
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Surefire G2 Nitrolon with 65 lumens
Inova T4 Tactical Rechargeable LED Flashlight with 4 LED 100 lumens
LAS/TAC2 Rail Mount 95 lumens (warning it shuts off when shooting from recoil)
Springfield XML 50 lumens doesn't shut off when shooting.
I just read an article in the latest S.W.A.T. magazine (December 2006) about a new flashlight called the, Gladius. Some of there lights have a strobe option which is suppose to confuse a person on the other side. Sounds like a cool concept.
You really need both. A light on the weapon and a handheld light in a pouch. Sweeping everything you need to illuminate with a loaded gun isnt the best idea.


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Cloud Peak (Elevation 13,167 ft.)
-West side of the Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming.
-Yup! Thar's big horns... around the Bighorns...
'Makes ya wanna buy a bow! -They ARE within range! -Sometimes, ya can't even get within 300 yards!
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Brian,Sometimes I wonder what those that don't experience constant pain would rate the pain that we sufferers experience all the time. After all we have learned to live with it and put up with it. But just imagine if another was suddenly hit with it. :shock: For the longest time I thought it was normal to have pain in the head and that everybody had it. Imagine my surprise when I learned that there were actually people out there with out pain.
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Think back to your teen years, when few things in life mattered more than your favorite band. When a new album would come out, you rushed out to buy it, sometimes waiting in line to get your hands on a copy. When they came to town in concert, it was the same routine.
Did price really matter? Of course not. You simply saved your pennies so you could experience the music you loved.
Even today, when tickets to see a top-tier band can run in the hundreds of dollars, those top-tier bands sell out every show. U2′s recently-completed 360 Tour was the most successful tour of all-time… with an average ticket price of $108 US. Even at that price, every date on the tour sold out. Completely. Every. Single. night.
When you are a top-tier brand, price doesn't really matter much.
That's why the iPad can thrive despite an onslaught of $400 tablet computers.
It is why a bottle of Glenfiddich 18 year-old ancient malt is $100 and still outsells the $50 bottles.
It explains how Starbucks can charge $4 for a coffee while Dunkin charges $1.50.
Rock star brands have it made. They never have to discount prices or bicker over nickels and dimes. Because rock star brands are all about creating value, as long as the price they charge reflects that value, customers will line up to pay it.
Unfortunately, most businesses get sucked into the price vortex. It is sad, really. They advertise their sales and discounts, they make the terrible mistake of using Groupon, and fight to the eventual death against competitors like Walmart that can out-discount them all day long. Customers who choose you on price alone aren't loyal to you, they are loyal to the price tag. They'll be gone as soon as a lower price appears, and you won't get them back until you discount some more, cutting into your profits and margins. The price vortex sucks.
Don't go there. If you do, your business might not escape alive.
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