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First Shot - 11/22/09 - 25 Yards - Not too bad! Rapid Fire at 25 YardsLow and Left; But still Scorin'!Shot with Bersa Thunder 9 Pro at:Daryl's Gun Shop(Old Highway 30)1267A 240th. StreetState Center, Iowa 50247Phone (641)483-2656Fax (641)483-2970E-mail: daryl@darylsguns.com Inside Shooting Range @ $20.00/Hr/Personhttp://www.darylsguns.com/

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Bersa Thunder 9 Pro HC (High Capacity)'Nuff said.

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A double post for the day!The Right has always been worried, and rightly so, in the Left's desire to limit the true meaning of The Second Amendment.But there has been a subtle shift over the years. Both parties have moved to center as our (The USA) attitudes have shifted center.As bad as the Right wants to paint it, the recent events have shown there is no current reason to fear the Left as once

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Been a lot of talk about how Obama and the current Democrat congress is pushing their socialism agenda.Now, I am a moderate. Several online tests tell me so. Basically live and let live (as long as you don't F*&% me over.)I've stated several times that I do feel the Right has upped the ante on low blows and outright immature behavior (You Lie!).But I have jumped on the band wagon. Let's stop this

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On The Today Show the other morning, Elmo was a guest. He was there because of the programming that is on Seasame Street dealing with our current economy.Pretty shitty that Elmo has to explain to youngsters why daddy and mommy are not working.The other guest was one of the ecomonic experts on NBC.Once again, 'living beyound our means' was one of the top reasons given. I am getting so SICK of

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Sometime this fall, maybe, an 'immigration reform' debate will occur. President Obama wants it to occur. He and many others have stated time and again that the system is broken.I want to focus on only one issue here. It is one that I'll bet not ONE person reading this has considered.When the debate begins, and wow, I'll bet it will be as contentious as the health care debate; sit back and listen

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There is no DEATH PANEL in either proposed health care bill.The provision is about PAYING doctors having an end of life conversation with a patient as opposed to doing it for 'free'.BEFORE:Code 123; general exam, Code 456; xray of left wrist, discussed living will. (IF that would even be on your chart!)AFTER:Code 123; general exam, Code 456; xray of left wrist, Code xyz; discussed living

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Trains nowadays mount cameras in their cabs, facing forward and backward, the same way police cars do. This is a train that ran through a tornado.Here is the normal rearward view from the last of three engines, with the trees looking normal. Then you begin to see rain, then halfway through the video, the trees begin to sway violently, then the fun begins.

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**********UPDATE**********The people spoke and they said 'NO' by a 65/35 % margin. No MJ butter sculpture at The Fair.**************************************A very important vote is taking place.Should Michael Jackson be a part of the Iowa State Fair Butter Cow Display?When I first heard of the controversy, I didn't quite understand the hoopla.MJ is quite a performer of note and dies quite

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How to unload a grain truck real fast. Kinda relevant to Iowa,lol.

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In case you all missed it, a rogue trader in London using just ten million dollars caused oil prices on the market to spike just before the July fourth weekend.Here is Mad Man Cramer's take on this mess.Run the video if you can.http://www.cnbc.com/id/31781232?__source=RSS*blog*&par=RSSSee also my June 14 2008 blog entry on oil.http://usadaveiowa.blogspot.com/2008/06/oil-and-gas.html

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Ok, I have DirecTV service. But I also bought a converter box for when heavy storms interupt the signal. Since the digital conversion my little handheld tv no longer works. Grrrrr.Now if you have attempted to view 'air-tv' since the conversion you know the signal can be seriously lacking.Well today I got home from work to find my dish receiver has died. Argggh. On air-tv for a few days until the

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Turn that old gas/charcoal grill into an herb/mini garden!I've got chives along the back side and bell and sweet peppers upfront...stay tuned! My front 'porch'.

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...the more they stay the same.From MSNBC via the Washington Post.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30040075/Basically, the Obama Admin is trying to skirt the pay compensation rules laid out in TARP.Isn't this an old Republican ploy?Is everyone in Washington now a big business whore?Have all subscribed to trickle down?Hasn't the past 25 years shown trickle down doesn't work?Shaking my head............

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Cool, found this out by accident.Watching something on DVR? A fave show coming up on live tv?Enter channel on number pad and go to the channel.Now, use the Prev button (which on my remote is used to flip between two channels) and you return to the recorded program which has been paused for you!Great for watching recorded tv during live tv commercials.

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Well, some of the mortgage rescue plan has been announced. Major details will be forthcoming around March.A couple of the specifics already put out give a decent picture of what we may expect.First: Incentive pay to mortgage holders and investors to prop up people with mortgages that are 'underwater'.You are welcome. No need to live responsibly, the vast majority of American citizens are here to

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Hello and belated Happy Valentines Day to all!It has been awhile since a Dave Rant so here we go!For those who missed it, the Dow closed Friday at a new 2009 low of $7850 (the all time low of this crisis was $7550 in Nov 2008).Congress has tweaked and approved a $790 billion stimulus bill that will be headed to President Obama's desk next week.Will it work?All depends on what you call 'work'.

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Pffft...Ike rolls in as a Cat 2. He could have been a Cat 3. Storm surge was predicted to be up to 25 feet.Actual surge was around 15 feet.140,000 people (20,000 + on Galveston Island alone.) decided to ride it out after 'certain death' warning to evacuate.2,000,000 without power. 100,000 buildings destroyed or damaged. Up to 10 billion in damage costs.And today, Sunday, people are bitching they

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In case you missed it, here are links to both text and video of Al Gore's speech on July 17 2008.EVERYONE needs to read and see this.I personally think he is right on target. We are so close to losing it all.Sadly, the 'status quo' he speaks of just doesn't care. Millions and billions of profit simply are not enough.Ten years people, ten years. Clock is ticking.....Al Gore Speech Text 7/17/2008Al

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UPDATETurns out if you are not a myspace member you can not access the pics, sorry about that!I will work on posting elsewhere also.DaveHello all!Dave just got back from an Arizona vacation.The main purpose of the trip was the 50th anniversary of my parents Marj and Charles Whitney. Mom's birthday was celebrated also.I, my brothers and their families along with Dad, hatched this celebration a

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OK, there is all kinds of talk about the current oil and gas prices.Oil is trading around $135.00 a barrel and US average gasoline prices are over $4.00 a gallon.We are all receiving emails stating this, that and the other thing.I've done a little research and this post is to educate and clear some things up.(And I do think the general US public is terribly under educated in this area. I was

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Below is a email I sent to both NBC and CNN.Hello and good day.I have a question that I have not yet seen addressed in regards to the record profit being realized by the oil companies and the high price of gas at the pump.OK; for about 8 quarters now, oil companies have enjoyed record profits.If one company, pick Exxon as they seem to reap the most; were to slash their profit in HALF. From almost

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From CNN.McCain/Obama Tax Plans

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I've had my new Dell Inspiron 1525 for a couple weeks now. So far so good!Vista isn't the monster I've heard about, but it has been a year since release.I do like how it looks more 'mature' and not so cartoonish as XP or earlier.It has one of the duo/dual core processors and wow it is FAST!I really like the memory card slot that accepts the card from my camera...no more wires.

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In case you missed it; on the nightly news (NBC) a bunch of economic news.GM is closing four truck assembly line plants.SUV owners are finding an offer of HALF or less for a trade-in value.Airlines are cutting back 25-45 % on flights.Also, Winnebago is closing one of their plants in Iowa.And while it has not got the attention of oil; natural gas/heating oil/propane have risen DRAMATICALLY in

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Wow, seems like Iowa is under the gun. Last Sunday Parkersburg was damn near wiped off the map. Yesterday and last night the clouds opened loose. 5-7 inches total in certain parts of central Iowa. A slight reprieve then starting Sunday night storms all through THURSDAY.Skunk river in Ames nearing flood stage tonight. (Along with many more in central Iowa.)

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I was reading about the Triple Crown threat Big Brown today.One of the percentage owners of the horse owns a trucking company and when He and UPS re-signed a contract, he named his new horse Big Brown in honor of UPS.Ain't that nice...lol.Last week Dale Jarrett (UPS) raced his last Nascar Cup race in the All Star race at Lowes.I've always cheered DJ on...he was one of the true class acts...not

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My how things have changed over the years.I ordered a new laptop from Dell. I received the email it was shipped last Friday.3-5 business day shipping. Ok, I thought, via UPS...cancel Monday out for Memorial Day, and I was thinking I might see it Thursday at the earliest.I come home from work today and there is a DHL note on door; they were here at 9am.I need to sign the form for them to leave

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******************************************************************UPDATE***May 27 (Tuesday)National Weather Service is calling Parkersburg an EF5.The big one...last seen in Iowa 1976; the Jordan tornado.(Between Boone/Ames)Aerial shot of Parkersburg**********************************************************************May 25 2008@5:30pmA tornado a mile wide rips through the small ruralIowa town of

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OK,Let me 'splain it to ya.Here are the candidates:We have a lawyer married to a lawyer.We have a lawyer married to a lawyer.We have a war Hero married to a gorgeous blondewith big tits who owns a Budweiser distributorship.Are there any questions?

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I requested the Digital Tv Convertor Box coupons. The expiration date was looming.Off to Best Buy I head. They had one model in stock, the Insignia NS-DXA1.Price was $59.95 minus the $40.00 coupon plus tax equaled $24.95 to me.Walmart was sold out. Now I have Directv satellite but I do not have an HD receiver yet.I hooked up the unit to rabbit ears and plugged into the 'front' input via RCA patch

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Got an older or tired laptop laying around? Put it to use as a fulltime weather radar!I have a Dell Inspiron B130 that is developing some issues.(Kinda seems a theme 'bout now for Dave.eh?,LOL)I'm kind of a weather freak. Can't help it living in central Iowa, always something going on!I got some heavy duty mirror screw/clips fromthe hardware store and mounted my laptop onthe wall just before you

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AOL 9.1 is out. My update arrived 5/24/08.2 days prior, I attempted to sign on and got an error I have had before.My 'main.idx' file was corrupted/damaged. I replaced it with the saved copy I had placed in a folder in My Documents as a backup from the LAST time this occured.Long story short, nothing worked. I was faced with a reinstall.I got out my old AOL 9.0SE disk and attempted a reinstall. I

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Happy Birthday brother Mike!!!Lil bro turns 40 today!!!!!!!!!!!!!WOOHOO!Dave

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Welcome to Dave's Raves!Happy Memorial Day!Support the Troops!

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