diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 8a1b741..51db511 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ Patches and Suggestions
 - Don Spaulding <donspauldingii@gmail.com>
 - Justin Barber <barber.justin (at) gmail>
 - Dmitry Medvinsky
+- Eric Anderson
diff --git a/clint/__init__.py b/clint/__init__.py
index 7e52439..dbda44b 100644
--- a/clint/__init__.py
+++ b/clint/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ except ImportError:
     import collections
     collections.OrderedDict = OrderedDict
 
-from arguments import *
+from .arguments import *
 from . import textui
 from . import utils
 from .pipes import piped_in
diff --git a/clint/textui/progress.py b/clint/textui/progress.py
index 1a110c9..92aaf1b 100644
--- a/clint/textui/progress.py
+++ b/clint/textui/progress.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ETA_INTERVAL = 1
 #How many intervals (excluding the current one) to calculate the simple moving average
 ETA_SMA_WINDOW = 9
 
-def bar(it, label='', width=32, hide=HIDE_DEFAULT, empty_char=BAR_EMPTY_CHAR, filled_char=BAR_FILLED_CHAR, expected_size=None):
+def bar(it, label='', width=32, hide=HIDE_DEFAULT, empty_char=BAR_EMPTY_CHAR, filled_char=BAR_FILLED_CHAR, expected_size=None, every=1):
     """Progress iterator. Wrap your iterables with it."""
 
     def _show(_i):
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ def bar(it, label='', width=32, hide=HIDE_DEFAULT, empty_char=BAR_EMPTY_CHAR, fi
             bar.etadisp = time.strftime('%H:%M:%S', time.gmtime(bar.eta))
         x = int(width*_i/count)
         if not hide:
-            STREAM.write(BAR_TEMPLATE % (
-            label, filled_char*x, empty_char*(width-x), _i, count, bar.etadisp))
-            STREAM.flush()
+            if ((_i % every)==0 or         # True every "every" updates
+                (_i == count)):            # And when we're done
+                STREAM.write(BAR_TEMPLATE % (
+                    label, filled_char*x, empty_char*(width-x), _i, count, bar.etadisp))
+                STREAM.flush()
 
     count = len(it) if expected_size is None else expected_size
 
@@ -65,11 +67,11 @@ def bar(it, label='', width=32, hide=HIDE_DEFAULT, empty_char=BAR_EMPTY_CHAR, fi
         _show(i+1)
 
     if not hide:
-        STREAM.write('\n')
-        STREAM.flush()
+            STREAM.write('\n')
+            STREAM.flush()
 
 
-def dots(it, label='', hide=HIDE_DEFAULT):
+def dots(it, label='', hide=HIDE_DEFAULT, every=1):
     """Progress iterator. Prints a dot for each item being iterated"""
 
     count = 0
@@ -77,10 +79,11 @@ def dots(it, label='', hide=HIDE_DEFAULT):
     if not hide:
         STREAM.write(label)
 
-    for item in it:
+    for (i, item) in enumerate(it):
         if not hide:
-            STREAM.write(DOTS_CHAR)
-            sys.stderr.flush()
+            if (i % every)==0:         # True every "every" updates
+                STREAM.write(DOTS_CHAR)
+                sys.stderr.flush()
 
         count += 1
 
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ def dots(it, label='', hide=HIDE_DEFAULT):
     STREAM.flush()
 
 
-def mill(it, label='', hide=HIDE_DEFAULT, expected_size=None):
+def mill(it, label='', hide=HIDE_DEFAULT, expected_size=None, every=1):
     """Progress iterator. Prints a mill while iterating over the items."""
 
     def _mill_char(_i):
@@ -101,9 +104,12 @@ def mill(it, label='', hide=HIDE_DEFAULT, expected_size=None):
 
     def _show(_i):
         if not hide:
-            STREAM.write(MILL_TEMPLATE % (
-                label, _mill_char(_i), _i, count))
-            STREAM.flush()
+            if ((_i % every)==0 or         # True every "every" updates
+                (_i == count)):            # And when we're done
+
+                STREAM.write(MILL_TEMPLATE % (
+                    label, _mill_char(_i), _i, count))
+                STREAM.flush()
 
     count = len(it) if expected_size is None else expected_size