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February 27, 2006, 05:08 PM
That was fast. It hasn't even been two weeks. I guess Andrews (http://andrewsleather.com) keeps a good stock of holsters for 1911's. I'll post my review when it arrives.
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February 27, 2006, 05:40 PM
what one did you order? I ordered a Mcdaniel 2 back at the beginning of the month.
February 27, 2006, 05:41 PM
Macdaniel 2 as well. I sorta got lucky in that he was right at the end of completing a batch. Yours is probably in that batch too, if it was for a 1911. If so, yours is probably in the mail too :)
February 27, 2006, 06:05 PM
I'm seriously concidering the McDaniel II as well. Let us know how it works out.
March 3, 2006, 01:51 PM
I just woke up and there it was on my porch. My wife and kids are outa town, so not only did I got to sleep in for once, awesome all by itself, and I got to wake up to gunleather :D
First impression: The Andrews MacDaniel II (http://www.andrewsleather.com/macdaniel2.htm) (notice not McDaniel) is a thing of beauty. The craftsmanship and the, Je ne sais quoi, is so far and above what I got with my Galco NSAII (http://www.usgalco.com/HolsterT3.asp?ProductID=2209&CatalogID=7) that I can barely believe that the two are at nearly the same price.
Ok, now I've got it on with gun in place. Real one handed holstering, yes :D The gun goes right in and right back out with no problems. Retention is excellent for a model without a thumbreak. It will take a little bit of break in as the leather is really tight. Good actually, since once it's broken in, the fit will be perfect. And it's only tight going in. Draw is still smooth anyway, that's kinda interesting. Retention is good even with the smooth draw. The Galco was a real pain to reholster, and I'd usually pit it on with the pistol in it.
The cant was a little too aggressive out of the box. No problem, just grabbed a flat-head screwdriver and now it's right about how I like. The body shield makes it comfortable to wear under a t-shirt, nice.
To be fair, it is a smidge bulkier than my Galco, what with the steel reinforced mount etc. But it actually holds its position on the belt very well, that is, the cant stays in one orientation and the gun does not rotate, since the belt loop fixes quite rigidly to the belt. The Galco, with the dumb J-hook would move all over the place.
The snap, just like with the Andrews mag pouch I got a while back, is super rigid and hard to close at first. I had to close the darn thing with a pair of pliers with some soft material inbetween to avoid scuffing the snap. From experience with the mag pouch, this will break in and all that. And while it's relatively easy to undo, it won't come apart until you want it to.
So here's a breif pro/con comparison of the two holsters:
Andrews Macdaniel II
- Awesome quality and workmanship
- Smooth draw and one handed reholstering
- Excellent rigidity on the belt, holds cant angle
- Pulls butt of gun close to body
- Body shield very comfortable
- Price
- You can talk directly to Sam Andrews. Great guy.
- Often shipping takes a long time if there aren't any in stock (not for me though, for 1911's stock is often good)
- Bulkier than the Galco - the bulk is noticed too. I think I'll have to wear it farther back, at around the far end of 3:30 instead of the far end of 3:00 like I do with the Galco.
- A little more gymnastics required to put the thing on. Probably easiest to put it on before the pants are up :p
For the Galco
- very light weight
- no reinforcement, so fairly thin, doesn't add much width to what the gun already has. Gun looks less like a tumor on my hip (but still kinda does). Only noticeable to the user really, to the masses, probably just looks like a big ipod or something.
- easy on, easy off with the J-hook
- decent retention
- good for a compact 1911 (what I currently have).
- price is good relative to other big-name holsters
- No one-handed reholstering
- J-hook doesn't have a very positive hold on belt
- Draw is NOT smooth, the holster tries to come with the gun
- No body shield option
- Cant is not adjustable
I've only had the thing for an hour and not carried with it yet. It's also made for a full size 1911 and all I have is a compact 3" until my new one arrives. Still works for the little guy though. I'll update this post after I've got the full size gun and carried it for a while.
Hope that was helpful for those considering either holster. :)
Edited to add:
One more thing... this is a stoutly made holster, and as such it seems like I'm gonna need a better belt. My current belt worked ok with the Galco (a Filson 1.5" belt), but the Andrews I think will perform better with a beefier, more rigid belt. If I manage to get one, I'll post about this then.
March 3, 2006, 03:15 PM
awsome, I can't wait until I get mine, hopefully it'll be waiting for me at my folks house when I go home on St. pattys day.
March 3, 2006, 03:48 PM
Carnaby, your snap problem sounds very much like the experience just about everyone has with "Dot" fasteners. If they are "Dot" fasteners, identified by a small dot at one edge of the snap on top, they must be unsnapped by pulling out on the side where the "Dot" is and snapped by placing the snap on at an angle so that the "Dot" is up and last to be snapped in place. Then when you push down the "Dot" you will be amazed how easy they are. I and many others have pushed and pulled 'til I was red in the face and muttering many colorful, unkind things about the fastener and the person who designed it. When someone pointed out the "Dot" to me and explained their function, I was VERY grateful. They are designed that way to make inadvertant un-snapping almost impossible. Knowing Sam Andrews and the quality of his work, I would be surprised if he did not use "Dot" fasteners for more security and even more surprised and disappointed if he made a product that caused heartburn in his customer.
March 3, 2006, 04:16 PM
Heh, yeah, how about that.
Actually, his is similar but a smidge different. It has a flange inside the female button side that goes on first and then you push the top on. Won't come off or on unless you do it in that order. Nice.
Thanks for the tip. :)
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CHARLES TOWN - Caysie Irving lives in a virtual menagerie.
There's a cat and a dog - pretty much like many households. She also has a pet mouse, two newts and a fish tank.
She's also had iguanas and lizards, as well as other cats and dogs and other animals in the past.
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"I grew up around animals; I like caring for them," Irving said.
She wants to continue to care for them on a more professional level and will begin a path in that direction next fall when she attends West Virginia Wesleyan as a student-athlete. Her ultimate career ambition is that of a veteranarian or marine biologist.
Beside studying biology, the recent graduate of Washington will compete on the Bobcats' track and field team as a pole vaulter. She signed her letter-of-intent earlier this season.
"I toured the campus, and I liked it," Irving said. "It was a smaller school."
Although she had other interest, she jumped - rather, vaulted - at the opportunity the Division II school in Buckhannon presented.
"Pre-vet or marine biology have always interested me," Irving said. "I've gone back and forth. It's anything with animals; that's what I like to do."
She offers an intesting juxtoposition: she has an inherent care for animals, yet she has a devil-may-care attitude for herself as a pole vaulter.
It's the other, obviously, more daring side of her that allows her to compete in the pole vault.
She cares about that athletic endeavor, too, as evidenced by the weight-training she added as a senior to help her improve. She increased her height by a foot between her 11th- and 12-grade years.
She had a successful senior season, finishing third in the state meet to win her first medal after two previous tries. Irving had hoped to do better, but she was using a pole she had held for the first time only moments before the actual competition. Her usual pole had been broken on the eve of the meet.
"That was a little disappointing, but..." Irving said.
She understood the difficult circumstances.
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Maybe you remember my previous topic a couple of months ago, in which I announced that I was about to fly a Cessna. Well, since some of you guys wanted me to write over here who it went, here is my short report:
CityBird Virtual Airlines organized some flights with a Cessna-172 (OO-JMI) and a Piper-28 (OO-JMC) of the Sabena Aeroclub at Grimbergen Airfield, Belgium (EBGB). We were 18 that day. We were divided into 3 x 2 groups (1A,1B,...,3A,3B). So, first, 1A and 1B would fly. One group would get the Cessna, the other one would get the Piper (and one instructor for each aircraft of course). Then, one of each group would first sit in the right seat, and fly. Then, they would land, change places, and take off again. So, in total, each participant would take off and land three times.
Now, to start the day, we first got some information about the airfield and the aircrafts we were about to fly. Next, we got some brief words about the route we would fly and that we were very close to BRU/EBBR, hence special procedures to avoid getting stuck in the stream of departing aircraft.
Next, guest speaker Frans Van Humbeek (quite a famous aviation historic) gave us some more detailed information about EBGB and, after a short visit to the hangars, explained the history of EBBR.
By then however, we had a serious problem: the Piper was still in England, and the pilot was only about to take-off towards Calais by 14h30 or so (he should have been in EBGB by 13h00!!). So, basically all groups would have to fly with the Cessna. And, to make things worse: there was a serious cold front getting closer, and we could expect serious rain showers & thunderstorms by 17h00. So, if you combine this with the fact that each flight would take about 25 minutes (times three this makes 1h15 for every group), things could get tricky for the last groups (I was in group 2B).
So, the first group started, then the other, and so on...
But, fortunately, at 17h30, the weather was still pretty good (only some minor turbulence, but still good visibility and only scattered clouds). So, after a long wait, I was about to fly the Cessna 172.
After I buckled up (as did the other two guys behind me and the instructor), the instructor gave us some info about the aircraft, and then he started the engine. While we taxied towards the (grass!) runway, he did some checks and gave us information about the checks.
Then, it was time to take off. He applied power, and within 20 seconds or so, we were airborne. It was amazing. The feeling was just...awesome. After we reached 500ft, he turned to crosswind leg, and then he said I could take over the yoke. Oh man, I was so nervous. But, once I had control, I was really happy. I could really feel the wind, and had to make small corrections all the time, to keep the aircraft level. Next, he said to turn to downwind leg. And then we just kept on flying, out of the traffic pattern, towards Mechelen, Boom, Breendonk (for you Belgians over here). But, we could already see the severe clouds getting closer, and we saw the grey 'wall' of rain, not too far away. Then, we turned away from the cold front, and continued our flight.
15 minutes later or so, we were back on the ground (nope, I didn't land it). We turned places, so the second one could fly. He basically did the same thing I did, but had to turn away from the cold front, that had already gotten much closer. It already started to rain, and get really dark.
By the time the third one was about to fly, the instructor said it was impossible to do the same route we just did, so he said that he would try to take us more to the west. So, we took off, and after a couple of minutes, the other guy took over the yoke. But, then after a minute or so, we saw a lightning, a little bit later, we just got hit by some serious turbulence (I had never experienced som much turbulence in my life). It only lasted for like a second or so, but the instructor immediately took over the controls, and decided to return to the airfield. Luckily, we were still in the downwind, so it didn't took too long to get us back on the ground.
The instructor parked the Cessna in front of one of the hangars, and we helped him to push the aircraft into the hangar, to protect it from hail and such).
So, the instructor told the third guy to come back next Sunday (as will groups 3A and 3B). We all shook hands, and I returned back home, driving through some rain showers...
To conclude: I can only recommend to all you guys that haven't flown before: TRY IT! YOU'LL LIKE IT!
Ivan (who's now more eager than ever before to get his PPL)


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If a partnership with the NBA did come to fruition, it would have a precedent in Massachusetts, where officials worked with the Boston Red Sox to promote that state's healthcare reform law.
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A fact that became fiction, due to excess exaggeration. Usually describing stories told by others.
The story John told you about the party was so factional, he didn't get laid at all.
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Royals reach 1-year deal with Luke Hochevar
KC avoids arbitration with pitcher
Published 1:55 PM CST Jan 18, 2013
The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a one-year, $4.65 million contract with right-hander Luke Hochevar, avoiding arbitration.
The deal also includes up to $100,000 in performance bonuses. The Royals said Friday they have signed all arbitration-eligible players for the 2013 season.
Hochevar, 29, made 32 starts in 2012, finishing 8-16 with a 5.73 ERA with a career-high 144 strikeouts over 185.1 innings.
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A short word commonly used in Scrabble to piss of another person. More often than not, it plays off of an I that lays next to a triple letter score, scoring an obsurd amount of points for such a small amount of effort.
Doug: "Bam, 'Qi' for 31 points..count it up."
Frank: ".....you cheap bastard."
Frank: ".....you cheap bastard."
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vital energy circling the body
the qi of this man is powerful
بواسطة Anonymous يوليو/تمُّوز 9, 2003
Abr. Quite Intresting.
also a show on bbc2 presented by stephen fry
also a show on bbc2 presented by stephen fry
"did you watch tht show Qi?"
بواسطة DeaStewart نوفمبر/تشرين الثّاني 6, 2005
Chinese life energy. The stuff that makes white guys dig asian pussy
Damn. that girl has qi!
بواسطة imakeyourwordsnow ديسمبر/كانون الأَوّل 30, 2010
An ancient magical Chinese superpower force used as a plot device in kung-fu movies when the writers are having a slow day.
And then the kung-fu master is surrounded by a billion bajillion Commie-Nazis with machine guns, but then he uses his Qi and all their heads blow up.
بواسطة Alien Blender مايو/أيار 20, 2008
A popular two letter word the commonly instills violence, cursing, looting, and riots. Additionally use may cause projectile vomiting and hives
32 points for Qi. Why don't you just go Qi yourself. Qi'ng shenanigans.
بواسطة isawjeff يونيو/حَزيران 9, 2010
A treachorous fake person who will take anything of value, then leave.
Don't be a Qi once you receive that donation.
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From University of Berne and MediX General Practice Network, Berne, Switzerland; MRC Health Services Research Collaboration, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; and Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Swiss Tropical Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Acknowledgments: The authors thank Faïza Ajana, Martin O. Bubb, Peter L. Chiodini, Robert Gasser, Martin Grobusch, Eric Hernandez, Tomas Jelinek, Kevin Kain, Diana Lockwood, Carol Palmer, François Peyron, E. Geoffrey Playford, Joachim Richter, and Jose Miguel Rubio for additional information on their diagnostic accuracy studies; Tatiana Spicher for translations; Manuel Bichsel and Aijing Shang for statistical support; and Lucas M. Bachmann, Markus Battaglia, Christoph Minder, Patricia Schlagenhauf, and Marcel Zwahlen for helpful comments.
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Background: Microscopic diagnosis of malaria is unreliable outside specialized centers. Rapid tests have become available in recent years, but their accuracy has not been assessed systematically.
Purpose: To determine the accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests for ruling out malaria in nonimmune travelers returning from malaria-endemic areas.
Data Sources: The authors searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CAB Health, and CINAHL (1988 to September 2004); hand-searched conference proceedings; checked reference lists; and contacted experts and manufacturers.
Study Selection: Diagnostic accuracy studies in nonimmune individuals with suspected malaria were included if they compared rapid tests with expert microscopic examination or polymerase chain reaction tests.
Data Extraction: Data on study and patient characteristics and results were extracted in duplicate. The main outcome was the likelihood ratio for a negative test result (negative likelihood ratio) for Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Likelihood ratios were combined by using random-effects meta-analysis, stratified by the antigen targeted (histidine-rich protein-2 [HRP-2] or parasite lactate dehydrogenase [LDH]) and by test generation. Nomograms of post-test probabilities were constructed.
Data Synthesis: The authors included 21 studies and 5747 individuals. For P. falciparum, HRP-2–based tests were more accurate than parasite LDH–based tests: Negative likelihood ratios were 0.08 and 0.13, respectively (P = 0.019 for difference). Three-band HRP-2 tests had similar negative likelihood ratios but higher positive likelihood ratios compared with 2-band tests (34.7 vs. 98.5; P = 0.003). For P. vivax, negative likelihood ratios tended to be closer to 1.0 for HRP-2–based tests than for parasite LDH–based tests (0.24 vs. 0.13; P = 0.22), but analyses were based on a few heterogeneous studies. Negative likelihood ratios for the diagnosis of P. malariae or P. ovale were close to 1.0 for both types of tests. In febrile travelers returning from sub-Saharan Africa, the typical probability of P. falciparum malaria is estimated at 1.1% (95% CI, 0.6% to 1.9%) after a negative 3-band HRP-2 test result and 97% (CI, 92% to 99%) after a positive test result.
Limitations: Few studies evaluated 3-band HRP-2 tests. The evidence is also limited for species other than P. falciparum because of the few available studies and their more heterogeneous results. Further studies are needed to determine whether the use of rapid diagnostic tests improves outcomes in returning travelers with suspected malaria.
Conclusions: Rapid malaria tests may be a useful diagnostic adjunct to microscopy in centers without major expertise in tropical medicine. Initial decisions on treatment initiation and choice of antimalarial drugs can be based on travel history and post-test probabilities after rapid testing. Expert microscopy is still required for species identification and confirmation.
Panels on the left show the characteristics of tests targeting histidine-rich protein-2 (HRP-2) and aldolase; panels on the right show the characteristics of tests targeting parasite lactate dehydrogenase (LDH).
Data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention malaria surveillance (20).
Table 1 lists first- and second-generation tests. HRP-2 = histidine-rich protein 2; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase.
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Oswego, NY -- More mosquitoes that have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis have been found in the Toad Harbor Swamp area near Central Square.
Oswego County Public Health Director Dennis Norfleet said this is the same area where EEE has been active in the past. "We have indiciations that the virus will continue to be active," he said. "Threfore, an imminent threat to public health has been declared."
"The virus activity is developing into a situation very similar to what we had in 2009 when we had a case of human EEE in Oswego County," Norfleet said. "The health department is preparing to conduct aerial spraying of the Toad Harbor and Big Bay swamps by the middle or late next week. The aerial spraying schedule will be announced to the public through the news media."
The area includes about 10,000 acres in the Toad Harbor and Big Bay swamps north of Oneida Lake. The area is bordered by U.S. Route 11 in Central Square to the west, State Route 49 to the north, the village of Constantia to the east, and the shoreline of Oneida Lake to the south.
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"The people of Haiti have experienced unbelievable loss and destruction since the earthquake on January 12th," said Speaker David Ralston. "I believe that we are in the position to help this nation get back on its feet. That is why House Republicans and Democrats are joining together in a bi-partisan effort to host a fundraiser to bring much needed funds to Haiti to help provide people with food, water, and other supplies."
Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have joined forces to lead a major relief effort to benefit Haiti.
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Current record: 36-52.....pace: 66-96
-4.5 games below 1st order pythag...40.5-47.6...pace: 75-87
-7.0 games below 2nd order pythag...43-45...pace: 79-83
-5.2 games below 3rd order pythag...41.2-46.8...pace: 76-86
In summary, this team is not as bad as their record suggests. They are about what we expected them to be. In fact, they are probably better than my pre-season prediction of 74-88, but I knew the pythag would get back at them for their luck last year and they would play a tad below it. I just didn't expect them to possibly play this far below it. For all the gnashing of teeth this year, they are about what many of us expected, including many that are the most vocal. I guess I could live with a season like this had Krivsky not gone out and filled the roster with retreads Chad Moeller, Mike Stanton, Rheal Cormier, Juan Castro, etc.
The only other teams that have been as "unlucky" as the Reds are:
Most unlucky:
1. Yankees (-7.3, -6.4, -7.6).....Can they catch up? Catching the Indians (9 back) for the WC is their only shot, IMO.
2. Orioles (-4.1, -6.4, -7.6)...Put this team in the NL Central, remove their bad luck, and they'd probably be buyers at the deadline.
3. Reds (-4.5, -7.0, -5.2)....A lot closer to a .500 team than most realize. If they kept their team intact (which I don't think they should do), I almost guarantee they would play above .500 the rest of the way.
4. Giants (-5.3, -4.0, -5.2)...Old team is better than record suggests, but it really doesn't matter. Bonds is the only story.
5. Athletics (-2.5, -5.3, -4.8)....Tough luck A's are the best in divison according to 2nd order and 3rd order. Need some typical A's 2nd half magic as they are 9 games back of the Angels with little hope of a WC.
6. Cubs (-2.4, -3.9, -2.8)....I'll say it right now. I'm taking the Indians to beat the Mets or the Cubs to win it all in the WS.
For the 2nd half, I predict the Cubs catch the Brewers and win the Central, with LA, and NYM winning their respective divisions and SD getting the WC. In the AL, I think Boston, Detroit, and Anaheim are division winners (I know, nice limb I've gone out on) and Cleveland will win the WC.
I'll stick with my pre-season prediction of Indians over the Mets in 6 for the World Series, although I must say the Cubs intrigue me. Not much said about them and I'm just getting the vibe.


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By Laura Meckler and Jared A. Favole
President Barack Obama has struggled to convince some American Jews that he's a strong supporter of Israel, but at the White House on Wednesday, the president of Israel worked to remove any doubt.
"Mr. President, you have pledged a lasting friendship for Israel. You stated that Israel's security is 'sacrosanct.' So you pledged. So you acted. So you're acting. As a great leader, as a genuine friend," Shimon Peres said after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor.
For his part, Mr. Obama returned the love. Mr. Obama said in Mr. Peres he sees the essence of Israel—"an indomitable spirit that will not be denied." He said Mr. Peres has worked to ensure that "the security cooperation between the United States and Israel is closer and stronger than it has ever been."
"Because the security of the state of Israel is non-negotiable. And the bonds between us are unbreakable," Mr. Obama said.
Gone were any trace of tension between these allies, such as when Mr. Obama called for peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians to be based on the 1967 borders, with land swaps, and the tense Oval Office meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that followed.
The Obama campaign has worked to reassure American Jews of the president's commitment to Israel, and in particular its resolve to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, which Israel deeply fears. Mr. Peres said Israel considers Iranian leadership its enemy, not its people.
"The Iranian threat must be stopped and it cannot be delayed," Mr. Peres said, while also saying it was right for Mr. Obama to order sanctions against Iran and to build an international coalition to support the policy.
He added, "Clearly we support you and your policy."
But the absence of tension between the two may be largely because the peace process with the Palestinians itself is moribund. That's not promising for settling that longstanding issue, but may help facilitate a night like Wednesday's, when there was only love in the air.


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The risk of a ruptured biceps tendon is real enough when using supinated grip, especially when using very heavy weights and on a calorie deficit diet. Persons using drugs such as anabolic steroids are also in danger with respect to risk of tendon rupture... Personally I always use an alternate grip that I change.
Al_Kavadlo has a valid point though about also using supinated grip to strengthen the biceps tendon...
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I struggle with overhand grip above about 300 pounds or so and usually switch to alternate grip, and then alternate that grip every rep. I never put any real thought into the possibility that I could get injured doing so. Might reevaluate this week.
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Well you could probably make a case that the alternate grip is the most dangerous for the bicep tendon just based one both mechanical disadvantage of the tendon and then tack on assymetrical load. Take a look at Arnold here: Prevent Biceps Tendon Tears From Deadlifts By Using The Hook Grip
That pic looks like a recipe for disaster.
I was a bit of a grip freak for a while, so I never used straps while deadlifting. But I suppose one could always use a double overhand and use straps for the heaviest reps. I mean, theoretically your posterior chain should be stronger than your grip, so at some point in time the grip will fail. At the end of the day, are you deadlifting for posterior chain strength or for grip strength?
Good info; I'll work on the hook grip some more. I own lifting straps, but never use them. I dunno, I think I'm a purist or something.
Don't forget that biceps tendons can rupture also with pronated overhand grips as well, especially when using straps! Tendons in general are getting more fragile when people stay on a diet for long time or are using drugs. I don't find the alternate grip especially dangerous myself, but the grip should be done on both sides to avoid imbalances that can happen after long time of one-sided lifting...
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Aftonbladet's Hans Abrahamsson and Tomas Ros report that the Red Wings may end up playing against prospect Hat Trick Dick Axelsson in a "thank-you" exhibition game against the team that acquired his rights from Djurgardens IF. If the Wings do open the 2009-2010 season in Sweden, they'll play at least one exhibition game there, and Farjestads BK has received a request to square off against the Wings in said game:
January 17, Aftonbladet (roughly translated): FBK can may face Detroit
[The] Swedish team in Detroit Löfberg's Lila Arena.
Färjestad has received a request to meet the world's best league's team in a training match in autumn.
Of course we're very very interested," says Färjestad's club director Hakan Loob.
Last fall Pittsburgh and Ottawa played the NHL season's first two games before a sold-out Globen [Arena]. Ottawa also took the chance to meet Frölunda in a training match in [the] Scandinavium.
Now there are far-in-advance plans that Detroit and St. Louis will start next year's season with two games in the Globen in the autumn.
And in preparation, the reigning Stanley Cup champions will face Färjestad in Karlstad.
"Would be a mistake"
"We have received an inquiry from the organizer of the event if we would be interested to meet Detroit. It would be mistake/gross misconduct to answer anything but yes," says Loob.
"But we are certainly not alone in being asked. As always, the NHL and governing [bodies asked], and they want to get information on what clubs can offer - both economically and in terms of [what the arena can offer].
Loob says that there are rules for how many training matches NHL-teams get to play. [If they] choose to add a match in Europe, it means that the proceeds of a training match at home must be compensated:
"No contract"
It is the event organizer Live Nation which deals with the negotiations.
"We hope to carry out NHL events again next autumn, and conduct discussions with the NHL and players' union. But in the current situation there is no written contract," said Catarina Oscarsson, press and public relations manager for Live Nation.
Also of note: St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts officially went on the record as supporting a possible Blues-Wings opener in a discussion with the Belleville News-Democrat's Norm Sanders:
January 17, Belleville News-Democrat: The NHL is home to many players from Sweden, including Blues rookie Patrik Berglund and Detroit stars Nicklas Lidstrom, Tomas Holmstrom, Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen.
Would a Blues-Red Wings game play well in Sweden?
"Yeah, I'd like to see that," Checketts said. "I think it would be great for our kids, and an interesting way to start the year, so I'm very supportive of that."
Would a Blues-Red Wings game play well in Sweden?
"Yeah, I'd like to see that," Checketts said. "I think it would be great for our kids, and an interesting way to start the year, so I'm very supportive of that."


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Get an overview of this hotel3-star motel with free airport shuttle and restaurant
Situated in Billings, this motel is within a 5-minute walk of Alberta Bair Theater, Yellowstone Art Museum, and Skypoint. St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral and Moss Mansion are also within 10 minutes.
Property Features
Along with a restaurant, this motel has a coffee shop/café and a 24-hour business center. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle are also provided. Additionally, coffee/tea in a common area, a meeting room, and dry cleaning are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 56 individually decorated rooms provide free WiFi, free wired Internet, and pillowtop beds. For a bit of entertainment, flat-screen TVs come with cable channels, and guests can also appreciate conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Dude Rancher Lodge415 N 29th St Billings MT 59101
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Hotel Amenities
Dining options at the motel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Event facilities measure 400 square feet (36 square meters). A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests (available 24 hours). This Billings motel also offers a library, coffee/tea in a common area, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Conference space size (meters) - 36
- Year Built 1950
- Conference space size (feet) - 400
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- 24-hour front desk
- Free airport transportation
- Total number of rooms - 56
- Number of floors - 2
- Restaurant
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fireplace in lobby
- Free WiFi
- Computer station
- Library
- One meeting room
- Free self parking
- 24-hour business center
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Free toiletries
- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free newspaper
- Free local calls
- Free long-distance calls
- Free bottled water
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Room service (limited hours)
- Pillowtop mattress
Where to Eat
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6 AM and 1 PM.
Dude Racher Restaurant - This cafe specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Horse riding/rental on site
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 6 AM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 7 per pet, per night
- Dogs and cats only
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Service animals exempt from fees/restrictions
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
No elevators
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 5.00 and USD 9.50 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: USD 7 per pet, per night
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Last December, Equine Outreach of Bend was the recipient of a $10,000 hay grant from the ASPCA. Joan Steelhammer, founder and executive director of Bend-based Equine Outreach said Tuesday the horses of her shelter have literally eaten those funds up, and the shelter is once again strapped to find more feed going into the second quarter of 2013.
The ASPCA provided the $10,000 grant as part of its "Hay Bale-Out" initiative, which provided emergency relief for "horses impacted by the high cost and low supply of hay in these drought-stricken states."
The hay challenges Equine Outreach is currently experiencing are being driven by a multitude of factors affecting hay growers here in Oregon. Greg Mohnen, vice president of the Oregon Hay and Forage Association, says that while the prices for hay have risen, margins are shrinking for hay growers, as the costs of inputs needed to grow hay have increased faster than actual hay prices.
Inputs like water, for which Mohen's ranch pays $10 per acre-foot, fuel, and fertilizer are becoming more and more expensive for growers. Mohen also says labor inputs are significant: "Being a hay grower is a 7-day-a-week job. It's very labor intensive."
While Mohen's 5-way blend grass hay, with a protein value of 14% has been selling for $275/ton here in Oregon, some hay producers are looking farther afield for markets.
Hay prices in Oregon compare very favorably to those experienced by hay consumers in other regions, where water resources are in greater scarcity and prices per ton are significantly more expensive.
According to Cassie Piersen of Piersen Agricultural Enterprises in Silver Lake, Oregon-grown hay is sold in places as far afield as the United Arab Emirates, Dubai, and Saudi Arabia, where buyers view "buying hay as if they're buying water," according to Pierson.
Pierson and her husband, Scott Pierson (also President of the Oregon Hay and Forage Association) , have shipped to Middle East markets in the past. However, they currently sell hay in markets closer to home, like Washington and California, where hay prices are significantly higher.
All these factors make acquiring sufficient hay an ongoing challenge for Equine Outreach. A privately funded charity, Equine Outreach's mission is to "facilitate the rescue, rehabilitation, adoption, and permanent placement of abused and neglected horses in Deschutes County and Central Oregon."
For more information about Equine Outreach, please visit their website at www.EquineOutreach.com, or call the organization at (541) 419-4842.


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NEW YORK - Since Sept. 11, Americans by the millions have been reaching out to friends - real ones, and imaginary ones on television.
The NBC sitcom "Friends" has unexpectedly become TV's most popular show this fall. Rachel is pregnant, Ross is the dad, and viewers are anxious to share the experience.
"Friends" is averaging 28.4 million viewers through five weeks, despite competing against "Survivor" for two of them. Guest shots by Sean Penn last night and Brad Pitt later this month should keep those numbers up. Not bad for a show that many worried was creatively spent.
"Nobody expects that in the eighth year of a series," co-creater David Crane said this week. "It's phenomenal."
Many suggest "Friends" is doing well because viewers crave the familiar in a time of stress - the comfort food theory. Crane believes that shortchanges the producers, writers and actors.
"We have something to do with it," he said. "We're not just cozy."
The show does seem infused with a new energy. New York Daily News critic Eric Mink called the new season's episodes "creative gems - funny, touching, crisply performed and produced and consistent with the characters' long-established personalities."
Last spring, when a lackluster set of "Friends" episodes was beaten regularly in the ratings by "Survivor," there were real questions about a comeback.
"It kind of felt like the series was done - it had said what it had to say, it was good while it lasted but it was time to fold it up," said Robert Thompson, director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University.
And it was introducing two plot devices - marriage and pregnancy - that for many television series are signs of creative desperation, he said.
Instead, viewers who have figuratively "hung out" with the six main characters in their carefree youth have chosen to watch them grow up.
"They tapped into a story line back in May that was terrific, and that America clearly wanted to see," said NBC entertainment president Jeff Zucker. "We know that when Ross and Rachel hooked up for the first time five years ago that it was their single biggest year. Clearly, America loves the Ross and Rachel combination."
Does that mean the ratings-hungry Zucker will order that the characters played by Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer - currently on the outs romantically - get together again? He said he's leaving it up to the creators. They're not tipping their hands.
With the six stars' contracts expiring after this season, it has been conventional wisdom that this would be the last year.
Crane resists that talk. Zucker wants the show to continue. There's some hope that Schwimmer, Aniston, Courteney Cox Arquette, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry - whose movie careers aren't thriving and who may be enjoying the show's new roll - would want to stay.
The six actors banded together in past contract negotiations to demand more money. If they do it again, NBC might have a wrenching decision to make with the collapsing advertising market making money tight.
Look for a real-life cliffhanger next May.
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