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Several cell phone studies have been conducted over the years in an attempt to conclude whether the mobile devices cause any long-term effects to those who use them. So far, no one has been successful in this quest, but the National Institutes of Health have now conducted a new study claiming that the radiation from these devices can actually increase brain activity.
Dr. Nora Volkow, study leader and a researcher at the National Institute of Drug Abuse, and a team of researchers, may have found a direct effect that cell phones have on the human brain, suggesting that 50 minutes or more of cell phone use can boost brain activity.
Previous studies have tried to show that cell phones are linked to tumors or cancer in the brain, but none of them have provided a conclusive link between cell phone radiations and complications in the brain. For instance, the Interphone study, which was the largest study regarding cell phones and their effects that was released in May 2010, found no long-term risks linking cell phones to brain tumors.
On the other hand, in 2008, Director of Cancer Research at the University of Pittsburgh Dr. Ronald Herberman released a memo to his staff to warn them about potential cell phone harm. The memo stated that while cell phone-related effects remained controversial, Herberman was convinced that a sufficient amount of data was available to issue a warning and offer "precautionary advice" regarding the devices.
"Some studies have shown a significant association with cancer, others show the opposite," said Volkow. "When you have data that is inconsistent, there is uncertainty, and uncertainty of course generates fear."
What Volkow and her team found was that extended use of a mobile device does increase brain activity.
"There have been several studies since the 1990's trying to address whether the human brain is affected by the electromagnetic radiation from cell phones because it's very, very weak," said Volkow. "The studies were very inconsistent, but we designed this study so it would be powered to detect small activity. This shows that the human brain is sensitive to these weak magnetic pulses."
This particular study consisted of 47 test subjects who used cell phones for various periods of time. Using PET scans, researchers measured the brain activity of these test subjects when the phone was off, on, muted and held to the ear. What they found was that more than 50 minutes of exposure to an in-use cell phone causes increased brain activity by about 7 percent in areas near the antenna.
Researchers were able to find this by measuring the brain's consumption of glucose instead of measuring cerebral blood flow like other studies have in the past.
"What we showed is glucose metabolism increases in the brain in people who were exposed to a cell phone in the area closest to the antenna," said Volkow.
Volkow concluded that it is unknown whether this increased brain activity is harmful or not, but the study finally provides insight into the fact that cell phone radiation does, in fact, affect the human brain in some way. The team plans to continue researching this topic to see exactly what this increased brain activity means.
According to Nielsen industry statistics, the number of cell phone users ages 13 and up has increased from 7.6 million in 1991 to 223 million in 2010.


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But what else have these two at home
dads been up to these last couple of years? Scott, (here it comes)
ex-Shovlhed, ex-Swell Prod, current Show Business Giant
has been busy with his new band (that
not so strangely also begins with the letter S), the Skinless Franks.
Oh yeah, he also finds time to record the odd hundred band or two in his
studio in Victoria, Sea of Shit. (There's that S again....). Former
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cabaret-ish, country swinging, bluesy, math quizzing, dart throwing, tap
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Let us have a thread just to say how much we all appreciate our favourite English Vampire, namely unloadonme!
Let us have a thread just to say how much we all appreciate our favourite English Vampire, namely unloadonme!
....and where is our Englishman?
^it's close to midnight, if I am not mistaken, in his region of the earth!
But he is an awesome fellow nonetheless, if you ask me!
Vampires are awake at night. The sleep during the day.
Besides I live in NL and it's only 11:00 PM over here (UK would be 10:00 PM).
He's just not here, our fellow friendly Jubber!
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Congrats on your very own thread. Cum, lets have fun.
JUB's cuddle bunny since 2005
I am proud to consider unloadonme a very good friend of mine!
Hope unload is having a good day today
Thank you Boris. Thank you boys. I'm flattered.
Last night I'm afraid I came home late and in no fit state to post. Tonight I'll behave myself!
Hi unload ^good to hear.
you have today off?
No, just finished work early as it's Friday. It's 16.50 right now.
I hope you've enjoyed your busy night.
A proud PA-man
Today is back to normal and you can also enjoy the weekend
Yes, a weekend of washing and ironing, vacuuming and other joys!
Hi unload, I hope you will have time for us in between you chores! In any case, your presence here make the whole experience a very pleasant one!
I'm an expert procrastinator. I'm more likely to be here than to be doing my chores.
You'll be in good company!
There's always the time zone thing though.
With my insomnia, I think our path will cross more then once!
Ah, but I'm a good sleeper. Not that I waste all morning in bed like someone I could mention.
Hello Brannie. Glad you dropped by.
I always enjoy stumbling on unloadonme every time I go to Fun & Games.
We certainly do seem to come across each other every now and then.
your fan club is growing
Solid as a rock, that unloadonme is . . .
many thanks for all of your contributions, squire . . .
For all sad words of tongue and pen,
The saddest are these, 'It might have been.'
Morning, Yorky!
A proud PA-man
Good day to you unload et al
Good morning gentlemen.
It is going to be a beautiful weekend
Not over here. Hopefully it'll be dry in York.
A proud PA-man
It's been dry and sunny all day.
Mmm... nice.
A proud PA-man
Today we turned he clocks back, I thought they said turn the cocks back.
Does that mean that your cock is back to being 5 hours behind mine?
I see where you are with your mind, Unload... It's cLock, not cock.
A proud PA-man
Whatever is now 5 hours behind.
And the Netherlands are an hour ahead, eh Mirage?
and I am 3 hours ahead of California
Hello, Mr. unloadonme
This thread is growing nicely!
Steady as she goes Mr Boris.
I wonder how unload's weekend has been coming along?
My weekend is over. It's almost bed time and then back to the grindstone in the morning.
hope you have a good week at work
I join my voice to dynk's to wish a good week to our favourite Vampire!
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Naruto-Arena forces you to select 3 characters when you start a new game. This page gives you an overview of all characters available in the Naruto-Arena game. Not only can you view each character's skills, you can also discuss the characters by posting comments.
Inuzuka Kiba
A Genin from Team 8, Kiba is a member of the Inuzuka clan, and is both short-tempered and impulsive. Using his dog, Akamaru, Kiba is capable of powerful taijutsu or fusing with Akamaru to become a deadly double headed dog.Requirement to unlock: No requirements
This skill does 30 damage to one enemy. During 'Double-Headed Wolf' this skill is improved and costs 1 less random chakra.
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Double-Headed Wolf
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At some point, I should just shake my head and laugh at the "annoyance journalism" of Drew Sharp, "columns" in which the only purpose behind their writing is to sit back and revel in how upset he can make the targets of his attacks (and they are attacks, make no mistake about it). I guess I keep reading and posting about it in the silly hope that somebody at the Detroit Free Press will finally wake up regarding the intellectual dishonesty of his pieces (of...).
Drew's latest piece (of...) is entitled "Michigan isn't a top 10 program nationally." The piece (of...) deals with Michigan's coaching search and the attractiveness of the job.
Now, that very title was solely picked to poke. Plain and simple. You can argue my response is a "homer" one since this is a Michigan blog, fair enough. Take me out of it. But Urban Meyer, Steve Spurrier, Phil Fulmer, the ESPN crew and every other coach and pundit writing about the U-M coaching vacancy have called it one of the premiere jobs in the country.
Which is exactly why Sharp wrote his piece (of...).
Sharp can't bag on our season or our coach anymore. The season is over, the coach moved on. And the focus of the media has been on this wonderful coaching opportunity that has opened up to outsiders for the first time in 40 years. So what does he do? Take something that everybody is taking about in a positive light, tear at that, then sit back and watch the response.
And it's annoying because I always assumed the Free Press was supposed to be a step up from a "lowly" blog. Or so I thought. But I see much more honest reportage and stories coming out of the blogosphere on a daily basis.
According to Sharp's expertise, there are five principle factors in determining a program's reputation: Institutional support, quality of resources, natural recruiting base, competitive coaching salaries, historical pedigree. The only one Sharp "gives" Michigan top 10 credit for is historical pedigree.
He dings Michigan for its lack of a "natural" recruiting base which he defines as the recruiting base within a 3 hour drive of a school's campus. Never mind that teams like Michigan recruit nationally, regularly having a top 10 class.
He says Michigan has no institutional support because the school is only now adding luxury boxes to bring in "much needed" revenue. As if such suites are the measuring stick of program's "institutional support." Oh, and never mind that they increased seating capacity to 107,501 in the last 10 years or so. Or that with such a seating capacity - in the LARGEST stadium that is ALWAYS sold out - Michigan has been in no way, shape or form in dire need of such boxes. And don't bother to mention the seat licensing fees which were instituted in the last five years to bring in such revenue on a more stadium-wide basis. But hey, if Sharp mentioned all that, he might have to take a more honest look in his "reporting."
In his piece (of...), Sharp ties, blends and intertwines his Quality of Resources category into the institutional support slam, knocking Michigan for just now starting to build a new indoor practice facility. Uh, wasn't Michigan the first team in the country to even have an indoor facility? Correct me if I'm wrong, but that facility was built in the 80s. Are they supposed to build a brand new one every 10 years? It's time, now they're building one. End of story.
Finally, and most laughably, he says Michigan isn't competitive with its football coaching salary. This could be the most intellectually dishonest piece of crap in his entire piece of shit article. Lloyd Carr's salary is $1.5M a year. A ton for you and me, but not on the level of the standard $2M coaching salaries at the big programs. Yes, that's true.
But - and it's a huge "but" - what assclown fails to mention is that the reason Michigan "only" pays out $1.5 for its coach is, first and foremost, Lloyd Carr isn't a money grubbing whore. If even non-Michigan fans learned anything about the man over the course of his tenure and during his press conference last week, it's that money wasn't/isn't important to Carr in the way it is to, oh, say, I dunno, let me throw out a name...Nick Saban.
You think Carr could have left Michigan after winning the national title in '97 for a huge raise? Or used the the leverage of being the 7th winningest coach in the country during his head coaching career to constantly renegotiate like so many coaches do? Yes he could have, but no he didn't.
Furthermore, had Carr left, say, four or five years ago, guess what? The new coach's salary, if he would have come from outside the program, would be up in the level of the Stoops, Carrolls and Browns of the coaching world. Yet Sharp instead uses the class of Carr and the unique longevity of head coaches at Michigan as a "strike" against the program.
Seriously, if you're a sports editor at the Free Press, how do you print this crap with a straight face?
UPDATE: Just saw this dick article regarding Les Miles possibly coming to A2 that doesn't even constitute a column. It's all of four paragraphs long, with two of those being a sentence each. No, this "column" was written in the wake of LSU's loss to Arkansas for the sole purpose of these
"If LSU loses in the SEC championship game next week, doesn't Les Miles then become the prototypical Michigan coaching candidate?
He would have lost his last two games since the job became available. Sounds like a seamless transition from the Lloyd Carr era."
Folks, what I just posted above is half the article! HALF! I say again, is this the Detroit Free Press or a blog run by a fan of some Michigan rival? Seriously.


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Monday, November 29, 2010
Aren't we all Michigan fans?
I can recall the score of games from 10+ years ago more easily than some family birthdays (not yours, honey). I can tell you the numbers of various Michigan players throughout my lifetime yet I sometimes need to check my address book for an oft-dialed phone number (not yours, honey). I remember sitting in the Rose Bowl watching Michigan win the National Championship in '98 the way my parents remember sitting in their living room watching man first walking on the moon in '69.
I still ache when I think about the Kordell Stewart pass in '94, still can't believe Charles Woodson's INT against Michigan State in '97 and still get chills when I watch that video clip of Bob Ufer making the Indiana call in '79, even though I've probably seen it a thousand times by now.
And, as some of you may have noticed, I spend way too many hours blogging daily about the school, team and sport I love passionately.
Yet apparently I'm a "hater."
Who knew.
You see, since I returned to blogging I had the audacity, the unmitigated gall*, to question whether or not Rich Rodriguez is the right man to continue leading the Wolverines. I had the nerve to state that I don't think he's done a great job at the helm thus far. For that, my Maize and Blue worthiness has been called into question.
And I'm not alone.
On message boards and websites, in comment sections and via email, fellow Wolverine fans are being labeled "haters" for disagreeing with those who think unyielding, unquestioned support for Rich Rodriguez is the only one true measure of Michigan-ness.
Well, I call bullshit.
Wolverine fans should be able to express their opinion - no matter which side of the current debate they fall on - without their Michigan bona fides doubted. Furthermore, the Rich Rod at All Costs Camp doesn't hold any Michigan Moral High Ground. As much as the righteous indignation would like you to believe it, that "side" isn't more pro-Michigan, its passion not more Maize and Blue.
If that were true, I guess former players like Steve Breaston, Jay Feely, Desmond Howard, Gabe Watson and Alan Branch among others must all be "haters."
Double Bullshit.
Look, people can have different points of view and - wait for it - still be huge Michigan fans who love their school and team. Regular MZone reader SiC and I disagree passionately about this topic. But I don't doubt for a second that he bleeds Maize and Blue, nor do I think he doubts my love of all things Michigan.
So let's town down the rhetoric, huh?
Plus, "hater" is so unoriginal. Seriously. It's the college football name calling equiv of the Hitler meme and "Stay Classy" all rolled into one.
Thus, can't we simply agree to disagree? To agree that men of good conscience can love their team and school but still have a different opinion on what the best course of action is to achieving the same goal of getting Michigan back to the top?
I mean, just because I or somebody else isn't happy with Rodriguez, it doesn't mean we're "haters" who don't bleed Maize and Blue through and through.
In the same way, just because someone supports Rich Rodriguez, it doesn't mean they're stupid sunshine-pumping Kool-Aid drinking douchebagging assclowns.
Can't we all get along?
* Would a "hater" really know this quote and where it came from?
34 comments:
- Mikoyan said...
I heard the best argument for firing Rich Rod...Millen thinks we should keep him.
- November 29, 2010 2:54 AM
- Catie said...
That is one of the worst parts of all of this the rivalry that it is causing in our own ranks! So sad. It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine.........Come on, sing it with me!
- November 29, 2010 5:29 AM
- srudoff said...
About those former Wolverines and their tweets, here's what a "Michigan" fan posted about them on the Scout Stadium and Main forum...
"Who cares...let them cry and complain...just shows their real colors and what type of coach they had teaching them how to be mature adults in life.."
I'm guessing the poster didn't realize that many of those guys played for Bo. He was pretty much torn to shreds by other Michigan posters.
By the way - how are we going to overuse "haters gonna hate" if we can't overuse "hater"????
Guess we'll have to stick with "fail".
- November 29, 2010 7:40 AM
- BaggyPantsDevil said...
Over at MGoBoard, after about five comments in which I was critical of the results of Rich Rodriguez's tenure here at Michigan, I got neg-banged into oblivion and am no longer able to post anything there. This actually is a blessing--so, thanks guys--since I'm tired of arguing about this.
- November 29, 2010 8:16 AM
- surrounded in columbus said...
all the talking heads on Columbus sports radio think we should fire R2 and hire Jim Harbaugh, so i guess that's a push on the "opinions not to trust" front.
when i called you a "hater", i meant it affectionately.
- November 29, 2010 9:11 AM
- phil said...
You can't spell HATE without oHio StATE.
In my opinion the number one goal for RR was to be competitive against Ohio State. Saturday was his 3rd year trying and he managed a whole 7 points. We could have hired a high school coach and gotten the same results. Has he not studied OSU inside and out by now? I appreciate all the facts that both sides of the argument give but there is that elusive element that can't be measured called team chemistry and I just don't think that RR has it. So far, I will trust the new AD to find the right chemistry. Unfortunately, I really don't think Harbaugh will come home. I think Charlie Strong would be a good hire.
- November 29, 2010 9:26 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
All of this can be traced back to chocolate milk.
- November 29, 2010 9:32 AM
- Mikoyan said...
My choice for coach still stands as the former Navy guy or the current Navy guy...
- November 29, 2010 10:26 AM
- surrounded in columbus said...
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- November 29, 2010 10:28 AM
- surrounded in columbus said...
Seriously, the lack of tolerance for dissension is troubling.
I was way ahead of the curve for "retiring" Lloyd. Started for me right before halftime of the 1995 NU game, when NU had the ball, we called 3 time outs to force them to punt, and instead of putting on the block, Lloyd decided to set up the return on a rain soaked, sloppy field w/ only about 30 ticks on the clock. We fumbled the punt, and NU kicked a cheap field goal to end the half. I thought he was a bad choice then. I paused to reconsider after 1997, but w/ the exception of 2003 and 2006, I always thought he was the wrong coach (poetry reading not withstanding).
Maybe I was a "hater" (though I don't think the term was in vogue then). I wouldn't argue the point whether or not I was, but I never thought that my dissatisfaction w/ the coach made me less of an alum or fan then. I don't think fans who think R2's performance as an HC is unacceptable are somehow disloyal now.
One of the problems is that there seems to be a lot of "talking across" on this issue, and not a lot of structure to the debate- not surprising for an uncontrolled forum like the internet. There's not a lot of argument that the last 3 years have been awful, bad, and mediocre, in that order. There's not a lot of argument that there needs to be a major improvement, either w/ this coach or another. The argument is solely on the best approach to achieving improvement, and that's where we have a significant disconnect.
If you picked up tomorrow's paper and read that R2 had "resigned" and that Brandon had already signed Harbaugh as the new HC, there probably wouldn't be much of debate on the event. All but the most ardent supporters of R2 would probably welcome the return of the prodigal son, (10-1 prodigal son, mind you), and we'd all move forward. But that's not how things happen. We're not going to get Harbaugh (or anyone) under our tree w/ a Maize & Blue ribbon.
What would happen is that we'd fire a coach w/ 7 wins after only 3 seasons, then we'd have to conduct a series of interviews, and there's no telling who we'd eventually hire- just like 3 years ago. And firing a coach w/ a winning record after only 3 seasons is basically telling the next coach that he has 3 years to beat tosu or he's out too, and that would NOT make this job any more attractive than it was in 2007, when guys like Shiano turned us down then. Point being, that most of the rhetoric in favor of firing R2 today is premised on the assumption that Harbaugh is the right guy, AND that he'll take the job (just like w/ Les, déjà vu all over again, huh?), and even if you think the first, we have no guarantee of the second.
I understand, and to a large part agree w/, everyone who'd like Jim Harbaugh to be our coach next year. I don't think that makes anyone a disloyal fan. What I don't agree w/ is whether that is what would really happen, and if Jimbo isn't standing behind the curtain waiting to be introduced as the next HC, what firing R2 now would really accomplish.
So, short of Harbaugh picking up the phone and calling Brandon himself, I think the smartest course is to go w/ a 4th season. I don't think I'm drinking Kool-Aid. I think that I'm being practical that we're in a tough spot and acting rashly would be a mistake. Allowing a 4th season gives R2 a chance to turn this around completely, and if he doesn't, no potential new coach will wonder if we were too quick on the trigger. This job will be more attractive to a lot of potential hires this time next year than it would be now.
And if Jim Harbaugh is NOT interested in the Niner's job, and really IS interested in being the coach in A2, he'll be just as available a year from now as he is today.
That said, if I do pick up the paper and read we've hired Jimbo, I shan't complain.
- November 29, 2010 10:28 AM
- kristy said...
when tressell took his current position, in his first outing as coach, he knew the number of days until he met up with MI. I just don't see that drive and heart in RR. even watching Sat, RR was just sort of resigned to another beat down (or so it appeared), while tressel was hot over his guys just celebrating too much and getting a penalty. And as a side note, Tate should have been in the whole game as the punter and kickoff guy. 50 yds is better than 20! also, how 'bout some crazy, trick plays?! we're down by 20, put DR AND tate in and let them have some fun!!
- November 29, 2010 10:33 AM
- surrounded in columbus said...
on the other hand, i just read that the 1985 team is going to be honored at the end of season banquet this coming Thursday, and that team's QB is going to be in attendance.
maybe Harbaugh really would fit into a Christmas stocking?!?!?
- November 29, 2010 11:05 AM
- Matty Boy said...
i'd make one exception, however - my sister-in-law said she was "rooting for us to get creamed so we can fire rodriguez." that, to me, is beyond the pale. you might think rodriguez should be gone, but you never, never, NEVER root against your team. ever. never.
- November 29, 2010 11:19 AM
- Mikoyan said...
I would never ever be in the camp of hoping my team loses so that we can fire the coach I don't like. I don't care how bad the coach is or how embarassing some of the losses are, the team should always try to win especially against the biggest rival.
And speaking of wolverines, I'm reading a book right now called the "Wolverine Way" about the animals. There is lots of fodder for the locker room in the book. Wolverines are bad ass...I mean really bad ass.
- November 29, 2010 12:21 PM
- dtw2phx said...
@Mik, I want that book!! ("Glutton, demon of destruction, symbol of slaughter, mightiest of wilderness villains...")
Could they, at the very least, get rid of Greg Robinson??? JHC!
- November 29, 2010 1:16 PM
- streaker said...
You and about a hundred other posters like me have gotten MGoPravda'd. Talk about Emperor's New Clothes syndrome. I guess Brian and the rest of the groupthinkers over there can walk around naked. :)
For me, I have seen enough. Let's go back to a boring, punishing offense and at least be proud that our defense isn't giving up 500 yards to every decent team with "State" in their name. Maybe Michigan can actually tackle and kick again, too.
- November 29, 2010 2:46 PM
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- November 29, 2010 2:53 PM
- BaggyPantsDevil said...
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- November 29, 2010 4:19 PM
- BaggyPantsDevil said...
streaker (are you really?)
I get the same dystopian vibe from the place now; like we all have a duty to announce that we love Big Brother.
Some of the sentiments that would make Pol Pot proud were these:
And, yes, it really was in all caps. My reply was this:
I Respectfully Disagree 100%. Do the players have an obligation to follow their coach unconditionally? Absolutely. Do I? Nope, as a fan I am part of the system of checks and balances that may ultimately lead to the removal of a bad hire. Michigan as an institution and its football program are bigger than Rich Rodriguez or any of us. We owe it to that timeless program to be honest about Rich Rodriguez instead blindly supporting every failure.
Did Nebraska fans owe such blind loyalty to Bill Callahan? Do you think Alabama fans are sorry they missed out on Rich Rodriguez?
Now, I will admit that my comment probably included more sarcasm than it needed but that got me negged so hard I have been effectively silenced. Enjoy your mob rule, guys.
- November 29, 2010 4:29 PM
- carl tabb said...
The reason for the lack of tolerance for dissention is that both sides care very much for the program.
The "HATERZ" see RR as the reason for UM's decline even though it was obviously Carr's fault (?!?!). They feel the RR guys are condoning the decline even though it started long before RR got there.
The "RR at least one more year" crowd sees progress and the need to let 3/4 of the starters be old enough to shave at least monthly before writing him off.
By the way, Baggy Pants, I believe you were negged to Bolivian. Apparently that's the hee-frickin-larious term for it nowadays over there.
- November 29, 2010 6:17 PM
- carl tabb said...
Before I get blasted for my Carr comments I have to say that I just threw that in there as a bit of a joke. I by no means rest the blame solely on Carr.
- November 29, 2010 6:27 PM
- bigGexpress said...
Here here to the post Yost.
(stupid stupid sunshine-pumping Kool-Aid drinking douchebagging assclowns)
Cough!!! Oh uh sorry!! ;)
- November 29, 2010 6:40 PM
- Tom C said...
I quit posting on M go negbang a good while ago. Right after I made the point that the neg bangers used it as compensation. (I used another term)
Tell you when I became concerned about RR and his spread. The day he got a beat down by Pitt! Anyone else remember that game?
- November 29, 2010 7:37 PM
- streaker said...
It's a hockey nickname I kept for being "fleet afoot". I wear it like a badge of honor.
Too bad so many folks had a bad experience at MGoBrownshirt. Plenty of places to blog comments w/o the acrimonious herd thinning. Shame, they have good content when they aren't too busy eating their own.
@CarlTabb: Plenty of reason to place blame on Carr, but I'll take the frustrations we had with his shortcomings over the total Millen-izing that RR did to the program. Hindsight isn't worth much, but I didn't like the total re-vamp when refreshing would have worked. I guess we have to look forward and trust that Mr. Brandon will make the proper call on this and back his decision either way.
- November 29, 2010 9:58 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
Let's be honest- with this much "suck", there's plenty of blame for both of them.
Actually, if Gary Moeller would have held his liquor better, Lloyd would never been coach & Les would have become HC when Gary retired.
It's all the bartender's fault!
- November 29, 2010 10:59 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
To answer your original question--no!
However, admit it or not, everyone gawks at a train wreck. I heard the scream of the Michigan program's whistle, and well...
"He was goin' down grade makin' ninety miles an hour
And his whistle broke into a scream
He was found in the wreck, with his hand on the throttle
And scalded to death by the steam."
-The Wreck of the Old 97
wv = "plead." Go figure.
- November 30, 2010 9:09 AM
- Wes said...
* bob ufer comment
hater lite
- November 30, 2010 12:08 PM
- Bigasshammm said...
I'm getting sick of all the talk about how everyone will return next year and blah blah blah. Does anyone really think that with this exact team and another year of experience they will really get any better?
If that's the case then it should be laid down that RR needs to win 10 games, beat both MSU and tUOS, and win at least a share of the Big Ten title. Because damnit if you listen to everyone else next year we should have the best team in M history.
I think it's bullshit and the team will still suck because the coaches don't know how to coach basic football fundamentals. The Big Ten is basic football. Not the Big east where you can get away with missing tackles or fumbling balls because the opposition sucks.
If RR stays next year will be another 7-5 possibly 8-4 team with losses to 2 of our 3 rivals.
Write it down.
- November 30, 2010 1:31 PM
- webmaster said...
From a big Buckeye fan, I say kudos to you, Yost. That was well-written and precise.
All fanbases have some people like that, and we have managed to segregate ours by mocking them. The ones who think our 30-4 quarterback should be benched for Joe Bauserman get laughed at pretty hard, but that's beside the point.
Over at MGo, they've moved the goalposts so many times theydon't know whats up or down anymore. they promised a 9-3 record in RR's second year, and the fans there are sush sycophants that they simply cannot ever declare that maybe...just maybe...Herr Cook was wrong for a minute.
So, there you have it. They will call you a hater.
And perhaps you ARE a hater...you hate what RR has done to your tradition and your expectations....but maybe, just maybe you're a big enough UM fan to expect more than this man has given to you.
I mean let's be honest. He's had three years, and was completely unable to field a kicker or a punter in the biggest game of the year.
That deserves some hate, wouldn't you agree?
- November 30, 2010 3:33 PM
- Hemlock Philosopher said...
It's much worse than the kicker. The team is not competitive in the big games and it seems that the coaches don't understand the gravity of The Game.
I have no idea why the folks on MGoBlog so vehemently defend RR.
- November 30, 2010 3:51 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
reading the "helpful" advice on our coach from tosu fans gives me the same sickening sensation i get when my ex-wife offers me advice or tries to be helpful- she's not always wrong. sometimes she's even accurate. but right or wrong, she never REALLY has my best interest in mind and isn't doing it to truly help me.
- November 30, 2010 5:18 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
- November 30, 2010 6:49 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
i've been married twice, whets.
cynicism is for optimists...
- December 01, 2010 9:06 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
No criticism. I just wanted to demonstrate my clever use of your initials in the apparent theme of cynicism.
- December 01, 2010 9:55 AM


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Votto expects pre-injury performance in '13
By Mark Sheldon / 2/15/2013 6:34 P.M. ET
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Just like every other Reds position player going through the first full-squad workout of Spring Training on Friday, first baseman Joey Votto stretched and ran. He took ground balls and worked through fielding bunt plays in drills.
After that he took a full round of batting practice and even cleared the right-field fence once, by a big distance.
Of course, the 29-year-old Votto, the 2010 National League Most Valuable Player, isn't like every other Reds position player. Not when he's the one with a $225 million contract and the only one in camp who had two operations on his left knee last summer.
The big question all winter was about Votto's readiness for camp. The first hurdle was cleared when he completed and passed his physical with medical director Dr. Tim Kremchek and head trainer Paul Lessard without issue.
"The next test is obviously going to be doing Spring Training-type stuff, which is pretty much the ultimate test," Votto said. "But I did all of my baseball stuff beforehand, training on a consistent basis. I did nothing but progress. I feel really good. I can't put a number on it. but I don't see any reason I can't continue to play like I did before the injury."
Votto is not playing with any restrictions, and he will not be limited.
"It's regular until he proves that he's not," manager Dusty Baker said. "I haven't heard anything from the trainers. I haven't heard anything from Joey. I assume he's a regular player."
On June 29, during a game in San Francisco, Votto slid into third base and later experienced persistent discomfort in his left knee. An MRI performed a couple of weeks later revealed that he'd torn the medial meniscus cartilage and required arthroscopic surgery.
Less than a month later, a second procedure was needed to remove a floating piece of cartilage. In total, Votto missed 48 games, and when he returned in September, he was far from 100 percent. He finished the season batting .337 with 14 home runs, 56 RBIs, a league-leading 94 walks and a 1.074 OPS in 111 games.
Although he was able to get on base in 24 of his final 25 games, Votto did not hit a home run after being activated. He also went without a homer or an RBI in the five-game NL Division Series, vs. the Giants.
"It was better than not having him," Baker said. "Having that threat means a lot. And he makes your lineup. You can't bring that back. Last year was last year. This is a new year. We're starting over again."
Votto spent the offseason rehabilitating and strengthening his legs, and he didn't take on any baseball activity until late in the winter. He came into camp a few pounds heavier, at 226, and shaved off the beard he was sporting during Redsfest in December.
Votto admitted that there were times of doubt in the days and months leading up until Friday.
"Patience was the key. I learned a lot of lessons from this experience," he said. "Don't take your time on the field for granted. I hustled to get back on the field to play after my injury because I missed playing so much. I missed playing. I missed competing. I missed helping out the team."
Votto, who hails from Toronto, feels well enough that he would like to participate in the World Baseball Classic as a member of Team Canada. He was not on the provisional roster submitted last month, but he could be added.
"I'm going to talk to the staff, [general manager] Walt [Jocketty], Dusty and the front office in general," he said.
There will be one change to Votto's game post-surgery. You won't likely ever see him sliding on his left side again.
"I switched legs. It's a process," he said.
Votto showed neither a sign of a limp nor a favoring of his left knee as he went through the first workout of camp, but that didn't mean that everything felt the same as it did pre-injury.
"No, I just had surgery five months ago," he said. "It doesn't feel the same, but it's done nothing but improve. The doc says if he saw me at random, he would have said he couldn't tell I had some sort of injury. The test will be on the field. I'll hit that first home run, and everyone will relax."


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The worlds of the media, arts and entertainment are often seen as glamorous, but a survey of 4,000 workers has revealed these industries are "hotspots" of bullying, with more than half of those questioned (56%) saying they had been bullied, harassed or discriminated against at work.
People who contributed to a survey, commissioned by the Federation of Entertainment Unions, ranged from household names, top screenwriters and performers to those at the beginning of their careers.
The results showed shocking levels of ill-treatment and inappropriate behaviour and a culture of silence, with only a third of those suffering bullying and harassment reporting the incidents.
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The transfer means a trip to any hotel or address within the location limits. You can specify the exact address or hotel name proceeding with the booking.
Each vehicle class is provided with the information about maximim passenger and luggage capacity. Children are also considered passengers, childseats should be booked and paid separately.
The price is given per vehicle of certain class, it doesn't depend on the number of passengers, transfer date or address within the location limits.
If you want to book a taxi, you should specify exact place, date and time of transfer, your contact details and make a prepayment. As soon as you do it, your car is booked and the driver will meet you.
At the appointed time and place, our driver will pick you up. He will be with your name sign. If necessary, he will call you or text you. You will also have his phone number.
You can pay a certain amount (about 15%) during the booking process. The rest you should pay in cash to the driver upon the arrival to the drop-off point.
The most affordable option for 1-4 people.4 passengers 3 bags
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Transfer is a transportation service which meets and brings you exactly where you asked: a Kiwitaxi driver meets you at the airport (as close to the Arrivals as possible), at the hotel reception or at the exactly given address, helps you with your luggage and brings you fast- track to your destination.
You can pre-order inexpensive taxi transfer to the city center or to the airport, comfortable car transfer for the family with children, Economy minivan for a tourist group or a Luxury transfer. The transfer cost from Sharm El Sheikh Airport is fixed at the time of pre-order and never rises: either when the driver is waiting for the passenger, when the stop is necessary, or because of traffic jams.


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Packrat is a media collection manager application for Android. You can use it to add books, CDs, games, movies, etc. to your collection by scanning their barcodes and organizing them onto shelves. You can let Packrat organize your items into smart shelves, or manually stack items onto shelves of your own creation. You can also track items you don't have yet on a "wishlist" shelf.
Cuberok is a music player and collection manager with a lightweight interface. It supports music collections, CUE sheets, Shoutcast/icecast streams, a Last.FM and Libre.FM scrobbler, downloading images for albums and artists from Last.FM, information about artists from Last.FM, and lyrics from LyricWiki.org, automatic ratings for songs, and support for many playlists at one time.
EnterMedia is a Web-based digital asset management system that is used primarily by marketing departments and firms needing a centralized repository to share, collaborate, track, manage, and reuse creative media content. It features a reporting functionality for tracking usage and search trends and allows collaboration using albums and saved search queries.
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Coin Catalog can be used to look up the value of a coin and/or to save your coin collection. It features a Belgian Coin Catalog (including Belgian Congo, Offical Medals, ECU-coins, Food-jetons, Austrain Netherlands), British Coin Catalog (including Maundy Money), Canadian Coin Catalog, Coins from the Netherlands, Search for a coin, Make your own Collections, Add pictures to your collection, Make a list of coins that you search or you want to exchange, Print your Collection, Show difference between Grades, Lookup Dealers, Lookup Clubs & meetings, Make use of Currency ($, £, €, and Y), Make use of the Gold Price, Update Catalogs online, and more.
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Free Lunch For Kids All Summer
The Rochelle Area Summer Lunch Program is providing healthy sack lunches in your neighborhood for the 4th year. All children 18 and under are welcomed to come and eat with us.
Serving times are 11:30am to 12:30pm, Monday thru Friday at the following locations:
~ Shangrai-La Park
~ Foursquare New Life Church (Next to the Old Lincoln School)
~ Sweeny Park (on Garfield Avenue near the First General Baptist Church)
~ Hillcrest Park (Hillcrest)
~ Connelly Park (South 251 near the Health Department)
~ Kids Ground (Cooper Park)
We begin serving lunches on Munday June 3rd and go till school starts this fall.
We are still looking for volunteers, students and parents are welcome. Please contact us at
or like us on Facebook at Free Lunch 4 Kids -- Rochelle, IL.
or call Jack at 815-751-2722.
We look forward to seeing you this summer!!!!!


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Since 2009, six railroad employees sustained fatal injuries placing themselves between unsecured rolling equipment during switching operations, including one employee who was killed last year.
"Safety is our highest priority," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "We are committed to taking the necessary steps to secure the safety of the traveling public, as well as those working in the transportation field."
In flat switching, rail cars are diverted to the proper track to complete a train by one of two methods, either by "manually kicking" or "shoving to couple." When rail cars are kicked, they are uncoupled from the switching locomotive while in motion, allowed to roll freely and are expected to couple with the other rail cars upon impact with the new train. When rail cars are shoved to couple, they are not uncoupled from the switching locomotive until they have already coupled with and are secured to the new train.
Through investigations of one of the six fatalities, FRA identified switching yard characteristics that may increase the risks of unsecured rail equipment rolling back onto an employee if an irregular grade is present in a flat switching yard.
During kicking operations, employees are at greater risk if the rail car doesn't couple securely with other rail cars already resting on the destination track, the FRA stated.
"Kicking railcars is efficient, but it can also have significant consequences if rail carriers don't have operating rules to safeguard employees to ensure that kicked rail cars are securely coupled," said Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo. "Where there is risk of a rollback shoving to couple provides absolute certitude."
In 2010, FRA released recommendations developed by the Switching Operations Fatality Analysis Working Group (SOFA) that have been adopted by individual railroads in their operating rules. Today's Safety Advisory 2013-03 warns railroad management and employees about the inherent dangers of employee movements between unsecured rolling rail cars. It advises railroads to review and follow SOFA recommendations previously set forth in a FRA 2011 Safety Advisory and, where conditions exists, to develop operating rules that safeguard employees and advises employees to follow the rules.


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Lambert sees bright Villa future
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert believes owner Randy Lerner's honesty over his desire to sell the club has contributed to their best Barclays Premier League start in eight years.
Villa's 2-1 win over Hull, a scoreline that does not quite do justice to their dominance for the first hour, took them to seven points from a possible nine heading to the international break.
That is their best opening three-game return since 2006/07 and a far cry from the embattled atmosphere that shrouded the club towards the end of last season.
Some expected another year of struggle after American businessman Lerner put the club on the market in the summer, a move that has yet to lead to any concrete interest, but Lambert feels the transparency has helped everyone.
"I think what has helped is the chairman coming out and saying what he said," explained the Scot.
"That's given people a clear picture of what is happening.
"Everybody knows the situation with the football club now, the way it is, it's out there.
"The chairman's being great, he's done everything he can here.
"The crowd have galvanised as well. They've realised if they stick with it and get right behind it I'm pretty sure we'll win more than not."
Villa endured a slightly nervy finale against Hull as Nikica Jelavic's deflected header halved a two-goal deficit created by the electric Gabriel Agbonlahor and Andreas Weimann inside 36 minutes.
The hosts should have been home and dry by the hour mark, but saw Fabian Delph and Ashley Westwood denied by the woodwork.
Lambert, whose side were dire at home last season, was content to focus on the positives of Villa's early dominance.
"I thought in the first half we were outstanding. If we'd scored another couple I don't think anyone could have begrudged us that and that would have made the second half a little more easy," Lambert said.
"Gaby, especially in the first half, was unplayable today. Excellent.
"The movement of the midfield was terrific, the passing was so sharp, our willingness to go and win the game was excellent."
Lambert confirmed that Karim El Ahmadi was close to sealing a move back to former club Feyenoord but declared "nothing is moving forward" with his interest in Manchester United's Tom Cleverley on the eve of transfer deadline day.
Hull boss Steve Bruce gave a stinging assessment of his team's struggles in the opening 45 minutes, declaring it the worst he has seen in his time at the club.
He was also not willing to offer any free passes due to the midweek disappointment of crashing out of the Europa League on away goals.
"I can't get over how bad we were in the first half. I've been at the club a couple of years and that is arguably the worst I've seen us perform," said Bruce.
"I can't remember us performing so badly.
"I don't look for excuses, I've just never seen so many people perform so badly.
"Whether it's a hangover (from Europe) or whatever I won't accept it. I won't accept a performance where we were so lifeless it's incredible.
"To win a game or take something in the Barclays Premier League you have to perform like we did in the second half.
"We gifted them goals (in the first half), we made mistake after mistake, we didn't get above a jog. We were that poor.
"Maybe it's a wake up call, maybe we were all getting carried away with all the nonsense that has been written about us."
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Naruto-Arena forces you to select 3 characters when you start a new game. This page gives you an overview of all characters available in the Naruto-Arena game. Not only can you view each character's skills, you can also discuss the characters by posting comments.
Akatsuchi (S)
Akatsuchi (S) is a shinobi of the Hidden Rock Village. Akatsuchi is a powerful shinobi who uses brute strength and earth style jutsus in combat.Requirement to unlock: Mission: The Rock of the Rock Village
High Speed Assault
Using High Speed Assault Akatsuchi (S) deals 25 damage to 1 enemy. This skill cannot be countered.
Cooldown: None
Chakra required:
Classes: Physical, Melee, Instant
Akatsuchi (S) uses Golem on all enemies dealing 15 damage for 2 turns*. During this skill damage dealt to Akatsuchi is reduced by 25%. High Speed Assault costs 1 random chakra less during this skill.
Cooldown: 2
Chakra required:
Classes: Chakra, Ranged*, Action
Golem Chakra Devour
Akatsuchi (S) uses Golem Chakra Devour on 1 enemy dealing 15 damage and removing 1 taijutsu or genjutsu chakra.
Cooldown: 1
Chakra required:
Classes: Chakra, Ranged, Instant
Aerial Retreat
This skill makes Akatsuchi (S) invulnerable for 1 turn.
Cooldown: 4
Chakra required:
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fstransform is a tool to change a file-system from one format to another. For example, it can change from jfs, xfs, or reiser to ext2, ext3, or ext4. It works in-place and without the need for backup. It currently has been tested on Linux only. It uses a sparse file to create the new file-system image, moves all the files of the existing file-system into it, then remaps the sparse file to the original partition.
Weed-FS is a simple and highly scalable distributed file system. There are two objectives: to store billions of files, and to serve the files fast! Instead of supporting full POSIX file system semantics, it implements only a key-file mapping. Instead of managing all file metadata in a central master, it manages file volumes in the central master and lets volume servers manage files and the metadata. This relieves concurrency pressure from the central master and spreads file metadata into volume servers' memories, allowing faster file access with just one disk read operation. It is modelled on Facebook's Haystack design paper. Only 40 bytes of disk storage are required for each file's metadata, and disk reads are O(1).
QuickFind is a cross-platform Java application for searching files in your computer. Its sole purpose is to save user time by searching the desired file almost instantly. It is designed to support all of the major computer platforms. The user can schedule caching or manually cache at any time on selected directories. Once the caching is done, all you have to do is input the name of the file you want to find.
TOCC is a Tool for Obsessive Compulsive Classifiers. It implements a file system that uses tags instead of folders, allowing you to classify files however you want. For example, you could tag photos by location, people, and technique (e.g. black & white, HDR). Finding files is as simple as running a query like "give me all files tagged photo and my-love".
Collectfs is an easy-to-use FUSE userspace filesystem that provides add-on trash collection for any Linux directory hierarchy. Any file that is overwritten by removal (unlinking), moving, linking, symlinking, or open-truncation is relocated to a trash directory (mount-point/.trash/). Removed files are date-time stamped so that edit history is maintained. (A version number is appended if the same file is collected more than once in the same second).
stegfs is a Fuse based file system which provides absolute security. Using encryption to secure files, and the art of steganography to hide them, stegfs aims to ensure that the existence of such files isn't guaranteed. Implemented as a Fuse based file system and using the mhash and mcrypt libraries to provide the cryptographic hash and symmetric block cipher functions, stegfs is at the cutting edge of secure file system technology.
PHP MegaUpload.com Class is a PHP class that can send HTTP requests to the MegaUpload.com site Web server to perform several operations to manipulate files, folders, and accounts. Currently it can upload files, get the listing of files and folders, create folders, copy files and folders, edit file and folder details, delete files, send email, change account password, email address, Paypal account email address, retrieve or change account details, and more.
A PHP class to decode email messages.
A REST API for performing DNS queries over HTTP.


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Ask Marilyn: Can Mixing Red and White Make You Blue?
Chuck Martin of Fairfax, Virginia, writes:
Marilyn: Why can't you mix colored clothes with whites when you do the laundry? My wife and I always argue about this. Now, I can understand that you don't mix your brand-new, bright red t-shirt with your white towels. But, after a few trips through the washer, colored clothes aren't going to bleed anymore. So, why can't you mix them at that point? I am a "one load and done" kind of guy, and my whites are just as white as the day they came home from the store. But when my wife does laundry, the washing machine chugs away all day while the electric meter spins.
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After a while, the main problem is light fibers being deposited on dark fabrics and vice versa. This can make quite a mess. For example, have you ever tried washing your dark socks with your white towels? Don't. Regardless, if I were your wife, I would keep quiet. You should never argue with a guy who does his own laundry! If he's happy with the way his things look, that's all that counts.


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Textbook-Integrated Guide to Educational Resources
Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry, 9th Edition by Bettelheim, et al.
Chapter 24. Chemical Communications: Neurotransmitters and Hormones, 639
24.6. What Is the Role of Peptides in Chemical Communication?, 655
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Nature of Proteins
Effect of pH on solubility, denaturing proteins, hydrolysis in strong base, binding to coomassie blue, dying wool and cotton, gel filtration column, reaction of ninhydrin with amino acids and precipitating protein with ammonium sulfate are demonstrated.
Proteins / Peptides
Protein Reactions
Curdling milk, decomposition of hydrogen peroxide by catalase, glucose oxidase activity, hydrolyzing of sucrose with invertase, and using an enzyme to halt the Briggs-Rauscher reaction are demonstrated. Inhibiting the enzyme HIV-1 protease may slow the spread of AIDS.
Proteins / Peptides
Denaturation of Protein by Strong Acid
John W. Moore, Jerrold J. Jacobsen, Gary Trammell, Kristin Johnson
"Strong acid denatures egg white proteins.This video contains voiceover:""The tertiary structure of egg white proteins is held together by hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions. Adding strong acid to the protein disrupts the intermolecular forces, and the tertiary structure is lost. The loss in protein structure is called denaturation. The proteins precipitate, forming a white solid."""
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Denaturing Proteins
Egg white proteins are denatured by acid, lead solution, and heat.
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Hydrolysis of Protein in Strong Base
Concentrated sodium hydroxide causes wool and hair to dissolve.
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Factors Affecting Glucose Oxidase Activity
Various factors which affect glucose oxidase activity are demonstrated.
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Halting the Briggs-Rauscher Oscillating Reaction
The Briggs-Rauscher reaction is demonstrated in three different ways. Catalase from a liver extract decomposes the hydrogen peroxide in an Briggs-Rauscher reaction, stopping the oscillations.
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HIV-1 Protease: An Enzyme at Work
This is "HIV-1 Protease: An Enzyme at Work", from a video tape published by the Journal of Chemical Education - Software as Special Issue 13
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Everyday Ways to Fit in Fitness
Climb Two Stairs at a Time
You already know to take the stairs instead of the elevator, but climbing two steps at a time is a better mini-workout that tones glutes, thighs, core muscles and even improves balance.
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Go Out of Your Way
Get off of the bus, subway, or train one stop early and walk to add extra mileage into your day (and burn more calories!).
Give Me Five!
Stand up and take a five-minute walk every hour. Even small movements throughout the day can add up to big results.


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The major branch points on our shared paternal lineage trace back through genealogy,
history, antiquity, and ancient anthropology to reach our early hominid ancestors
who lived in Africa. Recent (terminal) branches may be as recent as ten generations
old or several thousand years. Thus, they are an established way to trace the migrations
of human populations from the earliest times to the present. The branches on the
paternal tree are haplogroups. SNP markers on the Y-Chromosome define them. This
page displays Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) SNP results for the project. It shows Y-DNA
haplogroups and all SNP results both positive (derived) and negative (ancestral).
A plus, +, sign denotes positive results. A negative, -, sign denotes negative results.
You may learn more about Y-Chromosome SNPs on the Understanding Y-DNA SNP Results learning page.
Learn more about this page. This page displays project members'
Y-DNA haplogroups and SNP results. Predicted haplogroups are in red,
and confirmed haplogroups are in green.
* denotes a no call or heterozygous call.
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Tickets and reservationIf the travel to your final destination consists of two or three successive flight segments, you may be able to obtain a lower fare if you split up your reservation and purchase a separate ticket for each flight segment. However, please note that travelling with separate tickets may lead to inconveniences and additional costs if your first flight is delayed or cancelled.
Travelling under one contractIf, for example, you book travel with SAS from Tromsø to Stavanger with change of aircraft in Oslo, SAS is liable for your travel all the way to Stavanger because you travel under a single contract with SAS. This implies that you have certain rights if your incoming flight to Oslo is delayed and you are consequently too late for your booked onward flight from Oslo to Stavanger. In such cases SAS will rebook you to Stavanger on our first available flight. Based on the length of time you must wait, SAS will offer you meals and hotel accommodation, even in circumstances where SAS could not have avoided the delay (even if all measures had been taken that could reasonably be required to avoid the delay) for instance when SAS cannot operate due to bad weather conditions.
Travelling with separate ticketsBy the same example, if you book travel with SAS from Tromsø to Stavanger, but choose to purchase tickets flight segment by flight segment, Tromsø-Oslo and then Oslo-Stavanger, the tickets for your travel may turn out cheaper than if you travel under one contract. However, please be aware that you do not have the same rights if irregularities should occur as when you travel under one contract. You do not have the right to be rebooked to another flight if SAS has taken all measures that can reasonably be required to avoid the delay. Likewise, you do not have the same right to meals and hotel accommodation if you arrive too late for your subsequent flight departure. It is therefore very important that you allow yourself ample time between scheduled arrival and scheduled departure, including sufficient time to pick up and re-check your baggage, and to submit yourself to new check-in and security procedures, all within the given time limits for your further travel.
If you have purchased a ticket with SAS and your successive flight is on a separate ticket with another airline, you must have allowed yourself minimum three hours between scheduled flight arrival with SAS and scheduled flight departure with another carrier from Norwegian airports (these three hours do not, however, apply between SAS flights and Widerøe flights). Such planned minimum connection time between scheduled SAS flight arrival and scheduled departure with another carrier must be established before SAS will consider rebooking you to one of our own flights, or consider compensation for your lost subsequent flight (such compensation always limited to your actual and documented loss). However, such eventual compensation is only applicable if it can be proven that SAS could have avoided the delay, - reference made to conventions and domestic air law. Please also note that most delays and cancellations are actually due to irregularities which airlines cannot avoid even if all measures are taken that can reasonably be required to avoid delays or cancellations, and that as a consequence of this you will most likely not receive the same service in connection with irregularities as passengers travelling under one contract receive.
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