TRASH TALK? U-M's Crable says Florida's Tebow is just another QB

TRASH TALK? U-M's Crable says Florida's Tebow is just another QB: "“I think y’all are too concerned with this Tebow, I mean he’s just a quarterback,” Crable said Saturday. “He’s really not (different.) He’s got some freakish stats because they use him differently, they use him in the red zone a lot to run the ball but he’s nothing more exceptional than we’ve ever played against."

Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe - Well - Tara Parker-Pope - Health - New York Times Blog

Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe - Well - Tara Parker-Pope - Health - New York Times Blog: "Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe

Turkey makes you drowsy. Dim light ruins your eyes. Drink at last eight glasses of water a day. These are some of the medical myths that even doctors believe, reports the British Medical Journal.

Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine made a list of common medical beliefs espoused by physicians and the general public. They included statements they had heard endorsed by doctors on multiple occasions. The result is a seven-item list of medical and health myths that are widely repeated by doctors and in the media, all of which either aren’t true or lack scientific evidence to support them."

Roofing magnate dies in fall

Roofing magnate dies in fall - CNN.com: "BELOIT, Wisconsin (AP) -- The 91st-richest man in the United States, a roofing company billionaire, has died after falling through his home garage's roof, local authorities said Friday."

Star Wars mistakes compilation

Oooops! Watch out for that door!

Star Wars Lost Intro

This missing introduction to Star Wars A New Hope...

Sony Doesn't Want Your Money | OXM ONLINE

Sony Doesn't Want Your Money | OXM ONLINE: "Here's where it gets weird. Murph contacted Sony's PR to request a set for review, and was told...no. It would appear that the console wars extend further than any of us realized, but that's the reason given — we're a Microsoft-focused (but not -owned, I should point out) publication, and they are a PlayStation-creating company (but not the same business division, I should point out), so...just no. 'I have to support our friends over at our sister company,' said the representative."

Xbox Mobile

Microsoft has gone mobile with xbox.com - check it out (even with your normal browser):

Xbox Mobile

Ochre Christmas Light show

Wow...People just keep going more and more Griswold...

How to update your Zune device

How to update your Zune device:

When you connect your Zune today, you'll find a nice shiny upgrade to version 2.3 out there. What does it do? From the web site:

"This update improves device functionality and performance. By default, the wireless feature is turned on. To turn off the wireless feature, select settings, select wireless, and then turn off the wireless feature."

Huh? CompuChip dug a big more and found this on another site

"fixes a battery power leak. The problem occurs when users suspend their Zune hard drives by holding down the play/pause button – in some cases the battery continues to drain.

For all Zune users, the firmware update will also improve device recognition as well as stability and reliability during syncing both wirelessly and while connected to a PC."

Come on Microsoft....Why make me search third party sites to see what the upgrade does? Just put the info on the web page and tell me!

The ‘Dawson Bar’ « Halftime Adjustments

The ‘Dawson Bar’ « Halftime Adjustments: "I’m not sure how many times it may come up in conversation, but from henceforth, whenever you are referring to the single, curved, pole support of a football goalpost- it shall be named the Dawson Bar."

Start-Up Sells Solar Panels at Lower-Than-Usual Cost - New York Times

Start-Up Sells Solar Panels at Lower-Than-Usual Cost - New York Times:

"SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nanosolar, a heavily financed Silicon Valley start-up whose backers include Google’s co-founders, plans to announce Tuesday that it has begun selling its innovative solar panels, which are made using a technique that is being held out as the future of solar power manufacturing."

Faster Chips Are Leaving Programmers in Their Dust - New York Times

Faster Chips Are Leaving Programmers in Their Dust - New York Times: "REDMOND, Wash. — When he was chief executive of Intel in the 1990s, Andrew S. Grove would often talk about the “software spiral” — the interplay between ever-faster microprocessor chips and software that required ever more computing power."

The potential speed of chips is still climbing, but now the software they run is having trouble keeping up. Newer chips with multiple processors require dauntingly complex software that breaks up computing chores into chunks that can be processed at the same time.

Old U.S. Allies, Still Hiding in Laos - New York Times

Old U.S. Allies, Still Hiding in Laos - New York Times: "Four decades after the Central Intelligence Agency hired thousands of jungle warriors to fight Communists on the western fringes of the Vietnam War, men who say they are veterans of that covert operation are isolated, hungry and periodically hunted by a Laotian Communist government still mistrustful of the men who sided with America."

My Teams Are Cursed: A Recount of Being There

A good description of going to the Cleveland game...I am jealous...

My Teams Are Cursed: A Recount of Being There: "Talking to my boy Jer on the way down to the game, he said to me 'today is where we separate the men from the boys.' He couldn't have been more right. This game was not for the weak."

FanNation | The 10 Spot | Top Mitchell Report excuses

FanNation | The 10 Spot | Top Mitchell Report excuses: "The 409-page Mitchell Report released on Thursday named 86 past and present baseball players as having at least some connection to performance-enhancing drugs. Those fellows now have some major explaining to do.

To help them out, here are our top 10 excuses for those named in the Mitchell Report. If you're an accused player, feel free to clip and save:

10. The $1,500 check to the clubbie was for a large pizza -- you know those New York City prices"

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Browns’ Lewis knows what Vick faces in prison - NFL- msnbc.com

Browns’ Lewis knows what Vick faces in prison - NFL- msnbc.com: "BEREA, Ohio - Jamal Lewis once lost his freedom, stripped of life's simplest pleasures by a stupid, youthful mistake. The misstep landed Cleveland's running back in prison and nearly cost him his NFL career. He has walked in Michael Vick's shoes."

Good: Amazon Sends "Best Customer Service E-mail I've Ever Received"

Good: Amazon Sends "Best Customer Service E-mail I've Ever Received"

An e-mail to Amazon brings out a good sense of humor!

NASA Spider Problem Shuttle Atlantis STS-122

Look out! A coverup! Giant spiders are attacking the space shuttle - why is NASA hiding this?

Nutty Buddy - Mark Littell

The video is worth it, but here is a news story....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22153329/

One Day in America - America By The Numbers - TIME

One Day in America - America By The Numbers - TIME

All sorts of cool statistics about America! :)

Charity Forced to Pay Copyright Fee So Kids Can Sing Carols | TorrentFreak

Charity Forced to Pay Copyright Fee So Kids Can Sing Carols TorrentFreak: "Christmas is known world-wide as a time for sharing, a time for giving. But for one charity, instead of Santa arriving with gifts, the copyright police turned up demanding money. Why? Because the charity allows children to sing carols on the premises and their kitchen radio is a little loud. You couldn’t make it up."

Twas The Dark Knight Before Christmas

Another in the series with a holiday twist :)

ESPN - Report: Crawford said Moore 'must pay the price' before Bertuzzi attack - NHL

ESPN - Report: Crawford said Moore 'must pay the price' before Bertuzzi attack - NHL: "TORONTO -- Todd Bertuzzi's on-ice attack on Steve Moore might have been ordered by former Vancouver Canucks coach Marc Crawford, according to a report aired on CBC's 'The National'' Wednesday night.

Bertuzzi grabbed Moore from behind during a 2004 game, punched him on the side of his head and then landed on top of Moore, driving his head into the ice. The bloodied Colorado player was removed on a stretcher."

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eTrueSports.com

eTrueSports.com: "Los Angeles - USC football coach Pete Carroll has reached an agreement in principle to take over the program of arch-rival UCLA, but the big news is that he will continue to coach the Trojans as well."

When good templates go bad

When good templates go bad
Originally uploaded by bishopia

Hmmm...I think I'll draft Name LastName for my FFL team...That'll help me take down John!

Nutrition Research Center Health Update » Blog Archive » What Happens To Your Body Within An Hour Of Drinking A Coke

Nutrition Research Center Health Update » Blog Archive » What Happens To Your Body Within An Hour Of Drinking A Coke: "What Happens To Your Body Within An Hour Of Drinking A Coke October 24th, 2007 Nutrition Researchers Posted in Food Science Research | new-coke-2.jpg Don’t drink cola if you want to be healthy. Consuming soft drinks is bad for so many reasons that science cannot even state all the consequences. But one thing we know for sure is that drinking Coke, as a representative of soft drinks, wreaks havoc on the human organism. What happens? Writer Wade Meredith has shown the quick progression of Coke’s assault."