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Honestly, I would be freaking out too (there is something inherently scary about even the potential to cause harm to a baby, versus if it is just a risk to myself, i'm like "no big deal"). I am going to test myself several times to make sure that there is NO Zika virus in my semen. So, I'd stress this importance to your doctor to get tested when you get back - unfortunately that is the only way to know. My email is linked to the article, send me a message if you have questions in the future. There may be private clinics that will offer testing.

1) december should probably be fine. Ask again in November.

2) That's tough. I travel to these places a lot for work AND my wife and I are wanting about having another baby in the next couple of years. Luckily, I can [cough cough] test myself to see if I could give Zika virus to my wife. You are right that if you did get infected, likely you wont have symptoms. Hopefully with more research we can give more specific advice as to how long to wait. 2-3 months waiting is a good idea at this time.  

They are a formidable opponent.

Zika virus is not likely to cause severe disease in adults - but that is not the issue. LOTS of new evidence shows that Zika virus alone can cause microcephaly. Is this a new feature of the virus? Probably not. Could other factors, such as a toxin, also be involved? Yes. But there is no evidence to support pyriproxyfen is causing microcephaly, only over-speculation. 

http://www.who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/articles/rumours/en/

Actually, most of the article is not about the Olympics, but it may become irrelevant anyways as new info becomes available.

1) The epidemic is severe becuase over the last couple of years, and going into the future, lots of people have/will become infected (like 1-2 million, or more). About 1% of babies born from women who get infected in their first trimester will develop a severe pathology. At any given time the risk is really low for a person to become infected. It's all about how long you are exposed to the risk. If you like in Brazil, you are exposed for a long time and will likely get infected at some point. For three weeks in the winter, probably not.

2) Entire population using measures of expected numbers of infections. So not just for the horrible outcomes.

3) More numbers of infected people at one time. No Zika virus outbreak before now included more than ~20,000-30,000 people. It's likely about 1,000,000 in the Americas. Rare events become apparent with lots of infections. Plus, retrospectively people are associating microcephaly and GBS with past outbreaks. 

You are correct. That is just my general caveat about the risks of Zika infection for pregnant women because the consequences can be so severe. Sitting in your home in the US (unless you are in South Florida), you essentially have a zero risk of Zika virus infection. Go to Brazil, and it is still really low, but why risk it? 

45-3 Blue

345 yards rushing

Michigan of course

I'm afraid to go to bed.

I think that Iowa's class should be ranked higher than MSU's.  Iowa has 4 more commits and 2 more consensus 4*'s.  I know that MSU's averages are higher and they have the advantage with better recruits in the bottom half of the class, but I'd still rather take Iowa's. 

Not that it matters, just a thought.

Thanks for the scouting report MaizeAndBlueWahoo and sorry about the VT loss.  I was actually at that game (of course while listening to The Game on my portable radio).  On the plus side UVa won in tailgating! 

Had this UVa/UM game circled on my calendar since they announced it.  I live in DC and my girlfriend is a UVa grad.  I've been to Charlottesville  many times but this will be my first time going to a UVa basketball game.  Look for the crazy guy decked out in maize with an embarrassed girlfriend.

Though not always my favorite bar, good MI sport friendly place in DC.

Of all the pump up videos you posted this one?  Sorry, not to be mean, but change it quick!

Army gives me a pay check.  But I secretly cheer for Navy.

I'm a 2005 Western Michigan grad.  They had a losing season every year that I was there.  But still gotta cheer for them when they are not playing UM. 

Also a 2011 Johns Hopkins grad, though they are D3, still fun to watch.  They were 8-3 last year and 20th in the preseason poll.  Never have to worry about cheering against them versus UM.

Fiancé is a Virginia grad.  So I pretend to be a fan.

Okay, now he makes a big play to prevent a TD.

21-14 southwest

EDIT: premature 21-13, missed extra point pass

Southwest 21 Midwest 7 at the half.  Morris 10 of 17, 136 yards, 1 TD.

Midwest down 21-0 with 9:22 left in the first half.  Not a good start.

Picked these up from a Scout thread:

Trieu confirmed not Thompson or Godinon.  But i see that was already assumed.  He also said news would most likely come on Monday, but it could come as early as Sunday.

Tom Beaver:

which is which?

I have UNDER for all of them and a NO on the freshman interception (am I lame for picking negative on everything?  I see lots of runs for our RBs but no huge game for any one (but decent all around).

I read some of the comments on the OSU board.  Its funny how they are attacking all of the UM fans for the DENARD ROBINSON!!! hype, but really it was the likes of ESPN and other TV media outlets that are creating it.  I think we all understand that it has only been two games and winning in the B10 has yet to be seen, but still nobody has been better than DENARD ROBINSON!!! this year.  So bring on the hype monster, OSU fans are just pissed that it took TP so long to produce.

excellent work, both of ya.  Though at that age, that song would make me affraid of the cookie monster. 

I know exactly what you guys mean, like my cat was just crying cause she wanted some food and I was like "no kitty, go back to bed" but in the end she prevailed in waking me...

I am so jacked for this game, however I have to try to push it aside while I go to class for 6 hours!  Honestly, who schedules class for 6 hours on a saturday, and more importantly, why did I sign up?  Stupid part-time MS degree.  At least I am up a couple hours before class so I can read some MGoThreads to get me in the right state of mind for the day.  All I'll hear from the prof today is "Smith in the backfield with Robinson... zone read Robinison keeps it.... gets a good block to the outside... he has a crease... thats six".  Unless there is not enough time to say all of that, then it would be "Robinison keeps it... thats six"

wow, if Marshal gets smoked by OSU and they are looking like the big brother next to WV, how bad does Bill Stewart and Co. lose to OSU?  My powers of deduction... 100-0, or something like that.  Big East is AWESOME. 

Airforce might be it in the west, but i don't know where some of the smaller schools are.  Most look east coast.

http://www.d1collegelacrosse.com/d1_lacrosse_teams.htm

Link to all the mens and womens D1 Lax teams.  More womens than mens.

I got 45min left, I'll wait for you to post...

East coast, at least around DC, no one cares about hockey while lacrosse is huge.  I also go to grad school at Johns Hopkins and like many other schools around here, have an influencial alumni base with strong ties to lacrosse.  Or maybe just more schools have lacrosse than hockey but i am way too lazy to look it up.  Personally, I would put hockey at least at the same tier, if not higher. 

My picks:

Allen Rush Yards - OVER

UM Red Zone - OVER

ND Passing - UNDER

UM Total RB - OVER

LETS GO BLUE!!!

I'm predicting a 31-7 victory with the defense causing many turnovers.  So UConn doesn't beat UConn as the experts say, but maybe our defense is just that good.  JT Floyd has 2 picks and one for 6.  Roh and Martin cause a fumble each. 

Or at least that is how it played out on my XBox.  Video games never lie.

Thanks for sharing, those are great memories.

It has to be the last game of the season.  As a fan I have nothing left in me after The Game and I need that month and a half break to recover, emotionally.  And if it is that way for me, I imagine it is many times greater for the players and coaches.  Put The Game mid season, how do you come out and play your heart out against Indiana the next week?

Also, maybe this year I can remember what it is like to beat OSU again.  

I second the notion of never needing to visit that site again and it also shows the new direction of media, posting crap because someone will read it.  However, I did enjoy the video clip of "the same Shaw who bullied a pad-less Ohio St. player last year in Ann Arbor".

It will nice when the season starts and there is actually something to talk (read) about.  Can't wait when the threads are talking about Troy only when refering to his recovery and The Game in reference to actually playing it instead of when it will be played or if it divisional.  Where is that old man with the Dolorian?

Who knows how this season will end.  But for the first time since RR came aboard I am really thinking that the team fielded on Sept. 4 is really ALL IN FOR RR and what this coaching staff is trying to put together.  Some spots look thin but when the players believe anything can happen.  I'm not predicting how the season will end up but I believe that this team can compete every game.  I can see big wins this year against: UConn, Sparty, PSU (in happy valley and perhaps a home victory against Iowa or Wiscy.  Enough to keep the faithful happy and a spring board for big years in '11 and '12. 

ALL IN FOR MICHIGAN

I'd drop FSU out of the top 10 and UF out of the top 5 for sure.  Also think VT should move up a spot or two.

Is PSU really a top 25 team this year?  Possible freshmen QB?  I hear a lot of predictions of at least 4-5 losses.

Besides knowing who was playing CB, did any of them look good, or at least not bad?