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April 2007
Online Education Era
by denmx
In past few year internet has improved dramatically. Now in very filed you find internet connection which show this era is of getting connected computer with each other. Don?t you think this the online education era?
November 2006
Human Growth Hormone (hGH) – History, Side-Effects, Use in Baseball
by elron
Human growth hormone (hGH) is a polypeptide hormone synthesized and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other vertebrate animals. In the liver, hGH converts to insulin-like growth factor-1 promoting growth. Secretion levels are highest during puberty and decrease during adulthood and are directly related to aging.
Increlex (IGF-1) - The Next Generation of Performance-Enhancing Drugs
by elron
The next or perhaps more accurately, the newest generation of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is insulin-like growth factor-1 or IGF-1. The first synthetic version of IGF-1 approved for sale in the United States was Increlex.
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October 2006
The Evidence Against Roger Clemens
by elron
In light of the redacted names from the Jason Grimsley affidavit hitting the papers, Roger Clemens entire career has been called into question. Clemens now find himself in the middle of the controversy alongside Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco.
Suspected Steroid User: Andres Galarraga
by elron
At age 32, Galarraga turned into a great hitter. At age 35, he turned into Mickey Mantle. After two seasons cut short by injuries, Galarraga took a pay-cut signing a one-year deal to play with the expansion Colorado Rockies in 1993. He went on to hit .370, winning a batting title in his first year at Coors Field. Galarraga parlayed his season into a 4-year $17 million contract with the Rockies.
September 2006
Baseball's Steroid Era
by elron
A great reference for the steroid era. Research on admitted, implicated, and obvious steroid users. The site contains definitions of all the drugs and information on every player named in the scandal.
Suspected Steroid User: Darren Daulton
by elron
The longtime Philies catcher who couldn’t crouch properly, had numerous knee injuries throughout his career, and having just recovered from a major car accident, had a career year including 11 stolen bases. This type of rapid increase in production is typical of steroid use, the stolen bases go without saying.
Baseball's Steroid Era: The Correlation Between Steroids & Injuries in Baseball
by elron
Steroids were blamed for the increase in disabled list activitie in the 1990's. Then why were so many players using steroids to recover from injuries? The use of steroids is a balancing act, the idea being to push the muscles as far as they will go without having them break down, to become as strong as possible.
Baseball's Steroid Era: All Known Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Baseball
by elron
A complete list of all the drugs mentioned, and presumably used during Baseball's Steroid Era. For each drug, medical uses, performance-enhancing uses, and side-effects are listed.
May 2006
Linux System Administration in the New Era
by darky99
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Linux System Administration in the New Era
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