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Little Nemo in Slumberland (28 April 1907)
Winsor McCay was one of the founding fathers of the US newspaper comic. His 'Little Nemo in Slumberland' Sunday page, with its world of magic, fantasy and dreams, visual virtuosity and inventive use of frames and page lay-out has not been equaled. But also McCay's other comics, like 'Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend' still stand out for their originality and artistic quality. In addition, McCay was a pioneer in animation art as well, and his 1909 film 'Gertie the Dinosaur' stands as the first commercial successful animated cartoon.
Little Nemo in Slumberland (29 October 1905)
McCay was born in Spring Lake, Michigan on 26 September, 1869. He never completed grade school, but received some early art instruction from one of his teachers. After going to Chicago at age seventeen (to draw posters and take more art lessons), and then to Cincinnati in 1891, McCay started his long newspaper career in 1897, first with the Cincinnati Times-Star. Then he worked with the (Cincinnati) Commercial Tribune, and finally with the Enquirer, where he created his first Sunday color feature, 'Tales of the Jungle Imps', a page of poems and cartoons about wild animals, of which 43 episodes were published in 1903. During this period, he also freelanced for Life magazine.
McCay came to New York at the end of 1903 to work on the Evening Telegram, where he created (under the pseudonym Silas) a number of strips, including 'Dull Care', 'Poor Jake', and best of all, 'Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend', in 1904.
Hungry Henrietta (1905)
Under his own name, for the parent company New York Herald newspaper, McCay created 'Little Sammy Sneeze' (1904), 'Hungry Henrietta' (1905) (just like every 'Little Nemo' ended with Nemo waking up, 'Sammy Sneeze' ended with Sammy sneezing and 'Hungry Henrietta' with Henrietta eating), 'Sister's Little Sister's Beau' (1905), and others.
Little Sammy Sneeze (9 November 1904)
McCay began his masterpiece, 'Little Nemo in Slumberland', in October, 1905, and it was serialized in the New York Herald until 1911. Notable about most of McCay's strips is that the main characters have no leading role in it, the events are merely happening around them.
Little Nemo in Slumberland (13 September 1908)
In 1909, McCay started a parallel career in animated cartoons, producing 'Little Nemo' (based on the strip), 'How a Mosquito Operates', and 'Gertie, the Trained Dinosaur', which created a sensation when it was released. In 1917, McCay produced the film cartoon, 'The Sinking of the Lusitania', and in 1920, his last work in the animation field, 'The Flying House', was released.
Little Nemo in Slumberland (3 December 1905)
Then Winsor McCay made a move all too familiar for comic artists of that time, when he quit working for the Herald and moved to the New York American (of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst).
Little Nemo in Slumberland (22 July 1906)
At the American, he did several comics, including a new version of 'Little Nemo' titled 'The Land of Wonderful Dreams'. But in the new version, although McCay's art grew ever more beautiful, a lot of McCay's inventiveness seems to have gone.
Political cartoon
Luckily, McCay's contract with Hearst expired in 1924, so McCay quickly went back to the Herald to have one last crack at 'Little Nemo'. Unfortunately, McCay never finished this series, and it was stopped in 1926. He then did press illustrations for the Hearst papers until his death in 1934. In the late 1930s and 1940s, McCay's son Robert tried to revive 'Little Nemo' through the Chesler shop and comic books, but with little success.
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The Federal Maritime Commission took several steps yesterday to reduce regulatory burdens and bring cost savings and flexibility to the shipping industry and the customers they serve.
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The Commission voted 3-1 to issue a final rule that will relieve more than 3,300 licensed Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs) from the costs and burdens of publishing in tariffs the rates they charge for cargo shipments.
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Of the three airlines, AirAsia and Singapore International Airlines (SIA) have tied up with the Tata Group for an entry, while the third, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has entered into a deal to purchase 24 per cent stake in Jet Airways.
The Tata Group, Singapore Airlines joint venture will have an initial equity capital of $100 million and will be based out of New Delhi. Tata Group will own 51 per cent while Singapore Airlines the rest.
Related: Tata-Singapore Airlines JV may finally take off
While the viability of a new airline in the already competitive Indian aviation market remains to be seen, analysts predict intense competition in the international sector.
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In the domestic sector, the alliance is likely to impact Air India, the only complete full-service carrier in the country, the most. The competition will not only be in terms of operations but also in entering the Star Alliance, the largest global airline alliance, in which Singapore Airlines is already a member. Air India is trying to get into this alliance since the last two years.
The Tata Group gets to join hands with one of the best airlines in the world. It may also open up their entry into Star Alliance, which may invite some resistance from other Indian legacy carriers. Delhi Airports position as a global hub will get a boost with both Air India and Tata-Singapore Airlines using it as a hub for long-haul flights. The resulting competition will improve services and lower prices. Overall, a great deal for India, Dubey added.
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Nicely done Geamon...
Here's is my last edit for the one page dungeon comp and what I've submitted to Alex. Personally, I'm proud of the progress I've made on encounter styled maps and really enjoyed this project regardless if I win anything. I wish good luck to RE and Gamerprinter on their submissions and hope to see all three of our names on the list of winners. If you would like a non labeled version or an edit please ask.
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Nicely done Geamon...
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Yeah, nice stuff.
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nice job, good luck with your entry.
Personally, from viewing the blog links of most of the other maps on the OPDC page, most everyone else is creating tiny inset maps on a wall of text covering most of the page. The best maps by far will be mine, Geamon and Reckless Enthusiasm - at least among those that I can see, since about a third of the maps posted don't have links, so I can't really see what their entries look like. The main good thing is that there will be at least 21 winners and there are currently just short of 40 map entries in total, which means half the maps are winners already. And by the links posted, some of those entries aren't even following all the contest's criteria, so several of those entries will not qualify for a win at all.
I think the Guild is well represented this time, primarily for the lack entries, and the lack of following the contest rules. I think the CG members entries will have all the top positions in this year's contest.
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This is looking great! Very filled and lots of interesting things to look at! I agree that we'll no doubt be standing side-by-side in the winner's circle.
It is kind of nice that they have so many winners, but I also kind of wish they had an absolute #1, #2, and #3. It seems like people deserve a numerical ranking in any such contest.
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Thanks for the compliments guys!
@TheRedEpic : Really appreciate it, especially coming from you. I think your encounter maps are some of the most well done maps I've seen.
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They have an 'absolute' number 1, everybody else is number 2, unless you don't win, then you might get an honorable mention and a runner up. The number 1 is Best Cartography...
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Geamon this is really excellent. I think it might be the best you have done to date. Awesome job, I hope you win.
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- Left Coast Rebel said...
Or the reason that the most nobe experiment in human-kind's history is seemingly cirlcling the drain.....
- November 14, 2009 at 9:06 PM
- d.eris said...
lol. Thanks for the shout out W.E. This is a great series.
- November 14, 2009 at 10:26 PM
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This post has been linked for the HOT5 Daily 11/15/2009, at The Unreligious Right
- November 15, 2009 at 9:03 AM
- W. E. Messamore said...
LCR- there's hope yet!
d.eris- no problem! Thanks for the comment on that last one.
UNRR- hey thanks! I've added you to the blogroll on my links page.
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Denk Binotron rollout
Posted 31 December 2012 - 09:17 AM
Posted 31 December 2012 - 10:09 AM
Just bought a TV Bino-vue, but may have gone for the Binotron.
Posted 31 December 2012 - 10:45 AM
Curious to see what the normal retail price will be, but it looks like they have a great new product.
I am not a fan of the power-switch type units, and in particular, would like to know if they will allow mating to the Baader prisms for those that need a short light path.
And of course how much the bino head itself will be sold for.
Posted 31 December 2012 - 02:03 PM
What don't you like about them? I'm trying to wade thru the info needed to buy some binoviewers.
I am not a fan of the power-switch type units,
Posted 31 December 2012 - 02:40 PM
And the high power arm resulted in a power that was too big a step from the straight though for my tastes.
So, I found the low power arm induced aperture loss to be totally unacceptable, and since the jump to the high power arm was just too big, I found myself using intermediate powers which required a lot of eyepeice changing.
There is no way to get any meaningful focal reduction using binoviewers in an SCT without accepting aperture loss.
If someone using an SCT is willing to accept that though (and many are) then I think the supersystem is an easy way to change powers. To me though, if one is willing to accept a smaller apeture, why not just get a smaller telescope that has a wider field to begin with?
Posted 31 December 2012 - 03:00 PM
To me though, if one is willing to accept a smaller apeture, why not just get a smaller telescope that has a wider field to begin with?
Still you get the full aperture with the other two power factors. Am I right?
Then the power switch system is still useful and convenient.
And you lose aperture with the reduction arm but this power isn't available without the reducer anyway so what do we lose here?
For me, Binos without power switch system is a deal breaker. It is too much hassle for me to switch two eyepieces. Especially it is quite dewy here that I live and it is even more difficult to switch them with dew strips involved.
Posted 31 December 2012 - 03:04 PM
If I plan to, I should act quickly otherwise my super system will not worth anything soon
Posted 31 December 2012 - 04:23 PM
Posted 31 December 2012 - 04:47 PM
...But if that thing has a T2 connection up front, I'm interested.
Congrats to Russ Lederman at Denkmeier for the new binoviewers, but I don't see anything at all on the linked site to indicate it has anything at all resembling a T2 connection. As a matter of fact, I highly doubt it - but I'm hoping I'm wrong on that.
Posted 31 December 2012 - 04:52 PM
The question was asked what I didn't like about them and I answered. And I was clear to say that others might not be bothered by this, but it bothers me.
I sold my C11 to move to a C14, so I don't see any great desire to turn my C14 back into a C11.
But again, this is me. It might be fine for everyone else, because everyting is a compromise in one way or another.
So, I just answered the question that was asked and did not suggest that everyone else was wrong for doing this. It just did not work at all for me personally.
If others are willing to accept the reduced contrast and brightness (which is already being reduced by the binoviewers themselves) then that is great by me. They get to look through their telescopes and decide what is best for them, and I get to look though mine and decide what is best for me.
Posted 31 December 2012 - 05:05 PM
What I like to know is that the Denk II still loses the aperture for the other two magnification factor (not the reduction arm is used): I think it is 1.2X and 2.8X.
If it doesn't lose aperture with 1.2X and 2.8X, 0.66X is just a bonus with some compromises.
If it loses the aperture all the time, that seems a serious problem.
So that (is it losing the aperture for 1.2X and 2.8X) seems to be more useful information than the fact that the power switch loses aperture used with the reduction arm used.
Posted 31 December 2012 - 05:39 PM
Posted 31 December 2012 - 06:03 PM
Clearly, at least one manufacturer out there has been paying attention to forums like this, where the incessant bleating of the herd about merging issues can't be missed.
Posted 31 December 2012 - 07:58 PM
Thanks for the input. I'm finding binoviewers have more of a learning curve than many other things.
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Posted 01 January 2013 - 12:11 PM
What I like to know is that the Denk II still loses the aperture for the other two magnification factor (not the reduction arm is used): I think it is 1.2X and 2.8X.
Remember, this problem is somewhat unique to telescopes with moving mirror focusing and baffles, though it could be encountered in some refractors if the in-focus allows the front of the focuser tube to cut into the light cone, which is a very real possibility in some cases.
To answer the question though, in the case of the MCT, I was loosing apeture in reduced mode (severe aperture loss) and staight through mode (minor loss).
This has to do with the fact that the Super-system I used was based on the use of a 2" diagonal.
The C14 and C8 both start to loose aperture once the back focus goes past about 200mm. The C9.25 I think starts loosing aperture once the back focus goes above about 170mm and the falloff is quick.
As an example, in my C5, as measured directly, I am using a back focus of 203mm, and the 127mm scope is being reduced to 122mm.
The Denkmeier System I used was based on a 2" diagonal, and the entire back focus required to use it was about 230mm or so.
With 230mm of back focus, the C14 is working at slighly less than 14" of apeture (Maybe 13.75") and the C8 would be working at about7.7". The plot that I have for the C9 suggests that the 230mm of back focus would give an aperture of 8.75".
Because the aperture is reduced, the central obstruction becomes bigger by percentage of aperture so the contrast is further lowered.
This is in straight through mode.
With the High Power arm in, the back focus requirment is reduced. I don't know how much it changes, but this would mean that the high power arm will give the system more apeture than straight though, because the mirror needs to be moved back slighly to re-position the focal plane.
Now I can only be fair about this and say that many people (perhaps most people) will not care about this very slight loss in performance.
So, it only matter if it matters, but for those that want to get the absolute best performance from their SCT or refractor, they want to make sure that they are not working with a reduced aperture.
If the new Denkmeier can be attached to a Baader Prism or other device that will shorten the light path, aperture loss can be reduced or prevented in SCTs, MCTs, and many refractors that were not designed to allow a full apeture when the focuser was fully racked in (and this is not at all unusual, though after the Stellarvue debacle 10 years ago, I think it doesn't happen so much anymore).
Again, the back focus is the issue, and the point where aperture loss is very model specific (The C11 has the loosest baffle of the Celstron SCTs).
But if the back focus is over 200mm, most SCTs will start loosing aperture, which means in straight through or reducer mode, many will work at reduced aperture. With the high power arm in, the amount of apeture reduction will either be reduced, or in some cases, perhaps even eliminated.
The key to doing this in these scopes is the Baader approach where the binoviewer attaches directly to the top of the diagonal and keeping the connection to the telescope as short as possible.
If someone wanted to use the new Denkmeier in an SCT and keep the system working at full apeture, they would need to go to a Baader type diagonal with a short connector (Like the Baader SCT connector which only adds 15mm of back focus) and the Prism, which only adds I think 38mm of back focus. The Mark V binos add about 120mm of back focus, so this system will have a total requirement of about 173mm.
But in my Denkmeier, the power-switch alone added 18mm of back focus, so right there, if you go with a standard 2" SCT adapter and a standard lenght 2" nose, even if you used a Baader type diagonal, you are well over 200mm, which is the point that many SCT models will start to loose aperture.
Here are the numbers....
The Baader SCT adapter requires 15mm of back focus.
The Baader Prism requires about 38mm of back focus.
the Power Switch requires about 18mm of back focus (unless they have made it thinner).
A large prism bino will require about 120mm of back focus (this is what the Mark v requries).
Add this up and you get 191mm. If someone wants to use a powerswitch and avoid aperture loss with a moving mirror scope even in straight though mode, this will be the best configuration to use.
A 2" diagonal alone will put you well over 200mm, even if it is the Baader 2" diagonal.
Posted 01 January 2013 - 02:27 PM
What don't you like about them? I'm trying to wade thru the info needed to buy some binoviewers.
I am not a fan of the power-switch type units,
Power switches are the best part of Denkmeier binoviewers. I loved the first one so much I got the reducer/multiplier one as well and bothe powerswitches stay perminently mounted on (with the reducer side being used as my finder mode). Next couple this with the 48m OCS (45mm clear aperture 1.2x Multiplier or 38mm clear aperture 1.4x Newtonian and 1.8x? Multiplier OCSs) and this gives me 3x3x3=27 power options per pair of eyepieces. I have two eyepieces pairs 24mm 68 AFOV and 14mm 82AFOV so this technically gives me 27x2=54 total power options, although the 14mm and Multiplier OCS combination is not that usefull - just too much power with my 17.5" f4.1 dob.
In summary, "Powerswitches Rule!", and are so much quicker and cheaper than buying multiple pairs of eyepieces.
Now I don't have the Denk filterswitch, but have the 2" Astrocrum filter slide instead, and this enables me to swap filters quickly even with Denk 2" OCS intrusion (except for the very lowest o.89x? power intrusion), but I still love the Astrocrumb filter slide also.
Posted 01 January 2013 - 02:32 PM
Intriguing, indeed! I really like the new user collimation system; about time! I've long advocated for the inclusion of no-tools collimation in all binocular equipment, as I've been doing for my own home-made gear since '96.
Clearly, at least one manufacturer out there has been paying attention to forums like this, where the incessant bleating of the herd about merging issues can't be missed.
Glen, I really didn't understand the "self-colimating" featuture, especially when indoors. I'd be affraid to make colimation worse, and proably ony use it if I couldn't merge (i.e last resort, like cleaning eyepieces).
Posted 01 January 2013 - 02:59 PM
When the PowerXSwitch came back from repair I sold it.
All that being said, it works well at what it does, is built solidly, and has given me some of my best views of Saturn in my 15" dob.
Posted 01 January 2013 - 03:24 PM
In an SCT, it entials a lot of compromise though, and since my primary scope is an SCT, the powerswitch simply did not work to my satisfaction.
But for a Newtonian, I am sure it is everything everyone says it is.
Also, I did not like it at all on my 6" APO. It put me into a high power box. With the reducer arm in, the view was so dim that it seemed like I was looking trough an 80mm refactor.
Also, to get the "Advertised" 1.3x from the Denk Supersystem in a refractor, you have to use the Denkmeier diagonal (or some other diagonal that has the same threads). Otherwise, the OCS yeilds about 1.4x rather than 1.3x. Denkmeier doesn't clearly say this on their web page, but in the User's Guide it explains that the benefit of the Denkmeier Diagonal is that it lowers the magnification factor from 1.4x to 1.3x.
Frankly, I didn't like finding that out. I felt kind of deceived by the web page.
Anyway, I did not find it to be all that useful in my 6" APO because I don't use that scope for planets, so the high power arm was of no particular benefit to me in that scope.
Again, I think in a Newt or a refactor that will reach focus without the OCS, this would be a great way to go!
Posted 01 January 2013 - 03:53 PM
Also believe star sweeper OCS can only be used by SCTs.
Posted 01 January 2013 - 04:01 PM
I did run a light protection test on my c8 with the power switch and the reducer reduced effective aperture to a hair over 6 inches. Straight through I was measuring around 7-3/8 effective aperture, the mag mode showed almost no aperture reduction. Just my results and in no way difinative other than that it did substantiate the effect of the power switch in the reduction of aperture. In addition...with the reduction of aperture with the CO being a constant, the CO percentage increases as well. Hope this helps.
Thanks for sharing this data.
Can you tell me what your configuration was, or do you happen to know the back focus for the entire system? I am collecting this info for reference to use when this topic comes up again.
I personally an not at all surprised by the numbers. I know that the first time I used the low power arm in my C14, something was seriously wrong. The view was nothing short of horrible! I remember thinking that it looked like I was looking though a C10!!! I did not do a measurment, but I estimate that the aperture was less than 11"!
Straight though, It was about 13.3". This does not sound like much, but I could see the difference (and this is about a 12% difference in image brightness so anyone should be able to see this. Eyepiece forum guys can see a 4% difference.. LOL).
Also, you might be interested to know that using the Baader diagonal and the Glee Telescopressor, AstroJensen was able to get his C8 to work with only 10mm aperture loss. This is about as good as it gets with an SCT and a reducer. I am not aware of another configuration that comes close to this. But he was also using the Maxbright Binoviewer, and while this unit has smaller prisms, it also has 10mm less light path than the Mark Vs and even the standard Denk. I suspect that the new Binotron will have at least as much as the mark V, and maybe more.
I do not know if he used the Baader SCT to T2 converter in his light path or not, but if he didn't this might improve the situation a bit. But again, he was using the Maxbrigth/T2 which is the shortest light path in the bino world that I know of.
But thanks for confirming this message. I don't want people to think I make this stuff up.. LOL.
Bottom line is that a focal reducer (low power arm) and binoviewer used with just about any SCT made will entail a pretty serious aperture reduction, and 2" based systems will often not work at full aperture on many SCTs even in straight through mode.
This is why I went to the Mark V/T2 Prism. It gives the shortest possible back focus in a large prism bino when used in an SCT.
And while some SCTs may still loose a bit of apeture, this will give them the largest possible aperture in a big prism bino. You only trade a couple of millimaters of aperture but this is compensated for by being able to use a 24mm Pan or similar so you can get reasonably larger true field.
Posted 01 January 2013 - 04:43 PM
And this.. If Denkmeier is smart, they will introduce a very short back focus solution, or list a dovetail adapter that would allow the use of the Baader prism on their web page.
Just going to the T2 prism can save anywhere from 15mm to 50mm of back focus.
And no one should use a 2" diagonal on a binoviewer in an SCT. Not only does it usually reduce the aperture, but it also makes a big increase in focal lenght, which raises magnificaiton and reduces field size.
This is what made the Mark V so attractive to me, and unless Denkmeier can counter, people that have done their homework may still move to the Mark V because of the shorter light path.
Home run for Newt onwers though. Beautiful unit. I am impressed.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Charleston Catholic has taken a potentially tricky situation and made it work better than anyone might have expected.
With the seasons overlapping for two of the Irish's most-accomplished programs - boys basketball and baseball - there's the potential for a slow start for the baseball team because of the continued success, and length of season, for the basketball team.
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Catholic has maintained its status as a state Class A power in both sports because of the working relationship between basketball coach Bill McClanahan and baseball coach Bill Mehle.
The Irish have reached the state championship game in basketball eight times over the past nine seasons, going 20-6 in state tournament games in that stretch, but the elongated hoops season hasn't bothered the baseball squad, which has advanced to the state tournament seven times in 11 years.
"Coach McClanahan's real good about it,'' Mehle said. "During those three weeks they're in the postseason, he lets the basketball guys come and get their work in. So pitchers like [Kiefer Hovorka and Andy Hoyer] have been throwing a lot and have done a lot of work.
"We've been doing this for, what, 12 years now? They're always in the postseason in basketball. So we never plan on scheduling a game until after the state tournament so they can get their work in those first three weeks [of baseball season].''
Hovorka and Hoyer, the team's top pitchers from last season, return this year and are two of five basketball players on the baseball roster. Also back are three players who hit better than .420 last season.
Those are some of the reasons the Irish have been selected as the No. 1 team in Class A in the first set of Gazette state baseball ratings. They're used to playing for titles.
"That's been the goal from Day 1,'' Hovorka said. "Coming in as freshmen, it's always the goal. Everybody wants to win the state championship.''
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So far, the weather for the current baseball season has been a far, far cry from last year.
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Herbert Hoover coach Brian Young thinks having a veteran team - he lost just three senior starters from last year's Class AA state runner-up squad - smooths out the long wait for games.
"It's tough not getting outside and getting any work, but I think we're OK with that,'' Young said.
"Of course, one of things [we're focused on] is hitting good pitches, and that's going to come with live at-bats. We want to quit swinging at balls out of the strike zone and up over our numbers. Bring the ball down in the strike zone and hit pitches we know we are supposed to hit instead of the ones we want to hit, and I think that'll give us a lot better at-bats.''
Corey Bird, a senior outfielder and returning first-team all-stater, thinks the Huskies have the ingredients for another big season after winning 27 games last year.
"Our team is more of an all-around better team,'' Bird said. "In past years, we've been more of an offensive team, but this year we can play good defense as well. We really need to bear down and not make errors and be consistent and be smart at the plate.''
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For much of the past decade, Buffalo has been included among the top teams in Class A and a regular contender to make it to the state tournament.
This year, however, the Bison start over in many ways after losing the team's top two pitchers, the regular catchers and many other experienced players among a nine-man senior class in 2012.
That was evident during a 10-0 five-inning loss to Charleston Catholic when Buffalo committed four errors, walked four batters, hit two and failed to make some routine plays.
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The Ocala Lightning 18U girls soccer team advanced all the way to their flight's championship game at the Disney Soccer Showcase last week before falling to a team out of Tennessee to finish second.
Despite being on the wrong side of some unlucky breaks, all was not lost at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee.
Lightning members garnered lots of attention from college coaches and scouts during the event as the team – ranked fourth in the state and 17th in the region – became the first team from Ocala to crack the Top 100 in national rankings at No. 98.
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CIRM funds many projects seeking to better understand heart disease and to translate those discoveries into new therapies.
Heart disease strikes in many forms, but collectively it causes one third of all deaths in the U.S. Many forms of heart disease have a common result—cardiomyopathy. While this is commonly called congestive heart failure (CHF), it is really just the heart becoming less efficient due to any number of causes, but the most common is loss of functioning heart muscle due to the damage caused by a heart attack. An estimated 4.8 million Americans have CHF, with 400,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Half die within five years.
Numerous clinical trials are underway testing a type of stem cell found in borne marrow, called mesenchymal stem cells or MSCs, to see if they are effective in treating the form of CHF that follows a heart attack. While those trials have shown some small improvements in patients the researchers have not found that the MSCs are creating replacement heart muscle. They think the improvements may be due to the MSCs creating new blood vessels that then help make the existing heart muscle healthier, or in other ways strengthening the existing tissue.
California's stem cell agency has numerous awards looking into heart disease (the full list is below). Most of these involve looking for ways to create stem cells that can replace the damaged heart muscle, restoring the heart's ability to efficiently pump blood around the body. Some researchers are looking to go beyond transplanting cells into the heart and are instead exploring the use of tissue engineering technologies, such as building artificial scaffolds in the lab and loading them with stem cells that, when placed in the heart, may stimulate the recovery of the muscle.
Other CIRM-funded researchers are working in the laboratory, looking at stem cells from heart disease patients to better understand the disease and even using those models to discover and test new drugs to see if they are effective in treating heart disease. Other researchers are trying to make a type of specialized heart cell called a pacemaker cell, which helps keep a proper rhythm to the heart's beat.
We also fund projects that are trying to take promising therapies out of the laboratory and closer to being tested in people. These Disease Team Awards encourage the creation of teams that have both the scientific knowledge and business skills needed to produce therapies that can get approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be tested in people. In some cases, these awards also fund the early phase clinical trials to show that they are safe to use and, in some cases, show some signs of being effective.
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This team developed a way to isolate some heart-specific stem cells that are found in adult heart muscle. They use clumps of cells called Cardiospheres to reduce scarring caused by heart attacks. Initially they used cells obtained from the patient's own heart but they later developed methods to obtain the cells they need from donor organs, which allows the procedure to become an off-the-shelf-therapy, meaning it can be available when and where the patient needs it rather than having to create it new each time. The company, working with the Cedars-Sinai team, received FDA approval to begin a clinical trial in June 2012.
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Melbourne, Australia (Sports Network) - Former champion Maria Sharapova and 7-
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The second-seeded Sharapova, who captured this prestigious event back in 2008
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Williams, seeded 25th and still in search of her first Aussie Open title, had
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Fourth-seeded Agniezka Radwanska, fresh off a victory at the Sydney
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Crowd favorite and ninth seed Samantha Stosur was also a straight-set winner
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Other seeded players who prevailed on Monday's opening day include No. 6 seed
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Karatantcheva 6-1, 6-3. Li will next face Bulgarian Olga Govortsova, who
rallied for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 decision over France's Pauline Parmentier.
18th-seeded German Julia Goerges, No. 19 Russian Ekaterina Makarova,
23rd-seeded Czech Klara Zakopalova and No. 27 Sorana Cirstea of Romania were
also among Monday's victors.
Goerges, who came through with a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 win over Russian qualifier Vera
Dushevina, will take on Switzerland's Romina Oprandi in the second round.
Zakopalova will next meet Belgian Kirsten Flipkens after crusing past South
African Chanelle Scheepers, 6-1, 6-2.
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Andrew Lincoln
Birth Name: Andrew Lincoln
Born: 09/14/1973
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England, GB
Born: 09/14/1973
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England, GB
Born Andrew James Clutterbuck in London, England on Sept. 14, 1973, Andrew Lincoln was one of two sons by his father, a civil engineer, and his mother, a nurse from South Africa. Raised in the cities of Hull, in the county of Yorkshire, and later Hull, in southwestern England, he was a self-admitted high-energy child whose exuberance attracted the attention of a teacher that placed him in a production of "Oliver Twist" at the age of 14. Acting soon became his passion, and after a summer at the National Youth Theatre, he put aside thoughts of becoming a veterinarian to focus on auditioning. He eventually gained entrance into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and paid its tuition by working a... Continue Bio >>
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