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JB Presents: The Top Five Greatest Defenses in Bills History
#5. The Jerry Gray Years (2001-2005)
Jerry Gray was a former first round pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 1985 and had a solid playing career at cornerback. He was selected to four straight Pro Bowls (1986-1989) and was named MVP of one of them. After spending time as the Tennessee Titans defensive backs coach from 1999-2000, new Bills head coach Gregg Williams hired Gray as his defensive coordinator in 2001. Williams was the defensive coordinator in Tennessee/Houston from 1997-2000, and had been coaching with the franchise since 1990. Williams was brought to Buffalo by new General Manager and President Tom Donahoe. After three seasons Williams averaged less than six wins per season and was let go. Mike Mularkey was brought in to take over as head coach and Jerry Gray remained as defensive coordinator. Following the 2005 season Donahoe was fired and Mularkey resigned.
Grays defensive units peaked in 2003 and 2004. Buffalos defense was number two in the league in yards in each of those two seasons. The defense was also in the top ten in points during each of those years. Key defensive players during Grays Bills tenure include Aaron Schobel, Sam Adams, Pat Williams, Takeo Spikes, London Fletcher, Nate Clements, Antoine Winfield and Lawyer Milloy. From 2001-2005 this unit had a combined four Pro Bowls and one first-team All-Pro.
#4. The Walt Corey Years (1987-1994)
Anyone remember Walt on the sidelines chewing on those swizzle sticks?
Walt Corey began his career as a linebacker for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL. He played from 1960-1966, making the AFL All-Star team in 1963. Corey was the defensive coordinator for Kansas City in 1986. Marv Levy brought him over to Buffalo in 1987. Corey was the Bills defensive coordinator for the next eight seasons.
The Bills of the time were known for having a bend but dont break defense and for being a part of winning four straight AFC Championships. Corey had his defense at its peak from 1988-1990. During that time the Buffalo defense averaged in the top eight per season in points and yards. Key defensive players during Coreys Bills tenure include Bruce Smith, Phil Hansen, Fred Smerlas, Cornelius Bennett, Darryl Talley, Shane Conlan, Nate Odomes and Henry Jones. From 1987-1994 this unit had a combined 21 Pro Bowls and 7 first-team All-Pros... with Bruce Smith accounting for 7 Pro Bowls and 5 first-team All-Pros.
#3. The Wade Phillips Years (1995-2000)
Wade Phillips replaced Walt Corey as defensive coordinator in 1995. After Marv Levy retired following the 1997 season, Phillips became Buffalos first new head coach since 1986. He would stay on through the 2000 season with defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell.
While Phillips is well known for the quarterback controversy between Rob Johnson and Doug Flutie, he had some great defenses. For all six of Phillipss seasons from the Buffalo defense ranked on average in the top nine in yards each year. In 1999 the Bills were #1 in the league in yards and #2 in points. Key defensive players during Phillipss Bills tenure include Bruce Smith, Phil Hansen, Ted Washington, Bryce Paup, Sam Rogers, Sam Cowart, Jeff Burris, Henry Jones and Kurt Schulz. From 1995-2000 this unit combined for 11 Pro Bowls and 4 first-team All-Pros.
#2. The Joe Collier Years (1962-1968)
Joe Collier was formally an end who was drafted by the New York Giants in 1954, but instead elected to go into the U.S. Army. From 1960-1961 Collier was an assistant coach with the Patriots before joining the Bills as defensive coordinator under head coach Lou Saban. After Saban left Collier took over as head coach in 1966, where he would remain until partway through the 1968 season. D
ick McCabe was the defensive coordinator during that time. Collier wound up becoming the Broncos defensive coordinator for sixteen years. He became known for developing the 3-4 and Denvers Orange Crush defense. In 1989 Wade Phillips replaced Collier in Denver and after four seasons became the head coach. Two years later Phillips himself came to Buffalo.
During Colliers time in Buffalo the team went to three consecutive AFL Championship games, winning the first two and coming up one game short from going to Super Bowl I. Over the course of those three seasons no other AFL team allowed fewer points. From 1964-1965 the Buffalo defense went seventeen straight games that held opponents to zero rushing touchdowns, a pro football record. Key defensive players during Colliers Bills tenure include Ron McDole, Tom Sestak, Jim Dunaway, Mike Stratton, John Tracey, Harry Jacobs, Butch Byrd, Booker Edgerson, Tom Janik and George Saimes. From 1962-1968 Buffalos defensive unit had a combined 24 All-Star selections, not including 1965 when the entire Bills team played in the AFL All-Star game. In addition, the Bills defense had 11 first-team All-AFL selections during the seven year stretch.
#1. The Chuck Knox Years (1978-1982)
After Ground Chuck posted 10+ win seasons in all five years as head coach with the Los Angeles Rams, Ralph Wilson brought him to Buffalo. With Knox came defensive coordinator Tom Catlin. Within a short amount of time Knox completely revamped the Bills defense and had the city of Buffalo Talkin Proud.
From 1979-1982 the Buffalo defense was on average top six in the league in both yards and points. Buffalos Bermuda Triangle included Fred Smerlas, Shane Nelson and Jim Haslett. In 1981 the Bills won their first playoff game since 1965. Other key defensive players from Knoxs tenure include Ben Williams, Sherman White, Lucius San ford, Charles Romes, Mario Clark, Tony Greene, Steve Freeman. This unit had four Pro Bowl selections and one-first team All-Pro. While this defensive team did not have many star names, what makes the unit #1 on this list is a combination of the amazing and immediate defensive turnaround from the dismal 70s, the consistency during Knoxs tenure, and how important this team in particular was for the city of Buffalo and Bills fans everywhere.
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Crazy to see all those guys listed under Walt Corey, and have them at #4! That Bermuda Triangle was really something special though.
Great write up as always, jb!
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Crazy to see all those guys listed under Walt Corey, and have them at #4! That Bermuda Triangle was really something special though.
Great write up as always, jb!
Thanks, it's always cool to look back at the history of the game. I can't get enough of it.
As a whole, Chuck Knox's career is pretty impressive. I'm not sure he gets the credit he deserves. He was the head coach for three teams (Rams, Bills, Seahawks) over the course of 22 years and had a winning record with each team. While his playoff record wasn't very impressive, he did have a knack for turning mediocre teams around. We was named Coach of the Year with each club that he coached. He is tied with Bill Belichick for being coach of the year three times, with only Don Shula having more with four.
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Thanks for putting these up JB, love going through the history of the game and the Bills.
It's such a weird feeling seeing Jerry Gray on a "best" defenses list now a days isn't it?
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Posted by Roxana Strohmenger on November 15, 2012
I am now back from attending this year's The Market Research Event (TMRE) in beautiful Boca Raton, Florida. As always, TMRE produced a content-packed program that addressed a multitude of different topics, ranging from mobile and technology to shopper insights to ROI and measurement and even data analytics and big data. While I attended my fair share of talks focused on emerging and innovative methodologies, I was really interested in the consultative skill development track. This was a track that focused on discussing what client-side Market Insights (MI) Professionals have learned are the best practices for storytelling and data visualization.
One of the talks that I really enjoyed was by Brett Townsend of PepsiCo, whose talk title was aptly named "Treat Your Clients Like Your Kids — Tell Them A Story." While this isn't a new idea for MI Professionals — and he discussed well-known takeaways such as "If we can't tell a story in 20 minutes, then you don't have a story to tell" — one comment really struck me: Conflict is the engine that drives the story. Our primary goal as MI Professionals is to understand the conflict that consumers are experiencing in their daily lives and to understand what that means to the company or brand.
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· What is the conflict? You need to understand the tension between what the hero wants/needs versus what others want/need.
· What are the hero's tools? This can be such things as the hero's family and friends, but, most importantly, it should be your brand.
· What is the hero's mission? It can be things like achieving the hero's needs with minimal guilt, meeting the needs of the hero's employer, or even spending more time with family and friends.
· What are the hero's obstacles? These can range from lack of time to too many responsibilities, too much work, etc.
Clearly, it's not easy to think like this; it takes a lot of trial and error to fully identify the conflict and convey it as a dynamic story to stakeholders. However, look at the alternative — horrifically long PPT decks crammed with data that would make anyone's eyes glaze over. I think it is worth a shot to think about an upcoming project and build a story in this fashion. What do you think? Is focusing on conflict the right way to build a story?
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HTML 5 has introduced the latest video tag that supports all kinds of video streams on a webpage. This tag is used to embed video inside any particular HTML web page. The video tag of HTML 5 has been incorporated by most of the web browsers. It as well has got a hold up from the most important websites for example YouTube
The tag of the Hypertext Markup Language allows you to make use of various video streams for example movie clips, ads, and so forth sin your web page so that the users who visit your website can listen to music & as well as watch the video clips.
As we know that the tags used in HTML will consist of one or more attributes. The web designers generally make use of attributes along with the tag so that they can provide the web browser with more specific information as to how a particular tag should behave or appear on the web page. Each & every tag of HTML can be associated with 3 different types of attributes namely Event Handler Content Attributes, Element Specific Attributes & Global Attributes.
tag of the HTML language uses various attributes that indicate how any particular video on the web page should appear. Few of the most commonly used attributes with the tag are Loop, Preload, AutoLoad and so forth. If any particular web browser displays the text which is enclosed between the start & end of video tag then it means that the web browser you are using does not support the tag and such text which is displayed is referred to as Fallback Content.
One can include text between the beginning & closing of the tag. The intention of having content enclosed between the tags is to make sure that the users of old web browsers which do not support tag can try their hand on various video plugins and as well help the users by providing information how they can access videos with their old browsers.
Above all, this content is not anticipated to address ease of access. The motto of most of the web designers is to help the deaf, dumb, blind people & all other people who have some kind of physical disability by providing them a substitute for these video streams or by incorporating various user-friendliness options for example imposing sign language, providing subtitle tracks for the videos or giving captions and so forth.
The below example demonstrates the usage of tag on an HTML page and as well gives an overview on what is Fallback Content:
If the video VideoTest.mp4 plays successfully that means that your web browser is compatible with the tag but if the result of opening this Web Page is the text enclosed between the paragraph tag i.e.then it means that your web browser does not support the tag.
Lets us have a look at the different types of attributes which can be used with the tag:
Element Specific Attributes:
- Loop: The Loop attribute when used along with the tag will play the video over & over again as soon as it finishes.
- Preload: This attribute indicates whether the video embedded within the webpage should be loaded along with the web page or not. There are 3 different vales this attribute can hold:
- None: If the Preload attribute value is set to none then it denotes that the video should not be loaded when the webpage loads.
- Auto: If the Preload attribute value is set to auto then it denotes that the complete video should be loaded when the webpage loads.
- Metadata: If the Preload attribute value is set to metadata then it denotes that only the Meta data associated with the video should be loaded & not the complete video.
- Auto play: This attribute will play the video as soon the web page is loaded & the video has loaded & is ready to be played.
Event Handler Attributes:
As the name indicates that this attribute comes into action only when a particular event occurs. These attributes trigger a script which is embedded in the HTML page whenever an event takes place. Few of the most commonly used Event Handler Attributes along with the tag are:
- onClick: The script embedded within the HTML page will be triggered when the user clicks on an object.
- ondbClick: The script embedded within the HTML page will be triggered when the user clicks two times on the same object.
- onPause: The script embedded within the HTML page will be triggered when the user stops any media resource.
- onPlay: The script embedded within the HTML page will be triggered when the user starts playing media resource.
Global Attributes:
As the name indicates Global which means that these kinds of attributes are a standard for all the HTML 5 tags & not only the tag. The most commonly used Global Attributes are spell check, dir, access key, tab index, title, id and so forth. Let us discuss about few of the Global Attributes & their usage:
- Spellcheck: This attribute indicates if spelling & grammar check should be included for a particular element. The values which this attribute can hold are true, false or just an empty string.
- Dir: This attribute defines in which direction your text should be aligned. The possible values this attribute can take are rtl or ltr.
- Title: This attributes gives additional information about any particular element on the web page.
- Accesskey: This attribute will create the specified key as a shortcut for accessing the element.
- Contenteditable: This attribute indicates that the content is editable or not. When used with video tag it signifies if the video can be edited or not.
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Braden wins four in his Rosecroft return
Driver Corey Braden returned to Rosecroft on a wet, windy Tuesday night and won four of nine drives. He added a place finish and two thirds including grabbing the show dough on 264 to 1 Nothing Wrong in the sixth race.
Braden's wins came in the opener with trainer Sherif Cunmalaj's Happy Hal, who is named in honor of the late "Happy Hal" Belote. This one is owned by Ken and Charles Tisa of NJ. Braden returned to the winners circle with Talbot Redneck after the seventh race for owner-trainer Kenny Schlotzhauer after a sharp wire to wire score. David Donohue is part owner of the winner. Super Lustre was Braden's next drive and win. This one also went wire to wire for trainer "Freddie" Collazo. Super Lustre set a new lifetime mark over a track rated as good for co-owners Deborah Merritt and James Davis. Braden made it a training double for trainer Sherif Cunmalaj scoring an easy win with Baby Blaze in the eleventh. Anthony Toma owns the winner.
Speaking of returnees driver Frank Milby scored a double with Caviart Tyler and Head of the Barn.
Another notable winner on the night included fan favorite I Told Gordy for owner-trainer Thomas Swann, in rein to Justin Brenneman. 'Gordy had been facing tough ones at Harrah's Philadelphia and enjoyed returning to Rosecroft.
The night's fastest mile was turned in by Complete Desire driven by defending leading driver Justin Vincent for trainer Eugene Startt. This one sat last off a 56.4 opening half and absolutely paced out of his skin in a 55 final half to score in a time of 1:52.3 for owner Brian Vest.
Rosecroft draws tomorrow (box open noon to three pm) for Saturday night's card and on Thursday (same times) for next Tuesday's card.


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The ability to inject exogenous material as well as to alter subcellular structures in a minimally invasive manner using a laser microbeam has been useful for cell biologists to study the structure-function relationship in complex biological systems. We describe a quantitative phase laser microsurgery system, which takes advantage of the combination of laser microirradiation and short-coherence interference microscopy. Using this method, quantitative phase images and the dynamic changes of phase during the process of laser microsurgery of red blood cells (RBCs) can be evaluated in real time. This system would enable absolute quantitation of localized alteration/damage to transparent phase objects, such as the cell membrane or intracellular structures, being exposed to the laser microbeam. Such quantitation was not possible using conventional phase-contrast microscopy.
Since the appearance of the laser in the 1960s as a source of powerful and highly focused light, researchers have been using lasers in the life sciences and in medicine. The laser microbeam, also termed "laser scissors," uses lasers to alter and/or to ablate intracellular organelles and cellular and tissue samples and, today, has become an important tool for cell biologists to study the molecular mechanism of complex biological systems by removing individual cells or subcellular organelles.1 Laser scissors were used to study cell structure and function by ablation of chromosomes, mitotic organelles, mitochondria, or other subcellular structures.2 Single cells or groups of cells have been perforated for injection of exogenous materials3- 4 and have even been cut open by laser scissors to free the internal constituents for analysis5 and to study the developmental fate of those cells in developing organisms—such as in the formation of the nervous system.6 Clinically, laser scissors have also been used to reduce the thickness of the zona pellucida layer of the ovum in order to improve human in vitro fertilization.7
However, visualization of transparent microscopic biological specimens (such as living cells and their intracellular constituents) being manipulated by a laser microbeam is difficult using conventional bright-field microscopy. Although Zernike phase-contrast microscopy8 and Nomarski differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy9 are the most widely used in laser microsurgery systems, quantitative phase imaging is not feasible with these techniques. Also, there are significant artifacts in the images, such as a halo in phase-contrast microscopy and the disappearance of contrast along the direction perpendicular to the shear in DIC microscopy.
Quantitative phase imaging10- 14 is important because it allows the determination of the optical thickness profile of a transparent object with sub-wavelength accuracy. We report for the first time a quantitative phase laser microsurgery (QPLM) system, which takes advantage of the combination of laser scissors and short-coherence interference microscopy.15 Quantitative phase images are recorded during the process of laser microsurgery on red blood cells (RBCs), and thus, dynamic changes in phase can be continuously evaluated. The introduction of quantitative phase imaging in laser microbeams will make it possible to evaluate quantitatively the damage or the repair of the cell or cell organelle in real time. For example, this system would enable monitoring of processes such as optoporation where the cell membrane is transiently altered by the use of laser scissors.
The design of the quantitative phase laser microsurgery system is described in Fig. 1. After passing through a 5× beam expander, the second-harmonic 532-nm green scissors beam from a nanosecond Nd: YVO4 laser (20KHz, 12ns, Coherent, Inc.. Santa Clara, California) is guided through a shutter and a lens pair, deviated by a dichroic mirror (DM) and focused onto a small spot of the sample by a (20×) objective, L2. The lens pair, composed of a concave and a convex lens, is introduced to match the focal plane with the imaging plane of the objective. For the purpose of quantitative phase imaging, the infrared (IR) light from a superluminescent diode (SLD; BWC-SLD, B&W TEK) of 1.3-μm center wavelength and ∼8-μm coherence length is focused by a lens, L1, and split into a Linnik-based interferometer, which uses two identical objectives (L3 and L2) in both the reference and the sample arms to match the wavefronts and to compensate for chromatic and other optical aberrations. All of the reflections from the object or the reference mirror are directed toward an InGaAs camera (SU1024-1.7T, Sensors Unlimited) through the imaging objective lens, L2. The camera has an array of 640×512pixels with a 25-μm pitch size and 12-bit grayscale output with an acquisition speed of 109 frames per second. The reference mirror is positioned at an equal distance with respect to the object focal plane within the coherence length of the SLD and dithered by a piezo-transducer (E-662, Physik Instrumente) to acquire four consecutive frames of π∕2 phase shifts. Both the amplitude and the phase images are then calculated by phase-shifting interferometry.15
Schematic of the experimental setup. The Ls are various lenses; BS is a beamsplitter; DM is a dichroic mirror reflecting IR and transmitting the green nanosecond laser; NDs are neutral density filters; HPF is a high-pass filter for IR light; S is a shutter; and M is a mirror.
In order to demonstrate the effectiveness of this method, RBCs harvested from a healthy volunteer were smeared onto a glass coverslip and brought into focus by adjusting a three-axis translation stage in the QPLM system. The lens pair was then used to fine-adjust the focal plane of the laser microbeam onto the sample. The shutter of the laser microbeam system remained off during the alignment process. Figure 2 shows a bright-field image of the RBCs before laser microirradiation. A custom-designed program was used to observe the sample phase map in real time and could be triggered to record automatically all of the phase maps of the RBC sample after and during the opening of the shutter. Figure 2 shows the phase map just before the shutter of the microbeam was opened, and Fig. 2 shows the enlarged bright-field image of a selected area (red window) in Fig. 2. Similarly, Figs. 2 show the bright-field images and phase maps about 5s after the shutter opening. With a pulse frequency of 20kHz, the average power of the laser microbeam coming out of the 20×∕0.35NA objective was measured to be 4mW, which corresponds to 0.2μJ/pulse. With a spot size of 2μm and a pulse width of 12ns, this corresponds to a peak irradiance of 5×108W∕cm2. The enlarged phase maps before and after laser irradiation are shown in Figs. 2. The dynamic phase change of the sample [Fig. 2] was traced by calculating the unwrapped phase difference between the two maps above. Subsequent to a laser-induced lesion, a very subtle change in the bright-field images of the cells [see circled region in Figs. 2] was observed. However, by tracking the phase changes, QPLM makes it possible to evaluate quantitatively the dynamic changes in the cell membrane during laser microsurgery.
Quantitative phase images of RBCs. (a) Bright-field image, (b) interference phase map, and (c) enlarged bright-field image before laser microsurgery. Similarly, (d)–(f) are those for after laser microsurgery. Figures (g) and (h) show the enlarged phase maps of (b) and (e), respectively. Figure (i) shows the phase variation after laser microsurgery. Images in (a) and (b) and (d) and (e) are the same magnification. Images in (c) and (f) to (i) are for the same selected area and have the same magnification.
Figure 3 shows an example of several time-lapse images of the RBC phase change due to different laser microbeam exposure times. From the quantitative phase information, the change in physical thickness of cells can be estimated using the equation Δd=λ(Δφ∕4π)∕(n−n0), where λ is the wavelength (1.3μm) of the SLD source, Δφ is the phase change, and (n−n0) is the index difference between the cells and the surrounding buffer (n0=1.33). For the illumination wavelength of 1.3μm, we assume the RBCs to be characterized by a constant refractive index nc=1.41 at room temperature.16- 17 As shown in Fig. 3, the phase change at the focused spot A of a single RBC is about −0.7radians, which corresponds to a −0.905μm overall height change of the cell. Figures 3 show the effect of long-term (15s) laser microirradiation. As can be seen in the figures, no significant increase in phase change is observed as the laser exposure is increased from 5to15s. This demonstrates precise photothermal confinement of the nanosecond laser microbeam employed in this system, since the pulse is much less than the theoretically calculated thermal diffusion time of 2μs. While for short exposures of laser microbeam irradiation, sealing of the membrane is expected, no sealing was observed for major cuts induced after long exposures. For comparison, we show in Figs. 3, the phase contrast images of a laser-microdissected (using 63×∕1.4NA phase objective) RBC for a short exposure time similar to Fig. 3. The phase change (bright) was observed in the focused spot B surrounded by dark regions, which indicates buckling of the RBC membrane. A similar effect can be noticed and quantitated in Fig. 3. For long exposures, we found an elongated phase change [Figs. 3]. This can be attributed to the relative movement of the sample with respect to the laser microbeam. We also noticed a nonsymmetric laser-induced lesion in the preceding figures. This may be attributed to three things: (1) the use of a low NA (20×) objective, which is not corrected for aberrations; (2) movement of the sample during the process of laser irradiation, and (3) a defocused laser beam. Ideally, high quality phase images along with quantitative information can be obtained through the use of high NA phase objectives with a perfectly aligned, focused laser microbeam. For example, symmetric phase variations [Fig. 3] were observed by use of a 40×∕0.65NA objective. Figure 3 shows the lesion when the laser scissors beam is slightly out of the perfect focus position in Fig. 3.
Time-lapse (in seconds) images showing dynamic changes of phase variation during laser microsurgery of RBCs. (a) Before microirradiation and after (b) 1s, (c) 3s, (d) 5s, and (e) 15s of irradiation. (f) Phase contrast image of a microdissected RBC (note the phase changes in the surrounding area) in high magnification (63×∕1.4NA). (g) Magnified image of the selected area in (f). (h) Symmetric laser-induced phase variation (lesion) by a well-focused laser beam and (i) asymmetric phase variation (lesion), by a slightly defocused laser beam through a 40×∕0.65NA objective.
In Fig. 4, we show a working model of the phase change observed in laser microirradiated and collateral regions of the RBC. Figure 4 shows the cross-sectional view of an unirradiated RBC. Membrane damage at the microirradiated spot can cause an opening of the membrane, leading to a decrease in phase at the center of the irradiated spot. The associated buckling at collateral positions [Fig. 4] leads to an increase in phase. With an increase in laser dose, an increase in membrane damage along the axial direction occurs, implying a larger decrease in phase [Fig. 4]. In the case of very small laser microbeam exposures and for fresh RBCs (or other cell membranes) in a suitable buffer, it is possible to observe the resealing of the membrane after switching off the laser microbeam [Fig. 4].
Schematic explanation of the phase change observed in microirradiated and collateral regions of the RBC. (a) Cross-sectional view of unirradiated RBC; (b) membrane damage at the microirradiated spot and buckled collateral positions; (c) increase in membrane damage along the axial direction with an increase in laser dose; and (d) resealing of membrane after switching off the laser microbeam.
In conclusion, we have demonstrated a quantitative phase laser microsurgery system, which takes advantage of the combination of laser scissors and short-coherence interference microscopy. Quantitative phase images recorded during the process of laser microsurgery of red blood cells allowed evaluation of dynamic changes in phase in real time. The introduction of quantitative phase imaging in laser microscopy systems would enable quantitative evaluation of the dynamics of damage and/or repair of the cellular structures (such as chromosomes, cell membranes, and neuronal axons) subsequent to laser injury.
This work is supported by the National Institutes of Health (EB-00293, CA-91717, and RR-01192) and the Air Force Office of Science Research (FA9550-04-1-0101 and F9620-00-1-0371). Support from the Beckman Laser Institute Inc. Foundation is also gratefully acknowledged.
Lingfeng Yu ; Samarendra Mohanty ; Gangjun Liu ; Suzanne Genc ; Zhongping Chen, et al."Quantitative phase evaluation of dynamic changes on cell membrane during laser microsurgery", J. Biomed. Opt. 13(5), 050508 (October 21, 2008). ; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.2997375
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"Ratty" on the rise in UK waterway sightings
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A huge increase in sightings of the water vole in Britain could be good news for the animal immortalized as Ratty in Kenneth Grahame's classic book "The Wind in the Willows."
The water vole is among nearly 300 different species spotted making their homes by the country's canals and rivers, according to a survey by British Waterways.
Britain's fastest-declining mammal, the water vole has been decimated by the introduction into the wild of American mink that have either been released or escaped from fur farms.
Rare butterflies, otters, a porpoise and even an alligator snapping turtle were among the less common of the 42,500 sightings recorded, while mallards, Canada geese and swans were the most commonly seen, British Waterways said on its website.
It was a good year for sightings of the survey's focus species, the bumblebee, as a warm start to summer meant that a healthy number were spotted taking advantage of waterside wild flowers. There were also numerous sightings of kingfisher birds, an indicator of good water quality and a healthy ecosystem.
"Canals and rivers are ideal wildlife corridors that support a vast array of wildlife, including bats, newts and otters," said British Waterways ecology manager Mark Robinson.
"It is particularly encouraging to note the number of water voles spotted this year.
Robinson also urged Britons to get out, get closer to nature and do their bit to preserve it by heading to the nearest inland waterway to help record the animals, bugs and birds that bring the rivers and canals to life.
"Each record helps us to monitor, protect and preserve the amazing biodiversity found on our waterways," he said. Continued...


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FLORENCE, S.C. – Francis Marion University senior shortstop and right-handed pitcher Barrett Kleinknecht was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of Major League Baseball's 2010 First-Year Player Draft, Tuesday (June 8), while senior southpaw Josh Edgin was chosen by the New York Mets in the 30th round.
Kleinknecht was selected as the 19th pick in the 12th round (No. 374 overall). He was the first Peach Belt Conference player selected in this year's draft, and his selection position is the highest for a Patriot in the past 10 drafts. Edgin was the seventh selection in the 30th round (No. 902). Following his junior campaign, Edgin was drafted by the Braves in the 50th round of the 2009 draft, but chose to return to Francis Marion for his senior season.
Tuesday's selections concluded with the 30th round. Rounds 31-50 will be selected on Wednesday.
Kleinknecht, a native of Florence, led FMU with a .371 average and was the team-leader in runs scored (55), hits (79), doubles (19), homers (13), runs batted in (46), and slugging percentage (.662). He also shared the team lead in stolen bases (10-of-12). He compiled 24 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBIs games, while reaching base safely in 48 of 53 games. Nationally, he was ranked as the 55th toughest player to strike out with only 14 punchouts in 248 plate appearances and was 13th in Division II with eight sacrifice flies. He compiled a .959 fielding percentage, was fifth in the Peach Belt Conference in fielding assists, and had a hand in 24 double plays this season.
The 6-0, 200-pound infielder concluded the season with an 11 game-hitting streak, his second double-digit streak of the year, and he batted 11-for-20 in post-season play.
On the pitching mound, he posted a 6-1 record with a 1.74 earned run average, while holding opponents to a .165 batting average.
As a senior, Kleinknecht earned All-America honors. He picked up All-Peach Belt Conference recognition, and various All-Region awards each of his two seasons at Francis Marion, including two regional Gold Glove awards. He appeared in 107 career games and registered 105 runs scored, 35 doubles, 22 homers, 110 RBIs, and a .372 average.
Edgin, a native of Three Springs, Pa., was 6-4 this past season with a 4.07 earned run average. The 6-2, 225-pound left-hander made 13 starts with two complete games and 65 strikeouts in 84 innings – all team highs.
In his first season at FMU (2009), he posted a 4-2 mark with a 4.04 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 69 innings.
Francis Marion finished its 2010 campaign with a 40-14 mark and a No. 10 national ranking after making its second straight appearance in the NCAA Division II National Tournament. The 40 victories is the second-highest win total in team history.
The pair are the ninth and 10th Patriot players to be drafted over the past nine years, joining Edgin (selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 50th round – No. 1498) in 2009; senior center fielder Justin Greene, selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 20th round (No. 600), and junior right-handed pitcher David Walters, picked by the Atlanta Braves in the 47th round (No. 1412) of the 2008 draft; right-handed pitcher Dylan Owen, chosen by the New York Mets in the 20th round (No. 633 overall) of the 2007 draft; left-handed pitcher Lee Tabor, taken by the Cincinnati Reds in the 30th round (No. 894 overall) of the 2006 draft; center fielder Quentin Davis, chosen by the Atlanta Braves in the 13th round of the 2005 draft; right-handed pitcher Erin Jones, chosen in the 31st round of the 2004 draft by the New York Mets; and left-handed pitcher Hal Chafey, chosen by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 20th round of the 2002 draft.


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Seniors Take One More Swing at Title
CLU off to hot start
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Nick Boggan can feel the sense of urgency even during practices.
If the Cal Lutheran baseball team is slacking off, the seniors will provide a jolt to the system with their words or through their actions.
They know time is running out on their chances of winning a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title.
"I have been with these guys for all four years and been through the ups and the downs and the seasons and the practices," Boggan said. "It's special having that bond, and we don't want to go out on a sour note like we have the past couple of seasons."
The Kingsmen (7-4-1, 4-2) are tied for fourth in the SCIAC standings entering this weekend's three-game series against Redlands, which begins at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Redlands, followed by a Saturday doubleheader at CLU starting at 11 a.m.
Although CLU features a veteran lineup with 18 returning players, the Kingsmen are nurturing a relatively young pitching staff.
Boggan and his fellow seniors are trying to help guide the freshmen through the labors of a college season.
"There is a lot of leadership on this team defensively and hitting-wise, and we are just teaching the young guys the ropes of college baseball," Boggan said. "The game is played differently at this level from high school, and we are taking them all under our wings in a sense and showing them what needs to be done."
Boggan suffered a knee injury that limited him last season. But after an offseason to heal, he is back at full strength.
The 6-foot-2, 217-pound first baseman is batting .412 with six home runs, five doubles and 17 RBIs.
Boggan is one of six Cal Lutheran players batting .300 or better, including newcomer Jake Petersen.
The junior left-handed pitcher played two seasons at Cal State Northridge before transferring to CLU this season. Petersen is batting a team-leading .459 with five doubles and eight RBIs in nine games started.
"It's really been a total team effort. There is not just one guy really pulling his weight. Everyone is contributing right now," Boggan said. "We just need to do a better job on defense as a whole and in a few more spots pitching consistently."
Aside from his statistical contributions, Boggan has embraced more of a leadership role for CLU this season.
"I wouldn't say I am one of the more outspoken leaders, but if the freshmen have any questions or problems, they can come to me," he said. "I have been trying to provide more of that than I have done before."
Because Boggan knows Cal Lutheran may need a young player to come through in a critical situation down the line.
"This is the last time to prove something, and I really want to win conference," Boggan said. "That is one of my major goals, and I think we have a good chance."


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This is a forged aluminum piece that replaces the stamped steel oe one- this is for igidity and to prevent flex- it's not a weight savings meaure (although it does weigh 9 oz vs 11 oz for the oe one )
This is the piece
This isn't a first do mod by any stretch, but if your into the fine tuning stages of your suspenion setup- this piece would be worth looking at.
Install is a bit of pain as the fender needs to be nearly removed.
First we remove the front wheel and it get it on jack stands. Then you have to remove the fender liner- this is a pain the plastic fasternes they used were conceived in hell by the devil. You need a fine phillips head screw driver firmly turn the fastner to the left and if all goes well it will pop out slightly- once it's popped out you can ease them. You'll find they don't like to pop out easy- I had to "coax" several of them w/ a small thin flat head screwdriver. Be careful w/ the two clips that are part of the fender itself- they are thin and bend easily- easily enough you could snap one off if not careful.
There are several sizes/shapes of fasteners (one is a 10mm bolt-also phillips head too at the top of the arch) remove them trying to remember where they went (you can alwasy look on the other side shen reinstalling- HINT do one side at a time )
If you open the door you can see the very rear of the cowl (pic)
Once you remove the fender liner looking up you can see the whole cowl (pic)
You'll need more room- especially if you want to put a torque wrench on the piece when installing. So the fender needs to almost removed. There are three 10mm bolts on top-pop the hood- they are easy to spot. There are also two right at the door jam- one on top (no pic) and one at the bottom (pic).


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Carry doesn't have to mean all the time, or exclusively. E.g. I carry a full size 1911 a lot as well as some variations in weight in size, but I also carry a Glock a lot.
What I'm looking for here is how many see the 1911 as an appropriate carry gun. Definitely NOT looking for who thinks what brand, kind, model is best. Just want to know how many consider the 1911 a viable carry gun.