Diamonds and Pyramids, Monday July 27th 2009
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The comic strip is up for Monday July 27th, 2009. Click on the picture or navigate to the Diamonds and Pyramids page.
Diamonds and Pyramids, Monday July 20th, 2009
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The comic strip is up for Monday July 20th, 2009. Click on the picture or navigate to the Diamonds and Pyramids page.
Technology in Sport - PRPT
By Ninad Naik
The Technology in Sport series will delve in to many ways in which science and technology are being applied to the various components of Soccer – from balls to the goal line, and beyond. In this part, we take a look at a new medical technique – Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy – and try to understand its potential impact on the sport.
Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy (PRPT) is an emerging technology that can be used to accelerate the healing of tendon injuries and osteoarthritis naturally. According to Dr. Allan Mishra, an assistant professor of orthopedics at Stanford University Medical Center “plasma has the potential to revolutionize not just sports medicine but all of orthopedics.”
According to the NY Times, platelet-rich plasma is derived by placing a small amount of the patient’s blood in a filtration system or centrifuge that rotates at high speed, separating red blood cells from the platelets that release proteins and other particles involved in the body’s self-healing process. A teaspoon or two of the remaining substance is then injected into the damaged area. The high concentration of platelets — from 3 to 10 times that of normal blood — often catalyzes the growth of new soft-tissue or bone cells. Because the substance is injected where blood would rarely go otherwise, it can deliver the healing instincts of platelets without triggering the clotting response for which platelets are typically known.
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Interview with Akshat Divatia, Penya Barcelonista
By Deepak Srinivasan
Akshat Divatia of Penya Barcelonista NY sat down to speak with Snippet Soccer on his involvement with the Penya as well as his love for the Blaugrana.
How did you become a Barcelona fan?
Akshat with Eidur Gudjohnsen during F.C. Barcelona's 2006 U.S. Tour
Well, I was destined to become a Barça fan from the day I was born: May 20! For many fans, that is still the most important date in the club’s history, on which the Blaugrana won their first European Cup. Kidding aside, I was born several years before Johann Cruyff’s Dream Team beat Sampdoria at Wembley, and in 1992, I’d never even heard of Barça. My first exposure to FC Barcelona came when I studied abroad on an exchange program at the University of Barcelona in 1994. It was my first time in Europe and my experience in the Catalan capital had a deep impact on me. I fell in love with the city first, but I started feeling an emotional attachment to Barça the moment I set foot in the Camp Nou. It was a Champions League match against Spartak Moscow, which we won 5-1, with goals from Romario, Hristo, Amor, and Koeman. Ever since, I’ve followed the club, be it on shortwave, the Internet, Catalan radio stations, at Nevada Smith’s, or on Barça TV. I became a Gent del Barça (quasi-member) in 2002 and a Soci in 2004.
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Diamonds and Pyramids, July 13th 2009
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The comic strip is up for Monday July 13th, 2009. Click on the picture or navigate to the Diamonds and Pyramids page.
Diamonds and Pyraminds, July 6th, 2009
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The comic strip is up for Monday July 6th 2009. Click on the picture or navigate to the Diamonds and Pyramids page.
Diamonds and Pyramids, Monday June 29th 2009
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The comic strip is up for Monday June 29th 2009. Click on the picture or navigate to the Diamonds and Pyramids page.
Diamonds and Pyramids, Monday June 22nd 2009
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The comic strip is up for Monday June 15th 2009. Click on the picture or navigate to the Diamonds and Pyramids page.
Diamonds and Pyramids, Monday June 15th 2009
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Diamonds and Pyramids, Monday June 8th 2009
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Monday June 8, 2009 Diamonds and Pyramids comic strip is now up. Please visit the Diamonds and Pyramids page.
