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Aluminium-air battery can power electric vehicles for 1,000 miles, will come to production cars in 2017 March 27, 2013 at 10:20 am
Phinergy, an Israeli startup, has demonstrated an aluminium-air battery that is capable of powering an electric vehicle for up to 1,000 miles (1,609km). Unlike other metal-air batteries that we've written about in the past, such as IBM's lithium-air battery, Phinergy's Al-air battery actually consumes aluminium as a fuel, allowing for an energy density that far surpasses conventional battery technologies and even begins to rival gas and diesel. Phinergy says it has signed a contract with a global automaker for "production volumes" of the battery, starting in 2017.


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Apple set to release an 8GB iPhone 4 alongside the iPhone 5?
According to a report from Reuters this morning, Apple has instructed its Asian manufacturers to begin production of a lower priced iPhone 4 with just 8GB of on-board storage. The information comes from "People with knowledge of the matter". The flash drives for the 8GB iPhone 4 will be manufactured by a Korean company according to the same sources but no company name was revealed.
To be clear, this doesn't sound like the [iPhone nano/budget iPhone] TiPb previously heard Apple was working on, nor is it the greatest of revelations when you consider previous Apple release patterns -- When the iPhone 3GS was launched, the then-current iPhone 3G was offered as a cheaper entry level iPhone with 8GB of storage. Again when the iPhone 4 was launched last year, the iPhone 3GS was offered with 8GB of storage at a much cheaper price.
Having said that, an iPhone 4 with 8GB of storage at a very competitive price would still be a very compelling device for many, though not as compell.
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Apple set to release an 8GB iPhone 4 alongside the iPhone 5?
If history repeats itself. I just hope history doesn't repeat and there will be a newly designed iPhone 5 and not a spec upgraded iPhone4S. I think the only reason the iPhone 3GS came out was because Steve Jobs was in the hospital getting a new organ (a new liver was it?).
Its been nearly 15 months since the iPhone 4 launched, im just about due up on my contract for an upgrade and I got the iPhone 4 day one. Other phones have over taken the iPhone and Apple needs to release a monstrous device to make HTC, Samsung the whole lot play catch up for another year. iPhone 5 will be huge.
I'd bet anything the iPhone 5 won't be that much better than the iPhone 4, you just wait and see, in no way, shape or form will it make HTC etc play catch up .. It will be no better in specs than the Galaxy S II, I feel a lot of people switching from Apple in the near future, I certaily won't be upgrading to another iPhone, aesthetics was the only thing that made me choose it in the first place. Apple are relying solely on "fanboys" to keep up sales.
Sigh. The iPhone 3GS has actually been the most significant upgrade to date in the iPhone line of phones.
If the next gen iPhone is upgraded to an A5 SoC, that would be an awesome update in of itself: 2x the CPU throughput and 9x the CPU power, and assuming 512 MB RAM. Those three things basically ensure that the next gen iPhone will be a great phone for 3 years.
Same thing with the 3GS. It's spec update ensured it would be a great phone for 3 years. This wasn't so for the 1st gen iPhone, the iPhone 3G, their respective iPod touch variants, and even the iPad 1st gen I dare say will have a limited lifetime due to its 256 MB of RAM.
No news here, as Apple also released a 8gb 3GS to go alongside the iPhone4.
And for sure after 16 months the iPhone4G (or iPhone5) will be a complete new device.
Maybe the real news is if they do offer a 8gb iP4, then it looks like they might stick with the current 16/32gb configuration which would really suck...
Yeah. This analyst is making a no-brainer prediction here as Apple did it with the 8 GB 3G in 2009, in addition to the 8 GB 3GS in 2010. It's like calling water wet. If he said this was the mythical $350 no-contract iPhone, it could be interesting, but alas no.
I'm really really really hoping for that 64 GB iPhone. Need it bad. Getting tired of managing my last GB on my 32 GB 3GS.
An iPhone 4 at a low price would be awesome for people looking for a budget phone! If they can match the $49 dollar price take that the older 3GS currently has, then I that would be a winner. It's no stretch that Apple may be going this route considering that's what they did with the 3GS. Use last years model as the budget device.
i live in the UK and O2 are apprently having a massive recall of iphone 4 at the beginning of september-------------------------
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Blood samples can be collected without substantial contamination from ambient air, such that the blood sample may be analysed accurately for gaseous components such as oxygen and carbon dioxide. An embodiment of th device has integrated actuation, lancing, and sample acquisition components, which in some embodiments are miniaturized and/or disposable.
1. A device for collecting blood from the skin of a patient, the device comprising
a housing having a sampling site, the sampling site defining an opening,
a sample reservoir in fluid communication with the opening,
a lancet maintained within the housing, the lancet having a lancet tip adjacent the opening, and
a lancet driver operably disposed to the lancet to drive the lancet tip through the opening to lance the skin when the lancet driver is actuated,
the device being configured to allow actuation of the lancet driver, lancing of the skin, collection of the blood, and movement of the blood to the sample reservoir to be integrated,
the device further being configured to allow the blood to be collected seamlessly.
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Biochemical analysis of blood samples is an important diagnostic tool for determination of patient status. Analysis of a blood sample for glucose level can provide a powerful tool for diabetics who require tight control of blood glucose levels in an effort to minimize the deleterious long-term effects of the disease. At this time, noninvasive blood analysis technology does not provide the accuracy and specificity required for clinical testing, so that test samples are mainly derived from blood, interstitial fluid, urine or saliva Many point of care tests are performed directly on capillary whole blood, which is typically obtained by making a small incision on a finger using a hand-held lancing device. The hand-held lancing device usually includes a lancet that is rapidly displaced to penetrate the finger, creating a small wound from which a blood droplet forms on the surface of the skin after the lancet has retracted from the incision. Generally the blood droplet is placed on a sample assay strip, and the sample assay strip is analyzed using a measurement device.
The process of acquiring and testing a blood sample using these conventional devices can be painful and often involves numerous steps, the outcome of which is to reduce patient compliance with the frequent self testing regimens required for disease management. In addition to the pain and the paraphernalia required for self-testing, the success rate of obtaining an adequate blood sample is not 100%. The success rate can be affected by the reproducibility of the lancing technique used (due to variation in skin hydration and thickness, calluses, etc.) as well as the ability to obtain the blood droplet from the incision. Current industry standard lancet and lancing devices can have as low as a 50% success rate in generating a blood sample from the fingertip. The diabetic wishing to adhere to the optimal 5-6 times a day self testing regimen would, in essence, need to lance themselves an average of 10-12 times just to obtain the blood samples required. The more successful lancing devices are, in reality, about 80-90% successful.
What has been needed is an improved method for sampling and analyzing bodily fluid which is seamless and cost-efficient resulting in a simplified procedure for extraction and analysis of blood samples at the patient's side.
Embodiments of the invention allow acquisition of the blood sample seamlessly, that is, without substantial contamination from ambient air, such that the blood sample may be analyzed accurately for gaseous components such as oxygen and carbon dioxide. Embodiments of the invention have integrated actuation, lancing, and sample acquisition components, which can optionally be miniaturized and/or disposable. Sampled blood can be acquired and transported to an analysis or storage device without substantial contamination by ambient air.
Embodiments of the disposable sample acquisition module can collect a sample in an integrated fashion. In the operation of some embodiments, a finger of the user is placed on the sampling site, where the finger remains throughout the integrated lancing and sample collection process.
In certain embodiments of the invention, in order to facilitate adequate sample volume for analysis, three approaches are described, of which a single approach might be used, or any two or all three approaches may be used in concert. The first approach describes a surface treatment of the support material to engender a difference in wetting ability. The second describes an active pumping device in addition to capillary forces for drawing the blood into the sample reservoir and for dispensing blood from the reservoir to additional sites. The third includes the use of a device which compensates for an inadequate sample volume in the first sample reservoir by isolating the first sample reservoir and triggering a second lancing and acquisition step to fill a second "back-up" sample reservoir.
One embodiment of the invention is directed to a miniature lancing and blood sampling device. Analysis of small blood volumes (less than about one milliliter) is achieved by the collection and the transportation of the blood micro sample to sample storage area or analytical sites. Sampled blood can be transported reliably and without excessive turbulence, cavitation or damage to the cellular components. Furthermore, analyte detection is achieved via the blood samples reliably reaching and saturating the appropriate test sites. Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for extracting a sample of human blood for the measurement of one or more of its constituents, such as might be used for routine monitoring of a chronic condition such as diabetes mellitus. The techniques of embodiments of the present invention simplify the extraction and transfer of the blood sample, and reduce the inconvenience of the process. The techniques can be advantageously used in, for example, blood glucose monitoring as explained above.
The objects, advantages and features of this invention will be more readily appreciated from the following detailed description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:
Patents U.S. Pat. No. 3,030,059, U.S. Pat. No. 3,626,929, U.S. Pat. No. 4,360,016, U.S. Pat. No. 4,608,997, U.S. Pat. No. 4,622,974, U.S. Pat. No. 4,627,445, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,637,403, 4,648,408, U.S. Pat. No. 4,653,513, U.S. Pat. No. 4,873,993, U.S. Pat. No. 4,883,068, U.S. Pat. No. 4,895,147, U.S. Pat. No. 4,920,977, U.S. Pat. No. 5,047,044, U.S. Pat. No. 5,871,494, U.S. Pat. No. 5,971,941 and WO 97/42882 are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety herein.
Further aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may become readily apparent through practice of the invention. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed.
"Integrated" as used herein means that two or more functions are conducted without intervention by the user: the "integrated" housing contains the mechanism for a plurality of functions, e.g., reproducible lancing, blood sample storage, and (optionally) analysis, the combination of functions occurring as the result a single initiating act by the user (i.e. each function does not have to be separately initiated). The "initiating act" is an action performed by the user which results in a plurality of actions (e.g. blood collection, storage, and analysis) being performed by the blood sampling device without further action required of the user. In the context of a combined lancet driver/sample acquisition module, integrated means that actuation of the lancet driver, lancing of the skin, and sample collection and storage all may occur as the result of a single simple motion (the initiating act) by the user, such as pressing the device against the skin to be sampled. In the context of a sample acquisition module which is configured to be disposable and attached to a reusable lancet driver during use, integrated means that lancing of the skin, sample collection, and sample storage all may occur as the result of a single simple motion by the user, such as pressing the device against the skin to be sampled. If a device is "configured to allow integrated steps A, B, and C", then steps A, B, and C all follow as a result of a single initiating action. "Reproducible" in this context means that the lancing is controlled, having adjustable depth, preload force, and (optionally) opportunity for multiple lancing to assure a sufficient blood sample is obtained: "Preload force" is a measure of the amount of force which must be applied to the skin of the user by the apparatus before triggering the firing of the lancet, and "adjustable preload force" allows the user to select the amount of preload force, in such a manner that the selected amount of preload force will be consistently applied in each successive use of the apparatus unless the user re-adjusts the preload force setting.
"Seamless" as used herein means without substantial exposure to contaminating air: "seamless sampling" thus includes obtaining a blood sample, storing the sample, and (optionally) subjecting the blood sample to analysis without substantial contamination from ambient air. "Substantially" or "substantial" in this context means that the analysis results obtained from the blood sample according to the method or using the apparatus described herein do not deviate by more than about 10%, more preferably 5%, from analysis results obtained using methods that are conventional in the art for analyzing blood samples without contamination from ambient air. "Optional" or "optionally" means that the subsequently described circumstance may or may not occur, so that the description includes instances where the circumstance occurs and instances where it does not. For example, if a device optionally contains a feature for analyzing a blood sample, this means that the analysis feature may or may not be present, and, thus, the description includes structures wherein a device possesses the analysis feature and structures wherein the analysis feature is not present.
"Testing means" refers to any use, singly or in combination, of chemical test reagents and methods, electrical test circuits and methods, physical test components and methods, optical test components and methods, and biological test reagents and methods to yield information about a blood sample. Such methods are well mown in the art and may be based on teachings of, e.g. Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry, 3d Ed., Sec. V, pp. 776-78 (Burtis & Ashwood, Eds., W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1999); U.S. Pat. No. 5,997,817 to Chrismore et al. (Dec. 1, 1999); U.S. Pat. No. 5,059,394 to Phillips et al. (Oct. 22, 1991); U.S. Pat. No. 5,001,054 to Wagner et al. (Mar. 19, 1991); and U.S. Pat. No. 4,392,933 to Nakamura et al. (Jul. 12, 1983), the teachings of which are hereby incorporated by reference, as well as others. The testing means may include sensors in the sample reservoir which test electrochemical properties of the blood, or they may include optical means for sensing optical properties of the blood (e.g. oxygen saturation level), or they may include biochemical reagents (e.g. antibodies) to sense properties (e.g. presence of antigens) of the blood. Said testing means may be present at, e.g., a "test site" or an "analytical site."
"Lancet" means any sharp member used to puncture the skin for the purpose of cutting blood vessels and allowing blood to flow to the surface of the skin. The lancet has certain parameters such as diameter or width to define the cross-sectional area of the member, and geometry to define the shape of the distal or front lancing end of the member. "Lancet driver" means any means for propelling the lancet to puncture the skin. Examples of lancets and lancet drivers are well known in the art and are described herein with relation to the invention.
Miniaturized Lancing and Actuator System
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The sample acquisition module further includes a depth selector allowing the user to select one of several penetration depth settings. In
The sample reservoir 208 includes an elongate, rounded chamber 222 within the housing 202 of the sample acquisition module. The chamber 222 has a flat or slightly spherical shape, with at least one side of the chamber 222 being formed by a smooth polymer, preferably absent of sharp corners. The sample reservoir 208 also includes an entrance 224 to the chamber 222, which is in fluid communication with the sampling port 206, and a vent 226 exiting the chamber. A cover (not shown), preferably of clear material such as plastic, positions the lancet 200 and closes the chamber 208, forming an opposing side of the chamber 208. In embodiments where the cover is clear, the cover may serve as a testing means whereby the sample may be analyzed in the reservoir via optical sensing techniques operating through the cover. A clear cover will also aid in determining by inspection when the sample reservoir is full of the blood sample.
In order to improve blood droplet flow, some priming or wicking of the surface with blood is at times necessary to begin the capillary flow process. Portions of the surfaces of the sampling port 400 and the primary and supplemental (if present) capillary channels 404, 410 are treated to render those surfaces hydrophilic. The surface modification may be achieved using mechanical, chemical, corona, or plasma treatment. Examples of such coatings and methods are marketed by AST Products (Billerica, Mass.) and Spire Corporation (Bedford, Mass.). However, a complete blanket treatment of the surface could prove detrimental by causing blood to indiscriminately flow all over the surface and not preferentially through the capillary channel(s). This ultimately will result in losses of blood fluid. The particular surfaces which receive the treatment are selected to improve flow of blood from an incised finger on the sampling site cradle surface 402 through the sampling port 400 and at least one of the capillary channels 404, 410 to the sample reservoir. Thus, the treatment process should be masked off and limited only to the selected surfaces. The masking process of selectively modifying the sampling surface from hydrophobic to hydrophilic may be done with mechanical masking techniques such as with metal shielding, deposited dielectric or conductive films, or electrical shielding means. In some embodiments, the treated surfaces are limited to one or more of the following: the surface of the sampling port which lies between the sampling site cradle surface and the primary and supplemental capillary channel, the surface immediately adjacent to the entrances to the primary and/or supplemental capillary channels 408, 414 (both within the sampling port and within the capillary channel), and the lumenal surface of the primary and/or supplemental capillary channels 406, 412. The blood upon exiting the incision preferentially moves through the sampling port 400 into the supplementary capillary channel 410 (if present) and into the primary capillary channel 404 to the sample reservoir, resulting in efficient capture of the blood. Alternatively, the substrate material may be selected to be hydrophilic or hydrophobic, and a portion of the surface of the substrate material may be treated for the opposite characteristic.
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The membrane 416 operates to allow the sharpened distal end of the lancet 420 to pierce the membrane as the sharpened distal end of the lancet 420 travels into and through the sampling port 400. In the most preferred embodiment, the silicone-based gel 424 of the membrane 416 automatically seals the cut caused by the piercing lancet. Therefore, after an incision is made on a finger of a user, the blood from the incision is prevented from flowing through the membrane 416, which aids the blood to travel through the primary capillary channel 404 to accumulate within the sample reservoir. Thus the film prevents any blood from flowing into the lancet device assembly, and blood contamination and loss into the lancet device mechanism cavity are prevented. Even without the resealing layer 424, the hydrophobic membrane 416 deters the flow of blood across the membrane 416, resulting in improved flow through the primary capillary channel 404 and reduced or eliminated flow through the pierced membrane 416.
The driver handle body 500 has a distal end 514 defining a threaded passage 516 into which a preload screw 518 fits. The preload screw defines a counterbore 520. The preload screw 518 has a distal end 522 attached to a preload adjustment knob 524 and a proximal end 526 defining an aperture 528. The driver sleeve 506 has a distal end 530 attached to a catch fitting 532. The catch fitting 532 defines a catch hole 534. The driver sleeve 506 has a proximal end 536 with a sloped ring feature 538 circling the interior surface of the driver sleeve's proximal end 536.
The lancet driver includes a plunger stem 538 having a proximal end 540 and a distal end 542. At its distal end 542, the plunger stem 538 is terminated by an enlarged plunger head 544. At its proximal end 540, the plunger stem 538 is terminated by an enlarged plunger base 546. A plunger hook 548 is located on the plunger stem 538 between the plunger head 544 and the plunger base 546. The plunger base 546 is fixedly attached to the plunger sleeve 512, and the plunger head 544 is slidably disposed within the counterbore 520 defined by the preload screw 518. The plunger stem 538 extends from the plunger head 544, through the aperture 528 defined by the proximal end 526 of the preload screw, thence through the hole 534 in the catch fitting 532, to the plunger base 546. The plunger base 546 extends proximally past the plunger sleeve 512 to form a plunger tip 550. For assembly purposes, the plunger base 546 may be incorporated into the plunger sleeve 512, and the plunger stem 538 attached to the plunger base 546 by crimping, swaging, gluing, welding, or some other means.
The operation of the blood sampling system may be described as follows, with reference to
When the motion to press the assembly against the user's finger is begun (see
As blood seeps from the wound, it fills the sampling port 206 and is drawn by capillary action into the sample reservoir 208. In this embodiment, there is no reduced pressure or vacuum at the wound, i.e. the wound is at ambient air pressure, although embodiments which draw the blood sample by suction, e.g. supplied by a syringe or pump, may be used. The vent 226 allows the capillary action to proceed until the entire chamber is filled, and provides a transfer port for analysis of the blood by other instrumentation. The finger is held against the sample acquisition module until a complete sample is observed in the sample reservoir. As the sample acquisition module 100 is removed from the lancet driver 102, a latch 230 that is part of the return stop 228 structure engages a sloped ring feature 538 inside the lancet driver 102. As the lancet driver 102 is removed from the sample acquisition module 100, the latch forces the return stop 228 to rotate toward the lancet 200, bending it to lock it in a safe position, and preventing reuse.
As the sample acquisition module 100 is removed from the lancet driver 102, the driver sleeve 506 is forced to slide in the driver handle body 500 by energy stored in the preload spring 504. The driver sleeve 506, plunger sleeve 512, and actuator spring 510 move outward together until the plunger head 544 on the plunger stem 538 contacts the bottom of the counterbore 520 at the proximal end of the preload screw 526. The preload spring 504 continues to move the driver sleeve 506 outward compressing the actuator spring 510 until the plunger hook 548 passes through the hole 534 in the catch fitting 532. Eventually the two springs reach equilibrium and the plunger sleeve 512 comes to rest in a cocked position.
After the sample acquisition module 100 is removed from the lancet driver 102, it may be placed in a separate analysis device to obtain blood chemistry readings. In a preferred embodiment, the integrated housing 202 or sample reservoir 208 of the sample acquisition module 100 contains at least one biosensor which is powered by and/or read by the separate analysis device. In another embodiment, the analysis device performs an optical analysis of the blood sample directly through the clear plastic cover of the sample acquisition module. Alternatively, the blood sample may be transferred from the sample acquisition module into an analysis device for distribution to various analysis processes.
Alternate embodiments of the invention offer improved success rates for sampling, which reduces the needless sacrifice of a sample storage reservoir or an analysis module due to inadequate volume fill. Alternate embodiments allow automatic verification that sufficient blood has been collected before signaling the user (e.g. by a signal light or an audible beep) that it is okay to remove the skin from the sampling site. In such alternate embodiments, one or more additional lancet(s) (denoted backup lancets) and/or lancet driver(s) (denoted backup lancet drivers) and/or sample reservoir(s) (denoted backup sample reservoirs) are present with the "primary" sample acquisition module. In one such preferred embodiment, following detection of inadequate blood sample volume (e.g., by light or electronic methods), a backup sampling cycle is initiated automatically. The "backup sampling cycle" includes disconnecting the primary sample reservoir via a simple valving system, bringing the backup components online, lancing of the skin, collection of the blood, and movement of the blood to the backup sample reservoir. Blood flows into the backup sample reservoir until the required volume is obtained. The cycle repeats itself, if necessary, until the correct volume is obtained. Only then is the sample reservoir made available as a source of sampled blood for use in measurements or for other applications. The series of reservoirs and/or lancets and/or lancet drivers may easily be manufactured in the same housing and be transparent to the user. In one embodiment, up to three sample reservoirs (the primary plus two backup) are present in a single sample acquisition module, each connected via a capillary channel/valving system to one or more sampling ports. Another embodiment has four sample reservoirs (the primary plus three backup) present in a single sample acquisition module, each connected via a capillary channel/valving system to one or more sampling ports. With three or four sample reservoirs, at least an 80% sampling success rate can be achieved for some embodiments.
Another embodiment includes a miniaturized version of the lancet device. Several of the miniature lancets may be located in a single sampling site, with corresponding capillary channels to transfer blood to one or more reservoirs. The capillary channels may optionally have valves for controlling flow of blood. The device may also include one or more sensors for detecting the presence of blood, e.g. to determine if a sufficient quantity of blood has been obtained. In such an embodiment, the combined blood sampling system—the disposable sample acquisition module, the lancet driver, and the optional accessory module will have dimensions no larger than about 150 mm long, 60 mm wide, and 25 mm thick. In other embodiments, the size of the combined blood sampling system including the disposable sample acquisition module, the lancet driver, and the optional accessory module will have dimensions no larger than about 100 mm long, about 50 mm wide, and about 20 mm thick, and in still other embodiments no larger than about 70 mm long, about 30 mm wide, and about 10 mm thick. The size of the combined blood sampling system including the disposable sample acquisition module, the lancet driver, and the optional accessory module will generally be at least about 10 mm long, about 5 mm wide, and about 2 mm thick.
In another miniature embodiment, the dimensions of the lancet driver without the accessory module or sample acquisition module are no larger than about 80 mm long, 10 mm wide, and 10 mm thick, or specifically no larger than about 50 mm long, 7 mm wide, and 7 mm thick, or even more specifically no larger than about 15 mm long, 5 mm wide, and 3 mm thick; dimensions of the lancet driver without the accessory module or sample acquisition module are generally at least about 1 mm long, 0.1 mm wide, and 0.1 mm thick, or specifically at least about 2 mm long, 0.2 mm wide, and 0.2 mm thick, or more specifically at least about 4 mm long, 0.4 mm wide, and 0.4 mm thick. In yet another miniature embodiment, dimensions of the miniature sample acquisition module without the lancet driver or accessory module are no larger than about 15 mm long, about 10 mm wide, and about 10 mm thick, or no larger than about 10 mm long, about 7 mm wide, and about 7 mm thick, or no larger than about 5 mm long, about 3 mm wide, and about 2 mm thick; dimensions of the miniature sample acquisition module without the lancet driver or accessory module are generally at least about 1 mm long, 0.1 mm wide, and 0.1 mm thick, specifically at least about 2 mm long, 0.2 mm wide, and 0.2 mm thick, or more specifically at least about 4 mm long, 0.4 mm wide, and 0.4 mm thick.
In another embodiment, the miniaturized sample acquisition module and the lancet driver form a single unit having a shared housing, and the combined sample acquisition module/lancet driver unit is disposable. Such a combined unit is no larger than about 80 mm long, about 30 mm wide, and about 10 mm thick, specifically no larger than about 50 mm long, about 20 mm wide, and about 5 mm thick, more specifically, no larger than about 20 mm long, about 5 mm wide, and about 3 mm thick; the combined unit is generally at least about 2 mm long, about 0.3 mm wide, and about 0.2 mm thick, specifically at least about 4 mm long, 0.6 mm wide, and 0.4 mm thick, more specifically, at least about 8 mm long, 1 mm wide, and 0.8 mm thick.
Although the above-described embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, various modifications to the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description and accompanying drawings and will be within the scope of the invention, which is to be limited only by the following claims.
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CRESTVIEW — In his first year at the helm, Crestview High School football head coach and athletic director Tim Hatten isn't making postseason promises.
Today, he's not ready to talk depth charts and position battles on a unit he hasn't seen in action outside off-season conditioning and a spring game.
Instead, the man who led Pearl River (Miss.) Community College to a collective 80-30 record over 11 seasons and a National Junior College Athletic Association national title in 2004 focuses on one aspect: competition.
"The No. 1 goal is to field a competitive team," he said, adding the Bulldogs have a noticeably tough schedule that excludes typical four-to-five "winnable" games. "We expect to be competitive. Do we expect to win every game? No. But ... I do see 10 very competitive ball games.
"We can't promise anything beyond that. We'd love to be a championship program, and I wouldn't be surprised if we won every game we played. But I'd also not be surprised if we lost more than we won."
Instead, the man who led Pearl River (Miss.) Community College to a collective 80-30 record over 11 seasons and a National Junior College Athletic Association national title in 2004 focuses on one aspect: competition.
Hatten said he wants the two straight 4-6 campaigns to be a thing of the past.
With the new three-team District 1-7A, which comprises rival Niceville and Tate, Hatten acknowledges that a winning record won't necessarily punch the Bulldogs' first postseason ticket since 2010. And vice versa.
"You can have a losing season and still make the playoffs if you win the right games," he said.
"... That's always a goal: ... make the postseason, whether you play Little League, junior high, high school, junior college or Division 1 football."
An obstacle in the way of that goal — a big one — is Niceville, which Hatten credits for being well coached and creating a successful environment. However, pertaining to the lack of recent and prolonged success against the Eagles — 6-0 against Crestview since 2007, including last season's 42-7 win — Hatten doesn't see disparity in talent as the main reason behind the losing skid.
"I've had the fortune of recruiting the Panhandle, and I've seen the talent level at both schools, and there's not a big difference," he said. "In fact, there's been years like last year where you could argue Crestview had better players. But you can lose a ballgame for a lot of reasons.
"But I don't put a lot of stock in the past, and we're hoping to bring something different to the table this season."
Getting over the hump
For the past two seasons, the only thing standing in the way of Baker School and a postseason berth was a one-possession loss to Freeport.
Last year it was a 41-34 loss.
The year before it was a 17-14 defeat.
Those two losses, coupled with an eight-point defeat the year before, have given Freeport five straight wins over the Gators since 2004.
A part of the last two defeats was third-year head coach Matt Brunson, who must again deal with Freeport in a District 1-1A setting that includes defending state champion Northview and Jay.
"We're very hungry to get back to playoffs," said Brunson, whose Gators haven't made the postseason since 2008 and haven't won a district title since 2001. "We need to take care of business against Jay and Freeport and bridge that gap between us and Northview."
A key to stopping Freeport will be containing former Daily News Male Athlete of the Year and quarterback Gabe Moore, who Brunson "called an international talent" after being the top American finisher in the July International Association of Athletics Federations'World Youth Championships octathlon.
Brunson also has offensive weapons, including running back D.J. Thomas.
"He's a very hard-nosed runner that takes care of the football," Brunson said. "This year he's bigger, stronger, faster and we're expecting a lot from him."
The road to success starts today.
"We're ready to get out there and get going," Brunson said. "These kids are awesome."


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iPhone 5 pre-orders start 12.01 am PT tonight. Set your alarms!
iPhone 5 pre-orders will begin tonight at 12:01 am Pacific Time (that's 3:01 am ET, 8:01 am BST). Sprint will star pre-orders at the same time, Verizon will start 1 minute earlier, and AT&T... hasn't said yet. Apple, for their part, has confirmed the time to Wired.
Because of the glut of people trying to pre-order, web sites can grind to a halt and even come crashing down. Stay patient. Keep trying. Get multiple machines at play if you have to. Copy/paste or screenshot any important order or transaction numbers. Breathe. Need help?
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iPhone 5 pre-orders start 12.01 am PT tonight. Set your alarms!
Gonna stay up late. Wife will be sleeping so she can take our daughter to school. While i sleep in with our son. :)
Has there been any word on whether AT&T/Verizon/Sprint will allow early updates as they have every other year? In other words, I upgrade every year because AT&T has offered me the subsidized pricing on the new phones. I've not heard word one this time around...
Also, the "check your eligibility" trick is worthless, as every year AT&T has said I'm not eligible, yet at the last minute has given me full iPhone subsidized pricing on release day.
It was a hope and a prayer. I went to Apple's site to place an order, and low and behold, the subsidized pricing was reflected. However, I had a feeling that would be the case, as numerous sites (including this one, I believe) reported that AT&T and Verizon would be offering early upgrades to top users. I've heard no such rumors this time...
About those early upgrades like many of us enterprise and high-spend users have gotten each year, well according to our corporate AT&T salesman who manages our account, he told me to wait until NEXT WEEK when AT&T received more information. Can you freaking believe this? A phone call to Enterprise accounts yesterday was no help either. The rep told me AT&T had never offered early upgrades for iPhones...doh! Giant cluster of ignorance and I blame most of this on Apple! Their secrecy, IMHO, causes widespread cluelessness with the carriers! VZW users are in the same fix, have talked to them too. Pathetic. And I've already sold my 4S on ebay!!!
Last year I set my alarm and found the websites to be unresponsive for about 2 hours. I learned later there were problems between Apple & AT&T's servers that resulted in most people not being able to order for approximately 2 hours... a waste of getting up so early.
This year I'm just going to wait approx. 2 extra hours so that I can just wake up, order it and go the hell back to bed promptly.
how much is new iPhone 32 gig without contract Verizon?
Thank you.
Rogers WILL be doing preorders, but there's no information as to what time they will be updating their website for the iPhone 5. If I'm not mistaken, last year they started at 6am EST for the 4S. There's literally nobody with a right answer for this yet, as telephone customer support has provided tons of people with tons of different answers. We will have to wait and see.
Wow, that's an awesome idea for the thread you all have came up with! I'll be joining you all tonight around 12:00a EST. I will have one on Apple's site and a backup system on Verizon's site (if I have to go that route). I'm preordering for in-store pick-up, and will still be heading to my local Apple Store at about 3:00a EST on the 21st.
Rene are you implying that if I DIDN'T preorder, and still went to my local Apple Store around the same time, that I would be able to purchase one still? I wasn't aware the locations would have boxes on the shelves without preorder.
I will probably never understand it but why why why 12:01? 12:00 midnight is actually the next day.
Going to get to the VZW store at 9:01am when they open to order my phones. :)
Does anyone know if it'll be available for preorder tonight on Sprint's "Everything Plus" website?
This is the website: http://delivery.sprint.com/m/p/nxt/epc/epclanding.asp
I don't get it, what does pre order mean? If u do pre order when will u get the phone?
i set up my alarm up to wake up and make my pre-order but i have to pay full pricce anyone knows 16gb is goin to cost??
Try gizmotakeout
I need to get my hands on five of these baby's by Christmas. I will preorder as many as I can tonight then stand in line September 21st to get the others, hopefully. I mean they only come out with one of these phones every year or two so it's a must have.
Ah!! Since I just got my 4s in December, I won't be able to get the new ip5!! Would love to win it instead :)
try gizmotakeout
Oh, I'm not even going to sleep.
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I will rent first from gizmotakeout.


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ABBOTSFORD, BC---Brett Sterling needed less than 19 minutes to notch the first Chicago Wolves hat trick of the season as the Wolves topped the Abbotsford Heat 3-1 Friday night at Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre.
Defenseman Brad Hunt contributed assists on Sterling's first two goals while goaltender Matt Climie (8-11-1) stopped 26 of 27 shots to earn the win for the Wolves (16-12-3-2).
Sterling stole the spotlight, but it was the Heat that struck first. Forward Ben Walter lit the lamp 4:05 into the first period, beating Climie down low on the power play.
But Abbotsford (17-11-3-4) was on its heels for the remainder of the first frame. Sterling tied the score at 10:17 with a power-play strike of his own past Abbotsford goaltender Leland Irving. Hunt and Darren Haydar earned assists.
Minutes later at 12:21, Sterling was set up by solid defensive play and tipped a flying puck into Irving's mesh as Hunt and defenseman Adam Polasek registered assists.
To complete the first natural hat trick of his career, Sterling backhanded a stray puck from the board behind Irving's net and it slipped past the goaltender's skate and into the mesh at 18:33.
Sterling recorded his first hat trick since Nov. 29, 2007. He owns five hat tricks in American Hockey League play --- all with the Wolves.
Trailing 3-1 to open the second period, the Heat made a change between the pipes and called on Danny Taylor to replace Irving (2-3-1). He finished the night with 7 saves. Taylor stopped all 20 shots he faced.
Chicago and Abbotsford meet again at 9 p.m. Saturday in British Columbia. The Wolves return to the Allstate Arena on Wednesday night to welcome the Texas Stars at 7 p.m. For tickets, call1-800-THE-WOLVES or visit ChicagoWolves.com.
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Second Period---None. Penalties--- Horak, Abbotsford (hooking), 7:14.
Third Period---None. Penalties---Archibald, Chicago (holding the stick), 13:19.
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Just a wobble away - that's how close Tropical Storm Arthur will come Thursday to the Lowcountry.
What to expect from Arthur
By 2 p.m. Thursday
Far northern Charleston County: 50 percent chance of rain, winds 15-20 mph, gusts up to 40 mph.
Charleston downtown: 40-50 percent chance of rain, winds 15-20 mph, gusts to 30 mph.
Southern Charleston County: 30 percent chance of rain, winds 20 mph, gusts to 30 mph.
Tidal Berkeley County: 50 percent chance of rain, winds 15-20 mph, gusts to 30 mph.
Inland Berkeley County: 30 percent chance of rain, winds 15-20 mph, gusts to 30 mph.
Dorchester County: 20-30 percent chance of rain, winds 10-15 mph, gusts to 25 mph.
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Conditions subsiding.
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Forecasters said the eye of the storm will pass 100 miles out to sea or closer. On Wednesday, the storm's winds extended 90 miles from the eye.
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The National Weather Service's forecast Thursday night called for strong winds and rain squalls for Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties - harsher nearer the coast - but not tropical storm conditions.
The storm's path, though, didn't leave much room to breathe. Peak winds on Wednesday were estimated at 70 mph - just 4 mph shy of hurricane strength.
"If the track tends to wobble to the west there could be some more issues," said meteorologist Emily Timte, with the weather service. "There's definitely a chance, but the (computer forecast) models have been fairly consistent."
The beaches will see surf at 6 feet or higher and high tide about 1 p.m. with the storm closing in. Powerful rip currents will be a real threat and there's potential for beach erosion.
The storm was forecast to become a Category 1 hurricane sometime Thursday. Arthur had not been upgraded as of 11 p.m. Wednesday. Tropical storm warnings were issued for the Charleston-Georgetown county line north to Virginia. A hurricane watch was issued from Little River, near North Myrtle Beach into North Carolina, where some evacuations have been ordered.
"It now brings the core of Arthur close to the coast of North Carolina," said National Hurricane Center senior hurricane specialist Lixion Avila. The range of potential landfall was from the Santee River, at the Charleston County line near McClellanville, into North Carolina.
The storm reared up on the eve of one the year's busiest holiday and travel weekends. On Wednesday, the horde of umbrellas and bathers already resembled a weekend crowd on the sand near the Folly Beach pier.
Arthur is expected to at least graze the Myrtle Beach area, the heart of South Carolina's $18 billion tourism industry. The storm was forecast to move in by Thursday night, spinning wind gusts from 40 to 50 mph toward the high-rise hotels and condominiums lining the oceanfront.
Farther south, in Hilton Head Island on the state's southern tip, most were confident the storm would pass well out at sea.
Arthur was tracking toward North Carolina's Outer Banks, a popular getaway spot that is a strip of barrier islands 10 miles or more out to sea from the mainland, and so thin that in places high surf breaks through to the sound.
The forecast did not call for a landfall in the U.S., but the worst of the storm should occur at Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks, about dawn Friday, with 3 to 5 inches of rain and sustained winds up to 85 mph, said Tony Saavedra, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service. A mandatory evacuation was issued for Hatteras and the Outer Banks. The Outer Banks will be especially vulnerable, forecasters said. The area's tourism agency expects about 250,000 people to travel there and stay in hotels and rental homes for the long holiday weekend.
Twice in recent years, storm-driven waves have sliced through North Carolina Route 12, the main road along the islands, rendering it unpassable. On Ocracoke Island, accessible only by ferry, a voluntary evacuation was announced.
Stores in the Outer Banks saw runs on generators, lanterns and flashlights, but even some workers weren't yet concerned.
"I've been through Irene. I went through Isabelle," said Bill Motley, who works at Ace Hardware in Nags Head has lived on the Outer Banks for 13 years. "I'm not even worried about this one. I'm more worried about my tomato plants. With the wind coming, if we get a 50-mph gust, it will knock over my tomato plants."
At a news conference, N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory advised residents, "Don't put your stupid hat on." With concerns of riptides, he urged surfers and swimmers not to get in the water regardless of how good the waves might be.
Officials and travelers north to New England kept an eye on the storm's projected path. Many areas warned of upcoming rain, wind and potential rip tides.
The hurricane center predicted the storm would be off the coast of New England on Saturday and eventually make landfall in Canada's maritime provinces as a tropical storm.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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"We had a good aggressive defensive practice," Crestview coach Tim Hatten said. "I think we've got a really good defensive front, and it's a challenge for us (the Bulldog offensive line) to block that defensive front. To be able to execute against a front that's dominant, as a quarterback and as offense, you've got to be able to get the ball out of your hand fast and we are not doing that right now.
"We've got some inconsistent snaps where we are just not snapping the ball real good. That's the rhythm of the whole play. We do a lot of things on rhythm, and if you don't get a real good snap, that's what happens."
Hatten said the defense caused several problems, and he hopes it does the same thing when Crestview takes the field this season.
"They come at us hard and provide us with a challenge every day," he said. "Hopefully, they'll provide the other team with a challenge.
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Senior wide receiver Ronnie Baylark knows getting better is part of a process.
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The Mocs are back on the road this week, continuing Southern Conference action at Elon. Game time is set for 1:30 p.m. (E.D.T.) in Rhodes Stadium in Elon, N.C.
UTC is coming off a strong 31-9 win over Furman at Finley Stadium on Saturday. The Mocs held the Paladins without a touchdown for the first time since 2003, improving to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in league play.
Elon dropped a heart-breaker on the road to No. 12 Wofford. The Phoenix led 24-7 at the half before falling 31-27. Elon is 2-5 overall and 1-2 in league action.
Wofford and Samford both lead the SoCon race at 3-0, with the Mocs in third at 2-1. The Citadel sits in fourth place with a 2-3 mark. Furman and Elon are tied for fifth at 1-2, while Western Carolina is still looking for its first win at 0-3.
Appalachian State (1-5, 1-2 SoCon) and Georgia Southern (4-2, 2-2 SoCon) are not eligible for the SoCon title due to their impending move up to the FBS.
The Mocs Sports Network broadcasts the game on ESPN Radio 105.1 The Zone in Chattanooga. Jim Reynolds is in his 34th year as the play-by-play Voice of the Mocs. Todd Agne has provided the color commentary for the past 17 years, while Will Poindexter is back as the sideline reporter. A free audio stream of the game is available through MocsVision on GoMocs.com. MocsVision live video is also available on GoMocs.com.
On first reference, it is acceptable to refer to us as the "University of Tennessee at Chattanooga". After that, we prefer to be called "Chattanooga" or "UTC." Our nickname is "Mocs."
• The Mocs lead the SoCon in total defense (303.0) and scoring defense (18.0). They are 8th and 10th, nationally, in those respective categories.
• Chattanooga also leads the league and is third in the FCS in passing defense (144.0).
• UTC is No. 20 in the nation and second in the SoCon in pass efficiency defense (109.38).
• The Mocs are allowing just 16 first downs per game. That leads the SoCon and is tied for 16th nationally.
• Junior DE Davis Tull is second in the SoCon and No. 14 in the FCS with 5.5 sacks.
• The Mocs are currently No. 11 in the FCS and No. 4 in the SoCon in rushing at 246.5 yards per game.
• UTC is No. 19 in the nation and No. 3 in the SoCon in Pass Efficiency (146.67).
• Chattanooga leads the SoCon and is No. 6 in the country in 3rd down conversion percentage (41/80 - 51.3%).
• Sophomore QB Jacob Huesman leads the league in completion % (65.3%) and points responsible for (11 passing TDs, 6 rushing TDs). He is also No. 14 in the FCS in pass efficiency (152.1) and second in the SoCon in passing TDs.
• Junior RB Keon Williams is No. 3 in the SoCon in rushing yards per game (94.8). His seven rushing TDs are third in the league and 20th in the nation.
Special Teams
• Thanks to an 81-yard KOR against Western Carolina, senior Chaz Moore is No. 7 in the nation in KOR average (29.9).
• Junior Tommy Hudson is second in the SoCon and No. 24 in the nation with a 9.7 yard punt return average.
• The Mocs finally made a field goal against Furman last week, their first of the season. UTC is just 1-2 on FGs this year.
• Junior Nick Pollard is handling both the punting and place-kicking duties this season. He is 1-2 on field goals and averages 40.3 yards per punt.
• The Mocs are in the top 15 in the nation for fewest penalties per game (4.67) and fewest penalty yards per game (40.0).
• UTC is coming off a 6-5 record, its third winning season in the last four years. The last time the Mocs had three winning seasons in four years was 1984-87.
• UTC has five on various preseason All-American teams, including senior linebacker Wes Dothard, senior defensive back D.J. Key, senior defensive back Kadeem Wise, junior defensive end Davis Tull and junior tight end Faysal Shafaat.
• UTC is picked to finish third in the SoCon by the league's coaches, the highest preseason prediction for the Mocs since 1991.
• Chattanooga had nine players named to the preseason All-SoCon teams, including five on the first team defense (Dothard, Key, Wise, Tull and senior defensive lineman Derrick Lott).
UTC has posted five straight games with at least 200 rushing yards. It is the first time the Mocs have put together a run like that since five in a row in 2005. This streak includes 218 vs. Furman, 209 against Western Carolina, 239 yards at Georgia Southern, 270 against Austin Peay and a season-high 401 at Georgia State. The last time the Mocs had a streak longer than five games with 200+ rushing yards was an eight-game run in the last six games of 1991 and the first two of 1992.
The Mocs have five defensive players on the preseason All-SoCon first team and four earned preseason All-American honors. UTC is currently leading the league in scoring defense (18.0 ppg), total defense (303.0 ypg) and pass defense (130.3). However, not one of UTC's defenders is in the top 13 in the SoCon in tackles. Senior D.J. Key is No. 14 in the league with 7.4 stops per game.
Jacob Huesman is putting up some impressive numbers at quarterback this season. The sophomore captain leads the SoCon with a 65.3 completion % (81-124). He is third in the league with a 145.8 pass efficiency rating. He leads the SoCon and is No. 10 in the nation in points responsible for with 11 TD passes and six rushing scores. His 11 TD throws are second in the SoCon. He is also third in the league in total offense (222.5), seventh in rushing (80.0) and fifth in passing (141.8).
Huesman is also starting to make a mark on the Mocs career lists. He has 24 touchdown passes and needs five more to pass Tony Merendino (1975-78) and Brian Hampton (1995-98) for No. 6 all-time at UTC. He should also break into the top 10 for career passing yards (2,563) before the end of the season. He also topped 1,000 career rushing yards (1,388) against Georgia State.
Junior DE Davis Tull had a huge game last week against Furman. He posted a career-high 3.5 sacks and recovered one of the two fumbles he forced. He added five tackles in the Mocs 31-9 win. Tull, the preseason SoCon Defensive Player of the Year, earned his first career SoCon Defensive Player of the Week honor for his efforts. He was also The Sports Network FCS National Defensive Player of the Week. Tull is currently No. 2 in the SoCon and No. 14 in the nation with 5.5 sacks on the year. His 23.0 career sacks are 0.5 shy of the school record set by Josh Williams (2009-12).
There are a number of Mocs listed among the active career leaders in the FCS. Senior DB Kadeem Wise is fifth among active players in the FCS with 11 interceptions. Senior LB Wes Dothard is No. 3 nationally with seven forced fumbles in his career. He is also No. 11 among active FCS player with 6.87 tackles per game. Junior Davis Tull is No. 5 in career sacks (23.0) and and TFLs per game (1.25).
Junior running back Keon Williams has twice been named the league's offensive player of the week this season. He is third in the league with 94.8 rushing yards per game and third in the SoCon with seven rushing TDs. He has four 100-yard games this season, including last week's 101 yards and a TD on 22 carries against Furman. He posted 127 yards against Western Carolina and 106 yards on 11 carries with three scores against Austin Peay (9/14). He also had 147 yards and a TD on 20 carries at Georgia State (9/7). He is currently second in the the league with 6.3 yards per carry.
Junior PK Nick Pollard is No. 7 on the Mocs all-time scoring list with 148 career points. He needs four more points to pass Joe Burke (1977-80) for six place. He is also fourth all-time in career PATs with 88. He needs 8 more to pass Jack Teichmann (1980-83) for third all-time.
The Mocs have yet to post a red zone stop on defense. However, they have only allowed opponents inside their 20 14 times this season. That is the fewest in the SoCon. Of those 14 trips, only eight have been TDs, which is also the fewest in the SoCon.
Elon is currently No. 3 in the SoCon in passing yards at 224.6 per game. Only once this season have the Mocs allowed that many passing yards in a game (273 at Georgia State). UTC currently leads the SoCon and is No. 3 in the nation in pass defense, allowing just 130.3 passing yards per game. The Phoenix are second in the SoCon with 11 passing TDs (tied with UTC). Chattanooga has allowed just five scores through the air in 2013.
• The Phoenix are second in the SoCon and No. 13 in the nation in net punting (38.8).
• Elon is also strong in kickoff coverage, leading the SoCon with a 43.7 net average.
• Elon is currently No. 3 in the SoCon in passing yards (224.6).
• Elon is last the SoCon in FG kicking at 3-11. However, John Gallagher went 2-2 against Wofford.
• Elon leads the SoCon in first downs (20.9) while UTC leads the SoCon in first down defense (15.7).
• Elon leads the SoCon and is No. 11 in the FCS in 4th-down conversions (9/11, 81.8%).
• Junior QB Mike Quinn is fourth in the SoCon in total offense (213.0) and second in passing offense (213.1). His 11 TD passes are tied with Jacob Huesman for No. 2 in the SoCon.
• Senior Rasaun Rorie is third in the SoCon in receptions per game (5.1) and receiving yards per game (67.6).
• Elon leads the series 6-4 but the Mocs have won two-straight.
• The Mocs snapped a five-game losing streak to Elon with a 42-18 win on the road in 2011.
• This rivalry only dates back to 2003 when the Phoenix joined the Southern Conference.
• The Mocs are averaging 34 points per game in the that three contests with Elon.
Russ Huesman is 27-23 in his five years at Chattanooga after being hired as the 22nd head coach at UTC on Dec. 22, 2008. A 1983 graduate of UTC and a former defensive back, Huesman guided Chattanooga to a 6-5 mark in 2009, equaling the number of wins UTC had seen in the previous three years combined. Huesman is 25-18 against FCS teams with 13 of those losses coming against ranked opponents, including eight in the top-10. He is 19-16 in SoCon action, including 9-8 on the road. He has a 2-2 record against Elon.
Prior to his return to Chattanooga, Huesman spent the 25 seasons building a reputation as one of the top defensive-minded assistant coaches in the country. He spent five seasons as the defensive coordinator at the University of Richmond before joining UTC and also coached at Memphis (1998-2003) and William & Mary (14 yrs), serving as the Defensive Coordinator for the 1996-97 seasons. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Huesman played prep football at perennial power Moeller High School, where he lettered for four years under head coach Gerry Faust.
• The Mocs snapped a 20-year home losing streak to Furman with a 31-9 win over the Paladins in Finley Stadium tonight. UTC improved to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in SoCon action. Furman dropped to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in league play.
• UTC was 0-8 in Finley Stadium against Furman coming into the game. The Mocs last home win in the series was a 45-42 win on Nov. 20, 1993, at Chamberlain Field. Coincidentally, the Chamberlain Pavilion, commemorating UTC's former on-campus stadium, was dedicated earlier today and members of the Chamberlain Family were in attendance.
• Chattanooga improves to 39-20-1 all-time on Homecoming.
• UTC is 4-2 for the third time under head coach Russ Huesman (2009 & 2010) … the Mocs are 2-1 in league play for the second year in a row.
• Tonight's attendance was a season-high 12,197…8th largest crowd in Finley Stadium history.
• The Mocs took a 7-0 lead, scoring on its 11-play, 75-yard opening drive. It is the first time UTC has scored first in a home game against the Paladins since 1995.
• Chattanooga did not allow a first down in the first quarter.
• UTC came into the game with four turnovers on the season…it coughed it up three times in the second quarter (2 fumbles, INT).
• The Mocs came into the game with four sacks on the season…UTC posted four in the second quarter alone…finished with six sacks…most since posting six against Eastern Kentucky in 2010.
• UTC ran for 218 yards tonight, the fifth straight game with 200 yards for the Mocs. First time with a string that long since 2005.
• Furman was held without a TD for the first time since a 7-6 loss at Wofford in 2003.
• The Mocs held a SoCon opponent without a TD for the first time since a 24-9 win at Samford on Nov. 5, 2011.
• Furman gained 189 yards of total offense. Fewest yards allowed by UTC to a Division I opponent since 165 against Tennessee Tech in a 31-7 win on Aug. 31, 2006. Fewest against a SoCon foe since 174 vs. VMI in a 27-14 win on Oct. 14, 2000.
• Chattanooga came into the game No. 7 in the nation in pass defense (144.0)…only allowed 62 tonight.
• The Mocs first scoring drive of the second half was eight plays and 82 yards…long drive of the year in terms of yards.
• Wes Dothard – Sr.-LB - Finished with six tackles and 2.0 TFLs ... recorded his third career sack…first since 2011.
• Jacob Huesman – So.-QB - 13-17 passing for 84 yards ... first game this season without a passing TD ... 19 carries for 73 yards and two TDs ... sacked four times for a loss of 42 yards ... six rushing TDs on the year.
• Kendrix Huitt – (So.-RB) - 1st rushing TD of the season ... finished with 35 yards on five carries.
• Daniel Ring – So.-DL - Season-high six tackles ... 1st sack of the season.
• Davis Tull – Jr.-DE - Career-high 3.5 sacks ... now has 23.0 for his career ... 3.5 sacks is the most in a game by a Moc since Tyler Unzicker had 3.5 at ETSU on Nov. 10, 2001 ... school record is 23.5 set by Josh Williams (2009-12) ... forced two fumbles and recovered another ... added five tackles.
• Kadeem Wise – Sr.-DB - Recorded his first INT of the season ... 11 of his career ... tied with David McCrary (1982-85) for No. 4 all-time at UTC.
• Keon Williams – Jr.-RB - Career-high 22 carries for 101 yards and a TD ... 4th 100-yard game of the season…5th of his career ... most 100-yard games in a season since Eldra Buckley had seven in 2006 ... 7th rushing TD of the season.
• UTC finished the season with a 6-5 overall record following today's 24-17 win over Elon. The Mocs improve to 5-3 in the SoCon play while the Phoenix dropped to 3-8 and 1-7.
• The Mocs post their third winning season in the last four years. That has not happened since the same run from 1984-87.
• The 2012 senior class graduates with a 23-21 overall record. It is the most wins by one class at UTC since 1986 and the seventh best mark in the FCS era (1980).
• Chattanooga shutout the Phoenix in the third quarter. It is the fifth-straight game the Mocs have posted a shutout in the third frame. The last time UTC allowed a point in the first 15 minutes of the second half was a FG at Furman on Oct. 13.
• UTC did not commit a turnover for the second straight game and the sixth time this season.
• The Mocs had a four-play 98-yard scoring drive that ended with a 67-yard TD pass from Jacob Huesman to Terrell Robinson. It capped off the longest drive - in terms of yards - in the Huesman era. It was the second 98-yard drive of the season (at Western Carolina).
• Chattanooga was 3-3 in the red zone today. Team is 29 of 31 in the red zone, 93.6%, over last eight games after scoring 66.7% (10-15) of the time in the first three.
• Davis Tull (So. - DE) - 4 tackles with 2.5 sacks on the afternoon ... set the UTC single-season sack record with 12.5 passing Josh Beard (2009) and Tyler Unzincker (2001). Tied for ninth in SoCon history with Ameet Pall of Wofford (2010) ... set the UTC single-season tackles for loss mark with 19.0 besting the trio of Unzincker (2001), Kenny Sanders (1998) and Joseph Thornton (2007).
• Jacob Huesman (Fr. - QB) - Threw for 234 yards (13-25-0) and ran for another 109 (21 carries)...two passing touchdowns and one rushing ... his 1,712 passing yards this season is a UTC freshman record topping Kenyon Earl's 1,643 in 1991 ... 904 rushing yards this season is the most in school history by a QB ... seventh rushing TD of the season...ties James Roberts (1989) for UTC freshman record ... 13 passing TDs ties freshman record with Earl ... 55-yard completion to Tommy Hudson in the first quarter is the longest of the season...first 40+ yard pass play not complete to Terrell Robinson ... ran out the clock in the fourth quarter. Mocs took over on own 25 after Elon made it a one score game with 5:03 to go. Huesman ran eight times for 46 yards to seal the win.
• Terrell Robinson (So. - QB) - Career-high 124 yards receiving on four catches ... tied career-best with two receiving touchdowns ... TDs came on consecutive drives from 13 and 67 yards.
• Tommy Hudson (So. - WR) - 4 catches for career-high 80 yards ... career-long 55-yard catch in the first quarter ... had 10 catches for 153 yards in last two games after 21 for 149 in first nine.
• Nick Pollard (So. - P) - Five of six punts were downed inside 15 yard line, two inside 10 ... averaged 43.2 yards per his six punts ... average field position for Elon after a Pollard punt was the 15 yard line.
• Zach McCarter (So. - DB) - Blocked a FG in the second quarter...first for UTC since Buster Skrine at The Citadel in 2008.
• Chaz Moore (Jr. - DB) - Recovered blocked kick and returned it 36 yards.
• Wes Dothard (Jr. - LB) - 9 tackles today. Ended season with a team-high 94 ... forced his third fumble which ties Derrick Lott for most on the team this year.
Senior linebacker Wes Dothard and junior defensive end Davis Tull are among the 20 student-athletes across the nation tabbed as candidates for the Buck Buchanan Award, the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Defensive Player of the Year Award. This is the second straight year Dothard has been on the Buchanan Watch List, and the first time two Mocs have been candidates in the same season. Dothard is a two-time All-American linebacker and finished 19th in the voting last year. He led the Mocs with 94 tackles in 2012, repeating as a first team All-Southern Conference selection. He was also a Buchanan Award finalist as a sophomore in 2011, finishing 25th in the national voting. Tull was the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year in 2012, leading the league with a school-record 12.5 sacks. He also led the SoCon, and was No. 5 in the nation, with a UTC-record 19.0 tackles-for-loss.


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