text: By Pastor Vince CarrigSports Writer Multi-purpose offensive player Daniel Regier crossed the goal line with both a run and a catch and Chase County clamped down on the Plainsmen's running game to thrust the Longhorns to a 12-6 win in Grant Friday night. Regier hauled down the winning touchdown catch by working himself free of defenders while quarterback Alex Strand scrambled out of a disappearing pocket. Strand fled to the left hashes and then threw back across his body to the right corner of the end zone, where Regier's extended hands attracted the ball. Strand received credit for just a three-yard touchdown pass at 9:19 of the fourth quarter, even though his throw traveled over 20 yards. Down 6-0, the Plainsmen answered Chase County's scoring drive with their most spectacular play of the year. Quarterback Michael York bombed a pass high and far down the left sideline, and senior wideout Kye Kurkowski ran under it and ran away with it for a 64-yard touchdown play. Regier opened the game's scoring by barreling up the middle for a 12-yard pickup, and then two yards into the end zone at 9:41 of the second quarter. Played on a muddy field after the snow that delayed the game for a day melted into the turf, the game looked like a defensive chess match. Both teams' lines and linebackers kept plays close to the line of scrimmage. Chase County Head Coach Dan Lenners showed the nerves of a bridge painter and confidence in his team in calling for the attempt of three fourth-down plays in the game-winning drive. Indeed, Strand cheated the death of the Longhorns' drive by rolling left and hitting Regier in the end zone on a fourth-and three. That play never hits the score sheet, though, if running back Michael May does not leap and grab the left-handed Strand's pass nine yards from the line of scrimmage–exactly what Chase County needed. Both defenses kept this annual contest a low-scoring one, with Plainsman linebacker Nick Turner rolling up to the line and stuffing multiple Longhorns rushers; he recorded 13 solo tackles and 10 assists. Turner broke free on a fourth-down blitz that hurried Strand into an incompletion and gained the ball back for Perkins County's last drive. "We did a lot of things well; we played great defense, our defensive line and linebackers played outstanding—we held them to three yards per carry. Six times they had to go for it on fourth down—those are great jobs," Plainsmen Head Coach Chip Kay said after the game. For the Longhorns, senior lineman Tyler Roenfeldt tracked down Perkins County runners throughout the night. Regier also provided a barrier through which no player wearing red ran. Leading rusher Nick Turner gained just 78 yards for the home team, many yards fewer than the double-digit totals to which he grew accustomed. Chase County's defense sniffed out and hosed down a Plainsmen fake field goal attempt with 1:37 left in the first half. Holder Michael York popped up and spun away with the snap, running for daylight. The Longhorns, however, influenced York toward the sidelines four yards short of a first down at Chase County's 17-yard line. "I felt that not coming up with some points in that situation was the difference in the game because really, defensively, we played great the entire game. In a close game, that makes the difference," Coach Kay said. Regier pocketed a Plainsmen fumble as a defensive lineman, and linebacker Strand invaded the offensive backfield and rustled up a fumble to steal Perkins County's opportunity to answer Chase County's winning touchdown drive. The Plainsmen tried valiantly to regain possession in the fourth quarter, but on yet another fourth-down play, Longhorns running back Paul Gaschler benefitted from a generous, advantageous, gracious referee's "spot" after his carry. Just the nose of the football poked to the east of the chained first-down pole with 5:48 left in the game, allowing Chase County to gobble almost three more minutes off the clock. Plainsmen freshman linebacker Alex Johnston delivered perhaps the most memorable hit of the year, extracting the football for his team as a bonus. After Chase County's Misael Garcia steamed 17 yards to his left, Johnston drilled him with pad contact that even those beyond the stands could hear. Perkins County recovered at the Longhorns' 23 to begin the drive that ended in the failed fake field goal. Early in the third quarter, Plainsman linebacker Max Jones went down with a leg injury. His injury required that paramedics carry him to the ambulance on a stretcher. "I don't think people in the stands understand [what losing Max] meant to our team. Besides his presence, Max makes the formation calls, and we did not line up as quickly as we needed to; we really missed him there," Coach Kay said of the senior. With no more Jones in the middle, Strand seemed to take a liking to keeping the ball and running it up the middle as Chase County's quarterback. Neither team cashed in on extra points: Garcia missed a kick for the Longhorns, and Michael York broke up a Strand pass on a Chase County conversion try. After a "roughing the kicker" call set the ball on the one-yard line and induced the Plainsmen to try for two points, the Longhorns line stuffed their rushing attempt. Both teams entered the game with 5-2 records. The 6-2 Longhorns must travel to Cambridge to start the playoffs against the 5-3 Trojans, who beat the Longhorns 20-7 on September 18 in Imperial. The Plainsmen will pack their pads and head east to meet the 7-1 North Platte St. Patrick's Irish on Thursday night at 7 p.m. Central time, 6 p.m. MDT The Plainsmen surrendered 49 points to St. Pat's in a 35-point loss earlier this season in Grant, and look to avenge the loss. "I think we're a better football team than when we played them, but we're going to have to do some things offensively that may take us out of our comfort zone to beat them," Coach Kay said about the playoff game. Score by QuarterLonghorns 0 6 0 6 —12Plainsmen 0 6 0 0 —6Scoring SummaryTeam/Quarter/Time/Play Chase County, 2, 9:41 Regier 1 run (kick failed). Perkins County, 2, 4:41 York 64 pass to Kurkowski (conversion failed). Chase County, 4, 9:13 Strand 3 pass to Regier (conversion failed). Rushing—PC: Turner 17-73 (18); York 7-22 (12); CC: Gaschler 7-58 (7); May 11-38 (9); Strand 11-34 (5); Regier 7-28 (13) 1. Passing—PC: York 2-7-61-1-1; CC: Strand 8-15-67-1-0. Receiving—PC: Kurkowski 1-64 (64) 1; CC: May 4-33 (10); Gaschler 2-16 (12; Burke 1-15 (15); Regier 1-3 (3) 1. Time of Possession—PC: 15:43; CC 32:17; plays—PC 36, CC 69.


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CARACAS, Venezuela A sea of marchers in red and yellow T-shirts flowed through the capital's main downtown boulevard, paralyzing traffic while state TV cameras stood ready to record every second. The crowd had come out to show their support for the late President Hugo Chavez and his successor Nicolas Maduro, but they weren't student activists or community organizers.
The march had been launched by state-run telecommunications company CANTV, and the hundreds of employees were heading for the presidential palace to "deliver" the company's 2012 dividends to Maduro, Venezuela's acting leader and the official candidate to replace Chavez.
"We want this political project to continue," said customer support supervisor Maya Leon. "We're all Chavistas here."
Former government workers and experts said Monday's event was only the latest example of changes a decade in the making. The late leader transformed this country's enormous state industries into political arms of the government, they said, with partisan loyalties trumping technical competence in hiring and ministries turning out thousands of civil servants for election year rallies.
State companies such as oil producer PDVSA and the manager of Caracas' subway system used to be known around the world for their professionalism. In recent years, many of those companies have seen service and revenue deteriorate as political cadres rather than engineers were brought in to run everything from oil exploration to mass transit.
Public safety nonprofit groups say the same politicization has crippled efforts to fix Venezuela's super-violent prisons or lower one of the world's highest homicide rates, with the government refusing to work with opposition governors or mayors on any public safety plan.
Vicente Gonzalez de la Vega, a Central Venezuela University law professor, said he remembers when the capital's 37-mile-long subway network was considered Latin America's most modern, and drew engineers from around the world to study it. Power outages began hitting the system more frequently and trains were often delayed, as Chavez grew suspicious of the autonomous state company that ran the transport system. New stations and rail lines were left unbuilt, despite booming ridership.
Tensions exploded in 2010 when passengers upset about the system took over a subway train, resulting in 33 arrests.
"We used to say there were two cities, one above, and one below that was more decent, more efficient," de la Vega said. "But this has become a hyper-politicized city. And we've seen the effects."
To Chavez supporters, politicization has merely meant awakening needed class consciousness in a federal bureaucracy that employs about a tenth of all Venezuelans. They also deny it's hurt government services or bottom lines.
"Before, a housewife didn't talk about politics because she said, `I'm just a housewife,'" said Eduardo Saman, a former Chavez commerce minister. "An athlete was just surrounded by sports and didn't talk about politics. One of the great achievements of President Chavez was to elevate the level of political consciousness in general terms."
"Now, we have technicians who at the same time have the ability to come up with political solutions to problems. Now they're conscious in their work. Politics and technical capacity should not be separated."
More than anything else, the country's future hinges on the welfare of PDVSA and its management of the world's biggest proven oil reserves. The company produces about 90 percent of Venezuela's export income and about half of all government revenue.
Yet from 1999 to 2011, Venezuela's daily oil output dropped by nearly 25 percent, from 3.3 million barrels of oil a day to 2.5 million barrels, according to U.S. Energy Department figures. Data from the OPEC group of oil-producing countries show Venezuela trailing five other nations in daily production despite its massive reserves. Russia, for example, produced three times more oil than Venezuela although it has a quarter the proven reserves.


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NEW YORK-The consumer confidence index made a slight rebound from a decline last month to a 1.9 point pickup in July, finishing at 59.5.
A somewhat rosier outlook for the economy over the next six months bolstered the monthly indicator, which is compiled by The Conference Board. The expectations index, the component index that looks down the road, gained 3.8 points to 75.4.
Consumers' views of the future were mixed in this survey. A larger proportions of the consumers surveyed for the index said they believed that the economy would improve over the next six months, but a greater percentage also said economic conditions will worsen in that time frame. In addition, while a bigger percentage of consumers anticipate more jobs in the months ahead, the ratio of those anticipating fewer jobs also increased.
The current situation got a less favorable rating from the participating consumers than did the future outlook. The present situations index dropped 0.9 point to 35.7. A larger percentage of consumers rated current business conditions as "bad," while a greater ratio of consumers said jobs are "hard to get."
Noting the latter results, Lynn Franco, director of The Conference Board's Consumer Research Center, said the weak shape of the labor market remains a huge worry for U.S. consumers. "Overall, consumers remain apprehensive about the future, but some of the concern expressed last month has abated," Franco said.


text: Background: Last year was my first attempt at a triathlon and it was the Celebration Sprint. It went something like this, worked to get up to the swim distance, started race felt a little panicky, labored breathing, saw kayak, SPRINTED to kayak, thought I caught my breath, repeat about 4x progressively deteriorating breathing. Big boat gets me, another guy needs rescuing. Choice: hit the water still pretty much out of breath, hope the rescue boat picks other guy up and then has time to save me or DNF. I can say I've never felt like I worked so hard with such poor results to show for it. I went home and pinned my 2011 Celebration shirt right on the wall above my dresser they'd be no escape from my lack of results. I swore I would be back to avenge my defeat, also hoped I would get a chance to finish the season with a real finish but weather didn't cooperate I left 2011 0-1 in my attempts.Pre-Race: I'm guessing I'm pretty recognizable with locs down the bottom of my back :). A guy stopped me asked if I had done the Columbia Tri, yes I had. Turns out he had a good picture of me on the bike he was willing to share, great since I'm the guy usually behind the lens. Turns out he's a photographer and has some really nice pics. See here http://andre-chung-photo.photoshelter.com/gallery/Tri-Hard/G00002oRfXHa_BUw/ Other than that I took the time to see how the buoys were placed, nothing eventful.Swim: 0:29:41, 100 yd pace 02:42By now my 2012 portfolio had a mile in Centennial and completed 2 triathlons including Columbia's Tri but those were wetsuit legal and for a slightly below the water floater it's a big difference. I started the race and felt like I was under the water further than usual. By buoy 1 my breathing wasn't great and I had to have a conversation with myself. Negative-self: "I don't want to be here", other self replied "You won't stop and you will finish this" That was that, navigated past some swimmers gathering themselves. As I couldn't find the 1st turn buoy I followed the pack. Rounded the second turn and smoothed out, fell in and out of rhythm, jostled a little by the fast guys in the next wave, but felt much better than the 1st half. Soon enough I was out of the water, not thrilled with my time. I feel physically I'm slightly better but it's a work in progress.T1: 4:09 - I felt drained, photo evidence shows the caveman walk that at least in part led to my time, even with an occasional jog. I even did the rubberband hold the shoes in place trick and this may be like wearing an aero helmet going 10 mph but clearly I need as much time shaved here as possible. I pulled it off in Columbia but couldn't get it right this time.Bike: 1:08:39, 15.3 mphI was worried that the warm water and heat would dehydrate me and I'd cramp. I'd taken Endurolyte and stocked 2 bottles of Gatorade. Somewhere around the turn onto Folly Quarter heading to the school turnaround slight stomach cramps started coming in and out. I think I had overdone the Gatorade having already drank about 20 oz's. At the turnaround I grabbed a swig of water instead. I need much more bike miles to improve my speed and to help on the run.T2: 1:43 - Nothing major.Run: 32:35, 9:35 mile paceRunning is my strength, but I've been battling leg cramps and my times have suffered. Starting off legs felt heavy, by one and a half miles, slight cramps were coming in and out. Heavy legs didn't give me much choice I jogged and occasionally high stepped to fend off the cramps from setting in. My legs would get life and they'd be a hill to return them to their heavy state. I made it up Gatorade hill, had a decent stride but slow turnover throughout. The last 50 I was able to sprint in strong, but the damage to my run time had been done.Summary:Two funny things: I was too heavy on the Gatorade but I nailed the hydration thing, 45 minutes after I finished I was still drenched and looked like I just got out the water. Last year I found every kayak to hang on to, this year I swear I didn't see one kayak, I saw one guy on a surf board that's it! Did they have much less if no kayaks in the water this year!?I tend to be my own worst critic and parts of our personalities come out in our writing but while not content with my times I'm happy with my overall results. It's all a work in progress, I know I need to find a way to get more bike miles in to both increase my biking engine and ease the burden it puts on me so my runs can be closer to what I'm capable of. Well folks it's been over 24 hours, I can go ahead and take off my 2012 Celebration shirt, this one goes in the wash (to wear again) not on the wall!


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We've all been through adolescence! That awkward time full of first loves, first heartache, and a whole host of different embarrassing situations. Most of us try to keep those times to ourselves and lock them away in a part of our brain that we don't have to think about again, and maybe we write them in a diary at best if we absolutely have to get them out of our heads. None of us in a million years would think about getting up on stage in front of an audience full of strangers and share those secrets while a camera films us…or would we?
Mortified Nation is exactly that. It is a documentary about adults who chose to share their most embarrassing anecdotes and childhood writings in front of complete strangers. The documentary was shot at different stages and shown throughout the country, and has had regular public screenings since, including a Q&A with cast and crew. Its purpose is said to explore the notion that when one person shares an embarrassing story, others feel much more comfortable doing the same. It's true, if you think about it. How many times have you sat with your friends and, maybe, one of them has chosen to share something embarrassing? It starts off a chain effect with other members of your group, who are then feeling comfortable enough to share too. This is exactly what Mortified Nation is about. The show has travelled throughout the country as well as being featured on many different television channels, and it has created a lot of media buzz ever since.
The show is one of the many screenings around Hollywood and is being presented at iO West —LA's home of the best in improv comedy— on February 16th beginning at 6pm, and tickets are $10 each. So if you want to be taken back to those awkward teenage years, laugh the night away, and maybe even share some of your own embarrassing stories, then buy your tickets today.


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This week is a special week because today is Marla's birthday. We are going to take her to brunch tomorrow morning after practice at one of our favorite restaurants- The Pancake House. Happy Birthday to Marla!
As for gymnastics, we had a wonderful week. Everyone is looking awesome in the gym. The team is getting more consistent and refined every day. The beam and bars teams prove themselves tough in pressure situations every day, which is good because we have our first intrasquad coming up next week! We won't have judges for the first one, but it is a great tool to gauge how everyone is doing and how the team reacts in a competition situation. There are still a few injured people, but we are all progressing in physical therapy and hopefully will be back for the beginning of the season.
We are also gearing up for our annual Sips 'n Swings wine tasting fundraiser. We hope to see everyone there! It is a wonderful event and the team loves putting it on.
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|On our annual boys jolly to Stratford in July 2015, we spent a lot of time in this pub, good old fashion landlord who kept his beers in good condition and made us very welcome. We will be back for more next year
AnchormanMike - 6 Aug 2015 16:50
|Seemingly a locals pub. Decent pint. No great shakes but would use again.
ng10 - 24 Jun 2012 10:57
|Nice looking pub from the outside, somewhat ripped out on the inside. 4 handpumps on the bar, all 4 pumpclips turned round. When asked the landlady said "We had a really big do on in here on Friday so we sold out", this was on a Tuesday. I said "Couldn't you have got an emergency delivery?". She looked at me as if I was mad. We left.
ROBCamra - 3 Nov 2009 15:49
|Lordy me. Had a good pint here (the cask beer escapes me as rather drunk at the time due to an epic crawl that started in Warwick) but a rough and ready clientele with much too loud music. Disappointing.
JonW999 - 3 Aug 2009 18:31
|Had a very average pint of Adnams in here a couple of weeks ago. Very smoky and only to be recommended if you like getting your eardrums abused by tone-deaf locals.
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Backup authentication mechanisms help users who have forgotten their passwords regain access to their accounts---or at least try. Today's systems fall short in meeting both security and reliability requirements. The security and reliability of today's backup authentication mechanisms have significant room for improvement. We designed, built, and tested a new authentication system that employs social-authentication. The system employs trustees previously appointed by the account holder to verify the account holder's identity. We ran three experiments to determine whether the system could (1) reliably authenticate account holders, (2) resist email attacks that target trustees by impersonating account holders, and (3) resist phone-based attacks from individuals close to account holders. Results were encouraging: seventeen of the nineteen participants who made the effort to call trustees authenticated successfully. However, we also found that users must be reminded of who their trustees are. While email-based attacks were largely unsuccessful, stronger countermeasures will be required to counter highly-personalized phone-based attacks.}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {Stuart Schechter and Serge Egelman and Robert W. Reeder}, booktitle = {CHI '09: Proceeding of the twenty-seventh annual SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems}, month = {April}, publisher = {ACM}, title = {It's Not What You Know, But Who You Know: A social approach to last-resort authentication}, url = {http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=79349}, year = {2009}, }


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Glenn Langenburg is a certified latent print examiner at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and also manages a consulting business (Elite Forensic Services, LLC).
He has experience with crime scenes and bloodstain pattern evidence and he is certified as a general criminalist by the American Board of Criminalistics. Glenn has a Ph.D. in Forensic Science from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. His thesis, "A Critical Analysis and Study of the ACE-V Process", focuses on decision-making and the application of ACE-V by fingerprint experts.
Glenn has lectured and hosted workshops nationally and internationally at forensic science conferences in the United States, Canada, and Europe on topics including Daubert issues, research, probabilistic approach, error rates, and fingerprint methodology. He has published numerous research articles in peer reviewed journals.
Glenn has the privilege of serving the fingerprint community as a member of SWGFAST (Scientific Working Group for Friction Ridge Analysis, Study, and Technology). He also co-hosts a weekly podcast, "The Double Loop Podcast", on fingerprint topics with Eric Ray.
Most recently, Glenn has taken on a new role at the Minnesota BCA as a Forensic Science Supervisor of the Drug Chemistry Section.
Abstract - Presentation 1
The Integration of Technology and ACE-V
This presentation provides several views on the nature of ACE-V applied to friction ridge examinations.
The lecture will explore the history, present application, and possible future of ACE-V. We will see how technology has steadily infused itself into every aspect of ACE-V. What are the benefits and challenges of such?
We will also explore emerging technology and trends. We will take a critical look at this process upon which we rely, and ask ourselves, "where are there opportunities to improve our practices with technology?"
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Presenting Probabilities in the Courtroom
This lecture will describe a moot court exercise that took place live in front of a large audience at the International Association for Identification Annual Educational Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States) in 2011.
Two "witnesses" for the State presented probabilistic fingerprint evidence to 11 mock jurors, who were selected by virtue of having no forensic or law enforcement background.
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WHEELING - Ohio County voters Tuesday returned two members to the Ohio County Board of Education, and elected a newcomer.
Board members Shane Mallett and Christine Carder received the most votes, while Tim Birch bested board president James Jorden by just 83 votes to win the third seat up for election.
Election night tallies were as follows: Mallett, 3,304 ; Carder, 2,828; Birch, 2,704; Jorden, 2,621; Sam Andy, 2,065; David Delk, 1,577; and Alex Coogan, 651. The results are unofficial until certified by canvass.
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Ohio County Schools Assistant Superintendent Bernie Dolan, left, Wheeling Park High School senior Blake Humphrey and Superintendent Dianna Vargo await election results Tuesday night.
"I thank Ohio County voters, and am humbled to be the top vote-getter in the race," Mallett said. "I am also thankful to everyone on the team who helped in getting me elected."
Carder is a former principal at Wheeling Park High School.
"I am excited to still be serving the students of Ohio County, and that I now will be able to continue serving them," she said.
Birch said Tuesday night he wasn't certain what factor gave him victory in the election.
"I just want to thank everyone who did vote for me," he said. "I'm thankful for their confidence, and I plan to work hard for them on the board of education. There are a lot of issues I want to address, and I know I've got some folks on the board who also want to address issues similar to mine."
Birch said he likely will bring up the issue of staffing once he is a member of the board.


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DeKALB, IL -- Despite settting school records from beyond the arch, the Northern Illinois University women's basketball squad wasn't quite able to pull off a come-from-behind victory over Western Michigan University as the Broncos held on for an 89-86 victory Sunday (Feb. 26) at the NIU Convocation Center.
Western Michigan, which locked up the West Division's No. 2 slot for a first-round bye in the Mid-American Conference postseason, improved to 10-5 in league play and evened its season ledger at 13-13 heading into a Wednesday home finale against the University of Toledo. For Northern Illinois, the Senior Day farewell was spoiled and the Huskies dipped to 11-15 overall and 7-8 in league play, putting NIU into a tie for fourth with Central Michigan University.
A victory in Tuesday night's regular-season finale at Ball State University or else a Huskie loss combined with a CMU loss on Wednesday night at Eastern Michigan University, would mean NIU gains a first-round homecourt game on March 4. However, a Northern Illinois loss combined with a Chippewa upset at EMU would vault Central Michigan into that position while the Huskies would journey to the East Division's No. 4 finisher.
"Obviously it was a very important game for us record-wise," WMU coach Ron Stewart said. "Northern Illinois is a ballclub that has really improved throughout the year. We did some good things, but the best thing we did was hold on. It was a solid game by two teams that came down to the wire. I'm just thankful we were able to sustain it and get the win."
Western Michigan, which led 38-33 at intermission, flirted with double-figure leads up to as much as 12 points throughout the majority of the second half. The Broncos were ahead by 11, 81-70, with 2:53 to play when Stephanie Raymond (Rockford / Lutheran) answered with one of NIU's multitude of three-pointers to spark a rally. Raymond drained another trey and was fouled with 45 seconds remaining. Although she missed the potential four-point play, she got the ball back and was fouled going for a follow-up. When she missed the second of those two attempts, the junior snared another offensive board and was fouled again on a putback try.
However, the Huskies missed a potential game-tying three and even through Jennifer Uptmor (Centerville, OH) was fouled with 13 seconds left, the Huskie senior was unable to convert at the line. Despite getting yet another opportunity off an offensive rebound, Northern Illinois committed a turnover and Rost made two free throws with eight seconds left to ice the win at 89-84. Uptmor hit one final field goal at the buzzer to account for the final tally.
"I thought it was a good game from a spectator point of view. We certainly had our opportunities throughout the game," NIU coach Carol Owens said. "What really hurt us were their points-off-turnovers, those were crucial, and our inability to hit some key free throw throws."
Western Michigan enjoyed a 21-4 advantage in points-off-turnovers with the Broncos giving up the ball only 11 times compared to the Huskies' 19 turnovers. Although WMU hit .707 at the free throw line (29-of-41), Northern Illinois was just .613, making 19-of-31.
"I thought if we could've just hit five more of those free throws, we'd have been in good shape. If you'd have said we'd get 86 points, I'd of thought we'd have a win. We shot the ball fairly well, but we didn't get the stops we really needed. I'm disappointed with the loss and that we came up short, but I am pleased with how we fought back," Owens added.
Western Michigan's Rost paced the Broncos with a team-best 24 points that included 6-of-10 FGs and 12-of-14 at the charity stripe. Maria Jillian added 17 while Carrie Moore finished with 16 and a team-best seven rebounds.
Raymond finished with 6-of-8 from beyond the arch as part of her 8-of-13 field goal performance along with hitting 6-of-9 at the foul lline for a game-high 28 points that was accompanied by a game-best nine rebounds plus seven assists. Kristin Wiener (Apple Valley, MN / Academy of Holy Angels) was next with 19 while Mary Basic (Lemont / Chicago Heights Marian Catholic) and Whitney Lowe (Bushnell / Bushnell-Prairie City) both added 11 with Jessie Wilcox (Oshkosh, WI / West) just missing twin digits with nine. The latter three each hit a trio of three-pointers as Northern Illinois set new team standards for treys made (15) and attempted (29).
The 15 three-pointers replace the previous record of 11 made against the University of Akron in a MAC Tournament game in Cleveland, OH (3-6-01). The 29 attempts erase the old mark of 26 set at home against Cleveland State University (2-25-93).
Northern Illinois closes the regular season on Tuesday with the 6 p.m. (CST) visit to Ball State.
(For further information, please contact Steve Nemeth) --NIU--


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Raw Discussion Thread 11/12/12: THIS FUCKING COMPANY
Burden Of Proof
Spoiler for Cena/AJ:
The Final Member Of Team Foley Is...
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Hopefully Cena gets hit with a shell shock tomorrow night.
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I wonder if it's going to be Christian?
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But still I'm excited. ^^
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I don't know if it's madness but I am a bit excited, maybe two :mark:'s less excited then NeyNey. Maybe because of the Maddox/Ryback match and the last member of Team Foley. Outside of that I expect to be lulled to sleep again.
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If Raw doesn't send me to sleep this week, it'll be a massive bonus.
Hopefully, it being the go home show for one of the 'big four' PPVs, Lawler's return and the Brad Maddox Million Dollar contract match should maintain my interest tommorrow, and hopefully no more last minute major fucking around with the Survivor Series match card (if they do, then I'll probably respond by not paying to watch it).
I really couldn't give a fuck about who is/who isn't on Team Foley or Team Ziggler at this point as it's a feud with virtually no build or point to it whatsoever, the triple threat match is likely going to be won by Punk in some cowardly heel fashion or Super Cena (I really can't see anybody wanting a Ryback vs Rock Royal Rumble match), and because Cena is now in the championship match at Survivor Series, it's entirely possible that they'll throw the Cena/AJ/Vickie storyline underneath a bus and have Hornswoggle named as the big evil mastermind behind it all. Or something.
Basically, there's things I am interested in seeing but I'm not expecting a good show....
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Fairly sure the last member of team Foley is going to be Ambrose.
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Survivor Series just doesn't feel like a special show anymore especially with the last minute booking we get on Raw. I think the last time I was legit excited for a Survivor Series was five years ago. They hardly put much effort to make it one of "The Big 4 Shows" like the used to. It's just a bunch of matches thrown together and this year is no different. Having said that, I still think the card does look way better now that they've made the triple threat match even with everyone predicting the typical heel in triple threat match victory from Punk.
I wonder if WWE realizes Cena's got a little Survivor Series win record of 7-0? They may want to keep it alive if they feel that is important enough. Goodness knows they haven't treated Punk's run as WWE Champion which will reach one year at Survivor Series as something particularly special. If the plan is to do Punk vs. Rock at Royal Rumble, I don't see the point in breaking up the reign yet. Punk's just now getting a bit more focus these last few weeks as the top heel in the company, and that run shouldn't end just yet. It's still too early for Ryback imo. I'd rather they move him over to feud for the Smackdown title since they are so insistent in pushing him. A bit more seasoning and build could do him a world of good to decrease his chances of looking like a fool on the big stage.
Cena/Ziggler on PPV was a match I was sort of looking forward to watching until McMahon decided to flip the card around. The AJ/Vickie storyline is still shit but Ziggler "stealing the show" with the top star in the company on PPV would have been a good for him imo for some added spotlight. Maybe the next PPV. Captaining a Survivor Series team as good too if only we could say the same for the actual build. Again, they should refer to the promo from earlier this year to show Mr. MITB Ziggler who aspires to be a World Champion has disrespected legends himself much like the current WWE Champion, and how Foley will focus his attention on teaching this current generation about respect.
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text: Home Politics Herman Cain Can't Save the GOP The Pizza Man might not be president -- but can he deliver black voters to the Republican Party? By: David Swerdlick Posted: June 3 2011 12:47 AM 0 Getty Images The day after Herman Cain won the GOP's first 2012 presidential debate, I recapped it thusly: "Just minutes after the debate ended, an on-air focus group run by Fox News pollster Frank Luntz declared, almost unanimously, that Cain, the former Godfather's Pizza CEO, was the debate's winner. Their reaction: 'He's a problem solver.' " It made sense. He's not a household name, but talk radio devotees know Cain from his own show and his regular guest spots subbing for conservative talk luminaries like Neal Boortz and Sean Hannity. But I was brought back to reality when my wife, a no-nonsense focus group of one, made her blunt assessment of Cain -- "He won't be the nominee" -- and then quickly dismissed my analysis with a Beverly Hills Cop flourish, adding, "You just fell for the banana in the tailpipe." Her take? The focus group's on-the-spot endorsement had less to do with Cain than with the subpar showing of the other candidates. Cain's edge, as New York Times polling guru Nate Silver writes, is that "in a field where the three insider favorites to win the race -- Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, and Jon Huntsman -- collectively poll at just 25 percent, and where some Republicans seem to be pining for an outsider (perhaps even outside-the-box) choice, he's the freshest face." After getting 10 percent in last week's CNN/Opinion Research poll, 15 percent in this week's Public Policy Polling poll and a respectable 8 percent in last week's Gallup poll, boosted by a high "positive intensity" score among all the contenders, Cain -- the only African American in the GOP field -- is getting noticed by the national media. Noticed, but not taken completely seriously. Most coverage describes Cain as a popular long shot, adding -- ahem -- color to an otherwise drab field. To his credit, Cain looks as if he's running to win, and not to be the latest Alan Keyes-esque protest candidate. His talk-radio style, corporate success and lack of officeholding experience give him an appealing Tea Party résumé. Cain's pitch, though, is a lot like the other contenders. He's pretty much against whatever Obama is for. Which underscores a Cain dilemma. When he tells crowds, "I left that Democrat plantation a long time ago -- and I ain't going back," he's signaling that he's not in the race to be the token African American. But as a black candidate, it'd be useful if his presence in the field did more to expand the GOP base. Cain supports the Fair Tax -- a popular proposal to replace income taxes with a flat, value-added tax -- but otherwise, he's hard to distinguish from the other candidates. On policy, he's not offering much that encourages black, Latino or other typically Democratic-leaning constituencies to take a second look under the GOP's tent flap. Here's why: There's Already a Black Conservative in the Race It might sound crazy to Republican primary voters desperate to oust the current president, but there's already a black conservative in the 2012 race -- and his name is Barack Obama. As I wrote last year, Obama -- who doubled down in Afghanistan, extended the Bush tax cuts and bailed out the auto industry -- governs like a "Rockefeller Republican." He's a Democrat, but that "says less about him than it does about the odds that in the last half century, a black multimillionaire with a young family would seek (or find) a political home in the GOP." As the Nation's Melissa Harris-Perry explains, "The core theme of black conservatism is racial self-uplift." And while Cain's personal biography exemplifies the classic "bootstrap" success story, so does Obama's. There's Already an Optimist in the Race Cain's got personality to burn. You can't help but enjoy his just-released I'm-a-little-bit-country-I'm-a-little-bit-rock-and-roll "Herman Cain Train" video -- complete with cameos by Joe the Plumber and MLK niece Alveda King. It perfectly captures the all-American image that clearly delights Cain supporters. And there's no way you can disagree with Cain when he asks, "Is this a great country or what?," after recalling that his great-great-grandparents were slaves -- and now he's running for president. But in contrast to Obama's upbeat, though admittedly corny, "Win the Future" call to arms, Cain consistently goes negative. He regularly deploys "Stupid people are ruining America" as an applause line. He's walked back his earlier suspicions that Muslim Americans are trying to "push Sharia law off on this country." He doesn't just attack Obama's vulnerabilities -- like "ObamaCare" and the burgeoning deficit -- he's opposed to all things Obama, even slamming the president as "weak and timid" just days after the killing of Osama bin Laden. That's how you rally the conservative base, but not how you broaden the GOP's appeal. There's Already a Black President in the White House Increasingly, if slowly, the African-American electorate is branching out from its near-uniform support of Democrats toward conservative politicians and ideas about government. The Cain candidacy is one step in that direction, but that transition won't accelerate until Republicans put forward candidates more in the mold, ironically, of the late Rep. Jack Kemp (R-N.Y.). Kemp, the GOP's 1996 vice-presidential candidate, was white, in the Reagan administration and known as a supply-side fiscal conservative -- but his calling card was his work on economic "empowerment zones" to incubate entrepreneurship in urban black neighborhoods. In November 2008, Kemp posed, in a very different way, the same rhetorical question as Cain, writing: "My first thought last week upon learning that a 47-year-old African-American Democrat had won the presidency was, 'Is this a great country or not?'" Indeed it is. 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Back from the John Muir Trail~ The adventure of the year..
What a great trip, be sure to stop by my Eyehike.com Gallery for all the photos! And a review of the first week has been posted by my hiking buddy Switchback Steve here
Half Dome at Sunset
Half Dome at Sunset Originally uploaded by jeremyhays Founf this shot on Flickr, very nice. Makes want to get started planning my hike of the John Muir Trail in 2008.
JMT Mile 84 – Sapphire Lake
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Marie Lake Evening Originally uploaded by Buck Forester While beginning to research the trail for next year's thru-hike, I am finding a ton of inspiring shots like this one.


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My name (Ashish Pai) and the year I decided I will definitely create at least 1 computer game! (2001)
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Campagnaro calms Inter title talk
Inter defender Hugo Campagnaro is not getting carried away despite his side's impressive start to the season.
Walter Mazzarri's men are unbeaten in Serie A this season and have conceded just three goals from their six domestic games.
After their 1-1 draw with champions Juventus, Mazzarri guided his charges to a 7-0 victory over Sassuolo and a 2-1 success against Fiorentina.
However, Campagnaro knows that Inter have plenty of work to do if they are to improve on their ninth-place finish last season.
"The championship is very long and I think it is premature to say whether we can fight for the Scudetto or not," he told Sky Sport Italia.
"A lot of people say that championships are won in the spring, so we'll need to keep giving our all and then seeing what position we are in at that time."
Campagnaro, a close-season acquisition from Mazzarri's former club Napoli, has made five appearances for his new employers since arriving.
He claims it is too early to tell how good Inter can become.
"I'm curious to see what is our true dimension, but it is too soon to be making proclamations," he added.
"We'll have to see further down the line.
"Up until now, we have shown that we can play against anyone – even with those who ended last season at the top of the table.
"We have some excellent players in the squad and I'm sure we will continue to give 100 per cent until the very end."


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of her brother-in-law, Michael Taylor, of Holmdel. She went out of doors for
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died just as they laid her upon a bed. Heart disease caused her death. She
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Death notice lists her age as 70 years and 9 months.
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|IUPAC name
|Other names
8-Methyl-N-vanillyl-trans-6-nonenamide; trans-8-Methyl-N-vanillylnon-6-enamide; (E)-Capsaicin; Capsicine; Capsicin; CPS
|EC Number
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|Molar mass
|305.42 g·mol−1
|crystalline white powder[1]
|highly volatile and pungent
|Melting point
|62 to 65 °C (144 to 149 °F; 335 to 338 K)
|Boiling point
|210 to 220 °C (410 to 428 °F; 483 to 493 K) 0.01 Torr
|0.0013 g/100 mL
|soluble in alcohol, ether, benzene
slightly soluble in CS2, HCl, petroleum
|UV-vis (λmax)
|280 nm
|Main hazards
|Toxic (T)
|Safety data sheet
|Capsaicin, Natural MSDS
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Capsaicin (/kæpˈseɪ.ᵻsɪn/ (INN); 8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) is an active component of chili peppers, which are plants belonging to the genus Capsicum. It is an irritant for mammals, including humans, and produces a sensation of burning in any tissue with which it comes into contact. Capsaicin and several related compounds are called capsaicinoids and are produced as secondary metabolites by chili peppers, probably as deterrents against certain mammals and fungi.[2] Pure capsaicin is a volatile, hydrophobic, colorless, odorless, crystalline to waxy compound.
The compound was first extracted in impure form in 1816 by Christian Friedrich Bucholz (1770–1818).[3] He called it "capsicin", after the genus Capsicum from which it was extracted. John Clough Thresh (1850–1932), who had isolated capsaicin in almost pure form,[4][5] gave it the name "capsaicin" in 1876.[6] Karl Micko isolated capsaicin in its pure form in 1898.[7] Capsaicin's chemical composition was first determined by E. K. Nelson in 1919, who also partially elucidated capsaicin's chemical structure.[8] Capsaicin was first synthesized in 1930 by Ernst Spath and Stephen F. Darling.[9] In 1961, similar substances were isolated from chili peppers by the Japanese chemists S. Kosuge and Y. Inagaki, who named them capsaicinoids.[10][11]
In 1873 German pharmacologist Rudolf Buchheim[12] (1820–1879) and in 1878 the Hungarian doctor Endre Hőgyes[13] stated that "capsicol" (partially purified capsaicin[14]) caused the burning feeling when in contact with mucous membranes and increased secretion of gastric acid.
Capsaicin is the main capsaicinoid in chili peppers, followed by dihydrocapsaicin. These two compounds are also about twice as potent to the taste and nerves as the minor capsaicinoids nordihydrocapsaicin, homodihydrocapsaicin, and homocapsaicin.[citation needed]
Capsaicin is believed to be synthesized in the interlocular septum of chili peppers by addition of a branched-chain fatty acid to vanillylamine; specifically, capsaicin is made from vanillylamine and 8-methyl-6-nonenoyl CoA.[15][16] Biosynthesis depends on the gene AT3, which resides at the pun1 locus, and which encodes a putative acyltransferase.[17]
Besides the five natural capsaicinoids (table below), one synthetic member of the capsaicinoid family exists: vanillylamide of n-nonanoic acid (VNA, also PAVA) used as a reference substance for determining the relative pungency of capsaicinoids.[citation needed]
|Capsaicinoid name
heat units
|Chemical structure
Capsaicin is present in large quantities in the placental tissue (which holds the seeds), the internal membranes and, to a lesser extent, the other fleshy parts of the fruits of plants in the genus Capsicum. The seeds themselves do not produce any capsaicin, although the highest concentration of capsaicin can be found in the white pith of the inner wall, where the seeds are attached.[18]
The seeds of Capsicum plants are dispersed predominantly by birds: in birds, the TRPV1 channel does not respond to capsaicin or related chemicals (avian vs mammalian TRPV1 show functional diversity and selective sensitivity). This is advantageous to the plant, as chili pepper seeds consumed by birds pass through the digestive tract and can germinate later, whereas mammals have molar teeth which destroy such seeds and prevent them from germinating. Thus, natural selection may have led to increasing capsaicin production because it makes the plant less likely to be eaten by animals that do not help it disperse.[19] There is also evidence that capsaicin may have evolved as an anti-fungal agent:[20] the fungal pathogen Fusarium, which is known to infect wild chilies and thereby reduce seed viability, is deterred by capsaicin, which thus limits this form of predispersal seed mortality.
In 2006, it was discovered that the venom of a certain tarantula species activates the same pathway of pain as is activated by capsaicin; this was the first demonstrated case of such a shared pathway in both plant and animal anti-mammal defense.[21]
Because of the burning sensation caused by capsaicin when it comes in contact with mucous membranes, it is commonly used in food products to provide added spice or "heat" (piquancy), usually in the form of spices such as chili powder and paprika.[22] In high concentrations, capsaicin will also cause a burning effect on other sensitive areas, such as skin or eyes.[23] The degree of heat found within a food is often measured on the subjective Scoville scale.[22] In some cases, because people enjoy the heat,[22] there has long been a demand for capsaicin-spiced products like curry, chili con carne, and hot sauces such as Tabasco sauce and salsa.[22]
It is common for people to experience pleasurable and even euphoric effects from ingesting capsaicin.[22] Folklore among self-described "chiliheads" attributes this to pain-stimulated release of endorphins, a different mechanism from the local receptor overload that makes capsaicin effective as a topical analgesic.[23]
Capsaicin is used as an analgesic in topical ointments, nasal sprays (Sinol-M), and dermal patches to relieve pain, typically in concentrations between 0.025% and 0.25%. It may be applied in cream form for the temporary relief of minor aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with arthritis, backache, strains and sprains, often in compounds with other rubefacients.[24] It is also used to reduce the symptoms of peripheral neuropathy such as post-herpetic neuralgia caused by shingles.[25] Capsaicin transdermal patch (Qutenza) for the management of this particular therapeutic indication (pain due to post-herpetic neuralgia) was approved as a therapeutic by the U.S. FDA,[26] but a subsequent application for Qutenza to be used as an analgesic in HIV neuralgia was refused by the FDA.[27]
Although capsaicin creams have been used to treat psoriasis for reduction of itching,[28][29] a review of six clinical trials involving topical capsaicin for treatment of pruritus concluded there was insufficient evidence of effect.[30]
The American Cancer Society warns "available scientific research does not support claims for the effectiveness of capsicum or whole pepper supplements in preventing or curing cancer at this time".[31] Other uses not supported by evidence are: "addiction, malaria, yellow fever, heart disease, stroke, weight loss, poor appetite, and sexual potency".[31]
One observational prospective study of 487,375 people over 7.2 years showed an inverse correlation between spicy food consumption and mortality resulting from cancer, ischemic heart disease or respiratory diseases, but the study was not designed to discern causes of this relationship.[32]
Capsaicin is also an active ingredient in riot control and personal defense pepper spray agents.[33][34][35] When the spray comes in contact with skin, especially eyes or mucous membranes, it produces pain and breathing difficulty, discouraging assailants. Refer to the Scoville scale for a comparison of pepper spray to other sources of capsaicin.
Capsaicin is also used to deter pests, specifically mammalian pests. Targets of capsaicin repellants include voles, deer, rabbits, squirrels, insects, and attacking dogs.[36] Ground or crushed dried chili pods may be used in birdseed to deter rodents,[37] taking advantage of the insensitivity of birds to capsaicin. The Elephant Pepper Development Trust claims the use of chili peppers to improve crop security for rural African communities[citation needed]. Notably, an article published in the Journal of Environmental Science and Health in 2006 states that "Although hot chili pepper extract is commonly used as a component of household and garden insect-repellent formulas, it is not clear that the capsaicinoid elements of the extract are responsible for its repellency."[38]
The first pesticide product using solely capsaicin as the active ingredient was registered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1962.[36]
Capsaicin is a banned substance in equestrian sports because of its hypersensitizing and pain-relieving properties. At the show jumping events of the 2008 Summer Olympics, four horses tested positive for the substance, which resulted in disqualification.[39]
The burning and painful sensations associated with capsaicin result from its chemical interaction with sensory neurons. Capsaicin, as a member of the vanilloid family, binds to a receptor called the vanilloid receptor subtype 1 (TRPV1).[40] First cloned in 1997, TRPV1 is an ion channel-type receptor.[41] TRPV1, which can also be stimulated with heat, protons and physical abrasion, permits cations to pass through the cell membrane when activated. The resulting depolarization of the neuron stimulates it to signal the brain. By binding to the TRPV1 receptor, the capsaicin molecule produces similar sensations to those of excessive heat or abrasive damage, explaining why the spiciness of capsaicin is described as a burning sensation.
Early research showed capsaicin to evoke a strikingly long-onset current in comparison to other chemical agonists, suggesting the involvement of a significant rate-limiting factor.[42] Subsequent to this, the TRPV1 ion channel has been shown to be a member of the superfamily of TRP ion channels, and as such is now referred to as TRPV1. There are a number of different TRP ion channels that have been shown to be sensitive to different ranges of temperature and probably are responsible for our range of temperature sensation. Thus, capsaicin does not actually cause a chemical burn, or indeed any direct tissue damage at all, when chili peppers are the source of exposure. The inflammation resulting from exposure to capsaicin is believed to be the result of the body's reaction to nerve excitement. For example, the mode of action of capsaicin in inducing bronchoconstriction is thought to involve stimulation of C fibers[43] culminating in the release of neuropeptides. In essence, the body inflames tissues as if it has undergone a burn or abrasion and the resulting inflammation can cause tissue damage in cases of extreme exposure, as is the case for many substances that cause the body to trigger an inflammatory response.
Capsaicin is a highly irritant material requiring proper protective goggles, respirators, and proper hazardous material-handling procedures. Capsaicin takes effect upon skin contact (irritant, sensitizer), eye contact (irritant), ingestion, and inhalation (lung irritant, lung sensitizer). The LD50 in mice is 47.2 mg/kg.[44][45]
Painful exposures to capsaicin-containing peppers are among the most common plant-related exposures presented to poison centers.[citation needed] They cause burning or stinging pain to the skin and, if ingested in large amounts by adults or small amounts by children, can produce nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and burning diarrhea. Eye exposure produces intense tearing, pain, conjunctivitis, and blepharospasm.[46]
When used for weight loss in capsules, there has been a report of heart attack; this was thought to be due to excess sympathetic output.[47]
The primary treatment is removal from exposure. Contaminated clothing should be removed and placed in airtight bags to prevent secondary exposure.
For external exposure, bathing the mucous membrane surfaces that have contacted capsaicin with oily compounds such as vegetable oil, paraffin oil, petroleum jelly (Vaseline), creams, or polyethylene glycol is the most effective way to attenuate the associated discomfort;[citation needed] since oil and capsaicin are both hydrophobic hydrocarbons the capsaicin that has not already been absorbed into tissues will be picked up into solution and easily removed. Capsaicin can also be washed off the skin using soap, shampoo, or other detergents. Plain water is ineffective at removing capsaicin,[44] as are bleach, sodium metabisulfite and topical antacid suspensions.[citation needed] Capsaicin is soluble in alcohol, which can be used to clean contaminated items.[44]
When capsaicin is ingested, cold milk is an effective way to relieve the burning sensation (due to caseins having a detergent effect on capsaicin[48]); and room-temperature sugar solution (10%) at 20 °C (68 °F) is almost as effective.[49] The burning sensation will slowly fade away over several hours if no actions are taken.
Capsaicin-induced asthma might be treated with oral antihistamines or corticosteroids.[46]
Ingestion of spicy food or ground jalapeño peppers does not cause mucosal erosions or other abnormalities.[50]
There is no evidence showing that weight loss is directly correlated with ingesting capsaicin, but there is preliminary evidence for capsaicin possibly affecting weight regain where capsaicin may produce "a shift in substrate oxidation from carbohydrate to fat oxidation".[51] The effect may elicit a decrease in appetite as well as a decrease in food intake.[51] In one study, oral and gastrointestinal exposure to capsaicin increased satiety and reduced food intake.[52] Long-term studies are limited because of the pungency of capsaicin.[53]
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07 July 2011
Photo: Arne ForsellNovak Djokovic (SRB)
HALMSTAD, SWEDEN: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will lead his country into battle against Sweden on the first day of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group quarterfinal taking place at the Halmstad Arena.
The Australian Open and Wimbledon champion has lost just one match so far this year and he is keen to preserve that record all the while helping Serbia to defend the title they won last year.
"Davis Cup is always important," said Djokovic. "Me being here proves enough how I value this competition and how much I like playing for my country."
The man charged with stopping Djokovic tomorrow is Davis Cup debutant Ervin Eleskovic. Ranked No. 355 in the world, the 24-year-old was actually born in Serbia but moved to Sweden at a very young age.
Eleskovic was excited to hear that he would be given the chance to pit his skills against the in-form player in world tennis. "It's like a dream come true," he said. "It's my first time playing Davis Cup for Sweden in front of a home crowd and to be playing the Wimbledon champion and world No. 1 Novak – it really is like a dream."
The Swedish No. 2 will need to be wide awake if he is to pull off an upset against Djokovic but history is on his side. He holds a perfect record against the Serbian star having defeated him in a junior tournament in France at the age of 12 – not that he remembers.
Djokovic, however, does recall that defeat and is keen to make amends when proceedings get underway tomorrow. "We know Eleskovic quite well but I haven't seen him play for a long time," he added.
Sweden's No. 1 Michael Ryderstedt was drawn to play Serbia's Viktor Troicki in the first rubber of the tie which kicks off at 3pm local time (1pm GMT) before the David and Goliath clash between Djokovic and Eleskovic.
Saturday's doubles rubber sees Wimbledon runner-up Robert Lindstedt and Simon Aspelin, who revealed he will be announcing his retirement after the Swedish Open next week, taking on Janko Tipsarevic and Nenad Zimonjic.
Despite having the best players on paper, Serbia captain Bogdan Obradovic refused to take his opposition lightly this weekend.
"We don't feel like we are favourites," he said. "We are just a normal tennis team and we like to play for our country. We are proud of Novak becoming No. 1 and winning a great tournament like Wimbledon. We are focused on this match and we have a lot of positive energy with us and we will do anything to make sure we win this match in Sweden."
His opposite number Thomas Enqvist knows his side face a difficult task if they are going to cause a major upset but thinks Eleskovic's and Ryderstedt's relative inexperience might help his team.
"I think it's probably a positive for them that nobody has any expectations on them but a lot can happen in Davis Cup and it's important that if the opportunity arises they are ready to take their chance for Sweden," he said.
The full draw is listed below.
FridayR1: Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) v Viktor Troicki (SRB)R2: Ervin Eleskovic (SWE) v Novak Djokovic (SRB)
SaturdayR3: Simon Aspelin / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) v Janko Tipsarevic / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)
SundayR4: Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) v Novak Djokovic (SRB)R5: Ervin Eleskovic (SWE) v Viktor Troicki (SRB)
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A blood pressure of 150/100 is considered borderline Stage II hypertension. What that means for you is that you need to be part of a healthier lifestyle with diet and exercise. You did not state whether or not you were on any kind of blood pressure medication or not, but if you are on a blood pressure medication, it is not controlling your blood pressure as it should or you need an additional medication added to your current medication.
Also bare in mind that physical exercise, stress, some over the counter medications, and things like eating a heavy meal can all raise your blood pressure, so if this is a one time high reading for you, you may need to just monitor your blood pressure to see if it comes down on it's own. Normally, it takes the patient monitoring his/her blood pressure for several weeks and then returning to their Dr to discuss the readings that were collected to decide if BP medications need to be started or not unless someone presents with a dangerously high blood pressure then they would be immediately treated. Yes, yours is high and you need to continue to monitor it and if it does not come down, you should have it checked at a walk in clinic or urgent care to make sure your reading is correct and not a mechanical error.
Hope this helps, let me know if you need extra info.
I just took it again and its 138 over 80. Hows that?
I just finished a research paper for school and have worked on it for over 7 hours . could stress cause it?
I have a reading around 150/100 maybe once or twice every few weeks, but most of the time it is around 120-140 over 80ish. Does this pattern seem pretty normal?
Last question what BP is stoke range?
That is very much better.
YES, stress can definitely cause your blood pressure to be elevated.
I would like to suggest that since you get these readings checked by your Dr and keep a blood pressure log of your readings over, say....a month's time and let your Dr look at what your readings are running. It's normal for your blood pressure to respond to stress but not to be elevated this much (top number of around 140). You may be instructed to watch your diet, lose weight if you are overweight and be given an exercise program to see if that helps first.
High blood pressure is a risk factor for stroke but doesn't mean you will have a stroke by having an elevated blood pressure. "Stroke level" blood pressure would depend on the person's current general health, risk factors involved, and how long their blood pressure has been elevated and how high. So, there is no real magic number as it depends on the person.