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What would happen if the heated iron ball was dropped on to the block of ice?
An Ultra high temperature steel ball!
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source: YouTube
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source: YouTube
A thick block of ice.
That is a thick block of frozen water but will it be strong enough to prevail over the heated iron ball?
source: YouTube
The transparency of this ice is beautiful!
A strangely exciting experiment.
The heated iron ball is gently dropped on the block of ice!
source: YouTube
The iron ball slowly descends into the ice block. Will it reach the bottom?
source: YouTube
The iron ball is slowly changing color but continues to sink further into the block of ice!
Then, something unexpected happens!
source: YouTube
The iron ball begins to change direction and suddenly drops out of the side of the ice block!
What happened?
source: YouTube
It seems that the ice block was too thin on the sides and allowed the ice block to escape from the side!
Unfortunately this experiment ended more quickly than expected!
source: YouTube
This was an interesting experiment!
See Video Here
This video was quite interesting to watch!
See Video Here
This is a very dangerous experiment to try at home and shouldn't be attempted by amateurs or unsupervised children!
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After retirement from the Marine Corps in 2000, I was employed as an assistant professor at Regent Univer-sity's, Center for Leadership Studies, where I special-ized in the areas of faculty socialization and organiza-tional mentoring. During my tenure there I presented papers on mentoring at both national and international academic conferences and also published articles on mentoring and learning organizations in both academic and popular press journals. After leaving Regent Univer-sity I was employed as a consultant to the Department of the Navy and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As a senior mili-tary consultant I developed and conducted seminars on disaster preparedness planning/training for both military and civilian organizations.
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I have been a member of St Mark's Episcopal Church Suffolk, VA since 1995. While a member there I served on the vestry, been senior warden, member of the choir and men's club and also was licensed as a lay Eucharis-tic Visitor/Minister, lay preacher and lay reader.
As a student at Virginia Theological Seminary I have been active in the seminary choir, student chairman of minority/ethnic ministries organization, President of the Organization of Black Episcopal Seminarians, the lead planner for the All Hallows Eve Service and presently serve a the seminarian at Trinity Episcopal Church, Fredericksburg, Va. This past school year I was one of the soloists in role of Jesus in a local pro-duction of an original musical titled "The Gospel
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The completed nominations are to be submitted to the President's Office, addressed to the Special Awards Committee. The nomination forms are available from the President's Office during official work hours, and can be downloaded via www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv.
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- Research
- Open Access
Increased CSF osmolarity reversibly induces hydrocephalus in the normal rat brain
- Satish Krishnamurthy1Email author,
- Jie Li1,
- Lonni Schultz2 and
- Kenneth A Jenrow3
© Krishnamurthy et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
- Received: 20 April 2012
- Accepted: 25 June 2012
- Published: 11 July 2012
Hydrocephalus is a central nervous system (CNS) disorder characterized by the abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in cerebral ventricles, resulting in their dilatation and associated brain tissue injury. The pathogenesis of hydrocephalus remains unclear; however, recent reports suggest the possible involvement of abnormal osmotic gradients. Here we explore the kinetics associated with manipulating CSF osmolarity on ventricle volume (VV) in the normal rat brain.
CSF was made hyper-osmotic by introducing 10KD dextran into the lateral ventricle, either by acute injection at different concentrations or by chronic infusion at a single concentration. The induction and withdrawal kinetics of dextran infusion on VV were explored in both contexts.
Acute intraventricular injection of dextran caused a rapid increase in VV which completely reversed within 24 hours. These kinetics are seemingly independent of CSF osmolarity across a range spanning an order of magnitude; however, the magnitude of the transient increase in VV was proportional to CSF osmolarity. By contrast, continuous intraventricular infusion of dextran at a relatively low concentration caused a more gradual increase in VV which was very slow to reverse when infusion was suspended after five days.
We conclude that hyperosmolar CSF is sufficient to produce a proportional degree of hydrocephalus in the normal rat brain, and that this phenomenon exhibits hysteresis if CSF hyperosmolarity is persistent. Thus pathologically-induced increases in CSF osmolarity may be similarly associated with certain forms of clinical hydrocephalus. An improved understanding of this phenomenon and its kinetics may facilitate the development of novel therapies for the treatment of clinical hydrocephalus.
- Hydrocephalus
- Brain
- Osmotic gradient
- Ventricular volume
- Rat
Hydrocephalus is a CNS disorder characterized by the abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in cerebral ventricles and increased ventricle volume (VV). The pathogenesis underlying the emergence of hydrocephalus is poorly understood [1–5] and remains an unresolved issue despite many years of investigation [6–10]. Clinical hydrocephalus is commonly classified based on symptomatology as either obstructive hydrocephalus, communicating hydrocephalus, or normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Classically, hydrocephalus is thought to reflect either a blockage of CSF circulation within the ventricles and/or impaired CSF absorption through the arachnoid projections into the cranial venous sinuses or nasal lymphatics [11–19]. However, clinical hydrocephalus routinely manifests without any detectable blockage of CSF circulation pathways [20–24], and several reports have cast doubt on the role of arachnoid projections in this context [25–27].
The classical view regarding the etiology of hydrocephalus is further challenged by recent reports that chronically increased CSF osmolarity is sufficient to produce hydrocephalus in the normal rat or dog brain [28–31]. It has been proposed that hydrocephalus in this context reflects a disparity between the relatively free movement of water within brain tissues (including the ventricles), made possible by the presence of aquaporins, and the strictly regulated movement of hydrophilic macromolecules across the blood–brain barrier (BBB) separating CSF and plasma space. As a result of this disparity, artificially increasing CSF osmolarity by infusing hydrophilic macromolecules creates an osmotic gradient which draws water into the ventricles.
Here we investigate the kinetics of hydrocephalus following the injection/infusion of 10KD dextran into the lateral ventricle in the normal rat brain. Our results lend additional support to the hypothesis that osmotic effects are sufficient to induce hydrocephalus and reveal that the associated kinetics can have a dramatic effect on the nature and persistence of the hydrocephalic response.
Materials and methods
Adult female Sprague–Dawley rats (220-250 g, n = 84; Harlan, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) were used in all experiments. Rats were housed in an AAALAC-accredited animal care facility at Wayne State University and maintained on a 12-h light/dark cycle with food and water provided ad libitum. Animal procedures were carried out in accordance with NIH guidelines for the care and use of experimental animals and the experimental protocol was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
Experiment 1: Acute intraventricular injection (n = 45)
For this experiment, rats were randomly divided into five groups which received acute injections (15μl) of FITC-labeled dextran (10KD) into the lateral ventricle at different osmolarities via a Hamilton syringe. Group I (337 mOsm/L, n = 10), Group II (628 mOsm/L, n = 10), Group III (977 mOsm/L, n = 9), Group IV (2000 mOsm/L, n = 8) and Group V (3347 mOsm/L, n = 8). Ventricle volumes were assayed by volumetric analysis of MRI image data obtained from scans performed prior to injecting hyperosmotic dextran solution, at 30 minutes post-injection, and at 24 hours post-injection.
One-time lateral ventricle injection (acute experiment)
Rats were anesthetized with Ketamine (87 mg/kg, intraperitoneally or i.p.) and Xylazine (13 mg/kg, i.p.) and mounted in an animal stereotactic instrument (Kopf). Using aseptic techniques, 15 μl of fluorescently-labeled 10KD dextran solution (1 μg/μl)15 μl of 10KD (1 μg/μl) fluorescently-labeled 10KD dextran solution was injected (1 μl/s) into the frontal horn of the right lateral ventricle using a Hamilton syringe connected to a stainless steel needle (27 gauge, blunt tip). The needle was inserted through a burr hole positioned 0.9 mm posterior, 1.2 mm lateral to bregma, and lowered perpendicular to the cranial surface to a depth of 3.6 mm ventral to the dorsal surface of the dura mater [32]. After injection, the needle was held in place for 1 minute and then slowly withdrawn. The burr hole was then sealed with bone wax and the incision was sutured closed.
Experiment 2: Chronic intraventricular infusion (n = 39)
For this experiment, rats were randomly divided into 4 groups defined by their intraventricular infusion status (On/Off) during three consecutive 5-day intervals (A, B, C). Groups I and II: On-On-On (n = 10 for both groups); Group III: On-Off-On (n = 9); Group IV: On-Off-Off (n = 10). During 'On' intervals, rats received intraventricular infusion at a rate of 0.5 μl/hr with either iso-osmotic (307 mOsm/L; Group I) or hyper-osmotic (337 mOsm/L; Groups II, III, and IV) FITC-labeled dextran (10KD). During 'Off' intervals, intraventricular infusion of dextran was suspended with the cannula in place. Pumps were On during interval A for all groups. The infusion status was changed (Groups III and IV) at the beginning of interval B, and again (Group III) at the beginning of interval C. For each of these procedures, rats were anesthetized with ketamine (87 mg/kg, i.p.) and xylazine (13 mg/kg, i.p.) and a 1.0 cm incision was made on the dorsal surface of the neck to expose the catheter, which was either closed by ligating ('Off' condition) or open by unligating ('On' condition) the catheter using 3–0 silk suture. The efficacy and reversibility of this ligation procedure in this context was verified in preliminary experiments. Sham procedures were performed for groups where the catheter remained open during intervals A, B and C (Groups I and II). MRI scans were performed prior to pump implantation (baseline) and at the end of each interval to assay ventricular volumes.
Osmotic pump implantation
Rats were anesthetized with ketamine (87 mg/kg, i.p.) and xylazine (13 mg/kg, i.p.) and mounted in an animal stereotactic instrument (Kopf). Using aseptic techniques, a midline incision was made and the dorsal surface of the skull was exposed completely. A blunt tip 27-gauge needle was inserted through a burr hole positioned 0.9 mm posterior, 1.2 mm lateral to bregma, and lowered perpendicular to the cranial surface to a depth of 3.6 mm ventral to the dorsal surface of the dura mater, placing the tip of the needle in the ventral horn of the lateral ventricle [32]. The needle was slowly withdrawn and replaced with a customized microcatheter of equivalent diameter connected to an Alzet osmotic minipump primed with approximately 230 μl of dextran solution (0.083 μg/μl) (Model 2002, DURECT Corporation, Cupertino, CA, USA). The microcatheter was positioned within a shallow groove created on the surface of the cranial bone, extending 3 mm posterior to the burr hole, and cemented in place using Surgicel (ETHICON, Inc., Somerville, NJ, USA) with cyanoacrylate adhesive (DURECT Corporation). The minipump was then inserted into a subcutaneous pocket in the mid-scapular region and the incision was sutured closed.
MRI imaging and ventricular volume calculation
Whole head MRI images were acquired under Ketamine (87 mg/kg, i.p.) and Xylazine (13 mg/kg, i.p.) anesthesia in the 7-Tesla MRI System (ClinScan, Bruker, Karlsruhe, Germany) at the Magnetic Resonance Research Facility at Wayne State University. For the Experiment 1, MRI scans were performed prior to injection and at 30 minutes and 24 hours post-injection. For experiment 2, MRI scans were performed prior to cannula implantation and at 5, 10 and 15 days post-implantation, immediately prior to initiating surgical procedures to change infusion status. Coronal axial T2-weighted images were acquired using the following parameters: TR 3.53 sec, TE 38 ms, FOV 32x32mm2, matrix size 256x256, 1 signal average, 1 mm slice thickness, interleaved 24 slices, TA 2 m. Regions of interest (ROI) for all transverse slices were manually outlined and the surface area determined by counting the number of pixels enclosed by the ROI. Segmental volumes were calculated by multiplying slice areas by slice thickness, and total T2-weighted MRI volumes were determined by summing the segmental volumes. Internally developed MR SPIN (Signal Processing in NMR) software (MRI Institute for Biomedical Research, Detroit, MI, USA) written in Visual C++ on the Microsoft Windows platform was used for MRI and ventricular volume calculation [33]. Animals that died during the experiment were not included in the analysis.
Statistical methods
For Experiment 1, descriptive statistics of mean, median and standard deviation were computed for each of the five treatments groups (337, 628, 977, 2000, and 3347 mOsm/L) at each of the three time-points (pre-, 30 min post-, and 24hour post-injection). Because of the wide range of variability among the groups, Wilcoxon two sample tests were performed to assess whether the pairwise group comparisons differed at each time-point. Signed rank tests were done to assess the differences over time within treatment groups. Spearman's correlation coefficients were computed between the osmolality levels (treatment groups) and the volumes at each time point. P-values between 0.01 and 0.05 were interpreted as significant whereas P-values < 0.01 were considered highly significant.
For Experiment 2, data for each rat was 'normalized' to individual baselines. Log transformations of the data were performed to reduce the influence of variance associated with group means. Descriptive statistics of mean, median and standard deviation were computed for each of the four treatments groups (Groups I-IV) at each of the three time-points (A, B, C). Mixed models methods using repeated measures were used to estimate the rate of change over time (slope), and to test these slopes among the four groups. P-values between 0.01 and 0.05 were interpreted as significant whereas P-values <0.01 were considered highly significant.
Non-normalized mean ventricle volumes for Experiments 1 and 2
Experiment 1
Pre-Injection ± SD (μm3)
30 Minutes Post-Injection ± SD (μm3)
24 hours Post-Injection ± SD (μm3)
337mOsm/L (n=10)
16.69 ± 2.2
18.3 ± 3.04
15.75 ± 2.12
628mOsm/L (n=10)
16.42 ± 1.37
19.06 ± 3.28
15.79 ± 1.56
977mOsm/L (n=9)
16.29 ± 1.07
19.42 ± 2.51
16.97 ± 2.38
2000mOsm/L (n=8)
16.17 ± 1.88
24.79 ± 8.51
16.4 ± 5.26
3347mOsm/L (n=8)
15.7 ± 1.78
30.81 ± 7.69
19.5 ± 5.63
Experiment 2
Pre-Surgery (μm 3 )
Pump On (μm 3 ) Interval A
Pump Off/On (μm 3 ) Interval B
Pump On/Off (μm 3 ) Interval C
On-Off-On (337mOsm/L, n=9) ± SD
19.16 ± 3.78
25.98 ± 8.96
26.67 ± 10.35
28.63 ± 11.69
On-Off-Off (337mOsm/L, n=10) ± SD
16.63 ± 1.85
19.02 ± 2.55
21.7 ± 6.68
20.2 ± 3.38
On-On-On (337mOsm/L, n=10) ± SD
14.47 ± 2.36
24.09 ± 13.06
27.64 ± 12.98
32.95 ± 19.33
On-On-On (307mOsm/L, n=10) ± SD
17.23 ± 1.96
19.75 ± 4.22
20.26 ± 4.51
21.56 ± 6.02
Behavioral effects related to these manipulations of CSF osmolarity and VV were not systematically investigated; however, with the exception of transient anesthesia effects, the rats appeared alert and attentive and maintained their weight and hydration status for the duration of the study.
The objective of this study was to elucidate the kinetics associated with manipulating CSF osmolarity on VV in the normal rat brain. Our results confirm previous reports suggesting that increasing CSF osmolarity is sufficient to increase VV and include novel observations regarding the influence of concentration and time in this context. Transient increases of CSF osmolarity over a range spanning an order of magnitude are sufficient to cause acute and proportional increases in VV which are completely reversed by 24 hours post-injection. These acute increases in VV are observed primarily within the injected hemisphere at 30 minutes post-injection but encompass the entire rostral-caudal extent of the brain. Sustained increases of CSF osmolarity at the lower end of this range result in more gradual increases in VV that evolve bilaterally over the course of five days of continuous dextran infusion and are much slower to reverse when dextran infusion is suspended. This apparent hysteresis may reflect a persistent saturation of clearance mechanisms which normally regulate CSF osmolarity and/or ventricular volume. Collectively, our results suggest that the induction and withdrawal kinetics of increased VV are directly affected by both the magnitude and duration of increases in CSF osmolarity.
Changes in VV produced by manipulating CSF osmolarity may reflect the relatively free movement of water within brain tissues made possible by the presence of aquaporins 1, 4, and 9 [34–36]. These aquaporins allow the water component of CSF and plasma to move freely across the BBB in response to osmotic gradients associated with the presence of relatively impermeable and strictly regulated solutes. Transport of these solutes might, therefore, be a means by which CSF osmolarity and the volume of CSF is normally regulated within the ventricles. Recent reports suggest that water may cycle continuously between CSF and plasma in response to osmotic gradients and changes in hydrostatic pressure, as blood passes from arterial to venous microvessels [37–39]. Consistent with this hypothesis, increases in venous pressure have recently been shown to be sufficient to cause an accumulation of CSF within the ventricles [37].
The rapid induction and withdrawal kinetics of VV increases associated with transient increases in CSF osmolarity, suggest that 10 kD dextran is rapidly and efficiently cleared from CSF under these conditions. It remains to be determined whether the associated ipsilateral increase in VV observed at 30 minutes post-injection eventually becomes bilateral or whether the rate of clearance is sufficient to prevent this. By contrast, the much more gradual induction and withdrawal kinetics of VV increases induced by modest increases in CSF osmolarity sustained over several days were unexpected. These may reflect a gradual saturation of endogenous transport mechanisms which normally participate in clearing such solutes from CSF, combined with a long post-saturation refractory period. An analogous influx of solutes into CSF resulting from brain tumors, cerebral trauma, arterio-venous malformations, neurodegenerative diseases and other brain pathologies might, therefore, similarly saturate these putative transport mechanisms and give rise to hydrocephalus displaying similar kinetics. Such solutes could include ions, amino acids, neurotransmitters, proteins and peptides crossing the compromised BBB and other cellular debris associated with apoptotic and/or necrotic cell death.
In conclusion, our results suggest that brain pathologies that compromise BBB integrity or which otherwise promote the pathological release of cellular constituents into interstitial fluid and/or CSF may be sufficient to induce hydrocephalus by increasing CSF osmolarity. Moreover, a sustained influx of these constituents at relatively low concentrations and the associated increase in CSF osmolarity may be more pathogenic than an acute influx at higher concentrations. Therapies which prevent or mitigate such increases in CSF osmolarity might therefore prove useful in treating hydrocephalus. Assays of CSF content that affects osmolarity might also prove useful for distinguishing among types of hydrocephalus that may be responsive to such a therapeutic approach.
We would like to thank the STARS-Kids (http://www.stars-kids.org) for the financial support. In addition we would like to acknowledge the Wayne State University Department of Neurosurgery for providing the research facilities.
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When I was young, I was perpetually pissed off that my birthday comes 15 days before Christmas. December 10th was a day to get cards and maybe some socks or something else of a pratical nature.
My friends with birthdays in April or June or August got bicylces and wagons and toy guns, but not me.
53 years in to this journey, that certainly doesn't bother me now (well, maybe a little bit). It's a day for laying low, for contemplation and, sometimes, just a little regret. You don't get everything in life that you want and bitching and moaning about it does nothing except to sharpen the edge of that regret. I have my health, a wife who loves me and I'm not collecting tonight's dinner out of a dumpster. Hell, I have nothing to complain about so I won't.
All I want is someone to explain why time isn't linear. Back when I was a tadpole, I swear the days had 48 hours and each hour was three times as long as they are now. Hikes lasted forever, a pickup ball game lasted longer than a cricket test match and, when my mother finally tracked me down to come in for dinner, I trudged home with the exhaustion that comes from having just spent the longest and best day ever. It was as if the sand grains in the hourglass were mixed with glue and each one had to fight its way through the neck. Now someone has greased the sand and it rushes through with a thunderous roar. If you doze off for an instant, a decade has slipped by with just a few hazy memories left behind like a contrail in the winter sky.
I'll meet my friends tonight and we'll share a glass of cheer while they pat me on the back and tell me I look pretty good for an old guy. I'll laugh with them but I'll constantly be sneaking a glance at the hourglass in the corner of my eye.
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Recently, China Automotive Technology & Research Center released 2014 first C-NCAP (China-New Car Assessment Program) crash evaluation results-JAC J4 got the high score of 54.5, achieving five star results and becoming another A-class car with five-star security.
In the 100% Frontal Impact against Rigid Barrier at 50km/h, security belts and safety airbags can provide timely protection.
In the 40% Overlap Impact against Deformable Barrier in the front at 64km/h, the security belts and the airbags can provide timely protection. After frontal collision of 40% area at 64km/h, there is no significant deform in the A column.
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It is learnt that J4 is based on HCS(Human-centered Safety)philosophy and has its distinctive shinning points in the security configuration, body materials and manufacturing aircraft.
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In August of 2009 I wrote this. I'd been married for a little over a year, and we weren't seriously thinking about kids. I'd forgotten about it until a random scroll through old archives revealed that, hey, this is relevant again!
Speaking of dooce, several months ago she posed a question that sparked some fascinating discussion on the comments board – which is harder, marriage or parenthood?
Well, I'm not a mother, but I expect marriage to be a walk in the park compared to parenting. It's a walk in the park right now, actually. Before our wedding, a few people warned me that it would be difficult, especially the first year. I still haven't figured out what they were talking about.
I'm grateful for this, of course. There's a beauty in this kind of relationship, one that tends to be obscured by all the propaganda.
As much as I like children, parenthood is a weight of responsibility I'll probably never feel ready for. I expect to be reasonably prepared, bite the bullet, then figure things out as I go. Besides, I'm twenty three. These are the best years of my life, and I insist on savouring them as deeply as time will allow.
There were two sentiments that bothered me, though, as I scrolled through the comments. One is, "I can walk out on my spouse, but not on my child." The other is, "Since we had kids my marriage has taken a back seat." "I love my husband but I love my children more. And I hope he loves them more than he loves me."
This line of thinking doesn't make sense to me. He will always come first. Isn't that the kind of security I owe my children?
Two years later, and I don't rescind any of this. Except maybe the unwitting association of "the best years of my life" with youth. Maybe it only gets better, who knows.


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Uber is reportedly losing over $1 billion a year to compete in China—one of its most important markets.
That was the revelation from CEO Travis Kalanick, who blamed the burn on competition with a rival ride-sharing company that's been deeply engaged in a fight for China's passengers, according to Betakit. Kalanick gave the huge spending as an example of "irrational funding going on" around the global startup scene:
That "fierce competitor" is widely believed to be Didi Kuaidi, the dominant app that is said to control around 80% of China's private car-hailing app market. The company reportedly raised $3 billion in its last funding round in September, giving it a valuation of around $16.5 billion.
Didi Kuaidi also has some hefty backers in the form of Alibaba (baba) and Tencent, two of China's largest companies, and has teamed up with fellow peers Lyft and India's Ola to fend off any incoming traffic from Uber.
While Uber's China unit is no slouch in comparison—the last funding round valued it at $8 billion—the company has to spend aggressively to keep pace with its main competition.


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In this game with crucial relegation implications, Veracruz beat Puebla 3-2. The result gives the Tiburones Rojos back-to-back home wins and could see them move out of last place in the Tabla de Cociente, depending on other results. As for Puebla, the Poblanos have now lost two in a row and are winless in five.
With so much on the line in this one, both teams came out looking to pick up all three points. Veracruz had the first few chances of the game, but Puebla was well-organized in the back.
Just as it looked like the game would go to halftime goalless, Veracruz struck. In the 40th minute, Óscar Rojas cleared the ball off the line to save Puebla, but just a minute later the Tiburones found the breakthrough. Adrián Luna played in Ángel Reyna, who gave the hosts the 1-0 lead.
Three minutes after that, a set piece made it 2-0 for the hosts, with Daniel Villalva's header giving Veracruz a comfortable lead at halftime.
Puebla soon turned things around in the second half, however. In the 53rd minute, Alexis Canelo reduced the deficit to 2-1 to give the visitors hope; then, in the 64th minute, Carlos Guzmán tied the game 2-2.
But parity lasted just two minutes before Veracruz retook the lead. In the 66th minute, Luna sent a cross to Villalva, and "Keko" scored his second of the night to make it 3-2.
Puebla continued to press in search of another equalizer, but Veracruz was able to see out the result. A red card to Francisco Acuña in the 85th minute didn't help matters for the visitors.
With the 3-2 win, Veracruz reaches 15 points while Puebla still has 10.
Veracruz: Pedro Gallese, Rodrigo Noya, Leobardo López (Antonio Briseño 70′), Miguel Cancela (Jehu Chiapas 80′), Jesús Paganoni, Édgar Andrade (Leandro Velázquez 45′), Cristian Pellerano, Daniel Villalva, Egidio Arévalo, Ángel Reyna, Adrián Luna.
Puebla: Cristian Campestrini, Édgar Dueñas, Óscar Rojas, Robert Herrera (Francisco Acuña 45′), Carlos Gutiérrez, Iván Centurión, Pablo Míguez, Francisco Torres (Jerónimo Amione 45′), Patricio Araujo, Federico González (Álvaro Navarro 76′), Alexis Canelo.


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Rajasthan Gram Panchayat Sahayak Bharti Date 2018: This is Panchayati Raj vacancy knows as Raj Panchayat Assistant Recruitment. On
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Rajasthan Panchayat Sahayak Syllabus 2018 Objectives of Gram Panchayat Sahayak Interview Question is He/she will follow instruction of Sarpanch or Gram Pradhan or Rajasthan Village. Gram Panchayat Assistant will help all gramin people for form filling like scholarship vajifa, bank related document required etc.Swaccha Bharat SAbhiyan related Schemes should by Panchayat sahayak, encourage various gramin poor farmers to adopt schemes.
Age Limit; Minimum 18 years and Lower than 40 Years.
Educational Qualification: 12th Class pass or above.
Application Form Fees: No fees taken
Salary: After Payment of Rs 6000 per month He She will also get commission on various travelling allowance.
How to Apply: In every district of Rajasthan Gram Sabha will be organized. Candidates will required to bring all document for direct selection for more details rajpanchayat.rajasthan.gov.in and download pdf files http://www.rajpanchayat.rajasthan.gov.in/Portals/0/news_08112016.pdf
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