Chili pepper lovers might live longer says new study

New Italian research has found that people who eat chili peppers on a regular basis appear to have a lower risk of death than those who avoid the spicy ingredient.

Led by researchers from the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention of I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed in Pozzilli, Italy, the new study set out to investigate whether chili peppers, which are a common ingredient in Italian cuisine and the Mediterranean diet, may be linked with a lower risk of death in those who consume them regularly.

For the study the team looked at 22,811 adults living in the Molise region of Italy who were participating in the Moli-sani study. 

The participants' chili pepper intake was measured using a Food Frequency Questionnaire and categorized as none/rare consumption, up to two times per week, three or four times per week, and more than four times a week. They were then followed for an average of eight years. 

The findings, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), showed that participants who ate chili peppers four times a week or more had a 40 percent lower risk of dying of a heart attack compared to those who never or rarely ate them. In addition, the risk of dying from a stroke was more than halved.

"An interesting fact," added Marialaura Bonaccio, first author of the publication, "is that protection from mortality risk was independent of the type of diet people followed. In other words, someone can follow the healthy Mediterranean diet, someone else can eat less healthily, but for all of them chili pepper has a protective effect."

The study is the first to investigate whether eating chili peppers could be linked to a lower risk of death in a European and Mediterranean population, although chili peppers have already been linked to a lower risk of death in Chinese and American populations. 

"Chili pepper is a fundamental component of our food culture," commented researcher Licia Iacoviello. "We see it hanging on Italian balconies, and even depicted in jewels. Over the centuries, beneficial properties of all kinds have been associated with its consumption, mostly on the basis of anecdotes or traditions, if not magic. It is important now that research deals with it in a serious way, providing rigor and scientific evidence. And now, as already observed in China and in the United States, we know that the various plants of the capsicum species, although consumed in different ways throughout the world, can exert a protective action towards our health."

Results:

Over a median follow-up of 8.2 years, a total of 1,236 deaths were ascertained. Multivariable hazard ratios (HRs) for all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality among participants in the regular (>4 times/week) relative to none/rare intake were 0.77 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.66 to 0.90) and 0.66 (95% CI: 0.50 to 0.86), respectively. Regular intake was also inversely associated with ischemic heart disease (HR: 0.56; 95% CI: 0.35 to 0.87) and cerebrovascular (HR: 0.39; 95% CI: 0.20 to 0.75) death risks. The association of chili pepper consumption with total mortality appeared to be stronger in hypertension-free individuals (p for interaction = 0.021). Among known biomarkers of CVD, only serum vitamin D marginally accounted for such associations.

Conclusions:

In a large adult Mediterranean population, regular consumption of chili pepper is associated with a lower risk of total and CVD death independent of CVD risk factors or adherence to a Mediterranean diet. Known biomarkers of CVD risk only marginally mediate the association of chili pepper intake with mortality.

Trump defender at impeachment debate says Jesus got a better deal in his trial

As the House debated articles of impeachment Wednesday, the president’s defenders reached all the way back to the biblical times, and across the globe to Pearl Harbor, for metaphors to describe what they said was happening to President Trump.

Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., compared the impeachment of Trump to the trial of Jesus Christ.

“Before you take this historic vote today, one week before Christmas, I want you to keep this in mind: When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to face his accusers. During that sham trial, Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than Democrats afforded this president in this process.”

Loudermilk then yielded back, neglecting to mention that Pilate eventually let the crowd decide Jesus’s fate. Recent polls have shown a slim majority of Americans approving of Trump’s impeachment. Rep. Fred Keller, R-Pa., later said that he would pray for Democrats, using the same language as Jesus praying for his executioners on the cross: “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

Trump has refused to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry in any way, declining to supply requested documents and instructing his top aides not to testify.

Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., brought up the “belly of the beast,” an allusion to the story of Jonah and the whale, in a rambling commentary on the culture war he felt was being perpetrated by Democrats.

“I have descended into the belly of the beast,” Higgins said. “I have witnessed the terror within and I rise committed to oppose the insidious forces, but this unjust and weaponized impeachment brought upon us by the same socialists who threatened unborn life in the womb, who threatened Second Amendment protections of every American patriot and who have long ago determined that they would organize and conspire to overthrow President Trump.”

Higgins displayed a map showing all the counties that voted for Trump in 2016, making it appear as if he won an overwhelming share of the vote. (In fact, the 63 million votes he received, a figure frequently cited by his supporters, was nearly 3 million fewer than Hillary Clinton’s total.) “Our republic shall survive this threat from within. American patriots shall prevail,” he intoned.

kktc Police warned: Watch out for fake 50 TL banknotes!

Police General Directorate, by making an official statement, underlined the need to pay attention to fake banknotes of 50 TL. The press statement of the police said: TL It was found that last night, in Kyrenia, 400 TL of the cash, which was saved by a person (Name Undisclosed) and which was thought to be a fake, was indeed confirmed to be fake.

 

These 50 TL counterfeit bills, which are taken as exhibits by the police, are all composed of serial number A 625255062. 

Since the counterfeit currency is considered to have previously been placed on the market in question, it is stated that the persons and institutions that will sell and exchange money with banks, foreign exchange companies, financial institutions, markets and citizens with a fake 50 TL, Turkish Lira ”type of currency are hereby advised that they should be very careful and inform the nearest police station of the suspicious distributors.

ICBFP2019 - The 4th International Conference on Banking and Finance Perspectives at EMU on Thursday, May 02, 2019 08:00

The Department of Banking and Finance (Eastern Mediterranean University) cordially invites submissions of your research papers for the presentation at the 4th International Conference on Banking and Finance Perspectives (ICBFP-2019) to be held at at Eastern Mediterranean University on Thursday, May 02, 2019 08:00

7th International Conference on Gender Studies starts at EMU on Thursday, October 10, 2019 08:00

The Administrative Board of Center for Women’s Studies - Eastern Mediterranean University is pleased to announce that the 7th International Conference on Gender Studies: Gender, Space, Place & Culture – will be held on 10– 12 October 2019. Conference will take place in Rauf Raif Denktaş Culture and Congress Center in Famagusta. The goal of the conference is to provide a place for scholars, experts, professionals and activists with interdisciplinary backgrounds related to gender and space relations to exchange new ideas and latest researches. And conference seek to create a ground to examine relations between various disciplines such as urban planning, architecture, politics, gender and women’s studies, anthropology, environmental studies, sociology, and history.

Deadline for submission of proposals is May 1st, 2019.

Conference Web Page: https://gspc.emu.edu.tr/en

Conference mail: gspc@emu.edu.tr

Middle school math teacher Miranda fired over topless selfie sent to boyfriend

A middle school teacher says she was fired after an old topless selfie that she once sent to an ex-boyfriend popped up in a student’s inbox.

Three years ago, Lauren Miranda, a 7th-grade math teacher at Bellport Middle School in New York sent the private photo to her then-boyfriend, a teacher in the district. The couple soon split, but in January, the photo — that Miranda says she’s never made public — was attained by a student.

Miranda, 25, of Mastic Beach was fired from the South Country Central School District on Wednesday for not being a “role model,” according to a $3 million dollar lawsuit from attorney John Ray. This, despite a December 2017 evaluation (sent to Yahoo Lifestyle by Ray), calling Miranda an “outstanding” and “highly effective” teacher who was “genuinely dedicated” to her students. 

Upon the discovery of the selfie, says the lawsuit, administrators interrogated Miranda “with the intention of humiliating, embarrassing, and berating” her about the photo. “Lauren was called into a meeting with all these men who flashed her photo on a computer screen and said, ‘Is this you?'” Ray tells Yahoo Lifestyle.

Miranda was suspended without pay, says the lawsuit, and on March 27, the school board voted to fire her. 

“That picture was never posted,” Miranda said at a press conference. “How it got out is the million dollar question…If a male teacher’s nipples were displayed, there would be no punishment.”

Miranda said her principal told her, “How can I put you in front of a classroom where boys would be able to pull out their phone and look at this image of you?'”

Ray tells Yahoo Lifestyle his client is also being denied tenure, for which she was eligible this year. “The school district’s motive is discriminatory — they intended to sexualize her because she’s a woman.” He says the school would not reinstate Miranda’s job instead of a lawsuit.

“I loved my job, I never woke up in the morning and didn’t want to go,” Miranda said at the press conference. “I loved my students, my faculty. I really thought this is where I was going to spend the next thirty years of my life.”

Murder Suspect Was Allegedly Seeking Treatment at Mental Health Facility Before Arrest - Nipsey Hussle Case

The man currently under arrest for the murder of Nipsey Hussle was allegedly nabbed while trying to check himself into a mental health facility.

According to a witness at the scene of Eric Holder’s arrest, the suspect had called a mental health facility and claimed he needed “help.”

Holder was arrested in the parking lot of Telecare Los Angeles Hopes and Opportunities Program in Bellflower, CA. According to their site, the facility “operates under contract with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health to provide culturally competent mental health services to adults with serious mental illnesses.”

Sources close to the situation tell The Blast Holder has a history of mental illness, and it was known among his circle of friends that he had allegedly previously sought treatment at a facility.

As we reported, officers reported Tuesday afternoon they had a “187 suspect” held at gunpoint when they cuffed Holder. He was later positively identified by LAPD as the suspect in Nipsey’s death.

Student had to bring his baby daughter to class so his professor watched her so he could pay attention

Here is a thing that happens to every parent: There’s somewhere you absolutely have to be — your current livelihood and possibly your future success depend on it — and all of your regular childcare options fall through. So often, they wind up staying home, knowing they’ll suffer for it. But sometimes, like in the case of one student at Morehouse College, they go with option B and bring the kid along.

On Friday, Nick Vaughn witnessed this scene in his math class, when his classmate, Wayne Hayer, showed up wearing his baby daughter in a carrier. The father explained to their professor, Nathan Alexander, that he couldn’t find a babysitter.

“No problem, in fact I will even hold her so you can take better notes in class,” Vaughn quoted Alexander as saying on his viral Facebook post.

Food for thought from Nomathemba

If you take a piece of rotten fruit and place it beside perfectly good fruit...what happens?

📌The mold from the rotten fruit spreads over to the good fruit and both end up in bad condition.

So what happens when you surround yourself with ROTTEN MINDS? Well....you become just like them...

Food for thought as we wrap up the year

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