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Thursday, April 2, 2009
The Nose "No"s
Thursday, April 2, 2009
We can always count on the drug companies for body part cakes, can't we, Amy S? Let's just hope that applicator isn't fully loaded. Oh, and that the cake isn't pistachio with lemon-glaze filling. Heheheh.
Ashley P. sniffed out a model that looks like a retro-fitted Space Invaders blaster:
To quote that guy from Geekologie: PEW PEW!
Celebrating a nose bleed: just one more occasion you never knew cakes were perfect for.
This next one may look like an adobe hut or cave entrance, but it's not.
Anyhoo, this gratuitous up-the-nose shot was found by Jessica G., and I'm lovin' that white shell border. Because you always want your giant schnoz to have a delicate finishing touch.
This next one's a lousy photo, but only because Tara H. had to take a picture of a picture to get it:
Ah, nose hair and extraneous apostrophes: It just don't get no betta!
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- fizbobunny said...
www.consumerist.com has mostly cakes as their thumbnails for yesterdays posts. Just wanted to let you know.
- April 2, 2009 at 9:30 AM
- The Courteous Chihuahua said...
Maybe his name is Joe Blow and they are saying Joe Blow is another year. ehhhh....maybe not.
Otherwise, ick to them all. - April 2, 2009 at 9:32 AM
- Bittersweet said...
This is just too crazy good
I find it hard to believe that people would actually eat this stuff - April 2, 2009 at 9:33 AM
- Miranda said...
Onoz! ;P
- April 2, 2009 at 9:37 AM
- Roses said...
No caramel-snot filling anywhere?
Doh... - April 2, 2009 at 9:41 AM
- Unknown said...
There is just NO way I could ever eat a piece of nose... Ever. Especially the bloody one. Celebrating the loss/win of a "first" fist fight maybe? Ewwww... Gross, gross!
- April 2, 2009 at 9:41 AM
- Half Assed Kitchen said...
I wanna see a nose ring next time.
Angie (from over at www.HalfAssedKitchen.com) - April 2, 2009 at 9:45 AM
- Jen@Scrapingirl said...
I feel a sneeze coming on. :)
- April 2, 2009 at 9:45 AM
- joyce said...
How timely. Here I am using ocean nose spray to avoid a nose bleed, and I get to stare at cakes of noses before breakfast. yum.
- April 2, 2009 at 9:46 AM
- Unknown said...
The first one, other than the fact that it is a nose, is actually really well done. not sure I'd want to be the one that had to cut it though.
- April 2, 2009 at 9:46 AM
- kelsey said...
Certainly 'snot' the kind of cake I'd want to eat.
(I do love your humor Jen!) - April 2, 2009 at 9:47 AM
- StuffCooksWant said...
OMG...love the plethora of stuff coming out the nostrils... but, the nose hair takes the cake. Heh.
- April 2, 2009 at 9:49 AM
- joan said...
okay. that last one REALLY got me. eww!!!
- April 2, 2009 at 9:51 AM
I'm thinkin of the nosebleed cake in the anime sense of a nosebleed. Maybe a bit of a perv getting the cake?
The - April 2, 2009 at 9:56 AM
Whoops, got distracted. The others are snot funny is what I was gonna say. :-D
- April 2, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- lindalou said...
I love your blog. You crack me up everyday. This has also been an education as I never realized there were so many awful cakes out there. Who knew!
- April 2, 2009 at 9:58 AM
- the ginabean said...
I don't care if it's the best-tasting cake ever, I'm not gonna put any piece of those cakes near my mouth. Eeeeew!
- April 2, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Love rhinoplasties?
Celebrate the latest schnoz
With beige buttercream. - April 2, 2009 at 10:15 AM
- melydia said...
I'm terrified of the first one. It looks so realistic, and why is there a syringe up its nose?! Tell me FluMist isn't a shot!
- April 2, 2009 at 10:20 AM
- ncsudancelover said...
The nosebleed one kinda looks like a nose with vampire teeth... it's like those pictures of dracula with blood dripping down his chin. I guess those "teeth" are supposed to be tissues?
- April 2, 2009 at 10:25 AM
- Mommy Boots (formerly KarmaPearl) said...
The unnecessary apostrophe on the last cake is my personal favorite part of this post.
- April 2, 2009 at 10:26 AM
- Sharon said...
I wouldn't have known the second one was a nose if I had not seen the first one. And the nosebleed disturbs me more than most of the Creepy cakes you've featured.
And I don't like anything that is mustard yellow/gold unless its mustard or a golden retriever.
And imo, Joe Blow needs more nose hair... - April 2, 2009 at 10:26 AM
- shine said...
A nose-bleed cake? Um...ew. Not that the snot is any better.
- April 2, 2009 at 10:31 AM
The nose knows (that I don't want to eat it!)
- April 2, 2009 at 10:33 AM
- Exit, pursued by a bear said...
.... and of course, this also wins an award for bad punctuation as well as being gross.
- April 2, 2009 at 10:53 AM
- C.G. the Foodie said...
Thanks for the morning laugh. Now I need to go blow my nose though...
- April 2, 2009 at 11:14 AM
- Little Scarf Girl said...
Yuck, those are gross! I don't think I would want to eat those. D:
- April 2, 2009 at 11:25 AM
- Jacob and Andrew said...
I could have sworn the second one was a chicken...
- April 2, 2009 at 11:39 AM
A nosebleed cake. I can't imagine any reason why you could POSSIBLY need a nosebleed cake. Ewwwwww.
- April 2, 2009 at 11:44 AM
- Tabitha (From Single to Married) said...
I suddenly feel a sneeze coming on...
- April 2, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Maybe the nosebleed cake was for that weird chick on America's Next Top Model.
- April 2, 2009 at 11:56 AM
- Doublebanker said...
No nose knows nose like nose knows nose!
DB - April 2, 2009 at 11:57 AM
- Diana Dang said...
Aw gawd how could anyone eat that?
- April 2, 2009 at 11:58 AM
- ebidebby said...
Those remind me of Double Dare! I wonder if any of the bakers hid flags in the nostrils?
- April 2, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- Lyn Never said...
Whatever FluMist is, it apparently makes ectoplasm shoot out the opposite nostril. Selling point?
- April 2, 2009 at 1:03 PM
- Twocans said...
WHO orders stuff like this?!
- April 2, 2009 at 1:17 PM
FluMist isn't a shot. It's sprayed into your nose though.
- April 2, 2009 at 1:23 PM
- Tammy said...
If I didn't know it was a nose, I would have thought that second cake was a bleeding turkey.
- April 2, 2009 at 1:26 PM
#2 looks just like my nose after my septoplasty (correction of my deviated septum)! I had white gauze hanging out of both nostrils. It was not pretty and I certainly wouldn't have memorialized it with a cake.
Of course, here I sit eating Thai food for lunch. I'm not sure whether my nose is running because of my food or your blog! - April 2, 2009 at 1:38 PM
- kingmonkey said...
Body part-shaped cakes-- delicious!
I'm reminded of an exchange from the BritCom Red Dwarf.
"I see, he was a technician, so the cake's in the shape of a spanner... It's a good thing he wasn't a gynecologist." - April 2, 2009 at 1:42 PM
- Unknown said...
hehehe I love your blog, but not always comment...
I don't know if you have seen this cake yet
gracyanne is Belo's fiancée. She's the first from left to right, Belo is the second.
if you want to see other photos of the cake you can make a google search for: "gracyanne" "aniversário" "bolo"
and you should get a lot of pages...
quite an old happening actually but just now I thought about pointing it out - April 2, 2009 at 1:49 PM
One word.
EWWWWW! - April 2, 2009 at 1:51 PM
and always remember...
never kiss your honey
when your nose is runny.
you may think it's funny...
but it's snot. - April 2, 2009 at 1:58 PM
If you have trouble making a nose-shaped cake, are you entitled to sing "Nobody nose the touble I've seen"?
- April 2, 2009 at 2:07 PM
- the un-bride said...
No, no, no, no, no, no, NO!!
- April 2, 2009 at 2:19 PM
The second one looks like a bleeding chicken to me haha!
- April 2, 2009 at 2:20 PM
- Unknown said...
eh! We got off easy on the nose bleed one. I mean only drips of blood, not a flowing pool of it. It's almost done tastefully (for a nose bleed cake). ok, maybe not!
~Melba - April 2, 2009 at 2:21 PM
- Unknown said...
A nose bleed cake? Ewww!
~Amy B - April 2, 2009 at 2:25 PM
- Jax said...
These made me positively nauseous!
- April 2, 2009 at 2:35 PM
So which one do you all like the best?
C,mon Pick a Nose!
WV: Shismi- what the drunk husband replied when the wife heard him stumble in late at night and called out to ask him "Who's there?" - April 2, 2009 at 2:37 PM
The second one looks more like a plucked turkey bleeding from its feet.
- April 2, 2009 at 2:52 PM
At least that unnecessary apostrophe was just done in icing on a cake, not done in ink on a body. What? uh... no, I dont know from personal experience...*cough* sigh *
- April 2, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Hurl. Just plain f#$@%n hurl.
- April 2, 2009 at 4:49 PM
I don´t think we have icing in Sweden, but I know that we don´t have nose-cakes... :P
- April 2, 2009 at 4:56 PM
- Petrina said...
Yum! I'll have a piece of the snot-rag please. Tasty!
Love the 'don't kiss your honey' rhyme - I'm such a child!! :) - April 2, 2009 at 5:14 PM
there are no words lol.. im just sitting here laughing reading this post hahaha
- April 2, 2009 at 5:32 PM
- twinkle teaches said...
I think I lost my appetite. And the second cake looks like a vampire nose. Oh nose!
Er, oh noes!
tina - April 2, 2009 at 5:56 PM
um.....ew. even if it IS cake, I wouldn't particularly care to eat an enlarged nose, don't you think that's just a LITTLE weird? hmmm?
- April 2, 2009 at 7:03 PM
- Kathy said...
The nosebleed cake looks like a couple of things - either it's been attacked by a vampire (too much Twilight, anyone?), or someone stuck tampons up the nostrils. Just ... weird.
- April 2, 2009 at 7:29 PM
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who thought the second one looked like a bleeding chicken!
- April 2, 2009 at 7:32 PM
The FluMist applicator seems extremely tiny in proportion to that giant nose.
- April 2, 2009 at 7:33 PM
- spyra said...
lol @ #1
I work at the company that makes FluMist! The cake makes me cringe, but that's actually a very accurate depiction how the spray is administered! Is there any info on that cake? When/where it was served? I wonder if they'll be doing it again this year... :P - April 2, 2009 at 7:33 PM
- Bilby P. Dalgyte said...
Most of these cakewrecks may seem really weird but they all look perfectly fine to eat (assuming they don't taste as bad as they look) but there's something about slicing up a bleeding nose with tissues stuffed up it and putting it in my mouth that makes me go "why...? why would ANYONE make a nose-cake let alone a bleeding one?!"
- April 2, 2009 at 7:34 PM
- fuzzandfuzzlet said...
Gosh Do you have an Viagra cakes?
My son hates it when he says It`s Not and I tell him to quit talking about snot. lol - April 2, 2009 at 8:17 PM
- Pecuron said...
ya your blog is so cool!!
and its full of sweet and smell with a cake!!
nice about your blog man..
:D - April 3, 2009 at 3:42 AM
- Yanicka said...
Can someone explain to me what is the goal of having delicious cakes shaped like something gross....
I.just. don't. get. it!!!!! - April 3, 2009 at 9:40 AM
- Stephanie said...
ok seriously now. who orders this stuff...
- April 4, 2009 at 1:46 AM
I dunno, that second one kind of looks like a roasted turkey to me.
- April 4, 2009 at 2:12 AM
- tort said...
I think the pewpewpew pic is just a nose bleed being fixed with tampons (a la ben kweller.) nom nom nom
- April 4, 2009 at 1:53 PM
- dani' said...
Turn that second one upside down and it could be a uterus...
- April 6, 2009 at 11:15 PM
- David Moreira said...
All I can think of is Double Dare's Giant nose...
http://www.retroland.com/pages/retropedia/tv/item/712/ - April 9, 2009 at 12:24 AM
- Nonna said...
On reflection, these remind me of the leader's nose they were trying to clone into a new leader in the Woody Allen movie "Sleeper" with Diane Keaton...icky...in it, to escape, they try to take the nose hostage !
- April 21, 2009 at 12:03 AM
And just for added giggles, the "Flu Mist" thing is in reality a pickle-grabber. Imagine sticking one of those claw-like things up your nose!
- November 3, 2009 at 12:04 AM
- Monica said...
I agree with the people who said the nosebleed cake looks like it has vampire fangs. Totally bizarre.
Sighted the remains of a CCC this afternoon: an empty box smeared with GOBS of frosting. I suspected its CCC status, and looking at the label confirmed it: the box said "Pull-apart cake." Blech. - May 14, 2010 at 9:07 PM
- Unknown said...
Any particular reason why the roses are chocolate and the frosting is also chocolate? Seems a bit blah..
- May 22, 2010 at 7:56 PM
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Many factors can influence the condition of jewelry. Therefore you should make sure that your pieces are properly cleaned and stored. Please read through the care instructions to ensure your jewelry keeps its appearance.
Please be advised that sterling silver and copper are fairly soft metals, therefore please do not apply pressure when cleaning or storing your pieces, for instance the needles of your earrings as they could easily bend, this also applies to resizable rings, please adjust your resizable rings to your size with care and do not apply too much pressure or bend too far apart as this could result in the product breaking, in this case we would not be able to cover for you due to too much force being applied to the product.
To protect your pieces, your jewelry should be individually placed in pouches they come in or within a soft lined box to stop them being scratched or tangled. Ideally, store your jewelry in a dark, cool and dry place and try to keep your jewelry separate, so that it doesn't rub together or tangle up.
Store like items together. Do not store gold plating and silver plating together. The different metals will cause each other to fade. Have different storage places for different colors of metals like gold & silver. Store in a dry, dark area.
Stainless Steel does not fade. It's very durable & made to last. Stainless Steel shines just like real silver or gold. Although it doesn't tarnish or corrode and doesn't require special care, it can scratch. That's why you should wear and store your pieces in a way that minimizes any contact with other items that can damage your stainless steel jewelry. To minimise any appearance of scratches if it does happen, we recommend polishing it with a jewelry polishing cloth. Store your stainless steel pieces separately from jewelry made of other metals. It is best if you keep your stainless steel items in individual bags or pouches to prevent scratches.
The simplest way to clean your stainless steel jewelry is with a bit of soap and water when it's dull and dirty. This helps clean off any pollutants and grime on your jewelry. Remember to please use a mild liquid soup and warm water.
Soak the stainless jewelry in a bowl containing a mixture of mild soap and warm water and let sit for a few minutes. Next, take a soft cloth and rub the jewelry. For hard to reach areas, like grooves or engravings, you can use a soft-bristled toothbrush that will ensure you reach those hard to get places. Once you've thoroughly cleaned off your jewelry, reassure you've dried your piece with another lint-free cloth to remove all possibilities of water spots.
If your stainless steel pieces contain other metals such as gold or platinum in the plating, the piece is waterproof, however wearing it in the shower or in the swimming pool can make the plating fade away over time, as chlorine found in the water can damage the other metals on your stainless steel jewelry.
Titanium is one of the most durable metals jewelry can be made of. Here are some tips to help you clean your titanium rings or other jewelry pieces and take good care of them. Although this metal is very durable and hard to damage, it is not completely scratch resistant, please care for it as you would for stainless steel.
If your titanium pieces contain other metals such as gold or platinum in the plating, avoid wearing it when you are in the shower or in the swimming pool. The chlorine found in the water can damage the other metals on your titanium jewelry.
Silver jewelry will naturally tarnish over time. Using a jewellery polishing cloth is an effective way to keep silver jewelry looking shiny and lustrous.
- Ideally, store silver pieces in an airtight bag (which is provided with your pieces when purchasing from us) to help reduce tarnishing.
- Do not use tissue paper or paper towels to clean sterling silver as they can cause scratching.
- Do not use polishing creams or polishing cloths on plated jewellery, as it can remove the plating.
If you want to to clean your silver jewelry at home, you can use a silver cleaning dip:
- Line a glass container with tin foil; pour some hot water, and add one or two tablespoons of salt and baking soda.
- Put your silver pieces in the dip, and leave them there for about five minutes.
- After the tarnish disappears, rinse your jewelry with water and dry it using a soft cloth.
Plating is a process where a layer of gold is placed on to coat the surface of another metal. As the jewelry is not 100% solid gold, extra care should be taken to maximize its lifespan. Anything plated will eventually tarnish with time and wear. Decrease the chances of your plated pieces fading & to prolong the plating by following the below advise.
- Do not spray on perfume or other sprays while wearing your gold-plated jewelry.
- Wait until your lotion or cream is dry or has been absorbed by your skin before you wear your gold plated ring, bracelet or necklace.
- Substances like oil, nail polish, nail polish remover, chlorine, and perfume may react with plated jewelry. This is also true for sweat, so make sure you remove your gold plated jewelry when you exercise or doing anything requiring heavy work and when swimming.
- If the base material is stainless steel it will not tarnish or turn green, however these measures are advised to be taken to prolong the life of gold plating. After every use, clean your plated jewelry with a cotton ball or a very soft cloth to remove any dust and dirt. Gently rubbing the surface of your gold plated jewelry using a soft jewelry cloth, helps restore shine.
- Please note, do not use a polishing cloth as this will strip away the plating. If your jewelry needs more cleaning you may clean it with warm, soapy water. Soak it for a few minutes and you may clean it with a soft cloth.
- Stay away from jewelry cleaners and antibacterial soaps which may have certain components that will make your gold plated jewelry breakdown more quickly.
- To avoid scratches, wrap your jewelry in a soft cloth after cleaning or keep it in a jewelry box or the pouch that it comes in when ordering from us, also keep it separate from other types of jewelry you have.
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Millions rejoice but more trouble looms as army suspends constitution, says government of technocrats will take over until new elections; 39 killed in protests
CAIRO (AP) — The armed forces ousted Egypt's first democratically elected president Wednesday after just a year in power, installing a temporary civilian government, suspending the constitution and calling for new elections. Islamist President Mohammed Morsi denounced it as a "full coup" by the military.
After the televised announcement by the army chief, millions of anti-Morsi protesters in cities around the country erupted in delirious scenes of joy, with shouts of "God is great" and "Long live Egypt."
Fireworks burst over crowds dancing and waving flags in Cairo's Tahrir Square, epicenter of the 2011 uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak. Now it was one of multiple centers of a stunning four-day anti-Morsi revolt that brought out the biggest anti-government rallies Egypt has seen, topping even those of 2011.
But the move potentially throws the country into further confrontation.
Moments after the army statement, a statement on the Egyptian president's office's Twitter account quoted Morsi as saying the military's measures "represent a full coup categorically rejected by all the free men of our nation."
Morsi has insisted his legitimacy as an elected president must not be violated or Egypt could be thrown in to violence. Some of his Islamist backers, tens of thousands of whom took to the streets in recent days, have vowed to fight to the end.
"Down with the rule of the military," some of them chanted after the army announcement, reviving a chant used by leftist revolutionaries during the nearly 17 months of direct military rule that followed Mubarak's removal.
The army has insisted it is not carrying out a coup, but acting on the will of the people to clear the way for a new leadership.
In his speech, army chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said the chief justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court would step in as interim president until new elections are held. He would be sworn in judges of his court, el-Sissi said. A government of technocrats would be formed with "full powers" to run the country.
El-Sissi spoke while flanked by the country's top Muslim and Christian clerics as well as pro-reform leader Mohammed ElBaradei and two representatives of the youth opposition movement behind the wave of protests.
He promised "not to exclude anyone or any movement" from further steps. But he did not define the length of the transition period or when presidential elections would be held. He also did not mention any role for the military.
The constitution, drafted by Morsi's Islamist allies, was "temporarily suspended," and a panel of experts and representatives of all political movements will consider amendments. He did not say whether a referendum would be held to ratify the changes, as customary.
Seeking to avert a destabilizing backlash, he warned that the armed forces, police will deal "decisively" with violence.
After the 9:20 p.m., the Brotherhood's TV station went blank
Shortly before the 9: 20 p.m. announcement, the army deployed troops, commandos and armored vehicles in cities around the country. In Cairo, they stationed on bridges over the Nile River and at major intersections. They also surrounded rallies being held by Morsi's supporters — an apparent move to contain them.
Travel bans were imposed on Morsi and top figures from his Muslim Brotherhood including its chief Mohammed Badie and his powerful deputy Khairat el-Shater.
At least 39 people have been killed in clashes since Sunday, when the mass protests against Morsi began — hiking fears that greater violence could erupt when the final move was made against him. Street battles in the Nile Delta city of Kafr el-Sheikh on Wednesday left at least 200 people injured.
The army's move is the second time in Egypt's 2 ½ years of turmoil that it has forced out the country's leader. It pushed out Mubarak and took power itself. This time, however, its removal of an elected figure could be more explosive.
Elected with 51.7 percent of the vote in last year's presidential election, Morsi took office vowing to move beyond his roots in the Muslim Brotherhood.
But his presidency threw the country into deep polarization. Those who took to the streets this week say he lost his electoral legitimacy because he tried to give the Brotherhood and Islamist allies a monopoly on power, pushed through a constitution largely written by his allies and mismanaged the country's multiple crises.
"Now we want a president who would really be the president of all Egyptians and will work for the country," Said Shahin, a 19-year-old protester in Tahrir, said, falling to the ground to pray as soon as el-Sissi spoke.
Mahmoud Badr, spokesman for Tamarod, or Rebel — the youth movement behind the rallies — praised the crowds in the streets saying, they succeded in "putting your revolution back on track."
"Let's start a new page, a new page based on participation," he wrote on his Twitter account. "Our hand is extended to all
Morsi and his allies say the opposition never accepted their appeals for dialogue — seen by opponents as empty gestures — and that Mubarak loyalists throughout the government sabotaged their attempts to bring change.
The military had issued an ultimatum on Monday giving Morsi 48 hours to find some solution with its opponents. Any deal, however, was a near impossibility, making it inevitable the military would move.
Earlier in the day, el-Sissi met with ElBaradei, Egypt's top Muslim cleric — Al-Azhar Sheik Ahmed el-Tayeb — and Coptic Pope Tawadros II, as well as youth representatives and some members of the ultraconservative Salafi movements. The consultations apparently aimed to bring as wide a consensus as possible behind the army's moves.
But the Brotherhood boycotted the session, its political arm the Freedom and Justice Party said.
In a last-minute statement before the deadline, Morsi again rejected the military's intervention, saying abiding by his electoral legitimacy was the only way to prevent violence. He criticized the military for "taking only one side."
"One mistake that cannot be accepted, and I say this as president of all Egyptians, is to take sides," he said in the statement issued by his office. "Justice dictates that the voice of the masses from all squares should be heard," he said, repeating his offer to hold dialogue with his opponents.
"For the sake of Egypt and for historical accuracy, let's call what is happening by its real name: Military coup," Morsi's top foreign policy adviser Essam al-Haddad wrote on his Facebook page.


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NexusDB SQL is an interface to the NexusDB core-engine, an advanced and highly efficient relational database management server. This manual provides the information needed to take advantage of the built-in SQL language in NexusDB V3.
Featuring SQL:2003
NexusDB V3 implements a large subset of the international standard ISO/IEC 9075 - SQL:2003, including most of the Core SQL functionality as well as many of the additional features defined in the standard. In addition, NexusDB augments SQL:2003 with extensions to expose vendor-specific functionality.
While NexusDB does not claim official conformance to Core SQL, the grammar conforms closely to the syntax and processing rules defined in SQL:2003. Any difference between NexusDB SQL and SQL:2003 is documented in the Conformance summary at the bottom of each topic page.
The advantage of using standard SQL
While SQL has been the dominant database language for more than three decades, and also being standardized since 1986, the major RDBMS vendors have implemented proprietary grammar and SQL dialects to meet demands in the market not covered by the standard at the time. The result has been that SQL statements tuned to execute efficiently on a particular RDBMS, will often fail when ported to a different RDBMS.
The recent SQL standards, starting with SQL-92, and particularly the SQL:1999 major revision and the latest SQL:2003 minor revision, implement all commercially accepted functionality found in the proprietary implementations, and probably more than a single vendor will ever offer.
It is expected that major RDBMS vendors are currently working on adopting their implementations to the recent standards. By exposing SQL grammar that conforms to SQL:2003 now, NexusDB V3 users have the advantage of being able to write standard SQL statements that can target a variety of RDBMS in a foreseeable future.
NexusDB V3 SQL main features
♦ | Standard SQL:2003 |
♦ | Views |
♦ | Referential Integrity |
♦ | Triggers - Active Database |
♦ | Stored Procedures and Functions |
♦ | SQL/PSM Procedure Language |
♦ | Transaction Management |
♦ | Fulltext Index Support |


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High Blood Pressure: Checking Your Blood Pressure at Home
- When blood pressure is high, it starts to damage the blood vessels, heart, and kidneys. This can lead to heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, and other problems. But if you don't measure your blood pressure, you won't know when it's high, because there are usually no symptoms.
- A home blood pressure monitor makes it easy to keep track of your blood pressure.
- You can check your blood pressure at different times and in different places (such as at home and at work) during the day.
- Checking your blood pressure at home helps you work with your doctor to diagnose and manage your blood pressure. Checking it at home does not replace having it checked by your doctor.
How to take your blood pressure at home
Blood pressure monitors
There are two types of blood pressure monitors:
- Automatic monitors. These are easier to use. They do the listening for you.
- Manual monitors. This is the kind of device you usually see at the doctor's office. It involves using a stethoscope to listen to the heartbeat.
Buying and maintaining a monitor
When you first get a blood pressure device, check its accuracy. Do this by comparing its readings with those you get at the doctor's office. Ask your doctor or nurse to watch you use your device to make sure that you are doing it right and that it works right. It's a good idea to have your device checked every year at the doctor's office.
The size of the blood pressure cuff and where you place it can greatly affect how accurate your device is. If the cuff is too small or too large, the results won't be right. You may have to measure your arm and choose a monitor that comes in the right size.
A monitor that measures blood pressure in your arm is recommended for most people. Blood pressure monitors used on the wrist aren't as reliable as those that use arm cuffs. Wrist monitors should be used only by people who can't use arm cuffs for physical reasons. And devices that use finger monitors aren't recommended at all.footnote 1
Check your blood pressure cuff often. Make sure all of the parts of your monitor are in good condition. Even a small hole or crack in the tubing can lead to inaccurate results.
Getting ready
Before you take your blood pressure:
- Don't eat, smoke, or exercise for at least 30 minutes. And don't use any medicines that can raise blood pressure, such as certain nasal sprays.
- Rest at least 5 minutes before you take a reading. Sit in a comfortable, relaxed position with both feet on the floor. Don't move or talk while you are measuring your blood pressure.
- Try not to take your blood pressure if you are nervous or upset.
- If you can, use the same arm for every reading. Readings may be 10 to 20 mm Hg different between your right arm and your left arm.
Remember that blood pressure readings vary throughout the day. They usually are highest in the morning after you wake up and move around. They decrease throughout the day and are lowest in the evening.
When you first start taking your blood pressure at home, always take your blood pressure 3 times. Wait 1 to 2 minutes between recordings to let the blood flow back into your arm. After you get better at doing it, you probably will need to do it only once or twice each time.
Using an automatic blood pressure monitor
- Sit with your arm slightly bent and resting comfortably on a table so that your upper arm is on the same level as your heart.
- Wrap the blood pressure cuff around your bare upper arm. The lower edge of the cuff should be about 1 inch (2.5 cm) above the bend of your elbow.
- Press the on/off button.
- Wait until the ready-to-measure "heart" symbol appears next to zero in the display window.
- Press the start button. The cuff will inflate.
- After a few seconds, the cuff will begin to deflate. The numbers on the screen will begin to drop.
- When the measurement is complete, the heart symbol stops flashing. The numbers tell you your blood pressure and pulse.
Using a manual blood pressure monitor
If you're not familiar with using a stethoscope, you may want to get help from someone who is. The accuracy of a blood pressure recording depends on putting the stethoscope in just the right place.
- Sit with your arm slightly bent and resting comfortably on a table so that your upper arm is on the same level as your heart.
- Wrap the blood pressure cuff around your bare upper arm. The lower edge of the cuff should be about 1 inch (2.5 cm) above the bend of your elbow.
- Close the valve on the rubber inflating bulb. Squeeze the bulb rapidly with your opposite hand to inflate the cuff. Keep squeezing until the dial or column of mercury reads about 30 mm Hg higher than your usual systolic pressure. (If you don't know your usual pressure, inflate the cuff to 210 mm Hg.) The pressure in the cuff will temporarily stop all blood flow in your arm.
- Put the stethoscope over the large artery slightly above the inside of your elbow. You can find this artery by feeling for its pulse with the fingers of your other hand. If you are using a cuff with a built-in stethoscope, be sure the part of the cuff with the stethoscope is over the artery. Don't let the stethoscope rub on the cuff or your clothing. This may cause noises that make your pulse hard to hear.
- Open the valve on the bulb just slightly. The numbers on the pressure dial or mercury tube should fall gradually—about 2 to 3 mm Hg per second. Some devices automatically control the fall at this rate.
- Listen through the stethoscope. As you watch the pressure slowly fall, note the number on the dial or tube when you first start to hear a pulsing or tapping sound. The sound is caused by the blood starting to move through the closed artery. This is your systolic blood pressure.
- Continue letting the air out slowly. The sounds will become muffled and finally will disappear. Note the number when the sounds completely disappear. This is your diastolic blood pressure. Finally, let out all the remaining air to take the cuff off.
Keep a blood pressure diary
Keep a blood pressure diary. Your records may help explain changes in your blood pressure readings and help your doctor make sure you get the right treatment.
Everyone's blood pressure changes from day to day and even from minute to minute sometimes. Blood pressure tends to be higher in the morning and lower at night. Stress, smoking, eating, exercise, cold, pain, noise, medicines, and even talking can affect it.
Record your blood pressure numbers with the date and time. You might use a home blood pressure log or a spreadsheet on your computer. Your monitor might have a feature that will record your numbers for you. Some monitors can transfer this information to your computer.
Also record your daily activities, such as the time you take medicine or if you feel upset or feel stressed.
Current as of: September 7, 2022
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:E. Gregory Thompson MD - Internal Medicine & Martin J. Gabica MD - Family Medicine & Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine