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Juliana Hatfield just compared herself with Bob Dylan. The veteran Boston singer-songwriter is sipping on an iced tea at 1369 Coffee House — which is near her home in Central Square — and talking about her recent collaboration with Frank Smith, the Boston-birthed alt-country-ish six-piece who relocated to Austin in March. (They return to town to play downstairs at the Middle East this Saturday.) "This is just like Bob Dylan and the Band. It's just like that," she says, shooting a wry smile to indicate that she's joking. After years of recording as a solo artist with groups of individual musicians backing her, she says it was refreshing to play with a pre-existing band. "You can't really impose that chemistry on a bunch of musicians taken from different places. You can hope for it, but you can't count on it."
The fruit of the partnership — a six-song EP, Sittin' in a Tree . . ., which Hatfield released on her own Ye Olde Records imprint last Tuesday — is a toothsome cocktail, the marriage of Hatfield's "peppy, poppy" songs, as she describes them, with Frank Smith's country-rock sensibility. Hatfield wrote the tunes — leftovers that didn't fit on her forthcoming solo album, which she's been working on with Ivy's Andy Chase in New York — and handed them over to the band to be arranged. "I trusted them to make the songs cool because their music is so great that I knew that their producer-arranger instincts would be good. So I let them take over."
Frank frontman Aaron Sinclair and guitarist Scott Toomey took on the role of producers, tweaking the songs, sometimes radically. Hatfield cites "If Only We Were Dogs," a creepy, subdued banjo-driven affair. "When I brought that one to them, it was a rocker. It was heavy guitar with the riff" — here she demonstrates with her voice and air ax. "They totally changed that around so it's much darker and more sparse now."
Did she never find it hard to accept such changes? "I made a choice to go with the flow. I'm pretty good about letting go of stuff when I trust somebody, and I trusted the songs with them. And I liked that they changed them because I wanted as much of Frank Smith in the songs as I could get. I didn't want to impose my Juliana-ness — I wanted to absorb all the Frank Smith–ness I could."
Which is amusing when you consider that the first couple of times she saw Frank Smith play — at the urging of numerous friends, including the band's manager, Jeff Goodman — she found them "kinda boring." Goodman had given her their 2005 full-length, Think Farms, but she never listened to it. Later he gave her an advance copy of their 2006 album, Red on White. "At some point I listened to it and I was like, 'Holy shit. This is really good. It's really good.' It surprised me like any good music does, because I hate everything. And then I listened to Think Farms, and that was really good too."
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Jazz Ensembles perform 'A Brazilian Affair,' May 8
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The Princeton University Jazz Ensembles will perform "A Brazilian Affair: The Relationship Between Brazilian Music and Jazz" at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 8, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
The program will feature performances by the Princeton University Concert Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble II and the Afro-Groove Ensemble, as well as guest-performances by saxophonist Don Braden and Brazilian percussionist Guilherme Franco.
Braden, the former music director for Bill Cosby's "Cosby Show," has produced 11 CD projects as a leader and nearly 50 recordings as a sideman. Franco is one of the foremost jazz percussionists in the world and is the winner of Downbeat Magazine's Critics' and Readers' Poll Award.
The concert will showcase the sound and sensibility of Brazilian music as well as feature the world premiere of a commissioned work for big band by Grammy Award-winning composer and saxophonist Bob Mintzer.
The event is sponsored by the Princeton University Jazz Program . Tickets are $15 for general admission and $5 for students. They may be purchased at the Richardson Auditorium ticket office, (609) 258-5000.
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Myeloproliferative diseases (or myeloproliferative neoplasms) are disorders in which too many of certain types of blood cells are made in the bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside the large bones in the body. These disorders include polycythemia vera, myelofibrosis, essential thrombocythemia, mastocytosis, and eosinophilia.
At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we have world-class expertise in diagnosing and treating these and other rare blood disorders.
Polycythemia Vera
This slow-developing disease occurs when bone marrow produces too many red blood cells, which can lead to thickening of the blood. The condition is thought to be caused in part by a mutation in a gene called JAK2, which regulates the production of various types of blood cells, keeping them in proper balance. More than 90 percent of people with polycythemia vera have a mutation in JAK2 that leads to the excessive production of red blood cells.
Although this mutation is thought to be acquired (rather than inherited from a parent), our research suggests that a person can inherit a genetic abnormality that increases the risk of a JAK2 mutation occurring later in life.
Polycythemia vera usually doesn't cause any signs or symptoms in its early stages, but after progressing it may produce headache, shortness of breath, bleeding, dizziness, itchiness, and an enlarged spleen. The disease can also increase the likelihood of developing blood clots and stroke.
We usually diagnose polycythemia vera through a blood test, which can reveal abnormal levels of certain blood components such as an elevated level of red blood cells. To confirm the diagnosis, we also may recommend that you undergo a bone marrow biopsy, or a test for the specific genetic mutation in JAK2.
Polycythemia vera cannot be cured, so treatment is aimed at managing the disorder as a chronic condition. The standard treatment is phlebotomy (the removal of a prescribed amount of blood) on a regular basis, sometimes combined with other therapies.
For some people, such as those who have experienced blood clotting, chemotherapy rather than phlebotomy is used to control the excess production of red blood cells. This may include the drug hydroxyurea, which suppresses the bone marrow's ability to make blood cells.
Interferon also may be injected to treat this disease by stimulating the immune system to slow the overproduction of red blood cells. For itchiness of the skin, our doctors may prescribe medication, such as antihistamines.
Some patients with polycythemia vera later develop a blood disorder called myelofibrosis. We are conducting a clinical trial exploring new treatment options for people with myelofibrosis that has developed after polycythemia vera and which is not responding to standard therapies.
When bone marrow cells called fibroblasts produce too much fibrous or scar tissue within the bone marrow space, blood-producing cells are created in fewer numbers and can be destroyed more rapidly, resulting in anemia, low platelet count, and a tendency to develop infections.
Myelofibrosis is most common in people between the ages of 50 and 70. It often produces few symptoms initially, but when anemia develops, it can cause fatigue, weakness, and abdominal pain from an enlarged spleen. Myelofibrosis can occur by itself or in association with some other blood disorders.
At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we treat myelofibrosis with blood cell transfusions to increase the number of red blood cells. Interferon, a drug that boosts the immune system, can slow the progression of this disease, and some of our patients benefit from surgical removal of the spleen. In a few cases, bone marrow transplantation can provide curative therapy.
We also are conducting a clinical trial exploring new treatment options for people with myelofibrosis.
Essential Thrombocythemia
To confirm a diagnosis of essential thrombocythemia (primary thrombocythemia), a condition that results in the overproduction of platelets by the bone marrow, our physicians usually perform a bone marrow biopsy. In this procedure, a needle is inserted into the bone to obtain a sample of marrow for microscopic analysis.
Chemotherapy can be used to control the excess production of platelets. This may include use of the drugs hydroxyurea or anagrelide, which suppress the bone marrow's ability to make blood cells.
Interferon may also be injected to treat this disease by stimulating your immune system to slow the overproduction of red blood cells. For itchiness of the skin, our doctors may prescribe medication such as antihistamines.
Some patients with essential thrombocythemia later develop myelofibrosis. We are conducting a clinical trial exploring new treatment options for people who develop myelofibrosis after essential thrombocythemia and are not responding to standard therapies.
People with eosinophilia have an abnormally high number of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, in their blood. High levels of eosinophils indicate that the body may be reacting to an allergen or a parasite, or to substances produced by the cells of cancers such as Hodgkin's disease and chronic myeloid leukemia.
Symptoms of eosinophilia, if they occur, are usually symptoms of the underlying condition.
At Memorial Sloan Kettering, our doctors often treat the illness by addressing the underlying allergic, parasitic, or malignant disorder.
Chronic Neutrophilic Leukemia
Chronic neutrophilic leukemia is another rare myeloproliferative disorder in which too many neutrophils — a type of white blood cell — are made in the bone marrow. These cells spill out into the circulating blood and tend to accumulate in the liver and spleen, which can become enlarged as a result.
Chronic neutrophilic leukemia usually progresses slowly. Treatment options may include the use of various chemotherapy drugs to control the high neutrophil count.
Systemic Mastocytosis
Mast cells play an important role in helping the immune system defend the body's tissues from disease. Mastocytosis is the accumulation of mast cells in excess numbers. This condition can be present only in the skin, but in systemic mastocytosis increased numbers of mast cells are present throughout the body, including the gastrointestinal tract and the bone marrow. To diagnose this disorder, our doctors may take a biopsy (sample) of the bone marrow or gastrointestinal tract, which can reveal whether mast cells are present in parts of the body other than the skin.
Our doctors typically treat the illness with antihistamines, but we may also recommend steroid or chemotherapy treatment for more severe cases.


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This is a funky style for this great actress. Cool copper tones add extra spice to this style. Swoosie's back section has been pinned up and her sides have been left out to add shape around her face. Soft side swept bangs have also been left out to blend in with the style.
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makes you wonder what they do with your car when you leave the shop
I took my car in yesterday b/c my check engine light was on. I have an OBDII scanner and gave them the code and description of what the code is. The guy said that he still needs to charge me $115 so that they can use their diagnostic scanner because it gives them more readings and information so that they can pinpoint the problem. I did my research on the code ahead of time, and the code P0303 could have been caused by a few different things, so I took him for his word. I should have asked to see his code reader and what more info they get than what mine tells me, but I didn't think of that until later.
Was he bullshiteting me?
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Alternate name: American Larch
Family: Pinaceae, Pine view all from this family
Description Small to medium deciduous coniferous tree. Bark brown, tight, flaky, can appear reddish under flaking. Needles light blue-green, 2–3 cm. (0.8–1.2 in.) long, spiral, on long shoots, in dense clusters. In autumn turning bright yellow before they fall, leaving pale pinkish-brown shoots bare until spring. Cones bright red, turning brown, smallest of any larch, 1–2.3 cm. (0.4–0.9 in.) long, 12-25 seed scales open to release winged seeds.
Dimensions Height: 12-24 m. (40-80 ft.)
Diameter: 0.3-0.6 m. (1-2 ft.).
Habitat Swamps (fresh & salt).
Range Eastern Canada, Mid-Atlantic, Plains, Alaska, New England, Great Lakes.
Discussion Tamarack is the Algonquian Native American name for the species. Wood tough, durable, flexible in thin strips, was used by the Algonquian people for snowshoes and products where toughness was required. Natural crooks located in stumps and roots preferred for creating knees in wooden boats. Currently used for pulpwood, posts, poles, rough lumber, and fuelwood. Wildlife use the tree for food and nesting.


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When the quilt is completely finished, do you wash it? I am nervous about doing this.
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When the quilt is completely finished, do you wash it? I am nervous about doing this.
I ALWAYS - last step after binding is tossing the quilt in the washer- then the dryer----every quilt---every time---I want to see how it comes out before it goes to whom ever it is going to...
I always wash mine before giving away or displaying. I want to know that it will be all right when it's washed and not have the recipient get a surprise.
I always machine wash on delicate setting with cool water and a small amount of regular detergent. I dry quilts in the dryer set for cotton. I want to know if there are any problems with it before sending to my friends and family. I know the quilt will get rougher treatment in my kids house. Also I like the crinkle!:thumbup:
I am a hand quilter so by the time I finish a quilt it is quite dirty and must be washed. I wash mine in the machine with Dreft detergent and lots of color catchers.
My sons daycare quilt (Irish chain) that was machine pieced and machine quilted has been washed at least 70x and is still looking great.
Another hand quilter here who ends up with really dirty quilts by the time I'm done. I always toss mine in the washer, normal detergent, perm. press cycle. Then toss in the dryer on the perm. press setting as well. I prewash my fabric so don't normally use color catchers at that point. Although I've had to in the past. Had a green that just would not stop bleeding after being completed. Finally gifted the quilt with a box of color catchers and instructions to use them with each wash.
I always wash my quilts before they leave my house.. I have pets and maybe whoever is getting this one is allergic....And if its going to fall apart, I better know it.
I look forward to washing EVERY quilt as soon as the binding is finished. Washing gets out any starch that I used while making the quilt, and the quilting often looks better after the quilt is washed. I wash in cold water, gentle cycle, and tumble dry with low heat. Often I take the quilt out of the dryer while it's a little bit damp and lay it out on the floor to finish drying.


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text: Hi. I have always been a collector of star wars figures and have kept up with some comics. But I dont keep up with em enough. My question is, what comic book series starts the clone wars. What comics just pick up right after episode 2. Is it Republic #49? Or is it something else. and what comics will continue to tell the tales of the clone wars. and do other comics talk of the wars. I have seen some branch off from the republic set and be just about one person like mace. Is the clone wars mentioned in there? please let me know. any help would be good. Thanks


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Since this is my first post here, I thought a little presentation of myself would be nice.
I've been reading diaries here for quite some time now (maybe a year) but never created an account since I've blogged in swedish elsewere.
I'm a 21 year old compsci student living in Sweden and I'm your classic punkrock übergeek. I started programming at age 9 when my stepfather got an old C64, but even though I've went from BASIC to Pascal to C++ with good grades in high school programming classes I've been too lazy to build anything bigger than an ugly frogger-clone for DOS.
I started using free software in 1999 when I installed RedHat on an old P66 that was the result of begging and dumpster diving. Today I run debian on a Celeron 433 (the 17 inch screen, 10/100mbit NIC, keyboard-with-nice-extra-buttons, 40x cd drive, 9 gb hd and hp laserjet connected to this computer are all from dumpsters).
The only good things I've done for the free software community is a translation of an old sylpheed FAQ, some very minor translations for blackbox, some bug reports and a little newbie handholding.
btw, my english is really bad.
yeah. and now the true reason this is the day I got an account:
Which "C by example" are you speaking about? I found two different at my local online bookshop; One by Perry and one by Kalicharan. Since the first one is cheaper I hope that's the one. ;)


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So I have a 16G 4 now, is it worth upgrading to the 5? I've been thinking about switching to Droid when I can upgrade next month.
Also how much did AT&T raise the data plan for the 5? Anyone know?
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It would be really nice if there were a search box on the "Publications" page that allowed you to search publications only. The search box at the top of the NEEhub page searches the wole site and you get too many hits.
A Google type search box with "advanced" search capabilites as an option would be the most flexible model.


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Welcome to HealthyStrokes.com. If you want to learn about the hazards of prone masturbation, please read this page.
If you're looking for more general information about
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Facts about Prone Masturbation
Although about 90 percent of males masturbate by hand, about 5-10 percent masturbate by lying face down and thrusting the penis into or against the bed, pillow, or something else. Although masturbation is normal, healthy, and fun, prone masturbation causes severe sexual dysfunction in most males who practice it. This web site describes prone masturbation and the problems of its practitioners and offers case studies and approaches to becoming cured.
Part of this page can be printed as a PDF brochure. (If printing 2-sided, use the setting "flip on short edge" under Options.)
What is prone masturbation?
Prone masturbation is the habit some males have of masturbating in a face-down (prone) position. Some males who masturbate this way rub their penises against the mattress, pillow, or other bedding, or the floor. Some practitioners lie on their stomachs and thrust into their hands. Masturbation is very enjoyable and healthy, and only a small fraction of males masturbate prone; around 90 percent masturbate by stroking up and down the penis with one hand.
What's wrong with masturbating prone?
Nearly all males agree that masturbating face up is a fun and delightful practice, but masturbating face down puts excessive pressure on the penis, and especially on the base of the penis. These sensations are not easily replicated in conventional masturbation or in sexual intercourse. This is not analagous to intercourse being performed face down, as most males do, because the partner's body provides more resistance than the objects a male who masturbates prone uses to thrust into or against. A vagina resists; a mattress doesn't. Prone masturbation can reduce the ability of a male to have normal sexual relations. A survey conducted for this web site revealed that males who masturbate conventionally have sexual intercourse 6.6 times more often than males who masturbate prone.
The most common problems males who masturbate prone have are delayed orgasm or a complete inability to have an orgasm during intercourse (anorgasmia). Many males who masturbate prone also have trouble getting erections. It's a common experience among males who are used to masturbating face down to be unable to have an orgasm even after engaging in sexual intercourse for over half an hour. The female partners of these men find this outcome unusual and often wonder if they are to blame for the man's inability to reach orgasm through intercourse.
|The graph shows that half of males who masturbate prone have anorgasmia or delayed orgasm during sexual intercourse almost all of the time, while no males who masturbate conventionally do. Another 9 percent of males who masturbate prone have this problem most of the time, while only 4 percent of males who masturbate conventionally do.
Nearly 60 percent of males who masturbate prone suffer from anorgasmia or delayed orgasm most of the time they have sexual intercourse, while only 4 percent of males who masturbate supine do.
|The graph shows that nearly a third of males who masturbate prone suffer from erectile dysfunction most of the time they have sexual intercourse, while only 5 percent of males who masturbate supine do.
Two thirds of males who masturbate face-down suffer from erectile dysfunction during sexual intercourse at least sometimes, while 86 percent of males who masturbate face-up rarely or never have this problem.
These things are understandable consequences of prone masturbation. Even males who enjoy masturbating the conventional way don't get as much stimulation from intercourse as from masturbation (because in masturbation one can control precisely the type, force, and location of the stimulation one gets, while in intercourse a lot of that is not under control.) For males who masturbate prone, the amount of stimulation in intercourse is a small fraction of what they get masturbating.
How does it happen that some males masturbate prone?
More than 90 percent of males learn to masturbate through self-discovery. Males who masturbate in the prone position unfortunately self-discovered an unconventional method. The small fraction of males who learn to masturbate from other people invariably learn to do it the conventional way. (Most males who discover it for themselves also discover the conventional way.)
Supine means lying on the back, and prone means lying on the stomach. Prone masturbation means masturbating in a position similar to the prone position pictured above. (Image courtesy medtrng.com)
What's the conventional way to masturbate?
About 90 percent of males lie on their backs (or sit up) and make a fist around their penises and stroke in an up and down motion until they have an orgasm. This method has acquired such cachet as the usual way for males to enjoy masturbation that many sex education books don't even mention any other method. Nearly all males who masturbate prone are aware of the conventional method of male masturbation, but many think that their way is merely a harmless variation, or even that it's better than regular masturbation. All men who masturbate face down think the way they masturbate is more similar to missionary-style intercourse than conventional masturbation is.
Conventional masturbation is a basic sexual skill for males. It is a norm. When more than 90 percent of a group do a particular thing, that thing is a norm. Masturbating by hand is so much a norm that many men can't conceive of taking pleasure in masturbating any other way. Few other things that males do are as much of a norm as masturbating by hand. Whenever masturbation is lampooned on TV or the movies, it is always conventional masturbating by hand that is seen and/or mocked. Even if someone were to believe that a male should be able to choose to masturbate prone if he wishes, that male should still be able to masturbate by hand (conventionally) as a basic sexual skill. By not being able to masturbate conventionally, these males are lacking a basic sexual skill.
Isn't prone masturbation more like intercourse than conventional masturbation?
Only in the sense that sitting on a park bench is more similar to piloting a boat from a chair than piloting a boat while standing is. The amount of pressure the penis gets (and the parts of it that get stimulated) in intercourse are more similar to conventional masturbation than to face-down masturbation. A woman's vagina provides more resistance than the mattress does. It defies what every male who masturbates prone regards as common sense, but those who masturbate the typical way have the fewest problems adjusting to intercourse. Pressure on the penis in intercourse is more similar to conventional masturbation than it is to prone masturbation.
The problem is less one of physiology and more one of psychology, mental conditioning. Suppose you had been typing your whole life using a computer keyboard (which you probably have been) with its soft, easy touch, and then you tried to learn a manual typewriter, which requires forceful tapping of the fingers on every keystroke. You might go quietly nuts, especially if you have to switch between the two. There is nothing in your physiology that prevents you from typing on a manual typewriter. For almost 100 years, it is how everyone learned to type. You have just been using a computer keyboard so long that its ease is second nature for you. You might be able to type 75 words per minute on a computer keyboard but then find you are having trouble doing even 30 on a manual typewriter. But if you were trained on a manual typewriter, you would find it no problem at all to switch to an electric typewriter or the computer keyboard.
For males with a history of masturbating prone, to them prone masturbation is like a computer keyboard and having intercourse is like switching to a manual typewriter. Conventional (manual) masturbation is more like using the manual typewriter. It does not put as much pressure on the penis as prone masturbation. The pressure is more the same as it is in intercourse. So for guys who are used to ordinary masturbation, sex comes more naturally.
How many males masturbate prone?
The late Dr. Wardell Pomeroy, co-author to Alfred C. Kinsey of Sexual Behavior in the Human Male estimated that five to ten percent of males regularly masturbate in the prone position.
|The graph shows that 80 percent of males who masturbate face-up say that intercourse is more fun than masturbation, but only 57 percent of males who masturbate face-down agree. This indicates that males who masturbate prone don't enjoy intercourse as much as other males.
When was prone masturbation recognized as a problem?
Some of the leading authors of books about male sexuality have noted that prone masturbation is dysfunctional. Dr. Bernie Zilbergeld, in his groundbreaking 1978 book Male Sexuality described the case of a man in his 20s who masturbated prone and had problems with erectile dysfunction and anorgasmia. He advised men in this situation to expand their sexual horizons by learning to masturbate in the usual way. Drs. William Hartmann & Marilyn Fithian also presented a case of prone masturbation in their 1984 book Any Man Can. This patient had to "learn a new pattern of sexual response" before he could be functional in intercourse. Dr. Eva Margolies, in her 1994 book Undressing the American Male characterized prone masturbation as a manifestation of regressed sexuality.
The first article devoted entirely to the hazards of prone masturbation was published in 1998 the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy by Dr. Lawrence I. Sank of the Cognitive Therapy Center of Greater Washington in Bethesda, Maryland. Sank's article was the first to focus specifically on prone masturbation as a cause of sexual dysfunction. Sank called prone masturbation Traumatic Masturbatory Syndrome.
What research has been done on prone masturbation since Sank's article?
Other scholars have followed Sank in blaming prone masturbation for sexual difficulties.
- Drs. Barbara Bartlik & Marion Zucker Goldstein (2001) mention "atypical masturbatory styles, such as the face-down position," as frequent causes of male orgasmic disorder (delayed ejaculation). (article)
- Dr. Scott Gilbert (2003) blames "conditioning caused by unique or atypical masturbation pattern" for delayed ejaculation.
- Dr. Josie Lipsith, Damien McCann, and David Goldmeier (2003) found that every man in their study (all of whom suffered from erectile or orgasmic disorder, or both) had his own "idiosyncratic style" of masturbation and that in sexually dysfunctional men, "orgasm becomes conditional upon the narrow stimulus of the individual�s masturbatory style" (article)
- Dr. Michael Perelman (2004) cites Sank's thesis, calling prone masturbation "the counterproductive consequence of high-frequency masturbation in the prone position." (article)
- Drs. Daniel Richardson & David Goldmeier (in two 2006 articles) cite Sank as an example of how atypical masturbatory practices have been shown to cause a "disabling" of a man's ability in penetrative sex.
- Dr. Georgie Whelan in 2008 replicated Sank�s work with three different cases from her Australian practice.
- Dr. Pega Ren (2008) describes prone masturbation as even more troublesome than Sank does. (article)
- Dr. R. Murray Thomas (2009) notes that prone masturbation is one of the ways pre-pubescent boys learn to experience their sexuality, but leaves such experimentation out of his conception of grown-up masturbation. "For the postpubescent male, masturbating consists of stimulating the penis by pumping it rapidly until the pleasurable sensation of orgasm is reached and semen is ejaculated." (book)
- Jelto Drenth (2012) notes prone masturbation as one possible factor and something to be considered influencing genital pain in patients having difficulty with that condition. "They learn to masturbate by lying on their stomachs on the sheet or sliding [across] a pillow," translated from the Dutch by Google. (article, in Dutch)
- Gila Bronner & Dr. Itzhak Z. Ben-Zion (2014) devise a treatment plans for males with sexual dysfunctions stemming from unusual masturbatory practices and also a series of screening questions that primary care physicians should use to detect sexual dysfunctions and unusual masturbatory practices in their clients. Among these is "Do you masturbate on your back, or stomach, or another position?" They describe "normal masturbation" as essential to sexual functioning and note, "Changing the patient�s masturbatory practice to be more compatible with sex with a partner led to a beneficial impact on his sexual function and enabled him to engage in normal intimate relationships." "Masturbatory practices may ... sometimes lead to [sexual dysfunctions], and we propose several detailed questions to elicit the nature of problematic habits." (Journal of Sexual Medicine 11:1798�1806 (2014). article)
- Michael J. Butcher, DO (Park Nicollet Health Partners, Minneapolis) & Robert E. Brannigan, MD (Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago) (2016) report, "Idiosyncratic masturbation style refers to an individual�s technique that involves the combination of pressure, speed, duration, and intensity needed to achieve an ejaculation and orgasm which is not reproducible with a partner using hands, mouth, and/or vagina. Men who practice this type of masturbation have a higher rate of sexual dysfunction. ("Ejaculatory Disorders," in Contemporary Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction, Tobias S. Kohler & Kevin T. McVary, eds., New York: Humana Press, 2016. chapter)
Much survey research about prone masturbation has also been conducted by the author of HealthyStrokes.com.
When was prone masturbation first documented?
The ancient Romans had a word for it. They referred to male masturbation by different words depending on how it was done. The word for the prone masturbation method was trudo, which literally means "I thrust." No doubt this stemmed from the open way in which masturbation and other bodily functions were carried out in ancient Rome.
Is it always harmful to masturbate prone?
Yes. While some of the popular information about masturbation on the Internet promotes face-down masturbation as merely a harmless variation, individuals who masturbate prone report that the effects of this are generally cumulative. So, although occasional prone masturbation may not produce any immediately noticeable negative effects, over time it can result in a gradual or sudden loss of sexual function. Since every time a male practices this behavior, he is applying unnatural pressure and stimulation to his genitalia, it is never a good idea to engage in this type of masturbation. Dr. Sank supports this in his article, reiterating that masturbation is supposed to be performed with the hand while lying supine. The challenge for the male who masturbates prone is to learn to masturbate that way -- every time -- and to restore sensitivity to the penis for successful sex. Every male should be able to experience the pleasure of masturbating by hand.
The very nature of prone masturbation means that it can only be done in bed. Normal males can masturbate almost anywhere.
|The graph shows that males who masturbate face down do almost all their masturbating in bed and hardly any in the bathroom. The "other" in their case too often means their bedroom floor. Meanwhile, males who masturbate face up have more variety in terms of location, with bed and bathroom being approximately equal along with "other," which in their case is more likely to mean the living room or computer desk.
How prevalent are the problems males who masturbate prone have in bed?
A survey conducted for this web site revealed that those who masturbate face down are five times more likely than those who masturbate face up to have erectile dysfunction and twelve times more likely to have anorgasmia.
Most men who masturbate prone, if they can have intercourse at all, are usually limited to the "missionary" position. They also report an inability to achieve orgasm from fellatio. Since they are unable to manually stimulate themselves to orgasm, naturally they are unable to have manual intercourse performed on them by a partner. The majority of males who masturbate conventionally have had intercourse successfully in at least five positions.
|The graph shows that more than 90 percent of both males who masturbate face down and males who masturbate face up have succeeded at least once at missionary intercourse. However, while four other blue bars, representing success in other intercourse positions by males who masturbate face up, tower past the 50 percent mark, no other red bars, representing success in those positions by males who masturbate face up do.
The implication is clear: Males who masturbate face down, if they can have intercourse at all, are limited to the missionary position.
Does prone masturbation cause physical damage in addition to these psychological problems?
Possibly. The penis wasn't designed for such brutal contact. But nearly every male can become sexually normal by merely giving up prone masturbation and learning to masturbate conventionally, which suggests that physical damage is minor or even non-existent. A few males who masturbate prone have reported having urologic examinations of their penises which found no physical or organic damage. This doesn't mean that physical damage is impossible; only that none of thousands of males with a history of masturbating prone who have been in contact with the author since 2002 have ever reported being diagnosed with physical injury to the penis.
How does one unlearn prone masturbation?
One has to stop masturbating in prone fashion and learn to do it the conventional way. This might take a bit of time and practice. Many practitioners can masturbate the conventional way if they haven't had an orgasm for an extended period of time, perhaps a week. By limiting masturbation to only when they can do it without resorting to their old (face-down) habits, they can learn to masturbate conventionally. Most males who find out about the dangers of prone masturbation and decide to give it up are able to masturbate by hand while lying on their backs within a week.
I've been masturbating every day since junior high school, and I can't conceive of quitting now!
No one is asking you to quit masturbating, only to stop masturbating prone. According to Dr. Sank, most males who masturbate prone do it daily. (Many normal males -- and most younger ones -- masturbate daily too.) You can quit for days at a time. Your penis will be more sensitive after a period of abstinence and this will make it easier for you to learn to masturbate manually.
I masturbate to help me sleep at night. This makes me reluctant to quit even for a week.
Perhaps half of male masturbation happens at bedtime. But one must forego daily masturbation at least as long as is necessary to habituate the penis to regular masturbation. It might be necessary to use other means of falling asleep in the meantime. A prescription or non-prescription sleep aid might be helpful.
I masturbate prone and I'm a virgin. I have no problem getting a nice, firm erection whenever I want one. Why should I believe that I'll have sexual problems someday?
First of all, it's not possible to will yourself to have an erection. That fact is well established. If it seems like you can, it's because when you're young
- Spontaneous erections are frequent; and
- Erections come easily with very little stimulation.
This is something every man has to deal with, and the change is compounded in the male who masturbates prone. As you become more and more habituated to the feelings you get from prone masturbation, you will have a more difficult time achieving an erection without that level of stimulation. Many men first realize their masturbatory position is a problem when they find they don't have an erection when they start a masturbation session -- and sometimes they don't even have one when they reach orgasm.
The good news is that if you're young and sexually inexperienced, you can cure yourself more easily than an older man can, and you can be cured before you ever have to explain your difficulties to a partner.
I masturbate prone regularly and I'm not a virgin. I don't have any problems having sex with women at all.
Consider yourself lucky. You might be one of the minority of males who masturbate prone who don't experience sexual dysfunctions, or you might be young enough that you're not experiencing them yet. Why take unnecessary chances? Masturbating prone isn't worth the risk of sexual dysfunction. Why not give up prone masturbation before you experience any sexual trouble? Your situation is a lot like that of a smoker your age. You don't have lung cancer, emphysema, or heart disease, so why should you believe that smoking causes those things?
Some women like it that I can make love for a half hour without orgasming. Isn't this an advantage of prone masturbation?
No, it isn't. If a man can refrain from ejaculating until a woman is satisfied, it can be a good thing, but only if the man is controlling it. It is not a good thing when a man has to have sex for half an hour because he doesn't know how to finish.
Is it necessary to masturbate at all?
Yes, it's necessary for males to masturbate.
Let's take a step back from masturbation and talk about ejaculation. It's necessary for males past puberty to ejaculate. The male sexual organs produce a number of fluids that have to be eliminated periodically. Doctors specializing in sexuality generally agree that a male must ejaculate (at a bare minimum) once every two weeks to avoid damage to his sexual functioning. However, more than 98% of males under the age of 60 ejaculate much more often than this. A team of doctors led by Dr. Graham Giles published a study in 2003 that found that males who ejaculated most often when they were young had the least incidence of prostate cancer later. They state that masturbation is healthier for the prostate than having intercourse, because masturbation doesn't expose the prostate to STDs. Dr. Giles recommends that younger males masturbate at least six times a week.
So ejaculation is necessary. If a male doesn't ejaculate by having intercourse (or wet dreams, which are uncommon in boys who have learned how to masturbate) -- then masturbation is necessary. So as a practical matter, yes, it's necessary for males to masturbate. Very few males claim to never masturbate, and some authorities say there are no males past puberty who never masturbate.
The average male masturbates well over 1000 times before he ever has sexual intercourse.
How often is it normal to masturbate?
Considerable variation exists among males, even in the same age group. Surveys done by HealthyStrokes.com find that the average male masturbates about once a day from puberty to age 24. A rule of thumb in males under 30 is
where M is the weekly masturbation frequency and I is the weekly frequency of sexual intercourse. So, a male under 30 who has intercourse twice a week probably masturbates four times a week while one without a partner probably masturbates eight times a week.
Can anything be done to prevent boys from starting to masturbate prone in the first place?
Yes. Prone masturbation could be prevented if fathers would tell their sons the conventional way to masturbate when they're about 11-13. It would also be useful if males that age could learn the proper way to masturbate in sex ed and also that prone masturbation is dysfunctional.
Just print this page for young people out and give it to him. It contains all the information he needs and nothing his parents don't want him to know.
Is professional help an option in dealing with prone masturbation?
It might be useful, but it's not necessary. Any competent sex therapist who knows about the hazards of masturbating prone will tell you the behavior has to cease. If it's easier for you to stop masturbating prone because a sex therapist tells you to rather than because you read it here, then by all means hire a sex therapist.
Informal help is available from other males who have practiced prone masturbation and suffered from its dysfunctions online. A support group has been online since February 2002 on Yahoo! Groups. To subscribe, click here or see the box at the bottom of this page.
How can I stop masturbating against the bed (prone)?
Remember, you don't need to quit masturbating. You only need to modify the way you practice it. You taught yourself how to masturbate face-down, and now you can teach yourself to masturbate face-up. It'll be easier this time around because you already know which erotic buttons to push, but it'll be harder too, since you have to set aside some of the shortcuts to orgasm you've been taking.
What follows are some exercises to help you quit masturbating prone. Please note that they are really parts of the same program rather than separate strategies.
Here is a one-page guide to quitting prone masturbation suitable for printing. It contains no embarrassing text or illustrations: One-page guide
Prone masturbation cessation exercise no. 1: Will Power
Abstain from masturbating until you can do it using only your hand while lying on your back. You might already know how many days of abstinence will let you masturbate with your hand. If so, pick that as a target. Let's say it's seven days. (If you've never masturbated the conventional way, start by abstaining for seven days.) Pick a date and time seven days from your last orgasm (which in this example was Tuesday at 7 AM). Make a chart that looks like this:
|Hours elapsed
|Hours to go
Ending like this:
|Hours elapsed
|Hours to go
NOTE: If you have a partner, you also have to abstain from sex with them during the abstention period. It's really abstention from ejaculation as much as from masturbation.
It really makes it easier to go that time when you can look at the chart (hourly, if your will power needs that much boosting) and see how many hours left. There's an enormous sense of satisfaction at the four day point when there are more hours elapsed than hours to go. Remember, if you yield to temptation and masturbate before the period is up, you will have wasted that many elapsed hours and have to start over again.
Here's a tip -- sleeping with more clothing on will make it more difficult to start masturbating in your sleep, whether accidentally or not. Try wearing underwear and pajama bottoms, or underwear and sweat pants. It's a lot easier to get stimulated in bed when you're naked (which is probably why people sleep naked).
Here's another tip -- if you're used to masturbating against your bedding, replace your bedding with something less comfortable. Get rid of silky, satiny sheets and put on something new and rough. Get rid of that slick nylon comforter and put on a heavy, itchy blanket. Go to a thrift store and buy something so uncomfortable that you would never want your naked erection against it.
It's a good idea to leave your penis alone as much as possible during the abstention period. Any masturbating, even short of orgasm, is counterproductive during this period.
When the end of your abstention period arrives, proceed to masturbate using only the conventional method. It is easiest to masturbate lying on your back because there is nothing pressing downward on any part of your body. Try to use as little force as you can (i.e., don't grip very hard). Do not resort to prone masturbation if the conventional method doesn't work right away! After a week without an orgasm, even the most veteran practitioner of prone masturbation should have no trouble masturbating to orgasm using the standard method.
If orgasm through conventional masturbation then occurs easily (less than 5 minutes), try abstaining for only two or three days. If it took longer than twenty minutes, abstain for four or five days. Once you've succeeded after only three days, try two, and so on. Within a month, you will likely be at the point where you can masturbate as often as you like using only the conventional method. You know you've succeeded when you've given up prone masturbation and are able to masturbate conventionally daily for a month.
Quitting masturbation is never easy, even for only a few days. This is especially true when making a conscious effort to not masturbate, as opposed to abstaining for a few days because of necessity. Orgasm is not only physically pleasurable, but it also brings a sense of comfort and security to people. So you need to deal not only with the pressures you're getting physically, but also with the psychological benefits you get from masturbating.
Prone masturbation cessation exercise no. 2: Location, location, location!
Many males associate being in their bedrooms with masturbation as much as with sleep -- and there's really nothing wrong with that. But if that automatic connection is driving you to masturbate when you'd rather be abstaining, try spending as little time in the bedroom as possible. In fact, go someplace where you know you'll never be able to masturbate.
- Go home only to sleep. Spend your evenings away from home.
- If you're tempted even being in bed only to sleep, try sleeping in a recliner in the living room or in the driver's seat of your car.
- If you live with other people, leave your bedroom door open at night.
Remember, you'll be done with these restrictions as soon as you learn to masturbate conventionally.
Prone masturbation cessation exercise no. 3: Lose the visual stimuli
When you're trying to abstain, lock up those magazines and videos that help you masturbate. Avoid watching things on TV where things of a stimulating nature are apt to appear. When it's time to masturbate at the end of your abstention period, you might not need any visual aids (and possibly you won't even need a sexual fantasy) -- although it might be useful to use them and is perfectly OK to do so.
Prone masturbation cessation exercise no. 4: Use a sleep aid
The over-the-counter (OTC) remedy Benadryl has a variety of uses. One of them is to help people fall asleep faster. Most of the OTC sleep aids contain Benadryl (diphenhydramine). Taking Benadryl while trying to abstain will not only help you fall asleep faster, reducing the amount of time you spend trying to fall asleep, it might even keep you from getting unwanted erections during your abstention period. Caution should be exercised in starting any new drug. It's a good idea to consult your doctor before trying Benadryl or any sleep aid.
Prone masturbation cessation exercise no. 5: Step down to your hand
If you're having trouble giving up prone masturbation, try thrusting into your hand instead of whatever you're thrusting into now. While still a form of prone masturbation, thrusting into your hand is less harmful than thrusting against bedding, the floor, or some other object. A male accustomed to masturbating prone ought to be able to switch to thrusting into his hand without much trouble. It helps to use a water-based lube like K-Y Liquid (not K-Y Jelly) or Astroglide. Think of this change as a transitional step to make a complete elimination of prone masturbation easier.
How long should it take for me to be cured? And what does getting cured mean?
Getting cured means you can masturbate the conventional way as often as you like and don't feel the need to masturbate face-down anymore. You will have developed a basic sexual skill. Teenaged guys seem to get cured in less than two weeks. Older guys take a little longer but can generally be done with prone masturbation within a month of resolving to do so. Once you've been masturbating conventionally for three months (and abstaining from prone), you're apt to notice more sensitivity and strength in your erections.
When I'm cured, can I have intercourse without problems?
You should be completely cured (i.e., able to masturbate daily the conventional way) for at least a month (and perhaps longer) before attempting intercourse. There might also be a learning curve as you get used to the somewhat different feeling of post-prone intercourse. Even so, you should be much more successful at making love than you were while you were masturbating prone.
It looks like the cure program will take a month, and you're saying to wait a month before having intercourse. Why can't I just have intercourse after my week of abstaining instead of masturbating?
The cure is learning to masturbate the conventional way. It is important to masturbate the conventional way on a daily basis for at least a month (maybe longer) before you will have unlearned prone masturbation. Having intercourse sooner might not only be unsuccessful but also threatens to undo the progress you've made in getting cured. So few males have succeeded in overcoming prone masturbation by having intercourse that it is more prudent to say that trying to do so is more likely to set you back than to cure you.
Can my partner and I do anything sexual during this time?
During the initial abstinence period, when you're working on learning to masturbate by hand for the first few times, do absolutely nothing with your partner, and try not to stimulate yourself either (except, of course, when you masturbate after the proper abstinence period). Once you're at the point where you can masturbate every other day by hand in a reasonable amount of time, you can stimulate your partner sexually by hand or mouth. After you're done working on your partner, you can masturbate alone. (It's probably a bad idea for your partner to watch at that point. You don't need to be self-conscious about your new method.) When you've masturbated by hand daily for a month, then you and your partner should try intercourse. (You'll like it a lot better than before!)
You say sleeping with clothes on will keep one from masturbating in one's sleep, accidentally or not. What does that mean?
Some find they masturbate involuntarily while they're sleeping. Sleep masturbation almost always happens when one is sleeping nude. The penis erects, and the person somehow starts thrusting. This is different from a wet dream because the penis doesn't need stimulation in a wet dream.
I can't wait to watch myself ejaculate! That's something I can't see when I'm masturbating on my stomach.
Initially, you should avoid watching. Since you're not used to seeing it, it will make you self-conscious and ironically you won't ejaculate as much as if you were not watching. Wait until you're used to ejaculating that way and then enjoy the show.
How long should it take to masturbate by hand?
Ordinarily, a male should be able to reach orgasm by masturbation in 5 to 10 minutes. Some males stretch their masturbation sessions out to last longer, and there's nothing wrong with that. The point is, a male should be able to reach orgasm within 10 minutes if he wants to. If you're very young -- or have been abstaining from ejaculation for 5 days or more -- it might not take even that long. 10 minutes is a good target time. If it takes longer than 20 minutes, that might be a sign of mental distraction that's interfering with your masturbation. Turning off distractions (TV, radio, etc.) will help you focus on what you're doing, and using a sexual fantasy (and often pictures) helps to keep you on track.
A sign that you're masturbating in a healthy fashion is that you recognize that orgasm is imminent but consciously decide to put it off for a while so you can enjoy masturbating longer. That's a skill that will be most useful when having sex with women.
Lots of young males can masturbate to orgasm in a minute or so, but that's not a skill you can use during intercourse. A woman won't be satisfied that quickly. You're doing yourself a favor if you can delay your orgasm. Even if you can't make it 10-15 minutes, even 5 minutes is better than one minute.
If you're just starting to masturbate conventionally after a history of prone masturbation, orgasms are apt to come more quickly than you're used to. Then you can develop the same kind of techniques to extend your masturbation time that you used the first time you learned how to do it.
Once I learn to masturbate conventionally, can I still do it prone on occasion?
That's a very bad idea. Prone masturbation hasn't been called "traumatic" because it's good for you. What it really is, is painful. It's damaging your sexuality mentally, and perhaps also physically. You should celebrate being cured by vowing never to go back. Most males "cheat" by masturbating prone occasionally in the first few months after switching. When you have no desire to masturbate prone anymore, that's another sign that you're cured.
Will orgasms be as good after I'm cured?
They might be different. If you think that means they're not as good, maybe you need to change your thinking. Prone masturbation might have given you awesome orgasms, but they came at the expense of having orgasms in other situations -- and with other people. More likely, they will be every bit as good, and all the more varied. When you don't have to be in the prone position to masturbate, you can do it in a whole lot of other places -- the computer desk, watching TV, the car, a bathroom, outside. It will all be up to you.
Once you're cured, you might not even remember what prone masturbation was like. You'll be every bit as sexually functional as a man who's never masturbated prone.
Overall, giving up prone masturbation and learning to masturbate with your hand will make you more whole sexually.
I read through this whole page and I'm not sure what prone means.
Supine means lying on the back, and prone means lying on the stomach. Prone masturbation means masturbating in a position similar to the prone position pictured above. (Image courtesy medtrng.com)
Is all this prone masturbation stuff real, or is it just someone having a joke?
It's real for me, as a former practitioner of prone masturbation, and it's real for the thousands and perhaps even tens of thousands of former practitioners of prone masturbation (and their partners) who have been helped by this site. The people who regard it as a joke are lucky enough that they learned to masturbate in the conventional way when they were young and don't need a site like this to tell them why they've been having trouble in sexual relations with women for years or even decades.
Why is there nothing about the author's qualifications on this site?
I have a Ph.D. from one of the world's most prestigious research universities and am a scholar at a major research university (in a field unrelated to sexuality), and there is a question whether this web site and the survey research I do connected with it would fall under the jurisdiction of their policies on the use of human subjects in research and other matters if I identified myself with my affiliation to the university on the site.
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That makes perfect sense; fine Brady for doing something which resulted in no injury or penalty.
Meanwhile Welker almost has his head taken off by an illegal hit that was penalized for 15 yards and an automatic first down and has to leave the game to collect his wits. No fine. Go figure out that one. - Paul
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A cheap shot is a cheap shot and Brady took a cheap shot. Great qb btw made Bellychecks career.
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Who ever thought pro football players would be whining days after a game about a QBs slide? Wonder what Mean Joe Greene or Jack Lambert would have said about the slide?
Again, I am not a Patriots or Brady fan... I just think the whole thing is insulting to football.
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Go back to the leather helmet without a face guard and you would end majority of the head trauma and all of the face mask issues.
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Ed reed didnt really care about the slide. After the game Brady text him to apoligize. Reed just called him back and they talked. He said I know Tom is not a dirt player and he is a great competitior. Reed was saying players do stuff when they are caught up in the moment of the game.
Also this is not the first time the NFL has fined players for plays that were not flagged on the field.
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But it is what it is. Officials miscalls, even on replays, and it was a cheap shot regardless of the heat of the moment. I;m sure that cat for Detroit with the name I can't pronounce was only caught in the heat of them moment a couple of times.
The cheapest shot I"ve seen was from Welkers wife and I don't like Ray Lewis at all.
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Target on Sepulveda (Sherman Oaks) had full pegs, but nothing really new. I picked up the last of the Galactic Heroes Jabba's Palace sets. Very cute. Couldn't pass it up. I might head out to TRU Woodland Hills and maybe Target Desoto later.
Hours later and they're still hanging in there. Could it be McSnowie has saturated?
Now if only they'd get them ClamTroopers in some decent number before FRIENDS20 goes the way of the dodo...
Anyone need a Pax Bonkik, R2-B1, or Rebel Vanguard Trooper?
All Hail Darth Schmitsky!
Hey Turbo, BlueSnaggs, I've got your figures- let's meet up.
Sure, what do you have for me, I forgot.
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The Health Law Interest Group (HLIG) provides students with information on current topics in the field of health law, encourages increased awareness of health-related issues, provides information on the career opportunities in the field of health law, and serves as a social organization. HLIG also sponsors social events for the law school community, organizes speakers and panel discussions on issues concerning health law, organizes health awareness programs and activities on campus, and participates in curricular reform to expand health law course and clinic offerings on campus.
What's the commitment?
HLIG members are expected to attend two general body meetings per year (one/semester), attend at least one HLIG Lunchtime Speaker Series event, attend the HLIG career panel, and serve on one at least one HLIG event committee. The total annual commitment for the typical member is approximately 10 hours, though the opportunity for active participation can far exceed that.


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Two big receivers patterson and hunter Tennessee im always right
Two big receivers patterson and hunter Tennessee im always right
I know the draft order is always a bit of a moveable feast until after the Combine, but it really feels like the gap between top and bottom of the draft is closer than normal. Not many elite contenders, not many scrubs, no QBs of note at all, plenty of choice at most positions depending on schemes and preferences.
Compare Lande's top 200 to, say gnbreport's version and players are just all over the place. Consensus is thin on the ground.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. - S. Beckett
I always like reading Russ' stuff, but I'm guessing his rankings aren't very mainstream this year. I mean, Keenan Allen at 5 and Jarvis Jones at 38? Mingo at 60? Those rankings could prove to be accurate eventually, but he's really going out on a lot of limbs IMHO.
Maybe he saw Mingo over running plays and falling to the ground too much. I know he is explosive and has tremendous athletic ability, but I just came away this year thinking he regressed. He was much more effective the year before IMO. I don't believe that drops him to 60! If your a 3-4 team you'd be crazy to not select him after the top 15 and I guess he could be a Von Miller type in a 4-3, but Mingo played both end positions alot more than he played standing up and dropping into coverage. He needs to add some strength most definitely. I just don't think he would be effective as a 4-3 end, maybe he would after a few years down the line. Am I out of my mind? I just saw him get stone walled in several games this year and the other 2 DE's for LSU seemed to make more plays, even with how slow Montgomery played (did he play hurt this year? his burst seemed lacking), Montgomery appeared to me as a more steady player. If I'm out of my mind, please teach me me as I'm always a willing learner....
Wow accordording to Russ we could land Damontre Moore and Ke ke Mingo with picks 2A and 2B.Who knew? Lol


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Beer-Braised Stew RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 3 Jones Dairy Farm Dry-Aged Bacon strips, diced
- 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 cups fresh baby carrots
- 1 medium onion, cut into wedges
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 can (12 ounces) beer or nonalcoholic beer
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup water
- Hot cooked noodles
- In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels; drain, discarding drippings. Sprinkle beef with pepper and salt. In the same skillet, brown beef in oil in batches; drain.
- Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the carrots, bacon, onion, garlic and bay leaf. In a small bowl, combine the beer, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and thyme. Pour over beef mixture.
- Cover and cook on low for 5-1/2 to 6 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender.
In a small bowl, combine flour and water until smooth. Gradually stir into slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until thickened. Discard bay leaf. Serve beef with noodles.
Freeze option: Freeze cooled stew in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or water if necessary. Yield: 8 servings.
Light-Bodied Red Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied red wine such as Pinot Noir.
Reviews for Beer-Braised Stew
"Did not like, just tasted like beef stew with noodles."
"This recipe for me rates somewhere between OK and Good. It is not memorable. Because of that, it is one that I would not make again."
"wonderful! could see adding other vegetables. perfect winter comfort food. but it could use more thickening."
"Really good and easy to make"
"My husband made this the other day. He made it following the recipe, except the bacon was jalapeño flavored. The stew had a very nice flavor but I would've liked it a little thicker, it was more like soup. I'm sure that it could've been thicker if my husband added a little more flour. Will probably make again."
"A major concern about this recipe is in the first paragraph, second sentence of the directions.Specifically, -- "Discarding Drippings" --Why would people discard bacon drippings?Also - this recipe serves 8 - has anyone EVER tried to divide '1 teaspoon of garlic' between 8 people??? Good luck!!Other than those obvious points, I might add some sweet pepper halves and some baby red potato halves to the mix.I will be making this recipe with a few of my 'tweeks'."


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Web Services Traffic
Ok, so how can I intercept the initial traffic between a thick client app and end point which uses web services to transfer the data. The connection is over SSL, however I need a way to be able to view the traffic being sent from the client before on my local machine just before it is encrypted. I have tried configuring stunnel to proxy the connection over https and then configure the app to talk to the localhost and use wireshark to view the traffic, however I cannot get this to work! Any other ideas please?


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Description A bergall or cunner or conner, Tautogolabrus adspersus, is a saltwater fish found in the western Atlantic. It is edible and its musky taste is considered a delicacy by some. Specimens may grow to 12 inches though most range from 4-10. Often bergalls are found mixed in with black fish (Tautog), living on or near the same structures. Much of the food eaten by those bergalls living among Black fish are the leftovers from the Black's prey. Cunners can be distinguished from the Tautog by their pointed snout. Cunners are generally smaller, so are usually thrown back by anglers who think they've caught a "short" Tautog. Cunners are pesky bait stealers, and anglers who target them use the smallest hooks possible. They are used as bait when fishing offshore, or filet for use inshore or as chum. They prefer to live near structures, such as sunken boulders. In past years, they have been important commercial fish, but now are considered pests. Cunners can be confused with Black Seabass and other Grouper, as well as Tautogs for their ability to change color.
Dimensions Up to 10" (25 cm).
Habitat Estuaries, tidal flats & salt marshes, Ocean or bay shallows, Tidepools.
Range New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Eastern Canada.


text: As a fitness professional and an exam candidate, there is no way of getting around the fact that you need to know your anatomy! Understanding how the body moves and creates movement with the muscles is a huge part of the job. In an earlier blog, we looked at how to study anatomy. Next we'll start breaking down the different body parts, beginning with the muscles that move the scapulae. The scapula, commonly referred to as the shoulder blade, is the bone that attaches to the back of your rib cage. It is the bone that creates the shoulder joint with the upper arm, called the humerus bone. The scapulae can move in six actions and each action has primary muscles that create that action. Action of the Scapula What the Action Looks Like (Move Your Body!) Primary Muscles Elevation of the scapula Lifting your shoulders to your ears Upper trapezius levator scapulae Depression of the scapula Pressing your shoulders down Lower trapezius Retraction (adduction) of the scapula Pinching your shoulder blades together Rhomboids middle trapezius Protraction (abduction) of the scapula Forward rounding shoulders Serratus anterior Upward rotation of the scapula Lifting arms above head, scapulae rotate up Upper and middle trapezius Downward rotation of the scapula Occurs only when you lower your arms Rhomboids A helpful way to learn the muscles is to get up out of your chair and move and mimic the actions for the muscles you are learning that week. Look at the picture of the muscle, find it on your body, and picture how the muscle is contracting and what muscles are involved in the movement. Make the muscle contract and complete the different actions that muscle is involved in. Stay tuned for our next blog in this series, which will discuss the muscles that move the arm. If you have any additional questions that were not answered in this blog, please don't hesitate to contact our Resource Center at 1-888-825-3636 ext. 796 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Blues Musician Pinetop Perkins Dies
GRAMMY-winning blues musician and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Pinetop Perkins died today of cardiac arrest in Austin, Texas. He was 97. Born Joe Willie Perkins in Mississippi, Perkins gained fame as a piano player on the Chicago blues scene after he joined GRAMMY winner Muddy Waters in 1969, replacing Otis Spann. Prior to that, he played alongside blues artists such as Earl Hooker, Robert Nighthawk and Sonny Boy Williamson, among others. His first GRAMMY Award came in 2007 for Best Traditional Blues Album for Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas, an award he picked up again at the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards this year for Joined At The Hip with Willie "Big Eyes" Smith. At 97, Perkins currently stands as the oldest GRAMMY winner. (3/21)
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Is Top Concert Film
Domestic box office earnings from Justin Bieber: Never Say Never totaled $72.2 million on March 20, surpassing Michael Jackson's This Is It ($72.1 million) to become the most successful concert-themed film in the United States, according to a Billboard.biz report. Michael Jackson's film remains the most successful worldwide, grossing $189.1 million internationally for a global total of $261.2 million. Justin Bieber's film has grossed a total of $10.8 million internationally to date. (3/21)


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Author to discuss Canadian health care reform, March 11
Posted March 7, 2002; 04:19 p.m.
Browne, senior researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, will discuss "Globalization and Social Policy: The Care of Health Care Reform in Canada" at 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 11, in Bowl 2, Robertson Hall. The centre is a non-profit public policy think tank in Ottawa, Canada.
Browne is the author of numerous publications on health and social policy in Canada. His most recent book is "Unsafe Practices: Restructuring and Privatization in Ontario Health Care." The lecture is sponsored by Canadian Studies .
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Final alcohol coalition workshop focuses on responsibilities
Friday, Feb. 29, 2008, 1 to 5 p.m. · Wu Dining Hall, Butler College
Posted February 26, 2008; 06:47 p.m.
"Responsibilities Regarding High-Risk Drinking" is the topic for the third workshop sponsored by the Princeton Alcohol Coalition on Friday, Feb. 29.
The event will run from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Wu Dining Hall at Butler College and will be followed by a reception. Snacks will be provided, and each participant will receive a T-shirt that reads "I was part of the conversation. I am part of the solution."
The workshop is the final in a series on high-risk alcohol use among students sponsored by the coalition, which was formed in November by the Healthier Princeton Advisory Board. The group is gathering information to write a strategic plan on how to deal with the issue.
Open to faculty, staff, alumni and community partners, the first workshop in the series on "Reasons and Ways to Address High-Risk Drinking" on Feb. 15 attracted 80 people. About 100 participated in the second event a week later on "Structures That Affect High-Risk Drinking."
Each workshop has featured a speaker to address the specific theme, and then has included two break-out sessions to encourage small-group discussion. Groups then write their best two ideas on posters for further comment and discussion during the receptions, which are intended to continue the conversation and promote feedback. Reports will be written summarizing each workshop.
The speakers for the third workshop will be: Jeff Nunokawa, professor of English and master of Rockefeller College; and junior John Baker, a member of one of the planning groups for the workshops.
Students are strongly urged to attend, lending their voices to the conversations and to the outcomes of the strategic planning process.
"This is really an amazing opportunity for us to have a say on an issue that affects us directly," said junior Agatha Offorjebe, who co-chairs the coalition with Sanjeev Kulkarni, professor of electrical engineering and master of Butler College. "It is important that students are active participants in these series of conversations, as what comes out of these workshops will impact how this campus addresses issues of high-risk alcohol use."
Those interested in attending should RSVP with their name and class year or affiliation to firstname.lastname@example.com or (609) 258-5980. Undergraduates will be given seating priority, although the coalition will try to accommodate all, according to space limitations.
Made up mostly of students but also including faculty and staff, the coalition has been charged by the Healthier Princeton Advisory Board with taking a comprehensive look at issues related to high-risk alcohol use by undergraduates. The group will gather information from a variety of sources over the next few months and present a draft strategic plan at the board's May 9 meeting.
In addition to the workshops, the group has determined that the strategic plan will be informed by the work of a planning group that took place last fall; data collected about Princeton; best practices at other colleges and universities; and stakeholder meetings with campus and community partners that are taking place this spring.
More information is available on the coalition's website.


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Aquinas soccer wins in overtime
LA CROSSE, Wis - La Crosse Aquinas is now just one win away from earning an appearance in the WIAA State Boys Soccer Tournament. The Blugolds beat Pacelli 2-1 in overtime in the WIAA Sectional Semifinal round.
Pacelli opened up the scoring in the second half with a Joe Fuller goal.
Aquinas trailed 1-0 with five minutes remaining in regulation when Hank Lichter found Chris Paulino for the equalizer which forced overtime.17051470
Then with time running out in the first overtime period, a Shane Hannah to Connor Rademacher ball found the back of the net with just one-second remaining on the scoreboard.
Aquinas will face McDonell/Regis this Saturday at noon in Stevens Point with a trip to the state tournament on the line.


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Emma Stone is sexy as fuck, and anyone who thinks otherwise is probably gay! This boner-inducing actress got her big break in the movies as the wide-smiling redhead who makes Jonah Hill all horny in the comedy Superbad. Emma was a member of the Valley Youth Theatre while growing up, a regional theater in Phoenix, Arizona. She attended Sequoya Elementary School and then Cocopah Middle School for sixth grade. Emma was home schooled for two years, at which time she appeared in 16 productions at Valley Youth Theatre; she also performed with the theater's improv comedy troupe. Emma attended Xavier College Preparatory, an all-girl Catholic high school, as a freshman for one semester. She gave a PowerPoint presentation to her parents, set to the Madonna song "Hollywood", in order to convince them to let her move to California to pursue an acting career. She dropped out of high school and moved with her mother to Los Angeles at the tender age of fifteen.
Emma lived on her own in Los Angeles for a while. She later moved to Greenwich Village, New York City. Emma has said that she was really into HTML and web design when she was younger. This scrumptious actress was romantically linked to singer-songwriter and actor Teddy Geiger, her co-star in The Rocker, at the time the film was being promoted. Although known as a redhead, Emma was a brunette when film producer Judd Apatow had her change the color for her role in Superbad. This yummy hottie is a natural blonde.
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Simmons named engineering fellow
Posted July 25, 2003; 11:02 a.m.
Robert Simmons, an engineer at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory , has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International. The society recognized Simmons for his exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the profession.
Simmons, currently the systems engineering support manager for the National Compact Stellarator Experiment, joined the plasma physics laboratory in 1989 as a project control manager for the advanced projects department. He has been actively involved in the operation and management of complex engineering projects and the development and implementation of project management systems for more than 35 years.
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, funded by the Department of Energy and managed by the University, is a collaborative national center for science and innovation leading to an attractive fusion energy source.
Contact: Eric Quinones (609) 258-3601


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These pint glasses made of hand blown glass are worthy of your best beer! This beautiful 16 oz. glass barware set of four is made to keep any beverage tasting and looking great. Have your pint glasses monogrammed with a single letter at no additional cost.
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National Scenic Riverways
Ozark National Scenic Riverways (OZAR) is located on the Salem Plateau of the Ozark Plateau's physiographic province in southeastern Missouri. It covers the Current River from Montak State Park, near Salen, MO, on the northwest to the Ripley County line at the southeast end with a gap of about 4 miles around the town of Van Buren. The Jack Fork River portion extends from near the city of Mountain View northeast to the confluence with the Current River with another approximately 4 mile gap around the town of Eminence, MO.
The Ozark Plateaus is an upland region covering about 50,000 square miles mostly in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, but extending into southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma. The boundary is generally defined by the Missouri River to the north, the Mississippi River on the east, the Arkansas River on the south and the Grand and Neosho rivers (Kansas and Oklahoma) on the west. The Ozark Plateaus are subdivided into three subprovinces: the Boston Mountains, the Springfield Plateau, and the Salem Plateau. The Boston Mountains, the southernmost extension of the Ozark Plateau, and located in northwest Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma, form the highest section with peaks greater than 2,000 feet. The Springfield Plateau, located in northwestern Arkansas, northeastern Oklahoma and southwestern Missouri is slightly higher than the Salem Plateau, and is mostly gently rolling plains and hills. Elevations range from about 1,700 feet at its easternmost point to about 1,000 feet at the Kansas border.
The Salem Plateau in south-central Missouri and northernmost Arkansas, is a dissected karst plain consisting of rolling uplands and rugged hills with deeply entrenched stream valleys ranges between about 1000 feet to 1,400 feet in elevation. Locally, elevations vary from about 510 feet on the Current River to 1,273 feet on Wildcat Mountain. There are abundant sinkholes, caves, springs, and losing streams.
Ozark National Scenic Riverways is covered by 16 topographic quadrangle maps. Of these, two geologic quadrangle maps have been completed: Eminence (Orndorff, et. al., 1999) and Powder Mill Ferry (McDowell and Harrison, 2000). Much of the following discussion is taken from the text accompanying these maps.
Geologic Setting
The Salem Plateau is underlain by flat-lying to gently dipping upper Cambrian to Lower Ordovician mostly dolomitic strata with scattered knobs of Middle Proterozoic volcanics. The Paleozoic strata are up to 1,800 feet thick and overlay an irregular buried basement surface of Middle Proterozoic rhyolite and granite. The Paleozoic rocks are overlain by unconsolidated surficial deposits of Tertiary to Quaternary age.
The basement rocks in the subject area are all granitic and rhyolitic rocks of Middle Proterozoic age and are the southwestern extension of the St. Francois Mountains to the northeast. Radiometric dating gives ages around 1,475 Ma to 1,500 Ma. From oldest to youngest, the Middle Proterozoic units are:
- Shut-in Mountain: lava, rhyolite, densely welded (Ysi)
- Sutton Creek Rhyolite: alkali rhyolite to rhyolite, massive (Ysc)
- Coot Mountain - Lower Unit: interbedded ash-flow tuff, air-fall tuff
and lava-alkali
rhyolite, to alkali trachyte to trachyte to rhyolite, commonly massive and dense (Ycl)
- Coot Mountain - Upper Unit: rhyolite to alkali rhyolite to alkali trachyte
ash-flow tuff,
densely welded, well-developed flow layering (Ycu)
- Volcanoclastic conglomerate, breccia, and sandstone: interbedded; conglomerate
subrounded cobbles 3"-5" diameter; large pebbles of rhyolite (from Sutton Creek and Upper Coot Mountain) (Yvc)
The exposed Paleozoic strata are from oldest to youngest are:
- Potosi Dolomite (Upper Cambrian)
- Eminence Dolomite (Upper Cambrian-Ordovician)
- Gasconade Dolomite (Ordovician)
- Roubidoux Formation (Ordovician)
Generally, all the units below the Eminence are locally absent due to erosion or non-deposition over basement topographic highs. In the subsurface, the stratigraphy consists, from oldest to youngest, of the Lamotte Sandstone, Bonneterre Formation, Davis Formation, and Derby-Doerun Dolomite, all Upper Cambrian.
Tertiary and Quaternary deposits lie conformably over the Gasconade Dolomite. These include residuum derived from either the Gasconade or the Roubidoux Formation, terrace deposits, colluvium, and Holocene alluvium.
Structural Geology
Detailed geologic mapping shows that there are many faults in the and around the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Most of the faults are vertical to steeply dipping, have strike-slip displacement, and trend northeasterly and northwesterly. Joints in the rocks generally are vertical and trend north-south and east-northeast.
The General park map handed out at the visitor center is available on the park's map webpage.For information about topographic maps, geologic maps, and geologic data sets, please see the geologic maps page.
A geology photo album for this park can be found here.For information on other photo collections featuring National Park geology, please see the Image Sources page.
Currently, we do not have a listing for a park-specific geoscience book. The park's geology may be described in regional or state geology texts.
Please visit the Geology Books and Media webpage for additional sources such as text books, theme books, CD ROMs, and technical reports.
Parks and Plates: The Geology of Our National Parks, Monuments & Seashores.
Lillie, Robert J., 2005.
W.W. Norton and Company.
9" x 10.75", paperback, 550 pages, full color throughout
The spectacular geology in our national parks provides the answers to many questions about the Earth. The answers can be appreciated through plate tectonics, an exciting way to understand the ongoing natural processes that sculpt our landscape. Parks and Plates is a visual and scientific voyage of discovery!
Ordering from your National Park Cooperative Associations' bookstores helps to support programs in the parks. Please visit the bookstore locator for park books and much more.
For information about permits that are required for conducting geologic research activities in National Parks, see the Permits Information page.
The NPS maintains a searchable data base of research needs that have been identified by parks.
A bibliography of geologic references is being prepared for each park through the Geologic Resources Evaluation Program (GRE). Please see the GRE website for more information and contacts.
NPS Geology and Soils PartnersAssociation of American State Geologists
Geological Society of America
Natural Resource Conservation Service - Soils
U.S. Geological Survey
General information about the park's education and intrepretive programs is available on the park's education webpage.
Also, see the online Teacher's Guide to Caves and GroundwaterFor resources and information on teaching geology using National Park examples, see the Students & Teachers pages.


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Blauer Tactical Systems announces the FREE 2013 SPEAR Symposium in San Diego
Open to all former SPEAR course attendees July 17-19, 2013
Encinitas, Calif. - Coach Blauer wants to show his appreciation to those who protect our freedoms and safety. As such he is inviting you to join him for 2 FREE days of training in San Diego. This course is open to any military/first responder who has trained with Blauer Tactical Systems before.
The SPEAR Symposium will start the evening of July 17 with a welcome speech from Coach Blauer and a get-together of all attendees. Training will begin Thursday & Friday morning at 0800.
The camp will include lectures, written materials, physical skill development and drills, here is an example of what to expect.
1. Gun Disarms
2. Defense from Rear Strangle
3. Multiple Assailant Skills
4. Vehicle Extractions
5. Introduction to BTS Combat Calisthenics
If you have training guns, bring them. If you have High Gear, bring it.
The training is free. We will provide the coaching. You provide the sweat.
Re-certification/ALC/CEU: We will issue participation diplomas for those who can use the hours towards continued education. We will also allow those who need to re-certify to test by demonstrating proficiency in both the written and practical S.P.E.A.R curriculum.
Register ASAP a space is limited (Our location can only hold 75 attendees).
SPEAR Symposium attendees are also encouraged to stay the weekend and attend Coach Blauer's annual combatives camp at a reduced rate of just $99. The combatives camp is open to everyone, and Coach Blauer encourages you to bring your significant others, kids and family to the camp. As protectors, we often forget that while we may be prepared for violence and danger, we need to train the ones closest to us as well. This is a great opportunity. *Camp attendance is not required to attend the free Symposium.
Come train and meet other like-minded cops and soldiers who not only keep our country safe but are committed to honing their skills as DT & combatives SMEs so they can keep their partners and colleagues safe as well.
Register for camp here.
If you have questions or are interested in hosting any Blauer Tactical Systems Course email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 877.773.2748.