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August 8th, 2012 at 1:59 pmSo proud of all the spirit teams and coaches–as grandmother of Regan Waits, I am proud of her and glad that she is a part of such a distinguished group.
Although I am an Arkansas Razorback fan, I keep up with the Raiders, have been to a football game and watch on TV whenever I can–GO RAIDERS!
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Erection Problems (Erectile Dysfunction)
Topic Overview
What are erection problems?
A man has erection problems if he cannot get or keep an erection that is firm enough for him to have sex. Erection problems are also called erectile dysfunction or impotence.
Erection problems can occur at any age. But they are more common in older men, who often have other health problems. Treatment can help both older and younger men.
What causes erection problems?
Erection problems may be caused by physical problems, such as injury to nerves or loss of blood supply to the penis.
They can also be linked to other health problems. These include diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and atherosclerosis. Erection problems can also be linked to problems with the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.
Many medicines for other health problems may cause erection problems, but most do not. If you recently began taking a new medicine and started having erection problems, this could be a side effect of the medicine. Talk with your doctor. He or she may be able to change the dose or type of medicine you take.
Men who drink too much alcohol, smoke, or use illegal drugs also are at risk for erection problems.
Anxiety , stress, or depression can cause erection problems.
Other causes include surgery, such as for prostate cancer, or injury to the pelvic area.
What are the symptoms?
The only symptom of an erection problem is being unable to get and keep an erection that is firm enough to have sex. But even with an erection problem, a man may still have sexual desire and be able to have an orgasm and to ejaculate.
How are erection problems diagnosed?
Your doctor can find out if you have an erection problem by asking questions about your health and doing a physical exam. Your doctor will want to know if the problem happens all the time or just from time to time. The exam, lab tests, and sometimes mental health tests can help find out the cause of the problem.
How are they treated?
There are a number of treatments for erection problems. Doctors usually start with lifestyle changes and medicines. They usually don't advise surgery or other treatments unless those first steps don't help.
Treatment can include:
- Making lifestyle changes, such as avoiding tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. It may also help to talk about the issue with your partner, do sensual exercises, and get counseling.
- Finding and then stopping medicines that may be causing the problem. In some cases you can take a different medicine that does not cause erection problems.
- Taking prescription medicine that can help you get erections. These include pills such as sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), and vardenafil (Levitra). Check with your doctor to see if it is safe for you to take one of these medicines with your other medicines. These can be dangerous if you have heart disease that requires you to take nitroglycerin or other medicines that contain nitrates.
- Taking medicines and getting counseling for depression or anxiety.
- Using vacuum devices or getting shots of medicine into the penis.
- Having surgery to place an implant in the penis.
Can you prevent erection problems?
Because erection problems are most often caused by a physical problem, it's important to eat healthy foods and get enough exercise to help you stay in good health.
To reduce your risk of having an erection problem, do not smoke, drink too much alcohol, or use illegal drugs.
You may be able to avoid erection problems related to anxiety and stress by talking with your partner about your concerns. This may help you relax.
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Erection problems (erectile dysfunction) may be caused by physical problems related to the blood vessels, nerves, and hormones or by psychological issues. Current evidence suggests that physical causes account for about 80% of erection problems.1
Normally, an erection occurs when your imagination or senses (vision, hearing, touch, smell, taste) are stimulated and you become aroused. Your central nervous system sends nerve impulses that increase blood flow to your penis. Blood fills the spongy chambers (corpora cavernosa) in the penis, causing them to expand and become rigid.
Four requirements for a normal erection are:
- A properly functioning nervous system that sends the necessary signals to the penis.
- An intact system of blood vessels (vascular system) to allow blood to flow into and out of the penis.
- Normal smooth muscle in the penis, which must relax so the penis can fill with blood and enlarge.
- The ability to trap the blood in the penis so that it stays firm.
Physical causes of erection problems include long-term (chronic) and short-term (acute) injuries and complications of prostate or other surgery that interfere with nerve impulses or blood flow to the penis. Physical problems are often the cause of erection difficulties in men age 50 or older.
- Problems with the blood vessels (vascular problems) may prevent blood from filling the penis or from remaining there long enough to maintain an erection. For example, long-term high blood pressure can cause damage to blood vessels and lead to erection problems.
- Problems with the nerves (neurologic problems) may prevent arousal signals from traveling from the brain and spinal cord to the penis. Nerve disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, and stroke may interfere with a man's ability to have an erection and may lower sexual desire. Nerve damage from diabetes, complications from surgery, and spinal cord injury also may cause problems.
- Problems with the structure of the penis or its surrounding tissues may prevent an erection.
- Hormonal factors, such as a low level of the hormone testosterone, may be involved in causing erection problems.
- Side effects of medications (for example, some of those taken for high blood pressure or depression) may include erection problems. In some cases it may be possible to change the dose of the medicine or to use another medicine.
- The use of tobacco, alcohol, or illegal drugs can lead to erection problems. Stopping or reducing the use of these substances may reduce the severity of a man's erection problem.
Activities that restrict blood flow to the penis also may result in erection problems. Some doctors have observed that men who regularly ride bicycles over long distances are more likely to have erection problems than men who ride only occasionally, especially if they ride on a narrow, unpadded saddle. But the possible link between bicycle riding and erection problems has not been proven.
A vasectomy usually does not cause an erection problem. But pain after the operation may affect sexual performance for a time, and if a man was not comfortable with his decision to have a vasectomy, or is having second thoughts, it could affect him psychologically.
Psychological causes of erection problems include depression (which also has a physical component), anxiety, stress, grief, or problems with current or past relationships. These interfere with the erection process by distracting the man from things that would normally arouse him. Erection problems in men younger than 40 who have no physical risk factors are more likely to be caused by psychological factors than physical causes.
- Relationship problems can lead to erection problems. This may happen when a man has been widowed or loses sexual interest in a particular partner.
- Some men develop erection problems when they contemplate marriage.
- Some men may have difficulty having sexual intercourse with their partner after their first child is born.
Symptoms of erection problems (erectile dysfunction) include being unable to:
- Have an erection at any time, either with masturbation or with a sex partner.
- Maintain an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse.
- Maintain an erection long enough to complete sexual intercourse.
Even with an erection problem, a man may still have sexual desire and be able to have an orgasm and to ejaculate.
What Happens
Most men have occasional erection problems (erectile dysfunction). But when erection problems become persistent, they can affect your self-image, sex life, and relationship. When you have persistent erection problems, "performance anxiety" can worsen the problem. If you cannot maintain an erection that is firm enough for intercourse, or you have an orgasm before or immediately after entering your partner (premature ejaculation), you may feel frustrated and believe you are not pleasing your partner. All of these factors could influence how you view your relationship.
Fortunately, many of the physical and psychological factors that cause erection problems respond to treatment.
What Increases Your Risk
Your risk of developing an erection problem (erectile dysfunction) increases with age.1, 2
- About half of the men between ages 40 and 70 report erection problems.
- More than 15 out of 100 men in their 40s report having a moderate erection problem. But twice as many (about 30 out of 100) men in their 70s say they have a moderate erection problem.
- While only about 5 out of 100 men in their 40s say their erection problems are severe, three times as many (15 out of 100) men in their 70s report severe problems.
Diseases, physical or psychological problems, and certain activities also may increase your risk.
Diseases that affect blood vessels include:
- Diabetes . About half of men with diabetes develop erection problems.2
- High blood pressure or other blood vessel diseases.
- High cholesterol or low HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol.
Diseases or procedures that affect nerves include:
- Diabetes.
- Multiple sclerosis .
- Stroke .
- Parkinson's disease .
- Having had surgery involving the prostate, bladder, rectum, or urethra. These procedures may cause injury to nerves involved in achieving and maintaining an erection.
Other conditions include:
- Thyroid problems.
- Low levels of the hormones needed for the normal development and function of the sex organs (hypogonadism), leading to low testosterone levels.
Injuries or treatment include:
- Injury to the penis or pelvic region.
- Injury to the spinal cord or nerves to the penis.
- Pelvic surgery.
- Radiation in the pelvic area.
Medicines and other substances that increase your risk include:
- Some medicines to treat high blood pressure or depression.
- Long-term (chronic) alcohol abuse.
- Drug abuse.
- Tobacco use.
Psychological risk factors include:
- Depression .
- Anxiety or stress.
- Relationship problems.
- A recent major life change (birth of a child, retirement, job change, loss or death of a partner, divorce, or marriage).
Activities that constrict blood flow to the penis—such as frequent long-distance bicycle riding on a hard, narrow saddle—may increase a man's risk of developing an erection problem. But experts continue to debate this issue.
A vasectomy usually does not cause erection problems. But pain after the operation may affect sexual performance for a time, and if a man was not comfortable with his decision to have a vasectomy, or is having second thoughts, it could affect him psychologically.
When To Call a Doctor
Seek care immediately if your erection lasts longer than 3 hours.
Seek care immediately if you have taken phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, such as sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), or vardenafil (Levitra), in the past 24 hours and are having chest pain. Tell your health professional you are taking this medicine. Do not use any form of nitroglycerin if you have chest pain and have taken sildenafil (Viagra) or vardenafil (Levitra) in the past 24 hours, or tadalafil (Cialis) in the past 48 hours.
Call a health professional if erection problems occur with:
- Any type of injury to the back, legs, buttocks, groin, penis, or testicles.
- A loss of pubic or armpit hair and an enlargement of the breasts.
Make an appointment to see a health professional within 1 to 2 weeks if an erection problem occurs more than 25% of the time and the problem:
- Occurs with a persistent backache.
- Occurs after you start taking a new medicine or change the dose of a medicine.
- Is affecting your self-image or sense of well-being.
- Has not improved despite self-care.
If your erection problem is occasional, there is no reason to call your health professional. If it occurs frequently but does not bother you or your partner, you may or may not choose to call your doctor.
Watchful Waiting
Watchful waiting means a "wait-and-see" approach. A single episode of an erection problem is often a temporary and easily reversible problem. Do not assume it will happen again. If possible, forget about it and expect a more successful experience the next time. If you or your partner is concerned about it, talk about the problem and openly discuss your fears and anxieties.
If self-care has not helped after 2 weeks and you are concerned about your inability to have an erection, see a health professional who has experience in dealing with erection problems.
Who To See
Some health professionals, including doctors and mental health professionals, may not feel comfortable discussing sexuality and erection problems. Ask your health professional if he or she feels comfortable with and has experience in working with men who have erection problems.
The following health professionals can evaluate symptoms of erection problems:
If it is possible that a psychological problem is contributing to your erection problem, your doctor may refer you to a health professional such as a:
- Psychiatrist .
- Psychologist .
- Certified licensed social worker.
- Counselor with special training in sexuality or relationship problems.
To prepare for your appointment, see the topic Making the Most of Your Appointment.
Exams and Tests
Because both physical and psychological factors are often involved, it may be difficult to diagnose the exact cause of your erection problem.
As part of the initial evaluation, your health professional may:
- Review your risk factors for an erection problem. For more information, see the What Increases Your Risk section of this topic.
- Ask questions about your sexual function.
- Do a complete physical examination of the abdomen, penis, prostate, rectum, and testicles.
- Do laboratory tests for:
- Testosterone. A low testosterone level may reduce sexual desire, leading to an erection problem.
- Prolactin. A high level of prolactin (hyperprolactinemia) may indicate a small tumor in the brain, which can affect other hormone levels in the body. When hormone levels are affected, an erection problem may result.
- Thyroid hormone. Either a high or low level of thyroid hormone may cause problems with sexual desire or erections.
- Blood glucose. Elevated blood sugar (glucose) levels may indicate the presence of diabetes, which can contribute to erection problems.
At this point, oral medicines such as sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), and vardenafil (Levitra) are often recommended unless an easily treated cause (such as a medicine side effect or testosterone deficiency) has been identified. If oral medicines do not work or your doctor feels more testing is necessary, he or she may recommend:
- Specific tests for erection problems, such as a nocturnal penile tumescence testing (rigidity test) and an intracavernosal injection test. These both help determine whether physical or psychological factors are causing your erection problem.
- A psychological evaluation, if a psychological issue is suspected.
An ultrasound may be done if your doctor suspects you have a circulation problem (peripheral arterial disease). Even if the blood vessels cannot be repaired, it may be helpful to know if you have this condition because it may mean you have a risk for other blood vessel (vascular) problems. In very rare instances, you may have angiography—an X-ray test of blood flow through an artery. Its usefulness is limited because treatment to repair the blood vessels that supply blood to the penis is appropriate for very few men.
Treatment Overview
Treatment for an erection problem (erectile dysfunction) depends on the cause of the problem, which may be psychological, physical, or a combination of both. Erection problems that have one or more major physical causes also often have psychological factors that make the problem worse and make treatment more complicated.
Many doctors take a stepwise approach to treating erection problems, using the least invasive treatments first. These steps are:
- Discovering and then eliminating medications that may be causing your condition. In some cases a different medicine can be tried.
- Trying an oral medicine. Medicines used for erection problems include phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors such as sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), and vardenafil (Levitra). One of these medicines may be tried unless an easily treated cause—such as a medicine side effect or testosterone deficiency—has been identified.
- Getting counseling if a psychological cause is suspected.
- Trying medicines that are injected or inserted into the penis.
- Trying a vacuum device.
- Trying penile implant surgery.
Counseling (also called psychotherapy) or behavioral therapy may be appropriate even if your erection problem has a physical cause. It may be offered if your health professional suspects psychological issues play a role in your erection problems.
For more information on treatment options, see:
- Should I use a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor (such as sildenafil [Viagra], tadalafil [Cialis], or vardenafil [Levitra]) for erection problems?
- Should I use injections for erection problems?
What To Think About
It is important to involve your partner in your decision regardless of the treatment you choose.
Oral medicines have revolutionized the treatment of erection problems, and they are commonly tried first before other medicine or surgery.
Although phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors have relatively few side effects, they can be dangerous in certain men. If you are taking nitrate-containing medications, such as nitroglycerin, you cannot use sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), or vardenafil (Levitra). You also should not take certain alpha-blockers—used to lower blood pressure and to treat an enlarged prostate gland—with these medicines because of the risk of a dangerous drop in blood pressure. Check with your health professional to see whether you can take sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), or vardenafil (Levitra) with your alpha-blocker.
Many men overestimate how important being able to have erections is to their relationships. Some men find that once they are able to have erections again, the hassle of using the treatment is not worth the effort. Other men may find that being able to have erections doesn't change their relationship as much as they or their partners had expected.
You may be able to avoid erection problems (erectile dysfunction) related to anxiety and stress by taking a more relaxed approach to lovemaking. Talk to your partner about your problems and concerns. Sexual intimacy is a form of communication. If you and your partner talk about your lovemaking, it will help reduce your stress and anxiety, and you may become more relaxed.
Erections may gradually become more difficult to get and maintain as you get older. But foreplay—erotic stimulation before intercourse—and the right environment can help increase your ability to have an erection, regardless of your age.
Other things you can do that may reduce your risk for developing an erection problem include:
- Quitting smoking.
- Avoiding use of alcohol and illegal drugs.
- Keeping your cholesterol level low to reduce the risk of hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis).
- Treating high blood pressure.
- Keeping your blood sugar in a safe range if you have diabetes.
- Exercising regularly.
- Losing weight, especially if you are obese.3
- Lowering stress in your life.
Home Treatment
In some cases you can treat occasional episodes of erection problems (erectile dysfunction) at home, without a health professional's help. But do involve your partner in the process, and don't be embarrassed about seeking professional help if erection problems are consistent and troublesome. You may be able to help yourself by:
- Changing lifestyle factors that may affect erections. These factors include alcohol, smoking, and using illegal drugs. Losing weight and exercising more has also been helpful for some men.
- Examining your relationships and life events.
- Talking with your partner.
- Trying sensual exercises with your partner.
Some men may try methods available in health food stores or through magazine advertisements. Most of these methods have never been medically proven to work, may be unsafe, and are often expensive. They are not recommended.
Medicines that can help produce an erection may be used to treat erection problems (erectile dysfunction) that are caused by blood vessel (vascular), hormonal, nervous system, or psychological problems. They also may be used along with counseling to treat erection problems that have psychological causes.
If erection problems could be caused by a prescribed medicine, it may be possible to change the dose or try another medicine. Do not change or stop taking any medicine without first talking with your health professional.
Medication Choices
Commonly used oral medicines include:
- Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE-5 inhibitors) such as sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), and vardenafil (Levitra).
Other medicines that may be used include:
Hormones and other medicines may be prescribed for men who have low testosterone or high prolactin levels.
For more information on medication choices, see:
- Should I use a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor (such as sildenafil [Viagra], tadalafil [Cialis], or vardenafil [Levitra]) for erection problems?
- Should I use injections for erection problems?
What To Think About
PDE-5 inhibitors and heart problems
Health experts have debated the use of PDE-5 inhibitors in men with heart disease, because deaths have been reported after use of sildenafil (Viagra). The 1999 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Expert Consensus Document noted that PDE-5 inhibitors may be dangerous for people who:4
- Have coronary artery disease (CAD).
- Have heart failure and low blood pressure.
- Are taking many different drugs for high blood pressure.
But several more recent studies have reported that some men with heart problems may be able to take PDE-5 inhibitors safely. Talk to your health professional about whether PDE-5 inhibitors are appropriate for you.
- One study found no evidence of increased risk for heart attack or CAD in men who use sildenafil (Viagra).5
- Another study in men with CAD reported that sildenafil (Viagra) does not lead to heart attack and that heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems reported after taking Viagra may be related more to the physical activity of intercourse than to the medicine.6
- A study of 35 men found that Viagra is safe for men with moderate heart failure.7
Sexual activity is exercise. If you have a heart condition and have not been sexually active for a while, talk with your health professional to make sure you can engage in sexual activity safely.
PDE-5 inhibitors should never be used if you may need to take a nitrate-containing medication, such as nitroglycerin. Taking nitroglycerin and a PDE-5 inhibitor within 24 hours of each other may greatly lower your blood pressure, which could lead to a heart attack, stroke, or death.
If you are taking a PDE-5 inhibitor and are going to have a test for heart disease, be certain your doctor knows you are taking it. You should not take sildenafil (Viagra) or vardenafil (Levitra) for 24 hours before the test. Do not take tadalafil (Cialis) for at least 48 hours before the test. Then if you develop a problem during the test, it will be safe to use nitrate-containing medicines such as nitroglycerin.
Although oral medicines for erection problems can be purchased over the Internet, you should still talk with your health professional before using this medicine. This is especially important if you have a heart problem.
If you are using a combination of drugs for high blood pressure, PDE-5 inhibitors could result in low blood pressure (hypotension). Also for this reason, you should not take alpha blockers—used to lower blood pressure and to treat an enlarged prostate—with these medicines without talking to your health professional; the combination could cause a dangerous drop in blood pressure.
In a few cases, surgery may be an option to treat erection problems (erectile dysfunction). Surgery will rarely be recommended before nonsurgical treatment and counseling have been tried.
Surgery to repair the blood vessels of the penis may be an option for a small number of men younger than 40 who had an injury that caused poor blood flow to the penis. Surgery to repair blood vessels should only be done at a teaching hospital that has experts in this type of surgery.
Surgery on the pelvic area, such as prostate or bladder surgery, can sometimes damage nerves there and cause erection problems. But this is much less common than it used to be. For example, a surgeon now may do a nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy as treatment for prostate cancer. Some surgeons do nerve grafts as part of surgery for prostate cancer when the nerves cannot be saved. In a nerve graft surgery, the surgeon takes nerves from another part of your body and uses them to replace nerves damaged during surgery.
Surgery Choices
What To Think About
Give careful consideration to nonsurgical options and to the possible risks of surgery. Include your partner in your decision.
Doctors who specialize in conditions of the urinary tract (urologists) perform most penile implants. Specially trained urologic surgeons usually do blood vessel repair surgery.
Other Treatment
Other treatments for erection problems (erectile dysfunction) include vacuum devices and counseling (psychotherapy).
Other Treatment Choices
- Vacuum devices are useful for all types of erection problems—physical, psychological, or both. The device has a tube you place around the penis. You pump the device to create a vacuum that leads to an erection. Then you place a band around the base of the penis to maintain the erection for up to 30 minutes.
- Counseling (psychotherapy) is recommended for men whose erection problems are caused, at least in part, by psychological factors. Psychological factors seem to be involved in many cases of erection problems. Treatment may include sex therapy, which focuses on methods to improve attitudes toward sex and specific sexual techniques. Counseling also may be used with medication treatment or vacuum devices for erection problems that have psychological and physical causes. Evidence shows that group therapy helps with erection problems in some men. Adding group therapy to treatment with sildenafil (Viagra) helped more than Viagra alone. Men who were taking part in group therapy also were more likely to keep taking their medicine.8
Although medicines are usually the main treatment for erection problems, some men try complementary therapies. If you don't want to use medicine, or medicine doesn't work for you, you may want to talk with your doctor about some of the following options. Most of these treatments need more research before doctors can know if they work for sure.9
- Acupuncture may work for some men with erection problems.
- Ginseng has been shown to work for some men with erection problems. But because it is sold as a dietary supplement, it is hard to know if you are getting the right amount.
- Some men take the amino acid L-arginine as a dietary supplement to try to treat erection problems. The amino acid increases the amount of nitric oxide in the blood, which relaxes blood vessels. In theory, L-arginine could improve erections. But L-arginine may be harmful.10
- Although the antidepressant medicine trazodone has been used for treating erection problems, there is no current evidence that it is effective for this purpose.1
- Some men who have low zinc levels in their body have had success using zinc supplements to treat erection problems. But high doses of zinc can be dangerous.
- Some men have tried yohimbine to treat erection problems, but it is rarely used.
What To Think About
No matter what approach you use to treat an erection problem, including your partner in the decision is helpful and may improve results.
Other Places To Get Help
Online Resource
Sexual Function and Infertility | |
Web Address: | www.urologyhealth.org |
This Web site is sponsored by the Sexual Function Health Council of the American Foundation for Urological Disease. The site contains a quiz, information on erection problems, physician referral, a chat room, a list of links to other erection problem sites, and more. |
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) | |
P.O. Box 1960 | |
Ashland, VA 23005-1960 | |
Phone: | (804) 752-0026 |
Fax: | (804) 752-0056 |
E-mail: | firstname.lastname@example.com |
Web Address: | www.aasect.org |
The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) is a nonprofit professional organization that promotes understanding of human sexuality and healthy sexual behavior. AASECT offers certification of sexual health practitioners. |
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse | |
3 Information Way | |
Bethesda, MD 20892-3580 | |
Phone: | 1-800-891-5390 |
Fax: | (703) 738-4929 |
TDD: | 1-866-569-1162 toll-free |
E-mail: | email@example.com |
Web Address: | http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov |
The National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC), a federal agency, is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The clearinghouse provides information about diseases of the kidneys and urologic system to people with kidney and urologic disorders and to their families, to health professionals, and to the public. NKUDIC answers inquiries; develops, reviews, and distributes publications; and works closely with professional and patient organizations and government agencies to coordinate resources about kidney and urologic diseases. |
Related Information
- Tharyan P, Gopalakrishanan G (2006). Erectile dysfunction, search date August 2006. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence. Also available online: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.
- Bella AJ, Lue TF (2008). Male sexual dysfunction. In EA Tanagho, JW McAninch, eds., Smith's General Urology, 17th ed., pp. 589–610. New York: McGraw-Hill.
- Esposito K, et al. (2004). Effect of lifestyle changes on erectile dysfunction in obese men. JAMA, 291(24): 2978–2984.
- Cheitlin MD, et al. (1999). Use of sildenafil (Viagra) in patients with cardiovascular disease. ACC/AHA expert consensus document. Circulation, 99(1): 168–177.
- Shakir SAW, et al. (2001). Cardiovascular events in users of sildenafil: Results from first phase of prescription monitoring in England. BMJ, 322(7287): 651–652.
- Arruda-Olson AM, et al. (2002). Cardiovascular effects of sildenafil during exercise in men with known or probable coronary artery disease. JAMA, 287(6): 719–725.
- Webster LJ, et al. (2004). Use of sildenafil for safe improvement of erectile function and quality of life in men with New York Heart Association classes II and III congestive heart failure. Archives of Internal Medicine, 164(5): 514–520.
- Melnik T, et al. (2007). Psychosocial interventions for erectile dysfunction. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3).
- Lue TF, Broderick GA (2007). Evaluation and nonsurgical management of erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. In AJ Wein, ed., Campbell-Walsh Urology, 9th ed., vol. 1, pp. 750–787. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
- Schulman SP, et al. (2006). L-arginine therapy in acute myocardial infarction. JAMA, 295(1): 58–64.
Other Works Consulted
- American Urological Association (2005). Management of Erectile Dysfunction: An Update. Baltimore: American Urological Association. Also available online: http://www.auanet.org/timssnet/products/guidelines/main_reports/edmgmt/content.pdf.
- Derby CA, et al. (2000). Modifiable risk factors and erectile dysfunction: Can lifestyle changes modify risk? Urology, 56(2): 302–306.
- Kloner RA, et al. (2001). Effect of sildenafil in patients with erectile dysfunction taking antihypertensive therapy. American Journal of Hypertension, 14(1): 70–73.
- Lewis RW, Munarriz R (2007). Vascular surgery for erectile dysfunction. In AJ Wein, ed., Campbell-Walsh Urology, 9th ed., vol. 1, pp. 802–817. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
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Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
Associate Editor | Michele Cronen |
Primary Medical Reviewer | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine |
Specialist Medical Reviewer | Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology |
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TDDD27 Advanced Web Programming
Technological Requirements
Server-side framework: Your web application should be built using a large-scale server-side framework or set of techniques facilitating larger systems. Examples of server side frameworks include Django, Node.js based frameworks like Express.js (we don't use Node.js pure), Ruby on Rails, TurboGears, Codegniter, ASP.Net MVC, and Java frameworks like Play or Lift. There are many more and you will save a lot of time searching for a suitable framework.
Your server should have a service design - and you need to think in terms of supporting multiple clients doing different things. You, only need to implement one client, but the design of your server code should clearly handle this. For some frameworks this may require you to use it with dicipline, for others it comes naturally. Thinking REST takes you part of the way but really the service-oriented design is in the design. (Also, this is not solved by using a responsive design front-end though responsive front-ends is almost the norm today).
Using multiple micro-frameworks and services in a distributed way is really interesting and using systems like Meteor - that consider the back-end a service - is also very relevant and we will discuss that for the interested student in the project proposals.
Remember: Don't use designers like in visual Studio or use UI-component generated on the server. You send data to the client and build the UI on the client using your frameworks and your structural frameworks to do this in an efficient way.
In 2014 we will not allow GWT/GAE-projects since this hides and automates the very core technologies of the web.
Data and user management
Data management:(A) Traditional ER database like MySQL - use an ORM (object-relational mapping) such as LINQ/Entitiy Framework in .Net C# or Active Records, available in most frameworks. (B) NoSQL storage - use that which works.
Account management: Use what provided or use an external systems such as oAuth, Open Id or Open Social, to login and authenticate users. What you cannot do, unless specifically granted that permission, is to build your own system.
As always, if you know what you're doing and want to try new and totally outside the box (but large-scale web) tool-chain that is appreciated, even applauded, even if you end up failing dramatically. The key word however is large-scale development, in both ends of the web.
Micro frameworks like Flask in Python or SlimPHP are also very interesting in the course but should be combined with other tools to create a fuller set of tools. The most interesting parts of the web happening now is data synchronization and data binding, fully abstracting the use of callbacks from AJAX requests leading to code separation and bugs.
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It's with abject horror that Courtney Love looks back on what she did to pieces from Marc Jacobs' infamous grunge collection for Perry Ellis in 1992. "Marc sent me and Kurt [Cobain] his Perry Ellis grunge collection. Do you know what we did with it?" she asks, enunciating what came next. "We burned it. We were punkers — we didn't like that kind of thing."
But remnants still exist. Love recently stumbled on a lone bonnet and a pair of electric blue shoes that managed to escape the torching. "I was so relieved. These pieces were part of me and Kurt living in a trench and surviving the war. We just didn't deal with life."
Sartorially speaking, Love has evolved from her days of setting designer clothing ablaze and now defines her fashion evolution in terms of "pre-Birkin" and "post-Birkin," referring to the iconic Hermès Birkin bag she received as a gift six months ago. ("There's no way you're getting that information," she says when probed about the identity of the generous benefactor.)
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And it's because of her fashions that Love's found herself in the news as of late. "It's not just me," she says of the Web Site Whatcourtneyworetoday.com, which launched July 13. "I'm participating in it." Her role is as follows: Love sends daily pictures of her outfits and wardrobe changes (she's currently on tour) to her co-bloggers, who go by the initials T, L and X.
The catch: Love has no idea who X is, although T and L do. "X is supposed to be male, and I keep picturing Stephen Gan in my mind, but he doesn't have the time for this. He's the one who writes in italics. It's a social experiment." The three are responsible for updating the blog by way of posting photos and including captions and the obligatory snarky commentary, and they also have full access to the arsenal of photographs that Love's uploaded onto her computer for their use.
The concept behind Whatcourtneyworetoday.com stemmed from the selection of unflattering photos she stumbled upon while Google Imaging herself. "With the Internet, I think the crap rises to the top," Love says, peeved that while searching for a picture of herself "with some good hair she had done at Bergdorf's" that most of what she found was just really bad. "There were, like, nine pages on Google that were f-----g me at my worst, and it took me until page 12 — well, page nine had an Avedon one — to find a decent one."
According to her, the first picture was one of the biggest fashion faux pas she'd ever made. Love's wearing really low slung jeans with a nice blouse, which is all well and good in the singer's book, but it was the Marilyn Manson contact lenses, coupled with her lips being chapped after going out during a cold night in London that did her in. "It's not even, like, my actual Google search is that bad. It's the pictures like this. It looked like I had a herpes breakout or something," she continues. "And the second picture is half Britney Spears' face and half my face. The third picture is from when I was unwell."


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Calendario for jQuery Allows For A Flexible And Responsive Calendar On Your Website
- By Denis Potschien
- Posted in Development, JavaScript & jQuery
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If you need to publish events, anniversaries, anything that involves a date or date range, it is advisable to do this in the form of a visual calendar. That is exactly what the jQuery plugin Calendario promises to achieve. Calendario integrates a calendar with a month view into any website and is flexible customizable. The data to be displayed can easily be handed over via JavaScript.
An Example For Calendario's Look
Get Started With An Empty Container And One Line Of JavaScript
To integrate a calendar powered by Calendario in its minimal form, we need an empty DIV container which serves as a placeholder for the calendar:

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The ID is used to activate the plugin on a specific DIV. The plugin then cares for filling the DIV with the calendar source code, an array of DIVs and SPANs to show the individual days in the typical monthly overview:
$("#calendar" ).calendario(); |
The layout of your calendar can easily be customized using CSS, The class fc-calendar-container
puts the standard layout into effect. This can be customized any time.
Several options, called in combination with the plugin-activation, allow for detailed configuration. This way you can choose month and year of the calendar. If you do not explicitly call a specific month and year, the current date is taken for display
1 2 3 4 | $("#calendar" ).calendario({ month: 3, year: 2014 }); |
The above given example will show March 2014. You can even change the names of days and months to have Calendario adapt to your spoken language. Calendario has two arrays for this task:
1 2 3 4 | $("#calendar" ).calendario({ weeks: ["Sonntag", "Montag", …], months: ["Januar", "Februar", …] }); |
The example given above changes the default English weekdays and month names to German language. As a calendar without dates would not prove very interesting, Calendario comes with a variable which can be used to take in a list of dates. These dates will then automatically be displayed at the right day in the right month and year:
1 2 3 4 5 | $("#calendar" ).calendario({ caldata = { "12-31-2012": "New Year's Eve", "01-01-2013": "New Year" }); |
List View In Responsive Layouts
Typically the calendar will consist of seven columns, one for each weekday. The smaller the sreen size, the lesser the resolution, the harder the calendar can be read. Calendario is responsive to smaller screens. If the resolution is not sufficient to display seven days in seven rows, the layout falls back to a list view.
List View In Smaller Resolutions
Conclusion: With minimal effort Calendario puts up a very decent calendar, that can be customized easily. Integration into any website is simple and its responsive layout makes it work even on mobile clients. What else could you want?
Denis works as a freelance web designer since 2005.
- Chris, 24 February 2014
This doesn't appear to work in ie 10 and visually doesnt display in ie 9 either.
It seems to put the days onto the next line? I cant see where the problem lies with this ..whether it is css or jqeury - Broken Brains, 27 February 2014
i've played with this to get to fit i.e. 9 and 10 still needs adjustment to make it looking visually better in all /* PLAY with height and width to get the */
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float: left;
height: 80%;
width: 10.28%; /* 100% / 7 */
width: -moz-calc(98%/7);
width: -webkit-calc(98%/7);
width: -ms-calc(82%/7);
width: calc(82%/7);
position: relative;
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width: 10.2%;
- Broken Brains, 27 February 2014
Does anyone know how to have today's date event auto open on the todays date for calendar2.htm? so the modal show open on the day ….


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Fisher Investments Analyst's Book Review: The Shallows and Cogintive Surplus
When society gets anxious, it tends to infest all corners of culture. Today's age of perceived plight has turned its gaze toward technology. So, wonder of wonders, a recent batch of books reveals our nervousness, anxiousness—tensile jitteriness—about technology. This should be all the more striking compared to our decade-ago view of tech as economic savior.
Nicholas Carr's book, The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, is getting a lot of attention. The book is about how the mind works in the internet age and asks the question: Is our technology making us smarter or dumber? He believes we're getting dumber. Clay Shirky disagrees. His latest book, Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age, argues technology and the information age are a source of goodness almost beyond our ability to comprehend.
Paradoxically, Carr's book is often wrong but worth reading; Shirky's is often right but should be skipped. We'll tackle this review from two perspectives—the books themselves, and what they mean for investors.
I. Technology and Our Brains
This year, I had a mild career change. I went from being an analyst to managing some of them. A few months into it, my boss asked me how it was going. I said, "It's changing my brain." He looked at me sideways. But I meant it—I've had to think differently. Instead of contemplating just me and my work, I had a bunch of folks to consider, constantly. I'd get requests and interruptions all day such that I've had to learn to change focus on a dime, continually. At first, I worried this would affect my ability to think deeply and write for long stretches. Turns out, those things didn't go away at all (these book reviews seem to be getting longer and longer!). Plus, I now have a new set of skills and new perspective.
Carr's book, The Shallows, deals with this topic in earnest. He believes information bombardment from the net, email, smartphones, Twitter, text messages, and so on makes us less capable of deep, linear, focused thought and more prone to attention diffusion and interruption. Carr spends many pages making one point: Human brains are malleable, and so what we "feed" them dictates a lot of their wiring and thus how we think.
This ends up both right and wrong. True, the internet age will change our brains, but our neural abilities are so powerful this doesn't have to be a bad thing and certainly doesn't have to make us "shallower." Through history, intellectuals have lamented mass paperback publishing, comic books, radio, television—saying they'd all ruin society and our ability to think deeply. They didn't. Why? Carr goes to great lengths to prove that the brain is the finest computer of all time, but oddly doesn't recognize our brains might have the ability to switch gears. Perhaps sometimes our attention is diffused on conversation, emails, and the like. And maybe other times, we can still sit quietly and read.
Carr cites a study that ostensibly proves a person's brain changes materially with "just one hour of internet use a day." From this, he concludes that if one hour does all that, think of what a whole day in front of the screen will do! One would expect interaction with any new medium to require a lot of energy and new neural activity before it becomes habitual. But that doesn't mean the magnitude of new neural activity would necessarily continue unabated in each subsequent hour—or crowd out older, learned modes of thinking. Rather, and in keeping with Carr's insistence on the primacy of neural plasticity, the marginal brain change would diminish over time. You only have to learn to ride a bike once and then riding is easy, making room for additional new learning and allowing the peaceful coexistence of all previous modes of thought.
More, Carr argues that solitary, silent reading and writing were the substrate for some kind of individuality that was imperative for the development of society. This is sheer nonsense and can be dismissed simply by examining the life of Socrates, who never wrote or read, but spoke and listened. This reflects Carr's confusion on the important difference between the ability to think and how that thought is transferred. Transfer mechanisms, like books and language, influence thought, but are not thoughts themselves. (Steven Pinker has proven this over and again in his studies of language.) Further, our fabulous brains make room for many different transfer mechanisms (as discussed above)—the evolution of which have only furthered and deepened thought.
On one level, The Shallows is a sterling introduction to contemporary neural science—from studies on instinct and plasticity to the chemistry of memory. Carr is extremely well researched and authoritative here. (He even cites—and seems to have actually read!—David Bueller's hugely turgid Adapting Minds, a seminal critique of evolutionary psychology.) But The Shallows is ultimately less than the sum of its parts—a grouping of well-written, thought-provoking pieces that never really prove the case. By contrast, Clay Shirky's Cognitive Surplus is often generally right to argue that increasing information and technology is a good thing for society, but does so in tedious and tautological fashion. Shirky has a few important points:
- There will always be folks lamenting the new opening of information and that always ends up wrong.
- Though we feel busier and more anxious about it than ever, we actually have more time than ever and are more productive than ever. This is the "cognitive surplus."
But we didn't need a whole book to get to these points. Most of the text is a quagmire of tautology like, "the needs of the group and the needs of the individual should be balanced" for an online community. (Who needed to be told this, and what does it really have to do with the book's topic?)
II. Technology and the Investor
I increasingly hear questions from clients about how to choose information sources, which ones to trust, and how to generally deal with the bombardment of information that hits us every day. One thing is certain: Just the mass influx of information causes heightened anxiety—it can be like drinking from a fire hose. Serious investors need to consider how technology and the availability of information affects their decisions.
Fifty years ago, with paper, pencil, and newspaper stock quotes, you could make a stock price chart and calculate a few things like P/E ratios. If you had the time and a big enough research budget—you could cleverly use all this to act on things others weren't seeing or hadn't thought of. (Have you ever actually graphed a stock price by hand? It takes forever.) Today, you can get every stock price or metric (any piece of data you can think up, really) free on the internet and crunch it any which way you like—in milliseconds. Where once all of this was only possible for an elite few, today all you need is a computer, the internet, basic knowledge of statistics, and spreadsheet software like Excel.
A good bit of investing used to be about how fast and comprehensively we gathered information, but today it's more about the quality of our thought and analysis and how well we sort out the noise. The human brain still ultimately pulls the decision-making trigger and our brains haven't much altered—we can only digest, think through, and understand so much, and rational thought is still influenced by subjective emotions. Said differently, more information hasn't led to better investor returns. We live in a world where successful market forecasting is more than ever about interpretation…and less about finding that one "magic bullet" no one else has yet found.
Look no further than right now. We at MarketMinder have been truly breathtaken at how quickly folks have decided recent slower economic data automatically means double-dip recession. Fifty years ago, an average US investor couldn't get a hold of, say, a breakdown of Japanese GDP without spending huge time and resources (and probably hiring a translator). And even if they could, it would likely lag weeks or months after it was reported. Today, a full breakdown of global GDP is available online, basically instantly, to everyone and for almost every country. So, the issue is how to interpret the GDP reports. Our analysis says this is a very typical deceleration of growth after what's been a swift first stage of recovery. Recoveries—and expansions, generally—aren't straight, smooth lines up. Others disagree. Whoever's right, there's no secret or hidden piece of data that tells the tale.
Thus, effectively sorting and interpreting, not just data gathering and computing, is more important than ever before. Or, as James Hillman has said, the "hungering for eternal experience makes one a consumer of profane events." Determining what is truly holy to markets (what moves them) and what is profane (noise) is the crux of forecasting today.
*The content contained in this article represents only the opinions and viewpoints of the Fisher Investments editorial staff.
Correlations Work Fine…Until They Don't
Lately there's been much hubbub about how highly assets have been correlated (i.e. different types of assets all moving more or less in lock-step). Which is a (mostly) true observation lately. But, as an investor, be very wary of acting on such observations. Ignoring "correlation without causation" is one of the first and best lessons I've learned. Lots of stuff can be correlated, but if you don't understand the reasons for it—and therefore aren't able to make a sound judgment on whether it will continue—just ignore it. Because, as any technical trader or quant hedge fund investor will tell you, correlations work…until they don't. And there's no rhyme or reason for understanding when and how all that shakes out. For instance: After Nine Months, Crude Oil Parts Ways With the Stock Market.
The other side is, even if you believe two things—in this case oil and stocks—should be tightly positively correlated, you still have to figure out where one is going to know where the other one is going.
Global Trade—Nearly Back to Pre-Recession Highs
I was thinking back to about this time last year, and recalling how many believed galloping inflation would be overtaking us by now. It hasn't. Also, about a year ago, many believed—and this is a part of the New Great Depression narrative that today's on its last legs—that we'd have all sorts of renewed trade wars, leading to the end of this most recent wave of globalization, and thus another reason for persistent economic stagnation. Surely, we didn't read many who believed global trade would be a major reason for better than expected growth in 2010, as has been the case. From page A1 of the 9/13 Wall Street Journal:
Reform is Tough
As pointed out on 6/30, austerity is hard to do. Folks just don't like losing benefits (we feel losses more than we feel gains). So, even in the age of ailing/shrinking unions, workers will mount big, passionate opposition to that which the government might taketh away. (Recent polls suggest 70% of the French actually support pension reforms, but those against it are simply shouting louder.) As economic results continue coming in better than previously believed, even public officials themselves are losing their will.
Earlier this week. protests in France against Sarkozy's pension reform plans grew to between 1-3mn people. President Sarkozy wanted to raise the retirement age in earnest, but had to give back a little ground. Though he did keep intact the two most controversial areas of reform: raising the retirement age from 60 to 62, and lifting the age at which a person can get a full pension irrespective of social security contributions from 65 to 67.
These small changes are unlikely to fully appease protestors—they're expected to turn out again on Sept 18th & 19th. Since Sarkozy has no IMF or EU to answer to (like Greece does), I expect he'll give more ground. He's getting more unpopular by the day, and he certainly can't be blind to the anti-incumbent sentiment sweeping the globe right now (his poor partner in crime, Fraulein Merkel!).
In sum, big new fiscal spending globally is mostly being scaled back, but it's nowhere near strangled. As the global economy continues to move through its recovery phase, that's a fine enough thing, particularly with bond yields remaining very low.
Dividends Alone Pay as Much as Bonds Right Now
The dividend yield of the Dow Jones Industrial Average is basically the same as the yield on a 10-year Treasury bond. In fact, bond yields have been lower lately. (Both in the 2.5% to 3% territory.)
This is completely nuts and can't last forever. Now, I've never been a believer in seeking after dividends for their own sake—it's ultimately just one form of investor return. But good golly—when stocks' dividend yields match long term bonds…not including the expected price return you'd get from, say, earnings (remember those?), it makes the decision between stocks and bonds a hall of fame level no-brainer. (And by the way, earnings are surging way beyond previous expectations so far this year.) Even if bond yields come up from here, the hurdle they have to clear to be competitive with the earnings yield on stocks is way high at the moment.
These numbers are a reflection of pure, non-rational fear, and won't last forever.
Source: Dow Jones Industrial Averages, Bloomberg
Not Different
From either side of the aisle, from any and everywhere, really, I hear folks say "it's different this time". Whether it's about the economy, the stock market, politics, society at large—"it's different this time" is sort of the bipartisan, globally unifying cry of the era. One thing I know is it's not different this time for stocks, and never was. As the graph below shows, one way or another, ultimately, stock prices are determined by corporate earnings. Sometimes prices over and undershoot, but in the end, prices end up about where earnings are. Its so true and basic even the best of experts often talk themselves out of it.
For those who deny it, there's little refuting the chart below. Even in this current, strange, time stock prices pretty much did what earnings did. True on the way down, true for the recovery. Note the most recent trend: earnings surging with stocks heading the other direction. At Fisher, we call this a fairly typical bull market correction—they don't last long. The question is: do you believe stocks will decouple from earnings permanently and cause another bear—actually making it different this time—or will prices come back to earnings? In my opinion to be bearish now is clearly, on this basis, the most risky approach.
Chip Sales…Tasty!
Global chip (semiconductor) sales rose 1.2% in July from June—$25.24 billion, and up 37% from a year ago.
This, in the ostensibly "slow" global recovery. Chip sales have been a decent economic indicator in recent years because chips are in so many things now. It's not just a computer thing—chips are in microwaves and washing machines and cars and, heck, even clothing nowadays.
This is more—and stark—evidence the media and investing public are misinterpreting a slowdown in recovery as a recapitulation of recession. The world economy is vastly better than a year ago, and in most areas things are still growing from one month to the next.
Source: the Semiconductor Industry Association


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Posted: April 29, 2013
There are many exciting ways to achieve victory. And this weekend, five champions trusting a Titleist golf ball displayed a few that were particularly thrilling: a pair of breakthrough championship performances, a team effort, and a playoff-ending eagle.
At the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Pro V1x loyalist Billy Horschel outlasted the weather and outperformed the field with a final round 8-under 64 for his first career PGA Tour victory. Titleist Brand Ambassador Brett Rumford (Pro V1x) made a dramatic eagle on the first hole of a three-way sudden death playoff to win the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea, for his fourth European Tour title. On the Champions Tour, the duo of Titleist Brand Ambassador Brad Faxon (Pro V1x) and Pro V1 loyalist Jeff Sluman captured the Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf following a final-round 7-under 65 and 23-under total. Finally, Jose de Jesus Rodriguez entered the winner's circle for the first time in his career when his Pro V1x golf ball dropped for a birdie on the second hole of a three-way, sudden death playoff at the Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC.
With three more official victories, players trusting a Titleist golf ball have now won 46 tournaments on the worldwide professional tours in 2013, more than four times the nearest competitor with eleven and more than all other competitors combined.
This is Team Titleist, let's wrap-up the week…
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PGA: Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Winner: Pro V1x loyalist Billy Horschel
Horschel sealed his win at the Zurich with a 27-foot birdie putt on 18, edging playing partner D.A. Points (Pro V1x), who also birdied the hole, by one shot.
"27 feet in the hole, first victory. You can't ask for anything else," said Horschel. "It's still pretty unbelievable."
Although the win marked Horschel's first PGA Tour title, he had been knocking on the door with three top 10 finishes in his past three tournaments — tying for second in Houston, tying for third in San Antonio and tying for ninth at the RBC Heritage a week ago. He has also made a PGA Tour-leading 23 straight cuts.
Horschel made a string of six straight birdies that ran from the seventh through 12th holes, moving him to 7-under on the round and 19-under for the tournament. Points birdied the 10th through 13th holes to stay on Horschel's heels.
Titleist was the most relied upon golf ball in the field of 156 with 104 players, more than six times the nearest competitor with 17. Titleist also was the overwhelming top choice in the sand, lob, and approach wedge (147) and putter (56) categories.
EUROPEAN/ASIA: Ballantine's Championship
Winner: Titleist Brand Ambassador Brett Rumford
The win marked the fourth European Tour title for Rumford and his first in six years. He closed with a 4-under 68 to finish regulation tied with two fellow competitors at 11-under par. The threesome returned to the 18th hole, a par 5, and after Rumford saw his opponents fail to reach the green in two, he fired a brilliant approach to four feet and converted the eagle putt for the win.
"It was an absolute roller coaster ride of emotions out there this afternoon," said Rumford following the win. "Obviously my last five holes yesterday and front nine today got me in a great position to take this tournament." Rumford, who finished his third round with five consecutive birdies, took that run to seven when he converted a 20-foot putt on the first green and then fired his approach to five feet at the next. He then had three pars, but a bunker shot to three feet at the sixth sparked a run of four straight birdies. Titleist Brand Ambassador Romain Wattel (Pro V1x, 913D3 driver, 913F fairway metal, 913H hybrid, MB irons, Vokey Design SM4 wedges, Scotty Cameron 009 prototype putter) finished fourth at 9-under par, with World No. 7 Louis Oosthuizen (Pro V1x) a shot further back.
What's in Brett Rumford's Bag: Pro V1x golf ball, 913D2 (8.5) driver, 913Fd (15) fairway metal, 712U 2,3 and 4 utility irons, CB (5-9) irons, Vokey Design SM4 pitching (48) and sand (54) wedges, Vokey Design Spin Milled lob (60) wedge.
Titleist was the most relied upon golf ball in the field of 156 with 94 players, more than four times the nearest competitor with 22. Titleist also was the overwhelming top choice in the utility club (76), iron (50) and sand, lob, and approach wedge (170) categories.
CHAMPIONS: Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf
Winner: Titleist Brand Ambassador Brad Faxon and Pro V1 Loyalist Jeff Sluman
Titleist was the most relied upon golf ball in the field of 66 (33 teams) with 50 players, more than eight times the nearest competitor with 6. Titleist also was the top choice in the irons (17), sand, lob, and approach wedge (50) and putter (16) categories.
LATINOAMERICA: Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC
Winner: Pro V1x loyalist Jose de Jesus Rodriguez
After making par on the first extra hole, the 18th at Club de Golf Uruguay, all three playoff participants advanced to the short par-4 eighth, the second extra hole. Rodriguez drove the green and two-putted for birdie and his first career win on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica.
Another great tip from The Ballantines Championship winner Brett Rumford.
In this video Brett helps you master the downhill sloping lie.
This past weekend saw a fantastic win for Titleist ambassador Brett Rumford at The Ballantines Championship over in South Korea. He majestically bounced back from troubles over the remaining few holes to Eagle the first play-off hole and capture his 4th European Tour Title.
Team Titleist caught up with Brett only a few weeks ago and he gave us a few great tips. See the first instalment above where Brett demonstrates to all Team Titleist members a great drill to help your bunker play.
Many congratulations to Brett for his outstanding performance at the 2013 Ballantines Championship. An eagle at the first playoff hole really is winning in style!
Posted: April 26, 2013
Most players don't like to make too many equipment changes before a major, but after working closely with the team on the Titleist Tour Van, Adam put a new driver in his bag - the new Titleist 913D3.
To get the scoop, Team Titleist checked in with Titleist Tour Representative Chris Tuten.
"We were on the range at the Tampa Bay Championship a few weeks ago with Adam and working through a number of different options to help optimise launch, flight and distance with the driver," said Tuten.
"At the end of the session, we built Adam a new 913D3 9.5º driver with a Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8, X flex graphite shaft at 44.75" and dialed it in with the A•1 (neutral) SureFit Tour Hosel setting."
With the new driver in-hand, Adam set off to work on putting the club through its paces.
Following several practice rounds leading up to the Masters, Adam was full of confidence in his new driver.
"Adam was really happy with the performance of the 913D3. He was getting a higher ball flight without increased spin and seeing longer carry distance - which would be beneficial to him at Augusta National and going forward," added Tuten.
The new 913D3 made its tournament debut in Adam's bag at the Masters, and it routinely set him up for birdie chances throughout the week.
His solid driving was crucial in shooting a back-nine 33 to get him into the playoff, which he won in dramatic fashion.
Here is another quick look at the specs on Adam's new driver...
Model: Titleist 913D3Loft: 9.5º Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8Flex: X flex Length: 44.75" SureFit Tour Hosel Setting: A•1 (neutral)
Posted: April 25, 2013
The European Tour heads to the far east this week, to Blackstone Golf Club in South Korea for the Ballantine's Championship.
As has been the case for most Ballantine's Championships in recent memory, the weather will again play a role this week. Thick fog and heavy rain halted play in the first round, and also prevented the completion of today's second round.
Two Titleist Brand Ambassadors currently share the early lead. Wade Ormsby (Pro V1x), who earlier this month won the Asian Tour's Pansonic Open India, posted a 7-under 137 through the halfway mark to match the total of fellow Pro V1x loyalist Arnond "Bank" Vongvanij. Both players sit at 7-under 137.
Also playing well in defense of the title he captured last year is Titleist and FootJoy ambassador Bernd Wiesberger (Pro V1x). The Ballantine's Championship was one of two European Tour titles earned by the skilled Austrian in 2012 (his other win came at the Lyoness Open). Bernd comes into the event in fine form, having posted a T-5 finish at his last event, the Trophée Hassan II. He's giving no signs of surrendering the Ballantine's title easily, shooting 1-under 71 in his opening round and moving to minu-2 through 13 holes of his second round.
World No. 7 and Pro V1x loyalist Louis Oosthuizen is playing in his first Ballantine's Championship this week and the Blackstone layout apparently suits him. Louis currently sits at minus-4 with two holes in his first round left to complete on Friday.
Great news thus far for a number of Pro V1x loyalists.
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PONCHATOULA, LA. (NBC33) — Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards reports that on October 27, 2011, Robert Bowman Jr., 22 of Ponchatoula was arrested and charged with Second Degree Battery, Disturbing the Peace, Remaining on Premises and for Outstanding Warrants.
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- The Buffalo Bills new-look 4-3 defense will be on the attack.
- A closer look at Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake's contract shows it's really a two-year extension that will pay $17 million.
- New England Patriots Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski will be on a reality television dating show this offseason.
- New York Jets defensive end Mike Devito says he was fine with a pay cut this season.
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University of Montana Western head volleyball coach Lisa Griffiths announced the signing of Huntley, Mont., senior libero Brianna DeCock to a Frontier Conference/NAIA Letter of Intent.
Santa Barbara, Cali. – The University of Montana Western women's basketball team will head to Cali. to play two games this weekend.
The Montana Western football team returns home this weekend after being on the road for the last two weeks and brings a new national ranking back to Dillon.
The Western Bulldog football team made the 60-mile trip north to Montana Tech into a victorious day. In the first home game for the Orediggers on Saturday, the Bulldogs spoiled the festivities with a nail-biting victory on a late score to come out with a 29-22 win.
During this past weekend's 55-21 victory over the Dickinson State Blue Hawks, the University of Montana Western football team managed to rack up some impressive stats and set new records.
The University of Montana Western football team opened its 2013 season with a big win at home over Southern Oregon University Raiders, who were ranked 14th in the country entering Saturday's contest.
The University of Montana Western announced B.J. Robertson as the new Bulldog head football coach. Robertson is a 1998 business education alumnus of Montana Western and played running back for the Bulldog football team.
Frontier Conference commissioner Kent Paulson released the 2012-13 Academic All-Conference Men's Basketball team on Saturday, March 23. Westminster College led the conference with 11 players selected followed by Montana Western, Montana Tech and the University of Great Falls with five apiece.


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Virginia vacation shows I'm following — er, driving — in my father's footsteps
Thursday, April 25, 2013
I can see it now. Decades from now, when my daughter, Madeline, looks back on the trip to Virginia that she took with her mother, father and grandmother in April of 2013, she'll say to me, "Remember that time, Dad, when you got all annoyed because I asked you to get off the highway so I could use the bathroom?"
"We were just at the rest stop ten minutes ago. Why didn't you go then?"
After everyone had visited the restroom — yes, as galling as it was, I went too — I apologized for my impatience and initial reluctance to pull off the highway. Maddie, who in several ways is her father's daughter, teased me about my crankiness. She can do a pretty spot-on impression of me, and it cracks everyone up, myself included.
Dad planned these sweeping, elaborate trips when my sister and I were kids. He and Mom worked extra hard and saved money all year long to make these vacations happen. In the summer of 1989, we took our biggest trip of all — we spent three weeks out west, traveling through Nevada, Arizona and California and even spending an afternoon across the border in Mexico.
Kelly and I teased Dad about this. He became known as The Dad Who Went A Full Day Without Stopping The Car So His Children Could Eat. For years, Kelly and I gave him a rough time — made sport of his Type-A vacation-planning and the busy, time-specific itineraries he set. We never let him forget that 24-hour fast.
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