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In their time with the Giants, Diehl started 160 of 168 possible games or 95%
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In the league today, there are some 3 safety packages. Add injuries to that, Cooper Taylor and at least one other and our safety deficit seems to be 3 at this point. One in the draft and 2 recent...
..........not much will be left after they sign you and me Rudds.
Ryan Nassib at safety is not a plan. :)
Are you willing to make a small wager on that :)?
Is it fair to say that the top talent has been signed (especially at safety) and the remaining additions will be role players or low level starters??
My guess is that TC has told the WR coach to "coach up" Randle every year since we drafted him.
.........I apologize in advance if this has been hashed over in other threads. If it has been, please direct me there.
What is our current cap situation?
I thought that we were in decent shape...
Didn't we read virtually the same words a year ago on RR?
.........work in progress.
Nah, pff is for amateurs. The real studs watch the raw footage.
It is really pretty dumb to try and compare FA from team to team and declare a winner.
It is such a dynamic set of circumstances that you really can't draw strong conclusions.
Everyone has...
.......it is all there to watch on tape, a couple of hundred guys at 16 games each. All rookie teams and such are subjective and political anyway. We can do it in a week-end if we hustle. :)
......now you're talking!
The OL has definitely moved out of abysmal territory. Pugh, Richburg, a healthy Schwartz, a WB who repeats his above average year. The case is there that with a good draft we could be OK. The safety...
Yes it is..........aka blah, blah, blah.
In the context of a STILL undermanned OL and I don't even know how to characterize our safety situation, it boggles my simple mind that the team would sink that much money in a return guy. But hey,...
I believe Tyrone Wheatley was the other and they were all disappointments imo.
You sound like me speaking to Slip. :)
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I agree, I am perfectly happy to figure it out myself or with some of the gang here.
I think that the "consistently showing up" part of it had resonance with many of us here. You are right, he wasn't great but he was good enough and he was always there.
The last number of years...
I'm not a big fan of mandates or proclamations.
They always ring hollow for me and sound like blah, blah, blah.
I am a big fan of "talk is cheap, play the game."
Banks was in fact a beast against the run. Our scheme has been different for quite some time but I have a clear picture of him sealing that strong side edge like no one else I have seen.
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|September 10, 2012 05:00 AM EDT
"Cloud is like traveling to the Moon, Mobile Cloud with Big Data is like traveling to Mars" - Ajay Budhraja
I worked extensively in the telecommunications area to lead large nationwide mobile application and portal rollouts that included mobile platforms, applications, services and integration mechanisms. With the proliferation of smart phone and tablets, mobile devices are accessing new and innovative applications everyday and the amount of data and processing requirements have exploded. Millions of devices are being added each year. Plug in a Cloud into this situation and you can reap its benefits of on demand access and scalability. Software as a Service applications are the most common ones that are being made ready for mobile devices. Vendors are now cloud enabling their applications not just for traditional access but also for mobile access since with 4G services, there is lower latency and better data storage capacity.
Mobile devices themselves have limitations in terms of processing. Cloud computing can handle the power and storage aspects that do not need to be handled by mobile devices. In addition, data can be obtained from many data sources and services should be able to handle all this information. Cloud vendors are also providing enhanced api's (application programming interfaces) that can be leveraged not just for traditional applications but also for mobile applications. These solutions offer integrated development environments for Androids, iPhones and other devices and the Cloud based applications can be spun up very quickly. On the back end, issues related Big Data need to be addressed since Big Data requires adequate storage and distributed processing. Big Data also injects heterogeneous data types that need proper integration into the existing infrastructure. Social networks have been generating tremendous amounts of such data and the mobile cloud has to effectively handle and process such data. A well laid out architecture for the mobile Cloud can handle such data and data compression techniques are very useful from a storage standpoint.
Developing mobile applications for various devices with different operating systems, screen sizes etc can be challenging. In the past developers were doing so for specific devices, however with the mobile Cloud this can be done through the browsers on the devices. Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms (MEAPs) facilitate the development of mobile applications by making sure the data can be rendered on the device screen through data conversion. With HTML 5, HTML, CSS and Javascipt can be leveraged for browsers on many devices. In the past native application development was being done where developers could code for a particular device using the application programming interfaces for that device. There are also applications out there that are using both native and HTML capabilties to render applications for multiple devices. In such situations the HTML, CSS and Javascipt can be used across multiple devices.
The first step is to develop a sound mobile strategy and to get buy in from key stakeholders. From a strategic perspective applications should be portable, mobile cloud functions to support these applications should be specified and the logistics of content delivery should be defined. A determination has to be made if such applications will be procured or built in house. Interoperability, portability and security are all very important for mobile applications and need to be addressed as part of the strategy.
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Cory Schneider
Where could he go? A look at some of Luongo's potential destinations
Jul 7, 2012, 6:55 PM EDT
The Canucks are motivated to trade him, but not desperate.
Luongo: "It's been a great six years, but it's time to move on"
Jul 6, 2012, 1:23 PM EDT
Just two years into a 12-year contract.
Canucks hand Jason Garrison a splashy six-year, $27.6M contract
Jul 1, 2012, 8:21 PM EDT
"Hometown discount" or Keith Ballard 2.0?
Gillis on trading Luongo: "We're going to take our time"
Jun 30, 2012, 11:36 AM EDT
"We're going to make sure we do the right thing for this organization."
Report: Panthers "getting ready for the return of Roberto Luongo"
Jun 29, 2012, 2:26 PM EDT
That's the "word on the street," at least.
Canucks, Cory Schneider agree to three-year deal
Jun 28, 2012, 10:12 PM EDT
The deal, in principle, would be for $12 million.
Report: Florida remains "frontrunner" for Roberto Luongo
Jun 28, 2012, 9:10 PM EDT
Maple Leafs fall behind on Bobby Lou.
Cory Schneider on contract: "We're going to take our time"
Jun 27, 2012, 9:23 PM EDTComments Off
He might even want to wait and see how much that Tuukka Rask fellow makes.
NHLPA announces 31-player negotiating committee
Jun 27, 2012, 2:23 PM EDT
"I'm certain this group of players and all players who will be attending bargaining sessions will do a great job," said Donald Fehr.
Winnipeg signs Pavelec to five-year, $19.5 million deal
Jun 25, 2012, 5:03 PM EDT
Thus killing those KHL rumors making the rounds.
Reports: Panthers, Blackhawks lead latest Roberto Luongo trade rumors
Jun 24, 2012, 7:48 PM EDT
Both locations bring some … nostalgia.
Canucks have entertained calls on both goalies
Jun 21, 2012, 5:12 PM EDT
"It falls into the category of 'problems you don't mind having'."
Burke is "prepared to go forward" with Reimer and Scrivens in goal
Jun 20, 2012, 12:20 PM EDT
"I believe in James Reimer. He's young, he's athletic, I believe in this kid. If we have to start like that, we will."
The few, the proud, the UFA goalies
Jun 19, 2012, 2:39 PM EDT
And we mean "the few."
Canucks issue qualifying offers to Schneider, two others
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The negotiations might determine Roberto Luongo's fate.
Report: Canucks eyeing ex-Columbus coach Arniel for AHL gig
Jun 12, 2012, 5:31 PM EDT
Has ties to the organization from his time in Manitoba.
Yzerman doesn't like offer sheets
Jun 11, 2012, 2:55 PM EDT
"The only way a team doesn't match the offer is if you grossly overpay the player."
Will this be the summer of RFA goalies getting offer sheets?
Jun 5, 2012, 2:35 PM EDT
Rumors swirling that GMs have their eyes on Cory Schneider.
Does Vokoun signing force Leafs to look at Luongo?
Jun 4, 2012, 12:54 PM EDT
Tell Brian Burke what to do in the comments section.
Yzerman actually isn't ruling out trading for a goalie
May 25, 2012, 1:36 PM EDT
Lightning GM wants a "younger guy that maybe has a little less experience that can step up and play well for us now."
Canucks coach addresses playoff letdown, Ryan Kesler's struggles, and the goaltending situation
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The backup goalie market looks strong this summer
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Scott Clemmensen? Josh Harding? Just try to keep the Blue Jackets from collecting them like Pokemon.
There's a "distinct possibility" Luongo and Schneider stay together next season
May 20, 2012, 10:16 AM EDT
That won't do much to clear up the battle lines drawn amongst fans.
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HOT AIR BALLOON DECELERATION AND RECOVERY SYSTEM Original Filed Aug. 31, 1967 FIG 1 INVENTORS STANLEY H. SCHER BY JAMES c. DUNAVANT A'I FORNEYS United States Patent O 3,508,724 HOT AIR BALLOON DECELERATION AND RECOVERY SYSTEM Stanley H. Scher, Newport News, and James C. Dunavant, Yorktown, Va., assignors to the United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Continuation of abandoned application Ser. No. 665,682, Aug. 31, 1967. This application Nov. 14, 1968, Ser. No. 775,966
Int. Cl. B64b 1/40, 1/62; B64g 1/00 U.S. Cl. 244-31 10 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A deceleration and recovery system employing a hot air balloon with ram-type openings through which aerodynamically heated atmosphere enters and inflates the balloon during deceleration, thus causing the balloon to become buoyant.
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 665,682, filed Aug. 31, 1967, now abandoned.
The invention described herein was made by employees of the United States Government and may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefor.
This invention relates generally to the field of de- 3 celeration and recovery of high speed bodies and more particularly to a system for making such recoveries employing a hot air ballon.
A diflicult problem obstructing advancement of space exploration is that of decelerating and recovering equipment shot into space such as rocket boosters and satellites. Most prior art recovery systems have used parachutes to decelerate space equipment and to lower it to impact at a relatively slow speed; however, it has still been necessary to cushion the impact by having it fall into the ocean. One disadvantage of such a system has been that the space equipment must be water-resistant and able to float, and this disadvantage alone has made recovery of booster rockets virtually impossible. Balloon systems have also been suggested for making recoveries. Although it is believed that a balloon could be used both as a drag and as a buoyant device for decelerating and recovering, balloon systems have not been used because of the large quantity of gas, and its attendant weight, that is required to inflate them. Hot air balloons have proven equally as impractical because of the large weight of fuel needed to heat the air.
The significance of this invention was first revealed during a research program with a hot air balloon reentry system. It was though that by using the aerodynamically heated atmosphere, which occurs naturally during highspeed entry into an atmosphere, to inflate the balloon, a weight savings on heater fuel could be made. Surprisingly, experiments disclosed that the system decelerated to zero velocity before impact without using the heater at all. The instant invention embodies this principle of inflating a hot air balloon with aerodynamically heated atmosphere to eflect the deceleration and recovery ofa high-speed body.
3,508,724 Patented Apr. 28, 1970 One object of this invention is to provide an improved lightweight system for decelerating and recovering all high-speed bodies.
A- further object of this invention is to provide a prac- 5 tical system for rocket booster recovery and reentry from space using a hot air balloon.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a hot air balloon recovery system which utilizes the high kinetic energy of the body being recovered to inflate the 10 balloon with hot atmosphere.
Yet another object of the instant invention is to provide a system for inflating a hot air balloon with aerodynamically heated atmosphere and maintaining this air hot within the balloon.
Another object of the invention is to provide a deceleration and recovery system which floats the body being recovered in the atmosphere so that it might *be towed or propelled to the desired landing point.
Further and additional objects of the invention will be- 20 come obvious from a consideration of this specification,
the accompanying drawings and the appended claims.
, For a more complete understanding of this invention reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of a rocket booster in flight immediately after separation from the upper stage.
FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of the booster still traveling up from momentum.
FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the booster at high altitude with a cutaway view of the attached balloon.
FIG. 4 is a cutaway side elevation view of the booster and attached balloon falling at a high speed through the atmosphere with the associated shock wave being diagrammatically represented.
FIG. 5 is a cutaway side elevation view of the booster being suspended in the atmosphere by the balloon which has reached the point of buoyancy.
Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference 40 numerals designate identical or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and more particularly to FIG. 1, a two-stage space probe is shown in the ascent immediately after the rocket booster has separated from the second stage 12. A folded balloon 13 is in a 45 compartment attached at some convenient position on the booster 10. Also shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, is a small mass of gas 15 inside the balloon which is used to initially inflate the balloon, such as a subliming material.
Turning to FIG. 3, the numeral 14 designates an inflated balloon of any suitable shape attached directly to the rocket booster 10; however, it could also be attached thereto by lines. There are several materials available for fabricating the balloon skin, the most likely being metal fabrics or glass fiber cloth. Atlhough either of these materials could understand the required heat and stress, it is anticipated that glass fiber cloth will prove to be more practical because it is cheaper. In FIG. 4, it can be seen that the balloon has a plurality of openings 16 on which valves 20 are installed so that atmosphere flow into and out of the balloon can be regulated. Although only two openings are shown, it is to be understood that they are spaced at intervals about the circumference of the balloon. Valves (of conventional design, which allow flow into the balloon but will not allow flow out of the balloon, unless the internal pressure exceeds external pressure by a predetermined limit, are adequate to carry out the functions essentially to this invention, but more sophisticated valves may be used to give additional vertical control as is hereinafter explained. Scoops 24 are attached to the balloon to channel atmosphere into the openings 16 but the size and shape of such scoops, must be carefully optimized as is hereinafter explained. The openings 16 with associated scoops 24 must be located so that as the system falls through the atmosphere, atmosphere is forced through the openings by a ram action. Numeral 18 designates a heater which is used to provide additional heat to the atmosphere in the balloon, and numeral 22 represents the shock wave which forms in front of the balloon-booster system as it falls through the atmsophere.
Operation FIGS. 1-5, when viewed in sequence, show this invention as it is applied to decelerate and recover a rocket booster 10. It is to be understood that the booster is illustrative only of what might be recovered and that the invention has application to decelerate and recover any high speed vehicle. In FIG. 1, a two-stage space probe is shown in the ascent immediately after the rocket booster 10 has separated from the second stage 12. From momentum the booster continues to rise after separation, as shown in FIG. 2, until reaching thin atmosphere at which point the balloon 14 is distended (see FIG. 3), so that the valves become exposed using a small internal mass of gas 15, such as a subliming material. The amount of gas required is very small because the atmosphere is so thin at that altitude. Upon reaching its apogee, the booster and attached balloon begin the descent at an accelerating pace, as shown in FIG. 4, with the balloon creating drag and the whole system giving rise to a shock wave 22 out front. When the outside pressure on valves 20 becomes greater than the internal pressure, they swing open leaving openings 16 through which atmosphere enters the balloon. The gas which was originally used to inflate the balloon does not prevent entry of the atmosphere through the openings because its mass is so small. Increased pressure at the openings 16 can be attained by constructing scoops 24 so as to funnel the atmosphere into the openings; however, they must be carefully designed not to increase the internal pressure of the balloon beyond its bursting point. As can be seen in FIG. 4, the atmosphere which enters the openings 16 must first pass through the shock wave 22 and is thereby heated due to the aerodynamic heating phenomena. This atmosphere is further heated by being compressed within the balloon 14. Because of the drag of the balloon 14 and the buoyancy of the hot atmosphere within the balloon, the system eventually decelerates to zero velocity at which point the booster 10 is suspended in the atmosphere by the fully charged hot air balloon 14, as is shown in FIG. 5. Here, the valves 20 are closed to prevent the escape of hot atmosphere from the openings 16; however, they must be designed to allow relief of internal pressures above a predetermined limit. Eventually the atmosphere in the balloon will cool and the system will again begin its descent until finally impacting. Although it is possible to design the system so that it becomes suspended in the atmosphere at a very low altitude and, therefore, impacts at a low velocity, most likely it will be desirous to prolong the period for which the system is suspended so that it can be propelled to the proper landing area and then brought to impact at a regulated rate. For this purpose, a heater 18 is used to maintain the atmosphere in the balloon at a high temperature; however, the size of the heater 18 and the amount of fuel that it uses can be comparatively small because it does not have to bring the atmosphere up to the high temperature. After the booster is suspended in the atmosphere it is retrieved by some flying device such as a helicopter or it could have a built-in propulsion system such as that on a dirigible. For controlling the rate of descent, the heater 18 and/or the valves 20 can be used singly or in combination, with open valves accelerating descent and increased heat decelerating descent. Additional valves could also be installed at the top of the balloon to provide added vertical control.
In the above embodiment the balloon is distended by a small mass of gas so that the openings 16 and scoops 24 become exposed to the airstream. If the openings and scoops were located close to the booster 10 they could be held exposed to the airstream by arms extending from the booster 10, and then no small mass of gas would be needed.
There are many possible uses for this invention other than the recovery of booster rockets and reentry spacecraft. A space probe entering the atmosphere of a planet could be decelerated and suspended in the atmosphere of the planet for the purpose of photographing the area over which it drifts. It is also possible that this system could be used to recover XlS-type aircraft.
What is claimed is:
1. A method of decelerating and suspending in an at mosphere a high velocity body comprising the step of:
inflating a balloon with hot air generated solely by an attached body having a speed sufiicient to heat the surrounding atmosphere by the aerodynamic heating phenomena caused by the relative motion between the atmosphere and said body to a temperature sufficient to render the body floating, whereby said body is decelerated and suspended in the atmosphere.
2. A method of decelerating and suspending in an atmosphere a high velocity body as in claim 1, including the step of maintaining the atmosphere in the balloon hot for sustained buoyancy.
3. A method of decelerating and suspending in an atmosphere a high velocity body as in claim 2 including the steps of cooling the atmosphere in the balloon; and regulating the amount of atmosphere in the balloon to allow landing said body on a hard surface.
4. A system for decelerating and suspending in an atmosphere a high velocity body comprising:
body means having an initial supersonic velocity;
a balloon attached to said body and exposed to said supersonic velocity; and
means for inflating said balloon with the surrounding atmosphere which has been heated solely by the aerodynamic heating phenomena caused by the relative motion between the atmosphere and said body means;
said body means heating the surrounding atmosphere to a temperature such that its inflation of the balloon and compression in the balloon will cause the body to float where-by the body is decelerated and suspended in the atmosphere.
5. A system for decelerating and suspending in an atmosphere a high velocity body as embodied in claim 4, wherein the means for inflating the balloon with aerodynamically heated atmosphere consists of:
openings in the balloon; and
scoop means fixed to said balloon adjacent said openings directing said heated atmosphere into the interior of the balloon.
6. A system for decelerating and suspending in an atmosphere a high velocity body as embodied in claim 5 wherein the openings have attached thereto valves for regulating the flow of atmosphere to and from the balloon.
7. A system for decelerating and suspending in an atmosphere a high velocity body as embodied in claim 5 wherein means for exposing said openings to the airstream prior to beginning deceleration are included.
-8. A system for decelerating and suspending in an atmosphere a high velocity body as embodied in claim 7 wherein the means for exposing said openings to the airstream consists of a small internal mass of gas which distends the balloon.
9. A system for decelerating and suspending in an atmosphere a high velocity body as embodied in claim 4 wherein auxiliary means for maintaining the atmosphere within the balloon in its heated state after inflation has been completed are included.
10. A system for decelerating and suspending in an atmosphere a high velocity body as embodied in claim 4 including means for regulating the heat resulting from compression of the heated atmosphere utilized in inflating the balloon.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,131,889 5/1964 Yost. 3,168,266 2/1965 Yost. 3,229,932 1/1966 Yost. 3,350,040 10/1967 Sims et a1 244113 X MILTON BUCHLER, Primary Examiner 10 J. L. FORMAN, Assistant Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 244-1. 138, 113
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Everyone wants sex, but no one's talking dirty. Dig deep into the sexual psyches of thousands of men and women around the country, as we did, and this little irony stands out. Lack of communication—not lack of interest—is the top bedroom complaint for men. For women, it ranks second, just behind too-short foreplay.
That's why we brought both sides to the table for a sex summit (hoping, of course, that it'd end with both sides on the table). With the help of Cosmopolitan magazine, we asked 6,000 men and women to tell us everything—what they like, what they hate, what they've done, what they're dying to try. The results were as surprising—men and women want sex equally often—as they were enticing: Most women want to experiment and are just waiting for you to ask.
But our survey results are more than just a collection of dirty secrets. Combined with tips from our experts, they're an instruction manual for giving her what she wants, every time, while at the same time indulging your inner freakiness. See, it's a win-win. Let the dialogue begin.
Turn Her On Instantly
"Women want sex just as much as—if not more than—men do," says Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., a sex researcher at Indiana University. "But women often feel shy about making the first move." Too shy, say the 66 percent of men who wish women would initiate more often.
How to bring her out of her sexual shell? Coax her. Tempt her. Tease her as if she were a cat chasing a feather on a string, advise our experts. Give her a deep, sigh-inducing kiss—then stop. Or pull her close, press tight against her thigh, then move away.
"You're letting her know you're open to her advance but making her bring it to the next level of intimacy," says Amy Levine, a New York City based sexuality educator. Once she's comfortable making the moves, she'll be more likely to pounce when the urge strikes.
Stoke the Home Fires
Unleash your inner Emeril and you'll nail the top two mood-boosters for women. "When you cook for somebody, it says, 'You're worth my time,' and that's the biggest turn-on of all," says Martha Hopkins, author of Intercourses: An Aphrodisiac Cookbook.
Our advice: Whip up an easy appetizer, not a five-course meal. A simple asparagus-and-prosciutto dish—sauté the stalks in olive oil for 3 minutes, wrap with prosciutto, sprinkle on goat cheese and pine nuts—is packed with zinc, a key mineral needed for maintaining erections.
Follow with a chocolate dessert and you'll load up on phenylethylamine, a neurotransmitter that activates the brain's pleasure center, and caffeine, which can jolt sex drive.
Dance Her Pants Off
Home cooking not cutting it? "Take her ironic dancing," suggests Nicole Beland, the Men's Health Girl Next Door. Go somewhere ridiculous: senior night at a ballroom-dancing club; line dancing, if you both hate country music; a '70s disco joint; an '80s club playing a sickening mix of Dee-Lite, Salt-N-Pepa, and George Michael. "Dancing really well at any of these places would actually be more embarrassing than if you just did the robot," says Beland. "The two of you will goof around, make fun of everyone else, and end up having an amazing time."
She's a serious dancer? Make merengue your mission. "It's the easiest Latin dance to learn, and it's sensual and energetic," says Yuri Datsyk, owner of the Midtown Fred Astaire Dance Studio, in New York City. J.Lo didn't marry Marc Anthony for his looks, after all.
Take Her Home Tonight
"She probably won't be shocked if you suggest she come back to your place after a first date," says Beland. But will she say yes? Make this your litmus test.
1. Graze her thigh. As you flirt, stand or sit within 6 inches of her. If she seems unruffled, move closer. Eventually you want your thigh to be pressed against hers, whether you're standing or sitting. If she's into it, move on to step two, says Beland. If she squirms, back off.
2. Plant one, already. A make-out session is a prerequisite to a sexual proposition, says Beland. Pay attention to how intensely she's kissing back. You want the "I want to eat you alive, starting with your head" kind of kiss, not the sweet little "I'm not really a dirty girl" kind of kiss.
3. Pop the question. Your approach can be either funny ("So, what do you say we go back to my place for milkshakes and Jenga?"); hesitant and humble ("I don't even know how to ask you this, but I would really love to be alone with you"); or straightforward and sweet ("Please, God, tell me that we can go home together"). Dial back the sleaze factor and, "chances are, if she's been shoving her tongue down your throat, any one of them could probably end up working," says Beland.
Follow Her Lead
Foreplay can be a fact-finding mission, not just a necessary evil. Syncing the way you communicate in bed—verbally and nonverbally—will rev her engines more quickly, says Brian Mustanski, Ph.D., an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
He suggests a technique called "sensate focus": "During foreplay, agree that the genitals are off limits. Touch the other parts of her body, using fingers, a feather, a silk scarf, or anything that turns her on, and ask her to describe how it feels," he says. Watch and listen for nonverbal clues, too—moans, thrusts, gasps. Work her hot spots properly and she'll be begging to move to the main event, in which you'll watch for those same signals. The better you're able to read her, the more likely you'll reach a happy ending.
Score Before Breakfast
The hard sell seldom works. Here's how to heat her up before your waffle pops.
1. Wake up earlier. "A woman won't want sex if she feels hurried," says Nagoski. "Her clitoris won't respond to even the most skilled touch if she's worried about being late for work. And besides, she needs about 20 minutes to reach orgasm, anyway." Set the alarm early or, better yet, make your move on the weekend to ensure that she's relaxed and responsive.
2. Whisper, don't poke. Women need aural stimulation to help kill self-consciousness about eye boogers and bed head, says Nagoski. So pull her close and say, "You're so beautiful in the morning," or, "I love waking up with you." If you're spooning, thaw her out with some sensual kisses to the back of her neck.
3. Bring her some OJ. Juice masks morning breath, and "the citrus will jumpstart her arousal system," says Alan Hirsch, M.D., director of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, in Chicago. Bonus: Vitamin C boosts your adrenaline, giving you extra stamina. She'll appreciate that.
Find Your Rhythm
Don't sell yourself short. "Every guy I've ever, um, known has confessed that he didn't think his penis size was anything to write home about," says Beland. "But they were all perfectly well hung."
Make the most of what you have by using powerful, deep thrusts at a slow-to-medium pace. "It can be wonderfully intense. Pistonlike porno thrusting feels horrible. It can leave a girl dry, sore, and bored," she says. Add side-to-side movement, or up-and-down pelvic pressure against her clitoris when you're all the way inside, to vary the stimulation.
Kiss Better Below
"Being too rough" is the worst mistake men make during oral sex, the ladies said. "Guys think they need to thrust and flick," says Ian Kerner, Ph.D., a New York City–based sex therapist and the author of She Comes First. "But often what she wants is a firm, still tongue—a point of pressure—so she can set the rhythm and pace."
Another trick: Ask her to kiss your earlobe with the same pressure she prefers during oral, then cop her style next time you're south of the border.
Make a Bigger Bang
Thinking about baseball or the weather tends to kill the moment entirely, and the oft-cited stop-start technique can leave her hanging. Instead, try thinking about other ways of pleasuring her, says Mustanski.
When you feel your point of no return approaching—it's technically called "ejaculatory inevitability"—treat it as a cue to start stimulating her in a different way. Massage her clitoris with your fingers. Or, while inside her, press against it with the part of your abdomen just above your penis. Or stop and give her oral for a while.
"If you're smooth, she'll have no idea you're just trying to regulate your ejaculation," says Mustanski. "But all you have to do is let your system settle from its excited point."
Unleash Her Wild Side
Sexual experimentation is earned, not inherited. Unless you're dating a dominatrix, it requires time, tact, and trust: 66 percent of the women we surveyed said they're most willing to experiment later in a relationship.
How can you put yourself on the fast track? "Make her feel like she won't be judged," says Candida Royalle, an erotic-film producer and the author of How to Tell a Naked Man What to Do. "There's the whole 'slut' complex you have to get past." Here's a three-step plan for jumpstarting her wildest desires.
1. Plant the seed. The best erotic icebreaker? The written word. "Women like the story aspect of porn," says Patti Britton, Ph.D., author of The Art of Sex Coaching. "But sometimes pornography can be too shocking." A softer touch: Fuel her imagination by slipping a bookmark into a sexy scene in a classic, classy novel—The Garden of Eden, by Ernest Hemingway, say, or something contemporary like The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger.
2. Feel her out. Introduce the idea indirectly. Add a steamy, woman-friendly film to your Netflix queue—In the Cut, The Thomas Crown Affair (the newer one), or our favorite, A History of Violence—and use the sex scene as a conversation catalyst. Or reference something sexy you saw in a magazine (such as this very article), Royalle suggests. "That way, you can ask your partner, 'Did you ever think of doing that?' without pointedly saying, 'This is what I want.'"
3. Start tame. Come to bed in buttless chaps and a ball gag and, chances are, you'll spend the night alone. Try pubic grooming as a starter kit for kink: More than 67 percent of women we surveyed said they'd be up for a trim, if asked (and 55 percent have gone completely bare at least once). "It helps pave the way for more playful experimentation," says Royalle, who suggests offering to let her trim you first. (Ninety-five percent of men said they'd be up for a trim.)
Watch and Learn
Masturbation isn't just her release valve; it's your sex school—if she'll let you watch. "It's very intimate, but it is important for her to share what she likes," says Melinda Gallagher, cofounder of the women's sexual empowerment group CAKE and coauthor of A Piece of CAKE: Recipes for Female Sexual Pleasure.
Lower the stage-fright factor by encouraging her to guide your hands. Once she's okay with sharing, Gallagher says, she might be willing to start a toy box—or pry open the one she's been hiding from you. No toys? Log on. "Shopping together lets you talk about your fantasies and your limits," says Nagoski. All without hitting the smut shop on Route 6.
Fulfill Her Every Fantasy
Role playing means more than squeezing her into that old cheerleader outfit. "A woman's sexual thoughts are kinky and creative," says Gallagher. "Becoming someone else can unlock those desires." Translation: She'll be up for acting out her wildest fantasies. "Some women like the rush of being swept away," says Gallagher. So, what are you waiting for, men? There's a damsel in distress in the next room. Go save her.
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Radio hit-churning Londoners Rudimental delivered Wellington fans a high-energy dance party, but the vibe wasn't as mental as they might have hoped.
After recently touring Australia and a debut New Zealand show in Auckland on Tuesday, the group brought their refreshing and eclectic mix of reggae, house, hip-hop, drum and bass, and disco to a packed TSB Bank Arena.
The show did not open with one of their many recognisable Home tracks, but still followed the lines of their signature party sound.
Pre-show the crowd was excited, the first 10 minutes saw mostly mild head-bopping, but Not Giving In soon upped the energy, the feel-good vibes emerged and the party, finally, got started.
The band's in-between-track chat is probably something they could improve on, or ditch altogether, the high point of which was a pun about loving to ''spoon'' and playing the spoons to Home 's first single, Spoons .
The late teens and twenty-somethings dominated the crowd, but those out of that age-bracket probably more appreciated the disco, jazz, soul and reggae-influenced moments, where the trumpet solos really stole the show.
Hit single Feel the Love was the last track before the crowd broke out to a romping, stomping encore request to rule them all - possibly because they felt they had not got their money's worth yet.
A unanimous chant to Feel the Love in the dark was the most moving part of the whole experience.Rudimental then returned to the stage with a deconstructed tune and the talented trumpeter stole the show yet again.
Saved for a grand finale was Brit Award Best Single Waiting All Night , ending the party with the ecstatic explosion of bass and dance which the crowd had been owed a little too long.As can be expected with any gig, there were great high points and some low points.
But Rudimental's tendency to stay too often in the middle got in the way of giving the amped fans the euphoric, heavy-based extravaganza they were really hanging out for.
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The judging panel announced for this year includes 20 high profile film professionals, including David Frankel (director of the Oscar nominated 'The Devil Wears Prada'), David Heyman (producer of Harry Potter films), Jude Law (Oscar nominated actor of films like Sherlock Holmes and Cold Mountain) and Brunson Green (producer of the Oscar nominated and Abu Dhabi-backed film The Help).
Local talent included in the panel include writer and producer Abdullah Al-Eyaf, producer Bassam Al-Thawadi, filmmaker Mahmour Kaabour, writer Fareed Ramadan and Nawaf Al-Janahi, director of the UAE made film 'Sea Shadow'.
The winner of the short film competition will win a prize of AED50,000 ($13,613) and the award ceremony will take place on July 1 at the Yas Viceroy Hotel in Abu Dhabi.
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I have simple map-reduce type algorithm, which I want to implement in python and make use of multiple cores.
I read somewhere that threads using native thread module in 2.6 dont make use of multiple cores. is that true?
I even implemented it using stackless python however i am getting into weird errors [Update: a quick search showed that the stack less does not allows multiple cores So are their any other alternatives?]
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War escaper, forger celebrates a century
Holocaust survivor turns 100HANK SCHOUTEN
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A woman who escaped the Holocaust and once met Anne Frank reckons she's had enough adventure as she turns 100.
Dora Suuring, who still has more spark and wit than many younger people, has led a remarkable life.
A wartime concentration camp escaper, she became a document forger who used her skills to survive among the Dutch community for the rest of the war.
In 1948, she migrated to Wellington to make a new life.
Suuring, of Crofton Downs, recalls how, after the Nazis occupied the Netherlands, she and her first husband were persuaded to go to a special "safe" camp for Jews.
It soon became apparent that this was a weigh station for the deportation of thousands who were destined to slavery or death in Nazi concentration camps.
Suuring and a friend did not want to be deported and made their escape by making a hole in the camp wall.
As Suuring was blonde she was not readily identifiable as Jewish and changed her name to something less likely to raise questions.
Her mission from then on was to do whatever she could to help save others, especially children.
Using her skills as a chemist, she took a job in a baking powder factory which gave her access to chemicals that she used to remove photos, fingerprints and stamps from ID cards so new papers could be forged for herself and others associated with the Dutch underground.
She recalls a day when she was nearly caught as she was carrying a pass she had forgotten to sign.
Fortunately, the policeman only glanced at it and handed it back without spotting the flaw.
Suuring also remembers meeting Anne Frank, the German-born Jewish girl who wrote the famous diary of her time hiding in Amsterdam before she and her family were sent to Auschwitz.
"She was in a special Jewish school and she came to our house once, but I didn't like her very much. Her family were real German Jews . . . they were arrogant and thought they were better than the Dutch Jews."
Suuring and her first husband split up during the war, and he also survived.
These days she still gives public talks at the Jewish Institute about her wartime experiences and is scheduled to speak at the Paraparaumu Probus Club in September.
But today, her 100th birthday, has her thinking it's time to go.
"I'm looking forward to dying very soon because my hearing is going back, my sight is going back, my energy is going back."
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The birthday celebrations began on the weekend when family and friends came around on Sunday and since then there's been a steady flow of visitors bearing flowers and cards.
Suuring, who has two daughters, two grandchildren and four great grandchildren, taught chemistry and science at Onslow College, Queen Margaret's College, Chilton Saint James and Teachers College.
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